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Geelani held track-II talks to safeguard family interests: JKLF leader Where are our intellectuals today? Why don't they raise questions?' 10/29/2016 11:21:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 29: Even as hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's sudden move to hold talks with a 5-member delegation from New Delhi has surprised many, a senior JKLF leader, Altaf Qadri, has dropped a bombshell saying that Geelani softened his stand only to safeguard the interests of his family and not of the people of Kashmir. Qadri, who is settled in the US, took to social media to "expose" as to what led Geelani to hold talks with the team led by veteran BJP leader and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, when previously the hardliner had shut his doors to the All Party Delegation of Parliamentarians who knocked at his residence in August. In a detailed post on Facebook, Qadri alleged that Geelani changed this stand not for peace in Kashmir but to strengthen fortunes for his sons and sons-in-law, who could otherwise have been snubbed by the government. "Just a month ago, when everyone asked Geelani to talk and create a process of negotiations with India. That is how disputes are approached and finally resolved. But Mr Geelani rejected it and p...   READ MORE

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Kashmir unrest renders thousands of employed youth jobless, 'stakeholders' act as mute spectators 10/29/2016 11:20:47 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 29: The four month long Kashmir unrest has dealt a severe blow to the youth of valley who were working in the private sector. The turmoil has rendered thousands of such youth jobless and as such they are sitting idle at their home. Reports said that thousands of Kashmiri youth working in various private firms have been shown door by their employers since the situation has turned volatile in the valley. With no business to show the owners of private companies have been 'coerced' to show exit to their employees. Thousands of youth working in private cellular companies and marketing companies have been left without a job since the unr...   READ MORE   Is Srinagar ready to become 'Smart City'? Master Plan violations go unabated, guilty enjoy impunity 10/29/2016 11:20:38 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 29: At a time when authorities are gearing up to get approval for Srinagar as 'Smart City', the much deliberated Master Plan violations stare at government's face, putting question mark over whether the state's summer capital is really ready for becoming 'smart'. While the state dispensation is stressing over the fact that the smart city proposal should contain vision, plan for mobilization of resources and intended outcomes in terms of infrastructure upgradation and smart applications, the Master Plan that was ought to be implemented much earlier is in limbo. Early Times has already reported that 2500 structures were allegedly raised in the city in...   READ MORE   CM Mehbooba, PM Modi working in tandem Menace of terrorism 10/29/2016 11:20:26 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 29: Ever since July 8, when Hizb terrorist Burhan Wani was liquidated, Kashmir has been in turmoil and Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti doing all that she could to restore peace in the Valley. Of course, she must have been feeling the absence of her father and patron of the PDP, Mufti Mohd Sayeed. He was her greatest strength like she was to him. The turmoil gripped the Valley in a dramatic manner and suddenly. It brought everything to a standstill. Deadly stone throwers occupied the streets and disgruntled and hired goons took charge of the whole situation. They took the law of the land in their own hand and challenged the very au...   READ MORE   PDD fails to clear SPDC outstanding 10/29/2016 11:20:18 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 29: The State Power Development Corporation (SPDC) has sought the intervention of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) for releasing of power usage charges worth crores of rupees from the Power Development Department (PDD). The financially struggling PDD has outstanding worth crores of rupees. Now, SPDC has approached the SERC to direct the PDD to release its power usage charges so that it could clear its balance to Irrigation and Flood Control department. "We filed a petition before the SERC as the Corporation has outstanding worth crores of rupees to I&FC," an official said. The Water Resources Act-2010 was implemente...   READ MORE   3 years on, Rs 2.44 cr fraud in estates Deptt awaits probed 10/29/2016 11:20:08 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 29: Three years after glaring irregularities in the estates department were unearthed by the Accountant General of India in its Audit report, the government has failed to probe the matter. The Audit report had revealed that items worth Rs 2.44 crore were found missing from the Jammu store. Sources said that dilly-dallying approach of the government can be gauged from the fact that the government had constituted a committee to probe the matter, but even after the lapse of three years the committee has not finalized the report to pin point fixing of the responsibility. Sources revealed to Early Times that the operation cover up is ...   READ MORE   Pak Army and ISI trying to use terrorist groups for unseating Nawaz Sharif 10/29/2016 11:19:59 PM (Behind the veil) Early Times Report Jammu,Oct 29: Pakistan does not bother even if feels global isolation. Global Isolation is a major threat to developing and small nations but Pakistan does not bother about so long it has a fair weather friend in China. During the last over 50 years China has been the lone supplier of military hardaware and economic assistance.Whatever,India gains by purchasing from various developed nations military equipment, arms, aircrafts and signs MOU for securing political and economic support from other nations China has the capacity to pump in larger sums of money and bigger quantity of military hardware. This way Pakistan does not bother if India...   READ MORE   Mr Yaswant, don't provoke J&K not 'no man land' Jammu, Ladakh 10/29/2016 11:19:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 29: Senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister and Finance Minister Yaswant Sinha, who, along with four others so called J&K experts and trouble-shooter in Kashmir for three long days, has made many statements which are disturbing, outrageous and objectionable. After meeting with the anti-nationals, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in Kashmir, he told a national news agency that "his meeting with Geelani was a pleasure" and that "New Delhi and separatists should sit across the table to discuss the Kashmir issue and resolve it". He crossed the line when he only spoke of Kashmir and the so-called Kashmiri pain and said he was very happy that he a...   READ MORE

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