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Is Azad returning home? NC keeping fingers crossed 4/26/2012 12:26:28 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Finding UPA slipping out of power at the Centre, ex-Chief Minister and Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is making desperate efforts to make a comeback to the State politics. The comeback has become talk of the town both in Jammu and Srinagar cities. Azad has begun taking keen interest in the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir Congress since the day Congress suffered defeated in the UP Assembly elections. Azad had remained, by and large, away from Kashmir affairs after his return to national politics in 2009. Azad took everybody off guards when a few days back he blasted the State Government for ignoring the developmental projects taken into hand by him as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir between 2005 and 2008. National Conference, which is leading the Government in coalition with the Congress, is reading too much in Azad's frequent Kashmir visits and his statements. "They (NC leadership) virtually feel to have been put on notice by Azad", said a keen observer. The recent public outcry by National Conference's loud mouthed ...   READ MORE

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Omar the superman 4/26/2012 12:26:17 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Inn his recent tweet, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed he was a superman. Has finally admitted on the micro reacting to the persisting quizzing by one of his followers Omar today wrote, "I am a superman. I never sleep. Happy". In response Omars followers shot back saying," The leader is always right - So I am happy, at a statutory/formal level, with that response. Thank You! The follower had asked Omar how many hours he slept and time he woke up. Initially, Omar ignored the question. But he responded finally when the follower expressed his disappointment over Omar's reluctance. ...   READ MORE   Govt itself involved in grabbing land belonging to community: KPs Claims on return hollow 4/26/2012 12:25:58 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Ridiculing the Government claims on return of Kashmiri migrants and submission of plan to Union Government for enhancement of financial package from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh per family for construction of houses on their return to Valley, Kashmiri Pandits term it a great drama to befool them. The State Government's claim seem to be totally hollow in this regard said Vir Saraf, convener, Roots in Kashmir (RIK) J&K. He said how the Government is claiming to take Pandits back when its own agencies have encroached hundreds of kanals of land belonging to KPs for construction of Government offices, dispensaries, pump sheds, water reservoirs, bus stands, transp...   READ MORE   Killers of 120 youngsters, actors of Haji Yusuf murder, swindlers of cricket money ruling J&K: Mehbooba 4/26/2012 12:25:39 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 25: Launching a scathing attack on National Conference (NC) led coalition Government, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti called it a cruel irony that killers of 120 youngsters in 2010, actors of Haji Yusuf murder and swindlers of cricket money are ruling the State and enjoying luxuries while thousands of young men who protested democratically continue to be treated like criminals She said this while addressing series of public meetings in Amirakadal Assembly constituency here today. Mehbooba said that only about 400 cases were being processed for withdrawal out of 5000 FIRs against the youth accused of stone pelting and regretted how an ...   READ MORE   Jammu aghast over Cong helplessness Omar says no to 73rd amendment 4/26/2012 12:25:26 AM Early Times Report rajouri, Apr 25: A day after Omar Abdullah ensured three tier Panchayat system in the State, he out rightly rejected extension of 73rd amendment of the Indian Constitution. The demand for extension of the amendment was made by the Congress last week. Omar said the extension of the said amendment was not possible because of Article 370 of the Constitution. The said Article grants `special' status to the State of Jammu Kashmir. Omar's excuse, however, has not gone well with the political circles. The National Conference has been extending Central laws in the State. It extended Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA) in 1984 when GM Shah's faction of the...   READ MORE   State needs police chief who can growl and howl 4/26/2012 12:25:08 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Though police circles christen it as local versus non-local issue in the race for the post of DG police there is nothing like local in the tussle. Atleast for the next 20 years no local, meaning a police officer belonging to Jammu and Kashmir State, has any chance to occupy the post of Director General Police. Hence the tussle for the top post has boiled down to the IPS officers belonging to the J&K cadre and the one belonging to the non-state cadre. The Union Home Ministry has recommended a 3-member panel of senior IPS officers to the State Government for selection to the DG post. These officers are Arun Choudhary (1977 batch, Bihar cadre) Special Direc...   READ MORE   Minister's brother booked in assault case 4/26/2012 12:24:56 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Kalakote police today said they had booked a brother of MLA and Minister Rashpal Singh in an assault case. He was identified as Ranjit Singh. When contacted, Kalakote police station SHO, Inspector KD Bhagat, however, denied the involvement of Rashpal's other brother Romeshwar Singh in the incident. Ranjit was alleged to have assaulted villagers protesting encroachment of State land and felling of green trees. The Minister has already termed the incident as a case of handiwork of political opponents. Police sources said the alleged assault took place when residents of Sair and Chainpur villages were protesting at the Kalakote tehsil office on April 18 l...   READ MORE   After 'truancy' for over two weeks, Ministers make 'special appearances' Scene in Sectt: No work, only packing spree on 4/26/2012 12:24:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: With countdown having already begun for shifting of offices associated with Durbar Move, Civil Secretariat presents a bustling activity, albeit only on the front of packing and piling up work of the record to be carried to the summer capital in next few days. This is something normal witnessed every year ahead of closure of offices. The only thing that makes difference and witnessed for the last two days is presence of some Ministers in their official chambers. It looks somewhat conspicuous to one and all due to the fact very few and on occasions no Minister attended the Secretariat regularly post Assembly session on account of which work ...   READ MORE   Omar joins Kamaal's campaign, asks Soz not to open his mouth Message From Kalakot 4/26/2012 12:24:17 AM Neha JAMMU, Apr 25: Not content with the anti-Congress no-holds-barred propaganda blitz unleashed by additional general secretary of NC Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, his nephew and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday also took the plunge and attacked JKPCC president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz from right and left. Talking to media persons at Kalakot, where he also addressed a public meeting, organized by the local NC leaders, Omar Abdullah, among other things, reportedly said: "Repeated public utterances by the Congress leadership in the State 'may create problems in the functioning of the coalition.' They (Congress leaders) should not indulge in mud-slinging; they should raise issues 'at proper plat...   READ MORE   Kamaal doesn't know what he says 1975 Accord -- II 4/26/2012 12:23:59 AM Rustam JAMMU, Apr 25: Kamaal Mustafa, like many others in the NC, consistently say that the erosion of autonomy began after the "unfortunate and un-constitutional" dismissal and arrest of Sheikh Abdullah, along with his associates in 1953, and it continued apace there after till the year 1975. It's true that the nation between 1953 and 1975 witnessed an appreciable process leading up to closer Constitutional and political integration between the State and New Delhi, with the State being brought under the purview of hundreds of Central laws and institutions. But it's also true that the process was smooth and voluntary. There was no bitterness and animosity. There was no rancour between New...   READ MORE

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