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| Population of Jammu equal to Kashmir, if not more | | Experts question 2011 census figures -- I | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: The concerned people of Jammu region had consistently questioned the 2011 census figures concerning the State and asserted that their population was equal to that of Kashmir, if not more. That their claim seems to be well founded could be seen from what the experts like Sanjeev Nayyar have said on the basis of their research. They have asserted that "figures are cold statistics, but they do have a subtext".
What has Nayyar said about the 2011 census figures concerning J&K? He has said, "Between 2001 and 2011 the State's population went up by 23.6% whilst the number of voters between 2002 and 2014 went up by 14%" and added that "in absolute terms population in Kashmir between 2001 and 2011 went up by 14.11 lakhs (25.8%) whilst increase in number of voters between 2002 and 2014 was by 24.7% (7.12 lakhs). Corresponding figures for Jammu are 21% and 5%".
It is pertinent to mention here that in 2002, the number of voters in Jammu region were more than Kashmir by 1.41 lakhs. In 2014, Kashmir exceeds Jammu by 4.21 lakhs i.e. a whopping swing of 5.67 lak... | |
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| BGSBU students celebrate 'Hitler' VC's ouster; faculty refuses to attend farewell party | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: Terming Friday as "Independence Day" students of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) celebrated ouster of the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof I A Hamal by bursting crackers and beating drums. They described his tenure in the premier institution as scam-ridden, and were happy about "Hitler VC" being sacked.
The most embarrassing moments for the outgoing VC, who will most probably be replaced by Prof Javed Musarrat, Dean Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as the new BGSBU VC in Rajouri district of Jammu region next week, came when the teaching and non-teaching staff refused to attend a "farewell party" hosted by him, official ... | |
| | | | Today is very crucial for Cong, BJP | | Leh Council Polls | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: The people of Leh district of the trans-Himalayan Ladakh will on Saturday exercise their franchise to elect the fifth Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh. The Congress has been controlling the Council for almost 15 years now. It won all the three previous elections hands down. However, this time, it is facing a tough situation. The reason is that the BJP has fielded 25 candidates and a newly formed New Ladakh Party (NLP) has also put up candidates in more than a dozen constituencies. As for the PDP and the NC, which have little stake in the region or which have little presence in the Leh district, have fielded eight candidates each. I... | |
| | | | What will the PDP-BJP Govt do now? | | The beef debate and HC verdict | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: The three-Judge Bench of the J&K High Court, which met today at Srinagar, vacated the Jammu division Bench order on beef ban. It also disposed off the petition seeking abrogation of the 1864 law regarding the cow killing and beef eating. Besides, it directed the Chief Secretary to take appropriate action on the issues raised in the PIL filed by a Kashmir University Professor before the Kashmir bench of the High Court.
The three-Judge bench consisting of Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Ali Muhammad Magrey and Tashi Rabstan turned down the beef ban order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court in Jammu on September 8 and also disposed off the publ... | |
| | | | Second list of tainted officials to be released soon | | War against corruption to commence again | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 16: The much hyped war against corruption that was shelved during the past few months is all set to commence again and the second list of the tainted officials who are likely to face axe would be released soon.
Highly placed sources told Early Times that Chief Minister has asked the Chief Secretary BR Sharma to convene the meeting of the panel which was headed by the former Chief Secretary Iqbal Khanday and go through the list framed by State Vigilance Organization (SVO) and other investigating agencies.
Sources said that former Chief Secretary refrained from holding the meeting of the high powered panel as he had made it clear that he doesn't want to si... | |
| | | | Orphanage coming up on encroached land, Minister lays foundation stone | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 16: A senior Minister in the PDP-BJP coalition Government on Thursday laid the foundation stone for an orphanage being allegedly raised on encroached land in Srinagar.
Minister for Roads and Buildings, Gardens, Parks and Floriculture, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, laid the foundation stone of the building of J&K Al-Falah Yateem Trust at Hamdania Colony in Bemina area of Srinagar.
Sources said the orphanage Trust has raised the construction in violation of all building permission norms framed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA).
The Al-Falah Yateem Trust, an orphanage, is not registered... | |
| | | | Move employees from Jammu facing 'food crisis' in hotels during Navratras | | After beef controversy, concerned about quality of non veg served | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: Even as the beef controversy is yet to settle down, Darbar Move employees from Jammu region belonging to a particular community are faced with a sort of 'food crisis' that gets aggravated during the Navratra festival. Thousands of employees staying in hotels in Srinagar get huddled up in groups these days to cook pure vegetarian food for themselves as they are uncomfortable with the food served along with non vegetarian dishes to others. In the normal course too, the eruption of beef controversy has turned them apprehensive of the non vegetarian food being served to them twice a week.
Sources said a sizable number of employees from Jammu who are staying i... | |
| | | | CM warns of 'non-performance' of developmental panels | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: In a veiled warning to the panels set up for overlooking developmental projects in J&K, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Friday directed the administration to "re-consider their continuance" if they are not performing well.
