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Has VC succeeded in legitimizing his buddy's appointment as Administrator? Five years after he assumed office, D L Choudhary appears in sham interview 12/6/2012 11:59:23 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 6: Amidst vehement protests by student organizations alleging nepotism in appointments, Jammu University conducted yet another 'staged' interview today to select DL Choudhary, the close buddy of the Vice Chancellor MP Singh Ishar as the administrator of the Gen. Zorawar Singh auditorium, five years since he assumed the same office. Even though he has been the administrator of the auditorium for five years, Choudhary's appointment was purely temporary. Neither former Vice Chancellors Amitabh Matto who appointed him to the post primarily to clip wings of another aspirant, nor his successor Prof. Varun Sahni regularised his appointment owing to Choudhary's dubious record. He has several serious allegations to his discredit that include misbehaving with a senior professor in the department of adult and continuing education, ill treatment with a lady employee of the Renuka cafeteria that culminated into filing of FIR against him, indecent behaviour during a camp he organised in Shimla, for which the Deputy Commissioner wrote to the then Vice Chancell...   READ MORE

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BJP activists blame leadership for humiliating defeat 12/6/2012 11:58:58 PM early times report JAMMU, Dec 6: Though the outcome of MLC elections under Panchayat quota was already known that the ruling alliance will win all the four seats so no one was surprised over the victory of four coalition candidates two each from National Conference (NC) and Congress. However, the elections have given a jolt to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and indicated that the state leadership of the party lacks the acumen to lead party at hustings. The BJP which had fielded two candidates from Jammu region which once upon a time was strong bastion of the Party but its candidates suffered a humiliating defeat from the region. Though BJP may assign reasons that all opposition parties...   READ MORE   Legislative Council elections, no cause for NC to pat itself First Comment 12/6/2012 11:58:47 PM early times report JAMMU, Dec 6: The NC has won both the Legislative Council seats it contested. In Jammu region, it won one of the two seats contested by the ruling coalition by a big margin of 6917 votes. The NC candidate captured 9070 and her nearest rival and PDP candidate got 2153 votes. In Kashmir, the victory margin was 2675 votes. The NC candidate got 8586 votes and his nearest rival and PDP candidate polled 5911 votes. The NC leadership hailed the outcome of the elections as its great victory. The NC leadership can surely claim that it has won both the seats it contested. Of course, it has won both the seats it contested and victory is victory. But the fact remains that it ...   READ MORE   Wrong choice of candidates : Where PDP faltered…….! MLC elections 12/6/2012 11:58:32 PM early times report Srinagar, Dec 6: The ruling National Conference- Congress coalition has bagged all the four reserved MLC seats to which elections were held on December 3. Ali Mohammad Dar and Shahnaz Ganai of NC and Ghulam Nabi Monga and Shyam Lal Bhagat of Congress were declared elected from K1 and J2 and K2 and J1 seats respectively. The elections to the 4 reserved MLC seats under Panchayat quota were much politicized and it was because of this hype, the elections were termed as litmus test for both ruling coalition and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party while some observers describing these elections as the trendsetter for the 2014 general assembly elections. The all...   READ MORE   ULB Director Laharwal in trouble, govt aware but silent Adda/Entry Fee contract for MC Budgam 12/6/2012 11:58:22 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Dec 6: Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir S.A.Laharwal is in soup over allotment of Adda contract to a contractor who had not participated in bidding process. Adda contract of Municipal Committee Budgam for the year 2012-13 was approved by Director Local Bodies S.A.Laharwal vide letter no: DULB/g/598/2345 dated 19-05-2012 in favour of one Ali Mohammed Sheikh son of Ghulam Rasool Sheikh for Rs. 18.39 Lakh. This approval was granted in complete violation of an earlier order issued by Laharwal asking the executive officer of Municipal Committee Budgam not to accept the contract bid below Rs. 35 lakh. Laharwal had vide letter no: DULB/G/598/6766-67 dated 22-03-...   READ MORE   ACD to probe Loot of MGNREGA funds by RDD official-Sarpanch nexus 12/6/2012 11:58:11 PM Asif Iqbal Malik Kishtwar, Dec 6: Reacting to the news item published in Early Times titled "RDD officials, Sarpanch nexus siphoning off MGNREGA funds" Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kishtwar Jatinder Kumar Singh vide his letter No: DCK/SQ/2140-41/12 dated 4-12-2012 ordered Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kishtwar to hold an inquiry into the matter. The ADDC in his order further directed the ACD to treat the matter as urgent and submit the factual report within 7 days. It is pertinent here to mention that Early Times in its report brought the irregularity pertaining withdrawal of over Rs. 2 Cr meant for skilled labourers/material cost by the offici...   