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| 'Omar responsible for commotion witnessed in LA' | | Saifullah emulates Omar in calling Afzal "Guru Sahib" | | | ET Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 12: It was reflective of the low of competitive politics being played out in the House on the body of Afzal Guru, convicted and hanged for Parliament attack.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saifullah while making a statement in the House did exactly the same by calling him Guru Sahib. The Jammu based parties, including BJP and Panthers Party, rightly objected to and this resulted in heated exchanges between Members of the two parties.
Omar being head of the State should have known the consequences and repercussions of terming Guru a Sahib, the adjective used for Gentleman, who has sound and credible standing in a society.
Guru, what ever be the voices and claims of pseudo- human right activists, has been convicted by the highest court of the land. Such a person can't be called a gentleman.
If the same line is extended that person accused of Delhi gang rape, who had though hanged himself, should also be said Ram Singh Sahib. Had any Minister used such word for him, he would invite wrath of the members and the society. But Omar, playing to th... | |
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| As LA plunges into uproar, Sham intervenes again to seek 'order' | | BJP, JSM too resist din, say business getting affected | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 12: Even as People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs and some Independent legislators were raising pitch in the State Legislative Assembly today over Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement that the body of Afzal Guru will not be returned to his family, the Jammu based MLAs besides one Congress Minister in the coalition Government were no less vocal as they opposed the uproar created by Kashmir based opposition legislators with equal thrust.
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Sharma once again exhibited that he will not be a mute spectator to whatever is going on in the House over Afzal Guru issue.
As the House again plunged into ... | |
| | | | Wrong information given in response to questions | | Ministers fail to satisfy MLCs | | |
ET Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 12: The National Conference led collation Government has failed to give satisfactory answers to various questions raised in the Legislative Council.
Dharamvir Singh seeking number of street lights installed by various agencies in cities of Srinagar and Jammu was told that 15683 street lights have been installed in Srinagar by Srinagar Municipal Corporation and 29882 in Jammu City by the Jammu Municipal Corporation. Singh was not satisfied saying the figures were incorrect.
Jahangir Hussain Mir sought details of cold storage in the State especially in Poonch.
The Minister Incharge Horticulture, Ajay Sadhotra said that there was no provision for such activity ... | |
| | | | NC sabotaged return of Guru's body: Mehbooba | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 12: Alleging that ruling National Conference was part of the decision not to hand over the mortal remains of Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru to his family, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today termed the statement of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde as unfortunate and an insult to the Indian Parliament and State Assembly.
Talking to media persons in the central hall of the J&K Legislature after the House was adjourned today, Mehbooba said the statement was shocking because according to her, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had hinted that the issue can be discussed in the Parliament.
"It is unfortunate for a democracy like ours that Home Minister sho... | |
| | | | Return of Guru's body a human issue: Tarigami | | Kashmiri politicians undermine Indian authority: Khajuria | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 12: State secretary CPI(M) and MLA Kulgam, MY Tarigami also demanded that a resolution be passed in the House seeking return of mortal remains of Guru. Talking to media persons outside the Assembly, Tarigami said it was a human issue and not a religious one and the legislators cutting across the party lines have concern about the happenings in Kashmir.
BJP leader Ashok Khajuria told reporters that the people of Jammu and Ladakh were against any such move aimed at undermining the "Bharat Varsh" and that the Kashmiri politicians were insulting the Indian democracy. If Home Minister has issued a statement, what is wrong in it, why should they handover the body of a te... | |
| | | | Govt mulls handing over city roads to MCs | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Mar 12: Facing hurdles in the implementation of reforms under Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), the Jammu and Kashmir State Government is mulling to handover roads falling in both capital cities of State, to respective Municipal Corporations.
The new proposal of Government will overburden citizens of both cities, who are already facing hard days to meet both ends due to huge inflation rate, as user tax will also be introduced in all the services in coming years.
Sources informed Early Time Plus that for the implementation of reforms of JNNURM the State Government was mulling to transfer around 18 functions to Urban Local Bodies, for which the... | |
| | | | NHPC violates norms, releases funds to Hydraulic Division | | Another CAT scam in Uri | | | Mustansir
srinagar, Mar 12: Yet another case of fraud in misappropriation of funds under Catchments Area Treatment Scheme (CATS) has come to the fore in Uri constituency in North Kashmir's Baramulla district and the State Vigilance Organization has reportedly taken cognizance of a complaint to this effect.
