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| Farooq's hypocritical magnanimity | | Amnesty to anti-national Kashmir rioters | | | Ignorance to Amarnath, Kishtwar victims
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: National Conference stalwart and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has demanded amnesty for those anti-national youth who have been arrested in connection with the stone throwing. He has demanded that arrested stone pelters should be released.
Farooq Abdullah has shown magnanimity to those stone throwers who have even attacked some innocent Kashmiris along with security forces but the former Chief Minister has not uttered even a single word in favour of those helpless shopkeepers and businessmen whose business establishments were burnt to ashes by the rioters during Kishtwar riots on August 9, 2013.
Abdullah has also maintained a criminal silence about those hundreds of innocent youth who are still facing trials for their alleged participation in Amarnath land row agitation.
Business establishments of nearly 100 shopkeepers were brunt to ashes by the rioters during Kishtwar riots.
State Government headed by Omar Abdullah, who is son of Farooq Abdullah, had made a number of promises to rehabilitate... | |
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| Too early to comment on alliance: Soz | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: After losing Lok Sabha polls and facing worst defeat in J&K, JKPCC chief Porf Saif-ud-Din Soz today said we have learnt a lesson and wisdom requires that we don't repeat mistakes.
Prof Soz was commenting on the possibility of forging an alliance with the alliance partner National Conference for the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state.
Interacting with media persons here at the party headquarters Soz said it is too early to comment on the issue of forming any alliance. He said the Congress party will take a decision which suits its future.
The statement by Prof Soz is considered very important as it comes on the eve of arrival of J&K Chief Minister... | |
| | | | Taking U-turn is recurrent phenomenon for NC | | Farooq takes on Omar, says J&K will remain part of India | | | Rustam
Jammu, May 30: Working president of the National Conference -- which was decimated by the people of Kashmir in the just-held Lok Sabha elections -- and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says that Jammu and Kashmir will secede from India if Article 370 is repealed or tampered with and tells the BJP Government at the centre that the choice is its. If it wants that Jammu and Kashmir should remain part of India, then it has to eschew the demanding seeking a debate on Article 370 and its abrogation - a stand that has been roundly condemned across the country. The RSS even went to extent of saying that the "state is not Omar Abdullah's parental estate and Article 370 or no Article 370, the sta... | |
| | | | Major administrative rejig on cards | | Kotwal tipped to replace Vyas as Pr Secy to CM | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, May 30: Omar Abdullah Government is all set for a massive administrative reshuffle in the state.
The most pressing reason, of course, is to win back public goodwill by initiating a slew of developmental measures, sources said. To this end, the state Government wants to send out the right message among bureaucrats and bring in key persons on strategic posts.
Highly placed sources indicate that many giants in the bureaucracy may lose their plum posts as part of this exercise. In a major move, BB Vyas, the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, may be replaced by senior IAS officer Pawan Kotwal.
The change will continue at senior levels of bureaucracy, with severa... | |
| | | | Nago, former Jail Supdt bailed in Supari Killing Case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Nighat Sultana today granted bail to Choudhary Nagar Singh, Mirza Saleem Beigh then Supdt Central Jail Kot-Bhalwal and his PSO Surinder Kumar in much publicized alleged Supari Killing case.
According to case during investigation Suresh Kumar alias Tunda and accused Akram Khan, Jatinder Kumar alias Bilu both residents Nowshera had disclosed that for killing of Sudershan Singh Wazir, Jagar Singh had paid advance Rs 50,000 through Surinder Singh alias Shantu. The main Challan was presented on January 29, 2011 and seeking General Arrest Warrants against Sunny Choudhary u/s 512 CrPC. Later he was arrested by the Jhajjar Kotl... | |
| | | | Taj likely to join PDP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: What could be a major setback for state Congress a lobby within the party including the Health Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din is likely to join PDP ahead of LA elections.
Sources close to Taj informed Early Times that the news was disclosed by Taj Mohi-ud-Din himself to many senior leaders of the Congress including vice President, Ghulam Nabi Monga on Thursday in his secretariat office.
