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| Omar says J&K is a Muslim majority state | | "We will eat beef to fulfill our religious obligations" | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: NC working president and former J&K CM Omar Abdullah, who also happens to be the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative assembly, on October 8 was in his true colours when he spoke the language of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in and outside the assembly to tell the country that J&K was a Muslim-majority State and the Muslims of Kashmir would not go against their religion which permits them to eat beef. "The Hindu majority states in the country impose ban on meat to respect the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. We are a Muslim-majority State and why do the Hindu community seek to impose its will on the Kashmiri Muslims when they say their religion doesn't bar them... | |
| | | | Divide state to end inter-regional, inter-religious tensions | | Jammu's reaction | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: "We cannot co-exist with fanatic Kashmiri leadership. We have no trust in it. It is not just Valley-centric, but it is also anti-Jammu. We cannot remain part of the state that is biased against us and in favour of the Valley. We have no say in the assembly despite the fact that there are 37 MLAs from the region in the assembly. They are not our representatives. They are under the influence of Kashmiri leadership. They have completely abandoned us to further their own vested interests. They represent Kashmir in the assembly. It is not our assembly; it is the assembly of Kashmir where only Kashmir-specific issues are discussed; where anti-India resolutions ar... | |
| | | | Altaf 'Laptop' killing: 'Same source informed police, militants' | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: J&K police's one of the most active counterinsurgency official, Sub-Inspector Altaf Dar alias Laptop, who was killed by militants in Bandipora district on October 7, had allegedly fallen prey to a source trap.
A top police official told Early Times that they do not rule out that Altaf was double-crossed by his source who also revealed his movement to most wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Abu Qasim.
"It is because of this suspicion that highest level investigations have been launched into the case," said the official.
"Altaf was like our encyclopedia on militancy. His death has dented our decade of expertise into electronic surveillance," said another p... | |
| | | | Why is Devender Rana silent on beef issue? | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: Why is National Conference's provincial president Devender Singh Rana silent on the issue of the beef party and related events in the State?
His silence is hurting his voters who voted in favour of him despite having the choice of voting on the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 2014 Assembly elections when almost whole Jammu voted in that passion.
Rana, who otherwise is very vocal against any happening in the State, seems to have adopted an unending silence over the issue.
There is only one answer of his silence, which is that his bosses of Kashmir Valley will not be happy if he speaks any wrong word against the sentiments of the majority com... | |
| | | | Health deptt fails to crack whip on absentee medicos | | Its efforts for resuscitation of health sector in J&K prove to be mere rhetoric | | | Nitesh Sangral
ET Report
Jammu, Oct 9: The ailing J&K Health and Medical Education Department has once again come into the limelight with its proposal to sack the absentee doctors across the state. Although final notice, served in this regard some months back, has failed to evoke any response as instead of terminating the doctors, Minister for Health remained busy in only creating 'rhetoric' at public places, functions as well as in the state assembly.
The issue came into focus again when Minister for Health and Medical Education while replying to a calling attention motion, filed by MLA Surankote, Choudhary Mohammad Akram, said that amid shortage of doctors in the state, the previous go... | |
| | | | SBYBVMD Billawer expels Class 9 student in middle of session | | |  Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 9: The administration of Sant Bal Yogeshwar Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Dadwara (SBYBVMD) school in Billawer has expelled a Class 9 girl student in the middle of the session. The school charged fee from the student Ananya Upadhya till September but gave her school-leaving certificate from April. "The administration told us Ananya was expelled because she was a weak student," said Sujata Upadhya, mother of Ananya. Few days ago, she said they were informed... | |
| | | | Rs 46 Cr being squandered, Juthana village deprived of bridge | | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
Kathua, Oct 9: State Government has sanctioned Rs 46 crore for 460 mtr long Juthana bridge to connect the inhabitants with rest of the world from Dodala to Juthana but few tainted officials and politicians diverted the actual surveyed route with the aim to provide facilities to their few workers. 95% population will not be benefitted with new resurveyed project. Rs 46 crore are being squandering to strengthening personal relation than facilitate general public... | |
| | | | Fire Services, Animal husbandry deptt lock horns over land dispute | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Aanantnag, Oct 9: Prized land measuring over 14 kanals of land alongside the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in South Kashmir's Bijbehara town has become an issue of contention between Fire and Emergency Services and Animal husbandry department.
