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| High Court quashes entire selection of Veterinary Surgeons | | Early Times campaign against PSC’s fraudulent process vindicated | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 1 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah remained in a denial mode with his dismissive Tweet on day one of the Early Times series and Governor, Narendra Nath Vohra, did not make the autonomous Jammu & Kashmir Public Service (PSC) accountable on the oath administered to its members, in the last three months. Jammu & Kashmir High Court, however, restored the faith of hundreds of thousands of the state’s students and job aspirants in the state’s democratic institutions when it summarily quashed entire process of PSC’s selection of 55 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VASs) the other day in Srinagar.
PSC had issued the selection list on February 17th, 2011. As scores of highly meritorious candidates found that almost all of them had been dropped and candidates of poor performance had been instead picked up from the tail-end of the merit shortlist, they submitted a detailed representation to Chief Minister, explaining, therein, how merit had been brazenly marred and the PSC selectors, according to them, had stooped to unprecedented unfair means---including int... | |
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| JKPSC supersedes all other commissions in India! | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, May 1: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) is the only high profile recruitment agency of the state in the country which keeps results secret even after being declared and whose website faces risk of crash after it makes marks cards of just 1288 candidates available for download.
2 lakh hits on the website of the commission results in PSC withdrawing the option for downloading the marks cards of recently declared KAS results. Further, PSC's efficiency can be gauged from the talk that is being heard all over the state. Few have even suggested of recommending name of the commission for being included in Guinness Book of Records for two reasons.
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| | | | ‘SASB must solve Yatra curtailment row with BAYN amicably’ | | | | Jammu, May 1: More voices have started supporting BAYN (Baba Amarnath Yatri Niyas) on Amarnath Yatra which is scheduled on June 15. Many people want to make Amarnath yatra a full year affair on the pattern of Vaishnodevi and Badrinath. ET seeks the opinion of few people on curtailment of Yatra period.... | |
| | | | | Rakesh Sharma, Convenor, Bajrang Dal, Jammu:- | | 
Bajrang Dal will give full support to Baba Amarnath yatri Nyas which has decided to start yatra as per tradition on June 15. Which will continue for two months from Jesht Purnima to Sawan Purnima. Praveen Togadia has said that Lakhs of Bajrangi's will come to Jammu which will be joined by local people and proceed for onward journey towards amaranth.... | |
| | | | Soz rejects Joshi's 2G scam report | | | | Commenting on PAC controversy, Professor Saif-ud-Din Soz today said that Murli Manohar Joshi's report on 2G scam was one sided. The statement came immediately after Joshi was re-appointed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman.
"The report was one-sided and it has been rejected by majority of the members of the panel, hence it would be consigned to oblivion," Soz told media persons on the sidelines of a party function here.
On Friday, Joshi's draft report on the allocation of 2G spectrum, indicting former communications minister A. Raja and indirectly criticizing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, among others, for mishandling the spectrum allocation and causing thousands of crores of... | |
| | | | Rules out Cong 'role' in 'cash for vote' controversy | | Horse trading in politics wrong: Soz | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president and senior Congress leader Prof Saif-u-Din Soz today categorically ruled out Congress involvement or any role in the 'cash for vote controversy' during recently held Legislative Council polls in which 7 BJP members voted in favour of the coalition candidate. Prof Soz asserted horse trading in politics is a wrong practice and he doesn't approve of it nor was there any scope or need for the Congress to indulge in such act.
"Horse trading certainly spoils the spirit and principles of politics ….it should not be acceptable for any party", Prof Soz said while speaking to media on the sidelines of a function. The PCC chi... | |
| | | | Bar Association demands homeland for Kashmiri Hindus | | Major Development | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 1: It may appear unbelievable but it is a fact that Bar Association Jammu (BAJ), premier organization of lawyers and advocates, has demanded bifurcation of Kashmir in order to set up a separate homeland for the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus. Remember, it put forth this demand during the April 23 interaction between the BAJ delegation, which was led by its president B S Slathia, and the three interlocutors.
