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| How Omar's trusted lieutenant becomes his arch rival | | NC created monster for itself | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: It wouldn't be wrong to utter that the national conference created Frankenstein's monster when on March 21, 2014 it made one of its stern opponents an official spokesman of the party.
At present, when the leader in question is once again out of the party and is contesting polls as an independent candidate, he on Saturday questioned the legitimacy of none other than the party president Dr Farooq Abdullah himself for being a Parliament member from Srinagar.
As per the reports while talking to reporters after casting his vote in Srinagar on Saturday, the rebel leader said "these elections are for a credible leadership, transparency in public services and public welfare."
Saying that people in mainstream boycotting elections owe too many explanations to the people who have seen a man like Farooq Abdullah winning Srinagar parliamentary by-poll on a seven per cent turnout, Mattoo said "leader of a political party boycotting ULB and Panchayat polls is demanding shifting of a polling booth in Srinagar. What he has to do with the location of a pollin... | |
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| After abusing Raj Bhawan, NC leaders call on Governor | | Sharam TumKo Magr Nahi Aati! | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Oct 13: After launching a scathing attack on the Raj Bhawan, the National Conference leadership in a "U-turn of its policy" called on Governor SP Malik at his office here to hold a meeting.
Within a week of NC leaders including Ali Mohammad Sagar and Aga Ruhulla issuing formal statements against the Governor, a delegation of party leaders led by Sagar called on Malik to discuss the "existing appalling security situation, human right violations and mounting anger among the youth."
A NC handout said the delegation which included former ministers and senior leaders Abdul Rahim Rather, Chowdary Muhammad Ramzan, Sakina Itoo and Saifullah Mir had an hour-long inter... | |
| | | | 'We will not accept anything short of separate homeland' | | Sikh, Dogra rule in Kashmir was the best | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: Internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in Jammu since their exodus in January 1990 have reiterated their commitment that they will go back to their Land of Vitasta (Jhelum) only if the authorities in New Delhi and J&K establish a separate homeland within the Valley invested with Union Territory status.
"We can't co-exist with those who hounded us out of Kashmir just because we didn't belong to their faith. Our properties have been destroyed, looted and occupied by them. Our religious places have been vandalized and usurped by them. They have no faith in India. They want a system similar to what it prevails in Pakistan, Syria and similar other countri... | |
| | | | AEE manhandles labourer for seeking pending payment | | | |
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Oct 13: An Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at the Irrigation Department, Sub Division Siot, in Rajouri has allegedly manhandled a casual labourer and shifted him along with another labourer posted to Sunderbani in violation of the rules.
Sources told Early Times that the around eight casual labours were engaged with the Irrigation Division Siot and the two casual labourers, namely Radhe Sham Sharma and Kewal Krishan Sharma, who were appointed at village Nahoti, were working for the last many years.
But the concerned AEE Kuldeep Raj shifted them arbitrarily just to punish them for raising the issue of pending payment of wages of labourers engaged for clea... | |
| | | | Jt Dir Education makes mockery of Guv order | | CEO Kathua ordered to release salary of attached Head Assistant | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: The Joint Director of School Education Department, Jammu, has made a mockery of Governor's order about cancellation of all detachments of employees by confirming the attachment of a Head Assistant at Chief Education Office (CEO) Kathua.
The actual place of posting of the Head Assistant is as Deputy Chief Education Office Billawar. He has been however enjoying attachment at CEO Kathua office for the last many years, and now Joint Director Education has asked the CEO Kathua to release the salary of the Head Assistant till an order would be issued by competent authority.
Though not competent to issue such order, the Joint Director Education Department Jammu... | |
| | | | Geelani & Co. silent on Qazi Yasir's obscene video | | Hypocrisy! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: South Kashmir-based separatist leader Qazi Yasir's obscene video has completely exposed the double standards of separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik, who despite public outrage, haven't issued a statement or condemned the obscene act.
The so-called leaders, who waste no time in accusing security forces of committing human rights violations in Kashmir, have preferred to remain silent on the issue that has hurt the sentiments of Muslims across the country.
Geelani and other religious leaders haven't also issued any fatwa against Qazi Yasir who can be seen masturbating with an unknown female during a video... | |
| | | | Will police get one month additional salary for poll duty? | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: As the state government has announced one month additional salary to the government employees deputed on poll duty during the ongoing Urban and Panchayat elections, the police department here said that there is no clarification from the government whether they will also be paid one month extra salary or not.
