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| Post-Shopian, Police toned up top to bottom | | Rajendra replaces Bhan as CID chief, Gupta IGP Jammu | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 14: In a major shakeup ranging from topmost to lowest rung of Police administration, reflecting some fallouts of Shopian fiasco, the government today reshuffled more than 60 officers including Director General of Crime Investigation Department and Inspectors General of both Police Zones.
Dr Ashok Bhan, the Director General of CID has been made DG Prisons, a post lying vacant for quite some time. Inspector General of Jammu Police K Rajendra Kumar has been posted as head of CID, as ADGP in his own pay and grade.
Inspector General of Security Ashok Gupta is new chief of Jammu Police Zone replacing Rajendra. Gupta has apparently given key assignment in view of his excellent record in the security.
P.L Gupta IPS, IGP Headquarter has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Vigilance (ADGP) in his own pay and grade. He shall continue to hold the charge of the post of IGP, Headquarter till further orders. Gopal Reddy IPS, IGP Vigilance has been transferred and posted as IGP, Home Guards/CD and Auxiliary Police. He will hold additional... | |
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| Soz, Azad brawl comes in open | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 14: In sordid turn of events, the brawl between two top Congress leaders of Jammu and Kashmir –Ghulam Nabi Azad and Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz –has now come to be fought through the media.
A day after a section of press carried Union Health Minister Ghulam Azad’s statement directed against an unnamed Congress leader, the PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz today hit back by a counter-statement again targeting an unnamed Congress leader. No guesses needed, the unnamed leader in Azad’s statements is obviously Soz and in Soz’s statements it is Azad.
In his statement issued to the press today, Soz said, “I regret to say that a section of press in Jammu and Kashmir have pu... | |
| | | | Rs 8 lakh bungling in JMC gathering dust | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 14: As what happens as usual, verifications were made but in spite of taking any action against the culprits they are shielded. In yet another case of bungling in Jammu Municipality stores verifications were made on the directions of honorable Deputy Mayor but no action has been taken against the culprits instead verifications reports are eating dust. As soon as the bungling in 5 stores of JMC including cement and mechanical stores in Manda, Health Section and Sanitary store in Town Hall and furniture store in Gandhi Nagar, came into limelight Deputy Mayor of JMC Dharamveer Singh Jamwal directed verification of the matter. The verification was done by C... | |
| | | | Mubarak Gul is Advisor to CM | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, JULY 14: Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah today appointed legislator and senior National Conference leader Mr. Mubarak Gul as his Advisor with the status of Cabinet rank.
The Chief Minister himself accompanied Mr. Gul to his office in the Civil Secretariat and remained with him for a while. Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Mr. Devender Rana was also present.
The Chief Minister’s Secretariat will be the feeding department for Mr. Mubarak Gul.
Born on February 22, 1951 at Srinagar, Mr. Gul is a law graduate. After starting his political career, he had a stint as a Councilor in 1976. Later, he also remained Provincial President of NC and was elect... | |
| | | | Deaf woman raped in Ramban | | | | Jammu, Jul 14 : Two people were arrested for raping a 55-year- old deaf and dumb married woman in remote village of mountaneous Ramban district in Jammu region.
''A woman identified as Sakina, 55, wife of Gola, was raped on Saturday by two people when she was grazing cattle in village Dandri of Ramban district,'' police sources told UNI.
The woman however, last evening narrated the incident to the family members, who reported the matter to the police.
Police immediately swung into action and arrested the accused identified as Farooq Ahmed, 24, of village Seri and Zahoor Ahmed, 28, of village Dandri in Ramban district.
However, a case under sections 376, 450 and 34 of Ranbir Pena... | |
| | | | Q1: J&K Bank lists Rs 1.17 Bn profit | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 14: While registering a business turnover of Rs 51,975.56 crore during the quarter ended June, 2009, the J&K Bank recorded an increase of 41 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year in the operating profit which increased to Rs.256 crore. For the said quarter, the Bank recorded a net profit of Rs 117.05 crore, an increase of 24 % over Rs 94.56 pertaining to the corresponding period of the previous year.
The bank announced the un-audited financial results for the quarter ended June 2009, following the approval of its Board of Directors in a meeting held here today.
“The financial results of Q1 speak our performance despite ad... | |
| | | | IGP made incharge in Chopra family murder | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, JULY 14: Three years after barbaric murder of leading Jammu business tycoon RB Chopra and his family members, the Additional Advocate General SC Gupta today informed the High Court that a New Supervisory officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police has been made Incharge of the case, who would require some time to report about the steps he intends to take in the case.
Justice JP Singh of J&K High Court Jammu Wing adjourned the case at the request of AAG and directed Registry to list case in the second week of August 2009. Advocates DS Thakur and Pranav Kohli appeared for the petitioners Puneet Chopra.
According to the status report filed by the SIT on... | |
| | | | Transfers in Forest Deptt | | Tiwari gets an add on, Khan’s wings clipped | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 14: In top hierarchy of Forest Department it has long been a roundabout game of number one versus number two but in the latest round, as decided by today’s transfers and postings, the second senior-most officer of the department in state, RD Tiwari has emerged as champ.
Bout between the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Irshad Ahmed Khan, a 1975 batch IFS officer and his number two, RD Tiwari, a 1977 batch IFS, has been no secret in the Forest department. It got intensified in past few years, particularly when efforts got afoot to corner Tiwari.
The muck in the department reached highest point in 2006-07-08 when certain issues in the For... | |
| | | | Swine flu vaccination must for Haj pilgrims | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi: Haj pilgrims from India this year will have to compulsorily get themselves vaccinated against swine flu to avoid getting quarantined in Saudi Arabia, as per the latest requirements of the government there.
This was announced Tuesday by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor who also advised that elderly, pregnant women and children should avoid making the pilgrimage this year due to the pandemic.
"The Hajis should take suitable precautions and get themselves inoculated as they will be medically screened at the point of disembarkation. This is an advise for the pilgrims to avoid getting quarantined at the point of disembarkation," he said at the ... | |
| | | | Last air sortie to Cave on July 22 | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, JULY 14: In furtherance of the decision taken by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), Governor, Mr. N. N. Vohra, today approved the relocation of helipad from the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji to Panchtarni, the forward Base Camp on the traditional Pahalgam route.
Shri B. B. Vyas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shrine Board, stated that the helicopter service shall now operate on the Baltal-Panchtarni sector with effect from July 22, 2009, and emphasized that there shall be no service to the Holy Cave for the remainder period of the current year’s Yatra.
Henceforth, Shri Vyas stated, the existing helipads near the Holy Cave shall be us... | |
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