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Kitchloo 'move ' had Congress 'consent' too LS polls on mind, Congress gave nod to re-induction 12/23/2013 11:41:27 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 23: Clean chit in Kishtwar clashes swiftly followed by re-induction of Sajjad Kitchloo may have caused ruffles within his own party NC with some leaders nourishing apprehensions that the move is going to fetch much gains to the party. Whether these are real or unfounded is something NC high command must have given heed prior to taking this decision. However, contrary to the general impression that the move has damaged electoral prospects of Congress, there is beyond what looks on the political screne and calculations. This is learnt to have been done with consent of Congress which is tandem with its ruling ally in deciding the timing and tone of what emerged on Friday and Saturday. According to sources, what emerged with respect to Kitchloo in terms of he getting a clean chit and later losing no time getting berth in the council of ministers in Omar Abdullah led coalition, was not solely decided by the Chief Minister and NC alone. Sources said Congress consent and nod was given to the move which shook the political circles yet again, in parleys much...   READ MORE

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Azad's participation in Kitchloo's re-induction ceremony deepens Cong crisis 12/23/2013 11:41:15 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Dec 23: Several top rank Congress leaders in erstwhile Doda District have expressed shock over the participation of Union Health Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in re-induction ceremony of Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo who made a comeback in Omar Abdullah council of Ministers as MoS after one man Commission of Inquiry headed by Retired Justice R C Gandhi give clean chit to Kitchloo over his alleged involvement in August 9 this year Kishtwar communal violence. While talking to "Early Times" several Congress leaders from both the factions of Congress reacted sharply towards the participation of Azad in Kitchloo's re-induction ceremony ...   READ MORE   Kitchloo's re-induction pushes Congress to the wall 12/23/2013 11:41:07 PM Bashir Assad Jammu, Dec23: Clean chit to Sajad Ahmad Kitchloo by Justice (Rtd) R C Gandhi Commission and his re-induction in the Council of Ministers has put the state unit of Congress in dock as it has nothing to sell to the people in Kishtwar. The exoneration of Sajad Ahmad Kitchloo from the serious allegation leveled against him for Kishtwar riots has pushed the state unit of Congress to the wall and has disarmed it from the issue which the Congress party was likely to take credit of in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Doda-Udhampur constituency. The leaders from Congress feel that Kitchloo's re-induction into the Council of Ministers and his exoneration from all the charges ove...   READ MORE   How long can NC run with dare and hunt with hound? 12/23/2013 11:40:59 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 23: Finally Dr. Mustafa Kamaal of the NC has found the ultimate answer to the Kashmir dispute. In an interview Kamaal has said the UN resolutions on Kashmir are still relevant and plebiscite (Rai Shumari) is still an option to solve the dispute. It has always been typical of the NC and its leadership to rake up issues like plebiscite, autonomy, Kashmir dispute, Muzaffarabad road and other issues to stir up emotions for political benefits around election times. It is very strange that the same party (read NC) has ruled Jammu and Kashmir for decades and been beneficiaries of both the turmoil and the resulting agreements with New Delhi should be cribbing about...   READ MORE   NC-Congress coalition ignores inputs Kishtwar Violence 12/23/2013 11:40:50 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 23: After re-induction in the Omar Abdullah’s Council of Ministers as MoS Home on Saturday amid strong protests outside the Governor's house, retired Justice R C Gandhi's house and at 18 other places in Jammu province, Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo said that he had no input regarding apprehension of trouble in Kishtwar prior to August 9. On August 9, a number of armed persons belonging to the majority community attacked members of the minority community, burned down their properties and ransacked and looted their shops and other business establishments after offering Eid prayers. The targeted violence that day also resulted in the gruesome killing of one innocent minority commu...   READ MORE   HC restrains docs from accepting gifts from Pharma companies 12/23/2013 11:40:37 PM S.Sabaqat SRINAGAR, Dec 23: High Court today restrained doctors practicing in Jammu and Kashmir from accepting any kinds of gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies and asked them not to travel either within the country or abroad at their expenses. "All Pharmaceutical Companies are restrained from giving gifts of any kind whatsoever to doctors who are practicing in the field of medicine," said a Division Bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Tashi Rabstan while Public Interest Litigation. PIL demands action against those doctors who receive cash and gifts from medical companies to prescribe medicine to the patients. The respondents in the PIL include state through Chief...   