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| Omar begins to act as CM | | Khursheed, Basharat, Mehboob, Varghese, Lankar, Farooq removed from key positions; IG Security, SSP Security attached for I-Day security breach Drabu asked to quit as Chairman J&K Bank; Kapur, Khoda on their wayout BB Vyas is Pr Secy to CM R | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
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SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Raising stark indications of a Cabinet reshuffle and a massive overhaul in Police and civil administration in near future, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took bold initiatives to refurbish the image of his non-performing coalition government. While dismissing Ghulam Mohammad Saroori as a Minister of his Cabinet, Chief Minister today directed the all-powerful Chairman of Jammu &n Kashmir Bank Ltd to submit his resignation "within 24 hours". With the search already underway for new Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Cabinet today ordered a top level reshuffle in both Police and bureaucracy. The most powerful bureaucrats and Police officials removed unceremoniously from key positions in the government included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Khursheed Ahmed Ganai, Commissioner-Secretary General Administration Department Basharat Ahmed Dhar, Commissioner-Secretary PWD Mehboob Iqbal, Financial Commissioner Home Sameul Varghese, IGP Kashmir Farooq Ahmed and Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Naseema Lankar. IG... | |
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| Accused changed GMC hospital record to get bail on health grounds | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 26:
In a petition filed in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) here, it has been alleged that Ranjoth Singh alias Nalwa had changed the GMC hospital record to get bail on health reasons.
The petition has been filed by Surinder Singh of Sainik Colony whose two relatives -- Gurnam Singh and Rajinder Singh -- were murdered at Narwal fruit market on February 5 last.Nalwa, who was in the Ambphalla district jail, is alleged to have hatched a conspiracy to kill Gurnam and Rajinder due to an old enemity with them.
A case in this regard stands registered at the Bahu Fort police station. After the completion of investigation, the challan was produced under ... | |
| | | | Lok Sabha echoes PM’s plea to take Kashmir on a ‘non-lethal’ course | | | | ABID SHAH
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: On a day when Lok Sabha echoed with concern over long drawn protests in Kashmir by disenchanted youth, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stressed the need for “non-lethal” crowd control methods by security forces to ensure public order.
Speaking here today at the on going three-day conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police, the Prime Minister said, “Despite the curtailment of militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the public order dimension in the state has become a cause for serious concern.
“We need to revisit standard operating procedures and crowd control measures to deal with public agitations with non... | |
| | | | Jammu caught in deluge, civic bodies napping | | Monsoons trigger threats | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, August 26: Since the unprecedented onslaught of monsoons has started showing its teeth, Jammu city too is seemingly caught into the vortex.
Besides extending some panicky moments few nights back presenting a Leh replica revisiting, the present scenario is no less horrifying with people finding the monsoon trends turning ominously fiery in Jammu.
The swelling clouds taking the skies overhead off and on and rain and thundershower splashing down heavily blanketing the entire city within the wink of the eye is catching people’s fancy about the incident not being of the routine nature as witnessed in the monsoons.
The trend is that the intermittent rains that begi... | |
| | | | Saroori sacked from council of ministers for bringing "disgrace" to coalition | | On CM's recommendation, Vohra accepts his dismissal | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 26: Following a nod from the Congress high command, works minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, who was alleged to have facilitated impersonation for his daughter in MBBS/BDS entrance test, was today sacked by chief minister Omar Abdullah.
He was dismissed after he refused to resign on his own despite the mounting pressure on him from within the party and the coalition, official sources said.
After sacking him, the chief minister recommended to governor N N Vohra his dismissal from the council of ministers, the sources added.
As Vohra was in Leh, the communication was sent to him there. Sources said the governor had accepted his dismissal.The charge of the work... | |
| | | | J&K: Does Chidambaram know what he says? | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 26: New Delhi is confused and ambivalent. It knows very little about statecraft. It behaves as if it is not a state at all. It seldom care for the national sentiment and undertake steps which only weaken its own position in the eyes of the people who otherwise want it to assert, act and protect and promote its larger geo-political interests. It generally behaves as the banana republics behave and allow enemy states to dictate terms and permit its own enemies within to play havoc and question not only its very institutions and constitutional framework but also the very idea of India. The Indian State doesn't take action when action ought to be taken to ... | |
| | | | Jammu suffers again ! "Karey Koi, Bharey Koi" ….! | | | | It always happens so. For all wrongs and blunders committed in Kashmir, Jammuites are made to suffer for none of their faults. As Jammu woke up this morning to start day's business, people were caught unawares to find that petrol pumps have suddenly went dry. There were many early morning office goers who commute in private vehicles to outer peripheries of Jammu or even to nearby district headquarters whose schedule got disturbed . They left their homes straight to petrol pumps en route but had to make retreat as the fuel supply had been suspended. While some took a day off after waiting in vain in the long queues, others took public mode of transport to reach offices. Even within city limi... | |
| | | | Fuel supply resumed in Jammu, to remain suspended for Kashmir | | Meeting With CM | | | MISHU GUPTA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 26: After a day filled with uncalled for hurdles and hassels the vehicle owners faced ,happily for the people of Jammu, Oil Tankers Owners' Association and Oil Tanker Drivers, Cleaners Association suspended their strike in Jammu region following the assurance from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who agreed to meet their leaders in Srinagar tomorrow.
