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| CM’s Advisor-Minister working as Govt’s contractor | | Holding status of Cabinet Minister, NC’s four-time MLA Mubarak Gul gets Rs 18 Lakh project from DD Kashir | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Feb 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Advisor and the ruling National Conference’s four-time MLA and Chief Whip in J&K Legislative Assembly, Mubarak Gul, who is enjoying the protocol and status of a Cabinet Minister in Government of Jammu & Kashmir, has also turned out to be Government of India’s contractor as he has lately bagged a work order worth Rs 18 Lakh from Doordarshan. Even as Mr Gul believes that there was “nothing wrong” in his business with the Government, constitutional experts insist that any legislator indulging in such kind of a business with any state or Central government department is liable to disqualification from membership of the state legislature under different laws of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir.
According to the list of the freelance television producers, which has been posted on DD Kashir website after three months of resistance by Mandi House, those allotted commissioned programmes for the channel, in October-November 2009, include J&K Chief Minister’s Advisor, Mubarak Ahmed Gul. Presenting himself as a fre... | |
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| Moderate tremor jolts Kashmir | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Feb 28: A moderate intensity tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Kashmir early Sunday, but no loss of life or damage to property was reported, officials said.
"An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the Valley at 4.51 am," Amir Ali, in charge of the disaster management cell for Kashmir province, told a news agency here.
"We have not received any report of casualties or damage to property so far," he said.
The official said the epicentre of the quake was located in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan.
"The quake did not cause any damage because the epicentre was 93 km deep down in the earth. Technically, shallow... | |
| | | | IB echoes with laughters, not bullets | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 28: Taking an off from bullets, the International Border (IB) today echoed with laughters and songs as BSF jawans celebrated the twin festivals of Holi and Eid.
At the Octroi border outpost in Suchetgarh, R S Pura, laughter, songs and cheering reverberated the IB as BSF
personnel rent the air with "Holi Hai" and "Eid Hai" greetings.
Apart from Eid, the Festival of Colours brought cheer on the faces of border troops. The twin festivals brought a
much-needed breather from security duties for the BSF personnel.
"I want to tell you that we are celebrating both the festivals jointly and on behalf of my colleagues, I want to convey Eid and Holi greetings to t... | |
| | | | Killed in Kabul, cremated in Jammu | | Tearful adieu to Bhola Ram | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 28: Draped in tricolour, when the body of electrical engineer Bhola Ram, killed Friday last in a blast in Kabul, was consigned to flames at the Shastri Nagar cremation ground here, mourners bid him a tearful adieu.
The body was flown to Jammu in SpiceJet Aircraft from New Delhi in the morning. From the airport, it was taken to his residence at Trikuta Nagar.
It was brought to the Shastri Nagar cremation ground at about 1 pm and cremated with full honours. Guard of Honour was also given by JKP in his honour. Tears rolled down the cheeks of the shattered family members and relatives when the pyre was put to flames.
Apart from Raman Bhalla, a minister in the s... | |
| | | | Scared director rushes to Delhi for lobbying | | DD’s multi crore scam | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 28: The central bureau of investigation (CBI) investigation in Srinagar Doordarshan’s multi crore scam has given sleepless nights to the director and other officials. To save himself from the CBI noose which tightens around his neck with every passing day, the director has rushed to New Delhi to do the necessary lobbying.
The CBI, according to sources, is in the process of recording the statements of the artists, scriptwriters and producers.
Sources revealed that the CBI sleuths have managed to lay their hands on vital evidence suggesting payment of kickbacks to the tune of crores of rupees. “Evidence of payment against fictitious banners has al... | |
| | | | Of 1 cr people visting J-K in 2009,82 lakh are Vaishno Devi pilgrims | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 28: Of the over one crore record tourists and pilgrims visiting the trouble-torn state last year, 82.35 lakh were the Vaishno Devi pilgrims.
Apart from the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, other Hindu cave shrines in the state also witnessed an increase in footfalls.With the aim to attract more domestic and foreign tourists,
the state government has already declared 2010 as "Visit Kashmir Paradise Awaits" year.
Official sources said more than 1.03 cr tourists and pilgrims visited the state in 2009. Among them, 96.84 lakh were "pilgrim tourists" and 6.80 lakh foreign and domestic tourists, the sources added.
Sources said a record 82.35 lakh p... | |
| | | | Cabinet meet on Mar 2 to discuss proposals | | Govt goes ahead with budget preparations, meeting with PC likely this week | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 28: Even as the J&K government has yet to get an indication as to what would be plan size they will from Centre for next financial year , the Finance Department of the NC led coalition government in the state is working overnight to give final touches to its budgetary proposals for this year .While budget is being presented on March 12, the government has convened cabinet meeting for discussion and approval of the proposals on March 2.
The Finance Minister AR Rather along with his team including Economic Advisor Jalil Khan, Financial Commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey and other senior officers today held a marathon meeting in the Civil Secretariat that con... | |
| | | | Over 650 political leaders, activists killed in J&K by ultras | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 28:
In the two-decade long militant history of the state, over 650 political leaders and activists have been killed by militants across the state.
Official sources said militants killed in the past 20 years at least 50 senior political leaders and over 600 political
activists, besides 352 government officials, 10 members of judiciary and an equal number of journalists.
The slain political leaders included militant-turned-politicians, Kukka Parray and Javed Ahmad
Shah. Javed, who was made MLC by National Conference, had also started his own newspaper. He was killed months after the PDP-Congress coalition government was formed in the state.
A judge of P... | |
| | | | HM hideout busted near LoC | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 28:
A hideout of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants was busted by security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
Official sources said a tip-off led jawans of special oeration group (SOG) of police and Rashtriya Rifles to a HM
hideout in Ghanta forests of Poonch at about 2 am.The hideout was carved out by militants in the woods near the LoC, the sources added.
Its search led jawans to the recovery of one AK rifle, its three magazines, 28 rounds, 21 Pika rounds, five RPG rounds and a large quantity of other explosive items.The hideout was later busted by the jawans. Sources said
jawans were maintaining a tight... | |
| | | | “Three Idiots”: Politics in J&K has become a dirty game | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 28: The Assembly session has been on since February 22. But the Assembly has not discussed so far any of the public-related and development-related issues. If anything, the ruling coalition partners and the opposition are fighting political battles not only on the floor of the assembly but also outside it, thus leaving the general masses in the lurch. If this trend continues, and there are reasons to believe that it would continue to dominate the proceedings in the assembly and state’s political scene during the left over period, it would be considered as a black chapter in the history of the J&K legislature.
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