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| NC regime eroded sanctity, credibility of democratic institutions in state: Mufti | | "Govt indulged into deceit tactics to sideline elected representatives" | | | Early Times Report
SAMBA, Jan 21: Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today regretted that the present regime headed by National Conference (NC), through its gimmicks and misdeeds, has eroded the sanctity and credibility of democratic institutions in the state.
While addressing an impressive public meeting at Sumb area of Samba district, Former Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed said that during the last three years the government headed by NC has brazenly undermined all prestigious democratic institutions be it the Assembly, Local Bodies, Panchayati Raj Institutions or District Development Boards (DDBs). Pointing towards inordinate delay in c... | |
| | | | Knowing that "surrender" will bring them a job in police, unemployed youth can join militancy | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: The government policy to give jobs to surrendered militants in police may entice some unemployed youth into joining militant ranks.
Since getting a government job was very difficult nowadays, some unemployed youth could join militancy only to surrender later as this step of theirs would bring them a job in police, official sources said.
DGP Kuldip Khuda, however, holds the view that the surrendered ultras were being given jobs to ensure that they did not rejoin militant ranks. But there are instances when some of them, who were engaged as SPOs, fled police stations along with arms and ammunition.
35 new battalions were being created with the assistance ... | |
| | | | Finally PDP's pressure forces coalition regime to air lift stranded passenger | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: It seems succumbing to the political pressure maintained by the main opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the state government today airlifted about 300 passengers to Srinagar from Jammu technical Airport in the special aircraft of Indian Air Force.
It was just yesterday when the PDP leaders including MLAs namely Abdul Rehman Veeri, MLA, Basharat Bukhari, MLA, Mohammad Dilawar Mir and Thakur Balbir Singh (both general secretaries of PDP) along with Avtar Singh Khalsa and Ashok Jogi led a protest march of stranded passengers towards Civil Secretariat Jammu.
Though the "march towards Civil Secretariat' was foiled by the heavy contingent of... | |
| | | | Over a dozen J&K SSPs punished in 13 years - II | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Nauman Thakur, the son of a senior retired bureaucrat Ghulam Mohammad Thakur, is the only Police officer in a crowd of over 20 who was not punished for any of his faults. Governor's administration had appointed Engineering graduate Nauman as Dy SP 'in relaxation of rules and norms' vide Order No: 207-Home (P) on 6-7-1995. A division bench of J&K High Court, comprising then acting Chief Justice, V K Jhanji, and Justice S K Gupta, quashed his appointment on 28-5-2003 when Nauman was completing eight years in J&K Police and he had been promoted to the rank of SP on completion of five years of service.
Nauman's appointment was the result of an employees' ... | |
| | | | CB lacks infrastructure, scientific gadgets | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Lack of proper training, poor infrastructure and modern gadgets and deficiency of manpower has rendered the Crime Branch of state police force redundant and so the hopes of eliminating crime or providing checks and balances to control the crime dying down systematically.
The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Force which was once popularly named as CBI of state to combat all forms of crime, has been rendered toothless and so the hopes attached with the organization to eliminate or at least check the ever-growing crime in organized as well as unorganized form.
The data available with this correspondent suggest that for about 150 cases re... | |
| | | | Threat of Army takeover recedes in Pakistan | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Fears over Army takeover in Pakistan have started subsiding with the civilian regime and the Army-ISI top brass trying to bury the hatchet. The fast moving events during the last one week indicate a lowering of tensions between the government and the military establishment. The first sign of the rapproachment was witnessed when the Navy chief Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila was decorated on Friday with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military), one of the highest national honours, for his meritorious services.
The citation of the award conferred by President Asif Ali Zardari at a ceremony in the Presidency reads: "Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) was being conferred upon the naval ch... | |
| | | | People continue to face shortage of essential items | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 21: With National Highway remaining closed for last 14 days after heavy snow fall in Kashmir valley and upper reaches of Jammu region the entire Kashmir is facing scarcity of essential commodities especially the LPG and Kerosene Oil.
The scarcity of essential commodities has led to price rise and the black-marketing of essential commodities in Valley. The hoarders and black-marketers have a field day as they were charging the prices two times more that original rate even in the Summer capital.
Though the authorities are fully aware of the situation, they have failed to take action against the hoarders and black-marketers. There is a lot of resentment a... | |
| | | | Strings of NC-Congress ties under strain again…? | | Cong leader blames NC high command for exodus of KPs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Has Congress as major alliance partner of coalition government in J&K started distancing apart from National Conference once again…? Are the strings of ties under strain again between the allies ….the leaders of which would swear by the slogan of coalition dharma or is Congress getting disenchanted and disillusioned with NC which continues to be in the steering seat of power. If the statement of a senior Congress leader against NC and no less dignitary than the Patron of the party Dr Farooq Abdullah is weighed in political terms, it indicates so and perhaps more if one is able to decipher between the lines.
Ashok Bhan, a Supreme Court lawyer Ad... | |
| | | | Is suspension of four Cops the solution of sensitive issue? | | Lavish food for Tallo & Ajab | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Friday's decision of Jammu police to place four Constables under suspension while sparing the other police personnel seems to have come under cloud.
On Friday, Jammu Police ordered suspension of four constables and an inquiry against them after two accused of Chopra murder case including NC, MLC, Tarlochan Singh Wazir alias Tallo and his brother Ajab Singh were found taking lavish food in the court complex in the presence of police personnel deputed to take them to the court from the Jail.
Tallo and Ajab had to appear in the court today in connection with Chopra murder case.
However, eyebrows are being raised as why the senior police officers did not ev... | |
| | | | Ultimately after over a decade JU gets a local VC | | Tasks Ahead | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 21: Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar has been appointed new Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, the premier institution of higher learning in Jammu province. He could assume the charge anytime, most likely in the next week. It is a good development. Good development in the sense that the University of Jammu would see a local academician heading it after more than a decade. The black period that witnessed only deterioration at all levels under the vice-chancellors imported from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, which is known for producing scores of mercenaries like Amitabh Mattoo.
These JNU dons not only vitiated the academic atmosphere on the campus, but also promoted activi... | |
| | | | Congress, SP doing what League did before 1947 | | Towards Another Partition -- I | | |
Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 21: When the Congress -- which was founded by the British to weaken the Indian freedom struggle -- holding its annual session in Madras, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, in a speech at Lucknow on December 28, 1887, reflected on the attitude which his co-religionists should adopt towards the political movement going on in India. He described the Congress as a "Bengali movement" and said: "If you accept that the country should groan under the yoke of Bengali rule and its people (read Muslims) lick the Bengali shoes, then, in the name of God! Jump into the train, sit down, and be off to Madras, be off to Madras". (Surrendra Nath Bannerjea was the president of the Madras sess... | |
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