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SIC suffered for Wajahat, SAC shouldn’t for Kakroo 5 judges are eligible for Chairman SAC, 17 for two vacancies of members 5/19/2011 12:35:30 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, May 18: Previous coalition government’s much hyped integrity watchdog, Jammu & Kashmir State Accountability Commission (SAC), has been completely defunct since June 2008 when its last member, Justice Muzaffar Jan, reached superannuation. One of the two members, Justice Girdhari Lal Raina, had retired few months earlier. SAC’s first and the last Chairman, Justice R P Sethi, had earlier tendered his resignation on 4th of May, 2006, when Government appointed two members for the Commission without taking its head into confidence. Ostensibly to make the politicians---Ministers, legislators---accountable, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s government had constituted SAC in July 2005. A retired judge of Supreme Court of India, Justice Sethi was appointed its first Chairman in August 2005. In less than a year, SAC established its credibility when Sethi proceeded against a number of former and sitting Ministers, besides many legislators, in a no-nonsense manner. After Sethi stepped down in May 2006, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s government delegated powers of the Chairman...   READ MORE

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17 KAS officers in catch-22 situation, J&K not replying to UPSC queries Induction into IAS 5/19/2011 12:34:33 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir government’s unwillingness in answering queries raised by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) over the proposal for induction of 17 Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers into IAS has put their future in jeopardy since most of these are at the verge of retirement. Peeved over the attitude of the state government, most of these officers are looking up to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his direct intervention. What has come as shock to these officers, most of whom have ‘A’ certificate in integrity is the fact that process of induction has been stalled by UPSC due to representations made by two officers whose first appoi...   READ MORE   Suspended BJP MLAs reject Disciplinary panel's call for May 20 meeting Party's legal experts exploring options under J&K constitution reiterate Prof Gupta is leader of LP 5/19/2011 12:34:09 AM 'Committee has failed to produce documentary evidence' Early Times Report Jammu, May 18: In what appears to be suspended BJP legislators now heading for 'show down' against the high command, they have out rightly refused to 'accept' Jugal Kishore as the leader of the party in the Assembly, a decision which was taken by the leadership immediately after cross voting episode in which Prof Chaman Lal Gupta was 'identified' as having voted against the party candidate. The six legislators in the suspended camp have vehemently reiterated that Prof Gupta is their leader and also unequivocally rejected the 'call' of the Disciplinary Committee to attend the May 20 meeting at New Delhi. 　In a jo...   READ MORE   Pak militant get 12th marks card from JK BOSE Brave heart Ruksana in the damage plan of ISI’s backed Sarver 5/19/2011 12:31:53 AM Amit Sharma Rajouri, May 18 Master mind of Udhampur Car bomb blast- a Pakistani militant Ghulam Sarver who went underground few weeks ago have reportedly passed his matriculation examination from Bangladesh and has managed class 12th Marks card from Board of School Education Jammu. He had also managed Permanent Resident Certificate from Tehisldar Thamanandi and Driving License from Poonch. Intelligence sources said that Ghulam Sarver- Pakistani militant on ISI mission in Jammu & Kashmir who have went under ground few weeks after his name figured in Udhampur Car Bomb Blast has get matriculation certificate from Bangladesh and he has managed 12th class marks card from Board of School Ed...   READ MORE   Will Dogras ever get Central University? 5/19/2011 12:31:32 AM MINCING NO WORDS NEHA JAMMU, May 18: We have in the country one political system. Similarly, we have in Jammu and Kashmir one political system. However, both the governments have adopted two approaches as far as Jammu and Kashmir State is concerned. One approach is towards Kashmir and it is more than positive. In fact, both the governments accord a differential treatment to Kashmir and take no time in meeting the demands of the people of Kashmir belonging to a particular religious sect – sect that has been dominating the state’s political system and exploiting to the hilt the Dogras of Jammu province and the far off Ladakhis ever since October 1947, when the State acceded to the Indian ...   READ MORE   Agnivesh fooling India, Geelani & he on the same page Secularism In Kashmir 5/19/2011 12:31:16 AM STARK REALITY RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 18: The so-called Swami Aghnivesh, who has been masquerading as social and peace activist and secularist of secularists for quite sometime now, is fooling India. It is not a secret. It is, however, a different matter that the powers-that-be in New Delhi have always given legitimacy to the kind of dirty politics he has been practicing to not only mint easy money but also to promote separatism and worst form of communalism. He is always seen in the company of the dreaded Maoists, Kashmiri separatists and similar other elements who have been working overtime to break India. What Agnivesh did and said in Kashmir on Monday and Tuesday shoul...   