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| Mufti frustrated over coalition unity | | BJP-PDP planning Jagmohan’s return, abrogation of Art 370: Farooq | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, April 19: Accusing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of joining hands with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to abolish the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister and National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah, on Sunday said that BJP- and PDP had stuck a deal to bring Jagmohan back to the Valley.
“BJP and PPD have joined hands to bring Jagmohan as governor of the state. BJP wants to abolish Article 370 and PPD has promised support to them in exchange of monetary benefits,” Senior Abdullah said, while addressing a rally at Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Sunday.
“Lal Krishan Advani has given funds to PDP for their support over these issues,” he added.
NC President said that former Chief Minister and PDP, Patron, Mufti Mohammad Syed has always played divisive politics for his personal interests. He said it was none other than Mufti who created hurdles in the accord that was signed by him and late Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi in 1987.
“Mufti did everything to scuttle the accord that was signed by me and Raj... | |
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| NHRC seeks status report in Anara probe | | | |
New Delhi, April 19: NHRC has directed Jammu and Kashmir police to submit status report of the investigation in the sensational porn-video case of 2004 allegedly involving former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta.
The Commission also asked the state police chief to submit, by middle of May, a copy of the order of the Jammu Chief Judicial Magistrate which had rejected the final investigation report submitted by the Crime Branch in the matter and had directed for "further investigation" of the case by a Special Invetigating Team (SIT).
The rights panel directed the state police to "transmit" a copy of the final investigation report of the Crime Branch along with annexures which it had submitted ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba sends ECI snaps of official car with NC flag | | PDP’s complaint: NC violating MCC under sunshine | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 19: The Opposition PDP on Saturday day lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against the ruling National Conference for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by misusing official machinery during electioneering in the state.
"I am enclosing herewith a picture of a state police vehicle decorated with flags of the ruling National Conference. The picture is self-explanatory on how official machinery is being brazenly misused by the ruling party's candidate," Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said in a communication to the Chief Election Commissioner.
A copy of the letter released to the press here said t... | |
| | | | Lashkar-e-Toiba training women cadres in J&K? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 19
Two militants died and a woman operative later succumbed to injuries at a Doda district hospital in Saturday's encounter with security forces. Last week intelligence agencies traced woman handlers in another encounter. Intelligence agencies now fear that the Laskar is training women cadres.
Body of 22-year-old Zahida Banoo is lying in the Doda district hospital. She was killed in a fierce encounter with militants in Doda on Saturday. Lashkar commanders Nisar alias Shehbaz and Khubair were also killed in the encounter. Police sources say Zahida was an accomplice of Shehbaz. The two AK rifles recovered are the same that Zaffarullah Khan, a jawan of Te... | |
| | | | Govt survey indicates 9% increase in education from 2001 census | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu ,April 19 : There is about nine percent increase in the overall literacy rate of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu district leading the way with 77.02 percent, suggests the government figures based on the latest survey conducted by directorate of Economics and Statistics.
Official sources told that in 2008, the state literacy rate registered 64.18 percent compared to 54.46 in 2001.
The literacy picture presents an encouraging statistics for both urban as well as rural areas of the state. While the literacy rate in urban areas has shoot-up to 75.36 compared to 71.27 percent in 2001, the rural areas, despite lack of infrastructure, are not far away also. Accord... | |
| | | | Handover Dulhasti, Salal or face mass movement: PDP to Delhi | | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, April 19: Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday warned to launch a mass movement if unfair water sharing agreements were not scrapped and Dulhasti as well as Salal hydroelectric projects were not handed over the State. She further warned that her party workers would also come on streets to force the New Delhi to compensate the losses suffered by the Jammu and Kashmir State due to discriminatory Indus Water Treaty singed by the then National Conference government headed by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1952.
Addressing a public meeting at Kishtwar in support of party candidate Balbir Singh, Mehbooba Mufti said that her party’s demand of s... | |
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