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| Enjoys all privileges, perks as legislator; indulges in anti-India rhetoric | | Er Rashid wants to have the cake and eat it too! | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 5: The independent MLA from Langate Er Rashid, who has made it a habit to poke his nose in all the affairs, wants JK Assembly to discuss Kashmir. What an irony!
It seems that someone needs to remind Er Rashid and a few Kashmir based legislators that before entering the Augustus House they take an oath to safeguard integrity and sovereignty of the country. They swear by Indian constitution and are under oath to protect it. "If Er Rashid wants to discuss Kashmir he should first tender his resignation and then do so," said an analyst.
He said, "Er Rashid is enjoying all the privileges and perks as a legislator and on the other hand he talks about Kashmir being ... | |
| | | | Illegal constructions over shadow clean governance claims | | 2 dozen structures coming up near LA Complex | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Oct 5: Even as the legislators boast of clean governance in the Legislature, around a dozen illegal structures are coming up in the close vicinity of the Legislative complex.
The Srinagar Municipal Corporation and the Srinagar Development Authority has been allegedly encouraging illegal constructions.
Sources said from near Budshah Bridge to Magarmal Bagh to Batamaloo-Mominabad road located in the neighbourhood of the Legislative complex, illegal structures are coming up.
Official sources said the top BJP Minister was recently informed about the illegal constructions and asked to take action against the Enforcement Officers for allowing the unlawful works. ... | |
| | | | Out of power, Omar vents frustration at Speaker | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 5: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is demeaning the office of the Speaker by labeling it with an organization.
It's probably for the first time that Speaker is being accused of being member of a particular organization. The NC is indulging in the worst form of name-calling.
Omar, who had been groomed in the lap of the BJP, not able to fathom that he doesn't enjoy power anymore neither in the state nor in the Centre, is now trying to resurrect his flagging political career by blaming anything connected with the RSS, a social organization.
It's part of this game plan that NC accused the Speaker Kavinder Gupta of being a RSS person and even termed that... | |
| | | | Council witnesses pandemonium as opposition members' corner Govt on different issues | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: Pandemonium broke out in the Legislative Council as the normal business could not be taken up due to the storming of the Well by the legislators of National Conference and Congress over different issues.
As soon as the House began its proceedings Congress members like Mohammad Muzaffar Parray, Rani Bloeria, Naresh Gupta, and Jugal Kishore along with National Conference members like Bashir Ahmad Veeri, Shahnaz Ganai, Sajad Kichloo, Qaisar Jamshed Lone and Showkat Ahmad Ganie stood up and wanted to know the fate of adjournment motions moved by them on varied issues.
While the Congress members moved the adjournment motion over the allege... | |
| | | | Panthers becoming voice of neglected, oppressed Jammu people | | BJP losing hold ever its constituency | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 5: The Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) has been slowly but surely capturing the political space in Jammu region by voicing on a daily basis the concerns of its neglected and oppressed people. The BJP has become "thoroughly unpopular" in the region because it has abandoned its constituency to please Kashmir and Kashmiri people not only at its own cost but also at the cost of Jammu people. It is now being considered as an "extension of Kashmir-based political parties" in Jammu and also the "Kashmir's mouthpiece or representative". It has stopped all kinds of political activities in Jammu region because it knows well that if it organises political... | |
| | | | BEd annual exams going on, revaluation result of bi-annual yet to be declared | | JU fleecing students | | | GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 5: It may sound bizarre but true, the administration of premier institution, the University of Jammu (JU) has left no stone unturned to turn the premier institution into money minting institution as now the varsity is conducting the annual exams of B.Ed but those students who had applied for revaluations after result of Bi-annual, the result is yet to be declared.
Moreover, making mockery of the examination, the authority of varsity hired centers with poor facilities to conduct the exams.
A candidate in annual exams, Sushil Kumar informed that he had failed to crack all the papers in first attempt, then he further appeared in June-July2015 (Bi-a... | |
| | | | Transfers of "tainted" SHOs, I/C PPs on cards | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 5: Transfers of the SHOs and police post (PP) heads, who face allegations of corruption and misuse of official position and who have been rated as incompetent in keeping crime rate under control in their respective jurisdictions, are on the cards.
Police sources said Jammu SSP's office was now-a-days busy in finalising a list of such SHOs and PP heads. Once the list was made, the transfer orders would be issued, the sources added, saying while some of them would be attached with the District Police Lines (DPL) here, the others were likely to be transferred to the peripheral areas.
Complaints against these police personnel were also lodged by the affected peo... | |
| | | | Beef ban: Why BJP's on losing side? | | | |
ET Report
jammu, Oct 5: The BJP is again on the back foot after Supreme Court of India has suspended order of the J&K High Court (Jammu bench) which had sought strict implementation of the ban on sale of beef in the state.
The apex court's order is a sort of victory for the opponents of the beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir who will now be emboldened to get the section 298-A and 298-B fully revoked.
Already National Conference (NC), Congress and some small parties in the Kashmir valley are in a process of forcing Government to revoke the ban on slaughtering of bovine animals and sale of beef in the state.
In this regard, the Legislative Assembly is already in possession of bills submitted... | |
| | | | Congress protests, BJP silent over tax on Vaishno Devi pilgrimage | | Adjournment motion over issue of daily wagers, agitating workers | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Oct 5: After BJP's complete surrender to its coalition partner PDP, it's the Congress which is protesting against imposition of tax on Vaishno Devi pilgrimage.
On Monday, the Congress launched strong protest in support of two adjournment motions before both Houses of the State Legislature. One motion was on the issue of denial of adequate relief and rehabilitation to the people affected by last year's devastating floods.
