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| Omar's claim of transparency explodes | | `Akbar Lone threatens officers' | | | Majid Ahmad
SRINAGAR, July 29: At a time when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claims that his government believes in transparency and substantiates it by passing instructions to his cabinet colleagues to solve the problems of people, one of the senior ministers in Omar's cabinet is threatening officers, using abusive language and forcing them to do his 'unjustified works.'
Sources told Early Times Plus that Minister for Higher Education and MLA Sonawari Mohammad Akbar Lone is browbeating officers especially those who are posted in Bandipora district. "Most of the district officers who are transferred to Bandipora district are reluctant to go there as they fear Lone who at times uses foul a... | |
| | | | Govt pays 3.27 Lakh per day as Subsidy to Parliament canteen | | MPs alone have access to meal for Rs 12/- | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: Finally, the place where the congress leaders could buy their meal for Rs. 12, Rs. 5 and Re 1 has been discovered; and the place is the canteen of Parliament at New Delhi, where these MPs get Veg Thali for Rs. 12.50 and one Rumali roti @ Re. 1. Surprisingly this is the rate list of the canteen of the Indian Parliament, run by Indian Railways Catering and tourism Corporation (IRCTC) ltd., for which the government is paying 3.27 Lakh per day as subsidy.
In a reply to queries by Jammu based RTI activist Raman Sharma, to Public Information Officer (PIO) Lok Sabha Secretariat on May 14, 2013, about the rate list of the eatables and the subsidy given by the government ... | |
| | | | SIC directs police to provide Information about SPO | | `Information would affect sovereignty of India' | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: The State Information Commission (SIC) Jammu office has directed the Poonch Police to provide detailed information about the Special Police Officials (SPO's) to an RTI applicant. The Dy SP (Headquarters) Poonch who is also the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the District Police Office, Poonch had earlier denied the information by invoking section 8 of J&K RTI Act 2009 (information would directly affect the integrity and sovereignty of India) . The RTI applicant filed 1st appeal before the Additional SP Poonch who is the First Appellate Authority (FAA) of District Police Office . The FAA upheld the order of the PIO and this prompted the RTI applicant to knock ... | |
| | | | Jammu youth sends DD worth Rs 12/- to Cong MP | | 'Buy yourself a meal Mr. Babbar' | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: Anguished by Raj Babbar's '12 rupees a meal' comment, a villager from Jammu's RS Pura Tehsil has sent a demand draft worth Rs. 12/- challenging the congress MP to buy himself a full meal with the amount.
Rohit Kumar, Social Activist from village Korotana Kalan RS Pura disclosed that he had sent MP the DD and expected a reply if he could actually buy himself a meal for Rs. 12/-. Congress leader and veteran Bollywood actor Raj Babar On Wednesday last had claimed, "Even today in Mumbai city, I can have a full meal at Rs.12. No no, not vada paav. So much of rice, daal sambhar and with that some vegetables are also mixed."
Rohit kumar, who had himself visited... | |
| | | | Mutation of migrant land records by Revenue officials goes unabated in Valley | | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: The mutation of land records of Kashmiri migrants in Valley is going unabated with Government totally sleeping over the issue.
Despite the enactment of the Distress Sale Act by the State Government way back in 1997, no check has been maintained on the sale and purchase of the migrants immovable property in Valley. According to sources the Act has been made a toothless legislation by Government itself as Government itself failed to implement the law in letter and spirit and declare the properties sold by migrants over these years as null and void.
Sources said the successive government s in the State since the promulgation of the Act for obvious reasons did not... | |
| | | | CAPD's inaction hampering investigation | | Fake ration card scam at Udhampur | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, July 29: The inaction of department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) coupled with political patronage to the accused, probe in the much publicized fake ration cards scam that, surfaced in Udhampur has been put on back burner.
Sources informed Early Times Plus that the poor response of CAPD to work-out on the scam was hampering the probe, which was ordered by the District Administration. "Police had arrested the kingpin of fake ration card scam, Joginder Kumar, a Sarpanch who later went scot free for being close to MLA Udhampur", sources resented.
The police authorities had also constituted five members Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DSP ... | |
| | | | 2 dead, 7 injured in 'Kangra Fort' roof collapse | | Land under construction disputed | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, July 29: Two people died and seven other received critical injuries when an under construction building of banquet hall running in the name and style of Kangra Fort caved in here at Barnai today. The incident took place when the construction work of the new block of banquet hall was in progress.
Police said that they immediately launched rescue operation with the help of locals and shifted injured to the GMC, while the debris was being removed to ensure that no one else was trapped underneath.
While the treatment of the injured was on in the GMC hospital, one of them succumbed to injuries. The deceased has been identified as Major, a mason by profession, of village... | |
| | | | How does Omar know? | | Separatists in touch with agencies......! | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday said that the Hurriyat leaders avoided direct dialogue with the government of India and had truck with the agencies. The statement has generated lot of interest among the masses. It has, at the same time shaken the separatist camp for obvious reasons.
The separatist will react sharply and deny the allegations as baseless. Apart from rhetoric, one has to admit role of intelligence agencies in a conflict zone. They operate independently and they mean business.
