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'Not responsible for brothers, let's have CBI probe' AZAD SAYS 2/1/2008 11:14:10 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb 1 Stung by the purported expose carried by a television news channel into the murky affairs of Forests, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today offered a CBI probe into alleged shady contracts of his brothers. He, however, ruled out instituting a central probe for re-examination of the Kundal Committee report into the irregularities in the Forest department. Addressing a hurriedly called press conference at Srinagar, the Chief Minister also sought to dissociate himself from his brothers who are engaged in Forest contracts. The TV news channel, CNN-IBN had on Thursday alleged that the Chief Minister himself was instrumental in revising the extraction and transportation rates of timber to favour his brothers –Ghulam Mustafa Bhat and Sajjad Ahmed Bhat. Though Azad brushed aside the news report as a "smear campaign to dissuade him from fighting corruption" he asserted that if his brothers were involved in the wanton exploitation of the Forest wealth in Doda district they will be subjected to the rule of law as any other ordinary citizens. He said h...   READ MORE

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Hearing on Valentine Day 2/1/2008 11:07:12 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb 1 Even as the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged that a television news report dragging him to the forest scandal was telecast a day ahead of the hearing of same case in the court, the Srinagar wing of the state High Court, however, deferred the hearing till February 14. Justice Bashir Ahmed Kirmani today deferred till February 14 the hearing on a petition against Chief Minister and others in connection with the timber scam in the state which also saw the Budget session being cut short earlier this week. Sources said that the case was deferred after the state counsel sought more time to file objections to the petition filed by former general manager ...   READ MORE   Omar to lead parliamentarians' delegation to Japan 2/1/2008 11:05:15 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb 1 Omar Abdullah, President National Conference and Member of Parliament will lead a delegation of Indian Parliamentarians to Japan. The delegation will leave for Tokyo on the 3rd of Feb, 2008 for a two week visit to Japan. The CII delegation of Indian Parliamentarians led by Omar Abdullah will interact with the Prime Minister, Commerce Minister, Industries Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan besides the former Prime Ministers and other prominent political leaders of Japan. The delegation will meet the Capitan’s of various Industries and interact with the economists and prominent Multi-National Industrial houses in Japan. The delegation of Indian...   READ MORE   Of missing Gushtaba and Rs 7 lakh daily loss 2/1/2008 10:58:53 PM Early Times Reporter Jamm | Feb 1 If you are a vegetarian then proceed to the next story, this is not for you. However, if you eat meat then proceed with reading and think over switching over to the vegetarian lifestyle as Maneka Gandhi wants you to. Jammu and Kashmir despite one of the best locations for sheep breeding and one of the highest meat consuming states is also one of the biggest importer of sheep. We are not sure whether Animal Husbandry Minister Taj Mohiuddin is aware of it or not but the fact remained that local sheep production does not cater to even ten per cent of the total average meat requirements. Therefore, the sheep have to exported majorly from Gujarat, besides ot...   READ MORE   Controversy over Shiv Khori Shrine Board unabated 2/1/2008 10:53:43 PM Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | Feb 1 News Analysis The abrupt sine-die adjournment of two Houses of state legislature, the Assembly on 30th January and the Legislative Council the next day, has led to many important bills getting deferred. However Mahant Omkar Giri of Shiv Khori Muth Sanghar, who has lunched a concerted campaign through media as well as by mobilizing the opinion among the legislators, besides fighting a legal battle against the government move to take over Shiv Khori Cave Shrine, by constituting Shiv Khori Shrine Board, was not so lucky. Bill No. 1 of 2008 moved in the legislative assembly by Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma, providing for constitution of Shiv Khori Shri...   READ MORE

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