It is significant to note that the BJP and the RSS, the so-called pro-Hindu and pro-India outfits, have vehemently opposed the demand put forth by the displaced Kashmiri Hindus seeking the creation of a separate homeland in the Kashmir Valley, despite the fact... | |
| | | | Breach of peace likely as 2 brokers lock horns | | Land grab at Magarmal Bagh | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Land grab at posh Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar is likely to result in breach of peace shortly. The land measuring 6 Kannals and 14 marlas costs around RS 6 crore has become a bone of contention between two brokers. Both base their claims on powers of attorney which according to a senior revenue official are fake.
The piece of land was given on lease by Maharaja Hari Singh to Major Rai Bahadur Thapa. The Divisional Commissioner's office has passed several orders to prevent grab of the prized land by unscrupulous elements but nobody seems to heed the orders. The broker has erected fencing and fixed a hoarding that reads: "Kanna and Sons". The land ... | |
| | | | Civil society cautions people against people creatingsituation for Summer unrest | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 1: As the signs of Summer unrest are hovering over the skies in Kashmir this year again the common man seems to be perturbed over the happenings in Valley which for a couple of years are taking place soon after the darbar move to Summer Capital.
Though the Government was expecting violence free Summer this year in Kashmir, but the clouds of violence seem to are hovering over the skies of Kashmir with the stray killings of innocent people, police personnel, incidents of stone pelting and demonstrations.
The beginning of fresh violence reportedly started after the killing of Moulvi Shoukat at Amerakadal in the heart of Srinagar city in the middle of thi... | |
| | | | Polarisation between Dogras and Kashmiri leadership almost complete | | DOGRA CERTIFICATE | | | Neha
JAMMU, May 1: Polarisation between the Dogras and the Kashmiri leadership is almost complete and the gulf between Jammu and Kashmir has, instead of being bridged, been further widened. The Kashmiri leadership is squarely responsible for creating an extreme form of bitterness and animosity between it and the Dogras and there are cogent reasons to believe that this estrangement between the two will have far reaching consequences, including the possibility of the Dogras ultimately breaking their all ties with Kashmir. In fact, one cay say with certain amount of confidence that the Kashmiri leadership has prepared the ground for the Dogras to say goodbye to Kashmir.
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| | | | Salesman stabbed to death at Ban Ganga | | | | Early Times Report
KATRA, May 1: A youth, who worked as a salesman in a dry fruit shop in PP market at Ban Ganga here, was stabbed to death by four persons while he was having food at a dhaba there.
Bachan Singh, son of Chain Singh of Sunderbani, Rajouri, was having food at a dhaba in PP market at about 11 pm Saturday when he had heated exchanges with three youth who too were stated to had come there for food.
Police sources said the youth later attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and inflicted serious injuries on him. He was admitted to Katra hospital and later referred to the GMC hospital, Jammu, where he died this morning. He worked in a dry fruit shop in PP market for the past ab... | |
| | | | HC stays trial court order about chopper service to Bhavan | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 1: On Global Vectra Helicorp's application, seeking permission to file appeal against the April 9, 2011, order of the Reasi district judge, Justice J P Singh of high court today issued notice and and directed to list the petition for hearing in the first week of June, 2011.
In the meanwhile, till next date, the operation of Reasi district judge's order passed in a civil suit titled Sumit Aviation Pvt Ltd v/s chief executive officer, SMVDSB, Katra, and others was directed to stay.
Staying the operation of trial court order, Justice Singh observed that perusal of the complaint filed by Sumit Aviation Pvt Ltd indicated that the relief sought was to declare t... | |
| | | | Three hurt in clash | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Three persons were today wounded in a clash over a piece of land at Kalu Chak here. They were identified as Arun Gupta, Dalvinder Singh and Surinder Singh.All of them were admitted to the GMC hospital. A case in this regard was registered at Gangyal police station.
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| | | | Cash, jewellery stolen from army man's house | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 01: Unknown burglars stole a cash of Rs 2.3 lakh and gold jewellery from an army man's house at Galad near Mendhar in Poonch. Police sources said the burglars broke into the house of Naik Mohammad Ahmad, son of Latief, at Galad and decamped with Rs 2.3 lakh in cash, five tolas of gold jewellery, a camera, CDs and blankets. Ahmad, a Naik with 13 Bn of JAKLi in Punjab, had come home on leave. Though police had registered a case in this connection, the accused were yet to be identified and arrested.... | |
| | | | Impersonator, ETT examinee held | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 01: Police today apprehended an impersonator, who was taking an ETT exam at U P higher secondary school, Channi, in place of a student.The student was also later arrested by police from his hideout, police sources said.
