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Candidates allege swindling in security refund
More shame for BOPEE
11/25/2013 10:19:06 PM
Mustansir Srinagar, Nov 25: The candidates having qualified Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission in polytechnic colleges today blamed the BOPEE authorities of duping them by deducting Rs. 500 from the security deposit of Rs. 5000 as counseling fee which according to them is unwarranted and unheard of. According to the insiders, the candidates who qualified the CET test were told by BOPEE to deposit Rs. 5000 in shape of Demand Draft before appearing for counseling. They said after the streams and colleges were allotted to the candidates, the BOPEE refunded only Rs. 4500 each to the candidates deducting Rs. 500 as counseling fee. This unwarranted deduction has invited severe criticism from the candidates as well as by other stake holders. An official of BOPEE on conditions of anonymity told Early Times that five thousand rupees realized from each candidate having qualified the CET is actually the security deposit out of which Rs. 4500 are refunded while as Rs. 500 are deducted as counseling fee from each student. When contacted Chairman BOPEE, Professor RD Sharma said tha...
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Parents of drop outs seek stern action against erring Peer
Former BOPEE chief remains in police remand
11/25/2013 10:18:50 PM
Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, Nov 25: After a local court remanded former Board of professional entrance examination (BOPEE) chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer to police custody for ten days, Parents of drop out students while demanded stern action against Peer for marring the career of their children. Mushtaq Ahmad Peer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly selling the question papers of MBBS entrance examination of the years 2011 and 2012. According to the sources two other close associates of Peer who used to work as agents for him have also been arrested. The Crime Branch officials are sure that enough information in connection with paper selling scam is expected from Peer and his close associat...
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Lalkar rally: Publicity material euphoria grips BJP leaders
Party falters, forgets to give respect to stalwarts
11/25/2013 10:18:16 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 25: The euphoria over forthcoming Lalkar rally within the state unit of BJP is at its peak, with all desperately trying to project their pictures in the loads of publicity material which is being distributed and spread all over in a frenzied manner. While some publicity material has been displayed at key points and crossings, roads and public places, more is still into making process, orders of which are being placed almost every next day, with addition of new nam...
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Sessions court grants bail to 19 accused
Kishtwar violence
11/25/2013 10:16:24 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, Nov 25: Principal District and Sessions Judge Kishtwar Pawan Dev Kotwal today granted bail in favour of 19 accused involved in three different FIRs registered at Police Station Padder and Kishtwar. As per the details available with "Early Times" Session Court granted bail in case FIR No 152/2013 registered U/S 395/435/427/307/336/332/353/147/148/149/RPC at Police Station Kishtwar in favour of Mohammad Rafi son of Ghulam Haider, Ashiq Hussain son of Abdul Rashid Ganie, Muzzafar Hussain son of Bashir Ahmed, Nissar Ahmed son of Abdul Rehman, Khursheed Ahmed son of Ali Mohammad, Mushtaq Ahmed son of Ghulam Rasool and Asgar Ali son of Abdul Subhan all resident of Ki...
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Modi likely to dash Cong hopes of emerging single largest party
11/25/2013 10:16:13 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 25: BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is likely to mar the chances of the Congress party to emerge as the single largest party in the State after next Assembly elections. The Congress has already gone into the huddle and is likely to put Ghulam Nabi Azad as point man in the State to limit the damages of Modi effect. Modi is coming on Dec 1 to address a public rally in Jammu. His visit is likely to enthuse party cadre and could also trigger a political wave in the favour of the party. It could be second life for the State unit of the party which has been reduced to just four members party in the State Assembly after its seven MLAs were exp...
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Woes of refugees: State Govt indulges in deceitful tactics
11/25/2013 10:16:06 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 25: Rs 7000 crores draft package prepared by the State Government for forwarding the same to Union Government for its approval is nothing but an eye wash to befool the refugees. Instead of solving issues of refugees-which are under its own domain, the coalition Government headed by National Conference is trying to put the ball in Centre' court just to skirt its own responsibility. Resentment brewing high among refugees against the 'deceitful tactics' being adopted by the coalition Government to befool them and to further delay in solution of their long pending genuine demands. Refugee leaders have reasons to demand that instead of forwarding a whooping packa...
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Separatists, extremists talk of human rights
Communally-motivated attack on India
11/25/2013 10:15:58 PM
Neha JAMMU, Nov 25: Two self-styled freedom fighters in Kashmir on Sunday shamelessly talked about human rights abuses in the Valley and attacked the Indian State. The case in point is what terrorist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been thriving on the sweat and blood of his co-religionists and murderer Yasin Malik said. Their place should have been in jail, but they are roaming freely because the State administration is not discharging its obligations towards the people, the State and the country as a whole. On Sunday, while Geelani termed Jammu and Kashmir as an oppressed state and accused New Delhi of caring more for the "national interest" than the "human rights and the principles of j...
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Inspector Kamaal lands in trouble as PHQ orders 'no independent posting' for him
11/25/2013 10:15:33 PM
Sumit Sharma Jammu, Nov 25: Inspector Ghulam Hassan Kamaal may fall in slough of despondency as PHQ did not order his independent posting. The order came to effect a few days before the said Inspector filed petition in court seeking stay order on his transfer. The PHQ ordered no independent posting to him keeping in view the record of the said inspector. As per order by PHQ, " Inspector Ghulam Hassan Kamaal who is transferred from Crime Branch to Jammu zone on tenure basis should not be given independent posting". The order came to force owing to criminal cases pending against him. In the order it is also stated that since the said inspector is allegedly involved in cases of corr...
