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Governor rule wakes up officials in JK Babus who enjoyed political patronage start packing bags 1/11/2015 12:01:39 AM Fazal Khan Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 10: Imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir has woken up the bureaucrats and top officials from deep slumber as they were having a field day since the day Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was imposed in the state in October last year. Sources told Early Times that most officials since Friday have been recalling the Governor N N Vohra's first stint when he took over the reins of the state in 2008 amidst Amarnath land row. Vohra during his first stint proved to be a tough and an active administrator. "In 2008 Vohra took keen interest in the administrative affairs and ensured that all the reports reach to him every evening. He made all his subordinates believe that there is no chance for complacency," a senior official said. He said Vohra during his brief stint of a few months in 2008-09 reshuffled the bureaucracy on many occasions and ensured that none of the officials assume that they are "indispensable." Sources said that in Srinagar where the official activities had almost come to a halt in absence of the government ...   READ MORE

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People accuse Omar Abdullah of playing to galleries by demitting office before time 'In 2002 NC chose to sit in opposition despite single largest party' 1/11/2015 12:01:27 AM Jehangir Rashid ET Report SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Former chief minister and National Conference's working President, Omar Abdullah latest diatribe against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for failing to form the government in the state has not gone well with the people. People in general and political observers in particular said that it was National Conference that started the process of not forming the state government despite having the requisite numbers. In 2002 assembly elections NC emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats followed by Congress and PDP. Despite being the single largest party NC chose not to form the government in the state all due to th...   READ MORE   J&K is not the personal estate of Kashmiri separatists Empowering refugees from West Pakistan 1/11/2015 12:01:16 AM Neha Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: On January 10, the Union Home Ministry took an important decision to empower the refugees from West Pakistan, who had been living in Jammu province since 1947. That day, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, after considering the problems being faced by the West Pakistan refugees, directed the heads of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to consider the refugees for recruitment and include them in the recruitment drives conducted in the state. The Union Home Minister had also written to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that "similar concessions such as waiving the condition of producing the Domicile Certificate and other identity certificate may b...   READ MORE   2 Panthers Party leaders may join PDP 1/11/2015 12:01:01 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), which has already suffered humiliating defeat in recently concluded assembly elections, is likely to suffer another jolt, as two of its top leaders are contemplating to join Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in near future. Sources informed Early Times that Panthers Party stands divided after the defeat in recently concluded assembly elections. "Before assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in discussion with JKNPP, to fight elections collectively," sources said, adding that BJP had offered five seats to Panthers Party candidates, but some leaders of the Party had sought mandate fr...   READ MORE   NC sings in sync with Separatists in opposing Citizenship Rights to Pak Refugees 1/11/2015 12:00:54 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 10: Daring to oppose recommendations of the Parliament to settle West Pakistan Refugees in Jammu province, National Conference (NC) while joining Separatists to oppose the move accused BJP of hijacking powers of Governor and violating the state Constitution for political gains. Terming the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for settling the west Pakistan refugees permanently in the J&K as a deliberate anti-Jammu and Kashmir move by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, Additional general secretary of NC, Dr Mustafa Kamal said today said that according to pre-planned strategy BJP wants to change demography of the state. "...   READ MORE   Struggle for CM from Jammu gains momentum Countering the 'biased' Kashmiris 1/11/2015 12:00:43 AM Rustam Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: It was expected that the rabidly anti-Jammu attitude adopted by the vested interests and communal forces in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the highly fractured mandate will provoke political explosions in Jammu province and unleash forces in the province to neutralize the baneful influence of Kashmir over the state's polity and it has actually happened. The case in point is the formation on January 9 of the Jammu Pradesh United Front (JPUF) consisting of fifteen social and political groups, including the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), which suffered a massive defeat at the hands of the resurgent BJP in the just-held assembly...   READ MORE

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