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Information Department in FF mode after Reenzu District Judge described as 'Justice', CM's praise on Khoda released one hour before dinner at Taj 6/10/2012 11:55:10 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 10: Those in Omar Abdullah's government who had grown skeptical with regard to running of the all-important Department of Information on Farooq Reenzu's attachment and subsequent adjustment in Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) last month have been proved wrong. Although, the department under the stewardship of the new Director Zaffar Ahmad Bhat has been circulating certain propaganda items in 'Dak Edition' ---days after a particular event---most of the public relations and image-building news items are provided to media in advance of an event. In Reenzu's era, Department would erroneously describe a District & Sessions Judge as Sub Judge. In Zaffar's era, they are affectionately described as High Court Judges. Exactly the day Justice M M Kumar arrived in Srinagar, alongwith a number of family members and staff, to take oath as the new Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir, Department of Information circulated Press Note No: No: PR/DI/2012/919/tk/as/ to hundreds of its media customers. It was received by journalists on June 6th at 8.45 p.m. It repeat...   READ MORE

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'J&K's developmental claims deflated' Quality standards compromised, utilisation of funds dismal 6/10/2012 11:54:18 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, June 10: Despite being tourist destination, Jammu and Kashmir has failed to maintain quality standards and utilise funds meant for developmental works. Hasty works at the end of the financial year to consume balance funds has ultimately resulted both in wastage of money and is being unable to maintain quality standards in works. These observations have been made by parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture in its 152nd report on action taken by government on recommendations of committee contained in its 140th report on promotion of tourism. Committee pointed out shortfalls in expenditure of budgetary allocations in almost every project i...   READ MORE   Fuming Kamaal warns Congress for harassing NC workers 6/10/2012 11:54:07 PM asif iqbal naik Kishtwar, June 10: Additional General Secretary and fire brand National Conference leader Shiekh Mustafa Kamaal today warned Congress leadership against harassing National Conference workers. Kamal who is in Chenab region was speaking at a party meeting in Kishtwar. Taking serious note of reports of harassment of NC workers by Congress men, Kamaal issued the warning. Mustafa without naming anybody said some leaders within the party were misguiding the party leadership ( Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah) by feeding lies to them. "I agree that few party leaders actually having links with BJP and other parties present themselves as well wishers of the party but actua...   READ MORE   Mufti strikes chord with Jammu again, says party has potential to remove discrimination 'Self Rule aims at creating regional federalism' 6/10/2012 11:54:00 PM early times report Jammu, June 10: At a time when a heated debate with critical analysis is going on over the report of the Interlocutors in which the latter have ruled out possibility of accommodating the political ideologies of both ruling NC and opposition PDP, the Patron of latter has once again emphatically underlined the need for establishing lasting peace, which the veteran politician believes is possible only through following measures envisaged under the political document Self Rule envisioned by his party. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of J&K has asserted that it is only the vision document of Self Rule which has the potential to address all dimensions of Kashmir ...   READ MORE   Who is engineering divide within PYC? 6/10/2012 11:53:48 PM Abodh Sharma Jammu, June 10: The maiden elections across the state to bring to the fore an elected Gennext leadership of the Congress could have given a major boost to the party's future cadre as well as the leadership, but disgruntled elements in the Congress are using all their resources to engineer a wedge within the recently elected leadership, thus sabotaging party's designs for the future in the state. The Azad-Soz polarization within the party is on open display in the victory rallies of these young leaders even though PCC president Saifuddin Soz felicitated all those elected to the PYC making it clear that he wanted a united young leadership in place. Further, Shahnawaz Chowdhary,...   READ MORE   HM ultra, brother of JKP SI returns from Pakistan; surrenders 6/10/2012 11:53:37 PM early times report RAJOURI/JAMMU, June 10: A Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)-trained HM militant, who had crossed over to Pakistan in 2003 to receive training in the handling of arms and ammunition, today surrendered before police here. He was identified as Mohammad Yiyaz, son of Mohammad Hafiz of Dhara, Thanamandi. His brother Manzoor Hussain is a Sub-Inspector in J&K police, according to police sources. Sources said he was a school goer in 2003 when he crossed the LoC from Keri area here with the help of HM commander Qadir Hussain and exfiltrated to Pakistan. In Pakistan, he got training in the handling of arms and ammunition and got a salary of Rs 6,000 per month. During interrogati...   READ MORE   Parsad's reluctance is advantage to Rajendra 6/10/2012 11:53:25 PM early times report Jammu, June 10: It has been probably for the first time that even after a cabinet decision the man tipped to be DGP hasn’t assumed charge. Ashok Parsad, which according to even government is tipped to be the next DGP, is either reluctant or is awaiting clearance at the Centre to assume the charge. It has given rise to host of speculation on continuation of K Rajendra as the head of the state police force. Never before in the past a person cleared as the head of the state police, as delayed the matter for 10-day, that too in a highly sensitive state like J&K. Some police officials are of the view that Parsad is reluctant to accept this assignment as he has higher s...   READ MORE   Rashid, Hakim Yasin, Tarigami on job New political alliance in offing 6/10/2012 11:53:18 PM early times report Srinagar, June 10 : In a bid to provide an alternative to National Conference and the people’s Democratic Party (PDP), some political players are seriously thinking of forming a new political alliance. Players like Hakim Yasin, Yusuf Tarigami and Engineer Rashid have confirmed possibility of forming an alliance in near future. "We are in constant touch with each other. Politics is change and change is politics, anything is possible", Tarigami told a local news agency. Tarigami, however, did not say whether the new alliance would contest elections together. Hakim Yasin while confirming his participation in meetings with above mentioned players said people want a cha...   READ MORE   We are fighting for Pakistan, says Salah-ud-Din Thriving On Kashmiris' Blood 6/10/2012 11:52:37 PM RUSTAM JAMMU, June 10: The POJK-based so-called supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), who also heads United Jihad Council (UJC), has been honest in admitting that he is not fighting for the Kashmir's independence and that his objective is to ensure the merger of Kashmir with the Muslim and theocratic Pakistan. He wants India to vacate Kashmir like USSR vacated Afghanistan. The nature of his commitment to Pakistan could be determined from what he said on June 8. He said: "We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan". He said so in an interview to Arab News. He made this statement while referring to "a reduction o...   READ MORE   RSS dismisses interlocutors' report as dangerous, unsettling Right Approach 6/10/2012 11:52:25 PM NEHA JAMMU, June 10: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which earlier had urged the Union Government to "throw the interlocutors' report into the dustbin", has yet again dismissed the same as divisive, dangerous and unsettling. Interlocutors Dilip Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M M Ansari submitted their 177-page report to the Union Home Minister on October 12 last and it was made public by the Union Home Ministry on May 24 for public scrutiny. Making public the controversial report, the Union Home Ministry clearly said that the Government of India had not taken any view on the report and that it would welcome a debate on the recommendations and findings of the interlocutors. Immediately ...   READ MORE

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