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| From Azad’s ‘minimising’ measures, to Omar’s ‘zero level’ accidents, Chenab Valley roads continue devouring humans | | CM fixes two weeks time for transport management policy! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 26: Another accident and another soul searching panel –this is a freewheeling story for the hilly roads of Chenab Valley and other districts, particularly in Jammu region, where government initiative could not go beyond lip service and panel formations.
Little over a year after his predecessor Ghulam Nabi Azad constituted a very ‘high level’ committee to recommend measures for minimizing accidents in the hilly areas, particularly Doda and Kishtwar regions, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today set a time frame of two weeks for the administration to come with a strategy for bringing down accidents to zero level.
Azad had constituted a committee earlier last year after ghastly bus accident near Chhatroo in which more than 50 passengers were killed. Bodies of over 30 are yet to be traced. The committee, he set up, moved swiftly with its recommendations to the government. A slide show was also presented before the Chief Minister at another high level meeting, attended among others by the Chief Secretary, but those recommendations were never taken int... | |
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| No pick, choose: Govt on Guru case | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 26: The Government on Friday said the execution of death sentence of Afzal Guru, convicted in the Parliament attack case, was being delayed as "you cannot pick, choose and hang" and there were many mercy petitions pending for long.
"You cannot pick, choose and hang. Nowhere does it happen in the world including Pakistan," Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily told a 'meet the press' programme organised by Press Association here.
Noting that no country which has rule of law can have such a hanging carried out "at the discretion of any political party", Moily said there was need for evolving a mechanism for quick disposal of mercy petitions.
He said 28 merc... | |
| | | | Police cracks serial killings in Sopore | | Manhunt launched for computer savvy militant | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SOPORE, Jun 26: Claiming to have cracked over half-a-dozen serial killings, Jammu & Kashmir Police have launched manhunt for computer savvy militant Basharat Saleem who has been allegedly Harkat-ul-Mujahideen’s most resourceful operative and mastermind of several guerrilla attacks on both civilians as well as Police personnel in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir.
Officials trace his escapades to his broken engagement with a young girl but describe him “today’s most wanted militant” after Harkatul Mujahideen’s Pakistani “Chief Commander of Operations” Noman. Records at Police Station Sopore reveal that Basharat Saleem had been first arrested on account of ... | |
| | | | Rather takes parties on board as Finance Commission’s J&K itinerary begins June 30 | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 26: Ahead of thirteenth Finance Commission’s arrival in the summer capital on June 30, the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today convened a meeting with all political parties to seek their suggestions and share government’s proposals.
Representatives of all political parties –ruling and opposition participated in the deliberations but the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the meeting.
It may be mentioned here that the commission set up by the President of India under Article 280 of the constitution after every five years makes recommendations on the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between Centre and State and also the subse... | |
| | | | Yatra begins from traditional route | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: The annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra commenced from the traditional Pahalgam route also from today, even as the pilgrimage is already progressing smoothly on the Baltal route from June 16.
According to a Spokesperson of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, 11,676 pilgrims had darshan at the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji yesterday, while another batch of 7,500 pilgrims left the Baltal Base Camp early in the morning today for the Holy Cave.
The Spokesperson said that the first batch of 1,410 pilgrims from Jammu left today for their onward journey to the Holy Cave via Pahalgam and Baltal routes. He added that, in the meanwhile, a batch of 1415 pilgr... | |
| | | | PSC falls headless, Shafi’s illustrious term ends today | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 26: Falling in line with many other institutions, including the State Accountability Commissioner, the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission will go headless tomorrow afternoon as the incumbent Mohammad Shafi Pandit is retiring. The Government is yet to take a decision on his successor even as recruitment process for many services is on.
First ever Muslim IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir, Mohammad Shafi Pandit was appointed as Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commissioner by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government on June 28, 2004. Pandit was then Financial Commissioner to the Government and Chairman of the Muslim Auqaf Trust. His stipulate... | |
| | | | Krishna, Qureshi Break ice in Italy | | | | AGENCIES
Trieste (Italy), June 26: India on Friday conveyed to Pakistan that bilateral ties were under "considerable stress" due to terrorism emanating from its soil.
In the second high-level meeting between the two countries, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the G-8 Foreign ministers meeting and reviewed the current status of Indo-Pak relations.
"These(relations) have remained under considerable stress and the primary cause of this is the terrorist attacks on India, by elements based in Pakistan," Krishna told reporters.
He said Qureshi and he agreed, however, that there was vast potential that existed in I... | |
| | | | Two Amarnath pilgrims die of cariac arrest | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 26: Two more Amarnath pilgrims died after their 'darshan' of the naturally formed ice-Shivlingam near the cave shrine, official sources said here today.
The two yatris suffered a massive cardiac arrest near the shrine after their darshan.
They were immediately rushed to a nearby medical camp where they were declared as brought dead.
Police said details about their names and addresses were awaited.
With this, a total of 6 pilgrims have died since the commencement of the pilgrimage from Batal from June 17.
On June 17, a landslide on Baltal Cave route killed a local porter and injured another while a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died due to heart ... | |
| | | | Court orders arrest of SHO Bishnah for custody torture | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 26: In a case of alleged Police excesses, torture in custody and denial of bail despite court orders, a local court has direct the Senior Superintendent of Jammu Police to arrest the Station House Police Officer of Bishnah and produce him in court for hearing.
This is rare case of its kind happened in Jammu even as many such complaints are reported in the Kashmir Valley.
On a complaint filed by one Vishal Sajgotria against SHO Police station Bishnah under sections 323/342/506 RPC, the Special Railway Magistrate RS Jasrotia today directed Senior Superintendent of Police Jammu to arrest the accused namely Neeraj Bhagat SHO Bishnah and produce him before th... | |
| | | | Get an ultrasound at Govt Hospital but don’t ask for copy of test report | | Image paper worth lakhs purchased, no printer attached to machines | | | SUMITSHARMA
Jammu, June 26: In summers when water borne diseases and stomach disorders are common, the poor patients have no option but to get an ultrasound done at a private clinic even if they have a report from the government hospitals. Reason is strange but true –you can get ultrasounds done at any of the government hospitals but cant carry an image to be shown to the doctor. When there is no image, the doctor would naturally recommend another ultrasound for which the patient has no option but to pull the purse strings at private clinic –at least to procure an image of the ultrasound result to be shown to the doctor for a diagnosis.
The purchasing committee of health department ha... | |
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