The higher ups in the police department said that till date no such order from the government has been received.
The Chief Secretary of the state B.V.R. Subrahmanyam had announced a month's salary as incentive to employees deputed for election duty. However there was no clarification from the Chief Secretary regarding the incen... | |
| | | | Kishtwar girl files rape complaint against Handloom deptt employee | | #MeToo# campaign fallout | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Oct 13: A teenage girl from Kishtwar, inspired by the #MeToo# campaign, has filed a complaint against an employee of the Handloom department and his friend accusing them of blackmailing her by recording her porn videos.
The girl (name withheld) filed a written complaint in the Station House Police Officer Kishtwar on Saturday, saying that the accused met her about two years ago and proposed her to be his friend. She said that with the passage of time the accused got close to her and offered her a marriage proposal.
She said initially she was reluctant to accept the proposal, but later she agreed to it. She said the accused, taking the advant... | |
| | | | SDH Basohli has no water for patients, bathrooms | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: The Sub District Hospital Basohli has no provision for and the bathrooms.
Safe drinking water is a regular demand of patients in the hospital but no one pays attention. Crores of rupees have been sanctioned for infrastructure development of the hospitals from various sources including the National Health Mission but nothing is being done to address the issue. However, there is no facility for drinking water, even bathrooms are without water which subjects... | |
| | | | Lashkar militant killed in Pulwama encounter, accomplice injured | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: A local militant owing allegiance to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in an encounter with police and security forces in South Kashmir's Pulwama district in the wee hours today.
An accomplice of slain militant has been injured and admitted at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital. His condition is stated to be critical since he has suffered grievous injuries in the vital organs of the body.
Reports said that police and security forces cordoned off the Babagund village in Pulwama after they received inputs that some militants are hiding there. As the area was cordoned the militants hiding fired upon the advanc... | |
| | | | Rajouri: Official takes commission, refuses to clear bills | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: A Technical Assistant (TA) and a Gram Sevak in block Kalakote of Rajouri district are bleeding the state exchequer as well the local contractors who have completed works in their respective Panchayats.
Sources informed Early Times that the Technical Assistant and the Gram Sevak, despite taking huge commission in advance, blackmailed a contractor to constructed a culvert in Dhalyote-B Panchayat of Kalakote block.
"They took Rs 40,000 in advance for culvert work amounting Rs 3 lakh. After completion of the work, the total work amount was reduced to Rs 2,40,000, as the contractor refused to pay more commission to the Technical Assistant an... | |
| | | | Omar Abdullah questions Centre on low voter turnout in J&K local polls | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah today criticised the Centre's handling of Kashmir, seeking reasons for the all-time low voter turnout in the ongoing urban local body polls. "From the highest turnouts since 1987 in 2014 to the lowest turnouts ever recorded in 2018 why is the Modi government able to get away with its disastrous handing of Kashmir almost unquestioned?" Omar asked on his Twitter handle. Most of the assembly segments in Srinagar witnessed a voter turnout in excess of 25 per cent with the Sonawar assembly seat recording nearly 45 per cent poll percentage. However, the voter turnout in Srinagar in the first three phases of t... | |
| | | | As Municipal Clusters remain unoperational, towns across JK stink | | Waste Management in J&K | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: It is almost 2 year when J&K Government decided to create almost 17 Municipal Clusters across state for undertaking solid waste management in a scientific manner. In each cluster three to five municipal councils / committees were clubbed but till date the work is yet to start. Sources say that not even one cluster has been operationalized as no private contractor or waste management company is ready to invest huge money in this kind of model adopted by J&K Government.
As reported earlier by Early Times Government has been planning to undertake source segregation of waste and the same was incorporated while preparing the tenders for outsourcing ... | |
| | | | Uri recorded highest turnout of 75.33% for third phase of ULB polls | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA (Uri), Oct 13: The polls for the Uri Municipal Committee has recorded highest voter turnout today of 75.33% as compared to other places where elections for third phase of ULB were held today.
The border town of Uri in this north district has recorded highest voter turnout today, the people including male and female from all walks of life have enthusiastically participated in the third phase of ULB polls that were conducted today.
A senior monitoring official told Early Times that there were total 13 wards, for which 31 candidates were in the field, 20 were male and 11 were female candidates from Uri for third phase of ULB polls.
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