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J&K and Naxal problem cast their shadow over NDC meeting

7/24/2010 11:54:53 PM

abid shah EARLY TIMES REPORT NEW DELHI, July 24: The National Development Council (NDC) meeting held here today brought Chief Ministers from nearly all States and was addressed twice by Prime Minister. Yet, both during the opening remarks as also at the end of it there was no direct mention of Jammu and Kashmir by Manmohan Singh. And given the situation presented by border State's Chief Minister Omar Abduallh at the meeting, the Centre's approach to J&K can at best find a reflection through Manmohan Singh's remarks regarding States affected by Left wing extremism where Prime Minister called for good and caring governance capable of ensuring development to the benefit of the people. Th...

Farooq suggests Omar to keep in touch with Governor

7/24/2010 11:45:46 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, July 24 : If the recent turmoil in Kashmir had any positive political fallout it has been in the shape of resh proximity between Governor, N.N. Vohra, and Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah. The two had drifted apart during the last about nine months. The reason being Omar remaining away from the state for a number of days in a week. When the valley was gripped by turmoil in the shape of groups of people clashing with the security forces while protesting against the killing of several youths Vohra wished to discuss the situation with Omar Abdullah. Since the Chief Minister remained inaccessible the Governor had to bank on his meetings with the Chief Secretary and ...

CBI produces challan against bank manager, patwari, two others

8 In another fraud case, revenue officials also under CBI scanner

7/24/2010 11:45:30 PM

sumit sharma EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: The CBI today produced challan in the court against four persons, including a manager of Citizens Cooperative Bank (CCB) and a patwari, in an alleged fraud case of securing loan from Canara Bank against the land which existed in the name of someone else. The chargesheet was filed in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Y P Bourney against CCB manager Rajinder Bhardwaj, his son Rohit Bhardwaj, patwari Bua Ditta and Jaswinder Singh, all residents of R S Pura. A loan of Rs 75 lakh was taken from the Shalamar branch of Canara Bank in the name of New Kisan Rice Mill owned by Rohit, CBI sources said. The land mortgaged to the bank as c...

Over 30,000 SPOs facing bleak future in J&K

Govt tight lipped about their regularization

7/24/2010 11:45:10 PM

ASHWANI EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: With State Government undecided over their regularization the fate of 30,0000 SPOs is uncertain in Jammu and Kashmir State who were engaged over 12 years back to assist the local police in maintain law and order in the militancy ravaged state and restore peace. Though there is a provision in State Government for regularization of daily wagers in other Government departments after completion of seven years service and thousands of such daily wagers have been regularized in the various departments till now but no such provision has been made for the SPOs. With Government overlooking the issue many SPOs who have become over aged now face a bleak f...

VC CU: State Government's right approach, No Mattoo?

7/24/2010 11:44:48 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: Amitabh Mattoo, who has been moving heaven and earth since months to become Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu, is unlikely to fulfill his most cherished desire. He is not becoming Vice-Chancellor of the Central University. This is not official. There are some trustworthy reports, which suggest that the possibility of Amitabh Mattoo becoming Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu is very, very remote. There is not one report to this effect. There are two reports and both have emanated from the state's summer capital, Srinagar. According to one report, "the state Government has asked the Human Resource Development Minis...

Autonomy demand will lead to disintegration of J&K

7/24/2010 11:44:32 PM

RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24 : If the suggestion of the working committee of the NC that the so-called political prisoners be released is fraught with dangerous ramifications, its suggestion that the state be granted "greater autonomy" is no less dangerous. The suggestion makes it abundantly clear that the NC think-tanks are not prepared to adopt a holistic approach taking into consideration the fact that J&K State consists of three historically, ethnically, geographically, linguistically, politically and economically three distinct regions, which house a highly diverse population. The suggestions also leaves none in any doubt that the NC has no place whatsoever in its religio...

In strike torn Kashmir, people look for food in garbage dumps

A myth shattered!

7/24/2010 11:44:19 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, July 24: A heap of garbage on the posh bund in the summer capital attracted an old woman besides a dozen dogs and a number of crows. The woman, in her 60s was shabbily dressed in a worn out Pheran. She was looking for something in the heap of garbage. Foul smell emanating from the heap did not deter her from abandoning the search. Meanwhile, a dusky damsel arrived with her majestic gait. She was on her way to a newspaper office where she worked. Her high heeled sandals made enough noise to make the old lady conscious of her surroundings. She smiled but the smile caused a stir deep inside the chest of the damsel. She expected a story and decided to hunt for i...

Case filed against NO for alleged rape bid on patient

7/24/2010 11:44:03 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24 : In an examplary punishment to a nursing orderly (NO) for his alleged bid to outrage the modesty of a woman patient in CD hospital here, the hospital superintendent has written to GMC principal for his dismissal from services. Identified as Nazir Hussain, son of Mir Hussain, the accused No hails from Kalapani in Mendhar, Poonch. Suffering from a chest disease, Lachcha Devi, wife of Dewan Singh of Mahore was admitted to the hospital few days back. Nazir had allegedly been teasing her since the time of her admission to the hospital, official sources said. On Wednesday, he called her to a room on the pretext of carrying out some tests on her. While she...

Juice seller beaten to death by four Biharis

7/24/2010 11:43:52 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: A juice seller, who was alleged to be having illicit relations with a Bihari woman, was last night allegedly beaten to death by her husband and his three friends at Model Town in Gangyal here. The dead was identified as Som Kumar Singh alias Vicky Singh (28), son of Jagdish Singh, of Taragarh, Punjab, and the accused as Krishna, Shishupal, Prabhu Yadav and Mohammad Bachu, all residents of Bihar. Vicky, who had come from Punjab to earn his livelihood, owned a juice rehri at Model Town where Krishna also lived with his family. Police sources said Vicky developed illicit relations with Krishna's wife and often visited their residence in his abse...