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| 4 yrs on, case against LA speaker's son gathers dust | | Gul's kin was caught with 28 chits during LLB exams | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 30: The case registered against Younis Gul, son of the speaker, of the legislative assembly, Mubarak Gul, is gathering dust for the past four years as no action was taken against Younis, who was caught red-handed while copying in Jammu University's LLB examination in 2010.
As many as 28 chits were recovered from the possession of Younis but his father used his influence and ensured that no action is taken against his son.
Gul, who was the advisor of then chief minister Omar Abdullah, was elevated to the post of the speaker of the Legislative Assembly- the highest democratic institution in the state. Though, his son, Younis was arrested by a defiant Jammu University administration and a strong case was made against him, four years have passed and no action has been taken against him.
"Mubarak Gul's son was caught using unfair means while writing his second semester paper of third year LLB in Jammu University's Law faculty. During routine checking the invigilators found 28 paper slips relevant to the paper in his possession on August 23, 2010," s... | |
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| Mufti set to become J&K's 12th CM, state likely to have all time high plan | | PDP-BJP stitch alliance? | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has seemingly prevailed over hardliners in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the two parties are likely to announce the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) very soon, followed by swearing-in of PDP Patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
If sources privy to the negotiations are to be believed, PDP has virtually hijacked the entire agenda of BJP and put the party on backfoot. They said that the CMP would not have even mention of debate over Article 370, which Prime Minister Narinder Modi had advocated during the Lok Sabha elections and which RSS has been demanding since the day... | |
| | | | Anti-Jammu and pro-Pakistan Noorani terms PDP “dubious” | | Government formation | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 30: The possibility of the PDP and the BJP forming the next government in Jammu & Kashmir on the basis of a “common minimum programme” (CMP) has upset not only the rejected NC, the Congress and the so-called Third Front, besides almost all in the separatist camp and their supporters in the Valley, but also rattled anti-Jammu, pro-Pakistan and pro-China elements outside Jammu & Kashmir. The NC, the Congress and the Third Front had all offered support to the PDP in their desperate bid to keep Jammu out of the government and their objective was to further consolidate the Kashmiri stranglehold over the state polity and economy.
Significantly, the PDP refu... | |
| | | | Rs 14 Cr lying unspent for the last 4 years as Govt fails to identify land | | Cultural centers for Jammu and Kashmir in oblivion | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise of establishing cultural centers; one each in Jammu and Kashmir for the Gujjars, Bakarwals and Pahari-Speaking communities is yet to be implemented on ground as state government has failed to identify suitable land though Rs. 14 Cr have been released 4 years ago by Union government. As per sources, after the announcement made by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in between June 7-8, 2010, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a review meeting with the representatives of the three communities i.e. Gujjars, Bakarwals and Pahari speaking community and proposed to construct two cultural center... | |
| | | | Contractual college lecturers of Srinagar deprived of enhancement in salaries | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: Lecturers who have been engaged on contractual basis in four major colleges of the summer capital face discrimination at the hands of the authorities as they have not been entitled to pay enhancement which is in effect from the last two years.
As per reports, Higher Education department issued an order favouring the enhancement in the salaries of the contractual lecturers by Rs. 2,000. But what is surprising that the lecturers of the colleges of the state are being paid the revised pay except for those working in the four major colleges of the Srinagar city.
The contractual lecturers who are from the major colleges of Srinagar and w... | |
| | | | Delay in completion of NS Bridge irks Uri residents | | |  Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 30: Thousands of people have been put to hardships due to inordinate delay in the completion of N.S Bridge, dilapidated condition of roads and lack of transport facility in Uri town of Baramulla district in North Kashmir.
