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Hospitals crave for infrastructure, ministers enjoy in Kashmir Govt caught napping over dengue outbreak in Jammu 10/9/2016 11:27:09 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 9: Even as around three dozen cases of dengue have recently been detected in Jammu province, the government has been caught napping over outbreak of the deadly epidemic. Official sources said administration has not shown any signs of declaring emergency as required to overcome the outbreak. which has put entire north India including the national capital on alert. Official sources said the hospitals in Jammu are not adequately equipped to face any large scale outbreak of the epidemic while the administration has failed to take measures to get rid of mosquitoes, which cause this ailment in humans. They said even the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is not adequately equipped to keep the winter capital free from the deadly mosquitoes than to talk of elsewhere in this neglected region. Sources said apart from lack of requisite preparedness there's shortage of fogging guns, which are needed to smoke out the mosquitoes. The hospitals on the other hand have no dedicated wards for treatment of the dengue cases. This is despite the fact that dengu...   READ MORE

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Legislator poses as terrorist, asks colleagues to resign 10/9/2016 11:26:53 PM Early Times Report Anantnag, Oct 9: Posing as terrorist and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader, a Kashmiri lawmaker has been threatening his colleagues to resign from the State Legislative Assembly or face dire consequences, Early Times has learnt from reliable sources. They said that legislator was making telephone calls to other lawmakers and asking them to resign. "Legislators received many such calls during past two months and subsequently held several meetings to deliberate upon the issue," Sources said. One of the leaders privy to the incident said that lawmaker confessed that he was making the telephone calls. "Lawmaker's confession stunned all those who were receiving telephone calls,"...   READ MORE   Terrorists, their handlers caught in catch-22 situation In PoK they fear for lives, in Kashmir SF zeroing on them 10/9/2016 11:26:48 PM Surgical Strikes Aftermath Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: Nearly 10-days after the Indian Army crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and destroyed terrorist launching pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), the terrorists present in Kashmir are trying to regroup to make their presence felt, sources told Early Times. They said terrorists in Kashmir have been asked by their bosses sitting across the Line of Control (LoC) to avenge the killings of terrorists killed in the surgical strikes in PoK last month. Sources said that as terrorists have failed to carry out ant major strike in Kashmir, they are trying to make their presence felt by snatching weapons of the policemen. "During th...   READ MORE   State, Centre hesitant to act against IAS, IPS officers toeing anti-India lines! 10/9/2016 11:26:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: The state government has dropped hints to take action against over 40 employees for instigating trouble in Kashmir Valley but the government is hesitating to take action against those senior officers who have been writing against the country in social media and in the main stream media. Fight between two IPS officers, one of J&K Cadre and another of outside the State, on social media is known to everyone. Similarly one Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), who is heading important position in the State, is writing controversial articles in the main stream media and posting pro-separatist comments on the social media. No one seems to find it odd that a se...   READ MORE   Land-mafia grabs 30 kanal Govt land, admin silent 10/9/2016 11:26:30 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Oct 9: With no let up in illegal encroachment of government and custodian lands in Rajouri, the "land mafia" has grabbed over 30 kanals of prime government land near Seyot bridge in Nowshehra tehsil of the district. Official sources said the "land mafia" has grabbed the vacant land by constructing a small shed on the vacant land after taking the revenue officials and other concerned into confidence. "This land mafia has a typical modus-operandi; they first grab some land, then construct a shed which they pretend to be a religious place depending upon which community has dominance in the area… After a few months they get land records fudged and show the gover...   READ MORE   Jammu must not be taken for "granted": Gen Hasnain Change of heart 10/9/2016 11:26:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 9: Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, who these days is writing extensively on J&K, Pakistan and internal security, was till not so long ago was known more for his bias in favour of Kashmir. While in service and Kashmir, where he served for years, and after his superannuation, Hasnain would make comments which were out-and-out Kashmir-centric. So much so, he would say that "Kashmir is a political problem that needed a political solution" - a stand which would hurt Delhi and please Kashmiri separatists and a stand for which he would be criticized and opposed. And there was a time when Hasnain was held in highest esteem for his views on Kashmir in Kashmir. Howev...   