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CBI-tainted DD official getting State Award from Governor 13 mediapersons, 12 litterateurs, 12 artists, 10 sportspersons, 9 public servants among 71 award recipients 5/14/2011 1:20:01 AM GAD keeps Raj Bhawan in dark over FIRs against DDK Srinagar Director Rafeeq Masoodi ” Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 13: In a unique incident of lowering the prestige of the offices of Governor as well as Chief Minister, General Administration Department (GAD) has included Director of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar, Dr Rafeeq Masoodi, among 65 outstanding personalities who will be receiving the most prestigious State Award of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir at the hands of Governor, N N Vohra, at an investiture ceremony here on Saturday. On serious allegations of corruption in DDK Srinagar, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two FIRs against Dr Masoodi and the investigation is underway but GAD officials have kept both, Governor as well as Chief Minister, in the dark about the doubtful integrity of the official who has sneaked into the eminent personalities with the blessings of a former Chief Minister. Commissioner-Secretary GAD has invited 65 eminent personalities and half-a-dozen NGOs for receiving State Award at an impressive investitu...   READ MORE

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Why shouldn't RAW be too blamed for intelligence "slip-up" at Abbottabad where Osama stayed for 5 long yrs? 5/14/2011 1:16:00 AM BHARAT BHUSHAN JAMMU, May 13: Why only the infamous ISI; why shouldn't Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) be too blamed for the intelligence "slip-up" at Abbottabad in Pakistan where al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden was eliminated in the May 2 "dead-of-the-night" US operation?It is astonishing that the world's most wanted terrorist stayed there for five long years and RAW did not have even the slightest inkling about it. That the agency did not have any intelligence input about the Abbottabad compound also gets strength from the fact that it had not found any mention in the UPA statements on 'terror and Pakistan' prior to the Osama killing.It definitely speaks of the agency's "weak"...   READ MORE   Crisis in state BJP take new turn, Manhas writes to Speaker regarding change in leadership 5/14/2011 1:12:30 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 13: The crisis in state unit of BJP have taken a new turn today after its president Shamsher Singh Manhas has written a letter to Speaker of State Assembly, Mohammed Akbar Lone informing it appointment of Jugal Kishore Sharma as leader of Party’s Legislative Party group. In the letter Mr Manhas has informed the Speaker since the Party has suspended seven MLAs including , Prof Chaman Lal Gupta he ceases to be the Leader of its Legislative Party and hence forth Party Deputy leader Jugal Kishore Sharma be treated as the new leader of the Party. Sources said that the letter was personally handed over to Mr Lone by BJP’s chip whip in the Assembly Ashok Khajuria ...   READ MORE   Curtailing Amarnath Yatra Duration History repeating itself in Jammu, ball in the governor’s court 5/14/2011 1:12:03 AM MINCING NO WORDS NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 13: Believe it or not, but it is a fact that the State Government in 2004 tried its level best to derail the whole Amarnath Yatra. It is not a charge. It is a statement of fact. Take, for example, the conflict between the then Governor, Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, and the State government. Both of them were on warpath and for different reasons. This became quite evident when the counsels for the Shrine Board and the State Government countered each other’s arguments before Justice Permod Kohli, who was dealing with the write petition of Ram Pal Bathonia on the issue of Shri Amarnath Yatra. During the course of hearing, the counsel for th...   READ MORE   Army help goes in vain Yet another woman ends life in Kashmir 5/14/2011 1:06:04 AM Early Times report Jammu, May 13: A young teacher jumped into Jhelum at Sopore today and died on way to hospital. A case has been registered. This is how local news agencies report such incidents. The bereaved receive a shock and the social scientists count the numbers. Nothing moves. Hundreds of Valley women have ended their lives during the past three years. One shivers at the reasons behind most of the suicides. Sometimes the reasons are too trivial to justify an emotional response. Sabreena worked as a teacher in a private school. Today she exchanged heated arguments with her principal. She came out of the school and jumped into Jehlum as hundreds of people watched helplessly. Ami...   READ MORE   Is NC purchasing loyalty of Jammu-based MLAs by allotting flats? 5/14/2011 1:04:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 13: Is the ruling NC bribing some of the Jammu-based legislators belonging to the non-NC-Congress in order to purchase their loyalty and use them to neutralize the patriotic forces in Jammu province and weakening their empower-Jammu movement? It is a very serious question and don’t be surprised if someone may say so, yes, there are elements in the ruling NC who are exploiting their official position and obliging or bribing some Jammu-based MLAs for purposes not really pious. There are trustworthy reports that certain elements in the NC, who enjoy certain special powers by virtue of the office they hold, have obliged a particular Jammu-based legislator by a...   