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| Govt files criminal complaint against Nizam, Naeem, Dr Shawl | | Civil suit, seeking damages worth Rs 10 Cr, being filed separately ‘ PDP’s charge of Rs 500 Cr kickbacks against CM in Rattle allottment is baseless | | | Early Times Report
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Sep 29: On the eve of a potentially hot session of the state legislature, National Conference-led coalition government today filed criminal complaints against two leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a Kashmiri-American cardiologist of high international reputation with the argument that the respondents’ accusations of corruption against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and a junior Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani, were not only baseless but also injurious to their public and private life.
Authoritative sources revealed to Early Times as a sequel to some PDP leaders’ press conference, Managing Director of Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (PDC) had approached the state government with the complaint that “unsubstantiated accusations” leveled against its Chairman were highly injurious to his public and private life. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is the Minister incharge Power as well as Chairman of PDC.
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| UHQ meeting 'okays' few vital decisions | | Committee formed to review PSA cases Students being released on 'assurance' of parents | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Close on the heels of Centre's 8 point formula to help restore normalcy in Kashmir, the NC led coalition government today announced at least four vital decisions that were taken in the Unified Command Meeting today held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Consequent upon threadbare discussions in the UHQ meeting today, it has been decided to release youth, mainly the students who were arrested from different parts of Kashmir during the last three months on charges of stone pelting. However, a Committee has been constituted that will look into, rather review the cases booked under Public Safety Act.
As a part of reconsidering the ... | |
| | | | Ultra surrender before army, police in Rajouri | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Sept 29: Hizbul Mujahideen outfit has planned to recruit more youth of Rajouri to carry on bloodshed in the state on the name of "Jihad". This was disclosed by a HM militant Taj Mohammad who surrendered here before army and police realizing the disadvantage of militancy.
As per reports, a militant of HM namely Taj Mohammad, son of Late Hassan Mohammad, a resident of Hubi village of Kotranka tehsil today surrendered before army and police here. According to this surrendered militant, HM is planning to recruit more and more youth of district Rajouri in the outfit.
"I was recruited by HM Commander Abu Kazafi who has planned to recruit more people from this side ... | |
| | | | Omar suggests secret dialogue for Kashmir resolution | | ‘Kashmir is a political problem’ | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today urged the separatists to have a secret dialogue with New Delhi if "an open dialogue did not suit them." He was addressing a function organized by the Rural Development Department at Ganderbal.
Omar said the government was committed to ensure a dialogue between separatists and government of India for `resolution of Kashmir dispute. And in this connection several measures have been already taken." He, however, did not disclose what measures had been taken by his government.
Pertinent to mention the union Home Ministers offer of secret dialogue to the separatists last year caused a stir in the Valley. The offer had a se... | |
| | | | Centre grants Rs 100 cr assistance to J&K | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
new delhi, Sept 29: The Centre has granted sanction of Rs. 100 crore announced at the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting, as part of the peace package for Jammu and Kashmir.
"The grant under Special Plan Assistance (SPA) is meant for schools and colleges for improvement and additions to their existing infrastructure such as class rooms, auditorium, library, playgrounds and toilet complex etc," said the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday.
The concerned authorities have been instructed to release funds immediately to the State Government who are expected to release the same to the implementing agencies without any delay, according to the Ministry.
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| | | | Absolute normalcy still miles away | | Geelani's "Azadi' dream selling hot cakes; Centre, state clueless | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 29: With both Union Home Ministry and Jammu and Kashmir government bowing to dictates of hardliner separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, return of absolute normalcy across Kashmir valley has become seemingly impossible.
And if the separatists are to be believed, situation is likely to worsen in the days ahead. Among the separatists, Geelani has already foreseen the future and has been making pronouncements of Kashmiris 'struggle for freedom' being in the decisive phase. The old hawk has begun terming Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's administrative failure and New Delhi's inapt handling of Kashmir situation as his victory.
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| | | | No Trust Motion against Govt | | Opposition unlikely to join hands on Himalayan feature | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 29: With Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) BJP and NPP ready to corner the Omar Abdullah Government, the 12 day long brief Assembly session beginning in Summer Capital tomorrow will likely to start with a stormy note.
Though there will be no main business on the opening day tomorrow and the House will be adjourned after the obituary reference, but during the remaining days of the session the opposition will add to the worries of the Government by cornering it on various issues including the prevailing lawlessness in Valley.
