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| ARTISTIC DECEIT | | ‘Unknown’ handicraft officials booked for Rs 24 lakh fraud | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16- State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against the officials of
J&K Handicrafts Corporation, Handicrafts Development Corporation, Government of
India and Vivek Duggal (Consultant) for misappropriating Government money to the
tune of Rs.24 lakhs in the name of holding handicrafts exhibitions at Atlanta/California,
USA.
Case FIR No. 5/2009 P/S VOK under Section 5(2) P.C. Act r/w 120-B RPC was registered following an enquiry which revealed that under Prime Minster’s Economic Package, Managing Director Handicrafts Corporation, J&K State was provided funds by Government of India through Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi for the export promotion of Kashmir Handicrafts viz. Carpets, Shawls, Rugs, Chain Stitch Cloth, Paper Mashie.
The check has further found that in the month of January, 2007 a proposal for participation of the J&K Handicrafts Corporation was moved by the then Managing Director, J&K Handicrafts to the Development Commissioner Handicrafts New Delhi for participation of the Corpo... | |
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| Businessmen unhappy, economists say don’t read much in interim budget | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: The last but interim budget of the United Progressive Alliance government has though laid emphasis on the flagship schemes but the announcements have not brought any cheers in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the economists have put it right: “there is nothing to be read much in this interim, the real budget will come after the Lok Sabha elections”.
Talking to Early Times, Prof. Nissar Ali, an economist of national repute said that this is an interim budget and a vote on account. There is nothing new in this budget. As we know, the world is facing recession and the country is facing partial recession. There is good amount kept for security expenditure and g... | |
| | | | Notifications issued for LC polls | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu: Election process 11 seats of State's Upper House was set into motion when four notifications including one each for three by-election seats and one for the eight biennial elections were issued by the returning officer on Monday.
Secretary State Assembly, Muhammad Ramzan who is the returning officer for the Legislative Council, issued the notification this morning.
While February 24 has been set as the last date for filing of nominations, the scrutiny of papers will begin on the next day.
The last date for the withdrawal of nominations is February 27 for the elections being held on March 7 albeit if necessary. Counting of votes will also be held on the s... | |
| | | | Interim Budget 2009: Big Push for Govt's Flagship Schemes | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 16: Refraining from tinkering with tax and duty rates in the interim budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today made a huge allocation of Rs 30,100 crore to Government's flagship rural employment programme and many other schemes in a bid to counter the economic recession.
Despite the fact that revised estimates for tax collections during 2008-09 is projected at Rs 627,949 crore as against the budget estimate of Rs 687,715 crore, the Minister resisted the temptation of giving sops since it is an interim budget with General Elections just a few months away.
In view of the fact that security environment has deteriorated considerably with the Mumbai terror attacks giving... | |
| | | | Azad, Soz take oath as RS members | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 16 : Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz took oath on Monday as members of the Rajya Sabha.
While Azad, a former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister took his oath in English, Union Minister for Water Resources Soz took his in Kashmiri.
Both leaders shook hands with other members of the House after the ceremony.
Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of India in the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh until October 27, 2005, before his appointment as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Soz served as Minister of Environment and Forests in the 1990s and has been a long-time Member of Parliament. In January 2006, he was nomina... | |
| | | | Watch out at Kala Kendra | | Now showing: Mughal, Deccani paintings in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, FEB 16: In a rare feat for people of Jammu, particularly the art lovers and those with a sense of history, the Mughal and Deccani paintings have been put on display at Kala Kendra for a month.
Mughal painting is a particular style of Indian painting, generally confined to miniatures either as book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums, which emerged from Persian miniature painting, with Indian Hindu and Buddhist influences, and developed during the period of the Mughal Empire
Deccani paintings is style of miniature painting that flourished from the late 16th century among the Deccani sultanates in peninsular India. The style is a sensitive, ... | |
| | | | Wakaf Board reconstituted, NC gets major role on Board | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, FEB 16: In a clear indication that there was no move for revival of the Muslim Auqaf Trust, the government today reconstituted the Muslim Wakaf Board with a major representation to the National Conference.
According to an official spokesman, Chairman, Board of Directors for J&K Muslim Specified Wakafs and Wakaf Properties (Chief Minister, J&K), Omar Abdullah has nominated 10 members to the Board in pursuance of the powers vested in him under Section 6 of J&K Muslim Specified Wakafs and Specified Wakaf Properties Act 2004.
According to a notification issued by the Law Department, the members include Prof M. Y. Qadri, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Kh... | |
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