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Accountability Comm to function as 'Lokayukt' Cabinet approves Bill to enhance salaries of Legislators, Ministers 3/3/2010 12:08:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: In what can be seen as a significant step towards strengthening the financial position of the legislators and ministers, the state cabinet today approved a Bill which aims at enhancing their salaries and remuneration by substantial amount from henceforth. The provisions in the Bill which is being tabled during the current session of Assembly, will also take care of the interests of pensioner Legislators whose pension has also been proposed to be hiked accordingly. In the cabinet meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the state cabinet also approved one more important Bill that intends to make the functioning of State Accountability Commission different than what it used to be till date. Sources said the main provisions focus on separating the category of employees from the purview of the powers of this Act. While the Accountability Commission, which has been set up to check corruption in public offices and public functionaries, the new Bill envisages that from henceforth, the Commission would only address t...   READ MORE

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'Indo-Pak relations have direct bearing on J&K' 3/3/2010 12:07:53 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Welcoming the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the relation between the neighbours has a direct bearing on the state. "The smooth relations between India and Pakistan have good effect on our state and bad relations create an adverse result. So we must welcome the dialogue process between the countries," Abdullah told legislative council here. The Chief Minister was referring to the recent Foreign Secretary-level talks between Indian and Pakistan held in New Delhi, which saw the countries resume deliberations after a hiatus of 14 months after the 26/11 attacks. Replying to the di...   READ MORE   After Early Times expose, CM's Advisor can't stay as MLA: Pirzada Mansoor Speaker takes presentation of facts from MLA Mubarak Gul , ET scribe 3/3/2010 12:07:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: On the second consecutive day today, opposition PDP's MLA, Pirzada Mansoor Hussain, raked up the issue of the National Conference MLA Mubarak Gul's indulgence into a work contract worth Rs 18 Lakh with Doordarshan and asserted that today's issue of daily Early Times had made it clear that Gul had misled the House with his statement on Monday. He demanded that Speaker should verify the facts and thereafter dismiss the NC Chief Whip and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's Advisor from membership of the Legislative Assembly. In the beginning of the Zero Hour like yesterday, Pirzada Mansoor Hussain got up and displayed today's issue of Early Times while makin...   READ MORE   Violent students smash JU's administrative block 3/3/2010 12:07:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Demanding reduction in their syllabuses for the upcoming final examinations, students of different city colleges today smashed up the administrative block of Jammu University (JU) and violently broke other things that came their way. At least 100 students of different city colleges gathered outside the MAM PG College at about 11 am and held a strong demonstration in support of their demand. They also beat up a minibus driver outside the college, besides causing damage to its window panes. After protesting there for few minutes, they marched towards the nearby JU campus holding stones and brandishing lathies. When they were about 100 ft from the JU en...   READ MORE   PDP rakes up Pulwama Board meeting issue again CM's attitude autocratic, alleges Mehbooba in LA 3/3/2010 12:06:49 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Raking up once again the issue of Pulwama Board meeting and withdrawal of security cover from its district president, the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tried to take on the Chief Minister alleging his style of functioning and attitude amounted to his being as an 'autocratic ruler' of the state. The issue was echoed forcefully today in the Legislative Assembly by the PDP president during the question hour when she alleged that the coalition government was showing expenditures on development works only verbally and nothing was visible was on ground. To her question related to the observation that there was tendency of the releasing the funds in the fa...   READ MORE   Entire Opposition grill govt over shortage of ration 3/3/2010 12:06:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: The Lower House of State Legislature today witnessed uproar over discrepancies in the lists of Below Poverty Line (BPL) people and shortage of ration in different parts of the State. The vociferous Opposition parties comprising Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) tried to corner the Government particularly Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Qamar Ali Akhoon over, what they alleged, defective Below Poverty Line (BPL) lists and shortage of ration across the State. It all began when PDP MLA from Shangus assembly segment, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain charg...   