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SSP, two Inspectors appear on SIT radar Nagar, brothers move bail plea 10/1/2009 11:53:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: As the muddy pitch of corruption and crime deepens, an officer of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police and two Inspectors, one of them posted in Jammu district, are believed to be on the radar of Special Investigation Team for their alleged role in fixing up a deal with the already suspended and arrested Police officers and the family of main accused Jatinder Singh alias Raja for destroying evidence in Amandeep Singh murder case. Meanwhile, even as the Special Investigation Team has lodged an FIR against murder accused’s father and uncles Nagar Singh, Ujjagar Singh and Rakesh Singh, the trio at large has moved a pre-arrest bail application in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. A local court has issued notice for objection to the SIT counsels for the accused said that the brothers –Choudhary Nagar, Ujjagar and Rakesh –were ready to cooperate with the investigation and therefore should be released on bail immediately, if they are arrested in case FIR number 247/2009 of Police Station Gandhi Nagar. The application bail was filed in the court...   READ MORE

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3700 SRTC employees resign 10/1/2009 11:52:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: It may be victory for the government which has been exploring possibilities of voluntary retirement options for the sick PSUs, more than 3700 employees of the moribund State Road Transport Corporation today submitted their enmasse resignation after 37 days of strikes and protests. The President of the SRTC employees union Shakeel Ahmed Kuchay confirmed to the Early Times that employees have tendered their resignation as the government was not able to resolve the salary and arrear impasse. He said, more than 3700 employees of the SRTC assembled at the SRTC yard in Srinagar from there they marched to the office of the Managing director to handover their r...   READ MORE   Cabinet nod to apex panel plan on KPs 10/1/2009 11:52:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: The state cabinet which met in Srinagar this evening is reported to have approved almost all the recommendation of Prime Minister’s working group and apex committee about KPs return to the valley. However, the decision on jab package is reported to have been deferred. The state cabinet, headed by chief minister, Omar Abdullah had detailed discussion on the recommendations of prime ministers working group and the apex committee, which was constituted by the government headed by minister of relief and revenue, Raman Bhalla, having nearly about 30 groups of Kashmiri migrants. The prime minister working group headed by Hamid Ansari, now vice-president of Indi...   READ MORE   Heaving firing on IB, 1 killed 10/1/2009 11:51:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Within ten days after serious violation of the ceasefire in Mendhar sector, the Pakistani Rangers today resorted to heavy firing along the International Border at Mandral post in RS Pura sector near here. Sources said that the firing broke out around 9PM and was going till last reports poured in. BSF and Police sources said that the firing from other side of the International Border was clearly an attempt to push in the armed militants. Sources said that one infiltrator was shot dead by the BSF troopers in fierce exchange of fire who identity was yet to be confirmed. ...   READ MORE   Heaving firing on IB, 1 killed 10/1/2009 11:50:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Within ten days after serious violation of the ceasefire in Mendhar sector, the Pakistani Rangers today resorted to heavy firing along the International Border at Mandral post in RS Pura sector near here. Sources said that the firing broke out around 9PM and was going till last reports poured in. BSF and Police sources said that the firing from other side of the International Border was clearly an attempt to push in the armed militants. Sources said that one infiltrator was shot dead by the BSF troopers in fierce exchange of fire who identity was yet to be confirmed. ...   READ MORE   Forest hierarchy gets overhaul, Keshwan returns, is new PCCF 10/1/2009 10:55:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: After years sarcastic ‘as is where is arrangement’, the government today effected a massive shakeup in the Forest Department from top to middle rungs. Jadgish Keshwan who has long been on central deputation has been brought back as Principal Chief Conservator of the Forests. Decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held in Srinagar today. Keshwan has replaced the incumbent Irshad Ahmed Khan who has been moved as Chief Wildlife Warden. Until now the post of Chief Wildlife Warden was held by RD Tiwari, who is also the Director of the prestigious State Forest Research Institute. Chief Conservator of Forests Jammu, Abhay Kumar has been posted as Director ...   READ MORE   Topnotch changes in Finance, R&B 10/1/2009 10:54:48 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 1: The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah approved top level transfers and postings in Finance Department and the Roads and Buildings Deparment. Wali Mohammad Bhat, Director General, Audit and Inspections has been transferred and posted as Director General, Accounts and Treasuries. I. Khandey, Director, Accounts and Treasuries has been transferred and posted as Director, Audit and Inspections. Urmil Sharma, Director, J&K Funds Organization has been transferred and posted as Director Finance, Social Welfare Department. Pushpa Devi, Director Finance, J&K Health Society NHRM has been transferred and po...   READ MORE   China making intentions too obvious: Separate visa regime for J&K residents 10/1/2009 10:53:52 PM ABID SHAH New Delhi, Oct 1: China is at it again by rewriting this time rules of international travel and visa. And New Delhi is just flummoxed. Strangely, after belying Tibetans for about half-a-century now Beijing is trying to woo Kashmiris. And Pakistan, an all time China friend, has a Bangladesh offshoot to remind the world of the Stalinist ways that lived quite beyond their originator. Thus, polite protests that India offered here today in the wake of detection of an exclusive Chinese visa regime for Indians from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir visiting China, including Hong Kong, are quite out of tune with an otherwise sordid history that this part of the world has underg...   READ MORE

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