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| Nalin Kohli proposes, Ramesh Arora disposes | | Govt formation and BJP | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli the other day hinted that government formation in J&K could be delayed till the assembly elections in Delhi to be held on February 7. "The BJP would surely form government in the state but time is needed to iron out the differences on core issues and ideologies," he said, and added that "Delhi elections may or may not be the reason for delay in government formation in J&K, but we have got time and won't make any decision in hurry". Kohli's statement was ambiguous, as he neither denied nor accepted that the elections in Delhi could delay the formation of government in Jammu & Kashmir. He only adopted a middle path and left it to the people's judgement.
Significantly, Kohli was contested by none other than state BJP vice-president Ramesh Arora, who is also prabhari Kashmir. He emphatically said that Delhi assembly elections have nothing to do with the government formation in Jammu & Kashmir. "It was useless to link Delhi elections with government formation in Jammu & Kashmir. The state wing of BJP has its own pr... | |
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| His loyalists to hold emergency meet to seek Soz's resignation | | Azad set to lose RS seat, eyes JKPCC chief post | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: Amidst speculations that Peoples Democratic Party may join hands with Bharatiya Janata Party to form the next government in the state and both the parties would contest the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections jointly has put the former union minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in a tight spot. He (Azad) is all set to lose his Rajya Sabha seat and the post of leader of opposition in the upper house as well, and would be rendered jobless.
Azad, sources said, is aware of these facts and wants to shift to JK politics to remain in business. "For that he is eyeing the chair of JKPCC chief," they added.
Sources told Early Times that Azad loyal... | |
| | | | GNDU mesmerises, JU again disappoints | | North Zone Youth Festival | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: Despite mesmerizing performance by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar in the one act play, Jammu University once again disappointed the participants and delegates who have come to participate in the 30th North Zone Youth Festival.
Extraordinary talented individuals as well as troupes produced scintillating performances, enthralling the audience who were otherwise seen complaining about the arrangements made by Jammu University for the high profile North Zone Festival. Association of Indian Universities (AIU) which choose Jammu University as the venue for the Youth festival has seemingly so far not taken note of the problems bein... | |
| | | | Children’s blood samples taken to battle emergency | | Militants threat on 'soft targets' | | | Schools contemplating holidays prior to R-Day
K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: General Officer Commanding of 16 Corps, Lt General K H Singh's recent statement that 200 militants are waiting across the border and could attack soft targets like schools has send a chilling terror down the spine of parents of the children in Jammu who are daily commuters to various schools in the region.
Though the enforcement agencies have given a strong assurance that there is no need to panic for the parents for their wards, but the fallout of Peshawar carnage which is still live in the memories of the people have turned parents skeptical to send their children to the schools.
Even various sc... | |
| | | | Commissioner secretary asks Director Health to explain | | Illegal appointment of ISM Doctor | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: Taking cognizance of the Early Times news report that the Commissioner Secretary Health is learnt to have sought explanation of Director Health Services Jammu on illegal appointment of an ISM doctor under National Rural Health Mission at Primary Health Centre Bhour Camp in Sohanjana block.
Sources in Civil Secretariat told Early Times the Commissioner Secretary Health has sought explanation on the directions of Raj bhavan following publication of a news report in January 13 issue of this newspaper, highlighting the backdoor appointment and alleged harassment of the subordinates for releasing salary of the "illegal appointee."
In the explanation letter, ... | |
| | | | Babus discuss new dispensation | | 'Officials have nothing to do' | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: As the confusion prevails over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials at civil secretariat, highest seat of power, here have nothing to do and they pass their time by discussing the contours of the next dispensation.
Having no work to do following the constitutional crisis in the state, babus discuss the permutations and combination of the prospective PDP-BJP alliance in the state.
The administrative machinery is literary out of gear as there are no ministers in the secretariat. Bureaucrats and senior officials are having a field day. Apart from routine exercise of putting notes on some files, the officials have got really ... | |
| | | | Separatists' interest in coalition politics draws flak | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 17: The separatist leadership has been ridiculed for getting involved by issuing statements on formation of government in Jammu Kashmir.
On December 23 last year, Syed Ali Geelani, 85- year- old pro-Pakistan leader in a seminar slammed PDP for joining hands with the BJP. Geelani in a karakul cap and a woolen scarf around the neck, spoke for more than an hour in a seminar arranged by his amalgam in the recent past. Geelani while castigating PDP says BJP must be kept at bay in Jammu and Kashmir which is the Muslim majority state.
Another rant was issued by Hurriyat JK leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, claiming the people didn't vote PDP to join hands with what ... | |
| | | | Professors misbehave with participant, GNDU students threaten to boycott event | | Food Court turns into battle ground | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: The ongoing youth festival in Jammu University has been marred by the controversies since the day it commenced. Mismanagement and lack of coordination have sent organizers into tizzy.
Outraged at the treatment being meted out to them, students of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar have threatened to boycott the festival after being allegedly humiliated by the professors of the Jammu University.
