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Crime Branch takes 7-yrs to investigate Rs 1 Cr bank theft Makes no mention of Rs 55 lakh missing cash in charge sheet 5/30/2016 12:11:57 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 29: The Crime Branch (CB), even after seven years of investigation into the theft of over Rs 1 crore from the Kishtwar branch of JK Bank, has made no mention of the missing cash of more than Rs 55 lakh in the chargesheet which was presented by it in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here on May 17. The burglars had decamped with a cash of Rs 1,06,48,000 from the strong room of JK Bank, Kishtwar, in 2009. The CB, which on May 17, 2016, produced chargesheet in the CJM's court, has made no mention of the missing cash of Rs 55,04,590 in it, thus raising several questions over the way investigation was conducted, first by the Kishtwar Police and then by CB. The matter is schedule to come for hearing tomorrow. As per the chargesheet, bank manager Shamas-u-Din, son of Fateh Mohammad of Maitra, Ramban, lodged a written complaint on July 8, 2009 with Kishtwar police station, stating therein that on the night of July 7, 2009, some burglars entered the bank from the second shutter, broke the chest and stole Rs 1,06,48,000. Upon t...   READ MORE

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Sheikh Abdullah set up first Sainik colony, says CM Mehbooba Omar, NC in tight spot! 5/30/2016 12:11:42 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 29: Ever since a report appeared in a Kashmir-based daily, that the PDP-BJP Government had accepted the proposal of Sainik Board on sainik colonies in Kashmir, the NC and other Kashmiri parties, including separatists, had been carrying on a misinformation campaign that the state government had conspired against the state to change the demography of Kashmir by settling non-state subjects in the proposed colonies. Kashmir on Thursday even observed bandh on this issue. However, on Saturday Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called the NC's bluff and told the House that it was his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah who set up the first sainik colony in Jammu and that it...   READ MORE   Without getting Army clearance, Tosamaidan thrown open for tourists 5/30/2016 12:11:19 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 29: Without getting clearance from army the administration today threw open the Tosamaidan meadow in Central Kashmir's Budgam district for the tourists with chief minister Mehbooba Mufti being the chief guest on the occasion. Sources told Early Times that the chief minister reprimanded the officials for failing to get the clearance from the army till date. She also pointed out that if the clearance is pending how can be the meadow thrown...   READ MORE   Mehbooba for 'Unique' Identity of Tosamaidan 5/30/2016 12:10:58 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 29: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday during her maiden visit to Tosamaidan - a sprawling meadow in the mountains of Central Kashmir's Budgam - asked the local populace to "take care of the environmentally fragile tourist resort". Mufti addressed locals of the adjacent villages who had arrived at the spot to celebrate the three day festival which asked today. "Tosmaidan is yours," she told the local populace, "so take care of it." Mufti asserted that she "was not in favour" of concrete buildings, hence, "government will help the locals to improvise 50 dhokas into huts habitable for tourists". Mufti asked officials to create a "unique identity" of To...   READ MORE   BJP Raina's interventions, exercises in self-deception 5/30/2016 12:10:46 AM AB Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, May 29: It has become customary with BJP MLA from Nowshera Ravinder Raina to make statements which tend to suggest that he and his party are not on the same page as far as ideological issues and political approach to the issues facing the state is concerned. He does so only to remain in the news and he never means what he says. He took a line on cow-killing and beef eating but didn't quit the BJP when it fired its own two law officers who had urged the J&K High Court to enforce the relevant laws. The high Court had upheld their plea. He did make a hue and cry after independent MLA Engineer Rashid hosted beef party at the MLA hostel, Srinagar, but ...   READ MORE   Eligible, ineligible doctors join the race Who will replace GMCH Medical Superintendent? 5/30/2016 12:10:38 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: With one month left for the retirement of incumbent Medical Superintendent (MS) of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu, politically affluent have started lobbying hard to get the coveted chair in the premier hospital of the state. Reliable Sources told Early Times that Dr. Manoj Chalotra, presently MS Chest and Diseases (CD) Hospital, Dr Romesh Gupta, MS Super Specialty Hospital (SSH), Dr. Narinder Bhutyal, MS District Hospital Udhampur, Dr. Arun Sharma, MS District Hospital Samba and CMO Jammu Ravinder Khajuria are front runners in the race and each one of them is making all out efforts to succeed the incumbent. ET also ...   READ MORE   Posting of SDPO Nagrota reward or punishment? Transfers of DySPs 5/30/2016 12:10:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Paving way for corrupt elements, bulk transfers of DySPs in Police Department on Saturdayapparently has discouraged the officers who were dedicatedly and honestly performing their duties. PHQ ordered transfers and postings of 54 DySPs but some of aggrieved officials said they were made scapegoat for others as a bid to control the movement beneath the water. "If authorities are picking up some dutiful officer from their posting prematurely there would only be one theory that the transfree is honest to the brim and is putting spanners into the work of some influential or corrupt elements", said a retired police officer. It may sound bizarre but it is t...   