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NC 'manages to grind own axe' on CVC appointment Meeting of High level Panel convened on May 12 5/1/2012 12:01:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: Keen on making State Vigilance Commission functional for over six months, now, the ruling NC has conveniently delayed the process of selection of an officer who will head the Commission as Chief Vigilance Commissioner. The delay is not propelled on account of circumstances or extra ordinary pre occupation of the coalition Government with other matters of governance instead the NC has done it purposefully in order to grind its own axe in terms of having an officer of its own choice at the helm of 'affairs' in the Commission. Even as the name for this post has been almost decided by the coalition partners, a formal meeting of the High level Selection Committee led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been convened on May 12 at Srinagar. Though it is no secret now that DGP Kuldeep Khoda's name is among prime contenders whom NC wants to be on board as Chairman of SVC, coalition, NC in particular wanted to settle the things in this direction as per their own liking that would eventually serve its own purposes in more than one way. For reasons appar...   READ MORE

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Two individuals rule the roost in Administration Wake up call for Chancellor as favouritism galore in SMVDU 5/1/2012 12:01:34 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: In a well knitted conspiracy and nexus, the present set up in the prestigious educational institution of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) was busy benefitting the `blue eyed' individuals by way of accommodating those ineligible and non-deserving to important positions in violation of the laid down norms in both academics and administration thus bringing a bad name to the Chancellor, Governor, NN Vohra, who is known for his integrity and clear image. With the recent scandalous disclosures by EARLY TIMES in its crusade against the corruption in the State, it has already been exposed that SMVDU has become a place of favouritism and nepotism instead ...   READ MORE   Failure of secessionist movement in Kashmir perturbs separatist leaders 5/1/2012 12:00:56 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 30: The failure of secessionist movement in Kashmir has led to disturbances in secessionist camp and the separatist leaders including hardliners are approaching their sympathizers to bail them out and save the movement by giving it a secular colour. According to sources both hardliner Hurriyat faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and that of moderate led by Moulvi Umar Farooq are totally perturbed as the people in Valley are showing total disillusionment with terrorism and separatism and they want to lead a peaceful and happy life. To give the so called freedom movement a momentum again the Hurriyat leaders are trying hard to win the support of their sym...   READ MORE   Rajouri, Poonch marathon touring: Not a random exercise Having crossed 'midway', Omar begins consolidation 'moves' 4/30/2012 11:59:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: In his marathon visit of the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has made a bid to set the things right on more than one front, albeit using the political trumpet in every rally he addressed almost at a stretch for four days. This was Omar Abdullah's hectic ever political touring to these districts, once considered to be the strong bastions of his party. Days after he took over the reins as working president, an onus his father gave to him, the son has commenced the task religiously initiating the 'assignment' from these two districts. The choice of the two districts by Omar Abdullah was not just a random one...   READ MORE   PDP rejects magisterial enquiry as eyewash Yusuf killing case 4/30/2012 11:59:40 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 30: Rejecting magisterial enquiry in Haji Yusuf killing as a mere eyewash, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mahbooba Mufti said the enquiry had many loopholes. Ms Mufti said nobody expects a Magistrate to probe his Chief Minister or MoS Home and other extra-constitutional authorities fairly and in accordance with law. The Magistrate's report which gave a clean chit to the Chief Minister has added insult to injury. "Celebrating this report as a certificate of good conduct is simply ridiculous", a spokesman of PDP said. According to the spokesman, the Magistrate and the doctors who conducted autopsy had been promoted recently. "It is a shame...   READ MORE   Omar gets clean chit in Haji Yusuf death case 4/30/2012 11:59:19 PM Srinagar: In a relief to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, a magisterial probe into the death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammad Yousuf last year, has found that he died due to cardiovascular arrest and not because of any assault by personnel in the Chief Minister's camp office or by police. "(The) deceased on the morning of September 30, 2011 was even walking as he was seen by witnesses and going to the bathroom as well which shows that he was normal. "Thus the allegations levelled in the media about the deceased are not based on facts, as whatever they have stated is only out of imagination or some motivation," the report said apparently referring to criticism at the time of the ...   