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| Madhav Lal committee recommends action; Govt allows Pathania go scot free | | 'Apun ki choice ka mamla hai' | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, June 9: Strange are the ways in which government functions! Jammu University (JU) is yet to initiate action against former Registrar Dr. P.S.Pathania and two other officials indicted by the three man inquiry committee.
The committee has bluntly accused Pathania, who is presently OSD to Vice Chancellor CUJ, of financial misconduct and indiscipline yet the government has preferred not to take immediate necessary action against him. The three man committee which included present Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah B.B.Vyas, Power Secretary Sudhanshu Panday and ex-Education Secretary Tanveer Jahan. Above all, committee was headed by Chief Secretary Madhav Lal.
If sources are to be believed, Governor N.N.Vohra's office was monitoring the inquiry closely yet after the report was submitted; JU authorities took half-hearted and seemingly politically motivated actions. The inquiry committee had been told that P.S.Pathania took more than Rs. 20 lakh as advance from Jammu University over the years and never bothered to return the same.
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| Shanker pained over problems of Panchayat members | | ‘73 amendment not my cup of tea’ | | | early times report
Budgam, June 9: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Mani Shankar Aiyar asked J&K chief Minister Omar Abdullah to ensure proper implementation of Panchayti Raj Act in J&K to ensure good and accountable governance in J&K.
"I am very sad to know from the Sarpanches and Panches that they have not been given enough powers by the state Govt till date", Aiyar said while speaking at a seminar titled "Transparent Administration and Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions", organized by an NGO Centre for Rural for Development and J&K RTI Movement at Town Hall Budgam today.
Omar Abdulllah must issue a blueprint for the implementation of J&K
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| | | | Fresh challenge for NC led coalition | | Providing sense of security to panches, sarpanches ….! | | | early times eport
Jammu, June 9 : The NC led coalition is faced with fresh challenge of providing security cover to thousands of elected panches and sarpanches who have been receiving threats from militant outfits as a result of which scores of them resigned for fear of life two days back. While this has come as fresh trouble for the ruling NC, other political parties too are feeling unnerved by the development which is being seen as attack on democratic institution. The moot question remains will the government be able to provide a security cover to a vast section of the elected representatives and would this allow their free movement in areas they are expected to work around…?
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| | | | ‘Revival of militancy may prove disastrous for state’ | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 9: The ruling coalition and the opposition are worried over resignation of Panchayat members. The trend, it is believed, may have an adverse impact on the overall security scenario of the state. It may also impact the on-going tourist season which was expected to reach its zenith this year.
The army, paramilitary and the police have been directed to resume night patrolling in rural areas where militant outfits have been threatening the panches and sarpa-nches to resign. The practice had been abandoned in most of the areas following improvement in the situation for the past two years.
The revival of militancy is dreaded by the pro-Indian and a section of s... | |
| | | | CB books officials, dealers in CAPD ration scam | | | |
early times report
JAMMU, June 9: The crime branch (CB) of state police has registered a case against CAPD officials and ration dealers of Rajouri in connection with the alleged misappropriation of government ration.
The case was registered under sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of RPC read with section 5(2) of P C Act.
Based on a source information regarding the misappropriation of government ration by CAPD officials, a verification was conducted by CB and during verification, it was found that a huge quantity of ration lifted from FCI godown, Rajouri, had been shown fictitiously issued to some private ration dealers in excess to their authorised quota.
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| | | | HC directs JDA vice-chairman to file action taken report | | Illegal allotment of hall to Azad's brother at Bahu Plaza | | | JAMMU, June 9 (JNF): In the controversial allotment of hall No 209 in South Block at Bahu Plaza here made by JDA in favour of Ghulam Nabi Azad's brother Sajjad Ahmed Bhat, high court judge, Justice Hasnain Massodi today directed the JDA vice-chairman
to file an affidavit regarding action taken in the wake of court order whereby the cancellation order was set aside and also the allotment order of the hall was cancelled.
He directed the JDA vice-chairman to file affidavit within two weeks with a copy to the petitioner's counsel.
Bhat's counsel insisted that allotment made in favour of his client stood cancelled by the government and the petition was resultantly rendered inconsequential an... | |
| | | | In Laila Khan disappearance case, another Tak associate detained | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, June 9: Police today detained another associate of Parvaiz Iqbal Tak, wanted by Kishtwar police and Maharashtra police in the alleged disappearance of Bollywood actress Laila Khan and her family members.
According to police sources, Farooq Ahmed of Bhunzwah, Kishtwar, was detained in the morning to question him in the case.
Sources said that Farooq's name surfaced during the questioning of Shakir Hussain who was detained by police and later allowed to go home yesterday after he assured full cooperation in the apprehension of Tak.
Sources refused to divulge the details on the role of Farooq Ahmed and his links with accused Parvaiz Iqbal Tak. Some more people we... | |
| | | | AFSPA lifting deferred following unsavoury security scenario in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 9: Is the security scenario in the Kashmir valley reverting to what it was between 1990 and 1994 when senior activists and workers of the National Conference not only resigned from the party but also publicised their resignation in the newspapers while announcing that they had no links with any political organisation ?
This question has assumed significance following resignation submitted by a number of Panches and Sarpanches,one news agency put the figure at 50,who visibly buckled under constant threats from militants. Militants, especially those beonging to the dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba, and Jaish-e-Mohammad asked panches and sarpanches,who were elected la... | |
| | | | 5 killed in Katra bus | | | |
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early times report
Jammu, June 9: At least five passengers were killed and twenty five others sustained injuries when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down on Jammu-Katra road, police sources here said.
"A passenger bus bearing regd no JK12- 2193 on way from Tikri to Katra, late this evening rolled down near Painthal, police sources said.
Sources said that five passengers died on the spot and the twenty five injured were evacuated to the hospital for medicare.
"The deceased have been identified as Vidika Rajan, d/o Deep Rajan of Udhampur, Varsha Rajan w/o Deepi Rajan, Joginder Kumar S/o Mohan Lal of Doda, Devi Dass s/o Sindu Ram of Mandi Hima... | |
| | | | 'BJP Update' not to help BJP improve its image | | Needed: Action On The Ground | | | NEHA
JAMMU, June 9: The state BJP on Thursday released with much fanfare the first issue of "B. J. P Update", a monthly news magazine. Releasing the magazine, the state BJP president expressed the hope that it will go a long way in "educating the party cadres as well as common masses about the ideology and goals of the BJP". The fact that the BJP leader made this statement only indicated the party's failure in making the people as well as the party workers aware of what it stood for, notwithstanding the fact that the party had been active in this part of the country since decades. However, to say all this is not to undermine the decision of the state BJP leadership to start a monthly news ... | |
| | | | Army again snubs NC, say AFSPA won't go | | Situation in Kashmir Unpredictable | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 9: Lt Gen S A Hasnain, who is to take over as Military Secretary in New Delhi and whose 19-month-long tenure in Kashmir would be remembered as controversial, did a great service yesterday by putting things in perspective and ruling out the possibility of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) revocation or even its partial withdrawal. Lt Gen Om Prakash will today take over as GOC 15 Corps.
As said, Lt Gen Hasnain will be remembered for years for some of his controversial statements, including the statement that Kashmir was a political problem. But what he said yesterday while addressing a press conference at Corps headquarters in Srinagar will also be remembered f... | |
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