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| KAS selection: 70% fair, 30% unfair | | Members, Secretary managed to take away their share | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: May 4: It is for the Government of Jammu & Kashmir and the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) to explain why an officer of the rank of Additional Secretary was not appointed to replace Ghulam Hassan Mir as Controller and what was the compulsion in not only retaining Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari as Secretary of PSC but also assigning to him an additional charge last year. Even after Bukhari’s disobedience to accept his posting as DC of Kupwara, as ordered by Omar Abdullah’s Cabinet in May 2010, he continued to retain the dual charge of Controller. PSC also needs to explain why it did not use the option of recording the personality tests of different selections on camera in a state of alienation where credibility of the government institutions stands arguably at the lowest in the country.
Almost all the 392 candidates, who were selected and appointed for Combined Administrative Services last month, understandably insist that the selection was “fair”. Thousands of those who failed to make it to the prestigious services swear that it ... | |
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| Two MLAs to present replies of show cause notices to media today | | Questions raised on parametres, silence on narco tests for all 11 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 4: As the countdown for presenting the replies on show cause notices begins, at least BJP MLAs out of the suspended lot have decided to make their replies public first through media rather than directly submitting it to high command and the Disciplinary Action Committee as desired under the normal procedure. The key points that will rally in the replies of suspended MLAs shall focus on the parameters adopted by the high command in identifying them out of of a total number of 11 as also the silence maintained by the party leadership on their demand 'narco test' demand for all the MLAs. The MLAs may also indicate floating of a new party in the event of 'stern a... | |
| | | | Two political parties approaching SC over KAS selections | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 4: Two prominent political parties are approaching Supreme Court of India with writ petitions seeking quashing of the results of combined civil services (CCS) examination 2009 released recently by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission.
Spokespersons of both the parties with a request for keeping names of parties they belong to secret till the filing of writ petition rang up Early Times and confirmed that they are approaching court of law. “We are not against any region but if so many young people are raising fingers at this selection, we have no choice but to be their voice and approach Supreme Court of India for knowing the reality behind these alle... | |
| | | | Rethinking in separatist camp as world opinion goes against terrorism, radical forces | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 4: With the elimination of mastermind of world terrorism Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2, there is a rethinking among the separatist camps in Kashmir whether to abandon support base to terrorists or not.
According to sources the moderate factions in the Hurriyat have called for a rethinking whether to justify the acts of terrorists or condemn them openly in view of the world opinion going against the terrorism and killing of mastermind of world terrorism. The growing resentment in US the dubious role of Pakistan in elimination of terrorism has also come for discussion among the separatist factions in Valley. And in view of the world opinion going ag... | |
| | | | Omar admits futility of probes | | 132 inquiries in 14 years | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 4: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah made a candid confession on social networking website Twitter. He said: "We'll make a lot of noise & order inquiries & then forget about it till the next one goes down.” This is Omar’s latest tweet to his friends. While Omar tweeted with his friends his MoS Home promised zero tolerance on human rights in an interview with a local news agency.
The Home Minister and his MoS (Wani) must, however, know that the number of probes ordered since installation of democratic rule in 1996 have not helped the government achieve much publicized `zero tolerance’. In fact probes have been directly proportional to abuses. More probe... | |
| | | | Kashmir too a sanctuary for terrorists & zealots | | Blaming Pakistan | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 4: Referring to the mastermind of 9/11 US terror attack Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's killing in an US operation "deep inside Pakistan" on May 2, New Delhi said: "This fact underlines our concern that terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan. We believe that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack, including the controllers and handlers of the terrorists who actually carried out the attack, continue to be sheltered in Pakistan". It also said: "After the September 11, 2001 terror attack, the US had reason to seek Obama Bin Laden and bring him and his accomplices to justice".
New Delhi also too... | |
| | | | BJP-Panthers trying desperately to catch the missed bus | | Dogra Certificate | | |
MINCING NO WORDS
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 4: Convinced that they burnt their boats and lost the invaluable opportunity to capture political space from the Congress party by voting in favour of the NC, Congress and PDP candidates seeking election to the legislative council on April 13, the BJP and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) have been trying desperately to recapture the lost political space. The leadership of these two so-called Jammu-centric and nation-centric formations, which remained in hibernation until May 2 for reasons not difficult to fathom, have suddenly become active and the issue they have taken up is the one that the NC-Congress coalition... | |
| | | | Two cops suspended after vehicle lifters flee Mahore PS | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: Two constables were today placed under suspension after two alleged vehicle lifters fled the Mahore police station.
Muzaffar Iqbal of Domana and Mohammad Yousaf of Sidhra were arrested by Mahore police few days back for allegedly stealing a motorcycle from the area.
The duo fled the police station in broad day light today, police sources said.
Taking a serious note of the matter, Reasi SSP Keshav Chourasia placed two constables under suspension for dereliction of duty. When contacted, the SSP said the suspended cops were on guard duty when the accused fled the police station.The accused were, however, re-arrested by police from the Lapic Top area of Mahore later.
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| | | | Several hurt in clashes during panchayat polls | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: Several people were today injured in clashes between two groups during panchayat polls in Thanamandi area of Rajouri.In the clashes that broke out over the alleged issue of bogus
polling, several people sustained injuries, official sources said.Police intervened swiftly and saved the situation from taking an ugly turn, the sources added. Some of the injured were hospitalised.
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| | | | Army Major dies in grenade blast | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: An army Major was killed under mysterious circumstances in a grenade blast in an army firing range at Gadi in Nowshera, Rajouri.
Official sources said during firing practice in Gadi range, a grenade exploded mysteriously as a result of which Major Pawan Kumar Jindal of 26 Rajput sustained critical injuries.He was rushed to military hospital, Rajouri, where he succumbed to his wounds.Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | HM hideout busted in Ramban woods | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) hideout was today busted by
security forces in Arang forests of Ramban. Police sources said acting on a tip-off about the movement of militants in Arang forests, a joint column of Rashtriya Rifles (RR)
and police launched an operation in the area in the morning.
During searches, the jawans came across a HM hideout. 16 AK rounds and some other items were recovered from there. The hideout, carved out in a natural cave, was later smashed by the jawans.
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| | | | Eight hurt in road mishaps | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: Eight persons, including women, were wounded in separate road accidents here today.Police sources said five persons suffered injuries, when their car
was hit by a truck at Muthi.They were identified as Usha Sharma, wife of M L Sharma, Ashok Kumari, wife of Ashok Malhotra, Madan Lal, son of Devan Chand, Soma, wife of Madan Lal and Asha Devi, all the resident of Shakti Nagar.
They were admitted to the GMC hospital.In another incident, IRP cop Vimal of Hiranagar was injured when a speeding truck hit his motorbike at Sapwal in Samba. He too was admitted to the GMC hospital.
Swaran Kumar, son of Prabhu Dayal of Sohanjana, and Surinder Kumar, son of Babu Ram of R S Pura, were... | |
| | | | Mobile shop, bar burgled | | | |
JAMMU, May 04: Burglars last night stole cellphones worth over Rs 1 lakh, cash and some others items from a mobile phone shop and a bar in Kathua.Police sources said the burglars broke into the cellphone shop of Sohan Lal of Pathwal at Kathua late last night and decamped with 25 mobile phones worth over Rs 1 lakh.Sohan came to know about the burglary in the morning, the sources added.Another group of burglars stole Rs 60,000 in cash and three liquor bottles from a bar at Basohli.Cases in this connection were registered at the concerned police stations.
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