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| Taint money untraced,seized papers suggest Manohar owned hotels | | 10-day remand for accused Raja | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: Even as the dirty money circulated for changing weapon of offence in Amandeep murder case still remains untraced, the Special Investigation Team headed by SP Mubashir Latiefi under supervision of DIG Farooq Khan has founded that suspended and arrested former SSP Jammu Manohar Singh was quite a rich man –far richer than tens of Police officers of his rank can be through the normal course of earning.
Details of investments and property statements of Manohar Singh, sources said, were saved in his personal computer while the documents recovered from his residence during raid on Monday confirmed the same. The SIT members, however, refused to speak on the matter officially.
As per the documents seized from Manohar’s residence, the suspended SSP is reportedly owner of a plush hotel at the famous tourist resort of Patnitop and a bar-cum-restaurant along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The hotel in Patnitop, as documents reportedly revealed, is in partnership with a former Minister and Congress leader. Sources said that Manohar also owns properties an... | |
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| SHOPIAN DOUBLE TRAGEDY | | Media follows ET to say Aasiya was ‘virgin’ | | | No hymen rupture, rectal prolapse found on teenager’s body
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Sep 30: Quoting sources associated with the process of post mortem at Shopian yesterday, Early Times had exclusively reported in today’s issue: “The team also collected vaginal parts of both the bodies in full to find whether the deceased women had been sexually assaulted before their death occurred during the night intervening May 29th and 30th. Even as the perfunctory examination of unmarried Aasiya’s hymen, according to sources, did not conclusively establish a sexual assault, members of the expert team preserved the same carefully for a subsequent microscopic analysis that would lead to the final op... | |
| | | | No end to Air India strike | | | |
New Delhi Sept 29: Air India's operations continued to be impacted today by the ongoing agitation by executive pilots as at least 26 flights of Air India were cancelled today morning with the standoff between the management and striking pilots entering the fourth day, causing severe inconvenience to passengers whereas the airline has also suspended booking tickets for the next 15 days.
"We have deployed additional staff at airports across the country and will ensure that passengers are shifted to flights operated by other airlines," a senior official of the carrier said today. Sources said that nine international flights and 37 domestic flights have so far been cancelled due to non-avai... | |
| | | | SIC may soon be reality, panel meeting next week | | | | SANT KUMAR SHARMA
JAMMU, Sept 29: The state government is planning to constitute the State Information Commission (SIC) in the near future. A selection committee will meet soon to finalise the name of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), according to sources.
The selection committee comprising the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, and the leader of the largest opposition party, Mehbooba Mufti, will meet shortly to finalise the name of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the state.
The committee is likely to meet as early as next week or a little later after consultations. Under the RTI Act, 2009, the CIC will be assisted by two informati... | |
| | | | No worship place on public land: SC | | | |
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no fresh construction of places of worship at public places throughout the country.
The restriction would apply to temples, mosques, churches, gurudwaras and places of worship of all other communities, a Bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Mukundakam Sharma said in an interim order. The Bench said its order would be enforced till the issue relating to construction of places of worship at public places is finally resolved by the apex court. The apex court also said that the fate of existing places of worship shall be dealt by the respective state governments on a "case to case" basis.
The Bench passed the directi... | |
| | | | Rs 8500 Cr private sector investment on way to J&K | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Mumbai, Sept 29: The chieftains of Indian Industry, particularly drawn from hospitality, power and infrastructure sectors, have indicated to invest Rs 8500 Crore in various projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
An official spokesman said that this investment proposal is a result of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s efforts who has been wooing the investors for boosting economic activity and enhancing employment prospects in the state.
The spokesman said that a group of the captains of various industrial houses today met Chief Minister here and committed to invest Rs 8500 crores in the sectors of Power, Road connectivity, Tourism, heavy Engineering, Agro Industries, Financ... | |
| | | | Probe in Rs 98 lakh JKTDC wall collapse | | | |
CHAMAN KAUL
Jammu, Sep 29: The Government has ordered a probe into the sudden collapse of a wall of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation complex at Tourist Reception Center here.
