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Early Times is the only newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir, which without any fear has exposed the real face of separatists. Instead of patting our back for displaying courage and guts to take the separatists head on, J&K Police even refused to entertain our complaint against the anti-national elements, who were threatening us. We were told that "Sahib is busy" and we should come tomorrow. How many tomorrows came and went but nothing was done to trace the accused who had threatened us.... | |
| | | | Police ignored Governor's direction | | | | I Munish Gupta met Governor NN Vohra and informed him about what we underwent during Omar Abdullah's regime. He knew everything as he was a regular reader of Early Times. He marked the letter to the police department to look into our case.
Despite the directions being issued by the highest office in the state, police just sat over the issue and the cops from concerned police used to mock at us. We used to get calls from the concerned police station. The cops knew that their political masters are supporting them and no action would be taken. ... | |
| | | | This news report irked the 'powerful' SHO | | He circulated what's up messages against us for 10 days after this news was published | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: In an act of open corruption by the nexus involving Jammu and Kashmir Police Personals and the local contractors, the government school building and the road in Jammu's posh locality are being to run as parking places to collect the money from the daily visitors.
As per the details available with "Early Times', the height of nexus between police officials and contractors to earn easy money could be gauged from the fact that on the eve of New Year, devotees at Bhawe Wali Mata were forced to pay for parking their vehicles on road and building of Government School, situated on the outskirt of Jammu, merely 2 KM from J&K police headquarter showing monopoly ... | |
| | | | Understaffed Private College owned by PDP legislator yet again hogs headlines for wrong reasons | | College management continues to delay timely salary to employees | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 8: A private college owned by a politician of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has yet again hogged the headlines for not one reason but more than that.
Despite offering four professional courses at the graduate level the SEM College located at Humhama in the outskirts of Srinagar city is understaffed. At the same time despite having very few staff members the college management has developed a habit of withholding the salary of its staff both teaching and non-teaching.
Early Times has learnt from sources that just 15 teachers have been engaged by the college management to teach professional courses like Bachelor of Education (B Ed), Bachel... | |
| | | | 'Bad bishop's' absence at Mufti's anniversary brings another twist | | PDP leadership to decide about his fate in party | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: While a senior leader of the Peoples Democratic Party had been in news for allegedly conspiring to float a separate political party, his absence at the function held in connection with the death anniversary of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has raised more questions than before.
Sources said the PDP leader, who had been close to the Mufti family since the inception of the party, didn't allegedly turn up the function held to pay tributes to the former Chief Minister.
Sources said for the past few weeks the said leader had been trying to convince the party leadership that he was loyal to the PDP and that he wouldn't float any separate party.
"But now his absence fr... | |
| | | | PDP takes on Bukhari publicly over seconding Omar, more to come | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: One of the senior PDP leaders Syed Altaf Bukhari has finally bid adieu to the PDP, with party Tuesday issuing a rebuttal of his statement.
PDP Vice President Abdul Rehman Veeri stated that what its senior leader Altaf Bukhari has stated about the coalition politics in Jammu and Kashmir could be his personal opinion and not of the party.
An hour ago, Altaf Bukhari had subtly hinted that people should support NC during the polls in Kashmir and had seconded that statement issued by Omar Abdullah that there should be a single party rule in the state. "I personally believe that Kashmir has suffered a lot because of coalition politics that started since 2002... | |
| | | | Lab Tech of PHC Surasyar threatens patient's husband | | | |
Early Times Report
Chadoora, Jan 8: As the report filed by Early Times about laboratory technician has gone viral on social media , some of the influential relatives of the technician have started threatening and abusing Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, husband of the female patient namely Afroza who was cheated only a few days back by a lab technician in Chadoora area.
