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| Govt may not scrap SR 202 for now | | Financial constraints, administrative hurdles may delay the process | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: There are plethora of hurdles being witnessed in scraping of the controversial SRO 202 and as per the highly placed official sources the process may take longer than usually expected to reach to any conclusive stage.
Sources said there are several loopholes associated with nullifying the SRO 202 and several financial constraints have also come to fore as the government is mulling to scrap the rule.
Sources that that as there were speculations rife that the SRO will be scrapped in near future, it appears that the process is likely to take more time than expected and there are chances that the SRO may not be scrapped in entirety and that some of is prov... | |
| | | | Officers openly violating Migrants Distress Sale Act | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 28: Despite the directives from higher ups in Government the Revenue officials fail to comply the same and remove the encroachments from migrants left over land and other property in Kashmir Valley grabbed by anti social elements.
Sources said officers on ground are not complying the orders if higher ups in Government in restoring the migrants left over property including houses and land.
Sources said the orders of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir in this regard are not being carried by Revenue officers in various parts of Valley who in league with land mafia are openly violating the distress sale of migrants land property act promulgated in 1987 Sources... | |
| | | | Despite being no firing zone for 6 years now Tosa Maidan not developed as tourist destination | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 28: In 2014 the then government of erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir headed by Omar Abdullah closed the artillery firing range at the famous meadow of Tosa Maidan in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district with the hope that things would change for better.
Following this it was promised that the area would be developed so that it comes up as a world class tourist destination. Six years down the line no significant progress has been made in this regard with Tosa Maidan yet to be developed as a local tourist spot, not to talk of world class tourist destination.
A group of locals told Early Times that the government at that time had announced... | |
| | | | 81 SSPs, SPs reshuffled in Police Department | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: In a major reshuffle the J&K Home Department today shifted 81 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) and Superintendent of Police (SPs).
Javid Iqbal Matoo, SSP (AHJ), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as AIG (Buildings) PHQ, relieving. Rayees Mohammad Bhat, AIG (P&T) of the additional charge of the post. Ranjit Singh Samyal, Railways, Katra, is transferred and posted as SSP, Security (VIP) Tech, J&K, against an available vacancy. Sanjay Kumar Kotwal, SO to IGP Armed/IR, Jammu, is transferred and posted as SSP, Railways, Katra, vice Ranjit Singh Samyal. Mohd Sharief Chouhan, SO to ADGP (Security), J&K, is transferred and posted as Commandant-IR 7th B... | |
| | | | Srinagar colleges give damn to uniform for students | | Security experts raise concerns | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 28: Even as the colleges in Kashmir province have been working for the past around a fortnight, the students of Cluster University of Srinagar are not adhering to dress code with security agencies raising concerns over such “sheer indiscipline.”
While the Cluster University of Srinagar often remains in news for allegedly wrong reasons, in the latest the CUS has been unable to make the affiliated colleges adhere to discipline for students.
The students of affiliated colleges like Amar Singh College and Sri Pratap College in particular don’t attend their college in proper college uniform.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior official in the ... | |
| | | | HPM fails to release payments of Apple Orchardists, blames NAFED for the delay | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Feb 28: Despite passage of over two months, the Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department of Jammu and Kashmir has failed to release payments of orchardists who sold their apple crop to National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) through them.
A group of Apple Orchardists from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district told Early Times that the officials of Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department aren’t giving ear to their repeated requests.
“We visited the office of Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department and requested the officials of the department to release the payments, but they don’t listen t... | |
| | | | Lt Governor reviews functioning of Industries and Commerce Department | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 28: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Industries and Commerce Department here at the Raj Bhavan.
The meeting was attended by Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance ;Sh. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department; Er. Ishtiaq Hussain Drabu, Managing Director, J&K Cements Limited and other senior officers.
During the meeting, the Lt Governor sought a detailed report on the structure and functioning of the department and stressed on taking comprehensive measures to make the industrial secto... | |
| | | | NIA makes first arrest in 2019 Pulwama terror attack | | | |
Early Times Report
Pulwama, Feb 28: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested an over-ground worker of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in the first major breakthrough in the Pulwama terror attack case in which at least 40 CRPF soldiers had been martyred on February 14, 2019.
