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| CBI conducts simultaneous raids at Jammu, Srinagar and Patna | | Rs 1000 Cr defence Land Scam | | | Sumit Sharma
jammu, May 11: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths today conducted surprise raids at the residence of a defence official in Lakadmandi area of Janipur, here for his alleged involvement in sprawling 200 acres defence land scam in Humhama Srinagar.
The defence scam came into limelight when Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP raised the issue demanding a CBI probe into the alleged Rs 1,000 Crore Defence Land Scam in Srinagar. The BJP had alleged that the ruling National Conference leaders were shielding land mafia that had encroached/grabbed over 200 acres of Air Force property in high security zone i.e. near airport Srinagar. A specially constituted committee in the name an... | |
| | | | Love them or hate them; nobody can ignore them | | Now Sher-e-Jammu calls for Congress boycott | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: Love them or hate them; nobody can ignore them. This old maxim suits the Congress party particularly in Jammu Kashmir. The congress party has been ridiculed, condemned and adored by key political players of the State.
In early 70s Sher-e-Kashmir called for social boycott of Congress workers. The boycott was strictly enforced across the Valley. It pushed the Congress workers to the wall. Even the commoner stayed away from the funeral of the Congress workers. He (Sher-e-Kashmir) even called them `worms of the gutter'. However, a few years later, the equation changed and Sher-e-Kashmir assumed power with their support. But the clandestine love affair la... | |
| | | | Seizure of illegal Chicken shop in Katra vindicates ET story | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: Seizure of a chicken shop and arrest of its owner by Katra Police has finally vindicated Early Times' reports on illegal sale of chicken and mutton at various places in holy town of Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, in Reasi district.
On Thursday, after receiving specific information pertaining to sale and purchase of chicken in a shop at Aghar Jitto area at a periphery of Katra town, a police party led by SDPO, Katra, Rajinder Singh Katoch raided the area and arrested one Romesh Kumar son of Mani Ram and resident of Agar Jitto for running a chicken shop. A case had also been registered against the accused.
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| | | | Bunglings worth crores in J&K Cooperative Housing Corp: SAC issues notice to Minister | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: In a complaint filed by Farooq Ahmed Dar of Kashmir and Sunil Sharma of Jammu, State Accountability Commission (SAC) has issued notices to Cooperative Minister, Manohar Lal Sharma, Cooperative Commissioner Abdul Hamid Wani and Registrar Cooperatives, Mohammad Abbas. In the complaint, it has been alleged that an enquiry was got conducted by the Minister in J&K Cooperative Housing Corporation which allegedly revealed that bunglings/embezzlements worth Rs 5,000 cr had been committed by the former Managing Director of the Corporation, Brij Mohan Sharma and present Managing Director Bharat Bhushan.
It was alleged that the two Managing Ddirectors along with Ass... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar orders probe into ‘outsourcing’ of teachers | | | | Early Times Report
kishtwar, May 11: The Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has ordered a probe into alleged outsourcing of teachers in the district. The probe has been entrusted to Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jatinder Kumar Singh. He has been further directed to register an FIR against the imposters.
This will be the 2nd FIR against the teachers posted in Drabshala Education Zone after expose of fake certificate scandal by Kishtwar Police showing irregularities in Education Zone Drabshala.
As per inquiry order No: DCK/12/91-94, a series of complaints regarding mess in schools located in Bunjwah area, were received by the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar in which general public complained abou... | |
| | | | Accountant, peon of CAPD held with Rs 1 crore | | Involvement of Assistant Deputy Commissioner rank person surfaces | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: Two employees of Consumer Affair and Public Distribution Department were held by Rajouri police for depositing Rs one crore in their account. Sources said that duo was arrested with hefty amount when bank manager of Jammu and Kashmir bank, branch Rajouri was apprised the matter by the clerk. The branch manager later rang to the police. The arrested have been identified as Suresh Kumar, an accountant and Som Raj a peon in CAPD posted in Rajouri.
During scrutiny of the bank slip, the amount was written as Rs 2 crore. During their interrogation they told police that they withdrew the amount from the account of CAPD and was about to deposit in their account... | |
| | | | Why should people support BJP? | | JK Bank & Jammu Youth | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: Resent is brewing among the Jammu youth. The reason is that the NC-Congress coalition Government is ignoring them and preferring the already rather privileged Kashmiri youth. What has added to their anger and frustration more is the manner in which the Jammu and Kashmir Bank treated them and accorded a preferential treatment to the Kashmiri youth.
