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| Ready to meet Pak halfway: PM | | | |
Early Times Report
New Delhi: Nearly seven months after the Mumbai attacks stalled bilateral talks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday tried to reach out to Pakistan, saying New Delhi was prepared to meet Islamabad "more than halfway" if the latter takes "strong, effective and sustained action" against terrorists.
Indicating possibilities of resuming the bilateral dialogue that came to a pause following the Mumbai carnage, Manmohan Singh stressed that "it was in India's vital interest to try to again make peace with Pakistan".
He, however, qualified it by saying that "it takes two hands to clap" and asked Pakistan to create an appropriate atmosphere for lasting peace.
"There are some disturbing trends, but I do hope that the government of Pakistan will create an atmosphere in which we can realise this vision," Manmohan Singh told parliament.
"I expect the government of Pakistan to take strong, effective and sustained action to prevent the use of their territory for the commission of acts of terrorism against India, or against Indian interests, and use every means at th... | |
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| 36000 Reliance SIMs reportedly deactivated | | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, June 9: In its continuous drive against the bungle in private cell telephony service providers, Crime Branch today conducted raids in Reliance godowns at Baribrahmana and Vodafone outlets in and outside city.
It is also estimated that around 36000 Reliance SIM cards are deactivated in the state. Crime Branch Jammu today conducted raid in the Reliance go down and seized all the dumped records. “Initially when we conducted raids in the outlets of the private telephony service provider companies, we seized records and came to know about the heavy bungling and during the questioning of the arrested distributors we came to know that they were selling SIM cards on fake... | |
| | | | Azad arriving to rousing reception today | | | | Early Times report
Jammu, June 9: Veteran Congress leader and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad is arriving here today to a rousing reception on his maiden visit after becoming Minister at New Delhi.
This is first visit of Azad to Jammu after his bounce-back to the top power echelons of New Delhi and induction in the Union Cabinet. Ministers, Legislators and senior party leaders are lined up for an overwhelming reception.
The Congress office has made an elaborate arrangement for Azad’s welcome who will be accorded a rousing reception upon his arrival at the airport. Besides party engagements, Azad will also attend felicitation function being hosted in his ... | |
| | | | 3 LAHDC Councilors resign | | | |
Early Times Report
Ladakh, June 9: As per the council secretariat, Dorjay Motum executive councilor, (Health), Stanzin Delik, executive councilor (CA & PD) and Tsering Norboo, Lampa executive councilors, (Agri/Edu) have tendered their resignations to the chief executive councilor, LAHDC, here today.
As per press release, chief executive councilor, has accepted their resignation with immediate effect. In the meantime, the CEO has inducted Tsering Angchok, Coulcillor Panamik, Dorjay Stanzin, councilor Tangtse and Phuntsog Stanzin, councilor Skurbuchan in the executive council of LAHDC Leh as executive councilors. CEO said that the portfolio of the new executive councilor will be allotted ... | |
| | | | Sensex up 343 points | | | |
Mumbai June 9: A key index of the Indian equities markets, which opened 47 points lower than its previous close today, soared back into the green to rule 343 points up about 30 minutes after noon.
Around 12.30 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, was ruling at 15,009.47 points, 343.55 points or 2.34 percent higher than Monday's close. It opened at 14,618.98 points and soon plunged to a low of 14,526.69, but started recovering in the late morning session.
The Sensex had dropped 438 points on Monday, the third biggest fall of the year, to end below the 15,000-mark.
The S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too gained ground, moving up ... | |
| | | | Sings of normalcy: | | Day after strikes, people withdraw | | |
Rs 12 Crores from J&K Bank alone
Srinagar, June 9: As life limped back to normalcy in the Kashmir Valley after eight days of shutdown coupled with protests and demonstrations, a whopping amount of Rs 12 crores were withdrawn from various branches Jammu Kashmir Bank and its Automated Teller Machines (ATM).
Reports said that more than 33,000 transactions were made between 10AM and 5PM in the evening at various branches of JKB and its 200 ATM’s after eight -days of continuous strike following the alleged rape and murder of two young ladies at Shopian last month.
According to reports heavy rush was witnessed at all the branches of the JKB and its ATM’s since early morning. Long queues... | |
| | | | Elevations, shakeup in Planning Deptt | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, JUNE 9: The government today ordered placement of 15 Deputy Directors as incharge Joint Directors in the Planning and Development Department.
Those who were promoted include Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, M Ishaq Pkchwal, Abdul Majid Dar, Rajni, Gh Mohd Hajam, Inam-ul-Haq Sidiqi, B A Makhdoomi, Sajad Yehya Naqash, Javid Iqbal Mantoo, Abdul Gani Malik, Syed Shabir Shafi, Altaf Ahmad Zargar, G Q Giri, Parvez Ahmad Handoo and G M Ganai.
Consequent upon these placements, the following transfers and postings have been ordered:
S S Jamwal, Joint Director awaiting orders in Planning and Dev department has been posted as Joint Director PIM, Planning and Development departm... | |
| | | | Jammu hospitals lack emergency ambulances | | | |
SALMAN NIZAMI
JAMMU June 9: Ajaz Ahmed of Banihal believes his father could have survived, had he been provided first aid in the hospital vehicle shifting him to Jammu. In 2008 , a grenade was lobbed by suspected militants in the busy market of Banihal township on an army vehicle. The grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the road injuring civilians, some of them critically and Ajaz’s father was among them.
Although admitted to the emergency hospital Banihal, he was referred to the Governmnet Medical College and hospital Jammu by doctors, owing to less Medicare facilities available in the hospital.
In the absence of any first-aid kit or trained paramedic in the ambulance... | |
| | | | 54 Inspectors become DySPs | | 1002 others promoted in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 9: The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed 54 Inspectors of the Executive Cadre as Deputy Superintendents of Police in their own pay and grenade.
According to an Home Department order, their promotion is on officiating basis and shall be confirmed by the Departmental Promotion Committee. Many of the Inspectors promoted in today’s order are currently posted as Station House Officers of various Police stations.
Those promoted are: Iftikar Ahmed, Parvez Ahmed Dar, Rajinder Singh, Reyaz Ahmed, Assedullah Dar, Bal Krishan Koul, Gh Mohd Jeelani, Mohd Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed, Surinder Kumar, Ravail Singh, Pran Nath, Harjeet Singh, Feroz Ahm... | |
| | | | Industries thriving on incentives but locals denied chance to work | | | |
ARUN TRISAL
KATHUA, Jun 7: The Government’s repeated instructions, making it mandatory for the Industrial Units, being set in Jammu and Kashmir, to provide maximum employment to the locals are being openly floated by the unit holders.
According to a survey not a single unit holder has implemented the government instructions and instead has violated Labour Laws in vogue in the state. As per Government policy, no new Industrial unit can be established which does not provide 90% employment of local labour (both skilled / unskilled). The procedure is to obtain no objection certificate from the Labour Department of the concerned District about the engagement of local labour, but it has bee... | |
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