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| Azad’s campaign against corrupt elements yielding swift results | | SVO raids 15 premises, registers FIRs against 4 officers | | | Srinagar, September 21 – Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has already launched campaign to eradicate the menace of corruption and accordingly enacted a legislation empowering State Vigilance Organization with adequate powers attaching properties after identifying corrupt elements.
For the last several months Vigilance Organization has been on alert at registered several cases and attached properties of corrupt elements. Accordingly, State Vigilance Organization in an effort to unearth property acquired by Government officials by indulging in corrupt practices and cases of misappropriation of government funds raided this morning 15 premises owned by 7 officers and a trader at Jammu, Poonch Doda, Kishtwar, Kud, Anantnag, Srinagar and Budgam.
First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered against four officers for possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income and searches conducted. The officers include Mr. Hamid Shawl, Executive Engineer, PDD, Bijbehara, Anantnag, Haji Abdul Rashid, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Irrigation Division, Shadipora, Baramulla, Mr.... | |
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| Cabinet decides to handover Trikuta Nagar Murder case to CBI | | | | Srinagar, September 21 - Expressing shock at the murder incident of Trikuta Nagar Jammu in which three persons of R.B. Chopra family and their driver and the helper were murdered, the cabinet decided to handover the investigation of this case to the CBI and place Station House Officer, Trikuta Nagar under suspension and S.P. concerned to be attached.... | |
| | | | Azad enlightens EU MPs, intellectuals about special identity, Multi Lingual , Multi ethnic and multi religious charter of J&K | | | | SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 21 – Chief Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad while speaking to the Members of European Parliament at a function held at Belgium and also South Asia and SAARC delegation has said that India is swiftly moving ahead to achieve the millenium development goals which is the objective of human development currently in progress.
He expressed his confidence that India will very soon emerge as a world leader in IT, pharmaceutical and biotechnology. The Chief Minister pointed out that India and European Union (EU) are presently two largest democracies in the world with rich background of multi culturalism. He said that in present situation multi religious, multi ethnic and mult... | |
| | | | Cabinet felicitates Azad | | | |
Srinagar, September 21 – The Cabinet meeting which was presided over by Minister for Health and Medical Education Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma today passed resolution felicitating the Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad for receiving prestigious award in USA.
The Cabinet felicitates the Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, on conferment of the prestigious ‘Pride of India’ award by the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin for 2006 at New York for distinguished public service and astute statesmanship.
The Cabinet places on record its deep appreciation for his special appeal to the Non-Resident Indian entrepreneurs to whole heartedly participate in the reconstruction and e... | |
| | | | BJP to organize weeklong demonstrations in protest against centre’s policy on singing of Vande Matram | | | | Jammu, September 21 :-Notwithstanding its preoccupation with getting the organizational election process completed by the third week of next month,the state unit of the BJP has decided to organize a weeklong demonstrations in protest against the Government of India’s climb down on the singing of Vande Matram.
According to BJP President,Dr Nirmal Singh,”party leaders and activists will stage demonstrations at the district headquarters in the Jammu region protesting against the Government’s declaration that singing of vande Matram in educational institutions and other organizations should not be compulsory.”
He told Kashmir Independent Press in Jammu on Thursday that the Congress led... | |
| | | | Pre-Air Show exercise grounded by misguided Air Force officials and Defence PRO | | | | Jammu, September 21 :-Who is to blame for causing severe inconvenience to mediamen representing various local and national newspapers and news channels ?
The trouble started when the media corps was invited to cover the press conference, in conenction with the Air Show scheduled to held on September 24 at MAM Stadium, at the Technical airport in Jammu on Thursday.
The mediamen reached the Air Force station on time but they were not permitted in though senior functionaries of the Information Department,who had invited the press to the conference,were present.
The Air Force sentinels refused permission to the Information Department officers saying that “we have no information abou... | |
| | | | No change in weapons system in J&K | | Pak can't determine Indian troops' future: Centre | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21: The government of India will not permit Pakistan to determine Indian troops' future size and structure in Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi, though keen on further improvement in relations with Pakistan, will not allow Islamabad to decide on the future presence of Indian troops in J&K.
