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BJP ready to accept PDP's demand of CBMs 'Structured dialogue to start on Wednesday' 2/16/2016 12:15:38 AM Govt formation Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 15: After the 'chehlum'(40-day mourning) for former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed concluded on Monday, the BJP has "resolved to convince" PDP president Mehbooba Mufti over government formation in the state. Highly placed sources in the two parties said the "structured dialogue" would start by Wednesday when a high level team of BJP leadersarrives here. The PDP has been apprised about the proposed meeting. The sources said this all was decided at a high level meeting held Monday in the national capital on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The BJP leadership resolved that it was golden opportunity to continue alliance with the PDP as the wrongdoings of the last year of mis-governance in Jammu need to be corrected if the party wants to survive in the winter capital," the insiders said. They said the closed-door meeting, which lasted for two hours, was attended by the party top brass including Amit Shah, Ram Madhav and Dr Jitendra Singh. The meeting resolved that demands as have been put forth by the PDP ...   READ MORE

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BJP leaders return empty handed, Mehbooba avoids political discussion 2/16/2016 12:15:13 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 15: Three BJP leaders, who had gone to meet PDP, President Mehbooba Mufti, with a hope to break the impasse, returned empty handed after getting cold response from her. PDP president reportedly did not show any interest to discuss politics on the 40th day mourning ceremony of her late father. Credible sources said that three leaders BJP Dr Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister, Sat Sharma, CA, state chief of BJP, Bali Bhagat, former Social Welfare and Forest Minister, were scheduled to stay in Srinagar on Monday night but they returned on last flight as they did not receive any hint that Mehbooba Mufti is ready to form government with BJP, as of now....   READ MORE   Alliance with BJP intact: Beigh 2/16/2016 12:15:05 AM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh asserted on Monday that the alliance with the BJP is intact and there was no question of making any fresh demands to the coalition partner. "It (formation of the government) is being looked into. We don't want alliance primarily for gaining the power. We want the alliance (government) to work for the people of the state.So it (government formation) will take some time," he told reporters here in response to questions over government formation. He, however, did not spell out why the government formation will be delayed in the state which is under Governor's Rule since January 8, imposed a day after the sudden dea...   READ MORE   JNU anti-India event had 'LeT backing' 2/16/2016 12:14:54 AM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who has adopted a tough stand on the February 9 anti-India in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), on Sunday made a starling revelation that whatever happened in JNU had support of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Sayeed. "The incident of JNU had the support of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. It's an unfortunate incident," said Rajnath Singh while talking to reporters in New Delhi. He also urged the Indian political class to rise above party lines and fight the anti-national forces as the JNU incident was very serious and once again reiterated that that those involved in the anti-India event shall be brought to justice. His ap...   READ MORE   JU teacher instigates students of JNU 2/16/2016 12:14:48 AM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: At the time when there is nationwide outcry over unabated anti-national activities by some students of Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), a teacher of Jammu University is using social media to instigate anti-national elements of JNU. This teacher of Jammu University, is getting handsome salary from the Income Tax paid by the people of India, but, she is supporting those anti-national who, on February 9, had vowed to break "India into pieces". For the last three days, this teacher has been instigating students of JNU students through social media and defending their anti-national events in they had threatened to break "India into pieces". The teacher...   READ MORE   JU's Law Deptt facilitating copying 2/16/2016 12:14:39 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 15: Invigilators are turning a blind eye to alleged open copying at the Law department of University of Jammu where examinations for first and third semester are going on, reportedly in a bid to illegally extend favour to certain students. Students appearing in the exams have alleged that some of the students are indulging in open copying and the invigilators are deliberately turning a blind eye to their unlawful activity. "This is very unfair for the students who seriously prepare for their exams", said a student of first semester. "We had heard reports of mass copying in others states and some schools in the peripheral areas, but we are astounded to see h...   