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| Workers want Mehbooba to revamp party | | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 17: The PDP cadre has started pitching for a major revamp within the party.
The PDP cadre including the party workers, functionaries and the activists while expressing hope that the State would soon witness a PDP-led coalition, are of the opinion that to make the governance more effective, the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti needs to make effective decisions vis-a-vis revamping of the party and the Cabinet. They are of the opinion that there were some Ministers in the past regime that were known for giving cold shoulder to the pleas made to them by the party workers. There were series of instances when the PDP chief had to herself jump into the... | |
| | | | 'Talks with Pak not at cost of India's pride' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is perhaps the only Minister in the Narendra Modi Government who talks tough when it comes to Pakistan and his stand has been consistent ever since he took over the responsibility of the country's defence. He doesn't mince words and he uses all the available fora to send tough and clear message to the belligerent Pakistan.
The other day, Parrikar took a very strong line against Pakistan and that too on the eve of talks between Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Mian Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz in Nepal on Thursday on the sidelines of the SAARC Ministerial meet.
Sending out a very strong message to ... | |
| | | | Youth booked for showing ‘unmarried’ girl as his wife | | He also uploaded her pics on social networking sites | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Mar 17: Police have booked a Delhi youth for uploading photographs of a young girl on social networking sites and wrongly terming her as his wife.
The girl approached the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishtwar, who issued directions to Kishtwar police under section 156 (3) of CrPC, asking police to investigate the claims made by the girl in her complaint filed by her before the court.
Police sources said the girl filed complaint against Mohammad Rashid Khan, son of Mohammad Yousaf Khan of Noor Nagar, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, alleging that he had uploaded her photographs on social networking sites with an aim to disrepute her and her family image by falsel... | |
| | | | Beyond ‘safety hype’: Who shall sensitize Kashmiri students to others’ sensibilities? | | | |
Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Several politicians and senior officers of the state administration have expressed caution over issues confronting Kashmiri students studying in various institutions across the country of late, but it a pity that none of them has deemed it necessary to educate and sensitize the Kashmiri students studying in these institutions to restrain themselves from indulging in activities that might hurt the people around them.
While the nation is still nursing its wounds over the shameful incident of JNU that took place on February 9 last, in which several Kashmiri students are believed to have raised unacceptable anti national slogans, the inciden... | |
| | | | Mehbooba calls on Amit Shah, likely to meet PM Modi soon | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17: In a major development Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti met the BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi on late Thursday evening triggering speculations that government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is on cards.
Sources said there was no clear indication whether PDP and BJP have made any headway on government formation in JK or not.
The PDP, which toughened its stance after Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's demise by seeking concrete plans for the state's development the before the coalition could be resumed, may latch on to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement in the Lok Sabha in which he promised speedy implementation of all the pr... | |
| | | | BJP, PDP leaders making 'bogus' claims | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: BJP and PDP leaders are making bogus claims about government formation in Jammu and Kashmir as they are unaware about the developments that are taking place, sources told Early Times on Thursday.
"Despite admitting in close door meetings that the party high command was not even discussing the issue, the BJP leaders in JK, particularly the former ministers, are publically
claiming that government would be formed soon. This claim,
in contradiction to reality. Similar claim is also being made by the former PDP ministers for sustenance of their stature before public and more particularly administration," sources said.
While elaborating, sources ... | |
| | | | Dev projects of Jammu crave for attention, BJP's stalwart busy in inauguration spree | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: There seems not much difference between leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Ministers of NC-Congress coalition Government as instead getting all the ongoing development projects completed, its leaders are busy in inauguration spree of new projects, despite the fact that major development projects in Jammu are craving for attention.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh was found in news headlines, when he kick started various developmental works including black topping of various roads worth Rs. 6.3 Crores, construction of Nursing College, sanctioning Rs. 43 Crores for bridge at Jathan, Indoor Stadium at Billawar and several other ... | |
| | | | Perverted BJP defends Article 370 in Delhi HC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Only last week, one J&K BJP spokesperson participated in a seminar on "Understanding Article 370" at the Jammu Pres Club and demanded its abrogation, saying it had harmed the State and its people, especially the religious and ethnic minorities. The stand that he took in the largely-attended seminar obviously gave the people to understand that the BJP wanted Article 370 to be scrapped.
However, on Wednesday, the J&K Government, which is now controlled by the State Governor, nay by the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, took a diametrically opposite stand on Article 370 in the Delhi High Court, which reserved its judgment on a plea challenging the consti... | |
| | | | PDD stops metering; huge loss to exchequer | | Yr on, procurement of meters delayed on 'flimsy' grounds | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 17: The Government is losing crores as the Power Development Department (PDD) has stopped metering of over one lakh connections in the State.
