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| Politics to ride on bureaucracy? | | | |
ZAFAR CHOUDHARY
Jammu, March 12: With at least two former top bureaucrats reaching Upper House of the state legislature, the political parties are making choices for the retired officials to take charge of politics.
Two former Chief Secretaries and another retired senior officer recently made it to the state Legislative Council on tickets of three main parties. Vijay Bakaya and BR Kundal, both former Chief Secretaries won the Upper House elections on National Conference and Congress tickets, respectively. Syed Asghar Hussain, also a retired bureaucrat won the seat on PDP ticket.
As the fashion of recruiting former officials catches up with the political parties, the National Conference is reported to have cleared name of former top Police officer AR Wattali for by-elections to Sonawar assembly constituency while the Congress is reportedly considering, among others, the name of a serving top bureaucrat for Bhaderwah seat.
Sources said that the National Conference has given nod to the names of Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal for Hazratbal constituency and AR Wattali for Sonawar co... | |
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| Mufti’s ‘recruitment rally’ shifts to Srinagar | | | |
Early Times report
Srinagar, Mar 12: Continuing with his ambitious recruitment drive, the former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has now shifted his focus to Kashmir even as at least three former legislators are waiting in Jammu to join the PDP anytime later this month.
Former Member of the Legislative Assembly Sheikh Mohammad Rafi today joined the Peoples Democratic Party. Rafi is an erstwhile National Conference leader who contested the recent assembly elections from Shopian constituency in South Kashmir on Awami National Conference ticket. Shopian is presently represented by Abdul Razaq Wagay of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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| | | | Ray of justice after 8 years of suffering, amputated leg | | | |
Early Times report
JAMMU, MAR 12: The J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jammu in a very significant judgment has directed the IGP Crime to registered a case for the commission of offences of fabricating the public record, interference with the administration of justice and perjury etc in the District Hospital Poonch.The Commission headed by Justice (Retd) G D Sharma and Mr B L Saraf, member announeced the judgement today on the complainant filed by one Mr. Abdul Shubam which will have far reaching consequences.
The complainant hails from a poor family of a far flung village Loren of Mandi tehsil in district Poonch.
He approached the Commission with a complaint ... | |
| | | | 5 MLCs nominated JSC | | | |
Early Times report
JAMMU, MARCH 12 - The Legislative Council today gave concurrence to the recommendations of the Legislative Assembly which allows Upper House to join the Joint Select Committee on “A Bill to provide for equitable opportunities of employment in the civil services in the State keeping in view its complex socio-economic and geographical/topographical/linguistic/security concerns and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto (L.A. Bill No. 1 of 2009)” already referred to the Joint Select Committee by the Legislative Assembly.
Moving the Motion, the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather announced the names of the five Members of ... | |
| | | | LC adjourned sine die | | | |
Early Times report
JAMMU, MARCH 12 - The Deputy Chairman, Legislative Council, S. Arvinder Singh Micky on Thursday adjourned the Upper House sine-die, that met for Budget Session 2009 on February 25.
The Deputy Chairman thanked the administration for extending its cooperation in conducting the business. He appreciated the Government for coming up with detailed replies to the queries raised by the Members during the Session. He also extended thanks to Press, Doordarshan, Information and Radio for exhaustive coverage of the business conducted during the session.
Earlier, Minister for Finance, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather said despite the Upper House havi... | |
| | | | SASB takes challenge of protecting environment | | | |
Early Times report
SRINAGAR, MARCH 12– Observing that the preservation of ecology is a fundamental challenge, Governor, NN Vohra, today said that the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board shall take a firm initiative in funding eco-awareness-cum-conservation campaigns and supplementing the afforestation programmes in selected areas.
Attaching immense significance to the first meeting of the Environment Sub-Committee of the Board, which met here this morning, the Governor indicated that time-bound initiatives will be taken to secure the involvement of schoolchildren in carrying out plantation drives under the Social Forestry Programme and holding of debates and essay competitions in all the ... | |
| | | | Landmine explosions trigger major forest fires in Mendhar | | Fire spreading, growing stronger | | |
Early Times report
Jammu, March 12: A devastating fire is reported to have erupted in Balakote forests of Mendhar tehsil in Poonch district following explosions of landmine blasts along the Line of Control.
Sources said fire erupted at around 7 PM last evening in compartment number 145 at Balakote in Mendhar area of the district Poonch and since then it continues to grow stronger.
“Trees spread over more than a kilometer have perished so far and the fire continues to grow stronger,” Nazir Ahmad, concerned Block officer of the forest department informed over phone.
He said that the area is under the control of 5 Assam regiment of the army and lies close to the Raj Takeri Forward ... | |
| | | | 50 travel through Karvan-e-Aman | | | |
Early Times report
Srinagar: After being suspended last week following the request by authorities in Pakistan, the weekly Karvan-e-Aman bus resumed its service Thursday and as many as 50 passengers crossed sides on the Line of Control (LoC) at Kaman post near Uri in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.
Official sources said that 19 persons boarded the “peace bus” and crossed over to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pak via Aman Setu Bridge Thursday morning. Among the travelers included 14 from this side who are visiting their relations for the first time in Pak after the indo-Pak partition. The remaining five, returned home after meeting their relative in this part of Kashmir.
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| | | | SC upholds killing in self defence | | | |
New Delhi, March 12: Thirty years after they killed a man, the Supreme Court on Thursday let off two accused holding that they were entitled to acquittal as the act was committed in exercise of self-defence which is permitted under the law.
A person can kill another when there exists a reasonable apprehension that his adversary is going to cause him/her grievous injury even though he might not have actually inflicted any, the Supreme Court ruled.
"In that event he can go the extent of causing the latter's death in the exercise of the right of private (self) defence even though the latter may not have inflicted any blow or injury on him," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and H S Bedi... | |
| | | | Farooq invokes Autonomy in PDP’s heartland | | | |
Early Times report
Srinagar: National Conference, President Farooq Abdullah on Thursday asserted that his party will not compromise on its Autonomy report and will forcefully pursue it after the conclusion of parliamentary elections across India.
“We have not given up our autonomy report nor will we make any compromise. Autonomy remains our top priority and our party will forcefully pursue it,” Abdullah said, while addressing thousands of party workers during a one day convention at Town Hall, Pulwama on Thursday.
Reports reaching Press Bureau of India said that Farooq Abdullah termed the panchayat elections ‘vital’ for the party’s successive in coming years.
Farooq Abdullah said ... | |
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