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| Do Jasoos: Desperate Omar, his aide turn detectives | | Who exposed Ram Madhav's secret plot? PDP seeks inquiry | | | Hyder Ali
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 18: Former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who is known for his tech-savvy skills has a future even beyond politics, provided he is interested to run 'online detective agency'.
It was none other than Omar, who on Wednesday evening, exposed the plot of senior BJP leader Ram Madhav's secret visit to Kashmir for talks with PDP to end deadlock over government formation.
The first to break this news was Omar himself who took to his favorite Twitter handle giving media the clue.
At around 6:00 PM on Wednesday Omar posted a curious tweet: "Unscheduled flight VTJSG just landed in Srinagar after normal operation hours. Something is cooking with the PDP-BJP government formation."
In no time, media got the clue, as to what the tweet meant, and started tracking the development. Within an hour, the news broke: Ram Madhav arrives in Srinagar for talks with PDP.
Otherwise, officials said Madhav's visit was supposed to be one of the "tightly kept secrets." Sources in the BJP said Madhav was strategically asked to fly to Kashmir in a private plane onl... | |
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| Madhav-Mehbooba meet: BJP, PDP maintain silence | | | | Peerzada Ummer
ET Report
Srinagar, Feb 18: Despite the BJP general secretary Ram Madhav holding a detailed meet with the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for more than two hours, both parties are tight-lipped over the development.
The party hasn't even issued any statement about the meeting, hence creating a subtle stir within the political spectrum of the state.
As per sources, the PDP chief Mehbobba Mufti has categorically asked party's top leadership about not speaking to press and make the deliberations an extreme secret. "There is a delicate time going on within the party. The situation can take any turn. The parry doesn't want to reveal its cards for now," says a senior party leader.
The... | |
| | | | GMC's AMT school re-advertises admission notice | | | |
GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 18: Taking cognizance of Early Times report regarding double yardsticks in selection and nomination of trainees in Ancillary Medical Training School, Jammu published on February 10, the administration on Thursday re-advertised admission notice of session 2015-16 for various paramedical courses in Jammu province.
As per report, which was published on February 10 with title 'Major selection scam surface in GMC' AMT School' , was highlighted that without publication of final selection list of trainees in various courses of paramedical, the school administration had started the class works of nominated trainees which have been selected under Mini... | |
| | | | Omar for no action against seditious Kashmiri students | | JNU incident | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 18: The decision of the Union Government to take action against the anti-nationals involved in the February 9 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) anti-India event in which Kashmiri and other students, plus some perverted teachers, took part and raised anti-India slogans has up set Kashmiri leaders of all hues, including NC working president Omar Abdullah.
The incident shook the entire nation with nationalists across the country and media upping the ante against them and the BJP Government at the Centre and demanding stringent action against the anti-national students and others so that a right signal goes that India will not tolerate any anti-national activity ... | |
| | | | Hafiz Saeed, ISI join hands to unleash anti-India propaganda | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 18: Reports about Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), agency handling the Twitter account of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has perturbed the intelligence agencies in India.
Sources said that ISI is using Sayeed's twitter account to spread misinformation against India and unleashing propaganda.
Recently, a Twitter account '@HafizSaeedLive' had raked up the Kashmir issue and JNU row and accused the Indian Government of fooling its own people. "Alleging me for #JNU protest based on a Fake account in my name is a prime example of how Indian Government fools its own people," one of the tweet read.
The inte... | |
| | | | Against staff strength of 174, JKSAC running show with half a dozen employees | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 18: Notwithstanding the fact despite having unique distinction for among the list of most corrupt States across country but the anti graft body Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission (JKSAC), which is empowered with suo-moto powers to take action in graft cases is running the show with merely half a dozen employees, against the total strength of 174, badly impacting it's working.
Sources informed Early Times that as per Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Act, the Commission has sanctioned strength of a total of 174 employees comprising 93 in administrative wing and 81 in under investigation wing.
