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Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Amid speculations on who will be the next Minister of State for Home, J&K Chief Minister - Omar Abdullah is mulling a reshuffle in the National Conference nominees in his council of Ministers.
Party insiders said the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah have decided to effect a reshuffle in the council of NC Ministers. The name of Minister of State (independent Charge) Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi has been reportedly tipped off for the coveted MoS Home portfolio.
Sources, however, said the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is not happy with the performance of two senior Ministers and was favouring clipp... | |
| | | | Has support of 14 councillors, confident to get 15 | | Congress stakes claim for LAHDC Kargil | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The All India Congress Party (AICC) today staked claim for forming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil and Asgar Karbalai is set to become the chief executive councillor.
On Monday morning, Congress party formally submitted its claim of forming the council with the deputy commissioner Kargil Fida Hussain, who will now forward it to the state Government.
"We have given the list of councillors and have staked claim for forming new council. We at present have support of 14 councillors but are hopeful that we will reach to the mark of 15," said a senior Congress leader.
The oath taking ceremony is expected to be held on September 6, for which ... | |
| | | | In line of fire over Kishtwar, DIG DKR faces more trouble | | Girl accuses physical assault, inhuman treatment | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: Already facing public ire for negligence in dealing with situation that led to bitter communal clashed in Kishtwar, DIG DKR Ashkoor Wani and his subordinate DySP HQ Ramban have been accused of beating a young girl.
The allegation was leveled by one Younis Khan of Udhampur who said that his daughter was beaten to pulp by the police officers for no fault.
The girl Rehana (name changed) daughter of Younis Khan of district Udhampur was allegedly dragged out from the residence of one of her relatives in Kashmir where she had gone to attend a court hearing.
The father of the girl alleged that her daughter was framed by one Harish Dev of Udhampur, a Congress ... | |
| | | | Traders reiterate demand of CBI probe, removal of DIG DKR | | VDCs guarantee of minorities' safety in Chenab valley: Gupta | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Sept 2: Former Union Minister of State for Defence and MLA Jammu west, Chaman Lal Gupta today said that existence of Village Defence Committees in Chenab valley of Jammu province is the guarantee for safeguarding of minorities.
While addressing the gathering of prominent citizens and traders at Tourist Reception Centre Kishtwar, Mr. Gupta said that after witnessing mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Valley, the prime concern before the Vajpayee led NDA Government was to prevent similar exodus from other parts of the state including from Chenab valley. He said that as a security measure, the then NDA Government decided to strengthen the already existed VDCs and... | |
| | | | Geelani refers to Zubin Mehta as Israeli agent, calls for strike on September 7 | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Senior separatist leader and chairman of his faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani today accused noted instrumentalist Zubin Mehta of forwarding agenda of Israel in the garb of holding musical concert programme in the summer capital of state on September 7.
Addressing a press conference here, Geelani asked people to observe complete strike on September 7 as a mark of protest against the holding of musical concert programme. He said people more so the students of colleges and universities should protest against the musical programme after the Friday prayers on September 6.
"Zubin Mehta has a track record of performing in the conflict hit a... | |
| | | | It’s civil war at former DyCM's home over Bani ticket | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: Political aspirations have known to trigger bitter rivalries all across the country especially when it came to the issue of getting mandate to contest elections, but a tussle has started within the family of former Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram on contesting election from the Bani constituency.
Mangat Ram's sons Mian and Subash are fighting between themselves to get the party ticket from Bani constituency. Mian had even put up huge hoarding when party incharge Ambika Soni along with Ghulam Nabi Azad had arrived in Jammu on Saturday.
Subash is already camping in Bani and has been telling his supporters that he is sure to get party ticket and has bee... | |
| | | | JK demands enhancement in Annual plan but fails to utilize funds under vital schemes | | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Sept 2: Jammu and Kashmir Government's demands for hike in annual allocations from the centre have been tenuous and unfounded as its has failed to utilize funds allocated to it under flagship centrally sponsored schemes of mass welfare during the year such as under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM).
Under AIBP scheme, the Union Government had released only Rs. 207 crores for minor projects in financial year 2012-13 out of total Rs. 450 Crores sanctioned under AIBP scheme, besides not a single penny was released for major and medium projects during previous financial year, sources said, failure... | |
| | | | JU Council leaves genuine candidates high and dry | | Confers benefits on favourites | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Jammu University Council has been accused of conferring benefits on favourites in the form of additional charges as genuine candidates have been left high and dry.
Highly placed sources at University of Jammu informed Early Times that it has caused a widespread resentment among the faculty members who were not availing additional benefits for their services in more than one department.
Documents provided by sources revealed that Director International Centre for Cross-Cultural and Human Resources Management beside others including Prof. JS Tara of department of Zoology holding additional charge of Director Poonch campus, Prof. Dawood working as Incharge c... | |
| | | | Govt 'forced' to pay compensation for illegal structures | | | |
Majid Ahmad
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Officers of R&B and Revenue departments have found a new way to loot the public exchequer. They first allow people to raise structures on the land which is already notified for road widening and then the Government has to pay compensation for these illegally raised structures. Apart from the land owners, the officers of both the departments are the major beneficiaries.
Here is a example: While authorities have already notified the area coming under the road widening from north Kashmir's Baramulla town to border tehsil of Uri, unauthorised and illegal structures are being raised on the road at several places.
