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CM's anti-graft drive goes haywire High profile committee to weed out corrupt goes missing! 8/21/2011 11:51:15 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Aug 21 : State government has seemingly disbanded the high profile committee constituted to make recommendations for encouraging self-acclaimed honest officials and to weed out corrupt, non-performing and inefficient. The committee was constituted by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in October 2010. It included Chief Secretary as Chairman, Chairman of JK Special Tribunal as its member and Secretary of General Administration Department as member-secretary. A formal government order was issued authorizing the committee to make recommendations to the state government within a month for weeding our corrupt and inefficient. Committee had also been authorized to receive necessary inputs from Vigilance commissioner and Inspector General of Police (CID), whenever required. The government order had further categorically stated that the two officers would remain associated with the committee as special invitees. A year has passed and the committee is yet to be heard of. Whether it is working or not is a mil...   READ MORE

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CM seeks more funds from Centre for PMGSY Niaz's threat to sit on dharna belittles govt 'requisition' 8/21/2011 11:50:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 21 : The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may well have given strong arguments in support of his demand for more funds under PMGSY from the visiting Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in Srinagar today, but the status of works under this ambitious rural oriented program across the state reflects a scene which is far cry from what the government contends or claims. A loud concern folded in a warning was recently expressed no less important politician than a former minister and senior Congress leader Mohammad Sharief Niaz over what he alleged as completely neglected Bhaderwah constituency with regard to works under this scheme. In the meeting held to...   READ MORE   Why Anna Hazare failed to catch our imagination? 8/21/2011 11:50:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 21 : While the Anna Hazare crusade against corruption is hogging headlines and public attention throughout the country an interesting debate has been generated in Jammu and Kashmir State. Why has not the campaign evoked such public response in the state? Political analysts and civil society members are baffled alike on this crucial issue that has caught the imagination of the nation outside the State. As political analysts prefer different explanations for the bizarre phenomenon that is unique to the State, the truth is that whatever those analysts might say, corruption ceased to be issue in Jammu and Kashmir long back. It has penetrated every sphere of publi...   READ MORE   Who ‘manufactures’ stone pelters? Govt or separatists 8/21/2011 11:49:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 21 : Stone pelting dominated both the sessions of the Legislative Assembly. A series of contradictory statements were issued by the government. The Law minister accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of patronizing and sponsoring stone pelters. The police saw a nexus between politicians and kerosene dealers. Somebody blamed the separatists. There were others who blamed the Inter Services intelligence (ISI) for the mess the Valley found itself in last year. An in-depth analysis of the situation, however, narrates a different story. If Omar led government has fought stone pelting; it, according to Kashmir watchers, has the distinction of creating stone pa...   READ MORE   Parliament is supreme, says pro-autonomy Omar Abrogate Article 370 8/21/2011 11:49:05 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: Anna Hazare's movement against corruption and his stand that Prime Minister and Members of Parliament must be brought under the jurisdiction of Jan Lokpal Bill have provoked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Omar has opposed the Anna's stand on Prime Minister and Members of Parliament and asserted that Parliament is supreme. One can understand the reasons behind his opposition to the Anna's insistence. After all, he rules a state that is the second most corrupt state in the country. It is hardly necessary to reflect on this aspect, as the people of Jammu and Kashmir know who is corrupt and who is not. In fact, they believe that "most of those at the helm of af...   READ MORE   Pak at its old game of spiking Kishenganga power project 8/21/2011 11:48:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aig 21 : On one hand Islamabad has started initiating measures for reducing trust deficit that has existed between India and Pakistan on the other it has again tried to put spike in India's plan of building 330 MW Kishenganga power project in north Kashmir. Even after the Water Commission experts from Pakistan had been taken to the project site in order to convince them that there was no violaion of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 Islamabad has moved the Court of Arbitration asking it to direct India to stop work at the 330-MW Kishenganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir. Even as the two countries are fighting a legal battle in a court of arbitration, ...   