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Minister's son under cloud in Rs 9 Cr TMT bar scam Vigilance completes investigation, files FIR against Director SPD 2/29/2012 12:18:50 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 28: In order to swindle a huge amount of money for the benefit of a Minister's son , senior officials of Stores and Procurement Department (SPD) have acquired Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) bars of steel from a Jammu-based steel manufacturer and thus caused loss of Rs 3 Crore in the contract of Rs 9 Crore to the state exchequer. State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has filed FIR against a Chief Engineer after completing preliminary investigation into the complaint. Highly placed authoritative sources disclosed to Early Times that the SVO in Jammu received a complaint sometime back which claimed that a Chief Engineer of Mechanical Engineering Department, then posted as Director of SPD, had issued a supply order to Jammu-based Jehlum Steel Rolling Mills and New Kashmir Rolling Steel Mills on the recommendations and interventions of a Srinagar-based politician and a Minister's son in 2010. Director SPD, namely Mushtaq Ahmad, issued a notification through media, calling quotations for supply of a huge quantity of TMT bars. While the grade of the stee...   READ MORE

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Scribes' boycott against Speaker's remarks continues No headway as Govt's 'reconciliatory' efforts fizzle out - - PDP's solidarity move: boycott LA proceedings 2/29/2012 12:18:16 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 28: Notwithstanding the reconciliatory efforts of the government to ensure presence of media in the Assembly for coverage and despite almost entire opposition expressing solidarity sentiment with the cause of journalists, the stalemate continued as 'meeting' with the Speaker of J&K Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone did not materialize following which the entire fraternity today boycotted Legislature proceedings for the second consecutive day . The media resolved to continue the boycott until their demand of Speaker withdrawing the remarks made about media functioning was conceded . The principle opposition PDP too boycotted the legislative proceedings in the ...   READ MORE   Left to NC it would not mind gagging media Revisiting 1952-1953 -- I 2/29/2012 12:16:39 AM Rustam JAMMU, Feb 28: The Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone's sudden statement in the legislative assembly yesterday that "media is under his control", that "they (media persons) have to disclose their sources pertaining to the news reports" and that "they are not at liberty to publish what they want" led to a complete boycott of assembly proceedings by entire electronic and print media followed by a sit-in outside the central hall of legislature for over two and a half hours demanding immediate withdrawal of words by the Speaker made against the Fourth Estate, the watchdog. The Speakers reportedly said: ''How are they (media persons) supposed to behave? I know ethics…How to make use of ethics? ...   READ MORE   Hectic lobbying begins for four PSC slots 2/29/2012 12:16:05 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 28: Hectic lobbying has begun for seeking berths in the State Public Service Commission (PSC) where four slots of members are lying vacant at present. Highly placed sources have told Early Times that despite clear advice from the State PSC that there is no need to nominate further members to the PSC as the entire backlog and pendency has already been cleared by the existing commission, aspirants are queuing up with strong recommendations to get into the PSC. PSC chairman, S.L. Bhat who has made the working of the commission efficient, transparent and accountable had, according to sources, written a letter to the government last year maintaining that the comm...   READ MORE   NIA to submit chargesheet in Delhi HC blast on Friday NIA to submit chargesheet in Delhi HC blast on Friday NIA to submit chargesheet in Delhi HC blast on Friday 2/29/2012 12:15:53 AM Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, Feb 28: National Investigating Agency (NIA), probing the September 7 Delhi high court blast, would submit its chargesheet in the case in Patiala court, New Delhi, on Friday against the accused, including six local youth and over a half dozen foreign nationals. The chargesheet against the accused, involved directly or indirectly in the blast, comes two days before the stipulated time of 180 days for submitting the investigation report in the case. The Kishtwar youth included prime accused Waseem Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev presently lodged in Tihar jail, Delhi, teenager Abid Hussain Bhawani, released on bail by Juvenile Justice Board, New Delhi, Amir Kam...   READ MORE   Police avert "murderous" assault on shopkeeper; 4 held with 2 revolvers 2/29/2012 12:15:11 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 28: By apprehending four alleged criminals while they were about to assault a shopkeeper near Domana here late last night, police today claimed to have averted a possible murder. Two revolvers were recovered from the accused, who were in a Scorpio (JK02AA/0458), police sources said. Sources said Kamal Kishore alias Bittu Poonchi, son of Om Prakash, was late last night returning home at Udheywala after closing his shop when the Scorpio stopped close to him. While the six persons, who were sitting in the Scorpio, assaulted Bittu with the alleged intention to kill him, a Domana police station patrol reached there, the sources added. Sources said before the a...   READ MORE   Blame Cong for miserable plight of refugees Insensitive Government 2/29/2012 12:14:55 AM Neha JAMMU, Feb 28: We term India as secular state. Unfortunately, it is not. At least, Jammu and Kashmir State just cannot be termed as secular by any yardstick. It is a religious dispensation of sorts that has been reigning supreme in the state since 1947 with New Delhi and the Congress party giving unqualified and unflinching support to the ruling elite in the state. The very fact that the refugees from West Pakistan, all non-Muslims, do not enjoy any citizenship right in the state even after 65 years of independence is a classical example of fake secularism that is being practiced in the state. Yesterday, the BJP MLAs sought the support of the ruling coalition in favour of their dema...   READ MORE

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