READ MORE   Despite selection committee's objection, influential lot enjoying plum post in JU 2/16/2016 12:14:30 AM K Koushal Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: The caseof exploiting political clout to occupy plump posts in Jammu University was not limited to Jai Kumar Sharma who occupied post of Additional Controller of Examination. Sanjeev Mahajan falls in the same league even as then selection committee had raised objection over his appointment. Minutes of the meeting of the selection Committee constituted as per provisions of the Act, for the selection of Joint Registrar held in the office Chamber of the then Vice Chancellor University on 15-01-2006 at 2 pm. In response to the advertisement, thirteen applications were received for the post of Joint Registrar and eight candidates including Sanjeev ...   READ MORE   Cops 'helping' drug dealers to face strict action 2/16/2016 12:14:23 AM Harish Chander Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: Police officers and lower ranks who were found helping drug dealers in the city and its peripheral areas would be identified and booked under the relevant sections of law. A special police squad has been constituted by the zonal PHQ for the purpose. The squad members would clandestinely probe into the role of certain police officers and lower ranks in promoting the unlawful drug business and helping drug dealers, police sources said. The alleged involvement of some lower rank police officers had already figured in the illegal drug trade, the sources added, saying the unlawful business could not flourish without active police support. I...   READ MORE   NBFCs ruling roost in J&K RBI lodges complaint with CS 2/16/2016 12:14:14 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) go unchecked in Jammu and Kashmir following which Reserve Bank of Indian (RBI) lodged its resentment to the Chief Secretary B.R Sharma and Crime Branch Jammu, state's premier investigation agency of state. However, taking the cognizance of the report , the Crime Branch Jammu started crack down on such finance companies and booked a Delhi and Haryana based NBFC for duping investors. Highly placed sources giving information said that the NBFC's repeated violations in shape of indulgence in deposit activities attracted RBI's concern following which a meeting of an apex committee comprised of Chief Secre...   READ MORE   Is JNU main accused Umer Khalid hiding in Jammu ? 2/16/2016 12:14:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 15: Umer Khalid, a student of Jawahar Lal Nehru (JNU), who was brain behind in organizing a function at Jawahar Lal Nehru to glorify Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, along with five other main accused, has disappeared after February 9. If credible sources to be believed, Umer Khalid along with other five accused is hiding somewhere in Jammu because anti-Jawahar Lal Nehru students have good number of sympathisers here in Jammu. Some sources said that Umer Khalid frequently visits Jammu to hold interaction with some teachers, media persons and some social activists. He was also in touch with some separatist leaders in Kashmir....   READ MORE   PSC likely to restart interviews for AP posts 2/16/2016 12:13:48 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: The interviewprocess for more than 1650 posts of Assistant professors for government degree colleges is likely to restart from next week; but Ph.D candidates not possessing Minimum Standard Procedure (MSP) certificates would not be allowed to participate in interviews. Sources in the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) informed Early Times that the Commission has decided to continue with the recruitment process and interviews would restart after the conclusion of recruitment of Assistant Directors in Planning department. "Till February 17, we are busy in the recruitment of AD Planning posts and on the same day we have a meeti...   READ MORE   KAS officer faces online abuse 2/15/2016 11:57:48 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 15: A young female Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) Officer posted as Assistant Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) Kishtwar had been subjected to undergo mental stress and trauma after some online internet users posted abusive and defamatory posts and comments on her social website facebook and whatsapp over an allege transfer of a Chowkidar Jaswant Wazir from Cherji area of Nagsini in Kishtwar District forcing her to approach Kishtwar police for registration of an FIR against the people who are spreading false propaganda against her beside also leveling corruption charges against her for the transf...   READ MORE   Denial of accommodation to migrants: SIC directs RC to provide info to KP 2/15/2016 11:57:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 15: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the office of the Relief Commissioner Migrants Jammu to provide all the official documents, orders related to allotment of accommodation to a Kashmiri Pandit migrant at Jagti township in Nagrota area of Jammu. The KP who has been working in central Govt department was not given orders and other Govt documents related to this case under RTI. The information seeker finally filed an appeal before State Information Commission (SIC) which has now come to his rescue. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Ramesh Kaul, S/o. Late Makhan Lal Koul, at present Shakti Nagar, Jammu filed an RTI app...   