Channi police received an information from invigilators in an examination hall in U P higher secondary school that someone else had appeared in place of the student, whose photo was found fixed on the roll number slip.Soon thereafter, police rushed to the examination centre and took the impersonator into custody, the sources added.He was identified as Pardeep Singh, son of Ishwar Singh of Jindh in Haryana. His interrogation led police to the a... | |
| | | | LeT ultra, sympathiser held in Poonch | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 1: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and a sympathiser were today arrested by a joint column of police and army in Poonch. On the disclosure of the arrested militant, security forces also busted a LeT hideout at Khanetar and recovered arms and ammunition from there, police sources said. Sources said acting on a specific information that a LeT militant had hidden himself in his house at Surankote, security forces conducted a raid and arrested him. During his interrogation, he disclosed the name of a militant sympathizer active in Surankote and accordingly police launched a manhunt and arrested him too. His identification was established as Mohammad Hanief. The... | |
| | | | AFMC Exam also postponed by 2 hr | | Engineering aspirants face tough luck scorching heat before cracking AIEEE paper | | | Mishu Gupta
Jammu, May 1: Several hundred students who appeared in the All India Engineering entrance examination faced mental agony and several other hardships just before the start of the prestigious examination here on Sunday.
The examination is held every year to select meritorious students for the National Institute of Technology and other allied engineering colleges. According to official sources, minutes before the start of the AIEEE exam a flash message about the leakage of exam papers in Uttar Pradesh spread panic among the students and the supervisory staff.
The spread of information was so swift that in many cases the supervisors failed to handle the situation inside various... | |
| | | | LeT commander, Delhi resident among 14 booked under PSA | | | | SRINAGAR, May 01: A self-styled district commander of Lashker-e- Taiba (LeT) and a Delhi resident were among 13 people arrested under PSA in the valley, where police had already started holding meetings with youth and other senior citizens to ensure a violence-free summer.
More than 105 people, mostly youth, were killed during 2010 summer unrest in the valley, where separatists' demonstrators set on fire police stations, police posts and other buildings and vehicles.Police sources said a massive drive had been launched by police in South Kashmir district of Anantnag against the militants, fake
currency racket and other anti-national and social elements.Sources said during the past one we... | |
| | | | ‘Omar not scared of death’ | | | | Srinagar : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah does not dwell on fears of death. This is what he said while responding to a tweet on missing Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister.
"Oh I know I won't get a millisecond more than Allah has kept for me so I don't dwell on things like this & assassination attempts," said Abdullah.
Abdullah also gave a piece of advice to the pilots. "They should not fly choppers in bad weather even if they are forced to. "better to lose one's job than one's life", he said. ... | |
| | | | Youth held for raping minor on pretext of marriage | | | | JAMMU : A youth was Sunday arrested by police at Triyath in Rajouri for allegedly raping a minor girl on the pretext of marrying her. Police sources said Gopal Krishan and Surinder Kumar allegedly abducted a 10th class student from Taryath on April 25 and took her to Sunderbani and then to Jammu. Later, Gopal allegedly raped the 16-year-old girl on the pretext of marrying her, the sources added.Acting on the complaint lodged by the girl's parents, the Rajouri police carried out a raid in Jammu and recovered the girl.While Gopal was arrested, Surinder managed to escape. The girl was later taken to hospital for her medical examination, the sources added.
Police had registered a case in this... | |
| | | | 2 teenagers inadvertently cross LoC | | | |
JAMMU: Two teenagers inadvertently went across the Line of Control (LoC) while grazing cattle in the border Guntrian village of Poonch last evening.
Army sources said Mohammad Yunis (16) and Ishfaq (15), both residents of Guntrian, last evening crossed the Uripora gate along the LoC to graze oxen last, but did not return after that.
Sources said though army officials contacted their Pakistani counterparts through hotline and asked them to handover the boys who had unknowingly crossed to their side, no response had been received from their side so far.The parents of the teenagers had lodged a missing report with police.... | |
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