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Govt yet to identify suitable place for hosting budget session Expert panel from Delhi submits report 12/20/2012 12:44:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 19: With only two months left for the 2012-13 budget session which usually commences by the mid of February, the Government is yet to identify a suitable place for holding the session as the heritage complex that housed the State's bicameral legislature for decades has collapsed partially. Even as the Government today received the report of expert panel from Delhi on whether the building is safe for hosting the session or not, however, uncertainty shrouds as it could no be known what exactly the report suggests. The Secretary Law Department G H Tantray confirmed that the report sought by the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, BB Viyas as to whether the building was safe for hosting the session has been received by the Government but denied having received a copy of the report till afternoon. Pertinently the experts from New-Delhi had earlier visited the spot and were scheduled to submit their report within two or three days after their return. "Yes the report has come to the Government but I am yet to receive a copy of the same, I expect ...   READ MORE

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Minister turns residential house into a hotel Yet another violation of SMP 12/20/2012 12:43:55 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 19: The Srinagar Master Plan (SMP) is an important document, not because it lays down the guidelines for expansion of the fast expanding city but for the breaches that this plan has witnessed over the past three decades. It has been repeatedly prostituted by politicians, bureaucrats and the civilians. In a recent flagrant violation, a Minister turned his residential house into a hotel at posh Rajbagh area much to the annoyance of the residents who have migrated from congested parts of the city to live in peace. While mushrooming of hotels, lodges and guest houses has turned the residential area into a commercial hub, the Minister's guest hou...   READ MORE   12/20/2012 12:42:09 PM Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today termed elimination of six militants in Sopore encounter as a success for security forces. Omar expected infiltration from across the border to stop which according to him would end the need for such encounters. Talking to media at the sidelines of passing out parade of 897 police recruits at STC Sheeri in Baramulla district, the Chief Minister said: "We will rather like to see the attempts to infiltrate to come to an end which would end the need for these encounters." He praised security forces for handling the operation carefully without taking any casualties. : "An encounter in which terrorist are eliminated with security forces taking no casualties is...   READ MORE   Sopore encounter ends, 6 militants eliminated Omar terms operation 'successful' 12/20/2012 12:41:32 PM ET Report SRINAGAR, Dec 19: A fierce encounter between security forces and militants that started Tuesday morning in apple town of Sopore in Baramulla district today came to an end with the killing of one more foreign militant. Six militants, all affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have been killed in this encounter including a local 19-year-old youth, the police said. "The encounter is over now. One more foreign militant was killed today morning and total number of militants killed is six. Their bodies have been retrieved but their personal identity is yet to be ascertained except for one Aatir Ahmad Dar who is a resident of Model Town Sopore," said Superintendent of Police, Sopore, Im...   READ MORE   JKSSB cut to size To follow new procedure from 2013 12/20/2012 12:40:51 PM Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Dec 19: The Services Selection Board constituted under Section 124 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir has been cut to size and shall follow a new procedure for selection to all posts from 2013. According to the new procedure, the JKSSB is supposed to hold written test for all the posts and attach attested scanned documents with OMR sheet at the time of submission. The new procedure has also axed Board's discretion considerably. To implement the new procedure, the Government has appointed Professor Mushtaq Ahmed Peer, former Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination, for two years to assist the JKSSB for setting of examination pape...   READ MORE   Skewed sex ratio might result in 'male bachelorhood' in J&K: Experts 12/20/2012 12:39:31 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 19: As the global population hits seven billion, experts are warning that skewed sex ratios could fuel the emergence of volatile "bachelor nations" driven by an aggressive competition for brides. While there has been a marginal increase in the country's sex ratio from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011, significant variations still exist among the J&K State, with an adverse ratio. As per the records, the sex ratio stands at 883 females for 1000 males in the state, as per 2011 census, showing a distinct decline from that in the year 2001 that gauged 892 females for 1000 males in the State. "Even if the sex ratio at birth returned to normal in the upcoming years, m...   