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| BJP unhappy with timing of CM's appeal for dialogue with Pak | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: The BJP has expressed concern over the timing of the statement made by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asking both India and Pakistan to start dialogue. It was made explicitly clear by the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after Sunjwan terror attack that Pakistan will have to pay for its misadventure.
According to the sources, the BJP high command is of the view that since the CM had made these statements many times before and even during the ongoing Budget session, she should have refrained from making the statement when the operation was on in the Sunjuwan and army had suffered huge losses.
"The army was suffering losses, the tempers were running high and the nation's mood was of taking revenge. So how could she in such a surcharged atmosphere speak about conciliation? We can understand that she has constituency to address where Pakistan is an important factor and Pakistan bashing will only hurt her politically but her timing was not right and we have communicated the same to her," said a senior BJP leader.
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| BJP under attack for its alliance with PDP | | Defending the indefensible | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: The "nationalist" BJP is under severe attack for its alliance with the Kashmir-based pro-self-rule PDP. It is receiving "criticism from its own supporters in other parts of the country as they found it difficult to comprehend why a party that holds nationalism as the core of its ideology would ally with a party that espouses separatist ideas in any form, be it separatism within a state or separatism from the nation". The general view among the BJP supporters in and outside J&K is that "the alliance is a move to win the election and the ideology of nationalism has been put aside to further political purposes".
Significantly, the BJP had faced similar crit... | |
| | | | 7 years on, CHC Parole awaits shifting to new building | | |  Devinder Sharma
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Feb 15: Seven long years have passed; the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Parole in Kathua area is still awaits completion. The work on the project started in 2011, and was scheduled to be completed in the year 2013. In this long duration, several extensions were given for its completion; however they proved to be of no use.
The delay has been causing inconvenience to the people as they are forced to receive treatment in the old building, marred i... | |
| | | | Amid allegations of huge embezzlements, CAPD Minister visiting Kishtwar today | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Amid reports of embezzlements of government ration and inaction on part of the government, the Minister for Food Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali is visiting Kishtwar and Thatri tomorrow as part of its ongoing tour of three Districts of Chenab Valley generating a ray of hope among the poor people that action will be initiated against the erring officials.
Known for several scandals in past, Kishtwar District last year witnessed another ration scandal worth lakhs of rupees as the BPL ration quota along with AAY ration quota meant for the people living in Kishtwar town and its peripheries went miss... | |
| | | | Repatriated JEs seek help of politicians to 'rule' MVD | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Junior Engineers (Mechanical) who were deputed as Motor Vehicle Inspectors on deputation with the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) despite being repatriated to their parent departments by the High Court want to work in MVD.
Sources told Early Times these JEs are lobbying hard to get themselves adjusted in the Motor Vehicles Department. "The JEs repatriated by the court are these days hovering around ministers and politicians to get themselves re-adjusted in the MVD," they added.
Insiders revealed that a few politicians are trying to use their influence to get these JEs adjusted.
It may be recalled that Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Sanja... | |
| | | | With nobody's baby condition of Srinagar-Jammu national highway goes from bad to worse | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 15: Considered to be an arterial link of Kashmir valley the 294 kilometers long Srinagar-Jammu national highway has outlived its life, but it does not make difference for the people at helm.
The Jammu & Kashmir government is least bothered about the condition of the national highway. The lackadaisical attitude from the people at helm can be gauged by the fact that no alternate highway has been developed over the past so many decades.
The con... | |
| | | | Security situation worsening in J&K | | 51 civilians killed in 2017 alone | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Things in J&K are not improving. Contrarily, situation is worsening with each passing day. The year 2017 turned out to be the worst year in recent years. This is what the latest findings suggest.
According to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from the South Asian Terrorism Portal, which is run by the Institute of Conflict Management (ICM), a Delhi-based non-profit think-tank, "the year 2017 saw 358 terrorist-related deaths in Jammu & Kashmir - 98 per cent more than in 2013, when 181 deaths were recorded".
