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| PM's visit set to favour Kashmir, BJP ignores Jammu | | Modi's Srinagar Rally | | | Ram Madhav can't think beyond Valley where party scored a big zero
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: Ensuing visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to favour Kashmir and BJP, which won 25 seats in Jammu region is only letting it to happen, having scant concern for Jammu and the people who voted the party to power, thanks to a couple of leaders from Centre and RSS who are focusing their energy on Kashmir related issues ahead of the PM's visit. This approach is triggering speculations that Jammu region would get nothing from the package, which PM is likely to announce.
Sources said while state unit of the party with a couple of senior leaders on board have formed so called core group for looking into preparedness of the PM's rallies, the leadership is not asserting with concerned quarters that aspirations and expectations of Jammu people also needed to be taken into consideration when the PM makes any substantial announcements during his visit.
Sources said resentment is growing among the masses as they feel that BJP has allowed to get the PM's visit 'hijack... | |
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| Every PDP legislator to fetch 2000 persons | | ‘Nov 7 rally to be bigger than Atal's 2003 gathering’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 1: The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has pledged to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled rally here on November 7, a huge success- bigger than his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech of 2003 which also was hosted by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
To achieve the goal, this time, the PDP has directed each of its legislators to ensure getting at least 2000 people to the speech venue while the party President Mehbooba Mufti is personally monitoring the arrangements on minute-by-minute basis.
Highly placed sources said party has passed a verbal whip to its leaders, including all the 25 MLAs and MLCs to ensure brining along the crowds to the SK Cr... | |
| | | | Jammu wants withdrawal of Agenda of Alliance | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 1: A notion is being created that the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Jammu and Kashmir would give a fresh impetus to implementation of PDP-BJP "Agenda of Alliance" in the State, but Jammu people have been opposing it since the day it was announced.
What is this Agenda of Alliance all about? What does it contemplate? Do the people of Jammu province want it or do they want its withdrawal? Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh released the Peoples Democratic Party (BJP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Agenda of Alliance to the press immediately after forming the coalition governmen... | |
| | | | Mir falls in lap of irrelevant leaders, ignores true representatives | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee seems to be heading towards one more split as the new JKPCC chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir, who started his innings with a bang by organizing series of programs and rallies, has fallen into the trap of "irrelevant leaders," who have no mass following.
Initially Mir had tried to take every leader with him to dispel the notion that Congress is a divided house, but along with the passage of time cracks within the JKPCC have become wide and open as Mir has been surrounded by a few so-called leaders who have no mass following and have no base and unfortunately they are calling the shots.
"Mir after taking some bold ... | |
| | | | Amid politicking, Jammu Dargahs show the way | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: At a time when controversy over beef is threatening to demolish social cultural fabric of the nation, Jammu Dargahs are showing the way as these places are glaring instance of harmony and unison that are unique in India.
All roads leading to Chatha, on the hind side of Jammu airport wore a festive look. Sheila Koul and her friend Richa, Abdul Gani and his wife Razia and Kulwinder, a CRPF constable and his wife Surinder Kour, all believers of different faiths were braving hot summer afternoon to reach a common destination- Dargah of Peer Budhan Shah, at Chatha. All six of them paid obeisance at the Mazar with equal veneration and faith. Fo... | |
| | | | To retain or not to retain Art 370 | | SC puts ball in Parliament's court | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 1: The apex court on Saturday declined to entertain a PIL that wanted Article 370 removed from the Constitution. A bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu said that the court cannot issue such directives. "Will it be done by the court or by Parliament? Can we ask Parliament to delete a provision from the Constitution? It is not for this court to do so," said the bench, also comprising Justice Amitava Roy. PIL petitioner B P Yadav, a lawyer based in Andhra Pradesh, pleaded that the issue required interference by the Supreme Court but the bench didn't endorse his plea.
