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| Omar 'admits' having had no kaam-dhanda | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 14: National Conference working president Omar Abdullah had tactly admitted that he was more active on the twitter than being focussed on the governance in his six-year tenure of the chief minister .
"It's nice to be able to tweet without having to worry about people asking me "koi kaam dhanda nahin hai kya?" Omar had twitted on twitter-the micro blogging site. Omar, who contested elections from the two constituencies, lost from the one and could barely manage to scrape through with just about 1,000 votes.
Omar Abdullah led the National Conference in the Assembly elections which suffered its worst ever performance by winning just 15 seats. Omar though h... | |
| | | | For my version, support your claims in written: VC to ET scribe | | Atop 70 feet, JU employee repairs electric pole without wearing body safety gears | | | K Koushal
ET Report
Jammu, Jan 14: In the broad day light, a Jammu University employee was seen atop 70 feet electric pole to repair the same without wearing any body safety gears and when Jammu University VC was questioned, he asked this scribe of supporting the claim in written. How dictatorial?
It is not for the first time that VC is reacting in such a manner. Earlier, on many occasions, he has tried to avert the questions of Early Times scribes over variety of irregularities prevailing under the nose of varsity administration.
Early Times lens-man today captured a University Works Department employee atop a 70 feet poll repairing the mast light in front of Library Sciences and came ... | |
| | | | As political impasse continues, legality of Continuance of Vice Chairmen under scanner | | Advisory Boards huge burden on state exchequer | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: The political impasse restricting formation of new government in the state is proving to be financial loss for legislators but the situation is favourable for Vice Chairmen of various Boards and Advisory Boards who continue to enjoy status and salaries of cabinet ministers or Ministers of State. Notwithstanding imposition of Governor's rule for now, the legality of continuance of these Vice Chairmen appointed by previous NC-Congress coalition government has come under scanner in public and administrative quarters for exorbitant expenditure state chequer is facing in lieu of their fat perks and amenities besides salaries almost at par with the ministers.
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| | | | Refugees may be on the warpath | | Conspiracy in Kashmir | | |
Neha
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: The opposition by almost all those who matter in Kashmir to the democratic suggestion of the joint parliamentary committee of the Union Home Ministry that the refugees from West Pakistan needed to be granted all citizenship rights has angered not only the concerned refugees but the entire non-Muslim population in Jammu province. What has created a serious situation in the Jammu province, which houses all these refugees, is the outrageous assertion in the Valley that the grant of citizenship rights to these refugees will change the demography of the state, help the RSS and its affiliates to Hinduize Kashmir by settling there non-Muslims and increase... | |
| | | | Are Jammu NC MLAs ready to support BJP in Govt formation? | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: National Conference working president Omar abdullah has said that party MLAs from the valley will not enter into an alliance with BJP to form government in the state. Does it mean that Jammu-based MLAs are ready to support BJP in formation of government?
The former chief minister has said in a statement issued to media that newly elected NC legislators from the valley will not enter into an alliance with BJP in formation of government. He made this statement after meeting them in Srinagar.
He said that he was glad to have their endorsement of the line taken so far. Talking to Early Times, PDP spokesperson Nayeem Akhtar said that Omar was pl... | |
| | | | Sagar contradicts Kamal over support to PDP | | Says NC to provide outside support | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 14: A day after National Conference offered support to PDP to form Government with them, a statement issued today by Ali Muhammad Sagar said the party will provide outside support. Contradicting the statement of Additional General secretary of National Conference (NC) Dr Mustafa Kamal who while talking to Early Times on Tuesday said that 'they (NC) asked People's Democratic Party (PDP) to form government with them, Sagar today said that 'the party's offer to form the government for PDP was an offer of outside support and NC was not interested in being a part of such a government.
Minutes after PDP through its Chief Spokesman rejected offe... | |
| | | | What's stopping Rana, NC from supporting West Pak refugees? | | Is offering support only 'in larger public interest'! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: After Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spurned its unconditional support offer to form the next government in the state, National Conference today tried to save its face by claiming that it had offered support to PDP in view of the "larger public interest."
Interestingly, the "larger public interest" statement was issued by none other than Devender Singh Rana, NC's provincial president and "Friday man" of the former chief minister, Omar Abdullah, who has been playing all the tricks since December 23, 2014, when results of the recent assembly polls were declared, to become a part of the next government despite facing humiliating defeat.
Someone needs to as... | |
| | | | Befitting reply on borders, Centre's clear K-policy frustrates terror kingpins | | Pak running short of ideas to carry on with proxy war | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: After failing to push in the militants into Jammu and Kashmir due to strong counter infiltration grid at place, Pakistan resorted to repeated ceasefire violations across the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC) but the befitting reply given by the soldiers deployed there has left the Pakistan army high and dry, now it's looking for other means to keep on fighting the proxy war with India, analysts believe.
While talking to Early Times defence analysts said the changed policy of the Narendra Modi led government at the Centre has had cascading impact over the people, who were at the forefront of fighting the ongoing proxy war with India ... | |
| | | | Union Govt disapproves construction of new PS for 2014-15, directs to complete backlog | | Only 4743 girls enrolled in KGBVs against target of 6700 | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: 14 Union Government has expressed strong resentment with the State Government in the 208th meeting of Project Approval Board (PAB) for delaying the construction works and weak enrolment drives launched by the state government in the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalyas.
As per data provided in the website of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, out of the 99 KGBVs in the State, 35 are Model-I and 64 Model-II, enrolling 4743 ginmates against 6700 target enrolment (70.79% enrolment). The PAB has asked the State to ensure that all the vacant seats are filled by eligible girls before next academic session commences and advised the state to have a clear strategy f... | |
| | | | Conflict between Jammu and Valley could divide J&K | | 'Diversity of the State' | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 14: The 2014 poll verdict has established once and for all that the State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh is highly diverse and that only a government that recognizes this reality alone could maintain its unity and integrity, otherwise it would disintegrate sooner than later. What is highly significant is the fact that even those in the Valley who till the other day used to describe the State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh as one political entity and wanted the Kashmiri will to be imposed on the state's other two regions have acknowledged that the state is highly diverse.
They want the J&K watchers to analyze the recent election results in J&K state "in t... | |
| | | | Union Petroleum Ministry gives some respite to kerosene dealers of Kashmir | | Meanwhile valley based dealers decide to defer strike | | |
Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 14: Following Governor Narendra Nath Vohra's request the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has increased the kerosene oil allocation for the 4th quarter (January-March, 2015) for the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The allocation has been increased by 4,512 kilo litres. The development comes close on the heels of Governor's request to the Ministry of Petroleum, Government of India, in this regard. Pertinently the Governor has already directed the Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu to closely monitor both the availability and the prices of all essential commodities, including kerosene oil, so that no hardship is caused to... | |
| | | | Governor rule in BJP, people's interest: MLA Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 14: MLA Kishtwar Sunil Sharma, while addressing series of public meetings in various areas of Kishtwar said that the governor rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir imposed couple of days ago is in BJP as well as in public's interest.
He said that under governor rule, the state will be controlled directly by the centre which is in the interest of BJP in center as well as state and added that BJP government at Centre will shortly nominate four advisors to governor and that too will be from BJP and assured the people that they did not need to worry over governor's rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He assured the people that he wi... | |
| | | | LeT militant killed in Sopore encounter | | |  Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 14: A foreign militant of LeT outfit was eliminated in an encounter in Chankhan area of Sopore town in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon.
A senior police official told early Times that, "on a specific inputs about the presence of militants, a joint team of police, Army's 52 RR, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) from Sopore launched a cordon and search operation at Sofi Hamam... | |
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