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Modi takes charge, summons Nirmal Singh Leaders discuss shuffling, dropping ministers; Beef controversy, other issues 10/11/2015 12:33:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Race Course Road in New Delhi on Saturday and discussed vital issues related to Jammu and Kashmir, sources told Early Times. The meeting assumed significance as it was the first ever meet between Dr Nirmal Singh and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the formation of coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting started at 4.45 pm and lasted till 5:30 pm. Sources said both the leaders discussed various issues like security situation, law and order, reconstruction package and inauguration of Baglihar Phase-II. Other issues, according to the sources, which came up for discussion included 'sensitivities' of the state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir. " Dr Singh and Prime Minister also discussed the possibility of shuffling, elevating and dropping some BJP ministers in the state cabinet," they added. The meeting assumed significance in the backdrop of controversies engulfing Jammu and Kashmir and the recent being the beef issue. The Deputy Chief M...   READ MORE

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Will police book culprit Rashid? PDP hits nail on head, says beef party was an attempt to disturb peace 10/11/2015 12:33:43 AM Politics of bluff, deceit Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: The PDP on Saturday came down heavily on Langate MLA, Er Rashid, saying he hosted the party to disturb peace in the State. Actually, PDP MLC Yasir Reshi condemned him and his act in the Upper House and termed the beef party as a big conspiracy. "The beef party hosted inside Srinagar MLA hostel was a big conspiracy to disrupt peace in J&K," Reshi was quoted as saying in the Legislative Council two days after the scuffle that took place between a couple of BJP MLAs and Rashid within the Assembly. The PDP, which is in the driving seat, did well to put things in perspective by virtually telling the Upper House that Rashid's intentio...   READ MORE   Another bandh in Jammu humiliates BJP 10/11/2015 12:32:36 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: The abandoned, humiliated, insulted, abused and outraged people of Jammu on Saturday again observed bandh to register their emphatic protest against the BJP which failed to deliver its promise that it will not allow anyone to break the laws regarding slaughter of cow and beef eating in the State and that it will ensure that those found guilty of violating these laws were brought to book. The call for shutdown was given by the Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party and supported by several social and political groups as well as Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Jammu, and Jammu Lawyers Forum. Earlier on April 24, May 27 and from July 31-August...   READ MORE   Despite getting hurt, Jammu people proved they believe in co-existence; foiled nefarious designs of hate mongers Er Rashid, Omar's NC teamed up to flare communal frenzy 10/11/2015 12:32:27 AM ET Report Jammu, Oct 10: Former Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah went all out to defend the trouble monger and MLA Langate Er Rashid for hosting a beef party at MLA hostel in Srinagar earlier this week. Omar himself declared that no one can stop him from eating beef whether anybody likes it or not. "It seems NC had entered into a deal with Er Rashid to stall the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly by raking the beef issue. The MLA Langate enjoyed full support of NC and he succeeded in taking the House hostage and flaring up the communal passions," said an analyst. He claimed that NC and Er Rashid had teamed up to trigger communal clashes in Jamm...   READ MORE   Rashid defends beef party, says committed no wrong 10/11/2015 12:32:13 AM ET Report JAMMU, Oct 10: Er Rashid, who is being backed to the hilt by all the Kashmiri political parties, religious class, separatist outfits and some civil society members as well as by certain elements in the civil and police establishments, on Friday shamelessly defended the beef party he hosted on October 7 at the official MLA Hostel, Srinagar, and reiterated that he committed no wrong. Notwithstanding the fact that the Supreme Court of India on October 6 stayed for two months the order of the Jammu Bench of the State High Court that directed the State Police to implement in letter and spirit Sections 298 A, B, C and D, these sections of the Ranbir Dand Bidhi are very much intact and ...   READ MORE   CMO Poonch exerting pressure on his officials to hush up scam 10/11/2015 12:32:04 AM MS Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Oct 10: Taking shelter and resorting to all types of unfair means, Chief medical Officer Poonch, Dr Mumtaz Bhatti is exerting pressure on all the concerned officials of his department to hush up scam, recently unearthed in the selection of paramedical staff under National Health Mission. Sources told Early Times that CMO Poonch Dr Mumtaz got frustrated, ever since the scam in the selection process of paramedical staff under National Health Mission has come in the public domain, and CMO, in fit of desperation, pressurizing this subordinates to hush up the matter by hook or by crook. "Dr Bhatti is constantly exerting pressure on all Block Medical Offi...   