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| Ind candidate 'defaces EVMs' in Jammu, CEO seeks report | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: Acting on a complaint filed with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu and Kashmir regarding alleged defacement of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) by an Independent candidate in the recently concluded Municipal Election, an official communication from the office of the CEO has been sent to the District Electoral Officer for factual report.
The complainant namely Gurvinder Singh has alleged that he has come to know from voters of his area that S. Inder Singh who contested 2018 municipal corporation election from ward No. 44. Jammu as an Independent candidate has committed offence mentioned under relevant provisions of the Representation of People Act, ... | |
| | | | Politicians' writ still influencing admin working in JK | | PDP leader's teacher friend enjoying deputation | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: A schoolteacher, known for his closeness with a senior PDP leader, has been still enjoying deputation in Tourism department, despite Governor's order on cancellation of deputation of officers outside their parent department/cadre.
Wishing anonymity, an official of Director School Education Kashmir told Early Times that in mid-2017 a teacher from Kashmir who is close to one of PDP stalwarts had applied for deputation in Tourism department, but the then parent department had rejected his application.
"After few days the teacher took up the matter with the PDP minister, who in turn called the head of the department directing them to do the nee... | |
| | | | Congress likely to field Vikramaditya from Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: Vikramaditya Singh- elder son of veteran Congress leader Dr Karan Singh and scion of Dogra dynasty, who has joined Congress today's morning at New Delhi is likely to party's candidate for Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat.
Joining of Vikramaditya Singh in Congress ahead of 2019 is authenticated the reports that party is likely to field him as candidate against Union Minister, Dr Jatinder Singh, who had defeated Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad from this seat in 2014 Parliamentary elections.
Vikramaditya Singh, the elder son of veteran Congress leader Karan Singh, and former PDP leader, on Thursday joined the Congress in the presence of AICC general secreta... | |
| | | | Employee cum journalist appointed as Presiding Officer in Civic Polls in Kashmir | | Unprecedented but astounding development in history of elections | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: In an unprecedented development the office of Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu & Kashmir appointed an employee of Department of Agriculture who claims to be a full time journalist as Presiding Officer in the civic polls.
The employee who reads news bulletins on Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar and Radio Kashmir Srinagar 'misused' his position in order to ensure that he is given the all important responsibility of Presiding Officer. He was given this all important responsibility for a polling station in a volatile area of Srinagar district.
Sources told Early Times that the employee managed to get his entry at the Revenue Training Inst... | |
| | | | Wani's killing eye opener for Pak stooges glorifying terror | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: Security Forces killing Manan Wani, self styled commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, in a clean operation in north Kashmir's Handwara area on Thursday is a big setback for the people who have been eulogizing terror and projecting terrorists as "heroes."
Wani was enrolled as a PhD scholar with the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) before picking up gun. He had joined the militant ranks in January this year and since then separatists and others were selling him as the "role model" for the youth who want to pick up the arms.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "People who are instigating youth to pick up arms are not the well wishers of Kashmiris. They a... | |
| | | | Mainstream politicians in Kashmir become militant fans | | Running with the hare, hunting with the hounds | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: The partisan approach of the mainstream political groups in Kashmir is coming to the fore with each passing day, and in latest example is the tweet of former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti mourning the death of a Pakistan-backed militant.
"Today a Ph.D. scholar chose death over life & was killed in an encounter. His death is entirely our loss as we are losing young educated boys every day. It is high time that all the political parties in the country realise the gravity of this situation and try to facilitate a solution through dialogue with all the stakeholders including Pakistan to end this bloodshed," Mehbooba said in her tweets.
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| | | | Online obscene video of separatist leader goes viral | | Family issues clarification | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: After screenshots, now a video showing South Kashmir's top separatist leader, Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir performing obscene act with a girl during an online video chat, has gone viral.
The screenshots, audio clips and videos are being widely circulated in Kashmir now and it is expected that the separatist leader will step down from all positions, he is holding, in coming days.
The video that has now gone viral shows the separatist leader, who is Mirwaiz of South Ka... | |
| | | | 24 hostels sanctioned with fanfare for Jammu await completion | | Poor funding delays girls hostel under RMSA | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: The much awaited RMSA girl's hostels which were sanctioned by MHRD for Educationally Backward Areas (EBAs) years ago for Jammu division await completion. The executing agency (PWD) has attributed delayto to poor funding under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
Well placed sources in RMSA informed Early Times that nearly 24 girls' hostel were sanctioned to Jammu region and remaining (44) for Kashmir region including five for Ladakh. "Ironically, out of 24, none of them have been completed so far. However, the officials of executive agency (Public Works Department) has attributed inordinate delay in completion of these hostels to... | |
| | | | Major developmental projects of old Srinagar city face hurdles in implementation | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: In an example of official apathy, at least eight major developmental projects in Old City Srinagar are facing hurdles in implementation due to incompetence of concerned authorities for handling them.
Downtown is the largest and most densely populated area in the city of Srinagar. The area is facing many problems like congested bridges and roads, drainage problems and most important Maharaj Gunj area lacks fire and emergency services station.
At the same time several projects started for the development of the area are facing hurdles in implementation.
Among the eight projects, the reconstruction of Old Zaina Kadal Bridge is facing the problem of ... | |
| | | | Abdullahs go silent, ask others to speak | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: Unnerved by inputs that some new faces who are not from dynastic politics, may get take power in the ongoing Local Urban Body polls, the Abdullahs of National Conference (NC) have gone silent.
Sources said for the past few days the Abdullahs have stopped issuing statements in their names and have asked other leaders to speak on behalf of the party.
Sources said after making MLA Shamima Firdous to issue statement against RSS and BJP, in the latest, the former minister and MLA Aga Ruhulla Mehdi was asked to take dig at the Raj Bhawan.
In a seemingly crude-worded statement Ruhulla said that J&K Governor SP Malik is playing a "partisan role" in the sta... | |
| | | | Estate Department misuses central funds on non- permissible works | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: Estate Department has allegedly spent over Rs 4 crore on non- permissible works, giving damn to the guidelines of the Government of India. Sources told Early Times that the Central Government had released funds in crores for renovation of infrastructure damaged in natural calamity to the State. In one such case, Estate Department spent over Rs 4 Cr on 13 works of renovation of Government residential quarters at Jammu and civil works at Civil Secretariat Jammu. "Although the most of the damage to the State infrastructure was caused in Kashmir region but taking advantage of the situation, the Estate Department spent crores in Jammu Civil Secretariat in co... | |
| | | | SIC directs Tehsildar Jammu (N) to provide info | | Seeking revenue extracts under RTI | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: State Information Commission (SIC) has directed Tehsildar North Jammu to provide revenue extracts particularly indicating the details about the Khewat No. 48, Khata No. 376 and the exact share held by different shareholders to an information seeker under RTI Act. The information was earlier not provided by the Tehsildar who is also the Public Information Officer (PIO).
After filing 1st appeal before Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) the information was again not provided prompting the information seeker to file 2nd appeal before SIC.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Sunny Sadhotra a resident of Upper Muthi Jammu filed the present sec... | |
| | | | 'Scholar-turned-militant Manan Wani killed | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Oct 11: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants including a former PhD scholar Manan Wani were killed Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Handwara area of this north Kashmir district.
A top police official told Early Times that "a joint team of army's 30 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police in the wee hours launched a cordon and search operation in Shartgund Bala area of Qalamabad in Handwara following information about presence of 2-3 militan... | |
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