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| Azad's man in DD discredits CBI in J&K | | Director DDK Srinagar, Rafeeq Masoodi, exonerated under pressure from Minister, DIG | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 31: Credibility of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Jammu & Kashmir has suffered a great deal as the country's premier investigation agency is understood to have surreptitiously exonerated a senior Doordarshan official who was the prime accused in Srinagar Doordarshan Kendra's morning show scandal last year. If the official is to be believed, Union Minister of Health and former J&K Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, besides a Kashmiri DIG, presently on deputation with CBI, have influenced the agency only to protect the accused involved in Rs 5 Crore software acquisition scam.
While conducting two raids on DDK Srinagar on 18-05-2009 and 10-06-2009, CBI had registered case FIR No: 02/A/2009/CBI/Sgr against Director DDK Srinagar, Dr Rafeeq Masoodi, two more DD officials associated with the acquisition, namely Ghulam Hassan Dar and Bashir Ahmed Mir, besides six private producers, namely Syed Gulzar Rizvi, Javed Ahmed Shah, G M Magami, Altaf Marazi, Ashfaq Marazi and Irfan Marazi.
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| Baglihar sr GM, two PSOs, driver beaten at Pampore, vehicle damaged | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 31: K K Pandoh -- senior general manager of J P Associates, Baglihar hydroelectric project, Chanderkote, at Ramban -- his two personal security officers (PSOs) and driver were this evening assaulted on the national highway at Pampore in Anantnag.
In the attack, while Pandoh, his PSOs and the driver sustained injuries, his Bolero jeep (JK02Q/2160) was also damaged badly.Pandoh, who is close to the corridors of power, was on his way to Chanderkote from Srinagar where he had gone in connection with some official work.
He told The Early Times over phone that some masked people, who were armed with cricket bats, hockey sticks and stones, intercepted their vehicle... | |
| | | | Srinagar tense again, boy’s killing fuels unrest | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Aug 31: After witnessing comparative calm for the last few days, tension mounted in Srinagar city following death of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in police firing and another critically injured on Monday. Both the incidents which are being seen as unprovoked actions hasve apparently resulted in tensions which have spiralled in different parts of Kashmir Valley prompting authorities Tuesday to impose curfew in this summer capital and other towns.
Irshad Ahmad Parray, 11, was killed when a huge mob of stone pelters attacked the Sherbagh police post in Anantnag town Monday evening after which security forces fired rubber bullets at the protesters.Th... | |
| | | | ADB penalizes J&K, stops 2nd installment of Rs 1410 cr loan | | "ERA incapable of handling mega projects" | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stopped second installment of Rs.1410 crore loan to Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) on account of leadership crisis, lack of technical expertise, failure to achieve set disbursement targets and inability to complete projects within scheduled timeframe.
The loan was meant for implementing Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (JKUSDIP). ADB has already intimated the state government about its decision and urged the officials of ERA to gear up the machinery for the release of loan installment for the upcoming financial year 2011-2012.
Sources said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has already ... | |
| | | | Clash between Bathindi residents- JDA over land dispute | | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 31: A team of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) had to face stiff resistance from the residents of Bhatindi where it went to remove an alleged encroachment over a piece of land.
However, timely action of police averted any untoward incident that might have occurred as the arrival of JDA men at the site infuriated the locals.
As soon as the JDA team arrived in Bhatindi area to remove alleged encroachment of five kanals of land, the residents raised strong objection and entered into a verbal duel with the employees of the agency.
To counter the claims of JDA,the residents of the area also produced documentary proof of the ownership of land and showed it to JDA employ... | |
| | | | Cabinet approves full pensionery benefits for 28 years' service | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: In a significant decision the cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has decided to reduce the qualifying service for getting full pensionery benefits from 30 to 28 years so that maximum employees are benefited. The decision will benefit over 50,000 employees of the state.