Under the Administrative Wing the Commission ha... | |
| | | | 170 officials posted with ex-Ministers sit idle | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 18: More than 170 officials posted with the Ministers of the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition Government are sitting idle these days since they have not been posted despite the fact that there is no Government in the State these days.
Governor Narendra Nath Vohra led State administration issued an order under which the officials posted with the different Ministers were repatriated, but till date they have not been posted.
"Vide Govt. Order No 26 GAD of 2016 dated 14.01.2016 staff posted in personal section of former Ministers was repatriated back. By virtue of this order 172 officers/off... | |
| | | | British MP says accession of J&K with India final, BJP says J&K disputed territory | | What an irony! | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 18: Robert John Blackman, Member of Parliament (MP) of United Kingdom from Harrow East area, who was here in Jammu, declared that his country stood shoulder to shoulder with India to face the challenge of terrorism and took on those who question the State's accession with India saying the accession of J&K with India was final. "Accession of J&K with India is final because 'Instrument of Accession' was signed by none less than the then ruler of J&K on behalf of the people of J&K," he said and tore into those who raised questions about accession of J&K with the Indian Union.
Blackman was absolutely right. The Maharaja of the State alone had the right to determi... | |
| | | | Why Speaker wants to appease LA Secy? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: As the successive Speakers of the J&K Assembly during the previous coalition regimes have only brought bad name to the institution by making backdoor appointments in the prestigious institution, 'adulation' by the incumbent Speaker Kavinder Gupta for the existing Secretary in recommending his name for a higher post to be created, has not gone well within political and administrative quarters nor has the move been appreciated within the Assembly Secretariat. This is being seen more as an 'appeasing' move than one which would bring transparency and accountability in the temple of democracy.
Sources said authorities in the Law and Parliamentary Affairs depa... | |
| | | | People urge DC to take action against 'corrupt' employees in his office | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Feb 17: A day after Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, removed relief section in charge over corruption charges, more people have come forward with the allegations of corruption against some employees in the DC office.
Official sources alleged that two brothers had dominated the DC office working for the last over two decades and added that despite being transferred several times, they had managed a come back.
While one of them was earlier posted... | |
| | | | Link roads of Doda turn into pits, PWD unmoved | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: Even as the government of India is pumping crores of rupees into Jammu and Kashmir for maintenance of state roads, the PWD seems in no mood to do the needful to keep roads in good condition.
Sanai- Duggli link road of Bhaderwah is one of the live example, which was constructed a decade ago but the concerned department has not yet not black topped the road.
Asfaq Ahmed, a resident of Duggli told Early Times that Sanai- Duggli link road is the only link road which connects the dozens of far flung villages to Tehsil and District. "Few years ago the five KM road stretch from Sanai- Khelani was black topped but due to non- maintenance of su... | |
| | | | Payment of non-existent works withheld at Budgam | | ET Impact | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, Feb 18: The residents of Palpora village in Budgam district, who had been highlighting alleged corruption in rural development department and local panchayat, finally got a relief when BDO of newly created Parnewa block withheld the payments of some 'non-existent' works to the local panchayat.
The Vigilance organization had conducted an inspection of works a few years back, but it failed to take the case to its logical conclusion. The allegation is that money had been drawn against non-existent works in Parnewa block of Budgam.
The locals had earlier appealed to the authorities concerned in RDD to send a team from the social audit directorate to conduct on ... | |
| | | | People stone cops, 3 hurt | | | | M S NAZKI
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 18: While making searches for a wanted criminal, a police party of SOG, Mendhar, was attacked by locals at Kasalbari, resulting in injuries to three cops.
Police sources said cops of SOG Mendhar had gone to Kasalbari in search for a wanted criminal when locals assaulted them.
Sources alleged after a sarpanch spread the news that police had come to arrest a particular preson, locals got angry and pelted stones on the police party, resulting in injuries to three cops who were shifted to the Sub-District Hospital, Mendhar.
