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| Shocker! BJP leaders provided land for Rohingya settlement in Jammu | | | | K. Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: The fake promises of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to act against illegal immigrants have been exposed after name of its leaders surfaced in providing lands for the settlement of Rohingyas in Jammu.
According to highly placed sources, the youth who assaulted media persons at Rohingya concentrated Bhatindi belongs to the family of a BJP leader.
"Mother of the accused youth, who assaulted media persons and also used abusive language at Bathindi area, is office bearer of Mahila Morcha of BJP and joined the BJP in 2013," said sources, adding that the party is also reluctant to take action against the illegal immigrants because they cannot afford to offend their Mahila Morcha office bearer, who had provided land for settlement to Rohingyas.
"It is the only reason BJP is hesitant to take any action against the Rohingyas who are illegally settled in Bathindi area", said a source.
It is pertinent to mention here that as per order no 510 GAD of 2017 dated 24-4-2017 government constituted a group of ministers to look into the issue of Rohing... | |
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| 7 solar energy projects set up in Kashmir, no project for Jammu | | Discrimination | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: The State Government discriminate with Jammu regarding setting up of Mega Solar Energy projects as seven such mega projects have been set up in Kashmir region while Jammu is awaiting approval of first such project.
Sources told Early Times that the slogan of "Clean energy, Green energy" has been confined up to Kashmir region only and government has forgotten Jammu which has huge Solar energy generation potential.
"Recently the concerned minister had taken up a meeting of its officials and asked them to expedite the ongoing projects and also directed the Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency which is the nodal agency to prepare proposal... | |
| | | | Attack on scribes at Rohingya colony triggers protest | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: Taking strong cognizance of brutal attack on journalists on duty at illegal Rohingya Colony at Kiryani Talab Bhatindi just few minutes walk away from Sunjwan Army Camp.
On Tuesday, today Bharat Raksha Manch under the leadership of its Working President Advocate Hunar Gupta held a protest demonstration at press club.
Advocate Hunar said that his organisation time and again raised this issue of illegal foreign nationals from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Jammu but... | |
| | | | JK hospitals: Juniors preferred over seniors | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: The Jammu and Kashmir government seems to have forgotten the already crises ridden health sector of the state with adhoc arrangements in the hospitals across the state ruling the roost.
As per the official inputs received by Early Times, the government seems to have been doing a little to manage the administration of scores of the hospitals spread across the far-flung hamlets of the state and in towns and cities. There are majority of the hospitals functioning at present without the administrators, sending the entire system into tizzy and taking toll on the quality health services in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports informed that the government keeps giving ch... | |
| | | | Students expose Kulgam Youth Festival organizers | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
KULGAM, Mar 14: Alleging huge embezzlement of money, students who were declared winners in Kulgam Youth Festival today said that they haven't yet received the promised cash prize from the organizers.
The Kulgam Youth festival was organized by District Administration last year and was funded by the Local MLA's and Parliamentarian Nazir Ahmad Laway.
"I represented 70 students who participated in the festival but when it came to awarding the winners we were given nothing to all of us. We were told that a good amount of money was contributed by MP's and MLA's," a student Mumtaz Mohiddin, who won the competition and was declared Princess of Kulgam said.
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| | | | RMSA engaged blue eyed as 'Coordinator' | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: On one hand PhD holders are applying for class-IV in public sector but some blue eyed having political influence are reportedly engaged by RMSA as coordinator without fulfilling any recruitment plrequirement, gave them handsome salary.
Wishing anonymity, an aspirant informed Early Times that the RMSA's hired partner (IL&FS Skills) had advertised two posts of coordinator in Healthcare and IT-ITES sector for Jammu division in November 2017. As per advertisement the RMSA partner has fixed eligibility criteria for the posts are MBA with five year experience in relevant field. The aspirant said that he had sent his Curriculum Vitae (CV) to IL&... | |
| | | | Jr Minister unaware about ruining Basohli paintings | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: The Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture chaired a meeting with Executive body of Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society (MMJHS) on Tuesday and while patting back of the department officials, the Minister claimed that restoration work has picked up momentum in the recent times.
But surprisingly neither Minister nor the members of executive body uttered a single word regarding the preservation of Basohli paintings, kept in Dogra Art Museum, out of which 500-600 worth over Rs. 3000-3600 Crores are running due to moisture's attack, which is enough to expose the negligent attitude of officials and members of MMJHS.
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| | | | Illegal detention of women triggers resentment in hilly district | | Kishtwar Murder: No light for police at the end of the tunnel | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Mar 14: The murder of the renowned Kishtwar hotelier Ishtaq Ahmed Dar who was killed by some unidentified gunmen last week has become a mystery for the Kishtwar police as they have failed to find any clue with regard to the murder even after five days.
People are alleging that some females along with a few youths are being "tortured " by the policemen probing the murder case.