READ MORE   Circumstantial evidence suggests something "fishy" 3/3/2010 12:06:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Circumstantial evidence -- two charred bodies, one lying at a distance of not less than 20 ft from the other, a giant uprooted iron shutter, opening of the shop's back door lock with a genuine key, etc -- suggest that there was something rather fishy which happened inside the burnt structure on the fateful February 25 night. The fire, that broke out at about 12.30 am or so, reduced to ashes the Chhamb Cloth House of Krishan Lal Choudhary, besides burning alive his son-in-law Bhupinder Singh and the latter's cousin Pawan Kumar Choudhary. Estimated loss was put between Rs 65 to 70 lakh. It was earlier doubted that the duo could have gone there with the i...   READ MORE   KU hikes fee to keep lavish VC in good humor 3/3/2010 12:06:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: The lavish lifestyle of Kashmir University's Vice Chancellor has punched holes in the University coffers. To make good the loss, the university has decided to hike the admission fee. The decision has evoked criticism from the aspiring students and the teachers alike. According to insiders, the Vice Chancellor and his staff have spent hefty sums on renovation of bathrooms and maintenance of their luxury cars. A teacher, preferring anonymity said a huge amount of money was recently spent for redoing some bathrooms used by the Vice Chancellor in his office and official residence. The teacher said the VC travels in lavish cars. "He feels on top of the w...   READ MORE   Mian Altaf versus Gurezi 3/3/2010 12:05:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: It was virtually National Conference versus National Conference in Legislative Assembly on second consecutive day today. This time, the Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmed had to face an embarrassing situation when one of National Conference (NC) MLAs, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi charged him with "insulting" the House. It all happened when Mian Altaf was replying to a question of his party MLA, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi Nazir asked on behalf of Haji Mohammad Ashraf. Yesterday, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi had staged walk out from the House when his Bill seeking inclusion of 'Sheene' language in sixth schedule of State Constitution was turned down by the Minister for Law an...   READ MORE   Two additional HC judges promoted 3/3/2010 12:05:29 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Union Government has today promoted two Additional Judges of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to the post of Judge. They are Justice Sunil Hali and Justice Muzzafar Hussain Attar. A Union Law and Justice Ministry spokesperson here said today, "in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Sunil Hali, and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Additional Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, to be Judges of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices." ...   READ MORE   Over 1,000 kg poppy straw seized, four arrested 3/3/2010 12:04:50 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Over 1,000 kilograms of opium straw was seized by police from smugglers at three places across the region today. Police intercepted a truck (PB05/7265) at Lakhanpur in Kathua and recovered 800 kg poppy straw from it.One person was arrested in this connection. He was identified as Javed of Awantipura. In another incident, a truck driver and a conductor were arrested by police at Shafapani near Banihal with 205 kilograms of poppy straw. Concealed underneath battens, the consignment was packed in bags, police sources said.Sources said cops intercepted a truck (HR-37A/3572) at Shafapani in the afternoon and recovered 205 kg poppy straw.The truck was seized...   READ MORE   SDPO Nowshera suspended 3/3/2010 12:04:18 AM Early Times Report Rajouri,Mar 2: Government today has ordered suspension of Sub District Police Officer Nowshera Rakesh Kumar on the allegations of embezzlement in the abduction case. The action has been taken following by the submission of reports by Chief Justice of High Court to Home department. Giving information police sources said that the girl Seema, name changed, was kidnapped three months ago which was rescued by the police after lodging a kidnapping case. A challan was also produced before the court where girl did not respond to the question of the concerned judge. The case was later taken to the CJM court where girl alleged that SDPO had demanded Rs 50,000 failing ...   READ MORE   Holy War: Islamabad and L-e-T working in tandem RUSTAM 3/3/2010 12:03:02 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 2: Will Islamabad ever change attitude towards India? Is Islamabad really interested in maintaining good and friendly relations with India? Will Islamabad take action against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack like Hafiz Saeed of Lashkar-e-Toiba and help New Delhi nab those involved in the 13/2 Pune German Bakery terrorist attack? Will Islamabad dismantle terrorist-related infrastructure and destroy terrorist-training camps? Will Islamabad respect its 2004 solemn commitment that it will not allow the Pakistani territory to be used by extremists and jihadis for launching anti-India operations? The answer to all these questions is a big no. ...   READ MORE

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