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| RD officials awake, retrieve encroached land in Kathua | | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Reoprt
Kathua, Nov 27: The Revenue Department has awakened to snub the land encroachers and released 28.9 kanals and 18.4 kanals grazing land falling in Khasra no. 96/97 and 471 respectively in Panchay at Hamirpur, Tehsil Hiranagar on Friday.
Locals had been raising voice against encroachment after being informed by Early Times that in their Panchayat a big chunk of common grazing/government has gone into the possession of some influential persons of the Panchayat.... | |
| | | | Blood mafia working overtime in Blood banks | | Pilferage to private nursing homes an open secret | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Pilferage of blood from blood banks of government hospitals to private nursing homes and hospitals has been going on unabated for the past many years but authorities have turned a blind eye towards this burning issue.
Sources in Government Medical College and Hospital informed Early Times that the facility of blood donation and storage was available only in three government hospitals including GMC&H, Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital Shalamar and Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar in Jammu region.
"There are nearly 100 private nursing homes, hospitals in Jammu in which doctors are also doing surgeries. On an average two surgeries are done ... | |
| | | | MHA offers Central posting to 3 J&K IPS officers, reshuffle in police on cards | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
ET Report
Jammu, Nov 26: With 20 officers already on Central deputation and Union Home Ministry offering postings to another three top officers in New Delhi, PDP-BJP Government has no option but to sit around again and order another tossing of police officers.
According to an order issued by the Union Home Ministry dated 1-11-2015; three top IPS officers namely Navin Aggarwal, Hemant Kumar Lohia and Rajesh Kumar have been offered Central deputation and it is now upto them to decide whether they want to avail this offer or keep serving the State in the places where they have been posted.
Of these, Navin Aggarwal is 1986 batch IPS officer and presently posted as ADGP (... | |
| | | | Officials ignore CM's directions, do nothing for Jammu | | Tourism Deptt promotes Kashmir and Kashmir only | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department is planning to spend huge amounts to attract the tourists to Kashmir during the forthcoming winter season. The entire focus of the department is on Kashmir and nothing special is being done to promote Jammu as the tourist destination, sources told Early Times on Thursday.
They said the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who holds the tourism portfolio has given clear cut instructions to the tourism officials that no stone should be left unturned to promote Jammu as favourite tourist destination. "Despite clear cut directions from the Chief Minister officials of the Tourism department are busy in ensuring that they pr... | |
| | | | 4-years on, Jammu's tourism projects still incomplete | | | |
Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Four years since their inception and more than a year since BJP came to power in coalition with PDP, several vital tourism projects of Jammu are far from completion.
Reliable sources in Tourism Department said that in fiscal year 2012-13 Union Government had sanctioned several tourism projects under infrastructure development scheme for destination and circuits for Jammu and Kashmir.
"Project including development of Sanasar Lake, Construction of Tourism Cafeteria at Nathatop, construction of Toilet Block and view point at Nathatop and Sanasar at an estimate cost of Rs. 3.23 cr were approved", sources said, adding that Union Government ha... | |
| | | | Senior PDP leader bats for secular front against BJP-RSS | | 'Muslims are not safe' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The unrelenting PDP founder member and former Finance Minister has once again trained his guns at the PDP-BJP coalition government and batted for a secular front against the BJP-RSS. Under the present regime, the people of the state, especially the Muslim majority, are feeling unsafe, he has said, adding that the "Muslims are not safe even in their houses". Who will believe what the leader said considering the fact that the Muslims have been ruling the roost since 1947 and that Kashmir is a one-community and one-religion region.
The PDP leader made these comments while reacting to the attack on independent MLA from Langate (Kashmir) in Kishtwar on Thursda... | |
| | | | Asian Development Bank pulls up SMC for its failure to segregate waste | | Handcarts, cycle rickshaws left to 'rust' at Achan | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 26: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pulled up Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for its 'lackadaisical' attitude in segregation of waste at source. The ADB has in fact threatened to stop the funds to SMC in case it does not improve its performance.
Taking a strong note of the 'rusting' of equipments, the ADB has even gone to the extent of recovering Rs. 2.6 crores from the SMC in case there is no improvement in the performance vis-a-vis se... | |
| | | | Modi raj and people of Jammu, Ladakh | | A saga of broken promises - I | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: On December 1, 2013, the then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said at Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu that he knew what ailed Jammu and what ailed Kashmir and held out many commitments to garner the support of the people of Jammu province for the BJP. Two of his commitments were very appealing. One was his commitment that the BJP, if voted to power at the Centre, will encourage a debate on Article 370 to know if it had harmed the people and the State or benefited both of them and that steps will be taken to abrogate this Article if it was found that it had harmed the people of the State.
