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Plight of people multiplied corresponding to wealth of politicians Political class failed people of J&K miserably! 5/3/2014 11:56:04 PM Beyond Electioneering Abodh Sharma Jammu, May 3: Amidst claims, counter claims, allegations, counter allegations and a bitter war of words between the politicians that at times threatens to hit below the belt, the fact of the matter is that the pompous political class in Jammu and Kashmir has failed its people miserably and the mud- slinging over each other is nothing but a deliberate attempt to defer the attention of the voter from the issues of his vital concern. While every third of the contesting candidates in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir is a billionaire, with the wealth of the noted politicians growing upto 500 percent since the last elections, the per capita GDP in Jammu and Kashmir has never touched double figure mark in the last 10 years. Interestingly, the per capita income in J&K in 2011 was calculated at a mere 33056, which is less than a meager Rs. 100 per day. The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir is highest amongst all north Indian states. Despite literacy rate increasing from 55.5 percent in 2001 to 68.74 percent in 2011 census, the u...   READ MORE

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Open rebellion by NC likely to mar prospects of alliance candidate on Ladakh Lok Sabha seat 5/3/2014 11:55:38 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: National Conference is openly breaching coalition dharma in Ladakh with advisor to Chief Minister and senior party leader Qamar Ali Akhnoon and Minister of State with independent charge of Science and Technology, Feroze Ahmed Khan are openly canvassing for the Sayeed Kazim Sabri, who has backing of Islamic School Kargil. The decision by the NC senior leaders, one of them was a senior Cabinet Minister in Omar Abdullah Government and has also served earlier in Dr Farooq Abdullah's Government has also created fissures in the alliance as the NC leaders of Ladakh have decided not to back the coalition candidate and are openly canvassing for Sabri. Sources sai...   READ MORE   Farooq Abdullah lambasts brother Kamaal for comments on cross voting by Congress workers Says all is well 5/3/2014 10:55:16 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, May 3: There is complete chaos and confusion among the ranks of National Conference leaders with the Abdullah brothers not being on the same page as far as alliance with Congress vis-a-vis Lok Sabha elections is concerned. The party President and the National Conference-Congress coalition candidate for Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat, Dr. Farooq Abdullah today took a dig on his younger brother, Dr. Mustafa Kamaal saying that National Conference-Congress coalition is working perfectly for the ongoing Parliamentary elections. The National Conference President even went to the extent of saying that Dr. Kamaal's statement that Congress workers would vote against NC-C...   READ MORE   'Renegades' at their best in India-bashing in Kupwara 5/3/2014 11:32:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: None other than the People’s Conference founder Abdul Gani Lone introduced the derogatory term of 'renegades' in Kashmir for those who, according to him, reneged on the path of 'Azadi'--- Kashmir's total separation from India. Lone, who had earlier contested the Assembly elections and taken oath in the name of Allah to protect the sovereignty and integrity of India while being sworn in as Janata Party's MLA in 1977 and a Minister in Syed Mir Qasim's Congress government in 1972, floated the tag "renegade" for the militants who deserted the guerrilla groups like Hizbul Mujahideen, JKLF and Al-Barq, and formed the counter-insurgents groups of Muslim Mujahideen...   READ MORE   Congress likely to lose huge chunk of traditional vote to PDP Wave of change sweeping across North Kashmir 5/3/2014 10:54:18 PM Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, May 3: Ahead of voting on North Kashmir Parliamentary constituency, top brass Congress leaders believe that following a wave of change swinging across Kashmir, around 1 lakh 50 thousand Congress workers of North Kashmir are up to vote for People’s Democratic Party and the fact is known to people like Taj Mohi-ud-Din and Abdul Gani Vakil. One former Minister and senior leader of state Congress on the condition of anonymity informed Early Times that in 15 constituencies of North Kashmir around 1 lakh 50 thousand people who usually cast their votes for Congress candidates have decided to switch over to PDP this time and cast their votes for Muzaffar Hussain Beigh inst...   READ MORE   Boycott shadow looms large over Baramulla constituency 5/3/2014 10:53:42 PM Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, May 3: With polling for Baramulla Lok Sabha seat just four days away, the shadow of poll boycott is looming large in this constituency also as the electors in other two constituencies of Anantnag and Srinagar where almost 70 percent of voters chose to stay away from the booths. However, the Baramulla Constituency has the distinction of setting bench mark for at least a moderate voter turnout since 1999. It would be interesting to watch on May 7 that how this Lok Sabha segment would be able to maintain its record of highest voter turnout among all the three constituencies of Kashmir Valley. As the shadow of poll boycott and terrorist threats lurking around, living u...   READ MORE   Spar between NC, Cong leaders reflect future relations between two coalition partners 5/3/2014 10:53:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: As conclusion of the Parliamentary elections draw near, war of words between National Conference and Congress again started, despite the fact that last phase of elections for Baramulla and Ladakh seats are going to be held on May 7. The just started spar between two coalition partners is an indication of what is going to be held in the coming days between leaders of National Conference and Congress. Repeating the history, it was against outspoken additional general secretary of National Conference, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, who happens to be Uncle of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has started war of words. Dr Kamaal, a known critic of Congress, openly cha...   READ MORE   Sharif needs to tame hawkish Gen Sharif to avoid Indo-Pak conflict 5/3/2014 10:53:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: Pakistan is not prepared to move an inch beyond its "Sheh rug" (jugular vein) stance while touching or raking up the Kashmir issue. Right from day one of the birth of the Kashmir dispute the successive Governments in Pakistan have been claiming that Kashmir for Pakistan is a jugular vein. This indicates that the very survival or existence of Pakistan without Kashmir is under threat. What seems to have given new dimensions to Pakistan's chorus on Kashmir being its "Sheh rug" is the way its Army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, repeated what successive heads of Governments in Islamabad had said about Kashmir and that too when Pakistan is governed by a duly elec...   READ MORE

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