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SRINAGAR, May 14: Political assaults between two rivals National Conference and PDP on various issues have been a common thing but calling names to each other started off late is now becoming a new trend.
In an attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership, the ruling National Conference (NC) on Friday described PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayed as "snake" and its president Mehbooba Mufti as "crocodile."
Senior NC leader Sharief-ud-Din Shariq, also a Member Parliament (MP), accused Sayed of "of playing a role of 'Asteen ka samph (Snake which bites its master) and 'mukhbir' (informer) to dig a grave for Kashmir's individuality and identity."
"Mufti's role in the State Subject Bill and Permanent Residence (disqualification) Bill are black examples of his deeds. Using might and money, Mufti made an attempt to pass bills amidst din in the state Assembly," alleged Shariq, a senior NC leader.
He alleged that Jammu and Kashmir were put on the path of bloodshed by Mufti Sayed. "When Mufti Sayed was the Home Minister of India, he had a hand in the bloodshed in Kash... | |
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| Cabinet Sub- Committee to hold talks with employees tomorrow | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 14: Cabinet today authorised a 5-member sub committee to hold a fresh series of talks with representatives of the government employees over their demands of disbursement of the pay arrears and increasing the superannuation bar from 58 to 60 years.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presided over the Cabinet meeting which took place at his Gupkar Road residence in the forenoon. Sources said that all the Cabinet Ministers, excluding Minister of Finance Abdul Rahim Rather and Minister of Tourism Rigzin Jora participated in the meeting. Both, Rather and Jora were reportedly preoccupied with more important official duties. Earlier this year, Omar Abdullah government ... | |
| | | | Contractors body shoot letter to Sonia loaded with 'scandals' | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 14: Minister for Roads and Buildings, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori who has been in the centre of controversies for quite some time may again face the heat of his opponents as the Contractor's Association District Doda has shot off a letter to the UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi seeking stern action against him for allegedly indulging in "scandals".
The letter, a copy of which is available with the Early Times, alleged that R&B authorities in district Doda have been dancing to the tunes of the Minister concerned and works are being executed in sheer violation of the set norms.
"Many roads like Doda town link road (Doda to Pul Doda) road widening, Prem Nagar Pernote ... | |
| | | | CMs favourite huts without water, electricity | | DKG Eco-Tourism huts lacking basic facilities for tourists | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, May 14: Though Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced to divert tourist influx of Kashmir to Dehra-Ki-Gali area of Rajouri, Eco-Tourism huts inaugurated by him on last Wednesday lack all basic facilities putting question mark on the comfortable stay of tourists in these huts which were termed as 'most beautiful structures' by the Chief Minister recently.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated Eco-Tourism Facility (ETF) at Dehra-KI- Gali area on Rajouri and Poonch middle point on Mughal Road where he announced to divert tourist influx of Kashmir towards this area but these ETF huts lack water and electricity facility. Power Development Depar... | |
| | | | PDP's pro active strategy on Self Rule pursued with sense of 'timing? | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 14: Largest opposition party PDP and its leadership may well be indulging in routine bickering and political brick-bats with ruling coalition, mainly its rival National Conference on smaller issues but it has engaged itself consistently for the last one fortnight on a 'bigger task' in Kashmir valley- propagating and educating people at grass root levels about its Self Rule formula for resolution of Kashmir issue.
The leadership is pursuing pro actively not merely in the shape of giving statements but actually doing some 'work' on the ground to get through the message of their political slogan for Kashmir right up to a common man in village. This pro activ... | |
| | | | Pakistan fighting for water, not Kashmiri Muslims | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 14: "This month, the International Centre for Peace Initiatives published a book called The Final Settlement: Restructuring India-Pakistan Relations. The book suggested that the search for a final settlement between the two countries (India and Pakistan) must be predicted on the analysis of three essential elements in the bilateral relationship - Fire (use of terrorism as state policy), Water (rivers of (Jammu and) Kashmir) and Land (an agreed future status of (Jammu and Kashmir)."
