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| Sycophants continue to beeline with CONGRATULATIONS!! | | Festivities over posting of CEO refuse to die down | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Sept 6: Amidst several events that shook the conscience of the city during the last week, the posting of the new Chief Education Officer has perhaps been the most celebrated event in Jammu, generating huge unwarranted euphoria.
Sycophants have converted this routine posting of new CEO Jammu as a festivity that is being celebrated with repulsively exaggerated enthusiasm. The scenes observed at the CEO office as the incumbent Tarsem Lal assumed office resembled victory rallies of politicians after winning elections, or those seen when political heavy weights set out to file their nomination papers.
Three days after he was posted as CEO Jammu replacing Natha Ram, who was posted as Dy Secretary in the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, Various delegations of teachers, masters, lecturers and others have been pouring in to congratulate Tarsem Lal as if he had accomplished a maiden feat by being posted as CEO Jammu. Interestingly, many of these delegations have been escorting cameramen from local television channels along and the news of his assuming offic... | |
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| Seeks high commands intervention as CCC meet elude consensus | | Congress toughens stand on KAHDC Nomination row | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Stepping up pressure on its ally National Conference, the state unit of Congress has reportedly approached high command seeking an intervention into the KAHDC nomination row. The State Congress workers from Kargil have even sought relinquishing ties with NC in case the latter does not revoke the controversial 'nomination' of four members to the newly elected KAHDC.
The development came after both the parties failed to reach any consensuses in the hurriedly called Coordination committee meeting on Friday afternoon chaired by the JKPCC Chief Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz.
The differences between the two coalition partners surfaced on Thursday after Chief Minist... | |
| | | | NC sarpanch arrested for assaulting women, released on bail | | | |
Saahil Suhail
ANANTNAG, Sept 6: A sarpanch affiliated with ruling party National Conference was arrested a few days ago when he allegedly attacked the family members of a contractor in South Kashmir's Veeri Bijbehara area. Sarpanch has been now released on bail.
Reports said that Sarpanch identified as Arshad Abdullah Dar son of Mohamad Abdullah Dar resident of Veeri Bijbehara attacked one Fayaz Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, a contractor by profession during evening hours, who reportedly have identified number of frauds in which sarpanch is directly involved.
Eyewitness said that sarpanch also attacked female family members of the contractor who were present on the spot.
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| | | | Exploitation of mentally challenged girls exposes Govt.'s insensitivity | | SHRC directions, recommendations evoke no response | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Sept 6: The shocking incident of rape of mentally challenged girls of Channi Rama rehabilitation centre that shook the conscience of Jammu the previous day has exposed Government's lackadaisical approach towards the challenged population of the state, especially those challenged with metal disabilities.
Sources informed Early Times that State Government has been criminally insensitive towards the plight of this unfortunate section of society which needs social protection and guarantee.
According to statistics, 5 % of total population of the country was that of mentally challenged people and state of Jammu and Kashmir was no exception.
Miffed over silence of State Gove... | |
| | | | Sexual exploitation case in Home for Mentally Retarded | | Demand for CBI enquiry from opposition 'irrelevant'…..? | | | ET Report
Jammu, Sept 6: In keeping with the practice of making a demand for the sake of a demand, the opposition parties are once again in race, this time asking for CBI probe into ugly affairs of sexual exploitation of young girls in a privately run Home for mentally retarded at Channi Rama. Reaction to the extent of condemnation and severe criticism to what unfolded two days back in Jammu is only expected and natural from all quarters . The demand amid this condemnation for CBI inquiry not only looks pre mature but also irrelevant in this matter, given the nature of the case as also swift action by the Police.
It is perhaps for the first time that the Government took a serious note o... | |
| | | | Only 973 Females Joined J&K Police during last 10 years | | Khaki fails to catch fancy of fairer sex | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: Women in Jammu and Kashmir constitute only 3.42 percent of total strength of the State Police despite rising graph of crime against and involving women.
