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| Announced in 2015, project continues to take off | | Jammu's smart city dream remains distant | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: One wonders over the way in which the government in Jammu and Kashmir has been functioning. The latest example is of the Smart city in Jammu, the announcement of which was made in 2015.
As more than three years have passed since the central government announced that the Jammu city of the state is being made a smart area, the state government here is still busy in getting suggestions from the people over designing the draft plan.
As per highly placed sources within the dispensation, the government is still in the stage of getting suggestions for finalising the draft of the smart city in Jammu.
The dream of a smart Jammu is highly unlikely to get realised in near future. "People have to wait to see Jammu being made a smart city. The proposal is in an initial phase and there is still only a paper work going. It is going to take time," divulged an official.
Pertinently, the State Government vide Order No.1081-GAD dated August 21, 2017 constituted Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) as Companies Limited by shares named as Jammu Smart City Limited a... | |
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| JKAACL Secy stops musical programme 'Gharana' abruptly | | Discrimination with Jammu continues | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: In a deliberate attempt to scuttle the growing popularity and promotion of Dogra culture, the Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has reportedly issued an abrupt order to stop monthly musical series 'Gharana', which was running for the last two years.
Sources told Early Times that few days ago, the Secretary JKAACL had directed to the Divisional Office Jammu by issuing an order to stop the Gharana series and reportedly he has given the reason for stopping it of not getting proper permission but astonishingly Secretary himself has attended several programmes of Gharana series and expressed his immense happiness and satisfactio... | |
| | | | KAS officer makes mockery of Govt transfer order, continues to hold previous posting | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: Making mockery of the official transfer order issued more than five months ago, a senior KAS officer is still holding the same post thereby putting undue pressure on administration.
The official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that the Director, Tribal Affairs, J&K, Mohammad Rafi, was transferred and posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (ex-officio Settlement Officer), Srinagar against an available vacancy vide Government Order No. 808-GAD of 2018, Dated:14-05-2018. However, more than five months have passed since then but the said officer has not joined the new place of posting and is yet to relinquish t... | |
| | | | Govt adopting different yardsticks to deprive KPs of their rights' | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: The exiled Kashmiri Pandits has been deprived of RBA status thus denying the benefit of this particular category to Kashmiri Pandit migrants belonging to RBA areas from Valley.
According to source, different yardsticks were adopted by State Government in this regard and the migrants from other communities especially from majority community are taking full advantage of RBA status.
According to sources, the decision to deny RBA status to Kashmiri migrants was taken by Omar Abdullah Government in 2010 on the pretext that the displaced Pandits no longer live in RBA areas of Valley but in townships in Jammu and other parts of India after the mass exodus... | |
| | | | Suspension orders of Kashmiri students revoked | | BJP loses its face | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: Politically and communally- motivated Pressure exerted by separatists and semi-separatist outfits, in Kashmir, including the PDP and the NC, on the BJP-led Government of India has produced the results and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Tuesday night revoked the suspension order after a three-member enquiry panel set up by the varsity exonerated Waseem Ayyub Malik and Abdul Haseeb Mir, saying "no credible evidence" of their participation in any "unlawful assembly" in the varsity campus was found.
They were suspended on Friday for allegedly participating in an aborted Namaaz-e-Janaza (prayer meeting) in the university campus for a slain Hizbul Mujah... | |
| | | | Fearing defeat in Jammu, BJP trying to build 'castles' in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: After facing stiff competition in Jammu region, Bharatiya Janata Party is pinning its hopes about winning municipal polls in Kashmir.
Recently the BJP state president Ravinder Raina claimed that Srinagar Mayor would be from BJP. "For the first time, Mayor of Srinagar will be from BJP, and he will be elected by the people and will work for their welfare," Raina had said.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that none of the BJP leaders have made a same claim about Jammu region as they know it very well that independents could outnumber the BJP counselors in Jammu and winning the winter capital won't be a cake walk.
According to the of... | |
| | | | Stone pelters forced to swallow bitter pill, face pelting on poll day | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: In a bid to make militants' and separatists' urban local bodies poll boycott call a success, the stone pelters were once again on a rampage in several parts of Srinagar city during the last phase of the voting on Tuesday.
However, the violent antics of the stone pelters had to face counter stone pelting from some of the voters who, when landed in few of the polling stations to cast their votes, came under a ferocious attack perpetrated by the agitated yout... | |
| | | | Shameless' BJP leaders demand 73rd, 74th amendments in State | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: BJP's height of duplicity exposed today when party's state president along with other leaders demanded extension of 73rd and 74th amendments in J&K. Today while addressing a press conference, BJP's state president Ravinder Raina demanded extension of 73rd and 74th amendments in J&K just to befool the people.
