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| While packing up in Srinagar, Masoodi takes media for a ride | | Mandi House makes clear it is transfer, not promotion as DDG (Programme) | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 31: Dramatis personae of Doordarshan’s story of fraud have in the past succeeded in getting classical novels translated from Hindi to Kashmiri from poor freelance translators and stolen for themselves the prestigious Sahitya Academy awards. This is, however, first time in the 40-year-long history of the national broadcaster in Jammu & Kashmir that an official, supposed to honour Shiva’s Third Eye, has cheated hundreds of mediapersons in making them believe that he had been “elevated to the post of Deputy Director General” and posted at the DD headquarters for a larger responsibility. Mandi House officials, however, made it unambiguously clear to Early Times today that Director of DDK Srinagar, Dr Rafeeq Masoodi, had been simply transferred from Srinagar and posted on the same rank at the DD headquarters. They made it clear that there were only five DDGs (Programme) and two incharge DDGs (Programme) and Dr Masoodi was nowhere even in the pipleline of promotions in the next two years.
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| J&K’s annual plan 2011-12 still awaits PC nod | | Exercise for budget 2012-13 to begin within next 3 months | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: Jammu and Kashmir’s annual plan for the year 2011-12 which was passed by state legislative assembly in March this year is yet to be finalized by the planning commission.
Reports maintain that the Rs. 6600 crore plan is likely to get nod of the planning commission by mid of June after the meeting of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India Montek Singh Ahluwalia. These further indicate that funds would be released immediately after the plan approval.
However, delay has already cast serious doubts over the ability of Jammu and Kashmir to spend funds which would be allocated after the plan approva... | |
| | | | Chaman Lal Gupta expelled from BJP for six years | | 'Sudden action to pre emt action against 4 MLAs...?' | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 31: In a sudden move, BJP's Parliamentary Board today announced expulsion of . Interesting, the decision was taken by the BJP 's higest decision making body a day after Gupta issued letters to the four MLAs cautioning them on facing show cause notices for 'coducting' themselves as dissident group. Gupta had given two days time to these MLAs to explain their position .
seniormost party leader in the state Prof Chaman Lal Gupta from the primary membership for six years
Though Prof Gupta along with isx other MLAs accused of having indulged in cross voting during the Legislative Council Polls, is facing discplinary proceedings from the high level Disciplinary ... | |
| | | | Panic grips Rajouri after blast in DFO’s quarter | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, May 31: Panic gripped the town here this evening after it was rocked by a powerful explosion that took place inside the official quarter of DFO, social forestry.
No one was, however, wounded in the blast as social forestry DFO A R Mughal and his family were away in Jammu and the quarter was locked for the past two days, police sources said.
The explosion which took place at about 6 pm, however, caused extensive damage to the kitchen in which it occured and other rooms of the quarter.
Rajouri SSP Anand Jain said the reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained.
"We have launched an investigation and the reason will be confirmed as soon as it is comple... | |
| | | | Testing time for Dental College students again! | | Provisional Degrees yet to be issued to Ist batch | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31:
Pursuing a professional degree course especially in Medical Science is a dream cherished by many; however, getting admission in Government Indira Gandhi Dental College, Jammu for the first batch students of 5-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course has become a nightmarish experience.
The group of 18 beleaguered students of 2004 batch is facing a peculiar situation, that too for no fault of theirs, as they haven’t yet received their provisional degree certificates despite completing the mandatory internship.
According to the students, the Jammu University authorities are citing the delay in issuance of the certificates to the incom... | |
| | | | Thank God it is June and everything is ok! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 31: June will commence tomorrow. The separatists have issued no calendar People seem least interested in what the authorities call summer agitation. World famous Dal Lake teems with tourists. However, the administration seems a bit worried. They do not want five or more Kashmiris to assemble anywhere in Srinagar for two months.
The authorities also restrained noted human rights activist, Gautam Navlakha from entering Srinagar. He was detained at airport and later deported. The authorities did not want him to instigate violence in the coming days.