The PDP, NPP and BJP along with some independents have gird up their loins to put the coalition Government led by Omar Abdullah on mat for... | |
| | | | Security put on alert in Jammu ahead of Ayodhya verdict | | Peace panels set up to ward off tension Anti-social elements under 'watch' | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 29: Ahead of the Allahabad High Court's verdict on Ayodhya title suits on Thursday, an alert has been sounded in Jammu to maintain peace, communal harmony and law and order, police said.
"Police and other security agencies have been put on alert. Peace committees of various religions have been set up in the districts to maintain communal harmony, peace and law and order," senior officials said.
Reviewing the law and order situation here today Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Zone, Pawan Kotwal and Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Ashok Gupta directed the District Police Chief to hold interactions with the peace committees in their districts.
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| | | | Assembly session: All parties vocal, Cong silent | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 29: The battle lines are drawn. All parties have opened up their cards and indicated that they would use the assembly session commencing on Thursday as an opportunity to promote their respective agendas and corner each other. It can be said that the National Conference and Chief Minister would be at the receiving end. It can also be said that it would be really difficult for the floor managers and the National Conference think-tanks to ensure smooth functioning. The situation is such. Everything is hot. Besides, there is total disarray.
The National Conference trouble-shooters know all this and, hence, they may try to deflect the attention away from ... | |
| | | | UPA, NC speaking differently on elections in J&K | | News ANALYSIS | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 29: Speaking in Jammu on September 27 in the Government Medical College, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made one highly controversial, nay an highly outrageous, statement regarding the holding of assembly elections in 2008. He said: "We had not made tall claims during the elections about resolving the Kashmir issue. We had sought votes from the people to resolve their day-to-day problems and we are leaving no stone unturned in this direction."
What he said actually ran counter to what the Congress-led UPA government has been saying on this issue since years. It has been hailing the 2008 assembly elections in the state as highly free and fair and describing the particip... | |
| | | | Judicial Clerk caught demanding bribe | | | | Srinagar: The State Vigilance Organization produced challan against Latief Ahmad Kakroo son of late Ghulam Hassan resident of Khawaja Sahib Baramulla, the then judicial clerk (Jr. Asstt.) tehsil office south, Srinagar in the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar in case FIR No 2/2010 P/S VOK
The case was registered in P/S VOK on receipt of written complaint lodged by one Abdul Aziz Wani son of Ab Sattar Wani resident of Hanjak Shariefabad, Budgam in P/S VOK alleging therein that he had some dispute with his neighbor namely Mst Fatah w/o Assadullah Wani who had filed a complaint against him in the office of Tehsildar (Executive Magistrate) South Circle Srinagar.
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| | | | Patwari caught red handed accepting bribe | | | | Jammu: State Vigilance Organization has caught red handed Nissar Hussain, Patwari Halqa Panjgran, Rajouri while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3000/- from the complainant Poonchi Ram for effecting entry of mutation of land in revenue record.
Poonchi Ram son of Lal Dass resident of Patrara, Panjgran Rajouri lodged a written complaint with P/S Vigilance Organisation Jammu stating therein that the accused Nissar Hussain son of Atta Mohammad resident of Fatehpur posted as Patwari Halqa Panjgran, Rajouri demanded Rs 3000/- as illegal gratification for effecting an entry of land in the revenue record.
The said land was gifted by the grandson of the complainant to his sister out ... | |
| | | | Army lodges protest over LoC firing | | | | Jammu: The Indian Army has lodged a strong protest with the Pakistani Army over the latter's latest bout of unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district Tuesday night, terming it as an act aimed at escalating tensions on the border.
Army sources said two soldiers were injured in Pakistani firing, which started late Tuesday night and continued till Wednesday morning.
Pakistani troops fired mortar shells and rockets at the Indian posts of Kripan, Kranti, Roza, Battal and other posts along the LoC in Krishna Ghati and Jhallas areas of Poonch, 240 km north of Jammu.
The Indian side too retaliated to this "unprovoked firing", according to the army sources.
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| | | | PSA issued against two for sacrilege act | | | | Jammu: Reasi police today booked two persons under Public Safety Act (PSA) for sacrilege act. As per police hand-out, Chassana police arrested two persons - Mohd Yousaf and Shabir Ahmed, both sons of Habib Ullah, residents of Shergarhi, Mahore on specific information that the duo were allegedly involved in slaughtering the cow. As a part of investigation, police came to know that the duo were hired by one Asgar Ali, son of Haji Ghulam Hussain, a resident of Shergharhi, Mahore for sacrilege act with a intention to create communal tension and accordingly PSA was issued against him on the directions of District Magistrate, Reasi.
Meanwhile, recently Chassana police through reliable sources ... | |
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