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Kashmir centric parties join hands to keep Jammu, Ladakh at bay 12/8/2018 10:57:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 8: Kashmir centric parties after losing power have started showing their true colours, both National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party are demanding that Jammu and Kashmir should be divided on communal lines. PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has demanded divisional autonomy for Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and other districts which fall beyond Jawahar tunnel. On the other hand National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that if his party is voted to power, it will grant autonomy to various regions of the state. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Both these parties want to hijack the regions where the population of the members of a particular community is on the higher side and want to leave Jammu and Ladakh regions out. This is a sinister plan aimed at pitting one community against another. Both these parties are trying to divide the people on religious lines to secure more votes in the forthcoming Assembly and Parliament elections." He said, "Both the parties seem to have entered into a covert allianc...   READ MORE

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Cong toes Mehbooba's communal line, opposes divisional status to Ladakh by Governor's administration 12/8/2018 10:57:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 8: Virtually toeing line of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, Congress also indirectly opposed granting divisional status to Ladakh region. Instead of supporting the move to fulfill long pending demands of the residents of whole Ladakh region including Leh and Kargil, Congress is playing politics on this highly sensitive issue to address its constituency in Kashmir at the cost of other regions of the State. A day after former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti gave warning to the Governor's administration against granting divisional status to Ladakh, Congress also issued statement on similar lines. Interestingly this statement has been issued without mentioning name o...   READ MORE   Mehbooba seeking trifurcation of Jammu province on religious lines Conspiracy 12/8/2018 10:57:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 8: The genuine demand of the Ladakhi Buddhists and Shiite Muslims seeking separate administrative set-up and divisional status for their Cold-Desert region has stung Kashmiri leaders, especially pro-self-rule PDP. It has so stung its chief and former CM Mehbooba Mufti that she has demanded three-way split of Jammu province and warned that if Ladakh was granted divisional status and the so-called Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal were not granted similar status, her party would launch an agitation. The demand of the Ladakhis is as genuine as it deserves immediate attention and action considering the fact that the region had suffered enormous losses during the past ...   READ MORE   Nepotism galore in selection of teachers for ZRP, CRP posts 12/8/2018 10:57:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 8: The Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Basohli has prepared a list of teachers/masters for work as Zonal Resource Persons (ZRP) and CRPs but the list is replete with the names of some blue-eyed as well as relatives of an official working at tehsil office. Sources divulged that 25 teachers and masters made it to the list but favouritism appeared to be the sole criteria for selection. The ZRP and CRP have to visit the government schools and have to check various activities in schools including SSA schools functioning and other activities but actually their posting as ZRP and CRP, simply means they would enjoy their attachment at ZEO office Basohli and stay away f...   READ MORE   New Delhi concerned as JRL protest calendar enjoys field day in Kashmir 12/8/2018 10:56:59 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 8: Even as the so called Joint Resistance Leadership of the separatists had given a call for week-long protest program in the connection with the Human Rights Day, some supporters of the anti-India lobby had a field day in Kashmir. During the ongoing week, scores of protest programs including candlelight protests were held in parts of Kashmir including Srinagar while New Delhi is understood to have taken a serious note of alleged lapse on the part of Jammu and Kashmir Police. Sources said New Delhi would seek explanation from the Jammu and Kashmir Police with regard to the issue. The JRL had given a protest calendar for the week. From the Jammu and Kashmi...   READ MORE   Clear case of mishandling by DC Srinagar: SIC Denial of Info about Revenue extracts 12/8/2018 10:56:52 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 8: As Deputy Commissioner's office Srinagar failed to provide revenue extracts to an information seeker under Right to Information Act (RTI) , the State Information Commission (SIC) after hearing this case has termed it a clear case of mishandling by the DC's office. Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI application dated 26-03-2018 was filed by one Shafiq Ahmad Sheikh R/O Mir Masjid Khanyar Srinagar in the office of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar seeking information regarding land measuring 1166 sqft under Khasra No. 3037 situated at Aram Masjid, Khanyar and action taken on his representation dated 14-03-2018 made to Deputy Commissioner,...   READ MORE   14 years on, Aishmuqam Shopping complex awaits completion 12/8/2018 10:56:39 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report anantnag, Dec 8: The Pahalgam Development Authority has failed to complete the construction of Aishmuqam Shopping complex despite the lapse of over fourteen years now. The construction of the commercial shopping mall was started by the Development Authority back in year 2003 with much enthusiasm; however after the passage of 14 years the project is still awaiting completion. According to official details, during the year 2003 PDA started construction of shopping complex at Aishmuqam having 43 shops for rehabilitation of shopkeepers whose shops were dismantled under beautification drive on the directions of then Chief Minister Late Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed. ...   READ MORE   Intelligence agencies keeping close watch on youth to plug militancy 6 youth united with their families 12/8/2018 10:56:32 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 8: The intelligence agencies here said that they have kept a close eye on the youth across Kashmir who seem to have come under some influence to join militancy and every effort is put in to keep them away from the gun. Sources told early times that last week of late six youth were brought back to "mainstream" in Srinagar who were undergoing "proper counselling" while there has been no recruitment of local boys into any militant ranks since October this year. Among the six youth who returned back to their families includes a Technology student of Khanyar downtown Ehtesham Bilal, who had purportedly joined Islamic State. Police asserts tha...   READ MORE   Sanction of underground bunkers for border dwellers still awaited 12/8/2018 10:56:20 PM S T Haq Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 8: Despite GOI having given sanction for underground bunkers for border residents who are dying daily because of unprovoked firing from Pakistan, the promises were never fulfilled so for. Reliable sources while talking to early times said that, " in the past, the former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti had claimed that the central government had sanctioned construction of over fourteen thousand underground bunkers, but the promises were never fulfilled by the GOI nor by the state government. Sources while quoting the former chief minister as having said that, the union home ministry had given a sanction for construction of bunkers in December 2017....   READ MORE   Two militants killed in encounter at Mujgund in outskirts of Srinagar 12/8/2018 10:54:03 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 8: Two militants were killed while as few security forces personnel sustained injuries during an encounter at Mujgund in the outskirts of Srinagar city. Minor clashes broke out at the site of the encounter in the evening. Reports said that police and security forces cordoned off the Mujgund area after receiving inputs that some militants were hiding in the area. As the area was being cordoned off and searched were conducted the militants hiding inside a house fired upon the joint party of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu & Kashmir Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and army. Reports a personal of SOG and an army man wer...   READ MORE   Home department likely to transfer over half dozen SSPs, SPs 12/8/2018 10:23:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 8: Following the completion of panchayat elections, the State Home department is likely to order transfer of Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs). According to sources privy to the development, transfer of over half dozen Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) in Jammu and Kashmir police department is on cards as the process was ceased due to Panchayat Elections. "Due to code of conduct in imposition, the process of transfer of cops was kept on hold to avoid violation of model code of conduct," said sources, adding that the important positions like SSP Vigilance Jammu and SSP Jammu...   READ MORE

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