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BJP cheats border people on recruitments 3/14/2019 11:36:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: BJP leadership is trying to cheat border residents of Jammu province by fixing 'zero to 10 kilometers' distance as criteria for recruitments in the two battalions of police. For the last five years real suffers of Pakistani shelling have been demanding that those living within distance of "zero to five kilometers" should be declared as real sufferers but due to vote bank BJP leadership has forced Governor's administration to "zero to ten kilometers" as beneficiaries. As reported by media decision of the state to raise two border battalions has stoked a fresh controversy as people living on the International Border (IB) are fumed over benefits being given to 'undeserving' residents at the cost of real sufferers. Border residents said that the notification issued by the authorities is nothing but an attempt to hoodwink innocent border dwellers. The recruitment should be made within a radius of zero to 5 km from the IB and not beyond this distance. Border residents have genuine issue because only zero to 5 km of the areas suffered in case of shell...   READ MORE

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At BJP rally in Srinagar, party workers hide faces 3/14/2019 11:36:26 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 14: In a major embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janta Party, the party workers who attended the BJP rally in Srinagar here Thursday were seen hiding their faces from the media and others present on the occasion. While the party leadership held its first major event in the summer capital ahead of the Parliament elections, the leaders present at the venue had to seemingly face embarrassment. The party leaders who had held the rally to show public support couldn'...   READ MORE   BJP still trying to mollify Lal Singh 3/14/2019 11:35:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: Former Minister Choudhary Lal Singh has already announced to contest Parliamentary election from Udhampur-Kathua seat but BJP is still trying to mollify him against raising banner of revolt. Lal Singh has announced to contest himself from Udhampur-Kathua seat and former IGP Kamal Saini as party candidate for Jammu-Poonch. Credible sources said as a last attempt to persuade Lal Singh against contesting elections some senior BJP leaders have approached former minister with some assurances. Hoping that party will ultimately succeed in convince its former minister, BJP is hesitating to take action against its former minister, the 'outspoken ex-MLA from Bas...   READ MORE   Act against Kashmir centric leaders who protected separatists They allowed Pak to turn J&K into battlefield 3/14/2019 11:35:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: National Investigating Agency tightening its noose around Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has created ripples in the separatist camp. Pakistan stooges, who till the recent past, used to claim that violence is the only way out have started claiming that they are peace lovers. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that Pakistani agents have been preaching hatred and sedition for the past three decades. "They have been calling for strikes and protests. They have left no opportunity to claim that Kashmir is an issue and it needs to be resolved," he added. The analyst said that now the heat has been turned on them and they have started fearing that n...   READ MORE   Despite HC disposing off PIL on RTI, Govt fails to create awareness 3/14/2019 11:35:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 14: Inspite of the fact that High Court disposed off the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on implementation of several sections of Right to Information Act (RTI) especially about creating awareness , Government is yet to start a campaign on training Government officials and citizens about the State RTI Act as mandated under section 23. Details available with Early Times reveal that several months back JK High Court disposed off a PIL filed by Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement wherein it was prayed that Government is not creating awareness about the RTI law among officials of state Government and citizens. The High Court disposed off the petition with the directio...   READ MORE   BDO makes mockery of RTI Act, demands Rs. 99000 as Xerox charges 3/14/2019 11:35:15 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Mar 14: Making brazen mockery of the RTI Act, a Block Development Officer has demanded Rs. 99000 as Xerox fee charges for providing the information of one block to the RTI applicant. As per the details available with ET, after BDO Kishtwar vide a letter No . 975, Dated 20-11-2018 asked the RTI applicants to deposit Rs. 98000 in the official account No. SG-5591-GIC on account of cost of printing/Photostat charges, etc for furnishing of information ...   READ MORE   Kishtwar police register fresh FIR against HUJI militant turned BJP worker Parihar brothers killing case 3/14/2019 11:34:47 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: In a new twist to gruesome double murder case of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Kumar Parihar, who were shot dead by the militants in the heart of Kishtwar town last year, Kishtwar police on the basis of complaint filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a fresh FIR against HuJI militant turned BJP worker on the basis of the recoveries made by the NIA from his home during a raid. As per the details available with "Early Times", the NIA in its complaint filled with Kishtwar police stated that NIA conducted raids in connection with Parihar Murder case (referred to killings of Ajeet Parihar & Anil Parih...   READ MORE   3 `neglected' GDCs of Rajouri without principals 3/14/2019 11:34:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: The Department Higher Education has recently announced spree of new colleges but existing Colleges (GDCs) in Rajouri district are facing official neglect in terms of manpower and infrastructure. Sources informed Early Times that few day ago, the Higher Education Department effected transfer of dozens of Principals and Incharge Principals and three Principals of GDC Sunderbani, Kalakote and Budhal were also offered new places of posting in Jammu district, rendering the Rajouri colleges headless. "With the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, the model code of conduct is in force, so no further transfer can take place. In in absence of head of ins...   READ MORE   'Influential' officers of Agri Deptt decline to join new places of posting 3/14/2019 11:34:21 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 14: Some of the officers of Department of Agriculture transferred some days back have not joined at their new places of posting and as such a big question mark has been raised over the issuance of such orders. Sources told Early Times that under GO.No.62-Agri of 2019 dated 1-3-2019 many of the officers of the department were transferred. However, some of the officers having political patronage along with the support of superior officers of the department have not obeyed the order. "Though the order speaks that the officers are deemed to be relieved with immediate effect from the issuance of the order, but till date some of the officers...   READ MORE   Revenue Deptt fails to stop illegal constructions along Highway in Bijbehara 3/14/2019 11:29:11 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 14: In violation of Land Revenue Act and Ribbon Development Act, influential people in connivance with Revenue department officials have started raising huge commercial complexes on National Highway in South Kashmir's Bijbehara town. According to reports, structures are being raised during night hours on the directions of revenue department officials. At Pazalpora Bijbehara, owner of a private Para-medical institute has started constructio...   READ MORE   Mehbooba says pre-poll alliance with any political party open Closest opens with loads of surprises 3/14/2019 11:28:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 14: A major political development in Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape is in the offing as PDP President Mehbooba Mufti hints that her party has kept the option of pre-poll alliance with other political groups open. In a detailed interview with New Delhi based media house, Mehbooba said that she wouldn't reject the possibility of the pre-poll alliance between her and other political party of the state. "Is there any chance for pre poll alliance?," asked the interviewer to PDP President. "We have not taken any such decisions so far. We have not discussed it so far," replied She. Meanwhile, speculations are rife that the PDP may have a pre-poll alli...   READ MORE   Senior ICDS workers, helpers deprived of departmental promotions Poor students in far flung areas denied nutritional supplies 3/14/2019 11:28:38 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 14: Scores of Anganwadi workers working for many years have not been promoted yet, while as needy students in far flung areas are looking for nutritional supplies. Even after having the experience and eligibility there are many workers in the department of ICDS from past two decades who have been denied promotion, sources told Early Times. They said that there are dozens of vacant positions of Supervisors, District Coordinators and CDPOs in different blocks of Kashmir valley and with the result it has adversely affected the implementation of the scheme, which needs to be addressed at the earliest. "All other departments have promoti...   READ MORE

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