Bilateralism, a senior functionary of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) explained, would always be highlighted while discussing various outstanding issues with Pakistan. "But this, in no way, allows the other side to dictate its agenda on how many troops we have to station in Jammu and Kashmir", the MoD official made it abundantly clear while responding to a query from EARLY TIM... | |
| | | | Pakistan called a ‘client state for sale to highest bidder’ | | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21: Pakistan has been described as "a client state for sale to the highest bidder". This description is contained in an article published by the prestigious publication, ‘Wall Street Journal’.
Signifcantly, the article appeared on Tuesday (Sept. 19), prior to Pakistan President, Gen. Parvez Musharraf's arrival in the US. The article is authored by Mansoor Ijaz, whom Wall Street Journal described as "a New York financier with Pakistani ancestry".
Writing under the title 'Musharrafistan', Mansoor Ijaz claims that Islamabad is propped up by US tax dollars to be the frontline ally in the war against terrorism. He is critical of the deal signed by the gov... | |
| | | | Musharraf unlikely to shed military uniform | | Islamabad deadset against making LoC permanet | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Amid the renewed talk at the behest of the National Conference party in parts of Jammu and Kashmir in favour of converting the existing Line of Control (LoC) into international border, Pakistan's President, Gen. Parvez Musharraf, has, once again, made public Islamabad's official stand against making the LoC permanent. Gen. Musharraf, now in the United States, told mediapersons on the sidelines of the 61st UN General Asembly session that while India's concern is that redrawing of borders is not possible, Pakistan's view is that the LoC cannot be made permanent.
Significantly, Gen. Musharraf's idea that making the Line of Control irrelevant can leadd to an "accept... | |
| | | | Bus falls into gorge in J&K, 25 dead | | | |
Rajouri
A bus fell into a gorge in Buddhal area of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, killing 25 people and seriously injuring nearly 25 more.
The bus was coming from a Kandi area in Rajouri.
The accident happened around 1510 hours IST when the bus driver lost control while negotiating a sharp curve.
The bus rolled down more than 400 metres down into a gorge and police say the death toll is likely to go up.
This is the third such major accident in the Jammu region this year.
In January, over 52 people had died in a bus accident in Drahl in Rajouri while in April again 50 passengers were killed in accident in Kishtwar near Doda.
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| | | | Pak wary of proposed anti-terror pact with India | | | |
New York, September 21, 2006
Acknowledging that there is "unease" among intelligence agencies on the establishment of an Indo-Pak anti-terror mechanism, President Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan has "certain apprehensions" over New Delhi sharing information on Balochistan.
Days after his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana where the two leaders agreed to set up the mechanism, Musharraf also told reporters here on Wednesday that the two leaders face difficulties from extremists in their own countries who don't want resolution of the Kashmir issue.
Asked about the unease among the intelligence agencies over creation of the anti-terror mechanism under which ... | |
| | | | Three health officials suspended in J&K | | | |
Srinagar, Sept 21 Jammu and Kashmir government has placed under suspension three health officials, including a lady doctor, after they were found absent from duty in Anantnag district, an official spokesman said today.
The suspension followed a visit by Minister of State for Health and Power Peer Mohammad Hussain to various health centres in Kulgam and Noorabad areas of Anantnag district yesterday, the spokesman said.
During inspection of health centre at Manzgam and Kulgam sub-district hospital, the minister found two health officials and a lady doctor absent from duty and on the spot instructed action against them, he said. ... | |
| | | | Commander of army unit sacked | | Alleged to have killed three civilians mistaken for militants | | | New Delhi, Sep 21 The commanding officer of a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir has been removed from his post a little over a month after the unit was involved in the alleged killing of three civilians mistaken for militants, sources said.
Officials, however, claimed Col R S Guleria, the commander of 33 Rashtriya Rifles posted in the Kupwara area, was removed for displaying "inefficiency".
The National Human Rights Commission had last month taken suo moto cognisance of reports that three civilians were gunned down by soldiers of 33 Rashtriya Rifles on August 12 after being "mistaken" for militants.
Two of the persons were reportedly collecting wood in a forest when th... | |
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