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| Senior leaders skip meeting called to commemorate PDP founder's death anniversary | | Infighting within PDP takes new turn | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: As the PDP leaders congregated in Jammu to review the arrangements that are being taken for the January 7 function to mark the 4th death anniversary of PDP founder Mufti Mohd Sayeed, several senior leaders remained conspicuously absent from such an important meeting.
As per the reports coming to the fore, there were almost all senior leaders who attended the meting that took place in PDP's Gandhi Nagar head office on Monday. However, the absence pf few senior ones raised eyebrows with speculations rife that another rebellion within the PDP is knocking its doors and there could be some leaders who are eagerly waiting to bid adie to their party.
Meanwhile, the handout released by the PDP mentioned that the party demanded immediate release of all political leadership in Jammu and Kashmir, and termed the prolonged incarceration of the detained politicians in Jammu and Kashmir as unjustified and uncalled for.
According to the party spokesman, a high level meeting of the PDP leaders was held in party's Jammu as well as in Srinagar headquarters wher... | |
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| Former J&K CM continues to support separatists, refuses to mend her ways | | Mehbooba's twitter handle speaks for her | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, who continues to be under detention since August 5 has become active again through her daughter Iltija Mufti, who is handling her mother's twitter account. The recent tweet on Mehbooba's account reads: "A 70-year old first Kashmiri political detainee has died in an Rajasthan jail. MHA has blood on its hands and it should be held accountable."
This tweet had appeared on Mehbooba's twitter handle soon after the news about Jamaat-e-Islami activist Ghulam Mohd Bhat dying at Allahabad Jail in Uttar Pradesh broke. But, according to media reports he had been ar... | |
| | | | Home department yet to reply objections of DC office Kathua after two years | | SPOs' list of Kathua caught in blame-game | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: The selection list of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of district Kathua has been caught in a blame-game between Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office Kathua as well as Home department, forcing the aspirants to run from pillar to post but all in vain.
After several abortive as well as successful attempts to meet concerned officials including DC office Kathua, Senior Superintendent of Police Office Kathua (SSP), office of Principal Secretary Home, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, the aspirants on Monday landed in police lockup after police foiled their protest at Kathua.
Over four dozen SPO aspirants from district Kathua informed Early Times that on Monday th... | |
| | | | KDA floats faulty tenders allegedly to mint money | | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, Dec 23: The Kokernag Development Authoirty in South Kashmir's Anantnag district has yet again floated faulty tenders apparently to mint money.
The dasti quotation, 04 of 2019-20 dated 09-11-2019, floated for the procurement of furniture has serious loopholes as the tender notice now where mentions the specifications of the furniture to be procured.
The tourism development authority has, according to the tender notice, decided to procure 800 carpets, 86 chairs, 16 wooden dining table (4 seated), 70 curtains and other furniture but the tender notice nowhere mentions the specifications like kind of timber.
The tender notice floated by Execut... | |
| | | | Professor's quarter at University of Kashmir occupied by family of Joint Registrar | | Official on deputation to BGSBU Rajouri, no HRA paid by family | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 23: For the past one and half years a professor quarter occupied by the family of former Joint Registrar, University of Kashmir has come up as a bone of contention since the family is not paying House Rent Allowance (HRA) to the university authorities.
Sources told Early Times that the professor quarter P-7 is occupied by the family of Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad Zari, Joint Registrar, University of Kashmir. Dr. Ishfaq has been on deputation to Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), Rajouri since August 2018 and since then no HRA is being paid to University of Kashmir authorities.
"Ideally the quarter should have been left by Dr. Ishfaq as soo... | |
| | | | Chairman MC Pahalgam, Executive Officer fight over illegal constructions | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Dec 23: A verbal brawl between Executive Officer Muncipal Committee Pahalgam and Chairman of the municipality broke out after the later directed his anti-encroachment squad to remove the encroachments at picturesque Pahalgam.
Reports said that the Executive Officer Mohd Aslam, Chairman Rayees Ahmad Lone and Vice Chairman Basit Ahmad indulged in a verbal brawl over the constructions raised by the hoteliers near petrol pump at Pahalgam.
Executive Officer alleged that they (Chaiman and Vice-Chairman) manhandled him inside his office and restricted him from demolishing the illegal structures.
"Earlier this month, Chairman and Vice- chair... | |
| | | | Kashmir tourism going through worst crisis | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 23: The Tourism, considered as the most visible asset of Jammu and Kashmir's economy, has been pushed to a cold dark corner, where things are going from bad to worse.
Empty houseboats, vacant hotels and deserted resorts present a gloomy picture of Kashmir's tourism sector which is going through one of its worst phases.
According to officials in the Tourist Department, in the month of July thousands of visitors were present in the Valley, which was in its peak tourist season.
However Stakeholders of tourism said that since then, the Valley is almost without tourists, which has brought the industry believed to be the backbone of Kashmir's economy to ... | |
| | | | Party meeting focused to restore political activity in valley says NC, PDP | | NC, PDP conduct first political party meeting post-August 5 | | | Wajahat Shabir
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 23: Two regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party on Monday carried out their first political party meeting after Article 370 was scrapped by the central government on August 5 and demanded the release of all political leaders.
National Conference carried out its party meeting at Nawa-e-Subah near Radio Kashmir, while the Peoples Democratic Party held its meeting at its headquarters near Sher-e-Kashmir Park. The National Conference party meeting was held under the leadership of Political Secretary Showkat Mir. The meeting was held by many second run leaders and party workers from bo... | |
| | | | Farooq Abdullah's sister, brother challenge dismissal of plea against 'detention' | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday issued a notice to government, seeking its response to an appeal filed by Sheikh Abdullah's daughter Khalida Shah and son Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal against dismissal of their petition against 'detention' by the government following annulling of Article 370 of the constitution and bifurcation of the state into two union territories by the central government on August 5. Last month, a single bench of the court had dismissed the petition challenging alleged house arrest of Mustafa Kamal -- the NC, additional general secretary, and brother of party president Farooq Abdullah -- and ANC chief Begum Khalida Shah along wit... | |
| | | | Five youth of south Kashmir handed over to families by police | | Youth took help of Oxford School Atlas for exfilitration | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
Baramulla, Dec 23: Baramulla police handed over five youth to their parents today who had tried to exfilitrate to the other side of LoC in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Dec 20th.
In a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Abdul Qayoom said that, Five youth of Pulwama district of South Kashmir had come across to Baramulla district so that they can exfilitrate the border with the help of , 'Oxford School Atlas' which they h... | |
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