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Taj's lie nailed! SVO probe still on
Forest land grab in Sedhav
11/27/2012 11:29:44 PM
Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Nov 27: State Vigilance Organtsaion (SVO) is yet to conclude probe into alleged land grab by Minister for PHE and Irrigation Taj Mohi-ud-din at Sedhav forest in Shopian district of South Kashmir. Early Times has assessed documentary evidence, which rebuts the 'clean chit' claim of PHE Minister Taj Mohi-ud-din. The official document reveals that the land grab allegations aga-inst Taj Mohi-ud-din are being probed and the organisation is yet to arrive to a final conclusion. Taj had on Monday issued a handout claiming that Acc-ountability Commis-sion in September, 2005 and Vigil-ance Organiz-ation, Kash-mir in the year 2011 had conveyed to the government that there is no forest land grab. Despite repeated efforts, Early Times failed to get even one officer of state vigilance organiation (SV-O) on record to cofirm that Taj Mohi-ud-din has been given 'clean chit'. Instead, it was revealed during investigation that Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) had on 26-02-2010 vide letter no. SP (ABP)/10-IAV-301 enqu-ired from Divisi-onal Forest Offi-cer (DFO) Shopian ...
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LeT militant's confession of savagery caught on tape
"We tied his hands and beheaded him"
11/27/2012 11:28:29 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Nov 27: "He was offering Nimaz when we took him away and demanded food--- Later Khurshid and Ishaq tied his hands, Ishaq held his feet and Khurshid beheaded him with sharp edged weapon-" this is the chilling confession of a Lashkar terrorist Abdul Jabbar caught on tape exposing how he and his associates beheaded congress worker Abdul Gani last year for campaigning for Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Jabbar is presently lodged in Kishtwar jail facing tri...
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Govt undecided on ETT college admissions
11/27/2012 11:21:13 PM
Bashir Assad Jammu, Nov 27: The Education Department is yet to take a decision on the unauthorized admissions by private ETT colleges. The candidates from these colleges were not allowed to sit in the examination by the Board of School education following directions of the high Court. A committee constituted on the issue has already submitted its report. However, it is interesting to note that some retired high profile BOSE official in connivance with their political mentors in the power corridors have been exploiting this issues against the BOSE management and are trying to give it a different colour. Reportedly these retired official were instrumental in facilitating mushrooming of 'c...
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Alleged medical negligence at Kulgam hospital
Pregnant lady dies, 2 doctors arrested
11/27/2012 11:20:47 PM
Saahil Suhail Kulgam, Nov 27: In an alleged case of medical negligence, 27 years old pregnant woman died at Kulgam hospital reportedly for denial of timely medical help. Police have arrested two doctors. Irate locals took to streets and held strong protest against the negligence of doctors and demanded stern against them for not providing medical help to the pregnant lady and alleged that the deployed doctors in district hospital Kulgam are pursuing private practice at the cost of their duties, in the hospital. Family members of the deceased lady alleged that the pregnant lady identified as Sheraza wife of Mohd Taseen Mir resident of Khi Jogi Pora Kulgam was brought in the hospital Monda...
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RDD officials- Sarpanchs nexus siphoning off MGNREGA funds
Over Rs 2 cr withdrawn against fictitious payments
11/27/2012 11:19:59 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Nov 27: After uncovering the Rs 90 Cr job card scandals in Ru-ral Development De-partment Kishtwar, ET has accessed key details pertaining to fictitious withdrawal of more than Rs. 2 crore on acco-unt of wages of skilled labo-ur and material cost under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ-ment Guarantee Act (MG-NREGA) in Marwah block of Kishtwar District. Amid complaints of non payment of wages and cost of material by the locals, RDD officials in Marwah block allegedly in conniva-nce with Sarpanchs have withdrawn more than Rs 2 crore in the names of local Sarpanchs sighting expe-nses incurred for paying wages to skilled labour and purchase of material. As per...
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Talaash for Kashmir's silver screen
Neelam succumbed to 2010 agitation
11/27/2012 11:19:41 PM
early Times Report Jammu, Nov 27: In early 2010, Dr Farooq Abdullah called for reopening of cinema halls in Kashmir to trumpet `return of normality'. However, same year, Kashmir lost the only cinema hall that was running despite odds. Srinagar city had the distinction of having as many as eight cinema halls. Bor-adway, Naaz, Firdous, Sheraz, Khayam, Regal and Palladium and Shah attracted large crowds. But the militants imposed a ban on cinema halls in1989. It was `Air Marshal' Noor Khan of Allah Tigers who led the tirade against the cinema halls in late 1989 leaving the theater owners with no option but to wind up. Perceived as a sign of normality, the state government headed by Dr Faroo...
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"Abdullahs' fled when State was getting injured'
11/27/2012 11:19:12 PM
early times report Jammu, Nov 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah demanding special economic package for the state said the J&K was injured because of the terrorism to protect the country. However, they didn't add that when the State starting to get injured, Abdullahs' were the first to flee the country. The State continued to bleed and security personnel continued to lay down their lives, but Abdullahs'-both father and son- were enjoying the power and comforts in Delhi and Mumbai. It was on their absence from the Kashmir, that former chief minister GM Shah, who was husband of Dr Farooq Abdullah's sister, had said: " The accumulating lava of public disenchantment and disillusionment burst ...
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Coalition misusing official machinery, Says NPP
Participation of panchayat representatives in LC polls will weaken their cause?
11/27/2012 11:18:30 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Nov 27: The NC-Congress coalition has intensified its movement to capture all the four Legislative Council seats for which the election would be held on December 3. The NC-Congress leaders, who have been contesting the forthcoming elections jointly and at places addressing jointly the members of the electorate consisting of about 34000 elected panchs and sarpanchs, are trying their best to woo them so that they vote for the coalition candidates. It is true that the Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Movement (JKPRM) leadership has declared that it would ensure the defeat of the NC-Congress candidates because it considered the ruling coalition anti-people, anti-democr...
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