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| Out of power, BJP begs for votes on Jammu's name | | Fate of pending projects exposes party's two-facedness | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: These days BJP leaders are vociferously seeking votes for Jammu's development. But when they were in power, they forgot the same development for more than three years as the status of major developmental projects speaks volumes about the hollowness of these claims of the BJP.
According to political campaigning of the BJP as well as audio messages circulated on FM radio channels, BJP leaders could be heard demanding votes for Jammu's development.
"What the state BJP leadership did while in power in three years bears ample testimonies of their utter failure and complete surrender before their alliance partner PDP. Whether it was the case of amnesty to stone pelters or unconditional ceasefire with militants", said a disgruntled BJP leader on the condition of anonymity.
He said that during cabinet meetings, the BJP leaders were always found either silent or unbothered about the fate of Jammu's developmental projects. There was no let up in corruption in government departments and allegations were frequently levelled against the BJP leaders for mass ... | |
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| BJP leadership receives discouraging feedback from ground | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Notwithstanding tall claims, top leadership of BJP is a worried lot because party has received discouraging feedback about on going elections in the civic bodies. Party candidates have been locked in close fight in most of the wards in Jammu region due to prevailing anger against sitting legislators and ex-ministers.
Credible sources said that situation is going out of control from BJP leadership with every passing day because common masses are openly airing their anger against sitting MLAs who have done nothing for the welfare of the people.
Sources said that it was all due to discouraging feedback from the ground that BJP leadership is holding election ... | |
| | | | NIA to dig out more links of separatists in terror funding case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: With National Investigating Agency (NIA) getting its police station in Jammu and Kashmir, it is set to question more, the Valley's so called separatist leaders and other suspects in connection with a terror funding probe.
Sources told early times that the NIA will speed up the questioning suspects and so called separatist leaders regarding their involvement in raising, collecting and transferring funds through Hawala and other channels for terror funding in Kashmir. "We were facing lot of difficulties in detaining/ questioning suspects/ accused in absence of our own office in Jammu and Kashmir. Now officially we have got our police station in the state, we... | |
| | | | Valley witnessing civil war like situation, terrorists on killing spree | | Separatists pitting Kashmiris against Kashmiris | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Terrorists killing two National Conference workers and injuring another in Srinagar's old city on Friday has once again brought to fore the ugly face of Pakistan sponsored terrorism.
These killings have been apparently carried out to create fear psychosis ahead of the first phase of polling slated to be held on October 8.
"Someone needs to ask the killers why two political workers were shot dead in cold blood. What was their fault?" asked a Kashmir watcher.
He said that the so-called champions of human rights, Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, who keep on giving shutdown calls every now and then have ... | |
| | | | Reliance's Mediclaim Insurance Policy proves a hoax | | Company refuses to settle patient's claim | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: The mandatory insurance policy-Reliance Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy-for government employees and pensioners of J&K is again caught in controversy, as the company has refused to settle health claim of a pensioner who had paid the first instalment of policy on October 1.
The patient is undergoing treatment in a hospital and the cost of treatment runs into several lakh, but the company has refused to pay the patient.
The state government had widely advertised the policy and made it mandatory for the government employees and pensioners to get it. The advertisement in newspapers states that the Group Health Insurance Policy has been approved by the J&K go... | |
| | | | KPs divided over participation in elections | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Differences have surfaced among Kashmiri Pandits over participation of elections in the state.
While some groups within the community including Panun Kashmir and Kashmir Samiti Delhi are openly opposing the elections and accuse BJP of making the community people as scape goats by fielding its candidates in municipal elections in Valley.
However not agreeing with their views some KP organizations fully support the decision saying this step will be a turning point in Kashmir politics.
Sampooran Kashmir Sangathan (SKS) an organisation of displaced Pandits has not only endorsed the decision but said it will be a turning point in Kashmir politics and pave w... | |
| | | | Brother of slain LeT militant commander joins ranks | | LeT resurfaces in Kishtwar after 7 years | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
kishtwar, Oct 5: After spreading its tentacles of terror across Kashmir valley, the Pakistan based dreaded militant organization Lashker-e-Toiba has resurfaced in Kishtwar; 7 years after Kishtwar District was declared as Lashker free after the elimination of top rank commander Habib Gujjar alias Salman in an encounter at Nagnigard Keshwan on 4-10-2011.
