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| Constitution Day passes by into oblivion | | Political parties stay blissfully ignorant | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: As the Constitution day across the country was celebrated on Monday, November 26, the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir forgot the important day conveniently.
There wasn't a single statement issued by any political party about the importance of the day when constitution of the country was adopted, neither a single seminar was conducted to commemorate such a great day.
"How could the political parties who swear by the Constitution don't deem it necessary to respect it. It is ironic that not even a single mainstream party commemorated the Constitution day," said a netizen based in Jammu.
The Government of India declared 26 November as Con... | |
| | | | 32 KAS officers overstaying, several completed 5 yrs | | Overstay syndrome hits transfer policy in J&K | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Overstay syndrome has hit transfer policy in J&K, 32 officers of the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) have completed five year stay at a particular place.
According to sources, some of these overstaying officers are unwillingly continuing, as the General Administration Department (GAD) is not paying any attention into the matter.
"Arvind Sharma, Additional District Development Commissioner Udhampur, is posted on the same post since 24/07/2015; Nasir Ahmad Naqash, Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, posted since 26/06/2016; Anil Koul, Member, J&K Services Selection Board, posted since 07/07/2015; Rachna Sharma, Member, J&K Services Selectio... | |
| | | | Kashmir-centric parties are 'B team of separatists' | | Return of exiled KPs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The exiled Kashmiri Pandits have ridiculed the statements of Kashmir-centric parties of claiming to be nationalists and secularists to core and defended their joining together to keep communal forces away.
The Kashmiri Pandits, while turning tables on Kashmir-centric parties said even after ruling for 15 long years since 1996 to 2014 these parties failed to rehabilitate the hapless community in Valley living an exiled life for last three decades.
KPs wanted to know from the Kashmir-centric parties what initiative they took for their rehabilitation in the Valley-their home and motherland. Instead of redressing their problems and working out a plan for th... | |
| | | | Separatists threaten employees for attending duties | | People tired of hartal politics | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: With people not interested in 'hartal' politics, the separatists in Kashmir are threatening employees for attending the duties and shopkeepers for opening their shops despite shutdown calls.
On Monday, when separatists called for shutdown, the government offices were open and traffic was playing normally at most of the places.
"Except few places, there was normal day across the Valley on Monday. These separatists are threatening employees, traders, and transporters for not adhering their shutdown calls," a police official said.
The official said that realizing there were very less people who adhere to their diktats, the separatists have been slammin... | |
| | | | Now PDP-Hurriyat on same page against SAC decision | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Even as the State Accountability Commission(SAC)'s decision of brining transparency in the J&K Bank has been widely hailed by the common people of Jammu and Kashmir, "Pakistan proxies" have come out in support of a section of influential people in Kashmir, "whose personal interests have come at stake."
After a section of business community like the Kashmir Economic Alliance and mainstream parties like the Peoples Democratic Party, the Hurriyat leadership has joined the chorus seeking rollback of the historic orders. Sources said Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front would join the voices soon through roadside demonstrations.
Sources said a top Hurriyat le... | |
| | | | PDP, NC leaderships lack guts to pay tributes to martyr Kashmiri soldier Nazir Ahmed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: There is competing among Kashmir centric parties namely National Conference and PDP to shed tears on the killings of terrorists in the on going operation all out being started by security forces included Army and J&K Police but thear parties don't have time to pay tributes to soldier from Lance Naik Bazar Ahmed Wani, who attained martyrdom while fighting with terrorists on Sunday.
These parties have not uttered a single word for the martyr and they are only concerned over terrorists and their sympathisers. The whole J&K is proud of the martyrdom of Nazir Ahmed Wani but NC and PDP leaderships lack courage to pay tributes to the local martyr. Shocking... | |
| | | | Centre wants to cut Kashmir centric parties to size, put nationalist dispensation at place | | J&K may go for LA polls before Lok Sabha elections | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The Government of India is mulling to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in March or April in 2019, sources told Early Times.
They said that people sitting in Delhi want the new leaders to come forward and take over the reins of the state. "Most BJP MLAs who were given tickets by the party leadership in 2014 are likely to be dropped to pacify the people in Jammu region. The dismal track record of the BJP MLAs is making the BJP high command think on the entirely different lines," sources added.
They said that the policy makers in New Delhi are of the opinion that a "nationalist" government should be put at place in J&K before the parliamentary ... | |
| | | | Now militants take 'photograph' outside police station in Srinagar | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: Even as the police have been claiming that no militant conference took place in the summer capital and that pictures making such claims were morphed, in the latest a picture has surfaced of a militant who took a "photograph" out Police Station in the heart Srinagar here.
The picture that claims to have been taken at the Residency Road at midnight has been taken outside Kothi Bagh Police Station that lies on the same road.
The picture, said to be of the m... | |
| | | | Tough days ahead for Dogra Swabhiman Sangthan | | Sarpanch candidates backed by DSS, lose panchayat elections | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: More tough days are ahead for the leaders of Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan, as many of the Sarpanch candidates, either backed by Sangathan or holding close allegiance to its president have lost in the panchayat elections.