The wall involving a cost of Rs. 98 lakhs was constructed only two years back. Taking serious note of the haphazard working of the construction agency the Minister for Tourism Nawang Rigzin Jora has issued orders for a thorough probe to pinpoint the responsibility.
The Minister said ‘orders for a thorough probe have been ordered and the engineering division would be wholly and solely responsible for the damages’ if found guilty. He maintained that several measures are being taken to renovate all... | |
| | | | PDP launches renewal campaign, asks PM to rekindle peace process | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar Sept 29: Post-assembly election results, after nine months of aggressive politics, backroom reviews and middle level expansion by welcoming into its folds dissidents from many parties, the Peoples Democratic Party today launched its renewed expansion campaign through membership drive even as the party leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed called upon the Prime Minister to lead the efforts in building a national level consensus for resolution of Kashmir issue.
Addressing a meeting of legislators and other party leaders, Mufti said: “While it was necessary for the national leadership to respond to the problems of Jammu and Kashmir in a wholesome manner that will lead t... | |
| | | | From Pak, via Kathmandu, ultras land in Jammu lockup | | US Dollars, Pak air tickets recovered | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: In a surgically planned operation, a team of Jammu Police in association of the sleuths of Central Reserve Police Force today nabbed two militants who were reported to be on way from Pakistan via Nepal. Both are natives of Jammu and Kashmir and had been on arm training and other subversive assignments in Pakistan and occupied Kashmir for several years.
Official sources said that on specific information from a reliable source about two militants of Hizbul Mujahedeen coming to Jammu from Pakistan to strengthen their outfit in Jammu, a joint team of Jammu police and 72 Battalion of CRPF laid special Nakas at various places in the evening hours today.
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| | | | Six-day Police remand for tainted cops, houses raided | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 28: While questioning of the accused in Amandeep Singh murder’s evidence tampering case continued for the day and raids were conducted at the premises of arrested cops, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case obtained six-day Police remand for former SSP Manohar Singh and suspended Inspector Sultan Mirza and Sub Inspector Satnam Singh.
Manohar, sources said, is the first inmate in the new lockup of newly constructed up Gandhi Nagar Police Station while Sultan Mirza has been lodged in the old lockup of the Police Station where he was Station House Officer until last week. Satnam Singh and Sultan are lodged in the same room.
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| | | | Bodies of Shopian victims exhumed | | Both women’s tissues, genital organs taken for thorough examination | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Sep 28: CBI’s sensitive operation of the exhumation of the dead bodies of 25-year-old Neelofar Jan and 17-year-old Aasiya Jan was conducted smoothly by a team of doctors and forensic science experts today four months after the young women had been found dead in mysterious circumstances and buried in a surcharged atmosphere on May 30th at Shopian in South Kashmir. The post mortem team obtained necessary samples, including body tissues and genital organs of both the women, who were widely believed to have been raped and murdered even as a commission of inquiry, comprising a retired judge of J&K High Court as well as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of J&K Police ... | |
| | | | Thousands watch Ravana going up in smoke | | | |
MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Sept 28: Dussehra-which symbolises triumph of truth over evil, was celebrated all over the region with religious fervour and gaiety. The festival marked with taking out of religious processions and burning of effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbkaran and son Meghnath, who have been treated as symbol of evil forces from centuries.
This day was also celebrated as Vijaydashmi to mark victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasur, who too was a symbol of evil.
Though effigies of Ravana, Kumbkarn and Meghnath were consigned to flames at various places, the main function was, however, held at Parade Ground where thousands of people were gathered to witness celebrations of th... | |
| | | | India, Pak nowhere closer to resuming peace talks | | | |
Early Times
New Delhi, Sept 28: Despite a two-hour-long meeting between Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan held Sunday in New York, the two sides appear to be nowhere near resuming the dialogue process that had to be abandoned ever since 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Yet the Sunday's interaction between Mr SM Krishna and Shah Mahmood Qureshi does not rule out similar confabulations at the highest levels between the two neighbours whenever an opportunity arises at any other international fora or events.
