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Not a single mass grave, no system of marking graves in J&K: Omar PDP stages walk-out after Speaker rejected its adjournment motion on 'mass graves', missing persons 9/27/2011 11:54:51 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz srinagar, Sept 27: Even as the principal opposition party, PDP, today staged a walk-out over Speaker's rejection of its adjournment motion on the issue of 'unmarked and mass graves' in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted in Legislative Assembly that there was not a single mass grave in the state. He admitted that hundreds of unidentified persons, including large number of militants from as many as 12 foreign countries, were buried in community cemeteries but made it strongly clear that there was neither a system of marking all tombs nor any available means of ascertaining the identities of the individuals buried in the last 22 years of insurgency. First very day of the regular business of the autumn session in Assembly witnessed low voltage clashes between members of the opposition PDP and the ruling NC over the issue of 'unmarked and mass graves' that has been animated with some recent deliberations of J&K State Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Even as NC's Mir Saifullah had moved a resolution on the subject and it had been admitted for a dis...   READ MORE

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Rahul for empowerment of J&K Panchayats in line with Central Act Panches, Sarpanches stage protest….: 'Real' or 'managed' act…? 9/27/2011 11:54:26 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 27: On the second day of his visit to state, upon arrival in Jammu it was a contrast scene of what AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said about newly elected panches and sarpanches in the state witnessed outside the Gurjar Charitable Trust. While he strongly favoured empowerment of Panchayats in J&K in line with Central Panchayati Act, outside the venue a number of these representatives staged protest demonstration for not allowing to meet the iconic youth leader of party. Soon after rahul gandhi reached the venue, a section of elected representatives at the grass root levels created big scene outside and raised slogans against the authorities and organi...   READ MORE   Change of guard to be decided by Congress High Command: Rahul 9/27/2011 11:53:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 27: AICC general secretary and youth congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has all through supporting continuance Omar Abdullah as Chief Minister, surprisingly today made a different statement on the issue. He said, he was not competent to comment on the issue and the party high command would take final decision on the issue of change of guard in the state while interacting with group of students Rahul said at Greater Kailash Today. During the interaction with the students and youth leaders of the party the latter expressed what they said increasingly self desire of the congress in particular and the people of state in general about change of guard in December t...   READ MORE   Over Rs 45 cr scam surfaces in PHE Samba division, probe nowhere in sight Late Hoshiar Singh's RTI application pending for disposal 9/27/2011 11:52:47 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Sept 27: If the allegations being leveled by locals are to be believed, scam worth more than Rs. 45 crores has surfaced in the Samba division of Public Health and Engineering (PHE) Department. Sources said that the scam surfaced in year 2008 when the then IDP General Secretary Late Hoshiar Singh lodged written complaint with committee on estimates of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly during their maiden visit to Samba. He had even briefed the committee about the manner in which efforts were being made to silence him. The complaint of Late Hoshiar Singh, who was martyred by terrorists on May 11, 2008, was based on documentary evidence, statement and affi...   READ MORE   How did SSB arrive at fractions while allotting interview marks? 9/27/2011 11:52:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 27: The state services selection board (SSB) has recently issued a list of teachers selected through short listing and interviews belonging to the Ganderbal district. Although the selection process apparently looks to be transparent and based on merit, what still astonishes almost everybody who looks at the list is the fact that the SSB has allotted marks to candidates during the interview process and these marks have been given up to two decimal points in fractions! Candidates have been given marks broken up to decimal points in fractions and even these decimal point marks have been spread in the most surprising manner. For example, candidates have been g...   READ MORE   Govt unlikely to pass Shrines Bill in this session 9/27/2011 11:52:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 27: Though Kashmiri Pandits are pressing hard for passage of Hindu Shrines and Religious Places Bill, the Government is unlikely to pass the same in the present session of State legislature. Almost all KP organizations including Panun Kashmir are demanding passage of the Bill and the community has also given a mandate to Pt. Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust to take up the issue with the Government. Though the Trust has launched a campaign for over last six months in this regard making umpteen appeals to pas the Bill in present session of Assembly. However sources said that the Government under the pressure of some influential people who are running the trus...   READ MORE   NC intolerant of opposition: Mehbooba 9/27/2011 11:51:51 PM ET Report srinagar, Sept 27: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, today charged the ruling NC with being "intolerant of opposition". She held deliberations with her party's MLAs on the strategy to be adopted tomorrow during a discussion over the Independent legislator Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid's resolution seeking nullification of the Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru's death sentence. After PDP's walk-out from Assembly, Mehbooba told mediapersons that NC was continuously sticking to its "tradition of muzzling the opposition voice with all available resources". No force could, however, stop the PDP from raking up the issues of peoples' concern, she as...   READ MORE   Coalition partner's chalk out strategy Afzal Guru Resolution: 9/27/2011 11:51:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept. 27 : With Controversial Afzal Guru resolution coming up for all important debate on Wednesday in state assembly, all the political parties including coalition partners National Conference and Congress were busy in late night deliberations. With two main opposition parties PDP and BJP making their intentions very much clear, though toeing different lines on the resolution, hectic discussions between NC and Congress top brass were also on till late evening, however sources suggested that there was a difference of opinion within state congress on the issue. In a meeting held by ruling national conference in the late evening sources said that party high co...   READ MORE   Director SKIMS clarifies But some questions remain unanswered 9/27/2011 11:51:13 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 27: Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Showkat Ahmad Zarger has responded to the Early Times story Director SKIMS takes CM, CS for a ride dated September 14. As expected, Zarger has strongly contested the story. Early Times believes in fair journalism and does not condemn anybody unheard. The ET correspondent tried his best to contact him before filing the said story. However, he was not available. The Joint Director was contacted. He was apprised of the contents of the story. He did not deny the facts but advised the scribe to file an RTI petition to unveil the truth. Notwithstanding the Director's denial, a few questions rema...   READ MORE   Assembly to discuss bill on Guru today Nation At Stake 9/27/2011 11:50:49 PM Rustam JAMMU, Sept 27: The D-day has finally come. The J&K Legislative Assembly will discuss, consider, and even take a final view on the private member's bill seeking mercy for Afzal Guru, whose fate is in the hands of the Union President, if the bill actually comes up for discussion. Indications are to the effect that the bill will be discussed, notwithstanding some reports to the contrary, including the report that the behind-the-scene influence might succeed in persuading Engineer Rashid, who had submitted the said bill, to either withdraw it or not to insist on voting on it. One has to wait and see what shape things finally take. But one thing is very clear: The nation is at stake. T...   READ MORE   Omar's friend Rahul not for revival of Congress Rotational Chief Minister 9/27/2011 11:50:28 PM Neha JAMMU, Sept 27: Sonia Gandhi's son and AICC general secretary and the "prime minister-in-waiting" Rahul Gandhi did not surprise anyone in Kashmir when he reportedly didn't share the view of the youth Congress leadership and panches and sarpanches that the NC-led coalition government in the state "is not in the interest of the Congress party" and that a "Congress candidate should be made chief minister for next three years". All this happened yesterday at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. Rahul's only response, according to media reports, was that "he has no final say in the Jammu and Kashmir affairs and the party decision is supreme". This was not ...   READ MORE

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