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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 11: Following litigation of a Nepali national challenging termination of his services, the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, popularly known as Cultural Academy, has sought intervention of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to decide fate of 38 employees recruited in violation of rules.
The Cultural Academy has been facing criticism and also a case in the State Accountability Commission for 38 appointments made in violation of rules during the years 2006 and 2007. Interestingly, one of the employees appointed in violation of rules is Narbahadur Singh Rana, a Nepali national.
This issue had also cropped up in the January 2008 session ... | |
| | | | DODA DISCONNECT | | Essentials being airlifted as prices escalate in region | | | Early Times Report
Doda/Jammu, Feb 12: On sixth day of the blockade of National Highway 1B, scarcity of essential commodities has hit the twin mountainous districts of Doda and Kishtwar and prices have escalated even as the Government started airlifting essentials to the cut off districts.
Main commodities which at present were out of stock include LPG, petroleum products, vegetables, flour and medicines. People are buying goods at higher rates. Onions which were sold at Rs 15 per kg were now sold at Rs 25 and it is not only the case of vegetables the rates of daily use commodities are sold at higher rates. When people register their protest against high rates vendors claim that admini... | |
| | | | 13 Inspectors adjusted | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12: DIG Jammu Kathua Range Abdul Qyuoom Manhas has given the order of adjustment thirteen Inspectors. Inspector Shashi Kala, Nazir Dar, Bishnash Kumar, Shokat Choudhary, Gurmeet Singh SS Dutta,Vijay Choudhary have been adjusted in Jammu district while as Charanjeet Singh, Sunil Singh Jasrotia, Ashok Sharma, Subash Kumar and Anu Sharma have been adjusted in district Samba where as Rajesh Sandla has been adjusted in Kathua district.
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| | | | LC elections on March 7 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12: Lobbying has intensified in all major political parties for seat in the Upper House as Election Commission has notified schedule of elections for filling up 12 vacant seats of the State Legislative Council.
The Election Commission of India have finalised the dates for the conduct of biennial elections to the 12 seats of Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir .
The Notification for the elections would be issued on February 16, 2009. The last date for making nominations is February 24, the nominations would be scrutinized on February 25 while the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is February 27.
Polling for all the 12 seats shall be held on Mar... | |
| | | | View points, cafeterias to dot road to Katra | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu/Katra, Feb 12: To boost the tourism potential of Jammu region by diverting pilgrims to nearby locales, the government is about make a creative beginning –the road between Jammu and Katra will soon get wayside cafeterias, viewpoints and facilities.
This was decided today after Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora visited the holy township of Katra along with officers of his department. On a daily average 10,000 pilgrims visit the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and the Minister says that he wants to create facilities so that the pilgrims prolong their stay leading to economic spin-offs for other people in the region.
Rigzin said that Government will upgrade inf... | |
| | | | Omar asks India Inc to restore J&K connection | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 12: Buoyed by the success of wooing a leading industrialist to set up BPOs in Kashmir, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today made fervent appeal to the captains of Indian industry to invest in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has meanwhile assured the Chief Minister that the power-intensive industries group will explore possibilities of future investment in the State.
Addressing the 81st), here this morning, the
Chief Minister said the State has witnessed the most peaceful elections in the last two decades and people have ensured the success of the democratic process by huge participation. He said people have yearned for c... | |
| | | | Samiti puts off agitation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12- A day after Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti made public its plan to revive its agitation in Jammu to ensure withdrawal of cases slapped against religious gurus and others who took active part in organizing demonstrations during the 63 day long agitation, the state government prevailed upon the core group of the Sangarsh Samiti and urged them to postpone their protest call seeking time till February 28 to implement the agreement, earlier reached between the two sides on August 31, 2008.
On Thursday morning Devender Singh Rana, political advisor to Chief Minister , met members of the core group of the Sangarsh Samiti at the official residence of chief... | |
| | | | VO nabs two JEs in purchase scam | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12: The State Vigilance Organisation has arrested two engineers of the Public Health Engineering Department and is looking for their accomplices in a case of exorbitant purchases resulting into loss of over Rs 5 lakhs to the state exchequer.
The Vigilance Organization has registered Case FIR No 4/2009- u/s 5(1) (d), 5(2) PC Act 2006 r/w 120-B RPC against three engineers of Public Health Engineering division Bijbehara and two contractors for their involvement in purchase of material on highly exorbitant rates thus putting the state exchequer to a loss of over Rs.5.23 lakhs.
A Vigilance spokesman said that during the course of investigation Habibullah Mir,... | |
| | | | Rajwansheer station renamed as Mazhom | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12: The Rajwansheer Railway Station in Budgam has been renamed as Mazhom Railway Station after the name of the village of its location.
The Chief Minister had taken up the matter with the Central Government saying that there was no village in Kashmir with the name of Rajwansheer. He had requested the Centre to rename the Railway Station as Mazhom Railway Station as it is located in the village of the same name.
Following the Chief Minister's intervention, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in a letter has intimated to the State Government its no objection to change the name of the Rajwansheer railway station on Qazigund-Baramulla railway line in J&K.
The... | |
| | | | Probe in Udh-Q’gund railway line blunder | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 12: The Central Vigilance Commission has initiated probe in scrapping of an ambitious project leading to change of alignment of Udhampur-Qazigund Railway line after construction loses of nearly Rs 500 Crores.
The vigilance probe is meant to fix personal accountability on the officers who failed to take corrective action despite repeated failures that resulted in construction losses of Rs 470 crore (due to collapses of tunnels) and contractor claims of Rs 800 crore (due to idling resources).
The documentary evidence unearthed by the vigilance team shows that the officers in charge of the project had received ample warnings from within the system about the... | |
| | | | Pak admits part of 26/11 plotted on its soil | | | |
AGENCIES
Islamabad: In a much-awaited reply to the Mumbai attacks dossier, Pakistan on Thursday admitted that ‘some part’ of the 26/11 conspiracy was in fact plotted in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik on Thursday told reporters that his government has acted on information given by the Indian government.
“Ajmal Kasab and nine others have been named in the FIR, out of whom six have been arrested,” Malik informed.
“Some part of the conspiracy was plotted in Pakistan but a major part was shaped in India. The terrorists were trained by Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Lakhvi,” Malik informed.
Pakistan's response to India's dossier on the November 26 Mumbai strikes was handed ov... | |
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