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Govt ignored my repeated requests for over 4 months: CIC 'RTI was born in J&K 7 years back but it is still not fully operational' 7/27/2011 12:36:52 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, July 26: Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), Ghulam Rasool Sufi, today lamented that Government of Jammu and Kashmir was not showing seriousness in implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. He expressed displeasure over the government's inaction in making the State Information Commission (SIC) fully operational and, after months of silence, disclosed that the Government had ignored his repeated requests of appointing two commissioners for the SIC. Breaking his silence with regard to excessive delay in appointment of the two Information Commissioners, CIC told Early Times that his repeated requests to the Government had failed to yield anything in the last over four months. Appointment of two Information Commissioners, as provided in the law, would make the SIC complete and fully functional for implementation of the RTI Act. Sufi expressed his shock and anguish over the fact that the SIC was incomplete and the RTI was not fully in operation even after seven years of its birth in the state. According to him, it was a matt...   READ MORE

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HM "top secret" letter shows Pak fomenting terror against India from back doors 7/27/2011 12:33:14 AM Bharat Bhushan EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: The seizure of a letter written and signed by Pak-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) deputy chief Shamsher Khan to the outfit's two top commanders has accentuated the fact that Pakistan won't act against terror. It must have shut front doors on militants after the al-Qaeda chief Laden's May 1 killing in its Abbottabad garrison town by the US troops, it continues to foment terror against India from the back doors. This is what a letter with Indian ...   READ MORE   Cong raises banner of revolt, terms DDB meetings 'useless' 'It is only Kabab-Chai-Ghostaba in erstwhile Distt Doda' 7/27/2011 12:29:05 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: In a major embarrassment to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah led coalition government, Congress legislators of erstwhile district Doda not only boycotted crucial district development board meetings but went on to term entire exercise 'useless' National Conference oriented and insignificant. This is the second such incident after the formation of National Conference-Congress collation government in Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2009. Earlier, legislators of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) boycotted DDB meetings alleging non-seriousness of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah towards the issues raised by them. Sources in the government...   READ MORE   Doda DDB meet held without MLAs, MP, MLCs 7/27/2011 12:27:54 AM Asif Iqbal Naik EARLY TIMES REPORT KISHTWAR, July 26: Following on the pattern in which Congress leaders boycotted DDB meeting at Kishtwar, all the Congress party MLA/MLC's including MP Chowdhary Lal Singh skipped the DDB meet at Doda. The meet was chaired by Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma over the issue of less allocation of funds for three Districts of Chenab region Viz. Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban District. It was only National Conference MLC Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy who attended today's DDB meeting at Doda, where as other members including MP Chowdhary Lal Singh, MLA Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, MLA Abdul Majeed Wani, MLA Mohammad Sharief Naz, MLA Ashok Kumar and MLC Naresh Gupta. Al...   READ MORE   Gujjar leaders say nationalist community hurt, demand probe Kulgam 'rape' allegations 7/27/2011 12:26:50 AM EARLY TIMES Report Jammu, July 26: Even as the protests over alleged rape incident in Kulgam which shattered peace in Valley, have relatively calmed down but the anger and resentment, particularly in the Gujjar community is brewing up , also over the aftermath of you tube controversy that erupted three days back. The leaders of prominent Gujjar organisations are demanding thorough probe into allged rape incident besides calling for end to 'ways' by authorities that unnecessarily puts the victim in any kind of embarrassing and awkward position. The allegations of rape took the shape of an aggravated controversy soon after the video clip of this tribal woman of Manzgam village was released ...   READ MORE   Poonch resident wanted in Mumbai serial blasts Mumbai Police send communique to J&K Police 7/27/2011 12:24:18 AM Amit Sharma EARLY TIMERS REPORT POONCH, July 26: The perpetrators of serial blasts in economic capital of the country on July 13 could have a link with the border district of Poonch as the Mumbai police have sought information of a Mendhar resident. The suspect reportedly played a role in carrying out Mumbai serial blasts following which the Mumbai police send a communiqué in this regard to Jammu & Kashmir Police to get the credentials of the person confirmed. Earlier, a person from this area was also involved in the Akshardham temple attack. Sources said that a resident of Mendhar area of district Poonch is wanted for recent Mumbai blasts and in this regard Mumbai Police has arrested...   READ MORE   Contractual lecturers threaten mass suicide Unbothered state govt watches as mute spectator 7/27/2011 12:22:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 26: As discontent among the state government employees because of the insensitive and callous approach of the government is still simmering, another serious discontent is brewing among hundreds of contractual college lecturers in Jammu and Kashmir state with regard to their uncertain future. In a recent agitation launched by the contractual lecturers who have been teaching classes in the various colleges across the state because of a serious shortage of regular teaching staff at these colleges, the contractual appointees have threatened mass suicides after 27 July if the government fails to listen to their demands till that deadline. Give its past record, ...   READ MORE   Not Aam Aadmi, it will empower the Sahib Bahadur! PSGA comes into force 7/27/2011 12:22:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 26: Admitting his helplessness, the Chief Minister today Entrusted the job of cleansing the administration to the Aam Aadmi (commoner). In the name of empowerment, the commoner is now expected to make the administration more responsive. In plain words, he has to run the administration. But is it possible in a state where an Aam Aadmi has to seek judicial intervention for appointment of the chairperson of State Accountability Commission (SAC). By deferring appointment of the chairperson of a vital body, the government has conveyed a message-it is not interested in accountability. What does the new legislation stand for? How, can it empower the Aam Aadmi? An...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz willing to talk to New Delhi, he is great Self-Styled Representative 7/27/2011 12:21:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 26: APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is great and large-hearted. He is willing to talk to the under-attack Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram to break the deadlock and resolve the "unresolved" Jammu and Kashmir issue. He is New Delhi today and would meet in the late evening the young and quite assertive newly-appointed Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to report what he has done in the Valley to further the Pakistani cause there. He would do so under the very nose of the Indian authorities controlled and guided by none other than AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who has, people say, "no stakes in India and whose sin...   READ MORE   Bhim seeks support of country for J&K's reorganization Alternative to Congress, BJP 7/27/2011 12:21:20 AM Neha EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, July 26: Chairman of Panthers Party (PP) Bhim Singh has taken yet another step calculated to mobilise the Indian opinion in favour of his demand that seeks "reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir" and "separate chief minister and separate assembly" for what he rightly calls "Duggar Pradesh." In fact, he has appealed to those regional organisations which have been seeking empowerment of the neglected and ignored regions through the institution of state to come forward and support the PP. He himself is a known supporter of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), which has been spearheading movement for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and creation of Telangana state. In...   READ MORE   Pak VIP invitation helps Kashmiri separatists regain lost ground 7/27/2011 12:19:48 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, July 26: Whenever any VVIP from Islamabad visits New Delhi the first thing on their itinerary is an interaction with the Kashmiri separatists. It has been happening when Pervez Musharraf was in Power. It has happened when Pakistan's foreign or interior Ministers have visited New Delhi. Either these separatists are invited to tea or to dinner by the visiting dignitary from Pakistan. Invariably the successive Pakistan High Commissioners have played host to Kashmiri separatists and the interaction between the Kashmir leaders, who are on the other side of the fence, and the VVIPs from Pakistan is usually held in the premises of Pakistan High commission. And true to ...   READ MORE

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