As per the details available with ET, 32 year old Jamal Din son of Khair Din Gujjar resident of Keshwan, t... | |
| | | | Internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in Jammu to rule Shopian | | Civic polls | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: No one had ever thought that internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in Jammu since their forced exodus in January 1990 would rule Shopian, hotbed of terrorism and separatism, but it has happened and a new history has been created. 13 candidates of the BJP have won unopposed in the municipal council election in Shopian, South Kashmir, giving the party control of the municipal corporation.
The terrorist and separatist-infested Shopian district has witnessed several encounters between security forces and terrorists in the recent past. All the terror groups active in the area earlier had warned people to stay away from the elections failing which action w... | |
| | | | SC paves way for Rohingyas' deportation | | Major development | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: The Supreme Court on October 4 finally endorsed the official stand on the illegal Rohingya immigrants living in different parts of India, including Jammu and Jammu's Samba district.
A bench headed by new Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, son of former Assam Chief Minister and Congress leader, dismissed Left activist Prashant Bushan's petition to stop the deportation of the seven Rohingyas, saying it couldn't walk into the executive domain.
Prashant Bhushan, who had sought the top court's intervention, said it was the duty of this court to protect stateless citizens, which Rohingya refugees were. The bench shot back, telling Prashant Bhushan that "he ne... | |
| | | | Damaged a year back, Govt. school awaits repairs | | Students study under open sky, department in slumber | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Oct 5: The Union government may have made Right to Education a fundamental right by bringing into force the Right To Education (RTE) Act of 2009, but government schools are lagging far behind in providing quality education.
In June last year, rains and thunderstorm fully damaged the roof of the Government Primary School Mohalla Tallain, Zone Ghordi Udhampur and also destroyed the pillars. One and a half year since then, the students a... | |
| | | | 'PDD throws SPA norms to winds' | | Spends Rs 9 Cr on expansion of resources | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: The Power Development Department has allegedly spent Rs 9 crore, meant for restoration and re-building of damaged infrastructure in power sector post flood, on augmentation of its own resources, in utter violation of Special Plan Assistance from Government of India.
Sources told Early Times that out of Rs 1000 crore released by Government of India to the State under Special Plan Assistance (SPA) for re-building damaged infrastructure post flood in 2014, the State Government sanctioned Rs 178 crore to Power Development Department in 2015 for re-building of infrastructure in the Power Sector for permanent restoration of flood damaged infrastructure in t... | |
| | | | MLAs join agitating officials, knock Guv's door | | Merger of Planning and Development with Finance Deptt | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Extending their support to employees of Planning and Development who are opposing merger of their department with Finance department, several lawmakers have sought Governor's intervention into the matters.
The legislators-Congress MLA from Inderwal G M Saroori and NC MLA from Mendhar Javid Ahmed Rana-in their letter to Governor Satya Pal Malik have sought revocation of order No: 407-FD of 2018, dated 20-09-2018.
"This is regarding the recent State Advisory Council's decision No.90/13/2018, 18th of September 2018 and consequent orderNo.407- FD of 2018, Dated 20-09-2018 issued by the Finance department, the contents of which are ambiguous ... | |
| | | | Up-gradation of SDH Hiranagar nowhere in sight | | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: The callousness on part of government to transfer a piece of land to the Health department is hampering the up-gradation of Sub District Hospital (SDH) Hiranagar from 30 bedded to 100 bedded hospital which was announced five years ago.
During the previous coalition government, the Health department had upgraded the SDH Hiranagar from 30 bedded to 100 bedded and announced that for the upgration of the hospital, a chunk of land under the possession of Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) would also be transferred. But after lapse of many years the government has failed to transfer the land to the Health department.
"Given the inordin... | |
| | | | Police-Mining employees-goons fleece locals | | Fee charged for transporting construction material | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Despite a ban imposed by the High Court, some goons in connivance with police and Geology and Mining employees are reportedly charging fees from locals for transporting crushed construction material.
The unholy nexus between police officials, employees of Geology and Mining Department and some miscreants has been exposed after some civilians were found collecting money from locals at Sidhra area under receipt of the department and the receipt they were providing locals belong to Samba district.
