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| Belying govt reply in LC, this man has illegally been erecting tents on forest land at Jai, renting them out to tourists | | ** Courtesy: Forest deptt, Bhaderwah Development Authority | | |
BHARAT BHUSHAN
JAMMU, June 17: Belying the March 8, 2012, government reply in the legislative council
(LC) and in alleged connivance with the authorities concerned, Imtyazul Rehman Bhat -- a shopkeeper -- has been erecting tents unlawfully in the picturesque Jai woods of Bhaderwah for the past over six summers now and minting money by renting them out to tourists. Courtesy: Forest department and Bhaderwah Development Authority (BDA).
To put it in a nutshell, it is a case of senior officers at the helm of affairs misleading government while preparing replies to questions of members in the LC.
In the starred C.Q. No 208 of MLC Naresh Kumar Gupta listed in LC on March 8, 2012, the g... | |
| | | | Mob torches 15 sheds of GREF in Tulail, 12 labourers injured | | Bandipore 'desecration' flames engulf Gurez-Tulail area, reinforcements rushed | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, June 17: Even as Police placed most of the Valley's separatist leaders under house arrest and succeeded in preventing demonstrations at the major flashpoints of Bandipore, Sopore and Baramulla, residents of different villages of the border area of Gurez today took out a major procession to protest alleged desecration of a holy scripture. Later a mob attacked a camp of Project Beacon's GREF at village Hussan on Dawar-Tulail Road, torching 15 sheds and causing injuries to 12 Bihari labourers who have all fled the site and taken refuge at a camp of Rashtriya Rifles 51 Bn.
Authoritative sources at Dawar, capital town of Gurez border valley in Bandipore district, ... | |
| | | | Congress will not play B team in coalition: Vakil | | `Party has sacrificed for peace and development' | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, June 17: Former Minister and AICC member Abdul Gani Vakil has said that Congress is quite a relevant force in Jammu and Kashmir State and those undermining it were living in an illusion. He said the significance of Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir is associated with state's peace and prosperity for which many political leaders and workers have sacrificed their lives. "In this context playing a role of B team in the present coalition does not arise. Congress had always been on the forefront when it came to the development, restoration of peace, prosperity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir", he made clear.
Addressing a meeting of block presidents and... | |
| | | | Handiwork of elements at verge of retirement: Omar | | | | early times report
Srinagar, June 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made clear that the retirement age row was a creation of some leaders who were at the verge of retirement.
Apparently referring to president Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) Khursheed Aalam who is retiring by the end of September this year, Omar Abdullah blamed leaders of Government employees of playing with the future of unemployed youth for their vested interests and ruled out enhancement in the retirement age of state employees.
Immaterial, whether the enhancement of retirement age from present 58 to 60 years will hamper the employability of the unemployed youth or not, the demand of the state government empl... | |
| | | | What lies beneath CM's statement on Jammu's power woes! | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, June 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement regarding erratic power supply in Jammu region at the peak of a scorching summer has been taken by the people of the region with a pinch of salt.
Speaking to the mediamen after the passing out parade of the Deputy Superintendents of Police at the Sher- i- Kashmir Police Academy at Udhampur the previous day, Omar had said, "we cannot give 24 hours power supply as the power revenue collected from the consumers is far less that the cost of power that the state has to incur. Therefore people of the valley suffer during winters and those of Jammu during the summers."
Even though the statement of the Chief Minister reflec... | |
| | | | 5 killed as truck rolls down into Khuni nallah | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: In a tragic road accident, five persons were killed when a loaded truck rolled down into Khuni nallah near Ramban today.According to police sources, during the intervening night of June 16 and 17, an ill-fated truck bearing registration number JK01H-6412 carrying rice bags of Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Jammu to Srinagar plunged into deep gorge at Khuni Nallah which is more than 200 feet deep from National Highway, resulting on the spot death of 5 persons due to the rash and negligent driving.
Soon after receiving the information about the accident, DySP (Hqrs.) Parbeet Singh Parihar and Inspector Ravinder Singh Parihar, SHO P/S Ramban along ... | |
| | | | NHPC, JK Govt deadlock worries GoI | | Taj, Srivastava summoned to Delhi again | | |
Bashir Assad
Srinagar, June 17; In its effort to break the deadlock between the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Jammu and Kashmir government, Union Power Ministry has once again summoned senior congress leader and Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohiuddin to New Delhi for a meeting which is likely to be attended by chairman NHPC ABL Srivastava as well.
Sources told Early Times that the additional secretary in Union Power Ministry Ashoke Lavasa has fixed a meeting for June 19 at Shri Shram Shakti Bhavan New Delhi and the dates for the same have been communicated to Taj Mohiuddin and Srivastava. Sources said that agenda of the meeting h... | |
| | | | Pak again violates ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: Pakistan once again fired on Indian posts on Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati Sector last night, without any provocation from the Indian side.
The heavy automatic and small arms fire, which commenced last night at about 10:15 pm, was simultaneously opened from at least 12 different Pakistan posts.
Later, at about 11:15 pm, Pakistan troops also opened mortars in the same area and fired a large number of high explosive rounds on Indian posts. The firing continued till around 12:30 am.
Indian troops exercised utmost restraint in response to Pakistan firing and retaliated with controlled but effective fire. The Indian Army continues to mainta... | |
| | | | NC jumps on to the Hurriyat bandwagon? | | Musharraf's Four-Point Formula | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: The NC might give up its demand of greater autonomy and jump on to the bandwagon of APHC-G, which has been hailing former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's four-point Kashmir solution as a first step towards the final goal: Separation from India. In fact, the NC has already expressed itself in favour of the Musharra's formula. It was none other than Dr Mehboob Beg, NC MP, who hailed Musharraf and his Kashmir solution. It happened only six days ago. Actually, he commended the Mushrraf's formula during his interaction with reporters at Sarnal, Anantnag.
What exactly did he say while commending the Musharraf's formula? Criticizing the inter... | |
| | | | Police associates central agencies in investigation | | Arrest of 3 JK Cops | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 17: Top officials of the Jammu Kashmir Police are tight lipped over the arrest of three constables for their alleged links with the militants. Although the acting DGP tried to play down the arrests, informed sources said the police was worried over the development.
Pertinent to mention, the DGP K Rajendra while talking to newsmen yesterday said it was not a `dangerous situation'. According to him, such things have happened in the past as well.
The interrogation of the arrested constables, sources said, has provided enough evidence about `increasing number of men in uniform in the loop of HM. And as the investigation progresses, many skeletons are ... | |
| | | | Politics of emotional blackmail ruining J&K | | Asli Healing Touch | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: Interlocutors' report on Jammu & Kashmir is being criticized on a daily basis in the state for varied reasons, which are too well-known. Hence, there is no need to report again and again why do the people of Kashmir and those of Jammu and Ladakh, plus the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus and various categories of refugees, express themselves against the interlocutors and the report which they submitted some eight months ago.
It is, however, imperative to bring to the notice of the general public what could be construed as the interlocutors' blistering attack on the state's ruling elite, a fact hardly any critic of the report has recognized and ap... | |
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