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| Govt probing 'Rs 100 Cr assets' of trade union leader | | Taj asks SVO to hold inquiry into 'disproportionate assets' of 6 union leaders | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Days before the state employees started current phase of 5-day strike today, Government has begun a secret investigation into the 'disproportionate assets' of a prominent trade union leader whose networth is valued at a whopping Rs 100 Crore. If preliminary findings of an official agency are to be believed, the trade union leader under sharp focus has been spending Rs one Lakh a month on his canine pets alone.
Well-placed sources in the state government revealed to Early Times that immediately after receiving a Police intelligence agency's report, State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) would be directed to launch a proper investigation in... | |
| | | | Army's complete withdrawal just not possible: former DGP | | | |
AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 9: Former J&K DGP Gopal Sharma today said even as police were well equipped and trained to take on militants in Jammu and Kashmir, army should not be withdrawn completely from there.
"Though police have learnt a lot in the past 20 years of turmoil in the state in combating terrorism and have now been better equipped to fight insurgency, still army should not be withdrawn completely from there," he said while speaking in a panel discussion organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict studies (IPCS) at the India International Center (IIC) here.
"I think army's complete withdrawal from Jammu and Kashmir is just not possible and great caution should be ... | |
| | | | Employees begin 5 days strike Work paralysed in govt offices, PSUs | | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Normal work in all government offices and Public Sector Undertakings across the State virtually came to standstill on first day of five days long strike called by Joint Consultative Committee (JCC).
The state government employees have given the strike call in favour of their demands comprising payment of arrears of sixth Pay Commission, release of COLA, increase in the retirement age from 58 years to 60 years and regularisation of daily wagers, contractual and others working in different government departments.
Reports said that healthcare services in different hospitals affiliated with Government Medical Colleges Jammu and Srinagar (G... | |
| | | | KU's VC has a security advisor | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: As if his fleet of vehicles was not enough to find him a place in the list of VIPs that the Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University has opted for a security advisor.
According to informed sources, Professor Riyaz Punjabi has appointed a retired police officer as his security advisor. The person, who now advises the Vice Chancellor on security issues, happens to be his childhood friend. Besides a vehicle, the security advisor gets Rs 10000 as honorarium.
"It is unheard off," says a retired professor, adding, "I don't know about other countries but in India, no university has a security advisor for its Vice Chancellor."
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) ... | |
| | | | All work and no visitor in TC's office | | | |
CHAMANKAUL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: The transport commissioner's office is different from rest of the offices in the state. The staffers work and work very hard to ensure smooth and effective functioning of the office. However, notwithstanding these measures heaps of files lying scattered everywhere narrate a different story. The aggrieved transporters also have many tales to tell. To mention the least, the transport department has been running in loss since it came into being.
The office being associated with darbaar attracts transporters from all parts of the state for redressal of their grievances. The transporters, therefore, should have free access to the office to cope u... | |
| | | | Bonded labour exists in JK, peon gets Rs 125 | | | |
ET REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Bonded labour may have ended in rest of the world but it is still in vogue in Kashmir. A villager who has been working in the education department as peon for the past 22 years gets a monthly salary of Rs 125.
The peon, Ghulam Muhammad Ganie son of Abdul Gani resident of Kanloo Pattan staged a dharna at Press Enclave at Residency road Srinagar today and narrated his woeful tale.
Ghulam Muhammad's father worked in the education department. Twenty-two years ago he died. He was given temporary employment by the department at a monthly remuneration of RS 25. He has been serving the middle school at Kanloo, Pattan for all these years.
For 19 years, he got Rs 25 ... | |
| | | | Moves once again afoot to humiliate Daughters of J&K | | Permanent Resident (Disqualification) BILL - I | | |
RUSTAM
EARLYTIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Moves are again afoot to humiliate the daughters of J&K and re-impose curbs on their fundamental rights. What is disturbing is the day the anti-daughters forces in the state chose to humiliate and disgrace the daughters of J&K. What is even more disturbing is the fact that the Congress allowed this to happen. The anti-daughters forces chose March 8 to humiliate the daughters of the state, when the whole world was observing the same as International Women's Day.
In fact, one of the PDP members in the Legislative Council, Murtaza Khan, introduced a Private Member's Bill seeking to deprive the daughters of J&K of their natural right to marry person... | |
| | | | PDP strategy to corner NC in reversal of 'political roles'? | | Women's PRC disqualification Bill | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Notwithstanding the strong , vociferous opposition by parties like RJD, SP and others against the women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament on Monday, the move came as a reassurance, rather a gift for the women of the country by the ruling dispensation on the International Women's Day. In contrast what came as a shocker for the females of J&K state was introduction of a Bill that favours their disqualification from being a Permanent Resident with a non permanent resident male and also on termination of marriage of a non resident female with a permanent resident husband.
