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| After Taj, his friend may land in trouble | | 'Prima-facie guilty of contempt of SAC' | | | bashir assad
Jammu, Dec 24. With the State Accountability Com-mission (SAC) deciding to initiate proceedings aga-inst senior Congress lea-der and Minister for Public Health Engineering Taj Mohi-ud-din for making a false statement, trouble for the minister seems to be unending because the voices for his resignation may go louder in the coming days. But as of now the opposition parties are keenly watching the developments and are tight lipped too, for, the matter being sub-judice.
However, what is even more interesting is the fact that a senior minister who happens to be his friend is also likely to land in trouble for giving a clean chit to the PHE minister in a recorded statement on the floor of the house while participating in the discussion on starred deferred question in the Business list of 11th October, 2012 when the Legislative council was in session at Srinagar.
Not only this, he has given reference of his statement in a letter addressed by him to Chairman Legislative Council, Amrit Malhotra vide No. PS/HM/ME, TE, YSS/12/1240 dated 07-11-2012. While requesting the C... | |
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| Cooperative Minister puts blame on driver | | JAKFED embezzlement issue | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Dec 24: The coo-perative minister has put the blame of embezzlement of around Rs 40 lakhs on a driver of JAKFED. The driver has been identified as Rajinder Singh. The Minister said police were investigating the matter. However, a senior police official said that though a complaint was received from MD JAKFED against the driver, but the same was rolled back to the JAKFED authorities for departmental inquiry.
In a reply to Jammu and Kashmir State Accoun-tability Commission, the copy of which is in possession of ET, the minister said, "It is stated that the log book of the vehicle was inspected to see the correctness of the allegations made in the complaint. It is obser... | |
| | | | Dachnipora IAY hut allocation scam | | Probe team to submit report within 2 days | | | Saahil Suhail
Srinagar, Dec 24: Two member committee framed to look into the hut allocation scam under the central sponsored scheme Inidra Awaz Yojna (IAY) that has surfaced in Dachnipora block of Rural Develo-pment Department in An-antnag days before, is set to submit its report on Thursday.
The scam surfaced after Assistant Commissioner Development Anantnag took cognizance of complaints and ordered an enquiry into the alleged fraud.
People, figured in the list of the beneficiaries of the IAY huts, said in a written application that one Mohammad Ahsan Dar son of Abdul Aziz of Pethnu, Srigufwara, approached some known people of the neighbouring villages and sought their bank accounts t... | |
| | | | As Delhi seethes with anger, Lieutenant Governor chooses to holiday | | | | early times report
Jammu, Dec 24: The spontaneous agitation against Delhi gang rape is assuming serious proportions as the central government baffles with ideas to address the national shame. Womanhood has been outraged by the perpetrators of this most heinous crime and unequivocal condemnation and anger against the perpetrators is both expected and understandable.
The police action against protesters in Delhi has put a question mark over the preparedness of the police force to deal with the public anger. It is also not difficult to understand that some anti-social elements could have mingled with the protesters to hijack the mass movement. Turning police vehicles turtle, setting fire to... | |
| | | | Real danger not from Pakistan- sponsored militants | | Tackling "mainstream" leaders | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, Dec 24: The Union Home Ministry has, according to a report, asked the Army, State Police and Intelligence Bureau (IB) to "reconcile" their figures as far as the number of "active and infiltrated" militants in the state is concerned. It has taken this step taking into consideration the "disparity" in the number of active and infiltrated militants given by the Army, State Police and IB for the current year. "The disparity in the number of active and infiltrated militants is being reconciled…We have directed the security agencies to reconcile the numbers as soon as possible. I think in coming week the process will be completed," the report has said. The same report quoting the M... | |
| | | | 'Anti graft bodies rendered defunct by stay orders of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats' | | Vakil calls a spade a spade | | | early times report
Jammu, Dec 24: Former Minister and member AICC Abdul Gani Vakil has called upon the
Chief Minister to strengthen anti graft institutions of the state which have been rendered defunct by the stay orders got by those ministers and bureaucrats wh-ose cases are pending in these commissions in order to prevent them from inv-estigating their ill gotten wealth.
Describing corruption as the biggest enemy of the State, Vakil said that corruption and nepotism would have to be fought with firm hands in Jammu and Kashmir. He urged Chief Minister to proceed against corrupt in a no-nonsense manner and strengthen the institutions like SAC, SVC which have not been given full staff t... | |
| | | | Congress and 2008 Election Manifesto | | The Forgotten Jammu | | | NEHA
JAMMU, Dec 24: Certain Congress leaders, including ministers in the NC-led coalition government, claim almost on a daily basis that their party is committed to what it promised in its 2008 election manifesto and that they have been doing all that they should to fulfill the promises the party held out to win over the Jammu electorate. They have also been claiming that the coalition government's policies are based on the principle of justice and equity and that the state government is treating all the three regions equally. Even yesterday, one Congress minister expressed such views.