READ MORE   Gilani hits hard at Nawaz Sharief Mess in Pakistan 4/30/2012 11:59:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: The level of conflict between the executive and the judiciary in Pakistan is on the rise alongwith the growing tussle between the ruling PPP and the Nawaz Sharief led PML(N). Though Gilani, who has been convicted by the Supreme Court on charge of contempt of the court, has not defied the court verdict to the extent of announcing that he would not care for it, he has decided to file review petitions. He has simply made it clear that he would not be quitting as Prime Minister. This announcement is quite significant because Gilani is also vice-chairman of the ruling PPP indicating that the PPP was not going to surrender easily. Gilani has made no secret of...   READ MORE   Kuldeep Verma "death" during Amarnath land row: Justice Sharma submits report to Govt 4/30/2012 11:58:39 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 30: The Justice OP Sharma commission, which looked into the circumstances that had led to the death of Kuldeep Verma during the 2008 Amarnath land row here, was said to have submitted its report to the government. Verma's death had sparked off violent protests in most parts of the Jammu region. The government had later set up Justice O P Sharma commission to enquire into the circumstances that had led to his death. Official sources said though the commission had submitted the report, its contents were not known. The police officers, who were alleged to have shown disrespect to the Verma's body, had later moved high court. Advocate Leela Karan, who had led ...   READ MORE   Gross Discrimination Appointments in Jammu & Kashmir Bank 4/30/2012 11:57:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: People of Kashmir, excluding non-Muslims, have been dominating every institution in the State since October 1947 and systematically excluding the people of Jammu Province from all the institutions, political, economic and social. As a result, the people of this province are conspicuous by their absence in all or nearly all the crucial institutions. The story of representation of the Jammu youth in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank is no different. The reason why the Jammu youth do not get their due share in this State-owned bank is that its Chairman has been mostly from Kashmir after 1947. The present Chairman is from Kashmir. His predecessor was from Kashmir, hi...   READ MORE   JK Bank violates OTS: CAG `Loses Rs 19 Cr' 4/30/2012 11:56:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has been indicted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for violation of guidelines of One Time Settlement (OTS) sacrificing Rs 19.41 crores due to settlement of non-performing assets (NPA) of a Kashmir business house. The CAG report for the year ending March 2011 said that the Bank sacrificed Rs 19.41 crores due to settlement of Rs 43.50 crores of non-performing assets (NPA) for a loan of Rs 45 crores to Hassan Sons. "J&K Bank sanctioned return loan of Rs 45 crores in favour of Hassan Sons for acquisition of land measuring 940 kanals (over 117 acres) and development of a housing colony at Zapora-Nase...   READ MORE   Kashmiris continue to dominate State politics...... Is it due to leadership vacuum in Jammu, or New Delhi's appeasement policy? 4/30/2012 11:56:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: Is it due to leadership vacuum in Jammu region, or the New Delhi's appeasement policy that Kashmiris continue to dominate state politics and be preferred over Jammu leaders? Jammu definitely is in dire need of a towering leader who is competent enough to lead the masses here, but the others who have carved out an important place for them in the State and national politics are seen nowhere in newspaper columns and TV news channels. But small, worthless and even anti-national statements of any Kashmiri leader hit the headlines of even national dailies. The nationalist voices in Jammu get suppressed, may be in the absence of full-time lobbies on their back....   READ MORE   Principle of protection of minorities in J&K applied in the wrong way Directorate of Social Welfare 4/30/2012 11:56:00 PM Rustam Jammu, Apr 30: Director of Social Welfare Department Jammu, on April 26, issued a notice vide No. DIP/JK0552/2012 directing students to report in the Directorate of Social Welfare Jammu, Muthi Mode, near Police Naka, by or before May 25, along with bonafide certificates and identity cards for collecting their scholarship claims. Actually, the Director released the list of 51 "minority community" students undergoing professional courses in whose favour scholarship has been sanctioned but who have not turned up to claim it for the year 2010-2011. It became evident from the list that the Social Welfare Department in Jammu and Kashmir has applied the principle of protection of minoriti...   