"We can strike down a provision if it is unconstitutional but we cannot be asking Parliament ... | |
| | | | Acute shortage of basic drugs in hospitals | | Govt indifferent to patients'woes | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: Acute shortage of basic drugs (medicines) in Premier Government Hospitals in Jammu city has exposed claims of Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education department that they are providing free basic drugs to the needy patients.
Pertinently, as Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd is yet to place order for drugs, premier healthcare institutes in Jammu are facing their acute shortage of drugs. Moreover, the administrators of these institutes are purchasing less quantity of basic drugs on their own and patients are being forced to buy medicines from the markets.
Official sources in Health Department informed Early Times... | |
| | | | Gas agencies running illegally in Jammu, JMC pulled for shutting eyes | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: Jammu Municipal Corporation was pulled for shutting eyes on the running of gas agencies, illegally, in Jammu. Amazingly, J&K Government's own department I,e JAKFED is on forefront among the violators of gas agencies which has its own godown in residential area that too without Jammu Municipality's permission.
The glaring laxities on the part of the Government came to limelight when the lawyer Kovid Khosla, in public interest, filed RTI to JMC seeking details of the records of the building permission in favour of the gas agencies with in municipal limits.
However, ignoring the same, the Chief Enforcement Zone-1 and senior Town Pla... | |
| | | | DC constitutes committee to inquire into misplacement | | 'Dossier against PDD meter reader in DA case goes missing' | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: Giving serious dent to Chief Minister's efforts to root-out corruption from the system, a dossier against PDD meter reader in disproportionate cases went missing from the office of Deputy Commissioner.
Acting upon the missing of the dossier, the Deputy Commissioner Jammu has constituted committee to enquire into the misplacement of the documents.
According to documents, Rashu Kanna sought certain information about on Surinder Singh, Meter Reader of PDD. "He sought the status of action taken report of the aforesaid letter written by the Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (Ex-Officio Settlement Officer), Jammu to Deputy Commission... | |
| | | | When shall Wakf Board's 80 yr old Secretary retire? | | SIC intervenes after denial of info | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 1: The Muslim Wakf Board in an order issued last year relieved all its employees which had attained the age of 62 years but the Secretary of the board who is more than 80 years of age is still continuing in the board which raises a question mark on the functioning of the Wakf Board. The State Information Commission (SIC) has meanwhile intervened into this issue after the information about Secretary's qualification certificates was denied by the Wakf Board under RTI Act.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Mehraj-u Din Kak a resident of Firdousabad, Batamaloo, Srinagar filed an appeal before State Information Commission (SIC) on 28.09.2... | |
| | | | Legalize operations or face music: Govt to cable operators | | Digital India | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 1: Taking strong note about cable operators running their operations 'illegally', government has given a final ultimatum to them to legalize their enterprises. The operators have been asked to get their cable networks registered and pay the entertainment tax regularly in accordance to J&K Entertainment Duty Act, 1959.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that notice issued by Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive)Jammu Muhammad Shahid Saleem vide No. SRO/DECEJ/Exc/5994-6002 Dated 31-10-2015 directed all the cable TV operators operating in Jammu division to comply with the directions of providing the entertainment tax regula... | |
| | | | JMC’s advertisement policy lacks transparency | | Blue-eyed shopkeeper exempted from fee for raising hoardings | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: The Jammu Municipal corporation has invited sharp criticism for adopting discriminatory approach in Jammu, wherein a blue eyed shopkeeper has not been charged for raising hoardings, incurring losses to the tune of Lakhs to state exchequer. In response to an RTI application filed by an RTI activist, Dr. Rehmatullah Khora, the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) revealed that no fee was collected from a noted showroom owner, who had raised hoardings at several prominent places in Jammu city last month.
Dr. Rehmatullah had filed an RTI application on September 14, 2015, seeking application along with supportin... | |
| | | | BGSBU may ignore local media on CM’s visit | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 1: On November 2 Chief Minister and Pro-Chancellor Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is scheduled to visit the university first time after scholarship, financial irregularity scams, student’s strike for probe into the scams/financial irregularities and replacing of the `tainted’ Registrar.
The university as usual did not invite the local journalists to cover the visit of the Chief Minister.
