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| Official vehicle spots blue siren, temp number plate | | DC or King of Kishtwar? | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 28: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar seems to have declared himself as the "uncrowned king" of the district as his official vehicle plies without official registration and spots a blue siren, which was banned by the government after Supreme Court directions. Following the Apex court directions all the chief ministers, ministers, top police officials and others had removed the siren lights from their vehicles, but the "king of Kishtwar" seems least... | |
| | | | PDP-BJP set to win 3 seats, independents to decide Azad's fate | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: PDP-BJP coalition which is likely to be announced in the days to come is all set to wrest three seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections while five independents would decide fate of ex-Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
On the last day of the nomination for the four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, seven candidates filed nomination papers which included Mir Mohammed Fayaz and Nazir Ahmed Laway of PDP; Shamsher Singh, Chander Mohan Sharma of BJP and Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo, Nasir Aslam Wani of National Conference (NC). Mir Mohammed Fayaz and Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo filed nomination papers against the first notification.
Shamsher... | |
| | | | PDP-BJP government anytime, leaders give final touches to broader contours of 'unique' alliance | | Brief Governor Vohra about latest developments | | | Jehangir Rashid
ET Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 28: Slowly but surely, the impasse over the government formation in the state seems to be coming to an end as top notch leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today met Governor Narendra Nath Vohra at the Raj Bhawan in Jammu.
Leaders of both these parties made their point clear to the Governor with regard to the government formation and also apprised him of the pace of talks going on between them in this respect. Indications are that PDP-BJP government would assume power in the state even though the swearing may not take place before conclusion of assembly elections in Delhi.
Ever since the declaration of result... | |
| | | | 'Had Haji Yousuf been killed in some other state somebody would have been in jail' | | PDP takes on Omar for calling its RS candidates ‘illiterates’ | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 28: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesdaylaunched a scathing attack on National Conference working president Omar Abdullah saying, had the NC worker Haji Yousuf been murdered in other state "somebody would have been in jail for killing him."
Hitting out at Omar for asserting that PDP had given mandate to its "illiterate workers" for Rajya Sabha polls, the PDP chief spokesman Nayeem Akther in a statement here said: "We know how NC has been distributing mandates. Haji Yosuf's case is a classic example, how they sold fake mandates for an MLC seat for Rs one crore. Had it happened in some other part of the country somebody would have been in jail for... | |
| | | | Family alleges murder as Police await Post mortem report | | Mysterious killing of Youth | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 28: The family members of a youth, who was found dead in Sopore earlier this month, Wednesday staged a protest alleging that the 19-year-old had been murdered by unknown persons.
A youth namely Umer Ishaq Mir 22, son of Mohammad Ishaq Mir of Nowpora Tujjer Sopore was found dead on Jan 4. "If they could be brought in front of me, I can identify them to whom I doubt they were involved into the murder of my brother", said Sufiya Jan, sister of the deceased.
Talikng to Early Times Sufiya said, "earlier this month on Jan 03, first time I had seen these three unknown persons on motorcycle in our Muqdam mohalla at around 2 pm, these person... | |
| | | | Soz's media gag goes in vain, Salman issues statements | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 28: Despite poll drubbing, the state Congress chief seems not to have learnt the lesson with his son Salman Soz throwing rules to winds by undermining the norms set by none other than his father.
After the poll results were out and fragmented verdict was accorded by the people to the political parties in the state, parties censured its men asking them not to issue any statements to the press.
The state Congress also took a leap in this regard as on December 29, last year, Congress issued a detailed party handout wherein it mentioned that only the state party chief, Saifuddin Soz is authorized to issue any statement to the press on behalf of the party... | |
| | | | Forgets he overhauled admin one week before LA polls were announced | | Omar's memory short lived | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 28: The former Chief Minister and working president of National Conference Omar Abdullah's memory seems to be very short lived, he took to twitter today saying Governor N N Vohra has sent confusing signals by ordering major reshuffle in administration and police.
"Mixed and very confusing signals in J&K - @jkpdp and @BJP4India announce 2 RS candidates each confirming that they are fighting together," Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
"At the same time the Governor has ordered a massive list of transfers in the police and civil administration indicating he's staying," he said.
"So what I don't get is if the @jkpdp & @BJP4India can combine for th... | |
| | | | Omar ate words, supports Azad | | Rajya Sabha polls | | |
Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: NC working president Omar Abdullah, who suffered an ignominious defeat in the Sonawar Assembly constituency and could win from another constituency, Beerwah, with a slender margin of about 900 votes, has, it seems, lost his way. His own personal defeat and the defeat of his party and his unpopular government have so rattled him that he has not been in a position to take decisions. The defeats have left him so confused and directionless. His party could win only 15 seats, 13 less than its 2008 tally. He wanted an alliance with the BJP, but with no success. He didn't get any positive response from the BJP. After being virtually rebuffed, he denied... | |
| | | | Nayeem quotes Omar -" Azad can lick any body's shoes to secure LS seat" | | BJP-PDP share two each, NC-Cong combine field three for RS | | | K Koushal/Arun Singh
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: Terming National Conference and Congress as strange bedfellows, Peoples Democratic party has called both as opportunist parties joining in unholy alliances to clinch power.
