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| MLA demands CBI probe, Minister's arrest in BOSE scam | | 'If Saroori was fired in 24 hours, what's CM's weakness in Peerzada?' | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
srinagar, Feb 2: Independent MLA and one-time ally of the Omar Abdullah-led coalition government, Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid, today demanded immediate dismissal and arrest of the School Education Minister, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, in the lately exposed 'Unfair Means Scam' of J&K State Board of School Education. Raising questions on Chief Minister's "double standards", Rashid desired to know why former Minister of Works, GM Saroori, had been dismissed from the Cabinet before the inquiry and why action against Peerzada, in an identical matter, would depend on the outcome of an inquiry.
Breaking the Opposition's silence with a news conference, Engineer Rashid pointed out that senior Congress leader and then Minister incharge Works, G M Saroori, had been dismissed from the Cabinet by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah within 24 hours of the exposure of an impersonation case allegedly involving his daughter in 2010. "Now that an identical scandal has been exposed by media and Peerzada Sayeed's son has been found to be the illegal beneficiary of the Board's undue favour, w... | |
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| J-K house: A kennel for Gania's dog | | Beleive it or not! | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, Feb 2: Notwithstanding the poor guest house facilities at J-K house here, a 4-bed room accommodation occupied by incharge principal resident commissioner Abdul Majid Gania here is no less a 5-star kennel for his pet dog.
The sources say, Gania, who holds the post of estate's officer as well at J-K house, has installed two air-conditions in the kennel of his pet dog at Prithviraj Road to keep the dog cool during summers. Interestingly, Gania's pet is being looked after by his director information wife. Gania's consort/ mentor, it is learnt, occasionally attend the office and generally found upstairs in her 4-bed room palace
Besides Majid Gania and his fam... | |
| | | | Irregularities in KAS seniority Who shall seek an explanation from CM? | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
kishtwar, Feb 2: If Peerzada Muhammad Sayed has helped his foster son qualify the matriculation examination, the Chief Minister has promoted blue eyed KAS officers at the cost of deserving candidates. The Chief Minister ordered a Crime Branch probe into Peerzada's irregularity.
But who will proceed against the Chief Minister for tampering the KAS seniority list. The tentative seniority list of KAS Officers was issued vide order No: 485-GAD of 2010 dated 21-04-2010. However, around 30 blue eyed officers especially posted as private secretaries with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his cabinet colleagues were not happy with this order since there were no vacancies available... | |
| | | | Local leaders ask Taj to refrain from using 'concocted and baseless' statements | | New twist in Taj-Vakil Row | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The ongoing row between Taj-Vakil took a new twist when the local leaders including some Block Presidents of Congress asked the Minister for PHE Taj Mohi-ud-Din to issue fake and fabricated press statement on behelf of Block Presidents of various blocks and termed the statement issued through a news agency baseless concocted and without taking their views on the issue.
Block presidents of Baramulla, Kupwara, Budgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Sonawari, Rañabad, Handwara, Pattan today in a joint statement expressed surprise over their statement issued by one news agency KNS without confirming us for demanding expulsion of Senior Congress leader Abdul Gani Vakil. "... | |
| | | | Discrimination with Jammu continues, leaders watch as mute spectators | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Discrimination against Jammu people by Kashmiri rulers has almost become part of their policy now. Be it selection in professional colleges, or state cadre posts, Jammu has always been at the receiving end. And ironically, the leaders here have been watching all this like mute spectators.
Over a decade back, there was nearly a month-long agitation against the MBBS select list. That time too, meritorious candidates of Jammu were ignored and less meritorious candidates of Kashmir were included in the list.
Some Jammu University professors, "self-styled" student leaders and local politicians had also come in support of the protesting students and their parents, but t... | |
| | | | Would IGP take similar action if police role figures in firewood smuggling at Bhalwal | | SI punished for wrong doings: | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Feb 02: IGP Dilbag Singh today punished incharge of Narwal police post for commiting irregularities, but would he take a similar action if the role of police was established in the unrestrained smuggling of firewood in and around Bhalwal nowadays?
Narwal police post incharge, SI Hilal Mohammad Azhar was attached with district police lines (DPL) here for "failing to initiate legal action in complaints about the misappropriation of goods in a truck and the misuse of a seized vehicle".
SP (south) Rajeshwar Singh was asked by the IGP to hold an inquiry into the incident and submit him the report.
"Dilbag, taking a serious note of the irregularities committed by Azhar, ... | |
| | | | SPO posted with IGP Office goes missing | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: A Special Police Officer (SPO) posted with Inspector General of Police Office, Jammu reportedly been missing for the last ten days and a missing report was also lodged by his relatives with the Pacca Danga Police Station, police sources said.
Police sources sharing information told that one Gar Chand, SPO posted with IGP office went missing under mysterious circumstances.
Police, sources further said that while police was on his searching spree, the same cop made his appearance in IGP office. Meanwhile when contacted to the concerned police station, cop, posted there expressed his negligence of the whereabouts of the missing cop. ... | |
| | | | RS Privilege Committee protects Ratanpuri, who would protect privilege of common man? | | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, Feb 2: In the first ever incident of its kind in the State, chief secretary Madhav Lal, Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda, and SP Pulwama have appeared before the Privilege Committee of Rajya Sabha in connection with a complaint filed by the South Kashmir Rajya Sabha Member Parliament Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri.
