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| Salahuddin's son wants Indian passport | | Baap commander, beta doctor! | | | PS Bali
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Depicting high level of hypocrisy, Dr Syed Abdul Wahid, son of senior militant leader in Kashmir, unpopular for waging war against the country, has approached the court to direct the concerned authorities to issue him an Indian passport.
Sources told Early Times Dr Wahid son of United Jihad Council (UJC) chairman and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin has approached the JK High Court to seek a passport.
While the father continues to spew venom against India and issues threats and warnings, besides misguiding young generation in Jammu and Kashmir, his doctor son considers himself as citizen of India, stating that he is "entitled to the constitutional protections under the existing laws."
"While the father is spreading hatred against India, his son is applying for Indian passport, which shows that the ideology of Salahuddin is unacceptable even within his home, but he continues to misguide Kashmiri youth," said observers, adding that recently in Karachi Salahuddin threatened to wage war against India over the Kashmir issue, and thr... | |
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| Separatists desperate to hold joint session ahead of "Track-II team" visit | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 26: Ahead of the expected second visit of the "Track II" team led by veteran Bharatiya Janta Party leader Yashwant Sinha to Kashmir, the separatists who have been spearheading the ongoing protests are desperate to call a joint meeting.
Though police here Saturday prevented the Hurriyat M Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik from meeting Syed Ali Geelani at latter's Hyder Pora residence, the separatist leadership has started persuading the government through some leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to let them hold a joint session assuring that it would be in the "interest" of the ... | |
| | | | Slain cops get heroic farewell in Kulgam | | Militants made to eat humble pie | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: What made militant groups and separatists to eat humble pie on Saturday was the participation of thousands of people in the funeral processions of two cops who were killed by militants in south Kashmir's Kulgam.
Reports said no less than 10,000 people took part in the funeral of one of the slain cops, Tanvir Ahmad, who was killed while he was performing his duties. Tanvir hails from south Kashmir's remote hamlet Kanipora.
The funeral prayers of another cop namely Jalaluddin Khandey witnessed no less number of participants than of Tanvir, with people from far of villages coming to offer condolences with Khandey's family and pray for his departed soul. Kha... | |
| | | | PSUs show shady progress | | 'Board meetings held without vision documents' | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: There has been a considerable drop in the achievements of Handicrafts Corporation and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation during the preceding years and current fiscal.
This was revealed during the board meetings held recently under the chairmanship of the minister for Industries and Commerce.
According to sources, the Managing Director, Handicrafts Corporation, presented a rosy picture, saying they have achieved a business turnover of Rs 14.27 crore during 2015-16. But insiders say the claim is far from the truth, as the corporation has failed to achieve the budgeted target.
"This corporation could have achieved much more with the infras... | |
| | | | Books worth Rs 2 Cr rotting in JKBOSE stores | | Books meant for non-functional open schools! | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Despite having unenviable distinction of having one of the high dropout rates in schools, the state has failed to make functional the Open schools but books to the tune of nearly 2 Crores are reportedly rotting in the stores of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) for the last few years.
According to the documents furnished by JKBOSE authorities in response to an RTI application, it has been maintained that books to the tune of Rs. 96,48000 were given to State Open School at Rehari Jammu and Lal Mandi Srinagar on 17/2/2010. Besides freight amount consignment to the tune of Rs. 3.95 Lakhs was also given by JKBOSE.
But sources ... | |
| | | | PoK belongs to Pakistan: Dr Farooq | | 'Kya PoK Tamare Baap Ka Hai' | | | 'India's resolution on POK doesn't matter'
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 26: A day after daring India to take Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) back from Pakistan, the National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday reiterated that POK is a part of Pakistan.
In an interview to a national TV channel, Farooq Abdullah, defended his statement on POK saying, "Why I am toeing Pakistan line-- Can you take that part of Kashmir? When they can't take this part, we also can't take that part".
In another question that you (Dr Farooq) taunted India on PoK saying "Kya yeh unke baap ka hai??", Dr. Farooq said: "For 70 years you have not taken it---- when you gonna take i... | |
| | | | Sagar turns 'spokesman' of separatists | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: The opposition National Conference (NC) is toeing the line of separatists and has started preaching secessionism.
On one hand the NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah had become the advocate of Pakistan, while on the other hand NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar on Saturday warned New Delhi of dire consequences if talks are not held with the separatists in Kashmir.
