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| PM favours fast track courts for corruption, family disputes | | | | New Delhi | Apr 19
Holding that corruption is a challenge to both government and judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today favoured setting up special courts to combat the menace, an idea endorsed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan.
The Prime Minister also indicated that the Center might help states in setting up the family courts. He was addressing a conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts.
"Corruption is another challenge we face both in government and the judiciary. The CJI has written to me suggesting that we create special courts to deal with corruption cases. I agree that there is urgent need to do so. This will instill greater confidence in our justice delivery system, at home and abroad," The Chief Justice stressed the need for quick disposal of cases registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and favoured the creation of special vigilance courts.
Despite repeated efforts, allocation of funds for starting new courts "is not very encouraging", Justice Balakrishnan said, asking States to start more special vigilance courts to ... | |
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| PDP plays well to muzzle rebellion, wash Delhi stains | | FROM ISLAMABAD TO MAHORE | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 19
Sunday Special
The Congress is maintaining a cryptic silence leaving the defense of sovereignty to Panthers Party, BJP and Shiv Sena etc. In the melee, the Peoples Democratic Party is reaping the rich harvests of its currency offensive. Good or bad for country or state but the Muftis have played a meticulously calculated stroke in the time of crisis.
An analysis of the Peoples Democratic Party’s out of the blue mantra of dual control and dual currency in Jammu and Kashmir reveals that it was nothing but a crisis management tactic. An assessment of the changing ground situation suggests that the party has been successful enough in consolidating what ... | |
| | | | Be serious with currency: Mufti | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 19
Placing on record his appreciations for former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and his present successor Dr Manmohan Singh for always giving a serious consideration to the Peoples Democratic Party initiatives on Kashmir, the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said today that his dual currency proposal also deserves the same attention.
Mufti said, “it is not an election slogan but a serious suggestion to further facilitate the process of solving Kashmir problem”. Addressing a public meeting here today, the Mufti said that he has mooted this visionary suggestion to make this State as model among South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAAR... | |
| | | | 5 killed, arms recovered | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 19
Close to the heels of security warning that over 400 militants were waiting on the other side of the Line of Control to cross over, the security forces today killed five militants in the North Kashmir area.
A Pakistani infiltrator was among five militants killed by the security forces in north Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said.
The deputy inspector general of police said that a search operation was launched at Warnov forest at Lolab in the frontier district of Kupwara on Saturday morning. The senior cop said when the security forces were about to storm a particular area, militants opened fire. The fire was returned and in the fierce clash, f... | |
| | | | Dubious shootout in Bari Brahmna | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 19
In a broad daylight incident of shootout which is perceived by many as stage managed, one person sustained injuries while Police have launched proceedings to probe the case.
One Bhagwan Das son of Tilak Raj of Marala Chak Bishnah claimed that two Tata Indica Car borne youth fired few shot at him on the main road near Pahalwan Food Mall in Bari Barhmna.
However, sources said that incident happened inside a Dhaba near Bari Brahmna Railway Station. The Dhaba is owned by one Ashwani Datta. Bhagwan Dass is reported to have a land dispute with Ashwani and the case is already being looked into by Police.
Ashwani, sources said, was recently left criticall... | |
| | | | First from mainstream: Soz promises probe in unnamed graves | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 19
The Pradesh Congress Committee resident and Union Minister for Water Resources Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz is these days in full poll mode in the Valley as he going places crediting the UPA government and hitting the Peoples Democratic Party.
Even as the PDP leadership claims the credit for running buses between divided parts of Jammu and Kashmir Soz is pooh-poohing claims with assertions that this was all possible with the efforts and vision of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Incidentally Soz today became the first mainstream leader to promise a probe into the unnamed graves in North Kashmir. The grave issue has been... | |
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