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| CM’s own Ganderbal tops in absenteeism in Kashmir | | Only SPs among 70 district officers maintain station at Ganderbal, Budgam | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 17: Central Kashmir rural districts of Ganderbal and Budgam have earned the dubious distinction of topping all 10 districts in the Valley in absenteeism as the district officers of almost all the departments return to their respective residences in other districts after putting in few hours of work. Even as two-odd Superintendents of Police (SPs) stay at their stations in Ganderbal and Budgam, all 68 others---including Deputy Commissioners DCs)---have been religiously returning to Srinagar to put up the night with their respective families.
Contrary to the coalition government’s claims of good governance and sense of accountability in the public servants, not more than 10 percent of district officers of different departments maintain station in Kashmir valley. Lack of accountability among the government employees could be gauged by the fact that even the civil administration’s key organs---DC and Tehsildar (Territorial)---are never available at the two Central Kashmir district headquarters after 5.00 p.m, except during elections and for a ... | |
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| Modern abattoir a dream for Jammu | | | |
SANT KUMAR SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 17: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) plans to set up a modern abattoir are unlikely to come true for a long time. The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has already shot down the proposal for the abattoir at Khanpur in Nagrota.
The modern and sophisticated abattoir would have cost a whopping Rs 22 crore and was sanctioned as part of the Prime Minister's Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) for Jammu & Kashmir.
Former legislator Sadiq Ali is reported to have played the spoilsport and derailed the JMC plans for abattoir at Nagrota. He gave sound reasons for not setting it up at Nagrota and the Chief Minister agreed with the veteran's suggestions.
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| | | | City's air is no more consumable! | | | | Early Times Report
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU: With more and more vehicles flooding the already choked city roads, the air as well as noise pollution in the winter capital of the state has witnessed an alarming increase over the last few years.
Apart from indiscriminate cutting of trees in and around city, the Jammuites' growing obsession to own newly introduced models of variety of vehicles and failure to properly maintain the older ones has considerably affected the air which has turned the situation from bad to worse.
Though the city roads' carrying capacity increased only marginally, the vehicle population swelled to five lakh mark- nearly seventeen times more than what it was nearly tw... | |
| | | | SC seeks objections to bail application of Ch. brothers | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: The Supreme Court has directed the state to file objections to a bail application preferred by the accused of Amandeep murder case.
The accused Choudhary Nagar Singh and Choudhary Rakesh Singh sought bail from the apex court after the State High Court rejected their bail application on May 3, 2010,
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Altmas Kabir and Justice H.L Gokhale after hearing Senior counsel R.F Nariman issued notice to state of J&K.
Advocate Anis Suhrawardy appearing for the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been served a copy this Special Leave Petition (bail application) to file Vakaltmana within four weeks. He was further directed t... | |
| | | | BJP's nationalism sham, may compromise on J&K | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 17: BJP says day in and day out that it is committed to abrogating Article 370 of the Indian Constitution under which J&K enjoys a special status in the Indian Union and integrating J&K fully with New Delhi. It also consistently says that it is committed to protecting the interests of Jammu and Ladakh and displaced Kashmiri Pandits. The BJP, in addition, says everyday that it would not allow New Delhi to conclude any truce with Pakistan over J&K and that it would also oppose any move that is aimed at dividing Jammu province along Chenab river on communal lines. In other words, the BJP consistently says that it would accept only that solution to the K... | |
| | | | Mansar lake shrinks, tourism deptt caught off guard | | | |
BHARAT BHUSHAN
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 17: The famous Mansar lake, which is on the national and state tourist maps, has shrunk and the water level in it has dropped over 15 ft or so. The lake, situated in the midst of lusting greeneries surrounded by forested Shivaliks, falls in Samba district and is visited by thousands of domestic and outside tourists every year, though it sans the basic facilities.
It is popular among tourists, boating enthusiasts and daily morning and evening walkers. It is also visited by rare migratory birds from colder regions in winters.
Mansar lake is seen as an embodiment of Sheshnag. It is the largest natural lake in the region, and is shrinking ... | |
| | | | Court issues summons to Women Cell incharge | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: Additional district judge, matrimonial cases, Jammu, has issued summons to Women Cell incharge, Inspector Shakti Sharma in a contempt case.
The contempt proceedings were initiated against her for her alleged act of "undermining the court authority" and "attempting to over awe" the applicant.
The court directive came in a writ petition filed by Vikas Sharma through advocates Anil Sethi and Rohit Lega. In the petition, Vikas alleged that though his case was pending in the court of law, the women cell incharge had been threatening him of dire consequences if he did not produce his children before him to give their custody to his wife Samriti Sharma who was l... | |
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