READ MORE   It's time for concrete action on ground J&K BJP 4/30/2012 11:55:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: Kashmiri leaders in and outside the State Government have intensified their activities to put pressure on the powers-that be in New Delhi and make them accept their demands. Some of them have even gone to the extent of asserting that it is the people of the State and not New Delhi, who are the chief determinants and that it is they and they alone who have the authority to decide their own political fate. In other words, they have challenged the very union of the State with New Delhi. They are also demanding immediate discussion and implementation of the report that was submitted to the Union Government by the Interlocutors last October. In addition, they h...   READ MORE   Azad's plans to implement three year compulsory rural service for medical students 4/30/2012 11:52:10 PM agencies New Delhi, Apr 30: To improve the rural health scenario the government intends to introduce the Bachelor of Rural Healthcare course (BRHC), which will require all medical students to work in rural areas for a period of time. This will see a change in the Postgraduate Medical education guidelines, which will include a 50% reservation quota for medical officers in government service. Also as an added incentive, there will be a 10% increase in their PG marks for each year served in the ...   READ MORE   3 govt teachers assault CEO at Kishtwar 4/30/2012 11:39:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, April 30: Three government teachers today allegedly assaulted chief education officer, Kishtwar, Fazal Ahmed Chowan inside the premises of government higher secondary school for boys here.When the incident took place, the CEO was about to leave the school after attending a party arranged jointly by the school staff and DIET on the eve of his superannuation. According to official reports, Akthar Hussain Giri, Sanjay Parihar alias Tony and Amrish Parihar, all teachers, abused Fazal and then assaulted him while he was coming out of the school.He was, however, saved by other teachers who were accompanying him. The three teachers assaulted him because they were unhap...   READ MORE   Police seek records from CEO Kishtwar 4/30/2012 11:39:42 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Apr 30:- Four days after the fake certificate scandal came to fore, the police have widened their area of investigation. Records pertaining to appointment of ReTs since 2005 have been sought from Chief Education Officer Kishtwar. Giving details, the Dy. SP HQ Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary said that a letter has been sent to CEO Kishtwar for the aforementioned details along with copies of qualification certificates. Chowdhary said the scandal involves appointment of 15 teachers in Drabshala Zone of Kishtwar District on fake certificates. Details of similar appointments have been received from other zones parts of the district are awaited , he said. He said pol...   READ MORE   'Surya Putri' dying a slow death BJP MLA talks only 'loud' , takes no initiative to save Tawi 4/30/2012 11:39:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 30: Surya Putri Tawi, which is embodiment of reverence and religious sentiments of people of Jammu besides being the largest source of drinking water for the city since ages has become victim of indifference of its own begot and criminal negligence of Jammu Municipal Corporation and is dying a slow death pretty fast. The official motto of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) "keen to serve better" seems to be an "eye wash" for Jammuites as the civic body, which has been assigned the job to keep the city clean, is "illegally" dumping hundreds of tonnes of solid waste in the river bed daily. Much to the Jammuites chagrin, the river Tawi which is popularl...   READ MORE   3 govt teachers assault CEO at Kishtwar 4/30/2012 11:11:36 PM EArly Times Report Jammu, Apr 30: Three government teachers today allegedly assaulted chief education officer, Kishtwar, Fazal Ahmed Chowan inside the premises of government higher secondary school for boys here. When the incident took place, the CEO was about to leave the school after attending a party arranged jointly by the school staff and DIET on the eve of his superannuation. According to official reports, Akthar Hussain Giri, Sanjay Parihar alias Tony and Amrish Parihar, all teachers, abused Fazal and then assaulted him while he was coming out of the school. He was, however, saved by other teachers who were accompanying him. The three teachers assaulted him because they were unh...   READ MORE   PSA notice against absconding land mafia gangster issued 4/30/2012 11:11:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu Apr 30: District Magistrate Jammu had ordered the detention of a land mafia gangster under J&K Public Safety Act and directed him to appear before court with in thirty days after the notified order. Meanwhile District Police Jammu has been ordered to execute the same. Police said one notorious gangster namely Varinder Gupta @ Kaka Chichdi s/o Banarsi Dass R/o Gali No. 06 Talab Tillo, Jammu, a dreaded, dangerous, desperate and habitual criminal involved in murder, attempt to murder, assault and land grabbing cases has been issued notice under Public Safety Act, 1978 by the District Magistrate Jammu to appear before him with in thirty days from the date of publicatio...   READ MORE

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