It is almost 50 to 60 kms distance from Baramulla to Uri and this particular road has an importance because of Srinagar- Muzaffarabad bus service which runs almost for four days in a week and that too Karwani-Aman bus... | |
| | | | 'Sonia destroying Congress in J&K by promoting Azad' | | Rajya Sabha polls | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 30: The agreement reached between the AICC president, Sonia Gandhi, and working president of the National Conference, Omar Abdullah, on the impending Rajya Sabha polls for four seats "has not gone down well with the JKPCC chief and his supporters and many others in the Congress party". "Sonia Gandhi is further destroying the Congress party in Jammu & Kashmir by promoting outgoing Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is squarely responsible for the Congress' defeat in the Lok Sabha elections as well as the Assembly elections," told a very senior party functionary on the condition of anonymity, adding that
"by again fielding the fai... | |
| | | | Valley people want MLAs to vote to go with state, Centre | | Strategic vote values of independent, others for RS mandate | | | K Koushal / Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Come February 7 and all eyes would be trained on the triangular contest of notification 3 of Rajya Sabha elections which is pitted in between Congress candidate Ghulam Nabi Azad, Bhartiya Janta Party's Chander Mohan Sharma and Peoples Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmed Laway.
While the talk of the town for the contest has zeroed in on Ghulam Nabi Azad's chances to make it through to the Rajya Sabha riding Independents' and others' sanction to seal his victory, the political grapevine in the state has much more to reveal than this romance.
As the deal is inked between Peoples Democratic Party and Bhartiya Janta Party to run the st... | |
| | | | Contenders rush to Jammu to appease Mehbooba | | Race for PDP District President posts heats up | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 30:- After disbanding all party units including district units soon after the reelection of Mehbooba Mufti as party president for next three years, the leaders are lobbying hard for retaining party posts; while at the same time new entrants in the party are also lobbying for entry into the units.
As per the details available with Early Times, many party leaders from different districts of the state were seen hovering around the party office at Jammu and Srinagar, beside are making an attempt to meet with party patron Mufti Mohammad Syed and Party President Mehbooba Mufti to stake claim on district president posts or for their adjustme... | |
| | | | 5 yrs on, Critical Care Ambulances fail to hit roads in JK | | 25 tempos provided by centre turn into scrap | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Even after five years, much hyped Critical Care Ambulances (CCA) have failed to hit the roads in Jammu and Kashmir due to the alleged lackadaisical approach of the employees of the Health Department.
Official sources told Early Times the Union Government had sanctioned Rs 5 crore and procured 25 simple tempos (ambulances). These ambulances were to be fully equipped with critical care system under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). It would have benefitted large number of people in case of medical emergency and trauma.
"Interestingly, the tempos which were acquired to be equipped as CCAs have been standing at the department's Nagro... | |
| | | | Kashmir based tourist taxis not allowed to operate upto Katra, taxi operators aghast | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: The tourist taxi operators of Kashmir valley have voiced their concern that they are not being allowed to operate their services up to Katra in Jammu division. They have demanded intervention from Governor Narendra Nath Vohra in this regard. The tourist taxi operators have said that the traffic police personnel posted on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway not only harass the drivers, but also the tourists who intend to visit Katra while boarding Kashmir based tourist vehicles. They have termed the harassment as an infringement on the business interests of the taxi operators who are an integral part of tourism industry.
"At a time... | |
| | | | ERA projects yet to be completed despite missing of several deadlines | | | | Mudasir Tariq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: The lackadaisical approach of Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) can be gauged from the fact that dozens of projects taken by the agency have not been completed so far even after missing several deadlines.
