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| End and not add to peoples' problems in Jammu & Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 28: When the Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh, stated that Article 370 was very much alive in the party's poll manifesto it was an indication of the BJP trying to secure as many seats from the region of Jammu as can be possible for the party that has been plagued by factionalism, gradual emaciation in its vote bank despite its victory from the two Lok Sabha seats in the region of Jammu and from one seat in Ladakh.
In fact if the state unit of the BJP, which has lost its political weight and vigour, won the three seats it contested from the regions of Jammu and Ladakh it was the result of Modi wave that had hit these two regions. It was simply the magic of the Modi wave that a political heavy weight like Ghulam Nabi Azad had to lose to a light weight Jitendra Singh. Yes, factional feud within the state unit of the Congress had also contributed to the BJP victory but essentially it was the Modi wave that motivated people, rather voters, to vote for change, which had been promised by Narendra Modi.
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| 'Pahalgam route still snow bound, yatris taking up pilgrimage through Baltal only | | Yatra begins amid tight security, pilgrim dies | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, June 28: The annual Amarnath started in Kashmir formally today with Governor NN Vohra visited the cave early this morning to get updates and take stock of the current situation. During his visit Governor who is chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) also directed authorities to allow pilgrims to move towards holy cave from Baltal base camp of central Kashmir as second Pahalgam route still is snow bound and clearance work is on.
According to the details received, the first batch of pilgrims, consisting of 1,160 people who had left Jammu on Friday for the Yatra reached Srinagar late evening on Friday which according to official figures include a total of 42 ve... | |
| | | | Yatri death evokes response from HM | | `Provide better medicare' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 28: The Home Ministry has asked Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board to provide better medicare and ensure strict adherence to the rules in the just started Amarnath yatra. The directions have been issued after the death of a pilgrim along the Baltal route.
Source said the Home Ministry has taken a serious note of the death. It had communicated to the Board that all measures should be taken and every facility should be in place to avoid occurrence of any such incident in the future.
It is more concerned because the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the State next month and reports of any more death along the yatra would not get a positive response.
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| | | | Mission 44+ of BJP factually not possible | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 28: As the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is making a fuss of mission 44+ in the state, the party must face the reality as from where they can earn these seats.
This is only a poll gimmick which the BJP leaders of Jammu, whose base is shattered and doesn't have any image in front of people, are trying to bring a false feel among people of the state.
Going by facts available, one can judge with this simple code that Jammu region has only 37 Assembly constituencies and even if a party, like BJP, wins all these seats, its mission 44+ will not be achieved. If two seats of Leh district are added into this tally, still this mission can't be achieved.
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| | | | LS results impact Cong decision making | | Eludes consensus on its probable candidates | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, June 28: After tasting defeat in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, the upcoming Assembly elections have become a matter of survival for the Congress party in Jammu division. The party is yet to evolve a consensus on probable candidates for various constituencies of Jammu division.
Reliable sources revealed that the Pradesh Congress leadership is holding hectic deliberations on the winning capabilities of its various aspirants particularly in constituencies where it has been drubbed by the BJP in Lok Sabha elections recently. Sources said that in the race for upcoming Assembly elections, the party will repeat its sitting MLAs while as in Jammu East the party ... | |
| | | | NC sells Sher-e-Kashmir at Thanamandi | | | | Early Times Report
thanamandi, June 28: After tasting defeat in the Parliamentary elections, National Conference has been forced to talk about Sher-e-Kashmir excessively.
During the three public meetings in Jammu region addressed by Devender Rana and the Planning Minister Ajay Sadhotra, more stress has been laid on the achievements of Sher-e-Kashmir than Dr Farooq or Omar Abdullah.
It conveys that the NC has nothing to sell to the people. Pidram Sultaan Boud (My father was great) is a Persian adage and it fits beautifully to the NC of today.