Omar heads the government in Jammu and Kashmir and in that capacity he is entitled to a briefing by the state agencies every day in the morning or any time in the ... | |
| | | | Separatists get exposed; this time by Omar | | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah exposed the hypocrisy of the separatists in the valley when he disclosed that they (separatists) have been holding talks with the intelligence and other agencies but don't want to come out in the open.
Omar had brought this fact in the public domain which was in the knowledge of every one but was not spoken about it publicly.
Separatists have been holding and also consulting intelligence agencies for quite long and they have been doing this with agencies of the Pakistan also.
The top of the list is so called hard core Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani was in knowledge of the hanging of the Afzal Guru and had left Srinagar just before... | |
| | | | Film maker Kapur, ABP News causing affront to self- respect of Dogras of Jammu | | TV show Pradhanmantri | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 29: Film director, producer and actor Shekhar Kapur and private news channel, ABP News, have caused an affront to the self-respect of Dogras by denouncing Maharaja Hari Singh as dictator, communal, anti-Kashmiri Muslims and pro-independence. The latest episode of TV show Pradhanmantri, which ABP News telecasted on July 27 and 28 at prime time, i.e., 9 to 10 pm, was nothing but a blistering attack on Maharaja Hari Singh, who could be legitimately described as one of the most progressive rulers India ever produced.
Hari Singh was not just an able administrator and social reformer, but also a great human being who never distinguished between one community and another and dis... | |
| | | | Time for Karan, Ajatshatru to take stringent action | | Film maker Kapur denigrates Hari Singh | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 29: Film maker Shekhar Kapur has lowered his position in the eyes of the people by producing a nasty, anti-Maharaja Hari Singh and pro-Sheikh Abdullah serial "Pradhanmantri". It was expected that the serial would evoke a very strong reaction across Jammu province, the land of brave and chivalrous Dogras, who built the state of Jammu & Kashmir making supreme sacrifices, and it happened. The reaction was spontaneous and on expected lines. As soon as the ABP News started telecasting the serial, the shocked and dumbfounded people of Jammu rang up their friends to share their anger over what Shekhar Kapur tried to depict in his serial, which needed to be banned forth with.
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| | | | Unnerved by Congress' cold shoulder, PDP's re emerging proximity ……? | | NC leaders 'put on hold' Congress bashing spree | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 29: Ruling National Conference finally appears to have come to terms with the fact that Congress is not an party which can be taken for granted or a ride for its own ambitions of staying in power and letting it play a second fiddle , no matter it is a major ally . The tone and tenor of harsh political language and bashing spree which NC's senior most leaders like Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, Mehboob Beg, Ali Mohammad Sagar or even by the Chief Minister himself that continued against Congress and Centre in general until recently has suddenly come to halt. And there is well explained reason for this changed strategy.
Sources said NC high Command has given directions afresh ... | |
| | | | Crime against women in J&K soaring alarmingly | | | |
Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, July 29: Despite stringent laws devised of late to empower women, crime graph against women in the state is soaring alarmingly.
Going by the statistics of the Police department, 2012 has been worst in terms of women's safety with steep rise in cases of abduction and outraging of modesty, officials said.
During the year 2012, 303 rape cases, 1322 cases of molestation, 347 cases of eve teasing , 286 cases of cruelty by husbands and 8 cases of dowry deaths were registered in the state , in which Jammu topped with registrations of 39 rape cases, followed by Rajouri 32, Udhampur 30 and Kathua 20.
Where as in Kashmir zone, Srinagar topped the list with registration of... | |
| | | | Jammu peeved over NC's politicization of developmental funds, SDF norms violated to appease 8 NC MLAs | | Planning Minister silent over regional disparity? | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, July 29: Jammu based Congress leaders have taken strong exception to its coalition partner National Conference's unilateral decision of giving Srinagar district Rs. 35 crore under newly created Special Development Fund (SDF).
They have expressed serious concern over NC's politically motivated moves and said that such actions are likely to alienate people of other region especially those living in extremely backward areas of Jammu region. Stating that there is no justification of advancing any supplementary grant especially under Special Area Development Programme (SADP) to Srinagar district, the aggrieved Congress leaders have said that National Conference (NC) h... | |
| | | | Omar promises surplus power, Jammu doesn't get even its share | | Humidity making life miserable | |  Mishu Gupta
JAMMU, July 29: Life has virtually come to a grinding halt in and around Jammu city with young and old both preferring to stay inside due to high humidity and extremely erratic power supply.
This is the situation despite Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's repeated pledges of making Jammu and Kashmir a power surplus state. What to talk of making J&K power surplus, PDD has failed to maintain supply across the city within the available scenario. Frequent power cuts especially during ni... | |
| | | | CRPF denies its role in civilian killings | | 2010 summer unrest | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, July29; The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), lending helping hand to the J&K Police in maintaining maintain law and order situation in the state, has "categorically" denied its involvement in the civilian killings during the 2010 summer unrest.
Sources told Early Times that in a counter affidavit filed in the J&K High court earlier this week, CRPF has said that there was no role of CRPF in killing of the civilians in 2010 summer unrest in which about 120 youth died in police action.
The CRPF according to sources, has said that non-lethal weapons were used as a last resort on the orders of a Magistrate and hence there was no role of CRPF in killing of proteste... | |
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