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| Meanwhile, inflation soars to 7.57 % | | | | New Delhi | May 2
Inflation soared to a 42-month high of 7.57 per cent for the week ended April 19 on account of higher prices of vegetables, food articles, steel and some fuel items.
The wholesale price-based inflation rose 0.24 percentage points from 7.33 per cent in the previous week despite concerted efforts by the government and the Reserve Bank to check price rise.
However, Finance Minister P Chidambaram exuded confidence that inflation would be tamed and he appealed to the people to have faith in the government and keep patience.
"Inflation will be tamed... Contained. My only appeal to the people is to be patient and have faith. The current spurt is because of international devel... | |
| | | | EPIC row now political plank | | Omar wants complete verification, Mehbooba feels this may harass voters | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 2
Following recovery of Election Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) from Pakistan origin slain militants in north Kashmir, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party are about lock themselves against each other in fresh controversy.
While the National Conference has asked for a thorough verification of EPICs across the Kashmir Valley to ward off the chances of Pakistan based militants taking part in elections, the PDP has strongly come against such move which the party says amounts to harassing the voters.
National Conference has decided to approach the Election Commission with a request to verify the authenticity of the voter identity cards iss... | |
| | | | Jai Bhole Shankar…registration begins | | 286680 pilgrims from 20 states to visit Amarnath shrine | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 2
The spiritual festivity is back on the air and security concerns are at priority, as registration for Jammu and Kashmir’s famed annual religious tourism began today.
As many as 472 pilgrims got have themselves registered for paying obeisance to the Shiv Lingam at to the south Kashmir cave shrine as registration for annual Amarnath yatra commenced across the country today. Earlier, the Sri Baba Amarnath Shrine Board had cleared the schedule for two month yatra beginning June 18.
With a view of proportional distribution and equal opportunity, the Board has already fixed quota for all states and in Jammu and Kashmir the quota has been fixed at district ... | |
| | | | Army proposed MSP hike | | | | New Delhi | May 2
Army today proposed a substantial hike ranging from 100 to 200 per cent in the newly created military service pay (MSP) for personnel below officer rank (PBOR) and its extension to the higher ranks.
Army has also asked for correcting aberration in grade pays in the middle officers ranks and restoring their status and parity with other government services.
These proposals were finalised for submission to the Ministry of Defence in the biannual Army Commanders conference which took note of the concerns and dissatisfaction among the ranks over the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
The Commanders said that arrears of MSP should be paid retrospectively from Janua... | |
| | | | PDP-Congress pre-poll alliance unlikely | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 2
As New Delhi begins to chalk out election strategy for Jammu and Kashmir, the proposals of a pre-poll alliance between the Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party is being considered by the poll strategists as unrewarding for both parties.
Sources told EARLY TIMES that the leadership and poll strategists of both the parties already have had several rounds of discussions on the issue and the emerging dominant opinion say that there should not be a pre-poll alliance between both parties. However, despite their mudslinging against each other, there is an in-principal concurrence between top leadership of both political parties to have an alliance with a... | |
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