READ MORE   Why is Congress maintaining a complete silence? Gandhi Commission and protests in Jammu 12/23/2013 11:40:24 PM Neha JAMMU, Dec 23: It was on December 20 that the one-man commission of inquiry on the August 9 Kishtwar despicable communal assault on the minority community submitted its interim report to the state government leading to the re-induction of Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo in the Council of Ministers as MoS Home. Ever since then, people across the Jammu province are holding protest demonstrations against the commission of inquiry and NC-Congress coalition government and accusing them of working in unison to save the guilty and demoralize the minority community, especially in the Kishtwar district of Jammu province. A number of political and social organizations - apart from the community of lawye...   READ MORE   Sham takes NC head on, advocates power to people over autonomy 12/23/2013 11:40:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 23: : Launching another direct attack on NC, Minister for PHE Sham Lal Sharma today said that neither Autonomy nor Self-rule are going to redress issues of the commoners across Jammu and Kashmir but power to the people would make the state vibrant and strong. "Neither Self-rule nor Autonomy are going to make people happier and progressive but it is power to the people, which is essence of real democracy. Those propagating these ideas would do well to their ownself if they empower people at grassroots and give them power to take decisions for their betterment. People want progressive democracy and all round development," said Sham Lal Sharma while addressing ...   READ MORE   Police directed to go slow on Gandhi commission queries? 12/23/2013 11:41:49 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 23: The state government has directed police to go slow on the queries sent to it by the RC Gandhi judicial commission on Kishtwar violence. The police has till now not replied to the queries of the Commission. "Police has been directed to take as much time as possible in providing information to the Commission. Intelligence department has in particular been directed on this account," said a senior government official, wishing not to be named. The police portfolio is headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The latest directions have been issued after Sajjad Kitchloo has been re-inducted as MoS Home. He would now again been privy to the information of the p...   READ MORE   Govt appoints inquiry officer, will submit report in 3 days Mysterious fire in Cooperatives deptt 12/23/2013 10:39:18 PM Arun Singh Jammu, Dec 23: Taking cognizance of the recent fire incident in Clerical Hall of Cooperative Department in Civil Secretariat on December 20, 2013 in which few important records were gutted, State Government appointed Ramesh Kumar Koul Secretary Cooperative as inquiry officer to find out the cause of outbreak of fire and to fix the responsibility in the incident. Sources told Early Times that in this connection state government issued an order No. 1723 GAD of 2013 on 20-12-2013 confirming appointment of Ramesh Koul for investigation of the fire outbreak in the Clerical Hall in mysterious circumstances. Sources said Ramesh Kumar Koul has been assigned the job to investigate th...   READ MORE   Directs incumbent DFO to provide Information free of cost SIC issues penalty notice against ex DFO Tangmarg 12/23/2013 10:38:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 23: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a show cause notice for penalty under section 17 of JK RTI Act 2009 against a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) who earlier served as Special DFO Tangmarg for making unnecessary delay in providing Information to an applicant who had sought some details under RTI Act. The Commission has also directed the present DFO to provide information free of cost to the applicant and has sought details of former DFO so that penalty notice could be sent to him at the present place of posting or at his residential address. As per details available one Mohammad Sidiq Khan son of Ghulam Ahmad Khan a resident of Kawoo...   READ MORE   Annoyed BJP activists flay leadership for strike call 12/23/2013 10:38:13 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 23: As 48 hour Jammu bandh fails to evoke a proper response simmering differences in state BJP leadership have surfaced with ground level workers blaming Party leadership of giving the bandh call without taking the traders and transporters into confidence. The Party workers who show their dissatisfaction over the bandh call due to the poor public response received during last two days said that the issue was not thread bare discussed and neither the Party activists nor the representatives of traders and transporters were consulted before hand. The party activists said that the decision was taken by State leadership on the behest of some leaders who are not ...   READ MORE   State Govt fails to implement its earlier circular, issues fresh instructions Fire incidents in Civil Secretariat 12/23/2013 10:37:58 PM Arun Singh JAMMU, Dec 23: Failure to implement its earlier circular to all administrative departments to follow the guidelines to avoid increasing fire incidents and theft cases in Civil Secretariat, State Government issued fresh instructions to the concerned departments to adhere the instructions to avoid such situations. In its earlier Circular No. 19-GAD of 2013 dated 29-08-2013 in which it was impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries to issue instructions to their subordinate officials for handing over the keys of the offices/clerical halls to the security personnel posted in the Civil Secretariat, immediately after office hours, so as to avoid any such situation. Taking c...   