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| "Tendering nexus' exposed, Korean official, CE, AEE among 4 arrested | | Enticement of Rs 1.8 lakh seized, raids continue at residences of Chief Engg, AEE | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, June 12: State Vigilance Organization (SVO) today exposed a 'tendering nexus' between Mechanical Engineering (ME) top officials and Korean based Weighpad Supplying Company and seized cash amounting to Rs 1.8 lakh from the office of Chief Engineer Mechanical where the illegal deal was in progress, sources said.
High placed sources within SVO told that following a specific information about an illegal deal to manipulate a tender is being held at the office of Chief Engineer at Bikram Chowk and a raid was conducted by the sleuths of SVO.
Sources said that it was a surprise for the sleuths that deal was being scheduled between Chief Engineer ME and some top ranks from CAS India Pvt Limited Company.
"The SVO sleuths led by SSP Vigilance Shakti Pathak raided the complex and barged into the room where the deal was being struck and seized enticement worth Rs 1.8 lakh from the spot, sources said. They added that sleuths arrested Calvin Yoon, Managing Director M/s CAS India Pvt. Ltd., a South Korean National and Anil Dhar, Deputy General Manger M/s CAS India Pvt Ltd r... | |
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| Delay in cabinet expansion draws flak | | Azad fails to submit nominations to the high command | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, June 12: Frustrated with the 'delay' in the cabinet expansion, Congress MLA's from erstwhile Doda district have reportedly turned down a proposal to organize a public meeting in the district to be addressed by union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on the plea that people were annoyed for the district being unrepresented in the Omar Abdullah led coalition regime.
Sources told Early Times that union health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad during his recent visit to Srinagar had suggested that a high profile public meeting shall be convened in the district which was, however, turned down by the MLAs that include Abdul Majid Wani, Viqar Rasool, G M Saroori and Muhammad Shar... | |
| | | | Railway job racket busted, Ex Jt Dir Planning Deptt among 6 held | | | |
early times report
Jammu, June 12: Bishnah police successfully busted a fake railway recruitment racket and arrested six persons including kingpin who happens to be a former Joint Director of Planning Department. Meanwhile, manhunt to nab two members of racket from valley is on, police sources added.
The arrested persons have been identified as Bihari Lal son of Soni Ram, Ex Joint Director Planning Department resident of village Babli Samba, Pushpinder Singh son of Raj Kumar of Krishna Nagar, Gopal Dass son of Shiv Ram of Mandaal, Mohinder Kumar son of Kaka Ram of Bishnah and Som Raj of village Sanorah,Gagwal, police said. Police also said that the nexus has spread its tentacles in val... | |
| | | | SHO Katra transferred on complaint basis | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 12: SHO Katra Pardeep Gupta was transferred to District Police Line, Reasi by SSP Reasi Raghuvir Singh, sources said adding that the transfer took place following some complaints against him.
The transfer was ordered following number of complaints received by SSP. In his place Inspector Ashok Sharma was posted as SHO Katra.
SSP was receiving complaints about SHO Katra Pardeep Gupta and recently it is alleged that no action is being taken by him on the complaint about the overcharging by auto rickshaws who are charging whopping amount of Rs 800 from the pilgrims.
Later, around 100 auto rickshaws were seized by SDPO Katra Rajinder Katoch. It is also alleged... | |
| | | | NC continues to 'rule roost', Congress still in silence mode | | No respite to Jammu in 'discriminatory attitude' | | | early times report
Jammu, June 12: There is no denying the fact that ruling NC gives preferential treatment to Kashmir region in matters of governance, providing facilities and in all socio economic as well as political decisions, the hard and bitter truth for its alliance partner Congress remains that it continues to maintain intriguing and unacceptable silence in matters of brazen discrimination with Jammu, a constituency which has given it mandate to govern. But instead of taking steps to address or remove this discrimination, the entire cabinet of Congress is seen as having adopted "discriminatory attitude" towards the region. Feeling betrayed, people of Jammu want answer from them ... | |
| | | | Brother arrested for killing sister in Udhampur | | | |
early times report
Jammu, June 12: Udhampur Police today claimed to have solved the much publicized Neetu murder case with the arrest of a youth in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police spokesperson stated that in a major breakthrough, Udhampur police investigating the mysterious murder case of Usha Devi alias Neetu alias Kansoo, D/o Sh Swarn Singh, of village Thatti Pathwad arrested one person identified as Rajesh Singh alias Deepu, the real brother of the deceased who shot her with illegal 'country made rifle'.
