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| Deputy Chairman breaches mandate | | No political reservation for SCs in J&K, bill pending with LC | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 6: Constitutional Amendment Bill extending political reservations to Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the state by another 10 years was first illegally passed in the house of elders and later, declared not passed on the penultimate day of budget session.
The act has left schedule castes waiting for another session for passage of bill extending reservation for them for another ten years. Alleged breach of constitutional provisions was committed by none other than Deputy Chairman Mohammed Yousuf Taing, a veteran politician and colleague of NC's founder Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah.
Being a constitutional amendment bill, rules stipulated that it had to be passed with two-third majority in both the houses of state legislature. In the lower house, the bill was passed by two third majority of the House as all members including those of Opposition PDP, BJP, its rebel group and JKNPP stood up in support of the Bill. However, the drama took place in the Upper House.
Sources said that on the penultimate day of the budget session, bill was placed before the members of th... | |
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| O to probe JK Dental Colleges purchase scam | | Principal under scanner, single person gave 4 bid | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: After the expose of multi crore scandal of purchasing of equipments on higher rates by for two dental colleges in Jammu and Srinagar, the government sources said that the state vigilance will conduct a probe against the officials involved in clearing and ordering the purchase of the equipment. The colleges have purchased Digital Panoramic x-ray unit and complete vertical back sterilization system from VILLA India at exorbitant rates.
The sources said that the Principal Dental College Dr Riyaz who is holding additional charge in Jammu dental college as well was also under scanner for his involvement in the scam. The State Vigilance Organization is also lik... | |
| | | | O to probe JK Dental Colleges purchase scam | | Principal under scanner, single person gave 4 bid | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: After the expose of multi crore scandal of purchasing of equipments on higher rates by for two dental colleges in Jammu and Srinagar, the government sources said that the state vigilance will conduct a probe against the officials involved in clearing and ordering the purchase of the equipment. The colleges have purchased Digital Panoramic x-ray unit and complete vertical back sterilization system from VILLA India at exorbitant rates.
The sources said that the Principal Dental College Dr Riyaz who is holding additional charge in Jammu dental college as well was also under scanner for his involvement in the scam. The State Vigilance Organization is also lik... | |
| | | | Mufti calls for hassle free trade, travel across LoC | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: Expressing dismay over reluctance of the governments of India and Pakistan to take forward the LoC trade and travel, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today cautioned New Delhi and Islamabad against serious pitfalls that could result from it. He also cautioned against comparing LoC trade and travel with similar activity through Sikkim and Wagah.
Linking credibility of the peace process with the LoC trade and travel, Mufti urged them to over come the hawkish elements in their respective countries to implement major decisions taken by them. He said failure to implement the decisions would breed renewed cynicism in the state w... | |
| | | | Electric shock: For 15,000 requirement 57,000 meters procured in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: Even though state government faces huge financial loss on account of transmission and distribution loss, Rs 30 crores were spend on procured without meeting their basis objective.
The comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report said the test check of electric central stores Pampore revealed that the electric maintenance division Kashmir had lifted 2,97,492 single phase digital meters procured by P&MM wing at a cost of Rs 30 crore during 2003-09.
It said full quantity of procured meters had not been used by the department as it could not cover even Srinagar. It said it also means that part of the other districts were mostly un-metered paving way for lar... | |
| | | | Alleged scam in SMGS hospital CB writes GMC Principal for internal inquiry | | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Apr 6: Acting on the complaint against Deputy Medical Superintendent SMGS hospital Dr Dara Singh for his alleged hand in corruption in the guise of commission from the canteen tendering, bungling in diet for patients and alleged appointment of staff, the Crime Branch Jammu has written a letter to the Principal GMC Hospital and Associated Hospitals to hold an inquiry. Meanwhile Principal when contacted said that he has not received any communication till now.
Well informed sources said that following a complaint in this regard the Crime Branch has communicated to the Principal GMC and Associated Hospitals Dr Rajinder Singh to hold a internal departmental inquiry and fin... | |
| | | | Govt continues to sleep over proposed amendments: SHRC v'No response from CM, ministers to communications on vital issue | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: J&K Human Rights Commission has once again exposed the NC led coalition government's hollowness in taking this vital statutory body non seriously , having little or regard to its recommendations in individual cases as also in turning deaf ear to Commission's loud call for amendments in the existing Act.
In what can be seen as bold disclosures , the Commission in its annual report for the year 2010-2011 has not hesitated in expressing very poor or no response from the government on any counts and necessities the autonomous body has underlined during the previous three years in order to make the working effective and functioning fruitful in terms of... | |
| | | | Division Of State The Only Solution -- I Jammu has not given mandate to Kashmir to decide its future | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 6: Kashmiri leaders, without any exception, oppose those in Jammu and Ladakh who vouch for the state's trifurcation or reorganisation and underline the need for maintaining unity and integrity of the state. They say the votaries of trifurcation/reorganisation are communalists of communalists, reactionary of reactionaries and anti-Kashmir. At the same time, they air views which run counter to what the people of Jammu and Ladakh hold very dear and consistently fight for in their own way without any backing whatsoever from New Delhi. New Delhi, like the so-called Kashmiri nationalists, doesn't consider Jammu and Ladakh important factors in the state's political situation.
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| | | | We Can Liberate Kashmir In 6 Months" vHafiz for Muslim rule in India, says Riedel | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
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JAMMU, Apr 6: Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) chief Hafiz Saeed's most cherished goal is "destruction of India," said United States (US) counter-terrorism expert Bruce Riedel only the other day maintaining that the "Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder is an al Qaeda ally who was in close touch with Osama bin Laden until his death in May 2011". Bruce Riedel is a former CIA officer and presently a Senior Fellow in the Seban Center at Brookings Institute, Washington.
It would be only desirable to reproduce the story which is based on the revelations made by Bruce Riedel. The story reads like this: "Saeed, a very public figure in Pakistan and admired by its military... | |
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