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Srinagar, Jan 10: Former PDP leader Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has welcomed Supreme Court verdict on restoration of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory.
"The apex court's verdict has given a sigh of relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir who have tremendously suffered because of communication blockade in last over five months," Bukhari said in a statement.
"The Supreme Court's verdict vis-a-vis restoration o... | |
| | | | PDP high command in dilemma over taking action against Muzaffar Hussain Beigh | | | |
Early times report
Jammu, Jan 10: After revolt by majority of senior party leaders and former MLAs, the ‘left-over’ PDP leadership is finding it difficult to take action against one of party’s founder members Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, who had made a direct attack on party chief Mehbooba Mufti.
Beigh said that the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s provocative statement over Article 370 has resulted in downgrading J&K from a state into Union Territory (UT).
Credible sources in the PDP revealed that matter was brought before party high command but leadership could not muster guts to take action against Beigh.
Sources said that a group within party had suggested leadership to expel Beigh fro... | |
| | | | PDP in disarray, leaders continue to resign | | ‘Nobody has authority to expel us’ | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Peoples Democratic Party seems to be in disarray as several leaders have refused to accept their expulsion from the party while many have tendered their resignation on Friday.
Media advisor to former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s Suhail Bukhari on Thursday announced the decision about expulsion of nine party leaders from the PDP for “violating the party interest” by meeting envoys of 15 countries on Thursday and Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu earlier this week.
Former minister Abdul Majeed Paddar said that expulsion was “not acceptable” to them.
“Our party president Mehbooba Mufti is in jail while patron Muzaffar Beigh is in Jammu. Wh... | |
| | | | MCH Anantnag continues to function without blood bank, ventilators | | Top health officer’s role comes under Public scanner! | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Jan 10: The role of top Health and Medical Education department official, who had visited Anantnag multiple times and remarked the need of shifting of Anantnag Maternity and Child Care hospital, is under public scanner as his department neither shifting the hospital nor providing basic facilities to patients.
According to reports, the top official of Health and Medical Education had visited Government Medical College Anantnag around a dozen times during last year and remarked the need of shifting Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag but the orders issued by the officer hadn’t yielded an positive result because of which poor people part... | |
| | | | District Judges’ aspirants in dilemma as redundant Acts, Laws continue to be in syllabus | | Repealed Jammu & Kashmir constitution forms a part of syllabus for examination | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir has been declared null and void following the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A in August last year, but the same forms a part of the syllabus framed for a prestigious judicial examination in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir is part of the syllabus for the examination to be conducted for the posts of District Judges in the various districts of Jammu & Kashmir. The laws that have become redundant due to the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A along with the conversion of Jammu & Kashmir into union territory from state are also part of the syllabus.
A group of aspirants... | |
| | | | Funds, materials released for construction of culvert embezzled | | ‘Queer ways of BDO Kotranka’ | |  RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 10: The Block Development Department (BDO) Kotranka has allegedly been indulged in mismanagement in term of development as it failed to ascertain about the funds released for the construction of a culvert in Panchayat Parodi of teshil Kotranaka in district Rajouri.
Sources told Early Times that the construction of a culvert over a nallah for Panchayat Parodi was sanctioned by the Rural Development Department and for its execution lakhs of rupee... | |
| | | | Audit exposes misdeeds of former Executive Engg, REW Samba | | Rs 7.72 lacs misappropriated, irregular purchase of Rs 42.84 lacs, Rs 27k diverted’ | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 10: Accountant General (Audit) J&K has exposed the misappropriation of government funds by former Executive Engineer, REW Samba in two separating cases causing loss to state’s exchequer to tune of Rs 7.72 lacs and irregular purchase of Rs 42.84 lac for the year 2016-17. Moreover, superseding the competent authority the officer had also diverted Rs 27,769 meant for CFC building at Dhiani.
According to documents available with Early Times the Accountant General (Audit) has picked three different issues misappropriations and diversion of funds.
“The the Executive Engineer REW Samba embezzled Rs7, 72,668 without hiring the vehicle, without a tour diary, he withdrew ... | |
| | | | Installs streetlights in area already illuminated! | | SMC does a Jaspal Bhatti | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 10: Even though streetlights were already installed and operational on the Airport Road in Srinagar for the past several decades, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has installed another pair of lights on the same route thereby putting the state exchequer to undue loss through this “doubling of lights.”