Police said that the deceased wanted to marry a Billawar based boy with whom she had fallen in love and the deceased disclosed about her wish of marrying the boy to ... | |
| | | | Moulana Dehlavi for attacking terrorist camps in PoK | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 12: Accusing US for double standards, Moulana Syed Athar Dehlavi, Chairman Anjuman Minhaz-e-Rasool, said when US could attack the Taliban in Waziristan and other areas of Pakistan and why does not it cooperate with India in attacking terrorist camps operating in Pak occupied Kashmir.
Talking to reporters here today after visiting LoC areas in border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, Moulana said India should not be dependent on any other nation but attack terrorist camps in PoK on its own.
He said Pakistan has been fully exposed and people in J&K now realize its game plan and there are no takers for Pak agents in J&K in general and areas on LoC in particula... | |
| | | | Farooq hires RSS man Leela Karan as counsel | | | |
Abodh Sharma
Jammu, June 12: Notwithstanding National Conference's political and ideological repulsion with RSS, its President and Union Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah has hired Leela Karan, a frontline RSS man who led famous SASB land row agitation in Jammu as his counsel.
Farooq Abdullah signed a vakalatnama in favour of Leela Karan, a senior advocate of Jammu and Kashmir High Court for a petition seeking vacation of stay order attained by a rival group within the Jammu and Kashmir cricket association.
Pertinent to mention here is the fact that Leelakaran is not only experienced but highly competent advocate, well versed with legalities and intricacies of cases that he has dealt with s... | |
| | | | Aftab gets 14 yrs imprisonment in Meenakshi abduction, rape case | | | | JAMMU, June 12 (JNF): After 11 years of the incident that had sparked off violent protests in Udhampur town for more than a month, Aftab Ahmad Chandel was today awarded 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by additional sessions judge, R N Wattal for abducting and raping a minor a girl in room No 207 of Niharka Yatri Niwas at Katra on February 8, 2001.
While Aftab hails from ward No 7, MH Morh, Shiv Nagar, the girl too is resident of Udhampur.
The court, after hearing the two sides, awarded two years imprisonment to the accused and imposed on him a fine of Rs 1,000 under section 363 of RPC, five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 for the commission of offence under section 366 of RPC ... | |
| | | | NC promises development in Chenab region | | | | early times report
Kishtawar, June 12: The National Conference today renewed their unflinching commitment to reach out to the remotest corner of the State with a message that NC is the only party that can ensure development, peace and progress of the entire state.
This ‘epoch’ making statement was made by NC additional general secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal after concluding the tour of Chenab region. National Conference, Kamaal knows fully, has failed to develop the Srinagar city. This was felt by the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram on his visit to the old city last year. He was told that agitation proved a major hurdle in developmental works.
The Valley remained calm last year. Ther... | |
| | | | Padgaonkar takes on separatists, rejects UN resolutions | | From The Horse's Mouth | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 12: There is much in the New Delhi-appointed interlocutors' report that needs to be rejected as dangerous, divisive and unsettling. There is also much in the report that makes one dismisses it as patently Valley-centric. In fact, many people have rejected the report as Valley-centric and divisive. They belong to Jammu, Ladakh and the national mainstream.
However, the interlocutors for Jammu & Kashmir, especially Dilip Padgaonkar, needs to be congratulated for his candid reflections as contained in his latest political essay on Jammu & Kashmir, which appeared in the today's edition of a leading national daily. This essay is nothing but a reflection on the reactions the r... | |
| | | | Jammu, like Kashmir, also disputed, says Bhat | | Preaching Falsehood | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 12: It's not only Kashmir which is a "disputed" region. Jammu province is also a "disputed" region whose political future, like the political future of Kashmir, has yet to be decided. This is what former APHC (M) chairman Abdul Gani Bhat said the other day while addressing the delegate session of his Muslim Conference (MC) at Srinagar. "Jammu and Kashmir was disputed even when India and Pakistan did not exist. People were offering sacrifices way before 1947 and are doing the same today," he said. The status of Jammu & Kashmir is disputed even without the United Nations resolutions, he also said.
It has become customary with the Kashmiri leaders of all shade... | |
| | | | Does NC represent aspirations of Jammu, Ladakh? | | Frustrated Beg's Controversial Assertions | | | NEHA
JAMMU, June 12: Does the National Conference (NC) represent the aspirations of the entire population of Jammu & Kashmir? Yes, according to the NC MP Mehboob Beg. He on Monday lambasted the interlocutors for Jammu & Kashmir saying they have only tried to "divide Jammu & Kashmir on religious and ethnic lines" and that they have, on the one hand, admitted "erosion of Article 370" and, on the other, said that "clocks can't be set back". But more than that, Beg also shamelessly asserted that the "autonomy resolution passed by the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly in 2000 by three-fourth majority conveys the aspirations of people of all the three regions of the state" and that "to say that autonomy ... | |
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