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| Unity is still a distant dream in Congress | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Notwithstanding clarification given by a faction of Congress regarding this proposed meeting, unity is still a distant dream in the faction ridden Congress party because party leaders are still failed to keep all the faction together.
A faction of the Congress leaders today issued a handout to clarify that they are not going to hold any meeting on January 22 to intensify campaign for ousting incumbent Pradesh Congress Committee chief Saif-ud-Din Soz but name of none of the Soz supporter was mentioned in the handout. Furthermore the hand out mentioned that Congress leaders are committed to unite the party but they have not mentioned name of any party le... | |
| | | | Azad's attack on media misplaced | | Issue of CM | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: Senior Congress leader and outgoing Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has lost his relevance not only in the state but also in the erstwhile Doda district, is, it seems, has turned against the media. His Saturday senseless attack on section of the media only points to his grudge against the media and indicates the level of his frustration and desperation following the defeat of his party, including his own massive defeat, in the Lok Sabha elections as well as a crushing defeat of the Congress in the Assembly elections, including the defeat of four Congress candidates in the erstwhile Doda district, which was till not-so-long-a... | |
| | | | ET doesn't need certificate | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Congress today launched a scathing attack on Early Times and blamed it for manufacturing stories against it. The party went a step ahead and in an apparent reference to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) it said that party has given a contract to Early Times to target Congress.
The Congress leaders ignored the fact that ET has got the distinction of being the only newspaper in JK which has always highlighted the failures of all the political parties and has exposed big scandals involving top bureaucrats and politicians irrespective of their political affiliations.
ET doesn't need a certificate from the leaders of such a party which has been out rightly reje... | |
| | | | Beig's right intervention at right time | | Coalition of PDP-BJP | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: PDP's ideologue and former Dy Chief Minister Muzzaffar Hussain Beig, who is also Member of the Lok Sabha, the other day made a right noise and expressed himself in favour of an alliance between the PDP and the BJP, saying these two parties alone could hand down to the people a stable government.
"Though he was not negotiating government formation with the BJP but the fact is that only the PDP and the BJP can form a stable government in Jammu and Kashmir". To make his point, he reportedly said: "If the BJP and the NC or the PDP and the Congress form the coalition both will have 40 members and will have to take support of four independents. If tom... | |
| | | | Administrative inertia delaying double lanning of Dayalachak-Challan road | | Two years on, R&B fails to pursue case with Union Ministry | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Administrative red tape has been delaying the double lanning of Dayalachak-Challan road, as after the lapse of nearly two years, Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department has failed to pursue the case with Union Ministry of Roads and Highways.
According to documents in possession of Early Times, it has been revealed that Border Road Organization (BRO) on January 8, 2013 had sent a written communiqué vide number 2027/LTTP-II/D-R/21/E2 to Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) division Kathua for taking over of road from Dayalachak to Challan (Ramkot) district Kathua from BRO, for double lanning.
The BRO authorities had also written in the communication ... | |
| | | | Installation of crusher illegally: Administration caught unaware | | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Violating the laid norms, a Delhi based construction company almost installed a crusher in the vicinity of Government Degree College (GDC) Ramban while district administration was caught napping.
Witnessing the construction work in progress near his 5 Marla plot, the complainant Gulchain Singh and others of village Karole Koondi brought it to the notice of the district administration that a Delhi based firm namely M/S Milith Karv Engineering and Trading Company Limited, New Delhi, camp office Batote was installing a crusher near the college building which is against the guidelines set by the Apex Court but as per the complainant, distri... | |
| | | | After refugees settlement receive backlash from valley, Jammu RBA, ALC sufferers voice concern | | We won't Wage War, but get our right addressed' | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: As the clamor against the settlement of West Pakistan refugees has taken the valley by storm, bringing in resentment from the separatists as well as mainstream politicians including the former chief minister Omar Abdullah also joining the chorus, this has given a reason for the allied issues also to brew up.
A long time demand of the people of Reserved Backward Areas (RBA) as well as those falling under the Actual Line of Control (ALC) too has started showing up contours of allege as they are of charge that despite having received assurances from different quarters including from the then MLAs as well as issue raised up in the Council also,... | |
| | | | Don't move without security: DGP to politicians | | After cop's killing, police ask its men to remain armed | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: A day after militants shot dead a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of National Conference MLA-elect from Homeshalibugh, Abdul Majid Larmi, in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, top police officials today asked their subordinates to ensure that they carry their weapons along.
Talking to Early Times Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra said, "We have asked our men to be extra cautious as JK Police have been instrumental in breaking the back of militancy in the state. We have been getting major successes and militants are on run. In desperation they are looking for soft targets and my boys who usually go home on leave don't carry an... | |
| | | | Trifurcation of J&K a natural solution, says Syed Shahabuddin | | Resolving Kashmir | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The fractured verdict in the recently-held assembly elections and the imposition of the Governor's rule in J&K has, as already reported in these columns, have triggered a serious debate on the future status of the state.
Many in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh have reiterated that trifurcation of the state is the only solution not only to the so-called Kashmir issue but also to meet the aspirations of Jammu and Ladakh and end inter-regional tensions.
Interestingly, many Kashmir-watchers based in Delhi and elsewhere have also joined the debate and suggested trifurcation of the state as the only way out to break the political deadlock in the state a... | |
| | | | Mendhar people aghast over traffic mismanagement | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Jan 18 : Common people and businessmen here are aghast over mismanagement of traffic in the town resulting in frequent traffic jams which in turn has become a source of nuisance for the locals.
