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| Jammu gets primitive, outdated traffic lights | | Undue favours extended to relative of a retired senior Police officer? | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Aug 5: In between the din by several Government agencies over the traffic lights installed in the city the previous day seeking credit in public eye for their installation, the fact of the matter is that the lights installed in the city after a wait of over a decade are primitive and outdated.
Besides compromising on the quality of the installed lights, sources reveal that the contract for installation of such outdated lights was allocated to a particular company in order to extend favours to a close relative of a senior police officer, now retired.
According to the informed sources, the traffic lights installed in the city are of isolated, stand alone type while those being installed in the cities across the country these days are integrated clusters controlled by coordinated timing devices and operated by an automated control room, which have CCTV cameras mounted atop them for identifying traffic violators and also provide crucial visual evidences in case of accidents on city crossings.
Sources also inform that the Government had constituted a committee for... | |
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| PSOs serve as "official" servants of "protected" persons in J&K | | | | early times report
JAMMU, Aug 5: Personal Security Officers (PSOs) alloted to some "protected" persons in J&K are vitually acting as their servants and servants of their children who are studying in professional colleges outside the state.
These PSOs have not worn police uniforms for the past many years, according to police sources.
They could often be seen buying vegetables in the market for their "masters", carrying milk, curd and other items of daily use for them, and doing other menial jobs.
"They are not actually performing the duties for which they have been attached to the so-called protected persons," the sources added.
"Actually this lot of protected persons does not require... | |
| | | | DGP Prasad has a host of challenges in making JKP a shining force | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: It is nearly after a decade that an 'outsider' has been appointed as head of the 1.20 Lakh-strong Police organisation in Jammu and Kashmir that continues to be the country's most sensitive state. By virtue of his holding a J&K desk in Intelligence Bureau and later functioning as head of the organisation in Kashmir for over a year, Ashok Prasad, nonetheless, is believed to be as much knowledgeable on J&K as any of the IPS officers of the state cadre.
In a security review meeting with officers from the rank of SP to ADGP on Saturday---his first after assuming office on July 23rd---Prasad sent out an intelligent signal. He made it clear to all officers tha... | |
| | | | Cong asserts by setting records straight | | | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 5: Congress has asserted itself by asking Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to consult party ministers in administrative matters.
Pradesh Congress Committee president Saif-ud-din Soz said Omar Abdullah should discuss the matter of infant deaths with the medical education minister RS Chib.
The CM has on his own making statements and discussing the matter of hospital administration without even consulting Cong ministers, who is the point person on this account and with the daily handling of the ministry in a better position to assess the situation and take corrective measures.
The Congress assertion comes at a time when the state unit of the party has been pre... | |
| | | | 36-40 militants active in South Kashmir | | | | early times report
Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Police and Security forces have started massive operations to nab around 36 to 40 identified militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfits in South Kashmir after a series of attacks early this month in which an Army jawan and two police constables were killed.
On top of their list of the renewed hunt after recent militant strikes are Sajad Ahmad Mir of HM operating in Wachi area in Shopian district along with Altaf Baba of Jaish-e-Mohammad of the same area and the divisional commander of LeT for South Kashmir, Mohammad Qasim, who is a Pakistani militant and has taken over charge of South Kashmir after the ... | |
| | | | Ministers, politicians commercialize education in J&K | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Aug5; Jammu and Kashmir state particularly Jammu and Kathua districts have emerged as hub of Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) institutes with a number of ministers and leaders directly or indirectly running the institutions as money minting machines.
Official sources revealed Jammu and Kathua districts have got lion's share in the private education sector. Out of total 482 ETT institutes operating in the region, around 330 are in these two districts.
Sources said that most people including politicians prefer open ETT institutes in these two districts as agents have strong network in neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajashtan and Himachal Pradesh, where ... | |
| | | | Ex-MLA Piyara Singh's son consumes poison, serious | | | | early times report
JammU, July 5: Ex-MLA and senior BJP leader Choudhary Piyara Singh's son today tried to end his life by consuming poison at his Trikuta Nagar residence here.
Police said Piyara's son Vikram Singh Randhawa made an abortive bid on his life by consuming poison at hisTrikuta Nagar residence.