READ MORE   Ex-CAPD Minister's arbitrary order of grinding wheat costs Rs 662 lakh, reveals RTI 10/11/2015 12:31:56 AM ET Report JAMMU, Oct 10: A major wheat grinding scandal has surfaced in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department involving former Minister Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan whose arbitrary order of 100 percent wheat grinding has so far cost the exchequer a whopping Rs 662.50 lakh. The department is still incurring losses to the tune of Rs 26.50 lakh on monthly basis. This has been revealed by the CAPD department in response to an RTI application filed by former senior vice-president of National Conference (NC) and RTI activist Dr. Rehmatullah Khora. Dr Khora has filed a case against Ramzan and has submitted all the relevant documents. He has alleged that prior to Ramzan's ...   READ MORE   Cong divided over beef ban 10/11/2015 12:31:50 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: There seems to be a divide emerging within Congress over beef ban as the valley legislators and leaders are against beef ban and Jammu leaders want a complete ban on cow slaughtering and consumption of beef. Almost all the Congress legislators from Muslim dominated areas of Jammu region and that of Kashmir valley don't want to annoy voters in their respective constituencies whereas leaders from Hindu dominated areas of Jammu want beef ban to be strengthened further. Sources in Congress said while there was no consensus between Hindu and Muslim leaders of the party over the matter, they were not making it public. "Both the sides have been told by the pa...   READ MORE   BJP's silence 'shameful' as Govt says tax on Mata pilgrimage won't be revoked 10/11/2015 12:31:33 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 10: The State Government on Friday announced on the Floor of the House here that the recently imposed tax on the Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage will not be revoked. Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, who last month unilaterally imposed the tax on the Mata pilgrimage, said there is no proposal to exempt helicopter service from Katra to Vaishno Devi shrine from service tax imposed on commercial chopper services in the State. "At the moment there is no proposal for ex...   READ MORE   PMO seeks stern action against rumor mongers 10/11/2015 12:30:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: The PMO has directed the State Government to take strict action against people indulging in spreading rumors about cow slaughtering. The PMO has directed that people induldging in such activities be also exposed publicly. "The PMO has taken a very serious note on the developments in the State, notably in the Jammu region, where incidents of alleged cow slaughtering happen but postmortem reports revealed that these were far from the truth," said the sources. The PMO, practically on the directions of the PM, had asked the State Government to identify the people behind such rumors and get them arrested under relevant sections. It seems that there is a pa...   READ MORE   Separate ministry set up for empowerment of tribals : CM 10/11/2015 12:24:26 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 10: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, on Saturday said the government has created a separate Tribal Affairs ministry to ensure empowerment of weaker sections, especially Gujjars & Bakerwals. He also placed high priority on allocating funds in departmental plans for upliftment of Gujjars & Bakerwals. "These funds should be released on time so that the benefits trickle down to the intended beneficiaries at the grassroots' level," he stressed. The Chief Mi...   READ MORE   Park or residential plots? Billowria inaugurated park on already allotted land, claims Housing Corporation 10/11/2015 12:24:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: A former town planner and an influential businessman allegedly encroaching a public park at Tawi Vihar colony here has snowballed into a major controversy as the Congress MLC Rani Gargi Billoria moved a calling attention motion in the upper house to draw the government's attention towards the issue. The Congress MLC stated that there is strong land mafia which has encroached the public park at Tawi Vihar. She said that she had inaugurated the park in 2005 when she was the deputy mayor of Jammu. However, Jammu and Kashmir Housing Corporation issued a press statement said:" How can a park be inaugurated on the land which was duly alloted/leased out in...   READ MORE   Mufti refers to development as important key to progress in country, state 10/11/2015 12:11:06 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that Jammu & Kashmir has suffered immensely over the past few decades due to the militancy and the people would not allow further deterioration of the law & order situation. "We have suffered like anything in the state due to the militancy but we would not allow repeat of such situation in future. My government is committed towards good governance and transparent system and there is no going back on it. People should understand that we are here for solving their problems but it would take some time," said Mufti on the concluding day of autumn session of legislative assembly. The chief mi...   