READ MORE   Horticulture deptt spends Rs 3.50 Crore on salary, earns Rs 16.33 Lakhs Locals seek CM's intervention 10/9/2016 11:26:19 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 9: Information sought under Right to Information Act (RTI) has exposed complete financial mismanagement in District Horticulture Office Budgam. The department according to official information has spent more than Rs 3.50 Crore on the salary of its 10 staff members posted in its fruit plant nursery cum orchard at Gopalpora. Irony is that inspite of spending such a whopping amount on salaries of its employees, the department has only earned Rs 16,33,715 as revenue during the last 15 years. Details available with Early Times reveal that a 90 kanal Fruit Plant Nursery cum Orchard is in shambles at Gopalpora in central Kashmir's Budgam district. The orchard ...   READ MORE   We didn't support 'Surgical strikes' but believe in PM Modi, says PDP General Secretary 10/9/2016 11:26:11 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Oct 9: Claiming his party didn't support 'Surgical Strikes' carried out by Indian army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party General Secretary Sartaj Madni on Sunday said that PDP wants final settlement of Kashmir dispute and peaceful relations between Indo-Pak countries. Madni, who chaired a closed door Party meeting in Dak Banglow Khanabal while interacting with media was quick to add that PDP certainly believes in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and no one, should raise doubts over the 'Surgical strikes'. "Firstly let me tell you PDP didn't support the 'Surgical strikes' but we must believe in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ...   READ MORE   Unhappy with his posting, influential DIG shuns office Hul Chul in Police 10/9/2016 11:26:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: Seeking an important posting, an influential Deputy Inspector General (DIG), posted at relatively insignificant post is staying away from his official duties. "In recent past DIG has not attended any official meeting and is also skipping important programmes of the department," sources said, adding that last month he skipped an inauguration programme of a training institute held in Jammu, wherein head of the wing was also present. If sources are to be believed, the officer in question signs all the official documents from his residence, just to show his power. "The DIG is not happy with his posting and is seeking prime posting," said sources, adding th...   READ MORE   Not satisfied, IPS officer applies for central deputation 10/9/2016 11:25:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 9: Not satisfied with his new posting, which he considers as unimportant, an IPS officer has applied for the central deputation and is said to have activated all his resources to get it at the earliest. "Fed up with the politics involved in postings at senior level, he has made up his mind to spend a few years outside the state in some central agency," police sources said. Though he has remained posted at different positions in the state police, his work as SSP of a district in Kashmir has remained commendable. "The assembly constituency of a powerful politician also falls in the district previously headed by him," sources said and added that he was posted...   READ MORE   Faced with 'sedition' charges, Imam gets anticipatory bail 10/9/2016 11:09:31 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Oct 9: Bun Astan mosque's Imam, who was faced with alleged sedition charges, has been granted anticipatory bail by the court of principal district and sessions judge, Kishtwar, after police failed to submit their reply to bail application of the accused. He was accused of playing a lead role in the anti-national protests that took place in the town here after the killing of Hizb terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016 by forces in an encounter in Kashmir. Principal district and sessions judge M S Parihar, in response to the application moved by accused Manzoor Ahmed Ganie, son of Mushtaq Ahmed Ganie of Bun Astan, Kishtwar, in terms of section...   READ MORE   Jammu matadors choke city, cause traffic mess 10/9/2016 11:09:22 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 9: Introduced in early 1980s to provide hassle free public transport on otherwise congested roads of Jammu city, which was going rapidly, the mini-buses or popularly known as 'Matadors' have become a hurdle for normal movement of vehicular traffic. No doubt, the mini-buses have sort of become a lifeline for thousands of commuters of Jammu city and its peripheries over the last more than three decades but the violation of rules and regulations by the operators has been a major cause of traffic mess in the city. The height of indiscipline of mini-bus drivers could be gauged from the fact that they halt their vehicles anywhere or anytime at their own free w...   