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Says, he is unaware about Central assistance for JK MoS Finance admits 'helplessness' 10/27/2015 12:55:10 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 26: The MoS Finance Pawan Gupta on Monday admitted that he is not aware about the issues pertaining to the Central assistance for the Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to Early Times over phone Gupta said, "Since the day I have taken over as the MoS Finance I have never been taken into the confidence about the issues pertaining to the Central assistance for the Jammu and Kashmir. I can say that my senior Minister alone deals with the Centre over the economic issues of the State. I am not at all involved in what is transpiring between him and New Delhi." The MoS Finance exuded hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his forthcoming visit to the State would announce a special economic package for the development of the State. He claimed that if he would have gone to New Delhi for the package, things would have been different. "I don't know what is the final outcome regarding the package but yes if I would have visited New Delhi I would have used my good relations with the BJP people to get a handsome package for Jammu and Kashmir," the Minister cl...   READ MORE

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'When everyone ran for life, police commandos ensured CM's safety' 10/27/2015 12:54:56 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 26: People who show their proximity to the Chief Minister by remaining close to him, ran away for their lives when earth shook like a jelly this afternoon leaving the CM alone in a corner of the Tagore hall where they were watching a show. But commandos of the Jammu Kashmir police rushed to rescue the Chief Minister. Witnesses said as the first tremor was felt, many from the audience started running out of the Hall, the first floor of which was jam-packed. But Mufti stood back sitting patiently on his chair in the first row, asking others including Education Minister Naeem Akhter, who was also present, to calm down and not to panic. Within seconds, ho...   READ MORE   BJP group prepares charge-sheet against Health Minister Under his nose, some power brokers doing misdeeds 10/27/2015 12:54:46 AM ET Report jammu, Oct 26: A faction within the BJP has reportedly collected some authentic proofs against Minister for Health and Medical Education and these proofs will be submitted to party high command very soon. These proofs were collected with the help of some senior doctors of Government Medical College Jammu with whom the Health Minister has misbehaved a number of times. Credible sources in the Medical College said that most of the senior doctors in the Medical College are feeling suffocated because power brokers, who have completely influenced the Health Minister, are putting pressure on doctors as well as senior officials of the all health institutions to give them undue favours ...   READ MORE   From Supreme Court to Press Club Jammu Debate on Article 35-A 10/27/2015 12:54:35 AM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 26: Jammu on Monday witnessed several developments. On the one hand, a number of groups celebrated the accession day and reiterated their commitment to defeat anti-India forces operating in the Valley and Pakistani anti-India machination, on the other, a Delhi-based NGO, affiliated to RSS, "We the Citizens" organized a debate on Article 35-A of the Indian Constitution, which was enforced in the State on May 14, 1954 without taking the Indian Parliament into confidence to empower the communal and Valley centric leadership to deprive the Indians, other than those considered State subjects till May 14, 1954 as per the 1927 State Subject definition, of those right...   READ MORE   Govt to terminate 300 absent doctors 10/27/2015 12:54:22 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 26: Around 300 doctors are likely to be terminated from service for remaining absent from their duties for years together. Most of the absent doctors figuring on a list prepared by the Government are presently working in private health sector in the country and abroad, particularly in Gulf countries, sources told Early Times. A senior official said the termination orders would be notified from next week after an assessment report by the Health Department, which has sent final notices to the doctors. He said the Government has also decided to refer the posts, which will be vacant after the order is implemented, to the Public Service Commis...   READ MORE   Inspector, brother in law fight reaches DGP office 10/27/2015 12:54:14 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report jammu, Oct 26: In the backdrop of the allegations and counter allegations, Inspector Vijay Choudhary has written a letter to the Director General of Police (DGP) to clear his position and has highlighted the criminal record of his brother-in-law, Jatinder Singh s/o Harnam Singh of Sainik Colony, who has levelled serious allegations against him. Singh has accused Choudhary of harassing, beating and implicating him in false cases. "My so called brother in law (Singh) always pleads innocence while levelling allegations against his wife on the pretext that she always intimidates him due to his brother (Choudhary) being a police officer. I want to clarify t...   READ MORE   'For NC, Accession day is black day' 10/27/2015 12:54:06 AM Early Times Report jammu, Oct 26: The opposition NC today lashed out at those who celebrated the Accession day with great pomp and show, termed the day of Accession as a black day and declared that the Accession of the State with India was temporary and conditional. "The day the State acceded to India was a black day. The Accession of the State with India was temporary and conditional. Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and its future has yet to be decided. Those who celebrated the Accession day today only vitiated the atmosphere in the State," said NC president Farooq Abdullah's younger brother Mustafa Kamaal while condemning those in Jammu who celebrated the day of Accession as...   READ MORE   After facing humiliating defeat Mir looks for excuses LAHDC Polls 10/27/2015 12:53:56 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 26: After facing a humiliating defeat in the LAHDC polls, Congress is looking for excuses to save its face, the new JKPCC Chief G A Mir, who took over from Prof Saifuddin Soz earlier this year, with the promise of "revolutionizing the party" on Monday tried to downplay the defeat saying, "BJP's UT promise will prove counterproductive for the party and eventually tend to hinder the attainment of their political goals in the region." Mir toed the line of National Conference working president, Omar Abdullah, who during his tenure as the Chief Minister did not pay any attention towards the development of the hilly district and has no right to speak for the...   