Sources told Early Times last night a student of the GNDU after performing at the festival was waiting in a queue for the dinner as he reached near a temporary gate he was stopped by two Professors of the varsity JP Joorel of the Depar... | |
| | | | Girdawaries cancelled, but no action initiated against revenue officials after lapse of two years | | Alleged encroachment of forest land at Bani | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: The ever increasing level of corruption in Jammu and Kashmir could be attributed to failure of administration to initiate action against officials involved in corrupt practices and in one such case, the state revenue department has failed to initiate action against the alleged land grabbers, who had encroached upon hundreds of kanals of forest land in Bani area of Kathua even after the lapse of nearly two years.
Sources informed Early Times that nearly two years back, an alleged nexus of revenue officials and encroachers of forest land in Bani area had come to fore when then Forest Range Officer Badar Din was thrashed by the land grabbers on ... | |
| | | | Flood affected people give vent to grievances during Governor's whirlwind tour | | Vohra takes administration to task, asks them to improve performance | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Governor Narendra Nath Vohra today undertook a whirlwind tour of the summer capital of the state and visited areas that bore brunt of devastating flood of September 2014. The Governor impressed upon the administration to pull up their socks and improve their performance with regard to providing relief to the flood affected people.
In the Rajbagh area of the city scores of flood affected people met the Governor and conveyed their displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the administration in providing relief to them. These people said that they are being forced to live in tents and are vulnerable to various vagaries more so during... | |
| | | | Things assuming alarming proportions in alienated Jammu | | Biased attitude | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 17: Developments which have been unfolding in Kashmir since December 23, when the election results were announced, are adding to the anger of the already rather angry people of Jammu province and if the present trend continues, anything can happen in this part of the state. Three developments in Kashmir have not gone down well with the people of Jammu province.
One, the opposition in Kashmir to the demand in Jammu for a Hindu Chief Minister from Jammu. There is a growing demand in Jammu that the Chief Minister of the state this time should be from Jammu and the argument advanced is that till date all the Chief Ministers had been from Kashmir, who als... | |
| | | | Hooligans cause damage to joint orchard of two brothers at Sheeri in Baramulla | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Baramulla Police has arrested some persons who had allegedly resorted to high handedness and cut scores of fruit trees in a joint orchard of two brothers in the Taripora village of the Sheeri area.
Reports and eye-witnesses told Early Times that some persons belonging to the Dangarpora village vandalized the orchard of two brothers Bashir Ahmad Khan and Nazir Ahmad Khan, residents of Taripora, Sheeri. The Khan accused some locals of Dangarpora of causing huge damage to their orchard and pushing them to wall.
Sources told Early Times that Khan brothers had some feud with a group of locals of Dangarpora village and following this fe... | |
| | | | 2nd infiltration bid foiled on LoC in 24 hrs | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Jan 17: The border troops, who have been put on high alert in J&K in view of the US President Barrack Obama's scheduled visit to New Delhi onJanuary 26, foiled second infiltration bid by the Pak-based terrorists from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sub-sector of Poonch in less than 24 hours.
The first infiltration bid made by about 10 to 15 militants from Tarkundi forests of Balakote was foiled by alert troops at about 10 pm on Thursday.
The second attempt was made by about 25 heavily armed militants from the same area at about 9 pm Friday night.
The militants appeared on the Pak side of the LoC at about 10 pm on Friday in the for... | |
| | | | Militants killed NC legislator's PSO in Kulgam | | Panch out of danger | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Kulgam, Jan 17: Panic gripped in Redwani area of Kulgam district on Sunday where militants killed PSO of National Conference legislator from Homeshalibugh Assembly segment and injured a village representative (Panch).
Reports said that militants fired upon a motorbike in the area and killed the security guard of Abdul Majeed Bhat (Larmi) - elect National Conference MLA from Homeshalibugh Assembly segment. Deceased identified as Constable Zahoor Ahmad -390 /AP 11 (security) was attached as driver with MLA Homeshalibugh, Abdul Majid Bhat (Larim) since last eight years. Police said that Zahoor Ahmad is the son of National Conference Sarpanch Ghulam Raso... | |
| | | | Massive drive against traffic violators in Baramulla | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 17: A day after Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari asked the state government to take stern action against traffic violators, Transport Authorities launched a massive drive against violators in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today. Transport authorities launched a massive drive against erring drivers and violators to streamline traffic management in the district.
Pertinently the drive comes, after Jan 13 in which nine persons had lost their lives and many other were injured in a deadly road accident at Boose Rengi in Sopore town on Srinagar-Muzzaffarabad National highway. Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Bar... | |
| | | | Settlement of WPRs cannot change demography of JK: Ashok Koul | | Time has come to unite over margining of POK with India | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 17: Bhartiya Janta Party General Secretary (Organization) Ashok Koul today said that settlement of West Pakistan and POK refugees will not make any impact on demography of the Jammu and Kashmir state as was claimed by the separatist and independent MLA Engineer Rashid. He said time had come for people hailing from all walks of life in Jammu and Kashmir to get united to take concrete steps with regard to merging of POK with union of India.
While talking to Early Times" on the side lines of party membership drive at Kishtwar, Koul said that to coin the term of "Mehman (Guest)" for the refugees settled in Jammu and Kashmir is wrong, "P... | |
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