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| CRPF man held for presenting forged cheques | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
A paramilitary CRPF man was arrested for presenting and drawing an amount of Rs 1 lakh through forged cheques from Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch here, police sources today said.
Police said the constable managed to get three cheques worth over Rs 1 lakh encashed from City Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd (JKB) from the account of a Government officer and was in the process of getting another cheque cashed when arrested.
''CRPF constable, identified as Harish Kumar hailing from Gujarat, presently posted in 68 battalion headquartered at Gangyal, was arrested by the police. On his disclosure, a raid was conducted at his residence and amount of Rs 1 ... | |
| | | | Sonali to also hold charge of Secretary Revenue | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
Sonali Kumar Principal ecretary to Government, ARI and Trainings Department shall hold charge of post of Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department in addition to her own duties till Mr. Masaud Samoon resumes duties.... | |
| | | | Militants try to storm CRPF camp in Sopore | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
A fierce gun battle broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday following an abortive attempt by the ultras to storm a CRPF camp.
The militants, whose number could not be ascertained immediately, tried to storm the camp housed in a hotel building near Jamia Masjid in the town, 55 km from here, but the alert guards foiled the attempt, a police spokesman said.
However, the militants managed to sneak into a nearby building and continued firing on the CRPF and police parties which encircled the area to neutralise the ultras, the spokesman said.
He said intense gunfight was going on but there was no im... | |
| | | | Justice Nisar Ahmed Kakru is acting Chief Justice | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Nov 8
Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru, senior most judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday was appointed as the acting chief justice of J&K High Kashmir, a statement issued from the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India said.
Justice Aftab Alam has been relinquished of the charge of the chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court consequent upon his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. ... | |
| | | | CRPF man held for presenting forged cheques | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
A paramilitary CRPF man was arrested for presenting and drawing an amount of Rs 1 lakh through forged cheques from Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch here, police sources today said.
Police said the constable managed to get three cheques worth over Rs 1 lakh encashed from City Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd (JKB) from the account of a Government officer and was in the process of getting another cheque cashed when arrested.
''CRPF constable, identified as Harish Kumar hailing from Gujarat, presently posted in 68 battalion headquartered at Gangyal, was arrested by the police. On his disclosure, a raid was conducted at his residence and amount of Rs 1 ... | |
| | | | Traffic rules being thrown to winds by transporters and drivers in Jammu | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
Despite repeated challans and fines imposed by the traffic police on those who continue to violate traffic rules drivers of matadors, cars, buses, three and two wheelers do not hesitate defying the traffic rules in the winter capital of the state.
Traffic authorities said that during the month of October challans were filed against 1322 mini buses, 342 cars, 3748 two wheelers and 324 trucks.” What else can we do?” asked one senior officer of the traffic police.
An impression has gone round in Jammu that the traffic police officials impose fines simply to increase the revenue of the state and they remain content with the recovery of fines.Others say tha... | |
| | | | Following truce Mufti favours contesting poll in alliance with | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
A truce has been worked out
between the Congress and the PDP for containing the
attempts by the National Conference,the main
opposition party,at regaining the ground that it had
lost in 2002 Assembly election. And as a result of theintervention by the Congress high command the PDP andthe state unit of the Congress have agreed to keep
alive the present political arrangement.
Not only this:the PDP leadership has started
favouring contesting the next election in alliance
with the Congress.Sources close to the PDP
patron,Mufti Mohd.Sayeed,said here today that the
Mufti "wants to have an alliance or an electoral
understanding with the Congress whic... | |
| | | | This Diwali not for sweets | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
This Diwali, in contrast to the previous ones, is not D day for the sweet sellers. The Halwais or sweet sellers who would have brisk business around Diwali and on the day of most popular festival of Hindus are in a state of despair and cross fingered, since sweets are not on the priority of lists on the Diwali shoppers, either for domestic consumption or for giving gifts to their relatives and friends.
In view of large scale complaints and talks of artificial khoya having been imported in the state for making sweets for Diwali and the milk products made of the same as well as spurious edible oil and other ingredients being used in preparing the sweets,... | |
| | | | Observing November 6 as Jammu "Martyrs Day" by secessionists aimed at creating communal hatred | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Nov 8
Adding insult to injury and pouring salt into the wounds of Dogras and Hindus of Jammu, who have been subjected to all sorts of injustices and blatant neglect at the hands of Kashmiri politicians as well as Kashmir centric central leaders, the secessionists and communally motivated Islamic fundamentalist in Indian part of Kashmir as well as in PoK and Pakistan observed November 6, what they describe as Jammu Martyrs Day, to commemorate the memory of some Muslims killed in Jammu on November 6 1947, in the wake of communal riots in which many Hindus were also killed.
Distorting the facts of history and giving the events of 1947 their own t... | |
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