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Class 7th student crushed to death inside DPS premises Angry parents lambast school authorities for ignoring safety norms 2/7/2013 11:21:50 PM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 7: In a shocking accident, a student of class 7th of Delhi Public School was crushed to death inside the school premises by the school bus this afternoon. The tragic incident took place in the parking area when the two buses collided against each other , while the driver in one of the buses took a reverse gear and hit her against the other bus. The accident took place minutes after the classes were over and the school children were moving towards the ground where buses were parked. According to reports, the seventh class student identified as Suruchi Choudhary, daughter of one Surjit Singh of Nanak Nagar Jammu, was approaching her school bus when she was hit by a bus of route D-132 bearing registration number JK02T-0474. The girl was crushed between the two buses and collapsed even before others present in the ground could raise an alarm to save her. She died on the spot. However, profusely bleeding girl was immediately rushed to the Government Medical College hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. After post mortem her body was h...   READ MORE

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Administrative acumen, knowledge about J&K gives him edge Khanday emerging as 'unanimous' choice for CS post 2/7/2013 11:21:35 PM ET Report jammu, Feb 7: With speculations going on over next Chief Secretary in the State, Iqbal Khanday Financial Commissioner Finance is emerging to be final choice with consensus between the allies NC and Congress over his name for more than one reason. Khanday , son of the soil is being seen as the front runner and most appropriate person for the highest seat of bureaucracy purely on account of the merit and advantages he holds in comparison to the two other names Parvez Dewan and Anil Goswami, also strong contenders for the coveted post. The coalition in fact has already given an indication to this effect when he was elevated to the post of Financial Commissioner Finance in Novem...   READ MORE   State seeks more time to reply on CMA against Baseer Khan 2/7/2013 11:20:58 PM Bashir Assad jammu, Feb 7: The Government has sought more time from the High Court for filing reply to the Complaint Miscellaneous Application (CMA) wherein serious allegations have been levelled against Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Baseer Ahmad Khan. On the request of Additional Advocate General, Gagan Basotra hearing on this case has been deferred till February 11. Sources said that when the PIL came for hearing before Division Bench comprising Chief Justice, Justice MM Kumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi senior AAG appearing for the State submitted that due to holidays the directions of the court were not complied with and sought more time for filing reply to the CMA wherein the DB h...   READ MORE   3 arrested for abusing 'Pragaash' Rock Band Parents demand grand Mufti's arrest 2/7/2013 11:20:45 PM Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, Feb 7: Three persons were arrested in connection with abusing and threatening the Pragaash rock band girls on internet during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Police reports one Tariq Majeed Khan son of Abdul Majeed Khan of south Kashmir's Anantnag District, Ramiz Ahmad Shah son of Mohammad Shafi Shah of Baba Wayil, Gutli Bagh district Ganderbal and Irshad Ahmad Chara son of Abdul Ahad Chara of Batamalo Srinagar were arrested after their internet protocol (IP) addresses were tracked by a special team of police. According to police sources, a special team of police tracking the I.P addresses have so far track down 26 more use...   READ MORE   Arresting youth for silencing girls just half- hearted action 2/7/2013 11:20:31 PM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 7: The arrest of three youth who threatened the Kashmir Band girl, online, is a half hearted attempt by the State Government, which was forced to act after public outrage and media pressure. The arrest was made about five-day after the incident, which should have been done immediately and even the delayed FIR was lodged only after the incident was played out in national and international media. The Chief Minister while complimenting the police for the arrest said there was no need to arrest Grand Mufti saying there was no need as he had done no wrong. The teenage girls were made to quit after the Fatwa was issued by Mufti, which though has religious sanc...   READ MORE   Under pressure from Army, Chidambaram says it's ' difficult' to amend AFSPA Omar stands isolated 2/7/2013 11:20:16 PM Neha jammu, Feb 7: Gone are the days when NC leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would attack JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz for his stand on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and say there is no need for him to take Soz on board, as he has already taken on board former Union Home Minister and incumbent Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Soz, it may be recalled, had tore into Omar Abdullah a number of times in October 2011, when Omar Abdullah made a unilateral statement that he would see to it that the AFSPA was revoked before the Durbar move offices opened in Jammu in November that year. Soz had taken on him and said that the Chief Minister needed to take ...   READ MORE   Should Ministers be accessible to NC workers alone? vCM's roaster invites sharp reactions 2/7/2013 11:19:55 PM Mustansir Srinagar, Feb 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has once again set a wrong precedence by issuing a roaster for Ministers of his party to lend audience to the party workers at National Conference Headquarters both at Jammu and Srinagar on fixed days. The decision is fraught with consequences of misuse of power and will ultimately establish a wrong practice of discriminating between the people on political considerations as according to the roster, the Ministers shall be available to people at the NC's party HQ. The move is also seen as vindication that Omar has failed in providing governance to the people of the State and now it is a desperate attempt to r...   READ MORE   Revolt in Abdullah family NC of differences 2/7/2013 11:19:39 PM Rustam Srinagar, Feb 7: National Conference (NC) general secretary Sheikh Nazir Ahmad on Wednesday took on the party critics for no cogent reason and asserted that there were no differences and lack of discipline in the party and that there was no place for controversy in the party. "The NC is not just a strong party but a movement in itself. There is no question of controversies or indiscipline, however, some people with ulterior motives are hell bent upon lobbying against the party," he said. Sheikh Nazir, who is a very close relation of Union Minister Farooq Abdullah and party's very senior most leader and ideologue, also reiterated that the NC is "committed" to achieving "a...   READ MORE   SRS ignores Rath CD, declares war against vulgarity 2/7/2013 11:19:18 PM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 7: Holding western culture responsible for waywardness, Shri Ram Sena, Jammu today urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to observe February 14 as Mata Pita Pujan day instead of Valentine Day. The Sena President while declaring a war against vulgarity said the Sena activists will maintain strict vigil on parks, restaurants, theaters and gift shops. "Anybody found indulging in vulgarity in the city of temples and shrines would not be spared", he warned. SRS has linked the Delhi rape to growing western trends. However, he failed to make a mention of use of abusive and vulgar language against women by former SSP Jammu Rath. He also failed to react to molesta...   READ MORE   Government has to wake up and act Surveys alone won't help 2/7/2013 11:21:16 PM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 7: The economic survey has already commenced and the Chief Minister has wished the Directorate of Economics and Statistics good luck. According to him, data collected through such exercises helps in good governance. The Chief Minister is right. Data must be handy to frame policies but this is not the only survey that has been undertaken by the State. How Government has utilized the data collected during previous surveys? Jammu and Kashmir continues to be at the bottom of private and Government investment in the industrial sector when compared to other States. Reports indicate that during the last one year Gujarat has registered an investment of over Rs. 49,0...   READ MORE

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