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When ex-NC minister's son turned Pak spy for money As per his IR, his act is unpardonable as he joined hands with enemy to inflict damage on India 12/29/2016 11:45:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: Operating under the guise of a journalist, the son of a former National Conference minister who ran a news agency here, had passed on vital information about Indian army, BSF, police, Dul Hasti hydel project, Jammu city, border roads, railway tracks and important bridges to his Pakistani handlers in lieu of money. His offence, which by all means is very serious and bigger in size as per his IR (interrogation report), is unpardonable, as he had tried to inflict huge damages on India. IR, otherwise a secret document, is prepared by police on the basis of accused's joint interrogation by different agencies. Farooq Ahmad Ganai, son of Mohammad Akbar Ganai, landed in the dragnet of Nawabad police on October 24, 2009 for allegedly being an agent of Pak's Field Intelligence Unit (FIU). His father was Minister of State for Law and Health in the erstwhile NC government. While the family originally hails from Sadiwarh village of Dooru in south Kashmir, they were living in Sector 1 of Roopnagar at the time of his arrest. He was also alleged to have sent ...   READ MORE

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For a change, Farooq leaves anti-India rants, attends dance parties 12/29/2016 11:45:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: Even as National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah recently announced to follow the Hurriyat Conference for "resolution of Kashmir issue," he is presently busy following Bollywood. Dr Abdullah was recently seen dancing at a party here while video of the same has gone viral on social media. He is seen doing twist with a young woman. The video shows him dancing on the Bollywood number 'Bar bar dekho…' amid applaud from the audience. While Dr Farooq's love for dance and music is known to everyone, what is new is his love for separatists. The NC nowadays sounds like a pro-Pakistan party ready to log heads with New Delhi on every front. On December 5, o...   READ MORE   Omar's worst nightmare knocking at his door 12/29/2016 11:45:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 29: The opposition National Conference that continues to parrot the separatist voice in Kashmir at present is likely to witness tough time as the commission probing party working president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's involvement in civilians killings in 2010 unrest is submitting its report within two days. Omar was the CM when the unrest broke out in the Valley, resulting in around 120 killings. Though at present NC and its president Dr Farooq Abdullah is striving to exhibit pro-people stance, the probe report is likely to become Omar's worst nightmare. Omar has been taking jibes at the present regime for putting Valley in the grinding hal...   READ MORE   Another BJP minister inaugurates blacktopping Making mockery of development in Jammu! 12/29/2016 11:44:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: Unable to show any remarkable achievement towards development of Jammu province, the ministers from the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) continue to blow routine works out of proportion. Till a few years ago a group of laborers would silently start work of macadamization , now BJP ministers personally inaugurate such routine works and issue formal press notes. In the latest Minister of State for Finance, Planning, IT, FCS&CA, Tribal Affairs, Relief, Rehabilitation, Labour and Employment , Ajay Nanda today launched macadamization work of 3.5 km Bansa -Muttal Road. The work on the road is being executed by Public Works Department. The concerned offi...   READ MORE   Labha Ram exposes BJP ministers 12/29/2016 11:44:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: As BJP ministers in the coalition have failed to counter propaganda of separatists and other Valley centric groups, president of the Action Committee of West Pakistani Refugee Labha Ram Gandhi has reportedly informed BJP high command about behaviour of party leaders in J&K who have stooped too low for the sake of power. Credible sources said that Labha Ram, who is camping in Delhi for the last two days, told BJP high command that their ministers in JK have not uttered even a single word against Hurriyat and NC leaders, who have launched malicious campaign against rights of West Pakistani Refugees. Labha Ram, credible sources, revealed, drew attention of...   READ MORE   Ex-'tainted' official heads BJP's anti-corruption cell 12/29/2016 11:44:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: Contrary to the tall claims of the Prime Minister of India with regard to launching of crusade against corruption and the corrupt, the massage makes no sense as Member Legislative Assembly from Kishtwar Sunil Kumar Sharma who had assigned the key job of party's grievances and anti corruption cell Kishtwar into the hands of the retired Executive Engineer of Power Development Department. The said official was booked by the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) for alleged irregularities in purchase of electric items worth crore by the Power Development Department (PDD) in Rajouri, Kathua and districts on highly exorbitant rates from open market without ...   READ MORE   Headless PF Office leaves visitors in lurch 12/29/2016 11:35:45 PM Early Times Report Udhampur Dec 29: Alleged prolonged absence of Assistant Commissioner Provident Fund Udhampur, has left the people high and dry as it is affecting their routine works pertaining to this office. According to locals, the Provident Fund Office which caters to the needs of the working class of all ranks has failed to give respite to the working class as residents of Udhampur and Reasi who are dependent on the office often remains closed for visitors. “I have been visiting th...   READ MORE   Govt's tall claims to rationalise Docs fall flat No transfer of over staying doctors 12/29/2016 10:50:21 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Despite tall claims , the Health Department has failed to transfer the over-staying doctors to rationalise the medicos in hospitals and other health care centres of the state. The Health Department has made claims several times that over-staying doctors will be transferred and there will be rationalization in medicos to ensure smooth functioning of hospitals and health care centres. But all these tall claims have fallen flat. Sources said the department made list of doctors several times who have not served in rural areas so far so that they could be sent to rural areas. "The step was aimed at decrease in referral cases of patient...   READ MORE   But BJP had dropped from its core ideology Art 370 even before election Hoodwinking public 12/29/2016 10:50:12 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: The other day, one of the top Jammu & Kashmir BJP leader said that the BJP was committed to repealing Article 370 and bringing the state at par with other states of the Union. By making such statements, the BJP is becoming an object of ridicule with each passing day. It itself is responsible for its widespread criticism, unpopularity and loss of face and loss of people's faith. It doesn't know its goal. It is utterly confused. It has no ideology worth its name. Its ideology is only power. It compromises its ideology in a most brazen manner. Its slogan of Bharat Mata Ki Jai is a mere slogan. It is not committed to it. Actually, it daily insults Bharat Mat...   