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| Baig says ‘certain PDP leaders’ were aware of his attack on Omar | | ‘Two of my Cabinet colleagues influenced me to fire on Abdul Rahim Rather’ | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Sep 11: Putting speculations about his personal adventurism at rest, senior leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Muzaffar Hussain Baig, today claimed that he had taken into confidence ‘certain leaders of my party’ in making an explosive attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the beginning of just-concluded Budget session of Legislative Assembly. He said that even in his earlier offensive on the senior National Conference (NC) leader Abdul Rahim Rather, it were two of the Cabinet Ministers of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s government who had influenced him to fire the salvo.
In Take One TV’s current affairs programme “Face To Face With Ahmed Ali Fayyaz”, which was telecast in Kashmir tonight and is scheduled to be telecast in Jammu early next week, Muzaffar Hussain Baig revealed that certain leaders in his party were well aware of his launching a serious attack on the Chief Minister during his much-demanded speech on the Shopian tragedy. “I won’t tell you how may of them were aware (of my intention) but it is a fact that I had taken cer... | |
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| India protests as China helping Pak build dams in PoK | | Leh DC visits border, files report | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: Even as the Ministry of External Affairs continues to downplay the alleged Chinese incursions in Ladakh and China accuses Indian media of blowing the ‘non-issue’ out of proportion, the Deputy Commissioner of Leh Ajit Kumar Sahu is reported to have traveled to the borders areas for a ground assessment and is believed to have sent his report to the Government.
Though Sahu could not be immediately reached for his comments, sources said that the Leh District Magistrate has sent a report to the Government after he visited the site where the Chinese intrusion was reported recently.
Meanwhile, amidst cautious downplaying of incursions by the Ministry of Exte... | |
| | | | CBI awaits PC’s return | | | |
ABID SHAH
New Delhi, September 11: The Central Bureau of Investigation awaits the arrival of Union Home Minister, Mr P Chidambaram, from the US before moving to probe over three-month-old Shopian rape and murder case of two women that has caused widespread protests in the Kashmir Valley over the ghastly incident.
Though attention has once again gone to the CBI in the wake of bail granted to four personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police earlier arrested in the wake of allegations of destroying the evidence related to the case, the premier investigating agency has not been too keen to take up the badly entangled case.
After the fiasco in Arushi Talwar murder case in NOIDA where vital medic... | |
| | | | Shopian cops walk free | | HC grants bail to SP, DySP, 2 others | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 11: While the sensational and politically explosive Shopian twin rape-cum-murder case still remains wrapped in confusion, the four cops arrested for their alleged overt or covert involvement has been set free by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Almost after two months of their arrest, a Superintendent of Police Javed Iqbal Mattoo, his deputy, a Station House Officer and a Sub Inspector were Friday granted bail by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which had earlier reserved order on September 8.
The order was passed by Justice Sunil Hali on Friday after he had reserved the the same on September eight. The four police officials including Matoo, Dy SP R... | |
| | | | Will Omar, Mehbooba work together on RTI? | | | |
Sant Kumar Sharma
Jammu, Sept 11: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti, represent the GenNext of the two most powerful political families of Jammu & Kashmir, the Abdullahs and the Muftis. Fiercely competitive and extremely articulate, both of them are perpetual rivals as the politics they pursue runs parallel.
Almost on every issue under the sun, they can be trusted to take diametrically opposite positions. That can pose problems for the success of the Right To Information (RTI) movement in the state.
So far, the government has not appointed the mandatory State Information Commission (SIC). The Government is obliged to establish a selection committee to appoint the ... | |
| | | | Governor flies over Siachen | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, who set off today on a five-day visit to Ladakh, had an aerial view of Siachen sector. He was accompanied by the Commander of Army’s Northern Command and other senior officers of Army.
Earlier in the morning, the Governor reached Thoise from Srinagar where he was received by the Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt. Gen. P. C. Bhardwaj, Corps Commander, 14 Corps, Lt. Gen. S. K. Singh, Commander, 102 Infantry Brigade, Brig. Avinash Singh, Station Commander, Air Force Station, Gp. Capt. M. K. Masand besides other officers of local administration.
The Army Commander and the Corps Commander briefed the Governor ab... | |
| | | | Bhat sworn in as PSC chairman | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sep. 11: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah administered the oath to Mr. S.L. Bhat as Chairman of J&K Public Service Commission at a function held at SKICC here today.
Later, Bhat formally took over as Chairman of J&K Public Service Commission and interacted with the Members, Officers and Staff of the Commission. He said that it would be his utmost endeavour to bring more efficiency in the functioning of the Commission and sought full cooperation from the Members and Staff of the Commission.
Born on January, 1st 1950 at Chandpora, Harwan Srinagar Mr. Shiban Lal Bhat graduated from S.P. College, Srinagar and did his Masters in Political Science from Kashmir Unive... | |
| | | | R&B Xen, AEE, 2 JEs suspended | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar Sep 11: Striking tough on misappropriations and use of sub-standard material in projects, the government today placed under suspension an Executive Engineer, an Assistant Executive Engineer and two Junior Engineers of the Roads and Buildings Department.
According to an official spokesman, acting upon the complaints received from the people of Rajbagh area, the Minister for R&B, GM Saroori accompanied by Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Nasir Aslam Wani today visited Rajbagh where macadamization work has been done but found the work executed below the set specified standard. Besides calling explanation from Superintending Engineer for negl... | |
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