"It is high time for the Government of India to talk to Hurriyat leaders and find an amicable solution to the long pending Kashmir problem. Unfortunately State Government has been dancing on the tunes of Central Government that is monitoring everything here. The incumbent government i... | |
| | | | MLA's vehicle violates Traffic norms | | |  M S Nazki
Early Times Report
poonch, Nov 26: Rules for fools is an old saying and it sounds more pertinent when rules are broken by the law makers themselves.
Sources said NC MLA from Mendhar Javed Rana's squad vehicle (Gypsy) has a broken number plate that too on the front side only, violating the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act.
The vehicle is provided by the security wing of J&K Police Department but without any security mark viz-a-viz CPJ/CPK etc by which the vehicle could be identifie... | |
| | | | PDP's Kishtwar chapter in crisis; district chief offers to resign | | Sartaj Madni's tea party diplomacy fails | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 26: Ruling PDP's MLC from Kishtwar, Firdous Ahmed Tak, has offered to resign after major differences with party's senior leadership in the district.
In a damage control attempt, PDP general secretary Sartaj Madni held a tea party-cum- workers meeting at the residence of dissent party leader Mushtaq Ahmed Qazi who along with Ghulam Moh-ud-Din Sheikh alias Rahi Master, Raiz Ahmed Zarger and Noor Hussain Malik resigned from the party citing disrespect to them.
As per the details available with Early Times, many PDP leaders were unaware of the tea party diplomacy initiated on the initiative of former MLC Syed Asgar Ali.
Sources said the mee... | |
| | | | Finally, Govt acts against ISM's influential Dir after ET report | | Dar attached for involvement in scam | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Finally, the state government has mustered courage and ordered attachment of influential Director of Indian System of Medicine, Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar, pending enquiry in drug purchase scam. Dar had also been overstaying on the post for the last 13 years during which the alleged scam took place.
On November 19, Early Times had carried a report titled 13 years on, top ISM official continues to rule. It was mentioned how Dar had been holding the post despite his tenure being marred by various controversies and enquiries pending against him including purchase of substandard drugs and fake certificate scam.
Acting on the report, the government ord... | |
| | | | 'Estates Department trashes rules to benefit favourite occupants | | Releases payments for self purchased furniture | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Ignoring rules laid for the purchase, the Estates Department released payments against the bills in favour of some occupants of Government quarters for the furniture purchased on their own without verifying the purchases and taking them on stock physically.
Sources told Early Times that there were some set guidelines for the purchase of the furniture items which envisaged that furniture has to be procured by the Department itself on the demand of the occupants of Government quarters from the market by following financial rules (GFR)
"The purchase of furniture or other items by the Estates Department itself ensurd that the demand forwared by t... | |
| | | | Ex-CIC slams Govt for not reconstituting SIC | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: As government has failed to reconstitute the State Information Commission (SIC), the former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of J&K, G R Sufi, on Saturday attacked the government for having failed to appoint members for the SIC. Sufi in his Facebook post said that PDP used to attack previous government over its failure to implement RTI Act in letter and spirit. He said that when RTI rules were weakened by NC-led government, Mehbooba Mufti and Mufti Mohammad Syed attacked the government at several forums. But today the SIC is orphaned and government is least bothered to reconstitute the same.
Sufi wrote: "With the retirement of only Commissioner ... | |
| | | | Despite ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Islamabad treats Indian retaliation as aggression | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Pakistan has toughened its stand against India while describing recent ceasefire violations as an Indian aggression.This is hard for India to digest when P:akistan has repeatedly been violating ceasefire for the purpose of pushing into Jammu and Kashmir groups olf militants.
Is it not an aggression when terrorists,trained in Pakistan attacked an Army camp in Uri killing 19 soldiers? Is it not an aggression from Pakistan when in series of recent ceasefire violations its troops have killed and injured two dozen Indian soldiers.? Is it not aggression when as a result of ceasefire violations resulting in pounding of villages on the border forced over 50,... | |
| | | | Militants attack BSF convoy in Langate | | Two Jawans injured | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
Kupwara, Nov 26: Two BSF Jawans were injured today after militants attacked BSF convoy in Wadipora village of Langate area in Handwara. According to sources that, "some gun shots were heard today at around 11:30 am as the convoy of Border Security Forces (BSF) was passing through Wadipora village in Langate Handwara. The whole area was cordoned off by a joint team of BSF, Army and Police, after which the search operation was launched in the area, said sources adding that, this is the second attack on security forces in Handwara area in the past 36 hours.
