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| Naggings between Mankotia, Er Rashid leaves LA in clamour | | My voice is being suppressed in the House: Er Rashid | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 10: The eighth day of the ongoing Budget Session of the Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly once again witnessed uproarious scenes coupled with heated exchange of words and a minor scuffle between Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) legislator from Udhampur and independent MLA Engineer Abdul Rashid representing Langate constituency.
The noisy scenes and trouble in the House started to build up during Question Hour when Engineer Abdul Rashid annoyed by the Speaker's disallowance to let him speak, began to shout loudly in protest.
Rashid repeatedly urged the Speaker to give him few minutes to speak so that he could raise issues concerning to the ... | |
| | | | MLAs get dose of 'reprimand' from Speaker | | 'Show seriousness or else I will adjourn the House' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 10: The Speaker of the Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone today reprimanded the House for what he observed as non seriousness by the members particularly from treasury benches in ensuring consistent participation and presence during the proceedings of the House. The Speaker also warned the government if such 'non seriousness' in terms of their absence , resulting in lack of quorum was repeated in future, he would be forced to adjourn the House.
The scolding from the Speaker came during the discussion on Budget when most of the members from both the Opposition as well as Treasury benches were conspicuous by the absence with seats vacant on both the sides. As the ... | |
| | | | Sham 'dispells' accusations against him, makes counter allegations against Harsh Dev | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: A day after volley of accusations leveled by the opposition, the Health Minister today sought to clarify the issue of allocation of developmental fun-ds.
Minister for Health Sham Lal stunned the House when he pulled the rug beneath the feet of Panthers Party leader Harsh Dev by alleging that the former Education Minister 'indiscriminately' favoured Ram Nagar constituency in upgrading school infrastructure.
It was during Zero Hour that Sham Lal called the attention of the Speaker to raise a Point of Information on opening of new schools viz a viz up-gradation of various educational institutions in Ram Nagar constituency, being represented by Harsh Dev ... | |
| | | | Bickering over 'family rule' remarks between NC, BJP & PP members in LA | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 10: The Assembly today witnessed exchange of bickering and taunts between ruling NC members on one side and BJP as well as Panthers Party MLAs from the other side with the latter taking serious note of what NC leader Dr Mustafa Kamal had observed in his speech on budget about Dogra rule and rulers. They also defended the system as 'far better' during Dogra rulers than the present government , while making a sarcastic remark the present system was promoting only a 'family rule' in the state. The remark infuriated the members from the ruling benches, who shouted back resulting in scenes of pandemonium and clamour in the House.
It was during the discussion... | |
| | | | Caught red-handed | | Army officer in CBI net for demanding graft | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Mar 10: After busting controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) weed out a corrupt officer of Lt Colonel Rank for demanding and taking graft from a contractor in Srinagar today.
The accused army officer was caught red handed after he took demanded money in the presence of independent eyewitnesses from a contractor for releasing his pending dues in his office in Srinagar. Official sources said that acting on the complaint of contractor that Garrison Engineer (GE) Lieutenant Colonel PK Shrivastava had been demanding Rs 40,000 from him for releasing his pending dues, CBI official laid a trap and arrested him red handed for... | |
| | | | Rather counters oppn accusations with facts and figures | | 6000 addl megawatt power generation in 10 years, Rs 100 cr marked for backward pockets | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 10: Finance Minister AR Rather today countered the accusations effectively made by opposition, particularly PDP against his budget proposals and the budget speech.A veteran in fiscal and financial matters, Rather picked up the allegations one by one and demolished every argument with facts and figures.
In his reply on budget discussion, Rather dwelt in details in every major matter that mattered. The reply for over two hours was loaded with counter arguments intended to clarify some doubts as also to refute the 'charges' made therein by various members. The main target of refuting the allegations, albeit in a very sophisticated manner was PDP's Muzaffar Hu... | |
| | | | LeT operative lands in Doda police dragnet along with hawala money | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Mar 10: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, who had a vast network of contacts in the state and across the border, today landed in police dragnet in Doda city along a hawala money consignment. The operative, whom SP (headquarter), Doda, Mohammad Arif Rishu identified as Bashir Ahmad, hails from Doda's Bharath village.
The SP said Bashir was in constant touch with top Pak-based LeT commander Mohammadi and often got directions from him on his mobile phone.