"It's not me saying but Omar Abdullah himself had said that Ghulam Nabi Azad can go to any extent licking shoes of anybody to get LS nomination," said PDP chief spokesperson Nayeem while talking to media in Jammu today.
He said that Azad also never minced a word to call Omar a failure post elections abnd had said that he (Omar) had brought miseries to state under its six years rule.
On likelihood of BJP-PDP combine forming the government in state, name said tha... | |
| | | | Appear in Kathua, seek NOCs from brick kiln, crusher owners | | SVO second rung officials pose as top bosses | | | Sumit Sharma
ET Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: State Vigilance Organization hushing up the matter about second rung officials posing as top officials appearing in Kathua district and allegedly asking for various documents from the crusher, and brick kiln owners, and top officials maintaining silence over the issue has put a question mark on the functioning of the SVO in the state.
Sources told Early Times the incident took place about two months ago when a four member team of the SVO in a private Bolero vehicle appeared in district Kathua. The team, according to the sources, met a few brick kiln and crusher owners most of whom were operating without requisite formalities. The team then visited ... | |
| | | | Opposing PDP, BJP coalition to create hatred between Jammu, Valley | | Front of instability | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: There are certain objective forces which have appreciated, may be grudgingly, the nature of the 2014 mandate in Jammu & Kashmir and recommended formation of the PDP-BJP coalition government in the state. Their argument is that the PDP, which won 25 seats from Kashmir Valley, and the BJP, which won an equal number of seats from Jammu, alone have the moral, political and constitutional right to form the next government and that they alone can provide a strong and stable government.
They have also argued that any move on the part of the Kashmir-centric parties to exclude the BJP from the government formation would not only further embitter the alrea... | |
| | | | Formation of stable govt the only 'priority' | | PDP's reasonable approach | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 28: At a time when certain irresponsible political players are doing all that they could to create a situation that denies the people of the state a popularly-elected government, the PDP, the single largest party, contrary in collaboration with the BJP is trying its level best to create conditions conducive for the formation of a stable government in Jammu & Kashmir. The PDP today not only confirmed its alliance with the BJP, the second largest party in the state, but also left none in any doubt that the formation of the PDP-BJP coalition government is only a matter of few days. The signals from the BJP also indicate that things are moving in the right direct... | |
| | | | Obsolete content on LA's official website continues to surprise people | | Omar continues to be the CM, losers the winners | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 28: Omar Abdullah continues to remain chief minister of the state on the official website of the legislative assembly here. There are people who even have lost the state elections of the 2014 but are in the list of MLAs on the website.
Despite hefty amounts out of the state exchequer being spent on National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the maintenance of the state official websites , such a non-serious approach by the officials only disclose the erratic system of governance in the state.
Official Website of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly namely jklegislativeassembly.nic.in has one page on which there is Constituency-wise Lis... | |
| | | | Academic session coming to close, students in peripheral schools still await teachers | | Education Priority? | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: The indifference of the department of School Education towards schools in the peripheral areas of the state can be gauged from the fact that as the ongoing academic session is about to conclude, syllabi in many a subjects are still untouched due to unavailability of lecturers of several subjects.
Sources informed Early Times that despite repeated requests by students enrolled in Chemistry and Education subjects of Higher Secondary School Purmandal, Chief Education Officer (CEO), Samba failed to post lectures of Chemistry and Education seven month since the beginning of current academic session.
"The syllabus of Chemistry and Education subj... | |
| | | | 10.34% result reflects on JU Law Deptt's faculty | | Dean tries to seep non performance under carpet | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: While state Government had been penalizing teachers and Principals of schools which produced poor result, it is a shame that Law Department of the University of Jammu, where members of faculty are paid heft salaries has produced mere 10 percent result, with just 9 of the 85 students managing to pass their 5th Semester Supplementary exam.
More astounding is however the response of the dean of the Law department, Prof. Arvind Jasrotia who not only ducked questions with regards to poor performance of the students, but then blocked calls from ET.
After some students of the Law department gave information about low result in 5th Semester Sup... | |
| | | | Formal announcement of BJP-PDP Government in next 4 days: Ashok Koul | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 28: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today cleared air on month long 'deadlock' over government formation in the state saying the final announcement will be made in next four days.
Addressing media persons here, BJP State General Secretary, Ashok Koul however said that the party has not compromised with PDP on any major issue except the Chief Ministerial position.
"Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will head the coalition government for full term, though we have not compromised on any major issue with the PDP. Final announcement on government formation will be made in next four days," Koul said on sidelines of party's online mass membership drive at a local... | |
| | | | Drug Policy lost in oblivion, Govt fails to implement NHAM | | Poor deprived of benefits | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: With hyped Drug Policy lost in thin air, J&K Government failed to implement pro poor National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM) in the State, depriving poor people of the State of the benefits of this policy.
