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| Mubarak Gul suppressed information; never revealed being MLA, CM's Advisor: DD | | DD Kashir withdrew Advisor's allotment after ET expose but months later allotted frozen project to his son | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 10: Scandalously operating Kashir Channel of Doordarshan has finally made it public that the ruling National Conference MLA from Iddgah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's Advisor, Mubarak Gul, as well as his son and NC's Councilor in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Younis Gul, had suppressed vital information with regard to their relation, political credentials and being public representatives while seeking contracts worth Rs 48 Lakh from the Government of India subsidiary in 2007-09 period.
In March this year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's Advisor, Mubarak Gul, was visibly high spirited. He was heard telling everybody around that no amount of media exposure to his fraudulently secured DD Kashir project would affect his trade with the Government of India organisation. His confidence, according to sources, stemmed from the fact that Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Khursheed Ahmed Ganai, would manage to get the certificate of innocence in his favour from Mandi House. Gul's sympathisers took pride in the fact that, DD's Director General, Ar... | |
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| Gagging Media Information Department turning needles of the clock back by 57 years | | | | NEHA
ET REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 10: J&K Information Department is, it appears, determined to gag what it considers the inconvenient section of the Press. Your daily Early Times is one such paper that is being considered by the Information Depart as inconvenient. The fact of the matter is that the Information Department, which is under none other than the Chief Minister, is seeking to turn the needles of the clock by as many as 57 years. It is striving to restore the situation in J&K as it existed between 1932 and 1954 - period during which the undemocratic and draconian J&K Press and Publication Act of 1932 was in operation and when the war-like restrictions on civil liberties, including on the... | |
| | | | ET punished for ethical journalism: PK | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 10: Panun Kashmir views the selective stoppage of government advertisements to the daily newspaper Early Times by the State government with concern and deep sense of outrage. The means adopted by the state government border on frank intimidation perhaps to force the newspaper to change its editorial line in accordance with the wishes of the government, it said.
The issue of selective stoppage of advertisements by the government seems to be a ploy to restrict the freedom of expression in the state particularly the freedom of media to report, comment and analyze the issues of public importance.
Panun Kashmir has been keenly observing the attitude of the sta... | |
| | | | Action against ET deplorable: JURSF | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 10: Jammu University Research Scholars Forum (JURSF) President and Senior Student Leader Suresh Ajay Magotra has said that National Conference led coalition government's attitude towards media organizations was both deplorable and pathetic.
Ajay said that media has the right to criticize, condemn and deprecate issues which it thinks go against the interests of the country and the people in general. He further added that government should stop this abhorrent attitude and allow media to work independently as in Kashmir.
Magotra condemned the government for harassing early times newspaper which has been doing great service to the people of Jammu. He said th... | |
| | | | ‘Give reasons for withholding advertisements to ET’ | | | | ET REPORT
Kathua, Dec 10: The National Panther Party unit district Kathua condemned the state coalition government's stand to withhold government advertisements to Early Times daily English news paper. He was addressing a press conference here today.
The district president of NPP Ravinder Singh Pathania severely criticized the "anti democratic measure to harass and threaten the Early Times news paper."
He said that the coalition government led by Omar Abdulla should give reasons for stopping advertisements to Early Times. "There is no doubt that early times news paper is doing wonderful role to spread the awareness among the masses about the real existing face of the rulers of the st... | |
| | | | Cabinet approved amendments for setting up of State Election Commission | | Nod to pay anomalie committee report | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 10: In a major decision the state government today approved amendment of state Panchayati Raj act which will pave way for setting up of State Election Commission. In another important decision awaited by the employees of the state, the Govt today approved the report of committee which was constituted by the government to check pay anomalies at various levels.
After the approval, the draft bill to amend the Act will be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly during ensuing session for its passage.
The draft bill had been prepared on the recommendation of an expert committee which was constituted on August 18, 2009 in consultation with Law and Finance Dep... | |
| | | | Arrest warrants against VC, secretary JDA | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 10: The court of divisional consumer forum has issued arrest warrants against JDA's vice-chairman and secretary for the non-compliance of its orders. The forum has invoked section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act against them.
The court directive came in a complaint filed by Ashok Kumar in which he said he had not been given possession of a piece of land which was allotted to him by JDA at Paloura (phase IV) few years back.
On April 16, 2007, the forum had directed JDA to give Ashok the possession of land within five weeks failing which the development authority would pay Rs 500 per day as compensation to the complainant.
On October 5, 2010, also, the foru... | |
| | | | Trifurcation: Criticism of Health Minister Sham unjustifiable | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 10: One may or may not agree with the Health Minister and Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma's trifurcation proposal or his suggestion that J&K needs to be trifurcated in order to end the night of discontent and despair in Jammu and Ladakh and enable the people of these two discriminated against regions to shape, mould and control fully their own political and economic future within India and under the Indian Constitution. But to dub the Health Minister as a communalist, regionalist and chauvinist and demand his arrest is as unjustifiable as it is against Article 1 of the Indian Constitution that says that the number of states can be increased or decrease... | |
| | | | We are with you! | | | | Dear Editor,
This is to express deep regret over the abhorrent and wretched attitude of Jammu and Kashmir government towards Early Times newspaper for its courageous journalism. More appalling is the manner in which Jammu based congress leaders have maintained criminal silence over the victimization of a particular newspaper which is being printed and published from Jammu.
Despite its nationalistic approach, newspaper is facing wrath of National Conference (NC) led government for its valiant reporting of the events and happenings within political and administrative circles. We would like to ask our legislators especially those who claim to be real representatives of the people of Jammu... | |
| | | | Two held with heroin worth Rs 1 cr | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 10: Two narcotic smugglers were today arrested by police at Brawa in Bhaderwah along with one kilogram of heroin worth Rs 1 cr in the international market.They were identified as Mohammad Mushtaq, son of Mohammad Ali, and Azad Ahmad, son of Gulam Hussain Naik, both residents of Brawa.
Police sources said the duo were apprehended by a police team led by SDPO, Bhaderwah, DSP Abdul Qayum. Their sustained interrogation was on.... | |
| | | | HM's winter hideout busted in Reasi | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, DEC 10: Security forces busted a winter hideout of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants in Dumru Pathri forests of Gulabgarh in Reasi last evening and recovered ammunition and a large quantity of ration from there.
Police sources said police and army jawans came across the HM hidout in Dumru Pathri forests last evening during searches in the area. Its search led them to the recovery of two single barrel guns with 10 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, two empty cartridges of AK, six dura cells, a large quantity of ration and other items of daily use. The hideout was later smashed by the jawans, the sources added.... | |
| | | | Rajni is new Kot-Balwal Jail Suptt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu Dec 10: Rajni Sehgal , Superintendent of Udhampur Distt Jail ,has been transferred and posted as Kot-Balwal Jail Superintendent . She replaces Mirza Beigh ,who is transferred to Udhampur as Distt Jail Superintendent.
Police sources linked Mirza’s transfer to his denial of the police theory that the conspiracy to allegedly eliminate witness in Amandeep’s murder case was hatched in the Kot-Balwal Jail.He had refuted the Distt Police claim, saying that Giri was never lodged in the Kot-Balwal Jail.
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