The case in point is the selection of 1300 Kashmiri candidates, as against just 300 from Jammu province for various positions in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank. It happened only very recently. It was yet another glaring instance of gross discrimination with the Jammu where the rate of unemployment was already very h... | |
| | | | Bhim Singh hits hard at Omar | | Calls him agent of `hidden' forces | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: Chairman, National Panthers Party, Prof. Bhim Singh has sought mobilization of nationalist against `revival of anti-national elements' in the State by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.
Addressing members of the working committee here today, Bhim said: "Nationalist forces in the State and particularly the Panthers Party activists should mobilize public opinion in Ladakh, Kashmir and Jammu Pradesh against Omar Abdullah's dangerous policy to revive anti-national elements in the State which were buried by Indira-Sheikh Accord in 1975."
Accusing Omar of being an agent of `hidden forces', Singh said he has revived the old slogan of anti-national elements, bur... | |
| | | | Mirwaiz, APHC will never accept Chief Minister's challenge | | Elections & Kashmiri Separatists | | | Rustam
jammu, May 11: All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq yesterday said that nobody from his outfit would ever contest elections and added that he and his colleagues in the APHC-M will continue to create environment that forces the Government of India to implement the UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir and organize referendum there to ascertain the will of the people of the State.
"The Hurriyat cannot forget sacrifices rendered by the people of Kashmir and contest elections. Hurriyat ideology is not of power mongering but for resolution of Kashmir issue. Elections cannot ease the pain of people, who have given supreme sacrifices for the cause o... | |
| | | | Omar shocks Family Planning officials | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, May 11: The Family Planning officials must have missed a beat today when a generous Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah sanctioned Rs 5 lakhs to a woman who gave birth to quintuplets at Lal Ded Hospital, here yesterday.
The Chief Minister also directed Minister of State for Health, Javaid Ahmed Dar to visit Lal Ded Hospital and enquire about the health of mother and the babies.
There is nothing wrong in enquiring about the health of the mother and the babies but the `reward' has sent wrong signals to various quarters.
The Government has been spending huge amounts of money to make the family planning programme a success. At one point of time, the Governmen... | |
| | | | Erratic Power supply: Patience of Jammu ending | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 11: The people of Jammu province, both inhabiting urban and rural areas, are seething with anger. The reason is that they - apart from their several other complaints, including political discrimination with them, - are not getting power supply despite the fact that it is the people of Jammu province who have been paying more tariff as compared to their counterparts in Kashmir, which is getting power supply almost round-the-clock both in winter as well as summer months. Erratic power supply, unscheduled cuts and low voltage have adversely impacted everyone, including student community, housewives, business community and those who have set up small industries in... | |
| | | | Panic grips after engine derails at Bagh-e-Bahu | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 11: Panic gripped in Bagh-e-Bahu area, this afternoon when a train engine derailed in the said locality.
According to the police, the incident took place when Shalimar Express reached the Jammu Railway Station but its driver failed to stop the train at the decided place.
However, the train did not stop at the appropriate place since the driver did not break the train there. When he tried to stop the train, police said, the bogies collided with each other. With t... | |
| | | | CIC terms Shopian ACD an impediment to promote transparency in admn, imposes Rs 25,000 as penality | | | | early times report
JAMMU, May 11: Chief information commissioner (CIC), J&K, G R Sufi today said that assistant commissioner development (ACD), Shopian, Rafiq Ahmad Fafoo had proved to be an impediment to promote transparency and accountability in the administration, while imposing a penality of Rs 25,000 on him.
He observed that under the facts and circumstances, this was a fit case to invoke section 17 of the Right to Information Act because by consistently failing to implement the Act, the ACD had proved to be an impediment to promote transparency and accountability in the administration.
"Thus by bringing the erring and defaulting ACD under the ambit of section 17 of the Act, the i... | |
| | | | Army orders inquiry into officers-jawans scuffle in Ladakh | | | |
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NEW DELHI, May 11: The Army today ordered a Court of Inquiry into a scuffle that broke out between officers and jawans in Ladakh following alleged molestation involving an orderly and the reported capturing of the armoury by the agitated soldiers.
"The situation is under control and a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident," Army Spokesperson Colonel Jagdeep Dahiya said here.
The inquiry order came after the Defence Ministry sought a report from the Army on the incident that took place last night. "A minor scuffle took place between the officers and the troops of a unit on the night of 10-11 May in Ladakh", he said, adding "a few minor injuries were suffered by th... | |
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