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Encroachments unabated across Jammu city Ex-Commissioner Sawhney blamed 5/4/2014 11:26:47 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 4: Jammu Municipal Corporation's anti-encroachment drive has brought back the spotlight on ex-Commissioner S.C.Sawhney who allegedly allowed these constructions during his tenure. According to sources in the JMC, most of these constructions came up during the tenure of Sawhney. They said that Sawhney would abide by the dictates and demands forwarded to his office by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand's office. Sources further said that Sawhney would not only allow constructions but forbid Khilafwarzi officers from taking action against the encroachers. They added that JMC officials made repeated pleas with Sawhney to allow them to launch a serious and impact creating action against the violators but he did not allow them to even move an inch. This resulted in several illegal constructions coming up on the footpaths and pavements besides the shopkeepers and other big business houses placing their goods encroaching upon the roads. Worst hit were Indira Chowk, Shaheedi Chowk, Residency Road and other adjoining areas. Unauthorized constructions al...   READ MORE

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As SDPO sides with CA&PD Minister, senior medico re-approaches court for security 5/4/2014 11:26:37 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, May 4: The Jammu & Kashmir Police has been found siding with influential people as and when the top guns are accused of carrying mischief with the same being complained by citizens who too have respect in the society. Same situation has emerged in a case wherein it is alleged that a minister in coalition government led by Omar Abdullah is carrying out an illegal construction. The alleged illegal construction has been going on for many months now, but still then the police are looking the other way. Prof G N Yattoo, Head of Department, Gastroenterology SKIMS-Soura, resident of Friends Enclave, Humhama Heights had filed a complaint that Minister for Consumer Af...   READ MORE   Content with 5 scholars in 30 years, contests news report Prof Kesar clarifies 5/4/2014 11:26:30 PM K Koushal Jammu, May 4: Baffled over the revelations made by 'Early Times' in its report titled "Prof Archana Kesar guide three PhD scholars in 30 years of career", the unpopular professor tried to control-the-damage by giving explanation to the newspaper via her personal mail, wherein she listed her accomplishments and also challenged the report and facts. An electronic mail sent by Prof Archana Kesar reads "with immense sorrow and utterly dejected tone, I wish to get knots out of the content published about me. First of all, I would have to object on the word, 'accusing'. How can you use the word for me? I would very eagerly wait for the evidences based on the solid foundation, publ...   READ MORE   Would people have come out in such large numbers to support status quo? 5/4/2014 11:26:09 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 4: The ruling NC-Congress top leadership have been talking of two waves which they do not want to accept. They would not accept there is a Modi wave in the country and they would not accept there is a wave for the PDP in the State. Well, they would also not accept there is an under current in favour of the BJP in the country not would they agree that there is an under current in favour of the PDP in the State. One thing that the leaderships of both the Congress and the NC find highly difficult to deny is that there is a strong resentment against the Congress in the country and against the NC-Congress rule in the State. If the statements being issued b...   READ MORE   Principal claims acquaintance with Secretary BOSE `Extorting' money in the name of examination fee 5/4/2014 11:26:02 PM Bivek Mathur Jammu, May 4: The whims and fancies of the Principal of a Private School in the city has put the life of the parents of a student in a quandary as they were charged for which Principal herself was responsible of. Principal of the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School, Digiana, Shabnam Bali asked a student namely Sumandeep Kour, daughter of Jarnail Singh of Digiana to attend regular classes when the student could not appear in her ninth class examination being weak in studies and assured that she (Sumandeep) will be made regular student of tenth class like other students without entering her as regular student. Later, after about two months, intimating the parents, Principal declare...   READ MORE   Pak continues ceasefire violation unabated Vigilant forces keep the track, foil all bids 5/4/2014 11:25:50 PM Mohammad Shafiq Nazki Poonch/Mendhar, May 4: Continuing with its desperate attempt to smuggle in its ultras into this side of LoC, Pakistan once again embarked upon a futile infiltration bid to sneak in its 7-8 terrorists in Deri Dadsi village in tehsil Mendhar. As per the reports , the Pakistani army violating the ceasefire, again resorted to the mischief by opening heavy firing from its Jhanda Post , a location on Pkistan side at a heigt of advantage and fired on the Indian post at Nanda Damu 481 post, a position of low advantage on this side. The Pak rangers started firing at 11.p.m on the intervening night with heavy mortar shells which were effectively retaliated by the Indian Fo...   READ MORE   SIC orders inspection of revenue record by RTI applicant Mutations attested under sec 121 of Land Revenue Act 5/4/2014 11:25:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 4: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the district administration Udhampur to allow inspection of revenue record pertaining to land located at Bharat Nagar Udhampur by an applicant under J&K RTI Act 2009 . The information was earlier denied by the district administration which includes DC as well as Tehsildar office Udhampur. The documents available with Early Times reveal that an appeal under J&K RTI Act 2009 was moved by one Parshotam Singh, R/O New Barrian Bharat Nagar, Udhampur who had filed an application dated 26.09.2013 under Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009 before the Public Information Officer (PIO) cum Additional ...   READ MORE   Pvt schools charging fees at own whims, CEO to reign in 5/4/2014 11:18:05 PM Ajay Sharma Rajouri, May 4 : The private schools in district Rajouri have created havoc among the parents of the wards who have put their children in these schools and shelling out astronomical money in wake of fees and allied demands of the schools. Though a circular in this regard was floated by the CEO Rajouri a couple of months back warning the schools to stick to the guidelines and norms of the education format, yet the private schools running their affairs on their own whims and fancies have thrown all norms and charging whopping rates and providing the negligible infrastructure and facilities to the school children. A couple of parents who approached this reporter lamented that...   READ MORE   Rajiv-Farooq Accord produced Salahuddins, says Mufti Subversion of democracy 5/4/2014 11:24:22 PM Neha JAMMU, May 4: Many people do not approve of the self-rule doctrine as advocated by the PDP. They say it is nothing but a carbon copy of the autonomy concept of the NC. They appear correct. There is no fundamental difference between the two concepts. Both advocate a regime that is outside the constitutional framework of India. But nobody with an objective outlook will disapprove of what PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said on Saturday about the Rajiv Gandhi-Farooq Abdullah power sharing accord. He said, and very rightly, that the 1987 accord was not just a bad omen for the people of the state in general and Kashmir in particular but also asserted that it was this atrocious anti-peop...   READ MORE

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