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| BJP's desperate attempt to win Kashmir is fueling anger in Jammu | | Post abrogation of Art 370 | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Desperate efforts of BJP to win hearts and minds of the people of Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 by shamelessly crossing all limits of appeasement is fueling anger in Jammu region which is stronghold of the party.
After passing of five months-since abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K into two Union Territories (UT), the whole BJP leadership- from local to national, has been indulged into appeasing people of Kashmir while neglecting genuine voice of Jammu region. Instead of taking its core constituency into confidence while formulating rules for UT of J&K, BJP leaders are indulged into roping in Valley based leaders and trying to appease them.
Party leaders are busy in organizing sports events in Kashmir Valley and also arrange tours of Kashmiri leaders to Delhi to encourage them to involve in dialogue process. People of Jammu region who have always support BJP, are now demanding land and job rights but none of the BJP leader is ready to speak on this issue.
Five months after abrogation of Article 370 Jammu has started to f... | |
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| After meeting LG, Bukhari says 'It is time to move beyond Article 370' | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: A day after meeting Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu, former People''s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and senior politician Altaf Bukhari has said J&K cannot perpetually''mourn'' the abrogation of Article 370.
In an interview with a news agency, Bukhari said the time has come to look beyond Article 370 and explore other achievable options for Jammu and Kashmir."The pain of loss of Article 370 will never go, but we have to come out of it," he said. "Life goes on; we must try for things that we can get."He said the way forward is domicile rights for residents and restoration of the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
"I will work in good faith and try ... | |
| | | | Absence of Muzaffar Beigh in 8 member delegation intriguing, likely to open Pandora's Box | | Third Front sans PDP patron | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: As Altaf Bukhari met the Jammu and Kashmir's Lt Governor along with six PDP leaders, questions about PDP patron Muzaffar Hussain Beigh's absence are seriously being raised with the political circles of the erstwhile state.
As per the reports, there were speculations rife that the PDP patron and former MP from Baramulla, Muzafar Beigh is also waiting in wings to become part of the third front in Jammu and Kashmir and demand restoration of statehood and domicile rights for the people. However, when Bukhari along with seven political leaders met the Lt Governor, Beigh was nowhere in scene. "There were chances of Beigh joining the third front but he was d... | |
| | | | Kashmir Inc wants Rs 17,000 Cr special package to compensate hartal, Jammu Inc silent | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: In the wake of situation arising out of the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state, the business community of Kashmir looks ahead for a special package of around Rs 17,000 crore from New Delhi whereas the business community of Jammu has put forth no such demand for the winter capital region, sources said.
Even as the Jammu also faced the brunt of uneasy situation in the recently established Union Territory and there continues to be a ban on mobile internet facilities in the winter capital region, it is Kashmir alone which as always looks ahead for "compensation and relief packages."
Sources said on December 16, the business community of... | |
| | | | PDD's XEn office Poonch turns parking lot, lineman charge parking fee | | | |
Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 8: Office of XEn PDD Poonch has turned parking lot and a lineman posted in the office charging parking fee from the users.
In the premises over 20-30 private cars remain parked all the time. "It creates chaos for the commuters who visits in the office. One could find it difficult to park his/ her vehicle. But unfortunately, the authorities kept silent all the time", said Nipun Khajuria, a local adding that he has taken up this issue of PDD officials, but no one bothers about it.
Amit Gupta another local told that the illegal occupant, who kept parked their vehicles in the park some abuse with a commoner, if you object illegal practice by ... | |
| | | | Pak sponsored terrorists planning to use 'poison' as war weapon | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: After facing defeat at all the fronts Pakistan sponsored terrorists are reportedly trying to use a different strategy to target security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Zee News the intelligence agencies have received inputs that the terrorists are making attempts to add "poison" to the essential commodities which are procured by the security forces from the local markets. "The alert has already been sounded and the security forces have been asked to ensure utmost caution," the news channel reported.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Operation All Out carried out by the security forces during the past two years in Kashmir has b... | |
| | | | Chairperson BDCs resort to 'unauthorized' use of powers | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Government has taken on recently appointed chairperson of Block Development Council for bypassing role of concerned officials while asking them not to make unauthorized use of powers in Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir has 316 blocks while over 300 chairpersons were elected in October last year by Panches and Sarpanches.
