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| Justice Mansoor is new HC Judge | | | |
Srinagar, July 6: Chief Justice, Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Aftab Aalam administered oath to Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir at an impressive function as Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court here today.
Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir was appointed as High Court Judge by President of India Dr. A.P.J Abul Kalam on June 28, 2007. The strength of Judges of the J&K High Court, as such, now has risen to nine.
Present on the occasion were Judges of the High Court, Advocate General, Commissioner Secretary Law Department besides Judicial officers of the district Jammu, Bar Members, Advocates and staff.
Mr. Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir born on April 25, 1955 joined Judicial Service as District and Sessions Judge in May 1993 after passing the Higher Judicial Examination. He remained posted as district and Sessions Judge Anantnag, District Judge Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Srinagar, District and Session Judge, Budgam, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar and Principal District and Session Judge Srinagar.
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| CM heads HR panel as Valley shuts to protest abuses | | | |
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Jammu, July 6: It was an interesting paradox in the summer capital city Srinagar. As a matter of sheer coincidence, the headless cabinet sub committee on Human Right finally got its convener after being in the cold for nearly a year as the same day the capital city observed a shut down to observe the alleged violations of human rights.
Exactly this day last year, a meeting of state cabinet had taken some historic decisions including creation of eight new districts and hike in the number of assembly constituencies. Formation of cabinet sub committee under the chairmanship of then Deputy Chief Miniser Muzaffar Hussain Baig was also one of the significant decisions this da... | |
| | | | Jammu's event of history in limbo, authorities clueless | | KAS selected candidates loosing enthusiasm as case still hangs on Supreme Court | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu, July 6: The milestone historical achievement of Jammu region by scoring well in the sate combined services is till in the limbo as authorities are completely clueless about the appointment of candidates who qualified the KAS examination through Public Service Commission.
The list of the KAS candidates in which Jammu region fared extremely well is hanging in balance even after declaration of result as a writ petition is pending in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case in August and it is not certain which way the decision is taken as there are many glaring points before the judges from petitioners as well as from Defence.
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| | | | 'Lingam melts of heat wave' | | SASB shares pain; blames Mahant Giri for public debate | | |
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Jammu, July 6: With television screens showing unformed cops violating the sanctity of the most revered Himalayan cave shrine and blame game erupting in several quarters, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board headed by the Governor Lt Gen SK Sinha seems to have pained over the controversies engulfing the Shri Amarnath Yatra almost every year.
In a detailed statement released to the media here today, the Shrine Board made a detailed account of sequence of events since 2004 –ever since the Yatra got embroiled in controversy on one or the other issue. What has pained the Shrine Board more is the fact the former custodian of the shrive Mahant Depinder Giri is critical of the prevai... | |
| | | | Late but never lost: 18 months run finally gets state DMA | | | |
Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu July 6
It took almost over eighteen months to the Jammu and Kashmir government to frame rules for the state Disaster Management Authority (DMA) for responding to natural disasters after the devastating earthquake which hit the state in October 2005 with the snow tsunami freezing the state early in the same year.
State government in a meeting held in Srinagar in April last after deliberating upon the resulted loss of the precious human lives and huge loss of the property, private and government as well, chalked out the necessary guidelines.
It is to mention though the Parliament passed a Disaster Management Act on December 26, 2005, following Tsunami in South ... | |
| | | | ‘Vested interests unleash disinformation campaign’ | | SASB regrets controversies over Amarnath pilgrimage | | |
SRINAGAR, JULY 6- Sri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has described as unfortunate raking up of controversies over the annual Amarnathji pilgrimage for the past four years, saying that vested interests were circulating misleading information over the duration of the Yatra, the Holy ice Lingam and use of helicopters.
Clarifying the allegations being leveled against the Board, a spokesperson of SASB regretted that an eminent Holy man like Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of Chhari Mubarak, who used to manage the Yatra prior to the setting up of the Shrine Board in 2001, has been pro-active in this controversy.
On melting of the Ice Lingam, the spokesperson said that for the past about... | |
| | | | Musharraf's flight path fired at from anti-aircraft guns | | | |
ISLAMABAD, JUL 6 Militants appeared to have targeted Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today when they fired several rounds from light machine and anti-aircraft guns from a house top in Rawalpidi at the flight path he took.
The Defence Ministry, however, strongly denied reports carried by television channels that the President's plane was attacked.
Unidentified militants fired several rounds from a light machine gun and two anti-aircraft guns fixed on the roof top of a house located near the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi from where the President's plane took off for Balochistan.
Musharraf reached Turbat town in Balochistan, which was hit by heavy rains and floods this ... | |
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