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| CM writes to PM, seeks return of 3 senior IAS officers | | Chief Secretary's valiant bid to resurrect 'dream team' | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, May 6: In a valiant bid to resurrect his dream team, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh seeking return of three IAS officers of J&K cadre, who are presently on central deputation.
Sources said that the letter has been written at the insistence of Chief Secretary Madhav Lal, who is facing acute shortage of IAS officers. They added that Chief Minister has requested Prime Minister who also heads the Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions to relieve three officers namely Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Arun Kumar Mehta and Pradeep Tripathi at the earliest from central deputation.
Keeping in view the shortage of officers that the state is facing presently, Omar has urged for reversion of these three officers. Of these three, only 1986 batch IAS officer Rakesh Kumar Gupta's tenure of central deputation came to end on February 15, 2011. However, J&K's plans of requisitioning his services have been summarily rejected by UPSC Chairman, under whom Rakesh is currently working as Additional Secretary.
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| 11 killed, 3 hurt as sumo falls into gorge at Mahore | | | | Early Times Report
KATRA, May 6: Tragedy today struck the sleepy and dusty Damni village in Mahore, Reasi, when a Tata sumo cab skidded off the road and fell into a 400 ft deep gorge, resulting in the instant death of 11 persons, including driver and two women, and multiple injuries to three children.
The incident took place at about 11 am when sumo driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve at Damni, police sources said.
Three families of Deda Gool, Mahore, who were related to each other, Thursday hired a sumo (JK14B/2095) for Shahadra Sharief shrine in Rajouri.
After paying obeisance at the shrine where they reached yesterday evening, they decided to stay there for the night. Early this... | |
| | | | Congress likely to pay a heavy price for its negative attitude | | |  Neha
JAMMU, May 6: The Congress has, it seems, lost the invaluable opportunity which the BJP and the Panthers Party provided to it on a platter by violating the mandate and voting in favour of the parties the Dogras of Jammu province considered as anti-Jammu and pro-Kashmir and separatist-friendly. The action on the part of the BJP and the Panthers Party had infuriated the Dogras to the extent that the leaders of these two parties did not dare to come on to the streets and mingle with the estr... | |
| | | | Ravinder Singh Bhau, University student, Jammu: | | | 
Yatra to holy cave should he allowed without any interfare coming under the influence of saperatist, the state government directed SASB to curtail it by 15 days is not good. Constitution has given freedom of speech, freedom of expressions and freedom of following religious belief then why restriction on yatra to holy cave.... | |
| | | | Ajay Chrungoo, President, Panun Kashmir, Jammu: | | | 
The appeasement policy of the central govt is responsible for all the problems in the country. The decision taken by BAYN to start yatra as per tradition from June 15 is a welcome step in right direction and the Government should not put hurdles any more. It should be a full year affair like Badrinath, Vaishnodevi etc.... | |
| | | | MLC Ajay Sadhotra, NC Jammu: | | | 
National Conference is a secular party and has equal regard for all religious. Party has never interfared in religious matters. SASB is responsible for extending or reducing Yatra period and as such government has no role in it. Since centuries people have been visiting the holy cave to have the darshan of naturally formed 'Ice-Lingam'.... | |
| | | | Prof Gupta too seeks stay on 'proceedings', albeit in 'soft' tenor | | Writes letter to Kohli, reminds matter is subjudice | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 6: A day ahead of last day of giving their replies of show cause notices to the High command, veteran BJP leader Prof Chaman Lal Gupta instead wrote a 'letter' to the chairman of Disciplinary Action Committee OP Kohli, urging stay on the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him contending this was required as the matter is sub judice in High Court. Prof Gupta has also maintained that in the event of his request 'not favoured or considered' by the high command, he would comply with basic instructions of giving detailed explanations of the allegations leveled in show cause notice.
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| | | | Amarnath Yatra is unique in many ways | | | | Kashmir is God's own land as a result it is a land teeming with shrines and places of worship. In the words of native historian Pandit Kalhana, who wrote in the middle of 12th century A.D, there is (here) not a space as large as a seasamum seed that has not a shrine or place of worship on it. Among these shrines is world famous cave shrine of Swami Amarnath ji unique in many ways is visited by lakhs of people within and outside the country.
Curtailing yatra by 15 days this year has been viewed seriously by the devotees throughout the country and have terms it as a big conspiracy.... | |
| | | | Let New Delhi and Army follow "silence before you act"principle | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 6: Was it necessary for the Army Chief, Gen. V.K. Singh, to announce India's capability of carrying out Abottabad type operation? Did he not envisage the strong reaction from the establishment in Islamabad? Those who criticise the Army Chief say "the US never boasted of its capability of carrying out kill Osama operation on the soil of Pakistan. It made public the contours of the Abbotabad operation only after its commandos completed the task."
Political analysts are of the opinion that politicians, bureaucrats and senior Army functionaries in India have shown their taste for issuing verbal reactions to any action. They have not learnt to imitate Chinese pol... | |
| | | | Why did Omar constitute Rather Panel? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 6: Around seven months ago, the Chief Minister constituted a panel headed by finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather to consider Justice Sageer's recommendations. The Chief Minister was perhaps under a mistaken notion that New Delhi was serious about restoring autonomy to the state. Accordingly the panel was directed to submit its report within three months. The panel will complete seven months on May 13. No report has been submitted till date.
A few questions arise. Why was the panel constituted at a time when New Delhi had appointed interlocutors? The interlocutors have submitted their recommendations and are expected to meet the Home Minister next week. Th... | |
| | | | Discredited Islamabad rubbishes 26/11, says Indian demand for action "outdated" | | Time To Act | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 6: Cat is out of the bag. The discredited Pakistan has rubbished the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which consumed more than 160 innocent lives, including the lives of half a dozen Americans, and termed the Indian demand for action against the killers, including Hafiz Saeed of Lashkar-e-Toiba/Jammat-ud-Dawa, as "outdated." This was the Pakistani response to the statement issued by the Union Home Ministry on May 2. The statement of Union Home Ministry read like this: "We once again call upon the Government of Pakistan to arrest the persons whose names have been handed over to the Interior Minister of Pakistan as well as provide voice samples of certain persons who are suspec... | |
| | | | Naseema Akhter passes away | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 6: Renowned Kashmiri singer, Naseema Akhter passed away this evening after brief illness. A large number of people attended her funeral. Amid sighs and tears the noted singer was laid to rest at Magarmal Bagh graveyard.
Naseema served Radio Kashmir, Srinagar for more than three decades. ... | |
| | | | Youth held with pistol in JU | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 6: Police today arrested a youth along with a pistol while he was roaming in Jammu University .
He was identified as Pardeepak Singh Chib alias Deepu, son of Balwan Singh of Sainik Colony.
An Italian pistol was recovered from him, police sources said and a added that his Scorpio jeep was also seized.
A case was registered against him at the Nehru Market police post.... | |
| | | | Five ultrasound clinics raided, one sealed | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SAMBA, May 6: While health services department today sealed an ultrasound clinic at Gandhinagar here, it raided the premises of five such clinics in Samba following alleged complaints of professional misconduct against them.
Alfa ultrasound clinic was raided at Gandhinagar Thursday, but it was sealed today after its owner could not produce the relevant record before the authorities concerned, health services director Ashok Sharma said.
He said a health department team, led by Samba CMO, Dr Javid Choudhary, raided five ultrasound clinics at Bari Brahmana and Vijaypur and seized their record for scrutiny.
The raided concerns included life line ultrasound clini... | |
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