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| EC to meet Governor | | Poll timing still uncertain, schedule for five states being announced | | | Early Times Report
Jammu | Sept 15
With no decision yet on the election timing in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission of India will be now holding a meeting with the state Governor NN Vohra towards the end of this month to have an assessment of the ground situation.
Barring the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the Election Commission is gearing up to announce the dates for elections in five other states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram in the first week of October.
Counting will be completed and results announced in these states by December 5 as per a tentative calendar drawn up by the commission.
The commission has, however, not yet given up its plans to hold the J&K elections as well, but separately.
Pending a final round of discussions with the state governor by the end of this month, a source said the commission "is already in the process of finalising the poll dates, deployment of the Central forces and observers in J&K."
As regards the five other states, the final round of consultations with the chief electoral officers i... | |
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| KPs find common cause with Jammu | | Homeland demand takes centerstage after overwhelming BJP support | | | Early Times Report
Jammu | Sept 15
Buoyed by the overwhelming support of the BJP and almost all organizations of the Sangh Parivar, the displaced Kashmiri Pandits have renewed and intensified their movement for the “separate homeland” within the Kashmir Valley.
After their enmasse displacement from their native places in early 1990s following the separatist movement, the Kashmiri Pandits had been calling for creation of a separate homeland for them within the Valley. This demanding was a major rallying point during late 1990s and early of this decade but the voices slowed down after division of several KP organizations, cropping up of umpteen new bodies and competition of self-appropr... | |
| | | | Father of City cries over ‘interview’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu | Sept 15
In a bizarre incident, a newspaper ‘interview’ created ripples in the political circles with top brass of the Bhartiya Janta Party and the Congress together gunning for the City Mayor Kavinder Gupta who says that the words published by the newspaper were never even in his imagination.
“Father of the City”, as the Mayor is called, Kavinder Gupta just stopped short of crying when he threatened to sue local English Daily State Times which he alleged damaged his public and political reputation by a cooked up interview. At a hurriedly called press conference at his official chambers in the JMC Complex here today, the Mayor fired choicest of salvoes agains... | |
| | | | Chenab under Pak criticism | | | | Islamabad | Sept 15
Pakistani authorities have said that India has closed water flow in the Chenab River which it claimed was making a water shortage in the country more severe.
The alleged "water blockade" by India could adversely affect kharif crops, particularly cotton and sugarcane which are in maturity stage and require final watering, and the sowing of rabi crops early next month, reports said.
They said Pakistan's Indus Water Commission had taken up the matter with the federal government. It has also convened a meeting tomorrow to take stock of the situation and to try to reach a diplomatic solution with India.
If the issue is prolonged, the sowing of rabi crops, particularly ... | |
| | | | 4 troopers killed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu | Sept 15
Four security personnel and a Hizbul Mujahideen militant were killed on Monday in two gunbattles in Poonch and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Acting on a tip-off, army troops and police launched a joint cordon and search operation in Tarawali forest belt in Surankote on Sunday night, Sub Divisional Police Officer of Surankote Parbeet Singh said.
During the operation, militants opened fire to which the security personnel retaliated, Singh said.
"No militant has been killed so far in the encounter," he added.
Four security personnel, including two army jawans have been killed and one injured in the encounter, which is still underway, he ... | |
| | | | Over 150 ultras sneaked in as Pak violated truce 29 times in 5 months | | | | New Delhi | Sept 15
Two days after militants attempted to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border - on the day when five terror bombings rocked the national capital - Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday accused Pakistan of backing the infiltrators.
'Militants are getting support from across the border and this is a fact,' Antony told reporters here.
Between April and August, there have been at least 29 instances when Pakistani troops violated the truce with India and fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) to provide covering fire to militants. One incident was reported in April, two in May and seven in June. The figure rose to 10 in July, while at least nine ... | |
| | | | Karmapa in Leh, stresses peace | | | | Early Times Report
Leh | Sept 15
The second highest spiritual leader of the Buddhists, after Dalai Lama, the 17th Karmapa Lama, His Holiness Gylwang Karmapa is in Ladakh on a ten days visit.
On the concluding day of fortnight long Leh festival, the Karmapa delivered a highly inspiring religious sermon which was attended by at least 25,000 followers.
He told his disciples that for universal peace and harmony, clean mind, fine thinking and good deed is very important. As such every citizen of the world should take their responsibility to ensure peaceful, secure and prosperous future of the world.
Karmapa expressed pleasure over the well protected and well maintained age old Buddhis... | |
| | | | Be alert on high or red alert | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
Pakistan Government has condemned the serial blasts in Delhi and it has described those involved in it as "enemies of humanity."Pakistan President,Asif Ali Zardar,and the Prime Minister,Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives' Sweet words from a nice neighbour which has exported terrorism to India in a greater measure that grapes and pomegrenates.For about 20 years agencies in Pakistan have been exporting more grenades than pomegrenates to India.Besides exporting guns and grenades these agencies have started exporting the technology required for improvising or for manufacturing low and high intensity explosives.Those who pla... | |
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