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| Top bureaucrat Iqbal Khanday's son dies in road accident | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: Senior IAS officer and Principal Secretary Agriculture Production Mohammad Iqbal Khanday's only son, 27-year-old Saajid Iqbal, died in a road accident when he was driving back to Srinagar from Anantnag at around 1.00 a.m last night.
SP Awantipore, Mohammad Irshad, told Early Times that Sajid's Alto JK02 A-8244 appeared to have swerved to extreme end of the highway and crashed against a poplar tree, killing him on spot. He seemed to be traveling alone in the silver colour Alto. His dead body was now at Police Station Pampore.
DIG South Kadhmir Shafqat Watali, who is husband of Khanday's sister-in-law, was among the first who reached Pampore early this morning. Arrangements were immediately made to send a state helicopter to get Khanday from Chandigarh. He was reportedly in the Punjab capital to pursue a case CBI has chargesheeted against him in 2006.
Sources said that Sajid had lately joined an NGO after completing his degree in law in Pune and thereafter practising for about two years in Jammu. His only sister, Sehar Iqbal, had al... | |
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| Govt’s support of silence to corruption may prove worse than a violent summer | | What about J&K’s Rajas and Kalmadis? | | |
CONCERN
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 17: That Jammu & Kashmir is enjoying a special (read exceptionally special) status among all Indian states is, in recenttimes, evident from the fact that the political establishment isunfazed by the trouble A Raja and Suresh Kalmadi have landed in overcharges of corruption against them. With everybody from Srinagar to
New Delhi being concerned only about the threat of a “hot summer”, corruption, nepotism, favouritism and governance deficits are growing to menacing proportions in the strife-torn state.
Call it irony or paradox but the fact remains that people indulging incorruption, nepotism and favouritism---in both politics as well as bureaucr... | |
| | | | SC’s empowered committee likely to lift ban of saw mills, Khair | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 17: Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) concluded three day visit to the Kashmir region on Tuesday and is now on two day visit to Jammu region, beginning from Wednesday.
Sources said that CEC’s Jammu visit is aimed at debating ban on cutting of Khair trees. They added that during Jammu visit, the CEC members are scheduled to have field visits to assess impact of ban on the cutting of Khair trees on the livelihood of people belonging to this region. They stressed that forest department has made extensive preparations for team’s Jammu visit.
Sources further said that the team would stay in Jammu for two days and thereafter, return bac... | |
| | | | BJP MLAs may not face 'tough action' if they 'confess, divulge truth'.....! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: With all eyes now on the next meeting of Disciplinary Action Committee on May 20, the latest whispers about the current stalemate is something that makes a turnabout of what things looked like initially when the cross voting jolted the BJP : the MLAs facing disciplinary proceedings may not face 'tough' action if they present themselves with 'truth' about the whole issue as to how cross voting happened and who 'allured' them into this act and what they got in turn.
Reliable sources divulged that party high command has aksed the Disciplinary panel to go soft in so far as the prooceedings are concerned which is why they have again asked the MLAs to come f... | |
| | | | Saroori likely to get clean chit, ASCCOMS management in red | | ASCOM MBBS entrance test scam | | |
Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, May 17: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to give clean chit to former Minister for Roads and Buildings Ghulam Mohammed Saroori.
Sources said that investigations carried out by CBI into the infamous MBBS entrance test scam have brought to light involvement of staff of ASCCOMS in the entire scam. They have added that while investigation into ASCCOMS MBBS entrance test scam is nearly complete, statements recorded have indicated involvement of hospital administration.
They informed that hospital has some management seats in the name of non-resident Indians which they offer to the aspirants on the amount ranging from Rs 15 lakh to onwards. Sources said tha... | |
| | | | Dubey accuses SASB for raking up controversy on Amarnath yatra | | Niyas-Govt ready for show down | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 17: Firm in its resolve to start the holy Amarnath yatra from Jesht Purnima falling on June 15, Baba Amarnath Yatri Niyas (BAYN) is busy in finalizing the arrangements for the pilgrims reaching Jammu from June 12 from different parts of the country.
The Niyas has further criticized the role of State Governor N N Vohra who is also ex-officio Chairman of Shri Amarnat Shrine Board (SASB) for raking up controversies on Amarnatn yatra and demanded that he be recalled soon. `` If Governor continues to create a confusion on yatra he should be called back by Centre’’ said Dr Rama Kant Dubey, state president VHP and senior Member of the Niyas.
