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| Kundal heaves sigh of relief to be sworn in today | | Likely to get Revenue, Education | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | June 5
As the ice melts after the gap of five days in the corridors of civil secretariat, former chief secretary BR Kundal will be sworn in as minister after induction into the state cabinet on Friday.
Though the bureaucrat turned politician had to sworn in as minister on June 2nd but due to some unknown reasons the sworn in ceremony was postponed reportedly due to strong resentment from with in the congress and ruling alliance partner PDP.
Sources informed that BR Kundal, a 1972 batch IAS officer, is all set to take over as minister in Jammu and Kashmir. He will be sworn in as cabinet minister by Governor Lt Gen SK Sinha at Raj Bhawan Srinagar on Friday evening.
The IAS officer, who took over as chief secretary on the retirement of C Phunsog in October, last year had to continue till his retirement in February 2009. However, the officer, holding highest post in state bureaucracy, relinquished his job for political aspirations, sources said.
It was reliably learnt that Kundal will take over as cabinet minister on Friday. The Chief Minister... | |
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| Sinha to continue, for a while | | Azad wins Mufti loses again in Delhi Durbar | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 5
All those people who were eagerly awaiting to see Governor SK Sinha’s back have been left thunderstruck scratching their own back and heads for some more time as the Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad has won and PDP patron Mufti Mohd.Sayeed has lost yet another battle in the Delhi durbar.
The latter had been campaigning against Governor,S.K. Sinha,to the extent that he is said to have spent several days in Delhi persuading the central Government and the Congress high command not extend the tenure of Mr Sinha.
Latest reports said that Mr Sinha may be asked to continue till the ensuing Assembly elections were over.His stay in the Raj Bhawan had to be e... | |
| | | | Army hands over Pak soldiers to counterparts, in a goodwill gesture | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 5
Indian army on Thursday handed over two Pakistani soldiers, apprehended inside Indian territory near the line of control in Pallanwala sector on wednesday, to the Pakistan army as a good will gesture.
According to Ministry of defence spokesperson in Jammu Lt Col SD Goswami," two Pakistani soldiers who had inadvertently strayed across to the Indian side were handed over to Pak Army at a Flag Meeting today afternoon as a goodwill gesture". The spokesperson declined to comment further on the circumstances under which these two Pak soldiers had crossed in to the Indian territory. It is learnt that one of the soldier was dressed in Pak army uniform and bo... | |
| | | | Shivlingam shows signs of further growth | | Governor visits Baltal, prays at Amarnath shrine | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 5
With final touches being given to the arrangements for this year's Shri Amarnathji yatra, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has been put on top gear to ensure a smooth and well regulated pilgrimage.
Governor, Lt. General (Retd) S K Sinha, who heads the Board, took stock of the arrangements made with regard to track clearance and raising of temporary pre-fab structures at Baltal and the Holy Cave. He conferred with engineers and discussed the arrangements for the annual pilgrimage beginning on June 18 this year.
At the Holy Cave situated at 3,888 meters, the Governor paid obeisance along with his Principal Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, SASB,... | |
| | | | Sonia asks Azad, other CMs to cut sales tax on petro products | | | | New Delhi | June 5
Seeking to provide some healing touch to "aam admi" a day after the Government hiked oil prices, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked party chief ministers including Azad in J-K to effect a cut in sales tax on petroleum products.
With the Congress-led coalition facing flak from both friends and foes of the UPA and supporting Left parties which have called bandhs in states ruled by them, Gandhi suggested to Congress chief ministers to lower sales tax on petroleum items.
Congress is in power in around half a dozen states, prominent among them being Maharashtra, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
Gandhi's suggestion comes a day after Pr... | |
| | | | Terrorist or lover? Killed girl's family cries foul | | | | Early Times Reporter
Doda | June 5
Twenty-three-year-old Samrina was recently shot dead in an encounter. Security forces say Samrina was a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant but her family claims she was being used by the agencies to “trap” a terrorist she fell in love with.
It’s been a week since Samrina was shot dead along with top LeT commander Shabir Ahmad Ittu in Doda. Security forces say Samrina was Ittu’s paramour who masterminded the massacre of 31 people in Kulhand in 2006.
But it’s a story Samrina's family is finding hard to believe. “Our family had no association with that terrorist. Our daughter was used by the security agencies to trap the terrorists. She was never involved,” says ... | |
| | | | Destroying tourism industry is unlikely to hasten | | Kashmir issue settlement | | |
Gareeb Dass
Jammu |June 5
It is no time to negotiate room rent rates in hotels and houseboats in the Kashmir valley.If you ask a hotelier how much he will charge for a double or single-bedroom you will get a quick reply."Do not negotiate rates because we do not have any room vacant.It is full occupency these days."This boon for those connected with tourism and bane for visitors is the result of heavy rush of tourists to the scenic valley.We had witnessed heavy tourist traffic last year also.Between 1989 and 1996 the tourism industry in the Kashmir valley had been hit hard by the rise of militancy.After the installation of an elected Government in 1996 and on account of gradual improvem... | |
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