A group of businessmen said people are facing lot of inconvenience due to traffic congestion in and around bus stand. "Flow of traffic at Mendhar bus stand and main bazaar is increasing day in and out but the tehsil administration has so far failed in providing relief to the people from this menace", they said and added that due to non-availability of an alternative route, increasing traffic is adding to the miseries of the masses.
"Even police have fail... | |
| | | | Uncertainty over government formation to end soon Bashir Assad | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan17 : The uncertainty over government formation will end soon as the two major political parties, PDP and BJP have almost reached an agreement. The announcement to this effect is expected anytime. The major bottlenecks, according to the highly placed sources, on forging an alliance between PDP and BJP have been removed. "The new government is expected anytime now," sources said and added that it can even be before January 26. They said that the contentious issues between the parties have been more or less resolved and it is a matter of time now. Sources said the BJP has decided not to defer the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. "Delhi election h... | |
| | | | | | | Transport commissioner seeks proposal from RTOs | | Passenger fare cut soon | | | Mohit Puria
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan. 18 : With several consumer forums and social organizations seeking immediate cut in existing passenger fares in view of the falling fuel prices, Transport Commissioner Dilshad Khan has sought proposals from different RTOs and ARTOs to reach a decision in this regard.
Almost every month since August 2014, the prices of diesel have come down remarkably from Rs 60.17 to Rs 49.49 per liter whereas petrol prices have been slashed from Rs 76.66 to Rs 61.98 , affecting a cut of more than Rs 10 in diesel and almost Rs 15 in petrol prices for the last 5 months. International Prices of petroleum products have been declining due to which oil compani... | |
| | | | Transport commissioner seeks proposal from RTOs | | Passenger fare cut soon | | | Mohit Puria
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan. 18 : With several consumer forums and social organizations seeking immediate cut in existing passenger fares in view of the falling fuel prices, Transport Commissioner Dilshad Khan has sought proposals from different RTOs and ARTOs to reach a decision in this regard.
Almost every month since August 2014, the prices of diesel have come down remarkably from Rs 60.17 to Rs 49.49 per liter whereas petrol prices have been slashed from Rs 76.66 to Rs 61.98 , affecting a cut of more than Rs 10 in diesel and almost Rs 15 in petrol prices for the last 5 months. International Prices of petroleum products have been declining due to which oil compani... | |
| | | | Transport commissioner seeks proposal from RTOs | | Passenger fare cut soon | | | Mohit Puria
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan. 18 : With several consumer forums and social organizations seeking immediate cut in existing passenger fares in view of the falling fuel prices, Transport Commissioner Dilshad Khan has sought proposals from different RTOs and ARTOs to reach a decision in this regard.
Almost every month since August 2014, the prices of diesel have come down remarkably from Rs 60.17 to Rs 49.49 per liter whereas petrol prices have been slashed from Rs 76.66 to Rs 61.98 , affecting a cut of more than Rs 10 in diesel and almost Rs 15 in petrol prices for the last 5 months. International Prices of petroleum products have been declining due to which oil compani... | |
| | | | Right to Education goes awry as blind children without dedicated schools in Kashmir | | | | Mudasir Tariq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18 : Though the successive state governments have made tall claims to provide education to every child in the valley, but there are thousands of visually disabled children who can't get education as there are no schools for such persons.
Amid 'good development' in education sector, authorities have altogether forgotten the blind students as there is no government school for them.
An association of parents of blind children told Early Times that despite assurances by every government nothing has been done so for and their children are unable to get education.
"We went to higher ups in the education department with our demands to bring ... | |
| | | | 4 months on, CT scan machine gathers dust at DH Samba | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18 : The lackadaisical approach of Health department could be gauged from the fact that a CT scan machine which was sanctioned nearly two years ago for District Hospital Samba has been gathering dust for the past four months in absence of proper infrastructure.
Reliable sources told Early Times that in 2013 state government had sanctioned CT scan (computerized tomography) single slice, for District Hospital Samba, but surprisingly the machine reached health institution in September 2014, four months after the funds were sanctioned for its purchase. The machine has not been made operational till date due to non-availability of infrastructure... | |
| | | | University of Kashmir cheats students pursuing internship at New Delhi | | Pays Rs 4,000 instead of Rs 20,000 as monthly stipend | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18 : In what could termed as a 'great' act of cheating, the Business School of University of Kashmir has sent a group of 11 students pursuing Integrated Masters in Business Administration (IMBA) to do the internship for period of one month with a monetary assistance of just Rs. 4,000 per head. The irony is that the students who have been sent to New Delhi to do the internship have to manage everything, from boarding to lodging within the limited stipend of Rs. 4,000 which is nothing but an act of cheating.
"As per the University norms a student has to be paid Rs. 20,000 for doing the internship outside the state. But the Business School... | |
| | | | Owners of 20,000 shops yet to get compensation after being decimated in Sept 2014 flood | | Previous state government, insurance companies rub salt to wounds of affected traders | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18 : More than one fifth of the shops in the summer capital and other places of the state were virtually decimated during the September 2014 flood and the owners of these shops are yet to get compensation from the state government or the insurance companies.
A survey carried out by Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) has pointed out that 20,000 shops out of the total of 1, 00,000 shops were virtually razed to ground in the flood last year in Kashmir. The survey pointed out that most of these shops were of the small traders and they are yet to get any compensation. "Out of the total of... | |
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