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| PDP to stay away from Budget Session over Shinde's remarks | | | |
Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Mar 13: Opposition People’s Democratic party (PDP) today announced to boycott the remaining session of the State legislature in protest against the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement that body of Mohammad Afzal Guru would not be returned to his family.
The PDP president Mehbooba Mufti amid din in the House during question hour today said: "Sense of the House was conveyed to the Government of India but the Home Minister was most arrogant and he insulted the House so there is no reason to attend this session now onwards," Mehbooba said that demand for return of mortal remains of Guru was a human issue, it should not be given religious colour. "I congratulate Panthers Party, they raised the issue of Chamail Singh in the House and demanded that his mortal remains should be brought back from Pakistan and handed over to his family, there is some movement on the issue, there is information that his body is being returned by Pakistan," said Mehbooba adding that if Pakistan which is our neighboring country could return the Chamail Singh's body why not... | |
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| Chamel Singh's body arrives from Pak | | | |
ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 13: The body of the Indian national, who died in custody in Pakistan jail after being allegedly thrashed by the jail wardens on January 15, arrived here tonight from Pakistan.
"The body of Chamel Singh has arrived here in Jammu from Pakistan tonight," SSP Jammu Rajeshwar Singh said.
The body of Singh, which was handed over by the Pakistani authorities at Wagah border, was received by his two brothers and son along with the BSF officials around 1400 hours and was brought by road to Jammu from there.
The body has been kept at the mortuary of Government Medical College (GMC) hospital, where the post mortem would be conducted tomorrow.
Chamel Singh, a resident o... | |
| | | | Samba case: 5 Army jawans face dismissal | | | |
ET Plus Report
NEW DELHI, Mar 13: Five Army jawans face sack orders while other actions have been recommended by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) against 55 other personnel including the Commanding Officer of a unit in a case of indiscipline Samba in Jammu and Kashmir last year.
The case relates to an incident in the 16 Cavalry Unit in Samba last year where officers and jawans were engaged in a face-off after a jawan committed suicide on August 8.
The CoI into the Samba indiscipline incident has been completed in which five jawans have been recommended for "administrative termination of service". Under this, the Army personnel can be dismissed from service with immediate effect without facing ... | |
| | | | PDD loots consumers through inflated bills | | | |
ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 13: To complete its accounts at the end of financial year, the Power Development Department Jammu has fined consumers with huge sum without sending prior notices to them.
The electricity bills for the month of February have come as a shock for consumers all around the city as PDD has added fine in thousands for no faults.
The PDD has targeted those areas where electric transformers were damaged during winters and taking a cue from it the department has sent inflated bills. Some have got bills for the month of February over Rs 20000.
The department has put reasons beyond increased bills that meters were bypassed, service lines were punctured and other reasons ... | |
| | | | GAD silent over 'plea' demanding probe against Min Coop | | Alleged illegal use of JAKFED's vehicles | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Mar 13: In the wake of JAKFED employees coming to in defence of their concerned minister Manohar Lal by terming the 'political Vedanta' against him to tarnish his image, but surprisingly the General Administrative Department (GAD) too has observed silence over the complaint lodged by RTI activist SK Bhalla alleging minister incharge Cooperative (Independent) Manohar Lal for using JAKFED's vehicles illegally resulting into burden on government exchequer. Pertinently in his plea, the applicant Bhalla alleging that the irregularities and misappropriation in his department putting burden on state exchequer, has demanded FIR against the minister incharge after a probe.
Bha... | |
| | | | Khalid serves breach of privilege notice | | JAKFED employees' remarks | | |
Navneet Dubey
JAMMU, Mar 13: Taking serious note of JAKFED employees for accusing Congress MLC Naresh Gupta of tarnishing the image of JAKFED under a political vendetta, Deputy Chairman Deputy Legislative Council Khalid Najeeb Suharwardhy today ordered serving breach of privilege notice to them.
Deputy Chairman ordered, "Besides serving the breach of privilege notice, I will ask the Council secretary to take up the matter with Chief Secretary".
Suharwardhy also informed that as promised a half an hour discussion will held in coming days. As soon as the proceedings for the day started, Congress MLCs Naresh Gupta and Jugal Kishore stood on the chairs, expressing serious concern ov... | |
| | | | `Assembly held hostage by anti-Indian forces' | | | |
ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 13: J&K Assembly has been held hostage by forces which contest elections by swearing in the Indian constitution but are not only inimical to the Indian State and leave no opportunity to demean and humiliate Indian people.
Playing politics over the hanging of Afzal Guru, every MLA from the Kashmir region has left no stone unturned to blame the Indian State for what they term as illegal hanging.
MY Tarigami, who didn't cast vote in favour of lone Kashmiri Pandit contesting MLC elections, speaks volumes about the return of KPs to Valley. Making a statement in the Assembly he said that Union Home Minister SK Shinde has disrespected the Assembly and brought shame ... | |
| | | | `Valley centric parties provoking for separate State: Khajuria | | | |
ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 13: The Jammu centric political parties in Jammu and Kashmir State feel that attitude of Kashmir centric parties -National Conference and opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), is prompting them to demand separate State of Jammu and Ladakh region.
While reacting on the Melodrama in the Legislative Assembly yesterday and today, BJP MLA Ashok Khajuria said, "There is a deep conspiracy behind this ruckus, these parties (NC and PDP) are trying to provoke the people to demand a separate State by shouting the anti India slogans in the House."
"These parties are just trying to blackmail India by shouting anti India slogans," he added.
"On the one hand the NC le... | |
| | | | Question papers of primary classes 'distributed' in open | | Official team confirms 'shortage' during raids | | | ET Plus Report
Rajouri, Mar 13: In what can turn out to be a examination scandal bringing bad name to the Education department authorities on one more score, the question papers at the primary level in Rajouri district are llegedly being distributed in the open packets in the Thamnamandi education zone. The question papers are meant for final examination from class 1 to 7th grade which is scheduled in next few days. Shocking and surprising aspect of the racket under operation is that even the question papers even class 1 are being distributed for petty amounts in return.
After such reports came to fore, on the directions of Hilal Ahmad Parrey, Director Education (additional charge) offic... | |
| | | | 'Operational modalities not framed' in last two years | | Where are 43,000 new casual labourers? | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Mar 13: The height of casual approach of State Government can be gauged from the fact that after lapse of more than two years, since the issuance of order regarding engagement of 43,000 casual employees, astonishingly not a single appointment has been made so far in any department.
Adding more to recklessness, the Government is giving a bogus reply as "Operational modalities are being framed" to even legislators, who asked for status of these 43,000 engagements, in their questions during Assembly sessions.
Sources informed Early Time Plus that the Planning and Development Department had issued a Government order number 105-PD of 2010, on December 25, 2010 regarding the... | |
| | | | We have to remain very alert in Kashmir: Shinde | | | |
ET Plus Report
NEW DELHI, Mar 13: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said the suicide attack in Srinagar is an indicator that the Government has to remain "very alert" in Kashmir valley.
"We are analysing how the attack took place," he said, adding that it is difficult to predict when terror will strike.
"But it (the attack) has given an indication that we have to remain very alert in Kashmir," Shinde said on the sidelines of an event here.
The Home Minister said the attack, which claimed the lives of five CRPF troopers, is a "sad incident" and the agencies concerned will take proper action.
Two terrorists, disguised as cricketers, today stormed a CRPF camp near a school a... | |
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