The injured cops were identified as Mohammad Razaq, Mohammad Naseer and Abdul Majeed. Razaq was later shifted to the dist... | |
| | | | Marwah, Warwan offices operational from Kishtwar, people tell Guv's advisor | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Feb 18: A delegation of the youth of Marwah and Warwan areas of the district today called on Governor's advisor Pravez Dewan and told them that majority of offices of the two tehsils from operational from the district headquarter at Kishtwar.
The delegation told Dewan that Marwah and Warwan "remain cut off from rest of the world for 3 months and there has been no serious effort by the administration or the government to provide relief to the inhabitants of these areas".
They told him that during the three winter months, all the government offices "remain closed except for the police station".
"It is a matter of deep concern that despit... | |
| | | | Police yet to arrest assailants in Akhnoor assault case | | | | Jammu, Feb 18: Although over 24 hours have lapsed, Police yet have to arrest the assailants allegedly involved in an assault case which took place last night in city outskirts in Akhnoor.
"The injured has been identified as Rajinder Kumar s/o Chaman Lal Verma of Badayale Chak Akhnoor, police said.
Police said, "A shopkeeper was allegedly assaulted by two miscreants on his head with cricket bat at Akhnoor area last evening."
"The injured identified as Rajinder Kumar was referred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu for medicare, Police added.
Police further said that the victim in his statement alleged that he has been assaulted by Ankush Rajput s/o Swaran Singh and S... | |
| | | | Alleged misuse of funds | | SVC seeks report from DC Doda | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: The state vigilance commission (SVC), showing serious concern over the misuse of government funds in Thathri block of Doda allegedly by the officials concerned, has sought action taken report from deputy commissioner, Doda. SVC, while proceeding on a complaint lodged by Bhagat Singh Manhas in connection with the alleged bunglings and misappropriation of government funds released under different centrally sponsored schemes for the execution of various developmental works through panchayats in Thathri block by the concerned officials in league with some prominent persons of the area, besides poor supervision and negligence on the part of concerned office... | |
| | | | 'Erring' drivers continue to flout norms, authorities yet to awake from slumber | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 18: The motor vehicle population is growing at a faster rate than the population growth. The surge in motorization coupled with expansion of the road network has brought with it the new challenges of addressing adverse factors such as the increase in road accidents in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that more than 2,000 people have died in the past two years and above 20, 000 were injured in road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir. In most of the cases the concerned authorities have left 'violators' free.
"In the last year more than 500 people lost their lives in 3,000 road accidents and about 1,000 people were injured in Ka... | |
| | | | Sunderbani, adjoining areas face acute shortage of ration | | | | NEERAJ SHARMA
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Feb 18: The scarcity of ration under Public Distribution System (PDS) in Sunderbani and its adjoining areas has become a source of big agony for the consumers who have no other option but to purchase food grains from the open market though most of them can hardly afford it due to much higher prices in comparison to the government ration.
Due to the non-availability of flour and other ration items at ration depots, the residents of Sunderbani and its vicinity, the people are suffering.
The residents of Sunderbani lamented that they even as they are suffering due to the shortage of flour in the ration depots for the past some time but the a... | |
| | | | Over 4000 job aspirants to appear in SSB test at Kishtwar | | Arrangements finalized for SSB exams to be held on Feb 21 | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Feb 18: After a weeklong exercise, the District administration Kishtwar today finalized the arrangements for conducting free and fair examination for various posts advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir
Service Selection Board (JKSSB) in which over 4000 job aspirants from various parts of the District are schedule to take part on February 21. Earlier the test for Kishtwar aspirants was supposed to be held at Doda, but after hard perusal of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, JKSSB agreed to conduct the examination at Kishtwar.
As per the details available with "Early Times", the committee of Kishtwar administration headed by ADC Kishtwar Kishore Lal Sharma who is also ... | |
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