He was also a close confidant of LeT commander Javed Ahmad alias Hurrera, who was perched somewhere in Doda hills. Official sources said the input about his militant connections was provided to Doda police by In... | |
| | | | ‘AFSPA cannot hinder filing of challans’ | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: Even as the state government accuses New Delhi of denying sanction to prosecute the men in uniform, legal experts believe no sanction is needed for filing challans against them.
The legal experts have exploded the myth that no charge sheets can be filed against erring men in uniform. "It is not true. After the charge sheet is filed, the court has to see whether sanction under AFSPA or ordinary procedural law is needed or not", said Parvez Imroz, a senior lawyer.
According to Imroz, the state government tries to escape responsibility by accusing the federal government of withholding sanction to prosecution. "Sanction is not needed for filing the charge sh... | |
| | | | Dividing Jammu on communal lines | | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 10: The distinct identity and personality of Jammu province is under grave threat. Anti-Jammu forces in the state and the rest of the country, in Pakistan, and even the United States have joined hands to implement their sinister agenda and help the protagonists of Greater Kashmir to achieve their most cherished goal. The fact of the matter is that the anti-India forces have planned to implement the archaic dangerous Dixon Plan that seeks to divide Jammu province on communal lines. The Musharraf's four-point formula is virtually a carbon copy of the Dixon Plan.
That certain forces have ganged up against Jammu could be seen - apart from what this scribe wrote in these c... | |
| | | | Statehood for Jammu Province: Why not? It's a fit case | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Mar 10: Jammu State Morcha (JSM) MLA from Bishnah Ashwini Sharma yesterday demanded separation of Jammu province from Kashmir and opined that the grant of status of statehood to the region alone could end the Jammu's night of discontent and despair and help its people achieve progress and enjoy all rights, which are available to the rest of the Indians under the Indian Constitution. His argument was that it was the "ever increasing discrimination with Jammu region" that "has forced the people to raise the demand for Statehood to Jammu." He said Jammu has all along been discriminated against in matters relating to unemployment, development and other vital spheres. "For last 64 y... | |
| | | | Satyam Encounter case Jagar Singh gets conditional bail | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: Additional Sessions Judge Jammu GK Pandita today granted conditional bail to Choudhary Jagar Singh (brother of Nagar Singh) who was arrested in much publicized Satyam Encounter case.
Jagar Singh alleged that ever since his release on bail in case State Vs Jatinder Singh & Ors (Amandeep Murder case) before the Court, police officers are frantically trying to defeat the order of competent court and forfeit his liberty on one of the other falsehood. He has also alleged that the present FIR has been lodged against him by the police, as cover up to its fake encounter Theory at Satyam Resort Jammu on November 21, 2010 in which one Rakesh alias Giri was killed, anothe... | |
| | | | Businessman found dead in hotel | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: A Doda businessman was found lying dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel at Jewel here today. He was identified as Hari Krishan of Batta, Doda. Police sources said he checked in Touch Wood hotel at Jewel on February 7 last and died in his room under mysterious circumstances today. Police had registered a case in this connection.... | |
| | | | Mujhe Us Se Pyar Hai' | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU: Maintaining that he will not accept the resignation of Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madni, the Speaker of Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone said that it is rejected as long as he is occupying the Chair.
The Speaker of the Assembly made this remark during Zero Hour while responding to PDP leader Abdul Rehman Veeri and his other colleagues when they enquired that whether Lone has taken a decision over the issue of allotting a new seat in the House for Madni or not.
The Speaker replied, "Usne Istifa De Diya Uski Marzi…. Mein Manzoor Karoon Ya Na Karoon Meri Merzi (He resigned on his free will…Similarly it is my prerogative whether I accept his resigna... | |
| | | | No request for Singh’s extradition forwarded to US | | Major Avtaar’s arrest | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: If a video clip circulated widely in Kashmir is genuine then Major Avtaar Singh may not be extradited notwithstanding the claims of the Jammu Kashmir Police to the contrary. The video conveys that Major Avtaar is on US Radaar but shall not be extradited as New Delhi has not sought his extradition.
The video also shows the Major refuting `allegations’ of killing noted lawyer and human rights defender Jaleel Andrabi. The video is actually a news report aired by a local US television channel. “The Islamists want to kill me”, he tells the channel.
The Major was arrested by the US police for a domestic dispute last month. His wife filed the complaint an... | |
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