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| Karra snubs VO | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTER
Jammu, Aug 9: In an obvious snub to the anti-graft campaign, the Finance and Lal Minister Tariq Hamid Karra has objected to the State Vigilance Organisation's (SVO) request for reopening a case in which the chief minister had dropped charges against the accused officers.
"There should be some finality in the decision of the competent authority (Chief Minister)," said Karra.
The SVO had sought reconsideration of the cases involving some senior officials of the health ministry who were accused of corruption in purchases made for the department in 1999-2000.
The CM had dropped charges against the accused officials after an expert committee submitted a repor... | |
| | | | Lawyers suspend work to support colleague | | Notice to CS, DGP in habeas corpus petition | | | Jammu, Aug 9: Amidst a strike by lawyers, a habeas corpus petition was filed against the alleged detentions of HC Jhalmeria Advocate and Secretary JKNPP, PK Ganjoo Publicity Secretary JKNPP and Anita Thakur General Secretary JKNPP seeking direction to produce above said persons in the court.
Justice YP Nargotra of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Jammu wing in the open Court after hearing Petitioner Bharat Bhushan Kotwal an Advocate of the High Court and Vice-Chairman of the State Legal Aid Committee J&K; issued notice to State of J&K through Chief Secretary, Commissioner/Secretary Home, Director General of Police, SP Udhampur, SDPO Katra and SHO P/S Katra, the notices was accepted by the Dep... | |
| | | | 'Karwan-e-Aman led to surrenders' | | | | Surinder Singh
Jammu, Aug 9: The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service is proving useful to the Indian Army and other security agencies in negotiating surrenders of Kashmiri militants living in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and other parts of Pakistan.
An Indian army officer in Srinagar said that since the launch of bus service in April 2005, they have persuaded 200 militants to return to the Indian side to live normal life.. For the past one year, authorities have facilitated the issuance of travel documents to a number of people to board the cross-LoC bus, with the mission being to persuade youth in militant camps set up in PoK to surrender to the Indian Army, sources added.
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| | | | Border Resident: Living In The Line Of Fire | | | | Ajay Meenia
Jammu | Aug 9: There seems no end to the problems of the border areas. The inhabitants of RS Pura border who have been the victim of the frequent firing from the across the border in the past are confronted with several other problems.
The residents had heaved a sigh of relief following ceasefire on the borders; little knowing what was for them in the store.
With the construction of concrete dam on the zero line by the Pak authorities with poor drainage system, the vast chunk of land on this side of the border stand submerged leaving little chance to the farmers to cultivate the same and whatever land could be cultivated the crops suffered heavy damages due to the gushing... | |
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