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| SC ban violated, PDA approves 13 buildings in ecologically imbalanced Patnitop without environmental clearance | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Jan 5: Despite Supreme Court having put blanket ban on construction or conversion of land at Patnitop till ecological balance is restored, tourism department seemingly violated the same by approving 13 building permission cases without seeking environmental clearance.
Though reasons for this could not be ascertained but reliable sources said that Building Operations Controlling Authority (BOCA) of Patnitop Development Authority had invited retiring Regional Director of Department of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing V.K. Raina for the meeting. Since Raina was retiring, sources said that he neither attended nor officially deputed someone else from the department to attend this high profile environmentally sensitive meeting.
The meeting was held in the absence of a representative of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing department. On being asked, Director Tourism Robin Singh Mehta said that meeting was held on December 30 wherein 13 building permission cases were approved by Building Operations Controlling Authority (BOCA) of Patnitop Developmen... | |
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| RDD, IT Deptts ignore CM's orders | | CIC project in limbo | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 5: Aimed at bridging the digital divide between the State and other parts of the country, the Community Information Centres (CIC) across the State have been rendered dysfunctional with the State's departments of Rural Development and Information Technology sleeping over the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's directions to devise a plan for utilizing their services.
According to sources, 210 operators were engaged in the 135 CICs established after being funded by the Central Government since year 2004 apart from construction of State of the art buildings equipped with latest ICT infrastructure. The Project was later taken over by the State Government in March ... | |
| | | | Heavyweight Rana likely to retain but uphill task for Cong MLC..! | | Council polls in Feb-March | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: With eight seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council getting vacated in another one month, Devinder Singh Rana, Political Advisor to Chief Minister is likely to regain the berth, while it seems to be an up-hill task for another legislator to ensure the seat in the Upper House.
Both Devinder Singh Rana and the Congress MLC are among eight Members of the Legislative Council who will be completing their term early next year. Already four seats that were reserved under Panchayat quota have been filled in recent past and two seats for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are still lying vacant in absence of elections for the said seats.
If sources in Congress are... | |
| | | | Rana engaged Pathania to spit venom on NPP leader: Panthers | | Demand probe how all Ministers, Pol Adv to CM became billionaire? | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: The ongoing war of words which gained momentum after Political Advisor to Chief Minister Devinder Singh Rana tossed a legal notice worth Rs 10 crore to chairman of National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Harsh Dev Singh, a battery of senior leaders today ridiculed the outbursts of Youth Congress leader who has leveled baseless and malicious allegations against Harsh Dev Singh terming it another mischief of Devinder Singh Rana. In a media interaction Pawan Dev Singh, provincial president Young Panthers and Thakur Virender Singh, Provincial President and Incharge Jammu University (NPSU) today ridiculed the out bursts of RS Pathania, Youth Congre... | |
| | | | Shopian Rape Case: Bar Denies Legal Aid to Accused | | Family seeks justice on fast trial basis | | | Javaid Naikoo
Shopian, Jan 5: In what can be seen as a noble gesture and a humanitarian move in support of the rape victim, Bar Association Shopian has decided not to provide any sort of legal assistance to the accused Shahid Ahmad Wani in Shopian rape case.
"It was decided in the meeting that nobody will plead the case of accused in the case. The decision was taken on humanitarian grounds.Bar Association Shopian also strongly condemns such a brutal and shameful act,"said M.Y Bhat,President Bar Association Shopian.
He also said that if any advocate of district Shopian tried to plead the case on behalf of accused Shahid Ahmad Wani,his registration with Bar Association Shopian will be term... | |
| | | | NC-Congress Govt completes four years in office | | CM in full command | | | Neha
Jammu, Jan 5: It was on this date four years ago that the Congress high command handed over the State power to the Kashmir-based pro-autonomy NC on a platter asking the local Congress leadership and elected MLAs to extend their support to it. What happened in the State during these four years of the NC-Congress rule or whatever one may call is known to all. Everyone knows that the relations between the two parties, barring Congress Ministers, were not really cordial: The Congress Ministers extended their unflinching and unqualified support to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for obvious reasons, including their desire to remain in the good books of the Chief Minister, and the JKPCC from t... | |
| | | | In United Nations, Pak says J&K a bilateral issue | | Slap on the face of Mirwaiz | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: Pakistan yesterday pooh-poohed and showed Kashmiri separatists like APHC-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq their rightful place and asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is a bilateral issue, which is to be sorted out by India and Pakistan through discussion and dialogue, and not a trilateral issue, which needs to be resolved jointly by Pakistan, India and Jammu and Kashmir. "When we talk about the bilateral dimension of this issue (Jammu and Kashmir), of course it has to be settled by India and Pakistan and we do realize that the UN resolutions are an important framework for the settlement of this dispute," Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Masood Khan said the oth... | |
| | | | Complaint against Suman, PRO to sustain; others relieved | | HC cuts SAC to size, declares suo moto probes ultra-vires | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: The tainted politicians and bureaucrats today heaved a sigh of relief when the High Court axed the powers of State Accountability Commission (SAC) to take suo moto cognizance of various issues. The Court declared Regulation 9 as ultra vires to the State Accountability Commission Act 2002.
Allowing six petitions filed by Mohinder Singh & Ors, Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Peerzada Mohd Sayeed & Ors, Satvir Gupta then DIG Udhampur-Doda Range, Rattan Lal Tickoo and Sheikh Rafiq Ahmed whereas in two petitions filed by former Minister Suman Lata Bhagat and another and Vikas Behal PRO & another, High Court disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to project th... | |
| | | | Counsel seeks time for filing defence statement | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 5: It seems the Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control is worried over proceedings against him in the State Accountability Commission (SAC). His counsel, Shah Mohammad Choudhary sought time saying he wanted to consult the Minister before proceeding further.
A full bench of the SAC comprising Justice (retd) YP Nargotra and Justice (retd) Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain granted the prayer and listed the case for hearing on February 4. Taj is expected to file his statement of defence on that day.
Taj is facing charges of contempt of SAC. He had stated that the SAC had exonerated him in the forest land grab case. Taking cognizance of the statement, the SA... | |
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