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| In a bid to retrieve his encroached land; victim endures threats, coercion, inaction | | CB, Police, Revenue stand behind mafia | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, May 7: Beyond their known lackadaisical and cold approach to the public grievances, the Police and its various arms have connived with the encroachers and aggressors rather than helping the victims in discharging their duties on the principle of natural justice.
In a glaring incident, after lapse of over a week, after a written complaint regarding life threat was filed by the victim before SP Rural, police have failed to perform its job.
According to copy of complaint filed by one Ravinder Kumar Shan in the office of Superintendent of Police, Rural Jammu, who is knocking doors of Police and Revenue department for years to demarcate his grabbed land, he received life threat on phone by one Satish Kumar, a Crime Branch Official on April 30.
"On April 30, Satish Kumar called on Ravinder's cell phone and threatened him of dire consequences", the copy of compliant read, adding that the victim in his application had mentioned complete bio data of said official.
"Satish Kumar son of Parmanand resident of Panjore, Kalakote, Belt number 795/CR-EXJ-935962, who threate... | |
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| Several lessons for politicians from just ended Lok Sabha poll in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 7: A number of lessons from the just concluded Lok Sabha election for the state Government, for people and for politicians, including separatists, in Jammu and Kashmir.Number one lesson is that separatists' influence is confined to a few Assembly segments in the Kashmir valley. While AHPC(M) has its hold in three Assembly segments of interior of Srinagar, Hurriyat Conference(G) is king of Baramulla-Sopore towns and their immediate areas.
If the polling percentage recorded in the three Lok Sabha constituencies is any guide one can say that as far as the Anantnag constituency is concerned separatists have some hold in Pulwama district and partial influence in ... | |
| | | | NC's 12-yr-old polling agent manned 39 C Kaloosa | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BANDIPORA, May 7: National Conference has crossed all the limits by employing a teenager boy, just 12 year old of class 6th , as polling agent, grass root violation of democratic norms and ethics have been seen at polling station no 39 C Kaloosa in North Kashmir's Bandipora district today.
According to sources, in a shameful development and violation of all prescribed democratic norms, polling agent of National Conference Ishfaq Ahmad Dar is just 12 year old, student of class 6th at polling booth no 39 C Kaloosa Bandipora.
All the media persons on the ground have been left dumb founded by this shameful development. When questioned by media persons, polling agent said... | |
| | | | Massive polling in Maqbool Bhat's village, Guru's boycott | | Healthy turnout, violence in Baramulla constituency | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, May 7: Amid healthy voter turnout from parts of North Kashmir, the Parliamentary constituency, proved more violent and hectic for polling staff due to eruption of violence throughout the day.
The details collected reveal that at least two forceful bombs went off near a polling booth in volatile Palhalan of North Kashmir injuring two security personnel and later within minutes another low intensity IED which was found by security forces near the Government school was diffused.
One teen aged youth got critically injured after a tear gas shell hit him in Bandipora district as according to the reports received clashes between youth and security forces remained on road... | |
| | | | Demographic change - Larger design behind illegal encroachments in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 7: While the increasing land encroachment is becoming a cause of concern among the people in Jammu who term it a part of bigger conspiracy to change the demography of the region, the State Government is totally sleeping over the issue.
According to sources the thousands of kanals of forest, revenue and Nazool as well as private land has been encroached by the mafia groups in league with the higher ups in Government and the officials of respective departments and despite the large scale protests by the masses there is no check on the same.
The land mafia is not active in Jammu district only by encroaching the forest land in Sidrah and By Pass area or Tawi Isl... | |
| | | | Clandestine elections prove costly for JCC Bank Chairman as Govt appoints administrator | | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, May 7: All is not well with the management of Jammu Central Cooperative Bank (JCCB) as government has appointed an administrator to look after the affairs of the bank following complaints that present Chairman of the bank is trying to hold on to his chair by holding clandestine elections.
A temporary order has been issued by Basharat Saleem, Registrar Cooperatives for the appointment of Mufti Farid-ud-Din Joint Registrar Cooperatives (Administration) as administrator. Farid in fact assumed the charge and affairs of the bank today.
When contacted, Basharat said that the administrator has been appointed after complaints of violation of the Cooperative Societies Act.
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| | | | J&K fails to create business environ, ranked 21st in manufacturing GDP | | Assembly polls 5 month away, Omar's SKEWPY report card out | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, May 7: With assembly polls just 5 months away, tech-savvy Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's report card on claims of having improved business environment and succeed in enticing young to take benefits of much touted Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for the Youth (SKEWPY) is out.
