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| J&K HC may get first woman judge in 2010 | | Shan, Seema, Magray, Neeru eying on 5 vacancies of judges | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: With the three berths lying vacant and Mr Justice R C Gandhi, currently posted in Rajasthan High Court, reaching superannuation later this month, process of the appointment of few more judges for Jammu & Kashmir High Court is likely to go on fast track in a few days. Out of the sanctioned strength of 14 judges, Jammu & Kashmir High Court has currently a total of nine incumbents, two of them being from the states of West Bengal and Haryana. J&K has a total of 10 High Court judges, two of them being posted Rajasthan and Punjab & Haryana High Courts.
After Mr Justice R C Gandhi’s retirement at Rajasthan High Court later this month, J&K will be left with one-odd transfer posting of Mr Justice Pramod Kohli, presently posted in Punjab & Haryana High Court, against two non-state judges, namely Chief Justice Mr Barin Ghosh (West Bengal) and Mr Justice Virendar Kohli (Haryana). With that development, J&K will have a total of nine High Court judges. Of them, Mr Justice Nisar Ahmed Kakroo, Mr Justice Pramod Kohli, Mr Justice, J P Singh, Mr Justice Muzaffa... | |
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| Kashmir rail project Crucial presentation today on risk factors | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 18: As many crucial questions still remained unanswered on the Kashmir rail link, upon directions of Delhi High Court, the Railway Board will tomorrow examine a presentation by a petitioner-activist on safety risks.
The Center for Public Interest Litigations (CPIL) has continuously been challenging the safety measures on rail link connecting Kashmir with rest of country. The safety questions are being debated even as the Railway Board went for a major design change to skirt the risk factors. The CIPL has been openly accusing two members of the Railway Board of suppressing the safety risks.
Following reports of grave risks to sustainability of th... | |
| | | | Agri research a la SKUAST Farmers trained on ‘papers’ | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 18: In a perfect example of “Sab Gol Maal Hai,” the higher rung officials of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu (SKUAST-J) siphoned off varsity’s funds by conducting “fictitious” training camps for farmers and showing “fictitious” expenditure spent on these camps.
Contrastingly, Governor N N Vohra, who is also the University Chancellor, had called upon agriculture scientists to take the available research output to the doorsteps of the farmers and regularly monitor its impact on the ground during his visit to University campus on September 7, 2009.
If the 78-page document formulated by the members of teaching an... | |
| | | | Two infiltration bids in 24 hours, IB fence cut | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Heavily armed infiltrators made two unsuccessful attempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir today by breaching the International Border (IB) from Suchetgarh and Kanachak areas of this district, official sources said.
BSF troops manning Indo-Pak border spotted a group of about five militants trying to damage fencing after entering the Indian territory from Suchetgarh in R S Pura sector of Jammu district, the sources said.
The infiltrators managed to escape after the BSF patrol party fired at them, the sources said.
Another infiltration bid by a group of militants was foiled by BSF near Tent Border Out post in Kanachak this morning, officials said.
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| | | | Indo-China IB talks in progress: Pallam | | | |
New Delhi: With reports from Jammu and Kashmir indicating Chinese hold over Indian territory in its Ladakh division Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju on Monday said India "need not be alarmed" as talks were in progress to settle the International border (IB) disputes.
He also gave the benefit of doubt to China on reports of Chinese produced arms finding their way to militants in the North-Eastern states.
"As long as the border dispute is being worked on and debated between the two countries, we need not be alarmed about all these incidents, whether actual or reported," The Minister said.
He said in the bilateral relationship one of the issues that needed to be s... | |
| | | | Cold wave sweeps J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: After showing signs of some improvement, cold conditions intensified in Jammu and Kashmir this morning as mercury slipped to sub-zero in many parts of the state.
Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 1.2 degree Celsius as against 1.4 deg C yesterday, the Met office said.
The region had some relief from the cold conditions yesterday because of cloudy skies.
Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest place in the valley at minus 4.0 deg C followed by Pahalgam in south Kashmir at 3.0 deg C.
Qazigund recorded minus 1.8 deg C followed by Kupwara at minus 1.7 deg C and Kokernag at minus 0.7 deg C.
The night temperature in Jammu was at 5.4 deg C ... | |
| | | | Autonomy: Omar seeks what Sher-e-Kashmir conceded in 1975 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: Before his deputy signed the 1975 accord, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, during an interaction with the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said: “Let us start from where I left in 1953. Gandhi replied, Sheikh Saheb, while I respect your sentiments, I must tell you that the clock cannot be turned back." This is where the `separatist’ in him died down. He was hopeful of a generous deal from the Prime Minister but she disappointed him. She was not ready to have two Prime Ministers in the country.
