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JK Bank employees enjoy heydays during unrest People fume at new working hours, authorities mum 10/1/2016 11:40:35 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 1: Despite people coming out in hordes to resume their normal lives after more than two months of unrest in Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank continues to remain in hibernation with its employees preferring to stay away from their respective places of posting. With situation in, otherwise, restive Kashmir valley limping back to normalcy, the business community, government employees and people whose livelihood is associated with their daily work have succeeded in getting their routine works back on track. However, for scores of JK Bank branches, the fate hasn't changed. The bank branches continue to function for a brief period that too during the wee hours. The bank authorities despite knowing how large chunk of Valley's population is directly associated with the functioning of the bank, have paid no heed to the hardships being faced by the common masses on ground due to Bank's limited functioning. Reports inform that several JK Bank branches have preferred to function for just two to three hours in the morning while remaining shut for the enti...   READ MORE

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Helpless BJP announces ex-gratia for Uri martyrs, Govt not ready to respect Dogra soldiers 10/1/2016 11:40:27 PM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 1: Following its failure to convince the state government to give respect to the Dogra martyrs, the helpless BJP today announced five lakh ex-gratia to the each family of Uri martyrs. This ex-gratia will be given on the behalf of the BJP but state government, in which BJP is equal partner, has yet not announce even a single penny for the Uri martyrs. To save its own skin, the helpless BJP has announced ex-gratia for Uri martyrs. By announcing ex-gratia for Uri martyrs BJP has given a clear message that the party ministers in the coalition government have miserable failed to convince its coalition partner-PDP to get ex-gratia announce for the martyrs. This d...   READ MORE   DSEJ's strange diktat to schools 'Pay tributes to Bapu and submit proof' 10/1/2016 11:40:19 PM ET Report jammu, Oct 1: Instead of concentrating on ground work and seriously implementing the policies for improvement in the standard of education, the Department of School Education in Jammu seems to be concerned more on ritualistic moves and kite flying only. This is evident from a direction to all the Chief Education Officers in Jammu province to ensure that birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which falls on October 2, is celebrated in all the schools. Even as celebration of Gandhi Jayanti every year by the schools is a normal affair, this is for the first time that the education authorities have issued such a direction with special instruction that photographs of such functions s...   READ MORE   SSH Jammu battles for survival, minister busy in inaugurations 10/1/2016 11:40:07 PM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 1: The inability of Minister for Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department to handle the affairs of his ministry is clearly visible from the mess prevailing at the Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) Jammu where half of departments and machines are dysfunctional. Moreover, due to non-functional AC, the dialysis unit in the hospital is going to shut within days. When the priority of the minister should have been to make functional the vital departments and machineries at SSH Jammu, he is busy with inaugurations and has failed to streamline functioning of the hospital for last more than 20 days. "AC plants, elevators, Central Sterile Services Departm...   READ MORE   JK heading for a major climatic change by 2030 10/1/2016 11:40:00 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 1: Jammu and Kashmir is heading for a major climatic change in the next 15 years with experts having predicted 50 percent increase in precipitation by 2030. A report of environment and ecology department compiled by a group of experts says that the variation in precipitation pattern in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be witnessed in future with some areas likely to show an increase up to 50 percent in the rainfall by 2030 due to human interference. As per the report, the annual rainfall in the Himalayan region is likely to increase in 2030 with respect to 1970 ranging from 5 percent to 13 percent with some areas of Jammu and Kashmir showing...   