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Vohra does rig-jig: Over 100 top Babus reshuffled Massive merit based shake up in Admin, Police; 10 DCs also changed 7/13/2008 9:19:44 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 12 KEY PEOPLE ON ROLL Anil Goswami, Principal Secretary Home LD Jha, Commissioner Secretary Revenue KB Jandyal, Secretary Information, Floriculture Atal Dullu, Commissioner Secretary Health Masud Samoon, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Kamal Saini, Director Civil-Military Liaison Farooq Khan DIG, CID AQ Manhas, DIG, Jammu Mandeep Bhadari, DC Jammu Mandeep Kour, DC Kathua Sudershan Sharma, DC Kishtwar Ajay Khajuria, DC Udhampur Afzal Bhat, DC Poonch Isfandyar Khan, DC Srinagar Ajit Sahu, DC Leh Mohammad Rafi, DC Budgam Sharief-ud-Din, DC Doda Hilal Parray, DC Kupwara In a massive pre-election shakeup in top middle rungs of the Civil Administration and Police, the Government today ordered transfers and postings of over hundred officers. Most of the officers shifted in today’s exercise had either completed their tenure or suited the new department best, an order issued by the government reflected. Before affecting this major administrative reshuffle, the Governor NN Vohra had a detailed meeting with the Chief S...   READ MORE

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Today is ‘Black Sunday’ 7/13/2008 9:18:35 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 12 A quiet but tense Jammu has all eyes focused on the Governor NN Vohra’s next action as yet another round of agitation is waiting to roll out on Wednesday even as Sunday is being observed as Black Day in Jammu as a mark of protest against the Amarnath Shrine land issue. The Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti which temporarily suspended its agitation Monday, had set deadline for Tuesday asking the Governor to retrieve land which was surrendered to the Tourism department. If there is no response from the Governor till Tuesday, a more violent agitation is likely to be resumed on the issue. Meanwhile, the Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (AYSS) Saturday ann...   READ MORE   PDP, Congress back home, Police call bluff of nameless graves 7/13/2008 9:18:01 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 12 It was around January this year that the issue of nameless graves broke up in Kashmir and assumed such proportions that it came for a heated debate even in the European Parliament but the Jammu and Kashmir Police never spoke on the issue. Reasons were obvious –one coalition partner (Peoples Democratic Party) wanted the Police to endorse these reports while other (the Congress) desired that Police should vehemently deny any such thing in these graves of north Kashmir. However, adopting a procession approach the Police top brass rather preferred to maintain silence instead of falling in the political trap. Now since it has come out of the political pre...   READ MORE   Suffocated files get went Governor adopts continuity with change 7/13/2008 9:16:24 AM ET SPECIAL Jammu | July 12 The disquieting suffocation bottling up in the files of General Administration Department for past many months due to tug of war between the warring coalition partners –the Congress and Peoples Democratic Party –has finally got a vent by approval of the Governor NN Vohra. The long list of transfers and postings in Police and Civil Administration issued by the Government this evening reflects two major things –one that the Governor, unlike his many past predecessors, has adopted a policy of ‘continuity with change’ and second that he is too serious about holding elections in time. When contacted in Srinagar, top sources in the government told EARLY TIMES tha...   READ MORE   Gloom and pallor descends on former ministers 7/13/2008 9:14:45 AM Gareeb Dass Jammu | July 12 After winning the Akhnoor Assembly seat in 1996 election Govind Ram was inducted in the Council of ministers as minister of state for health.At that time his was a frail frame and totally emaciated.Within three months his face turned rosy.This is what one experienced in the case of late Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah,Abdul Rahim Rather,Mohd.Shafi and others.Their pale faces and infirm frame were replaced by resplendent visage and vigour after they were sworn in as cabinet ministers.It was all "power "given gift.Shah who had remained down with knee and other physical problems,and could not move about without a support was seen climbing the stairs of the Assembly secretar...   READ MORE

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