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| ‘I will blast your budget speech’: Rather to Qarra | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
Leader of the Opposition AR Rather and Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra on Friday exchanged hot words when Rather refused to initiate discussion on the budget citing lack of time as the main reason behind it.
It was around 1.05 p.m when Speaker of the house Tara Chand asked leader of the opposition to initiate budget discussion in the house. In response, Rather instead of initiating discussion reminded Speaker that the government had earlier agreed to call off the day’s business as legislators had to attend Friday prayers.
This did not go well with the Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra who said opposition leader is looking for an excuse. He ev... | |
| | | | Shiv Khori board gets House nod | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
Amidst small objections from the opposition, the legislative assembly today gave nod for setting up of a shrine board for the management of Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi district.
The shrine will now be managed by the Divisional Commission Jammu –provided that the officer should be a Hindu. In the contrary circumstances the Deputy Commissioner of Reasi or the Assistant Commissioner shall be the chairman of the shrine board.
With a voice vote the Legislative Assembly today passed the Jammu and Kashmir Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Bill to provide for the better management, administration and governance of Shri Shiv Khori Shrine and its endowments including the... | |
| | | | Custodian holds his deptt responsible for mess | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
Last year awarded for honesty and outstanding performance in whatever he is given to do, the Custodial General Kifayat Hussain Rizvi is truly above board.
He has refused to spare the officers of his department for being active party to unauthorized occupation of the Evacuee Property in the state.
Rizvi in an appeal filed passed strictures against Custodian and his field staff, said that Custodian and his field staff cannot absolve themselves from the responsibility. The omission and commission by the Custodian and his field staff has given free field to unscrupulous elements to play with Evacuee Property.
Had custodian not been negligent, the appe... | |
| | | | Rs 3.5 cr a year on VIP luxury | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
From the bare chest protest of SRTC employees to suicide attempts of many others who have been running without salaries for long times, the government does not have the required money to foot the wage bills of its employees of various categories.
However, when it comes to comfort and luxury of the Ministers and other VIPs including chairpersons of terminally sick corporations, money has never been the problem. On an average the present government has spend over Rs three crores every year since 2002 on traveling allowances, fuel and telephone charges of the MLAs. A total amount of Rs 17 Crore has been spent on this account.
The Legislative Council wa... | |
| | | | Shoaib presents written statement in Police | | VO registers case to investigate allegation of bribery | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
State Vigilance Organization today registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act to investigate the allegation of bribery leveled by Shoaib Nabi Lone MLA Sangrama.
In his written statement of January 14 to the Police, Lone has alleged that he had paid bribe to Altaf Noorani Driver, Board of School Education, who was attached to the then Minister for School Education, for clearance of a file pertaining to permission for starting ETT classes. This statement was received by State Vigilance Organization from the Police Headquarters J&K for action under law.
Taking cognizance of the allegation a case FIR No.2/2008 P/S VOK U/S 5(2) P.C Act read with... | |
| | | | Valley’s backyards spoiling Mumbai | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
The backyards of Kashmir Valley are changing the urban youth profile of Mumbai for all the wrong reasons, says a recent report Narcotic Control Bureau.
The urban and cosmopolitan Mumbaiker youth are fast taking drugs with cannabis as a hot choice for the spoilt brats. Ironically, the larger chunk of this supply is reaching there from our own paradise on earth –Kashmir.
There are Kashmiris who come to Mumbai with cannabis cultivated in their backyard. Reason: the city has many takers and the money is good, said the officials of NCB in a recent report.
Mumbai gets most of its supply of cannabis from Kashmir, the government agencies, which monitor th... | |
| | | | Ansar’s love for ringtones did all in | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 18
The high profile Srinagar sex scandal which cost many big and influential people their public repute –irrespective of the fact whether they were part of sleaze or not –had many unsung names which caused political explosion in the state.
The revelations and subsequent investigations still continue to haunt many. Those who have been named are still busy in arranging material in their defence for proving themselves innocent. And those whose names are rumoured about are counting on the fate if it does not bounce in the public. But very little is known about Ansar Ahmed of Purshiyar, Habbakadal who first took the lid off the can of worms.
22 years old An... | |
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