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| Disruptive agitation in Valley not acceptable: Home Minister | | Chidambram says no (for now) to withdrawal of troops, revocation of AFSPA, dialogue with separatist leaders | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jun 12: In a tacit approval to the National Conference-led coalition government’s rollback of the soft policy adopted for separatists for the last few weeks, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today suggested that there would be no withdrawal of troops, revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or dialogue with the separatist leadership in near future. He said that the UPA Government at the Centre was in favour of relocation of troops from the urban areas, reviewing of the special powers granted to armed forces in J&K as also in engaging “all sections” in a process of dialogue but made it clear that decisions to this effect could be taken after his thorough discussion with the Union Defence Ministry and the Prime Minister.
Before concluding his two-day visit to the Valley, Chidambaram said at a crowded news conference that in two days of his taking over as India’s Home Minister on May 21, he had assured Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he would be visiting Srinagar in a few days. He clarified, in reply to a question, that his visit had... | |
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| Two Pak nationals among six injured in accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 112: Two Pakistan nationals among six persons injured in an accident that occurred in Kalidhar area here today.All the six victims have been referred to GMC Jammu for treatment. The incident occurred during noon when a car bearing registration number JK02S,7313 in which they were traveling was hit by a truck resulting injuries to two Pakistan nationals identified as Shamim Nadra and Mehnaz Akhtar both daughters of Kazi Mohd and four other persons identified as Nadra Shahin and Shahida Shahin both wives of Ikhtar Ahmed and Sohail Kesar son of Muneer Hussain and 3 years minor. The four were residents of Bathindi. The two Pakistan nationals visited to them a cou... | |
| | | | Inquiry against BMO, medical staff | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Akhnoor, June 12: Inquiry has been initiated against the Block Medical Officer and other medical staff of Akhnoor hospital for their alleged absence in the hospital when a patient died.
Two persons were taken to hospital after they consumed poison but the medical staff was not present in the hospital and they were rushed to GMC hospital while they were on way one between them died. On the allegations of truancy Director Health Jasbir Singh has ordered inquiry into the incident, “ The inquiry of the incident is on and further step will be taken after inquiry report”, Director Health informed. Pertinent to mention here that two lovelorn identified as Aman Kumar s... | |
| | | | JMC employees booked, arrested for murderous attack on politician | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 12: Two Jammu Municipality Corporation employees were arrested by police on the allegations of beating up of a senior citizen in the premises of JMC here today.
Two JMC employees identified as Anup Kumar Sharma, a clerk, and Amarjeet Singh, field officer, beat one Parasm Ram Poonchi to pulp. The condition of the victim is stated to be critical. The incident occurred when Amarjeet Singh after being promoted as field officer was clashing with other employees to have the promotion order. Parasram who was presence there reportedly solve the clash and rebuked the Amarjeet Singh of his act. Reacting upon this both the JMC employee beat him to the pulp. City polic... | |
| | | | Farooq vows to light J&K with new energy | | | | SANDEEP BHAT
Jammu, June 12: The National Conference president and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today vowed to light Jammu and Kashmir with non-conventional energy resources.
First after taking over as Minister in the Union Cabinet, Dr Abdullah today arrived in the winter capital city to a warm welcome. From airport he was taken in cavalcade to the Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan, the party headquarters in Jammu where jubilant NC workers greeting him with slogans of praise.
Later addressing a felicitation function organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industries in his honour at Jammu club, he stressed for need of using solar and wind energy and said this re... | |
| | | | JU probe panel submits report | | MARKS ON SALE | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 12: Even though the JU internal enquiry committee on the recent BA Part-II (bi-annual) examination scam has completed its enquiry and submitted the report to the Controller Examination but the University authorities continue to remain reticent and the State Vigilance Organization still on with the inquest.
The two members Enquiry Committee comprising of Dr. Vivek Salathia and Prof. D.N. Sahai, which was formulated by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu after an apparent scam was reported to him by an Assistant Registrar of the Examination wing who found the discrepancies in the marking of almost a dozen of marksheets during the re-evaluation proce... | |
| | | | In 3 years, Jammu hospitals sell 1.10 crore OPD tickets | | Jammuties spend Rs 500 crore on drug purchase annually. | | | SALMAN NIZAMI
JAMMU JUNE 12: For last three years 10 lakh out patient department (OPD) tickets have been sold by the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu. The Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital has sold 832045 tickets in last three years. The Health Department has sold over 50 lakh tickets in past three years.
In 2008, the Government Medical College and Hospital sold 705288 OPD tickets, highest in four years. In the same year the Government Medical College has sold 121500 tickets improving one lakh on previous years figure and in SMGS Hospital 279550 in the year 2006-07, 299935 in year 2007-08, and 272560 in year 2008- March 2009.In 2007-2008, 50 lakh OPD tickets were sold by t... | |
| | | | Despite squally weather, blocked tracks, yatra set to begin from June 15 | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, June 12: To make a final assessment of the tracks leading to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji, in the wake of recent unprecedented snowfall, Governor, Mr. N. N. Vohra, personally conducted a detailed review of the climatic conditions and the arrangements at the Holy Cave and both the Base Camps at Baltal and Pahalgam.
The Governor’s visit followed a series of aerial and on–ground surveys conducted by the Shrine Board authorities and the Civil Administration during the past two weeks, including the aerial survey by the Chief Minister on 10th June 2009. The Governor, who is the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), had undertaken aerial vis... | |
| | | | Administration making ‘guided’ attempts to destabilise coalition? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 12: Close on the heels of Congress legislator from Bhaderwah Mohammad Sharief Niaz complaining of rotten ration supply to Doda district, another Congress MLA has raised alarm bells against the administration accusing it of deliberate attempts to sideline the Congress representatives enjoying public mandate.
Another Congress MLA, representing Doda constituency, Abdul Majid Wani says that the administration is offering a preferential treatment to the National Conference leaders by overlooking all norms of merits, procedures and protocols. “I have enough reasons to believe that some people in administration are making guided attempts to engineer rift in the Na... | |
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