Sources said as a part of the State-wide program to install meters on the commercial and the domestic connections in the urban areas, the State Electricity Regulatory Board (SERB) had directed the PDD to complete metering of the connections without any further delay.
The work of procurement of meters was subsequently assigned to the Procurement and Material Management (PMM) wing of the PDD. However instead of procuring the meters, the PMM has even failed to finalize the tendering process.
Sources said the Chief E... | |
| | | | Ex-Ministers yet to return vehicles to Corporations | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 17: While the Government has sent notices to the Ministers of the former PDP-BJP regime asking them to vacate their official bungalows and vehicles without further delay, the latter are still holding vehicles of various Corporations. There is even no effort on the part of these PSUs to withdraw the facilities of providing vehicles to former Ministers.
Most of the Ministers vacated official bungalows after Government sent them a notice to vacate their respective Government accommodations. The previous Government ceased to exist on January 7 with the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. A day after Mufti's death, the State came under Governor's ru... | |
| | | | Govt mulls action against ex-Ministers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: As the former Ministers in then PDP- BJP Government have not vacated their official bungalows even after a week's time since the notices served to them, the Estates Department is mulling issuance of a warning and action for the compliance of its directive.
According to official sources, there has been no progress in respect of vacating Government bungalows by thirteen Ex Ministers, including four Ministers of State, who were served separate notices by the Estates Department on March 9 for eviction of the official accommodation within one week.
Till date, these Ex Ministers have not initiated the process of shifting their belongings from these Government ... | |
| | | | Would Pak HC cancel invitations to separatists? | | RSS extends olive branch to Pak | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) Prant Sangh Chalak, Jammu and Kashmir, Brig Suchet Singh, has taken the separatists head on and has called them "silly people." He blamed them (separatists) for the animosity between India and Pakistan and advised the Government of India (GoI) to carry forward the talks process with the neighboring country.
It is for the first time in many years that any RSS leader has supported the India-Pakistan dialogue and has advised the Government not to pay any attention to the "silly people" (separatists).
"They (separatists) don't want us to be friendly with that country (Pakistan). We want good relations with our neighbours... | |
| | | | Sensing end of Governor's rule, babus start giving cold response to Guv | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17: The Commissioner Secretary Education has given cold shoulder to the standing directions of Governor's advisor Parvez Devaan over the issue of the NET/SET qualifiers who applied for the post of assistant professors in Education department.
The candidates while smelling rat in the recruitment process allege the state authorities over exhibiting the delay tactics with the sole purpose to accommodate the blue eyed.
The candidates who have applied for the post of the assistant professors said that the delay done by the PSC and state's higher education department is unnatural and carries no ground. They said that they in the recent past... | |
| | | | 41 of BA final fail in English, pass in literature | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 17: At least 41 students have been shown failed in Centre no 61 of Women's Degree College Baramulla.
According to sources "In centre no 61 of Government Women's Degree College Baramulla, 41 girls of B A Final year have been shown failed in English subject while as they all have secured good marks in English literature".
"There are reports that maximum number of girls across the valley have been shown failed in English subject, while as they passed English literature with flying colours which have created confusion among them, sources told Early Times.
Lakshmi (name changed) B A final year student from women's degree college Baramulla... | |
| | | | Secret mission or private tour? Mirwaiz's aide reaches Pakistan | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17: Bilal Gani Lone, Peoples Conference chairman and a close confidant of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has arrived in Pakistan.
Well placed sources in the Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz informed Early Times that Lone, who is also executive member of the Hurriyat (M), will try to improve his relationship with handlers during his stay in Islamabad besides attending a marriage ceremony.
They said that till yesterday no one in Hurriyat was aware of Lone's Pak visit which they see a major development in the moderate Hurriyat since BJP-PDP government took over the state last year.
Sources said that Lone's relationship with Pakistan spoiled after his brother Sajjad Gani Lone... | |
| | | | Land near Srinagar Airport being acquired for peanuts | | Residents seek Guv's intervention | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar17: Two years back the Defence Estates Department started disbursing the money to the villagers in Budgam near Srinagar International airport for the land to be acquired by them. The compensation was paid as per previous market rate fixed in 2009 , the Defence Estates Officer (DEO) Srinagar finally forwarded the recommendations made by the Deputy Commissioner Budgam who is also the Collector Land Acquisition to Principal Director Defence Estates Department Jammu. The case was further sent to DG Defence Estates New Delhi which has now been sent to Ministry of Defence.