The second motion was on the issue of imposition of service tax on the pilgrims visiting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and other religious shrines in the state.
The second motion is significant, given that the BJP, which is part of the PDP-l... | |
| | | | Tak seeks high level probe into appointments | | Kishtwar NRHM appointment scandal | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: Talking tough against the appointment of various persons under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Kishtwar District having tuck shop diplomas, Member Legislative Council (MLC) from Kishtwar Firdous Ahmed Tak today sought a high level probe into the appointments.
Replying to a written query of PDP MLC in the Upper House, during Question Hour, Minister of State for Health Asiya Naqash informed the house that about 169 doctors were engaged under NRHM in 2012-13, while in 2013-14 about 219 doctors were appointed on contractual basis.
The minister admitted that serious complaints were received by the DC Kishtwar as well as by the Missi... | |
| | | | Telecom companies violates norm, install towers in residential areas | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Officials have failed to implement the direction of the higher ups to take action against telecom companies for installing illegal mobile towers in residential areas.
Raj Kumar, a social activist said that state government had asked the respective districts administration to form committees to look into the complaints of violation of norms but till date administration has failed to frame the committees. "As per guidelines, a mobile tower should be installed 100 meters away from the hospitals and educational institutions. But in Jammu city mobile companies have violated these guidelines and have installed mobile towers on roof tops of several commercial an... | |
| | | | 69 killed in militancy-related, Pak firing incidents this yr' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: Government today informed the assembly that 69 people including 35 security personnel were killed and 199 injured in militancy- related incidents and Pakistani firing in the state this year.
While 49 people - 29 security personnel and 20 civilians - lost their lives in militancy-related violence, six security personnel were among 20 people killed in firing from across the border till September 22 this year, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said in a written reply to a question by National Conference legislator Mian Altaf Ahmad.
He said 124 people including 71 security men were injured in militancy-related incidents and 75 wounded in Pakistani fir... | |
| | | | Govt has no proposal to regularize VDCs | | Proposal of enhancement of SPOs' wages lying with Union Home Ministry | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: The Home Department of Government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that the proposal of enhancement in honorarium of SPOs from Rs. 3000 to Rs. 6000/month is lying with Union Home Ministry for favorable consideration, adding that the matter is being pursued vigorously. It meanwhile clarified that the government has no proposal for regularization of Village Defense committees.
In reply to AQ No.36 of MLA Bhaderwah Daleep Singh Parihar wherein the MLA asked for the reasons for undue delay in enhancing the monthly honorarium of SPOs, despite repeated assurances; Under Secretary to Government Home Department on behalf of Minister in charge Home stated that... | |
| | | | Communally sensitive Kishtwar District tops list with 54502 licenses | | 220628 arms licenses issued in J&K in last 6 years | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: In militancy hit state of Jammu and Kashmir, government shockingly issued 220628 arms licenses to various persons in last six year and communally sensitive Kishtwar District that has witnesses worst communal clashes in August 2013 tops the list with 54502 licenses issued by the various Deputy Commissioners in last six years, particularly in last seven months.
Compared to details issued by the state government ending February this year, J&K government in last seven months issued 102723 gun licenses to the people which is only 15182 short of 117905 figure of gun licenses issued by previous NC-Congress government in five years. Twin Di... | |
| | | | Around 3 lakh households lack electricity in JK: Nirmal | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: The state government on Monday confirmed 2, 96,344 households that lack electricity with Jammu province worst sufferer having 1, 87,169 families in 9 districts lacking basic facility.
There are total of 10, 9,175 households in Kashmir valley which are yet to get power supply followed by total of 1, 87,169 consumers in winter capital of the state.
Minister for Power Development Department (PDD) in a written reply to opposition National Conference (NC) MLC, Dr Shahnaz Ganai informed the council that there are total of 2, 96,344 households without electricity in 20 districts across the state. According to the district wise data provided b... | |
| | | | MLC seeks ATR from Deputy Commissioner Jammu | | Park turns into residential plots at Tawi Vihar Colony | | |
Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Member Legislature Council (MLC), Congress, Rani Gargi Billoria sought action taken report from Deputy Commissioner Jammu in her initiative against the encroachment after Early Times in its edition of 3 Sept highlighted encroachment of public park in Tawi Vihar residential colony.
As per communiqué no PS/451/2015 dated 4/10/15, to DC Jammu MLC said, the park at Tawi Vihar Colony was inaugurated by her and has now allegedly been encroached by some persons .Hence DC should hold inquiry and submit the same along with the action taken report.
In its 3 September's edition, ET had reported that the park sanctioned for the Tawi Vihar Col... | |
| | | | Kupwara encounter: One foreign militant, four soldiers killed | | |  S.Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Oct 5: In two major operations against militants in north Kashmir, four army men and one militant has died so far. The gunfights are still on and a chopper has been pressed into service to track the hiding militants at encounter site. A senior official told Early Times that, "Based on specific information regarding presence of some 3-4 militants in the Haphrudha forest of Rajwar area in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara District, a joint operation was l... | |
| | | | Malai villagers facing threat of land slides, soil erosion | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 5: As the threat of land slides and soil erosion looms large over Malai village in Drabshala tehsil of Kishtwar district the people of the area have made an appeal to the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh who also represents, Kathua -Udhampur and Doda Constituency in Lok Sabha to adopt the village under PM's Adarsh Gram Yojna.
The village which is inhabited by 80 householders are in perturbed situation since last one year after the heavy rains in September last year as the threat of land slides and soil erosion increased. In case immediate steps were not taken the entire village will be buried under land slides said Sanjay a resident of the area.
He said... | |
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