Saying this foreign policy experts here point to the possible visit by Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Pakistan President, Mr Asif Ali Zardari, to Washington in November ... | |
| | | | Victim of Amarnath land row, IAS officer awaits action on CAT order | | | |
SANT KUMAR SHARMA
JAMMU, Sept 28: A Chandigarh bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) had rubbished the action taken by the state government against senior IAS officer, Dr Arun Kumar, for his allegedly ``irresponsible'' utterances in a press conference held on June 17, 2008.
On May 20 this year, a CAT bench comprising Mr Justice M. Ramachandran, vice-chairman, and Mr Khushi Ram, Member (A), had said: ``He should be given a position commensurate with his status and seniority and taking notice of this intrinsic worth. The circumstances which led to the precipitation of the issues are to be forgotten by the Govt. as a bad dream.''
``We direct that appropriate steps are to be ... | |
| | | | Air India strike continues | | | | New Delhi, Sep 28: The Air India management will meet the Delhi faction of the agitating executive pilots here Monday as their strike entering the third day, forcing cancellation of at least 11 flights out of the national capital alone.
Despite Air India Sunday agreeing to look into their grievances, particularly the productivity-linked incentives (PLI), the Delhi faction of executive pilots said they would continue the strike till the management also conceded their demand and paid them their last three months' salary arrears.
The airline Sunday decided to constitute a committee to look into the PLI modalities.
"The management will hold talks with us today. We are not giving up our fig... | |
| | | | 3 LeT ultras, civilian killed | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar Sept 28: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, including two from Pakistan, and an elderly woman were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Monday.
Four jawans were also injured in the encounter but they were all out of danger, police reports said.
The encounter broke out at Amlar-Tral, 50 kms from here, this morning when the militants hiding in a house in the village opened fire on a joint search party of police and CRPF, they said.
The wife of the house owner, Taja, died in the shootout between the militants and the police. Two of the slain militants were Pakistani nationals, police said.
"We had information ... | |
| | | | Pak rushing WB with Kishanganga complaint | | | | Islamabad, Sept 28: Pakistan has decided to approach the World Bank to request the appointment of a neutral expert to resolve a dispute with India over the Kishanganga hydroelectric project if bilateral efforts fail to settle the matter, according to a media report.
After failing to resolve the dispute through the Indus Waters Commission, the Pakistan government has directed the foreign office to initiate the process of requesting the appointment of a neutral expert as stipulated in the Indus Waters Treaty, the Daily Times quoted an official document as saying.
Under the treaty, the western tributaries of the Indus river were allocated to Pakistan though an article of the pact allows Indi... | |
| | | | China advises India, Pak for peaceful Kashmir solution | | | | Agencies
Beijing, Sept 29: China on Monday asked India and Pakistan to seek a solution to the Kashmir issue through peaceful and friendly consultations and offered to play a "constructive role" in resolving the "bilateral issue".
As a friendly country, China would also be happy to see progress in the peace process between India and Pakistan, said Hu Zhengyue, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of the Asian region.
"Kashmir is an issue that has been longstanding left from history. This issue touches the bilateral relations between the relevant countries," he told a group of visiting foreign journalists here.
As China is a friendly neighbour of both countries, it hopes to s... | |
| | | | 24 in fray six CCI posts | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 28- Twenty four nominations have been filed for filling up six posts of office bearers in Chamber and Commerce and Industry (CCI) on the last date of filing papers. Of these, three nomination papers have been filed for the post of President, seven for Vice President, three for Junior Vice President, two for Secretary General, four for Secretary and five for treasurer. The scrutiny of these forms will be done on October 8 at 4 PM and the withdrawal of candidature is allowed up to October 18, 2009 till 5 pm.
The elections of the Office bearers will be held on October 28, 2009.
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