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Pak-based KZF's Neeta in constant touch with acquaintances Simbal Camp but fails to find any supporter

"Amnesty for him, other misguided Sikh youth demanded"

9/6/2012 12:06:02 AM

Bharat Bhushan JAMMU, Sept 5: Though Ranjeet Singh Neeta of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) was alleged to be in constant touch with some of his acquaintances at Simbal Camp over phone from Pakistan in an effort to win over them, he has so far failed to find any taker of his militant ideology in the locality. "He often calls up some of his acquaintances at Simbal Camp from Pakistan and allegedly discusses with them the idea of reviving KZF activities on this side of the border," police sources said, quoting locals who were privy to the phone conversations. The time had changed now and there were no takers of his militant ideology at Simbal Camp. "People are now focussing on their developm...

Court hands over custody of 'Outlander' to Mumbai CB

Laila Khan murder case

9/6/2012 12:05:37 AM

Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, Sept 5: In the much publicized murder case of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan and her other five family members, Munsif Judge Kishtwar Omesh Sharma ordered of handing over the custody of Outlander vehicle bearing registration number MH02BY-7867 to Mumbai Crime Branch presently probing the murder case of the actress and her family involving Parvaiz Iqbal Tak, a native of Bhunzwah village in Kishtwar district. The Judge passed the order after Mumbai Crime Branch through his council Sushil Parihar moved an application seeking transfer of the seized Outlander vehicle in favour of Mumbai Crime Branch. The Council of the Mumbai Crime Branch pledged that the vehicle is re...

JU raises retirement age of teachers to '60 years, 5 months'!

9/6/2012 12:05:18 AM

Abodh Sharma JAMMU, Sept 5: At a time when employees of the State Government are fighting a long drawn battle seeking a raise in their age of superannuation, Jammu University has arbitrarily raised the retiring age for its teachers by five months by misusing the statutes. While employees of the State Government retire at the age of 58, the university teachers who retire at 60 are invariably being given an extension of five months in misinterpretation of the statute according to which, a teacher retiring in the middle of an academic session may be granted an extension of a maximum of five months to enable him to complete the syllabus of his subject. "This has become a norm in the universit...

Crisis deepens, migrants of other TRTs join Jagti agitation

9/6/2012 12:04:34 AM

ET Report JAMMU, Sept 5: The Jagti crisis have flared up with migrants of all TRTs Buta Nagar, Nagrota, Muthi and Purkhoo resorting to hunger strike in support of enhancement of relief demand in their respective camps. The token hunger strike has been started from today at TRT Nagrota, Muthi, Buta Nagar and Purkhoo with the camp inmates in general and relief holders in particular extending full support to displaced youth sitting on fast unto death at Jagti township for last four days demanding enhancement in cash relief. Meanwhile, Sunil Kumar Pandita whose condition deteriorated at Jagti township late night yesterday and who was shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment has refused to take ora...

Atypical 'Teacher's Day,' 40 teachers suspended in Poonch

9/6/2012 12:04:16 AM

Early Times Report Rajouri, Sept 5: In an untoward development on Teacher's Day when teachers get reward for their best achievements, at least 40 teachers were suspended by Dy Director School Education Jammu who were found absent from their duties in block Bafliaz during a surprise check today. "The action was taken by Deputy Director Education on the directions of Director School Education Jammu Gulzar Qureshi, sources said. Giving details, official sources told this reporter that Deputy Director School Education Jammu raided nearly a dozen schools in block Bafliaz in border district Poonch today i.e. Teacher's Day and found large number of teachers missing from the schools. Sources sa...

HC passes strictures for slow recovery, summons fresh ATR

PIL on Sales Tax Recovery

9/6/2012 12:04:00 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 5: The High Court today expressed displeasure over slow pace of recovery of Sales Tax/Vat from defaulters and took serious note of non-implementation of directions passed on June 15, 2012. A Division Bench of State High Court comprising First Puisne Judge Justice Virender Singh and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar observed that a perusal of the fresh status report filed by the respondents State of J&K revealed that all is not well in the Commercial Taxes Dept, certain defaulters whose complete addresses are given in the chart, are shown to be not traceable, some persons have been shown to be migrants. No material is placed before the Court to show that serious...

UT for Ladakh, nothing for Jammu Pradesh

BJP: Ignoring Core Constituency

9/6/2012 12:03:33 AM

Neha JAMMU, Sept 5: The executive body of State unit of BJP, which held its two-day-long meeting at Udhampur last week, adopted three resolutions - political resolution, resolution on border areas and problems being faced by the people inhabiting border areas and resolution on Ladakh. The resolutions were released to the press only yesterday for the information of general public. The political resolution, among other things, indicated the resolve of the party to "continue and accelerate the struggle to root out corruption from high offices and expose the persons who have embezzled public money in the NC-Congress Coalition Government in the State; carry its agenda to resolve the problems o...

Antony asks China to stay away from POJK

What About Parliamentary Resolution?

9/6/2012 12:03:08 AM

Rustam JAMMU, Sept 5: Defence Minister AK Antony, who is number two in the Congress-led UPA Government, on Monday told China to stay away from Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and not undertake any activity there, as the area belongs to India. Actually, he informed the Lok Sabha that the Government of India had conveyed its concerns to China about its activities in POJK and asked Beijing to cease their activities there. "The Government has conveyed its concerns to China about their activities in PoK and asked them to cease such activities," he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. He also told the Lok Sabha that "China disputes the international boundary with India", that "t...

Teacher accused in attempt to rape gets bail

9/6/2012 12:02:49 AM

Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Sept 5: Merely a week after his surrender in alleged attempt to rape case of his 10 class student, accused teacher Daleep Kumar son of Sat Pal resident of Pranjal Sigdi today got interim bail from Judicial Magistrate Kishtwar. After hearing the arguments from defence counsel O.P Parihar, Munsif Kishtwar Omesh Sharma granted interim bail in favour of accused teacher on surety bond of Rs. 20000. Kishtwar police in response to the defence counsel did not oppose the bail plea of the accused teacher, thus paving way for his release. It is worthwhile to mention that Chatroo police registered FIR No: 55 u/s 376-C against the accused teacher after a minor student of ...