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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi, the Cabinet Sub Committee which has been constituted to look into the employees' issue in the wake of their recent strike in support of demands, convened a meeting here today. In the meeting held under the chairmanship of Omar Abdullah it was decided to hold meeting with leaders of employees' organizations and unions before Durbaar shifts back to summer capital. Most likely the meeting will take place on April 29.
Even as the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is not a member of the five member Cabinet sub committee, his presence in the meeting held in his office chambers this evening assumes significance, particularly in the wake of his meeting with Union Minister in the capital on Monday. Though the Centre has not yet made any commitment on making funds available for the purpose of settling demands of state government employees, well placed sources said the meeting discussed the issues related to employees threadbare afresh and decided to 'listen' to t... | |
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| Couple, minor boy among 5 dead, 43 injured in bus mishap | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: Five persons, including a couple and a two-year-old boy, were killed and 43 others injured, 10 of them critically, when a bus in which they were travelling today skidded off the road at Kaghot in Ramnagar, Udhampur, and fell into a gorge.
The ill-fated bus (JK02K/3255) was on its way from Udhampur to Padiari in Ramnagar.
Police sources said the mishap occured at about 5.45 pm when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve at Kaghot as a result of which the bus fell into a deep gorge.
Four persons were killed on the spot, while one succumbed to his injuries in the Udhampur district hospital, the sources added.
Four of the dead were identified as S... | |
| | | | Hurriyat asks Omar to step down | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to step down charging him with failure to put an end to human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Present government claimed that human rights violations would not be tolerated but army and other forces are indulging in it daily. A sense of insecurity grips people. When Delhi is not responding to the CM's pleas on the issue, he should resign", leader of the faction Mirwaiz Umer Farooq told reporters at the end of the amalgam's two-day meeting here.
Accusing the Chief Minister of failing to protect the lives of people of the state, he said, "The writ of th... | |
| | | | UPA defeats cut motions by a whopping margin | | | |
AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Aided by a sudden turn around by Bahujan Samaj Party and friends-turned-foes Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal, the government today cleared the first major trial of strength in Lok Sabha by a big margin by defeating the cut motions on petroleum prices exposing huge chinks in opposition armour.
The much-hyped trial of strength proved to be a dampener when the cut motion moved by CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta on failure to formulate proper policies on petroleum products was defeated by a margin of 88 votes.
The motion received the support of 201 votes with 289 voting against it in a House of 543.
The government breezed through the Opposition challenge h... | |
| | | | Privilege motion against PM | | | |
AGENCIES
New Delhi, Apr 27: Fifty BJP MPs on Tuesday tabled a breach of privilege notice in Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for announcing outside Parliament his decision to reject setting up of a joint parliamentary committee on the issue of alleged phone tapping.
The MPs submitted the petition to Lok Sabha Secretary General P D T Achary.
Their action comes close on the heels of Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj objecting to the Prime Minister's announcement on the issue.
"This is a disrespect to the House. The Prime Minister should give a statement in the House on the issue," she said in Lok Sabha.
She insisted this was a serious matter as phones of even ca... | |
| | | | VC of CU: RJMLS exposes controversial activities of ex-VC of JU | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: About a month ago, a report appeared in a section of print media that the authorities in New Delhi had decided to appoint former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof Amitabh Mattoo, as Vice-Chancellor of Central University in Jammu. Ever since then, a number of organizations, including student organizations, have been registering their opposition to the reported decision and demanding appointment of a Jammu-based academician as Vice-Chancellor of Central University.
The arguments advanced by those opposing the reported decision have been that none of the seven universities in the state has a Dogra Vice-Chancellor; that four out of the seven Vice-Ch... | |
| | | | "Only tribals aspire for Self Rule' | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: Peoples Democratic Party's Self Rule document evoked a sarcastic comment at a seminar in the summer capital. A speaker rejected the document by saying that Self Rule is given to tribals. "The PDP, perhaps, does not know that tribals do not exist in this state." However, amid debates and discussions on the document there is need to know what the PDP calls 'internal dimension of the vexed problem'
The Self Rule Document seeks opening of all routes connecting the state to rest of the world. The PDP patron and former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayed believes the document would neutralize negative effects of partition by boosting trade.
