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| Nawaz to attend Modi's oath taking ceremony | | Moderates in Pakistan win, hawks cave in | | | Pak Govt, Army, ISI exercised 60 hrs marathon parleys on the issue. Nawaz is alleged
to have surpassed the deep state and have given the affirmative nod
Early Times Report
New Delhi, May 24: The moderates have won and the hawks in Pakistan have remained on the defensive. The civilian Government and the Army besides the ISI discussed for more than 60 hours the issue whether Nawaz Sharif should attend the swearing in ceremony of Narendra Modi, slated on May 26, in New Delhi or not.
While the Army and the extremists were opposed to Pakistan Prime Minister attending Modi's swearing in the Foreign Office and a number of in service and retired diplomats were in favour of Nawaz Sharif visiting New Delhi during the oath taking ceremony of Modi.
One may blame Nawaz Sharif for buckling under the pressure from the Army, the ISI and the extremists but the actual position is that the Pakistan Prime Minister has shown the guts by agreeing to be present during Modi's oath taking ceremony. It is so because extremists, including Hafiz Saeed, had warned Nawaz Sharif against attending Modi'... | |
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| Omar Abdullah, Soz agree and disagree at the same time | | Invitation to Pak PM | | | Neha
JAMMU, May 24: The decision of New Delhi to invite the heads of SAARC states for Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26 has virtually brought NC working president and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz's son Salman Soz, who is also one of the Congress national spokespersons, face to face with each other. Omar Abdullah has criticized the BJP for its pre-poll stand on Pakistan and UPA Government's foreign policy vis-a-vis Pakistan and at the same time supported the New Delhi's decision to invite Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif for the swearing-in ceremony. He has expressed the view that this gestu... | |
| | | | Cong rules out alliance with any regional party | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, May 24: By openly making a suggestion that the Congress would not forge a pre-poll alliance with any regional political party in the forthcoming Assembly polls, the state unit of the grand old party has tried to convey the sentiments of the rank and file of the Congress to the High Command, which would take a final call on the decision.
The decision was taken in a meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) held at Srinagar, which was attended among others by PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz, senior Congress leader and outgoing Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Congress Ministers in the State Cabinet. The meeting passed a unanimous resolution tha... | |
| | | | Rebellion opens in NC | | Omar's resignation sought | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 24: After the Party's rout in Parliamentary elections, party workers and activists have demanded resignation of Omar Abdullah and takeover of the party by Dr Farooq Abdullah.
According to sources NC activists are totally annoyed over the style of functioning of the coalition Government led by Omar Abdullah and have accused the Congress for Party's dismal performance at the hustings.
The Party workers alleged that the alliance with Congress proved costly for the party as people in entire country were against the performance of UPA Government.
They said the anti Congress wave swept the NC in the State as well because the Party was in alliance with Congress,... | |
| | | | Holding public darbar in Srinagar won't help Omar | | He must end discrimination with Jammu first | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has once again started the process of public darbar in summer capital Srinagar and on Friday met with as many as 60 deputations of various parts of the state.
Omar never started this kind of public darbar in winter capital Jammu during his more than five-year rule in the state.
His move of re-starting the public darbar is part of the introspection process after the worst ever poll debacle but Omar is yet to understand that it was not only the Kashmir valley which made him the Chief Minister but the six seats of Jammu region, from where NC candidates won the Assembly elections in 2008 gave NC edge over o... | |
| | | | Pakistani delegation inspects Kishtwar power project sites | | Indus Water treaty taking toll of JK economy | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, May 24: The Indus Water Treaty based on water sharing agreement between the India and Pakistan signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayoob Khan is taking heavy toll of Jammu and Kashmir economy as Pakistan continuously raised the objections on construction of power project on river Chenab due to which the state suffered massive losses on account of power generation as Pakistan continuously demanded reducing the height of dams like they did in case of 450 MW state owned Baglihar Power Project, but the same demand falls flat after Pakistan lost the case before world bank where they lodged the compla... | |
| | | | SIC directs DC to provide info, allow inspection of record | | Encroachment of Gurdawara land in Ramnagar | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 24: The State Information Commission (SIC) in yet another order against the DC Udhampur has directed her to provide information as sought under Right to Information Act about alleged encroachment of a Gurdawara land in Ramnagar area. The information was sought by a Jammu who was earlier denied the same by the office of the Deputy Commissioner Udhampur. The applicant had finally knocked the doors of State Information Commission (SIC) . The Commission has also directed the DC office to allow inspection of the revenue record by the RTI applicant.
Case details: As per documents available with Early Times one Sukhbir Singh Sudan President Gurudwara Baba Chanda... | |
| | | | Would this 'sensitive' issue be priority of Modi govt....? | | MHA's Roadmap for Return of Migrants | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 24: Media reports suggesting Union Ministry of Home Affairs has prepared a comprehensive package for Kashmiri Pandits have caused a lot of flutter both within the community as well as in political circles of the state, given its timing of bringing it to fore. The timing may be just coinciding with Narender Modi take over at centre or deliberate but the background in touching upon this highly sensitive and much complicated issue, at least in political terms has a different story to tell. If sources are to be believed, it is a well calculated and well timed move initiated by those at helm in the Home Ministry to settle their two pronged motives , much to pers... | |
| | | | 14 states, 6 UTs have no Congress MP in Lok Sabha | | Revival of Congress in J&K | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 24: India has once again proved that it's a truly democratic country where the people are the chief determinants. The just-held Lok Sabha elections, in fact, cleared all cobwebs of confusion and established that democracy in the country is so deep-rooted that even the powerful political figures and ruling parties cannot take the people for a ride and that they could be reduced to a nullity.
