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Bangalore, Aug 1: Apparently anguished over the recent sex slur on his brother-in-law and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Union Minister Sachin Pilot today said fight should be against policies and not individuals.
"Fight polices and ideologies, not individuals," Pilot told reporters here when asked to comment on the charges levelled against Omar by opposition PDP recently.
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister had resigned from his post on Tuesday after PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh alleged that his name figured in the 2006 sex scandal.
His resignation was later rejected by the J and K Governor who said there was no truth over the allegations.
Pilot said while op... | |
| | | | Will Ansari pay or go off the hook? | | | |
Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 1: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator, Mr Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, may have to appear before a local court here soon when a challan is produced against him in the infamous Sidhra land scam. The scam had first come to the surface over 10 years ago in 1997-98 when Mr Ansari was the Housing & Urban Development Minister in Farooq Abdullah ministry.
Mr Ansari worked closely with Dr Abdullah and got re-elected as a legislator from Pattan in 2002 on a National Conference (NC) ticket. He continued to be in the good books of the NC patron for the next few years as well. Barely three years ago, Mr Ansari parted ways with the Abdullahs and joined the... | |
| | | | J&K’s 13 projects worth Rs 8132 Cr register Rs 10,000 Cr cost escalation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1: Even as the state government continues to ask Center for more funds for infrastructure development, at least 13 centrally funded prestigious projects in Jammu and Kashmir are not only running behind schedule but have also reported cost escalation running beyond original cost old projects.
According to the details worked out by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 projects are delayed, the cost escalation is even more than the original cost of the projects – Rs 10,000 crore for projects worth Rs 8,132 crore.
The Ministry’s data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector across country are running behin... | |
| | | | Teenagers held with 14 cellphones, 403 recharge cards | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1: Two teenage boys, carrying 14 mobile phones and 403 recharge coupons worth Rs 10,000, were apprehended by Army troops yesterday at Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman today said.
Spokesperson said, ''A road opening party (ROP) of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) yesterday apprehended two local boys, identified as Prabat Singh, 15-16 years, son of Gulal Singh and Mohan Singh, 10-12 years, son of Chain Singh, resident of Ramban, both resident of Ramban, from NH-1A, five kilometers from Banihal town.
The patrolling team recovered 14 Mobile Phones, 403 Recharge coupons worth Rs 10,000, 27 Mobile Batteries, 13 Mobile Chargers, eight ea... | |
| | | | Nirupama Rao is India's new foreign secretary | | | |
NEW DELHI Aug 1: Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary on Saturday morning, the second woman to Rao is the second woman to head India's foreign service.
Rao who succeeded Shivshankar Menon is the second woman to head India's Foreign Service earlier Chokila Iyer was the first woman to serve as India's foreign secretary in 2001.
A topper of the 1973 Indian Foreign Service batch, Rao also became the first woman spokesperson of the external affairs ministry in 2001. She then went on become the Indian envoy to Sri Lanka and then China before returning to New Delhi.
In her 36-year-long career, she has served also as ambassador in Peru and deputy chief of mission in Moscow... | |
| | | | CT sleuths foil Rs 1.2 Cr tax evasion attempt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1- The sleuths of special investigation unit (SIU) of the Commercial Taxes Department have thwarted an attempt of tax evasion by importing goods Diamond studded gold jewellery clandestinely into the state last night. The SIU team recovered the consignment of goods from the possession of one Rajesh Dhalla resident of Karol Bagh New Delhi at Jain Bazar. The goods were concealed in two leather hand bags and had been imported into the state without any legal declaration as envisaged under the law of the state. The goods were seized under certain sections of Jammu and Kashmir VAT Act 2005.
Prima facie the goods seized valued at Rs. 1.20 crore. However, the exac... | |
| | | | CT sleuths foil Rs 1.2 Cr tax evasion attempt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1- The sleuths of special investigation unit (SIU) of the Commercial Taxes Department have thwarted an attempt of tax evasion by importing goods Diamond studded gold jewellery clandestinely into the state last night. The SIU team recovered the consignment of goods from the possession of one Rajesh Dhalla resident of Karol Bagh New Delhi at Jain Bazar. The goods were concealed in two leather hand bags and had been imported into the state without any legal declaration as envisaged under the law of the state. The goods were seized under certain sections of Jammu and Kashmir VAT Act 2005.
Prima facie the goods seized valued at Rs. 1.20 crore. However, the exac... | |
| | | | Militants strike in Srinagar ahead of Congress meeting | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 1: Militants shot dead two securitymen and critically injured another, striking at two places in the heart of the city minutes before a district Congress convention was to begin at a local hotel.
The militants fired from a close range on the CRPF men deployed outside Pamposh Hotel, the venue of the meet, at around 11.25 am, critically wounding two of them, CRPF spokesman Prabhkar Tripathy said.
One of them, belonging to 132 Battalion of the paramilitary force, succumbed to injuries while the condition of the other, who was shot on the head, is critical.
The militants fled the spot after the attack, which triggered panic among shopkeepers in the nearby Re... | |
| | | | PDP in damage control mode | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ | 8/1/2009 10:21:14 PM |
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SRINAGAR, Aug 1: Having dismantled its own credibility by leveling an unsubstantiated accusation against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last week, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now mulling to neutralize the negative impact of Muzaffar Hussain Baig’s adventurism by asking him to resign as a Member of Legislative Assembly is was not able to prove the charges he leveled.
Baig’s attempt to bring down seven-month-old Omar Abdullah-led coalition government has backfired on PDP as the party has failed to come up with any convincing evidence to establish that the Chief Minister was involved in the infamous Srinagar sex scandal of 2006. He has been cleared of the charge by Central ... | |
| | | | High level committees to watch NH widening | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 1: The Government has constituted two high level committees to monitor issues related to the upgradation of National Highway 1A running from Lakhanpur to Leh to Uri in North Kashmir.
There will be one state level committee headed by the Chief Secretary and one divisional level committee headed by the Divisional Commissioner Jammu. The state level committee will coordinate and monitor all issues related to the upgradation of National Highway 1A under the National Highways Development Project Phase II. The Divisional Level Committee shall monitor monthly status of land acquisition, disbursement of compensation and shifting of utilities etc. the state level c... | |
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