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| One year after her selection, she awaits appointment orders as ReT | | Another sordid saga of Tara-Kewal-Tarsem criminal nexus | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: At a time when polity of the entire country and the state is gaga over Prime Minister's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative, a poor 'beti' of the state that belonged to the constituency of the former Dy Chief Minister and Minister for School Education is running from pillar to post for last one year to find out what happened to her selection as an ReT teacher which was done in March 2014, by the office of the Zonal Education Officer Jourian.
Roopa Bhau, D/O Prem Singh, R/O Bhalwal Bharth in Jourian zone of Akhnoor Tehsil was placed at serial number two in a list of four of the village level merit panel of the candidates who applied for the po... | |
| | | | On what ground NC legislators staged walk out from LA? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: The walkout of the National Conference (NC) Legislators from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today while protesting against the government's decision of revoking re-employment of the employees was hard to believe since NC-Congress regime never took care of the issues of the employees.
The dual face of National Conference MLAs who were led by MLA Nagrota, Davinder Singh Rana who walked out from the house of legislators after raising the issues of employees in the zero hour can be well gauged from the fact that the previous government led by then CM and now President of the party Omar Abdullah never paid any heed towards the prolonged agitation o... | |
| | | | Problem in Jammu, dialogue with Hurriyat leaders | | Governor's Address | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: The PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday offered an olive branch to separatist groups. It said it was willing to start what it called a "meaningful and sustained dialogue" with all internal stakeholders to evolve a consensus on the resolution of all outstanding issues inflicting the state. "The (PDP-BJP) coalition will facilitate and help initiate a sustained and meaningful dialogue with all internal stakeholders, which will include all political groups, irrespective of their ideological views and predilections," Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra said in his address to a joint session of the legislature on the opening day of its... | |
| | | | GoI likely to release withheld Rs 300 cr under NABARD | | Slight reprieve to cash starved State | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: After facing unprecedented financial crunch, the State government is likely to get withheld loan to tune of Rs 300 crore for the financial year 2014-15 under National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) by Government of India, as the current fiscal comes to a close.
Sources told Early Times that while state is passing through pressing financial constraints; the release of Rs 300 crore under NABARD will offera slight reprieve for the State when just a week is left for the completion of current financial year.
Several projects under NABARD for the current financial year could not be taken off due to non release of Rs 300 crore b... | |
| | | | Mufti leads house with maturity, responsibility | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: On the second day of the budget session of the J&K Legislative Assembly, it was abundantly clear that the house is genuinely led by a mature and wise leader whose intervention could not only pacify the agitating opposition but even leave a vibrant opposition speechless.
The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed exhibited statesmanship when he intervened twice during the question hour that started at 10am in the morning.
Mufti first responded to a supplementary of NC MLA , Mohammad Akbar Lone on providing monthly allowances to the educated unemployed youth of the state. The question was pertaining to the Planning Ministry which is under control of Chief ... | |
| | | | Questions their inclusion in proposed K-Dialogue | | Congress MLA calls separatists 'Murderers' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: The Congress has beaten the 'nationalist' BJP in taking on the separatists by terming the separatists as 'murderers' of innocent people.
"The murderers (separatists), stone pelters and those propagating secessionism can never be representative and can never be party to any dialogue. The MLAs are the real representatives," said Cong MLA Usman Majid in the Assembly.
Majid even slammed the independent legislator Engineer Abdul Rashid who has been for the last seven-year advocating view point of the separatists in the Assembly unchecked. Usman not only countered Engineer, but also turned tables on him.
BJP even while in Opposition didn't dare to term the se... | |
| | | | 71 % schools in state still san electricity; 60% san playgrounds, 33% san toilets | | Beyond claims of 'Education priority' | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: Lack of basic facilities such as electricity, toilet, speak volumes of the indifference shown by successive Governments, which have failed to utilize funds to improve the lot of rural students.
According to the recent report of Union Human Resource Development Ministry, nearly 70 percent schools in state are still without electricity connections, which means, the students in these schools are still deprived of computer education. "Out of total 28, 765 schools 20,409 are still without power", the report disclosed.
The report further revealed nearly 60 percent schools were without playgrounds. A total of 17,167 schools out of total 28,765 are ... | |
| | | | Police arrest main accuse in scholarship scam | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: After evading inquiry for more than one week after Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, directed police on March 9 to investigate the scholarship scam, police late last night finally manage to arrest the main accused and registered an FIR against him.
As per the details available with "Early Times", Kishtwar police party led by SHO Police Station Kishtwar Sameer Jeelani under the supervision of SP Yoghal Manhas manage to arrest main accused Ajaiz Ahmed Kripak of Palmar for allegedly duping students by withdrawing their scholarship amount from their bank accounts through ATM cards. Ajaiz, ReT teacher by profession, was also running computer cent... | |
| | | | Landslides in Kishtwar, 115 families shifted to safer places | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 19: At least 115 families in Sarthal area of Kishtwar District have been shifted to safer places in last two days due to continuous triggering of landslides in Angara Panchayat of the District due to continuous rain and snow. Many houses were also damaged and electricity in entire Kishtwar District remained snapped for fifth consecutive day today forcing people to live under darkness after two towers of 132 KV transmission line supplying electr... | |
| | | | As govt orders for cancellation of re-employment, who would be next Principal GMC Sgr | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 19: As the state government has ordered for the cancellation of re-employment and re-engagement of the retired officials done by the previous government, all eyes are now focused on the placement of new Principal, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar.
