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| CBI likely to investigate Srinagar DD bungling | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
Srinagar, Sept 20: In order to restore credibility of the Central institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, country's premier investigation agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is being asked by Government of India to conduct a thorough inquiry into the serious charges of irregularities, corruption and misuse of official position against certain officials who remained posted at Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar in the last four years.
Highly placed authoritative sources revealed to Early Times that the Government of India had taken a serious note of investigative reports of this newspaper and other media outlets regarding malpractices and financial irregularities, besides charges of corruption and misuse of official position against some officials who remained posted in Srinagar during the last four years. On the basis of this cognizance, CBI was being directed to conduct a thorough investigation into the reported omissions and commissions of these officials.
Sources said that not satisfied with the relationship of some former officials of CBI's Srinagar offic... | |
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| It is misuse, contemptuous to State emblem-Constitutional experts | | Panches, Sarpanches use State emblem | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Sept 20: It sounds strange, but true it is, a good number of Panches and Sarpanches in Jammu and Kashmir have been using State emblem which is contemptuous to State emblem.
Notwithstanding the fact that empowerment of panchayats is still a distant dream and the functioning of Panchayat Raj in Jammu and Kashmir has hit the roadblock, Panches and Sarpanches have been using State emblem displayed on their personal letterheads which is an offence as the emblem (Seal) shall be used by the people enjoying Constitutional status.
Over investigation, Early Times found that many Panches and Sarpanches from both the regions wittingly or otherwise display State emblem on t... | |
| | | | Centre decides against revocation of AFSPA | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 20: The Centre has decided not to go for even partial lifting of Armed Forces Special Forces Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Sringar districts, as demanded by the Chief Minister.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in a recent meeting with Defence Minister has agreed with the view of the Army-which has consistently held the stand it needs the Act for its counter-insurgency operation.
"Defence Minister AK Antony discussed in details the repercussions and connotations of even partial revocation of the Act. He also briefed him about the thinking of the Army. Home Minister not only agreed with the stand of the Army but gave assurance nothing such thing will ta... | |
| | | | Key ISI man says Pak spy agency has set up a unit in Nepal to print fake IC notes | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Sept 20: According to a fresh discloser made by key ISI agent Mehrajudin, presently in Kishtwar police custody, the Pak spy agency had set up a press in Nepal to print fake Indian currency (IC) notes.
He and a Pakistani were running this printing press, he told police.
He informed the investigating agency that ISI arranged special paper used in printing currency notes. He confessed that he had received the delivery of special paper and later printed the IC notes.
Mehrajudin said the ISI and its man managed to copy the IC notes in such a way that a common man in India could hardly differentiate between the original and the fake currency notes.
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| | | | Struck between unkind divinity, insensitive Government | | Physically challenged await justice | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 20: Successive Governments in Jammu and Kashmir have religiously pursued their apathetic and lackadaisical attitude towards the physically challenged. Despite reservations provisioned to them under the Reservation Act 2005 and SROs issued from time to time, number of handicaps absorbed in Government jobs and professional colleges is negligible.
Physically challenged have been given a 3 percent reservation in Government jobs, they can be counted on fingers in over 3 lakh strong army of Government employees in the State. This three percent which has been further distributed equally (1% each) between blind or low vision, hearing impaired and those with locomotor or ... | |
| | | | KP organizations for maintaining minority status of Gandhi College Sgr, warn against its taking over by Govt | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU,Sept 20: The Kashmiri Pandit organizations are up in arms against the Government and ready for an offensive to thwart its move to take over the Gandhi College of Srinagar.
The leaders of various KP organizations who held an informal meeting here to discuss the proposed move have decided to launch a unified struggle to scuttle the proposal.
According to high placed sources, the State Government has mooted a proposal to take over the management of the college on the pattern of Srinagar Islamia College but the same has been rejected by the KP organizations who have shown their total displeasure against the move.
The sources said the Hindu Education Society Kashmir ... | |
| | | | Army assessment on security situation in J-K | | Pak Role, CM's Failure | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 20: The Army yesterday expressed its grave concern over the manner Kashmiri extremists are targetting Panchs and Sarpanchs and other civilians in the restive Valley and said the security situation in the State is not just fragile but it is also passing through a critical stage of transformation. "We (State) are transforming from high intensity proxy war to lower levels of violence but the situation nevertheless is very fragile," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lt Gen KT Parnaik said while talking to the reporters after inaugurating a three-day mela organised by the Army in Nowshera border belt of Rajouri district. He cautioned in unequiv... | |
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