READ MORE   'After surgical strikes, rats may come out of holes' Terrorists present in JK likely to carry out a big attack 10/1/2016 11:39:51 PM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 1: Indian soldiers crossing the Line of Control (LoC) and destroying the launching pads of terrorists there may bring out "rats (terrorists) out from their holes" in Jammu and Kashmir, sources told Early Times on Saturday. "Soldiers crossing the LoC have rattled the terrorists leadership in PoK as India retaliating first time in the past 26-years came has come as a big shock for them. At present they are busy assessing the losses and may be devising a new strategy to target India ," said a source. He said, "Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies are gearing up to counter the terrorists who may be asked by their bosses to attack the security f...   READ MORE   Hari Singh never toyed with the idea of independence Calling the bluff 10/1/2016 11:39:39 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 1: Critics of Maharaja Hari Singh say that he was for the independence of his Jammu and Kashmir State. They are wrong. The Independence Act of 1947 gave only two options to the princes - Accession with the Indian Dominion or Accession with the newly created Pakistan Dominion taking into consideration the contiguity factor. There was no third or fourth option - Independence of India-Pakistan joint control over Jammu and Kashmir. Those who are demanding independence are only living in a fool's paradise. Similarly, those who say that the Jammu and Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of partition are misinterpreting the whole history of the integration of the princely...   READ MORE   War hysteria triggers migration along LoC in Akhnoor 10/1/2016 11:39:19 PM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 1: War hysteria has triggered massive migration along the LoC in Akhnoor sector in the aftermath of surgical strikes on militant camps in POK by the army. Reports said on the instructions of local authorities, the people residing in villages near zero line have started abandoning their homes and hearths due to fresh disturbance on the Line of Control involving different villages of Khour Tehsil. More than 250 families from village Hamirpur Siddhar have shi...   READ MORE   Hot Mix Plant comes up Govt land, authorities in slumber 10/1/2016 11:21:37 PM Akshay Azad Jammu, Oct 1: Virtually turning a blind eye towards environmental related norms and playing with the health of citizens of Jammu city, the district administration has reportedly given permission to set up a hot asphalt mixing plant in Bhagwati Nagar area of the city. Sources informed Early Times that the permission to set up the mixing plant has been granted in favour of the contractor, who was awarded the contract of constructing Bikram Chowk to Gandhi Nagar flyover. "The authorities have reportedly given the permission to the contractor for making concrete items, being used for construction of flyover, for which the contractor has been paying rent to the authorities, but...   READ MORE   Incomplete info on notice boards speaks of malafide intentions Official apathy kills PSGA 10/1/2016 11:21:30 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Various government departments brought within the ambit of Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA)-2011 appear hell bent on sabotaging the essence of the Act. Bringing down rampant corruption in government departments was another objective of the Act. But due to the non-compliance of the Designated Officers to provide full information by installing notice board for the visitors shows that corrupt elements existing in the departments are not letting this Act to work. "According to Rule 6, under PSG Act 2011 the Designated Officer, for the convenience of general public is required to display all relevant information related to the services pro...   READ MORE   Govt cracks whip on stone-pelting instigators Freedom Chacha' booked under PSA 10/1/2016 11:21:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 1: The government has finally decided to throw hardcore stone-pelting instigators into jails and is hopeful of complete turn around in the situation within next few days. A day after arrest, one of the top functionaries of the separatists camp and slapping PSA against him, another top instigator with a self-assumed name 'Freedom Chacha' has been arrested and booked under PSA. He too is likely to be shifted to Jammu. Maulana Sarjan Barkati, who was also called as 'Freedom Chacha', was the top instigator of stone pelting. He would specifically instigate youth. "He is a top class instigator who used to brainwash gullible youth with weaving story about azad...   READ MORE   Will surgical operation by Indian troops alter scenario in violence hit Kashmir? 10/1/2016 11:21:13 PM Behind the veil Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Will the surgical operation carried out by Indian troops alter the scenario in violence hit Kahsmir? Possibilities seem remote because separatists have their separe calender and militants have their separate programme. With increasing opposition to Pakistan coupled with added demand for declaring Pakistan a terrorist state, Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif seems to have lost his balance, mental balance to be precise. And that is the reason for Nawaz Sharif to claim that the Uri terror attack could be the result of a "reaction" of the people to the situation in Kashmir as he criticised India for blaming Pakistan "without any evide...   