READ MORE   Angry students ransack Professor's car, 2 held Molestation in GDC RS Pura 12/6/2012 11:57:52 PM SUMIT SHARMA Jammu, Dec 6: Two students of Government Degree College (GDC), RS Pura, studying in Part III, were arrested by police after a group of students went berserk and ransacked a professor's car. They also broke down the equipments in chemistry laboratory. The students also accused Principal of shielding the professor allegedly involved in molesting girl students in college premises here today. According to reports, the incident took place in the college hours when a group of 5 students, two of whom were identified and booked by police, barged into the chemistry laboratory and started abusing the chemistry professor, Dr Jagjeet Singh. They also broke down the equipments in c...   READ MORE   Shinde went back on his promise, says no decision yet on Guru Vote-Bank Politics 12/6/2012 11:57:21 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 6: On the day (November 21) Pakistani terrorist and Lahkar-e-Toiba operative Ajmal Kasab, convicted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was sent to the gallows, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced that he would take 48 hours to take decision on the hanging or otherwise of Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 Parliament terrorist attack case. "I do not delay matters; I will take only 48 hours to take decision after I receive the file from the Rashtrapati Bhawan," he had said. He had made the statement in response to the questions put by reporters and his statement was unequivocal. There was no ambiguity in his statement whatsoever. It was not only reporters ...   READ MORE   LC polls: Coalition wins but analysis of results not in its favour PDP gainer in Kashmir, NPP consolidates in Jammu 12/6/2012 11:59:10 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 6: The results of four seats for Legislative Council indeed show that the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition has swept the polls by bagging all the four seats, two seats shared each by NC and Congress in two regions of the state. But a macro anatomy and broad analysis of the results actually indicate that PDP has emerged as gainer in Kashmir region whereas in most of the belts of Jammu region on both J1 and J2 constituency it is the J&K National Panthers Party which has gained considerably by securing good number of votes than other party in the region.Coalition candiates won with support of two parties whereas PDP and PP has performed well ...   READ MORE   Darbar in Jammu , CM's heart beats for summer capital 12/6/2012 11:57:58 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 6: Neglect of Jammu region by the National Conference led coalition government and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah himself has become too obvious as eventhough Darbar moved to winter capital the last month, Chief Minister continues to operate from the summer capital. Omar spends most of his time in summer capital Srinagar and puts his major engagements in Srinagar like any other valley based leader and asks private partners from outside to invest in valley. When the Darbar was in Srinagar, Omar seldom visited Jammu and hardly spent a night in winter capital but when Darbar is in Jammu, Omar prefers to stay in Srinagar and New Delhi where he flies during t...   READ MORE   `Amend the law or extend Central Act to state' JK Juvenile Justice Act 12/6/2012 11:57:41 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 6: The government had promised to review the Jammu Kashmir Juvenile Justice Act following Amnesty International campaign for release of Faizan a minor. However, the review was not undertaken for unknown reasons and no explanation was also given by the concerned. Reports suggest that the law will come up for discussion during the winter session of the legislature. The J&K Juvenile Justice Act, 1997 (JKJJA) defines minors in Jammu and Kashmir as boys 16 years old or younger, and girls 18 years old and younger, which is inconsistent with both the national Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the UN Convention on the Rights of th...   READ MORE   Have Police succumbed to political pressure? 4 days on, Tramboo, PSO walk free 12/6/2012 11:57:02 PM early times report Jammu, Dec 6: Police failed to secure arrest of Haseeb Tramboo and his father's Personal Security Officer namely Riyaz Ahmed after lapse of four days of registering case against them. If the law knowing persons are to be believed, the delay on the part of police could be because of two reasons. One that police have succumbed to political pressure as Kashmir based business tycoon has affinity to corridor of power in coalition government and other that police are hand in glove with the business tycoon. It is further alleged that police are giving them grace time to manage bail. Police lodged case against them for creating panic in the premises of Food Corporation o...   READ MORE   Important debate, but Sonia and Rahul didn't utter a word FDI In Multi-Brand Retail Trade 12/6/2012 11:56:51 PM NEHA JAMMU, Dec 6: The anxious nation witnessed live two-day-long parliamentary debate on the crucial issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade. The debate concluded yesterday at about 7 p.m. The motion moved by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj seeking withdrawal of the decision on the FDI was defeated by 38 votes. The Congress-dominated UPA Government got 253 votes and the opposition 218. In other words, the government could not get 272 votes in the 542-member Lok Sabha, thus once again establishing that the Congress is running a minority government. The entire opposition had opposed the decision as anti-national, anti-poor people, a...   READ MORE

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