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| No one threatened us: Hakim Yasin, Er Rashid | | Is Azad lying? | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 10: The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, who won the recent RS polls in JK with a slender margin of two votes last week, just one day before the polling day had alleged that a few IPS officers at the behest of BJP had threatened the independent candidates not to vote for him but he had not named the candidates who were threatened. Azad had issued a detailed statement and had blamed the centre for misusing the official machinery to ensure his defeat. He had even said that he would file a complaint with the President Pranab Mukherjee.
The two independents who had kept their cards closed to their chest till they cast their vote on last Saturday were MLA Khansahib Hakim Mohammad Yasin and MLA Langate Er Rashid.
When contacted Hakim Yasin while talking to Early Times said, "No IPS officer threatened me."
On being reminded that Azad had issued a detailed statement on independents being intimidated by the IPS officers at BJP's behest, Yasin feigned ignorance about the matter and maintained that "no one had pressu... | |
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| Govt maintains silence over transfer policy | | Professor heads JKEDI since 2003 | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Leaving behind private institutions and business houses, a professor is heading Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) a government owned body for the past 12 years.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that an Associate Professor from Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA) Dr M I Parray has been serving Jammu JKEDI as Director for more than 12 years.
"On December 9, 2003 Dr Parray was relieved from IMPA Srinagar and joined JKEDI as Director on deputation but on July 7, 2005 Principal Secretary to Government, Industries and Commerce department issued order for permanent absorption of ... | |
| | | | 4 Cardiac Surgeons being paid for doing nothing, poor patients left to die | | Another sordid saga of GMC administration | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Attribute it to the scant regard that the Government, department of Health and Medical Education and the Government Medical College administration have for human life, no cardiac surgery has been performed in the premier hospital for months, leaving many a poor patients from across the region to wait for their death while four Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgeons in the department are being paid huge salaries from public exchequer for sitting idle.
Astoundingly, hundreds of patients who were admitted for various cardiac ailments that required By-Pass or Open Heart surgeries have been referred to hospitals outside the state, notwithstanding ... | |
| | | | Mufti hails AAP for clean sweep in Delhi | | Urges Modi to rein in rogue' elements in BJP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 10: Advising the BharatiaJanta Party (BJP) not to ignore the message of voters in Delhi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the Delhi elections have asserted the diversity of our country and the need to respect it.
In a statement issued here, Mufti while commenting on the complete sweep of ArvindKejriwal'sAamAadmi Party (AAP) said the youngest party deserves the heartiest congratulations and best wishes from every citizen of the country.
The PDP Patron said the BJP which has emerged as the most prominent force in the country in the last general elections needs to introspect and absorb the message from Delhi elector... | |
| | | | Home Deptt demotes DySP for manipulating 'dual categories' benefits | | Better late than never | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: J&K Home Department in an apparent manner of 'better late than never' has ordered demotion of in-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police (Executive) to the rank of Inspector, after he was found 'clandestinely' taking benefits of dual category in getting promotions.
Sources within the department revealed that, one Vishal Shoore was appointed in the Police Department as Sub-Inspector in 1998 against Schedule Caste (SC) category.
"Within eight years of appointment, Shoore was promoted as Inspector on same category, but in 2014 he successfully manipulated his case and was promoted to the post of in charge DySP (Executive) surprisingly under Actual Line of C... | |
| | | | None would believe Cong spokesperson | | Hanging of terrorist Afzal Guru | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 10: Congress' national spokesperson Ajoy Kumar on Monday dissociated the Congress party from the controversial former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's statement on Afzal Guru, who was convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case and was hanged and buried within the premises of Tihar Jail, Delhi, on February 9, 2013. "I think the hanging was both wrong and badly handled. Family should have been warned, given a last meeting and body returned," Tharoor said on Twitter. Reacting to the statement, Ajoy Kumar said the Congress had nothing to do with the Tharoor's statement. "Due process of law was followed. Supreme Court convicted him and the execution was ... | |
| | | | JPUF, BSP up the ante, demand CM from Jammu | | Re-organization of state | | |
Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 10: One of the immediate fallouts of the senseless and communally-motivated opposition in the Kashmir Valley to the loud clamour in Jammu for a Chief Minister from Jammu is not only the emergence of the Jammu Pradesh United Front (JPUF), but also the Bahujan Samaj Party's passionate call for unity and a full-scale and relentless struggle in the region calculated to obtain the status of a full-fledged statehood for Jammu province.
