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| Langate MLA walks out of Assembly over beef ban row | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: The ban row resonated in the legislative assembly today as Langate MLA, Er Abdul Rashid walked out of the House after the issue was not taken up for discussion.
As soon as the autumn session of the assembly began this morning with Speaker Kavinder Gupta reading the obituary reference, Rashid stood up and raised voice against the ban imposed on sale of beef in Jammu & Kashmir.
“Jammu & Kashmir is a Muslim majority state and as such the ban on sale of beef should be revoked at the earliest,” he said while carrying a banner in support of his demand.
After the Speaker did not listen to him, he moved towards the House well but the w... | |
| | | | Omar fails to utter a single word during obituary references in LA | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: National Conference working President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah today did not say a single word during the obituary references taken up by legislative assembly on the first day of autumn session of the legislature here today.
Omar did not utter a single word so as to pay tributes to former President Avul Pakir Jainulabideen (APJ) Abdul Kalam and some other ministers as well as legislators of state who passed away during the period the legislature was not in session. The 'non-seriousness' of Omar came as a surprise to most of the legislators who were expecting the former chief minister to say something.
As soon as spea... | |
| | | | Congress wants discussion on flood victims, pilgrim tax | | Moves adjournment motion | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: The Congress moved an adjournment motion in the legislative assembly (LA) to seek a debate in both the houses on the relief and rehabilitation of 2014 flood victims and service tax on commercial helicopter services tax on Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine pilgrims.
Talking to Early Times over phone senior Congress leader Gh. Nabi Monga said, "Our party wants both the Assembly and legislative council to discuss the relief and rehabilitation of 2014 flood victims and on helicopter Service Tax on Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine pilgrims by way of Adjournment Motion.
The party has submitted a notice of adjournment motion in the Assembly Saturday,"
He ... | |
| | | | Chief Minister demands credible probe in Haj tragedies | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: Expressing grief and sorrow over the death of more than 1100 Hajis in this year's Haj pilgrimage in two accidents, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that a comprehensive probe should be carried out in both the cases.
"It is quite sad that 1090 Hajis lost their lives in the stampede at Mina while as 107 persons died when a crane caved in at Makkah. In this age of technology such accidents are not acceptable and necessary measures should be taken in this regard. Hopefully, such things don't happen in future so that all the Haj pilgrims return safely to their homes," said Mufti while speaking during the obituary references... | |
| | | | Autumn session of Assembly will also be meaningless for Jammu | | BJP an alien | | | Early times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: A week-long session of the J&K Legislature today commended at the Summer Capital, Srinagar. It would not be a smooth session. The parties like the NC, the Congress, the CPI-M and Kashmir-based independent legislators hinted even the commencement of the session that they would not only raise issues concerning the September 2014 devastating floods and the failure of the coalition government to ameliorate the sufferings of the flood-affected Kashmiri people, but would also ensure a discussion on the beef ban issue as well as other Kashmir-specific issues. The NC, in particular, would try to make things difficult for the ruling coalition, as it believes that... | |
| | | | Health Ministry posts unqualified Surgeons in-charge of hospital admn | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: Health and Medical Education Department has seemingly decided to give up rules and regulations to favour blue-eyed favourites.
Qualification and specialisation have already been dumped is what has become talk of the town with doctors complaining of wrong people being posted on critical positions. In a recent transfer order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, Assistant Surgeons were transferred and posted as Medical Superintendents and Deputy Medical Superintendents.
What makes this order contentious is the fact that most of these Assistant Surgeons do not have the mandatory qualification of Master in Hospital Administration (MHA) yet... | |
| | | | BJP bats for state's reorganization; stirs hornet's nest | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Bhartiya Janta Party, being the ruling partner in coalition today has stirred the hornet's nest on the issue of reorganization of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
While its former political advisor to state BJP president and senior party leader has batted for immediate necessity of adopting a resolution on the trifurcation of the state pleading RSS to contemplate immediate action, its MLA and former RSS pracharak has endorsed the vision saying there is no harm in pursuing the agenda.
