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Dy Tr Commissioner's appointment ab initio fraud Minister misleads Assembly over official's induction into KAS by GAD 3/16/2011 12:49:33 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz JAMMU, Mar 15: In response to the CPI (M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami's demand of CBI inquiry into mysterious disappearance of records in the state Transport Department and induction of an accused official into Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS), Minister incharge Transport Qamar Ali Akhoon informed Legislative Assembly on Monday that General Administration Department (GAD) had inducted Dy Transport Commissioner Bhumesh Sharma after completing all necessary formalities. However, Early Times is in possession of documentary evidence that the back-door entrant's induction was only the result of interventions from influential quarters and the GAD had not even bothered to examine the initial appointment order of the incumbent. During an indepth investigation, this newspaper observed that Bhumesh Sharma's appointment as Junior Assistant in Transport Department on 10-07-1991 was patently a fraud. It was observed that then Transport Commissioner, who had no authorization by law, had appointed Sharma as Junior Assistant by issuing a two-sentence "order". Sharma had no s...   READ MORE

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Additionality row: PDP lashes out at NC for 'discrimination' in funds Unrest may erupt in Jammu too, warns Mehbooba 3/16/2011 12:48:41 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: PDP raised the issue of additionalties vehemently in the state Assembly and alleged ruling NC was indulging in misuse and misappropriation of funds by concentrating and diverting the flow in their own constituencies and among defeated candidates of the party.Leader of the Opposition warned outside the House that if such gross discrimination in distribution of funds continued, 'trouble' will erupt not only in Kashmir but also people of Jammu would be forced to come to roads. "When people of Kashmir protest against discrimination on such fronts, government label them as militants . What will government do when people of Jammu will come on roads? Will they...   READ MORE   Soz potential future CM of J&K: US WikiLeaks unveils 3/16/2011 12:48:11 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 15: If fresh WikiLeaks cables are to be believed, United States of America (USA) sees a potential future Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in Prof. Saifuddin Soz, President of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC). A cable sent by former United States Ambassador to India David Campbell Mulford immediately after the induction of Soz in Union Cabinet in July 2006. Soz-a professor -- is a moderate, earnest gentleman who has been a good friend of the United States and could potentially be Chief Minister of Kashmir one day, or rise even higher in the Cabinet, if he does a good job as minister, Mulford had written. The WikiLeaks cable has furth...   READ MORE   IT raid yields rich dividends 17 miles owner surrenders Rs. 2.50 crore,others likely to follow 3/16/2011 12:47:45 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: Search and seizure operations conducted by income tax department on the six premises of three businessmen/ industrialists yielded rich dividends as the owner of 17 miles hotel and restaurant and continental transformers made a voluntary surrender of concealed income to the tune of Rs 2.50 crore. Sources said that on being confronted over the unexplained investments made in the movable and immovable properties, one of the groups of assesses namely 17 miles hotel & restaurant and continental Transformers surrendered and additional income to the tune of Rs. 2.50 crores for the current financial year i.e. 2010-11 which would be over and above the normal incom...   READ MORE   Health scenario in J&K better than national level Criticism against Health Ministry ‘motivated’….? 3/16/2011 12:47:03 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, March 15 : Even as the state Assembly witnessed criticism from the opposition in Health Ministry matters, the major indicators in the Health Department only suggest things have improved on many fronts, in some case the scenario being better than national level. It is in the backdrop of these indicators, the pointed criticism in the political circles against the concerned minister Sham Lal Sharma is not only unfounded but also ‘motivated’. A cursory look at the indicators and achievements seen in the Health Department during the last over one year shows progress and visible improvement on many fronts. Health services are not only being provided free or at a very ...   READ MORE   Stalemate over Dy Speaker ends as Madni rejoins Assembly 3/16/2011 12:45:32 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, Mar 15: It was 'visibly' the intervention of Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir that put an end to the stalemate over the resignation of Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly as Sartaj Madni reverted from his decision to quit as Dy Speaker and rejoined the proceedings of the House today. After much pursuance from the Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone as well as senior members of the treasury benches, Madni came out of his 'self imposed hibernation' to take part in the House proceedings. It was on Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir's insistence that Speaker convened a meeting in his chambers to resolve the deadlock. As ...   READ MORE   Funds unutilized, says Harsh,allegation baseless: CM 3/16/2011 12:45:02 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, March 15: Harsh Dev Singh of BJP today hit out at coalition government in the state for what he alleged the funds having been unutilized in most of the Centrally sponsored schemes. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah however dismissed the allegation as baseless and said there was slow pace on some works, unrest in Kashmir valley being the main reason. During the question hour today, Harsh Dev Singh pointed out that government had not spent the amount it got under PM's package which he allged reflected inefficiency and non performance. Harsh also questioned why action was not taken against the non performing officers. Chief Minister intervened and asserted that the alle...   