However a top BSF official told Early Times that, two BSF Jawans were injured today in a militant... | |
| | | | A great shift in PM Modi's J&K, Pak policy | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 26: It was on August 13 last that Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the whole nation by raking up PoJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan and that too during the all-party meeting held at his official residence to discuss Kashmir unrest. The Congress, the Left, the JDU and so on had not expected that PM Modi, instead of discussing ways and means calculated to ending the unrest in Kashmir, would raise PoJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan.
That PM Modi meant what had said in the all-party meeting became clear two days later. Speaking from the ramparts of Red Fort on the Independence Day, PM Modi not only raised issues of PoJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and Baloc... | |
| | | | Unnerved REW engineers to revise DPRs | | Ask contractors to stop execution of works | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 26: A day after 'Early Times' reported the rift between the engineers of Rural Engineering Wing (REW) and illegal execution of works in Anantnag, the senior officials today met to sort out the differences and to stop illegal execution of works.
Also the officers of Rural Engineering Wing (REW) of Rural Development Department revised the DPR's of the projects to ensure norms aren't being floated. With the revision or redrafting of the DPR's, the steel decked bridges will now be constructed at a very low cost which establishes that fact that a multi-crore scam was offing in the department. According to official sources, Executive Engineer... | |
| | | | Political workers grab land in Rajouri | | Revenue minister remains silent | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 26: Some ruling party workers have grabbed government land in the name of construction of places of worship in Rajouri district.
Official sources in the Revenue Department said massive chunks of government land in the district have been grabbed by the workers on pretext that they would utilize the space for construction of worship places.
Sources said while the Revenue officials including Patwaris and Girdhawars facilitate mutation of government land records to be used for religious purpose, senior officials put their stamp on such decisions and never verify the utility of the land.
Citing an example, the officials said in Nohoti area of Sunderbani, a p... | |
| | | | Secularists refuse to accept truth | | Kashmir Unrest | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 26: Secularists refuse to discern the causes behind unrest in Kashmir. Their capacity to deceive themselves, and others, is unlimited. So, despite evidence to suggest that jihadists are embedded in Pakistani society, India's bleeding hearts continue to peddle the dangerous lies that perverted our foreign and defence policies for decades.
Sagarika Ghose and her ilk are typical liberal, whose mission in life is to fool anybody who is credulous enough to swallow her fancies as truths. See what she wrote the other day. She wrote: "Who is India at war with? Is India at war with the terrorists who have not only struck India but have also attacked a Peshawar schoo... | |
| | | | Lackadaisical approach: Sluggish PWD fails to complete 6 kms road in 12 years | | |  MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Nov 26: The efficiency of the Public Works Department (PWD) can be gauged from the fact that a 6 kms length road stretch from Kiker Morh to Madyal in Kasiyot, Gursai in Mendhar tehsil yet has not seen the dawn despite lapse of 12 years that too at an estimated cost of Rs 1.5 Crore on this stretch.
"Having a vital significance for rural population i.e. inhabitants of various villages viz. Kasiyot, Gursai, Parat, Naka Majhari and Jallanwali Gali, constru... | |
| | | | Surgeon allegedly demands bribe, patient care suffers | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Nov 26: The present government in state came to power with the message of change and people of state voted for a change and thus the government was changed but the system still is far behind for a change as believe it or not a 'surgeon' allegedly has demanded entincement from a patient in Government Hospital Poonch.
District hospital Poonch has become the hub of corruption despite a recent death of a pregnant lady due to alleged medico negligence and stirred controversy over poor healthcare in Poonch, yet the doctors, surgeons, specialists even Class IV and asha workers openly are demanding bribe from the patients and their attendants for some favours. Publi... | |
| | | | As mantris are missing, people see 'Awaz-e-Awam' as their last hope | | | | Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: People in J&K are craving for basic requirements, with Chief Minister's grievance cell receiving hundreds of complaints every day. The people have chosen to lodge complaints with the 'Awaz-e-Awam' (the online grievance mechanism of the CM) as the ministers have been giving cold shoulder to the grievances of the people. Most of the ministers seem invisible on the ground and people have been craving for basic amenities of life.
"We have been moving from pillar to the post for several years to get a new transformer for our area but to no avail. We have now lodged a complaint with the Chief Minister's grievance cell to get the problem sol... | |
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