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| J&K unable to pay power purchase bill, Rs 577.97 cr still outstanding | | Power providers demand irrevocable LCs | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Mar 29: Power deficient Jammu and Kashmir is in default of Rs. 577.97 crore to various power utilities in Northern India from which it purchased power during the financial year 2010-11.
Though this default continues to be there since 2005 yet government claims of having improved the revenue generation and made improvement in plugging transmission and distribution losses. Further, irked over repeated fake promises of the officials of J&K power department, almost all the power utilities have sought opening of irrevocable letter of credit (LC) from the PDD within shortest possible time.
Official documents reveal that despite repeated reminders for opening irrevocable LC, J&K PDD has not done anything substantial apart from promising payments to the power utilities before the closure of this financial year. Of the Rs. 577.97 crore, J&K has to pay around Rs. 339.81 crore as Union of India charges to Northern Region Power committee (NRPC). Directions have already been issued to the state to expedite payment of outstanding UI charges as on January 31, 2011 i... | |
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| Privilege Committee records Jerath's statement | | Speaker asks Health Minister to verify AIG's claim | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: With the privilege proceedings getting underway against two senior officials of Police and Health departments, Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone, today asked Minister of Health Sham Lal Sharma to find whether AIG Provision Aftab Kakroo's mother was really admitted in a hospital or the Police official had submitted a lame excuse to justify his absence.
Informed sources told Early Times that Speaker asked Minister incharge Health to check records to all hospitals to find whether the AIG Provision Aftab Kakroo's mother was really admitted. As already reported in this newspaper, Speaker had on Monday slapped a notice of breach of privilege ... | |
| | | | IAS officer asks Bani MLA to "get out" of his office; all MLAs stage walk out, House adjourned | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Mar 29: Over an alleged incident of insult caused to BJP's Lal Chand by a senior IAS officer, all MLAs of the ruling NC-Congress combine and the opposition parties, perhaps for the first in the J&K legislature history, unitedly staged a walkout today, demanding an action against the bureaucrat and making it clear to the government that protecting him would be politically incorrect.
All the MLAs, excluding ministers, rose to their feet and condemned the incident in one voice. They were heard saying: "In protocol, MLA is placed above chief secretary. We will not tolerate insult to an honourable member of the House at the hands of a public servant.""We want action agai... | |
| | | | MUF's Ex-MLA visits Assembly after 22 years | | Mangat Ram, Gani Vakil collect nomination forms | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: Even as all political parties, with the exception of PDP in Kashmir, have yet to make public names of their candidates to fill up six vacancies in Legislative Council, two of Congress party's senior functionaries today collected nomination papers from the Assembly Secretariat.
Informed sources told Early Times that former Deputy Chief Minister, Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma, and former Minister incharge Social Welfare, Abdul Gani Vakil, who is one among six outgoing MLCs, today acquired one set each of the nomination papers from the Assembly Secretariat. While as one-time President of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, Mangat Ram Sharma, is likely to be fielded ... | |
| | | | Mantris, MLAs fix salaries on their own leaving commoners dumbstruck, appalled | | | | Mishu Gupta
JAMMU, Mar 29: Commoner has been left dumbstruck by irrational decision of cash starved Jammu and Kashmir government to hike salary of state legislators and ministers alongside increasing pension by more than 100 percent.
He has been made to think about callousness of the government with regard to demands of employees and other sections of the society. Commoners approached by Early Times are appalled over the decision and see no rationality in this government legislation which was introduced and passed on Monday.
"That act of chief minister and other council of ministers and MLAs unitedly agreeing to self-styled hike of their own salaries amply point towards dictatorial minds... | |
| | | | Srinagar to view match on LCD screens jointly Police worried | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: With people in Srinagar deciding to watch the second semi-final of ICC World Cup between India and Pakistan at Mohali tomorrow (March 30) jointly in their respective localities on big LCD screens, the security agencies will have a sleepless Wednesday night.
The police have been directed to take into custody elements found to engineer protests and demonstrations. The police, according to a local news agency have been directed not to allow people to assemble anywhere in the city without permission.
