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| School bus rolls down 18 kids injured | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 28
In a tragic road accident, caused due to negligence of driver of a private school bus of Presentation Convent School, 18 school children were injured, two of them critically on circular road near Peer kho temple on Monday morning in Jammu.
The driver of the mini bus in which the school children were traveling lost balance and failed to control the vehicle as it skidded off the road near Peer kho temple on the circular road.
The mini bus rolled down over 70 feet deep hill. Eyewitness reports said, the driver of the bus made an attempt to start the bus in reverse direction and suddenly lost control pushing the bus deep down the hill near Peer kho steps.
School children injured in the accident raised hue and cry and alerted morning walkers in the vicinity. Soon after police teams from nearby police station and local residents reached the spot and shifted the injured to the government medical college, Jammu.Large number of parents also rushed to the medical college to inquire about the well being of school children.
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| HM financial chief among 2 militants eliminated | | Encounter at Pattan, Baramulla | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Apr 28
Two local militants of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in an encounter which took place between militants and police at Palhalan Pattan Baramulla.
According to DIG Baramulla Dr. B. Srinivas, on a specific information regarding the presence of militant owing their allegiance to Hizb-ul Mujahideen, police components of Baramulla and Srinagar assisted by CRPF and army deployments cordoned the house of Mohd Akbar Malla, s/o Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Malla, r/o Raipora Palhalan in the intervening night of April 27-28 2008. Sensing the presence of the militants in the house the operation parties successfully rescued the civilians by the early hours of April 28. 2... | |
| | | | CRPF Turns To Baba Ramdev To Check Suicides, Fratricides | | | | New Delhi | April 28
Grappling with an increasing number of suicides and fratricides among its troopers, the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has now turned to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for help.
"The rise in suicides and killings is alarming. So, we have now decided to send 800 of our personnel to Baba Ramdev's camp in Haridwar to learn yoga. This would help them de-stress," CRPF Director General V.K. Joshi told IANS.
The troopers will head to the yoga guru's ashram next month.
"These personnel, after training, would later teach yoga to their colleagues so that everyone can benefit," Joshi said.
The CRPF recorded 44 cases of suicide in 2007, compared to 30 in 2006 and 19 i... | |
| | | | No scope for assembly elections before mid October | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Apr 28
News Analysis
Any speculation about State Assembly elections to be held before mid October are brushed aside by the sources as mere kite flying and not based on the ground reality of the situation. The process for recruitment to gazetted and non gazetted services, the filling of which was kept in abeyance temporarily last month, for the same to be filled just before the elections, as a means to influence the voters, has been initiated only last week. About 70,000 jobs in various government departments, semi government agencies and autonomous public sector undertakings are slated to be offered, which also includes recruitment of about 20,00... | |
| | | | Third front likely to take birth within next 10 days | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 28
Indications are that the proposed third Front may take birth in Jammu and Kashmir between May 7 and May 10.Two senior political leaders,Ghulam Hassan Mir,and CPIM leader,M.Y.Tarigami,are making last minte efforts for
ropig in several senior politicians,present and former legislators and prominent citizens in the front.
When contacted Ghulam Hassan Mir said that "our efforts are on and possibly the front will take shape within next 10 to 12 days."In reply to a question he said that the dialogue channels with a number of legislators and prominent political leaders had been
opened and we hope to achieve success soon."Asked whether some separatists w... | |
| | | | Officials among 111 arrested for transferring govt land | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Apr 28
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday arrested 111 persons including 13 officials of the revenue department on the charges of fraudulently transferring 50 hectares of state land worth crores of rupees to beneficiaries in the early eighties.
While eight revenue officials were arrested for allegedly transferring 33 hectares of state land in the posh Rawalpora, Humhama and Peer Bagh areas of the city to beneficiaries five other officials of the same department were arrested for allegedly transferring 17 hectares of state land at Nadergund and Humhama, a police spokesman said.
These officials in connivance with the beneficiaries also allegedly destroyed... | |
| | | | Govt yet to hear from states on Forest Act implementation | | | | New Delhi | Apr 28
Five months after the forest rights act came into force, the government is yet to receive any information from the states regarding its implementation, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
"The ministry has not received any information from the states so far regarding the vesting of forest rights and distribution of 'pattas' to the eligible forest dwelling scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers," Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Rameshwar Oraon said in a written reply.
He said the responsibility for implementing the scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of forest rights) act 2006 lies with the state and UT government... | |
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