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Ex NC Ministers buy costly SUVs after being axed from Ministry The Axe of Fortune! 4/5/2013 12:54:03 AM ET Plus Report JAMMU, Apr 4: The gleaming SUVs bought recently by two former Ministers of the NC led Government have been talk of the town as expensive SUVs were bought by the duo just after they were axed from the Council of Ministers. Former MoS Home Nasir Aslam Wani and former MoS PWD Javed Ahmed Dar have bought two SUVs, Toyota Fortuner and Mahindra XUV 500 after being axed from the Ministry by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on January 15 this year. Both Wani and Dar are considered to be the close associates of Omar Abdullah and were dropped from Ministry to make way for other party colleagues in Council of Ministers. After leaving the Council of Ministers, these NC MLAs bought SUVs and have been flashing these expensive vehicles in legislative Assembly these days. Questions are being raised over the sources of funds . While filing their papers for 2008 for buying these expensive vehicles as in the last Assembly elections, both these NC leaders declared their assets, which were too little to enable them to buy such flashy cars, drawing clear inference that during three years ...   READ MORE

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Process underway to provide adequate staff, to fill vacancies: Tara Chand Government mulling New Education Policy 4/4/2013 10:14:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 4:The Deputy Chief Minister (Minister In-charge School Education Department) Mr Tara Chand Thursday said that Government is contemplating to draft a new education Policy for further improving the education scenario in the State on modern lines. The Deputy Chief Minister was replying to a discussion raised by Gulam Nabi Monga regarding poor performance of Government Schools. He said despite presence of highly qualified teachers in the Government schools, results are not as we would like them to be. He said steps have already been initiated to fix accountability for poor performance. He said, orders have been issued to detach all attachments and rationalis...   READ MORE   Seven Pvt. Members’ Bills moved in LA 4/4/2013 10:13:47 PM JAMMU: Bill No: As many as seven Private Members’ Bills were moved in Legislative Assembly today. Out of these, three were allowed to be introduced, three rejected and one withdrawn. The Legislative Assembly Private Members Bill No. 53 of 2012 which was moved by Er. Abdul Rashid was allowed to be introduced by the House. The Bill seeks amendment in the J&K Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Act, 2010. Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta moved three Bills in the House. One Bill was allowed to be introduced and other two were rejected by the House. Private Members LA Bill No. 34 of 2011, which pertains to provide political reservation to Gaddis/Sippis, Gujjars and Bakerwals in the State was...   READ MORE   Governor for making JKP a model Police Force Early Times Report Passing out Parade of Dy SsP at SKPA 4/4/2013 10:14:12 PM JAMMU, Apr 4: Observing that Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with Army and other Security Forces, has rendered yeoman’s service for over two decades in dealing with the serious challenges of terrorism in the State, Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, today asked the J&K Police to make honesty, integrity, accountability, transparency, protection of human rights and service to people as its bench mark to come up as the model Police Force. The Governor, as Chief Guest, was addressing at the Attestation-cum-Passing out Parade of the 94 directly recruited Deputy Superintendents of Police of 2012 Batch at the Sher-i-Kashmir Police Academy, Udhampur today. Recalling the establishment, history an...   READ MORE   93 % work completed on Mughal road project: Wani 4/4/2013 10:13:34 PM JAMMU: Minister for Roads and Buildings, Abdul MajidWani asked the Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) to further gear up for early completion of remaining work of Rs 639.85 cr Mughal road project. The Minister was addressing a review meeting of M/S HCC and officers of R&B department to review progress on prestigious Mughal road project here today. Minister of State for R&B Mr Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Commissioner Secretary, R&B, Mrs Tanveer Jehan, were also present in the meeting. On this occasion, a power point presentation highlighting the status of various construction works under taken by HCC on the projectbesides difficulties encountered during the execution of works like host...   READ MORE   Bhalla flags off ‘Damri Shoba Yatra’ to Haridwar 4/4/2013 10:13:28 PM JAMMU: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture, Raman Bhalla, today flagged off 4-day ‘Damri Shoba Yatra’ from Shree Guru Ravi Dass ji Sabha in Krishna Nagar for Haridawar. As many as, 5000 devotees of Shree Ravi Dass Ji Maharaj, from different parts of Jammu province, followed the 'palki' of Swami Shree Shree 108 Gurdeep Giri ji Maharaj in 50 buses to Haridwar tirath yatra. Addressing the devotees, Mr. Bhalla said that true, selfless service to the mankind is the greatest service to God. He said the path to enlightenment is in ones actions and if actions are based on truth and justice they are likely to take a person nearer to God. He said that spiritualism can lead to peace...   READ MORE   Omar expresses grief over loss of school children lives 4/4/2013 10:13:56 PM Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed grief over the tragic road accident in Anantnag district in which school children loss their lives and many were injured. In his condolence message to the bereaved families, the Chief Minister conveyed his sympathies and prayed for peace to the departed souls. He also prayed for early recovery of injured. The Chief Minister also sanctioned the relief of Rs. one lakh each to the accident victim school children families and Rs. 10,000/- to injured....   READ MORE   Rather, Kichloo express grief over school bus accident 4/4/2013 10:13:51 PM JAMMU: Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather and Minister of State for Home, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo have expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic road accident near Kandiwara Sogam in Kokernag of South Kashmir in which many school children died. The bus carrying the students of Model High School, Dyalgam is reported to have fallen down about 300 feet deep gorge causing instant death of seven children along with the driver besides injuring others. In their Condolence message, the Ministers conveyed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls....   READ MORE

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