Section 144 CrPC is already in force in the entire city. According to police sources the law shall be strictly implemented on Wednesday. Strict instructions h... | |
| | | | War of nerves begins over Mohali tie | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: It is pindrop silence on both sides of the LOC. A hush has fallen on entire India and Pakistan as people have started praying for victory, one for India and other for Pakistan.
When compared to other states, particularly that in the north of India, Jammu and Kashmir is highly tense. As a result of growing regional divide between those in the Kashmir valley and the one living in the region of Jammu tempers seem to be frayed with one more day to go for the Englishman's game to decide whether the honour is won by India or Pakistan.
Tension over the security of the players and the people, specially groups of VIPs and VVIPs, who were supposed to be present i... | |
| | | | Jaitley only made a statement of fact | | Hindutva, BJP-Style | | | Neha
JAMMU, Mar 29: Wikileaks cables on March 26 reported that Robert Blake, Charge d' affairs in the US Embassy in India, had conveyed to his government in Washington D C, after a meeting with senior BJP leader and presently Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on May 6, 2005, that "Jaitley argued that Hindu nationalism 'will always be a talking point' for the BJP" and "characterized this as an opportunistic issue." This leak has put the BJP leadership on the mat and provided a god-sent opportunity to the otherwise cornered and despised Congress to hit back and call the BJP's bluff. Jaitley has, however, maintained that he had not used the word "opportunistic." He has said: "I... | |
| | | | Delhi murdered Democracy to hit Jammu below the belt | | May 27, 1949 A Black Day | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 29: A close scrutiny of the proceedings of the Indian Constituent Assembly reveals that the issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir were discussed twice - first on May 27, 1949, and finally on October 17, 1949. It also shows that the focus on this state on May 27 was far more sharp and revealing than what it was on October 17, despite the fact that the issue under discussion was highly sensitive and controversial and that the subjects discussed were two and not just one. (Article 370 was sensitive in the sense that it was designed to give Jammu and Kashmir the right to have its own constitution and a flag other than the national flag. This Article was adopted in no time, desp... | |
| | | | CBI books Bank of Baroda's sr manager in cheating case | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 29 : The anti-corruption branch of CBI has booked a Bank of Baroda's senior manager for allegedly processing and disbursing a loan of Rs 2 cr in favour of M/s Modern Agro Tech by misusing his official position.
Official sources said a loan of over Rs 2 cr was "fraudulently" got sanctioned and disbursed by T R Dogra, senior manager of Bank of Baroda, in connivance with Yash Raj Singh Salaria, proprietor of Khanpur Marh-based M/s Modern Agro Tech.
It was mentioned in the FIR in the month of November, 2006, that Salaria applied for working capital of Rs 7.77 lakh and term loan facility for building and machinery to the tune of Rs 222.39 lakh to set up mashroom ... | |
| | | | Half-eaten by dogs, newborn's body found in Reasi | | | | JAMMU: The corpse of a newborn baby, partially eaten up by stray dogs, was today recovered from Ram Gali in ward No 4 of Reasi.The body was being eaten by dogs in Ram Gali when some passersby chased them away and brought the matter to the notice of police. The baby's legs and half of the stomach had been eaten up by the dogs, police sources said. The body remains were later removed by police to the mortuary of Reasi district hospital. Police had registered a case in this connection.On March 22 last also, a badly mutilated and half-eaten body of a newborn baby was recovered from the general bus stand area here.... | |
| | | | Youth held for assaulting ASI | | | | JAMMU: Police today arrested the youth who had allegedly attacked a police ASI with sharp-edged weapons at Harsa Dabbar in Bishnah on March 10 last. The accused was identified as Subash Singh alias Shaka. He was absconding after allegedly attacking and injuring the ASI. Police had registered a case against him.... | |
| | | | 2 patients become critical at GMCH after power failure | | | | JAMMU: The condition of two patients, who were on ventilator, deteriorated after the GMC hospital was without electricity for nearly 10 to 15 minutes this morning.
Sources said after the power cut, the main GMCH generator also developed some technical snag as a result of which the hospital was without electricity for 10 to 15 minutes.
This affected the health of two patients who were on ventilator, the sources added. Sources said to save their lives, doctors made use of Ambu bags for their smooth breathing.... | |
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