The autonomy demand of National Conference has to be seen in the light of this historic reality. Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah gave up his demand for self determina... | |
| | | | 18 people cross LoC | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Jan 18: Eighteen people today crossed the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in the weekly bus service via Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point, officials said here.
Eleven people from Jammu and Kashmir crossed over to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir while seven persons came from POK to the state to meet their relatives, they said.... | |
| | | | Days ahead of her promotion, Labour Inspector held for job on fake papers, computer seized | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Crime Branch has unearthed a fake degree nexus and has arrested a lady inspector deputed in Civil Secretariat in this connection here today.The lady inspector namely Seema Khariyal managed a job on fake documents thus causing huge loss to state exchequer.
A complaint had been lodged in Crime Branch Jammu alleging that a lady inspector of Labour department posted in Civil Secretariat had fraudulently managed a job on fake certificates. Crime Branch during investigation came to the conclusion that the allegations leveled against her was based on ground and a case under FIR number 2/2010 under section 420,466,468 and 472 RPC has been registered in pol... | |
| | | | Ayodhya mastermind killed | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The top Pakistani militant and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Abdullah alias Dawood Khan, killed Sunday by police and army in a meticulously planned operation at Chunga Nadol in Mendhar, Poonch, was the one, who masterminded the July 2005 Ayodhya attack.
He was a die-hard fan of Osama bin Laden and drew inspiration from him as he carried with him al-Qaeda superemo's photographs.
It was a major achievement of security forces as apart from being one of the chief architects of the attack on the fountainhead of faith, Dawood was the strategic planner behind large scale intrusion from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 10 years.
During his tenure as ... | |
| | | | Chill grips Jammu again,thick fog hit rail, air service | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 18: Entire Jammu city and its outskirts today covered under thick blanket of fog with people continuing to reel under chilly waves since yesterday. The maximum temperature slipped to 11.8 degree Celsius, nearly seven degrees below normal while the minimum temperature dipped to 4.2 degree Celsius, about two degrees below normal.
Besides, poor visibility in the region also affected the movement of trains and air services in Jammu and most of the trains were running behind their schedule.
Talking to the Early Times, Dr M K Khushu, Chief Scientist Agrometeorology,said that the maximum and minimum temperature in Jammu region was plummeted to 11.8 degree ... | |
| | | | Pak violates ceasefire to facilitate infiltration | | | |
JAMMU, Jan 18:
Upset and noticeably driven to despair by its failure to infiltrate militants and spies into the Indian territory on the eve of Republic Day, Pakistan fired mortars and rockets
and resorted to small arms fire in Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar in Poonch this evening. This was the second incident of ceasefire violation by Pakistan in KG sector in the past two days.
Defence PRO, Lt Col Biplab Nath said an army patrol noticed a group of militants approaching fencing in the close vicinity of Kranti post in KG sector at about 4 pm. When the troops fired at them, they fled back to PoK without retaliating, he
added.
There was no firing from the Pak side till 6.30 pm... | |
| | | | Shahid gets J&K cadre of IAS | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu , Jan 18
Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, IAS 2008-09 batch, currently undergoing training has been allocated Jammu and Kashmir Cadre. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Personnel in New Delhi today.
Only two officers from 2008-09 batch of IAS have been allocated Jammu and Kashmir cadre. The other officer is Sushma Chouhan from Utter Pradesh. Dr Shahid is at All India 51 Rank while other officer Sushma Chouhan is at 64 Rank.
Three Jammu and Kashmir youth were selected to IAS in 2008-09 batch and out of them only Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has got the home state cadre. Among other two, Raghav Langar has been allocated Uttrakhand cadre... | |
| | | | Governors’ appointment kicks off demand for more changes | | | | ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, JAN 18: The recent appointments of Governors for as many as nine States have raised expectations for change and triggered hope for more or new appointments cutting across Government posts and organisational positions in the ruling Congress Party.
The dividing line between chores of a Ministry and organisational duties have been getting thinner despite that Congress-led United Progressive Alliance is now in office for its second term and that is how multiple functioning on the part of Congress bigwigs is coming for resentment.
Often senior Congress Ministers are also party general secretaries and have also been given the charge or post of observers for different State... | |
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