Take, for example, the people's verdict as far as the performance of the Congress, which was a pan-India organization till the other day and that ruled the country for decades between 1947 and 1996, as also for ten long years from May 2004 to May 2014 with all powerful Sonia Gandhi ... | |
| | | | Omar may not attend swearing-in | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 24: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is unlikely to attend swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, Omar had received the invitation, like many other Chief Ministers and senior politicians. Omar had tweeted recently that he hasn't received any invitation. However, the invitation was sent as soon as his tweet surfaced on twitter.
Sources said Omar doesn't want to attend the ceremony as it would be quite uncomfortable for him. Omar had been highly critical of Modi during electioneering.
"Omar had positioned himself as the media darling and projected him as a good administrator. It would be very difficult for him to answer queries about debacle of the party... | |
| | | | Cong is hand in glove with PDP: Lone | | | | Srinagar, May 24: Taking a dig at Congress, National Conference senior leader and Minister for Higher Education Muhammad Akbar Lone Saturday said that Congress can never be friend of NC as this party has always stabbed in the NC in its back.
Lone was addressing a public rally at Gund Jahangir in Sonawari constituency of Bandipora district. Lone according to a local news agency alleged that there is no difference between Congress party and People's Democratic Party. "Both these parties are same. Congress and other parties helped PDP to rout National Conference in the recently concluded Parliament elections," Lone said.
He further said that Congress party is not trust worthy. "It is an ope... | |
| | | | Stationery and Office Supplies craves for staff | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, May 24: Putting deaf ears to the demand for staff for smooth functioning, out of 14 posts of Deputy Superintendent in State Stationery and Office Supplies Department at district level sub-stores, 12 posts are lying vacant for the last 2 years. Moreover in newly created eight districts the sub-stores have not been yet set up.
Sources told Early Times that in Jammu province there are five districts including Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Doda and Kathua which are functioning without Deputy Superintendent, and store-keepers are looking into office affairs in their absence.
Accusing government for not filling up of the vacant posts, sources informed that ever since the SRO-... | |
| | | | Abdullahs work overnight but after losing ground | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, May 24: After accepting defeat Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah lifted restrictions on SMS on pre-paid cell phones.
With an intention to regain public sympathy Chief Minister hours before scrapping job policy On May 22 announced that he has received hundreds of emails from people particularly youth to scrape job policy and finally did in the cabinet meeting.
In the same cabinet meeting besides promotions to officials of various department, cabinet approved sanction to the establishment of seven new B-Ed Colleges across Kashmir.
On 22 May the Jammu and Kashmir government announced to set up eight electric workshops across the state to ensure quick repairing of fau... | |
| | | | Coal mines run in violations of mining norms | | Vital posts vacant for years | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, May 24: Having already met with deadly accidents while extracting coal, a unit of JK Mineral Limited, the coal mines in Rajouri district are still extracting coal in life threatening exercise, as key posts including mining experts are laying vacant for years together.
Well-placed sources in JK Mineral Corporation told Early Times that the key posts including Chief Mining Engineer (CME), First Class Managers, Second Class Managers, Surveyors and Rescue in-Charge is laying vacant for years.
"Management had faced number tragedies while coal extracting", sources said, adding that although, in absence experts more than 750 labourers were working in mines under life threa... | |
| | | | BJP & PDP favour striking the iron when it is hot | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 24: If left to the PDP and the BJP,the two winning horses in the just concluded Lok Sabha poll in Jammu and Kashmir,they would favour early Assembly election in the state.The PDP and the BJP would support the Assembly election getting preponed on the plea that the atmosphere in the state was in their favour.
While the BJP won all the three seats in the regions of Jammu and Ladakh,the PDP bagged the three seats in the Kashmir valley forcing the NC and the Congress to get mauled.Yes the leaders of the two parties believe that when the iron is hot it is time to strike it.
Political pundits do not foresee any permanency in the pro and anti-waves .Mood of t... | |
| | | | Azad facing pressure to play bigger role in state politics | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 24: Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is facing intense pressure from the party cadre to play bigger role in State politics for the coming Assembly elections scheduled to be held by the end of this year.
Totally demoralized by the complete rout of the party in Jammu region due to Modi Wave in the Lok Sabha polls, Ghulam Nabi Azad is only ray of hope among Congress workers who are of the opinion that only a leader likes the stature of Azad can revive shattered morale of the workers.
Credible sources said during introspection meeting, held on May 23 to introspect worst ever debacle of party in Lok Sabha polls, majority of the Congress leaders urged Ghulam... | |
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