As per reliable sources the Defence Ministry has slashed the rate of compensatio... | |
| | | | Ranjit Sagar wetland project yet to take off | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 17:The ambitious Ranjit Sagar National Wetland project perceived to come up at Ranjit Sagar Dam is still hanging in balance even as the process to give it a final shape was started in 2009-10.
But, the north India's biggest Wetland project conceived to encourage frequency of migratory birds' visit is lingering on for the last seven years allegedly due to cold response of the Himacahal Pradesh (HP) and Punjab governments who as well as J&K government were joint handlers of the mega project since the jurisdictional area of Ranjit Sagar Dam touch is all the three states. Both HP and Punjab governments along with J&K government were entrusted... | |
| | | | Mafia betrays authorities over availability of pesticides, fertlizers | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17: The mafia associated with sale and purchase of substandard pesticides and Fertilizers having gained access to officials, meetings of concerned department betray authorities on availability and nature of pesticides and fertilizers in markets. Expressing shock over the development, people from different parts of Kashmir told Early Times that some noted faces of Kashmir associated with pesticides and fertilizer business betray authorities on availability and nature of pesticides and fertilizers supplied to Kashmir markets.
They suspect that politically backed mafia who earned wealth worth crores of Rupees over the years by supplying and... | |
| | | | Drugs available at teastalls, other places in Udhampur town | | Alarming rise in drug abuse among youth | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur, Mar 17: They smoke it, sniff it, eat it, inject it and temporarily escape into the deceptive world. Be it a way to fight personal crisis, means to wipe the mental scars or just a sign of being cool,Udhampur youth have fallen into the net of drugs with a significant rise in the past few years.
The consumption of poppy straw and a white fluid is rising at an alarming rate among the youth in Udhampur district, according to official sources.
Notwithstanding the anti-drug government and police campaigns, the number of drug addicts was increasing in the district, sources claimed.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a local drug addict he had be... | |
| | | | Rains lash plains, higher reaches receive fresh snowfall | | Incessant rains cause landslides | | 
S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 17: Incessant rains caused heavy landslides in Uri town of north Kashmir, however it did not affect the on-going cross LoC trade. Meanwhile continuous rains lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir and higher reaches received fresh snowfall on Thursday.
According to sources,from Wednesday evening the road has been blocked near Nand Singh (NS) Bridge and army personnel's were on job clearing the debris from the road.
Due to incessant rains ... | |
| | | | Basohli: Edu dept employee continues to work at SDM office sans order | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: After the imposition of Governor rule, though a large number of attachments in School Education department were cancelled but there is a unique case in Basohli wherein an employee of department continue to work in Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) office without any formal orders.
Sources informed Early Times that former SDM Basohli in the month of September had got attached a fourth class employee from Model Higher Secondary School Basohli for some election related works due to shortage of staff but without any formal order.
The School Principal had reportedly time and again requested the SDM office to detach the employee but interestingl... | |
| | | | PCB defunct as employees face stagnation for 16 yrs | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 17: Due to continuous official apathy and administrative callousness a large number of employees in Pollution Control Board (PCB) are stagnated on one post for last over 16 years with the result the Department has become almost all defunct and the government's claims to regulate environment are becoming hollow day by day.
Despite knocking the doors of the every successive governments justice still eludes these employees as every government turned a cold shoulder towards them. Instead of looking in their problems the authorities in the corridors of power did not even bother to look into their case and issue orders for the disposal of the file. These employee... | |
| | | | SIC reprimands SVO; directs to decide case after hearing appellant | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Reprimanding the FAA State Vigilance Organization for deciding case in absence of appellant, the State Information Commission has directed former to hear the case afresh after hearing the latter.
Hearing the deprived appellant, Rashu Kanna under file No: SIC/CO/SA/352/2016, Er. Nazir Ahmad, State Information Commissioner directed SVO to hear the case afresh after giving an opportunity to the appellant to put across his case.
"Appellant filed second appeal before the commission on 18.02.2016 raising an important point of law inter alia submitting that opportunity of being heard was not given to him by the FAA, Vigilance Organization befo... | |
| | | | Influential teachers ignore Governor's 'attachment cancellation' order | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 17: A group of teachers apparently enjoying political backing in this southern district hasn't yet obliged government order, cancelling the attachments of all government school-teachers, deputed with different schemes in the state.
Early Times has learnt that these influential teachers are attached with different departments as well as with Zonal level offices of education department.
On 4th of this month, Chief Education Officer Anantnag vide order number CEO/A/Estt-11/49201-5/16 has written to these teachers and directed the them to report back within 24 hours to their parent postings but according to sources teachers have refused to ... | |
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