Earlier, the employees with 30 years' service were entitled to full pensionery benefits. Today's decision will help the employees with 28 years service only to reap the full pensionery benefits.... | |
| | | | Advani says Farooq good, Chaman says Farooq and NC bad | | POLITICS - BJP STYLE | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: The so-called ultra-nationalist and pro-Hindutva BJP once again stands thoroughly exposed. The contradictory stands of senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and Leader of BJP Legislature Party in the J&K Assembly Chaman Lal Gupta on National Conference (NC) president and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah is a classical example of political debauchery.
It is nothing but political debauchery. In J&K, the local BJP leader questions the credentials of Farooq Abdullah and his NC and accuses the NC-led coalition government of hobnobbing with "trouble-makers to blackmail New Delhi" and obtain for the state an autonomous status. He accuses the... | |
| | | | 70 fall to bullets, thousands lick wounds | | 3 months after AI's visit | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: The human rights situation worsened after Amnesty International's (AI) visit to Kashmir in May this year. Since the two-member-team left the Valley around seventy persons have been shot dead. The number of injured is yet to be ascertained. While AI cannot be held liable for the killings, it has finally dawned on the people of Kashmir that the ‘prestigious organization’ is as helpless as anybody else.
In early 90s Amnesty International came out with several reports on human rights situation in Kashmir. This was the first organization to publish the list of the disappeared persons. There is no denying the fact that AI has expressed concern over rights abu... | |
| | | | Three pilgrims die, five injured in road accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 31: In a tragic road mishap, three Haridwar bound pilgrims from RS Pura were killed and five others received critical injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Sujanpur area in neighbouring state of Punjab today.
According to police sources, the incident occurred when their vehicle (Van) was hit by a truck at Sujanpur resulting in on the spot death of three persons and critical injuries to five others.
The eight pilgrims who were on way to Haridawar for having dip in river Ganga in their private van met with an accident in which three persons identified as Veena Devi, Pawan Kumar and Mangat Ram died on spot while five other p... | |
| | | | Height of discrimination by coalition, Jammu-based ministers sleeping | | Jammu share shrinking in PSC list STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 31: Everyone in the political established in Jammu and Kashmir, including those belonging to the fundamentally anti-Jammu NC and the Congress, consistently say that the coalition government is committed to treating all the three regions of the state equally and that those who say that the people of Jammu are being willfully discriminated against are highly biased and communal. They are "chauvinists" and "their approach is parochial and sectarian," the critics of those who demand justice for Jammu, in fact, say, notwithstanding the fact that all the commissions which were appointed from time to time by the state government to look into the complaints of... | |
| | | | Troops recovered IED | | | | RAJOURI: Alert army troops, guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district today foiled militants' attempt of an apparent sabotage after they found Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a track during routine patrolling.
Defense sources said "IED was planted either by the militants or by the agents of Pakistan intelligence agency ISI to target the Indian soldiers engaged for the security of the cobra fence on LoC." Had the IED exploded there would have been loss of precious lives", added sources
At about 10 am today the patrol party of Madras Regiment noticed the IED planted on the road side near FDL Kangra facing New Bunker post of the Pakistan army and immediately cordoned th... | |
| | | | SPO killed by HM ultras in Kishtwar | | | | KISHTWAR: Working as special police officer (SPO) for the past seven years, a youth was shot dead by three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants in the remote Kursa Sounder village of Dachchan near here late Monday night.
SSP, Kishtwar, Haseeb Mughal said three HM militants -- Zakir Hussain alias Khalid, Mohammad Yasin alias Junaid and Shabir Ahmad alias Imran -- fired at SPO Masood Ahmad Wani's house at Kursa Sounder late at night.
The SPO retaliated, but his .303 rifle developed some fault as a result of which he could not continue his fight, he added. The three militants then entered his house. To save his life, the SPO jumped out of the window of his house into the street outside, but he w... | |
| | | | Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch | | | | JAMMU: A major infiltration bid was foiled by army on the Line of Control (LoC) last night when a group of militants tried to sneak into Indian territory after Pakistan fired at forward army posts in Poonch sector, violating ceasefire.