READ MORE   "CM rebukes sr police officer on petrol bomb attack" 10/11/2015 12:10:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is learnt to have rebuked a senior police officer for showing laxity in security on the national highway, leading to a petrol bomb attack on a truck at Udhampur. Three persons, including a policeman, received burn injuries in the incident. Official sources informed that the Mufti, who felt aghast on the working of police in Jammu province, served a warning to a senior cop for the occurrence of such incidents which leads to communal tension. Pertinently, the chief minister had Thursday last said that the J&K police had lost focus on crime related cases in the state while replying to a calling attention notice of NC's A...   READ MORE   People asked not to give ear to rumours on cow slaughters Rumour mongers to be booked under PSA, 3 injured in petrol bomb attack on truck 10/11/2015 12:10:22 AM Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Oct 10: The district administration has called upon the people not to give ear to rumours on the cow slaughters unless these are followed by evidence while resolving to book rumour mongers under public safety act (PSA). Meanwhile, a few people last night threw a petrol bomb on a truck near here, resulting in injuries to three persons, including a cop. Tension gripped Udhampur town early this morning after some people alleged that a cow had been slaughtered in the vicinity of the town. As the word spread, Udhampur deputy commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary rushed an executive magistrate, Municipal Committee CEO, a team of veterinary doctors and a police team le...   READ MORE   No decision yet on land allotment to border firing victims 10/10/2015 11:20:44 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: The government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that it has submitted the plan to enhance the compensation to cross border firing victims from existing Rs one lac for the next to kin of the deceased. In reply to A.Q. No: 448 of MLA Dr. Krishan Lal that the measures taken for payment of compensation to the victims of Pakistani Firing on borders(LoC/IB), the Minister in charge Relief & Rehabilitation through Under Secretary to Government Relief & Rehabilitation Department stated that exgratia relief has been paid to the persons killed/injured due to border shelling/firing @Rs. 1 lac for death and Rs. 75000 in case of permanent disability and...   READ MORE   Dearth of Registrars hits GDC Srinagar, thanks to inept principal 10/10/2015 11:18:36 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 10: The dearth of Senior Residents (Registrars) at Government Dental College (GDC) and Hospital Srinagar is directly affecting the patient healthcare in this lone dental hospital of Kashmir valley. As per information available with Early Times, there are 18 sanctioned posts of Registrars in the GDC. There are eight separate departments to run the GDC. These departments include Orthodontia, Periodontia, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry, Prosthodontia, Community Dentistry, Oral Pathology, and Dental Materials. Even if there are has just three Registrars in each department, it means there should be 24 posts ...   READ MORE   Opposition carries out walk out from Assembly against attack on three Kashmiris at Udhampur 10/10/2015 11:18:27 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Legislators of the opposition parties carried out a brief walk out from the legislative assembly today against the attack carried out on three persons near Udhampur who were travelling in a truck from Jammu to Srinagar. As soon as the house started its proceedings the legislators of opposition parties led by MLA Khanyar Ali Mohammad Sagar stood up and raised the issue of the attack that took place at Udhampur in the Jammu division. The legislators alleged that the attack on the persons belonging to Anantnag district was carried out by Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) activists. Sagar and the other legislators alleged that the state go...   READ MORE   Delay in release of funds: Irrigation schemes fail to take off 10/10/2015 11:18:03 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: Despite liberal funding from the Centre for carrying out irrigation-related works under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), undue delay by the state government to release funds has hit hundreds of irrigation schemes in the state. AIBP guidelines envisage that the central funds along with matching share by the state government should be given to the implementing agencies within 15 days of their release by the government of India. "As many as Rs 641.08 crore were released by the Administrative Department to Chief Engineers of Irrigation and Flood Control Department after delay ranging between 4 to 151 days during 2009-10 to...   READ MORE   3 militants escape after prolonged search operation 10/10/2015 11:17:43 PM S.Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Oct: A fierce gunfight ensued between security forces and militants on Saturday evening in Handwara area. Meanwhile, three militants escaped today after a long search operation in Lolab area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. A senior police official told early Times: "following inputs about the presence of a group of 3-4 heavily armed militants in Waderballa forests of Rajwar sector in Handwara area, Army's 21 RR and 6 RR have launched massive search operation to flush out the hiding militants. The joint team of army, CRPF and SOG engaged the group in a gunfight, the official said. Meanwhile heavily armed militants gave slip to secu...   READ MORE

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