As per the details available with "Early Times" Kishtwar police have so far questioned dozens of people including some females in connection with the murder case while majority of those questioned were allowed to go home while around 6-8 youth are still in police cust... | |
| | | | Farmers file petition against State Govt, NHAI | | Ring Road case lands in High Court | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 14: After getting lukewarm response by the Government and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) , farmers affected by land acquisition for Semi Ring Road in Kashmir valley have filed a petition before the J&K High Court Srinagar. Farmers have prayed that affected families be compensated 4 times the marked value of land. Details available with Early Times reveal that dozens of farmers filed a writ petition against J&K Govt and NHAI before the J&K High Court through their counsel Advocate M Y Bhat . The case was listed on Wednesday before Justice M K Hanjura. Sources say that counsel for the petitioners prayed that farmers be compensated 4 times t... | |
| | | | Day ahead of entrance exams, CUS finds application forms missing | | 2 papers postponed, parents, students seek probe | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 14: With no let up in complaints of alleged maladministration at the Cluster University Srinagar(CUs), barely a day ahead of the entrance exams, the varsity found that application forms were "missing."
The CUS had sought applications for Entrance Test 2018 Session for admission in various 5 Year Integrated, 3 Year Honor's and Professional (BCA and BBA) Programmes at the varsity operating in university.
While the entrance tests were scheduled to commence from March 15, on March 14 the CUS officials discovered that they were yet receive hardcopy of application forms from students who have applied for the courses.
Sources said there was major altercation ... | |
| | | | Centre should take hard look at State Govt's PAO reversal order: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: The main opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC), Wednesday urged the Centre to take a "hard look" at the reason behind the Mehbooba Mufti-led state government's decision to put the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO) system in abeyance till March 31. In a tweet, NC working president Omar Abdullah asked the Prime Minister's Office and Union finance ministry to look into the the sudden and arbitrary reversal of the PAO system that was aimed at ensuring transparency in the utilisation of government funds.
"@PMOIndia & @FinMinIndia need to take a long, hard look at the reasons behind the sudden & arbitrary reversal of the PAO system that ... | |
| | | | Altaf Bukhari's taking over as FM yet again proves that politics makes strange bed fellows | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 14: There is an old saying that politics makes strange bed fellows and this saying once again got proved on Tuesday (March 13) when Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari was given the additional charge of finance ministry portfolio in the state.
On April 1, 2016 when Mehbooba Mufti became the chief minister, Altaf Bukhari was dropped from the cabinet and he got relegated to a mere legislator in the state. This was despite the fact that Altaf Bukhari was the works minister in the government headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
However, less than two years down the line this legislator has assumed centre stage as far as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Ja... | |
| | | | Complaints galore about variations in weight, faulty pipes | | PHE under scanner | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 14: The Public Health Engineering department has come under the scanner as there are complaints about procurement of pipes with defaults and variations in their weight.
Official sources said that there are often complaints about procurement of pipes with defaults and variations in their weight from the contractors. "Even complaints have also gone to state vigilance organization for the probe," an official said.
The official said that complaints about defaults and variations in their weight of pipes come from across the state. "There shall be a probe about pipes purchased in the last five years," the official said. There are hundreds o... | |
| | | | Rohingyas, Bangladeshis security threat to people | | | | of Jammu: NSF
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: Advising the government to take concrete steps for immediate deportation of illegal immigrants (Rohingyas and Bangladeshis), the National Secular Forum (NSF) today threatened to launch full scale agitation against them in the year ahead. Resolution in this regard was passed in one-day 10th State Convention of the forum held at Press Club here. Another key resolution which was also passed laid emphasis on the strengthening of Health sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
The convention was held under the chairmanship of State President Dr Vikas Sharma. Large number of NSF activists attended the programme and held threadbare discussion on several im... | |
| | | | JPPF seeks deportation of Rohingyas from J&K | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 14: Jammu Province People Forum (JPPF) on Wednesday organized a demonstration to protest against the indifferent and negative attitude of the State Government in addressing the burning problems of Jammuites, which have engulfed the whole province causing unrest and chaos among the masses. Addressing the protestors, JPPF President, Pavittar Singh Bhardwaj urged the society to remain vigilant as Jammu province is passing through a crucial stage of uncertainty, unr... | |
| | | | JWAM stages protest Government inaction against Rohingyas | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14: Sunil Dimple president Jammu West Assembly Movement staged a protest rally to send a clear message to the central government and state government for not taking action against Rohingyas. Sunil Dimple said the Rohangies and the Bangladeshies are threat for the state and they have the links with the ISI and other anti national elements. He questioned the Prime Minister and BJP to clear their stand on the settlement of the Rohangies in Jammu region. He said BJP... | |
| | | | Water scarcity to continue in Kishtwar | | People call for outsourcing of water connections | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Mar 14: The people of Kishtwar who are facing continous water shortage have called for outsourcing of water for better supply.
Slamming the government and the officials of Hydraulic Division Kishtwar, the people said that despite spending crores of rupees on various water supply schemes including on three important Water lifting scheme by pumping the water through motors from Head Race Tunnel of 390 MW Dool-Hasti Power project, majority of the areas in Kishtwar town and its peripheries with around one lac population are continuously facing the water crises as a result of which huge chunk of the population of the District were struggling to... | |
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