How do they (authorities) know that Kashmir is going to witness trouble yet again this summer? Surprising... | |
| | | | NDTV sides with the pro-separatist & perverted Navlakha | | Expulsion From Kashmir | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: NDTV 24X7 is not happy with the Omar Abdullah-led coalition government. The reason: It detained the so-called journalist and human rights and peace activist Gautam Navlakha and his companion Sebha Hussain, another so-called peace activist, on May 28 and sent them back to New Delhi the following day. Police took Navlakha and Hussain from the Srinagar International Airport, kept then under custody throughout the night and deported them from Srinagar the next morning. The state government took this action on the ground that their entry into Kashmir might disturb the peaceful environment in the Valley. It was a good decision. The National Conference pr... | |
| | | | Captain among 3 hurt in road mishap | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: A captain and two other army personnel were today
wounded after their Maruti Gypsy was hit by a speeding truck on the
national highway at Samba.
Police said the gypsy was parked by the roadside when the truck
(JK02B/3169) hit it, critically wounding capt Mahavir Singh of 3
Naga, driver Ram Singh and sepoy Pushkar, who were sitting in it.
The injured were hospitalised. Police had registered a case against
the truck driver.
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| | | | Man beaten by father-in-law, others | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: A factory worker was beaten by his father-in-law and
the latter's other family members at Rathana Morh in Bari Brahmana
near her last night.
Police said Vijay Kumar was returning home from a Bari Brahmana
factory after the day's work when he was intercepted allegedly by
his father-in-law and others and given a sound beating.
Vijay, who was admitted to the GMC hospital, told police in his
statement that he was beaten because he was not keeping good
relations with his wife.
Though police had registered a case against the accused, they were
yet to be apprehended.
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| | | | Insurance company employee found dead with throat slit | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: A senior functionary of New India Insurance (NII)
was found lying dead at his residence at Roop Nagar here with his
throat slit.
He was alleged to have committed suicide by cutting his throat with
a knife.
Senior NII functionary Girdhari Lal Bhat (56) was alleged to be
under depression because of unfavourable working conditions at his
office situated near Asia Hotel at Gandhi Nagar, according to
police sources.
He was all alone in the house this morning after his wife left for
a private school where she tought. He has a son and a daughter.
While son was already outside the state, the daughter yesterday
left for Pune wher... | |
| | | | LeT network suffers setback in Doda: Army | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: With the arrest of its 19 active sympathisers in Doda, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) network has suffered a major setback in Doda.
The LeT network of contacts had suffered a major setback in Doda as security forces were able to round up 19 active sympathisers of the outfit in May, army sourced said.
Most of them were associated with LeT district commander Habib Gujjar alias Salman, who was injured in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar forests few days back, the sources added.
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| | | | Are the Panthers really committed to what they say? | | JAMMU CENTRAL UNIVERSITY | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) threatened on Monday that it would launch a “massive agitation if the Central University is not established in Jammu within one month.” “If it is not made functional within one month, the NPP would start indefinite protest dharna outside Parliament in New Delhi,” said MLA and former cabinet minister Harshdev Singh, and asked: "If a Jammu Dogra can become Chief Justice of India or an Army Chief, why can’t a Jammu academician become VC of Jammu Central University." He, in addition, condemned the negative attitude of the Congress and NC ministers from Jammu towards the issue and accused them of maintaining... | |
| | | | Shrine Board creating difficulties for state government | | Amarnath Yatra | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 31: In 2008, it was the Congress-led coalition government in the state that vitiated the whole Amarnath Yatra by making an issue out of a non-issue under pressure from the regressive forces in Kashmir: Diversion of a small piece of land at Baltal (Kashmir) to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on a temporary basis for creating some additional facilities for the pilgrims during the pilgrimage period. But Governor S K Sinha put his foot down and defended all of the actions taken by the SASB, including the decisions to strengthen the Shrine Board and conduct the yatra for two months. In other words, Sinha respected the sentiments of the devotees of Lord ... | |
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