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Land scam allegations: Taj claims no 'skeletons in cupboard'
Why is PHE Minister seeking 'interventions' from different quarters….?
10/26/2012 12:42:32 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 25: Even as the House Committee appointed by the Chairman of Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra to probe into allegations against PHE Minister Taj Mohi-u-Din has begun its work, the latter by questioning the motives behind setting up this panel and making certain accusations against the move has only raised bigger questions on a larger canvass of the entire picture. Is the concerned Minister unnerved and not ready to face the probe into land acquisition allegations or does he actually find himself on a shaky ground when the probe process has begun….? In the backdrop of all developments related to Taj's story which he himself stirred lately by certain acts have pushed it further on the centre stage of controversy. Soon after the Chairman of the Upper House announced setting up of the House Committee, Taj not only accused him of having acted upon in the whole matter allegedly with malafide intentions, but also hit out at the chairman of the House Committee, a PDP legislator Murtaza Khan, alleging that he was behaving like a Lokpal. While one wond...
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J&K "politicians" who did not have money to buy scooter now possess assets worth crores
10/26/2012 12:42:18 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 25: Before they became MLAs and Ministers, some J&K politicians did not have money to buy even a scooter but now they have grown rich and possess assets worth crores. Apart from them, there is another set of "politicians" who are misusing their political connections to get works in PWD, PHE, UEED and Estates Department. For them, politics is a means of exploiting their connections to the fullest. They are the ones for whom politics does not mean serving their countrymen. Because of their self-centred policies, J&K people feel betrayed by them. They are also not happy due to the piling up of allegations of corruption against some Ministers in the State Acc...
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Banyan Tree school running without Govt permission, DSE silent
Sab so rahey hain!
10/26/2012 12:42:10 AM
SUMIT SHARMA JAMMU, Oct 25: A reputed public school in the town has been allegedly brazenly violating all the government rules and regulations alongside running without government permission/ recognition. Sources said that the said school has been fleecing parents of the students. This startling revelations came to forefront through an RTI query, the information seeker filed RTI to the office of Director of School Education seeking information about the school and in reply having RTI No DESJ/RT/2012/3578-82, the DSE stated as "the Institute is not recognized upto class 8th however Directorate has granted permission to run classes from 6th to 8th till ending 3/2012 only"...
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Sharp differences among Sangh affiliates over hijacking of Dussehra function by Cong
10/26/2012 12:41:44 AM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 25: Sharp differences have cropped among the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliates over the use of Dussehra celebration platform by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad for targeting BJP and its national president Nitin Gadkari here yesterday. The veteran and strong RSS activists who head various social and cultural organizations as well as BJP leaders did not attended the function in protest against the organizers decision to convert it a Congress sponsored function instead of maintaining its tradition. These activists according to sources have not only voiced their concern against the decision of organizers to convert it ...
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Omar gets his facts wrong
10/26/2012 12:41:19 AM
Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again got his facts wrong, like the way he had done in the past. In a statement issued by the Government, Chief Minister had said: " It should be the option of the consumer to obtain either subsidized or non-subsidized LPG cylinders as per his wish." The Chief Minister missed the point that it's not the wish but the Government order that will decide how much subsidised. The Government, read Centre, had made it categorically clear that it will give susbisidy on just six cylinders and if any State Government intends to give more then this than it would have to bear that additional cost of subsidy on its own. Th...
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In Jammu, Kejriwal depends on pro-separatists
India Against Corruption
10/26/2012 12:41:04 AM
Neha JAMMU, Oct 25: Arvind Kejriwal, India Against Corruption (IAC) leader, who is all set to found a new political outfit next month, is trying his level best to find supporters across the country. He has sent his associates to different parts of the country to achieve the objective. Manish Sisodia, who is a very close associate of Kejriwal, visited Jammu only the other day. He met with a few persons and sought their support for the cause IAC has taken up. This is not something very important and special. Arvind needs the required number of supporters to set up a party, which, according to him, would take on all the political formations, including the Congress, BJP, BSP, SP, DMK and AIADM...
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Relief Organization flouted norms in making allotments at Jagti
10/26/2012 12:40:39 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 25: It was alleged earlier that the Relief Organization has made allotments in favour of Kashmiri Migrants at Jagti to most undeserved families and without adopting any norms and following any transparent procedures. Migrants not satisfied with the list notified held demonstration continuously for a month and later on approached the High Court through number of writ petitions and the court after perusing the documents ordered for maintaining the status quo. For the last so many months after the list was notified no actions seems to have been taken either in handling over the possession to deserving families or in getting the stay order vacated. Whenever t...
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Observing Oct 27 as black day
But do separatists really mean it?
10/26/2012 12:40:23 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 25: The instrument of accession was signed on October 26, 1947 by Maharaja Hari Singh at Jammu. It was accepted by Lord Mountbatten on behalf of the Indian union. The separatists contest this. According to them, the instrument was never signed. Once again, they have urged the people to observe accession day as a black day. Interestingly the commoner in Kashmir observes strike on October 27. But, the saner elements have started asking questions. Do they (Separatists) really consider it as a black day? People who have been denied travel documents for their proximity with militants and separatists expressed shock and surprise over issue of passports to former...
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