It was the same BJP which had supported PDP in the Legislative Assembly and passed a bill to conduct indirect elections of Sarpanches.
July 2, 2016 was black-day in the political history of J&K when state government in which BJP was equal partner had passed a bill, amidst protests and walkout by the opposition had passed an amendment to Panchayati ... | |
| | | | Two Lashkar militants among four persons killed in encounter at Fateh Kadal in Srinagar | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, a suspected Over Ground Worker (OGW) and a policeman were killed in an encounter in the Fateh Kadal of the Srinagar city in the early hours today.
Reports said that Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cordoned off a locality of Fateh Kadal area during the preceding night after receiving inputs that some militants are hiding there. As the area was being cordoned the militants hiding fired... | |
| | | | Killing of top LeT militant big success for security forces | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: The security forces here said that gunning down top militant of LeT was a major success as he was brain behind resumption of militancy to the Srinagar city. Mehraj- ud-din Bangroo resident of Narparastan Feteh Kadal Srinagar along with another militants was killed in a gunfight with forces early morning on Wednesday.
Sources in Jammu and Kashmir police department reveal that at least 10 youth from Srinagar had joined militancy in last three years, out of which 7 were killed in gunfights in various parts of the Kashmir Valley while Fahad Waza and Mehraj-ud-Din Bangroo of Srinagar was gunned down on Wednesday.
However sources said that separatist leader... | |
| | | | Over 1000 kanal land under illegal occupation in Gulmarg | | Govt silent despite Court orders | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 17: Over one thousand kanal of prized land at the health resort of Gulmarg is under "illegal occupation of some influential Kashmiri hoteliers who have been enjoying influence in the corridors of power." Official sources said the despite orders from the High Court to retrieve state land from encroachers, the district administration of Baramulla district in general and the Gulmarg Development Authority in particular have been silent over the "illegal occupation of the picturesque land in the meadows." Sources said most of the "encroachers" who happen to be leading businessmen of Kashmir are close to regional mainstream parties, who have been shielding t... | |
| | | | After Chidambaram, Soz pitches for dialogue with separatists | | Solution must be acceptable to Jammu, Ladakh also | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 17: Former Union Minister and JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz has trained his guns at J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik and said that "for durable solution to the 'Kashmir dispute' a "purposeful dialogue' needs to be held with Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, the persons that have appeared on the scene representing the anger in the mind of Kashmiris, particularly the youth".
What has irked Soz was the statement of Governor Satya Pal Malik that "Kashmiris could not ask for anything more than the constituent assembly with a flag of their own". "This is a clear misreading of the present situation in Kashmir," Soz said, adding that he woul... | |
| | | | 3 years on, around fifty percent families await compensation | | Rehabilitation package for 1947 refugees | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: The month of October 1947 brought death and destruction for thousands of people, following invasion of erstwhile areas of Poonch, Mirpur and Muzaffarabad by tribal raiders, supported by Pakistan army.
After more than seventy years, refugees of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been remembering those fateful days of October, when thousands of families lost their loved ones, their house and hearth, valuables.
After much delay, the union government had formally announced in 2015, a meager rehabilitation package of Rs. 5.50 Lakh per family but around 14,000 families, out of total 26319 registered families.
Sources informed Early Times that the f... | |
| | | | RDD under pressure to take up SWM work | | HC seeks affidavit from GoI | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 17: As High Court of J&K has directed several union Ministries to file an affidavit about implementation of solid waste management schemes in J&K, the Rural Development Department (RDD) J&K Govt as per reliable sources is under pressure from its union Ministry to abide by programmes on waste management for which funds are already available with Government but they have not been utilized for last many years due to non- submission of proposals.
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir last month had directed Govt of India to file an affidavit indicating various schemes on waste management and funds allocated to J&K for the this purpose. High Court had also direct... | |
| | | | Governor e-inaugurates 41 J&K Bank Ultra Small Branches, multiple CSR initiatives | | Thanks Chairman, Bank's Board for absorbing 582 Banking Associates | | | Srinagar, Oct 17: Inauguration of 35 Ultra Small Branches by J&K Bank to connect 111 remote and unbanked villages of Leh Ladakh is a great step towards facilitating the people of these areas. Not only will the people avail the different banking services through these outlets but will witness steady development in their economy as well. Especially the youth of these places engaged in studies and different means of livelihood shall also be able to get access to much-needed finances in different circumstances. For all this, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the bank led by its dynamic Chairman Parvez Ahmed.
J&K State Governor Satya Pal Malik made these remarks today after e-inauguratin... | |
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