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| Third arrest in Sopore custodial killing | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: It is separately a matter of investigation whether scapegoats are being implicated or the Special Investigating Team (SIT) is laying hands on the real actors but, as of now, the day's news is that the third arrest has taken place in the investigation of a custodial killing in Sopore.
Authoritative sources told Early Times that the SIT today took into custody Head Constable Janak Raj (No: 708/JKAP 7th Bn) during the course of the investigation into the custodial death of 28-year-old Nazim Rashid Shala of Krankshivan Colony, Sopore. Janak Raj was allegedly one of the SOG personnel who participated in the custodial interrogation of the civilian on July 30th. During the night intervening, detained Nazim Rashid had died in custody of SOG Sopore.
As already reported, Nazim Rashid had been picked up by Police for his alleged involvement in the assassination of his neighbour and friend, Mohammad Ashraf Dar, who had been gunned down by suspected militants late in the evening on July 26th. During the course of investigation, Police observed that a numb... | |
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| CM's thick skinned Babus turn deaf ear to wailing father's plea | | 'Should I know bring court order from Pakistan' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's administrative set-up has seemingly turned deaf ears to the pleas of a wailing father whose only son is suffering from a life consuming disease.
Despite publishing multicolored advertisements in almost all the local dailies with claims of reaching to the poorest of the poor, Omar's administration is playing with the emotions and hopes of an old and aged father. He knows that his son is suffering from a life consuming disease but hopes that if aid pours in at the right time, a miracle might happen and his son may get another life.
But the aid has got stuck in the official murk of the state. Babus who have become stubborn ... | |
| | | | In August 1947, JK was a soverign state | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: The state of Jammu Kashmir was a sovereign state from August 14, 1947 to October 26 of the same year. This is what the state High Court has held in Magher Singh v/s State of Jammu Kashmir (AIR1953, J and K 25 Vol 40.C.N.17). A division bench comprising Janki Nath Wazir CJ and Shahmiri J gave a landmark judgement in 1953 in the above mentioned case.
The appellant, Magher Singh, prayed for a declaration that the Jammu Kashmir Big Landed Estates (Abolition) Act was ultra vires to the powers of Shree Yuvraj and, therefore, in-spite of the passage of this act, the plaintiff continues to be the lawful owner of 811 kanals of land situated in villages Kadyal and... | |
| | | | Cash starved JK spends Rs 12 Cr on helicopter sorties | | As employees remain high and dry | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: The government has no money to pay arears of sixth pay commission to its employees. But the cash starved state has spent Rs 12 on helicopter sorties since the past three years to take the Chief Minister and other ministers to different places. This has been disclosed by the Jammu and Kashmir government's Civil Aviation Department (CAD).
The employees' leaders surprisingly reacted cautiously when contacted by Early Times. "The Chief Minister needs a helicopter but he should not use it for purely personal trips", said a leader preferring annonymity. He urged the Chief Minister to pay what has been spent by the government on such trips.
A top official whi... | |
| | | | Union home secretary RK Singh for better accountability | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: The visit of the union home secretary, R.K. Singh to Jammu and Kashmir could not have come at a more appropriate time. This is the first visit of Singh to any state after he took over from his predecessor, G.K. Pillai.
While most officials of the MHA and central intelligence maintain that this is in the nature of a familiarization visit for the country's new home secretary, the busy schedule and the interaction itinerary of Singh indicates there is more than just mere familiarization on the home secretary's agenda.
The visit has come in the wake of two most serious and shameful developments on the security front of the state. The first was the custodial... | |
| | | | IT raids on multi-brand 'Monalisa' garments showrooms | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Income Tax (IT) sleuths conducted a series of raids at one of the oldest city based multi-brand readymade garments showrooms- Monalisa.
According to sources, the two showrooms located at Raghunath Bazaar and Gandhi Nagar areas in the city were raided simultaneously after IT department got specific information regarding tax evasion worth several lakhs by the proprietors of Monalisa viz a viz making bogus investments through sister concerns.
Official sources said searches were carried out at "Monalisa" having two stores dealing primarily in readymade garments in Ragunath Bazaar and Gandhi Nagar localities, owned by Vinod Sachdeva.
Sources revealed th... | |
| | | | Appointment of CU VC does not address real issues in Jammu | | Needed: A Political Solution | | | Rustam
Jammu, Aug 10: The appointment of former Chief Secretary to J&K Government SS Bloeria as Vice-Chancellor of Central University (CU) of Jammu has been hailed by those who didn't utter a single word during all these 40 days of strong protests against the indifferent authorities. The case in point is the August 9 statement issued by certain JKPCC office-bearers as well as a couple of Congress MLCs. They remained in hibernation throughout this period and came out of the shells the moment the frightened and alarmed authorities appointed Bloeria as Vice-Chancellor of the yet-to-be-established-CU. But it was not altogether unexpected. Others who maintained a very long distance from the agi... | |
| | | | NC-Cong walking into the separatists' trap? | | Boycott Of Independence Day | | | Neha
Jammu, Aug 10: Believe it or not what it is a fact. The NC-Congress coalition government has, according to a local news agency, decided not to involve students in the Independence Day celebrations. "The provincial administration has decided not to hold any cultural programmes by school children in connection with this year's Independence Day functions in the Bakshi Stadium," a local news agency has revealed. "Neither government nor private schools will be invited this time," the news agency has, in fact, said quoting what it calls "official sources."
It would be to cross the line if one may say so that the provincial administration has taken this controversial, nay outrageous, decisi... | |
| | | | Insane woman along 2 killed, 7 hurt in road mishaps | | | | Jammu: Two persons, including an insane woman, were killed and seven others wounded some of them critically, in separate road accidents here today.
A woman, said to be mentally retarded, was injured critically after a crane hit her at Gangyal. She was shifted by police to Gandhi Nagar hospital where she died.
In a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a motorcycle near Asia hotel at Gandhi Nagar, Balbir Singh (40), son of Natha Singh of Chatha, Satwari, was killed on the spot.
Anil Kumar, son of Natha Ram of Raipur Gujaran, RS Pura, Sikandar, son of Gareeb Dass, his brother Ashok Kumar, Ashok's son Ajay, Mohan (55), son of Dharam Singh of Main Bazar, Katra, Mohinder, son of Munsh... | |
| | | | ICPP Chatha shifted, inquiry ordered | | | | Jammu: Sub Inspector Mandras Singh, In charge Police Post Chatha, has been shifted to police station Gandhi Nagar following the announcement of a departmental inquiry against him in connection with alleged beating of a youth in police custody. The decision has been taken by the SSP Jammu Anand Jain following reports appeared in this regard in section of media. SSP Jammu when contacted confirmed the reports adding SDPO Gandhi Nagar Mohan Lal Kaith has been entrusted the job of inquiry and suitable action to be taken against the cop if found guilty.
It is worthwhile to mention here that the youth Harjeet Singh (26) was admitted to the government hospital, Gandhi Nagar few days ago. T... | |
| | | | Field day for thieves in Channi, Trikuta Nagar | | | | Jammu: In what could be described as field day for thieves, the burglars struck at a temple and grocery shop while they made a vain attempt to loot an ATM machine here late last night at three different places.
In the two thefts, the burglars decamped with some cash as well as other valuables According to police sources burglars broke open locks of the shutters of a general Store (grocery shop) last night in Trikuta Nagar and decamped with a television Set along with other goods worth Rs 25, 000.
The incident came to fore, police sources said, when owner of the shop Bhupinder Singh alias Pummy son of Harbans Singh of Trikuta Nagar came as usual to open his shop this morning but he found l... | |
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