Reliable sources in the agency told Early Times that due to non-scientific approach and design failure, the agency has failed to complete the timely execution of several important projects in the state. Like several other projects ERA was assigned the project to complete a small bridge at Kunzar-Magam, which is yet to be completed despite a gap of seven years. "The Rs two crores Kunzar Bridge that was sanctioned in 2008 and supp... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar enjoys NHPC perks; People face acute water, power woes | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Jan 30: Exposed for being in possession of four luxurious vehicles including those belonging to GVK Powers limited, Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited, NHPC and an official vehicle, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar is also enjoying many other undue perks from NHPC Kishtwar. As per details available with Early Times, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar enjoys uninterrupted power and water supply to his NHPC owned official residence situated at NHPC colony while at the same time, people of Kishtwar are facing 12 to 14 hour power cuts. Besides prolonged power cuts, people are facing drinking water woes as well. The NHPC authorities provides residential accommodation to DC K... | |
| | | | BJP to take Chenani-Nashri Tunnel dispute with GoI | | India's longest tunnel likely to get delayed | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 30: As the construction work on the longest tunnel of the country in Jammu and Kashmir is halted following a dispute from last three months, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) state wing has decided to take up the issue with the central government to ensure timely completion of the tunnel.
The longest tunnel of the country under construction on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which according to reports may get delayed up to May 2016 following a billing dispute which erupted some three months ago between the company namely project concessionaire IL&FS Transportation Network and the construction contractor namely Leighton India Contractors.... | |
| | | | Middle school Nahoti and its dilapidated manhole | | |  Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Dilapidated condition of bathroom cum toilet and open manhole of septic tank of Government Middle School Nahoti of District Rajouri is putting the lives of school children into risk.
The students of school which is situated at Panchayat Nallaha of Tehsil Sunderbani are facing huge inconvenience due to dilapidated toilet which is defunct for the last more than two years.
With the callous attitude of the authorities concerned, none took no... | |
| | | | BJP’s 2014 vision document for J&K under fire | | Integration and empowerment | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 30: The BJP contested the last assembly elections in J&K not on the basis of an election manifesto but on the planks as listed in its Vision Document. It won 25 seats and created a history in the sense that its performance in the earlier assembly elections in the state was never inspiring for it and its cadres and supporters. It best record was in 2008, when it won 11 seats. In 1996, the BJP for the first time had won 8 seats. It is obvious that its vision document clicked in Jammu province.
As for Kashmir, the anti-BJP forces in the Valley had rejected this document as anti-Kashmir, pro-Jammu and pro-Hindu. Even the other day, a similar opinion was e... | |
| | | | Anti-Jammu and pro-Pakistan Noorani terms PDP “dubious” | | Government formation | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 30: The possibility of the PDP and the BJP forming the next government in Jammu & Kashmir on the basis of a “common minimum programme” (CMP) has upset not only the rejected NC, the Congress and the so-called Third Front, besides almost all in the separatist camp and their supporters in the Valley, but also rattled anti-Jammu, pro-Pakistan and pro-China elements outside Jammu & Kashmir. The NC, the Congress and the Third Front had all offered support to the PDP in their desperate bid to keep Jammu out of the government and their objective was to further consolidate the Kashmiri stranglehold over the state polity and economy.
Significantly, the PDP re... | |
| | | | For appeasing PDP, BJP remains mum on WPRs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: BJP which has been championing the rights of the West Pakistan refugees decided not to speak about the issue. The silence comes over severe criticism in the Valley-both by the mainstream and separatists leadership-criticising the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for citizenship rights to these refugees.
“The party stand on it is clear,” was the reply of the MoS Jitendra Singh, when asked to comment on the criticism in the valley about JPC recommendation. Not only that, when asked to state the party stand, the minister wished not to respond.
Singh is the only union minister from the State and is seen as the face of the party in Jamm... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar fails to file property statement | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: He was inducted into Indian Administrative Service (IAS) inspite of the fact that he did not file his annual property statement as a senior KAS officer. He used beacon light even after its use was banned by the apex court. He didn’t bother to put registration plate on his official vehicle. Having committed all these grave mistakes will the Government initiate action against the erring Deputy Commissioner who is acting like an autocrat?
The DC Kishtwar may have removed the beacon light after a report was carried by Early Times few days ago, or he would be using another luxury vehicle instead of un-registered government vehicle (TATA Safari) , but the p... | |
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