ET is in possession of the phone recording wherein one Irfan is threatening Mushtaq of dire consequences. The caller is abusing and threatening Mushtaq Ahmad a poor villager from Bonen Batwodder in Chadoora for reporting the matter before Early Times. Mushtaq with the help of some local media persons have taken up the matter with Po... | |
| | | | Acute unemployment problem in Ladakh | | 8 posts, 3800 candidates | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Everyone in Kashmir and Delhi talks about Kashmir, despite the fact that it is the most powerful, pampered and powerful region in the country - a region that has been ruling over the state and controlling all or nearly all the institutions in the state since 1947. All say that the Kashmiri youth are taking to gun because there are no job opportunities in Kashmir. They do not disclose that the rate of unemployment in Kashmir is less than 30 per cent as against over 69 per cent in Jammu.
No one talks about Jammu and Ladakh and the problems the people of these regions in general and youth in particular face. The unemployment situation in Ladakh, like Jammu, i... | |
| | | | Poor contractor left high and dry as M- Book goes missing | | MGNREGA fraud surfaces in Rajouri | | | AV Sharma
Early Times Report
rajouri, Jan 8: Embezzlement of funds has surfaced after missing of Management- Book, wherein all records of work in writing in Tehsil Sunderbani of District Rajouri due to which a payment of Rs 65000 was withheld to a poor contractor who had done work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act in Panchayat Nallaha.
Sources told Early Times that the Rural Development Department had allotted a work to a poor contractor, Mohammad Ashraf of village Dhaarpur in 2015. He executed the work worth Rs 1 lakh.
Although the concerned Village Level Worker (VLW) had assured him that the payment will be made immediately on completion of the work but fou... | |
| | | | Punjabi Haveli, Smokin Joes among tax evaders | | Tax notices worth Rs 3.33 cr issued to defaulters | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 8: The State Taxes Department, J&K has issued notices to various business houses for depositing tax penalties under GST.
According to a spokesman of the State Taxes Department, the notices have been issued as a part of the intensified drive launched by the Department on the directions of Commissioner, State Taxes, PK Bhat to ensure tax compliance and non-evasion of GST revenue.
Giving details, the spokesman said that notice under Section-74 of the JKSGST Act has been issued to Addison Resort (Punjabi Haveli) National Highway, Suketar, for depositing tax and penalty of Rs 27,04,853. "Proceedings were initiated as the business establishment has failed to de... | |
| | | | 72 militants killed in south Kashmir in 2018 | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 8: On December 30, last year, four Jaish-e-Muhammad militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Rajpora in Pulwama and the gunfight was declared as the last one of the year 2018.
Barely after four days of Rajpora encounter, the New Year's first gun-battle broke out in Tral again in southern Pulwama district resulting in the killing of three militants and a soldier.
Three days after Pulwama encounter, Aripal witnessed another gunfight, second in the area and also second in the New Year that saw the killing of top Hizbul Mujaheen commander Hamaad.
Top security officials believe that amid surge in the local milita... | |
| | | | Anantnag ReK aspirants demand final selection list | | | | Early Times Report
Anantnag, Jan 8: The Rehbar-e-Khel candidates from Ananatnag district have sought immediate release of final selection list.
The aspirants registered protest today and demanded release of the list without further delay on Tuesday held protests against the district authorities here in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Scores of candidates assembled in DC office premises and resorted to sloganeering. Aspirants were holding placards and demanded final selection list be issued without any further delay.
"We have been visiting Deputy Commissioner's office from last two months but demanding that the final selection list be issued but despite giving assurances to us the... | |
| | | | 13 years later, DC assures to issue selection list of class IV employees | | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
Baramulla, Jan 8: Class IV aspirants of district Baramulla who have been waiting for selection list from last 13 years staged strong protest demonstration outside office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla on Tuesday demanding immediate release of the list caught in red-tape and deliberate delay.
According to sources, scores of the unemployed youth Baramulla who had applied for the class 4th posts in district Baramulla in 2006 assembled outside DC office Baramulla to stage protest against civil administration for 'deliberate delay' in release of the list. "We have been waiting for the last 13 years for this list; our interviews were conduc... | |
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