The Pak troops fired indiscriminately late last night in the forward Balnoi area of Mendhar, Poonch, to facilitate infiltration by a group of militants to this side of the LoC, official sources said. The bullets were fired on Chajja post but these caused no harm, the sources added.
The troops retaliated and forced the militants, who were seen close to the LoC on their side, to retreat. Sources said troops were maintaining a tight vigil all along the LoC to ... | |
| | | | Two held with brown sugar | | | | JAMMU: Two youth were arrested at Pul-Doda in Doda today along with 11 grams of brown sugar.
They were identified as Suresh Kumar, son of Bansi Lal of Dhara, Doda, and Surjeet Kumar, son of Gian Chand of Ghat, Doda.
While seven grams of brown sugar was seized from Suresh, four grams was seized from Surjeet, police sources said. They were going on foot at Pul-Doda when cops laid hands on them on a tip-off, the sources added.
They were booked under 8/15 of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPSA).... | |
| | | | ERA employee dies in accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 31: An employee of Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) got killed after his motorcycle was hit by an army vehicle on flyover under the jurisdiction of police station Nowabad.
The deceased identified as OP Bansal, originally a resident of Rajasthan, presently putting up at Gandhi Nagar was on way to his office on his motorbike when he was hit by an army vehicle on flyover, said police sources
The driver of the army vehicle fled from the spot leaving him in a pool of blood.
The injured motorcyclist was rushed to GMC Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police have registered a case in this connection and launched a manhunt to nab the absconder. ... | |
| | | | People protest death of mother- baby duo | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Aug 31: Following death of a woman and her newly born child, residents of Koural Bain village of Kalakote area in district Rajouri today thronged the streets and hold protest demonstration against the doctors of Sub-District Hospital Kalakote alleging that mother-baby die due to negligence of the doctors in this hospital. They were demanding lodging of report and strict action against the doctors.
Sources said that a woman namely Kanta Devi wife of Rajinder Kumar resident of Koural Bain village of Kalakote was admitted in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Kalakote on August 19 and she conceived a baby on August 20 which was declared dead by the doctors following whi... | |
| | | | Idols of Krishna beckon buyers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , Aug 31: Markets were busy today with people making purchases for "Janmashtami". Shopkeepers witnessed a booming business a day before Janmashtmi. To welcome their customers, the bazaars too were decked up with expensive lightings.
people want to buy idols of Lord Krishna. In Jammu , Rawat Ram, a 50-year-old artist of Jodhpur, makes beautiful idols of Murli Manohar. You can buy colourful idols Lord Krishna and Radha at a little price. The prices are rather low; the highest price of an idol of Lord Krishna is only Rs 80. In spite of this, there is a slump in the business, but Rawat and his clan expect a brisk sale in the next two days.
If you are fond of elephant... | |
| | | | Four-fold hiked Indian assistance to Pak flood victims to be routed via UN | | | | ABID SHAH
Early times report
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India has raised its assistance in response to worst ever floods in recent history in Pakistan to 25 million US dollars from earlier five million dollars. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna announced this here in the Lok Sabha today. Making a suo motto statement in the Lower House today, the Minister said, "As a more concrete assessment of the damage inflicted by this natural disaster and the urgent needs of the people of Pakistan emerge, Government has decided to increase its assistance to Pakistan from 5 million US dollars, announced earlier, to 25 million US dollars. Out of this amount, 20 million US dollars would be contributed to the ... | |
| | | | People protest death of mother- baby duo | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Aug 31: Following death of a woman and her newly born child, residents of Koural Bain village of Kalakote area in district Rajouri today thronged the streets and hold protest demonstration against the doctors of Sub-District Hospital Kalakote alleging that mother-baby die due to negligence of the doctors in this hospital. They were demanding lodging of report and strict action against the doctors.
Sources said that a woman namely Kanta Devi wife of Rajinder Kumar resident of Koural Bain village of Kalakote was admitted in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Kalakote on August 19 and she conceived a baby on August 20 which was declared dead by the doctors following whic... | |
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