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| High profile police reshuffle almost finalized | | | |
Bashir Assad
Jammu, Jan 22: After August 27, 2010, it will be for the first time the State Government will make major changes at key levels of Police administration. If everything goes according to plans, the State Cabinet is all set to make major changes in the police administration and the preliminary exercise of finalizing the proposals of placing right choices at suitable places has almost been completed.
It merits a mention here that changes at the top positions in police administration were last made in August 2010 when Kashmir valley was in the middle of crises.
Now when the changes at the top level has become inevitable in the aftermath of elevating the incumbent Inspector Generals of Police for Kashmir and Jammu zones besides two other IGPs viz Sheikh Owais Ahmad and VK Singh, the exercise of finalizing the proposals has been completed. Informed sources told Early Times that the proposals were given final shape on Monday in a meeting which took place in the civil secretariat here in the office chambers of newly inducted Minister of State for Home, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo ... | |
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| Huge money being spent on stage managed protests, rallies | | Lust for Ministries ........? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: Even as the newly inducted ministers have started work in the respective departments and ministries they have been allotted, the dropped and ignored lot continues to fret and fume, organizing protests by proxy and even stage managing resignations of 'people', clamour loaded with threatening of damage to parties etc. The drama has been going on for the last few days at many places, with only those at the hind scene who have suddenly lost their ministries or other key posts they retained for four years. The height and limit to this enactment of drama is the harsh fact that money is being spent like water for each and every act, a pressure tactic for Chie... | |
| | | | Despite Vigilance cases, Thusoo stays unharmed | | s Govt afraid of former MD JKPCC? | | |
Majid Ahmad
srinagar, Jan 22: Despite Government rhetoric against corruption in Jammu and Kashmir, the facts belie its claims.
Here is an example: Despite several cases pending in the Vigilance Organization against Secretary Sports Council Dalip Thusoo presently, Government hesitates to take action for his attachment.
Sources said Thusoo was promoted as General Manager in Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) in 2004 on "fake recruitment rules" and in 2007 then R&B Minister GS Charak made a proposal for his further promotion as Executive Director (ED), without knowledge of the then Managing Director JKPCC M S Najar. "The proposal was never put up to the Board of D... | |
| | | | Sher-i-Kashmir awards ceremony postponed once again | | Awards of disgrace | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Jan 22: As if the daily doses of administrative apathy to the sportsmen of the State was not enough, the Sher-i-Kashmir award ceremony scheduled to be held on Monday, the 21st of January has been postponed indefinitely yet again.
The awards which were institutionalized to honour the outstanding sportsmen of the State in a calendar year, is being postponed repeatedly since the year 2000 and after series of deferments on one pretext or the other, the State Sports Council which had scheduled to hold the award ceremony Monday last, postponed it yet again for the umpteenth time to the utter dismay and distress of the sportspersons who had been shortlisted for the honour.
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| | | | 3 member committee establishes irregularity | | GMC&H gets sub-standard surgical items | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 22: Amidst claims of cleansing the mess Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu, government another major malpractice has come to fore.
Highly placed sources informed Early Times that huge irregularities, have been reported in the purchase of cotton bandage, Betadine (a mircobicidal solution) Gause cloth (made of silk a surgical dressing material) and bandage cloth (surgical dressing material). The samples of these sub-slandered items are being collected.
They said, "As per purchase agreement between hospital and Supplier Company, a cotton bandage of 15 centimeters width and 5 meters length is to be supplied, but available bandage is about four met... | |
| | | | Shinde's statement has serious ramifications for JK | | Could mark beginning of end of VDCs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22 : The Statement by union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde accusing BJP and RSS of running Hindu terrorist camps has major political ramifications in Jammu Kashmir, the worst sufferer of `Islamist terrorism.'
And, it's for this reason that response from the BJP and other Hindu organizations has been, on expected lines, quite strong, and they have decided to hold protest rallies across the State on Jan 24. In the two-decade of terrorism in the State, in which thousands of lives have been lost, Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir and Hindus from Doda, Rajouri and Poonch have been forced to migrate, not a single act of terrorism had been committed by the Hindus. Th... | |
| | | | Shinde's foot in mouth remarks cause for worry | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: Is it the case of putting his foot in his mouth when one talks about the most controversial statement the union Home Minister, S.K. Shinde, made during the Congress conclave in Jaipur the other day? Can Shinde's statement on saffron terror be treated as a major "political howler" of the year? Whatever Shinde has said has simply given a weapon to terrorists, especially those heading the Lashkar-e-Toiba, in Pakistan to strike a heavy blow on the four-year long campaign India had launched against Lashkar chief for having engineered the deadly terrorist strike in Mumbai in 2008 in which over 166 people were killed.
During all these years New Delhi had been ... | |
| | | | Pre-poll alliance between NC-Cong may not happen | | | | Jammu, Jan 22 : With the coalition partners showing interest in strengthening their respective bases, the dream of `grand 2014 alliance' seems distant.
This became evident when Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also the working president of National Conference installed his close aides on key positions in the party. After appointing Nasir Aslam Wani and Devender Singh Rana as provincial presidents of Kashmir and Jammu provinces, Omar conveyed in clear terms that party was his first priority. Omar did the overhauling after Congress leaders issued conflicting statements on pre-poll alliance.
Wani Tuesday urged the Kashmir based party leaders to stay back in valley and be available for pe... | |
| | | | Two more leopards killed in Kupwara, Kishtwar | | Man-animal conflict | | | Javaid Naikoo/ Asif Iqbal Naik
Srinagar/Kishtwar, Jan 22 : In continued Man-Wild Life conflict two more leopards reportedly were killed in state i.e. one each in Srinagar and Jammu division. Pertinently five leopards were killed man- animal conflict last year in Srinagar only.
It seems the man-animal conflict is heating up and wild animals like leopards and bears are becoming target as losing their habitat the conflict has become common and wildlife authorities fail to save animals from human anger and the greed as well.
A leopard was beaten to death by villagers in north Kashmir's Kupwara area after this animal was allegedly has attacked half a dozen villagers of Dobi Mohalla- Gulgam o... | |
| | | | No new vehicle registration without identified personal parking | | DIG emphasises abiding by traffic rules | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Jan 22 : Underlining the need to follow the traffic rules to avoid frequent accident in Chenab valley and other parts of the state, DIG traffic Jammu range Shakil Ahmed Beigh said that nearly 80 % accident took place due to human error and the cause behind the remaining 20% accident was fault in machinery and bad road condition of vehicle. DIG was addressing drivers and local public at traffic awareness camp at Bus Stand Kishtwar.
He in his address said that there is need to follow the traffic rules strictly so as to prevent the loss of precious lives. He urged the driver community to avoid rash driving,over loading, mobile phone, drinking driving and to avoid dr... | |
| | | | Shinde's foot in mouth remarks cause for worry | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: Is it the case of putting his foot in his mouth when one talks about the most controversial statement the union Home Minister, S.K. Shinde, made during the Congress conclave in Jaipur the other day? Can Shinde's statement on saffron terror be treated as a major "political howler" of the year? Whatever Shinde has said has simply given a weapon to terrorists, especially those heading the Lashkar-e-Toiba, in Pakistan to strike a heavy blow on the four-year long campaign India had launched against Lashkar chief for having engineered the deadly terrorist strike in Mumbai in 2008 in which over 166 people were killed.
During all these years New Delhi had been ... | |
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