READ MORE   'Tainted ' CAPD Assistant Director holds three posts Deptt violates transfer policy 5/30/2016 12:10:11 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 29: Government has failed to act against a "tainted" official in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department Kashmir whose has been allegedly involved in various ration scams in central Kashmir's Budgam district. Department has even violated its own transfer policy for this "blue eyed" officer. Assistant Director CAPD in Budgam district is holding the current post since 2013. The official was suspended under order No DCAPD/PS/2014/G dated September 9, 2014 and was attached to the directorate of CAPD for his alleged involvement in misappropriation of ration. But instead of taking action against him, he was reinstated on October 16, 2014 un...   READ MORE   Handlers ask them to vitiate peace, foment trouble in Jammu region Separatists, Kashmir civil society gets new assignment 5/30/2016 12:10:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Separatists and the so-called civil society members from Kashmir seem to have got the new assignment from their handlers sitting across the Line of Control (LoC) i.e. polarize the environment in Jammu region. To start with the Hurriyat Conference (G) backed Jammu Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) wanted to hold a meeting at Rajouri to discuss the "future strategy" about how to preach "secessionism" and "separatism" in the region. For that purpose they had invited a few self styled civil society members from Kashmir to attend the meeting. Police sent the civil society members back from Peer-Ki Gali and foiled the attempt of the so called JKPM to hold any ...   READ MORE   JU administration vindicates SVC observation: "JU working like private limited Company" Accused issues order of appointment of Professor investigating charges against him! 5/30/2016 12:09:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Days after the State Vigilance Commission while hearing a complaint filed by a former contractual lecturer commented that the Jammu University was being run like a private limited company; serious administrative anomaly has upheld the observation of the top anti graft body of the state yet again. In the recent incident, a junior office in the establishment section of the JU, accused of financial misappropriation and facing an inquiry, on May 10 last, issued an order of appointment of a senior professor as incharge JU central library under his hand and seal, while the latter was the member of the probe panel instituted by the vice chancellor to investigat...   READ MORE   Police officer gets promotion for detaining innocent man Police department overlooks MHA directive 5/30/2016 12:09:40 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Despite Union Home Ministry's order to DGP and Home department J&K, to take appropriate action against Police Officer for illegal detention of a citizen, the erring officer not only went scot free, but also got promoted. A police officer who was accused of illegally detaining innocent citizens and committing atrocities on them did not only escape action, but got promoted. The accused officer is manning important police stations after he was posted from a police post in Jammu. Victim of police's atrocities' Rohit Gupta son of Hem Raj Gupta, filed complaint before State Human Rights Commission and also brought cruelty of police into the ...   READ MORE   Now, Govt starts filling Doodh Ganga canal to rehabilitate political workers 5/29/2016 11:51:44 PM ET Report Srinagar, May 29: In brazen violation of norms, the government has started land-filling of crucial water channel, the Doodh Ganga in Batamaloo locality here to "rehabilitate workers of a particular political party." This "controversial" work is being executed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). Insiders said some SMC officials in league with a group of politicians from the ruling coalition are getting the canal land-filled to create grounds for the rehabilitation of polit...   READ MORE   Rotary Day Care cum Eye Hospital inaugurated 5/29/2016 11:51:26 PM Early Times Report SAMBA, May 29: The much awaited Mata Amar Dai Rotary Day Care cum Eye Hospital inaugurated at Chandan Nagar, Rahya Morh in Vijaypur. The hospital construed by mata Amar Devi Rotary Eye Hospital Trust with the active support of Rotary Club Jammu Tawi. As part of the inaugural ceremony, free OPD services were organised and ophthalmologist, Orthopedic, gynecologist and physician were made available to the general public. Free medicines were also distributed among the public...   READ MORE   Traffic SI placed under suspension ET IMPACT 5/29/2016 11:49:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Taking cognizance of the news story "Traffic Cops caught on camera allegedly extracting bribe from truckers" published in Early Times on Sunday, the Police have placed a Sub Inspector under suspension. The DySP Traffic City South Jammu (vide his office's reference No. Dy.S.P. TCSJ/SDH-NKA/16/318 dated 29-05-2016) has stated that the confession of SPO Parveet Kumar No.888/SPOJ deployed at Sidhra Naka it appears that something fishy was taking place there which is highly objectionable and amounts to misconduct, indiscipline, misuse of official position 'for taking illegal gratification. "Such activities on the part of policemen tarnish the image JK Poli...   READ MORE   Jammu's agitation produced desired results AIIMS in Jammu 5/29/2016 11:49:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 29: The people of Jammu province once again established that they have the power to bring the authorities on their knees and obtain what they want. The case in point is the May 27 decision of the Union Government to set up two AIIMS in the state, one each in Jammu province and Kashmir region. Had the people of Jammu region not agitated for more than two months and had the Jammu's civil society none come on to the roads after the BJP surrendered AIIMS to Kashmir through the agenda of alliance, Jammu would not have got the sanctioned AIIMS. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had in his budget speech in the Lok Sabha on February 28, 2015 announced an AIIMS for J...   