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| Lalkaar Rally 2013: Narendra Modi as PM forgets, what he promised to Jammuites | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Much hyped slogan of BJP "Ek vidhan, ek nishan aur ek samvidhan (one country, one emblem and one constitution)" and several other promises made by Narendra Modi before 2014 Lok Sabha elections could not see day, during his 58 months rules in country.
During his "Lalkaar Rally" at Jammu on December 1, 2013, he made several promises with Jammuites, which could not see day light.
Modi in his rally talked about women, however, the PDP-BJP Government, tried a bit to meet the promises exempted women from stamp duty if, land is purchased on a woman's name, but the step lasted over few months of its implementation. No further steps were taken for welfare of women.
"It is the need-of-the-hour that in context of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, in context of their benefits, their rights, at least in Jammu & Kashmir and in the entire nation, it must be discussed whether Article 370 has been beneficial for the common man here", Modi had questioned while addressing the gathering but no debate over this issue ever took place during his tenure as PM, he further h... | |
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| Jammu, Ladakh people have high expectations | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit J&K on Sunday. He will visit all the three regions of the state - Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir. His will be a highly hectic schedule. The suffering, neglected and discriminated people of Jammu and Ladakh consider his visit ahead -of-election very significant. They are expecting some big announcements from the PM.
There are Hindu and Sikh refugees living in Jammu since 1947 and they want the PM to show the Kashmiri leaders their place and announce citizenship rights for them. Then, there are refugees from Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Ladakh and from Kashmir. Their number is about 1.8 million. While the refugees from PoJL,... | |
| | | | BJP's divided Kashmir unit to show unity to PM | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: Two days after fighting each other, the BJP Kashmir leaders will show a united face before Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
The Prime Minister will be on one-day visit to state on Sunday. This is Modi's first visit to the state after the collapse of the BJP-PDP coalition government in June last year.
During his visit in Kashmir, he would stay at SKICC Srinagar, where he would meet a selective gathering of Sarpanches and BJP workers. Surprisingly, the BJP leaders, who have been fighting open, will show a united face before the Prime Minister.
"150 BJP workers led by Kashmir Incharge Affairs Sunil Sharma will meet the Prime Minister. Sofi Yusuf a... | |
| | | | Dubious withdrawal of Rs 21.12 Lakhs under SBM in Marwah Block | | 50000 apple trees purchased, nothing visible on ground | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: After exposing mass scale irregularities under MGNREGA in Marwah, Warwan & Dachhan blocks of Kishtwar District where more than Rs. 46 Crores has been withdrawn as material cost in last few years, Early Times got access to more documents pertaining to withdrawal of Rs. 21.12 Lakhs under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for construction of 148 units of Bathrooms in Marwah block which are under scanner while payments worth crores were made under SBM in the block that has been deposited into the account of the beneficiaries commonly known as IHHL.
As per the details available with ET", an amount of Rs. 8.28 lakhs has been withdrawn against 69 units... | |
| | | | 'Champions of human rights' silent on woman's killing by militants | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The so-called champions of human rights in Kashmir, who otherwise look for excuses to corner security forces for "human rights violations" are silent over the gruesome killing of a woman by militants in Shopian.
Two days have passed since the bullet-riddled body of Ishrat Muneer-reportedly a maternal cousin of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zeenat-ul-Islam-was found in Draggad village of the district in south Kashmir.
But from the mainstream parties like to National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party to the separatists, most of the influential faces in Kashmir are silent because this time the fault lies on Pakistan and its proxies.
The PDP Pres... | |
| | | | Patient loses eye doc's `negligence' at ESIC Hospital | | No enquiry initiated, fear instilled in other patients | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: In a glaring example of negligence, a female patient had to lose her one eye due to carelessness of a doctor at ESI Model Hospital Bari Brahmana who conducted wrong operation leaving her in a state of trauma and more shockingly despite senior doctor at GMC Jammu confirmed that the wrong operation was conducted but no inquiry was initiated against the doctor.
Sources told Early Times that the incompetence of doctor posted at ESI Model Hospital Bari Brahmana took heavy on an Insured Person' spouse who had to lose her eye due to wrong operation as a patient name Rekha Devi alias Prabhamati wife of Bhim Yadav had gone to ESI Model Hospital Bari Brahmana Jamm... | |
| | | | Pak stooges averse to Kashmir's development, just want people to die | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Separatists in Kashmir have called for a shutdown on Sunday to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that PM Modi is visiting J&K to launch vital projects which would benefit people of the state. "These Pakistan stooges don't want any development to take place and want the Valley to burn. They are dancing to the tunes of their bosses sitting across the Line of Control," he added.
The analyst said that Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has no problem in talking with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi but he doesn't want to talk to the people like Dineshwa... | |
| | | | Dying & dull Dal Lake to receive PM's attention during his day long visit to JK | | Modi all set to inaugurate numerous projects across three regions of state | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: At a time when the world famous Dal Lake is dying a slow but 'sure' death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the lake during his visit to the state on Sunday and see for himself the condition of the lake.
It is expected that during his day long visit to Jammu & Kashmir the Prime Minister would receive a brief from the officials with regard to conservation of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Modi's visit to Dal Lake assumes significance since despite spending huge money the condition of the lake has not been improved over the past many decades.
The state government has been receiving huge funds for improving the condition of Dal Lake but... | |
| | | | Now party with a vision, PDP used to be punching bag for Qayoom | | Week is enough time in politics | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: As they rightly say `a week is enough time in politics' the former trade union leader who used to criticise the PDP led government every day made his entry into the PDP Saturday.
Wani while addressing the press soon after joining the party stated it was the vision of the PDP that inspired him to join the party and become part of the caravan which is striving on all fronts to get the state out of the squalid conditions and make peace and prosperity permanent in Jammu and Kashmir. "The Confidence Building Measures taken by the PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed like ending of the Ikhwan era, talks with Hurriyat and opening of the Muzzafarbad route are ... | |
| | | | Chenab Valley aghast at Rattle Power Project being handed over to NHPC | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The Government deciding to handover state owned 850 MW Rattle Power Project to NHPC has evoked widespread condemnation. The NHPC has been accused of looting the state's resources and returning peanuts to it.
The NHPC has been further accused of denying jobs to the locals. "Handing over yet another project is another nail in the coffin of state's economy," the locals believe. The decision to handover Ratlle power project to the NHPC has angered the people of Chenab Valley especially Kishtwar youth, who were expecting to get jobs in the project.
Rattle project was started by the NC-Congress government led by former Chief Minister Omar Ab... | |
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