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| Perception of more tax collected from Jammu, spent in Kashmir misplaced: Rather | | Grants for Finance Deptt passed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: In response to the allegations leveled by Jammu based MLAs from BJP and Panthers Party, Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, sought to dispell the perception that a major chunk of the taxes collected from Jammu are spent in Kashmir. Terming the impression as 'misplaced' he substantiated his point by varied reasons which were cumulatively responsible as to why more tax is collected in Jammu. Rather also downplayed the discrimination allegations contending J&K is a single territorial unit for all administrative matters and tax realization and spending are done as per the activity and needs of the respective areas.
Replying to the discussion on the demand of grants for the departments under his charge in the House today, the Minister said enhanced tax collections from Jammu compared to Kashmir is due to the fact that the entry to the State is through Jammu only (Lakhanpur) and payment of the entry tax and toll tax takes place there only. He said similarly, the Motor spirit Tax of around Rs 450 crore is being paid by oil companies at Jammu only bu... | |
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| As FM I have never issued any liquor license: Rather | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Mar 11 : The Finance Minister AR Rather today agreed that government was able to earn excise revenue only from Jammu region, this year the amount having reached Rs 326 cr in comparison to Rs 300cr previous year. Contending that he was personally not in favour of issuing licenses for the purpose.
Responding to the concern of some BJP and Panthers Party MLAs that the license holders were much more in Jammu region and that government was pushing the Jammu province towards this menace by issuing licenses, Finance Minister dismissed the allegation saying government does not issue these in suo moto manner. “ No licenses are issued on our own without applications….”, R... | |
| | | | Dividing Jammu on communal lines | | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 11: The outcome of the March 1990 Colombo meeting between the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers; the May 2, 2009 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's revelations regarding the agreement he had reached with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf; the statements made by Pervez Musharraf himself in 2007 and thereafter in this regard; the April 24, 2010 revelations made by former Pakistan Foreign Minister Kasuri; and what the Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the well-known India-basher and the India-based spokesperson of Islamabad and Kashmiri separatists A. G. Noorani said umpteen times during the past more than two years clearly establishes that those who mattered in I... | |
| | | | Employment packages a farce | | Low merit holders not eligible for Class IV posts! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Even as the government trumpets its employment packages, the chances of `low merit holders' to make an honourable living seem quite bleak. This is the message one gets from the appointment of persons on Class IV posts in the department of Animal Husbandry.
One of the officers who comprised the board constituted for filling the said posts in Anantnag district has been attached to Director's office and an enquiry has been ordered against him. The Board had considered some candidates with low merit for selection.
Curiously the officer who has been attached ignored as many as 39 recommendatory letters of ministers and MLAs who had written him to ensure ... | |
| | | | '...And Still We Are No. 1' | | Harsh mocks at claims of govt in health sector | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 11: Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leader Harsh Dev Singh today mocked at the government for claiming to achieve number one ranking in the health sector among all the states of the country despite several 'loopholes' and 'deficiencies' in the department.
Though the former Education Minister Harsh Dev Singh was a little blunt in criticizing the government, he tried to make peace with the Minister for Health Sham Lal, who had alleged a day earlier that former Education Minister 'indiscriminately' favoured Ram Nagar constituency in upgrading school infrastructure.
While taking part in the discussion on Demands for Grants for the Health and Family ... | |
| | | | Central Univ issue echoed in Assembly | | Govt responsible for delay, alleges BJP, NPP, JSM, stage walkout | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: The issue of Jammu Central University echoed in state Assembly today with the members of BJP , Panthers Party and JSM up in arms over delay in making it functional. The legislators of the Jammu based opposition parties stood up on their seats expressed serious concern over what they alleged of government having put the matter in cold storage which was resulting in loss on many fronts to the people, particularly students of Jammu. Dissatisfied with the reply of the government, the legislators walked out from walked out from the Assembly to lodge protest.
It was during the zero hour the leader of the National Panthers Party Harshdev Singh raised the mat... | |
| | | | Power chapter of economic survey flawed, erratum soon | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Mar 11: Economic survey for year 2010-11 tabled in both houses of state legislature recently is flawed and an erratum of the same is likely to be published soon.
