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New Delhi, May 02: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Congress party was ready to take the support of the Left to form the next government, but not at the cost of giving up the nuclear deal with the US.
It’s not good to harass people: PM on Quattrocchi case"I have enjoyed working with the Left. I have nothing personal against the Left parties... But it would not be at the cost of giving up the nuclear deal," he told a news channel in an interview.
"The nuclear deal was achieved after a lot of labour, we ended India's isolation... I don't think any serious minded patriotic party would oppose the nuclear deal," he said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has all the qualities to be a good prime minister and said he would prefer "at some stage" in his possible second term to hand over power to someone younger than himself.
Speaking to the news channel, the Prime Minister also said that in 2004, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had informed him just 48 hours before he was sworn in Prime Minister that he was th... | |
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| Farooq aims barbs at Mufti, Hurriyat | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 2: National Conference patriarch and candidate for the Central Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency of Srinagar-Budgam-Ganderbal, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that the PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as well as the Valley’s separatist leadership had forced the hapless Kashmiris to bleed through their nose.
Addressing a series of ‘road shows’ and thinly attended public meetings in the capital city outskirts of Iddgah, Dr Abdullah said that none other than Mufti Sayeed had introduced an era of cold blooded massacres through his “puppet” and then Governor Jagmohan in 1990. He alleged that the massacres of Gawkadal, Islamia College, Bijbehara and the carnage... | |
| | | | All eyes fixed on Srinagar’s poll date | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 2: The Election Commission of India may have said that they are bothered about fairness and not the turnout but for two key mainstream political parties and a full band of separatists, it is the turnout that is going to matter at the end of the day as Srinagar-Ganderbal-Badgam Lok Sabha constituency braces up for polling on May 7.
Entire political and security focus has now shifted to Srinagar Lok Sabha seat going to polls on May 7, from where former chief minister Farooq Abdullah is among 15 candidates seeking mandate. Although voter turnout in the third phase in Anantnag parliamentary constituency was much less as compared to general Assembly polls, the ... | |
| | | | SASB cuts down on luxury safaris to shrine this year | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 2: In view of environmental concerns and to avoid early melting of the lingam (stalagmite), the annual Shri Amarnath pilgrimage, which is all set to begin by June 7 will this year have lesser air sorties for flying pilgrims to the cave shrine.
Sources told Early Times that a decision to this effect was taken on recommendations of the consultative committee on environment which of the view that air sorties contribute to early melting of the lingam. The early melting of the lingam and artificial measures to keep the holy stalagmite intact for the two-month yatra period has remained a controversial issue in previous few years.
Two private air companies eng... | |
| | | | Zojila pass opens | | | | Early Times Report
Kargil, May 1: Zojila Pass, the life line of people of Ladakh, was declared open for traffic today by General Officer Commanding, 15 Corps, in an inaugural ceremony organized by Border Roads Organization.
Present on the occasion were the General Officers Commanding 8 Mountain Division and Kilo Force, the Chief Engineers of Project Himank, Beacon and 31 Zone , the Brigade Commander of 56 Mountain Brigade and various other civilian dignitaries to include the SSP Kargil and SDM Dras.
In an address to the gathering, the GOC 15 Corps highlighted the commitment and hard work put in by the labours, men and officers of the Border Roads Organisation of Projects Himank and Bea... | |
| | | | Wheat scam hits Army | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 2: The Anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation has unearthed a wheat purchase scam in the army and registered a case against a Colonel and some other officers and owner of a flour mill.
According to the FIR it is alleged that in the year 2006-2007 after processing the tenders by Headquarter Northern Command Kash Ind Roller Flour Mill Jammu was the lowest tenderer for Headquarter 15 Crops at a rate of Rs 14535235 and 20 paisa per 1025 metric ton per month. Similarly Kissan Flour Mill Jammu was lowest for Headquarter 16 Crops at the rate of 14452591 and M/S Jammu Flour Mill for 15 Crops and L-2 for 16 crops of @ 14634315 and Rs 14568987 resp... | |
| | | | New school timing from Monday | | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, MAY 2: Due to extreme heat conditions, the school timing in government and private institutions upto 10+2 level falling in summer zone areas of Jammu division shall be observed from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm with effect from 4-5-2009
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| | | | No swine flu in J&K | | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, MAY 2: The Director Animal Husbandry, Jammu, Mr. Jasbir Gupta today convened a meeting of officers to discuss the preparedness and strategy to be adopted in case of break out of Swine Influenza.
The meeting was informed that till date no case of Influenza in Swines (pigs) has been reported from any part of the state.
However, in order to prevent any eventuality, it was given out in the meeting that control rooms at divisional and district levels were also established for clearing doubts of masses.
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| | | | Poll material to airlifted to Ladakh | | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, May 2: Authorities have submitted a detailed plan to Election Commission (EC) for arranging sufficient air sorties to airlift poll material and staff to the cut off areas in Ladakh parliamentary constituency, going to polls on May 13.
Official sources said a number of far flung and remote areas remained cut off from the district headquarters in the constituency due to snow.
Since it was not possible to take the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), other poll material and staff to these cut off areas by road, the EC has been approached for arranging air sorties, they said adding the roads to these areas remained closed due to snow.
Satish Nehru, District Elect... | |
| | | | Udhampur businessman shot, then stabbed to death in full public view | | | |
SARITA JAMWAL
Udhampur May 2: A Fruit wholesaler has been shot dead in broad daylight in main bazaar area of Udhampur today. A business dispute is being suspected as reason behind murder, the sources said.
According to information, some unidentified persons shot at Parshotam Kumar alias Sanju Jandial son of Krishan Lal killing him on spot near Gita Bhawan in main bazaar area of Udhampur when he was purchasing some thing from a local shop. The accused fled the spot after the incident.
Police reached the spot after getting information from locals and shifted victim to nearby local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile police has recovered one pistol and sharp e... | |
| | | | Pak mulling fresh litigation on J&K’s key power projects | | | | Islamabad, May 2: Pakistan is examining various options, including the appointment of an arbitrator by the World Bank, against India's diversion of the Jhelum river to the Wullar Barrage and what it terms the faulty design of the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign office has said.
“Indus Commissioner Pakistan wrote a letter to India in March but Pakistan has not received satisfactory answer and is now considering other options,” Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said at his weekly briefing here.
A media report earlier in the month had said Pakistan would move the International Court of Arbitration on the issue.
'I served notice on the Indian commissio... | |
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