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| SHOPIAN RAPE/MURDER CASE | | CBI gets nod to exhume bodies | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Sep 25: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), that has lately taken up fresh investigation of the death of two young women in Shopian, allegedly an incident of rape-cum-murder, has begun preparations for a fresh post mortem immediately after the District Magistrate, Abdul Majeed Khanday, today ordered exhumation of the dead bodies of 25-year-old Neelofar Jan and 17-year-old Aasiya Jan. CBI is getting a team of forensic science experts for the purpose from New Delhi and the exhumation is likely to be conducted in the next couple of days.
Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Shopian, Abdul Majeed Khanday, told Early Times that in response to a CBI letter dated September 24th, that reached him today, he ordered exhumation of the dead bodies of both, Neelar Jan and Aasiya Jan, whose burial had taken place in chaotic conditions hours after the dead bodies had been found in Rambiara amid allegations that the young females had been raped and subsequently killed. He said that CBI had been assigned with the responsibility of constituting the post m... | |
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| AMANDEEP MURDER CASE | | SIT reveals first major breakthrough, FSL official admits changing weapon String of officials involved, results soon: Farooq | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: On fourth day of marathon grilling of suspended officials and others, the Special Investigation Team headed by SP Mubashir Latiefi and supervised by DIG Farooq Khan today revealed a major breakthrough in evidence tampering in Amandeep murder case.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Farooq Khan, who is supervising the SIT proceedings, told a hurriedly called press conference that one of the Forensic Science Laboratory official has admitted his guilt of tampering weapon and he has been formally arrested under various sections of destructions of evidence and prevention of corruption acts. Khan’s press conference confirmed the Early Times report appearing i... | |
| | | | Sibal confirms two CUs for J&K, IIM dropped | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: In what can be described as a major victory of Jammu region in seeking parity with Kashmir, the Central Government today sought to put at end a row between the regions running over several months as it announced two Central Universities for Jammu and Kashmir.
While Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his Ministers and the parties in coalition, the National Conference and the Congress are in a celebration mode, the decision on the second Central University has clearly come at the cost of Indian Institute of Management which was earlier sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir and has now been dropped. The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development as als... | |
| | | | Stick to AIIMS: Azad to doctors | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sep 25 : Concerned over a number of senior doctors leaving All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) recently, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today urged the doctors and faculty of the super-speciality hospital not to leave the institution for the private sector.
''As a Health Minister, both private and public sector are same for me but as the President of AIIMS I will ask the doctors not to leave,'' Mr Azad said after visiting the Health Exhibition to mark the 54th Institute Day of AIIMS here.
Referring to the professions of medicine and politics, the Minister said one can choose between money and service. Some people choose big money and less satisfaction ... | |
| | | | Remote areas to carry on previous year’s plan funds | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: The National Conference led Government has embarked on an innovative scheme of allowing far-flung areas, where the working season remains extremely limited because of weather vagaries, to operate 100 per cent of their previous year's plan allocations at the commencement of the new financial year.
Earlier these areas were entitled to operate upto 25 per cent of the previous year's plan allocations to ensure continuity in ongoing works. But a Government survey had revealed that allowing 25 per cent of the previous year's allocations to be carried forward to the next year was too meager to enable these farflung areas to taste the fruit of development. Of... | |
| | | | Swine flu cases up to 32 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sep 25: With one more person testing positive for H1N1 here today, the total number of swine flu cases in Jammu and Kashmir has mounted to 32, Health Department officials said here.
Of these, 19 have tested positive for the influenza in Jammu province and 13 others from Kashmir valley, they said.
An army officer's daughter was found positive for H1N1 virus today, they said, adding, she has been treated with Tamiflu in Military hospital here and her condition is stated to be stable.
Dr R S Charak, who has been appointed as a Nodal officer for dealing with the influenza, said that the state government had enough stocks of medicines to treat the deadly disease.... | |
| | | | All cops from Jammu region sit across as Police chief talks of change in behaviour | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: Wary of the falling image of Police force following unpleasant incidents like Shopian and Shastri Nagar murders, the Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda today had a brainstorming session with all key cops of Jammu region. The meeting though assumed immense significance in view of the recent developments, but sources said that deliberations focused on behavioral change among the cops and need for professional investigations.
Besides IGP Jammu Ashok Kumar Gupta, DIG Doda Ramban Range, Deepak Kumar, DIG Jammu Kathua Range, Jammu Farooq Khan all Districts SPs of Jammu Zone attended this meeting.
Khoda emphasized the need for making Police People-fri... | |
| | | | India says no to CTBT, NPT | | | | Agencies
United Nations, Sep 25: Sticking to its position, India on Friday ruled out signing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in its present forms but made it clear that it was committed to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
The Indian stand was reaffirmed in the wake of the UN Security Council resolution, spearheaded by President Barack Obama, that asked all non-NPT signatories to join the treaty as non-nuclear weapon states.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy on climate change Shyam Saran told reporters in Pittsburgh that India does not intend to be a party to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state.
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