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| No regional discrimination: Sun shines equally at Jammu, Srinagar | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
After a weeklong of mayhem and disaster, the sun finally shined back. Interestingly, unlike our political establishment, the sun did not do any regional discrimination –for a while it was quite a sunny afternoon both in Srinagar and Jammu as also in many other parts of the region.
Though the chill still maintains but the temperature too slightly improved today. "We had respite after seven days of snowfall today (Saturday) as the clouds parted, bringing on the sun in Kashmir", said T.K. Jotshi, assistant director with the weather department.
'Fair weather conditions are going to continue for at least three days. Because of clear night skies, the minimum temperature, which had risen because of the cloud cover, has again started falling. It was minus three degrees Celsius in Srinagar today,' said Jotshi.
Jotshi also warned of more snow avalanches in the higher reaches of the valley.
Meanwhile, the death toll in avalanches and roof collapses across the state has risen to 19. The civil administration has sought the assistance of the Indian Army ... | |
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| Weather improves: Ministers come out of closets, board air safaris | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
It is a law of nature –personal comfort comes first. When the snow blizzards were taking life out of Valley, the top Ministers in the coalition government remained closeted in the warm bungalows of winter capital and issuing occasional press statements to show sympathies with the people. However, as sun made an appearance in the skies, the Minister boarded sorties to know well being of their constituencies.
According to an official spokesman, "on the instructions of the Chief Minister several teams of ministers visited the affected areas in the State today".
Minister for R&B, Jugal Kishore and Minister of State, Aijaz Ahmad Khana along with MLA Bani... | |
| | | | Experimenting over ‘police commissioners’; will it succeed? | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 8
Will the experiment on appointing police commissioners for the cities of Jammu and Srinagar succeed? This question has assumed significance following reports that senior bureaucrats in the civil administration and senior police functionaries oppose the move.
The experiments in other states has proved successful only after the governments in those states were determined to experiment with the appointment of police commissioners. Official sources said that the Director General Police,Mr Kuldeep Khoda,mooted the proposal only after he had felt convinced that the scheme will prove fruitful in improving the law and order machinery.
Chief Minister,Mr Ghulam ... | |
| | | | Baba Amte passes away | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
Renowned social reformer Murlidhar Devidas Amte alias Baba Amte passed away at his `Anandwan` ashram here on Saturday. He was 94. Despite being surrounded by wealth, he willingly sacrificed his life to the cause of the hapless lepers. He was a highly learned man who honoured his own education by practically matching its expectations.
Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad has condoled the death of Baba Amte. Azad said that Baba Amte throughout his life worked tirelessly for social cause and caring of leprosy patients. He said in Amte's death nation has lost a dedicated and devoted social worker whose social service would be remembered long.
Baba Amte was... | |
| | | | Banks, Societies employees to retire at 58: HC | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, settling an important point of controversy, has held 58 years as retirement age for the employees of Cooperative Banks and Societies operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
Justice Nirmal Singh has decided a batch of writ petitions with the reference of judgment of Division Bench which had decided the case and held 58 years for retirement age.
In the petitions submitted that SRO 233 of 1988 dated July 8, 1988 was issued by the Govt in exercise of powers conferred by section 124 of J&K Cooperative Societies Act 1960 which act stands repeal by the J&K Cooperative Societies Act 1989. It is contended under the new Act the J&K... | |
| | | | Wait a while, CM tells Paharis | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
Wrapping his words in the political delicacies, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has very politely told the Pahari speaking people to wait little for their Scheduled Tribe demand.
The reasons were obvious. The Chief Minister was apparently in no mood to take cudgels with the communities as he gears to face elections later this year. Any commitment to the Pahari speaking people could upset the apple cart of Gujjars who do not want any one else to be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes.
The Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain, who is a Pahari himself, also told his brethren that neither the occasion is opportune nor the approach appropriate... | |
| | | | Bar breaks out with bench? | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 9
For entire judiciary of the country the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir was today a center for attraction as the Chief Justice of India was here to address the valedictory function of the Lok Adalat week. However, simultaneously, there was also a note of discord as the Bar Association stayed away from the mega function which was also attended by the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
The decision of Bar Association to stay away from the function underlined the differences between the Bar and Bench. The Bar Association, it may be mentioned here, is statutorily recognized and democratically elected body of the lawyers. Their staying away from the gran... | |
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