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| Party convention ends in fiasco; Nasir kicks NC worker, Jabbar's supporters raise anti-party slogans | | NC faces rebellion in Ganderbal | | | Fazal Khan
Ganderbal, Sept 2: Ganderbal, which till the recent past, was considered as the citadel of the ruling National Conference is fast slipping out of the hands of the party. A convention organized by the ruling party at Beehama here today ended up in a fiasco as National Conference workers raised slogans against each other and tried to exchange blows. Chaos and confusion infuriated the National Conference Provincial President for Kashmir region and Chief Minister's close aide Nasir Aslam Wani, who lost his cool and kicked a NC worker to give vent to his ire.
Sources told Early Times that many supporters of the Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar assembled at the venue this afternoon with an "intention" that they would drive home a point that Ishfaq should be given the mandate for the forthcoming Assembly elections from Ganderbal.
As the convention started, scores of supporters of Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar stood up and raised slogans against the party leadership.
"Party wants to sideline Ishfaq. We want mandate for our leader. When he joined NC he was promised the mandate. Now NC leadershi... | |
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| Who is Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar? | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 2: Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar is son of Sheikh Abdul Jabbar, who used to be counted among close associates of late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Sheikh Abdul Jabbar severed his ties with the National Conference in 1984 to join the rebel group of party under GM Shah. During Shah's tenure as the Chief Minister, Abdul Jabbar was appointed as the Law Minister.
Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar had resigned from Congress in February 2013 to build a pressure on the party leadership after he was denied party mandate for Legislative Council seat from Kashmir division in March last year.
He joined National Conference after leaving Congress and is still being considered as potential c... | |
| | | | Sagar, Mian Altaf leave venue in jiffy | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 2: National Conference convention at Zadibal in old city witnessed chaos and confusion today as hundreds of people assembled near the venue of the convention and raised anti-NC slogans. Sources told Early Times as soon as the senior party leaders, including Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mian Altaf and others arrived at Zadibal scores of people assembled outside the venue and raised slogans against the present NC MLA Peer Afaq.
Locals, according to the sources, alleged that Afaq has failed to address the grievances of the people and acts like a "monarch."
Sources said as the protesters refused to "cool down" Ali Mohammad Sagar and Mian Altaf left the venue without... | |
| | | | Congress tickets on sale, alleges Subash Sharma | | Mangat Ram's son to contest on PDP ticket | | | Early Times Report
KATHUA, Sept 2: Already facing dearth of potential candidates in Kathua district, Congress today received a severe jolt when veteran party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma declared to support his son Subash Sharma, who has decided to contest assembly election from Kathua segment as candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mangat Ram Sharma alleged that Congress leadership had sidelined him due to his age. "I have served the party for more than five decades and in exchange of my more than five decades service, present Congress leadership is humiliating me at the last stage of my political career", Mangat Ram Sharma, who was Deputy Chief Minis... | |
| | | | Sons take up diverse routs in PDP and Cong | | Mangat's familial political colours | | |
Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Sept 2: Congress stalwart and former Deputy Chief Minister Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma's announcement to support his son as People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from Kathua Assembly constituency has sprung a surprise in political circles, particularly in Congress.
With octogenarian Mangat Ram's open declaration to support his elder son Subhash Sharma as PDP nominee, many in Congress believe that everything is not well in Sharma clan since his youngest son Rajneesh Sharma alias Mian is trying to get a Congress ticket from Bani Assembly constituency in Kathua district.
Party insiders say that Mangat Ram siding with one son may be a result of fight between the two... | |
| | | | JeM district commander among 3 militants killed in Pulwama encounter | | Major Success to security forces | |  Javaid Naikoo
srinagar, Sept 2: The 16 hour long gun fight between Security forces and militants which raged in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ended with the death of three militants including one district commander. According to a police spokesman, three militants including one wanted district commander of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Hanjan village of Pulwama district. Police officials said that 'on a tip off regarding the presence of armed mil... | |
| | | | Fearing defeat, Azad takes up the migrants' issue | | Ceasefire violations | | |
Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Congress leadership is desperate to win some seats in the upcoming Assembly elections. It has started raking up issues which the NC-Congress government could have tackled on its own to an extent, but it didn't do that. What things have changed for them and they have come to realize that they have to go many miles to make up the loss. Hence, convinced that their indifferent attitude towards the people would further harm their electoral interests, the Congress leadership has thought of a methodology that could, according to them, harm the poll prospects of their arch political rivals in the Jammu province and improve the poll prospects of the Congress party. Obvio... | |
| | | | Over 2 months on, no RBA status for 39 new villages | | Is Omar impressing voters? | | |
GS Asgotra
JAMMU, Sept 2: The announcement made by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for granting RBA status to 39 more villages, is till date on papers only as even after the lapse of nearly two and half months, no SRO has been issued by the government, depriving the inhabitants of the RBA benefits.
