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| Amnesty for stone pelters in Kashmir, land row agitators in Jammu face charges | | Discrimination with Jammu continues | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: It may perhaps not be wrong to say that the State government seems least interested in giving empathetic acceptance to the agitators of 2008 land row in Jammu, who are facing various charges since 2008.
Even when the state government showed concerns for stone pelters in Kashmir and granted amnesty to over 4500 'first time offenders of stone pelting' and moreover proposed to provide same to the second timers as well, but they showed no interest in taking care of the youth who had been booked during 2008 Amarnath land row.
The state government did not budge even after the interference of MoS in Prime Minister Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh, who reportedly raised this issue at various platforms.
Not only this, the State government also did not provide any ear to special interlocutor- Dineshwar Sharma who had also assured necessary action in this regard. He, during interaction with media had said "I have spoken to the concerned authorities and asked for the details of cases against the youth in Jammu. I have assured them that I will take ... | |
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| Tempers run high at second anniversary of Capt Tushar Mahajan' martyrdom | | Give aggressive reply to Pak, says martyr's father | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Feb 21: In the backdrop of the statement of the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti advocating talks with Pakistan to stop border infiltration and hostilities, father of martyr captain Tushar Mahajan has expressed his resentment on the approach of the government and demanded hot pursuit against Pakistan and the Pakistani terrorists.
Dev Raj, the father of the martyr said that everyday officers and Jawans of the armed forces were laying down their lives an... | |
| | | | Centre may grant citizenship rights to their families | | Rehabilitating PoK returned terrorists | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: The Union Home Ministry is seriously considering the proposal moved by the interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma to give citizenship rights to the families of the terrorists who have returned from Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times the Interlocutor moved the proposal after holding consultations with the state government, which has been pushing the case of such families for quite a long time.
"The proposal is in the final stage. There are some reservations in some quarters about it but we are quite sure of getting it approved," said a senior official
"The families along with the terrorists were promised safe passage on their return from Pakistan... | |
| | | | SE, XEn yet to submit report on road diversion despite reminders by CE | | District admin change road alignment to benefit official | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Despite repeated reminders by PMGSY Chief Engineer, SE Jammu and XEn Poonch are yet to submit report on diversion of link road from Kotain to Upper Ghulhta.
Reliable sources of Revenue Department informed Early Times that to benefit an official (AE) of PMGSY, the district administration of PMGSY officials changed the road alignment. In 2004 the link road project was sanctioned under Central Sponsored Scheme and its survey was done by revenue department. At that time no body have objection the survey which was conducted by Revenue department but when the construction of road was started, Manzoor Hussain a local resident of Ghulhta had filed a writ petiti... | |
| | | | PDP Minister blames China to hide 'failures' of his Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: A senior leader of ruling Peoples Democratic Party and Road and Buildings Minister seems to have realized that the "soft policy" of his government towards terrorists and separatists has pushed the Jammu and Kashmir towards the brink. He has made a very "intelligent effort" to divert the attention from the failures of his government by blaming China for the increasing terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister in an interview to a national daily said: "All the big attacks inside J&K or even outside during past more than three years are attributed to JeM, terror group led by Masood Azhar,"
"How can one not see that he (Masood Azhar) has been a... | |
| | | | PDP divided on Government spokesman's China remarks! | | Nayeema launches veiled attack on Naeem | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 21: A day after the government spokesman and PWD Minister Naeem Akhter dropped a bombshell saying that China was now a "major factor in Kashmir issue", his own Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) colleague Nayeema Ahmad Mehjoor launched a veiled attack on him.
Nayeema, who is also the Chairperson of the State Women's Right Commission, took to social media to vent out her feelings. "China has one objective: to become dominating economy and rule world markets. Visit Europe/ US/ South East Asian shops. Better read its economic reach," she posted on Facebook.
While Naeem is known for his "controversial remarks" on Kashmir, it's an open secret that the first criti... | |
| | | | Power-hungry BJP mum | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: The ruling PDP has crossed the line. The spokesperson of the J&K Government and a senior minister Naeem Akhtar has warned the Narendra Modi Government that its policy of no-dialogue with Pakistan on J&K was fraught with dangerous consequences and that if New Delhi wanted to avoid China's major intervention in the state, it had to talk to Pakistan. Clearly, he interfered in the country's foreign affairs, which is not acceptable. Also not acceptable was his virtual suggestion that J&K was a disputed territory and Pakistan and China are also stakeholders in the state.