The JPUF, an amalgam of 15 social and political groups, some being very influential, was floated in Jammu on January 9 with three objectives - to create a powerful counterpoise to the Kashmiri leadership's unjust, divis... | |
| | | | Congress must explain to nation: BJP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Bhartiya Janata Party said that Congress party must explain to the nation why in Jammu and Kashmir it issued a statement admitting the guilt of not allowing Muhammad Afzal Guru's family to meet him before his execution in Tihar Jail. BJP National Executive Member, Dr Nirmal Singh said that the statement regarding Afzal Guru was issued by Congress legislators to secure the vote of Engineer Rashid for Ghulam Nabi Azad for Rajya Sabha seat.
"MLA Langate Abdul Rashid Sheikh had already decided to cast his vote in favour of Azad and to in a bid to save his skin and give an impression to the people of Kashmir he is their well-wisher, he appealed Congress l... | |
| | | | J&K Govt orders inquiry into death of youth in forces' firing | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 10: Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the firing incident that led to the death of a youth in Palhallan area of Baramulla district yesterday. "Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Talat Parvaiz has set up an inquiry committee to investigate the unfortunate death of a youth at Palhalan on February 9, 2015," an official spokesman said.
He said the inquiry committee will be headed by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Pattan.
"The inquiry committee has been directed to submit their report at an earliest," the spokesman said.
A 19-year-old youth, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, died in security forces firing at Palhallan yesterday during protest... | |
| | | | Rejected NC, Ors using AAP victory to sabotage BJP-PDP Govt in JK | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: The political parties defeated and rejected by the people of the state are now using AAP's victory in Delhi to hide their failures and hit out at possible BJP-PDP alliance.
The National Conference which has been reduced from 56 seats in 1996 to just 15 now has said that while the BJP's fall is imminent, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed by aligning with the BJP would allow the saffron party to set up its base in the State and it would humiliate the people of the Kashmir.
The CPI (M) represented by its lone MLA MY Tarigami, who himself won by a slender margin of less than 200 votes, said, "People of the country have started realising the divisive agenda of the BJ... | |
| | | | AAP tsunami uproots Congress, BJP in Delhi | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: It was no less than the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tsunami that uprotted the BJP and the Congress in the Assembly poll results in Delhi.Imagine in the May Lok Sabha poll the BJP had won all the seven seats and had been in the lead in 60 of the 70 Assembly constituencies.And the same BJP was swept out of reckoning within just eight months.
The opinion and the exit polls had predicted victory for the AAP and both the Congress and the BJP had voiced criticism o... | |
| | | | Political patronage 'decimates' Khiram forests in Anantnag | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, Feb 10: Timber smugglers enjoying 'political patronage' have resorted to massive loot in dense Khiram forests by felling green trees illegally.
Rampant smuggling is ruining forests at Pannad, 35 kilometers from here. The place is fast losing its glory and gifts of nature bestowed on it as the continuous loot of forests have not only left the green gold at stake, but has also damaged the habitat of wild animals.
Few days ago, a group of local yout... | |
| | | | Notification for 11 MLCs seats on Feb 12 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Election Commission of India has to issue notification for 11 seats of Legislative Council onFebruary 12. While as eight members are retiring in the month of March 2015, three seats fell vacant due to elections of three MLCs as MLAs in the recently held assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that notification will be issued on Thursday on February 12. Last date of making nominations is February 18 on Wednesday. Date for scrutiny of nominations papers is on 19-2-2015.