READ MORE   TED fails to take possession of ITI building, Training of Youth affected 10/27/2015 12:53:42 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 26: The callous approach of Technical Education Department (TED) could be gauged from the fact that the construction of ITI building, Bani is almost completed by the executing agency (R&B) but the department has failed to take possession of newly constructed building. Source in department informed Early Times that the executing agency, Roads and Buildings Department, Bani has sent communiqué to Director Technical Department, Jammu that the building of ITI was almost complete but the department concerned has not replied on it so far. Source further said that owing to delay in taking possession of newly constructed building, the ITI administration ...   READ MORE   Transfer industry coerces Education Minister to defer transfers of college lecturers 10/27/2015 12:53:32 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Oct 26: Enjoying strong political clout, the transfer industry players in Higher Education department are learnt to have forced Minister Naeem Akhtar to change his decision of transferring college Assistant Professors in bulk, and affect transfers through intermittent orders. Sources informed Early Times that a list of total 233 Assistant Professors and half a dozen College Principals was prepared by higher officials of Higher Education department, nearly a month back and it was decided by Minister to affect the transfers in bulk. "The transfer order was approved by Minister but at the eleventh hour it was withheld and Minister had left for Hajj", so...   READ MORE   Can 'toothless' SAC deliver justice? 10/27/2015 12:44:58 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 26: After remaining defunct for more than a year, the State Accountability Commission (SAC) has again been constituted recently. Eminent persons from judiciary have taken control of the Commission , but can it deliver without the amount autonomy of autonomy needed to do justice? There is severe dearth of staff at SAC and the Chairman / members have no powers to fill up these vacancies with the result the work at commission is getting seriously affected. "The SAC chairman cannot even purchase stationery without the consent of Law Secretary. Commission is fully dependent on Government, under these circumstances how can one expect total prudence from SAC"...   READ MORE   Residential houses, shops damaged, cellular services hit; PM calls CM 7.7 Earthquake hits State, 2 women among 3 dead 10/27/2015 12:44:16 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 26: A massive earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday leading to the death of two elderly women in Kashmir and a young boy in Jammu's Reasi district, while 15 persons sustained injuries and several residential houses and shops were damaged across the state. The earthquake measuring 7.7 at Richter scale jolted the state during office hours triggering panic and chaos on roads and parks as people tried to rush towards open areas . Electricity, phone li...   READ MORE   Pakistan's 'demon of terrorism' devouring itself : Nirmal Singh 10/27/2015 12:44:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 26: The "demon of terrorism" which was created and nourished by Pakistan is slowly "devouring" that very country, J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said today. "Pakistan has not learned to mend its ways despite the fact that the country itself is on the verge of disintegration. The situation which prevails in Balochistan, north-west and in Sindh, the demons which they have given birth too...the demon of terrorism, the very same demon is now devouring Pakistan," he told reporters here. "The need of the hour for Pakistan was to join hands with India and make a joint strategy to counter terrorism but they are not understanding the gravity of the situation ...   READ MORE   Pak targets 30 BoPs, hamlets in Samba, Kathua 10/27/2015 12:43:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 26: Pakistan targeted 30 border outposts and several hamlets today with mortar bombs and heavy machine guns in Samba and Kathua districts injuring a civilian, as it continued ceasefire violations for the fourth day. "Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on BSF posts along the IB in Samba and Kathua districts from 1900 hours last night," a BSF officer said. "They fired 82 mm mortar shells and used heavy machine guns (HMGs) to target 30 BoPs and border villages in Ramgarh, Samba, Kathua and Hiranagar sectors", he said. BSF troops retaliated resulting in exchanges which continued till 0500 hours today, he said. One villager was injured in the mor...   READ MORE   Day 5: Border residents migrate to safer places due to ceasefire violations in Kathua, Samba Villagers questions fate of BJP's much hyped tall claims of '5 marlas plot in safer areas' 10/27/2015 12:43:24 AM Early Times Report Kathua/Samba, Oct 26: At least 300 people migrated to safer places identified as camps/temples after heavy damaged was reported to residential houses and standing crops at forward villages in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district while border people in Samba district also began migrating to safer places following continuous heavy firing and mortar shelling by the Pakistan Rangers on fifth consecutive day. The migration has been reported from Mawa, Bainglar, Manguchak, Sadoh C...   READ MORE   Demand for relief package intensifies after quake shakes J&K 10/27/2015 12:43:08 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 26: Demand for central relief package for the people hit by last year's floods intensified after a major quake shook the Kashmir Valleyon Monday. Sources in the administration said that after fresh damage to public and private property across the state due to the quake, all administrative heads have been directed to submit assessment reports at an earliest. They said the assessment reports of all departments shall reach to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed within a week after thoroughly scrutinized by Chief Secretary B.R Sharma and Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir divisions. Later, a report will be submitted to the centr...   READ MORE

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