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| Crime Branch tosses PSC ball to Vigilance | | 3 relatives of a dismissed Minister among those selected under RBA | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: Crime Branch (CB) has tossed the ball of investigating the irregularities committed in recent selection of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons to State Vigilance Organisation (SVO). Meanwhile, a network of touts and agents, that also arranged selection of three relatives of a dismissed cabinet Minister, has built tremendous pressure on CB and SVO to prevent registration of an FIR and a detailed investigation into serious charges of corruption.
Informed sources revealed to Early Times that Crime Branch on Saturday forwarded its status report on alleged irregularities and practice of corruption in the selection of 55 veterinary surgeons to the Commissioner of Vigilance, P... | |
| | | | In Ladakh, Cong talks of full merger with India, in Jammu, it doesn't | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27: Your paper, Early Times, was the only paper that broke the great news yesterday. It was great news for the whole of the country in the sense that the Congress-dominated Leh Autonomous Hill Development Council in the cold-desert Ladakh said goodbye to the last symbol of the Jammu and Kashmir Government and adopted a new logo to identify the region and the people it houses with the national mainstream. The Council adopted a new logo on February 21st and the initiative was taken by one of the local Congress leaders. The logo is based on the national emblem of India.
The new logo is like this: Leaves, along with rising sun and mountains, in the backgr... | |
| | | | Bill to check commercialization of Agri land | | J&K industries ministry approaches CM, seeks review | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: With Agriculture minister and Industries minister both pulling in opposite directions, Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to face acid test over the proposed legislation to put a conditional ban on the commercialization of the agricultural land.
While the Agriculture minister is ready with the proposed legislation, sources in the law department said that industries minister had approached them seeking either certain changes in the proposed or sending the bill to the select committee for further deliberations. They added that Industries minister Surjeet Singh Salathia is strongly against this legislation, which sources maintain woul... | |
| | | | US confirms Major Avtaar's arrest | | JK police team in Delhi to seek his extradition | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: With the arrest of Major Avtaar Singh by the US police last week for a minor dispute, Jaleel Andrabi murder case has taken a new turn. A team of Jammu Kashmir Police has already left for New Delhi to seek extradition of the erring Major.
According to local English daily, the US authorities have confirmed his arrest and have also sought details from Jaleel's relatives and the Jammu Kashmir Police.
Advocate Jaleel Andrabi who also worked for enforcement of human rights was taken into custody by Major Avtaar Singh on March 8, 1996 near his Peerbagh (Srinagar) residence. On March 27 his partially decomposed body was fished out from Jehlum near Rajbagh.
Acco... | |
| | | | After poor services, BSNL now sending obscene SMSes | | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: In what can be seen as its desperate efforts to win over customers and also in a bid to outdo its competitors, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has now allegedly begun sending obscene SMSs to the subscribers.
Subscribers have begun complaining at the relevant quarters, seeking an end to these frustrating, sleazy SMSs. This is happening at a time when people are often heard complaining about poor services of BSNL. They allege that BSNL is seemingly insensitive and at times even insulting towards the people's sensibilities.
Customers further allege that in a bid to promote and publicize various services and add-ons, they are flooded wi... | |
| | | | Reorganization The Way Forward | | Satisfying diverse political aspirations in J&K | | | NEHA
ET REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27: Talking to reporters in Srinagar yesterday, chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar disclosed that "diverse political aspirations would be included in the roadmap," which would be presented to the Union Home Ministry next month. He also stated "no mainstream party or any other group could claim to be speaking alone on behalf of people of the state."
Whether or not the interlocutors would do what they promised to do would become clear in the next few days. However, what he stated did indicate some realization on their part that Jammu and Kashmir is a very difficult and sensitive state and that it is not possible to take on board each and everyone in the state. H... | |
| | | | Janipura PS SHO among 5 transferred | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Feb 27 : The zonal police headquarters today ordered the transfer of SHO of Janipura police station and four others, including three Inspectors.
Police sources said the order to this effect was issued late tonight.
Sources said SI Jaipal Pal Sharma was transferred to Rajouri-Poonch range, while Inspector Satish Kumar was transferred from Poonch to Jammu-Kathua range.
Domana police station SHO Zahid was transferred to crime branch.
Varinder Gupta was transferred from Udhampur-Reasi range to Rajouri-Poonch range.
SI Jaipal had in the recent past busted a fake gun licence racket operating in the region for the past few years.
Sources said his transfer order was... | |
| | | | Minor sodomised at Marmat, people protest | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27 : People today protested at Marmat in Doda after a 6th class student was allegedly sodomised by an amy subedar. Police sources said Shaheen Ahmed Wani, son of Nissar Ahmed Wani of Marmat, was playing in the village periphery when an army subedar allegedly sodomised him.
Reaching home, Shaheen, a 6th class student, narratedthe incident to his parents, who then lodged a complaint with police, the sources added. The incident sparked off strong resentment in the area with people holding a demonstration and demanding action against the accused.
Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | | | | Traffic remain suspended on NH 1-A | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu,Feb 27 : The Jammu-Srinagar-National Highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second day today due to fresh snowfall and landslides. "The vehicular movement was suspended on NH 1-A from either Srinagar or Jammu this morning,'' an official spokesman said.
He said the highway was closed for vehicular traffic on February 25 evening, after fresh spell of snowfall and rains rendered the arterial road unsafe. A traffic police official said fresh spell of snowfall and rains led to landslides and uprooting of trees at several places on the Highway which forced the closure of Highway. Hundreds of vehicles including passenger buses and cabs are stranded at seve... | |
| | | | Rehriwala beaten by traffic cops | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Feb 27 : Two traffic cops today allegedly beat up a rehriwala at Gandhi Nagar here after he demanded money from them for the oranges they had purchased from him.
The victim was identified as Devinder Singh of Palma, Akhnoor.He was selling oranges on his rehri at Main Stop, Gandhi Nagar, when the incident took place, police sources said.The cops vanished into thin air soon after the incident. Devinder had brought the matter to the notice of Gandhi Nagar police station.... | |
| | | | Sachin ton delights Omar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
srinagar,Feb 27 : Sachin Tendulkar's fine century in the World Cup match against England on Sunday has left Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, an ardent fan of the champion batsman, delighted.
"If there is a better sight on a cricket pitch than Tendulkar in full flow, I haven't seen it yet," Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter soon after the batsman scored his 47th ODI century at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium. Omar took the opportunity to hit out at newspapers, which had drawn curtains on Tendulkar's career when he hit a rough patch a few years ago. "And yet I can't help but remember all those ENDulkar headlines in the newspapers when he hit a bad ... | |
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