As compared to national level representation of females (5.33 percent) in the Police department, the record of the state police is discouraging. The data received by RTI Activist Raman Sharma under his Right to information Application from the Police Headquarter reveals that during last ten year only 973 females joined Jammu and Kashmir Police whereas the total number of appointments were more than 27,832. In his RTI plea dated 18 July, 2013, RTI activist has asked the Public Information Officer of t... | |
| | | | More arrests on cards as arrested duo reveal more names | | Sexual exploitation of mentally retarded girls | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: Following sustained questioning of arrested director and guard of the Home of Mentally Retarded Children, Chhani Rama, the arrest of few more persons is on cards for their involvement in sexually abusing the girl inmates, highly placed sources said.
According to sources, both the arrested persons have made startling disclosures about their nexus during their interrogation at Trikuta Nagar Police Station. The interrogation was done in the presence of SP South Rajeshwar Singh. Sources disclosed that both the persons mentioned the name of four people who were involved in sexually abusing the girl inmates.
The people whose name has surfaced in the interrogat... | |
| | | | NC-Congress relations hit new low post Kargil | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: The relations between coalition partners, National Conference (NC) and Congress have hit the rock bottom after four Councilors of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil unit were nominated by Chief Minister without consultation.
The Congress leadership is not happy with coalition Partners' attitude and has turned towards central leadership to take a call on the ties with NC in the state.
Sources said that the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) leaders have conveyed their grievances to PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary incharge J&K, Ambika Soni about the back stabbing by NC.
The Congres... | |
| | | | Congress & UPA appear determined to outrage nation | | New York meeting | | | Neha
Jammu, Sept 6: Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire and breach Line of Control (LoC) and attack our forward posts on a daily basis, thus causing a sense of insecurity among the people inhabiting the border belt and people along the LoC. During the past few days, Pakistani Army and Pakistan-backed terrorists have violated ceasefire and entered the Indian territories and breached the LoC more than 60 times. Besides, the Pakistani Army has made several attempts to export terrorists so that they could cause terror attacks, foment anti-India troubles and cause communal riots in the state and elsewhere in the country.
There is a general consensus in the country that the Congress and the... | |
| | | | Omar must thank Cong for allowing him to continue as CM' | | Vakil lashes out at NC | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Hitting hard at National Conference, former Minister and Member AICC Abdul Gani Vakil today in a statement said Omar should be thankful to Congress high command for continuing as Chief Minister of the state.
He said that National Conference was pursuing a hidden agenda of weakening the coalition and the Congress. Urging Congress high command to take serious note of the developments in Jammu and Kashmir, he said NC nominated its men as members of Kargil Hill Development Council unilaterally and in an undemocratic manner.
Vakil said that this act was aimed at promoting favoritism and amounts to deceiving the coalition partner. "NC did not consult th... | |
| | | | Why no check on Omar's foreign visits? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: Why is there no check on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's foreign visits? Omar who go out of the country very often raises a serious question. Who is paying for the visits?.
Every year, the Chief Minister travels abroad three to four times and all his expenses are paid from state exchequer which the cash starved state cannot afford. Be it salaries of Government employees, developmental works, relief funds or any other issue, the Jammu and Kashmir Government turns towards New Delhi for the help but when it comes to bringing austerity measures, the Chief Minister doesn't come forward.
He even increases his expenses and travels everywhere including New Del... | |
| | | | For the sake of votes in Jammu province | | Congress, BJP and VDCs | | | Rustam
Jammu, Sept 6: Vested interests in Kashmir, including separatists of all hues, intensified their anti-Village Defence Committees (VDCs) campaign after August 9, when Kishtwar witnessed violence, anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans and organized attacks on the minority community after Eid prayers. The then MoS Home Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo was present in the town when anti-national elements committed anti-India acts and attacked the unprotected minority community. Some Congress leaders from Kashmir also took the plunge and demanded disbanding of the VDCs. One of the Congress leaders was Abdul Gani Vakil, former Minister and loyalist of Union Health Minister and former J&K Chief Minister... | |
| | | | City of temples ringing high decibel alarm on sexual abuses | | Fodder for sex | | | Siddharth Sadralia
Jammu, Sept 6: Jammu, the city of temples, of late, has started ringing high decibel alarms on the sexual abuses and assaults which has brought great infamy to the region.
Not only the recent revelations on a rotary Home running a sex racket through mentally challenged inmates is the glaring example, many in the league have been unearthed over the lesser time back, which calls for serious introspection as what is going wrong in the region, earlier believed to be a peaceful zone thriving on simplicity through devoutness.