READ MORE   Death toll in Kashmir violence reaches 88 as injured youth succumbs at hospital 10/1/2016 11:20:55 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Oct 1: The death toll in Kashmir violence reached 88 today as a youth belonging to Central Kashmir's Budgam district succumbed to his injuries. At the same time protests were reported from some areas, but the situation remained by and large normal. Muzaffar Ahmad Pandit, son of Mohammad Ramzan, a resident of Check-i-Kawoosa area succumbed to his injures at the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura here. Muzaffar has sustained injuries after being hit by pellets during protests on September 14. He was operated upon by doctors in his left eye several times. However, he could not recover from Sepsis. Reports said that Muzaffar developed compl...   READ MORE   PDD engineer allots 1000 illegal power connections for money 10/1/2016 11:10:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Causing revenue losses worth lakhs of rupees to the state exchequer, a Power Development Department (PDD) engineer has illegally allotted around 1000 connections to consumers in Sunderbani Tehsil of Rajouri district and gets "monthly fee" from them to raise fortunes. Official sources said over 700 air-conditioners are operational in the main Sunderbani town without any requisite permission from the PDD though such connections if legally sanctioned would have to pay at least around Rs 1000 monthly fee taking the total monthly revenue to Rs 7,00,000. Likewise around 300 illegal connections are operational in Seyod Langer, Seiya Deval and Hathal areas. A...   READ MORE   SMC misplaces building permission file SIC directs Commissioner to hold enquiry 10/1/2016 11:10:15 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 1: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to hold a time bound enquiry into a building permission file which has went missing in the office of the SMC. An information seeker had sought some details about the file under RTI Act, and when the information was denied the matter came into the notice of SIC. Details available with Early Times reveal that the applicant, Abdul Ahad Bhat, of Gow Kadal, Srinagar, filed second appeal before the SIC stating that he submitted an application to PIO SMC Srinagar seeking some details about building permission given in his area. Even after expiry of sti...   READ MORE   Heavy Pak shelling in Akhnoor; GoI orders JK hospitals to be war-ready 10/1/2016 11:09:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1 : Pakistani troops violated ceasefire again in Phallanwallan area of line of control in Jammu. The Pakistani troops first targeted two forward posts and later targeted five posts. Fire continued between both sides from 4 am to 6.30 am. No loss of life was reported and Indian troops retaliated with equal power. Earlier today, Pakistan and Indian forces exchanged fire at Akhnoor in Chhamb sector of Jammu and Kashmir in another instance of ceasefire violation ...   READ MORE   Search operation in Mankote forests called off 10/1/2016 11:08:23 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Oct 1: The joint search cum combing operation launched by the security forces to nab the suspects who were reportedly spotted on Thursday in Mankote forests was called off presuming the escape of suspects, official sources here today. "A joint search operation was carried today by SOGs of Poonch and Mendhar , the personnel of 37 RR and 39 RR in Mankote forests in Mendhar tehsil followed by an input that at least 5 suspects were spotted here suspiciously moving on Thursday," said official sources. They said that the suspects have been managed to give a slip to security forces taking advantage of darkness and dense vegetation and thus the operation t...   READ MORE   As Kashmir takes lead in emergency war preparedness, Jammu in slumber 10/1/2016 11:08:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 1: Even as Jammu province including the winter capital here, being closer to the LOC are more vulnerable to any military aggression, it is Kashmir which has taken the lead in preparedness for any eventuality is case of war as tensions have heightened between India and Pakistan. While the war clouds loom large, and massive shelling has been taking place in Akhnoor sector of Jammu province, Kashmir is far ahead in preparedness, at least at the hospitals. This is despite the fact that over 20,000 people of Jammu province living along LOC have been shifted to safer places in the wake of apprehended retaliation from Pakistan. Sources said Commissioner Secretar...   READ MORE

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