Sources said that Taj Mohi-ud-Din had already made up his mind to inform state Congress about his decision. However on Thursday when talks about recent poll debacle were going on, Taj while turning towards Ghulam Nabi Monga said that he has decided to join PDP.
Taj pred... | |
| | | | Fate of NC's Srinagar legislators hangs in balance | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, May 30: Fate of at least five legislators of National Conference of the Srinagar district hangs in balance following the recent drubbing they faced at the hands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in their respective Assembly segments in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Sources told Early Times that legislators like Mubarak Gul, Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, Mohammad Yasin Shah, Peer Afaq Ahmad and Irfan Ahmad Shah have their backs to the wall following poor show in the Parliamentary elections. The search for replacements has already begun with the formal announcement being made in the coming months.
These legislators may not get the mandate from their constituencies in... | |
| | | | Is JU buckling under pressure? | | | |
Arun Singh
Jammu, May 30: The students pursuing M.Phil in Dogri department, whose answer scripts had gone missing nearly five months back and later resurfaced in mysteriously, face an uncertain future as Jammu University authorities have not conducted re-exams, allegedly under pressure from a political group.
Sources told Early Times that it has been more than five months since that episode, but till date the authorities failed to conduct the re-exams of the said paper which is frustrating the students.
"Despite the fact that the FIR has been lodged in the case and the police inquiry is going on besides an internal inquiry, re-exams have not been conducted due to the pressure being bui... | |
| | | | Soz brushes aside Karan Singh's call for 'restraint' | | Debate on Article 370 | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Jammu, May 30: Even as former Sadar-e-Riyasat and veteran Congress leader Dr Karan Singh made a fervent appeal to all concerned for maintaining restraint on Article 370, it seems, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, has paid no attention to the request of his senior leader and kept up the rhetoric on the issue.
Distraught by the raging controversy over Article 370, Dr Karan Singh issued a statement yesterday wherein he urged all the concerned quarters to exercise maximum restraint as the issue is 'extremely sensitive' which needs to be handled in a 'mature fashion'.
"The whole question is extremely sensitive and must be handled coolly and in... | |
| | | | Sarpanch flashes allegiance to CM; coerces villagers, Govt officials | | Encroaches road, snaps power supply | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, May 30: In a brazen example of political coercion by ruling party, a sarpanch who wears his allegiance to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on his sleeve to scare poor villagers and government officials has not only encroached large part of a main road, but also snapped power supply to the village to muzzle voices of dissent.
Locals told Early Times that due to dictatorship of sarpanch of Charigam, the village is reeling under darkness from last three months. The officials of three departments-R&B, Revenue and Power development have failed in resolving the problem of the villagers and have succumbed before the self styled National Conference leader who revolted ag... | |
| | | | Omar says one thing, Vakil says another | | NC, Congress and land in J&K | | | Neha
JAMMU, May 30: The suggestion that there should be a debate on article 370 has triggered a massive controversy. The Kashmir-based parties, both the so-called mainstream like the NC and the Congress, separatist outfits like the JKLF and APHC (Geelani), other Valley-based communal elements and "secular" parties like the CPI, the CPI-M opposing the suggestion and the parties like the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Lok Janshakti Party and organizations like the RSS, the VHP and so on taking on the votaries of Article 370 and insisting on a debate on this controversial Article.
The votaries of Article 370 have been putting forth ridiculous and unsustainable arguments in defence, but without... | |
| | | | Is NC really worried for repeal of Art 370? | | | | Shakeel a Khan
SRINAGAR, May 30: Te news papers are flooded with reports on abrogation of the article 370 with the National Conference taking lead in making the frequent statements relevant to this issue. This party claims itself as the sole custodian of the article 370 to derive maximum before the coming assembly elections.
Now National Conference, once the premier regional party is waiting for the miracles to happen and that is why it is issuing annoying statements, day in and day out. They want to capitalize on the issues like article 370 so as to make themselves be felt around.
But unfortunately all its efforts are seemingly going in vain as it has failed to garner public support w... | |
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