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| Now, POK Prime Minister wants Permit to J&K | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: Seeking to trace his roots, Prime Minister of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) Raja Farooq Haider has appalied for being permitted to travel to J&K.
According to reports appearing in newspapers and portals of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), the POK Prime Minister has asked his staff to ready the required documents and submit the same with the Pakistani authorities for being processed. The reports further claim that the POK Prime Minister has asked the Pakistan government to take up the issue with indian authorities so that his being Prime Minister of POK does not lead to him being refused to travel to his birthplace.
He has indic... | |
| | | | Kashmir unrest takes ugly turn, miscreants burn vehicles, shops | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: Apprehensions of the saner people in Kashmir that continuous shutdown and strikes would trigger a civil war in Kashmir are coming true with each passing day.
On Tuesday evening miscreants set ablaze two private vehicles (No. JK01N-6690) (Estello) and (No. JK02AB-103) (Swift-VDI) at Goripora crossing near Snooker Hall on city outskirts.
It's in place to mention here that prior to this incident miscreants had set on fire two auto-rickshaws in old city, while a Maruti van was also set ablaze during night at Chattabal.
Sources said that separatists and their few supporters are feeling unnerved due to people defying their calendar and making an atte... | |
| | | | DD Srinagar under scanner for ‘misappropriation’ of funds | | | | Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry is likely to probe into the "misappropriation" of funds at the Doordarshan Srinagar over the years.
Sources revealed that Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has taken cognizance of complaints about misappropriation of funds at Doordarshan Srinagar.
Sources said the issue also camp up at several meetings when some state leaders met the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister. "The minister told us that he has received scores of complaints and may constitute an inquiry team that will probe into the irregularities of funds."
They said the Union Ministery had also received co... | |
| | | | Comm/Secy Animal Husbandry travels 164 kms/day! | | Loot of taxpayers' money-II | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: Administrative Secretaries in J&K hardly travel in their official vehicles from Srinagar to Jammu or vice versa, but an RTI reply says that Commissioner Secretary to Government Animal & Sheep Husbandry has travelled by car from Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa. More shockingly the said IAS officer has traveled 164 kms on an average per day from February to July this year.
Details obtained under Right to Information Act (RTI) available with Early Times reveals that in six months (Feb to July 2016) Commissioner/Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry Department traveled a distance of 21, 930 kms. Which means 26 weeks or 130 days, i.e. five days a week (excl... | |
| | | | Govt employees participating in ongoing unrest face termination | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: Tightening its noose against people involved in protests in Kashmir, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued the instructions to all state departments to submit NOCs with respect to all the government employees to certify their non involvement in anti -government protests.
According to the sources, government has decided to terminate at least 80 employees from the services for their alleged involvement in the ongoing protests in the Valley.
"The government has now decided to act against those employees after sending several warnings to them "not to be part of anti-government protests" in Kashmir and refrain in "fueling t... | |
| | | | Conspiracy underway to erode symbols of Kashmir's composite culture | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: Under a well thought conspiracy, fundamentalists and radical elements in Valley on the behest of Pakistan are trying to eliminate all the symbols of composite culture as well as ancient civilization in Kashmir Valley.
According to sources under a hatched conspiracy by Pakistan steps are being taken to polarize Kashmir by eroding every symbol of ancient culture and civilization of Kashmir. The symbols of composite culture and rich civilization which nurtured Kashmir for centuries together is being eroded to convert it into a theocratic State.
This conspiracy was hatched by Pakistan soon after the creation of Bangladesh and division of Pakistan into two... | |
| | | | Now, ‘Birbal’ submits ‘mercy petition’ to Geelani, recalls his kisses and hugs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: Gone are the days when a minister in J&K would command the masses. Nowadays, the ministers plead before separatist leaders to help them restore normalcy in Kashmir.
In a surprising development, J&K's Education Minister Naeem Akhtar Andrabi, often mired in controversies and known in the media as 'Birbal' for his political machinations, has written an open letter to hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani. In the letter published in an English daily in Srinagar on Tuesday, the minister has strived to touch the emotional cord by revealing how much respect he has for Geelani, the architect of anti-India agitations in the Valley.
The letter in addition ... | |
| | | | SRE disclosure: DCs disobey Govt's orders | | Follow-up | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: Majority of the Deputy Commissioners in J&K have failed to disclose the details about Security Related Expenditure (SRE) in their districts.
Barring a few, most of the DCs have failed to implement the orders of the government issued few years ago on the direction of Governor.
After voluntary disclosure of SRE in Poonch district, the Deputy Commissioner Ramban had also disclosed the SRE details of his district with effect from 2012 to 2014. It is pertinent to mention that on the direction of Divisional Commissioner Jammu, the DC Poonch had voluntarily disclosed the details on the official website of the district administration.