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Jammu leadership must unite to fight for Jammu cause
Reorganization of polity that has outlived its utility
11/25/2013 10:15:25 PM
Rustam JAMMU, Nov 25: There is a consensus in Jammu province that the existing politico-constitutional and administrative set-up has outlived its utility and that if the people of Jammu province, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs included, are to obtain their due share in the country's polity and lead a dignified life as proud Indian citizens, this set-up has to go lock, stock and barrel. The Congress, which is a party to all the injustices perpetrated on the people of Jammu province during all these more than 65 years by the successive Kashmiri-dominated and Valley-centric Governments in the state, admitted in 2008 that the system had failed the people of Jammu province. The Congress had said th...
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Court records statement of key witness in BOPEE scam
11/25/2013 10:15:12 PM
S Sabaqat Srinagar, Nov 25: A key witness today deposed before a local court here in connection with last year's scam in Common Entrance Test (CET), involving sale of papers by former Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) chairman, to the students for entry in professional colleges. The witness, Bashir Ahmad of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district is said to have disclosed before the court how he was involved in transaction of Rs 13 lakhs in deal settled by Farooq Ahmad Itoo of Darigund Bijbhera, a close associate of the former chairman BOPEE Mushtaq Ahmad Peer with a relative of one the beneficiary students in the scam. The student's family, as per Bashir, had sold ...
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I am emotionally attached to Kashmir- Vishal Bhardawaj
11/25/2013 9:14:33 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 25; Eminent film maker, Vishal Bhardawaj who is in Srinagar to shoot his upcoming film Hyder on Monday met media persons at Taj Vivanta, where his cast and crew is staying, said "I am not making a film on Kashmir for commercial reasons. It is an emotional subject for me. I want to depict the pain suffered by Kashmiris in last 25 years." Vishal said, "My first trip to Kashmir was in 2010 when I shot a few sequences for 7 Khoon Maaf, since then I am visiting regularly." When asked why a film on Kashmir Vishal said, "I genuinely tried to put myself in to an ordinary Kashmiris shoes before finalizing Kashmir as the subject of my film." This is the first Boll...
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J&K to pay through nose water user charges levied on NHPC: CERC
Nimoo Bazgoo Project
11/25/2013 10:15:46 PM
Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Nov 25: Contrary to claims of Jammu and Kashmir Government, National Hydroelectric Project Corporation (NHPC) has been allowed to recover water usage charges from the State Government as additional energy charge in proportion of supply of power from generating station on month to month basis. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in an order in petition no. 89/GT/2013 issued on October 11, 2013 has allowed NHPC to charge water user component from the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Though this order would be implemented only after the high court gives its verdict in OWP no. 604/2011 and shall stand modified to the extent of inconsistency with its decisio...
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Silicon Institute starts re-functioning after being banged in Kishtwar riots
11/25/2013 9:14:26 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Nov 25: After witnessing rampage during Kishtwar disturbance of August 9, the Silicon information Technology & Education Computer Institute, sister concern of an Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Samiriti Rural Care Foundation Kishtwar today re-started its formal functioning in a inauguration ceremony. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Baseer Ahmed Khan who was chief guest on the opening ceremony in his address said that he is keen for the early disposal of compensation cases in favour of all those members of affected business community which suffered economic losses during turmoil of August 2013 in Kishtwar. He also gave patience hearing to all the issues ra...
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DB upholds cancellation, imposed Rs 10000 costs to J&K Housing Board
Tight security arrangements for Modi's rally in Jammu
'BSF to acquire land from 122 villages to raise embankment along IB'
Sonia, Rahul opposed to altering tie-up with NC
DB grants 4 weeks time to Div Com Kashmir to divulge names of illegal occupants or appear in person
BJP demands CBI probe in BOPEE scam
Girl student tops merit list after revaluation
VC refuses to meet parents of fasting students
Student held with question paper outside examination hall, released later on
Increasing train robberies raise hackles
1000 South Asian delegates including 150 Indians to participate in ‘South Asia Conclave
NC insulting Srinagar by calling it their safe house: Mehbooba
MAM College students hold protest
JKPSS expresses concern over deletion of Punjabi language from school syllabus
Two week workshop sponsored by ICSSR concludes at JU
Pawar exhorts Mahila Cong workers to maintain unity
Several join PDP
UGC-General Orientation Course gets underway at ASC, JU
Mir invited to Bangkok Conference
NSS unit of GDC Kathua celebrates Flag Day
Div Com, State Secretary IRCS call on VC JU
Government exploring to procure snow-making machines
KC Gurukul College organizes extension lecture
LC panel reviews status of SSA, RMSA
POWERGRID, JKSPDC sign MoU for maintenance of Baglihar bays
Three shops gutted at Padyarna Kishtwar
JMC seals another building in Gandhi Nagar
JKDF to urge MLA Jammu West for financial aid
Dumping of solid waste by Airport authorities
Hundreds of students clubbed together in small rooms
ADCSA condemns state government for betraying from agreement
MAM college students stage protest in support of JU protesting students
BOPEE scam is another example of rampant corruption in J&K
AD Sgr called for questioning, 9 Store Keepers identified
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