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| Why should 'cleanest ever Govt' go for Cabinet reshuffle? | | In absence of performance indicators, it is only to accommodate Soz, Azad | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 26: Last time it was not Chief Minister Omar Abdullah but JKPCC chief Saifuddin Soz who announced allocation of the portfolios of the Council of Ministers. This time, it is the AICC General Secretary incharge of Jammu & Kashmir who has publicly announced that there would be a Cabinet reshuffle in the state immediately after the Panchayat election process was over. Chief Minister, and almost everybody in top echelons of the ruling National Conference (NC), in fact, had been avoiding direct reply to this question whenever inquisitive scribes attempted a digging.
With the three vacancies (two of Congress and one of NC) existing in the Council of Ministers, speculations of a minor expansion or reshuffle in the Cabinet have been blinking for the last over one year. During the process, one of the potential contenders from Congress has been physically incapacitated. People enjoying access to corridors of power, from Srinagar to Delhi, insist that Chief Minister would have to accommodate both factions of the coalition partner. Accord... | |
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| PHE employee beats man, son for voting against his will | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: A PHE employee today beat up a man and his son at Gurah Brahmana near here for voting against his will in panchayat elections.
In the panchayat polls held Wednesday at Gurah Brahmana, PHE employee Tarsem Lal had asked his tenant Romesh Kumar to vote in favour of his candidate.
However, when he came to know that Romesh had cast his vote against his will, he beat him up this morning. When his son Anshu tried to save him, he too was beaten.
Romesh later lodged a report in this connection with the concerned police station.... | |
| | | | Will Yatra row help sail BJP's 'sinking boat'.....? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26 : State unit of BJP facing political turmoil from within on account of various reasons is surely a directionless outfit at present looking out desperately for the issues to take on government as biggest opposition party from Jammu. It has not been a able to make a forceful dent to hit out at government in massive way for along time, the preoccupations with cross voting bickering having drained out time and its space on the political front. At a time when its political boat appears to be sinking, will Amarnath Yatra row come to its rescue and provide hard base to start afresh on the Jammu centric issues.....?
Even as the party leadership has been making st... | |
| | | | Wireless intercept says injured LeT ultra is serious | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: A wireless conversation between two militants, which was intercepted by forces today, suggested that the condition of LeT district commander Habib Gujjar alias Abu Salman, who had fled in an injured condition during a gunbattle with troops in Loharpura woods of Doda on May 24 night, was critical.
Habib's deputy Mohammad Ishaq Lone was killed in the encounter. Though he was wounded badly, he had managed to make good his escape.
Official sources said forces today intercepted a wireless conversation between two militants in Kishtwar and found out that Habib's condition was serious.A massive operation was on in the area in his search, the sources added.
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| | | | Woman held for forcing minor into prostitution | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: A woman was today arrested by police at Janipura here for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to sell sex.The woman, whom police sources identified as Santosh Parihar of Janipura, was cooling her feet in the Domana police station lock up.
The girl was today allegedly sent by the woman with two motorcycle-borne youth to have sex with them, the sources added.
She, however, jumped from the mobike near Domana in an attempt to free herself from the woman's clutches.Sources said when some people gathered near the girl, the
motorcyclist sped away. The people then took her to the nearby Domana police station where she allegedly revealed that she had been forc... | |
| | | | Two JeM militants killed in encounter | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 26
Two JeM militants, including a self-styled divisional commander of the outfit, were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.Two militants -- Qari Zubair, a Pakistani national and Imran, a local resident -- were killed in the fierce gun battle with a joint team of police and Army, official sources said.
They said the encounter occurred following specific information about the presence of a group of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) militants in a house in Keller in the south Kashmir district, following which the area was cordoned off.
The house where the militants had taken shelter caught fire and was gutted, th... | |
| | | | Cabinet sub-committee to examine Salal Project take-over | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 26:
The State Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, constituted a sub-committee to examine the taking over of Salal Power Project from the central government.
The sub-committee headed by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather with Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Rural Development Minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar and Tourism Minister, Nuwan Ringzin Jora, as members have been asked to submit its report within one month.
Talking to KNS Taj Mohi-ud-Din said, “Immediately after the cabinet meet, we examined records of Power Development Department. We will submit our report within sti... | |
| | | | Car mishap: one body fished out from Chenab, others still missing | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: Of the unknown number of youth, who were Wednesday evening washed away by the strong Chenab river currents after their i-10 car had fallen into it at Seri near Ramban, the body of one was today fished out by police.