Official sources revealed Chief Animal officer Anantnag has formally lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner Anantnag after the Fire and Emergency Service department refused to surrender land which they have allegedly occupied illegally.
"Recently state government allotted 2 kanals of land to Animal husbandry department near the Fire and Emergency department's Bijbehara station after they surrendered t... | |
| | | | Director NHM, CMO in dock--main headline | | Selection List Scam | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Oct 9: Ever since the irregularities surfaced in selection process in paramedical staff including female multipurpose workers, lab technicians, lab assistants, adolescent councilor male/female under National Rural Health Mission Poonch Chief Medical Officer Dr Mumtaz Bhatti, has started mounting pressure on the staff not to leak any information regarding this selection list in the public. "He threatened his staff of dire consequences in case the information was leaked to the public," they said.
Anticipating trouble, CMO is forcing the selected blue eyed to join immediately before any action by the higher authority in this case, they alleged furthe... | |
| | | | JK high on PM's agenda: Naqvi | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Srinagar, Oct 9: Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is high on Prime Minister's agenda, Senior Bhartiya Janta Party leader and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that union government is making serious efforts to provide all possible help to the 2014 flood victims. "The developments of Jammu and Kashmir are very high on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda. Government of India is with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister wants JK to be prosperous and peaceful. Our government is making serious efforts to provide all help to the 2014 flood victims," Abas Naqvi told Early Times from New Delhi. He said that people of the state must aware that when the flood hit K... | |
| | | | Omar regime left liability of over Rs 7400 Cr | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 9: The state government on Friday said the previous regime headed by Omar Abdullah left liability of Rs 7437.49 crore including Rs 5000 crore on account of power purchase. In reply to the question of MLA Sat Pal Sharma seeking details of the liabilities left by the previous government, the Under Secretary to Government Finance Department on behalf of the minister in-charge Finance stated that the liabilities as on 3-3-2015 at various treasuries of the state were to the tune of Rs 2437.49 crore and Rs 2853.69 crore as on 1-04-2015 which include salaries, wages and contractors' payments. In addition, Rs 5000 crore liability was pending on account of power p... | |
| | | | State Police Officers victimized due to non implementation of SRO 549 | | Over hundred SPs, SSPs of KPS cadre awaiting promotion | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 9: Much to the disappointment of senior police officers of Kashmir Police Service (KPS), particularly the officers of 1999 batch are waiting for their promotion to next higher ranks of DIG since last several years due to non caderization of KPS officers after government failed to implement SRO 549 of 1984 for managing the services of directly recruited local officers in Jammu and Kashmir Police. As per the details available with "Early Times", the Government of J&K vide SRO 549 Dated 19-10-1984 promulgated J&K Police Gazettted service recruitment rules which provided that while all the senior duty posts in the cadre strength of IPS will be manned by IPS ... | |
| | | | LeT owns responsibility of killing SI in Bandipora shootout | | | | S.Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Claiming responsibility of killing Sub Inspector Mohammad Altaf Dar, militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Friday said that the attack on Dar was planned and only two militants participated in the attack. In an emailed statement to media agency, Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi, spokesperson LeT quoting Lashkar-Chief Mahmood Shah said that the militants who participated in the attack reached safely at their destination.
"The death of Altaf Dar was major setback to Indian police and such attacks on Indian aides will continue in future as well, statement reads. However the conglomerate of militant outfits, United Jihad Council (UJC) in their stateme... | |
| | | | Speaker directs release of youth intending to hoist National Flag in Lal Chowk | | Post Friday protests break out in Maisuma, downtown areas of city | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Legislative Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta today directed the police authorities to release the youth who were arrested while trying to hoist the national flag near the clock tower in the summer capital of state early in the morning.
"It is quite unfortunate that the people who want to hoist the national flag are arrested by the police while as on the other hand the anti-national people who hoist the Pakistani flag are never arrested by the police.
The police needs to pull up its socks and arrest the people who are involved in anti-national activities," said the Speaker while the House was in session.
