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J&K IAS Babus own palatial houses, villas, land in posh localities Syed Junaid Hashmi 8/23/2011 11:39:41 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 22: IAS Babus of Jammu and Kashmir cadre have unveiled details of both movable and immovable properties, their present value and mode of acquiring the same before union government's department of Personnel and Training (DOPT). Revelations have brought to light the amount wealth in the possession of officers, both honest and those against whom there are cases in vigilance and crime branch of police. Copies of IPRs submitted by 81 IAS officers of Jammu and Kashmir cadre indicate that barring a few, all others are rich and own not only palatial houses but also have land in their possession in posh localities both within the state and outside. Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board which has been unable to find a patch of land for accommodating Journalists has gifted land to IAS Babus in various parts of the state on throwaway prices. IPRs affirm that IAS babus have managed wealth intelligently and that the concept of 'Hand to mouth' has long been abandoned. Early Times is in possession of IPRs of 81 IAS Babus. Beginning from 1977 Batch Chief Secretary Madh...   READ MORE

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'Property statements of Sharma, 8 other officers pending' 8/23/2011 11:39:04 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 22: Barring the ones who have recently been inducted into IAS, eight IAS officers are yet to submit property statements to the union government's Department of Personnel and Training. Sources said that these officers have not submitted IPRs despite repeated reminders. These include Bishan Dass Sharma, Bipul Pathak, Naseema Lanker, Tanveer Jehan, Bua Ditta Bhagat, Azad Ahmad Lone (JK:1995), Shiv Dev Singh Jamwal (JK:1997) and Suresh Kumar (JK:1986). Sources disclosed that the officers have been asked to submit the details at the earliest but they have been delaying the same on one pretext or the other. Sources confirmed that DOPT has made it clear to a...   READ MORE   Mother of 5 children killed, 10 militants trapped in Handwara gunbattle Ahmed Ali Fayyaz 8/23/2011 11:38:31 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT srinagar, Aug 22: A middle aged woman, who was mother of five children, got killed and her husband sustained injuries when militants and security forces locked horns in a major gunfight in Handwara forest area of north Kashmir. According to officials, a thick group of at least ten heavily armed militants has been trapped by armed forces though independent sources insist that the operation had failed and the holed up militants had managed to escape. Close on the heels of a fierce encounter, that left 12 militants and a JCO dead, on the LoC in Gurez sector, another group of 10 militants has been trapped by Army in the thick forest cover of Handwara. Authoritative sources...   READ MORE   Culprits behind attack on ET staffer still at large 8/23/2011 11:37:50 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu: Those who assaulted the Kishtwar representative of Early Times Saturday last had not been picked up by police even after three days of the incident. Asif Iqbal Naik was assaulted by some miscreants inside the Kishtwar district hospital Saturday last while he was discharging his professional duties. Even after a protest by him and others in Kishtwar town on the day of the incident, police had failed to apprehended the accused who stood identified. He was assaulted allegedly at the behest of a militant-turned-Congress leader and sarpanch of Hullar as ET had carried a story about a fight at Bandrena which was instigated by him. Even as the sarpanch was named by ...   READ MORE   CM seeks Truth and Reconciliation Commission as if he is still in opposition 8/23/2011 11:37:23 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 22: State Chief Minister Monday wanted the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be constituted in Jammu and Kashmir to probe all the killings in the state in last 21 years. Talking to reporters after inaugurating a post office in Dal lake, Omar said, "Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be assigned task to probe all the killings in the state. Whether the killings were carried out by militants or security forces it needs to be probed." "I had demanded setting up of Truth and Reconciliation Commission when we were in opposition and I repeat the same today. There is no way out but to setup the commission," Omar told reporters when asked to comment abou...   READ MORE   Rs 700 for linking villages! ‘Omar's Govt has been disconnecting people’ 8/23/2011 11:36:41 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 22: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has sought Rs 700 Cr under PMGSY for empowerment of Panchayats and other developmental programmes in rural areas under central schemes. Omar sought the assistance this evening when Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh called on him. Underlining the importance of well knit rural road communication in a hilly State like Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister said that in order to link up 1400 habitations hitherto left out from the PMGSY, the State requires a central assistance of Rs. 700 crores. There is no denying the fact that a well knit road network is key to development. But, political freedom which includes...   