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| Omar, Mehbooba maintain silence over Talib Hussain's involvement in rape cases | | Are they eyeing tribal community votes, ask critics | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have maintained silence over the allegations of rape leveled against Talib Hussain, a Bakerwal activist, who was projected as the "Messiah" of the tribal community by both the leaders for his so-called campaign to seek justice for the Kathua rape-and-murder victim.
When Kathua rape and murder case came to fore both the leaders patted Talib Hussain's back and made every possible attempt to own him so that they could use his influence to seek votes from the members of the tribal community. "Both Omar and Mehbooba tried to play politics over Kathua rape and murder and tried to create a wedge between the communities," alleged an analyst.
He said, "It's strange that both the leaders have not uttered a word since the day Talib's real face has been exposed."
Mehbooba Mufti, who projected Talib as a "hero of tribal community" when Kathua rape and murder case came to fore has maintained silence over his "criminal" activities. "Mehbooba Mufti should speak as she has al... | |
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| HC takes cognizance of petition challenging interim bail to Talib, directs Sessions Judge not to pass final order | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: A rape victim (name withheld) has filed a petition in High Court seeking quashing of the interim bail order of Talib Hussain granted in a rape case on 12-10-2018 by Sessions Judge Samba R.K. Wattal. The case was listed today before the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta in the High Court.
Advocate A K Sawhney appearing for rape victim pointed out to the High Court the illegalities of the interim bail order passed in favour of Talib accused in the rape case. Sawhney said that the bail application was moved on 20-8-2018 before Sessions Judge Samba and the public prosecutor was directed to file objections. Sawhney moved an application for impleading Pro... | |
| | | | Who allotted contract of health insurance scheme? | | Many officials of Finance Deptt under scanner | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: As Governor Satya Pal Malik has scrapped the insurance scheme deal, role of many senior officials in the Finance department is being questioned for allotting the contract to a particular company.
The Governor scrapped the deal after the opposition criticised the decision of making it mandatory for all state government employees to buy medical insurance from the private company.
The government in an order on September 20 had selected the company for providing medical insurance to all state government employees. Even though the policy has been scrapped, many senior officials are under the scanner for allotting the contract to the company.
"The allot... | |
| | | | J&K would have acceded to India before Oct 26 but Nehru… | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: The general belief in the country is that Maharaja Hari Singh offered accession of his State only on October 26, 1947. This is not true. The fact of the matter is that he proposed accession immediately after Pakistan broke the standstill agreement and invaded Jammu & Kashmir on October 20.
It would be only prudent to quote verbatim what the then Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Mehr Chand Mahajan, wrote in this context in his autobiography 'Looking Back'.
He wrote: "Pakistan invasion was an unprovoked act of aggression. The Maharaja had not done anything to invite it.
Its objective was to take possession of the state by force. What did India do on ... | |
| | | | NC-PDP drop bonhomie plan | | ‘Chalo ek bar phir sae ajnabi banjaye hum donu’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: The two arch-rivals in Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape, National Conference and the PDP, seem to have dropped the idea of bonhomie between them.
Earlier, it looked like the alliance was on the cards. However, at present the parties have decided that they could not tread the treacherous path together and hence have decided to function separately.
As per the reports, the middle rung leadership of both the NC as well as the PDP was in favour of the alliance and wanted a bonhomie and a joint platform against the emergence of the BJP in the state.
However, as per the sources privy to the development, the chiefs of both the parties weren't ready... | |
| | | | A senior NC leader is in touch with Cong | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Realising that Assembly elections may be held with Lok Sabha elections, political parties have kicked started "operations" to lure potential leaders of other political groups so as to win as many as seats in the coming elections. Some prominent leaders, who are annoyed with their leadership, are looking for other options before announcement of the elections to secure their future.
Credible sources said that a NC leader, who is a former minister, has opened channel with the Congress to explore possibilities of shifting loyalty before the elections. The NC leader, who is in touch with Congress leadership, is considered to be close to NC president and for... | |
| | | | Hectic lobbying on for Kathua MC chairman | | Higher leadership likely to prefer independent than own councillors | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Hectic lobbying has been going on unabated for the post of chairman of Kathua Municipal Council, with the higher leadership of a party appearing to be in favour of making an independent councillor as chairman than its own councillors.
Sources informed Early Times that none of the party has got clear majority in Kathua MC elections with BJP having 8 seats, Congress 5 and independent 8. Out of the 8 independent winning candidates, one is a former chairman, his wife and two more winning candidates who had fought elections against the candidates of BJP.
Out of the remaining four independent candidates, two are close to a senior Congress leader, and nothing... | |
| | | | No, JK is not 'Open Defecation-Free' state | | Kathua residents reject Centre's claim | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
Kathua, Oct 25: The central government 's claim that Jammu and Kashmir is an 'Open Defecation-Free' (ODF) state is not supported by the facts on the ground.
Recently, the Modi government issued an advertisement and patted on its back while announcing that Jammu and Kashmir has become the first state in the country to have achieved ODF status.
