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Omar goes 'hammer and tongs' on BJP '(Turban)ator in saffron brigade selling Jammu causes for his petty preferences’ 6/17/2014 12:00:26 AM Kunal Shrivatsa Jammu, June 16: Terming it as a sycophancy bred by the saffron brigade to nail Jammu causes at their whims and fancies, chief minister Omar Abdullah accused the state unit of the BJP of deceiving the people of the Jammu. He said they (BJP) had always fooled and misled the people. "Had BJP been loyal to the people of Jammu, they would not have voted against their own party nominee to get the National Conference-Congress candidates elected during the Legislative Council elections in 2011. Abdullah's reaction came after BJP MLAs disrupted the launching ceremony of R-APDRP scheme of Power Development Department. In his 15-minute blitzkrieg, CM Omar Abdullah described the saffron party as 'dishonest' and staging protests only for the cameras. "BJP MLAs raise the voice of Jammu only in front of media but never bothered to take up the issues of concern in his officer chambers," said Abdullah. Omar while accusing state BJP leaders for adopting double standards said, "Certain politicians have made it their trait and fashion to pretend to be the best friends of people ...   READ MORE

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Verbal spar brews hard feelings among estranged (NC-BJP) bedfellows 6/17/2014 12:00:12 AM A verbal spar between Chief Minis ter Omar Abdullah and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MLAs marred the proceedings of an official function organized by Power Development Department (PDD) to launch 2nd Phase of Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) for Jammu region. Omar Abdullah was the chief guest at the launch of R-APDRP scheme of State Power Development Department at Jammu Club here this evening. As soon as Chief Minister flanked by National Conference Provincial president Devender Singh Rana reached the stage to light the traditional lamp, all hell broke loose since BJP legislators led by their Legislature Party leader in the State Legislative Asse...   READ MORE   After Omar's outburst BJP's double standard exposed Party adopts different yardstick for similar crime 6/17/2014 12:00:03 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 16: Outburst of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah against BJP leaders during an official function has once against brought into limelight the 2009 Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir when some BJP MLAs had voted in favour of National Conference candidate. Although Omar Abdullah had made this startling disclosure in emotion, his outburst has exposed that undeclared alliance between National Conference and BJP has been going since long. While addressing an official function at Jammu this evening, Omar Abdullah minced no words in attacking BJP leadership of Jammu and Kashmir for selling Jammu's interests in lieu of their own personal interests. What Omar Ab...   READ MORE   NC set to replace old faces in central, south Kashmir; older lot up in arms 6/16/2014 11:59:47 PM Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, June 16: National Conference (NC) as part of remedial measures suggested by core group is committed to replace old faces from some constituencies of central and south Kashmir. Sources said that internal bickering among senior and juniors of the party is gaining momentum with every passing day and the situation may end up with switch over policy. Following the introspection sessions conducted by party leadership post rout to NC in Lok Sabha elections, sources said that core committee as part of remedial measures has suggested replacing some old faces of the party who mostly belong to South Kashmir's Anantnag, Kulgam, and Shopian of South Kashmir and Ganderbal and ...   READ MORE   No respite for JCC Bank's ousted Chairman Fresh complaints lodged, plans forceful entry 6/16/2014 11:59:37 PM Sumit Sharma Jammu, June 16: The ousted JCCB Chairman Mohinder Singh after running from pillar to post has failed to restore his lost position. Further, administrator of the bank has lodged a complaint against him with the Trikuta Nagar police station apprehending that the ousted Chairman displaying his frustration would make his entry in the bank forcefully. SHO Trikuta Nagar Chanchal Singh when contacted said that the newly appointed administrator of the bank apprised him of apprehension of forceful entry by the ousted Chairman of the bank with some of the board of directors whose powers were seized by the Government into the bank premises. Meanwhile, highly placed sources informed th...   