READ MORE   Youth dies after kite thread slits his throat 8/23/2011 11:35:54 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT KATRA: A motorcyclist was killed after the thread of a kite slit his throat at Manoon here this afternoon. Gourav Sharma (32), son of Dewan Chand of Manoon, was going home on his motorcycle (JK20/0428) when a kite thread accidentally got entangled around his neck. The sharp thread made a gash in his neck and slit slit his throat, resulting in his instant death, police said....   READ MORE   Govt to review pre-paid cell services in Jammu Kashmir 8/23/2011 11:34:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: Following reports that subversives, including activists of Lashkar-i-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, were misusing cell phone services in Jammu and Kashmir by communicating not only instructions from one area to the other but to their handlers across the border the union Home Ministry plans to lay down specific guidelines to the telecom service providers. Informed sources said that the telecom service providers were to be told to either monitor the use of the cell phone services or start curtailing pre-paid services. Official sources said that the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has decided to call a meeting of the top executives of telecom service prov...   READ MORE   Hanging Of Guru Omar asks Delhi to look into wider picture Neha 8/23/2011 11:34:08 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Aug 22: CM Omar Abdullah is, it appears, not happy with the union Government. The Reason: The Union Home Ministry has finally rejected clemency petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. What exactly has he said about the reported decision of the Union Home Ministry on the clemency petition of Guru? He has, inter-alia, said: "The President of India, in her wisdom, has to decide on the mercy petition. As a Chief Minister, I have seen the situation over the past...   READ MORE   Bus driver's protest at Katra 8/23/2011 11:31:23 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT KATRA: In protest against the incident of beating of a bus driver by some miscreants here four days back, bus drivers protested today at the bus stand here for three hours. Bus driver Ved Prakash, son of Munshi Ram of Miran Sahib, Jammu, was beaten by some unknown miscreants here Saturday last. When other bus drivers came to know that there was no improvement in his condition at the GMC hospital, Jammu, they today suspended bus services for three hours and held a protest. They later ended their dharna on the assurance of senior police officers that accused would be held soon....   READ MORE   Anna movement: watch on prevailing situation a 'priority' BJP top brass gives it ‘a miss’ to J&K visits, Gadkari's visit to Leh today postponed 8/23/2011 11:30:41 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: BJP national president Nitin Gadkari, who along with senior leaders of the party was scheduled to visit Leh tomorrow to address a public meeting has postponed the programme due to prevailing situation in national capital and other parts of the country catalysed by Anna movement. The party's Parliamentarian's study group on J&K whcih comprises senior most leaders of BJP which was scheduled to visit three hilly districts of Jammu region this week has also shelved the programme for now on account of same reason. The township of Leh was to witness perhaps for the first time presence of a leader of the stature of president of country's principle opposition par...   READ MORE   India Against Corruption Nation is awakened, Congress just can't befool it Rustam 8/23/2011 11:29:52 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Aug 22: Social activist Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption has not only mobilized the entire Indian nation and the Indians living abroad and electrified the Indian political scene and but it has also shown the Prime Minister and his government their rightful place. His crusade has engulfed every nook and corner of India with every concerned Indian contributing splendidly to the movement in his/her own style. The people's involvement in the movement is voluntary and unprecedented. Millions and millions of the exploited Indians have jumped on to the Anna's bandwagon. There is no coercion. They are spending from their own pocket to make the crusade against cor...   READ MORE   Fourth estate is also in chains, Mr Padgoanker 8/23/2011 11:29:15 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: New Delhi's nominated interlocutors on Jammu Kashmir have sought release of all militants` as a good will gesture' but failed to utter a word in favour of fourth estate. This speaks in volumes about love of interlocutors for militants. During one of their visits to Srinagar, interlocutors interacted with a delegation of Kashmir Editor's Association. The delegation led by editor CNS, Rashid Rahi discussed in detail discriminatory policy of government towards some newspapers. "The Interlocutors were told that some newspapers were on the black list of the government and survived without government advertisements. We also apprised them on attacks on journa...   READ MORE

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