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| Clean chit to Kitchloo: Shell shocked Cong looking for escape route | | Soz avoids oath taking ceremony to register protest | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 21: Decision of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saif-ud-Din Soz to ignore oath taking ceremony of Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo is a clear indication that party leadership is not convinced the way Kitchloo is rehabilitated in a hurriedly manner.
Invitations were properly given to the Soz and other office bearers of the PCC but none from the organization was present in the ceremony which idicates that Congress is not going to take this issue lightly.
Highly placed authoritative sources said that Soz when left for Jammu from Delhi on Friday evening was not awared of the developments in the State. One of his loyalists informed him that clean chit was given t... | |
| | | | Security beefed up on LoC to prevent infiltration | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Dec 21: Following intelligence inputs about possible spurt in infiltration attempts from across the LoC, the Border Security Force (BSF) has begun installing Close-Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) in the sensitive areas and at the first place Poonch district has been identified for the installation.
Well placed sources told Early Times today that the department has started installation of CCTVs along LoC in Poonch sector and the same will be extended to other sensitive places like Keran, Machil sectors in North Kashmir and some places along International Border in Jammu-Kathua districts.
Police sources said the to deter possible spurt in infiltration attempts from across ... | |
| | | | SFC's BOD mocks at CM's ban on extension | | Makroo is MD for one more year | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Dec 21: Ignoring Chief Minister's ban on extensions, the Board of Directors (BOD) of State Financial Corporation's (SFC's) which met here today, has rewarded Managing Director, A R Makroo with one year extension in his service, instead of penalizing the same for various misdeeds.
Authoritative sources informed Early Times that the BOD has rewarded AR Makroo with an extension of one year as his tenure as MD was scheduled to end on January 31, 2014. As reported earlier by Early Times, the MD reportedly assured the BOD's that he will revive the SFC if given an extension. "All the proceedings of the meetings have been preplanned and fixed and the meeting of BOD, was merel... | |
| | | | 3595 persons killed in 19444 road accidents in last 3 years | | Road accidents kill 3, injure 25 on a daily basis | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Dec 21: Guns have almost fallen silent across the State but a new monster "Road Accidents", has taken birth during the last three years. This monster has so far consumed more lives than militancy and in the last three years 3595 persons have lost their lives in 19444 road accidents, held across Jammu and Kashmir while thousands other sustained injuries.
Sources informed Early Times that in the last three years 3595 people have lost their lives in 19444 road accidents, held across state in between 2010-12, besides 28,246 people sustained injuries, some of them seriously.
Elaborating the details, sources in Home department informed that despite repeated directions of Sta... | |
| | | | Expresses inability to dispose off pending RTI applications | | CIC laments staff shortage | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Expressing displeasure over shortage of staff, Chief Information Commissioner, G R Sufi today said that State Information Commission (SIC) is not in position to depute teams so as to check the pendency of Right to Information (RTI) applications in the different Government departments of State.
In his speech at a State level consultation on role of RTI in promoting effective governance in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Information Commissioner expressed lament that major chunk of information provided under RTI Act has remained unutilized. He said the information seekers have either kept the information close to their chests or not bothered to follow it up.
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| | | | Inquiry Commission's report likely to demoralize minority community | | Kishtwar communal assault | | | Neha
Jammu, Dec 21: Newspaper reports suggest that Justice R C Gandhi (Retd), who was appointed chairman of one-man commission of inquiry on August 24 to look into the circumstances under which Kishtwar and the adjoining areas witnessed attacks on the minority community after the Eid prayers on August 9, has submitted its report to the Jammu and Kashmir Government. One doesn't really know what lays embodied in the report, as it has not been made public. The State Government has not said anything about what the report has said and recommended. So, nothing definite conclusion could be drawn.
However, all the reports, without any exception, on Friday said that commission of inquiry has exone... | |
| | | | Of allegations, inquiries and clean chits in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: Since nobody has been found guilty and punished over decades in Jammu and Kashmir, one would obviously find it hard to argue that commissions and inquiries are constituted in the State for upholding the rule of law and bringing culprits to justice. Secessionists call the jail their "second home". Still, very few of them like Syed Ali Shah Geelani have seen the interior of a jail.
On account of his protracted incarcerations, Shabir Shah used to call himself as "Nelson Mandela of Kashmir" until the day he crossed the age bar some years back. These days, Yasin Malik of JKLF is the only separatist "leader" who is arrested and detained 100 times a year but als... | |
| | | | Tainted, temporary DDK employees among beneficiaries | | Estate accommodations host favourite since 2001 | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Even as the Government is trying its best to come out of the scams, the Estates Department has been hosting favourites. Even temporary employees of the DDK facing probes enjoy department's hospitality.
The document details in possession of Early Times and information received from the sources reveal that people working as casual base employees in Door Darshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar (shown as permanent employees of DDK Srinagar in documents submitted to Estates Department) are enjoying the free accommodation since 2002 despite complaints from people and probes ordered by the timely placed officials in many cases.
According to order number 70 DE of 2002, da... | |
| | | | Trifurcation of J&K the only solution, says BSP | | Biased regime | | | Rustam
Jammu, Dec 21: The number of political groups who favour trifurcation/reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir is increasing by the day. The latest political party that has also taken the plunge and demanded trifurcation of the state is the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of Mayawati. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has demanded the trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir to address the aspirations of all the three regions of the state. Addressing a meeting in the Nagrota Assembly segment, BSP state president Tulsi Dass Langeh only the other day said that "trifurcation is the only solution to all problems of the state" and demanded "statehood for both Jammu and Kashmir regions and Union Territory stat... | |
| | | | HC issues warrant for securing presence of Com Secy H&UDD | | | | S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Dec 21 : The J&K High Court has issued a bailable warrant against Commissioner Secretary Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to secure his presence following non-compliance of its order issued on September 30.
The High Court on September 30 had granted time to respondents for filling statement of facts and compliance report by or before November 4, failing which it had directed the Commissioner Secretary H&UDD to appear in person. However, a single bench of the court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed that neither statement of facts /compliance report has been filed nor has the Commissioner Secretary appeared in person. "No option but to secu... | |
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