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Another BJP leader grabs forest land in Sunjwan Govt's anti encroachment drive fizzles out 10/7/2015 12:27:38 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: On one hand the Forest Minister Bali Bhagat has launched a campaign against forest land grabbers, but his own party colleagues have allegedly encroached upon a major portion of forest land in Sunjwan area of the of city outskirt. Sources informed Early Times that the attempt to encroach the forest land came to fore when, a Gujjar leader, Gulam Ali and others having affiliation BJP tried to raise a house at Sunjwan area. "The person encroached upon forest land is a BJP leader, who had earlier his affiliation with National Panthers Party," sources said, adding that despite objection Forest Department, the influential leader is trying to raise his building. They further said that the leader has owned/ possession on 19 Kanals of land in Sunjwan and plans to execute a major project in the area. "Since, the land-grabber has affiliation with BJP is raising the construction, showing thumb to Forest Minister, and nobody daring to him", said sources and added that it exposes how serious BJP is towards forest land encroachment. They furthe...   READ MORE

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Astounding! Opposition staged parallel proceedings in LA 10/7/2015 12:27:26 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad ET Report srinagar, Oct 6: Perhaps in a first of its kind in the history of J&K Assembly, two major opposition parties, National conference and Congress, on Tuesday staged parallel proceedings in the Well of the House to poke fun at the Government. The Legislative Assembly was rocked by protests for the second day on Tuesday as opposition members stormed the Well of the House demanding adjournment of Question Hour to discuss various issues. The NC was demanding a discussion on Article 35-A which upholds the unique status of Jammu and Kashmir. As the Speaker did not concede to the opposition parties' demands, they placed a chair in the Assembly hall and asked former Spea...   READ MORE   Mufti's master stroke compels Omar to take escape route After SC judgment, NC left bereft of issues 10/7/2015 12:27:20 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 6: The Supreme Court order over the beef ban controversy has left opposition National Conference, which was all set to score political points, bereft of issues. As the matter is now under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere, the NC all of a sudden witnesses itself caught in the middle of crises. It had earlier announced its intentions in the Assembly wherein it was all set to corner the PDP-BJP coalition Government. "But by taking the beef ban issue to the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has made NC to eat a humble pie," said a PDP leader, adding that NC president Omar Abdu...   READ MORE   LC witnesses uproarious scenes on second consecutive day Two NC members suspended for rest of session 10/7/2015 12:27:09 AM Jehangir Rashid ET Report srinagar, Oct 6: For the second consecutive day uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Legislative Council today after the members of National Conference and Congress reached Well of House and raised strong protest against the State Government on different issues. Legislative Council chairman Haji Anayat Ali ordered for the suspension of National Conference members Ali Mohammad Dar and Showkat Hussain Ganie after they stood up on the reporters table and carried out protests against the Government. The Council chairman also ordered for the marshalling out of the members of NC and Congress after they did not pay any heed to his repeated pleas to conduct the Ques...   READ MORE   Anticipated shortfall in power budget likely to create electricity crisis in J&K 10/7/2015 12:26:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: A huge gap between the annual budget earmarked for electricity purchase to cater to the needs of State and anticipating total consumption till the end of this financial year is all set to trigger a massive power crisis in Jammu and Kashmir in ending months of this fiscal. According to reliable sources in the Power Development Department, the State is going to face a shortfall of around Rs 1800 crores for additional power purchase in this year as electricity worth two third of the total budget of this year has been consumed in first five months of 2015-16. Pertinent to mention here that the State Government has earmarked a budget of Rs 3785.50 crores ...   READ MORE   Don't pay rent to Vinod Sharma: SVO to telecom company 10/7/2015 12:26:49 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: In the backdrop of the much publicized case of JDA's land grabbing row in which a senior bureaucrat allegedly grabbed JDA land, illegally, at Trikuta Nagar, constructed house and got telephone towers installed on the said plot and enjoyed handsome rent out of it , the Vigilance Organization Jammu has written to Reliance telecom company directing it to stop paying rent to the Vinod Sharma (Director ERA Safeguards) as the land belongs to the JDA. The Vigilance Organization has also sought the details from the telephone company of the total amount paid to the the Director ERA till date. As per communiqué to the telephone company by th...   