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| Akash’s sacrifice belittled,feels family, civil society | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 28: Conferring of Shaurya Chakra (posthumously) upon Major Akash Singh has not gone down well with his family members as well as some political outfits as they alleged that the union government has belittled the supreme sacrifice of the martyred army officer by decorating him with the lowest bravery award given in peace times.
Major Akash, of 5 Maratha Light Infantry sacrificed his life while fighting the militants, who intruded into Indian Territory, at Sona Gali in Mendhar sector of border district of Poonch on September 9 last. During the encounter Major Akash and his jawans succeeded in eliminating two dreaded Pakistani militants and seriously injuri... | |
| | | | Omar continues with political choices of his predecessors | | Govt has few political faces in co-op, agri bodies | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jan 28: With most of the political appointees of the previous PDP-Congress government ruling the roost in key financial institutions, Omar Abdullah-led National Conference-Congress coalition government has failed to find new incumbents in a number of co-operative banks and agriculture related corporations.
Provincial level Jammu Central Cooperative Bank (JCCB) is the one-odd bank in the cooperative centre which has held elections and got its board of directors, including Chairman, elected through a democratic process since the day NC-led coalition government assumed office in January last year. Its Chairman is known for his affiliation to the Chief Min... | |
| | | | With same page on NC, BJP has no right to oppose Sagheer report | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, JAN 28: A BJP delegation led by the party president and comprising party MLAs met Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan on Wednesday (Jan 28) and told him that the BJP is against the report of Justice Saghir Ahmed on Centre-State relations. Speaking to the media persons after meeting the Governor, the BJP state president said that his party has all along opposed the concept of two constitutions, two flags and two Prime Ministers and that it disapproves of the recommendations made by Justice Saghir Ahmed.
The BJP has no moral and political right to oppose the Justice Saghir Ahmed report and what it recommends. The report has recommended “maximum possib... | |
| | | | 4 more swine flu case in J&K; total 114 | | | | Early Times report
Jammu: With the detection of four more cases of swine flu, the total number of people infected from the deadly disease has gone up to to 114 in Jammu and Kashmir, health department officials said.
Five persons have died due to swine flu in the state so far.
Four reports have arrived at Srinagar and Jammu Nodal offices from National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi and all of them have tested positive for H1N1 virus today, they said.
While one woman tested positive in Aknoor belt of Jammu, one doctor and two youths tested positive for flu in Srinagar.
All of them have been admitted to the hospitals in Jammu and Srinagar and put on Tami... | |
| | | | Wake up, prevent state from worst: CM | | Omar fears J&K may top corruption charts if measures not taken | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: Going slow at for a year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that does not create an anti-graft hullabaloo campaign but will not tolerate corruption defaming name of Jammu and Kashmir State at national level.
A strong critic of the regimes of his predecessors Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Ghulam Nabi Azad when Jammu and Kashmir “clinched top positions on corruption”, Omar said corruption has to be eradicated in a systemic manner with apolitical approach and means. He asked officials to ensure that the state does not get the ignominy of being named the most corrupt.
addressing conference of Departmental Vigilance Officers, the Chief Minister asked officers of ... | |
| | | | Habibullah coming soon | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu ,Jan 28
Ending suspense over joining of Wajahat Habibullah as Chief Information Commissioner in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today assured that the first head of transparency watchdog will soon assume his office.
Omar said that the DVO conference that he has taken up with the Central Government the issue for relieving of Wajahat Habibullah, so that he is able to takeover as Chief Information Commissioner very soon. However, in the meantime, two Commissioners are being appointed for the Commission. He said that under Right to Information Act, general people will be able to get information of all affairs of the State and shall ensure f... | |
| | | | Solution only via dialogue | | | | Early Times Report
jammu , Jan 28
Advocating the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan, Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that despite fighting three wars both the countries are nowhere near a solution on the Kashmir dispute.
Abdullah said the violence on the border has increased after the suspension of talks between the two countries.
Addressing the media in Jammu after attending a seminar organised by the ''State Vigilance Organisation'' to find ways to curb the menace of corruption in the state, Abdullah said, "Even when we have talks, initially we might fail, but talks are the only way to solve the problem. I don''t think guns can get to a solution."
"We have f... | |
| | | | DC Anantnag, JKB Manager get Vigilance award | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: Chief Minister’s Vigilance Awards 2009 were today given to Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad and Senior Manager of J&K Bank, Muzaffar Ahmad Maqdoomi.
The role of Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad for involving people, NGOs and other persons in anti-corruption campaign was acknowledged and Maqdoomi in his capacity as responsible officer of the Bank detected corruption and brought these into the notice of Vigilance Organization.
Vigilance Commissioner, P. L. Gupta said that the transparency, accountability and accessibility are the prime features in a war against corruption. He said role of DDOs is also important to stop corruption at initial l... | |
| | | | HC stays transfer order of DFO | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28- The vacation Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Jammu Wing Justice JP Singh today stayed the transfer order of Naveen Kumar Shah, IFS, who was transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer Jammu, a non-cadre post.
Challenging the order on the ground that his transfer was in violation of IFS (Cadre) Rules, 1996, the Petitioner submitted that the post to which he was posted was not a cadre post.
After hearing Advocate Pranav Kohli, Justice Singh issued notice to state of J&K, Commissioner/Secretary Forest Department, under secretary Forest Department and Sajjad Mufti Incharge DFO Urban Forestry Division Jammu. In the meanwhile, the Court or... | |
| | | | Employees threaten to gherao sect | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28–-Lambasting the government for deliberately delaying the implementation of the agreement reached between the state employees and the government some time back on their demands, the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) has given a call for Assembly gherao on February 25.
The decision to this effect was taken at a joint meeting of JCC and Employees Joint action Committee (EJAC) here today.
Abdul Qayoom Wani, spokesman of JCC and president Employees Joint Action Committee said that JCC will hold protest demonstration at Bikram Chowk in Jammu, Partap Park in Srinagar, besides gheroing Assembly on February 25
The employees, among other things, are demandi... | |
| | | | Gap between Pakistan’s talk and actions widening | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, JAN 28: The Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Geelani’s impassioned plea for the resumption of bilateral talks with New Delhi made through a television interview given to an Indian channel and cautious Indian reaction in the wake of it indicate that the separatists from Kashmir Valley have little chance to be taken on board in near future by the low-key diplomacy that now marks the relations between the two neighbouring countries.
Though mainly tied to coattails of Islamabad, the separatist leaders did warm up during the past weeks or months to seize the opportunity of talks with New Delhi the offer for which was repeated by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his... | |
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