Rapes, molestations and sexual assaults in the region have shown upward trends, not only in the recent past, but have become commonplace in Jammu which... | |
| | | | Delay in repair of damaged transformers leaves residents fuming | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6 : Residents in several localities of the city are fuming and fretting against the state Power Development Department (PDD) as it is taking four to five days to replace the damaged transformers because their own workshop is out of order and the Small Scale Industries Association (SSIA) is overburdened.
The power situation in Jammu has gone bad to worse as nearly 20 to 30 transformers get damage everyday and the workshop of the PDD is out of order as a part of the machinery is damaged. The PDD has the only option to get their damaged transformers repaired from the Small Scale Industries Association (SSIA), which has been overburdened. According to the so... | |
| | | | Political analysts, supporters ridicule Jabbar's decision to join NC | | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Though dejected in Congress which failed to rehabilitate him politically during last 10 years of its rule in the State, the shifting of loyalty to National Conference (NC) after resigning from Congress is considered a politically immature decision by his supporters and friends in Ganderbal Assembly segment. Ishfaq Jabbar who had got 6000 votes in last Assembly elections had a good public image but he was feeling dejected after the failure of congress leadership to rehabilitate him during last 10 years of its rule in the State. According to sources Jabbar's financial position had also weekend over the years and despite his high expectations the Congress Party... | |
| | | | IT Deptt's tough posturing instills fear among Buzz class | | Prominent business houses on radar; raids likely soon | | | early times report
JAMMU, Sept 6: As the Income tax department skewed brows against couple of the tax evading establishments while slogging siren to file the outstanding tax that amounts to crores on account of undisclosed income before the evaders. The tough stance by the IT officials has left many businessmen frightened at large.
According to reliable sources, the Department has prepared a list of at least 20 business establishments against whom the IT surveys were likely in days to come. However, the whole process is being kept under cover by the IT Sleuths.
Though the meeting between the states executives of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and commissioner income ... | |
| | | | Shifting of Cops' petition against Commission from Sgr to Jmu: HC serves notices to CS & ors | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6 (JNF): In a petition filed by Shilpi Verma, widow of Late Kuldeep Kumar Verma who scarified his life during the 2008 the Shri Amarnath Ji Land Row seeking justice for her and her children, the Chief Justice Of J&K High Court Jammu Wing today issued notice to Chief Secretary J&K, Principal Secretary Law, Shalinder Singh SP, Alok Kumar SSP, ML Kaith SP and then DySP Swantanter Arora returnable within four weeks.
In a petition filed by Shilpi Verma, widow of Late Kuldeep Kumar Verma who scarified his life during the 2008 the Shri Amarnath Ji Land Row seeking justice for her and her children so that they can see the report of the Justice (retd) O P Sharma Com... | |
| | | | Zubin Mehta arrives in Srinagar | | 25 CRPF cos deployed for smooth concert | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Sept 6: The Bavarian State Orchestra and Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta arrived here in Srinagar from Delhi this afternoon along with his band comprising of 100 odd musicians.
Zubin Mehta along with German Ambassador Micheal Steiner and his wife and Mehta's band arrived here this afternoon in a special plane from Delhi. Sources said BJP leader Jaswant Singh also arrived here in the evening.
It merits a mention here that leading film personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Shabana Azmi and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar are reported to be among the 1000 odd 'VIPs', coming from different states, who have been invited to the Zubin Mehta conce... | |
| | | | Mentally challenged Rape: Court grants eight days Police remand to accused | | | | Jammu, Sept 6 (JNF): Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu VS Bhou today granted eight days police remand of accused Angad Kumar presently Chowkidar Rotary inner Wheel home allegedly involved in sexual exploitation of mentally challenged girl.
Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu VS Bhou after perusal of CD file reveals that the accused was arrested on September 5, 2013 in case FIR NO 183/13 u/s 376/109 RPC and observed that keeping in view of the nature of the allegations, stage of investigation the application is allowed and accused namely Angad Kumar s/o Sat Pal presently Chowkidar Rotary Inner Wheel home is remanded to police custody for a period of eight days. Court directed IO to get the ... | |
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