READ MORE   IG directs SPs, SHOs to go all out against criminals 10/7/2015 12:26:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: The police have been directed to go all out and take strict action against notorious criminals, who are starting gang war in the Jammu. The direction has been issued after a shoot out in the Jammu high court Tuesday. According to the sources the police on the directions of the top leadership has decided to arrest all the criminals against whom cases are pending and also file fresh cases against them. The police has also decided to vigoursly pursue the cases against noted criminals who are on the bail. According to sources, IG Jammu has taken a serious note of the incident in the high court and has made it clear that criminal activities of any kind wil...   READ MORE   Enquiry committee recommends de-affiliation, fine CDC shielding erring private college 10/7/2015 12:26:28 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Instead of initiating punitive action against a private college that has been accused of serious discrepancies, Director CDC, University of Jammu is allegedly shielding the said private college. Sources informed Early Times the University of Jammu in month of August 2015 constituted a three members committee to look-into the functioning of a private M.Ed college, but the recommendations were not taken-up in recently held Syndicate Council meeting of JU. Prof JP Singh Joorel as convener, Prof Mubarkh Singh Dean Education and Prof Arvind Jasrotia Dean Law and Prof Versha Mehta Provost Girl Hostel JU submitted report suggesting action against ...   READ MORE   Three and half months on, GAD fails to forward 1059 posts of Lecturers to JKPSC 10/7/2015 12:26:16 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: In virtual display of administrative inertia, which has paralyzed the functioning of various Government departments, the General Administrative Department (GAD) has failed to forward 1059 posts of Plus Two lecturers to the recruitment agency, after the lapse of more than three and half months, since posts were forwarded to it. Sources informed Early Times that the Jammu and Kashmir School Education department had forwarded a total of 1059 posts of Plus 2 lecturers to General Administrative Department (GAD) on June 10, 2015 for forwarding the same to Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission for recruitment (JKPSC) to start the recruitment...   READ MORE   Teacher turns don, exploits students 10/7/2015 12:26:01 AM Early Times Report POONCH, Oct 6: Many dabang teachers and masters posted in far flung areas seem to have made it a habit to exploit the students and behave as dons. Despite media exposing such teachers on many occasions Government has failed to act against them, thus encouraging them to become bigger than the institutions. A teacher, Mohammad Akbar has turned into a don at a high school Shahpur in Nangli zone in Poonch district. He ensures that students do all the menial jobs for him and ha...   READ MORE   Qadyanis plan seminar in Srinagar, MMU objects 'We advise admin not to play with fire' 10/7/2015 12:25:32 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 6: Qadyanis planning to hold a seminar at SKICC here is all set to snowball into a major controversy. Sources told Early Times a group of Qadyanis, who claim to be another sect of Muslims, have approached the district administration in Srinagar to seek permission for holding a seminar at SKICC on October 10. "The administration is in a tight spot and is indecisive about whether to allow them to hold a seminar or not as major religious groups in Kashmir don't recognize them as Muslims," said a source. He said soon after the Qadyanis approached the administration to seek the permission for the seminar, the Muttaheda-Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), a conglomerate of ...   READ MORE   Fails to implement its own order despite vacation of stay Hr Edu Deptt helping Principal who dragged it to court 10/7/2015 12:25:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department is learnt to have been helping the College Principal, who had dragged the department in court and had secured a stay on her transfer order, issued by department. Surprisingly, after spending time and money to fight case against College Principal in court of law, when the department won the case, it started taking side with petitioner and has failed to get its own order implemented. Documents in possession of Early Times revealed that the JK Higher Education department had ordered transfers of College Principals and according to one such order 473-HE of 2014, dated 14/10/2014, Dr. Anita Sudan was transferr...   READ MORE   LC chooses 'no reply' on question under CM's Home Deptt tabled on Oct 5 Covert bid to please VVIPs including politicians, babus....? 