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| Tries to disrupt peace to appease his bosses; needs to be kept under check | | After feeling winter chill, Hurriyat Hawk reappears on Kashmir scene | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 19: As the winter chill is intensifying in Kashmir, Hurriyat Hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani is making desperate attempts to reappear on the scene.
According to the media reports, Geelani recently issued a statement asking people to give up their daily chores and stage protest. "It seems bosses of Geelani sitting across the Line of Control (LoC) have passed on instructions to him to do something so that the normalcy which has returned to Kashmir is disrupted," said an analyst.
He said, "Another reason for Geelani becoming active could be he is not used to staying in Kashmir during winter months. By issuing such provocative statement he wants to build pressure on administration so that he could move to Delhi to save himself from the winter chill."
Another analyst said that security agencies should take a note of Geelani becoming active suddenly. "It looks like that after facing defeat at all the fronts Pakistan is trying to activate its stooges one again in Kashmir as it's finding it hard to digest that people of Kashmir want to move on in their lives. P... | |
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| Why is Govt delaying to make list of gazetted holidays public for 2020? | | Authorities leave people guessing! | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 19: The inordinate delay being done by the Jammu and Kashmir government in making the list of the public holidays public has raised several eyes bows, giving rise to the speculations that various otherwise gazetted holidays are beg omitted out while as few ones are likely to get inducted into the list.
As per sources in the dispensation, the government delaying to declare the list of the public holidays in Jammu and Kashmir is because of the fact that there are hectic deliberations going on over what gazetted holidays should be included and what should be omitted out. "It is a very tricky affair and needs a lot of confabulations. It is expected that by the en... | |
| | | | Power Distribution Corporation plays hide & seek, revises curtailment schedule according to will | | Valley residents pushed to wall in harsh winter | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 19: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is playing hide and seek with the people of Kashmir valley these days as the power curtailment schedule gets changed every now and then.
Over the past few weeks the curtailment schedule has been revised at least twice for the consumers of Srinagar district. For the residents falling under the jurisdiction of Rawalpora grid station the curtailment schedule has been revised thrice and the residents are almost mocking the curtailment schedule.
According to the latest schedule drawn up by KPDCL the Srinagar residents falling under the metered category would be subjected to six hou... | |
| | | | Colleges asked to collect results 6 days before declaration of result | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Paramedical Council has come in limelight for asking all the government and private Colleges to collect the results for the session May 2019 before the declaration of the results which raises many eye brows over the functioning of the Council.
Sources told that the Jammu and Kashmir Paramedical Council remained in limelight in past and once again the fingers were raised over the functioning of the Council over the result this year.
"Is something fishy in the matter for asking colleges to collect the result before declaration of the same, "sources asked, alleging that by adopting such practices before announcing results raised many ... | |
| | | | Detained Kashmir netas have access to TV, mobile | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Political leaders, lodged at Srinagar's MLA hostel after the abrogation of Article 370, were allowed to have television sets in some rooms along with set-top boxes. They can also meet their families 2-3 times a week, government sources said.
MLAs and other political workers from National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), among others, were shifted to the MLA hostel from Centaur jail at Dal Lake last month, as it lacked proper heating facilities.
Officials told news agency that a few mobile phones and phone lines were made operational for the political leaders to speak to their relatives. As many as 33 members from various political parties ... | |
| | | | HC issues directives to Govt on traffic management | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 19: In a Public Interest Litigation for ensuring better management of traffic system in Jammu and Kashmir, a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur observed that many directions, passed by this Court, have not been complied with, for one reason or the other. The orders were not subsequently enforced either because the matter did not go in one track. The Court while dealing with the important issue of traffic mismanagement has tried to take care of all the allied issues as well, be it Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Switching of vehicles over to CNG/LPG from Petrol/ Diesel, Switchin... | |
| | | | Centre's Prevention of Corruption Act for stringent punishment | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 19: Fight against corruption may receive impetus as recently implemented Centre's Prevention of Corruption Act in Jammu and Kashmir has stringent provisions to combat corruption.
Anti-graft bodies were working under Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006, which has been replaced by Centre's Prevention of Corruption Act.
There are certain provisions under this newly implemented Act which empowers anti-graft bodies to fight with corruption in the new Union Territory.
"In order to influence public servant, by corrupt or illegal means, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than three year bu... | |
| | | | No decision to release J&K's former Chief Ministers yet, says Government | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Politicians who are in detention since Jammu and Kashmir's special status was scrapped by the central government in August would be released if they agree to sign a bond that they would not engage in any political activity which would lead to any law and order situation, officials in the Home Ministry have said.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that some of them have already signed the required bonds and they have been released.
"But still as many as 23 leaders are under detention and process to win them over is still going on," a senior level functionary in the government told news channel , adding some were released as a goodwill gesture too.
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| | | | Uniforms provided to Govt School students full of sewing defects | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 18: Under much hyped scheme to provide uniforms to the poor students studying in government schools in all eleven blocks of this border district free of cost are said to be of sub standard in quality fabric with multiple stitching defects sources said here today.
They said this year the uniforms made for the students studying in government schools were of no use. On the count of measurement and fitting an imaginary works was done as a result not a single student got his or her uniform up to the mark.
Somewhere length of the trouser was less and some where width of shirt was too loose hence pointing fingers towards the education department for... | |
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