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Fixing vegetables rates impractical 5/22/2008 11:58:58 PM The callous attitude and apathy on the part of authorities over the problems being faced by the common people in Jammu city in the wake of strike going on for last 4 days by the dealers in vegetables and fruits, is regrettable. The vegetable and fruit Mandi at Narwal as well as the vegetable market near Moti Bazar is closed for last 4 days in protest against the action by the concerned authorities to enforce fixed rates on which the vegetables and fruit are to be sold by the wholesale dealers and in turn by the retailers. The authorities acted belatedly in the matter, when the prices of vegetables were totally unaffordable and exorbitantly high with the consumers making hue and cry, the rate regulating authorities did not come into action. And when after much hue and cry by the consumers, the authorities came to action and fixed the rates of vegetables and some fruit items, by the time the local crop of vegetables and some fruit had come in the market and rates automatically came down even below the ones fixed by the authorities. After this there was hardly any justification for re-...   READ MORE

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15 KAS officers promoted, 12 transferred 5/22/2008 11:58:09 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 Bringing more fortunes to the civil babudom, the government today approved promotions of 15 officers drawn from four different departments to the super time scale of Rs 10,000-15,200 of the Kashmir Administrative Services. Another IAS officer too have been placed in the higher grade. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, the officers promoted to the Super Time scale of KAS are: M. K. Raina, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Mr. A. A. Bhat, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sarangal, of J&K Employment (Gazetted) service Mr. M. S. Choudhary of J&K Labour (Gazetted) Service) Mrs. Anuradha, Mr. Tanveer Iqbal, Mr. Mehmood Ahmad Shah, Mr. Muzaffar Ahmad...   READ MORE   Anara takes her story southwards After flop Hindi show, Telugu film Nyayam Kaavali being released today 5/22/2008 11:57:00 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 Hooted from her own soil and blocked to tell her story in Hindi, the controversial former Miss Jammu and aspiring model, Anara Gupta has now turned southwards to putting her real story on reel. Nyayam Kaavali –the Telugu film based on real life story of former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta is set for release across Andhra Pradash and other South Indian states tomorrow. The producers and directors of the film claimed that it is a clean family entertainment while the audience are upbeat to see on screen the real life story of aspiring model from Jammu. Reports reaching here from Tollywood –the Telugu replica of the Bollywood – said the film Produced in Te...   READ MORE   NC on its right, SASB ropes in PDP to rebuff controversies 5/22/2008 11:55:37 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 As the uncalled for but usual rift widens on the economic and environmental pros and cons of Amarnath Yatra, the Shrine Board after getting backing of a local National Conference legislator, the Shrine Board today roped in his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party to brush aside the allegations. Meanwhile, the Shrine Board, in an important development has addressed most of the grievances projected by the locals and also ordered major security ease and option to the incoming tourists to board hotels of their choice. Under a raging controversy in media and political circles in Kashmir, the Shrine Board had few days back taken NC MLA Mian Altaf...   READ MORE   Patil arrives today on 4 day visit 5/22/2008 11:55:06 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil will arriving in Srinagar tomorrow on a four day official tour of Jammu and Kashmir. The President has an elaborate tour program of the state even the state government has not officially announced the itinerary. According to an official communiqué of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil shall be visiting Jammu and Kashmir to see the forward areas and spend time with the Jawans. She will be addressing the Jawans and have lunch with the troops. This will be the first time that Smt. Patil will be visiting the forward areas as well as Jammu and Kashmir after becoming the President of...   READ MORE   Love affairs, lies and half truths Megha was more responsible for her death than husband 5/22/2008 11:54:37 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 Ever since Captain Megha Razdan ended her life in a military camp on the outskirts of Jammu city, around ten months back, her same rank colleague and husband has all along been blamed for forcing her to take the extreme step. However, if the report of a Narco Analysis Test of Captain Chatanya Bhtwadekar –Megha’s husband –is any guide to go by, the facts were other round. It was not Chatanya’s extramarital affairs which stressed Megha but actually Megha’s pre-marital life which made their relation uncomfortable. The Narco Analysis Test (NAT) reveals that barely one month after the marriage, problem had aroused in between them and they were not gettin...   READ MORE   J&K Police conquers Everest 5/22/2008 11:49:11 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | May 22 A cop of Jammu and Kashmir Police has brought laurels not only to his force but also to entire state by climbing the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. Director General of Police, Mr. Kuldeep Khoda today congratulated Constable Ram Singh for accomplishing the mission of scaling Mount Everest-world’s highest peak and unfurling the flag of Jammu and Kashmir Police at its top. The peak is rated the most difficult and treacherous in the world. Greeting the team members of Indian Mount Everest North Col. Expedition and Constable Ram Singh, Mr. Khoda said that it is like a dream come true for Jammu and Kashmir Police, that one of our mountaineer consta...   READ MORE

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