But the Ranas and Sadhotras must know that selling Sher-e-Kashmir may win a few votes in some parts of Jammu region but in the Valley, it will back... | |
| | | | Cong, NC, CPI-M insulting the Jammu & Ladakhi electorate | | Refusing to learn lessons from past mistakes | | | Rustam
Jammu, June 28: Neither the defeated NC nor the rejected Congress seems to have learned any lesson from the past mistakes. Even the CPI-M, which is of little consequence, as it has as its members a few hundred fake comrades inhabiting a couple of pockets in Kulgam Assembly constituency in Kashmir. The Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and the so-called NC leaders like Devendra Singh Rana, who have crossed all the lines by creating an impression that they are more loyal than the king, of attributing the defeat of the Congress and the NC candidates in the Lok Sabha election to polarization that took place on the eve of, during the election period and on the election day and they ... | |
| | | | Jammu East becomes tough constituency for BJP, Cong | | Candidate 'strength & selection' for Assembly polls | | | ET Report
Jammu, June 28: Even as political parties have started finalizing candidates for various constituencies for the ensuing Assembly polls, BJP and Congress are still weighing options from amongst the probable contenders for many reasons, political furore unleashed recently by none other than the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hitting sitting MLA of the constituency being one that has pushed latter and his party to edge. While Congress has too many contendors vying against each other to secure ticket and contest from Jammu East, BJP post recent developments is also looking for a 'substitute' which may be acceptable to the people of the constituency. Jammu East this time is going to p... | |
| | | | Congress leader all set to join PDP | | | | ET Report
new delhi, June 28: Senior Congress leader and a prominent Kashmiri lawyer Ashok Bhan has called on PDP president Mehbooba Mufti in Delhi last week. The two leaders held a long meeting discussing prospects of winning over Pandit votes for the party and bridging differences between the minority community and the PDP.
Sources said that Bhan is likely to join PDP in coming days. Bhan was member of Ram Jethmalani Kashmir committee that paved the way of dialogue between the previous NDA Government and the Manmohan Singh Government with the Hurriyat leaders. When contacted, Bhan confirmed his meeting with Ms. Mufti. "I met Ms Mufti and am in touch with Mufti Saheb as well." When asked... | |
| | | | Who is ‘qadardaan’ of the corrupt? | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, June 28: National Conference has said that the three year chaotic rule of Mufti Sayeed as the Chief Minister of the State was the most corrupt tenure of a Government in the State's history. Without advocating Mufti Sayeed's cause here, it needs to be mentioned that the state got the dubious distinction of being the second most corrupt state in India in Omar's rule.
The NC leader Mustafa Kamaal said Mufti was qadardaan of corrupt bureaucrats. However, Kamaal forgot the CET scam and the BOPEE chairman, Mushtatq Peer who was given extension after extension by the NC led coalition Government.
Here an attempt is not being made to defend a particular person. Howe... | |
| | | | Traffic snarls on as NH-1A still awaits completion | | | | Shiv Thakur
Jammu, June 28: Four lanning -an ambitious project under construction in Jammu and Kashmir with an aim to decongest traffic on Jammu Srinagar Highway still a half baked bread as the works on this project though is on but likely may miss the deadline.
According to reports, the ambitious project to which the people of state are waiting anxiously and are pondering this project may or may not get completed by its deadline. Sources though with a sheer optimism believe that project is likely to get completed on time yet AFCONS could not manage to complete the Jammu-Udhampur Widening Project on time as it missed the deadline fixed.
If recalled here, the Project Director (NHAI) R ... | |
| | | | Rs 300cr MGNREGA liabilities in J&K for 2013-14 financial year | | Job card holders hold protest at Kishtwar; Doda tops with Rs 70 Cr, Kishtwar next with Rs 56.31 Cr liabilities | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, June 28: The much acknowledged poor people friendly Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act commonly known as MGNREGA though has brought fortune for the poor people in many parts of the country, but due to corruption, favoritism and nepotism, the poor job card holders of the state under MGNREGA are suffering at the hands of the government.
As per the details available with "Early Times", the state government has failed to fulfill the formalities on time as a result of which the union government has stopped the release of funds to the tune of Rs. 300 crore meant for MGNREGA. The state government has failed to provide details about the utilizatio... | |
| | | | Capitive' Budgam resents official neglect | | | | Shakeel A Khan
BUDGAM, June 28: Budgam district, as the people believe, in history of the Jammu and Kashmir has been in the captivity of a handful of the people, representing a particular community as a result of which other areas of the district have failed to get the face lift.
"It is for the past many decades that the district Budgam has remained in the captivity of a handful of the persons with the vested interests as they enjoy the support of people in power. These people can't see the other areas of the district progressing," said Abdul Gaffar from Soibugh while talking to Early Times.
Gaffar went on saying that the other areas of district receive a negligible share of the funds ... | |
| | | | Minors beat drum and rattle in Politician's protest | | Children of lesser GOd ! | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, June 28 : The insensitivity on part of a self claimed champion of Jammu, could be easily gauged from a protest demonstration held outside Rani Park, wherein the self styled leader employed two minor children for beating drum and rattle, to amplify impact of his protest on media persons. This self claimed champion of Jammu, is president of Shiv Sena and Dogra Front Ashok Gupta, the head of two organizations, elections for which are reportedly never held in Jammu, even since the beginning of the Organization.
Famous for organizing protests off and on, over varied issues and that too at his favorite place outside Rani Park near his residence, Ashok Gupta, is always hung... | |
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