It is pertinent to mention that recently Hari Om, senior BJP leader has advocated that trifurcation of J&K into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh States is the exigency of the time ... | |
| | | | A day of hectic activity: Damage-control drill did help police to some extent | | Under severe mental pressure, "victim" mechanic says he doesn't want to face police | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: It was a day of hectic activity at an across the Tawi bridge police station as a dusk to dawn damage-control exercise, taken up by a "senior" cop in the face of his and his subordinates' criticism over the allegation of Rs 25,000 having been extorted by them as bribe to release an "innocent" mobike mechanic in a motorcycle theft case, kept the cops on their toes the whole day.
Mechanic Raj Kumar of New Plots was under so much of mental pressure that he preferred not to give any anti-police statement, saying he would not like to face police again in this case.
According to a senior police officer, the state vigilance organisation has taken a note of the ... | |
| | | | What about AIIMS and smart cities for J&K? No word from BJP led NDA Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: What happened to AIIMs type plan for Jammu and Kashmir? One is supposed to know the fate of the plan when the central Government had asked the state Government to identify 200 acres of land in Kashmir and in Jammu for setting up two AIIMs type health institutions.
What happened to the central Government's plan on setting up smart cities? Well people in Jammu and Kashmir are no longer interested in the project after the state of Jammu and Kashmir was delinked from the project of building smart cities.Is it the result of known bias of the BJP-led NDA government against the people of Jammu and Kashmir when under the plan 100 smart cities were to be built?... | |
| | | | Beef ban: Act against divisive forces, Mufti tells police | | NC, Hurriyat trying to trigger unrest in Valley | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed the police to take strong action against the divisive forces who are trying to destabilise the government on the issue of beef and taking recourse to religious sentiments.
According to sources, Mufti issued these directions after intelligence reports suggested that separatists and goons of the opposition mainstream parties are planning large scale protests over the High Court order asking police to enforce ban on slaughtering of bovine as per the law.
The intelligence agencies in their report have informed the CM that separatists after having being exposed on the ground situation in the PoK with protes... | |
| | | | Aides, officials bulldozing JSY scheme; Health Minister busy in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: Health and Medical Education Minister Lal Singh has neither any clue nor even minor details of the mess his officials and aides have made of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme to reduce maternal and neo-natal mortality.
These aides and officials who are often seen accompanying the minister even on road side events have little or no time to keep track of centrally sponsored schemes being implemented by the departments headed by them. According to the evaluation report prepared by state's own Department of Economics and Statistics, aides and officials of the health minister have failed to make JSY a grand success in J&... | |
| | | | CIC directs GAD to reveal reasons to RTI activist | | "Non implementation of HC order by Govt" | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 3: Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi, while dismissing its orders on an RTI plea, has directed GAD to reveal the reasons that led to the non-implementation of high court orders in the case of regularisation of two employees of revenue department.
The RTI activist, who had sought the reasons from GAD, was earlier denied the information by the PIO of GAD. After filing an appeal before the First Appellate Authority (FAA) in GAD, the information seeker didn't get the justice as the information was denied by the FAA as well, by invoking section 8 of the state RTI Act. Details available with Early Times reveal that Mohammad Jamal of Rawalpora, S... | |
| | | | Departments don't upload RTI replies on official websites | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Majority of departments in J&K are not disclosing the RTI information on their websites despite repeated directions from the government. Nearly eight months ago, the government had issued three orders instructing all departments to voluntarily disclose the information in terms of Section 4 (1) (b) of J&K Right to Information Act 2009. "In these orders, government had reprimanded all departments for their failure to ensure disclosure of information in terms of Section 4 (1) (b) JK RTI Act 2009, yet they have not uploaded a single reply on their official websites," said Ravinder Sharma, an RTI activist. He said that most of the departments ... | |
| | | | SP's PA accused of harassing family | | | |
Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 3: The PA (personal assistant) of a SP is alleged to have assaulted and harassed a family at Lawipora on the outskirts of Srinagar. Abdul Gani Parray and his family, including wife, five daughters, a son and elderly mother, were at home when cops barged into their house and demanded money while abusing the womenfolk. On September 30 last, police had detained Parray for two hours. "During my detention, I was given a sound beating by the cops as a result of which my ear drums suffered damages," he alleged while showing a medical certificate in this connection.
