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| HC issues notice to CS, PS Home, DGP, others | | CB faces blot of poor investigation | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, July 14: Crime Branch (Jammu), the premier investigation agency of the state, faced a blot when one Zakir Hussain Shah of village Potha, Surankote, filed a writ petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Jammu and levelled serious allegations of poor investigation and laxities which made the complainant to suffer.
The writ petition in this connection was filed with the High Court following the failure of the Crime Branch to expose the fake non-banking finance companies, which duped people of crores of rupees, even after the lapse of many years.
Meanwhile, High Court has issued notices to Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary (Home), Director General of Police, Inspector General of Police, Crime Branch, and SSP Crime Branch and sought their response within four weeks.
In a writ petition having CMA No 1129/2014, the petitioner has stated that one Bashir Ahmed Manhas of Surankote duped crores of rupees from the people through various fake non banking finance companies and in this connection Crime Branch registered so many FIRs and alleged that the Bashir Ah... | |
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| Omar's crocodile tears impress none | | No sops for Kashmir in Union budget | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, July 14: The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah pretends to be upset over the Union budget presented by Arun Jaitley as there are no sops for the people of the Kashmir valley. The hue and cry made by the CM has been equalled to shedding crocodile tears.
People of the Valley believe that Omar Abdullah isn't concerned about the fact that Centre ignored the Valley but what he is concerned about, as people say, that how he will convince the voters before the Assembly elections, due to take place in the later part of the year.
In the opinion of the people Omar Abdullah is crying these days, which has become his habit since back breaking outcome of the ... | |
| | | | Another Mader-e-Meharbaan anniversary goes un-noticed | | NC, Sheikh family losing sheen fast | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 14: National Conference and the Sheikh Family are losing their importance in Kashmir. This was proved yet again on July 11 when yet another death anniversary of Begum Akber Jehan popularly known as Mader-e-Meharbaan went un-noticed.
The National Conference, some seniors members of the organization believe, cannot escape responsibility for fading popularity of the Sheikh family and the organization as well. "This is not good for the party. If Sheikh family loses its importance, the party cannot survive", they said. The apprehensions of the senior members are not totally unfounded. The National Conference has been losing ground in Kashmir valley especially in ... | |
| | | | Who is Begum Akber Jan, Mr Rana? | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
JAMMU, July 14: The people responsible for issuing press releases to media are either ill informed or are totally ignorant. It may be human error or a typo but the people in media cell are responsible for small or big mistakes when they send unedited or edited press releases to different agencies, print and electronic media and that is why every political party has opened separate media cell.
On July 11, NC media cell Jammu sent a press release titled Rana lauds begum Akbar Jan contribution. They might have send to different agencies for publication. For Rana's information, it is not Begum Akber Jan but Begum Akber Jehan. The mistake is many times repeated in a release.
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| | | | J&K going bankrupt | | Treasuries dry up; liabilities shoot up, contractors fuming | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 14: Developmental works have come to grinding halt as treasuries across Kashmir have liability of more than Rs. 500 crore due to which the participation in tendering process has considerably come down.
Non-availability of funds at Government treasuries across Jammu and Kashmir has resulted in financial crisis and claimant across the state are paying huge price for the inefficiency of the Government in getting the annual plan released from the Planning Commission of India.
Sources in the Civil Secretariat told Early Times today that the State Planning and Finance Departments have failed in meeting the conditions laid down for the timely release of plan. ... | |
| | | | Summer vacations extended | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 14: Government today ordered summer vacations in all the Government Educational institutions including recognized private schools upto Higher Secondary level falling in Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu division w.e.f July 15, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
Any default on the part of private school (s) in observance of the calendar of vacations so shall attract action under rules, the order read.... | |
| | | | Disregard of profession at GMC Jammu | | Doc refuses to provide treatment | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, July 14: Disregarding his profession, a doctor on duty at emergency block of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu today refused to provide treatment to patient who was suffering from abdominal pain.
A middle-age man, Kamal Kumar who was suffering from abdominal pain visited GMC today afternoon and consulted Dr Shouqat Choudhary who advised him to be admitted in hospital for further treatment.
