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Dad dances better than Swaraj : Omar Celebration or mourning over Ramdev arrest…: Azad Sushma target of 'male chauvinism'…? 6/8/2011 12:04:56 AM Early Times Report NEW DELHI, June 7 : Amid the clamour and din of Baba Ramdev crackdown that kept political parties engaged in the bickering against each other , the male politicians from non BJP hues got another one handy, this time something different to comment on, no matter in utterly bad taste- dance of Sushma Swaraj veteran woman politician of the country. From Digvijay Singh to Ghulam Nabi Azad and spokespersons like Janardan Dwidedi , Manish Tiwari in Congress to our own Chief Minister Omar Abdullah , all commented on her, the only difference being that Congress leaders stooped low to make sarcastic remarks and Omar did it in a lighter vein in his tweet. "My father is a better dancer than Sushma Swaraj……." . Omar Abdullah tweeted on Tuesday as the BJP leader's 'controversial' dance at the Rajghat continued to draw comments. Though the comment was in lighter vein, Omar Abdullah in fact took a dig at Sushma Swaraj who danced with her party colleagues at Raj Ghat. He tweeted that his father was a better dancer than her. "Having now seen the videos of (Sushma Swaraj) da...   READ MORE

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JU's natural history museum develops cracks all over before inauguration 6/7/2011 11:51:19 PM Bharat Bhushan EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7: On one occasion termed state-of-the-art for its "architecture" and "low-cost" construction by ex-J&K governor S K Sinha before he relinquished office on June 26, 2008, natural history museum (NHM) of Jammu University has developed cracks all over. The cracks, big and wide, are visible right from the entrance to the first floor of the building which is yet to be inaugurated and handed over to the department concerned. The giant glass entrance is too in a state of dreadful dilapidation. The glass is broken and the lean wooden frame too seems weak to hold the heavy glass panes. All this despite the JU status of being India's first ISO 9001:...   READ MORE   Malpractices in PG courses puts career of promising candidates in jeopardy 6/7/2011 11:50:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 7: The busting of another racket by CBI in conducting the medical examinations to PG Courses in AIIMS and All India veterinary courses has revealed that the malpractices still exist in the entrance examinations to MBBS, PG medical as well as other technical courses in the country and nothing has changed after the sacking of former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief who was also found guilty of such malpractices earlier resulting in disbanded of entire MCI by the Government of India. This is not for the first time that the racket in medical courses or other technical courses including engineering were busted in India but has become a routine affair in this ...   READ MORE   Initiative may bring relief to 80,000 persons EAM stand on passports 6/7/2011 11:50:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 7: The initiative taken by the Union External Affairs Ministry (EAM) regarding issue of passports to persons in the `security index' has evoked widespread appreciation in the conflict torn Valley. According to news reports the EAM has sought details from the Home Ministry and a decision is expected shortly. The decision may be a great relief to more than 80,000 persons who according to intelligence sleuths are in the security index. The security index is called the Red Book which becomes fatter with every passing day. For the information of one and all, the `Red Book' does not enlist people for their achievements. It ha...   READ MORE   8 'They are agents of turbulence, not comfortable with peaceful summer in Kashmir' NC makes frontal attack on Jethmalani, Arundhati, Navlakha, Madhu Kishwar 6/7/2011 11:49:16 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, June 7: Taking strong exception to Ram Jethmanali's remarks on Omar Abdullah's coalition government, National Conference (NC) today called for ban on entry of people like the BJP maverick who, according to it, had the agenda of misleading people and thus derailing the peace process in Jammu & Kashmir. It called Madhu Kishwar, a member of Jethmalani's four-member committee, a "political mercenary" and alleged that the BJP leader, alongwith writer-activist, Arundhati Roy, were not comfortable with the current spell of peace in the Valley. "People like Ram Jethmalani, Arundhati Roy and Gautam Navlakha, at the behest of political mercenaries like...   