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| BJP softens as Cong supports PDP | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The BJP has softened its stand in seeking two more portfolios to back Mehbooba Mufti as Chief Minister after the Congress party reportedly extended its support to PDP to form Government in Jammu and Kashmir.
After death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, sources said the State BJP leaders had sought two more portfolios for supporting Mehbooba as Chief Minister.
However, the top Congress leaders attended Mufti's funeral has given rise to speculations that Congress was making efforts to form Government with PDP with help of Independent MLAs.
Sources said some of the Congress leaders were in touch with PDP leaders and expressed their support ... | |
| | | | On day of CM's demise, Academy hosted cultural extravaganza | | 'Aziz Hajini should be suspended immediately' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: While entire state was plunged into mourning due to death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on January 7, the Academy of Art, Culture and Languages was busy in hosting cultural extravaganza.
A closed door function was held in the Abhinav Theatre on the day when all the government offices and institutions shut down to mourn the demise of Mufti.
"I had given a clear cut instructions to all my staff to close down all activities and let no function, whatsoever of any nature, to be held in Academy. All our official functions were cancelled," claimed Aziz Hajini, Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.
Hajini, who got the p... | |
| | | | Can Mehbooba keep PDP together? | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Following the death of her father, Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed, people have begun to question Mehbooba's ability to hold PDP together. Since Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed formed the PDP, his biggest success was to keep the party together. Unlike the National Conference, which has a long history dating back to 1938, the PDP is a 16-year-old party.
The Abdullahs have complete command on the National Conference and there is no one in the party who can match the stature of the Abdullahs.
However, the PDP is different. Many leaders in the PDP have a standing of their own, but they got completely subsumed under Sayeed. Mufti had a long stint in politi... | |
| | | | Mufti's death aftermath: Babus gossip as people crave for essentials | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The death of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and 'reluctance' of his grief-stricken daughter and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti to take oath as new CM has left the State headless with 'bureaucrats' running State affairs in a haphazard manner.
Notwithstanding clear-cut warning to bureaucrats by PDP not to poke their nose in Government formation, Babus enjoying field days after the death of Mufti seems in no mood to resume their duties.
Pertinently, the Chief Minister breathed his last at around 7.30 am at AIIMS on Thursday. Sayeed was admitted with complaints of fever and neck pain on 24 December after which the doctors at AIIMS dia... | |
| | | | JK finally under Governor’s rule | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: Governor NN Vohra on Saturday finally used his powers vested in him by the J&K Constitution and brought the state under his direct rule following inordinate delay in response by the PDP and the BJP over government formation in the state.
A Raj Bhavan spokesperson in a statement here on Saturday evening said, "After receiving concurrence from the President of India, Governor N N Vohra issued a Proclamation today to impose Governor's Rule in the State."
The spokesperson stated that consequent to the sudden passing away of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on 7th January 2016, the process to form government had commenced and intimations were still await... | |
| | | | Kashmiri opinion makers set agenda for Mehbooba | | | | News
ANALYSIS
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: Convinced that the PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti, will take over as J&K Chief Minister sooner than later, Kashmiri opinion-makers have lost no time in setting an agenda for her. They have opined that "she has her hands full of challenges". They are right. After all, she will be the Chief Minister of the most difficult and complex State - State which consists of three distinct regions housing people having conflicting perceptions.
Significantly, there was nothing for Jammu and Ladakh in the agenda that they set for the would-be-Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. For them, the people of Jammu and Ladakh and their needs and compulsions were un... | |
| | | | PDP miffed over suggestions to break alliance | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti is in no hurry to take oath as the 13th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, a few people have started speculating that she is not interested in carrying forward the alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party, while a few are working overtime to ensure that PDP-BJP alliance ends in the State.
"Mehbooba, who is in shock due to death of her father (late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed), needs time to reconcile with the situation," said a politician
He said it's unfortunate that a few people are trying to "politicize Mufti Sayeed's death," he said, "A few people are working overtime to ens... | |
| | | | Fate of PDP-BJP alliance hangs in balance | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: The delay in formation of Government by two alliance partners PDP and BJP has put a question mark on continuance of coalition by the two parities in future.
The reluctance shown by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to take oath has as the next Chief Minister has put the question mark on the entire process.