10/7/2015 12:25:10 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 6: As political heat continues in both the Houses of Legislature over a host of issues, the Upper House chose not to append a written reply on one of the questions which is crucial in terms of easing traffic on roads in twin capital cities of the State. The answer file given to media had all but answer to this question U/S(C Q No. 217 put by PDP MLC Firdous Tak, this despite being the department under Chief Minister. The question included in the list tabled on Monday, October 5 was regarding private cranes hired by the Traffic Police Department for lifting of vehicles in Jammu and Srinagar cities. The PDP legislator had asked if it was a fact that cranes...   READ MORE   Now Farooq sympathizes with NYC protestors Politicians in queue to reach Pratap Park 10/6/2015 11:55:51 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: As Pratap Park is fast losing its credibility from amusement park to a space for Politicians to gain political points, Dr Farooq Abdullah is among the mainstream politicians to reach Pratap Park today to sell his sympathy notes among Protesting NYC Youth. As the NYC volunteers' hunger strike enters 36th day today, National Conference (NC) Patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah seeing space to gain Public Sympathy reached Pratap Park and interacted with Protesting Youth. Despite knowing NYC Volunteers were recruited on temporary bases in various government departments by his Government and later left in shambles after cancelling their appointment ord...   READ MORE   Jammu being turned into another Pathankot, traders worried 10/6/2015 11:55:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: The economy of Jammu is likely to get a set-back with Government deciding to run almost all trains up to holy township of Katra with some even not having the haltage Station at Jammu. The decision has come as a rude shock to Jammu traders, hoteliers and members of Chamber of Commerce and Industry and who have appealed the Union Governmentnot to go ahead with the decision as it will hit the economy of Jammu badly. The traders and CCI members of Jammu apprehend that with the decision Jammu will turn into another Pathankot of Punjab whose economy was worst affected after the extension of train service to Jammu over four decades back. The Jammu tourist trade...   READ MORE   BJP leaders conspiring to settle score with Pawan Gupta for writing letter to Drabu Tax on pilgrims 10/6/2015 11:55:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6 : State president of BJP has made up its mind to settle score with Minister of State (MoS) Finance Pawan Gupta for writing a hard-hitting letter to Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu for imposing tax on pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi. Instead of appreciating Pawan Gupta for the his bold stand against unilateral but discriminatory decision of Cabinet colleague, the power hungry BJP leadership of State is all out to avail this opportunity to settle old score with the MoS. Ironically none of the BJP leader or minister except Pawan Gupta has guts to take direct confrontation with Finance Minister for imposing tax on pilgrims. Credible sources said that BJP leader...   READ MORE   Drama unfolds in Assembly after two NC legislators are suspended for rest of session NC decides to boycott session 10/6/2015 11:55:29 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 6: The third day of the autumn session of the legislature turned out to be most dramatic as four legislators of National Conference were suspended for rest of the session by Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta and legislative council chairman Haji Anayat Ali. The suspended MLAs of National Conference are MLA Pahalgam Altaf Ahmad Wani (Kaloo) and MLA Homeshalibugh Abdul Majeed Bhat (Larmi). At the same time National Conference council members Ali Mohammad Dar and Showkat Hussain Ganie were suspended for the rest of the autumn session. In the meantime, National Conference has decided to boycott the rest of session in protest against the suspens...   READ MORE   Efforts for retrieving power projects from Centre still on: Govt 10/6/2015 11:55:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: The J&K government on Tuesday denied reports that the Centre has refused to handover power projects to state. In a written reply to a question by National Conference's Ali Mohammad Sagar, the Under Secretary to Power Development Department on behalf of Minister incharge stated that in the Agenda of Alliance, the coalition government has promised to explore modalities for transfer of Dool-Hasti power project and Uri power project to J&K as was suggested by the Working Group of Rangarajan Committee in its report and in the roundtable reports. In reply to another question the government stated that no such decision of denying transfer of power projects to...   READ MORE   Demeaning profession, headmaster put students to task of toilet cleaning 10/6/2015 11:55:14 PM A B Sharma Early Times Reoprt Sunderbani, Oct 6: Continuing with his conduct to demean his profession riding the influence of his alleged proximity with the bureaucrats and the ministers even, the master-grade headmaster of middle School Nohoti of Lower Hathal in Rajouri district, Isher Dass is earning a bad reputation. Earlier also, the Early Times has reported about his misconduct in the school over the mid-day meal in connivance with one of his subordinate teacher, where he has been allegedly found to be siphoning off huge amounts from the scheme while offering lower standard meals to his pupil, the new allegations on him about putting his students to bonded labour has come as a shock...   