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| NHPC standoff- Srivastava to meet Omar on June 30 | | NHPC contemptuous towards local laws: Taj | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, June 15: Amid escalating tensions between the two, NHPC chairman has sought appointment with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to find some middle ground to defuse the situation.
Sources told Early Times that chairman of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) ABL Srivastava has sought appointment with the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Sources said though Chief Minister was at first reluctant to give audience to Srivastava, however, latter he agreed to meet the former and a meeting has been fixed for June 30.
However, it has been reliably learnt that Omar is likely to ensure presence of Minister for PHE and Irrigation, Taj Mohiuddin in the meeting as the latter has been spearheading the campaign against plundering of water resources by NHPC . As the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram earlier this week had a telephonic conversation with Mr. Taj and offered to facilitate a meeting between the Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to arrive at some decision.
The state government has been accusing NHPC of not implementing the cabinet decision... | |
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| Number game of militants in J&K | | Govt blissfully ignorant or aware of varying statements of 2 DGPs…? | | | early times report
Jammu, June 15: In less than one month J&K witnessed two varying statements on the number of active militants in the state , coming no less than from the highest rank of Police officers the two DGPs. While the outgoing DGP Kuldeep Khoda a couple of days before his superannuation said there are only 100-150 militants in the state, the new super cop K Rajendra just two days back confirmed presence of not less than 250 active militants across the state. Even as this is purely a number game which cannot surely determine the extent of militancy and terrorism related aspects in the state, the moot question is the government aware of real picture about security scenar... | |
| | | | Former councilor booked for brawl with SHO | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 15: A senior Congress leader and former corporator of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Surinder Singh Shingari was booked for brawl with Station House Officer of Bakshi Nagar Police Station when he went to the Police Station to lodge complaint but reportedly had a hot argument with the concerned SHO on Friday.
According to police sources, the former councilor was booked under section 107/51. "The incident took place in presence of other police officers of the police station when former corporator demanded strict action against the person who allegedly assaulted his brother Narinder Singh, sources said further adding, "While Shingari was lodging his complai... | |
| | | | Land encroachment goes with impunity in J&K | | | | early times report
JAMMU, June 15: With Government losing its control the land mafia is increasing its activities day by day in the state. Recently there were revelations that some mafia groups had encroached the Government land in Pattan area by some blue eyed boys of the Government.
Taking the matter as serious Speaker Mohammed Akbar Lone had constituted a Committee of Legislators to probe and asked the concerned deputy commissioners to report compliance. The issue was raised by PDP leader and former Minister Moulvi Iftikhar Hussian Ansari in the Assembly who while turning the attention of the Government towards the issue alleged that land grabbing goes with impunity in the area and th... | |
| | | | Probe on in Laila disappearance case: DGP | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, June 15: Director General of Police.
Rajendra Kumar today said the investigation in the mysterious disappearance of Bollywood actress, laila Khan was going on. "Police are working on leads. As soon as we get something conclusive we will share it with the media", he said on the sidelines of an inauguration function at Doda today.
Earlier, the DGP dedicated a gym to the Doda youth who accorded him a awarm welcome and reminded of his tenure as SP Doda. The DGP urged the youth to help police in making a crime free society.
On Delhi High Court Blast case, he said the National Investigating Agency is investigating the case. "As soon as it shares details with the poli... | |
| | | | CBI exposes graft nexus at Chakkan-da-Bagh, arrests two officials for accepting graft | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 15: "Anti Corruption Branch of Central Bureau of investigation (CBI), Jammu arrested two officials of Plants Quarantine Centre at Chakkan-da-Bagh, Poonch on Thursday and exposed the alleged nexus of corruption for allowing trucks carrying export goods to Pakistan to move across LoC, sources within CBI said
According to high placed sources, the accused have been identified as Buta Singh, Assistant Plant Protection Officer, Department of Agriculture and his assistant Ganga Singh, TO-1 who were caught red handed at their residences near Poonch-Rawlakote Poonch.
"Sleuths of CBI Jammu apprehended the duo while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 2400 in lieu... | |
| | | | Army officer's wife defrauds exclusive showrooms in posh areas | | | | early times report
Jammu, June 15 : When it comes to conning gullible people, there is no beating the fairer sex an in a bizarre incident an army officer's wife is reportedly on police's hit list following complaints of swindling owners of exclusive showrooms in posh localities like Gandhi Nagar and City Square Mall. Police has registered case in this regard at different police stations.
Police sources said that two different FIRs under section 420 RPC have been registered by Gandhi Nagar and Nowabad Police Stations where the said high profiled swindler has defrauded the gullible owners of showrooms. Meanwhile, sources said police has identified the lady and her husband who happens ... | |
| | | | NC activist shot dead by militants | | | | early times report
SRINAGAR, June 15: In the first political killing of the year in the summer capital, militants today shot dead an office bearer of the ruling National Conference in Natipora area of the city.
National Conference Block President Abdul Rehman Ganaie (65) was shot at twice by two motorcycle-borne militants from a close range at around 1.35 PM, police said.
They said Ganaie was rushed to the Bone and Joint Hospital at nearby Barzulla where doctors declared him as "brought dead".
Ganaie was targetted by militants as he was leaving home to offer Friday prayers at a local mosque, police said.
Soon after the shooting, police cordoned off the area and launched a manhunt for ... | |
| | | | Sensitive issues can't be debated publicly, says CM | | Revoking AFSPA | | | NEHA
JAMMU, June 15: Gone are the days when NC leader and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah used to roar and threaten. He appears to be a bit changed man, notwithstanding no real change in the functioning of the government that he has been leading for the last more than three years now. His administration remains as inefficient and irresponsible as before with almost all the non-NC and non-Congress formations describing his government as most corrupt and anti-people. The Panthers Party is even going to the extent of dismissing the NC-Congress dispensation as anti-national and demanding its dismissal.
That the desire to retain control over the state power which Omar Abdullah got due to the bung... | |
| | | | Kashmiri separatists hail Vajpayee as a hero | | This Is BJP! | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 15: Kashmiri separatists of all hues are very happy with the BJP veteran and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Some of them hail him as a hero. Pakistani establishment was also happy with Vajpayee. It believed that Vajpayee and the Vajpayee-led ragtag NDA government were prepared to go to any extent to befriend Islamabad and conciliate the "estranged" Kashmiri people. In other words, it believed, and rightly, that what they could not achieve between 1947 and 1998, they could very easily achieve through the good offices of Vajpayee, his Hindu BJP and his men like former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, former National Security Advisor Brijesh Mishra, R K Mishra, ... | |
| | | | Who have been awarded for anti-militancy operations? | | Home Department rejects RTI application | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: The Home Department has refused to disclose names of police personnel awarded for anti-militancy operations from 1989 to 2012.. The information was sought by a human rights defender, Khurram Parvez under the RTI Act.
The application was filed on April 26, 2012 in the department of Home Affairs. The Department after a delay of 40 days, transferred the RTI application to the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the Police Headquarters vide letter no: Home/RTI/87/2012/3016. The Department of Home, under section 6(3) of J&K RTI Act should have transferred the RTI request within the stipulated time of 5 days to the Police Headquarters if they did not posses... | |
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