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| Qarra's son, Babu's driver on rampage | | Wahid Hamid Qarra attacks SHO Nageen with sharp weapon | | | Jammu, Aug 17: In two isolated incidents bringing embarrassment for their masters, the son of a senior minister and driver of a Minister of State went on rampage under the influence of brute power.
Son of Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Station House Officer (SHO) of Jammu and Kashmir police with sharp edged weapon in Hazratbal area, on the outskirts of Srinagar city, this afternoon. Police sources, quoting eyewitnesses, said that the Wahid Hameed Qarra, son of the minister, turned furious on SHO Hazratbal, after the later objected his car parking in no-parking zone.
Sources late this evening told the EARLY TIMES, that the Finance Minister Tariq Qarra later called up the Director General of Police, that his son should be treated as an ordinary offender under the rules of law. "The Minister told the DGP that his son should not be spared for being his son", a senior police officer told EARLY TIMES.
This is second time, in last one year, when son of a PDP minister has been arrested by the police. Earlier, this year son of forest ... | |
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| Smaller notes not withdrawn: RBI | | | |
Jammu, Aug 17: Reserve Bank of India has clarified that although the printing of Re 1, Rs. 2 and Rs. 5 notes has been discontinued , the notes of these denomination issued earlier will continue to be legal tender.
Reserve Bank has made it clear that these notes are not being withdrawn from circulation and the doubts among members of public regarding the validity/acceptability of these notes are totally unfound.
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| | | | German lady boosting Gulmarg serenity | | | |
Srinagar, August 17- A German lady married to an Indian travel writer is promoting community driven eco-tourism in Kashmir and developing Gulmarg as the best ski resort in the world.
Backed by her experience in the north-east where she has worked extensively for promotion of eco-friendly rural tourism, Carin Juda made a power point presentation, 'Ski Gulmarg Campaign', Thursday before Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Tourism Minister Muhammad Dilawar Mir. Chief Secretary, C. Phunsog and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Anil Goswami were also present.
"My idea is to assure maximum participation by high quality tourists in the upcoming winter and spring season and devise w... | |
| | | | Lovelorn couple gets security with court's blessing | | | | Jammu, Aug 17: Chased by the relatives, an insecure lovelorn couple petition before the judiciary for protection of their relation, which indeed came to their rescue.
One Dr Majid Jahangir locked in love with Syeda Samreena and married at their own with the mutual will, approached the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking direction for security of their life. The Court hearing the case directed the government advocate that he should convey to the Director General of Police that the couple should be provided adequate security by 1 PM today.
Justice Virender Singh in a habeas corpus petition filed by Dr Jehangir after hearing Sunil Sethi appearing for the petitioner, Additional Advoca... | |
| | | | Angry residents spill over roads as taps still run dry | | | |
Jammu, August 17: Street protests to highlight scarcity of water and electricity have become thing of the past. On Friday one unidentified youth tired to hang himself with a piece of cloth at the busy Rehari crossing while irate residents from several other adjoining localities came out on the streets to protest against the scarcity of water in their area.The commotion resulted in traffic jam on the busy road for several hours aftecting Amarnath yatra.
The dharna in the middle of the road was lifted by local residents after local police cops intervened and shifted them from the area. It may be mentioned that to highlight scarcity of water people from Jammu west constit... | |
| | | | AIDS campaigner cyclist on Valley tour | | | |
Srinagar, Aug 17: A youth from West Bengal, who had set off on a world tour on bicycle to spread AIDS Awareness, reached here three days ago.
Somen Debnath from West Bengal 's Sunderban reached here under his mission and had visited Kargil, Leh, Ganderbal and parts of Srinagar to campaign against the dreaded disease.
