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| Discrimination with Jammu goes unabated in BJP rule | | Ayurvedic College nowhere in sight | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: The proposed academic session that was to be begun in 2014-15 at Government Ayurvedic College (GAC) Jammu, is likely to face more delay, as the construction work on upcoming campus is running behind the deadline.
According to the proposal to set up GAC Jammu, 50 percent funding was to be provided by the state government and the rest by the Centre.
The Centre paid its 50 percent share, that is, Rs 13 crore, and construction began in 2009, said sources, adding that despite lapse of seven years the state government is not providing the funds.
The authorities had set a target of starting BAMS degree courses in the Ayurvedic College in the acad... | |
| | | | Workers expose misdeeds of BJP Ministers | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: While the BJP ministers were busy in showing their loyalty before Sangh leadership during tour RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat in Jammu, party workers at Udhampur exposed their misdeeds and misconducts before visiting national joint general secretary, Saudan Singh, who interacted with local level workers to get feed back about performance of party ministers in the coalition.
Credible sources said that during interaction with party workers Saudan Singh, who is especially deputed by the central leadership of the party to review performance of party ministers in the coalition, has asked them to frankly speak about performance of ministers. He said that party wa... | |
| | | | Jammu BJP has forgotten Pt. Prem Nath Dogra | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: The Jammu BJP leadership has, it seems, forgotten Pt Prem Nath Dogra, who fought relentlessly for the national cause in Jammu & Kashmir as well as for Jammu and Ladakh. It appears to be busy in petty politicking. The situation has reached a point where the BJP leadership doesn't even issue statements aimed at defeating the designs of Kashmiri leadership and New Delhi. If at all it issues any statement, it carries no weight, as most of the statements are without any substance.
Notwithstanding the fact that the BJP has lost most of its appeal and sheen because of what its various leaders, especially MLAs, have been doing since March 2015, it still has the... | |
| | | | After demonetization, benami properties under scanner | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinting at possibility of government launching a crackdown at benami properties after the demonetization move, has created ripples among the bureaucratic and political circles in Jammu and Kashmir, sources told Early Times.
They said that many bureaucrats and politicians have amassed huge wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income and have invested huge amounts in benami properties across the state. "The elite... | |
| | | | Writing on wall for separatists as 95 percent students appear in 10+2 examination across Kashmir | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: With more than 95 percent students appearing in 10+2 examination today the writing seems to be on wall for the separatist leadership of Kashmir who have been pursuing the protest calendar for the past more than four months and opposed the holding of examinations.
Reports reaching here said that the examination for today passed off peacefully with few stray incidents of stone pelting on examination centres taking place. At most of the exami... | |
| | | | People openly defy separatists' shutdowns | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 14: Defying the separatists' diktats, people have started resuming their normal life as shopkeepers keep shops open and traffic ply normally in parts of Kashmir.
Even though there has been continuous shutdown calls by separatists private, passenger vehicles and auto rickshaws are plying normally in parts of Kashmir roads for the last few weeks. Even the street vendors have set up their stalls selling the goods to the customers.
Even, there were some people who are enforcing shutdown but people don't adhere their threat calls. "There are some miscreants who are vandalizing the property and beat the people who move out of their homes. But why would we sta... | |
| | | | Many reach exam centre after scheduled time | | Lack of transport leaves candidates, parents fuming | | | Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: While the government remained adamant on holding class 12th and 10th students, the candidates who appeared in exams on Monday were seen fuming over Education Minister Naeem Akhtar for failing to make transport arrangements for the candidates. Thousands of class 12th students Monday appeared in the annual board examinations in the Valley. Although students were keen to appear in the exams despite the education institutions remain shut for the last four months, but government had not made any transport arrangements for students thus giving tough times for the candidates to reach to examination centres.
"I left home (Zakura) at 9 am and had... | |
| | | | Mafia undertakes Illegal construction on state land during extended weekend | | Police, Revenue Deptt facilitate encroachments | | |
Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: Notorious land mafia, assisted by their tout revenue officials and police have misused the extended weekend to encroach upon prime state land in Chowadi, in the outskirts of the city, by illegal construction of a shopping complex that continued 24x7, while police and revenue officials pretended to be in deep sleep.
Interestingly, those responsible for the encroachment are already booked by the State vigilance organization for similar offenses.
According to documents available with Early Times, land where shops are being constructed in Chowdi area is state-land and State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against land grabb... | |
| | | | Disgruntled Srinagar locals approach PM against Power Ministry | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 14: Dismayed over the poor response rendered by the state dispensation since years, people from one of the area of Srinagar have directly written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to intervene and take remedial measures to end their plight.