When his attendant approached the Casualty Medical Officer (CMO) for further treatment, another CMO Dr Sauqib Shafi in CMO's cabin refused to take care of the patient. The patient remained un-attended for more than two hours due to un-ethical approach of the doc... | |
| | | | But BJP-led NDA never considered J&K a disputed region | | Mirwaiz, Omar urge Modi to imitate Vajpayee | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 14: APHC (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, NC working president and J&K CM Omar Abdullah and several other Kashmiri leaders have been urging PM Narendra Modi to imitate former PM Vajpayee and resolve the so-called Kashmir issue within the parameters of "insaniyat'. They have been giving the people of Kashmir to understand that Vajpayee was interested in the resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. It's true that the BJP veteran had once said that the Kashmir issue needed to be resolved within the parameters of Insaniyat, but it's also true that he never explained as to what he meant by "insaniyat ke daire mein". It is difficult to end... | |
| | | | Salah-ud-Din seeks Al-Qaeda, Taliban support | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 14: What could turn out to be disastrous for the people of Jammu and Kashmir is that Chairman of amalgam of militant outfits has indicated to seek support from Al-Qaeda and Taliban for resolution of Kashmir dispute and directed Pakistani Prime Minister to stop building friendly terms with Narendra Modi.
According to reports, chief of militant outfit 'Hizbul Mujahideen' operating in Kashmir and chairman United Jihad Council (UJC), Syed Salah-ud-Din has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief to avoid showing a 'unilateral tilt' towards his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi. Salah-ud-Din while addressing a gathering in Muzaffarabad area of Pakistan Occupie... | |
| | | | As construction work on JC-RB flyover goes on, shopkeepers continue to suffer losses | | Rehabilitation plan goes awry | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, July 14: Construction of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh (JC-RB) flyover in the summer capital has led to commercial loss for the shopkeepers who run their business in some of the important areas along the route. The delay in the rehabilitation of the shopkeepers has caused loss to them since very few people visit them for making purchases. As the construction work is going on the people prefer to visit other areas instead of visiting nearby shops in the Solina and the adjacent areas. The people often prefer to visit Lal Chowk even for making ordinary purchases.
Sharing their views with Early Times, a group of people said that purchasing at the shops in the Solina ... | |
| | | | Bandipora residents up in arms against NHPC, HCC | | Poisonous water | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BANDIPORA, July 14: People in North Kashmir's Bandipora district are up in arms against National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) for generating poisonous and polluted water that is damaging the agriculture land and environment in the district.
Residents of several villages comprising Matrigam, Bonkoot, Lawaypora, Kaloosa, Pazalpora, Sonarwani Chandaji and Papchan today staged massive protest against HCC and NHPC and complained that the poisonous and polluted water is coming out of the tunnels being constructed by these companies.
People including men, women and children from various villages and other adjoining areas of... | |
| | | | Inconsistent Panthers can't inspire people | | Statehood for Jammu | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 14: The Panthers, like the NC and Congress leaders, are also a frustrated and desperate lot. The Panthers are frustrated because they see in the BJP a potential threat to their electoral chances even in the constituencies they at present represent in the assembly, namely Samba, Udhampur and Ramnagar. In fact, the Panthers, like Omar Abdullah and many others, are struggling for survival and if the present mood of the people in Jammu province is an indication, then it can be said that the Panthers are passing through a very critical phase.
It needs to be underlined that in the just-held Lok Sabha election, Bhim Singh got only 4,483 votes in the Udhampur assembly constit... | |
| | | | Costly Radio Diagnostic machine biting dust in DH Rajouri | | | | K Koushal
Jammu, July 14: Amid tall claims clamoured time and again by state government about its commitment of upgrading health system at District hospitals of the state, health care at District Hospital Rajouri is on crutches as a costly radio diagnostic machine is biting dust just because of absence of the adequate medical staff i.e. qualified Radiologist.
According to sources, about 10 different posts are vacant in the District Hospital (DH) Rajouri, and majority of them are functioning with inadequate staff, be it medical faculty or the paramedical staff.
Sources said 250 bedded District Hospital Rajouri which caters to a population of over six lakh people, has two posts of phys... | |
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