READ MORE   India, Pakistan & J&K PM shames India by saying “we are not United States” 5/14/2011 1:02:41 AM STARK REALITY RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 13: It was expected that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would again rule out a US-style operation by India to chase, catch and eliminate Pakistan-based terrorists wanted by it and it actually happened. There are 50 terrorists in Pakistan India wants to try and bring to justice. They are involved in the various terror attacks India witnessed from time to time, including the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts and the 26/11/2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The Indian Prime Minister made this uninspiring statement yesterday at Kabul (Afghanistan) while addressing a joint press conference with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The upshot of the Pri...   READ MORE   Interlocutors arriving on May 15 To submit interim report soon to Home Ministry 5/14/2011 1:02:15 AM Srinagar, May 13 (KNS): The Centre’s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, who are arriving here on May 15 for their seventh visit, will submit there interim report to the Union Home Ministry soon. Noted academician and one of the interlocutors, Radha Kumar, told KNS that that they would submit interim report of last six-months to Home Ministry soon. “Though we submit report every month about the Confidence Building Measures, it will be six-month review report.” Dismissing media reports that interlocutors have failed to submit the final report within stipulated time, Radha said, “It (final report) about political contours will take some more time. It can’t be prepared in six-months. Kashm...   READ MORE   Top militant leaders adopt new strategy to dodge security 5/14/2011 1:01:53 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 13: The militants active in the state have changed their operational strategies to divert attention of security forces from their top commanders by spreading canard of their death. Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has unleashed a propaganda that its top commander of Rajouri-Poonch border region, Abu Huzefa, against whom security forces have launched several operations, was drowned in a river in Poonch district, a senior police official said. "As per recent intercepts of LeT militants, two commanders, Hajula (Huzefa) and Osama were drowned in Suran river during an operation in Surankote belt of Poonch district a few days back," Inspector Genera...   READ MORE   CM chairs UHQ meeting Reviews security, law and order situation 5/14/2011 1:01:42 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, May 13: Amid fresh reports of large number of infiltration bids taking place in North Kashmir frontier of Kupwara Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday chaired a high level meeting of the Unified command in Srinagar and reviewed the prevailing security situation in the state. Minister of state (Home) Nasir Aslam Wani and Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand were also present during the meeting and took review of the security situation in the state. The top brass of the Northern command including corps commander of IX, XIV,XV, XVI core also attended the meeting and briefed the Chief Minister about the prevailing situation along the line of control and in th...   READ MORE   Security jawan killed in encounter 5/14/2011 1:01:27 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT BARAMULLA, May 13: A security force jawan was killed when the militants attacked a patrol party in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir. Official sources said a security force patrol party was attacked by militants with automatic weapons at Lolab this morning. Security forces also retaliated and in the exchange of fire a jawan was killed. The militants later managed to escape, they said adding the reinforcement was rushed to the area and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the militants. ...   READ MORE   Woman's chain snatched at Gangyal 5/14/2011 1:01:11 AM JAMMU, May 13: The gold chain of a woman was today snatched by two motorcycle-borne youth at Vivek Nagar, Gangyal. Police sources said Ratna Munshi, wife of Chaman Lal Munshi of Gangyal, was going home when two motorcycle-borne youth snatched her gold chain. A complaint was later lodged by police with the Gangyal police station. ...   READ MORE   KC Gurukul organises investiture ceremony 5/13/2011 9:39:09 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 13: KC Gurukul Public School, Paloura today organised an investiture ceremony. The guard of honour welcomed the arrival of chief guest and rest of the programme was carried out by two Young scholars of the school, Sunidhi and Aryan as comparers. A warm welcome was extended to one and all occupying the hall during the formal ceremony. The house system and prefectorial body of the school runs on the democratic pattern. The students elect their leaders through sec...   READ MORE   25 injured as mini bus overturns in Jammu 5/13/2011 9:38:13 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 13: At least 25 people were injured, 15 of them seriously when a mini bus, they were travelling in, overturned near Malik Market in city outskirts here today. ‘’A rashly driven mini bus bearing registration JK02P-5621, which was on way from Narwal to Bhatindi, skidded off the road and overturned near Malik Market at around 8 in the morning,’’ police said. Police said negligent driving was the reason behind the accident. At least 25 passengers were injured out o...   READ MORE

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