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| MHA directed to ensure CRPF’s cooperation with SIT | | DB appoints IG CID as SIT’s head, orders exhumation for DNA testing | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jul 3: Dissatisfied with the pace and progress of the Police investigation into the rape-cum-murder of two young women in Shopian, s Division Bench (DB) of Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ordered supervision of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by Inspector General of Police CIG, Farooq Ahmed, and also asked the authorities to conduct a fresh forensic examination of the dead bodies, if necessary, with the permission of their family members. Shutdown in protest against the twin murder at the south Kashmir district headquarters has, meanwhile, completed 35 days.
After hearing arguments and counter-arguments from the petitioner High Court Bar Association (HCBA) and the respondent state government represented by Advocate General on Friday, a DB comprising Chief Justice of J&K High Court Mr Justice Barin Ghosh and Mr Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir today issued a set of directions in the matter of the investigation of rape-cum-murder of two young women, Neelofar and Asiya, at Shopian during the night intervening May 29 and 30.
As recorded in a 10-page order, D... | |
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| Court issues notice as officer takes refuge under Art 370 | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 4: Taking refuge under the wide blanket of Article 370 of Constitution of India, as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department apparently refused to take an order of Central Government, not even on the recommendations of state’s apex judicial authority, the High Court has issued notice to the Commissioner-Secretary of department for initiating appropriate proceedings.
Interestingly, the Additional Advocate General (the government advocate) told the Court that its previous direction was communicated to the government but the department did not take any action.
Taking note of department’s passing the buck on pretext of Article 370, the High Court on S... | |
| | | | Court issues notice as officer takes refuge under Art 370 | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 4: Taking refuge under the wide blanket of Article 370 of Constitution of India, as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department apparently refused to take an order of Central Government, not even on the recommendations of state’s apex judicial authority, the High Court has issued notice to the Commissioner-Secretary of department for initiating appropriate proceedings.
Interestingly, the Additional Advocate General (the government advocate) told the Court that its previous direction was communicated to the government but the department did not take any action.
Taking note of department’s passing the buck on pretext of Article 370, the High Court on S... | |
| | | | Yatra allowed to proceed today | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: After a day’s suspension following inclement weather in the Kashmir Himalayas the authorities have allowed the Amarnath pilgrims to proceed towards Kashmir on Sunday.
The Amarnath yatra was on Saturday suspended from here due to snowfall in some places along the Pahalgam route to the cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas. The Amarnath Shrine Board had advised local authorities that the pilgrimage should not be allowed from Jammu in view of the bad weather.
However, the yatra officer at Jammu told Early Times this evening that yatra has been allowed for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, according to a Spokesperson of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, 5684 Yatri... | |
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PDP reacts to Wakf charges
Early Times report
Jammu, July 4: A war of words seems to have heated up between Kashmir’s two arch political rivals, the Peoples Democratic Party and the National Conference, on an issue which concerns the religious sentiments of Muslims but has more to do with political fortunes of both parties.
Peoples Democratic Party led Government had taken over and handed over to an official body, the Muslim Auqaf Trust managed and run by the National Conference over decades. While taking over by the government, the PDP regime had cited reasons of irregularities.
Striking back, six months after it took over power the National Conference government has now come w... | |
| | | | Leave AFSPA repeal issue to PM: Ansari | | | | Early Times Report
Jhangar, (Nowehera), Jul 4y : Vice President of India Dr Mohammad Hamid Ansari today suggested that the issue of troop withdrawal and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir should be left to the Centre.
Ansari, who was the chairman of a working group on rehabilitation and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) that recommended withdrawal of security forces and revocation of the AFSPA from J&K besides rehabilitation of surrendered militants, declined to field queries of mediapersons on the issue. ''The Prime Minister will decide... the government will decide.
“You leave the issue to the Central government,'' was the reply of the Vice... | |
| | | | Clean up drains, before it rains: Corporators tell JMC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: As pre-monsoon showers leave a warning at doors of city residents and the impending rainy season brings in worries of chocked drains, piling up heaps of garbage and potholed roads, the local Corporators today asked the Jammu Municipal Corporation to act before it is too late.
It may be mentioned here that the present elected term of Jammu Municipal Corporation is in its fourth month and Corporators do not want to leave a bad impression among city residents as the face fresh elections few months later. Therefore, at the 37th General House meeting of JMC, the issue of drainage and city beautification dominated the proceedings.
Gandhi Nagar Corporator and... | |
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