READ MORE   Govt accepts resignation of AG, AAGs, DAG 2/15/2016 11:57:37 PM Early Times Report jammu, Feb 15: The Government has accepted the resignation of Advocate General, Jehangir Iqbal Ganai. The Government has also accepted the resignations of Additional Advocate General, Mehfooz Nazki, Additional Advocate General, Ehsan Mirza and Deputy Advocate General, Faraz Iqbal. All other Law Officers of the State, who have shown their willingness to continue have been formally asked by the Government to continue discharging their assigned duties. To ensure that no government case goes unheared, the Government has redistributed the litigation work earlier assigned to the Law Officers whose resignations have been accepted among the Law Officers who continue to disc...   READ MORE   Transfer of doctors continues to be million dollar question in J-K 2/15/2016 11:57:33 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 15: Throwing norms to winds, doctors who have remained posted for years together have never been transferred from one place to other, because of some interests or personal affairs. Sources told Early Times that the doctors who have been posted from four years in various hospitals across the state should have been transferred to other places so that the new doctors could prove their mettle in health care. "Unfortunately many efficient doctors who had not completed more than a year were transferred by the previous government due to personal interests of the ministers or bureaucrats, and were posted in far flung areas of border districts...   READ MORE   Anantnag maternity hospital: Serviceable items put in auction list 2/15/2016 11:57:26 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Feb 15: In what could turn out to be a major scam, authorities at Maternity and Child Care hospital Anantnag are allegedly mulling to auction even costly serviceable items at throw away prices. Informed sources told Early Times that committee setup by the health department allegedly in nexus with a bidder has declared some important and costly items as unserviceable but in reality the items are in service. They said that hospital authorities have put the unserviceable items mainly chairs, beds and other stuff in hospital premises for auctioning the same; however the items mentioned in the list as unserviceable items including oxygen constra...   READ MORE   Prison deptt delays establishment of ICS, ORRC 2/15/2016 11:57:13 PM G S Asgotra Jammu, Feb 15: Despite repeated claims by Jammu Kashmir Prison Department about setting up of Institutes of Correctional Services (ICS), Open Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre (ORRC) for Jail staff and Jail inmates at Mishriwalla in 2013 nothing has moved till date. Source in the department said that the prison department claimed that it acquired nearly 170 kanals of land for establishing ICR and ORRC (Open Jail). But despite sufficient funds provided by the Union government but the works of both of them is still going on snail pace. "The motive behind the project is to provide comprehensive and credible training to prisons staff so that they could deal with jail ...   READ MORE   CUJ too rejects application of controversial JU officer 2/15/2016 11:57:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 15: After Jammu University, the Central University of Jammu has also rejected the application of controversial officer Jai Kumar Sharma for the post of Finance Officer ( Registrar), advertised by CUJ, last year. The controversial officer, who is presently holding the charge of Director Colleges Development Council in Jammu University, has been held ineligible for the post of Finance Officer in Central University after scrutiny of the form by a two-member committee. The committee, comprising Prof R L Bhat and Prof Deepak Raj Gupta, has submitted its opinion in reference to the representation of Jai Kumar Sharma wherein he had requested for considering his ...   READ MORE   Nowshera: Mata Mangla Devi temple suffers damage 2/15/2016 11:56:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 15: A group of distruntled elements indulged in vandalism to dismantle the ancient temple constructed during 1827-1846 A.D. in old fort of village Mangal Devi Nowshera known as Mata Mangla Devi. Nathi Ram R/O Village Sayal Nowshera informed Early Times that the welfare and look after of the moveable/immoveable property under the temple is being done by Mahatama Paul Nath, Chela Mahatama Bhero Nath R/O Mangal Devi, Nowshera after the death of his Guru, earlier M...   READ MORE   ULB department reinstates official accused of committing criminal breach of trust No mention of embezzled amount in reinstatement order 2/15/2016 11:48:42 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 15: An official of the Urban Local Bodies department accused of embezzlement of more than Rs 50 lakhs has been reinstated despite the fact that the Jammu & Kashmir Police has already established the role of the official in the case of 'cheating'. Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, Senior Assistant, Municipal Committee Ganderbal was suspended from the service following the complaint that he in connivance with a contractor embezzled an amount of Rs. 57 lakhs at the municipal committee. The official was arrested by the police and an FIR (First Information Report) was filed against him at police station Ganderbal. Despite the 'indictment' of Nazir in...   