READ MORE   Rs 6,100 burgled from SBI ATM 10/9/2016 11:09:02 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Oct 9: Unknown persons last night burgled Rs 6,100 from the 'high security' SBI ATM in the posh Semna Colony here. The ATM is situated in the town's high security zone which remains guarded round the clock by CISF cops. Police sources said the burglars last night broke the rear wall of the shop housing the SBI ATM to carry out the theft. The ATM is installed in front of two CISF guarded gates in Semna Colony where over a dozen CISF cops remain on round the cloc...   READ MORE   Ladakhi leaders cut across political affiliations for UT status 10/9/2016 11:08:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: The demand of Union Territory status to the Ladakh region has been intensified by the habitants cutting across political affiliations. District president Leh of ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tashi Gyalson had already been expelled from the party while the opposition National Conference, served show cause notice to its district head Sonam Wangdus for signing a joint memorandum on UT status submitted to the Union Home Minister during his recent Ladakh visit. Presently, Ladakh is having BJP representative as Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Dr Sonam Dawa. ''People are still suffering the fallout of the ...   READ MORE   Guns fall silent, but border villagers refuse to return home 10/9/2016 11:08:34 PM Early Times Report Pallanwala , Oct 9: The guns have today fallen silent along the border, but residents of frontier villages who were forced to flee their homes due to the continual violence refuse to return, fearing that this is just a lull before another round of hostilities. "We have heard that there has been no firing from across the border in our area for past few days, but people here are afraid to return as they fear that Pakistan can once again start targeting the civilian areas as it did a few days ago," Sham Lal (42), a resident of Hamirpur village, said. Over two dozen "unprovoked" ceasefire violations by Pakistan have been reported after the Army announced that it carried...   READ MORE   Lashker-e-Taiba suffered maximum damage in surgical strikes 10/9/2016 11:08:24 PM Early Times Report NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba(LeT) suffered the maximum damage in the cross-LoC surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its militants were killed. The assessment reports available from Indian army field units which included radio conversations between various Pakistani formations showed maximum damage was inflicted on LeT, a banned terror group, at Dudniyal launch pad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, opposite to Kupwara sector of North Kashmir, according to sources in the know of details of the recent surgical strikes. The sources said on Sun...   READ MORE   Fire guts BDO office in Kishtwar 10/9/2016 11:07:57 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar Oct 9: The office of the Block Development Officer Kishtwar was gutted in a devastating fire incident on Sunday. As per the details available with "Early Times" some people witnessed the flames coming out from the roof top of the building and informed the police who immediately rushed to the spot and started dousing the flames. In the mean time officials of Rural Development Department including BDO Kishtwar Sunil Kumar Butyal also reached the spot and played a v...   READ MORE   Rifle snatching worries police 'Protected persons' security being revived' 10/9/2016 10:55:13 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 9: The security of politicians and protected persons is being reviewed in Kashmir in view of continuous incidents of rifle snatching and attacks on security forces. Rifle snatching incidents and attacks on security forces have increased since the unrest in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani onJuly 8. The incidents assume significance in wake of the reports that around 100 youth from Kashmir have joined militant ranks during the last three months and are in need of weapons to carry out attacks amid unrest. The security agencies in Kashmir are worried over growing number of rifle snatching amid ongoing unre...   READ MORE   Mir, Azad finalize names of district presidents 10/9/2016 10:55:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: The Pradesh Congress Committee president G A Mir has finalized the list of Congressmen to be accommodated as new office bearers in JKPCC. According to the sources in Congress circles, the final list, prepared by Mir in association with senior vice-president Sham Lal Sharma, was approved by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad after a marathon meeting at his official residence in New Delhi. During the meeting, sources added, G A Mir presented the proposed list of newly included members in the PCC along with their designation and a separate list for the new district presidents of Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. Though Azad did not react on the names alre...   READ MORE   AMO fails to act upon approval of MC ESIC Employees deprived of diagnostic facilities 10/9/2016 10:54:59 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: Despite lapse of two months, the Administrative Medical Officer (AMO) ESI Scheme seems reluctant to take action on the approval given by State Medical Commissioner (SMC) Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for tie up with nursing homes, diagnostic centers, with employees working in private sectors deprived of diagnostic facilities within the vicinity of state run ESI dispensaries. Sources told Early Times that the employees working in private sector had been raising the demand for streamlining the system of carrying out medical tests prescribed by the Medical Officers of dispensaries for the last many years, which are governed by th...   