"As summer has arrived and the annual water agitations have already started in Sindh, the part of this book dealing with water is timely. Shortage of water and its gross ... | |
| | | | Tourism Deptt fails to exploit Moungari Mela potential | | Govt promises skies, on ground nothing is visible | | |
SARITA JAMWAL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, May 14: There can be no better instance of double speak and hollow intentions of the NC led coalition government in terms of what it 'avows' for tourism promotion in Jammu region. Ironical but true that Jammu still faces step motherly treatment on the ground. A matter of coincidence it may be, but only substantiates this allegation that government today decided to start air safaris for high end visitors to woo tourists to newer destinations but miserably failed to kickstart the famous Mounghari Mela in Udhampur district with zeal and fanfare it deserved.
While the government (Minister of state for tourism Nasir Aslam Wani) remained busy with... | |
| | | | Mansar lake's 3rd victim an ASCOMS student | | | |
JAMMU, May 14:
In less than a week, an MBBS student of ASCOMS (Batra Medical College) today drowned in the famous Mansar lake, 25 km off the national highway, in Samba.
SPO Jagdev Singh and Vijay Singh, both residents of Chenani, were drowned in the lake on March 9 while they were taking bath in it.
Today, Syed Zuhaid Rizvi jumped into the lake waters to take bath at about 7 pm. Quoting eyewitnesses, police sources said he drowned soon after he jumped into the lake.
Army divers were contacted to search for his body, the sources added.
Sources said there was also a possibility of Rizvi having committed suicide by jumping into the lake as he was moving aimlessly in the area for the p... | |
| | | | Azad ponders over fate of MCI with PM | | | | ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad reportedly called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here this evening to discuss the crisis faced by the Medical Council of India. The MCI has fallen virtually headless ever since the suspension and arrest of its chief Ketan Desai in the wake of allegations related to bribery.
Earlier, the Cabinet Committee that had met on Thursday had discussed the issue of appointing a panel of doctors to look after the highest regulatory body for the medical training and profession till the situation born after the arrest of its chairman by the Central Bureau of Investigation could be dealt with.
Reports say that there is a ... | |
| | | | Student stabbed at Kachi Chawni | | | | JAMMU: A Ranbir Higher Secondary School student was today stabbed by his two classmates and their as many accomplices in what seems to be a case of a love triangle at the ever-busy Library Chowk, Kachi Chawni, here under police nose.
The place where the incident occured is predominantly occupied by traffic police personnel and cops from Pucca Danga police station. Pawan Preet Singh, an 11th class student of Ranbir School, was going home in a minibus after taking his tuition classes when the accused -- Simhab Hussain alias Raju of Chhani Himmat, his brother Saddam
Hussain and their two unidentified accomplices -- appeared on the scene.
Police sources said they stopped the minibus ... | |
| | | | Baglihar hydel project to have CCTVs, boom barriers | | | |
JAMMU: Security is being beefed up in and around the 450 MW Baglihar hydroelectric power project, which has been facing terror threat, with Jammu and Kashmir government deciding to install CCTVs and boom barriers. "We are installing CCTVs, vehicle scanners and boom barriers as a major fool proof security set up in and around the project in view of security requirements," officials of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Project told PTI.
While, CCTVs will keep an eye on the movement of the suspected persons and material, scanners will scan the vehicles for explosive material and boom barriers to regulate their entry.
The security gadgets will be installed at power house pothead, yard, main access... | |
| | | | IRP trainee drowns in Chenab | | | | JAMMU: An IRP trainee was drowned in river Chenab at Reasi, about 70 km from here, today.
The mishap occured when Riaz Ahmad, who was taking bath in Chenab, slipped into the river and was washed away by its strong currents, police sources said.
His body was later fished out and evacuated to the mortuary of Reasi district hospital.
He hailed from Rawalpura in Budgam. He was selected to IRP 16 Bn and had been undergoing a training course at police training centre, Talwara near Reasi.
Police had registered a case in this connection.
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