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| Is CEO JK aware of open MCC violation by BJP leaders? | | Ravinder Raina, Priya Sethi, Munish Sharma appeal for votes during forbidden period | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 7: The state leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) were found openly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines issued by Election Commission of Jammu and Kashmir, by appealing the masses to vote for the party candidates in Municipal elections through social networking sites, few hours before the voting actually begin, which is a forbidden time for campaigning.
According to the MCC guidelines issued by the Office of Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir, it is written in part-A, which reads, "During the period of 24 hours preceding the start of polling, no person shall: ii, display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television including internet protocol television, satellite, terrestrial or cable channels, mobile a... | |
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| BDO Office Vijaypur headless for two months | | ACD Samba gives weird reply | | | Gurdas Kumar
Early Times Report
Vijaypur, Oct 7: The claims of State Government of good governance are proving mere hoax for the people as the post of Block Development Officer (BDO) at Vijaypur of District Samba is lying vacant for the past two months ever since the transfer of the incumbent officer; further, the Section Officer in the office has also been deployed at Directorate of RDD for upcoming panchayat elections making it totally dysfunctional.
Sources told Early Times that the official work in the BDO Office has totally stopped with no presence of main officials in the office due to which the people are facing huge problems to get their work done but concerned ACD Samba gav... | |
| | | | Govt has deliberately made vote process cumbersome for displaced Pandits' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 7: With Government deleting the votes of Kashmiri Pandits from electoral rolls and asking them to cast their votes in their respective areas in Kashmir Valley, the Pandits putting up in different colonies of Jammu apprehend that their respective colonies in Jammu will be neglected so far as development is concerned.
According to sources Kashmiri Pandits are totally concerned over the Government decision of deleting their names in municipal voter lists in Jammu for which the community polled their votes in 2005 municipal elections.
The displaced Pandits who are putting up in various colonies in Jammu said what right they have in approaching the public rep... | |
| | | | Governor Satya Pal Malik accuses NC and Congress for violence in the state | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 7: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's made a shocking allegation against political parties in the state, accusing them of all the "mess" the Valley is in.
Malik, who took charge as the governor in August this year, was earlier the governor of Bihar. In his statement, he said that "all parties created Kashmir mess", specifically targetting the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and the Congress parties.
He said that NC and Congress are responsible for violence in the Valley but the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party were spared from the criticism. The governor stressed that all parties barring B... | |
| | | | Teacher of BJP candidate Farooq Khan was Masood Azhar | | Civic polls | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 7: BJP is no more a party with a difference. It is like any other political party and it can embrace anyone, hobnob with anyone and share power with anyone. It doesn't mind even admitting and fielding persons with highly doubtful credentials or whose track record is bad or anti-India. That it can admit and field anyone could be seen from the fact that it has given mandate to 48-year-old Mohd Farooq Khan to contest municipal polls from ward No. 33 of Tankipora in Srinagar.
Who is this Mohd Farooq Khan and what are his credentials? He himself has explained who he was. Speaking to media persons in BJP office itself, he has narrated his long journey from the ... | |
| | | | RDD fails to achieve target under PMGY-G | | Against target, 90 percent houses under construction | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 7: Giving dent to famous campaign "Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin", launched by Prime Minister Narender Modi in April 2016, the Rural Development Department (RDD) has utterly failed to achieve the target under the scheme more than 90 percent rural houses is under construction.
Sources informed Early Times that after restructuring the erstwhile rural housing scheme- Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) into PMAY-G in April, 2016, the Union Ministry of Rural Development had set the target of 38772 rural houses under the scheme by March, 2019.
"But unfortunately, the financial year is near about to close, the RDD has succeeded to achieve only 3,621 rural houses in ... | |
| | | | JK still gasping for speedy delivery of justice | | 3-day State-level Mediation Workshop | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 7: At a time when the experts in law are giving various suggestions to the government for speedy delivery of justice in the courts of the state, the numbers coming to fore only paint a grim picture of non- seriousness of the previous regimes to empower the institutions of justice .
As per the reports, the 3-day brain storming workshop at SKICC, Srinagar from October 5 to October 7 witnessed as many as nine extensive sessions on varied topics related to the Mediation process in the country which were conducted by the legal experts of national and international repute. The experts deliberated in detail and explained to the local judges and lawyers the techniq... | |
| | | | Hours before commencement of municipal polls polling staff complain about lack of facilities | | 'No food, no lodging, no bedding' | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Barely hours before the commencement of municipal polls in the state the polling staff lodged at different polling stations complained that nothing is in order and the administration has virtually failed them.
A group of employees who are discharging their duties told Early Times that despite the tall claims of the people at helm no proper arrangement of lodging has been made for them. They said that in absence of the same they are forced to take rest at the places where voting is taking place.
"The administration had claimed that 300 hotels have been hired for the lodging of poll staff. However, on ground there is nothing like th... | |
| | | | Water problem emerges 'severe' in JK | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: The problem of water pollution is "very severe" in Jammu and Kashmir that has emerged over the years, says an official document.
An official document of Forest Department said that the problem of water pollution is very severe in the state.
"In Kashmir, the river Jhelum has been converted into a drain due to the severe water pollution. The entire vale is located on the right and left banks of this river and the raw effluent from all the major towns finds its way directly into this river which has severely damaged the water quality," the document reads.
It also talks about various environmental challenges that have emerged over the years.
The document... | |
| | | | Health scenario in Poonch deteriorates | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Oct 7: Government centres in the border belt which were supposed to remain open 24x7 have been found usually closed during night hours giving a experience to the gullible public of far flung areas to face tough time during any emergency sources said here today.
Primary Health centres in entire district are well equipped and facilitated with all the clinical tests , laboratories, xrays and medicines for the people living in far flung border areas. These centres have been provided with adequate staff to work round the clock but on the ground nothing like that its is the sight , because these PHCS remain closed and the lackadaisical approach of the staff worsens ... | |
| | | | Appointment of Chowkidars for Forest huts in Doda | | SIC directs DFO to allow inspection of docs | | | Early Times Report
Doda, Oct 7: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Doda to allow inspection of documents under J&K RTI Act 2009 by an information seeker who had sought the details of Forest huts in Doda and chowkidars appointed for watch and ward of these huts . Information seeker alleges that information was not provided to him and after filing 1st appeal before Conservator Forests Doda , the case landed before J&K State Information Commission (SIC)
Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI application filed by one Mushtaq Ahmed Naik R/O Shiva Doda on 21.08.2017 before the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Doda who is also t... | |
| | | | Balakote, Mankote areas reel in darkness; Kerosene sold in black | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Oct 7: Sensitive border areas which fall on line of control in Mendhar Sub division have been reeling under complete or partial darkness all along but concerned Power Development Department seems least bothered.
During the evenings and nights they see no light. On the one hand PDD turns nelson's eye towards their problems and on the other hand they have no kerosene oil available in CADP Depots said some prominent locals while talking to Early Times, adding kerosene oil supply to CAPD depots goes straight way to black market and we purchase it from shopkeepers instead of receiving it on ration cards, they added
Blaming the Tehsil supply officers of M... | |
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