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| Beigh-Bukhari meeting triggers speculations | | Mehbooba’s PDP on last legs; former J&K CM left alone | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 19: The recent meeting between senior PDP leader, Muzaffar Hussain Beigh and the PDP rebel Altaf Bukhari in Jammu has triggered speculations that both the leaders have buried the hatchet and are likely to join hands.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that if Beigh decides to say goodbye to the Peoples Democratic Party it would mean that the party led by the former J&K chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti, is over. “Muzaffar Beigh was the last hope for PDP to remain alive but his moving out could prove to be the last nail in PDP’s coffin,” the analyst added.
He said that Mehbooba Mufti, who has been under detention for the past six months, seems to have given up hope on her party. “Mehbooba seems to be aware of the fact that her party stands decimated and no one is standing by her side. Mehbooba’s daughter, Iltija Mufti, running her mother’s twitter handle and few second rung PDP leaders making some noise occasionally are the only visible signs of the PDP’s existence at present,” the analyst added.
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| Amid AIIMS claim, Jammu hospitals reeling under staff scarcity | | Posts fell vacant years ago, helmsmen put fresh recruitments in limbo | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 19: Amid the tall claims of establishing AIIMS in Jammu, the government figures paint a dismal picture about the present health scenario in Jammu region with acute paucity of staff taking toll.
The documents reveal that the sanctioned strength of the staff at GMC Jammu is 5222 and that the posts lying vacant since years are 1847 in number.
The faculty posts sanctioned are 391 and out of that number mere 228 have been filled and 163 are lying vacant. The staff strength sanctioned under the category of ‘Other Gazetted’ is 459. This number pertinently was approved by the government to get filled. However, till date, there are 19 posts which haven’t been fill... | |
| | | | Erdogan, UN Chief face embarrassment after talking in Pak’s language | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 19: Pakistan during the past few days has once again tried to rake up the Kashmir but in a different way.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations General Secretary Antonio Gutteres, who visited Pakistan during the past few days, have spoken Pakistan’s language, evoking a sharp response from India.
Reacting to Erdogan’s statement on Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs served a strong demarche to him. “Remarks of Turkey President reflect that he has neither an understanding of history nor conduct of diplomacy and his comments will have strong implications on India’s ties with Turkey,” the MEA said in a statement.
The MEA also conve... | |
| | | | Frustrated, Pakistan desperate to incite violence in Kashmir | | ‘Geelani’s death rumor was aimed at creating scene before foreign diplomats’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 19: With the statement of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have proved wrong that Kashmir would witness “bloodbath” once the restrictions were lifted from the valley after the abrogation of the special status, the enemy county is desperate to incite violence.
Sources said the intelligence agencies have received multiple inputs that Pakistan is making every effort to incite violence and that one such major attempt was made last week when a team of over two dozen foreign diplomats visited Kashmir on February 12, 2019.
Sources said the intelligence agencies have credible inputs that the recent rumor that senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani had pas... | |
| | | | Fails to fence MFP closure Kanachak despite allocation of funds | | Forest Department bows down before land mafia | | | ARUN SINGH
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 19: Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has virtually failed to protect its land from the clutches of land grabbers in Kanachak area of Jammu district, where land is being encroached upon gradually by the unscrupulous elements and the department acting has mute spectator, which directly raises fingers on its functioning.
Moreover, Rs 30 lakhs were released to the concerned division for carrying out fencing to protect the land but it didn’t take off, reasons best known to the department.
Sources told Early Times that Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Division of Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department had established a Forest closure over 460 kanals of ... | |
| | | | ‘Land mafia’ intensifies landfilling of waterbodies in Srinagar | | Locals seek LG Murmu’s intervention | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 19: With no let up in conversion of waterbodies and wetlands into residential colonies, the “land mafia” has intensified such activities in the summer capital of Srinagar.
The sources said the “land mafia” is active in south Srinagar areas likes Hyderpora, Rawal Pora, Humhama and Narkara where huge chunks of paddy fields, wetlands and waterbodies are being filled with earth on war footing.
Sources said “some of the powerful names in the land mafia” were involved in such activities and that the Revenue officials in particular have failed to do their duties properly.
Sources alleged that some of the concerned Revenue officials were hand in glove in such... | |
| | | | ‘Gang wars’ hurt Amar Singh College image, academic activities | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 19: The Amar Singh College here is witnessing alleged “gang wars” that have affected the academic activities and the image of the iconic college in the summer capital of Srinagar, while some students were also allegedly injured in such incidents.
A senior official working at the college said while the academic activities were already affected “due to mismanagement”, the “frequent brawls between college students and goons have festered the crises.”
Sources said last week five to six car-borne youth stormed the college and roughed up some students.
As per the college staff, the youth who rushed into the college premises in a white car(number withheld),... | |
| | | | Influential Dentist calling the shots at CMO Poonch office | | Patronized doctor staying for last 15 years | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 19: An influential dentist has illegally been calling the shots at the office of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Poonch and has been staying there for the last 15 years in violation of transfer policy.
Sources told Early Times that the alleged dentist has actually been posted at District Hospital Poonch but instead of delivering his service in the hospital, he has been working at CMO Poonch Office, with the help of senior officials of Health Department.
They further said that he has been handling all financial affairs and take administrative decisions in the office. He has become so powerful that he continued to maintain his static position in... | |
| | | | Families of deceased Safai-Karamcharis face existential threat | | SRO-43 cases pending, families get recovery notices for bank loans | |  Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 19: An existential threat is looming over around three dozen families of Safai-Karamcharis, who are getting regular recovery notices from the lender banks, to pay the loans secured by their family members, who died before repaying the same.
The kins of the deceased Safai-Karamcharis have been waiting for a job under compassionate appointment rule (SRO-43) of J&K government but their files have been pending at various stages from respective munic... | |
| | | | Munish urges admin to address civic issues at Bhour Camp | | Officials least bothered, corporator never visited after winning elections, say residents | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency, on Wednesday, expressed dismay over the pathetic plight of Bhour camp residents who are facing several civic issues.
Munish said that Bhour Camp, which comprises of over 1500 households, has been grappling with several issues, which has made the life of its residents miserable. Munish said that the Bhour Camp, which falls under Jammu ... | |
| | | | Govt Middle School Mendhar craves for attention | | |  M S Nazki
Early Times Report
POONCH, Feb 19: Having been established way back in 1932, Govt Middle School for boys is the oldest School in Mendhar sub division where from a number of luminaries have come up time to time, is today craving for the attention of Government due to the dilapidated condition, sources said here.
Founded in 1932 as Primary school later on up graded to Middle school this institution have witnessed a graceful past but in present times its pristine glory is at stake... | |
| | | | Police rescue bovines from smugglers, abandon them to roam on roads | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 19: In a routine affair, Jammu and Kashmir police patted its back for foiling bovine smuggling bids and rescued the bovines but these innocent creatures are usually abandoned to roam on roads, eat garbage or to barge into farms, inviting wrath of the farmers.
Almost each day, the Police spokesperson sent press-releases to the media houses, praising the police personnel to rescue the bovines smuggled by the smugglers in various districts of Jammu province. Phot... | |
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