READ MORE   Ignoring SLSC directions, CAMPA sends 5.25 Cr in 3 years 10/6/2015 11:55:09 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Despite clear directions of State Level Steering Committee (SLSC) for not utilizing the money under State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Managment and Planning Authority until an issue of implementation of Central Forest Conservation Act 1998 in the State is resolved, the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Managment and Planning Authority spent Rs 5.25 crore in three years. Sources told Early Times that in pursuance of Central Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and Supreme Court's directions, the money received towards Net Present Value (NPV), Compensatory Afforestation (CA) etc. was to be deposited with the Central Adhoc Compensatory Affore...   READ MORE   SI suspended, Janipura PS SHO attached, inquiry initiated Police turn deaf ear to court's order on security 10/6/2015 11:55:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: The today's shootout outside the district court complex here has raised questions over the security scenario in the courts at Janipura here. The incident also speaks volumes about the ignorance of the court's order regarding issuance of electronic identity cards to the lawyers to plug in any eventualities. The order was issued to the Inspector General of Police (security) on 1.9 .2014. A petition in this connection was filed by Advocate Sumit Nayyar. However, police department took the directives of court lightly. According to sources, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jammu, has ordered suspension of in-charge police post High Court, SI Dalip Si...   READ MORE   One injured in shootout outside district court complex 10/6/2015 11:54:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: In a broad daylight shootout outside the district complex here today, Ranjodh Singh alias Nalwa survived a murderous attack on him. He was coming out of the court complex when his rival gang members led by one Surinder Singh alias Kala intercepted him, resulting in a scuffle. SSP, Jammu, Uttam Chand said the bullet, which hit Kala in his foot, was actually fired by his own man Davinder Singh alias Bunty. Bunty, a resident of New Plots, and his associates were booked under section 307, 341, 323 and 427 of RPC and 3/25 and 4/25 of Arms Act. Nalwa and Kala jointly ran a weighing bridge at Narwal fruit mandi but developed enemity after the twin murders of th...   READ MORE   Govt to explore possibility of chopper service to tourists : CM 10/6/2015 11:54:41 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the government will explore possibilities of starting helicopter services to the famous tourist destinations in the state to attract high-end tourists as well as business firms for hosting conferences. "The state will explore possibilities of starting helicopter services to tourist destinations like Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Aharbal, Daksum, Bangus and Patnitop to kickstart convention tourism with a focus on winter. We have holiday resorts with required infrastructure that can bring corporate houses and people with common business interests together at one place," Sayeed said. The chief minister was chairing a m...   READ MORE   After Betab valley, Govt to lease out Pahalgam huts to 'influential family' PDA to lose Rs 4 cr revenue 10/6/2015 11:23:52 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: The state government has decided to lease out huts at the Pahalgam golf course to an "influential family" running a chain of hotels in the Valley. Sources told Early Times that around one dozen high-end huts with facilities including bedrooms, drawing rooms and kitchen are all set to be leased out to the private player by the Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA). While requisite documents have been drafted, the deal will be inked this week. Though the huts, if marketed properly can fetch a revenue of around Rs 6 crore annually, sources said the deal was likely to be inked at mere around Rs 2 crore, which the "influential business family is willing t...   READ MORE   KPs would be settled in separate clusters in Valley: Govt Home Affairs Ministry approves additional 3000 jobs for migrants 10/6/2015 11:23:11 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: The J&K government on Tuesday reiterated its plan to settle migrant Kashmiri Pandits in separate clusters near district headquarters, saying allocation of land in this regard is under its active consideration. In order to facilitate return and rehabilitation of migrant families in the Valley, the state and the central government sanctioned Rs 1618.40 crore package in 2008-09. "The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed principal approval to provide additional 3000 government jobs with financial assistance from the centre and construction of 6000 transit accommodations in Kashmir to Kashmiri migrants. However, the formal approval fro...   READ MORE

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