The findings say that "although more than twice as many terrorists were killed in 2017 (218) as in 2013 (100), there was a sharper increase in civilian d... | |
| | | | Car showrooms major risk to security establishments in Karan Nagar | | Fidayeen Attack aftermath | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 15: The roadside showcasing of cars by traders in the busy Karan Nagar locality here is not only a violation of the High Court directives but a major terror threat to the security establishments in the fortified area, intelligence agencies have observed.
Sources said the preliminary investigations into the recent Fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp in Karan Nagar locality, which houses many such installations, has pointed out that presence of hundreds of cars, which remain showcased on the footpaths round-the-clock was a major security threat.
Pertinently the area houses several car showrooms who have no space of their own for vehicles but keep them parked on... | |
| | | | Fast track promotions in CAPD Deptt Kishtwar | | Re-appointment of Night watchman as storekeeper resented | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: A RTI has revealed how a night watchman, Kanshi Ram was appointed storekeeper after his appointment in the department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department for Rs 30 monthly salary at Government Food Store Sounder in Dachhan.
The re-appointment has raised many a brows. Senior employees said Kanshi Ram was removed after payments were found outstanding against him.
The said Night Chowkidar as per the RTI was also found guilty of withdrawal of huge salary amount from the department and simultaneously also withdraw huge amount on account of Carriage Commission Loading and Unloading charges for running a Fair Price sho... | |
| | | | Victims of Pak firing deprived of due compensation | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Two and half years since the houses of Bhola Ram and Subash Chander of village Sai-Khurd Tehsil R.S. Pura were extensively damaged by Pakistani firing and many of their family members were injured, the families of these two brothers are still awaiting compensation as assured to them. An NGO has now raised the issue to get them their due.
All the members of the family present in the house including Bhola Ram 51, Subash Chander 38, both sons of late Karm Ch... | |
| | | | Forest officials hand in glove with mafia | | Green felling in Gurez unabated | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Feb 15: At a time when government is trying hard to bring Gurez on tourism map, there are scores of villages where wanton loot of green forests is going on in a broad day light and the authorities concerned are in a deep slumber.
Sources told Early Times that, the wanton loot of forests is unabated in Gurez area of Bandipora district where timber mafias are smuggling forest logs and selling them in the nearby areas of the district in a broad... | |
| | | | Driver keeps Rajouri PHC ambulance at home, offers taxi on 'commission' | | | |
AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Feb 15: The villagers of Taryath tehsil have complained that the ambulance allotted to the local Primary Health Centre (PHC) here is not being put to public use.
The locals said the ambulance driver keeps the vehicle parked at his home and whenever any patient needs its services he gets them a "taxi on commission-basis."
"For any emergency he offers taxis by taking commission from them but the ambulance is not put to use," the locals said.
"Be it the ailing or pregnant woman, the ambulance is never available for the needy people of this area," the locals complained. When contacted the concerned Block Medical Officer declined to comment on the i... | |
| | | | Un-scientific waste management threatens air traffic near Srinagar airport | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 15: The un- scientific waste management around Srinagar Airport is causing threat to Air Traffic near Srinagar airport according to reliable sources. Sources have told Early Times that huge garbage dumps can be found in several habitations located near the Srinagar International Airport where hundreds of birds can be found who are a major threat to commercial flights operating from Srinagar airport.
Details available with Early Times reveal that in at least one dozen habitations from Humhama to Budgam via Kralpora , Wathoora , Lalgam , Buchroo , Gadsathoo and Panzan at least 3 dozen garbage dumps can be found on the banks of Doodh Ganga and Shali Ganga ... | |
| | | | 'Blue eyed gets extension in Waqf Board' | | Retirees seek equal treatment for all | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Seeking equal treatments for all, the retirees from Jammu & Kashmir Board for Muslim Specified Waqfs urged Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti and Vice Chairperson of the Board to disengage those working in Waqfs Board despite crossing age limit fixed for employees.
Hailing Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is also chairperson of the Board, for appointing Nizamuddin Bhat, a veteran Journalist, Advocate and senior politicians, as Vice Chairperson of Waqf Board, the retirees said the byelaws of the Boards should not be violated to accommodate blue eyed.
"Since, it is religious body, we expect that no step motherly treatment is meted out any body, we the ret... | |
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