READ MORE   PM, Congress out to outrage the nation Attack On Baba Ramdev 6/7/2011 11:48:18 PM Neha EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7: It was hoped that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has no constituency of his own, and Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who is the de-facto Prime Minister, would tender an unconditional apology for the unpardonable sin their administration committed in the intervening night of June 4 and 5 by launching a sudden attack on Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and his thousands of followers and supporters, including women and children. The hope had stemmed from the sharp reaction the police action evoked from the outraged nation. The nation in one voice had dismissed the Congress-led UPA Government as the "most corrupt government" and denounced ...   READ MORE   Motivated misinformation campaign Another K Solution - I 6/7/2011 11:47:23 PM Rustam EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7: Another Kashmir solution: The Road to peace in Kashmir." What is it? "The conflict between India and Pakistan is not territorial"; it is "conflict between two contending nationalisms -- one for one nation theory (read Indian nationalism) the second for a two nation theory (read Pakistani nationalism)." Since "nationalist ideologies are very difficult to resolve and Kashmir has been held hostage to these two nationalisms", therefore, any resolution all this problem will require political will and the maximum compromise possible." Who has come out with this solution? Kamal Mitra Chenoy of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), which has produced hundred...   READ MORE   4 dead, 32 injured, 12 airlifted to GMC hospital 6/7/2011 11:46:40 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7: Four persons killed on spot while thirty two sustained injuries when an ill fated vehicle in which they were travelling in turned turtle at Amar Cheshma, on Jammu-Sriangar National Highway, around 5 kilometres away from Patnitop here today. According to police sources, the vehicle (a mini bus bearing registration number JK11-722) was on way from Rajouri to Kangan in Kashmir Valley when the incident took place. Around fifty persons reportedly were travelling to attend Urs at the residence of Forest Minister Mian Altaf. For the last two days around sixty vehicles carrying people from Rajouri were dispatched Srinagar to attend the said Urs, sources ...   READ MORE   supervisor arrested from Basohli BSNL wire theft case Absconding 6/7/2011 11:44:44 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7 : With the arrest of a BSNL supervisor whose name was surfaced for stealing the army cables worth Rs 20,000, the Nehru Market police is hopeful to smash the entire network of stealing and illegal selling of BSNL wires. On specific information Nehru Market Police led by Incharge Police Post Hilal Azhar conducted raid at Basohli and arrested absconding Labour Supervisor of BSNL cable work Latif Ahmed Sheikh alias Lucky son of Mohd Ramzan Sheikh of Sathra Tehsil Mandi District Poonch, said police sources Sources further said that raids to arrest contractor Jagdish of Himachal Pradesh and his associates Hamid and Mumtaz were on. Some BSNL emplo...   READ MORE   Flag meeting at Chamblyal 6/7/2011 11:43:41 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 7 : A flag meeting was today held between BSF and the Pak Rangers on the zero line at Chamblyal in Ramgarh sub-sector of Samba. The meeting was convened in view of the Chamblyal fair which was to be held on June 23, official sources said.The Indian side was represented by BSF 72 Bn commandant Hemant Kumar and the Pak side by 12 Chenab Rangers wing commander Mohammad Shehnaz. On the Chamblyal fair day, Pakistanis too offer their prayers every year....   READ MORE   Protest bandh in Jammu today 6/7/2011 11:42:48 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu,June 7 : A bandh has been called by yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Samiti in Jammu region tomorrow in protest against his forceful eviction from Ramlila ground in New Delhi and to lend support to his agitation. "There will be a bandh and chaka jam tomorrow in protest against the New Delhi action and in support of Baba Ramdev's Satyagrah against corruption and black money," Dinesh Sharma, in-charge of Patanjali Yog Samiti Jammu said today. He said that all the organisations, including Jammu Chamber of Commerce, Bar Association, Traders Associations, Transport Association and other political, social organisations have extended full support for tomorrow's ban...   READ MORE

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