What is seen as even more shocking is the fact that the Bill moved by PDP Leg... | |
| | | | Akhoon calls on Defence Minister | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, March 09: Minister for Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon, accompanied by MP Ladakh, Ghulam Hassan Khan today called on Defence Minister AK Antony at New Delhi and requested for increasing frequency of AN-32 Courier Service sorties between Kargil to Srinagar and Jammu for Kargil bound passengers, as the region remains cut off from rest of the world for more than 6 months during winter.
Akhoon apprised the Defence Minister that out of 232 allotted sorties for AN-32 Courier Service from kargil to Srinagar and Jammu, only 77 sorties could be operational which has caused much inconvenience to the Kargil bound passengers especially ... | |
| | | | 2 narco smugglers arrested | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, March 09: Two narcotic smugglers were today arrested by police with one kilogram of heroin and 11 kilograms of hashish (ganja) from different parts here.
The seized contrabands were valued at over six crore rupees. A tip-off led cops to the arrest of a youth from Greater Kailash area, who was carrying about 1 kg heroin with him, police sources said.
Identified as Irfan Malik, he hailed from Gool in Ramban. His interrogation could lead to the arrests of some more narcotic smugglers active in the winter capital, the sources added.
In another incident, Nalini Yadav was arrested by police from industrial area in Kathua along with a consignment of 11 kg hashi... | |
| | | | Two bodies found | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU,March 09: The bodies of two youth were recovered by police from different parts of the winter capital city today.
Police sources said the body of a youth was found lying by the roadside at Domana. After the completion of legal formalities, it was evacuated by cops to the GMC Hospital mortuary.
The body of another youth was recovered by a police party from Qasim Nagar near Narwal. It too was kept in the GMC Hospital mortuary. As the bodies bore no external injury marks on them, police ruled out the chances of their murder. Cases in this connection stand registered at the concerned police stations.
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| | | | Infiltration bid by four ultras foiled on IB | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, March 09: Amid heightened terror threats across the country, an infiltration bid by four Pakistani militants was foiled late Monday night by a patrol of 59 Bn of BSF on the International Border (IB) in Ramgarh sub-sector, about 35 km from here.
Four armed Pakistani militants appeared on the IB ahead of Malluchak border outpost in Ramgarh sub-sector at about 11 pm on Monday. While two stayed on the IB, the other two marched into the Indian territory, BSF sources said.
A patrol of 59 Bn of BSF picked up their movement. Sources said as the two intruders continued marching towards the fencing stealthily, it prompted the patrol party to challenge them.
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| | | | Passage of Women Reservation Bill in RS widely welcomed | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu , March 09
The Women Reservation Bill has been passed in Rajya Sabha and it was the first step towards the empowerment of the women which was the need of an hour.
Though their was opposition to this bill in its current form from SP, RJD, BSP and others. But it has been passed in Rajya Sabha with a huge margin of 185. This was a unique example displayed by the Congress, BJP, CPI (M) and other regional and national parties. Early Times received comments from different people in Jammu regarding the women Reservation Bill. Here are some of the comments .
Kanta Andotra
Ex-MLA said that this is an historic decision as the first hurdle has been pa... | |
| | | | Ladhakis front runner in new fashion idiom | | | |
SIDDHARTH
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: Fashion in Jammu, of late, might have found a new idiom with young boys and girls adorning themselves with 'cool casuals' adding up to their style, yet its origin in the state can only be attributed to Ladhakis who are the frontrunners in this make up. Low revealing jeans and short tops could be craze among the girls here; a trend picked from West and adopted through the Bollywood, the actual fashion in this methodology came from the Ladkah heights were such attires are common among the girls with boys too preferring the clothing in casuals with rough jeans and torn shirts as their first choices.
"Such apparels are our routine clothing in whi... | |
| | | | Minor crushed to death by tipper near Bhalwal | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: A 15-year-old boy was today killed on being hit by a speeding tipper at Karw-anda near Bhalwal, about 15 km from here on the upper Akhnoor road. Police sources said Rahul Sharma (15) was walking on the roadside when a speeding tipper crushed him to death. He hailed from Patoli. Brahmana and had gone to a relative's house at Kar-wanda. Police arrested driver Manprakash and seized the tipper (5965/JK02L).
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| | | | Rly employee convicted in fake recruitment scam | | | |
Early Times report
JAMMU, Mar 9: For the gross misuse of the authority he enjoyed as confidential assistant to railway recruitment board chairman in 1992, a senior railway clerk was today convicted in a fake recruitment scam by a court and awarded nine years rigorous imprisonment.
The fraud was detected in 1992 and investigation in the case was completed by the anti-corruption wing of CBI in 1994. Ramesh Kumar was posted as confidential assistant to the then railway recruitment board chairman, Jammu, from March 1992 to September 1992.
Being the confidential assistant, the board stamps and seals, including the stamp bearing the word "SELECTED", remained in his custody.
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