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| Toothless tourist police in Jammu has a name only | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | June 11
If you make inquiries about the place where you can contact the Tourist place from even the police control Room you will get no information.The Jammu police Control Room and other Government agencies do not have any information about the office of Tourist police.Well one can imagine the importance that the Government has attached to this vital wing of the police.If tourists,including pilgrims to Mata Vaishnov Devi shrine,want to lodge a complaint against cheating or against robbery or against any misbehaviour from cab,three-wheeler owners the police stations normally do not register such complaints.Their standard answer is "go register your complaint with the tourist police."The excursionists and the pilgrims,cheated during their stay in Jammu,face an awkward situation.
Enquiries by me revealed hitherto unrevealed miracle.The state has a total strength of 76 tourist police officials those are headed by one SSP.He is assisted by a couple of inspectors and subinspectors and the rest are constables.At least by chance I could trace out a room in the Railwa... | |
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| Saini Sabha takes exception to its misuse | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 11
A day after a local community organization Saini Sabha made imaginative allegations against two responsible members of community, it has turned out self styled association with self appointed president.
Members of the Saini Sabha have clarified that there is no president of this community's association with the name of Pritam Singh Saini. It may be mentioned here that one Pritam Singh Saini had dragged names of two well known and responsible members of the Sabha in a case pertaining to one Anil Kumar Saini registered at Domana Police Station.
Office bearers and other members of the Saini Sabha told EARLY TIMES that somebody might have been trying to ... | |
| | | | Economic revolution has begun to dawn in J&K: Azad | | CM visits country's most backward area to usher development process | | | Early Times Reporter
Kishtwar | June 11
Asserting that economic revolution has begun to dawn in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the revolution would unfold progress and prosperity besides ensuring social justice to people in all areas of the State.
The Chief Minister was addressing largely attended public meetings at Kishtwar, Nagbhatna and Chhatroo after inaugurating and laying foundation of several development projects in Kishtwar district today. These include foundation laying of Rs. 20 crore grid station to be ready by December 2009 and inauguration of industrial estate and common facility centre for bee-keeping at Kishtwar, inauguration of classes at... | |
| | | | High power employment mission yet to take off | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 11
DESPITE lapse of nearly a year the announcement made by the Government about setting up of high power employment mission is yet to take off. The State Government it seems has failed to implement its commitment made in this connection last year. The Government had announced that the Planning Minister would head the 6- member Mission.
Reports from the Planning Department revealed that the Mission, which was to be set up for facilitating generation of adequate employment opportunities for at least five lakh educated youth during the next five years, was yet to take its shape. However, the Industries Minister, Nawang Rigzin Zora said that some spade work... | |
| | | | India: ISI to enhance terror funding | | | | New Delhi | June 11
India's intelligence agencies claimed Pakistan has planned to enhance financial support to India-based terror outfits.
According to an Intelligence Bureau report, Pakistan's Inter State Intelligence is planning to substantially enhance the financial support to militant groups operating in strife-torn Jammu & Kashmir state, to increase their activities in the run-up to the assembly elections in the state.
The intelligence agency said the ISI recently briefed the Pakistani political establishment on the militants' activities. The report said the "freedom movement" in the state was weakening as the jihadi groups were facing financial constraints and the security forces ... | |
| | | | 1.10 unemployed to be provided jobs in state within next 2 months | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Jun 11
Jammu and Kashmir government will provide employment to 1.10 lakh youths in the state within the next two months.
This information was given by Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din at a public meeting at Harwan, an official spokesman said today.He quoted the minister as saying that 1.10 lakh employment, including 40,000 for casual labourers was being created for youth of the state within two months.... | |
| | | | About 1.8 mn voter cards to be checked in Jammu and Kashmir | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | June 11
About 1.8 million voter identity cards in Jammu and Kashmir would be re-verified to prevent their possible misuse, said an official. State’s chief electoral officer B.R. Sharma said in an interview to a newspaper Wednesday that two million new voter identity cards would be issued ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections here.
“We will verify 17 to 18 lakh (1.7-1.8 million) identity cards as the electoral photo identity card (EPIC) numbers of these cards did not match our records,” said Sharma.
The police had claimed recovery of around a dozen voter identity cards from slain militants three months back.
“According to the new procedure, the phot... | |
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