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| Azad to party: hold your guns, have truce | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 21
In a season of repeated breach of ceasefire on the borders disturbing the security scenario, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today called for political calm in the Congress as he put a fervent advisory to his party men for an internal truce to face future challenges.
When the top leadership of Congress today gathered to pay tributes to the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the partymen fully utilized the opportunity to a give a vent to the ire against their party colleagues. The main function was held here at the Jammu University auditorium.
Listening to the party colleagues with rapt attention along with state Congress president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, the Chief Minister gave a one-liner to all –“let there be a ceasefire in the party. Bury your differences and work unitedlly for success of Congress in forthcoming elections”.
Members of Parliament Madan Lal Sharma and Chowdhary Lal Singh were vocal among all in hitting the party colleagues, though without naming any. Conspicuous by his absence was the Speaker Legislative Assembly Tara Cha... | |
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| ‘Standing up against terror, best tribute to Rajiv’ | | | | Early Times Rweporter
Jammu | May 21
Lauding the role of former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi in putting India on the track of scientific and technological advancement, the Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that he belonged to the generation of leaders who upheld the principle of secular ideology at the cost of their lives. He said by assassinating great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the terrorists had caused a severe setback to the society.
Addressing a function on the 17th death anniversary of the former Prime Minister who was assassinated by terrorists this day in 1991, the Chief Minister said Rajiv’s assassination was a big loss to the country... | |
| | | | KAS officers vie for pound of flesh as promotions go wholesale | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 21
ET SPECIAL
As the state government goes ahead showering out of turn promotions with both hands to the civil bureaucracy, the officers from the state services are mounting pressure to take full advantage of the election year.
Under the obvious political considerations, the government has in past few months promoted hundreds of officers in middle and subordinate bureaucracy clearly out of turn and in violation of the set precedence. In many cases where promotion to the higher ranks was not possible at the moment, the officers were still put in the upper posts in their own pay and grades (OPG).
In nearly five months, more than 70 officers have taken ... | |
| | | | Congress protest against Congress bulldozers show up in Last Morh | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 21
On the day when top Congress leaders discussed ways and means of internal coordination and organizational synergy, many of them effected by a government decision raised banner of revolt against the party leadership.
It was a bizarre incident when local Congress activists were seen in tandem with a PDP MLA raising slogans against the Chief Minister and the government in Last Morh area of Gandhi Nagar when Municipality bulldozers showed up to raze down some allegedly illegally constructed buildings. While the local Congress activists came in support of their neighbours many of them had their own buildings caught up in the action plan.
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| | | | India, Pak vow to fight terror | | | | Islamabad, | May 21
India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday called on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and discussed a host of bilateral issues, including Kashmir, while underlining New Delhi's commitment to carry forward the peace process.
Mukherjee, who called on Musharraf in the Cantonment town of Rawalpindi, conveyed India's concerns on cross-border terrorism and stressed that the absence of terror and violence was essential for creating trust and taking forward the peace process, an Indian official said.
Musharraf is said to have conveyed his support for bolstering the peace processs with India, the source said.
Mukherjee, who will review the fourth round of... | |
| | | | Hurriyat clears field, says no to polls | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 21
In its keenly awaited annual show of strength, the moderate faction of separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference put at rest speculations over amalgam’s participation in the forthcoming assembly elections saying that polls are not any solution to the Kashmir.
This day was keenly awaited among the political circles as the Hurriyat leaders had already said to disclose their future strategy on the annual congregation. The moderate separatist alliance finally put to rest all the speculations about participation in the forthcoming assembly elections, when Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq categorically rejected poll participation.
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| | | | Army lodges protest against ceasefire breach | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 21
Indian army on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with its Pakistani counterparts over Monday's unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward post in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after Islamabad gave an assurance that it was committed to maintaining the ceasefire.
"A flag meeting was held at Roshni border post along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district, where India lodged a strong protest over ceasefire violation and unprovoked firing on Monday," defence spokesman Lt Col S D Goswami said.
He said a formal protest note was handed over to the Pakistani army officers. India had sought the flag meeting after the incident in which rockets we... | |
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