READ MORE   Countdown for president's election begins State unit of BJP heading for another split after Dec 22….? 12/20/2012 12:39:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 19: Is State unit of BJP heading for another split after Dec 22….? If the mood that prevails among key functionaries and atmosphere within the organization is any indication the answer may be seen as assertive. With less than 72 hours left for the polls for party's highest post in the State, uncertainty and uneasy atmosphere is what can be gauged as regards the new chief of J&K. Even as there are three strong contenders in fray for the top post, the senior leaders have given enough indications that any President 'imposed' on the party shall have unpleasant ramifications in terms of the unity and strength of the party. Sources said with all requisite steps a...   READ MORE   Against National Interest Jammu leadership indifferent to what Mirwaiz is doing in Pak 12/20/2012 12:38:42 PM Neha JAMMU, Dec 19: APHC (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq left Delhi for Pakistan last Saturday to discuss ways and means of resolving the so-called Kashmir issue to the satisfaction of Pakistan and people of Kashmir. Before leaving New Delhi for Pakistan, he made public his stand on Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan vis-a-vis India and left none in any doubt that he had no place whatsoever in his scheme of things for Jammu, Ladakh and displaced Kashmiri Hindus and that his fundamental objective was to give some inputs to the Pakistani leadership that could help both of them to achieve what they had been seeking to achieve for years now. Of course, he talked about new outlook that was needed ...   READ MORE   Baramulla, Jammu discourse Govt 'impressed' with Dr Chowdhary, no penalization mantra goes on 12/20/2012 12:57:04 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Dec 19: Brazenness and hardheartedness at its worst! State Government seems to have decided not to yield to even tears of the poor and downtrodden people of Jammu region. What to talk of Justice, even temporary relief seems to have flown out of the windows of Civil Secretariat. A call in the morning would be made to this Correspondent informing me that 'I am parochial and trying to unnecessarily poke my nose in an already settled issue.' Death of a one and a half yea...   READ MORE   CM Omar drove Rahul's car in Amethi Political Exercise? 12/20/2012 12:37:26 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 19: National Conference (NC) working president and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been preparing ground for a pre-poll alliance with the Congress party to contest the 2014 Assembly elections jointly, as he is mortally afraid of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday visited Amethi. He accompanied AICC general secretary and AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi. In Amethi, Omar drove the car of the Congress' prince who will lead the Congress party from the front in the next general elections, which could take place anytime from now considering the kind of instability that has gripped the rag-tag UPA Govern...   READ MORE   JKWDC website paints a blank picture. CM wants to replicate SHG model of Rahul's constituency 12/20/2012 12:38:07 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 19: On Tuesday when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accompanied one of his best friends and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on a whirlwind tour of Amethi Parliamentary constituency he came face to face with the working of the women self help groups in Uttar Pradesh....   READ MORE   Omar expected political self help for visiting Amethi Early Times Report 12/20/2012 12:36:02 PM JAMMU, Dec 19: Omar Abdullah is trying every political trick to stich an alliance with Congress before the election. He showed is desperation by accompanying Cong general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Amethi last week. Rahul Gandhi had said Omar had shown keen interest in Self Help Groups working here (Amethi) and for it he had come here. PCC president Saif-ud-din Soz also accompanied here. Rahul Gandhi had been going to Amethi for quite long time. He had even a dinner at the home of a Dalit girl in the past and had raked up their issue. However, the Chief Minister didn't deem it fit to see the Self-Help Groups working there. Self Help Groups and more importantly Panchayats are working...   READ MORE   K Rajendra proceeding on leave, Owais to look after Armed Police 12/20/2012 12:39:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 19: It may sound incredible but the fact remains that Chief Secretary Madhav Lal despite being available in his office has not signed the minutes of the DPC meeting held under none other than him earlier, last week in which promotions of 15 IPS officers were cleared. Though it was expected that a proposal to this effect would be placed before the Cabinet on Monday but could not mature because the minutes were not signed by the CS. Sources in the Civil Secretariat told Early Times that the minutes forwarded to the CS office by the Home department are yet to be signed by the CS due to which the much awaited promotions of the high ranking IPS officers are ha...   