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CM opposes talks with
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Housing colony for
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CM opposes talks with
APHC Jammu, May 8 Earlier, the Chief Minister had opposed the resumption of Indo-Pakistan talks on the plea that parleys should start with Islamabad only when it stopped support to cross-border terrorism. This way he was toeing the line followed by Delhi. On many occasions in the recent he supported the proposed Government-Hurriyat talks. He had even favoured the Hurriyat team be given permission to visit Pakistan before the start of talks. Why this change? Political analysts attribute two factors. First, the Chief Minister has realised that the Kashmir issue cannot be resolved without parleys with Pakistan since the ongoing turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir is the brain child of Pakistan. Second, he finds the separatist camps in a total disarray. The separatist camps are divided on their response to the Prime Minister’s peace initiative. Dr Farooq knows the secessionists are simply biding time and are awaiting instructions from Pakistan. Hence, it will be better for India to talk to Pakistan without involving the separatists who have yet to test their popularity among the masses. In addition, Dr Farooq has treated these separatists as his detractors and adversaries who want “my head.” National Conference sources confirm that the party leadership is apprehensive of the machinations of the separatists who may ultimately agree to sign on the dotted lines to grab power. The NC leadership fears that the Centre may negotiate with some separatist groups by announcing a major economic package and political concessions in the shape of greater autonomy. If this materialises, the National Conference will be made a scapegoat. The ruling party is not prepared for it. It also favours direct Indo-Pakistan talks because it knows fully well that the two sides may not reach any settlement when Islamabad is not prepared to accept anything less than the Kashmir valley. |
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Lashkar, Hizb ultras shot Jammu, May 8 Two militants were shot dead by the security forces during an encounter in Fagla village of Surankote tehsil in Poonch district last evening, he said. Four security jawans also sustained injuries in the encounter, he said adding two AK-type rifles along with seven magazines, one hand grenade and a wireless set were recovered from the spot. In another encounter, a militant, identified as Hafiz of the Lashker-e-Toiba outfit, was killed in Marote village of the same district. Militants killed Mohammad Wali, father of special police officer Mohammad Fiaz, at Chatru village in Poonch district during the period, he said. A jawan, Dilawar Khan, was killed and four injured in a blast at Chaka camp in Baderwah tehsil of Doda district. The injured were later hospitalised, he added.
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Housing colony for
MLAs planned Jammu, May 8 The rest of the area will be used for the construction of a hospital, a park a recreation centre and other structures. Since 1997 most of the legislators have been given Rs 5 lakh as house loan and Rs 2.50 lakh as car loan. Assembly Secretariat records reveal that most of the legislators who have got car and house loans on 4 per cent interest are multi millionaire. These legislators own more than one house and more than two to three cars. Those who have secured house loans and car loans have been provided government accommodation. Some of them have been provided with government vehicles, some of them bullet proof cars, and the legislators have simply to pay for the petrol. According to sources a number of legislators who had purchased plots from the government for a song had sold these at a very high price. Before the rise of militancy and the imposition of Governor’s rule in the state the then National Conference government had allotted 74 plots to ministers and legislators in Roopnagar colony of Jammu and when Mr Jagmohan took over as the Governor in 1990 he examined the matter and cancelled the allotment by an order issued on February 23, 1990. In his order he had stated that these plots were meant to be auctioned to help the Jammu Development Authority generate resources for developing other housing colonies. He had stated in the order that the allotment had been made with a resolution having been adopted by the Jammu Development Authority. He ordered that any money received from the allottees be refunded and the allotment cancelled immediately. The Jammu Development Authority had not fully implemented the Governor’s order when Mr Jagmohan was recalled in May 1990. Since then the matter was allowed to remain under the carpet and the legislators and ministers had received Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh as soft loan for the construction of house in Roopnagar Colony. Not many have constructed houses in the colony and it was in 1998 that the National Conference government reversed the order of Mr Jagmohan and re-allotted the plots to the legislators and ministers. |
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Bandh in valley
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