The funds under SRE a... | |
| | | | Pampore encounter enters third day, one militant killed so far | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: One militant is reported to have been killed in the encounter that is going on between militants and security forces at the Entrepren-eurship Development Institute (EDI) at Pampore in the outskirts of summer capital. One or two militants continue to be holed up inside the EDI building.
Reports said that a militant was killed when the army personnel launched an all out attack against the militants in the evening today. While one militant ... | |
| | | | RSS chief's Dussehra address adds worries of power hungry BJP leaders of J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's Vijay Dashmi's address is a clear and blunt warning to the BJP led NDA Government at Centre to act strongly on Jammu and Kashmir and fulfill promises which BJP and its erstwhile "Avtar" has made with the people of the country from time to time. First time RSS chief's address was more political than cultural and he touched all the issues pertaining to J&K.
His speech is a clear signal to the BJP Governemnt at the Centre to translate its promises into realities without caring for power in J&K.
Peppering his speech with references to Pakistan, Bhagwat praised the Army for the "courage" it "has shown under the leadership of the ad... | |
| | | | BJP's Sabka Vikas Sabka Saath misleading | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: The statement of BJP, "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas" is BJP's ideal which appeared in many daily local newspapers, is not digestible. What BJP promised during Parliament / Assembly elections has gone into its hibernation.
Not even a single thing could surface after the formation of the governments at the centre as well as in the state. Promise of Mandal report's implementation has been thrown into the dustbin. BJP could not dare to release its manifesto, instead released vision document which too evaporated after elections.
BJP's behaviour is also similar to that of NC-Congress which neither implemented "Desh ka Savidhan" nor the "State kaSavidhan" and that i... | |
| | | | Govt relies on 15 Year old BPL census, lacks fresh details | | Centrally sponsored schemes end up at a sour note | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is not in possession of the actual figures of the families living under Below Poverty Line (BPL) in the state, with authorities deeming it least important to conduct a survey in this regard.
According to highly placed official sources, the Jammu and Kashmir government till date is relying on the figures of the census that was conducted 15 years ago that is in the year 2001. Since then there has been no census or survey conducted to get the actual number of BPL families or persons living the state.
Sources divulged that in the census of 2011, there has been no survey conducted in the state that would ... | |
| | | | Omar is right, separatists are not | | Attack on Pampore's EDI | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: NC working president, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who remained behind the curtain after the Indian Army's successful surgical strikes across the LoC and within PoJK, which is Indian, on Monday again took to social networking site twitter.com and sent out one very positive tweet. The tweet was on the second terror attack on the Pampore's Entreprene-urship Development Institute (EDI), in which one of the sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin also works.
Omar Abdullah, who has a very soft corner for separatists of all hues, on Monday couldn't swallow the attack on the EDI and lam... | |
| | | | Capex budget 2017-18 meetings unlikely to start on time | | Most departments submit proposals | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: The meetings for formulation of Capex budget 2017-18 and revised estimates for Capex budget 2016-17 are unlikely to start on the scheduled dates due to engagement of some officials.
Moreover, as sought by J&K Planning and Development Department, apart from few departments, most have already submitted their proposed budgets for next financial year and revised estimates for ongoing financial year.
Sources in the Planning Department informed Early Times that the meetings for finalization of Capex budget 2017-18 and revised estimates for 2016-17 were scheduled to start on October 13 and conclude on October 24.
The department, on October 4, had ... | |
| | | | SHO gets stuck in his own 'cobweb' | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: A police station SHO laid a trap for his relative, but got exposed and was ultimately struck in his own 'cobweb'.
A few days back, a sensational matter was reported at a police station here. Acting on the complaint, police picked up two-three persons and put them to sustained questioning, police sources said.
However, when a senior police officer enquired about the matter on his own, he discovered that there was something fishy in it. "In the senior officer's probe, the matter was found to be quite different from the one the concerned police had projected at the higher level," the sources added. A CID report submitted by the field staff to their higher... | |
| | | | Kashmir, not Jammu & Ladakh remained under curfew | | Misinformation campaign | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: It is an age of information technology. No one can hide the truth and the fact and the information is getting disseminated in no time across the word. In fact, the information technology has brought the whole of the word in one's lobby or any other room of the house. And then there is hardly any shop whose owner doesn't ensure to install a TV set so that he remains aware of the minute to minute development taking place around him, across the nation and across the world. And then the internet and the mobile phones, the google, the twitter and the faceBook. Leave aside newspapers. The fact of the matter is that one can know anything, anywhere and at anytime.... | |
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