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| Despite SC's Ban; vehicles with tinted glasses plying on roads | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Aug 6 : Despite of strict ban on the use of tinted glass by the Supreme Court last year, violators have again started using the black films on their vehicle glasses.
With the rising temperature in the city, the use of tint and detachable shades has also increased in the vehicles, government vehicles are violating more than the private vehicles, and the drive of the traffic department, against the tinted glass seems to be dying a slow death.The tint increases the efficiency of the air conditioners but at the same time it violates the directions of the apex court. To implement the Supreme Court and state High Court directions the Traffic Police had started a drive ag... | |
| | | | Director's PA constructing hotel in Forest Zone Pahalgam | | Police yet to lodge FIR | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Aug 6: Despite a high court ban on construction in Pahalgam and its habitations falling under jurisdiction of Pahalgam Development Authority, Urban local bodies director's privileged personnel assistant backed by National Conference former MLC is constructing hotel worth corers in lush green forest zone of Pahalgam Serchen area. Nissar Ahmad Naik resident of Qazigbagh Anantnag known for his involvement in different scams and scandals, is constructing a hotel worth crores , having capacity of over 60 rooms as the authorities don't dare even to request him to stop constructing the hotel according to the supreme High court decision, in which the court has banned. ... | |
| | | | Kamaal plays down Congress Ministers' demand | | 'Act against Kamaal or we stay away from Cabinet' | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Aug 6: Mustafa Kamaal has yet again launched a counter offensive against state Congress responding to their threat to boycott meetings of the state cabinet unless he tendered an apology or party took a decisive action against him for issuing abusive statements against Congress leadership.
Taking a strong exception to the Congress rider, NC additional general secretary said that by doing so, Congress ministers were disgracing the faith reposed by their electorate in them and also violating the oath of office that they took in the name of the constitution of India. "Congress has actually been marred by bitter factionalism and inorder to put up a fake united face, they ar... | |
| | | | Tarigami, Mir, Hakim favouring Cong-PDP post-poll alliance | | Trio in constant touch with Congress high command | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: Contemplating Congress-PDP post-election alliance in 2014, the three important political actors, MY Tarigami, Ghulam Hasan Mir and Hakim Mohammad Yasin are currently busy in working out a strategy to facilitate reconciliation between the two estranged former alliance partners.
The trio who played a pivotal role in the ouster of Mufti Mohammad Sayed as Chief Minister in 2005 to replace him by Ghulam Nabi Azad and also played their role in forging an alliance between National Conference and Congress in 2008, according to sources, are working overnight to ensure that there no pre-poll alliance in the state which according to the trio amounts to influencing the ... | |
| | | | JK House; Just for VVIPs, closed for commoners | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 6: Supposed to be facilitation center for state subjects, officers manning the Jammu and Kashmir House in New Delhi have turned it into a 'private guest house of VVIPs' and other state guests.
It is heard more than often that commoners are housed in C-grade accommodation and charged, according to sweet will of the front desk manager and the concerned Additional Resident Commissioner (ARC). Those in B-grade accommodation have to grease palm of the front desk manager of the guest house to stay comfortably. Not only this, state subjects approaching the front desk manager of the guest house are straightaway refused to be let in on the pretext of non-availabilit... | |
| | | | CID verifying antecedents of journalists, prominent persons in Kashmir | | | | Majid Ahmad
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Jammu and Kashmir Police is verifying antecedents of journalists, prominent persons, poets, writers and people associated with Cultural Academy these days.
Sources told Early Times that CID headquarters has shot a letter to police stations across the Valley and asked its personnel to verify all the details of 108 accredited journalists, 17 editors, 189 prominent citizens, 140 poets/writers and 17 persons from Cultural Academy within a week.
The letter sent by SP CID Srinagar to all the branches of CID in various police stations has asked its sub-ordinates to treat the matter as most urgent. Some of the names of p... | |
| | | | SIC seeks explanation, Chairman summoned | | Dodged by SSRB, girl threatens suicide | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: After being continuously dodged by the J&K Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) a female candidate who had applied for the post of Food Inspector has threatened while filing an RTI application to end her life. The State Information Commission while hearing this case has sought a detailed explanation from the SSRB authorities. The Chairman of the SSRB was also summoned during the hearing by the Chief Information Commissioner GR Sufi.
As per details available with Early Times a complaint was filed under section 15 of the State RTI Act 2009 before the State Information Commission (SIC) on 13-03-2013 by one Asima Muzaffar a resident of Khanyar Srinagar ... | |
| | | | SIC seeks explanation, Chairman summoned | | Dodged by SSRB, girl threatens suicide | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: After being continuously dodged by the J&K Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) a female candidate who had applied for the post of Food Inspector has threatened while filing an RTI application to end her life. The State Information Commission while hearing this case has sought a detailed explanation from the SSRB authorities. The Chairman of the SSRB was also summoned during the hearing by the Chief Information Commissioner GR Sufi.