Narendra Modi made this commitment as he knew that the peopl... | |
| | | | Local shopkeepers terrorized by Legislator's wife | | Complaints to police, BJP leadership bears no fruits | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Wife of a BJP legislator is hitting headlines these days for shopping in city showrooms and decamping without making any payments for the expensive items bought.
Sources divulge that legislator's wife enters show rooms along with personal security staff; bluntly asserts her position and then decamps with the purchased goods without making any payments. "Those who ask for payments are intimidated and when a couple of shopkeepers sent their representatives to legislator's house for payments, they were threatened and turned out" said a eminent show room owner of the city.
"The wife of the legislator carefully selects the showroom in the area represented by ... | |
| | | | Govt does not run on whims of RSS: Mufti | | CM to stay firm on ideological issues | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has decided to put down his foot firmly on ideological issues. He has reportedly informed the BJP that PDP will not allow an impression to gain ground that the Government is running on the whims of RSS.
"Mufti has taken a serious view about allegations which are creating a perception that RSS is interfering in the governance and setting its agenda.
He had reportedly told the BJP that he will not allow this perception to gain ground and the party will put his foot down firmly on the ideological issues henceforth," said a senior PDP leader.
According to the sources, a section of the media and commentators, strang... | |
| | | | AS Centre celebrates Constitution Day with reinforced vigour BJP State unit gives a miss even to routine celebrations | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: State unit of BJP gave a miss to the Constitution Day celebrations today, deviating completely from the line and policy which the Union government adopted this year. In power as the party is with PDP in the state, this deviance came to be seen more as aberration in arrogance as the party would celebrate the day every year, no matter in a small way but conveniently forgot to pay even tributes as a respectful gesture.
In what could be seen as a bold yet belated move, the Union government decided to celebrate November 26 this year as the Constitution Day as a part of year long celebrations of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of In... | |
| | | | Wakf Board violates RTI Act, has no website | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: Having income of crores , J&K Wakf Board is yet to have an official website of its own, with the result people are denied information about income and expenditure of this organization.
Details available with Early Times reveal that J&K Wakf Board which earns income worth crores from various shrines , mosques, shopping complexes across the state has failed to create an official website of its own so that all the details of the wakf board could be made available for public.
The absence of official website also amounts to violation of J&K RTI Act 2009 as well because under Section 4 (1) (b) of State RTI Act , all the Public Authorities have to put their... | |
| | | | Cattle die as vets perform exam duty | | Kar-e-Najar-Badastay Gilkar | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: As if the students appearing for class 10th and 12th board exams are some ailing animals that the government has this year put the veterinary doctors on exam duty.
In Kashmir, the state government has formally deployed the doctors of veterinary department on examination duty for the ongoing J&K State Board of School Education exams.
The orders in this regard have been issued by District Commissioner Budgam Mir Altaf Ahmed while the Minister for Animal Husbandry Department Sajad Lone is understood to have backed the development and plans to make it a regular affair "for dynamism in administration."
Official documents, a copy which lies with the Early... | |
| | | | Udh Residents left fuming over 'burning of garbage' in open | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur, Nov 26: Residents and environmental activists are left fuming over burning of garbage in the open because of the adverse effect it has on the environment especially in close vicinity of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park at the hub of city
According to locals and morning walkers, Safai Karamcharis of Municipal Committee here frequently burn the garbage containing plastics and polythene in open thereby polluting the environment and this practice often ca... | |
| | | | NGOs to act watchdog to ensure administrative efficiency, accountability in Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 26: Warwan Valley Eco-Tourist Society (WVETS) in collaboration with NGO's KYAI and CAUSE conducted a week long public awareness programs in various villages in Warwan valley, and donated blankets to H/S Inshan, H/S Basmina, HSS Afti and H/S Margi for the students as the schools of the area lacks proper arrangements to cater dipping cold temperature due to onset of winter.
These NGOs also donated sports, recreational and stationary items to M/S Sukhnai, which is the last village of the state bordering Kargil District of Ladakh.
While talking to "Early Times", Zahoor Ahmed Wani, founder WVETS said WVETS is basically an idea to make Marwah... | |
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