The accused, Shakir Bashir Magrey is a resident of Hajibal, Kakapora, in Pulwama. A furniture shop owner, Shakir Bashir Magrey provided shelter and other logistical help to suicide-bomber Adil Ahmad Dar. He was introduced to Adil Ahmad Dar in mid-2018 by a Pakistani terrorist called Mohammad Umar Farooq and he became a full-time over-ground worker of JeM. During the initial interrogatio... | |
| | | | Providing basic amenities no favour: Munish to administration | | Missing dustbins, heaps of open garbage dumps from Kunjwani to Bishnah puncture cleanliness claim | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Thursday urged the authorities to install dustbins from Kunjwani to Bishnah and get the garbage cleared so that the people can breathe fresh air.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency said, “Its unfortunate that the denizens of these areas are suffering due to the laidback approach of the concerned authorities. People at the helm need to wake up as the open garb... | |
| | | | Women safety, eradication of drug menace from Jammu is our priority: IGP Jammu | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: Eradication of drug menace from the society as well as women safety are one of our priorities and for realizing these objectives, Jammu and Kashmir Police is committed, said Inspector General Police (IGP) Jammu Mukesh Singh in an exclusive interview with Early Times.
Several questions on various issues were asked to the IGP Jammu during interview, which held at his Office in Jammu today.
Special Traffic Drive
One being asked about the ongoi... | |
| | | | Land grabbers not even spared PHE land, major portion encroached | | |  SUSHIL DUTTA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Feb 28: A vast portion of state land belonging to PHE department Rajouri has been encroached by some miscreants having vested interests. However, some officials of Revenue Department are not willing to take any action against the land grabbers despite repeated requests being made from time to time by higher officials of the PHE Department.
When contacted, Executive Engineer PHE Rajouri, Mushtaq Hussain expressed his concern regarding encroachments.... | |
| | | | Drainage system in Mendhar craves for improvement, RDD unmoved | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
MENDHAR, Feb 28: Despite spending lakhs of rupees annually on the maintenance of Mendhar town, the Rural Development Department (RDD) has failed to provide a better drainage system due to which rain water gushes into residential houses, schools, business establishments and shops, causing huge losses to the property of the residents.
Sources said Block Development Officer Mendhar spends lakhs of rupees on the maintenance of the town yet heaps of garbage and filth remain p... | |
| | | | Patient care missing at SMHS Hospital | | In-human behavior compels patients to visit private hospitals | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: The authorities of the SMHS hospital here seem to be least concerned about the patient care. This is despite the fact that SMHS is being considered as well reputed hospitals among the government hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that the condition of corridors and other areas of this oldest hospital give a feeling to the patients and attendants as they have entered into the cowsheds.
An attendant (name withheld) told early tim... | |
| | | | Missing ballot papers case: CEO directs DEO Poonch to submit report | | | | M S NAZKI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Feb 28: Taking cognizance of missing ballot papers’ resurfacing in Panchayat Ari Mardan Shah of block Mendhar in district Poonch after recounting of votes was ordered, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir has asked the District Electoral Officer (DEO), Poonch to submit the recounting report prepared by District Panchayat Officer.
Acting on the directions of CEO Jammu and Kashmir, the District Electoral Officer, Poonch issued notice to Tahira Jabeen, Nahida Koser, Mohd Fazal RO, Ari Mardan Shah, Farooq Qureshi, AERO and District Panchayat Officer to be present in his office chamber at Poonch on February 29 for clarification of miss... | |
| | | | Traffic Cop slaps Woman near Akhnoor road | | | |
Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: Yet in another shocking incident wrath of men in uniform, a woman has been trashed by a Traffic Cop near Akhnoor road this evening. The incident took place this evening when where traffic police stopped an auto for checking documents and challaned him despise showing documents. Meanwhile, an overloaded matador passed through the area, the woman along with her family sitting in the auto objected selective approach of Police in dealing with the same case.
The Traffic cop got infuriated and slapped the lady sitting in the auto. Her husband, had surgery on his neck, intervened in the matter, the Police cop thrashed him also. The passer-by ... | |
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