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| NC shares on facebook Geelani calling Mufti staunch Indian? | | New found love | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 27: Politics makes strange bed-fellows! In this polarised poll season, National Conference seems to have found a friend in Hurriyat and that too, none other than the hardliner and pro-Pakistan Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
The new found love for Syed Ali Shah Geelani is because of him having called PDP Patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed a 'Staunch Indian'. By sharing this statement of hardliner and Pro-Pakistan Syed Ali Shah Geelani on facebook, NC has confirmed that it is neither Farooq Abdullah nor their Chief Minister Omar Abdullah whom the Kashmir trusts but only Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Overnight, the man who until yesterday was the most hated figure of NC has become their first love. Syed Basheer Veeri, the innovative and hyperactive MLC of National Conference from Bijbehara was the first to update on his social networking page the statement of Syed Ali Shah Geelani. His status was shared by young and upcoming NC leader from Banihal Sajjad Shaheen.
Observers, especially who have an understanding of how the NC operates do not hesitate in saying that the two s... | |
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| If PM's step brother cannot help BJP, how did Mehbooba's ex-husband help NC? | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 27: Reacting to the sudden entry of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's step brother in to BJP at an election rally in Amritsar late Friday evening in the presence of Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday took a dig at BJP leaders asking how an unpopular brother is going to strengthen the BJP. Shared his assessment on the micro blogging site Omar wrote, "The PM weakens the UPA yet somehow we are to believe that his unknown brother will strengthen ... | |
| | | | Third time in a decade, Azad forfeits personal preferences to party's command | | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Apr 27: In between debates over the electoral fortunes of Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in the backdrop of a strong Modi wave in the country, what stands out is the fact that Azad has given in his personal preferences to the wishes of the party not once but several times in last decade or so.
An year before the National Conference was rooted out of power and Congress formed the Government in the state in coalition with PDP in 2004, Ghulam Nabi Azad, one of the most powerful men in the AICC was entrusted with the responsibility of putting state unit of the Congress, which was scarred by petty differences between s... | |
| | | | Blasts took place before, during NC election rallies | | Twin blasts injure 19 persons at Magam, Khanyar | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: The penultimate day of campaigning for the Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat saw two explosions with at least 19 persons suffering injuries in the blasts that took place within a span of one hour in Budgam and Srinagar districts.
The explosions took place before and during the separate election rallies addressed by National Conference President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah at Magam and Khanyar respectively. Dr. Abdullah who is the National Conference-Congress coalition candidate for Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat addressed both the rallies under tremendous security cover.
This morning at about 11:30 AM suspected militants hurled a grenade near the Magam bus stand. ... | |
| | | | Fails to set up fast-track courts; 276458 case files biting dust | | Omar deprives people of speedy justice | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Apr 27: With NC led coalition Government in the state entering the last semester of its six year term, it has faltered in fulfilling its commitment to set up fast track courts in the state to deliver speedy justice to the people. The lackadaisical attitude of the Government has diminished peoples' trust in the rule of law besides piling up lakhs of pending cases in different courts.
Sources told Early Times that 2, 76,458 criminal and civil cases were pending in High Court and Subordinate courts. "About 93038 cases in state High Court while 1, 83420 cases are pending with subordinate courts", sources said, adding that there were no fast track court in J&K.
"There are ... | |
| | | | Employees to mount pressure on Government after polls | | JAC seeking age increase demand as poll sop | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 27: Nearly 5 lakh State Government employees are set to mount pressure on coalition Government to concede their demands including payment of pending dues of DA which was enhanced in February this year. The employee bodies which converge under the banner of Joint Action Committee is learnt to be devising strategy to launch fresh round of stir, this time focussed on increasing the age limit from 58 years to 60 years. JAC's pro active strategy would be in the wake of the fact that Assembly elections due by the end of this year which it views as imperatives of the Government to announce it as a poll sop for a huge chunk of voters in the state.
Sources said even a... | |
| | | | `Summer capital looks like a bride without bridal robes' | | An election without buntings, hoardings | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: For the first time in the history of Kashmir, Srinagar shall go to polls without buntings and flags of political parties. A political commentator remarked that Srinagar is like a bride without bridal robes.
Srinagar has been a strong bastion of National Conference. On the occasion of elections, political activists would decorate it with buntings and flags especially in Lal Chowk area. However, this time not a single flag has been hoisted.