The incumbent Principal, GMC Srinagar Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Pampori is all set to demit his office following the recent government order seeking cancellation of re-employment. Dr. Pampori was appointed as Principal, GMC Srinagar in September 2012 and was to retire in February 2014. Before he could retire Dr. Pampori was given an extension of one year at that time by then state government led b... | |
| | | | J&K govt frames CSC to fast track flood relief: Mufti | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed on Thursday said a Cabinet Sub-Committee has been framed to fast track disbursement of relief to flood-affected population and asserted that no financial hurdle would be allowed to come in rebuilding flood-bartered infrastructure.
"We have framed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to fast track disbursement of relief to the flood-affected population," Mufti told Legislative Assembly in reply to a question of NC MLA Mubarak Gul during Question Hour.
"Besides Idgah Constituency, adequate funds will be provided by the government to rebuild the flood-damaged infrastructure in all other affected areas of the state," the ch... | |
| | | | After Radha, Ansari supports K traitors cause | | Dangerous suggestion | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, Mar 19: It was on March 14 that the BJP-led NDA Government reportedly decided to seek the views of the Jammu & Kashmir Government on the 2011 interlocutors' report on the state. The first person to commend the move was former interlocutor Radha Kumar. She appreciated the Union Government and urged it to consider the interlocutors' report, as it contains everything that is needed to end unrest in the Valley and resolve the Kashmir problem. She expressed herself in favour of the Union Government's move on March 15, a day after the Union Government reportedly took the decision.
On March 16, her former colleague MM Ansari also expressed identical views and asked t... | |
| | | | Politically backed pesticide, fertilizer mafia enjoy impunity in successive Govts’ | | Officials befool Farmers, allow insecticides, Fertilizers without testing | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: The politically backed mafia involved in supplying substandard pesticides and Fertilizers to Kashmir markets continues to enjoy immunity in this government too as officials allow sale and Purchase of pesticides and fertilizers without testing in labs.
At a time when the department of agriculture claims that 2500 MT of various kinds of fertilizers were supplied to valley, besides 900 lakh liters of spray oil, 90 MT of pesticides and 17230 liters of insecticides, However according to credible Sources pesticides and Fertilizers available in markets were allowed by officials concerned without checking their validity and authenticity in labor... | |
| | | | 197 VDC members facing cases, FIRs in Jammu province | | Highest 68 cases in Doda, lowest 5 each in Samba and Jammu | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: Village Defence Committees which were constituted as first line of defence against militancy in border and peripheral districts have been hit by controversies as 197 cases have been registered against the VDC members in Jammu province. This was revealed in a tabled reply in the State Legislative Assembly today.
In reply to a question of Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) MLA from Langate, Government revealed that 197 cases have been registered against the VDC members in Jammu province, out of which, 03 cases have been closed as non-admitted, 02 cases as un-traced, 190 have been challaned and 02 cases are under investigation.
Of the 197 cases re... | |
| | | | One doctor on night duty for 150 indoor patients at MCH Anantnag | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 19: Messy state of health-care could be easily gauged from the fact that a single female doctor is deputed to attend around 150 patients at Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag.
Sources said that the hospital authorities have deputed only a single female doctor for handling the patients in both labor wards and post operative wards of the hospital during night.
"In post operative wards of the hospital 60-70 patients remain admitted every night while as in labour wards 30-40 pregnant women remain admitted. But the hospital authorities depute just a single doctor to look after the patients in both the wards," sources said.
Sources sa... | |
| | | | Aga remarks on Modi cause furor in BJP | | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 19: Agitated over 'offensive' remarks of National Conference's (NC) MLA Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi viz a viz the saffron party, some Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) legislators and a Minister while objecting to the statements emanating from the opposition benches today created uproar in the State Legislative Assembly.The furor began first NC MLA Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi while participating in the discussion on Governor's address to both the Houses of State Legislature lashed out at Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) for stitching an alliance with the BJP to form a government in the state which he asserted is not... | |
| | | | Opposition walks out against cancelation of re-employment order | | BJP hoodwinking people over Article 370: Omar | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: The opposition National Conference and Congress today hit out at People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition government over their decision of revoking of all re-employments, beside appointments made in Public Sector Under takings and causal appointments and termed the decision as anti youth. As soon as the proceeding of Legislative Assembly began, Opposition legislators stood up and raised the issue and also staged Walkout from the Assembly. While thanking the Governor for his address to the joint session of the legislature, Former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said that the document lacks clarity on sever... | |
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