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| Papa gets Khan appointed as chairman CVPDC | | Tainted get painted! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 30: Papa's influence over Omar led government has been felt yet again. The former Chief Minister has managed to get a prize post for his friend, Muhammad Yusuf Khan. Yusuf has been appointed as the first chairman of newly created Chenab Valley Power Development Corporation. In his new capacity, Khan will enjoy the status and perks of the chairman NHPC.
The newly created corporation intends to set up three power projects capable of generating 212o Mega Watts of power under a joint venture with NHPC and JK SPDC. As per the MoU the JKSPDC would have a share of not more than 49 percent while the NHPC would have share not less than 51 per cent in the Company.
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| | | | PC takes stock of rehabilitation, reconstruction work in Leh | | | | M Ramzan Khan
EARLY TIMES REPORT
LEH, Oct 30: To get the first hand assessment of the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in Leh the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today paid visits to different places and have meeting with local administration besides representatives of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).
The Union Home Minister, who reached here early this morning directly, flew to Puga village and Hot Spring in Changthang Village.
After visiting these places, Chidambaram reached Pangong Lake where he interacted with army jawans.
He also paid visits to various flood affected areas of Saboo village and Choglamsar village.
At Saboo village he inaugurated a new... | |
| | | | ‘J&K deliberately delaying 73rd, 74th constitutional amendment’ | | Empowering Panchayats | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, Oct 30: The State Government has drawn a flak for its failure in the implementation of Constitutional amendment 73rd and 74th in J&K which gives wide powers to democratic institutions in the state at grass root level.
The BJP, which for years together has been pressing for the implementation of the Constitutional amendments in the state has taken a serious view of the delaying tactics adopted by the State Government in this regard. Even Prime Minster, Dr Manmohan Singh during his last visit to the State has publicly asked the State Government to implement the Constitutional amendments to make the Panchayti Raj system a reality in the state. However no headway ha... | |
| | | | Chidambaram to give fresh 'dose' of instructions to govt today | | 'Bridging gap between Police, masses vital….?' | | | Early Times report
Jammu, Oct 30: In less than two months of time, Union Home Minister PC Chidambaram's Kashmir visit tomorrow assumes quite significance in more than one way. More than reviewing security situation as a routine affair, PC will take stock of the governance of Omar Abdullah led coalition, specifically the role and functioning of administration and Police in the backdrop of Centre's efforts to put things back on track and ensure restoration of complete normalcy.
Well placed sources said Union Home minister while interacting with the state officials besides the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah , will take a fresh review of the cases of PSA and other arrests made during recent pas... | |
| | | | Angry Ladakhis on warpath, denounces interlocutors, demands Central University | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 30: Jammu has become a hub of all pro-India activities. It has also been converted into a hub of activities by those who have suffered persecution from time to time at the hands of Kashmiri rulers and fanatics and by those who have been ignored and badly let down by the Kashmir-dominated and Valley-centric successive governments in the state and New Delhi. It would not be out of place to mention here that Jammu houses the persecuted and discriminated against people, original inhabitants Dogras and refugees from West Pakistan, Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Kashmir and the Kashmir Valley and border migrants and the virtually forgotten Ladakhis included.
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| | | | Interlocuters' maiden visit to J&K unproductive | | Behind the veil | | | Early Times report
Jammu,Oct 30: Notwithstanding their annoucement that they would be taking "baby" steps for finding a solution to the Kashmir imbroglio the first leg of the six-day visit of the three-member team of interlocuters, headed by Dileep Padgaonkar, failed to reach out to those who matter in the sphere of poltics in the state. Yes, they deviated from the established practices of opting for meetings with senior leaders belonging to the mainstream and the separatist camps by having a session or two with students,with those who had been jailed on charge of stone pelting besides some militants. But those who were expected to help the interlocuters in the process of evolving solutio... | |
| | | | Mystery shrouds PMGSY cashier's death | | | | KATRA: A cashier in prime minister's grameen sadak yojna (PMGSY) today died under mysterious circumstances at his rented house at Gran Morh in Reasi.
Identified as Bishan Singh (45), son of Shiv Nath, he originally hailed from Udhampur. He was found lying dead in the bathroom of his rented house at about 10 am, police sources said.
Police took out the body by breaking the bathroom door open and evacuated it to the Reasi district hospital.After post-mortem, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites.Police had registered a case in this connection.... | |
| | | | Two boys sustain burns as cylinder catches fire | | | | JAMMU: Two minor boys sustained severe burn injuries after a LPG cylinder caught fire at their residence at Shaheedi Chowk here today.They were identified as Ricky (5) and Reetik (11), sons of Thomas Masih. Police sources said the boys were all alone at home when they went o the kitchen and mishandled the cylinder. As the gas leaked, the cylinder caught fire, resulting in burns to them, the sources added. When the fire spread, the cylinder exploded. Hearing the blast, some neighbours rushed to Masih's house and extinguished the fire with the help of firemen, who too had reached the spot. The boys were rescued and immediately evacuated to the GMC hospital where their condition was stated t... | |
| | | | Man stabbed inside his home, serious | | | | JAMMU: Over a land dispute, a man was stabbed by five to six youth inside his home at Paloura here today. Police sources identified the victim as Rahul Koul, son of Suraj Koul, and one of the accused as Rajinder Singh. There is a dispute between the two parties over a piece of land which Suraj claims to have purchased from Daljeet Singh, a property dealer.
Sources said Narinder Gupta, said to be a Congress leader, Rajinder and their accomplices yesterday locked Rahul, Suraj and their other family members in a room of their house at Paloura and raised fencing around the nearby disputed plot.
Suraj had yesterday lodged a written complaint in this regard with the office of SSP, Jammu.
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