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| After coalgate in country it is gas-gate in J&K | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: Consumers have been left high and dry in the State as the announced cap on the issue of LPG refills has created a huge scarcity of cooking gas.
According to the announced cap on LPG refills each family would be issued six refills per year. The Congress ruled States have announced they would raise the cap to nine. The State Government is also likely to raise the cap to nine refills as announced by the State CAPD Minister.
But, before the new system comes into effect, an acute scarcity has hit the State which has been created by dishonest dealers who have been selling refills in the black market. The CAPD officials, the police and district administration are watch... | |
| | | | Azad want to be CM again | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad by announcing that he is integral part of the State politics has made his intention clear: he do aspire to be Chief Minister again.
It's for this reason that he is not only constantly coming to State but he is taking more interest in the developments of the Jammu region, which he knows holds political key to the chair of Chief Minister's chair.
The importance of Azad in State's politics was made more clear by Chief Minister on Jan 5 to mark the three-year of his Government, "The elections were held in the name of Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Ghulam Nabi Azad… and I was not in the line itself."
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| | | | Cancer patients return without chemotherapy | | Negligence takes toll of vital machine at RCC | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: Around seventy cancer patients who had come to the Government Medical College's (GMC) Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) for chemotherapy had to return disappointed as a vital machine had broken down due to official’s neglect.
According to reports, the authorities ignored a technical snag in Theratron Phoenix 102 Cobalt 60 Teletherapy unit lead to further break down of the vital machine today and subjected the patients to inconvenience. Following this break down the radio therapy unit had to be closed down and the patients who were assembled in the hospital were asked to go back home empty handed.
Official records suggest that a private company had informed ... | |
| | | | Pathetic fiscal condition of J&K notwithstanding, sr cops' "princely" lifestyles cost State exchequer | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Sept 24: Though J&K's fiscal health is not so good and it depends mainly on the Centre for its several projects, the "princely" lifestyles of many of its serving police officers at the cost of State exchequer are making it poorer.
"Many senior police officers of the rank of district SPs and above continue to make misuse of official vehicles in violation of rules," a senior police officer said.
"It is the duty of police headquarters (PHQ) to take notice of such matters and ensure that no one gets more than his actual entitlement but it has miserably failed to perform this duty," he added.
As per rule, a serving district SP is entitled to keep with him only one car a... | |
| | | | Azad, Soz share Jammu ‘dateline’...but ‘camps’ remain drawn apart | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: Look at it as a mere coincidence or consciously prepared schedule of functions, the two tall leaders of Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad and Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz happened to be here in the winter capital of J&K almost on same dateline, both on the tour beginning Saturday. The 'factional lines' however, remained drawn in bolder contours with the two leaders and their loyalists confined to their respective engagements, not even one among the latter who attended functions with both stalwarts.
The story of two Congress factions remaining drawn and distanced apart is nothing new. Nor was it expected of the duo Azad and Soz attending each other's functions or any th... | |
| | | | In changed Kashmir, separatists oppose political killings | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 24: Times have changed and so has the stand of separatists on political killings. In early 90s when political activists were killed for professing a particular ideology, the separatists remained tight lipped. But, the recent killing of panchayat members has evoked strong reaction from the separatist camp.
The Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani while addressing a press conference after the killing of a Sarpanch at Palhalan (Pattan) in Baramulla district expressed serious reservations over such killings, he said.
He said: "We are against the killings based on the political ideology. Anyone who is responsible for Sarpanch killings shall be punishe... | |
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