READ MORE   Youth Congress eats a humble pie at PYC show 12/23/2013 10:37:50 PM Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, Dec 23: Nothing seems to be working in favour of Congress these days as the fortunes of the grand old political party of the country have nose-dived to such a level that getting into one trouble after the other has sort of become a permanent fixture for it. The intensity of the public anger against Congress could be gauged from the fact that even a programme organized by Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) for elucidating opinion to formulate a separate youth manifesto for Lok Sabha poll- 2014 drew lot of criticism for the party on several issues. The PYC show 'Open Discussion on Youth Manifesto Lok Sabha election-2014' was held on Jammu University campus with a purpose ...   READ MORE   DG Prasar Bharti reluctant to take action Favouritism, money swindling in DDK 12/23/2013 10:37:43 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Dec 23: Director General Prasar Bharti seems in no mood to take action against favouritism and alleged money swindling in DDK Srinagar. Early Times in a series of stories has exposed how money is swindled in DDK Srinagar in the name of current affairs programmes through fake accounts by favourites. But nothing has moved. Documents in possession of Early Times also exposed what an inquiry report of Prasar Bharti mentions about the irregularities in production of current affairs programmes in DDK Srinagar. Pertinently after the Director DDK Srinagar showed his helplessness and accused the system of contract assignment for dominance by blue eyed non professionals,...   READ MORE   Frequent power cuts, inflated electricity bills leave consumers high & dry PDD imposing inflated power bills 12/23/2013 10:37:28 PM Avinash Azad Jammu, Dec 23: As the state is under grip of severe cold wave, the frequent power cuts and inflated electricity bills have left the consumers high and dry. Moreover NC patron and Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah had questioned functioning of Power Development Department (PDD). Amazingly, a week ago, a question mark was raised over the functioning of PDD by none other than Union Minister and NC's Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah. Father of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Dr Farooq Abdullah while reacting over what he call inflated power bills, on being list of defaulters issued by the Power Development Department (PDD) and National Conference headquarters at Srinagar "Nawai Subah" ...   READ MORE   Rs 6,750 fine imposed on ZEO for suppressing, delaying information 12/23/2013 10:37:19 PM Sumit Sharma Jammu, Dec 23: State Information Commission imposed penalty to the tune of Rs 6,750 on ZEO Marwah Nazir Ahmed Farash at present ZEO Rehami Dagiwachi, Baramulla for suppressing and delaying information to the information seeker. SIC also directed the Drawing and Disbursing Officer,(DDO) in the office of Chief Education Officer, Baramulla to ensure deduction of Rs. 6,750/- from the salary of the ZEO Rehami Dagiwachi in two installments. The penalty has been imposed under SIC's decision number SIC/C-04-Oct.2011/391. The penalty came to effective when one Abdul Majid Malik S/o Lt. Nisarullah Hali, All J&K Patron Dehati Union Sarkoot, Kishtwar filed an RTI application befo...   READ MORE   HC restrains medicos from accepting 'gifts' from Pharma companies 12/23/2013 10:38:03 PM S Sabaqat Srinagar, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today restrained doctors practicing in Jammu and Kashmir from accepting any kinds of gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies and asked them not to travel either within the country or abroad at their expenses. "All the Pharmaceutical Companies are restrained from giving gifts of any kind whatsoever to the doctors who are practicing in the field of medicine," said a division bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Tashi Rabstan while Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The PIL has sought action against those doctors who receive cash and gifts from medical companies to prescribe medicine to the patients. The petitione...   READ MORE   Chinese soldiers enter Indian territory, face off with troops last week: Sources 12/23/2013 10:37:34 PM Early Times Report Ladakh, Dec 23: Chinese soldiers entered Indian territory near the Line of Actual Control last week and had a confrontation with Indian troops before returning to their positions, sources said today. According to sources, the latest row began when three Indian shepherds were allegedly caught by the Chinese for straying into their territory a fortnight ago. About a week ago, Chinese troops from Chepzi in Chinese territory reportedly walked up to Indian positions in Chumur in Ladakh, 300 km from Leh. Sources say about 15 soldiers from both sides came face to face, which was followed by a heated exchange. After a discussion however, each side retreated to their positio...   READ MORE   Khyber, Kanwal, Avon must deposit Rs 10 crore with Dir SKIMS: HC Food adulteration 12/23/2013 10:26:40 PM S Sabaqat SRINAGAR, Dec 23 : High Court today directed Khyber, manufacturers of tonned milk, Kanwal Agro Food Industry and 'AVON Agro Industries Pvt Ltd', a New Delhi based company to deposit within two weeks Rs 10 crore each with Director SKIMS. "We deem it appropriate to direct the owners/ Managing Directors of the above said companies to deposit the amount of Rs 10 crore each with the Director SKIMS, Soura Srinagar within two weeks from today," bench said, adding, "The Director SKIMS to keep this amount in a separate account and to wait for further orders from the court for its utilization." The directions were issued by a Division Bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar an...   READ MORE

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