READ MORE   Doda youth brings laurels to JK by winning 6 golds in SAF Games 2/15/2016 11:47:54 PM Kunal Shrivatsa Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 15: Adding another feather to his cap, the son of the soil and promising rifle shooter Chain Singh with his sterling performance has won as many as six gold medals in the ongoing 12th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games being held at Guwahati, Assam. The ace shooter Chain Singh, who hails from a remote village Chainser in Gandoh area of mountainous Doda District, has once again made his home state proud with his superlative performances in ...   READ MORE   CAPD rules out modification in ration allocation 2/15/2016 11:47:23 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb15: The Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CA&PD) Monday, categorically rejected any modifications with regards to ration allocation as per National Food Security (NFSA) Act in the state. Special Secretary (CA&PD), Mohammad Akbar Ganai said that there is no criterion set for any category and people as per preceding rules of the act will get ration @ five kilograms per person per month. On being asked as to how the families having two or three members sustain on five kilograms ration monthly he said "why not, if we see tons of rice is being wasted during marriage season in Kashmir, one person approximately is consuming 12...   READ MORE   Father, son duo 'hijacks' JKBOSE office Kishtwar 2/15/2016 11:47:17 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 15: In an act of harassment to general public and particularly to the students and the teaching community, the father, son due posted in office of Assistant Secretary Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education Jammu (JKBOSE) Kishtwar are harassing the visitors who visited the office in the need of hour, beside faces the wrath of this father-son duo who are not only abuse the visitors, but also misbehaved with many people. As per the details available with "Early Times", Father Mohammad Ramzan Mingnoo and his son Mushtaq Ahmed resident of Sounder Dachhan are enjoying the patronage of senior officials of the department and are wo...   READ MORE   Majority of people against BJP-PDP alliance: Survey 2/15/2016 11:47:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 15: That the PDP-BJP alliance will not go down well with the people in J&K and rest of the country for obvious reasons was never in doubt, but no one had hoped that only a microscopic minority would appreciate the alliance between what late Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed said south Pole and North Pole. But it has happened. An overwhelming majority of those who expressed their view on the PDP-BJP alliance and formation of another PDP-BJP coalition government in J&K expressed itself against those who were in favour PDP-BJP re-alliance. The latest survey conducted by a leading national daily has certainly vindicated the critics of the BJP-PDP alliance and those ...   READ MORE   SPO escapes from abductors' captivity 2/15/2016 11:11:15 PM M S Nazki Mendhar, Feb 15: SPO Shakeel Ahmad, who was abducted by three persons from here on February 11 last and taken to the Jhajjar Kotli woods, has managed to escape from their captivity. Shakeel, who is PSO of SDPO, Mendhar, was allegedly kidnapped by Iftahar Ahmad alias Bittu, son of Mohammad Sadiq of Banola. He told police that Iftahar along with other two persons kidnapped him in a car. "They blindfolded me and took me to the Jajjar Kotli forests the next day, but I somehow succeeded to flee from their captivity," he said and added that he then called up his father and narrated him the entire story," he said. After the matter came to their notice, cops of Mendhar police stat...   READ MORE   Clear power, water bills, get salaries: Kishtwar employees told 2/15/2016 11:11:09 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 15: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ghulam Nabi Balwan in a circular issued Monday directed all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) of the district not to release the salaries of any government employee unless they submit an NOC with respect to clearance of electricity dues and water charges. The contractors were also asked to clearthe electricity and water bills for ensuring their release of pending bills. The DC vide his circular No. DDCK/plg/Circular/194/2015-16/8628-75 Dated 15-2-2016 said, "As you are well aware of the facts that as per standing instructions of the government it was made obligatory on part of the Drawing and Di...   READ MORE   Kashmir observed shut down over civilian Killings in Pulwama Governor seeks report from DGP 2/15/2016 11:11:04 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 15: Following the killing of two civilians near encounter site in South District Pulwama, a complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir while Governor NN Vohra has sought report from Director General of Police and ordered a time bound probe. Normal life remained paralyzed across Kashmir as all the business units, educational institutes, government offices remained closed and public transport off the roads over the killing of two civilians near an encounter site in Pulwama on Sunday. To avoid any untoward law and order situation District administration Srinagar had curbed moment of people in areas falling under the jurisdiction of six poli...   READ MORE

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