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Sagar defends diversion of funds from Kashmir to Jammu PDP, CPI (M) stage walkout over diversion of Rs 30 Cr CRF 3/27/2011 12:26:08 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz JAMMU, Mar 26: Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Minister incharge Rural Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar, today found himself in the eye of a storm over diversion of Central Road Fund allocation worth Rs 30 Cr from Kashmir valley to Jammu division. Valley-based opposition parties, including PDP and CPI (M), staged a walkout from Legislative Assembly over the controversial decision of Public Works Department, currently functioning under Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, but Sagar asserted in defence that diversion had become a necessity to protect flow of the central funds to Jammu & Kashmir. With the beginning of Zero Hour, leader of the principal opposition party, PDP, Mehbooba Mufti sought Speaker's attention to a recent Government order whereby CRF funds to the tune of Rs 30 Cr have been diverted from Srinagar to Jammu. She questioned shifting of funds from R&B Department Kashmir to R&B Department Jammu and called it "grave injustice to the people of Kashmir". Today's Greater Kashmir had carried a story on diversion of the CR...   READ MORE

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Govt gagging media: Prof Gupta 3/27/2011 12:25:26 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 26: BJP leader and former Union Minister of State for Defence, Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, today accused Omar Abdullah government of gagging media and using government advertisements as a tool to promote friendly newspapers and damage those who did not toe the official line. During Zero Hour in Legislative Assembly, Prof Chaman Lal Gupta sought Speaker's attention towards the coalition governments practice of using advertisements as a tool to settle personal scores with the newspapers refusing to toe the official line. Deputy Speaker, Mohammad Sartaj Madni, who was in the Chair in absence of Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone, listened to the senior most BJP leader but h...   READ MORE   Time for Karan Singh to intervene and protect Dogra heritage Mubarak Mandi 3/26/2011 11:12:32 PM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: Mubarak Mandi for the Dogras is like Konarak; Elphanta, Ajanta and Alora Caves, India Gate, Red Fort, to mention only a few, are for the people of the country as a whole and, hence, the very idea of constructing a five Star hotel in the Mubarak Mandi complex is just outrageous. Can you think of constructing a hotel within the premises of Red Fort, where the Indian National Army of Subhas Chandra Bose was tried for the simple reason that it had brought off a spectacular revolt against the British rule and achieve independence for India? You just can’t. Those who are thinking of constructing a Five Star hotel within the premises of the historic Mubarak...   READ MORE   Court frames corruption charges against tehsildar, others 3/26/2011 11:10:37 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: Special judge anti-corruption, Jammu, A K Koul today framed corruption charges against a former tehsildar recovery, Jammu, and his close relatives in a case of amassing huge assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The charges were framed Janak Singh -- tehsildar recovery -- and his relatives -- Gandharab Singh and Raghubir Singh -- under section 5(1) (e) read with 5(2) Of prevention of corruption Act, section 109 read with section 120-B of RPC, sections 12 and 14 public men and public servant declaration of assets Act and section 3 of benami transactions Act. A probe conducted into the allegations of raising assets disproportionate to h...   READ MORE   No compensat in for Jammu even after 60 years 3/26/2011 11:09:11 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Harsh Dev Singh said today that Jammu region is subjected to ‘discrimination’ and ‘deprived of funds’ in every sector for the last sixty years but never gets compensated for the same. Addressing media persons outside the Legislative Assembly Complex after staging a walkout over ‘discrimination’ issue, Harsh Dev said, “Today during the proceedings of the House, PDP raised the issue of diversion of Rs 30 crore to Jammu …. And the government immediately announced the remedial measures in the shape of additionality of Rs 30 crore to compensate the loss.” He said Jammu is facing ‘discrimination’ for the past 60 years...   READ MORE   Fire crackers sales register all time high in Sgr As Mohali encounter draws nearer 3/26/2011 11:07:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 26: The police seem determined to ensure peace in the Valley on Wednesday when Pakistan play India in the semi-final of the ICC world cup at Mohali. An appeal by the police urging CRPF and the general public to display `sportsman spirit’ during the much awaited encounter; reflects the desperation of the police. It also reflects the fragility of the peace that the police claim to have restored to the trouble torn Valley. The sale of fire crackers has registered an all time high during the past few days in Srinagar. The people and the CRPF personnel posted at various locations in the city are busy purchasing crackers. Pertinent to mention some people in ol...   READ MORE   Kashmir Vs Jammu saga returns in LA PDP bats for Kashmir, JKNPP for Jammu Just over Rs 30 Crore 3/26/2011 11:07:08 PM KUNAL SHRIVATSA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: In what could be described as a clear indicator of regional divide in the Lower House of the State Legislature because it was once again Kashmir versus Jammu which rocked the Legislative Assembly today since the main opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) alleged ‘discrimination’ with the two major regions of the state. With PDP alleging that the government has discriminated with Kashmir by diverting Central Road Funds (CRF) meant for Valley to Jammu, the JKNPP claimed that Jammu is at the receiving end for more than the last sixty years as far as the distribution of funds among the t...   READ MORE   Legislators not happy with Omar’s style functioning Bickering on rise in coalition, some Cong ministers 3/26/2011 11:03:57 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: With internal bickering on rise among the coalition partners in the state a section of Congress legislators and ministers are not happy with the functioning of Omar Abdullah Government Though the party High Command in Delhi has issued directives to its state leadership to provide full cooperation to the young Chief Minister of the state in completion of his six year term as head of NC –Congress coalition, but according to party sources majority of the ministers and legislators are fed up with the style of functioning of the Chief Minister. A senior congress leader and former Minister on condition of anonymity said that Chief Minister holding the charge ...   READ MORE   Kashmiri leadership hates Indian Constitution, not Indian rupees 3/26/2011 11:00:36 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 26: Give us more money because Jammu and Kashmir is starving because of paucity of funds. Give us more money because we want to develop the “alienated” Kashmir. Give us more money because we want to open more schools, colleges, universities and technical and professional institutions in Kashmir in order to meet the educational needs of the people of Kashmir. Give us more money because we are the second most corrupt state in the country and we don’t know where has the money gone. Give us more money because we want to develop further the already rather developed tourism industry in the Kashmir Valley. Give us more money because Kashmir is under-developed...   READ MORE   Let Yasin Malik first reduce trust deficit Seminar on Pandits' return 3/26/2011 11:00:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu,Mar 26:-The JKLF,led by Mohd.Yasin Malik,has decided to hold a seminar in Srinagar in the third week of next month to debate on ways and means for encouraging Pandits to return to Kashmir.Malik plans to invite elderly Pandits from the plains,intellectuals,politicians and academicians from Kashmir and other prominent citizens to ponder over the main issue related to the return of the displaced Pandits to the valley.The topic of discussion was going to be Kashmiri Pandit Baayun ki vaapsi(return of Kashmiri Pandit brethern). Notwithstanding criticism against yasin from Pandit quarters one may be tempted to treat the JKLF plan as a hea...   READ MORE

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