Talking about AIDS in Jammu and Kashmir , the 24-year-old PhD scholar said, "During my interaction, I found people here are simple and religious minded and are aware of the ill-effects of illicit relations and that is why there are less HIV infected patients in the state compared to other states." During his trip to Ladakh, Somen also trekked the highest motorab... | |
| | | | Multi-million pilferage scam rocks Army | | | |
New Delhi, Aug 17: A pilferage scam running into crores of rupees has come to light in the army's strategic Leh Corps in Jammu and Kashmir with police detecting clothing and rations meant for troops deployed on the Saichen glacier being sold in local markets.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered 11 FIRs since July after finding food packets and other equipment meant for Siachen being sold in the open market but the army has refused to cooperate in the probe, sources said.
Police have so far arrested 31 people, including shopkeepers, in various areas in northern Kashmir. A few of them have made confessional statements before magistrates, during which they named senio... | |
| | | | J&K terror on wane: JJ | | | |
Jammu, Aug 17: Largely crediting the velvet glove and iron fist approach of the armed forces, the Chief of the Army Staff, Gen JJ Singh said today that intruders from Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir were being given a hot chase by the forces in Kashmir.
On the sidelines of a function in Bangalore, he told journalists, "in this battle of nerves, the Indian army has an upper hand now because they (infiltrators) are on the run though attempts to cross over the border are on, particularly during the summer as the weather is conducive:
Asserting that the army was fully geared up to counter the tactics of the infiltrators from the other side of the border, Singh said in the o... | |
| | | | Demilitarization campaign meets a deadly blow | | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu, Aug 17: The demilitarization campaign has been dealt with yet another serious blow, with the Government of India completing ruling out an immediate withdrawn of Army from the counter-insurgency operations like in Jammu and Kashmir.
A Parliamentary Standing Committee had recommended withdrawal of Army from the internal duty operations. In its action taken report, the Government has told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence that a decision has been taken to raise a very large number of additional battalions of Central para military forces to be deployed for internal security duties and anti-terrorist operations while making it clear that... | |
| | | | Lewd sky marshal kicked off plane | | The top witness of eve-teasing was CM who has to board another plane | | | Jammu, Aug 17: In a bizarre incident creating quite a scene on board a private airliner, a vulgar air marshal had to be kicked off the place for an alleged molestation attempt and bid to make sexual advances upon a co-passenger.
Incidentally, the Delhi bound flight of the Deccan Airways was also carrying Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad among other passengers when a pilgrim of the Shri Amarnath raised alarm of a molestation attempt upon her by the sky marshal. The marshal has been identified as Krishan Kumar. The woman, 22, was traveling with her parents.
An eye witness who was traveling in the plane, told EARLY TIMES that that following voice raised by Supriya Agarwal the woman pilgrim,... | |
| | | | VLCC relocates its centre in Jammu | | Shifted from Bahu Plaza to Gandhi Nagar | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 17
VLCC has relocated its centre in Jammu from Bahu Plaza to Gandhi Nagar which will be formally inaugurated in the first week of September.
This was disclosed by Dr. Anita in a media interaction held here today. She further said that VLCC is getting tremendous response in Jammu and hoped it will continue in future also. She said shifting of the centre from the present location has made on the growing demand of the public as the new centre has a bigger space, she added. About VLCC she said it adopts a scientific and holistic approach for addressing to the problems related with excessive weight by creating a negative calorie balance. The principles essent... | |
| | | | What a magician can’t do, teacher-turned instructor has done it | | Willy deceived government’ | | | Surinder Raina
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Jammu Aug 17-What even magicians can not do, a teacher-cum- student has done it practically. He has shown him presence both at his place of posting and simultaneously at the Institute where he was undergoing training.
An instructor of applied arts in Institute of Music and Fine Arts whose appointment was totally illegal was earlier serving as a teacher in Government High School, Dablehar in the year 1973 and at the same time he was granted admission in the Institute of Music and Fine Arts (IMFA), Jammu and continued to attend the classes in the institute. This way he has deceived both the government and the institute and wrongly caused loss to the state exchequer by draw... | |
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