Reliable sources told Early Time Plus that National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) had recently released around Rs 3.50 crores to the State Government under CAT for constructing a fish pond at Jabla nallah in Uri Constituency. However, in violation of the norms about Rs 1.37 crore were released in favour of Hydraulic Division and only Rs 2.13 crores were released to Fisheries ... | |
| | | | 'Where would small fries of alleged police harassment go' | | | | ET Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 12: In a high profiled case of alleged harassment the Director General of Police (J&K) DGP Ashok Prasad and Sr Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pulwama are likely to presents him personally infront of Privilege Committee of Rajya Sabha but a 'million dollar' question arises here in many minds where would the common man of Jammu go to complain against Khakhi if they are victimized, some Jammuites opinioned.
Commenting upon the news item appeared on news portals, some victims of alleged police harassment on promised anonymity observed that NC leader and MP (Rajya Sabha), Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri in an alleged harassment case has raised the issue to Privilege Committee ... | |
| | | | Upper House echoes concern over 'dismal' state of school education in J&K | | Posts of 6 ZEOs lying vacant in Reasi | | | Navneet Dubey
JAMMU, Mar 12: Members in the Legislative Council today expressed concern over what they expressed as dismal state of school education in Jammu and Kashmir.
Apart from other members, the Deputy Chairman Khalid Najeeb Suharwardhy too expressed grave concern over present state of affairs in the education sector in the State.
The issue was raised in the calling attention notice moved by Congress party member Jugal Kishore Sharma regarding the vacant posts of ZEOs in all the six zones of district Reasi.
"The situation of education sector is dismal in all over the State. It is a serious matter. I want an assurance from your side in the House that all vacant posts of zonal e... | |
| | | | Bhim's straight but very relevant question to Modi | | Article 370 & J&K | | | STARK REALITY
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Jammu, Mar 12: Chief patron of National Panthers Party (JKNPP) Bhim Singh's approach towards Article 370 of the Indian Constitution has all along been consistent. He is a bitter critic of Article 370 under which the solitary State of Jammu and Kashmir enjoys a different status in the Union and has the right to have a separate Constitution and a separate flag. Article 370 has practically created a republic within a republic recognizing Kashmiri Muslims as a race apart and empowered the ruling elite in Kashmir to deprive the people of even those normal civil and political rights which are available to other Indians across the nation.
Article 370 is so discriminatory ... | |
| | | | Union Cabinet again dithers on amending Criminal Law | | | | ET Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 12: As has been the case with the counter insurgency operations in various States, including Bihar, Odhisa, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir, the Government's way of dithering over vital issues is manifest also in the Union Cabinet's nod to amendment to the criminal law which could deal firmly with rapists and those indulging in various crimes against women.
The Union Cabinet has been finding it difficult to formulate a unanimous view on the amendments to the criminal law despite the fact that New Delhi and its adjoining areas have been witnessing three to five cases of rape, sexual harassment and molestation of women every day.
The police reports... | |
| | | | Amid unprecedented pandemonium Speaker adjourns House | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 12: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed unprecedented pandemonium over Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement that the body of Guru would not be returned to his family.
It was perhaps for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that the members from two communities confronted each other in the House. The opposition went berserk with PDP legislators while trooping into the well of the House climbed up on reporter's table as the BJP and NPP MLAs mounted over the benches of the first row shouting slogans. Independent MLA, Er. Rashid as usual threw mikes here and there. The CPI(M) and PDF leaders -lost in the noisy s... | |
| | | | DG likely to appear before Committee today | | Ratanpuri's privilege motion | | | ET Plus Report
Srinagar, Mar 12: Director General of Police, Ashok Prasad and Senior Superintendent of Police Pulwama, Amit Kumar are likely to appear before the Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee tomorrow in the case of a privilege motion moved before the upper house of Parliament by MP, Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri, sources said.
According to sources, the state police Chief and the SSP had been summoned by the Privilege Committee headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha to appear before it in New Delhi on March 13.
Apart from the Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, the committee comprises MPs Sita Ram Yechuri, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Balbir Punj.
It is notable that Ratanpuri had moved a privileg... | |
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