Between Humhama and Barzulla stretch of the Airport Road, the SMC has installed hundreds of streetlights at the cost of the millions of rupees though “even more illuminant lights, hundreds in number were already installed there.”
Sources said the Power Development Department had already been providing energy supplies for the lights that were installe... | |
| | | | Envoys in Jammu meet civil society members | | | |
Early times report
Jammu, Jan 10: In the first such trip by foreign diplomats post August 5, envoys of 15 countries including the US on Friday interacted with civil society members and were briefed by a high level team led by Chief Secretary BVR Subramanian
Most delegates from civil society told the envoys that they supported the abrogation of Article 370.
The team arrived in the Kashmir valley on Thursday where they interacted with select political representatives, civil society members as well as military top brass even as the government rejected criticism that it a "guided tour".
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster was among the Delhi-based envoys who spent around seven hours ... | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandits show ‘Free Kashmir from Islamic Terrorism’ placards to foreign envoys | | | 
Jammu, Jan 10: Two Kashmiri Pandits were spotted showing placards reading 'Free Kashmir from Islamic Terrorism' to the delegation of foreign envoys which was invited by the Indian government to see the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The showing of placards has come days after a girl in Mumbai made headlines for her 'Free Kashmir' poster during protests against the recent violence inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.
Two youths, reportedly Kashmiri Pandits, were seen h... | |
| | | | Tiles scandal hit RDD Kishtwar | | Over 2 lakh tiles procure in papers for Kishtwar’s Bhunzwah block | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu Jan 10: After unearthing major scandals in different blocks of Kishtwar District with regard to fraudulent withdrawal of material under MGNREGA, money released under 13th & 14th FC, another scandal rocks Kishtwar’s Bhunzwah block wherein the former Block Development Officer with the help of an MPW and VLW who also look after the accounts in the said block draws several lakhs on account of tiles purchase that had never been used and can be seen only in papers.
As per the details available with “Early Times, the former BDO Bhunzwah (now retired) manage to procure over two lakh tiles in papers against the various works to be executed in remote... | |
| | | | J&K among states with lowest crime rate in the country | | Good news for Jammu and Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: Though Jammu and Kashmir is always in news for violent activities such as militancy related incidents and cross border firing but there is a positive side of the story as in context of criminal cases it is among the states with lowest crime rate in the country.
As per the data furnished by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for the year 2016-2018, Jammu and Kashmir was among the states with lowest number of crime cases registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as Special and Local Laws (SLL). The SLL crimes relate to Arms Act, NDPS ACT, UAPA, Gambling Act, Excise Act, Explosives Substance Act, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, Registration of F... | |
| | | | Major reshuffle in Administration: 119 officers shifted | | Anvy Commissioner JMC, Dr Ravi MD JKHB | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: In a major reshuffle in the administration of Union Territory of J&K the Government shifted 119 IAS and KAS officers, including stop-gap placement of time scale of 59 KAS officers in the selection grade of J&K administrative services.
According to Govt order no. 63-JK(GAD) of 2020, Rohit Kansal Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department shall hold the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency in addition to his own duties.
According to Govt order no. 62-JK(GAD) of 2020, Avny Lavasa, IAS Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Jammu ... | |
| | | | SDH Sunderbani grappling with shortage of doctors | | Pregnant delivery cases referred to Jammu | |  Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Jan 10: Sub District Hospital (SDH) Sunderbani has been grappling with acute shortage of doctors due to which patients are suffering a lot, particularly the pregnant women who are mostly referred to Jammu for further treatment. Astonishingly, the hospital administration seems least bothered as it has no time to take up the issue with higher authority for being busy in executing 'Kayakalap'- cleanliness drive in the hospital.
Sou... | |
| | | | People dismayed over non-completion of approach road for Naban bridge | | |  Sushil Dutta
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Jan 10: Half hearted and half way projects with no deadlines not only always remain a big source of disappointment for the general public but also bring undue burden on state exchequer as well as budgetary provisions associated with them.
Same is the fate of a bridge near Naban Mohalla, Ward No 10 of Rajouri town as it has turned into a parking slot due to the non-completion of approach road for the bridge.
Several locals said that the administrati... | |
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