Parray and his family demonstrated in Press Enclave near Lal Chowk, demand... | |
| | | | Strike by PHE daily wagers hits water supply across J&K | | Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: The ongoing strike of causal labourers and daily wagers of the Public Health and Engineering (PHE) Department has badly affected water supply across the state particularly in Jammu district. From last two days, the All J&K PHE, ITI-Trained and CP Workers Association, an amalgam of various daily wagers' bodies, has been staging protests in favour of their regularization.
An official said the PHE Department of Jammu, with the help of permanent employees, has been able to supply nearly 40 percent water (14 million gallons per day) against the demand of 35 million gallons. He said similar situation was prevailing in Kathua and Samba districts.... | |
| | | | Master-grade headmaster claims clout in ministry, gives damn to mid-day meal | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Oct 3: The mid-day meal scheme in Sunderbani has come under scanner as the high headed school authorities deny schedule menu to the children and instead cook food of their choice only.
This instance came to light today when a cook of Middle School Nahoti today reached media with an urgent complaint on the issue which he saids was not being addressed at proper forum due to his superiors' alleged connections with the high-ups in the department and the ministry.
Kali dass, the cook who has been rendering his services to the mid-day meal to be provided to nearly 20 children of middle school Nohoti alleged that he has been kept under the continou... | |
| | | | Probe into Aru-Pahalgam toll post scam heads nowhere | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Oct 3: The Wildlife Department has reportedly stalled investigation into Aru-Pahalgam toll post scam allegedly under political pressure.
On August 31, Early Times reported how the state exchequer is losing a major amount due to corrupt practice of Wildlife officials posted on the toll post.
Rupees 25 are being collected from tourists at the toll post and if a tourist possesses a camera then he/she has to pay additional Rs 100. A foreigner has to pay Rs 50 for himself and Rs 200 for the camera. Bali Bhagat, Minister for Social Welfare, Forest, Ecology and Environment had initiated inquiry into the scam which was first reported by Early Times... | |
| | | | Sluggish work exposes Govt callousness | | Jammu airport expansion project misses another deadline | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: The expansion of Jammu airport project has missed yet another deadline, reflecting the callousness of successive regimes towards the winter capital's development.
The airport expansion missed the September 2015 deadline after having already missed several such deadlines in the past.
As per the agreement between the Army and the state Government for the expansion of the airport, 140 kanals of land falling under Army Cantonment area had to be vacated. The Army was provided alternative land at Sunjwan. But the shifting of vital army installations to the new site could not be completed in time due to some misunderstanding between the two parties.
Sources in ... | |
| | | | Children go missing at alarming rate in JK | | Conviction rate zero | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Despite repeated advisories of Union government for containing the crime against children, the number of untraced children increases with every passing day. Besides a marginal number of cases are charge sheeted while the conviction rate is still zero.
According to data furnished by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1438 children went missing in last four years and at an average of last three years, more than one child went missing per day.
For the last concluding year 2014, a large number of children 490 went missing out of which 235 were traced back by law enforcement agencies while 255 remained untraced.
Those traced includ... | |
| | | | RSS and struggle for justice in Jammu, Ladakh | | Revisiting Kurukshetra of June 2002 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: The Pratinidhis (representatives) of J&K appealed to the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of the RSS in March 2001 at Delhi to support the agitations prevailing in Jammu and Ladakh regions for demanding separate statehood for Jammu and Union Territory status for Ladakh. They argued with the facts and figures of discrimination with Jammu and Ladakh regions by the State Government and the activities of terrorists, separatist forces and also the detailed and factual information about the forces which stood for the complete integration with Bharat. After discussions the ABPS passed a Resolution
Pursuant to that Resolution the Sar Karyawah, Shri Mohan Rao Bhagw... | |
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