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Congress Legislative party tomorrow, allies to be invited Jammu Congressmen to ‘register protest’ on Guru Resolution……..? 9/20/2011 10:29:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu Sept 19: At a time when the opposition parties are bracing themselves up for cornering the ruling NC-Congress alliance over a host of issues during the ensuing Assembly session, both the alliance partners find their threads and strings of cohesion apart , at least on the crucial and controversial Afzal guru resolution which is bound to put Congress in an inconvenient and awkward position in the House. On how to face this seemingly embarrassing situation when its major ally NC will vote in favor of the resolution, things would be discussed threadbare in the Legislative Party meeting which has been convened on Wednesday, September 21. “ The party has convened the meeting on Wednesday evening in which scores of issues vital to governance and those having political significance would be discussed………it is not the Guru resolution alone that is on agenda or priority……”, said Prof Saif-u-Din Soz, J&K PCC Chief and senior leader of Congress. All the legislators would put forth their view point on these issues which would be registered for a final strategy...   READ MORE

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Chief Minister wants poverty removed; his govt is removing the poor 9/20/2011 10:25:16 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 19- State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has equated the service to poor with service to God. He said Monday in summer capital Srinagar that the Social Welfare Department must mitigate the difficulties of poor and needy by implementing the schemes aimed at their amelioration with a missionary zeal. That is a wonderful statement and definitely one that should have been made and emphasized by the Chief Minister, but unfortunately, the assertion does not move beyond words. The Chief Minister said that in the process of fulfillment of social promises of the Government, the Social Welfare Department has a pivotal role to play and ensure benefits of schemes reach t...   READ MORE   `Forgotten’ Sheikh Nazir urges leaders to reach people 9/20/2011 10:24:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 19: No doubt National Conference (NC) Secretary General, Sheikh Nazir lives in hibernation but he has urged the NC leaders to stay in touch with the people. Nazir has been living in isolation since the past few decades. He is seen lying on his bed in his somewhat dingy room. A box beneath his bed, people close to him believe, contains vital documents on Kashmir history. Sheikh rarely gives interviews. His hibernation has cost him dearly. Despite being an important figure in the NC, he is almost forgotten by the people. Realizing that separatism still sells in Kashmir; the NC high command used Sheikh Nazir as a poster boy. He was seen launching...   READ MORE   Revenue records mutated during last settlement in Kashmir to grab migrants' land 9/20/2011 10:24:31 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 19: Hundreds kanals of land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits has been mutated during the recent settlement by the Revenue Department in Kashmir Valley which has led to lot of resentment among the original land owners. According to sources mostly the land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits who have migrated from the Valley and their religious places has been mutated in last settlement by the officials of Revenue Department. Though the issue was taken with the authorities of the Department by many aggrieved land owners including the migrants but the Department has till date failed to set the same right, sources added. Sources said the Kashmri migrants who left th...   READ MORE   CB books cheat, officials of EDB, CCB, J&K Bank in cases of fraud, forgery 9/20/2011 10:23:58 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 19: The crime branch of police has booked in fraud, forgery and related cases an alleged cheat and some officials of Ellaquai Dehati Bank (EDB), Citizens Cooperative Bank (CCB) and J&K Bank. The booked employees were working at EDB branches at New Plots and Talab Khatikan, CCB branch at Vinayak Bazar and J&K Bank at Gujjar Nagar. Cases under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of RPC were registered against them for cheating, fraud, forgery and criminal conspiracy. CB sources said a probe was conducted by state vigilance organisation (SVO) on receipt of a source report wherein it was alleged that Amit Bhandari, son of Vijay Kumar of Jain Bazar, after ha...   READ MORE   Time for JU academics to retrospect, prove worth Replacing Sahni 9/20/2011 10:22:13 AM MINCING NO WORDS NEHA JAMMU, Sep 19: The University of Jammu is a premier institution of higher learning. It came into being in 1969 after years of struggle in Jammu – struggle that took away at least four precious lives of young students. It was considered as one of the best institutions in the country not-so-long ago. The faculty in the University was highly qualified and with a vision. There were teachers who were known both in and outside India for their academic brilliance and attainments. Prof Yog Prakash of Physics Department, Prof Gian Chand of Urdu Department, Prof Sansar Chand of Hindi Department, Prof Som Nath Bhakri of English Department, Prof D N Saraf of Law Depart...   READ MORE   Difficult time for Congress, coalition in crisis Resolution on Guru 9/20/2011 10:21:37 AM STARK REALITY -- I RUSTAM JAMMU, Sep 19: Ruling party in the state, like any other ruling party anywhere in the country, has the power to accept any private member’s bill. No one can question its authority and prerogative. It is true that ruling party or ruling coalition is considered non-partisan the moment it assumes power or the office. This is what people’s democracy really means. However, it would be difficult to say if the ruling party or the ruling coalition doesn’t watch, protect and promote further its political interests. It can also be said that the ruling party or the ruling coalition takes decisions which do not in any manner harm it or harm the coalition partners. ...   READ MORE   Police remand of 2 terror email accused extended by 3 days 9/20/2011 10:20:16 AM Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Sept 19: Principal district and sessions court judge, Kishtwar, M L Manhas today ordered the extension of police remand of terror email accused -- Sharik Khawar Butt and Abid Hussain Bhawani -- by three days. The court directive came after the two alleged accused were produced at the official residence of the judge amid tight security. Both of them are in police custody since September 10 when they were picked up for allegedly sending terror email from Global Internet Cafe here after the Delhi high court blast. When asked about the progress made by police and NIA in the case, Kulbir Singh, additional SP, Kishtwar, refused to give any detail.Meanwhile, f...   READ MORE   Employees two factions over logger heads, hell bent to outwit each other 9/19/2011 12:33:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 18: The Joint consultative Council (JCC) of employees which has taken back its proposed strike call from September 26 after signing an agreement with state Government at Srinagar last week is at logger heads with Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) which has accused the former of ``sell out''. According to sources both JCC and EJAC are facing internal crisis with some members openly revolting the decision. While Mohammed Gafoor Dar left the EJAC to joint JCC for reaching an agreement with Government , some members from EJAC Kashmir have also joined the EJAC faction Jammu after opposing the JCC for taking back its strike call. It may be recalled while J...   READ MORE   Reality bites! Cong, PDP eroding NC's support in Rajouri, Poonch 9/19/2011 12:32:43 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Sept 18: After having been literally wiped out from erstwhile district Doda, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress have begun eroding foundations of National Conference in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Both PDP and Congress have made significant political gains, inversely damaging NC, which is heading the coalition government in the state. The two parties are working at snail's pace, reaching out to the masses in far-flung and hilly areas of twin districts, gaining their confidence and strengthening their respective parties. Presently, Rajouri District has 4 assembly constituencies Nowshera, Darhal, Rajouri and Kalakote while Poonch has t...   READ MORE   9/19/2011 12:29:30 AM ...   READ MORE

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