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| State asked to clear power dues or face action | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 3
The power ministry has issued a stern advisory to Jammu and Kashmir, which owe more than rupees six hundred crores to Power Grid Corporation of India, for overdrawing power, asking the state power department to discipline itself and pay arrears, failing which it would face severe action.
Well informed sources in the power corridors disclosed that the new advisory comes in the backdrop of recent growing demand of the state government asking the state government to transfer some of the prestigious projects, including recently commissioned National Hydro Electric Power Project, to the state.
Sources said that state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the states, which is overdrawing power from last few months creating panic in the Northern Grid. Power Grid Corporation of India's northern regional load dispatch centre and western regional load dispatch centre had issued cessation of overdrawal messages in April, 2008.
The message from the grid has forced the power ministry to issue a fresh advisory to the states including the state.
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| Army says Kashmir situation under control | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 3
The Army vigil at the Line of Control (LoC) in stopping infiltration from across the border, and counter-insurgency operations in the hinterlands of Jammu and Kashmir have resulted in drastic decline in violence in the state, the army said Saturday. “The current situation in Jammu and Kashmir is under control,” defence spokesman Lt. Col. S.D. Goswami said Saturday while releasing the assessment of the situation in the state that has been affected by terrorism for over 18 years now.
The army assessment has come at a time when the state is preparing for the tourist season and is to held crucial assembly elections later this year.
“The violence has been ... | |
| | | | Didi’s ashes immersed in Tawi | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 3
Ashes of Nirmala Deshpande (Didi) were immersed in sacred Suryaputri river Tawi after public darshans at Dewan-e-Aam, Mubarak Mandi. S P Varma State Chief of Akhil Bharat Rachnatmak Samaj brought the ashes from New Delhi.
The last rites of Nirmala Deshpande, a noted Gandhian and nominated Rajya Sabha Member who espoused the cause of peace and universal brotherhood for six decades at national and international levels was performed at New Delhi and attended by VVIPs, delegates and dignitaries from all across the globe. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who is also a true believer of Gandhian philosophy, Union Minister Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, CPI (M) l... | |
| | | | Mubarak Mandi turning into another ‘Jantar Mantar” | | ‘Hot seat for holding protest demonstrations’ | | | Vikas Sharma
Jammu | May 3
It sounds incredible but is true that the one of the most important, historical and the heritage monument of the State, Mubarak Mandi, complex in the winter capital of the state is turning into another Jantar Mantar of Delhi.
The Complex has added much importance as each and every demonstration is organized there. Be it political, social or otherwise. Hardly a day is left when there is no dharna or demonstration organized in the complex catching the very eye of the administration and the people living around it.
A visit to the complex presents a rosy look as each and every corner of the complex is occupied by the protestors along with their posters and banne... | |
| | | | NC to take full advantage of the impression | | Secret understanding between Cong, PDP forming next government in alliance | | | Early Times Special Correpondent
Jammu | May 3
News Analysis
It is now almost final that the Congress and PDP will be fighting the next elections to the state assembly separately. The final decision to this effect has been taken by the two parties with mutual understanding and the leadership as well as the rank and file of both the parties has favoured this decision and are confident that the same will pay the two parties electoral dividends in their respective constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. But the two parties are not going to launch a no hold barred campaign against each other, to leave the scope for the two forming a coalition government again, in case no party gets the majority... | |
| | | | Sarabjit execution stayed indefinitely | | | | Lahore | May 3
The Pakistan government has postponed “till further order” the execution of Sarabjit Singh, who is on death row, his lawyer said last night.
“Yes, it has been postponed till further orders by the government of Pakistan and the President of Pakistan”, said Rana Abdul Hameed.
Senior Interior Ministry official Kamal Shah said that Sarabjit’s execution process has been halted.The lawyer said there were chances that Sarabjit’s death could be commuted to life imprisonment and since he has already served life sentence, he might be released.
Arrested and tried on charges of triggering bomb blasts in Lahore in 1990, Sarabjit has been languishing in Pakistani prisons for the last ... | |
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