There is no need to point out the regional disparities and their negative impact on the people of Jammu ... | |
| | | | PK punctures separatists' balloon | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 24: At a time when the APHC (M) leadership is meeting with Pakistani leaders and discussing with them ways and means of promoting their separatist and communal agenda, Panun Kashmir (PK), an organization of internally-displaced Kashmiri Hin-dus, has heightened its demand seeking separate homeland in the Valley for around .7 million Kashmiri Hindus. The APHC (M) leaders masquerade as champions of Kashmir and claim that their organization is the true representative of the people of the state (read Kashmir). They also say that no solution to the Kashmir issue is possible without the involvement of their outfit and Pakistan. The Jammu leadership doesn't attach any... | |
| | | | As politicians blame each other, commoner has his fingers crossed | | Revival of militancy? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: The resignation of panchayat members and Sopore encounter, Kashmir experts say should not be viewed in isolation. According to them, these are indicators of `revival of militancy' in the state.
The Sopore encounter that lasted several days conveyed that militancy was far from being over. Various security agencies have been claiming a decline in militancy. Most of them have stated that only a handful of militants were active in Kashmir. While the security agencies seem confused about the total number of militants operating in various parts of the state, the Supreme Court has urged them to be precise on the issue.
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| | | | 'Presumptions, assumptions no answer' | | Taj's reply false, misleading, contempt to go on: SAC | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 24: In an initiative of far-reaching consequences, State Account-ability Commission (SAC) today held high profile Minister for PHE and Irrigation Taj Mohi-ud-din guilty of making false and misleading statements vis-à-vis alleged land grab at Sedhav forest area in Shopian district.
They rejected reply filed by Taj along with his lawyer Advocate Shah Mohammed Choudhary on December 17 and ordered initiating of contempt proceedings un-der the Jammu and Kash-mir Contempt of Courts Act-1997 against the politically vibrant and well-connected Minister. SAC issued notice to Taj Mohi-ud-din directing him to file statement of defence by the January 4, 2013.
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| | | | Encounter in Kulgam; Two militants, SOG person killed | | | | early times report
Srinagar, Dec 24: Two Lashkar outfit militants and one Specials Operat-ions Group (SOG) person was also killed in an encounter in South Kash-mir's Kulgam district.
According to Police reports the encounter was started in Datipora area of Kulgam district this evening in which one local LeT militant Mudasir Ahmad of Yaripora Kulg-am, one Pakistani militant Tamim Ahmad of the same militant outfit and one SOG person namely Shera was killed.
Initially the encounter was started in a house in Datipora area, however, during the heavy gun battle between militants and security forces, militants managed to run away from the house and reached in nearby agricultural fields. Since... | |
| | | | SWC to ascertain facts | | After Delhi, Jammu girl allegedly gang raped | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: In yet another shocking and shameful incident, a girl was allegedly gang raped on Saturday evening in Jammu after being abducted. Police have registered a case and initiated investigation. Meanwhile State's Women Commission (SWC) has condemned the incident and demanded immediate arrest of culprits apart from strict action against them. Sources said a girl (name withheld) in Rajan village of Jammu was allegedly gang raped by Gyan Singh and Shammi. "Accused first abducted the girl and then gang raped her in a minibus. Singh forcefully took her in the minibus while Shammi was already present in the bus and both committed the heinous crime", they said.
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| | | | House Sparrow population crash by 90% : Experts | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: Universally familiar in appearance, the widespread and once abundant house sparrow now seems to become just a mystery bird and becoming increasingly rare, not only in the urban areas but also along the countryside.
Records clearly disclose that not only the urban areas, but the countryside has also witnessed a massive decline in the population of house sparrow in the past three decades.
Ornithologists and wildlife experts speculate that the population crash could be linked to a variety of factors like the lack of nesting sites in modern concrete buildings, disappearing kitchen garden, increased use of pesticides in farmlands and the non- availabili... | |
| | | | Mufti RD SPCB, Senthil DFO Jammu, Bharti JD Soil Conservation | | Major reshuffle in forest department | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: In a major development here today, State Forest Department today ordered transfer and posting of 31 officers.
Om Prakash (IFS) Conservator of Forests, Vigilance has been transferred and posted as incharge Chief Conservator of Forests Eco- Tourism against an available vacancy.
A.R. Hazari (IFS) DFO, PMGSY, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as incharge Conservator of Forests, Vigilance vice Om Prakash. G. D. Chalotra (IFS) DSCO, Jammu has been transferred and posted as incharge Conservator of Forests, Projects against an available vacancy. The charge of the post of OSCO, Jammu shall be 100 Red after by OFO Social Forestry, Jammu till further orde... | |
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