Gupta said that the youth ... | |
| | | | More scenes in offing as aspirants intensify image building exercise ahead of BJP president election | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: More scenes of high voltage drama and pro-active role by some BJP MLAs are likely to be witnessed in the forthcoming days of State politics as the race for the position of new party president of Jammu and Kashmir intensifies.
Only a month is left for the election of new State president of BJP in place of the incumbent Jugal Kishore Sharma, to whom the party high command is learnt to have refused to accord second tenure at any cost. The aspirants for the top post include some sitting MLAs, who are in the race.
As the final selection of new BJP president is understood to be approved by the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, sources said that these aspirants hav... | |
| | | | One month left for exams, two dozen students of MAM College in lurch | | Blame it on inept college administration | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: Blame it on MAM College administration, nearly two dozen students are suffering, who got baffled and confused to find different subject combination in Registration Number (RR No) given by University of Jammu, while they were studying different subjects in the college.
Rubbing more salt in the wounds of these gullible students, instead of rectifying their blunder, the MAM College administration has reportedly been asking the students to start attending classes... | |
| | | | Rajouri on austerity measure to check private tuition practice | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Oct 9: Embarking upon the austerity measures to cleanse the education system in district Rajouri of all felonies attached to the private tuition at galore, the Director Education Jammu , Smita Sethi has assured that strict action will be mooted in this regard and anybody found undertaking the private tuitions will be brought under notice.
Expressing her astonishment over the banned practice going unabated in Rajouri district, the District Commissioner immediately came out with an order to all CEOs under her domain to keep a strict vigil on any such practice and immediately report to her so that punitive action can be taken against them.
" I have r... | |
| | | | SIC serves penalty notice to xen PDD Div-II Srinagar, explanation sought from SE | | Follow-Up | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 9: The State Information Commission (SIC) has served penalty notice to the Executive Engineer (XEn), Electric Division-II Srinagar and sought explanation from the Superintending Engineer (SE) for failing to dispose off an RTI application.
A whistleblower from Srinagar had sought some information from the XEn which had irritated the officials of the Power Development Department (PDD). He was later allegedly victimized by the officials.
Early Times had filed a report over this issue on August 30 and September 22. When the whistleblower Nisar Ahmad Mir, a resident of Batamaloo, Srinagar, was continuously harassed and information was not being provided to him... | |
| | | | Govt 'forgets' implementing transfer policy in Edu Deptt | | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 9: Education Minister Naeem Akhter put the draft on transfer policy in Education Department in public domain on June 9. Since then, there is no news about it. The minister was earlier seen beating the trumpet of revolutionising the education sector and had claimed that the new transfer policy would be teacher-friendly. But during the autumn session of the Assembly, there was not even a mention of the much-hyped draft by the minister. When the draft of new transfer policy for teachers was put in the public domain, the government had sought suggestions from people for its implementation.
The draft of the transfer policy was uploaded on the ... | |
| | | | Signboards on Banganga-Vaishno Devi track display cellphone Nos of retd police officers | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: The signboards on the holy Banganga-Vaishnodevi Bhavan track in Trikuta Hills ironically display the mobile phone Nos of either retired police officers or the officers who now stand transferred to other districts.
The signboards were erected along the track for the convenience of pilgrims, who visit the holy cave shrine from different parts of the country and abroad, so that they could directly contact senior police officers in case of any exigency. Irony is that the cellphone numbers displayed on them either belong to the officers who have retired from services or who stand transferred from Katra and Reasi areas.
For instance, the signboards carry the mo... | |
| | | | Hardcore BJP workers unhappy with Dr Singh's behaviour | | Who forced DyCM to "say sorry" in Assembly for manhandling beef eater MLA? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: Today when former Education Minister and JKNPP leader Harsh Dev Singh expressed shock over attitude of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh after Thursday's incident on the floor of the Legislative Assembly, his utterance against Deputy Chief Minister has raised many questions. Why Dr Nirmal Singh tendered apology on the incident in which some of his colleague MLAs had manhandled Independent legislator Engineer Rashid who had shamelessly organised beef party only to hurt sentiment of minorities? Who influenced Nirmal Singh to tender apology on the floor of the House? Why earlier Deputy Chief Minister was reluctant to tender apology?
Harsh Dev Singh while... | |
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