READ MORE   `Terminating Ansari may add to Hurriyat’s woes ‘ Beyond News 5/19/2011 12:30:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 19Hurriyat (M) executive member, Moulana Abbas Ansari‘s membership remains suspended as the conglomerate fails to take a decision on the issue. Ansari was suspended last month when he interacted with New Delhi’s nominated interlocutors on Jammu Kashmir at his residence. A show cause notice was served on Ansari who responded by filing a detailed reply to it. The separatist amalgam is in a fix. According to insiders it can afford Ansari’s expulsion at the cost of its `moderate tag’. “And if Abbas is retained, the amalgam may break. The best option therefore is to sleep over the matter. As they say people have a weak memory, they will forget it as the times...   READ MORE   Government may receive stiff resistance on implementation of Sageer, interlocutors’ reports 5/19/2011 12:30:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 18: The Government may receive stiff opposition and resistance from the people of Jammu and Ladakh regions in its bid to implement the Justice Sageer Ahmed Committee and interlocutors recommendations. The people of both these regions including displaced Pandits from Kashmir Valley and members of Gujjar and Bakerwal community are up in arms to resist any such move of the State and Central Governments aimed at grant of any concession to the state that will undermine its total integration with Union of India. The BJP has already made its point clear to the Government and warned it against the implementation of recommendations of both justice Sageer Ahmed Commi...   READ MORE   10 militant sympathisers held in Kishtwar 5/19/2011 12:29:33 AM JAMMU, May 18: Ten alleged militant sympathisers were apprehended by security forces from different Kishtwar areas today.Official sources said jawans of 11 Rashtriya Rifles and police raided Keshwan and Koat areas of Kishtwar and nabbed 10 persons for their alleged militant links. They were identified as Jaladin Gujjar, son of Fazaldin Gujjar of Gujjar Basti (Saranwa), Karim Gujjar (23), son of Khairdin Gujjar of Pathna (Nagnigarh), Hashim Din Gujjar (26), son of Mohammed Hussain of Bhalna, Abdul Rashid (51), son of Amir Lone of Hirkini, Mohammed Ashraf (26), son of Abdul Rashid of Hirkini, Gulman Hasan (40), son of Ahmdu Rathar of Koat, Mohammed Iqbal (33), son of Ahmdu Rathar of Ko...   READ MORE   Iqbal Khanday's son dies in road accident on highway 5/19/2011 12:28:44 AM 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. He was returning to home after attending a marriage ceremony in Anantnag. SP Awantipore, Mohammad Irshad, told Early Times that Sajid's Alto JK02 A-8244 appeared to have swerved to extreme end of the motorway near Chhachhkoot village and crashed into a poplar tree, killing him on spot. He seemed to be traveling alone in the silver colour Alto. His dead body was recovered late in the night and placed at Police Station...   READ MORE   ZEO office, school among three places burgled 5/19/2011 12:27:53 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 18: Thieves last night burgled ZEO office and a high school at Nehru Market and a house at Pamposh Colony, Janipura.Police sources said burglars broke into ZEO office and government high school at Nehru Market and decamped with official files.They also stole metal bells from the school, the sources added.The Nehru Market police post had registered a case in this connection.Burglars also stole cash and gold jewellery from the house of LIC employee Sanjay Kakkar at Pamposh Colont. ...   READ MORE   Two motorcycle lifters held 5/19/2011 12:26:48 AM JAMMU, May 18: Police have arrested two Punjab-based two-wheeler lifters and recovered stolen motorcycle from their possession.Police sources said district special branch sleuths received information that two youth had stolen motorcycle (JK02B/0228) from outside a travel agency at bus stand. Acting on their information, cops laid a naka at Ambphalla. However, when they signalled two youth, who were riding a motorcycle, to stop, they sped away. They were chased and arrested by cops at Manda, the sources added.They were identified as Manpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh, both sons of Parkash Singh of Dina Nagar, Punjab. The Pucca Danga police had registered a case against them in this ...   READ MORE   HC sets aside trial court order in jute mat scam 5/19/2011 12:25:33 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 18: In the jute mat scam in which trial court had framed corruption charges against additional chief secretary, Janak Singh - financial advisor education department and Ghulam Rasool Vakil alias Lassa Koul for the purchase and supply of 3 lakh metres of jute matting, high court judge, Srinagar wing, Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain today set aside the trial court order. Framing the charges, the trial court had also arrayed Abdul Rashid Mubarki, additional secretary school education, and Mumtaz-ul-Nisa, wife of JKPCC president Saifudin Sz, as accused and summoned them, which was challenged by both of them in a criminal revision petition. Justice Hussain obse...   READ MORE

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