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Police officials’ DNA doesn’t match with Shopian rapists CBI’s FSL goes for cross-checking 8/1/2009 12:02:45 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jul 31: Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi has completed the DNA profile of all the four detained J&K Police officers and begun the cross-checking procedure as it has not matched with the people whose spermatozoa had been found in the vaginal smear of the two young women raped and found killed in Shopian on May 29/30 last. Informed sources revealed to Early Times that the DNA profiling, which was conducted under orders of a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court after collecting blood samples of four Police officials, has established in stage one of the producer that none of them was involved in rape-cum-murder of two young women whose death has caused mayhem all over Kashmir valley. Twenty-five-year-old married woman, Neelofar Jan, wife of Shakil Ahmed Ahangar of Bogam Shopian and 17-year-old unmarried sister of Shakil Ahmed Ahangar, Asiya Jan, had been found dead in Rambiara nullah in Shopian during the night intervening May 29 and May 30 last. In the wake of unprecedented upr...   READ MORE

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Cabinet puts Central University at Center of Confusion India got 20 CUs in 60 years; reluctant on ‘regional call’ J&K asks for second in a year 7/31/2009 11:36:56 PM ZAFAR CHOUDHARY Srinagar/Jammu, July 31: The issue revolving around establishment of Central University was further complicated today with the state Cabinet deciding to approach the Government of India for establishment of two such institutions of higher learning –one of Jammu and another for Kashmir. Even though the Cabinet appears to have taken its decision with certain amount sincerity, but it caused ample doubts if Jammu region could get the Central University, at all. Instead of clearing the air about location of Central University, which was initially decided at Samba, the state Cabinet has further confused the issue by seeking to go for balancing act to ask the Center for two Cen...   READ MORE   Daylight shootout in Satwari 7/31/2009 11:36:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: One person received critical injuries in a shoot out that occurred in a broad day light in one of the busiest area of Jammu today. Shooters after firing escaped from the spot while as police have seized the vehicle used for the purpose near Peerbaba, Satwari. Dinesh Kumar alias Raja alias DC son of Sham Lal resident of Narwal Pain, Satwari who is also a hardcore criminal and is a member of Sunny gang was riding a motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AH,7828 when he was hit by a car bearing registration number JK028,1205.The motorcycle slipped beneath a tanker coming from opposite side. Soon 4 persons put off from car and started resorted to fir...   READ MORE   10 KAS officers transferred Angurana Chairman of J&KST 7/31/2009 11:36:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Upon retirement of two IAS officers, BL Nimesh Khalid Habib, the government has given additional charge of the Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal to Principal Secretary PHE and Irrigation AK Angurana while Farooq Ahmed Peer, Secretary in the Home Department has been given additional charge of Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department. Until today, BL Nimesh was the Chairman of J&K Special Tribunal and Khalid Habib had the charge of Labour and Employment department. Both IAS officers retired on superannuation today. Meanwhile, in three separate orders, the government has ordered transfers and postings of ten KAS officers. Bas...   READ MORE   SC Commission chief Buta Singh’s son held taking Rs One Cr bribe 7/31/2009 11:35:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: In an embarrassment for UPA Government, the Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths today arrested son of Buta Singh, the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes while accepting Rs One Crore bribe to settle down a case his father was probing. Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh was formally placed under arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged involvement in a corruption case in New Delhi on Thursday when he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.One crore and taken to Mumbai later in the evening. According to CBI, the corruption case involves a complaint filed by Ramraj Patil, a Nashik-based civic w...   READ MORE   Omar gets floral reception on his return to Secretariat 7/31/2009 11:34:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: A day after the Governor NN Vohra exonerated him of the charges leveled by the Peoples Democratic Party leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today returned to office Chief Minister’s arrival in the Secretariat after two-day break was marked by a warm welcome to him from Cabinet colleagues, bureaucrats and employees of the civil secretariat. On his arrival at Civil Secretariat the employees led by President Civil Secretariat Employees Union, Nazir Ahmad and General Secretary, Ghulam Mehdi and officers in large number welcomed the Chief Minister and presented him garlands. The employees also raised slogans in favour of Abdulla...   READ MORE   Vohra violated constitution, CM has no authority to be in office: Chaman 7/31/2009 11:34:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Endorsing the stand of Peoples Democratic Party, as far as constitutional process is concerned, the veteran political and leader of BJP Legislature Party Prof Chaman Lal Gupta today said that the Governor NN Vohra has violated the Constitution by not accepting resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The Peoples Democratic Party has already accused the Raj Bhawan of taking “directive from New Delhi in exonerating the Chief Minister from charges leveled against him the Legislative Assembly”. Mehbooba Mufti today questioned the Governor Vohra in Srinagar on how could he arrived at conclusion in just 48 hours on an issue which the CBI could not probe i...   READ MORE   JU exams postponed 7/31/2009 11:34:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31- The Jammu University has postponed all the examinations till further orders. The University in a notification said that all the examinations scheduled from August 1 to August 6, 2009 have been postponed and the fresh dates shall be notified separately. ...   READ MORE   208 cut off mark in KAS Prelims 7/31/2009 11:33:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission today announced the results of 2009 preliminary examination of Combined Competitive Services, popularly known as Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS). According to detailed result of all aspirants released by the PSC, the cut off mark for eligibility to appear in the Mains examination has been pegged at 208.81. The Commission had declared results of all candidates who appeared on May 23 and 24, except for two roll numbers. The result of candidates bearing Roll Numbers 0901210 and 1800772 has been kept with held pending further processes and the decision by the Commission. “The Commission has fixed 208.8...   READ MORE

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