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| Kulgam administration paying 'Hafta' to Akashwani reporter from public exchequer | | Municipal casual labour gets 'Best Journalist' award from Minister on I-Day | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 19 : Believe it or not, the fact remains that officials of the state government in Kulgam district have been paying 'hafta' of Rs 3300 every month to All India Radio's Part Time Correspondent (PTC) from the accounts of Municipal Committee Yaripora. Same 'Correspondent', who has been working as Casual Labour since September 2009, received the 'Best Journalist' award from a Cabinet Minister of Omar Abdullah government on occasion of Independence Day on August 15th.
During the course of an investigation Early Times discovered that one Khursheed Ahmad Padroo S/o late Ghulam Hassan Padroo R/o Bijbehara, Anantnag, has been appointed by Director General News of AIR as PTC for Kulgam district in the year 2007. As per his terms of engagement and job profile, Padroo has been regularly filing news reports for Akashwani as well Doordrashan news bulletins. His appointment was, in fact, in gross violation of the 'Guidelines for Engagement of PTC' which do not permit engagement of a PTC for one district while his living in other district.
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| Waiting for 'powers' Sarpanches, Panches start 'asserting' in many pockets | | Govt in a fix as MLAs term it as 'interference' in their territory | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19 : Post Panchayat polls, notwithstanding coalition government's euphoria and a sense of 'achievement', a political tussle has erupted between MLAs and newly elected Sarpanches and Panches over what can be seen as 'authorised powers' one is entitled to. This has been admitted by none other than the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah himself candidly said that MLAs had reservations about empowerment of Panchayats as they have apprehensions that if 'full' powers were delegated, they would lose grip over the matters concerning masses. The issue has become a real problem for the government which is trying to find out 'ways' to tackle it. In the backdrop of ' war o... | |
| | | | What is cooking up by the way? | | Changing US Kashmir policy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19 : Much to the discomfort of the separatists, there has been a visible shift in US Kashmir policy since March. Two important persons from US have visited Srinagar during the past five months. This has never happened before. Significantly both of them have refused to meet the separatists.
On March 17, the US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer visited Srinagar. He called on the Chief Minister and stated that he (CM) was the elected representative of the people of Jammu Kashmir. He had no time for the separatists. However, he spent around two hours playing basket ball with the boys in Delhi Public School (DPS) Athwajan. This was Roemer's second visit to Ka... | |
| | | | Can't Omar do what he advises Mufti to do? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19 : A strange comment has been made by State Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah the other day. The Chief Minister said he would provide space to PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Syed only if the latter started his campaign against corruption from his home.
The Chief Minister is not only the chief executive of the State, but also the conscience keeper of the state administration. It was not in good taste that the Chief Minister should speak in a casual and non-serious manner like he did. Accepted that there is political animosity between the ruling NC and the PDP. Accepted that the political one-upmanship between the two arch political rivals demands they must cut deep... | |
| | | | RTI application moved seeking whereabouts of Maharaja's treasures | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 19 : Bashir Assad, a local journalist and social activist has moved an application under the RTI Act seeking information about the undisclosed treasures of the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir State, Maharaja Hari Singh. The treasures are believed to be worth thousands of crores.
The undisclosed treasures are believed to contain priceless crowns, necklaces, bracelets, rings, bangles, robes, golden swords, watches and toys left behind by the last Dogra ruler of the State. The application addressed to Toshkhana officer, Srinagar asks the government to provide information about whereabouts of thes... | |
| | | | Sarfu's alleged suicide: Is police involved, the question haunts | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 19 : The alleged custodial death of notorious trans-border smuggler Sarfu Ram has raised suspicion over the involvement of some police officers in the whole episode.
The family members of the deceased have already made statement that police was trying to cover up their misdeed by terming the custodial killing as suicide.
According to reliable sources, Sarfu had disclosed during his interrogation at Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) the names of his associates. Those associates had helped Sarfu Ram in trans-border smuggling during the last one and half decade.
The names disclosed by him also included the name of some police officials, sources revealed. It is... | |
| | | | Role of Congress Sarpanch under scanner for shielding culprits, initiating violence | | On resistance, mother of victim attacked by sharp edged weapon | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Aug 19 : In a bizarre incident, a mother of 9th class girl student was attacked with sharp edged weapon after she objected eve teasing of her daughter by some miscreants.
A mini bus conductor and driver identified as Shahid Hussain Baghwan (24 yrs) son of Ghulam Hussain Baghwan of Hullar, Kishtwar and Mansoor Ahmed son of Mohammad Iqbal (30 yrs) also resident of Hullar respectively were misbehaving with the student of 9th class in Bandrena area of Kishtwar District. When the mother of the eve teasing victim girl resisted the duo's move, the conductor of the matador bearing registration number JK014-2789 Shahid attacked the former victim with sharp edged weapon,... | |
| | | | Anti-police protest at Ramgarh | | | | JAMMU, Aug 19 : Alleging that police had joined hands with the accused who beat up a family at Ratanpur in Ramgarh on August 13 last, people today held an anti-police demonstration in the village.
On August 13, Dayal Chand and his wife Bachno Devi were beaten by their neighbours over some trivial issue. While Dayal was still undergoing treatment at the GMC hospital, his wife, who got her leg fractured, had been discharged from the hospital.
Alleging that police were dragging their feet in the case under political pressure and had not arrested any of the accused, Dayal's family members and villagers today protested at Ratanpur against the Ramgarh police.
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| | | | Theft in Radha-Krishana temple | | | | JAMMU, Aug 19 : Four days before the Janmas-htami festival, unknown burglars stole jewellery and cash box from Radha-Krishna temple Mahalsha in Ramgarh area of Samba last night.
Police said the burglars broke into the Radha-Krishna temple late last night and decamped with over two tolas of jewellery and a cash box. A case in this regard was registered at Ramgarh police station.... | |
| | | | Dead baby turns alive at SMGS | | | | JAMMU, Aug 19 : In yet another case of casual approach of hospital administration, one newly born baby boy who was declared dead by the staff of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SHMS) Hospital turned alive when his body was being taken to funeral.
According to the one of relative Gulzar the lady namely Jaha Begum wife of Bashir Ahmed resident of teshil Gool of district Ramban was shifted to the operation theatre at about 9:30 this morning.
He further said that later a doctor on duty called them and told that there is some complicacy and we are unable to save the life to the infant. Gulzar added that at about 10:30 the doctor took the dead body of infant wrapped in the towel and handed over to h... | |
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