Sources in the Genral Administration Department (GAD) claimed that the government was reportedly in no mood to publish notification before the September 15 and after mid September, the Model Code of Conduct would come into force, depriving the inhabitants of benefits of RBA for some more months.
They said that after the announcement of granting RBA status, an SRO was published, following which ... | |
| | | | Defeating essence of equality, Jammu's Royalty still obsessed with titles | | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 2: Over six and a half decades after monarchy was abolished in India, a member of the family that once ruled the state is finding it hard to do away with the titles which designate the royalty status, violating the spirit and essence of equality guaranteed by the constitution to the citizens of India.
Even as Dr. Karan Singh, the son of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of the state has refrained from using any such titles after his father affected the accession of the state to the Union of India in 1948, his son Ajat Shatru Singh, a National Conference MLC has not been able to win over the temptation of using the prefix 'MK' (Maharaj Kumar). "It is strange that... | |
| | | | School Education department fails to post 80 promoted masters/teachers | | 48 days go down the drain | | | Jehangir Rashid
srinagar, Sept 2: The government departments in the recent past have developed a habit of issuing orders but not following them up with requisite action. This makes a mockery of the system and it gives an impression that the people at helm are not serious in implementation of orders issued by them.
More than a month and half have passed ever since the Education Department issued order for the promotion of post graduate masters/teachers of chemistry as in-charge lecturers, but the posting of concerned officials is yet to be done. The inordinate delay has caused heart-burns among the promoted teachers and they fear that something is cooking behind the scene.
The Gazetted... | |
| | | | 50 % posts of Assistant Surgeons, 60% posts of Specialists vacant | | Violation of IPHS's recommendations in Doda | | | Bijay Charak
JAMMU, Sept 2: In breach of recommendations of Indian Primary Health Standard (IPHS), health services in hilly district Doda, half of sanctioned post of Assistant Surgeons are laying vacant. Moreover, around 60 per cent posts of specialist doctors are also vacant. According to official sources 167 health institutions including one district, two sub district and one emergency are crying of huge staff dearth.
Except above said institution, 17 Primary Health Centre, 23 Allopathic Dispensary, 34 Medical Aid Centers, 86 Sub Health Centers and three Mobile Medical Aid Centers are exposing government claims of providing best health care facilities.
According to guideline of IPHS ... | |
| | | | Not Omar, BJP talking Nonsense: Kamaal | | Kashmir itself a 'country' party to disputes | | | Modi backtracking from Vajpayee's Commitments
Javaid Naikoo
srinagar, Sept 2: Lashing hard on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Kashmir said that Omar Abdullah is appeasing separatists by poking nose in Indi-Pakistan talks, additional general secretary of National Conference (NC) made a controversial statement by saying that Kashmir itself being a 'country' is party to dispute and BJP is talking nonsense.
Dr Mustafa Kamaal while talking to Early Times said that 'Omar is absolutely right in what he said in context of calling off talks with Pakistan, and added that Jammu and Kashmir is one of party to dispute of Jammu and Kashmir and other party is Pakistan.' "Kashmir is itself a country and pa... | |
| | | | Formation of new parties shows people's faith in democracy | | Changing political scenario in Kashmir | | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 2: Interesting developments are taking place in Kashmir. All indicates the Kashmiris' growing faith in the Indian democracy or Indian political system. These developments also show that the protagonists of poll boycott like Syed Ali Shah Geelani are losing what little grip they had over Kashmiris by the day. This is all the more significant in the sense that Kashmiri Muslims are openly defying the diktats of the likes of Geelani by launching new political parties, all desirous of taking part in the upcoming Assembly elections and creating uncertainty for the existing major political players.
During the past three months or so, no less than five new political parties were ... | |
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