READ MORE   KP leaders lock horns on formation of consultative committee 6/16/2014 11:59:05 PM Mustansir SRINAGAR, June 16: The displaced Kashmiri Pandits have more leaders than the followers and the miniscule minority is divided and fragmented to the extent that every second Kashmiri Pandit is a self styled leader claiming to be the real representative of the displaced community. The Jammu and Kashmir Government, on the other hand, is equally confused beating the bush. In latest development, the state Government while ignoring the Apex Advisory Committee (AAC) on migrants constituted in 2011-12 has constituted yet another committee to discuss the modus operandi for the return of the displaced community with the state and the central Governments-a decision debunked by the AAC membe...   READ MORE   Saleem and the scapegoat: Minister wants clean chit to HoD SEXUAL ASSAULT 6/16/2014 11:58:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 16: A senior Minister of Omar Abdullah's Cabinet has put both, the Police Station of Shaheed Gunj in Srinagar as well as the Commissioner-Secretary Health & Medical Education Gazanfar Hussain, under "continued tremendous pressure" to ensure clean chit to the Director of Health Services Kashmir Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman in the sexual assault case filed against him by a complainant nurse earlier this month. Now that the matter has been highlighted in media and the complainant has reportedly threatened self-immolation, one of the four accused officers is being slaughtered as the scapegoat to silence the lady nurse. Initially, the Police officials taking the Minister'...   READ MORE   Dearth of competent professors in JU breeds favouritsim 6/16/2014 11:33:05 PM K Koushal Jammu, June 16: It seems that the Jammu University (JU) is facing dearth of competent professors owing to which JU administration is gifting away one after another coveted positions to a single person, thus by and large dishonoring the statement of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over one man one post. According to sources, Jammu University administration placed Professor Archana Kesar as new Head of Department (HoD) Dogri Department replacing Professor Shiv Dev Manhas before 4 months to complete his tenure. However, highly placed sources in the Jammu University administration pleading anonymity alleged that this appointment is purely made to favour some blue-eyed as interviews fo...   READ MORE   Man-animal conflict increasing, J&K yet to create posts in wildlife deptt 6/16/2014 11:32:56 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 16: The incidents of man animal conflict are increasing at an alarming rate in Jammu And Kashmir with people blaming Wildlife department for not doing much to control the damages caused during these wild animal attacks. Whenever there is any incident of leopard or any other wild animal attack in some village, officials of the wildlife department have to bear brunt of the people who manhandle and even thrash the officials of this department. The ill-equipped wildlife department seems helpless and continues to face the wrath of the people. Main reason for inaction of wildlife officials is lack of man power and hi-tech equipment, because no posts have been...   READ MORE   Renovation of Srinagar airport in tourist season likely to cost Kashmiri traders 6/16/2014 11:21:10 PM Shakeel A Khan SRINAGAR, June 16: As the tourism season is at its peak in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the decision of the government to allow the renovation of the Srinagar airport at this crucial juncture is going to cost dearly to the people associated with the tourism industry. The people fail to understand as to why the government behaves insensibly. People say that if the government can't do well, it shouldn't harm either. People fail to understand as to why the government considers the renovation of the Srinagar airport during the tourist season. It is the practice which has been going on in the past as well. These unplanned acts of the government give painful moments to the ...   READ MORE   Tourism players raise concern over curtailment of flight timings at Srinagar Airport 6/16/2014 11:20:56 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, June 16: People aspiring to visit Kashmir valley during the tourist season and Amarnath Yatra are all set to face difficulties as the Indian Air Force has decided to repair the runway at Srinagar International Airport. Due to the repairs the flight timings have been curtailed to 4:30 PM at the Srinagar International Airport. The decision to carry out the repairs of the runway and curtailment of flight timings has come in for sharp criticism from the different stake holders. The valley based Travel Trade organizations registered their protest with the Director Airport Authorities of India, Srinagar Captain K S Rao over the disturbing development during a meetin...   READ MORE

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