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Govt formation: State BJP leaders kept out of negotiations 1/22/2016 11:37:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 22: As negotiations between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) are on to form the coalition Government in the State, the BJP leaders from JK have been asked to "maintain silence" and "remain patient" till a breakthrough is achieved. Sources told Early Times that none of the BJP leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have been involved in the negotiations and Central leadership is holding back channel talks with the PDP. "It's unfortunate that none of the BJP leaders from JK have been made a part of the negotiation process," said a BJP insider. "Our senior leaders should have been taken on board to ensure that coalition if formed runs smoothly," said a BJP leader. Sources claimed that PDP has made it clear that it's not interested in holding talks with the State BJP leaders and all the issues would be sorted out with the Central leadership. "PDP has taken a strong note about a few BJP leaders having held negotiations with the National Conference to form the Government," sources added. They said, "Prior to PDP...   READ MORE

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State BJP chief praises Pak for taking on terror 1/22/2016 11:36:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: The Union Government is yet not believing on the words of Pakistan Government regarding steps being taken against terrorist involved in spreading bloodshed and destruction in India but J&K unit of BJP is of the view that Pakistan is taking serious steps to eradicate anti-India terrorists from its land. According to official handout issued by the party, addressing " Vikas Sushashan Sankalp Rally" at border town of R S Pura, State president of BJP, Sat Sharma, said, "For the first time, because of Modi Government's major policy initiatives, Pakistan is taking transparent and verifiable steps to trace the roots and connections of the terrorists who are...   READ MORE   In Guv's rule some departments have Ministers! e-Governance fiasco 1/22/2016 11:36:44 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: Notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been stressing need for e-governance, the websites of various departments mock at it. Most of the departments have still not updated their respective websites. While the State is under Governor's rule, some departments are shown headed by Ministers. "The website of Chief Minister's monitoring cell has Mufti Sayeed as the Chief Minister," said a social activist Ranjeet Singh. He further said that the Chief Minister's Monitoring cell website is not an isolated case but most of the State Government departments have failed to update their official websites for the past several mon...   READ MORE   Kashmiris by and large ignore Geelani's diktats 1/22/2016 11:36:33 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 22: Fed up of separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's frequent strike calls, the people of Kashmir have finally started countering his diktats by doing exactly the opposite of what the pro-Pakistan hawk wants them to do. For January 21, Geelani had given directions for area wise strikes in Kashmir over separate issues. To remember the Gaw Kadal killings of 1990, Geelani exclusively asked the Gaw Kadal locality here to observe strike, whereas against the recent civilian killing in Pulwama on January 20, Geelani asked the south Kashmir to observe shutdown. But the results on the fateful day remained exactly the opposite. Barring Pulwama town where the killi...   READ MORE   BJP leaders recommend 100 names for Padamshree from J&K quota 1/22/2016 11:36:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 22: After attaining power both at State and Centre, some BJP leaders are thinking that they have became all powerful and they are the real king makers in the country. This mentality of BJP leaders appears from the recommendations made by them for national awards including Padamshree from the quota of J&K. Sources in the BJP said that without taking party leadership into confidence, BJP leaders have reportedly recommended names of as many as 100 persons for "Padamshree" award from the quota of Jammu and Kashmir State. Alas! recommendations for Padamshree awards were made for some female social workers, whose credentials are doubtful but BJP leaders have recom...   READ MORE   Police register FIR against Er Rasheed Sofi urges Center to withdraw legislator's passport 1/22/2016 11:36:16 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar/Pulwama, Jan 22: A day after MLA Langate Er Rasheed threatened to handover a BJP worker to militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Policeon Friday registered a FIR against the Independent MLA for "instigating violence" in Pulwama on Thursday. The FIR has been invoked under section 341 and 506 of RPC for "criminal intimidation". Section 341 of RPC states, "Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both." When contacted, cops at Police Station Pulwama confirmed that an FIR has been lodged against Rashee...   READ MORE   Not afraid of IS threats, say security agencies 1/22/2016 11:36:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: A day after dreaded terror group Islamic State (IS) claimed that it's planning to expand its base in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies on Friday said that they are not "Afraid of IS threats" and if IS tries to indulge in any sort of misadventure in JK the terror group would get a befitting reply. A top Police official while talking to Early Times said, "Our jawans have been fighting terrorists for the past 25-years. We know how to tackle them. No terror group can threaten us." The official said, "Security agencies are monitoring the activities of suspects and surrendered militants in Jammu and Kashmir, while troops are maintaining a tight vigil on...   