According to sources many of the Sarpanch candidates in the Basohli constituency, which is home turf of DSS president, Choudhary Lal Singh and is also considered as strong hold of Singh, have lost in the Panchayati elections, despite having full support of the President of DSS.
Some of these staunch supporters of Singh, fighting elections in various blocks of Basohli Assembly constituency include Punjab Singh from Panchayat Tredeon, Des... | |
| | | | In JK varsities, BAS fails to make its presence felt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Even as most of the government offices in J&K have adopted the Biometric Attendance System (BAS) to keep check on punctuality of the officials, there are many universities, including the Jammu University, where the administration is virtually sleeping on the adoption of BAS.
The authorities of the universities like JU, Kashmir University, Central University of Jammu, Central University of Kashmir, etc. have adopted dilly-dallying tactics to keep away the BAS, thus plunging the varsities into a kind of anarchy, where there is no check on the punctuality of teaching and non-teaching faculty in the campus. Sources said there is already a conflict among dif... | |
| | | | Nakkas appear in Kishtwar town after 15 years | | Aftermath of Parihar brothers' killing | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: In order to strength the security system in and around Kishtwar town, police along with District Administration has taken up various measures including the installation of Nakkas at entry and exit points leading to Kishtwar town by erecting concrete bunkers at vulnerable places.
As per the details available with "Early Times", after the killing of BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar, the BJP and other organiza... | |
| | | | DHs, SDHs across Jammu run without Hepatitis-B vaccine | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 26: The district hospitals and sub-district hospitals across Jammu region run without hepatitis vaccine for the past few months forcing the partients to buy the drug from the open market. However, the concerned authorities maintain that the Pentvalant vaccine has been
Pertinently, in Jammu region there is one Province hospital, 10 District hospitals, 30 Sub District Hospital (CHC) but all are running without much-needed Hepatitis B vaccine for past few months and maximums hospitals have brought the matter into the notice of the concerned department but nothing has been done so far resulting the needy are suffering a lot.
"We have run out of aforesaid va... | |
| | | | Scarcity of DAP fertilizer worries farmers during Rabi crops | | Jammu farmers' woes | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Jammu farmers are once again hit due to severe scarcity of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizers. They have accused the agriculture department/ Cooperative department of taking the matter l8ightly.
A farmer of RS Pura, Ramesh Chander informed Early Times that Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) was very much needed during sowing of Rabi crop particular for wheat crop as it was much requirement during sowing period of Rabi crops.
"For the last many years, the farmers have been using DAP manufactured by Indian Farmer Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)", he said.
Pertinently, IFFCO is a cooperative society, which is amalgamation of thousands of state coope... | |
| | | | DC office Ganderbal denies info | | Awareness progarmmes on PSG Act | | | Early Times Report
Ganderbal, Nov 26: With an aim of passing the buck and mislead a Right to Information (RTI) applicant, the Deputy Commissioner office Ganderbal when sought information under J&K RTI Act 2009 about number of programmes held in district on J&K Public Services Guarantee Act (PSG Act) has forwarded RTI application to all his Tehildars. Even after a lapse of stipulated time of 30 days except one Tehsildar no other officer has provided sought details. Details available with Early Times reveal that Suhail Nabi Khan a member of Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement with an aim of knowing what Government has been doing to spread awareness on J&K Public Services Guarantee Act (PSG Act) ,... | |
| | | | HRD guidelines on school bags tough task for Edu Deptt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Despite the fact that J&KJ Education department has miserably failed to implement many directives of Ministry of Human Resources Development in the past to bring reforms in education system in the state, the fresh guidelines on decreasing homework and the weight of school bags has put the department in a tight spot.
After making many failed attempts to implement various directives like uniformity in school fees, now the recent order of lowering weight of school bags and minimizing homework will prove hard nut to crack for the state Education department.
"The HRD order has brought happiness on the faces of parents who were worried on the increasing we... | |
| | | | Despite private practice proof state government yet to act against Principal Dental College Sgr | | His confirmation waited since 14 years, alienation prominent at college campus | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: The state government seems to be following different parameters when it comes to taking action against doctors who are found violating the rules and regulations.
Some months back the people at helm removed then Director Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, Dr. Abdul Gani Ahangar after it was found that he did not act against the doctors who were found carrying out private practice despite a ban on the same.
Dr. Ahangar's complicity in the case cost him his job and on the other side a principal of health institution continues to hold his job despite practicing privately at his clinic located in a posh area o... | |
| | | | Drug policy seeks integrating de-addiction centres with hospitals | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: The recent drug policy formulated by the government aims at challenging the "drug-related stigma" by integrating the drug de-addiction centres within hospitals.
Stigma is defined as a set of negative beliefs that a group or society holds about a topic or group of people.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stigma is a major cause of discrimination and exclusion and it contributes to the abuse of human rights.
The Kashmiri society is no exception. With the Valley witnessing an exponential rise in the drug-menace and increasing taboo around it, the government has come up with a policy that focuses on prevention, awareness and accessibi... | |
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