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Sonia's assertion to work in cohesion will remain "non-applicable" in J&K..? Faction ridden Pradesh Congress 11/10/2012 11:34:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 10: Friday's assertion of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to work in cohesion if the party has to retain power in next general elections seems to be "non-applicable" in Jammu and Kashmir as the party unit here continues to remain drenched in deep-rooted factionalism. Political observers opined that "Congress president and UPA-II chairperson Sonia Gandhi's plain speak may impress the party leadership and cadre in rest of the country but here to see the party leadership working collectively is still a distant dream as party leaders are still working vertically in two groups." "It is an open secret that Congress party's two stalwart leaders one sitting Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and another Pradesh Congress Committee chief Saif-ud-Din Soz have opposite approach following which their disciples too toes the line as directed by their respective mentors," pointed out political observers further adding that "the activities of Congress leadership here in the past two years are the pointers to the fact that Congress unit here...   READ MORE

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CM controlled CVC can't root out corruption 11/10/2012 11:33:45 PM early times report Jammu, Nov 10: The appointment of Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) will neither serve the intention of government in tackling corruption nor will help in moulding public perception about seriousness of the government on this account. As per the State law CVC will not be a constitutional authority. It's a statutory body. It's not independent of the government control. As per the Act, the CVC had to report to the Chief Minister and not to the Governor and will take his approval or call to get sanction for registering and prosecuting the corrupt official. The existing law unless amended to make CVC a constitutional body, could be used and seen in a maligned way like ...   READ MORE   Police cannot act like LPG delivery boys 11/10/2012 11:33:01 PM early times report Srinagar, Nov 10: The Practice of handing over everything from VIP movement, law and order maintenance and now distribution of LPG cylinders to police is a sad commentary on the affairs of the administration and the political establishment that has increasingly started depending for its survival on the men in Khaki. Putting the police under tremendous pressure for jobs it is neither trained nor constitutionally permitted to handle something that needs to be checked right now or else we will have a situation where some among the men in uniform will start directing the course of events in the State. It is not about whether the IAS is superior to the IPS or not. The basic...   READ MORE

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