February 21 is last date for withdrawal of candidatures and polling will be held on March 2, 2015 followed by counting of the votes on same date. Entire election proce... | |
| | | | HC orders closure of unregistered coaching centres in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 10: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today extended its directions to the coaching and tuition centres of Jammu Division even as it warned an official committee headed by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir with contempt proceedings if unregistered coaching centres in the Kashmir Valley were not closed down immediately.
"The Divisional Commissioner Jammu shall comply with the order dated December 30, 2014 and submit detailed report to the Court before the next date," said a division bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal and directed the registry to serve copy of order to Divisional Commissioner, Jammu forthwith.
"A s... | |
| | | | Clashes break out at many places across Valley | | Normal life affected in Kashmir as people protest against civilian killing | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: Normal life was affected across Kashmir valley due to a strike call given by the separatist leaders against the killing of a civilian during a firing incident in the Palhallan area of Pattan town in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
At the same time authorities enforced restrictions in some of the volatile areas of the summer capital in order to thwart any protests that might be carried out against the civilian killing. Restrictions... | |
| | | | Irate mob stalls PDA's demolition drive, attacks squad | | CEO among injured, Locals demand action | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Feb 10: Chief Executive officer Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) and two other employees on Tuesday sustained injuries after locals of Pahalgam resorted to violence during a demolition drive.
Officials at PDA informed Early Times that CEO Mohammad YousfBhat was attacked and injured by the mob near Maharaja Hotel in Pahalgam when he was returning from Athnarein area where he demolished a few structures raised illegally.
Injured CEO and two other employees were immediately shifted to Anantnag district Hospital, they said.
Condition of the injured is stable, hospital sources confirmed to Early Times.
However, in the attack, the vehic... | |
| | | | Massive embezzlement of flood relief fund surfaces in Shopian | | Influentials get relief quotas in place of deserving | | | Tehsildar, Patwaris indicted
Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Shopian, Feb 10: Massive embezzlement in distribution of flood relief funds has surfaced in Shopian wherein deserving flood victims have been ignored and undeserving, influential people have been unduly extended relief quotas.
Documents in possession of Early Times revealed details of blue eyed people not affected by floods receiving flood relief quotas and deserving ones denied the same. Documents reveal that many blue eyed people like Muhammad Shafi Chouhan son of Mamdin, Siraj-ud-din Kohli son in law of Bashir Ahmad Chouhan, Hakamdin Poswal son of Alam din, Nazir Ahmad son of Qasim Chouhan, Nazir ahmad Chouhan son of... | |
| | | | Repatriate of SRTC officials from MV Department | | HC orders status quo | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10:- The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today ordered status quo on the order of Commissioner Secretary Transport Department issued vide Government order No. 9-TR of 2015 dated 29-01-2015 directing RTO Jammu and Assistant Regional Transport Officers of the state to immediately repatriate 45 SRTC officials including Motor Vehicle Inspectors, Senior assistants, Junior assistants, conductors cum clerks & Booking Managers from MV Department to parental department (SRTC) with immediate effect.
As per the details available with Early Times, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court bench headed by Justice HasnainMasood in SWP No. 194/2015, CMP No. 290/2... | |
| | | | ASHA workers fail to enlist anemia cases during pregnancies across state | | Wrong implementation, communication gap to be main reasons | | | Mudasir Tariq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: The state government's plan to engage Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers to list and follow up the anemia cases during pregnancies has fallen flat owing to the improper implementation and poor response.
The state government in its recently prepared State Programme Implementation Plan 2014-15 had asked (ASHA) workers to line list and follow up anemia cases and high risk pregnancies under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), but lackadaisical approach on part of the workers and high ups is hindering the process.
Sources in the health department reveal said even after proposed incentives for ASHA workers to carry on... | |
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