READ MORE   Govt rejects KP's demand of 'Home Land' 5/29/2016 11:49:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: The PDP led state government and the BJP led central government has started working as per the plan on the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley and importantly in tandem. Both the governments have discussed the contours and the prospective backlash and the ways to tide over. More importantly, it's clear that the Kashmiri Pandits will not be settled in 'secured' zone or a 'separate' zone as has been the demand of the some of the Kashmiri Pandits. The Chief Minister's statement that the KPs will be settled initially in the transit camps which will also have people from other communities and then eventually will be allowed to settle in their nati...   READ MORE   Principal Nagbani School booked for sexually abusing lady teacher 5/29/2016 11:49:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 29:Principal Nagbani School Alok Betab allegedly abused his subordinate following which a complaint was lodged with the Domana police here today. As per reports the lady teacher has lodged a complaint against the school principal alleging there in that she was abused sexually by the Principal at work place. Following the complaint, police have booked the accused principal under relevant sections including 506;509 RPC . " The school principal will be arrested tomorrow" said a senior police officer when contacted. The lady school teacher who is deputed with the PRT wing of school has alleged that she had already lodged complaint with the women commission.T...   READ MORE   Student files case against Presentation Convent School for nepotism To knock Consumer Court for damaging her career 5/29/2016 11:49:12 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, May 29: Already facing array of allegations of highhandedness, nepotism and favoritism, the Presentation Convent SChool has again hit media headlines after a student of the school filed a case against the school authorities for chucking her out from the stream which she deserved, thus marring her career. The High Court, however, gave liberty to the aggrieved to file a case for claim for damages before the Consumer Forum at Jammu after her counsel apprised it that the aggrieved girl who gave examination as a private candidate had secured 85 % in the medical stream, stating that the claim of the appellant for admission to class 11 by her in th...   READ MORE   Sky rocketing, air fares dampening tourism in J&K 5/29/2016 11:48:56 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 29: Exorbitant airfares are proving a deterrent for the potential tourists as the tourist seasons is peaking up in the valley and other parts of the state. The excessive charging goes unchecked and unabated and the Government of India's Civil Aviation Department has turned a blind eye towards this and it has also escaped the attention of the state tourism department. Airfare from Delhi to Srinagar is 17000 per passenger per side while as fare from Jammu to Srinagar is 14500. Similarly, Airfare from Delhi to ladakh is 13000. The Civil Aviation department seems totally cold and unconcerned to these unreasonable fares which discourage...   READ MORE   Pandits to start protests from today Bracing up for unified struggle 5/29/2016 11:48:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 29: Bracing up for a united and unified struggle against the separatists and some main steam opposition parties Kashmiri Pandits are going to stage demonstrations from tomorrow. Starting form Jagti township the Kashmiri Pandits have decided to launch their movement from there and have appealed all migrant bodies to support them in this struggle. The call for agitation has been given by All Migrant Camp Coordination Committee (AMCCC) in collaboration with various other KP organizations from Jagti and other camps. ``We can't tolerate the dictates of separatists and forces inimical to our existence in Kashmir Valley any more now'', said Desh Rattan presid...   READ MORE   Our Govt doesn't know how many KPs are in Kashmir, how many migrated Facts mock at JK's successive regimes over ending plight of pandits 5/29/2016 11:47:44 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, May 29: The non- serious approach of the previous regimes in Jammu and Kashmir has made the issue of return of the Kashmiri pandits more messy and chaotic with government having no information over the actual number of KPs who migrated and those who want to return. As the political parties in the state at present are busy scoring the political points by raising the issues related to the return of the KPs to their homeland, not even a meagre attention is being paid over compiling the factually correct data about the total number of KPs who migrated from valley at the onset of militancy and how many of them have return or want to return. ...   READ MORE   Rs 20.83 Cr spent on Batote-Kishtwar NH fail to restore sheen to road GoI yet to clear Rs. 95.30 Cr up-gradation plan to repair sunk NH 5/29/2016 11:40:30 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, May 29: Despite spending Rs. 20.83 Crore for repair and restoration of damages on Kishtwar-Batote stretch o Jammu-Kshtwar National Highway which is the only road connectivity to twin Districts of Doda and Kishtwar having population of more than 7 lacs is in shamble as the highway has sunken at many places due to heavy rains and flesh flood during the month of September 2014 and March-April 2015 . In reply to Q No. 25 of MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori with regard to the steps taken by the government for restoration of Kishtwar-Batote National Highway and the physical/financial achievements sofar in this behalf, the government reply stat...   READ MORE   LC accepts HDC for Chenab Valley Railway line to Gool- Kishtwar, Jammu-Poonch 5/29/2016 11:40:19 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, May 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly accepted the three Private Member Resolutions of Congress MLA from Inderwal including the resolution demanding immediate survey for lying railway line from Gool-Kishtwar and Jammu to Poonch via Rajouri. In his communication to MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Abdul Qayoom Mir under Secretary in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly vide No. LA/1239/Legn/2016 Dated 28-05-2016 intimated to the Congress MLA that "In terms of Rule 179 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, I have been directed to inform you that Speaker has admitted your...   READ MORE

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