READ MORE   Accession was on three, not four subjects Status of J&K 10/9/2016 10:54:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 9: It was on March 25, 2013 that NC leader and the then Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah for the first time said that the accession of the state with India was on four subjects - defence, foreign affairs, communication and finance. "Those who repeatedly claim that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India (Atoot Ang) forget that the accession was only on subjects of communication-currency, defence and foreign affairs, which was gradually eroded," he had said on the floor of the assembly. It then appeared that it was a mere slip of tongue. Ever since then, the NC leaders, both from Jammu province and Kashmir region, have been saying it again and again. Th...   READ MORE   J&K dumping 100 percent of its solid waste in open: NGT report Inviting environment catastrophe! 10/9/2016 10:54:40 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 9: A report submitted before National Green Tribunal (NGT) has revealed that J&K has been dumping 100 percent of its solid waste in open which includes its Urban Local Bodies as well (ULB). Details available with Early Times reveal that due to absence of scientific waste management techniques the Municipal Solid Waste is dumped in open across cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The report was submitted by Government of India last year before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which is an apex legal body looking after litigations related to environmental pollution. The report has ranked J&K state last among all states in management of municipal solid waste across ...   READ MORE   Kashmir unrest delays inauguration of Unani, Ayurvedic colleges 10/9/2016 10:54:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9: The ongoing turmoil in Kashmir has delayed the commissioning of Unani College Ayurvedic Medical College at Srinagar and Jammu respectively. According to sources the colleges are under construction for past over eight years after the foundation stone of two colleges was laid in 2008 by then Congress, PDP Government. However due to change of site and other problems the project suffered the initial delay, sources said. Later the funds constraint was the another major hurdle in completing the construction of two colleges well in time, sources said, adding out of the ratio shared by Central and State governments for construction of Unani and Ayurvedic colleges...   READ MORE   Nepotism in PHE, I&FC department: AEEs sitting idle, AEs heading 40 sub divisions 10/9/2016 10:54:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 9:On the behest of a PDP Minister, the department of PHE/I&FC despite having sufficient number of Assistant Executive Engineers in department, has posted over 40 Assistant Engineers, as in-charge of sub divisions in valley. Sources told Early Times that around three dozen Assistant Engineers promoted in 2014, are awaiting their adjustments. "In October 2015, the government issued order of transfer/posting of 153 AEEs, where in only one promote AEE from valley was adjusted, while rest of the AEEs remained unadjusted", sources said, it exposed pick and choose policy prevailing the department in valley. "The department had deliberately left most of Sub Divisi...   READ MORE   Unrest hits fruit industry badly `Difficult to transport apples outside' 10/9/2016 10:54:21 PM Early Times Report Baramulla, Oct 9: The ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley has entered 94th day and hit the fruit industry badly. The massive increase in freight has further added to the woes of the growers. The fruit growers are seen busy in packing, grading, scaling as the peak season of crop harvesting is on in Jammu and Kashmir. Other fruit crop is also being stripped off from the trees. According to sources the continuous unrest in Kashmir valley has hit the fruit industry. The growers find it difficult to transport their crop to the other markets of India. Many fruit growers across north Kashmir spoke to early times to express their anguish over the development. They also blamed ...   READ MORE   'Involve public to prevent land grabbing, smuggling' 10/9/2016 10:54:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 9: The forest minister, it seems, has finally awakened to forest encroachments, if a high level meeting he chaired today is any indicator. The minister, however, must bear in mind that the official of the forest department are allegedly involved in land grabbing as well as loot of green gold. The remedial measures have to be taken at the earliest. Frisking forest officers for cigarettes and tobacco is not going to save the forests from the land grabber-smuggler-official nexus. The minister is right when he wants his officers to work with missionary zeal. The minister, himself, needs to imbibe the missionary spirit if he is genuinely concerned about the pli...   READ MORE

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