Similarly, in down town particularly in areas around Khankah-e-Moula (Fateh Kadal), the NC workers would turn everything red with NC flags. They would not allow workers of other political parties to raise hoardings. ... | |
| | | | Now Aga's cavalcade greeted with stones | | | |
Shakeel A Khan
BUDGAM, Apr 27: Giving vent to their feelings, angry people are continuing their attacks against National Conference Ministers and legislators. After Minister for Higher Education, Akbar Lone, MLA Budgam, Aga Syed Ruhullah tasted the anger of the people.
Reports said that cavalcade of MLA Budgam Aga Syed Ruhullah, was attacked by stone pelting youth during a road show at Chak-e-Ishardas, disturbing the normal life in the area. As soon as the National Conference cavalcade reached Chak-e-Ishardas, a village in this district, it came under heavy stone pelting.
A group of people mostly consisting of youth threw stones on the cavalcade of Ruhullah and other NC workers. Such w... | |
| | | | Another arrest in Roopnagar flesh-trade | | Tout involves in supplying the girls to police, politicians | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 27: In the latest development of much hyped Roop Nagar brothel house row, police today arrested the tout, who went underground after the arrest of Shahida Parveen wife of Anil Kotwal, the kingpin of the sex racket.
The tout identified as Shabnam wife of Madan Lal of Janipur was arrested, on specific information, by Janipur police team led by SHO Hilal Azhar. As per reports, the tout, who was keep of a hardcore criminal namely Jyoti, supplied the girls to the brothel house of Shahida. She was also involved in supplying the girls to the police and politicians, sources said.
Luring the girls for job in private as well as Government departments, she took them t... | |
| | | | Azad's activeness in state politics gives sleepless nights to opponents as well as coalition partners | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Apr 27: Even before declaration of the results of Lok Sabha elections, activeness of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in the state politics has given sleepless nights not only to his detractors in the Congress but also to coalition partners National Conference.
Keeping in view the prevailing situation in the country, one thing is clear that Congress is not going to form Government at Delhi after the Lok Sabha elections so Ghulam Nabi Azad has to play greater role in state politics.
Whatsoever may be the results of Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat, Azad's role in the state politics would remain a dominating and he is likely to be Chief Ministerial can... | |
| | | | Allow Ladakhi students to cast their votes | | Election in Ladakh | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 27: Ladakhi students studying outside Jammu and Kashmir are seething with anger. Their demand that necessary arrangements should be made on time so that they could exercise their franchise and return to the Lok Sabha representative of their own choice has not evoked a positive response from the concerned authorities. People of Ladakh will go to the polls on May 7. There are approximately 10,000 Ladakhi students and scholars who are studying outside the state and at such places as Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Dharamsala and Varanasi. All of them are eligible voters. They can go to Ladakh by air, but the problem is that it is a costly affair, as a one-way flight Jammu to Le... | |
| | | | PDP posing a serious challenge to NC | | Struggle for supermacy | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 27: The election scene in Kashmir valley is very interesting. NC, which has lost much of its sheen and appeal and become quite unpopular owing to its various acts of omission and commission and failure to deliver on any front, especially governance, is fighting the toughest ever election battle. In 2009, it had captured all the three seats defeating PDP candidates, but the victory margin was not really appreciable considering the fact that PDP was a newly-founded party. That year also, NC contested election in Kashmir in alliance with Congress. But 2014 is not 2009. Much water has flown down the river Vitasta (Jhelum) after 2009. Its arch-political foe PDP is on a very stro... | |
| | | | JKP launches crackdown in Baramulla, 15 youth put behind bars | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Apr 27: Jammu and Kashmir police has launched a major crackdown against alleged 'stone-pelters in which 15 youth have been arrested in North Kashmir's Baramulla district, to prevent any untoward incidents like protests on the polling day May 7in North Kashmir.
A top police official said they are continuously analyzing the video clips in order to identify the alleged stone-hurlers in different parts of Kashmir. "We ensure that no innocent gets trapped and every arrest is made after proper assessment and visualization," he said, adding that more than thousand youth are involved in recent stone-pelting incidents all across Kashmir.
"As police is not having a... | |
| | | | Omar's take on low voter turnout reflects he is shirking responsibility as CM | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Apr 27: With Omar Abdullah openly refusing to be 'accountable' for the low turnout in Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, the Chief Minister in a way has tried to devalue the importance of leaders, who in a vibrant democracy like India, play a major role in persuading the electors to cast votes.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah while addressing a press conference at Srinagar yesterday had said that he was not accountable to people who do not cast votes.
"I am accountable only to people who vote," he said adding that the only way you can get accountability is when you cast votes.
By saying that he was not accountable to people boycotting polls, Omar Abdullah is only trying to s... | |
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