He was rushed to GMCH where doctors washed his stomach. His treatment was in progress.
The reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained by police. Trikuta Nagar police has registered a case in this connection. Meanwhile, Sonu Kumar, son of Trilok Raj of Chakroyiaan, who had consumed poison some days back at his residence and was undergoing treatment at the GMCH, died today.
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| | | | Huge breach in Ujh embankment leaves standing crops, inhabitations vulnerable | | Locals rue poor quality of construction, demand probe | | | ARUN TRISAL
Kathua, Aug 5: Swollen Ujh river has washed away a major part of the embankment constructed few years back, leaving huge chunk of cultivable land and even inhabitations along it vulnerable to gushing flood waters.
Concerned group of local farmers informed ET that 180 meter long portion of 1.25 Km embankment on Ujh constructed four years back to protect the cultivated land in Panchayat Gatti tehsil Basohli has been washed off, raising serious question mark over the safety and security of inhabitations along the river and hectares of cultivable land besides the quality of construction of the embankment.
The farmers of the affected area of the Gatti claim that around 1200 hec... | |
| | | | Convocation round d corner but JU big-wigs busy infighting | | | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 5: The infighting among the bigwigs of Jammu University (JU) is getting intense with each passing day. The latest flashpoints in the series was composition of committees for the forthcoming Convocation of the University and appointment of Incharge Librarian.
As per sources, Registrar Dr Naresh Padha is in the line of fire and has been isolated by none other than Vice Chancellor Dr Mohan Pal Singh Ishar.
Highly placed sources disclosed that declaration of various committees for the forthcoming Convocation of the University was getting delayed. The committees were finalized by the OSD to VC, Jai Kumar Sharma and Registrar has objection to the same. The Regis... | |
| | | | Convocation round d corner but JU big-wigs busy infighting | | | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 5: The infighting among the bigwigs of Jammu University (JU) is getting intense with each passing day. The latest flashpoints in the series was composition of committees for the forthcoming Convocation of the University and appointment of Incharge Librarian.
As per sources, Registrar Dr Naresh Padha is in the line of fire and has been isolated by none other than Vice Chancellor Dr Mohan Pal Singh Ishar.
Highly placed sources disclosed that declaration of various committees for the forthcoming Convocation of the University was getting delayed. The committees were finalized by the OSD to VC, Jai Kumar Sharma and Registrar has objection to the same. The Regis... | |
| | | | Yes, I am a sycophant, says Shinde | | Congress Or… | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 5: The overwhelmed and jubilant Sushil Kumar Shinde yesterday evening catalogued the reasons for his elevation in the Union Council of Ministers. He was given the sensitive portfolio of home affairs. He was made Home Minister the day half of the country and over 60 crore of its population, including people of Jammu & Kashmir, witnessed the worst-ever power crisis. That day not one but three grids became dysfunctional at the same time. Two days before his elevation, almost half of the country had witnessed a similar situation. That day the northern grid had become dysfunctional. It took the engineers more than 12 hours to restore power supply. He did not regret. On the con... | |
| | | | Pakistan not a suitable option: KC | | An agreement was reached with Hurriyat | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: Kashmir Committee chairman and former Union Law Minister, Ram Jethmalani today said accession to Pakistan was not a suitable option for the people of Kashmir. He was interacting with a galaxy of civil society members.
"India is a secular country. I will tell you what secularism actually means and how important it is in the contemporary times."
Responding to a remark that 84% of India lived below poverty line, he said: "India is not poor. It is a rich country but has been rendered poor by vested interests."
Giving details of his previous engagement with the Hurriyat leaders, Ram said: "An agreement was reached urging us to give up extremist position... | |
| | | | Team Anna's task not that easy | | Political Alternative | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 5: Team Anna has finally taken the plunge and declared that it will provide a political alternative. It doesn't matter if the Team Anna has taken this decision under compulsion or after comprehensive deliberations. But the fact remains that its task is not that easy. Indeed, it has decided to tread a very difficult path. It would be better if the Team Anna reconsiders its decision and ponder over whether it would be desirable to cleanse the system by becoming part of it or achieve the stated objective by remaining out of it.
By becoming a political party, the Team Anna will have not only to answer many questions and silence its critics, but also to make its stand clear on ... | |
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