The local media, it may be mentioned has been highlighting the irregularities in the university much to the discomfort of the authorities.
Sources said that besides reportedly laying foundation of girl’s hostel , the Chief Minister will review the functio... | |
| | | | CEO Rajouri stops salary of 2 staffers of KGBV | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 1: Chief Education Officer (CEO) Rajouri has stopped the salary of several teachers including a headmaster & a warden of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) hostel and other staff member following their unauthorized absence from duties and poor academic performance. After several complaints of unauthorized absence from duties by the teaching staff in remote areas in Rajouri district, Ch Altaf Hussain, CEO along with a team of HoDs from District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) visited various government schools and KGBV hotel on Saturday and took action against the erring teachers.
During the visit to KGBV at Doongi Brahmna ,CEO barring ... | |
| | | | Govt to scuttle million march, detains separatists | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 1: Working on MHA directives to scuttle all possible attempts of separatists to hold a counter rally on November 7, the state government hopeful of a sound economic package has launched crackdown against separatists.
Authorities have launched crackdown against all separatist leaders to scuttle Geelani’s “Million March” Coinciding with that Prime Minister,Narendra Modi’s public rally on November 7.
The police have already detained Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai along with Altaf Ahmad Shah and the spokesperson Ayaz Akbar from their residences last night. Sources said that JKLF chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik, Democratic F... | |
| | | | Faulty project cost fixation: 7 years on, Bani College in oblivion | | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: In yet another example of administrative inertia in government functioning, the Higher Education Department had sanctioned the Government Degree College (GDC) to Bani seven years back but till date the construction of college building has not started due to which college is functioning from a rented accommodation. The low cost of sanctioned project has reportedly restrained the executing agencies from starting construction work of the same building. Source in department wishing anonymity said that to provide higher education to rural youth at door steps, the government had sanctioned the GDC to Bani Tehsil with the cost of Rs 11.67 Crores bu... | |
| | | | ‘Market Intervention Scheme’ evokes poor response | | 140 metric tons procured so far | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 1: Much hyped ‘Market Intervention Scheme ‘of Horticulture department implemented last month for procuring ‘C’ grade fruit from the growers is receiving poor response in this southern district. Reports said that the centers at many places in the district established for the procuring the ‘C’ grade fruit are receiving poor response mostly in concerned Minister’s constituency-Bijbehara. “Counters established in Marhama, Wapzan, Waghama and others areas are witnessing low rush as the area has good quality of fruit,” an official told Early Times. He said that due delay in implementing the scheme, growers preferred to sell the ‘C’grade fruit i... | |
| | | | Kishtwar police recovers body from cremation ground | | | | Asif Iqbal Niak
Early Times Report
Kishtwar Nov 1: Acting swiftly on a specific input, a police party led by Dy. SP HQ Kishtwar Touseef Ahmed today Recovered a body identified as Kuldeep Kumar son of Sundar Singh resident of Cherji Kishtwar minutes before his cremation from the cremation ground some 20 KM from Kishtwar town in Dool area. As per reports, the deceased Kuldeep Kumar fell to gun shots under mysterious circumstance in a nearby forest area where he along with his maternal cousin SPO Leela Ram son of Prem Nath also resident of Cherji Kishtwar has gone.
The family members instead of reporting the matter to police tried to cremate the body of the deceased, but timely and swif... | |
| | | | Divisive forces will be defeated, says divisive Mirwaiz | | Trifurcation slogan effect | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 1: The elections results in Leh, which witnessed the Congress, the PDP and the NC biting dust on October 23, and the loud clamour in Jammu province for trifurcation of the state into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh States, have not only rattled the Valley-based and pro-autonomy parties like the Congress, the NC and the CPI-M, but also separatists like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The BJP, which has become thoroughly unpopular in Jammu province because of its acts of omission and commission and Kashmir-centric policies, won the Leh Council elections last month on the Union Territory status slogan. It won 18 out of 25 Council seats it contested in the 30-member Council consis... | |
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