"Some miscreants hand in gloves with police and employees of Geology and Mining Department are collecting money from locals for moving crushed construction mate... | |
| | | | CEO intervenes to get hoardings of BJP-PDP Govt removed | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Oct 5: A day after ET highlighted the brazen violation of model code of conduct imposed after announcement of Urban Local Bodies Elections and Panchayat polls, the District administration Kishtwar on the intervention from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer J&K today removed majority of hoardings installed across Kishtwar District highlighting the achievements of PDP-BJP government.
As per the details available with ET, the team of vari... | |
| | | | Srinagar on red alert, Police double nakas | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 5: Apprehending more militant strikes including Fidayeen attacks in the summer capital of Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have doubled their number of nakas across the city ahead of the upcoming Urban Local Body polls.
Official sources said the police have sounded a red alert in the wake of intelligence inputs that the militants were desperate to carry out multiple attacks in the summer capital in the next 48 hours.
Alert had been sounded when militants have already targeted three political workers of National Conference in the downtown of Srinagar on Friday morning, two of whom were declared brought dead at the hospital.
Sources said there are... | |
| | | | RTI can't be invoked for correcting Revenue Records: SIC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: In an interesting order State Information Commission (SIC) has ruled that Right to Information (RTI) law can't be used to correct revenue records as the law is meant for extracting information. Information Commissioner M A Mir has directed that aggrieved used the appropriate forum for the same.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Sarfraz Ahmad Jahangir R/O Mohalla Jullaka Jammu filed an application on 02.12.2017 seeking a report from PIO in the office of Deputy Commissioner, Jammu with regard to the judgment of the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) about reverification of land measuring 35 kanals falling in villages Gujral, Tophsherkhania... | |
| | | | Omar accuses state administration of removing security from some NC leaders, workers | | Farooq, Omar attach political tinge to killing of NC workers at Karfali Mohalla in Srinagar | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: National Conference President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice-President Omar Abdullah today gave a new twist to the killing of their two party workers in an area of downtown Srinagar.
Both Dr. Abdullah and Omar demanded a probe in the incident saying that same would settle the nerves of party workers since it has decided not to contest upcoming local body polls in the state. Omar in a clandestine manner accused the present dispensation of pla... | |
| | | | MGNREGA work allotted to some blue eyed people in Budgam villages | | Unemployed youth made to suffer from pillar to post | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Oct 5: The residents of scores of village in Budgam district have accused that the officials of RDD for embezzling huge amount while executing MGNREGA works in the area from past many months.
According to sources that, there are scores of villages in Budgam district like Daharmuna, Galwanpora, Gotapora, Haripora, Nadigam, Reshipora, Ratnipora, Arath, Sabdan and other areas, where the contractors used sub standard material during the execution of MGNREGA from past several months.
"The contractors in connivance with the officials of RDD have drawn bills worth lakhs of rupees and against that they have paid hefty sum of money to the employees of... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar seeks asylum of CEO to justify his illegitimate transfer order | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Oct 5: In order to appease his political bosses on whose directions Patwar Halqa Kishtwar was transferred, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has managed the approval of Chief Electoral Officer for the transfer of the Patwar Halqa Kishtwar Molvi Javed Iqbal after court stayed the main transfer order which was later also modified by the DC Kishtwar .
As per the details available with ET, DC Kishtwar vide letter No. DCK/N/018/263-64 dated 27-9-2018 titled "Conduct of Local Bodies Elections, 2018--Transfers and postings of Patwaris-Permission thereof" Dy. Chief Electoral Officer Central Jammu and Kashmir accorded approval of the same on National Holi... | |
| | | | Real estate dealer showers SHO with gifts | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 5: A Station House Officer (SHO) of one of the police stations located in headquarters area of district Jammu is enjoying a strong bonding with a property dealer.
Sources said the depth relationship between the SHO and the property dealer could be gauged from the fact that the latter has not only given luxurious and expensive gifts for decorating SHO's room at the police station but also provided luxurious touch to the cop's personal room at his residence.
"The SHO's room at the police station is endowed with the air conditioner, LED television and other expensive gadgets. Also, the police officer's has been gifted with lavish products for his use at his r... | |
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