As per details available with Early Times a complaint was filed under section 15 of the State RTI Act 2009 before the State Information Commission (SIC) on 13-03-2013 by one Asima Muzaffar a resident of Khanyar Srinagar ... | |
| | | | SIC seeks explanation, Chairman summoned | | Dodged by SSRB, girl threatens suicide | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: After being continuously dodged by the J&K Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) a female candidate who had applied for the post of Food Inspector has threatened while filing an RTI application to end her life. The State Information Commission while hearing this case has sought a detailed explanation from the SSRB authorities. The Chairman of the SSRB was also summoned during the hearing by the Chief Information Commissioner GR Sufi.
As per details available with Early Times a complaint was filed under section 15 of the State RTI Act 2009 before the State Information Commission (SIC) on 13-03-2013 by one Asima Muzaffar a resident of Khanyar Srinagar ... | |
| | | | Major consumer brands on looting spree | | Sorry state of Consumers Affairs | | | Charging exorbitantly for cheap spare parts
Akshay Azad
Jammu, Aug 6: In blatant violation of Consumer Protection Act 1987, the service centers of almost all popular electronic companies across Jammu and Kashmir are brazenly looting the consumers by charging exorbitant rates for repairs of consumer electronics like televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens etc. These service centers have been found charging five to six times more than the actual price of various spare parts and even they are replacing the spare parts, which san any Maximum Retail Price (MRP) tag.
A customer Rameshwar Singh of Trikuta Nagar informed Early Times that some days back his LCD went out of o... | |
| | | | Senior Cong Minister may get ‘lost glory’ in 2014 | | Ambika Soni touch | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 6: After Ambika Soni was appointed the incharge of Jammu and Kashmir, her close associates, who were either sidelined, have started gearing up for the 2014 Assembly elections.
Sources said that a senior Congress Minister in Omar Abdullah's Cabinet is a close associate of Soni. In recent Cabinet reshuffle, he was sidelined and some important portfolios were taken from him and he was disappointed with the approach of Central leadership towards him.
Few months later when Soni became the incharge of J&K affairs, it has revitalized him and he again has started to gather the public support. The Minister is hopeful that if Soni continues to be the incharge of J&K ... | |
| | | | Division of Jammu & Kashmir appears inevitable | | State in turmoil | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 6: Political situation in Jammu and Kashmir has changed dramatically during the past five days clearly suggesting that concerted moves are afoot to ensure the division of the state into three states and one separate homeland with the Kashmir valley.
What electrified the political situation in Jammu Pradesh and Ladakh region was the August 30 decision of the Congress party and the Congress-dominated UPA to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and set up a new State of Telangana. As was expected, a number of political groups active in Jammu Pradesh and Ladakh region and organizations of displaced Kashmiri Hindus took the decision of the UPA to mean a God-sent opportunity and hold pres... | |
| | | | India must not walk into Pakistani trap | | Jeddah suggestion | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 6: Pakistan Premier Mian Nawaz Sharif, who won the general election in May this year with the support of extremist and anti-India outfits, including Lashkar-e-Toiba, on August 5 said that India and Pakistan should "sit down for serious talks on lingering issues for the benefit of their respective countrymen". The Pakistan Premier, who is on a private visit to Saudi Arabia, said so while talking to members of the Pakistan Journalists Forum (PJF), who met him at his residence at Jeddah. "We (Islamabad and New Delhi) have been piling up weapons for the past 60 years," he told the PJF, and added "Instead of spending so much on arms, we should focus on investing in social infras... | |
| | | | People demand replacement of mini buses with Tata Sumos | | With public transport system in doldrums people forced to feel heat in summer capital | | |
Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: The public transport system is in doldrums in the summer capital of state and the mini buses operating on majority of city routes have become a nuisance for the people owing to multiple reasons.
Most of the mini buses are in dilapidated condition and despite being fit for being declared condemned these mini buses continue to run on the city roads thus putting the lives of people to risk. Although announcements have been made for phasing out these vehicles nothing practical has been done in this regard so far.
"Tata mini buses and Swaraj Mazdas have become a headache for the commuters of Srinagar city. First the condition of these vehicles is ... | |
| | | | Another betrayal: Pak breaches LoC, kills five Indian soldiers in Poonch | | | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 6: While Indian army and people yet have to reconcile from the barbaric Border Action Team (BAT) Operation of January 8, the Pak regulars in another brazen Pakistani army in violation of ceasefire agreement violation carried out Border Action Team Operation and ambushed Indian army patrol troops and killed five soldiers while injuring another in near Sarlah post in Poonch district.
According to reports, Border action team of Pak army comprising regulars of the 801 Mujahid Regiment and armed terrorist cadre of LeT and JeM terror outfits attacked the Indian patrol around 2.00 am and killed five of them on the spot and injuring one another solider.
Reports sa... | |
| | | | Private Engineering Colleges boast of fake placements | | Recruiters-IT coys mafia jeopardizing future of students | | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 6: Private colleges which have mushroomed all across the region in last few years are playing cruel pranks on their students in order to fetch more admission and make more money.
The ordeal that Shubhneet Jolly - a pass out of B.Tech. in Computer Science (July 2013) at IET Bhaddal (Ropar) faced, exposes the nexus that exists between private engineering colleges and the makeshift or bogus IT companies which pose as recruiters and attend placement drives in private colleges in the region.
During the placement drive in December 2012, in his final semester Shubhneed was selected by M/s. Integrated Tech Resources Pvt. Ltd. - a Kolkata based IT company. Shubhneet ... | |
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