Akhtar, in an interview to a national daily on Monday said that Beijing had adopted the P... | |
| | | | No end of Babus' unnecessary travel in JK | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 21: Putting a huge burden on the state exchequer, it has become a routine for the bureaucrats posted in Kashmir division to travel unnecessarily to Jammu and various parts of the country or abroad.
Official sources told early times that heads of departments who have to stay in Kashmir are "unnecessarily" travelling to Jammu. "There travel expenses costs lakhs of rupees to the government," an official said.
The official said that each bureaucrat, who has to stay in Kashmir, is travelling atleast five times in a month to Jammu. "Government directed the officials several times to avoid unnecessary expenditure but to no avail," the official sa... | |
| | | | Aspirants of Public Admin, Mechanical Engineering allege discrepancies in question papers | | KAS Mains examination | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: The aspirants who have opted Public Administration and Mechanical Engineering as optional subjects for Combined Competitive Examination Mains 2016, have alleged discrepancies in their question papers. The aspirants of Public Administration have alleged that several questions were out of syllabus whereas the aspirants of Mechanical Engineering have alleged that questions from the paper-II were asked in the question paper-I.
Speaking to Early Times, the aspirants, who have opted Public Administration as optional subject and the examination of which was conducted on 20th February, alleged that the Question number 2, 3, 5 (c), 6 and 8 (a) w... | |
| | | | Re-establishment of Ayurvedic College in Jammu good development | | Snatching UIET from JU | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 21: Perhaps, the only achievement of the BJP, especially Minister of Medical Education Bali Bhagat, was the hastening of the process leading to the reestablishment of Ayurvedic College in Jammu's Akhnoor. Credit goes both to Congress Minister Sham Lal Sharma and Bali Bhagat for the reestablishment of the Ayurvedic College. To Sham Lal because he took the first initiative and to Bali Bhagat, because he managed to surmount all the difficulties and got funds released for the construction of the Ayurvedic College. "The admission process," according to sources in the Health Ministry, "would start in just a few months and the first batch would be admitted in 3-4 m... | |
| | | | ''DDE fined for delay in submission of R/R UGs courses' | | JU reviews enquiry committee's recommendations' to shield course coordinator | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: To shield course coordinator, the administration of University of Jammu got reviewed recommendations of enquiry committee constituted to find fact over fine imposed by Examination Wing for delay in submission of R/R UGs courses in Directorate of Distance Education (DDE).
According to sources, the four member committee, held the course coordinator responsible for the fine. "The committee headed by Prof. Sandeep Tandon, Dr Sushil Sharma, Dr. Jaspal Singh and Member Secretary Sunil Sahi, had found Course Coordinator, B.A. 1st and 3rd semesters, for delaying in submission of R/S for under graduate courses being run", sources said and added that taking stron... | |
| | | | Has Al-Qaeda entered Kashmir? | | Matter of concern | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Has dread Al-Qaeda, responsible for scores of deadly terror attacks across the globe, entered Kashmir Valley? If reports emanating from Kashmir are any indication, then the answer seems to be in the affirmative. And it should be a matter of grave concern for the country already witnessing at regular intervals terror attacks, the latest being on the Sunuwan Army camp in Jammu on February 10.
A report from Srinagar on Wednesday said: "A week after two unidentified gunmen killed former militant commander and separatist leader, Mohammad Yusuf Rather, shooting him dead inside a passenger vehicle, the police is investigating claims made by Al-Qaeda's Kashm... | |
| | | | Tenders invited 6 months ago | | SWM work in Budgam yet to take off | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: After undertaking a pilot project on solid waste management in 5 wards of Budgam town, the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir (DULB) and Municipal Committee Budgam invited tenders for all the 13 wards of town almost 6 months ago, but the work as per sources has not been taken by the shortlisted agency till date.
Details available with Early Times reveal that in August 2017 Director ULB Kashmir invited tenders for undertaking solid waste management work in 13 wards of Budgam town after successfully undertaking door to door collection and source segregation plus processing of organic waste. After tenders were invited one NGO namely BM Waste Ventur... | |
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