READ MORE   4080 militants including 279 commanders surrendered in 23 yrs' Reformed get Rs 3000 per month, report 12/20/2012 12:28:09 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 19: Four thousand and eighty militants including 279 commanders have surrendered before the security forces during the past twenty-three years, says a report of the State Home Department. A local news agency that claims possession of the report said 2881 youth who surrendered their weapons have been rehabilitated till date. They get a monthly stipend of Rs 3000 every month and the Government intends to spend Rs 3 lakhs on their welfare, the report said. However, the amount has to be spent in three years. An analysis of the report reveals that the number of surrenders has gone down during the past few years. This year only one militant has surrendered his...   READ MORE   CM wants to replicate SHG model of Rahul's constituency JKWDC website paints a blank picture……….! 12/20/2012 12:27:16 AM early times report Jammu, Dec 19: On Tuesday when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accompanied one of his best friends and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on a whirlwind tour of Amethi Parliamentary constituency he came face to face with the working of the women self help groups in Uttar Pradesh. Moving around with the scion of Gandhi dynasty Omar appreciated the model of the SHG's adopted in the Amethi and also gave a commitment that now he would implement the scheme in his home state t...   READ MORE   DB takes serious note of functioning of GAD Encroachment of 92 Kanals of State Land by MP 12/20/2012 12:25:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 19 (JNF) : In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation filed by Prof SK Bhalla highlighting organized land grabbing by certain police officers/ politicians/bureaucrats in connivance with land mafia/under world in various parts of Jammu/Samba Districts, A Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Hasnain Massodi took serious note of the functioning of General Administration Dept and said that this case reveals a tell tale story of poor administration by none else than the General Administration Dept. The matter pertains to recommendation made by Commissioner of Vigilance on April 24, 2006 recommending one Ch Lal Sing...   READ MORE   CAPD, District administration at loggerheads over distribution, control Black marketing of Kerosene in Kishtwar 12/20/2012 12:24:19 AM Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, Dec 19: Battle lines have been drawn between district administration and CAPD over distribution of kerosene in district Kishtwar as 1. 70 lakh liters of poor man's fuel is being black marketed with impunity every month across the district. The differences between the official functionaries emerged when following complaints of black marketing of the fuel to vehicles and commercial establishments at the cost of the legitimate beneficiaries, the district administration stepped up supervisory control over the distribution of kerosene. As per the details available with "Early Times" 1.70 lakh liters of Kerosene Oil is supplied to district Kishtwar by t...   READ MORE   Special DB issues directions for effective distribution Suo-Moto PIL regarding shortage of LPG 12/20/2012 12:28:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 19 (JNF) : In the much publicized Suo Moto PIL regarding the crisis due to shortage of LPG gas, A Special Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice JP Singh have taken on record suggestions given by the Sr. Adv DC Raina Court Counsel, for hassle free supply of LPG Cylinders to the consumers. A perusal of the minutes of the meeting indicates there was no equitable/fair distribution/supply of the LPG in the areas which are at a distance of 20 to 30 Kms from the distribution point sanctioned by the Oil Companies. The distributors/dealers opted to have their LPG distribution locations either within the major town/cities or ...   READ MORE   Terrorists using 'most modern means of communication' 12/20/2012 12:24:36 AM New Delhi, Dec 19: Terrorists are "now using adopting the most modern means of communication", Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said today. Terrorist groups were also making rampant use of cyber space and social networking sites to carry out terror attacks, the minister told the Rajya Sabha. "Various methods are being used by cyber terrorists such as email for communications, posting and hosting of provocative clips, photographs, morphed images and content on social networking sites for inciting violence, disturbing public order and malicious propaganda," he said. He said the cyber terrorists also took to phishing and identity theft for financial frauds, attacks on online services an...   READ MORE

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