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Who's afraid of Accountability Commission? Ministers, MLAs, IAS officers enjoying 'stay' orders in over 100 cases 3/10/2012 12:31:51 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz JAMMU, Mar 9: Jammu and Kashmir's lawmakers and bureaucrats have been claiming credit for reviving and empowering anti-corruption institutions despite the fact that they have got most of the integrity and accountability related matters against them stayed in High Court. Beneficiaries of the stay orders, that have already stayed unmoved in the last three to six years, include a number of sitting and former Ministers and legislators besides IAS and IPS officers. Successive governments in the last 10 years have proudly created, revived and "strengthened" a host of anti-corruption watchdogs, These include J&K State Information Commission (SIC), J&K (State) Accountability Commission (SAC), J&K State Vigilance Organisation (SVO), J&K State Vigilance Commission (SVC) and a special designated court for CBI cases. However, the government functionaries lost no time to get the matters against them stayed in J&K High Court. During the same period, Srinagar and Jammu wings of JKHC have stayed nearly 200 corruption related matters in favour of officials and politicians and t...   READ MORE

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Ministers, Bureaucrats owe 1.39 Cr to PDD CM, Speaker, Mufti among defaulters 3/10/2012 12:31:36 AM Early Times REport JAMMU, Mar 9: In a state where the Chief Minister fails to pay his electricity bill, expecting total prudence from the commoner is ridiculous if not sinful. The defaulters include incumbent Deputy Chief Minister, former Chief Minister, Law Minister and top bureaucrats as well. The figures were made available on the floor of the Legislative Assembly by the government. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who heads the power ministry has Rs 83 thousand outstanding against him, while Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand has still failed to clear Rs 5.65 lakh he owes to the Power Development Department (PDD). After Tourism Minister, Rigzin Jora; the Chief Secretary is the bigg...   READ MORE   Mess in JKCA ; Farooq Abdullah transferred BCCI funds in his personal account 3/10/2012 12:31:22 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 9 : The sacking of two office bearers of jammu and Kashmir cricket association, Ehsan Mirza and Saleem Khan is just to divert the attention of the media and people from the mess in JKCA. The sources say that the nomination of Aslam Goni is also against rule book of the association. A former general secretary of the association told ET that Farooq Abdullah nominated Goni, his confident throwing rules to wind. He was supposed to get the approval of the board members which never sought, he added. He said, the working committee again constituted against rules, favour one person from Channapora by him Deodar sleepers (Over 16000 cut in volume) which were a...   READ MORE   Govt pushing matter under carpet, making officials scapegoat: Mehbooba Demands action should come from top 3/10/2012 12:31:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 9: A day after raking up the issue of alleged embezzlement of Rs 50 in JKCA in the Legislative Assembly, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today accused the government of trying to 'shield people at the highest level ' by pushing the matter under the carpet and making small officers scapegoat in the matter.PDP chief reiterated the demand to institute enquiry in the matter and said instead of making some officials scapegoat, the action should be taken at the against those at the highest level. She also posed a big question as to why there were double standards of measuring and looking corruption in J&K when similar cases were seen as huge irregularities fol...   READ MORE   Rajouri tense; no relaxation in curfew on Day 3/10/2012 12:30:47 AM early times report Jammu/Rajouri, Mar 9: As tension showed no signs of receding in Rajouri after the Tuesday attack by miscreants on a peaceful Bhairav procession at City Chowk in the town, the district administration preferred not to give any relaxation in the curfew restrictions. After Tuesday, the Bhairav procession was stoned on Wednesday too by the miscreants who were agitated by the alleged hate speech of VHP leader Togadia. While Rajouri police had registered a case against Togadia under section 153 A, the tempers were not cooled down. Following the stoning of the religious procession on Wednesday, clashes had broken out between the two communities, forcing police to fire teargas ...   READ MORE   Can't J&K have laws to protect privileges of its citizens? 3/10/2012 12:30:34 AM early times report Jammu, Mar 9: In a significant development Harsh Dev Singh NPP MLA and leader of Panthers Legislature party today moved a Privilege Motion against Minister for Labour and Employment A G Malik for misleading, deceptive and incomplete reply furnished by him in response to un-starred AQ No 36 in legislative Assembly. Singh pointed out in the written Privilege petition filed before the speaker that the reply given by the Minister was misleading, contradictory besides being evasive and there was deliberate intent on the point of Minister to conceal vital information from the House. It is one an irony of our democratic system that when the privilege of a legislator to know ...   READ MORE   JKNPP has bartered the mandate of Jammuites to 'Kashmir based forces' PYC raises pitch over disqualification of MLA Ramnagar 3/10/2012 12:30:21 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT RAMNAGAR, Mar 9: Alleging that elected representative Harsh Dev Singh from Ramnagr clandestinely taking up the cause of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the the Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) activists today held a protest here today demanding his 'disqualification.' Meanwhile a memorandum regarding the demand was submitted to J&K Governor N N Vohra through Tehsildar Ramnagar. Earlier a large number of Youth Congress workers assembled in the town and then marched through the main bazaars of the town. Led by R S Pathina the PYC leader, the Youth Congress activists amidst slogans against Harsh Dev Singh the MLA Ramnagar, alleged that on one hand, Harsh Dev poses himself as c...   READ MORE   CM's political advisor, PDP's Khan Lock horns in upper house 'Firework in LC' 3/10/2012 12:29:56 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's political advisor Devinder Rana locked horns with firebrand PDP leader Murtaza Khan in the upper house today. The two had heated exchange of words. The incident brought otherwise, dull day in the upper house alive. Even Vice-Chairman of Upper House Ajay Sadhotra could not pacify the two leaders. Interestingly, few voices were heard from within the house coming to the rescue of Devinder Rana, who had to taste a bitter pill. It all started when Rana was speaking over the budget recently presented by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather. In the middle of his speech, Rana pointed towards Khan and asked him to pay attention toward...   READ MORE   Problem in Valley K leadership and Delhi Freezing Kashmir 3/10/2012 12:29:39 AM RUSTAM JAMMU, Mar 9: Reports suggest that New Delhi and Islamabad have decided to freeze the Kashmir issue for a period of ten years and strengthen economic ties and encourage people to people contact between the two countries, statements to the contrary issued by Pakistan Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary notwithstanding. It appears United States is behind the move. What the question to be asked is: Will Kashmiri leaders, both the so-called mainstream and separatist, appreciate the reported change in the attitude of New Delhi and Islamabad? The answer is not in the affirmative; the answer is a big NO. Kashmiri leaders would not appreciate the reported change of heart on the part of ...   READ MORE   If Cong to remain relevant it has to sever ties with NC Mood Of Jammu 3/10/2012 12:29:18 AM NEHA JAMMU, Mar 9: The Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is being termed as the B-team of the National Conference (NC). It's not only its arch-political rivals such as the Bharitya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) who dismiss the Congress as the B-team or C-team of the NC. Almost all the Congress-watchers in the state as well as politically awakened people term the Congress as B-team of the NC, saying the only duty of the Congress is to follow the diktats of the NC and defend whatever the latter does. One may or may not appreciate what the critics of the Congress have been saying about this party, called Indian National Congress (INC). But o...   READ MORE

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