READ MORE   PHQ succumbs to ex-MLC's pressure 1/22/2016 11:35:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: Virtually succumbing to the political pressure exerted on it by a Kashmir-based ex-MLC, the State Police Headquarters (PHQ) has re-allotted him the PSO it had withdrawn earlier. The PSO was withdrawn in May last year but the ex-MLC did not relieve him. The PHQ even took departmental action against the PSO and also stopped his salary, but the ex-MLC did not let him go despite that. He refused to take the other PSO allotted to him by the PHQ, according to police sources. He made it clear to PHQ that he wanted to retain his old PSO and would not take any new PSO, the sources added. He also took the assistance of some other Valley politicians who spoke t...   READ MORE   Kashmir BJP shows path to Jammu BJP Countering Rasheed's pro-Pak politics 1/22/2016 11:35:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: Strange things are happening in Jammu and Kashmir. On the one hand, the arch-rival of the PDP, the NC, has been asking PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to either form coalition Government with the BJP at the earliest and fulfill the dreams of late Mufti Sayeed or end political uncertainty by paving way for fresh elections in the State so that the people elect a new Government, on the other hand, the Kashmir unit of the BJP, unlike the Jammu-based BJP leaders of any standing, have started taking cudgels with Kashmiri legislators like independent MLA from Langate, Er Rasheed. The NC's stand on the current political deadlock in the State over the formation of ...   READ MORE   NC faces internal dissent for 'aligning with BJP' talk 1/22/2016 11:34:17 PM Jammu, Jan 22 : National Conference faces stiff resistance from within over proposed alliance with the BJP. It has been reliably learnt that half-a-dozen MLAs of the party had told the party president that they will walk away if the party is thinking of an alliance with the BJP. According to the sources, the NC has started giving feelers to the BJP that it's ready for an alliance with it. The BJP had though not responded but the party MLAs had strongly opposed it on getting this news. "We have been given the mandate to sit in the opposition and if we align with the BJP midway it will be death knell for us in the next elections as we will be branded as 'opportunistic' and PDP the 'saviour' ...   READ MORE   Pre-Ph.D submission : Scholars threaten suicide; seek Guv's intervention Is JU repeating Hyderabad incident ? 1/22/2016 11:34:08 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 22: With infamous incident of suicide by a scholar in Hyderabad university fresh in their minds, four scholars running from pillar to post to get their Pre-Ph.D submission conducted have threatened to commit suicide and sought the intervention of the Governor to save their careers. "We urge you to direct HoD History, University of Jammu to conduct the Pre-Ph.D. abstract submission as per guidelines issued by the Dean Research,", the mail forwarded to Rajbhawan by the scholars read. They further brought into notice of Governor through mail that they do not have any other option except suicide. "Since we are not being considered by the unive...   READ MORE   Regular breach in Jhelum embankment terrifies residents of Hajin village 1/22/2016 11:31:40 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Jan 22: Breaches in the embankment of Jhelum River have caused devastation in Hajin area of this North Kashmir district. Both the power and water supply have been snapped to this area. Locals allege that the government has failed to plug these breaches since the floods hit Kashmir valley in September 2014. Breaches in embankment in Banger and Sheikh Mohallas of Hajin area Friday morning forced the residents to shift to some safer places. "The breach is still open. Nobody from the government has bothered to visit this place. There are three more breaches within a 2 km radius from where there are chances that water can enter into the villa...   READ MORE   Farooq visits Mehbooba's residence, condoles demise of Mufti 1/22/2016 11:31:30 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 22: National Conference President and former chief minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah dropped in at the residence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti and condoled the death of her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on January 7 after a brief illness. Reports said that National Conference President was accompanied by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar and Tanvir Sadiq, political advisor to the working President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah during his visit to the residence of Muftis better known as Fairview located on the Gupkar Road. Since Dr. Abdullah was in Dubai ...   READ MORE   Undertrial escapes from court in Poonch 1/22/2016 11:31:22 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Jan 22: An undertrial managed to escape from a court in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Tahir Hussain Shah was produced in the Mendhar Court this afternoon for hearing in a burglary case, Deputy SP Shahid, SDPO Mendhar here said. He said soon after hearing, he gave a slip to the police and managed to escape. Sources said Tahir was involved in a number of cases including narcotics. He had been lodged in district Jail Poonch earlier too, and a number of FIRs stand registered against him sources added. Police party escorting him had to bite dust as Tahir deserted the scene like anything. "We have launched a manhunt to apprehend him while team...   READ MORE   Tasaduq Mufti makes noiseless entry in JK politics 1/22/2016 11:31:13 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Pulwama, Jan 22: Cinematographer by Profession, Tasaduq Mufti presumably is making noiseless entry in Kashmir Politics as in his third meet Tasaduq independently took stock of problems pertaining to entrepreneurs and put forward manifold suggestions. In a two hour long meeting with entrepreneurs today, Tasaduq Mufti according to entrepreneurs' addressed them in length on issues related to ecology and environment and made manifold suggestions for preservation of ecology of the state. "Tasaduq Mufti looked to me exposed to worldly affairs as was listening to everybody keenly and taking notes of problems pertaining to entrepreneurs of Kashmir. He was al...   