READ MORE   Demonetisation failure will destroy Modi But if it succeeds, he will be a great leader 12/29/2016 10:50:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: Even as the entire opposition has joined hands over the demonetisation issue and accused the prime minister of having taken the step without proper assessment of the situation, one thing is for sure that Modi's political career now depends on the success or failure of his move. He had on November 8 demonetised Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes to curb the menace of black money. The banning of these high value notes has also affected to a large extent the activities of terrorists and separatists as these were being used to fund terrorism and fuel unrest in J&K and elsewhere in the country. From November 8 to now, several alterations have been made. People's con...   READ MORE   Even judicial route didn't help WPRs 12/29/2016 10:49:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: The hapless and abandoned refugees from Pakistan have held numerous demonstrations in Jammu and Delhi, organised long marches, courted arrest and exhausted all constitutional methods of agitation to obtain citizenship rights. Faced with official apathy, they even approached the Supreme Court in 1982, but failed to obtain justice because Jammu and Kashmir enjoyed special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Disposing of the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 7698 of 1982 on February 20, 1987, the Supreme Court said it was "unable to give any relief to the petitioner". The operative part of the judgement reads: In view of the peculiar constitutio...   READ MORE   ULB's fail to undertake Capacity building programmes for its officials 12/29/2016 10:49:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: In-spite of the clear cut guidelines under Swatch Bharat Mission (SBM) for making officials of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) familiar with modern solid waste technologies , the Directorate of ULB's in Jammu and Srinagar have failed to undertake such capacity building programs for their officials across state with the result SBM is turning out to be a failure in state . Details available with Early Times reveal that inspite of availability of funds the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Directorate in Jammu and Srinagar have not organized even a single training programme from last two years for the employees of local bodies municipal committees and councils). As ...   READ MORE   Fearing desertion Farooq tells cadre forming govt soon 12/29/2016 10:49:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 29: The former chief minister and president National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah sensing desperation in the cadre has started playing the old tricks that his party is going to form the government soon. He has also hinted that his party is soon to get into alliance again with the Congress ."We are coming,", said Dr farooq Adbdullah at a rally in the Nagrota, which is one of the few seats that party has won in the Jammu region. He didn't stop there and also said that forest minister Lal Singh will change tracks-come back to the Congress- once we form the government. Political observers say that that it's one of old tricks of the Abdullah family t...   READ MORE   Hr Education deptt discriminates with contractual lecturers Regular staff enjoying winter vacations, contractuals attending colleges 12/29/2016 10:48:54 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education department has been overtly discriminating with thousands of contractual lecturers and teaching assistants working in various colleges, by directing them to attend the colleges, at a time when the regular staff has been enjoying winter vacations. As per the notification of winter vacations in Government Degree Colleges issued by Higher Education department, the colleges are closed for winter vacations since December 26 but for the contractual staff there is no winter break. "We are also human beings. We also have families and children, with whom we want to spend time but Higher Education departmen...   READ MORE   JU VC's 'blue-eyed' engineer favours coterie 12/29/2016 10:48:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: A favourite among Vice-Chancellor's coterie, an engineer in Jammu University is taking varsity employees for ride by resorting to unilateral and biased decisions. This engineer, who is holding the charge of Estate Officer, is accused of favouring a section of JU officers, professors and others who are close to the VC Prof R D Sharma and his coterie. On the other hand, those deserving but not associated with this coterie are not even given a hearing in connection with their issues concerning this engineer. According to the sources, this engineer was main conspirator in demolition of boundary wall of the VC's unoccupied bungalow for installing a gate fo...   READ MORE   Masarat Alam released, rearrested 12/29/2016 10:48:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: Separatist Masarat Alam who was released from Kathua jail on the directions of state High Court was rearrested by police party from Baramulla on Thursday shortly after he stepped out of the jail premises. Masarat Alam is under preventive custody under the Public Safety Act since April 2015. According to official sources the whereabouts of Masarat Alam were not known immediately as Baramulla police escorted him from outside the Kathua jail soon after he was released by the jail authorities. The opposition parties in the state had accused the BJP-PDP govt of showing laxity towards registering strong case against the separatist. "The policy of state gov...   READ MORE   5 yrs on, 31 Class IV posts remain unfilled 12/29/2016 10:48:35 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 29: In a glaring example of official lethargy, 31 class IV posts advertised for Kishtwar District on 6-2-2012 vide notification No. DC/K/RECRUITMENT/01 OF 2012 are yet to be filled up even. Sixteen posts of orderly, 12 posts of Process Server & 3 posts of Sweepers/Chowkidar were advertised by the concern Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar on 6-2-2012. After advertising these 31 Class IV posts, more than 2000 unemployed youths applied for these posts and out of these 2000 candidates, around 300 candidates were shortlisted for interviews. After delay of two years, DC issued corrigendum to this notification vide No. DCK/SQ/1607 Dated 20-10-2...   READ MORE   Faulty planning forces patients to travel four more kilometers in order to reach JVC Bemina Govt considers problems of attendants, locals; ignores plight of patients 12/29/2016 10:48:10 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 29: On Wednesday while Roads & Buildings (R&B) department minister Abdul Rehman Veeri was busy in inaugurating steel bridge near Jhelum Valley College (JVC) hospital here a hapless fellow despite having a vehicle could be seen carrying his son in his lap towards the hospital. Abdul Ahad (name changed) a resident of Parimpora pleaded with the traffic cops to allow him to take a wrong route and reach the JVC hospital located just half a k...   READ MORE

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