Sources told Early Times that more than half a d... | |
| | | | Jammu not on Congress's priority list | | Political Resolution | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 2: The people of Jammu province had hoped that the JKPCC would pass a resolution on the nature of Jammu problem and its solution at its convention, held in the state's winter capital, Jammu, on August 31 and urge the President of India to invoke Article 371 of the Indian Constitution to set up an empowered regional council in Jammu so that its people exercise some legislative, administrative and financial powers, but their hope just remained a hope. The hope had stemmed from the August 30 statement of AICC general secretary and in-charge Jammu and Kashmir Congress Ambika Soni that the Congress and the Congress Ministers had failed to fulfill the promises made to the peop... | |
| | | | Gunmen open fire on police guarding Kashmiri Pandits in Shopian village | | Firing leads to fear, panic among Pandits | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Suspected militants resorted to indiscriminate on police personnel guarding the cluster of houses of Kashmiri Pandits in a village in the South Kashmir's Shopian district. The firing led to fear among the Kashmiri Pandits putting up in the village.
Sources told Early Times that a group of gunmen started firing on one of the two pickets guarding Kashmiri Pandits in the Pargachoo village of Shopian district on Sunday night. The firing continued for about half an hour and led to fear among the people putting up there. It was only after many hours that situation turned normal in the area.
"At about 9:45 PM there was heavy burst of gunfire in the village as t... | |
| | | | `Congress leaders biggest obstacle in holding ULB Elections' | | Kamaal tirade continues | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Continuing his tirade against the Congress party, National Conference Additional general Secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal on Monday said the Congress Ministers were hampering conduct of ULB elections.
"It is a white lie on part of the Congress leadership that National Conference is using delaying ULB Elections. The reality is that some Congress leaders have become the hurdle in getting these elections held in time," he said adding that the track record of this party makes it clear that it is adept in back-stabbing.
"Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is mulling to present the names of these three Congress leaders before the Congress High Command so that they... | |
| | | | No decision on pre-poll alliance yet: Omar | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today made clear that no decision on pre-poll alliance with the Congress had been taken as yet.
"National Conference has not taken a decision yet (on a pre-poll alliance with Congress)," Omar told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
The NC leader was responding to questions about reports that Congress, at a party meeting in Jammu, has decided to go alone in the next Assembly elections.
Asked if there were any differences between National Conference and Congress, Omar said, "There is no tension. There is still some time to go for the (Assembly) elections."
He said National Conference has given the respo... | |
| | | | Congress-NC Coalition on the verge of collapse | | Messages from Ashoka hotel | | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 2: The fundamental messages from Hotel Ashoka, Jammu, where the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) held a day-long convention of its executive members on August 31, were loud and clear. The fundamental messages were three.
One, the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held along with the general elections and not after October 2014. In other words, the elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly could be held anytime between October 2013 and May 2014. The term of the Omar Abdullah-led Government would otherwise expire on January 4, 2015, as he assumed the office on January 5, 2009 with the help of the Congress. It was none other than Union Hea... | |
| | | | Financial bunglings in SKEWPY scheme in Doda | | | | Majid Malik
Doda, Sept 2: The state government's Voluntary Service Allowance (VSA) scheme announced under Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Program for Youth (SKEWPY) for jobless educated youth is almost defunct due to financial bungling, nepotism and favouritism in Doda district.
Given the huge unemployment in the state, the government announced the VSA scheme in 2010 to provide monthly allowance to the educated youth who have crossed 28 years of age and are yet to settle themselves in life.
Under the scheme, a monthly allowance of Rs 500 to Rs 1100 is given to the registered youth depending upon their academic and technical qualifications. But, the scheme has been facing a number... | |
| | | | JCC announces fresh agitation programme from September 9 | | Protests on first day, strike on next two days | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of state government employees today intensified its agitation against the state government in support of their demands. The JCC announced a three day agitation programme starting from September 9 and vowed to carry forward their agitation as long as their demands are not met by the state government.
Sharing his views with Early Times, JCC leader Mohammad Gafoor Dar said that the state government employees would protest against the non-fulfillment of their demands on September 9. Gafoor said that all the employees would suspend their work on September 10 and 11 and complete strike would be observed on these two da... | |
| | | | PC emerging as formidable challenge to NC in Abdullah's constituency | | | | Et Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Peoples Conference (PC) is all set to fight the 2014 Assembly and Parliamentary elections in the State and Party has started its campaign in various parts of the Valley even much earlier than announcement of election dates. To give a tough fight to ruling alliance in the next year's Assembly and Parliamentary elections the PC senior leaders have set themselves in motion in strengthening the Party at grass root level and refurbish its public image as a secular and social democratic Party which believes in unity of all three regions of the State and their equal development.
According to sources the PC has made it a prestigious point to evolve itself as a Party ... | |
| | | | Not so melodious Jugalbandi continues over Padamshri to Mehmeet | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Sept 2: Interjections over prestigious Padam Shri to Kashmiri Singer Mehmeet Syed are hitting cords not so pleasing to the ears as many contemporaries have contested her selection for the top award.
Mehmeet meanwhile maintains that though she did not approach anybody for this award, but quality in her work rather than quantity had won acclaimed Padam Shri for her.
The issue which is gaining momentum with every passing day in Kashmir after some renowned and experienced singers expressed their anguish over the nomination of young Mehmeet Syed for prestigious award by some senior most politicians and officials of the state administration and threatened to take the se... | |
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