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| High Court orders sacking of 162 JEs | | Appointments made in violation of rules | | |
Early Times report
Jammu, May 15: In a significant order, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today quashed appointments of 162 Junior Engineers in the Mechanical Wing.
Allowing 13 petitions challenging the appointment of JEs (Mechanical), Justice Sunil Hali of J&K High Court Jammu Wing today quashed selection/ appointment of 162 Junior Engineers Mechanical made in 2004.
The controversy of selection and appointments were challenged by the unsuccessful candidates in the State High Court and after the judgment of the writ court LPA was filed. Following split judgment of the Division Bench differing in their views the matter was referred to the third Judge, who vide his judgment April 16, 1999 agreed with one of the Judge of the Division Bench. Against this order the state filed SLP in the Supreme Court which was disposed off on September 3, 2003 with directions.
While quashing the select list the Court directed the official respondents to conduct the interview afresh in pursuance to the notification No 3 of 1997 dated April 29, 1997 and all those persons who had participated in t... | |
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| Surveys offer more to UPA | | | |
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New Delhi: UPA has been projected to get 210 to 225 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, way ahead of NDA, according to a private TV channel.
BJP-led NDA is expected to get 180 to 195 seats, according to "final projections" based on a national election study by CNN-IBN in association with newspaper Danik Bhaskar.
Contrary to the general perception, the study said DMK and its allies are set to "sweep" Tamil Nadu getting 47% of the vote share against AIDMK's 34%.
In a similar study released by the channel two days ago, it had projected UPA getting 185-205 seats while the BJP-led NDA was expected to secure 165 to 185 seats. It had given 110 to 130 seats to the Third Front and t... | |
| | | | Clashes erupt in Srinagar | | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, May 15: At least nine persons were injured as police fired teargas shells and used batons to disperse stone-pelting mobs demanding release of prisoners.
The clashes broke out shortly after Friday prayers at Kawdara and Rajouri Kadal near the historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar when Police stopped youth from taking out rallies in support of the demand for release of prisoners, the sources said.
Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for peaceful protests to highlight the plight of prisoners languishing in various jails in and outside the state and demand their release.
Chanting pro-freedom slogans, the yout... | |
| | | | Guinness Book lists Kashmir as world’s largest dispute | | | |
ET Desk
Jammu, May 15: The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest militarized territorial dispute in the world.
The Guinness Book of World Records used the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) world fact book to name the Kashmir issue, the longest dispute between two countries, a Pakistani newspaper The Daily Times reports.
In the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, page no. 137 of the 'wars' section reads states: "According to the CIA fact book, the dispute between China, India and Pakistan for Kashmir region is the largest and most militarised dispute."
India and Pakistan have fought three... | |
| | | | Soz calls on PM | | | |
New Delhi May 15: Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Union Minister of Water Resources and President J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, called on Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, late last night in national capital.
Spokesperson said that the Union Minister for water Resources Prof Soz apprised him of the latest political situation obtaining in the Jammu and Kashmir State.
Among other things, Prof. Soz earnestly requested the PM that keeping the fact in view that Jammu and Kashmir is a Muslim majority State, Haj quota for the State should be increased substantially.
PM assured Prof. Soz that the proposal will receive proper consideration.
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| | | | Delhi’s new regime to recast J&K course | | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Now that the new Government in the centre is likely to be functional within next one fortnight, the nature of the Government will have far reaching consequences on the political and security scenario n the troubled Jammu and Kashmir state.
The formation of the new Government may have a three-fold impact on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. First, if the new Government resumed talks with Pakistan on the settlement of major bilateral problems it can motivate the separatists and militants to remain on the defensive. If the new Government in the centre also resumes the dialogue with Kashmiri separatists, especially the leaders of All Party Hurriyat Conference, it may usher i... | |
| | | | Contestants confident yet nervous | | Over 1000 cops to guard counting in Jammu, Kathua | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 15: They are exuding confidence of their win, but the key contestants have their fingers crossed as counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections begins early Saturday
Some contenders who contested the two seats of Jammu region in the Lok Sabha elections are confident of their win, while others are hoping to get by with a little help from god, as the country gets ready to count the votes Saturday.
There are over a dozen candidates contesting from both Jammu-Poonch and Udhampur-Kathua constituencies but in both the cases the contest is primarily between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
National Conference (NC), the major constituent of the... | |
| | | | PM may resign Monday | | | | New Delhi, May 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to resign on Monday after declaration of the Lok Sabha results tomorrow but will be asked to continue as caretaker PM by President Pratibha Patil till a new government assumes office.
The Prime Minister has convened a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Monday at 10 AM to consider the one-point agenda of tendering resignation of his council of ministers to the President, PMO sources said today.
He is expected to call on the President the same day to submit the resignation of his council of ministers.
It is the normal practice that the outgoing government steps down after the announcement of the poll verdict even if the same allian... | |
| | | | Two killings post-election create panic in Valley’s “Chhota Afghanistan” | | Father of five beheaded in Taliban style in Handwara | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 15: Striking exactly on the 10th assassination anniversary of National Conference’s Langet MLA, Abdul Ahad Kar, militants have mercilessly beheaded a Forest Guard and father of five children in Taliban style and gunned down another civilian in a different incident in Rajwar area of Kupwara district, once known as Kashmir valley’s “Chhota Afghanistan” due to thick concentration of foreign militants. While the three-time NC MLA had been shot dead on May 15th 1999, following years had witnessed high profile militant strikes in Rajwar---including death of a Brigadier and a Colonel in a powerful landmine blast on Handwara-Zachaldara Road.
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