FRONT PAGE STORIES |
|
|
| CM makes weekend good Rashtrapati Bhawan | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
Awaiting a meeting with the top central leaders including the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad utilized his weekend at the Union Capital well at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Chief Minister is in New Delhi since Friday to discuss the organizational, political and developmental scenario with the central leaders including the Congress president and the Prime Minister. Sources said that he is likely to meet the top central leaders tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister did not let his Saturday go waste in the Union Capital. He had a meeting with the President of India, Pratibha Patil which... | |
| | | | Azad away, Soz makes hey | | PCC chief reviews women confab arrangements | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
With Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad being in New Delhi and the state Congress chief Saif-ud-Don Soz reviewing the arrangements for women’s conference in the winter capital, the signals coming out from Congress do not suggest a joint front in the party.
Azad had rushed out for Delhi Friday afternoon while Soz along with the party’s women wing’s top leaders from Delhi reached here to review the arrangement for convention to be addressed by Sonia Gandhi on April 12.
There are already conflicting claims in the sections of Congress on the basic idea of convening the women’s convention. The PCC chief and Union Water Resources Minister was the first to cla... | |
| | | | It takes 20 years to settle Rs 2000 graft | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
Facing the allegations of accepting illegal gratification of Rs 2000, a government employee has finally obtained relief from the High Court after two decades of trial.
Chief Justice KS Radhakrishnan dismissed the appeal filed by Vigilance Organization against the acquittal judgment of Special Judge Anticorruption who acquitted the accused Makhan Lal Mishri then section officer of electric dept and other, after two decades.
According to the case against the accused persons a written complaint was submitted by Ghulam Nabi Khan before the VO Kashmir, the complaint was that on October 24, 1987 when the complainant came to know that electric supply to his ... | |
| | | | Northern Exodus: 17 held for crossing over to Tibet | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
Till now there were cases of exfiltration to Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir, but in a bizarre incident, Tibetan Budhists in Ladakh have been held while attempting to cross over to Tibet in view of unrest in the disputed territory.
As many as 17 Tibetan nationals were arrested in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir while attempting to cross over to Tibet to express solidarity with their community.
The incident occurred at Chumit Teja village in Upsi near Leh when a group of 17 Tibetans crossed the Traffic Check Point (TCP), sources said.
Anyone crossing over the TCP needs to have an Inner Line Permit issued by the Union Home Ministry.
The Tibeta... | |
| | | | Fifth year: No exception to yatra debate | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
While announcing the schedule of Amarnath Yatra, the Governor had expressed regrets that the pilgrimage remained mired in unnecessary controversies for four years. Interestingly, even the fifth year is not coming as an exception.
The religious leaders and activists having a stake in the yatra affairs have taken exception to the schedule finalization without consulting the estranged Mahant Dipender Giri.
The Shri Amarnath Yatra welfare organization has questioned the “unilateral” announcement of the yatra calendar.
Reacting to the announcement of date and period of yatra National President of the Shri Amarnath Yatra welfare organization Rajinder Kuma... | |
| | | | No change in K-stand: Pak | | | | Karachi | Apr 5
Pakistan's new government on Saturday made it clear that there is no change in the country's position on Kashmir and it wants the issue to be resolved in accordance with its "historic stand".
The "just solution of the Kashmir issue should be in line with the wishes of the people of Kashmir and Pakistan," Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.
Pakistan has been insisting on third party mediation on the Kashmir issue, a demand outrightly rejected by India which wants it to be dealt bilaterally. But chairman of the Pakistan People's Party that leads the ruling coalition had said recently that the ties between the two countries should not be held hostage to the Kashmir... | |
| | | | City wakes up to chilly morning, woolens back in business | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 5
When city residents woke this morning, there was an unusual welcome. The exceptionally chilly dawn reminded all of the weather which has long been bade adieu.
Almost entire Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an unusual weather and it was more significant this morning with not only the night long of rainfall but also a huge dip in the temperature. The woolen which had been consigned to the winter stock for the next season had to be taken out –it was an unprecedented day in the town.
The tourists coming here in connection with Navratras had a real feeling of the proverbial Kashmir weather as they had to fall back on the warmer clothes. While it continued... | |
| | |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|