The delay in formation of new Government as warranted under Constitution of the State has put a constitutional crisis in J&K with both coalition parties buying some more time in this regard. As a Constitutional procedure the successor of a Chief Minister who breathed his last on chair should be elected within 24 hours or the State be put under President's or G... | |
| | | | Beigh’s confidence at Fairview leaves rivals jealous | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The "confident" presence of veteran politician and Peoples Democratic Party stalwart Muzaffar Hussain Beigh at the mourning of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at latter's Fairview residence here has left his rivals in the PDP jealous even as such lot finds their future bleak.
Insiders said on Friday when a Minister from the Mufti led Government, who had skipped the funeral for a "meeting on economics in New Delhi", reached the Fairview residence, he was shocked to see Member Parliament, Beigh sitting among the mourners and talking to the media confidently.
"His face turned red as if he couldn't tolerate Beigh’s presence. Finally after a few minu... | |
| | | | Tourism, Finance Ministry to witness major changes | | Who will get what in Mehbooba's rule? | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: With a day or two left for the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to succeed her father as the Chief Minister of the State, the fate of several senior Ministers continue to hang in balance with suspense over who will get what continues to dominate the scenes.
Highly placed sources said that besides the finance and CAPD, there will be major changes witnessed in Tourism and Home portfolios. There are some Ministers of the PDP who are getting sleepless nights, frightful of losing what they used to enjoy in the past.
Though, there are deliberations about the senior party leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh being accorded the key post with the vetera... | |
| | | | Mehbooba displays her political craft by refusing to jump to CM's chair | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Giving a lie to the hopes of her father's Cabinet colleagues, who somehow wanted to retain their chairs even at the immense emotional costs of the Chief Minister designate, her father's natural successor, Mehbooba Mufti has refused to take reins of power. In all probability she is likely to take oath on Jan 12th, the 80th birth day of her illustrious father.
According to highly placed party sources, several Cabinet colleagues of the deceased Chief Minister, who had been thriving on exploiting his sincerity and an insatiable urge to deliver in quickest possible time, tried to create a feel of a "constitutional crisis", by planting stories in local medi... | |
| | | | Sonia's visit to Srinagar today, Azad's body language unnerve BJP mantris | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: The proposed visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to Srinagar to attend 4th day of former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has given air to the rumours that something different cooking in the state politics to keep "communal" BJP at sideline from the politics of sensitive border state of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per reports Sonia Gandhi is visiting Srinagar on Sunday to mourn the sad demise of Mohammad Mohammad Sayeed. Congress president will first visit Muftis's residence at Srinagar and after that she will go to Bijbehara-native place to Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to pay floral tributes to the departed soul.
Sonia Gandhi had earlier visited AIIMS wh... | |
| | | | GMC&H inferno : Was it accident or cover up ? | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9 : The Friday night fire incident at premier health institute, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu has raised questions with people asking whether the inferno was an accident or a cover up.
Although, the hospital management is denying any foul play but questions as to why the management failed to handle fire initially have been raised.
Hospital sources informed Early Times that the fire broke out in the corridor adjacent to the Ward No 1 of the hospital late Friday evening and gutted worn out material of the hospital but it apparently had exposed the non-functioning of fire-fighting facilities installed at
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| | | | Sports persons made to travel without reservation | | Parents unwilling to send wards for tournaments | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9 : Non-reservation of sportspersons in various modes of transport have forced the parents to discourage their wards from representing the state in various tournaments.
Sources said that some of the incidents in the past have forced the parents not to send their wards for the participation in the Nationals. They added that like the recent incident of last month, the parents of the players apprehends to travel without any facilities while participating in the games.
A parent of a National player shared with Early Times that the budding players who are going to represent the State of Jammu and Kashmir sans basic facilities. He added tha... | |
| | | | Court permits ED to examine, record statement of accused | | Muti-crore Dutta Finance Scam | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: In the alleged multi-crore Dutta Finance Scam, 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, M A Choudhary has allowed enforcement directorate (ED) to examine and record the state of under trial Gurbachan Singh Dutta in the district jail during working hours.
The court directive came in an application filed by ED assistant director, Srinagar, Sharad Kumar, seeking permission to examine the accused for the offences of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in terms of section 2(2) of the Act as the involvement of persons accused in the case had been noticed in the commission of offences of Money Laundering which was under ED investigation as the proceeds gener... | |
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