The report card has been brought out not by some private enterprise but by the Planning Commission of India. Commission engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Private Limited (DTTIPL) to carry out a survey on business regulatory environment for manufacturing and come out with a state level assessment. The report, released recently, has unveiled extremely depressing state of bu... | |
| | | | No land for Indians in Kashmir | | NC, Cong on the same side | | |
Neha
JAMMU, May 7: The Kashmiri leadership has always considered all non-Kashmiris aliens and pursued policies which barred them from acquiring land in the Valley or settling there. However, it was on July 22, 2008 that NC leader and MP Lok Sabha Omar Abdullah openly declared that "Kashmir belongs to us and we will not give an inch of land" (to non-Kashmiris). Actually, he made this highly outrageous statement on the floor of the Lok Sabha while supporting the confidence motion moved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Paradoxically, Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and all non-BJP outfits hailed the statement of Omar Abdullah.
The statement of Omar Abdullah was a response to those in Jammu a... | |
| | | | Amidst claims of fair play, people allege negligence from Public Health Engineering department | | Chief Engineer says all is well | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, May 7: Despite the 'claims' by officials of Public Health Engineering (PHE) department that there is adequate stock of chemicals at the filtration and treatment plants complaints are pouring that unfiltered water is being supplied to the people of Kashmir.
Reports reaching here said that people living in the summer capital of the state along with the other districts of Kashmir have raised revolt against the PHE department for supplying filthy water. Protest demonstrations were carried out by people in some of the areas while alleging that they are being forced to drink unfiltered water.
"Over the past few weeks we have been supplied filthy water with dirt coming... | |
| | | | People of Jammu alienated from Kashmir | | Ending the Valley domination | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 7: The people of Jammu province, who constitute almost half of the State's population and inhabit land area two times that of Kashmir, are seething with anger. Their anger is directed towards Kashmiri leadership, New Delhi and all political parties. Radicals among them are talking in terms of replicating Telangana in Jammu province. Segregation of Jammu from Kashmir is the only panacea available to end the over-65-year-old Kashmiri domination and hegemony over the State's political, economic and social institutions, they are saying. They are also saying that if the people of Jammu remain dormant and devoid of any political activity any longer, they would be submerged enti... | |
| | | | Congress MLC opts for boycott! | | | |
Early Times Report
SOPORE, May 7: In a surprising incident, MLC and vice president Congress party, Muzafar Ahmed Parrey did not turn up at his native polling booth in Haigam Sopore to cast his vote.
A polling officer stationed at Government Higher Secondary School Haigam Sopore confirmed to a local news agency that neither Muzafar Parrey nor anyone from his family turned up for polling.
In Haigam, there were two polling stations located in High School and BPS Haigam. The highest number of votes 147 out of 1000 were polled at booth number 65 while the polling booth number 67 witnessed lower turnout where only five votes were polled out of total 705.
State Congress vice president and M... | |
| | | | ‘Early Times’ praised for highlighting social issues | | ET Reporters’s name recommended for award | | | M S Nazki
Mendhar, May 7: Against rhetoric, Early Times is once again in limelight for highlighting social issues from across the nook and corners of the state by Poonch district administration as well as members of the civil society for a story which this paper had carried about a person awaiting treatment for the last 10 years.
Poonch district administration took cognizance of a story carried in this paper in its May 5 edition wherein it had highlighted about a militancy victim who had gone psychic when his shoulder brass, which was implanted in his shoulder in 2004 after he severed bullet injuries was not replaced timely under heading "Militancy victim goes psychic for want of treatm... | |
| | | | Amid fear, tension, North Kashmir goes to polls | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, May 7: Amid fear and tension, people in north Kashmir on Wednesday showed up slowly in moderate numbers to register their votes for the Baramulla-Kupwara Lok Sabha seat.
Though Kupwara district reported brisk voting during the day, however, parts of Baramulla and Bandipora districts remained tense with Sopore town observing complete boycott. In Sopore CRPF personnel including assistant commandant were injured in a militant attack late Tuesday evening. While long queues were seen at many polling stations in Kupwara district and Gurez and Sonawari assembly segments in Bandipora district, uptown areas of Baramulla wore a deserted look. The localities in old town are... | |
| | | | NC facing toughest race of all times | | | | Mustansir
SRINAGAR, May 7: Just as the Gandhis appear to be negotiating a new ebb in fortunes, the Lok Sabha polls could well presage a spell in political exile for Abdullah's in Kashmir. "The Abdullahs have had more than their share of power; don't be surprised if the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls sets the mood for the Assembly verdict" Ghulam Nabi Reshi, a fruit merchant from North Kashmir told Early Times.
The Abdullahs, according to political watchers are facing their toughest race, so close that many believe the Abdullah family could be tripped at the tape for the first time in the political history of J&K.
Observers believe that if senior Abdullah loses Srinagar, which he is a... | |
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