"If the committees that have been formed to overlook developmental projects are not functioning properly, then you should reconsider their continuance," he said while speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the multi-tie... | |
| | | | Director SKIMS trying to befool Govt | | CM invited to inaugurate already functioning sarai | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 16: Director SKIMS Srinagar, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar has found a novel method to be in the good books of the ruling PDP-led coalition so that he is allowed to continue as head of the premier hospital, though his tenure has already ended.
Dr Zargar has invited Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to inaugurate a sarai at SKIMS on Saturday, October 17, even though the facility has been operational for over a year when the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah threw it open for the public in the aftermath of floods.
The SKIMS, as per a handout released last year, had created additional wards and facilities for patients at the sarai. "SKIMS authorities threw open t... | |
| | | | CM inaugurates back 9 hole Jammu Tawi Golf Course, Clubhouse | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 16: To attract high-end visitors to the enduring charms of the City of Temples, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Friday called upon the tourism stakeholders to compliment the undiluted efforts of the state government, enabling Jammu to gain a firm foothold in the ever-expanding travel industry. He said Jammu's emergence as a top-end tourism destination will solely depend on how we diversify our travel-related infrastructure and facilities. "Jammu will be heralded as an independent leisure and adventure destination on the tourism map of the state," he asserted. The Chief Minister made these observations after inaugurating the state-of-the-art Back 9 Hole ... | |
| | | | Hizb warns people against indulging in 'immoral' activities | | |  S.Tahir-ul Haq
BARAMULLA, Oct 16: The Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit has asked the people in north Kashmir to desist from indulging in "immoral" activities, or be ready for the consequences. Sources told Early Times that handwritten posters of the outfit were seen pasted on electric poles in the main market of Pattan town in Baramulla on Friday morning. The outfit claimed they have found that "immoral and anti-Islam activities like liquor and flesh trade" are being carried out in various ... | |
| | | | Cooperative Societies lose central assistance worth 4.19 Cr | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to initiate any action into the dismal performance of cooperative societies in the state during Omar government that resulted into squandering central assistance of rupees 4.19 cr and the non-achievement of the intended objectives.
The official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that in the Month of April, 2008, the Jammu and Kashmir government signed a memorandum of Understanding with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the government of India regarding the implementation of revival package for re-capitalization of the short term credit cooperat... | |
| | | | Behave or face action, PDP warns Karra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: The People's Democratic Party has issued a stern warning to its Member Parliament Tariq Hamid Karra who has yet again made critical remarks at the functioning of the BJP-PDP coalition government in the state.
Karra recently told a national daily that the PDP-BJP alliance has "failed miserably" on all fronts. He even accused the government of allowing RSS to carry out its "anti-Kashmir" agenda.
"Karra can't make such statements. He has tried to undermine the authority of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Karra has been doing it consistently, and now he has been given last warning to restrain himself or else stern action would be taken against him," ... | |
| | | | Nirmal Singh's photos missing from hoardings | | Inauguration of Lakhanpur Thein road | |  Arun Kumar
Early Times Report
Kathua, Oct 16: Public Works Department PWD Kathua unit today organized a mega public meeting for inauguration of improvement/ widening of 19 km long Lakhanpur Thein road up to Ranjeet Sagar dam at Lakhanpur that was duly supervised by Health Minister Ch. Lal Singh. Chief Minister Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, Dy CM Dr Nirmal Singh and Syed Md Altaf Bukhari Minister for Public works were especially present but Dy CM Dr Nirmal Singh's pictures were missing from all hoa... | |
| | | | NC stoops to regain public support, double speak is new strategy | | | | Jammu, Oct 16: Stooping low for regaining the support of people, the main opposition National Conference has devised a new strategy of resorting to double speak in J&K, which is already divided over regional and ethnic lines. Under the new strategy, sources said, a hardliner pro -separatist approach has been adopted by the party in Kashmir Valley while in contrast, a secular image of NC is being projected in Jammu region to befools people of both the regions. While NC working president Omar Abdullah is commanding the party in Valley, father Farooq Abdullah is busy in Jammu with his ever known style of visiting all religious gatherings and making nationalist statement. While elaborat... | |
| | | | Two weeks before Darbar move, Ministers abandon civil secretariat | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 16: A fortnight ahead of darbar to to move to winter capital officially, the ministers of the ruling BJP-0PDP coalition government have abandoned the civil secretariat at the summer capital. Hardly any Minister was seen in the secretariat on Friday and their office chambers were locked.
ET reporter who visited the Secretariat on Friday found that barring a few Ministersentire council of ministers was absconding. "They are already in shifting mode" an official manning a minister's office said.
He said that visitors, who are allowed entry into the secretariat after 1 pm, hardly get an opportunity to meet ministers. "It is an unprecedented scenario witness... | |
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