READ MORE   Jammu parties raise pitch again over appointment of VC for CU Omar hits back, says 'politics' over issue responsible for delay 3/16/2011 12:44:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: In what could be seen as the first response to the loud criticism echoed by BJP, JKNPP in the Assembly over delay in appointment of Vice Chancellor for Central University, The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said it is not the government which is responsible for the delay instead some Jammu based MLAs who he alleged politicizedd the issue over the 'choice' of the VC. Agitated, Panthers Party MLAs staged walkout before raising the issue vociferously in the House again today. "You cannot blame the government for this delay ……you have politicized the issue and restricted the choice of the Vice Chancellor of the Central University for Dogras of Ja...   READ MORE   Congress losing ground by not supporting BJP, JKNPP & JSM JAMMU: A Fit Case For Delimitation -- I 3/16/2011 12:43:43 AM Neha JAMMU, Mar 15: J&K Assembly again witnessed noisy scenes yesterday, with the legislators belonging to the BJP, the Panthers Party and the Jammu State Morcha (JSM) demanding delimitation of the Assembly constituencies and NC leader and Law Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar opposing them, saying they had made mountains out of the mole-hills. The upshot of the arguments advanced by these Jammu-based legislators was that the number of villages in Jammu province is more as compared to Kashmir, that geographical area of Jammu province is almost two times that of Kashmir and that the number of voters in Jammu province is almost two lakh more as compared to Kashmir. Jammu province has more 600 vill...   READ MORE   Is Article 356 really applicable to Jammu and Kashmir? PDP's Flawed Formulation 3/16/2011 12:43:14 AM Rustam JAMMU, Mar 15: Is Article 356 of the Indian Constitution really applicable to Jammu and Kashmir? Yes, if one goes by what the father and founder of the People's Democratic Party and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said two days ago (March 13) while addressing a public meeting at Parade Ground, Jammu. He had, among other things, said: "Article 356 should not be made applicable in Jammu and Kashmir." Was his formulation based on the actual constitutional position? The answer simply cannot be in the affirmative. In fact, the answer should be a big NO. What does Article 356 provide for? Who has the power to invoke what lays embodied in this Article and what is the procedure...   READ MORE   Hari Singh the monarch believed in supremacy of judiciary Dogra Regime v/s ‘democratic’ rule-II 3/16/2011 12:42:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: Hari Singh not only believed in supremacy of judiciary but also took measures to ensure unity and integrity of the state. Apart from this a special trait won Maharaja acclaim from the persons who fought him. The Maharaja had to take a special guest from Srinagar to Jammu. The guest was a Britisher and passed a remark on seeing a Gujjar woman carrying a heavy load on her head somewhere near Banihal on the Highway. A furious Maharaja directed the chauffeur to stop the car. The guest was directed to disembark. He had to make it to Jammu on his own. In Jammu, the Maharaja told the guest that he had passed a remark on his (Maharaja's) daughter. The guest ap...   READ MORE   Tortured for dowry, woman attempts on life 3/16/2011 12:42:11 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, March 15 : Allegedly tortured by her in-laws for dowry, a housewife tried to end her life by consuming poison at her residence here today. Asha Rani (31) swallowed poison at her residence after an altercation with her husband Avinash, police sources said and added she was struggling for life at the GMC hospital here. After four to five months of her marriage with Avinash on February 21, 2006, her in-laws started torturing her for more dowry, alleged Asha's father Amarnath, an assistant with LIC. He said Asha had also lodged a complaint against her husband with women police cell at Canal Road in September 2007. The cell incharge had called both of them and th...   READ MORE   Sunny's mother refute charges 3/16/2011 12:41:07 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, March 15 : Soon after they came to know about the arrest of Sunny Baba, his mother Shamim Choudhary and grandmother Prakasho Devi called a press conference, refuting the charges levelled against him. They claimed that Sunny had not taken supari from anybody to kill witnesses in the Amandeep murder case. "Police have fabricated cases against him and want to kill him in a "fake" encounter," they alleged....   READ MORE   Sunny Baba, jail police cop among 3 held along with 2 pistols 3/16/2011 12:40:22 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, March 15 : Sumit Choudhary alias Sunny Baba, who was alleged to have taken supari from Nagar Choudhary for killing witnesses in Amandeep murder case, was Monday night arrested by police near Jhajjar Kotli, about 30 km from here on the Jammu-Udhampur road. His alleged accomplices -- jail police cop Surinder alias Chotu and Sunil Kumar alias Pinki, sons of Ram Lal of Ustad Mohalla -- were picked up by police this morning from their residence. Pinki runs a sports goods shop in front of the Kachi Chawni police station.Sunny was on way to the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi when acting on a tip-off, a police team last night intercepted his I-10 car near Jhajj...   READ MORE   12 killed, 56 hurt as overloaded minibus falls into nullah near Latti 3/16/2011 12:38:38 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu/Katra, March 15 : Tragedy today struck Latti near the most reverred and pre-historic Sudhmahadev shrine of Lord Shiva in Udhampur when an overloaded minibus skidded off the road and plunged into a 350 ft deep nullah, resulting in the death of 12 persons, including a two-year-old girl, and injuries to 56 others. The ill-fated minibus (JK14A/7565) was on its way from Latti Dhuna to Chenani. Against the capacity of 30, it was crammed with 68 commuters most of whom were hanging from the door and sitting on the rooftop, according to police sources. The minibus was overloaded because the routine evening bus service from Latti Dhuna to Chenani was cancelled yester...   READ MORE

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