Department sources informed Early Times that Union Health Ministry had many times urged state health department to implement the drug policy, up-grade the existing infrastructure and provide better Medicare in the State but pervious government turned a deaf ear. "The government of India had proposed NHAM, a scheme that assured free drug, diagnostics and health insurance for all and better health care facilities to poor and needy ... | |
| | | | BJP targets 11 lakh members in JK till March end | | Uses BSNL to woo people | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 28: Bhartiaya Janata party (BJP) while commencing its membership drive in Kashmir today uses government telecommunication agency Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to woo people towards party.
The party expects 11 lakh members in Jammu and Kashmir by the end of March, 2015.
Talking to Early Times BJP state secretary and in charge membership drive for Jammu and Kashmir state, Munish Sharma said that BJP which emerged as the single and only party in terms of more votes cast by people for a party during recently held Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is committed to achieve a membership of more than 11 lakh people across the state... | |
| | | | Department-officials' nexus duping allotees of NREGA development works | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Jan 28: The officials' nexus to dupe the gullible people of their money's worth has come to fore from village Barnada falling under panchayat Nala Makol, Sunderbani where one Munshi Ram who was allotted Rs one lakh worth of development works for the village have been siphoned off by the Gram Sevak in connivance with te Block Development officer of the Panchayat.
As per Munshi Ram, he was allotted development works in his village at Mala Nakol worth Rs one lakh under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and after completing the works, he was not paid the full amount by the concerned authorities.
After repeated claims , Munshi Ram was... | |
| | | | Lotus likely to vanish as SKIMS chokes Anchar lake | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 28: In a severe indictment of the government's failure to curb massive pollution across the state, inhabitants of Tiplu Mohalla, Soura expressed serious concern over deteriorating condition of the "Anchar Lake" as the State Pollution Control board is in deep slumber.
The lotus seed pods have decomposed in the lake due to pollution, adding to the woes of the farmers. The growers have apprehensions that this crop may entirely vanish from Kashmir due to pollution. Lotus normally grows in wetlands and swamps under water which then sprouts into a lotus flower between a huge leaves of size of at least a feet of diameter.
The locals blame... | |
| | | | Students' career sandwiched between whims of administration, management of coaching centres | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 28: Students of Kashmir valley who are receiving coaching for the new classes have been left undone since the coaching centres have gone on the strike against the frequent raids by the authorities.
Whether it is the highhandedness of the authorities or the reluctance of the coaching centres, one thing is sure that it is the students who have been left to suffer.
Office bearers of Coaching Centres Association of Kashmir have alleged that authorities have resorted to harassing tactics, who frequently enter the coaching centres and make undue hue and cry.
The management of these coaching centres says that it happened in the past as well... | |
| | | | Hideout busted in Kishtwar | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 28: In a major success on counter insurgency front, Kishtwar police and army today achieved a success in Kishtwar District by busting a HM terror hideout in Pangal forest area of Sarthal some 40 KM from Kishtwar.
As per details, acting on a tip off, Kishtwar police and army launched a massive search operation in Kishtwar heights, presently under heavy snow cover and recovered massive cache of arms and ammunition from the natural cave hideout... | |
| | | | As teachers gossip, students work like labourers | | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
Chann Lal Din & Hiranagar, Jan 28: Teachers in Government Middle School, Chann Lal Din, Zone Marheen were busy in gossip, when a media team entered the school in response to complaints received by villagers about the mal-functioning of the school.
The media team saw students carrying chairs, tables, glasses of water and other equipments being used for other purposes.
How can a country develop whose teachers do not feel their responsibility towards child... | |
| | | | Fake ration cards surface in Srigufwara, locals demand probe | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Jan 28: Dozens of fake ration cards in Consumer affairs and Public distribution (CAPD) have allegedly surfaced in Srigufwara area of this southern district during the past two months.
According to official sources fake ration cards being prepared by the officials, surfaced after a group a locals from the village approached higher-ups of the department with the grievance that the department didn't provide free ration to deserving families.
Informed sources said that few blue-eyed political activists have managed to get fake ration cards from the department while as the poor families are being ignored. They said that a political worker of the a... | |
| | | | 2 Fire Services Deptt employees beaten up | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Jan 28: Two employees of department of fire services were beaten up by an angry mob here late last night after water in a fire tender, that was engaged to extinguish fire in heaps of dry grass in a field at Gursai Mohalla near here, was exhausted. Heaps of dry grass belonging to Abdul Ghani and his brother Usman Ghani, both sons of Faiz Hussain, were set afire in their field at Gursai Mohalla by some unknown persons after midnight on Tuesday.
Two fire tenders were pressed into service by the fire services department. While extinguishing fire, water of one of the tenders was exhausted. This angered the people who had gathered there. While the tender... | |
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