The Associations however, have announced that the petroleum products' supply to Kashmir valley would remain suspended till the government does not arrange foolproof security arrangements for oil tankers on highway in Kashmir.
"Our leaders have unanimously decided to suspend our strike in Jammu but no... | |
| | | | Gul praises Geelani, Mirwaiz! | | Who are killers by the way? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: Threatening the killers of innocent youth of stern action, the Chief Minister's advisor, Mubarak Gul hailed Geelani and Mirwaiz yesterday for their `efforts to restore peace'. Interestingly his Chief Minister accuses the duo of disrupting peace.
He hailed Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Umer Farooq for their `positive thinking' which, according to Gul shall go a long way in restoring peace. "Both these leaders have appealed to the people to maintain peace and order. Some people say Geelani was released to restore order in Kashmir. This is not true. His release is linked to a process", he said.
Gul knows about the love-hate relationship between Syed Ali Gee... | |
| | | | Perverted Barkha & NDTV cannot be allowed to go scot-free | | FOURTH ESTATE OR PART OF ANTI-INDIA MOVEMENT -- II | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: The two young Ladakhi Buddhists, whom Barkha Dutt might have invited with considerable reluctance to tell the nation that her debate was all-inclusive and Kashmir-centric, must have disappointed the spokesperson of the Kashmiri secessionists and rank communalists. For, one of them said in unequivocal terms that he was a Ladakhi and a Buddhist, that the people of Ladakh had nothing to do with what the Kashmiri separatists have been demanding, that the Ladakhis are out-and-out Indians, that they are fed up with the politics of secessionism in the Valley and that they would not support the ongoing anti-India movement, come what may. The other Ladakhi als... | |
| | | | NC-PDP confrontation enters a new phase in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: A new phase of confrontation between the National Conference and the PDP has taken shape in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir after the latter blamed the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, and some of his cabinet colleagues for having indulged in corrupt practices. Senior National Conference leaders have stated that the allegations levelled by the PDP leaders against Omar and his cabinet colleagues were based on hearsay and hence baseless.
They wanted the PDP leaders to have raised the alarm bells only after having confirmed the reports they have collected. Asked whether the party would sue the PDP leaders for maligning the image of Chief Minister and hi... | |
| | | | Jammu aspirants for MBBS, BVSc, Eng rue variation in time schedule | | Competition fever calls for separate competent authorities Regional discrimination vivid and bare | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
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JAMMU, Aug 26: Despite making all possible efforts to put the issue under the carpet, same controversial question is again dominating the concerns of thousands of students preparing to shape up the future of their life.
Again, it is same syllabus and common competition but students from one region get 90 days for preparation and while from the other have an elaborate schedule of more than 200 days at their disposal to gear up -for the examination. When results are out there is a cry about the regional discrimination.
To pacify the sentiments, government says that the students from the one region had a competitive edge over the other. It is about th... | |
| | | | Supari given to sumo driver to kill man in accident | | | | JAMMU: Over a land dispute, a big amount (supari) was given by at least four youth to kill a man in a road accident at Kartholi near Bari Brahmana in Samba on August 12 last.
SSP, Samba, J L Sharma said Madan Lal Basotra, son of Roldu Ram of Chhani Himmat, was going on his scooter at Kartholi on August 12 when a speeding Tata sumo had knocked him to death.
As inspection of the accident site created doubt in the mind of police, a special investigation team (SIT), comprising SDPO and the Bari Brahmana police station SHO, was formed by the SSP to probe into the matter.
During investigation, it became known that Basotra had been hit by sumo (JK02H/9076). Record of this vehicle, which police ... | |
| | | | 3 die of diarrhoea, 650 hospitalised in Doda | | | | JAMMU: An epedemic like situation prevailed in Doda with the outbreak of diarrhoea, which had so far claimed three lives, including that of a child, and left at least 650 others in serious condition. The Doda district hospital medical superintendent, Dr Mohammad Fareed said three persons had so far died due to diarrhoea and over 88 others had been hospitalised. The dead were identified as Renuka Devi of Thathri, Zahitona Banu (child) and an elderly lady.... | |
| | | | Drug peddler held in Kathua | | | | KATHUA: A drug peddler was arrested by police near here today when he was trying to smuggle banned drugs on his scooter. He was identified as Ravi Kumar alias Raja, son of Hans Raj Mehra of ward No 5, Kathua.
Police sources said his scooter (JK08A/2526) was stopped by a police party led by SHO, Inspector Sandeep Mahajan during routine checking of vehicles in the morning.
The search of the scooter led cops to the recovery of 130 corex bottles and 100 bottles of Rexcough. The cops seized the scooter and the consignment and arrested Ravi, the sources added. He was booked under NDPS Act.
Sources said he had brought the bottles from Pathankote to sell them to drug addicts in and around Kathua... | |
| | | | Ask Pakistan to return Kashmir areas: Farooq | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: Union Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today said that time has come to tell Pakistan in one voice to return india part of Kashmir under its control and the area it has gifted to China.
Participating in debate in the Lok Sabha on unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Abdullah said he was surprised none of the MPs mentioned about the parts of Jammu and Kashmir under Pakistani and Chinese control. “Today, I am surprised that nobody has talked about Kashmir under Pakistan occupation which they call Azad Kashmir, nobody talked about Northern Areas of Gilgit, Baltistan and Skardu, nobody talked about the territory Pakistan gave ... | |
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