However, the government has received complaints about "unauthorized" use of powers by chairperson BDCs.
Taking note, Director Rural Development Department Kashmir has also issued circular asking officers to make chairperson BDCs aware about their roles and responsibilities.
"It has been noticed that some of the chairperso... | |
| | | | Portfolios allocated to Advsiors | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Chandra Murmu today reallocated portfolios to Advisor K K Sharma and Advisor Farooq Khan and Advsior Rajiv Bhatnagar
K K Sharma ,Farooq Khan and Rajiv Bhatnagar, Advisors to Lieutenant Governor shall exercise the powers of the Minister in respect of the departments allocated to them", read the order issued Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.
As per the order, the papers related to the General Administration Department, Home Department and Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be submitted by the respective Administrative Secretaries through Chi... | |
| | | | Men in Khakhi scuttle female teachers' protest; lady cops stop retired STRC employees' march | | CRISSCROSS | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: In the absence of lady Police, the JKP's Men in Khakhi went into a mild scuffle with agitating +2 Contractual Lecturers, who were trying to reach civil Secretariat this morning, seeking fulfillment of their long-pending demands. Meanwhile contrary to this at Press Club, a heavy contingent of lady police deployed to prevent retired SRTC employees' march towards Secretariat.
This morning around four dozen, contractual +2 Lecturers, were gathered outside Secret... | |
| | | | Despite spending crores, hundreds of Irrigation schemes still incomplete | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Despite spending crores, the Irrigation Department has failed to complete many irrigation schemes in the J&K, funded under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme, which deprived the farmers to get its maximum benefit in overall growth of their corps.
Sources in the department informed that huge funding was made by the center government under its flagship schemes of Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in last one decade but the executing agency didn't take competition of these schemes seriously defeating the purpose of programme.
"Many projects were completed after time overrun due to absence of appropriate monitoring mechanism which was ... | |
| | | | Winding up of consumer courts leaves fate of many cases hanging in balance | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu January 8: Call it as comedy of errors or ill planning on the part of the adminstration that as the erstwhile state converted to union territory on 31st October 2019,the consumer courts including the court functioning at Janipur district court complex Jammu till the month of November 2019 is cease to exist after that the cases of consumers which are pending before this court- their fate is hanging in balance as the consumers divulged that they don't know about the fate of their cases as the administration made them non functional which brews resentment among the consumers in general and advocates in particular.
These consumer court has been made ... | |
| | | | Krimchi temples lack proper road connectivity | | | |
Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur Jan 7: Apathy of authorities has resulted in continuance of negligence of the track to reach historic Krimchi temples near about 12 km form Udhampur town here. Of the two tracks leading to the historic temples of Pandavas era, one is not at all fit to use while the other one is too dilapidated even since year ago work was started for make this way but on the till date which is not completed to due land dispute means administration failed to resolved issue of land dispute. "Over many years this is like as it is now and we have seen sharp decline in the number of devotees visiting the historic shrines as it is very risky to use the tracks to r... | |
| | | | PWD takes cognisance on ET report | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Jan 8: PWD has taken cognisance of early times report published in its Dec 23 edition under the caption “Transferred PWD officials manage to get withheld salaries released”,
The news item has highlighted that Despite Chief Engineer PWD Jammu’s clear instructions to withhold the salaries of those clerical staff who didn’t join new places of postings after getting transferred by the order of chief engineer PWD , R&B in first week of August this year, the 17 employees of Ministerial Staff (9 Junior and 8 Senior Assistants) in Public Works Department (PWD, R&B) Udhampur-Katra have managed to get their perks released and making frantic efforts ... | |
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