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Soz’s party damn loser in Assembly lots, Mufti’s party sheds tears Look what PDP is taking to “peoples’ court”! Ahmed Ali Fayyaz 7/27/2009 2:12:54 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, today complained that most of the private members resolutions submitted by her party’s MLAs had not been admitted for discussion in the forthcoming session of Legislative Assembly beginning on Monday. She also threatened to take all of these resolutions---allegedly blocked by the ruling coalition---for a public debate in the “peoples’ court”. While addressing a news conference at her Gupkar Road residence, Mehbooba Mufti said that the members of her party had submitted significant resolutions for discussion in the forthcoming session of Legislative Assembly. However, most of these private members’ resolutions, according to her, had not been admitted for the discussion. PDP chief specified that the resolutions submitted by her MLAs called for withdrawal of J&K Armed Forces Special Powers Act, permitting of dual currency (Pakistani and Indian) for better operation of cross-LoC trade, granting safe passage to the militants and Kashmiri guerrilla recruits from Pakist...   READ MORE

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CUJAC serves 48 hour ultimatum to Govt on CU issue Munish Gupta 7/27/2009 2:12:12 PM Munish Gupta Jammu, July 26- The 48 hour ultimatum to Government given by the Central University Joint Action Committee (CUJAC) on the establishment of the Central University in Jammu has been fully endorsed by several organizations including the ruling Congress party. Addressing media persons here today the Organizing Secretary CUJAC Ajay Tharoor while serving the 48 hour ultimatum to the state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has rejected the Chief Minister assertion of establishing two separate campus one each at Srinagar and Jammu. In case the government fails to clear its stand within next two days, the JAC would be forced to take extreme steps besides giving bandh call. CUJAC has ...   READ MORE   Omar ministry lacks cohesion, direction 7/27/2009 2:11:26 PM Early Times Special Jammu, July 25: It was a fortnight ago that the Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, managed to expand his ministry on July 11. Over a dozen new ministers later took charge of their respective ministries but any positive impact of the ministry expansion is yet to become visible on the ground. On January 5, Omar had become the youngest chief minister of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. After taking charge, along with nine cabinet ministers drawn from both the National Conference and the Congress that day, things were left on auto pilot and nothing seemed to move. It was expected that once the ministry was expanded, the legislators will get down to the serious busin...   READ MORE   Promising the moon is a bid to hoodwink Jammu masses 7/27/2009 2:10:52 PM Early Times Special JAMMU, July 26, 2009: Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Saifuddin Soz has now jumped into the controversy regarding the proposed Central university. In a statement issued to the press on Sunday evening, he said: “In certain quarters there is misunderstanding about the institution of the Central University in J&K State. ``There is no room for any misunderstanding on this issue. The latest situation is that Chief Minister J&K State Mr. Omar Abdullah has approached the Prime Minister to provide two (2) Central Universities to the state, one to be located in Jammu and other to be located in Kashmir. ``As president of the J&K Pradesh Congress Committe...   READ MORE   PM launches India’s first nuclear-powered submarine 7/27/2009 2:10:21 PM Vishakapatnam: India on Sunday reached a milestone when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur launched the country's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine 'INS Arihant' for sea trials. Kaur broke a coconut and performed a puja after which she unveiled a plaque naming the 112-metre-long submarine. "I name it INS Arihant. All the best to the submarine," she said. Declaring that India has achieved a "historic milestone in the country's defence preparedness" with the launch of the submarine, the Prime Minister said, "We don't have any aggressive designs nor do we seek to threaten anyone.” "We seek an external environment in our region and beyond that is conducive...   READ MORE   Pak infiltrator killed near LoC in Kashmir 7/27/2009 2:09:44 PM Early Times Report Kupwara , July 26 Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid when they gunned down a heavily armed militant near the Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara, official sources said today. They said troops guarding the LoC noticed a group of militants sneaking into this side from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) at Tankapora. However, when challenged and asked to surrender, militants opened fire, they informed, adding troops also retaliated and in the fierce clash one militant was killed. One AK-47 rifle, two magazines, 18 rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades and one damaged wireless set were recovered from the slain militant. Search in the area had be...   READ MORE   IAF copter hit by bullet in Doda, security increased 7/27/2009 2:08:40 PM Early Times Report Drass (J&K): An IAF helicopter flying over Doda in Jammu and Kashmir was hit by a bullet following which high security arrangements have been made, a top Air Force official said Sunday. "High security and precautions are being taken while flying in J&K," Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-In-C) Air Marshal J Chouhan said today. Referring to the incident, Air Marshal Chouhan, however, said that it has not been re-established that it was shot (by militants). "The hole which appeared on the tail was that of a bullet. It was flying over Doda," Air Marshal Chouhan said after laying wreaths on the Kargil war memorial here today. In Doda sector, Delta and Rashtriya Rifl...   READ MORE

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