Reports inform that locals hailing from one of the areas of Srinagar- Lal Bazar-have unanimously shot a detailed letter about the dismal performance of Jammu and Kashmir's power ministry over providing them the electricity supplies as per the norms.
Disgruntled as their pleas were falling to deaf ears in the state government, the locals unanimously decided to write a detailed letter to the Prime Mini... | |
| | | | Jammu University goes the Kashmir way | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 14: Jammu University is not the University which was established in 1969 to give the struggling people of Jammu Province a house of learning. Establishment of Jammu University was not an ordinary event; it was an extraordinary event in the sense that at least four young students of Jammu sacrificed their lives and hundreds suffered injuries as a result of the brutal use of force against the unarmed peaceful youth demanding an end to the discriminatory policies and also demanding also establishment of a separate and full-fledged University in Jammu. The establishment of this highest house of learning was celebrated by one and all.
The Jammu University became... | |
| | | | Damaged Qazigund-Budagm rail line needs 20 days for restoration | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 14: Northern railway Engineers say they need twenty consecutive working days for restoring the Qazigund-Budagm rail line that has suffered damage worth crores during the Kashmir unrest.
Sectional Engineer at Srinagar Budgam, Azim Mohd told Early Times that the restoration work will be started once the government restores complete normalcy. "Normalcy is must for restoration process. The rail line has suffered damage so we need all most twen... | |
| | | | SSP without posting for 6 months | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: Because of a controversy attached to him, a senior police officer of the rank of SSP has not got a posting for the past about six months.
Some senior police officers were transferred and given postings about six months back, but this officer, a senior IPS officer, was attached to PHQ. Since then, he had not been given any posting.
Police sources said though he had taken rounds of the residences of some ministers and senior police officers, he was not given any posting.
Sources said the 'senior' officer had refused to meet him whenever he had called on him. He had also taken the assistance of some other officers for a posting, but the senior officer ha... | |
| | | | Doda forests on fire, officials run for minister in marathon | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: The Forest Minister made his officers run, not for protecting the forests but for making his marathon a grand success, even as vast forest areas falling under Kishtwar, Marwah and Doda forest divisions are on fire for last several days.
Despite knowing that forest areas in Kishtwar, Padder, Dachhan and other areas of Kishtwar and Doda districts were engulfed by massive fire, many forest officials from Doda, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah rushed to Jammu for participating in the marathon held in Jammu the other day.
Official sources told Early Times that the Forest Minister summoned the officials with clear directions: in case they did not the ... | |
| | | | Stone-pelting choked in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAr, Nov 14: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's crackdown on black money has started reaping benefits in restive Kashmir as incidents of stone pelting have reduced phenomenally since the day the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes was invoked last week.
While the police handouts on Kashmir situation have been stating that no incidents of stone pelting were reported from anywhere in the last few days, officials said a major reason of sudden reduction in violence was that the "money channels" of inciting violence have been sealed.
"Basically there were credible inputs that the separatists and their Pakistani-handlers were pumping in money to keep the pot boili... | |
| | | | Temple Land Invitational Golf Tournament costs Rs 500 per golfer | | While Valley golfing is free of cost | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: Minister of State for Education, Technical Education, Culture, Tourism, Horticulture, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi who attended the prize distribution ceremony of the 'Temple Land Invitational Golf Tournament' at Jammu Tawi Golf Course, Sidhra might be less aware as to why the golfers playing in the tournament were charged Rs 500 per individual in Jammu while the Kashmir golf venue remains free of cost for valley visitors.
This came into spotlight, when the golfers attending the prize ceremony function alleged that they were charged Rs 500 each by the authorities for participation in the event.
Though the phone call to the MoS was left unattended ... | |
| | | | Estates deptt engages private security agency in violation of norms | | Locals allege nepotism | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Estates department has engaged private security guards "solely for regulating traffic", in the government quarters reportedly without inviting tenders. Allegations of giving benefit to a private security agency have been leveled by insiders against the department.
Inmates at present putting up in Ahata Tawaza and Ahata Poonch House Panjthirthi of Estate department informed Early Times that since they have moved to winter capital, they have been witnessing the presence of private security personal at the entrance of quarters.
"We already have watchman, gatekeepers besides other employees of Estate department there. In th... | |
| | | | Attendant Sarai, Ambulances denied to patients, attendants | | Red-Cross staff misusing facilities | |  Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: The Red-Cross Sarai at Maheshpura Chowk constructed for attendants of the patients from far off areas admitted in GMC hospital Jammu is reportedly out of bounds for patients, as it is always found shut, impelling attendants of poor patients to stay in lodges or at odd places. Besides, adding to their plight, the ambulances, meant for patients are seen ferrying Red-Cross staff and are generally denied to patients on frivolous pretexts.
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