READ MORE   Mehbooba continues to explore options Interacts with party leaders, meets Kara 1/22/2016 11:31:07 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 22: Even after the core group of the PDP met over government formation on Sunday, Mahbooba continues to hold closed door meetings with the party leaders. In one such meeting the PDP president met the `rebel' MP, Tariq Karra who has been opposing party's alliance with the BJP. PDP sources said Mehbooba Mufti is yet to take a decision over government formation in the state. The one-on-meetings indicate that the PDP President is still weighing her options and is possibly still undecided about the government formation, sources said. The state is under Governor's Rule following the demise of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Since ...   READ MORE   To make money, Estates deptt provides quarters on rent 1/22/2016 11:30:46 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Estates department is again in news for wrong reasons, as this time it has come to fore that the department has allegedly provided a good number of government quarters on rent to the outsiders to earn hefty amounts. According to the official sources, there are around 500 government quarters available which can be allotted to the deserving persons. "But as per the survey a good number of these quarters are provided on the rent basis to outsiders by estate officials on their own to earn hefty amounts," one of the top officials working in civil secretariat told Early Times. He said that corrupt officials of this...   READ MORE   Batpora attack punctures Farooq's motivated claim Stand on scourge of terror untenable 1/22/2016 11:30:39 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: NC president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah the other day made a ridiculous statement while accusing PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of creating political chaos in the state. "If they cannot make the government, then they should make it clear so that we can take the next stand, whatever it is. Why keep people waiting in a situation where terrorism is all over," he said in Jammu while talking to reporters. Underline the line "why keep people waiting in a situation where terrorism is all over". If one goes by what he said, then it can be said that all is well with Kashmir and there is perfect peace prevailing there. Only an irresponsible politic...   READ MORE   Encroachments on state land unabated; Rajouri tops list of districts 1/22/2016 11:30:30 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Jan 22: Thousands of kanals of forest and state land has been converted into colonies by land mafia in criminal nexus with officials of Forest and Revenue department by tampering records and administrative machinery as well as political leadership have turned a blind eye towards these activities. While the phenomenon is spread across the state, Rajouri district is worst victim of it. According to records tabled in the Assembly in 2013, J&K State Revenue Department stated that approximately 396018 kanals of government land is either encroached or under illegal occupation in Rajouri district. As a huge spread of state land i.e. 396018 kanals of government land ...   READ MORE   Negligence of LPG distributor irks consumers 1/22/2016 11:30:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 22: The LPG consumers failed to understand the tendency of LPG distributor "Indane Gulmohar Gas Service" which has badly hit the consumers for not getting the timely supply of LPG refilled cylinders from the distributor despite getting the booking done weeks ago, leading to inconvenience and harassment. The consumers narrated the tale of their woes to Early Times saying that they are facing tremendous difficulties to receive refilled cylinders with the same lame excuses being repeatedly extended by the agency. Elaborating the sorry state of affairs prevailing in the LPG agency office at Green Belt Park at Gandhi Nagar," the consumer stated "When I reached ...   READ MORE   BJP faction campaigns to break relations with PDP 1/22/2016 11:30:15 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: Notwithstanding desperation being shown by a section of BJP leaders to form government as early as possible, all is not well in the party because a faction has started move to oppose alliance with PDP. This group has patronage of some central leaders, who are also against continuation of the alliance with the "pro-Kashmir"- PDP. Credible sources said that for the last one week the faction, which is against alliance with PDP, has become active because there is feeling among this group that it is the best time to mount pressure on the leadership on this issue. Sources said that from the day one this faction was against forming government with PDP but du...   READ MORE   CEOs ignore administrative order 9 months on, list of in-charge employees not submitted 1/22/2016 11:30:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 22: Brazenly undermining the authority of administrative wing of School Education, the Chief Education Officers have failed to submit the list of incharge employees demanded by the department within ten days, over nine months ago. Employees informed Early Times that on May 8, 2015, the administrative wing of School Education department in Civil Secretariat had issued a notification regarding regularization of all incharge Chief Education Officers, Lecturers, headmasters, and Zonal Education officers. As per said order, the Chief Education Officers of all the respective districts were directed to submit the consolidated lists of the incharge employees for th...   READ MORE   Surinsar Wildlife Sanctuary faces official apathy 1/22/2016 11:29:41 PM Kunal Shrivatsa Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 22: The natural environment of J&K has made it a perfect place for several rare wild and endangered species of plants and animals. People from round the globe come to visit the state to get a glimpse of different parks, wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries located here. It is a known fact that J&K is considered as one of the few places in the world where one can witness a vast resource of bio-diversity and rich habitat for many wild and...   READ MORE

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