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Panchayat members' stir likely to prove counter-productive for BJP 12/12/2019 10:58:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Even as All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) has ended its strike on Tuesday, brewing anger among elected Panchayat members is likely to be proved counter-productive for BJP in the days to come. During their week along agitation, agitating Panchayat members have targeted government in particular and BJP leadership in general for betraying elected Panchayat members. Interestingly most of the Panchayat members who were active in the week-long stir were associated with the BJP but most of the elected Panches and Sarpanches belong to the party, are annoyed with the leadership for backstabbing them. During the recently held Block Development Councils elections, most of the BJP supported Panchayats members had voted against party's official candidates because party leadership had given mandates to outsiders who were not even basic members of the party. Panchayat members while ending their strike had charged BJP led government at the Centre for only paying lip service to Panchayat members without bothering about real issues confronting the...   READ MORE

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'Third front' in talks with ousted PDP leader on 'secret alliance' 12/12/2019 10:58:40 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The so called "Third Front" in Kashmir led by a senior politician from north Kashmir is in talks with an ousted leader of the Peoples Democratic Party to "explore options of contesting" upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir "jointly as a secret alliance". Sources said soon after returning from Dubai, the ousted PDP leader, who is a businessman turned politician, has started negotiations with the "third front" that comprises of politicians including a former minister from Tangmrag constituency, apart from a senior leader from central Kashmir's Budgam and their allies. Sources said the meetings have been fruitful till ...   READ MORE   Muzaffar Beigh suddenly falls silent, prefers oblivion over limelight Has GOI trashed Hill State demand for JK? 12/12/2019 10:58:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Muzaffar Beigh who, after the Art 370 abrogation was waiting in wings to start a third front has socially fallen silent due to the unknown reasons with speculations rife that the parleys between him and the authorities have ended at a terrible note. As per the reports, Beigh who last month was quite vocal about the demand for Article 371 and even told media that he is ready to play his role to demand from government of India that Jammu and Kashmir must be given status of a hill state where jobs and lands are protected, has all of sudden fallen silent. Since last month, he hasn't spoken a word, neither has he issued any statement where he has reiterated h...   READ MORE   J&K Reorganization: Corruption cases to be settled in 2 years 12/12/2019 10:58:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: The government employees in the newly carved Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh can end up in big trouble if they indulge in any sort of corrupt practices. According to J&K Reorganization Act 2019, central anti-graft law has become applicable in the twin UTs and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can directly register cases against the employees in J&K as well as Ladakh. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The applicability of the central laws in J&K means that corruption cases have to be settled within two years. Earlier, corruption cases used to linger on for years together and used to get closed without reaching anywhere."...   READ MORE   Black Scorpio of GMC Jammu goes missing? 12/12/2019 10:57:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: A Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu has been missing for the last several months and its whereabouts are still unknown as no one in the hospital has an idea that where it has disappeared. Ideally, the black coloured Scorpio (SUV) vehicle was being used to ferry senior faculty members or senior administrators while attending some official work or engagement in their administrative capacity. Sources said that it has come to fore that the Black Scorpio of GMC&H Jammu has not been visible in the premises of the institution for the last several months and the staff of the hospital do not know whe...   READ MORE   PHE deptt's proposal to switch over to digital format takes a hit due to suspension of internet Department facing huge revenue loss 12/12/2019 10:57:12 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The continuous suspension of internet in Kashmir valley has dent a severe blow to the generation of revenue by the different government departments. The revenue is generated in lieu of services being offered to the people. The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department is not receiving any money from the individuals and government departments in lieu of services being offered to them. The reason for denial is simple; suspension of internet in Kashmir. Sources told Early Times that the higher ups of PHE department had decided to generate e-bills for the individual customers and the government departments. As the internet services conti...   READ MORE   Repeated complaints of ARTO's, RTO's against vendor affixing HSRP, fall on deaf ears Despite computerization, no change in time taken to register vehicles 12/12/2019 10:57:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: The introduction of computerization has failed to reduce the time consumed for registration of vehicles at transport offices across Jammu province of Union territory as the vendors fixing number plates to the vehicles have been taking excess time. Sources informed Early Times that Assistant Regional Transport Officers as well as Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) have repeatedly taken up the issue of inordinate delay caused by the vendors to affix High Security Number Plates (HSRP) to vehicles, with the higher authorities but all in vain. "In a recently held meeting of Transport officials, the issue was once again taken up with the higher officials of th...   READ MORE   Applicant denied information even after one month PHE department's non-seriousness towards RTIs 12/12/2019 10:56:50 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: The majority of the government departments including the officials at the helm of PHE Hydraulic Division Kishtwar are non serious towards Right to Information Act as even after the lapse of more than one month, the applicant who seek the information from Executive Engineer Hydraulic Division Kishtwar commonly known as PHE Department has yet to receive the information as was demanded by the applicant. As per the details available with Early Times, Asif Hussain Malik son of Ghulam Mohammad Malik Resident of Cherhar, Tehsil and District Kishtwar has filled an RTI application in the office of Executive Engineer Hydraulic Division Kishtwar dem...   READ MORE   J&K UT govt Invoke Central Prisoners Act to Declare Subsidiary Jail 12/12/2019 10:56:39 PM Wajahat Shabir Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Four months after the mainstream leaders of the valley were detained, the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory government has invoked the Central Prisoners Act to declare subsidiary jails where mainstream politicians are detained. The move comes under the Jammu and Kashmir Re-organisation Act 2019. The government detained more than 30 mainstream leaders of the valley including Jammu and Kashmir former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti following the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. And, the mainstream leaders were detained at different places. Following the detention of mainstream leader, the Home Department o...   READ MORE   J&K LG bats for increasing fleet, frequency of JKRTC buses for public convenience 12/12/2019 10:56:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday directed the Transport Department to increase the fleet as well as the frequency of Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation buses for the convenience of the general public. The Lt Governor passed these directions while reviewing the functioning of Transport Department in a meeting here at the Civil Secretariat. Emphasising on efficient and effective operations, the Lt Governor direc...   READ MORE   Jammu needs to fight discrimination, injustice: Munish tells people 12/12/2019 10:56:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Editor, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Thursday said that people of Jammu need to get united to end injustice and discrimination they are facing since 1947. Carrying forward his mass contact programme in Rani Talab, Digiana Munish said, "It is unfortunate that people of Jammu have faced discrimination during the past seven decades as our elected representatives during all these years failed to do much for the people." Munish, who would be contesting the fo...   READ MORE   Will distribute my salary among needy' 12/12/2019 10:55:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ...   READ MORE   KP Migrant flats at Jagati in shambles Plaster of walls crumbling, Admin ignores maintenance 12/12/2019 10:39:44 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: The migrant flats for Kashmiri Pandits at Jagati Nagrota are in dilapidated conditions, which have not been repaired since long time due to apathy of concerned officials, who always ignored the plight of the migrants. Sources told Early Times that hundreds of flats were constructed by the government for proper settlement of Kashmiri Pandits, who had to migrate from Kashmir region due to militancy nearly four decades ago. "The plaster of wall...   READ MORE

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