The car fell into the river Wednesday at about 7.30 pm and it took police over 16 hours to locate the car in the mighty river.
One body was found trapped under the car seat. It belonged to Salim, son of Wali Mohammad of Satwari.
SP, Ramban, Anil Magotra said they did not know about the exact number of youth sitting in the ill-fated car (JK02AJ/3472), but identity of the two had been confirmed.
The car belonged to Varun Anand of Pakki Dhakki... | |
| | | | Terrorists manage to influence 11th phase of Panchayat polls | | Only 28 percent polling in block Zengir of Sopore | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: Even as first ten phases of ongoing Panchayat polls witnessed large turnouts of voters despite boycott calls and terrorists’ threats, the eleventh phase, however, experienced a low turnout in some pockets of district Sopore in Kashmir valley as the militants finally managed to coerce people for staying away from the election process.
Sopore district is considered to be the strong hold of the various terror outfits active in Valley and it is once again proved that their presence here had a significant bearing on the final poll outcome.
The impact of the terrorists’ threats and boycott calls could be gauged from the fact that only 28 percent voters cast t... | |
| | | | HC directs NHPC to deposit money with JK govt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 26 (KNS): The High Court has directed NHPC authorities to deposit money on account of usage of water for generating electricity with Jammu and Kashmir Government.
After hearing the writ petition filed by the NHPC, Justice Sunil Hali of HC directed state government not to take any coercive measures against NHPC employees till next date of hearing.
However, the court asked the NHPC authorities to deposit amount raised through various bills with the respondents immediately and fixed July 6 as next date of hearing of the case.
The state government was ordered to maintain a separate account for the money deposited by the NHPC.
NHPC earns Rs 7,140 crore a yea... | |
| | | | 2 Deputy Secretaries hold GAD hostage | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Even as the Chief Secretary directed the administration to prepare a list of incorrigible employees to consider dispensing with their services, two deputy secretaries in the General Administrative Department (GAD) continue to hold the vital department and general public hostage.
According to reports a deputy secretary went on four month’s leave but locked all the files in her locker and `decamped’ with the keys. The lady has not resumed her duties nor has she sent the keys to relevant persons.
The deputy secretary’s `misadventure’, according to insiders has rendered the department almost infructious. The lapse has also subjected the people to great i... | |
| | | | Trifurcation of J&K the only durable solution, says APHC leader Bhat | | Acceptable With A Condition -- II | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: The former APHC chairman, Abdul Ghani Bhat, is absolutely right when he says that trifurcation of the state is the only honourable and durable solution to the “Kashmir problem.” He also hits the nail on the head when he says that the people of Jammu province and the Ladakhis are not part of the ongoing separatist movement in Kashmir and that they are part of the national mainstream. He also doesn’t mince words when he says that it is for the United Nations to implement or not to implement its resolutions on Kashmir and that the UN resolutions could not be implemented without the concurrence of India and Pakistan. Besides, he does make a point when ... | |
| | | | SASB distances itself from controversial Agnivesh | | Amarnath Yatra | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 26: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has done exceedingly well to clear its stand on what the controversial, nay pro-separatist and anti-Hindu, Swami Agnivesh said about Amarnath Yatra on May 16 in Srinagar. It’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has said that Governor N N Vohra, who is also the chairman of the SASB, was not present in the J&K Peace Foundation-sponsored International Peace Conference when Agnivesh made provocative and anti-yatra remarks. It’s true that Governor Vohra was not present in the seminar at that time. The Governor had left the venue after the inaugural session. He had simply made the opening remarks and emphasized the need of rest... | |
| | | | BJP sympathizers accuse party High Command for rebellion in J&K unit | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 27: The Central leadership of BJP is also facing stiff opposition for the rebellion in State unit as majority of the sympathizers of the Party in the state accuse the Party High Command in Delhi for the prevailing mess in its J&K unit.
The majority of people who voted in favour of BJP during 2008 elections in Jammu region to express their solidarity with those forces who took a lead against the then state Government which cancelled the allotment of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board in Valley alleged that the High Command in Delhi never bothered to put its house in order in J&K.
According to high placed sources the internal bickering in the state unit start... | |
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