As the member of the Rajya Sabha Ratanpuri enjoys certain privileges those are not available to the common man in the State. Mr. Ratanpuri is not the first to suffer humiliation at the hands of the police, he definitely would not be the last. While it is appreciable that the Privileges Committee of the upper house of Parliament took cognizance of th... | |
| | | | Aspirations of K youth mean aspirations of all, suggests Omar | | Insulting Jammu & Ladakhi Youth | | | Neha
Jammu, Feb 2: Political aspirations of Kashmiri youth mean the aspirations of the entire youth in Jammu and Kashmir State and, hence, it is time "for a political solution to Kashmir problem as advocated by majority of youth of the State in a survey conducted by a national agency recently". This is what Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday suggested yesterday on the sidelines of State-level teachers' conference at Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu. "The survey (conducted by the Delhi-based Institute for Research on India and International Studies on behalf of the Union Home Ministry in 2011) has pointed out the issues like good governance, (but) it has also highlighted th... | |
| | | | Mufti asserts to widen PDP's role in Jammu region | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: While daughter Mehbooba Mufti is her party's Kashmir face fighting for "Kashmiri cause" in Kashmir region, father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed former chief minister and patron of People's Democratic Party with experience and patience at his command, is trying hard to dispel the negative image of his party in Jammu region at a time when congress party has become the casualty of mis-governance of NC led state government besides internal bickering and BJP's image has got tarnished due to cash-for- vote allegations against its legislators during legislative council elections last year.
The former chief minister Mufti Sayeed believes that Jammu people seek to have eff... | |
| | | | ‘Golf courses vandalize environment’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Like his father, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also believes that promoting golf can promote tourism. After inaugurating Golf Courses at Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sidra, the Chief Minister has plans to move to Leh for a similar venture. According to him, the exercise would attract golfers to the State to play in different environments during their stay in the three regions.
Chairing 1st Governing Body meeting of Jammu Tawi Golf Course (JTGC) here today, the Chief Minister approved release of Rs. 3 crores for the development of the 9-holes Sidhra Golf Course to 18-holes. The Golf courses, for the information of the Chief Minister have wreaked havoc with the fra... | |
| | | | Project 'Bana Singh Stadium' in doldrums as Govt is busy in 'Golf Courses' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: As the state government showed its keenness to promote development of Golf Courses across three regions of the state but it virtually has failed to develop basic facilities at the Bana Singh Stadium RS Pura for the last two decades, dedicated to the Param Vir Chakra awardee, Honorary Captain Bana Singh.
Though tall claims appearing in media show state government's claims for development of the Bana Singh Stadium, but nothing seems to be on grounds an a cursory visit to the Bana Singh Stadium in RS Pura is enough to expose the tall promises made by the successive state governments in the name of developing the place for posterity.
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| | | | Comparison between Pune and Jaipur-Kolkata intriguing | | Fanaticism Vs Nationalism | | | Rustam
Jammu, Feb 2: The official launch of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's new book Nirbasan (Exile) was unceremoniously cancelled at the Kolkata Book Fair by the Publishers and Booksellers Guild after protests by some Muslim organisations on Wednesday. The guild said it received calls from two groups - Milli Ittehad Parishad (MIP) and All-India Minority Forum (AIMF) - saying "there would be protests" if the launch took place. "The Kolkata police said it had got similar calls," said guild secretary Tridib Chatterjee, and added that "We cannot put the security of thousands of visitors at stake." The MIP and the AIMF opposed the book release saying that the author is anti-Islam and ant... | |
| | | | Strange! Miscreants bash raiding Cops in Katra, escape freehand | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Crime is not new in holy town of Katra-the base camp of world famous revered shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, but this is a horrible incident that occurred few days back.
Few miscreants belonging to a particular community were intercepted by a police team for allegedly selling mutton to some local inhabitants in narrow lanes of a locality near Old Petrol Pump area in Katra, about 45 kms from here. Astonishingly, the miscreants bashed the raiding police party before leaving the spots.
Furthermore shocking part was that even after the occurrence of such incident, no case was registered against the miscreants for the reasons best known to Katra police.
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| | | | After 14 yrs trial, Court convicted then SP Operation and other | | PSI Ajay Gupta Killing case | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 2: 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu today convicted then SP Operation Surankote Sewak Singh and constable Satpal Singh @ TT convicted for committing the murder of PSI Ajay Gupta on October 13, 1998. 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Subash C Gupta after hearing Adv KL Sharma as Special Public Prosecutor for the state whereas Adv RK Kotwal for accused Sewak Singh and Sr Adv Sunil Sethi for accused Sat Pal Singh @ TT observed that on the night of 13th of October 1998, the deceased Ajay Gupta was killed by accused Satpal Singh with his SLR on the back side of his head while returning back in bullet proof Gypsy, having no. 8692/JK02E, af... | |
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