Early Times was the first to point out grave discrepancies in the survey and had carried a story "Is J&K's economic survey jugglery of figures?" in its March 7, 2010 issue. Both the planning and finance department had then claimed that there was nothing wrong in the report while adding that 'clerical mistakes should be blown out of proportion."
However, it has been learnt reliably that immediately after the report was published in Early Times, government took note of it and ordered the planning depa... | |
| | | | 80,000 in Security Index, denied get travel documents | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: With every passing day the `Red Book' maintained by State's secret police is becoming `fatter'. For the information of one and all, the `Red Book' does not enlist people for their achievements. It has names of around 80,000 people who can never get travel documents.
In 2009, the Book had only 60,000 names. Last year, according to informed sources around 15000 names were added and this year till date the book has swelled by 5000 names.
The "Red Book" actually is a `black list' which the establishment calls Security Index. Persons in this list cannot get travel documents and cannot, therefore, go out of the country, not even for pilgrimage.
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| | | | Empowering Jammu imperative: its plight worse than Telangana | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Mar 11: The discriminated against people of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh have been up in arms against the powers-that-be since years. Yesterday, they took the law of the land into their hands and turned violent. They organized what they called the "Million March" - march similar to the one the revolting Egyptians had organized last month against their ruler, who had yielded. They attacked the Congress party, which had failed to honour the commitment made in its election manifesto that the party, if returned to power, would confer the status of statehood on the Telangana region. The most significant aspect of the whole situation as it developed in the Telangana region yesterday w... | |
| | | | Certain people have developed vested interests in continuance of militancy; say Kashmiris | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 11: Though the militancy is on wane in Kashmir Valley but some people have developed vested interest in continuance of gun culture and violence in the state. This is the general feeling among common Kashmiris who are fed up with over 20 year long violence and gun culture.
``The people of the valley don't support the violence and they are fed up with it'', said Ghulam Ahmed a fruit merchant of Kupwara. The people are not with militancy now but every body who means in Kashmir has developed a vested interest in it'', he added.
Whether these are the main stream politicians or the separatist leaders all have developed vested interests in terrorism, he said, addin... | |
| | | | PDP to hold major public meet | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu: In what is seen as a major development, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is all set to hold Sunday its first major public meeting in Jammu in four years.
The party, which had angered the people in Jammu by its rigid stand on the Amarnath shrine land row, is now competing for political space in the region with vengeance.
The PDP had opposed allotment of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and had withdrawn support to the Congress, resulting in the fall of their coalition government in 2008. The party is holding the meeting at Parade Ground in Jammu city, the venue where only the Prime Ministers and major political leaders have held public rallies... | |
| | | | Soz favours CM rotation | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
anantnag: Favouring CM rotation in Jammu and Kashmir state, Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Saif -Din Soz on Friday said that coming Panchayat Elections in state will be contested on non-party basis.
Talking to media person on the sidelines of a function, Professor Saif-din-soz said, "Congress favours CM rotation in JK but it is upto high command and they will honour their decision."He assured the parents of the arrested youth of his full cooperation. "The matter shall be taken up with New Delhi", he said.
Talking on Panchayat Elections, Soz said that elections will be held in coming months and will be on non-party basis .
"Panchayat Elections are important as... | |
| | | | 'Northlines' editor bereaved | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu: Sardarni Santosh Kour, Mother of N. S. Gill, Printer and Publisher of dailies - The Northlines and Dehat Sandesh and Mother-in-Law of R. S. Gill, Editor, expired at Bathinda (Punjab) last Sunday on 6th March, 2011. She was 76 years old. She is survived by two sons and three daughters.
The cremation took place at Bhatinda on last Monday . Bhog of Shri Akhand Path Sahib will conclude at 9.00 am on 13th March, Sunday at her residence 24, Sector-A (Opp Gurudwara), Sainik Colony, Jammu and her Antim Ardas shall be performed at Sainik Colony Gurudwara at 10.00 am to 11.30 am on 13th March, Sunday. ... | |
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