READ MORE   Fake excise deptt SI held with 45 kg charas 8/21/2011 11:47:59 PM JAMMU, Aug 21 : A Tata Safari-borne fake sub-inspector (SI) of excise department was today apprehended by police on the national highway at Jakheni in Udhampur along with 45 kilograms of charas. Acting on a tip-off, a police party headed by Udhampur police station SHO laid a naka on the national highway at Jakheni in the afternoon and intercepted a Tata Safari (DL4CKL/5786). Its checking led cops to the recovery of 45 kilograms of fine charas, DIG (Udhampur-Reasi) Jagjit Kumar said. The charas and the vehicle were then seized by police. The DIG said the vehicle operator was also arrested and put behind the bars. The accused was identified as Sajjad Ahmad Bhat (27), son of Mohammad Yousa...   READ MORE   Gandhi opposes Anna's methodology India Against Corruption 8/21/2011 11:47:17 PM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 21 : Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, yesterday opposed the methodology employed by Anna Hazare to force the adamant, arrogant and essentially dictatorial Congress-led UPA Government to adopt the Jan Lokpal Bill by the end of this month. Anna started fast unto death on August 16 declaring his fast would continue till he achieves his stated goal. Anna and his team feel that the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by them can go a long way in tackling the menace of corruption, which has adversely impacted all walks of life. He and his team members are right. The methodology they have adopted is also appropriate considering the nature of those who have been misruling In...   READ MORE   JMC vet doctor not allowed to discharge official duty, approaches police 8/21/2011 11:46:32 PM JAMMU, Aug 21 : A veterinary doctor of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) was today not allowed to perform his official duty by a meat seller at New Plots here. A JMC team led by Dr (veterinary) M L Gupta went to the shop of meat seller Tariq Bhat at New Plots to examine the quality of goat meat being sold by him. He was, however, not allowed by the shopkeeper to discharge his official duty as a result of which Dr Gupta lodged a complaint against him at Rehari police post. Tariq and some locals later protested on the main New Plots road and made counter-allegations against JMC, police said. Official sources said the JMC team today carried out surprise checks at several meat shops at New ...   READ MORE   Thief hospitalized after beaten by police 8/21/2011 11:46:13 PM Jammu, Aug 21: A youth who was allegedly picked up by the Akhnoor police along with two others on suspicion has been under going treatment in Government Medical College Hospital. Official sources said that the youth identified as Ashok Singh (23) son of Rasa Singh of Darkhal village in Akhnoor was among the two other youths, who were picked up by the Akhnoor police, following a theft of cash from a petrol pump in Pragwal. Though the youth after questioning was released from the custody, the family members alleged their son Ashok could not recover there after. "He was released by the police, after interrogation but they had beaten up him severely due to which he unable to take food proper...   READ MORE   Under training SI commits suicide at PTC Udhampur 8/21/2011 11:44:38 PM JAMMU, Aug 21 : A Police Sub Inspector (PSI) trainee today allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her quarter at Police Training Centre (PTC) Udhampur. The identification of the deceased has been established as Parneet Kour daughter of Parveen Singh of Lower Gadigarh. Informed sources said that Parneet Kour, a PSI trainee, joined the training six months ago. She was found hanging by other recruits, who brought it to the notice of police. After taking the possession of the body, police shifted it to government hospital where a board of doctors conducted her postmortem. Sources said that the deceased Parneet was found dead in quarter number 7, MU block. T...   READ MORE   Car's windshield broken at Gumat, gold jewellery stolen 8/21/2011 11:44:25 PM JAMMU, Aug 21: Unknown persons broke the windshield of an Alto car at lower Gumat here Friday night and stole gold jewellery from it. Police said Alto car (JK02AD/8413) was parked by the roadside Friday night and when some unknown persons broke its windshield and stole gold jewellery from it. According to car owner Varun Mahajan, son of Vijay Mahajan of Gandhinagar, one mangal sutra, four gold rings, two bangles, one passport and one mobile phone were stolen. The matter was brought to the notice of city police station by him Satuday. ...   READ MORE

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