A road, Mah... | |
| | | | 7 J&K IPS officers empanelled for DIG level posts | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Seven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from Jammu and Kashmir cadre have been empanelled to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and equal level posts by the Union Home Ministry.
These officials are Rauful Hassan, Danesh Rana, Manish Kumar Sinha, Mubarik Hassan Ganie, JP Singh, Mukesh Singh and Sunil Kumar.
The name of these officers figures in a list of 101 officers recently released by Union Home Ministry for similar empanelment of IPS officers throughout the country.
Besides Rauful Hassan, who is a1994 batch J&K IPS officer, all six others belong to 1996 batch.
The decision to empanel these officers in DIG rank was taken at a recent meeting ... | |
| | | | They hate everything Indian, but not Indian rupees | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: Give us money. We want to construct roads and bridges in Kashmir. Give us money. We want to open more hospitals and dispensaries in Kashmir. Give us money. We want to conserve and beautify Dal Laka, Wullar Lake and Nagin Lake in order to attract more and more tourists. Give us money. We want to create additional infrastructure at such tourist spots as Gul Marg and Pahalgam. Give us money. We want to link each and every village in Kashmir with good roads. Give us money. We want to open more schools and colleges in Kashmir to cater to the educational needs of the people there.
Give us money. We want to reward the stone-pelting youth in Kashmir. Gi... | |
| | | | Army gets ready to counter "Chinese" cyber attacks | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: Fighting insurgency in the real world, armed forces are now faced with a new challenge in the virtual world.Already grappled with Chinese intrusions in Ladakh, the problem of infiltration on Kashmir and Jammu borders and gunbattles with militants in treacherous J&K mountains, armed forces are now faced with the online espionage assaults from across the Line of Actual Control.
In a recent report, a group of Canadian and American cyber-security researchers held that China-based online espionage gangs had accessed classified documents from several Indian defence and security establishments.
Top army sources said there had been an abrupt increase in the in... | |
| | | | Editor 'Roshni' Aziz Kashmiri passes away | | | |
SRINAGAR: Kashmir's seniormost journalist, 91-year-old Aziz Kashmiri, passed away tonight at SMHS Hospital after prolonged illness. He breathed his last at 2030 hours. His body was carried to his Rawalpora residence. Preparations were underway late tonight for his funeral tomorrow. Large number of people from all walks of life called on the bereaved family to pay their condolences.
Born in Srinagar on June 10th, 1919, Aziz Kashmiri had joined as a sub editor and reporter of Advocate Maulvi Mohammad Abdullah's Urdu weekly 'Al-Barq' at young age of 19 years in 1938. Later he worked for 'Khalsa Gazette'. While carrying out his activities as a freedom fighter, he launched his own fortnightly... | |
| | | | Sgr airport to close for fortnight in June | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU: The Srinagar international airport will close for commercial flights for about a fortnight in June so that the runway can be upgraded, an official said on Tuesday.
The airport would close from June 15 and commercial flight operations would be shifted to Awantipore Air Force station, 35 km south of Srinagar, for that period.
This is the second time in the past 12 years that commercial flight operations would undergo this change. In the summer of 1998, the airport was closed for three months and flights operated from Awantipore.
The issue was taken up by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at a meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony in New Delhi on Monday. Abdullah ... | |
| | | | Jammu to get its artificial lake by 2012 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, April 27 : Work has begun on creating the first artificial lake in Jammu and Kashmir along River Tawi, right in the heart of Jammu city. The move is aimed at giving a new look to the state's winter capital besides boosting tourism.
"We are sure that the lake will attract a lot of birds and the water body will also help to bring down the temperature in Jammu city a bit and recharge the ground water. It will also be an attractive place for tourists," said Pawal Kotwal, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu.
The dry patch in the Tawi River is being utilised for creation of the lake that will cost an estimated Rs 30 crore. Work will be completed by 2012 and the reservoir ... | |
| | | | Bharat Bandh’ fails to evoke response in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 27: The countrywide ''Bharat Bandh'' protest called by 13 political parties failed to evoke response in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
There was no impact of strike on normal life in Jammu and districts across the region. The business establishments, public transport and government officies were functioning normally.
There was no report of any protest from any corner of the region, Police Control Room said.
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