The Niyas has alre... | |
| | | | Origin of Shri Amarnath Yatra | | MINCING NO WORDS | | |
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 17: The origin of Shri Amarnath Yatra is not shrouded in mystery. There are authentic sources which clearly suggest that Yatra to the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath started in ancient times. Hence, it would not be out of place to make a brief reference here to what the noted researcher on the historiography of Amarnath cave, M.M. Munshi, wrote recently about the Amarnath pilgrimage, as also what the website Wikepedia tells about the origin/history of the Amarnath pilgrimage. A reference to what Munshi wrote and what Wikepedia tells has become imperative in the sense that whatever he wrote and the website told is based on authentic sources and the same can ... | |
| | | | Who are social & peace activists and what do they stand for? | | Jammu & Kashmir | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 17: A number of so-called social and peace activists were there in Kashmir yesterday. Some of them were Swami Agnivesh; journalist and Member of Parliament Shahid Sidique; NC leader and minister Qamar Ali Akhoon; Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Peace Foundation; Ramesh Yadav; Sheikh Abdul Rehman; Brij Bhushan Tiwari; Abdul Ahad Wahid, Didi Sudershana, Father Khanna; and several others. Fayaz Ahmad Bhat arranged their meeting, called “Peace Conference.” The New Delhi-appointed interlocutors were also there in full strength in the so-called peace conference. Governor N N Vohra gave the opening remarks. Since Jammu and Ladak... | |
| | | | Can Geelani seek help from International Community? | | After Osama’s funeral prayers | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: The European Union team’s refusal to meet Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani and High Court Bar Association president, Mian Abdul Qayoom has shocked people close to the duo. The visiting team refused to meet the leaders for offering funeral prayers in absentia to slain Al Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden.
Surprisingly both the leaders have been urging the international community to intervene in Kashmir. Both accuse New Delhi of treating Kashmir as a `colony’. According to newspaper reports, the team had sought time from Geelani. But at the last moment it was cancelled following intervention of the US embassy in New Delhi. The Embassy reportedly ... | |
| | | | Cop killed, civilian injured in Sopore | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 17: close of the heels of attacking a former Minister’s
residence in Bandipore and gunning down a Constable at Tujjar Sharief,
suspected militants this evening fired upon a civilian who was
preparing to contest election for a seat of Sarpanch at Wadora, in
Sopore area.
Informed sources told Early Times that suspected militants fired upon
at Mohammad Maqbool Bhat S/o Abdul Gaffar Bhat of Wadora Payeen at
Wadora, on Sopore-Kupwara Road late this evening. Bhat, who sustained
gunshot wounds, was evacuated and rushed to Sub District Hospital
Sopore for medical treatment.
Earlier today suspected militants shot dead a police constable at
Tujjar ... | |
| | | | 21 hurt in bus accident | | | |
JAMMU, May 17: At least 21 persons were today wounded after the bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Lasana in Surankote area of Poonch.As the bus (JK14/1139) was speeding, its driver lost control over it as a result of which it fell into the gorge, police sources
said.
About 21 persons were wounded. While others survived with minor injuries, the two, who sustained serious wounds, were identified as Riyasat Khan, son of Mohammed Hafiz of Lasana, and Mustaq Ahmed, son of Ghulam Nabi of Nabana, Surankote.The injured were hospitalised. Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | Dr Avinash suspended for beating attendant | | | | SRINAGAR May 17: Dr Avinash Soodan, who allegedly beat up an attendant in ward 15 of government medical college hospital few days back, has been placed under suspension.He was suspended on May 15 last, pending inquiry against him, a spokesman of medical education department said.
An attempt to murder case under section 307 of RPC was registered against him.On the basis of the allegations made by Dr Avinash that he had received injuries in a scuffle with the attendant, the government had constituted a medical board to look into the matter.
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| | | | Highway robbers strike again; snatch Scorpio after assaulting driver | | | |
JAMMU, May 17: Almost an year after highway robbers murdered a cab driver at Nagrota and fled in his vehicle, a similar incident took place at Chhani Himmat here in the wee hours of Tuesday morning
when three armed persons snatched a Scorpio jeep after assaulting and seriously wounding its driver.
While in the earlier case the cab was hired by three persons from Katra, in today's incident, the Scorpio was hired by three persons from outside TRC, Srinagar.
Police sources said when the Scorpio was on the bypass road at Channi early this morning, the threesome asked the driver to drop them. The moment he stopped, they started beating him and attacked him with sharp-edged weapons, the sou... | |
| | | | Congress leader, family attacked at Kalakote | | | |
JAMMU, May 17: A Congress leader and his family members were last night beaten up with sticks by some people at Kalakote in Rajouri.Police sources said some miscreants last night entered the house of
Congress block president Kuldeep Sharma at Kalakote and beat him up with sticks.
His family members, who tried to rescue him, were also beaten, the sources added.Police had registered a case in this connection under sections 107 and 123 of RPC.
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