But the government's claim holds not water as the ground situation presents an entirely contrasting picture. For ex... | |
| | | | Brokers in WB arranged everything and we reached Jammu | | Rohingya menace | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: How did Rohingyas came to Jammu? Who made all arrangements for the Rohingyas, who wanted an Islamic State within the Buddhist State of Myanmar? And why did they come to India and not go to any Muslim country?
Kabir, himself a Rohingya, who came to Jammu by train years ago, has disclosed how the Rohingyas came to Jammu. 19-year-old Mohammad Kabir, who stayed in Bangladesh for more than a year, the other day said: "Where will we find a place like India? His family migrated to India because 'yahan kaam dhanda acha hai' (there are better work opportunities here). They have been living in India for a decade now with his mother (his father passed away in Rak... | |
| | | | Without seeking approval from CEO J&K, Housing Deptt issues transfer, promotion orders | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Enforcement of model code of conduct (MCC) in view of Panchayat elections in the state has not made any difference for the Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) since the department has issued many transfer and promotion orders over the past few days.
Early Times is in possession of some of these orders issued by the department over the past four days. The orders relate to the transfer of some officers and also regarding the placement of an officer at a higher position. The issuance of orders is a blatant violation of the MCC that is in force in the state these days.
"In the interest of administration it is hereby order... | |
| | | | Traffic jams, landslides put commuters, security men at risk | | Strategic Mughal road | |  Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Nowadays lives of the commuters and the security personnel deployed at Poshiana check post along Mughal road are at risk due to heavy traffic congestion which sometimes lasts several hours.
Sources informed Early Times that lives of security personnel and commuters who travel on the road are at risk since the highway was thrown open for traffic.
"Even the army has time and again appraised civil administration about the risks but nobody see... | |
| | | | Six militants killed in two gunfights in Kashmir Valley | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25 Six militants were killed on Thursday in two separate gunfights with security forces in the Kashmir Valley, police said. While two were killed in Baramulla, four died in Anantnag. Security personnel surrounded Athoora village in north Kashmir's Baramulla district after receiving information about the presence of militants there. "As the security forces surrounded the hiding militants, they fired at the security forces triggering an encounter in which two militants were killed," a police officer said. The security forces did not suffer any casualty in the operation. The exact identity and the group affiliation of the slain militants were being ascertai... | |
| | | | Crime Branch initiates probe against 'sand mafia' | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25: The Crime Branch has initiated a probe against the sand mafia for extracting sand illegally from the river Jehlum. The residents of Vethpora, Soitent, Batwara, Indiranagar, and Sonwar have written a letter to IGP Crime about the sand mafia active in these areas. Following which the Crime Branch has initiated a probe and SSP Crime Srinagar as per an order CHQ-K-438+726/18 PVK-76/2018, PVK-76/2018 has been asked to investigate the matter.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar as per a communiqué, a copy of which lies with Early Times, has also written to Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Kashmir to look into the matte... | |
| | | | Inspite of clear instructions from GAD, education Deptt attaches teachers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: In spite of clear directions from the General Administration Department and Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) to detach all the attached teachers, the Chief Education Officer Samba is continuing ordering attachment spree rather than detachment.
Sources informed Early Times that an influential teacher having original place of posting in Govt Middle School, Sangar of Samba district but given the close proximity with the former Health Minister Davinder Manyal got attachment in Government High School, Khara Madana of Zone Purmandal just fifteen days ago when Model Code of Conduct is imposed in wake of Urban Local Bodies and Panchyat election ac... | |
| | | | GPS Nallaha Thumba has one teacher for 36 students | | Ailing Education System | | | Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Oct 25: The Government Primary School Nallaha Thumba in Tehsil Sunderbani of District Rajouri has one teacher for thirty six students.
The shortage of teachers has adversely affected academics in the school but nothing seems moving.
The people of Nallaha Thumba alleged that several representations were submitted to the concerned Zonal Education Officer Lower Hathal Ramesh Chander Sharma and the Chief Education Officer Rajouri requesting them to appoint more teachers in the school but no remedial action was taken till date.
The local residents including Tirath Rama Sharma, Chunni Lal, Pawan Kumar, Rita Devi, Ravi Sharma warned the education department th... | |
| | | | 'Rogue elements' contested ULB polls in Kashmir: Mehbooba | | Frustration grips PDP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: Attempts are being made in Kashmir to arouse passions and muddy the Indian waters in the state. Frustration seems to have gripped Kashmiri parties like the PDP and the NC and both have been trying hard to deflect the people's attention from the real issues of governance by chanting Pakistan and dialogue and terming the whole ULB Polls exercise as a futile exercise.
Mehbooba Mufti has gone to the extent of terming as "rogue elements" those who contested the just-held ULB polls in Kashmir and threatened that this exercise could lead to more trouble in the Valley. "Rogue elements were lured by money to contest the local body polls in Kashmir and the low tu... | |
| | | | Rajiv Jasrotia is still Chairman BOD, Zahoor Mir VC | | Comedy of errors on SFC website | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25: Millions of rupees are allocated to Information Technology (IT) Department in J&K every year , but it seems things are moving from bad to worse as official websites of Government and Semi Government organizations in state are not even updated for months and even years. The officials deputed for the job get handsome salaries and dent the exchequer.
Details available with Early Times reveal that official website of J&K State Forest Corporation www.jks... | |
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