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| Mehbooba reaches Delhi, Govt formation 'soon' | | Advani-Joshi duo's help sought to save PDP-BJP alliance | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: To break the prevailing logjam in giving new shape to PDP-BJP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, some "neutral interlocutors", close to both the parties, have sought help of veteran BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.
These interlocutors are aware that Advani-Joshi duo has power to convince PDP and BJP leadership to show some flexibility to re-form the alliance in J&K.
Credible sources in the corridors of power said that Advani and Joshi have also given their consent to play their role to save PDP-BJP coalition, which is at the verge of collapse, in J&K. LK Advani had played very dominant role in formation of previous PDP-BJP Government headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Both Advani and Joshi had especially came to attend oath taking ceremony of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Council of Ministers.
Sources said that it was all due to intervention of veteran leaders that some BJP Ministers have shown flexibility to form Government in J&K.
"It is due to assurance of these interlocutors that Advani and Joshi will play their role in re-shaping the... | |
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| Frightened BJP invokes late Mufti to win over Mehbooba | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Mar 21: The possibility of fresh elections in J&K has frightened the BJP legislators. They have indicated their fear and nervousness through equally frightened Ravinder Raina, MLA from Nowshera. They are mortally afraid of facing the people to seek a fresh mandate and are frightened to the extent that they have gone to the extent of invoking late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to motivate his daughter and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to follow in the footsteps of her father and form coalition Government with the BJP without losing a moment. "Holding of fresh election in the State is not economically viable and the people of State can't afford such a heavy burden," he said while exp... | |
| | | | Shah takes State BJP leaders to task | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Power hungry State BJP leaders were taken to task by national party president, Amit Shah, for showing desperation to become part of the power once again. State BJP leaders had gone to New Delhi to participate in national executive committee which was held on March 19 and 20.
Credible sources in the party said that in a bid to get feedback about Centre's view point on forming Government with PDP some BJP leaders met with Amit Shah on the sidelines of the national executive committee meeting. "As soon as these power hungry leaders asked national president about status of the dialogue for Government formation, Amit Shah, within no time, lashed out at them ... | |
| | | | MHA intervenes for IPS officer's posting in Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: A senior IPS officer of J&K, who had virtually been sidelined and not given a 'good' posting in the State since long for want of political connections, has ultimately succeeded to get a choice posting. Courtesy: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
When all his efforts to get a 'significant' posting failed, he approached a powerful Union Minister in New Delhi. "The Minister responded positively as both of them hail from the same city," according to police sources.
The Minister, in turn, influenced MHA for the IPS officer's transfer to the place of his choice in J&K.
Sources said after MHA recommended the IPS officer's name to the State administration... | |
| | | | Drabu, Parra take first flight to Delhi | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 21: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti left for New Delhi at 1:40 pm on Monday only after getting a "positive signal" from her party colleagues Haseeb Drabu and Wahid-ur-Rehman Parra that things were feasible for her personal visit.
Sources said Mehbooba was scheduled to visit the national capital alone. "But in a late night development, it was decided that before her, they (Drabu and Parra) should personally analyze the situation there," the sources said.
This morning at around 7:30 AM, the duo was seen at the Srinagar International Airport where from they took the first flight. Sources said the duo personally called on some senior BJP leaders in New Delhi a... | |
| | | | Prof's suspension, reinstatement: Disclose info, SIC asks JU | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Rebuking University of Jammu for not providing information, the State Information Commission has asserted that the information sought by seeker be disclosed as it involves larger public interest.
According to documents available with Early Times Dr Rajni Sharma has sought information under RTI from PIO University of Jammu regarding suspension and reinstatement of Dr. Falendra K. Sudan.
"PIO replied to appellant stating that information sought is personal and cannot be provided. Aggrieved by the response of the PIO appellant filed First Appellant Appeal (FAA). Since appellant didn't get the accurate information which she has applied for, the... | |
| | | | Jammu Festival: How can Punjabi artists promote Dogra culture? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Tourism Department is holding Jammu Festival every year for the promotion of tourism and has been booking artists from outside the State to perform during the festival. In the process, local artists who can better showcase rich divergent culture of Jammu on lesser remuneration are getting raw deal at the hands of Department.
Sources informed that upping their ante, the artists-fraternity of Jammu has expressed its anguish over manner and style in which ensuing Jammu Festival is proposed to be organized by the Government as appeared in local media. "The artists from outside the State have nothing to depict the Dogra culture and heritage, which defeats th... | |
| | | | Lal Singh loses cool as youth object to his rhetoric | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 21: Infamous for his 'short-temper' and "arrogant" behaviour, the former Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Basohli, Choudhary Lal Singh, on Monday once again behaved like an "angry young man" and blasted the youth who objected to his "rhetoric ."
Sources told Early Times the former Minister resorted to his usual 'outbursts' at a"Kissan Mela" organized by the Agriculture Department at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Dhar Mahanpur in Basohli tehsil of Kathua district today.
Choudhary Lal Singh, who was chief guest on the occasion, lost his temper when a group of 20-25 youth questioned his an... | |
| | | | BJP tipped Mehbooba of possible split in PDP? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: The rethinking on the part of the BJP to engineer split in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given a fresh lease of hope for the revival of the BJP-PDP Government in the State.
According to sources, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was informed about the imminent split in her party by the top leadership of BJP, who also told her that the party doesn't want it to happen.
"We told her that it's not we but rather a section of her party which is willing to cross over, so she better decide and if possible try to check it. We don't want to split her party which has reposed faith in us but things can't be allowed to carry on like this. We too have to ans... | |
| | | | 4400 rioting cases reported in J&K in 3 yrs | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 21: Jammu and Kashmir witnesses four to five cases of rioting daily, with 4400 such incidents reported in the last three years.
According to official details, 1714 cases of riots were reported in 2013 in Jammu and Kashmir. During 2014, and 2015, 1524 and 1157 such cases were reported respectively in the State. A total of 72,126 cases of riots were reported in India in 2013, with Bihar reporting the maximum 11,931 cases. Kerala was second, reporting 10,042 riot cases followed by Maharashtra 9,610, Karnataka 7,237 and West Bengal 6,142.
"We don't witnesses much rioting incidents like in other parts of India. But the rioting cases mostly get ... | |
| | | | Kurkure, Lays, Punjabi Tadka shown as 'sons' on ration card! | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Mar 21: Kurkure, Lays, and Punjabi Tadka have been shown as sons of a ration card holder here in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district in North Kashmir.
According to sources the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department has not only faced sharp criticism but the ration card with funny details of family members has gone viral on the social networking sites like facebook, whatsapp and other platforms.
Sources said that CAPD departm... | |
| | | | Many in Ramban don't have access to drinking water | | Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink | | |
Tahir Mushtaq
Early Times Report
RAMBAN, Mar 21: Notwithstanding the tall claims of the state government and concerned authorities to provide basic facilities to the people at their door step, around 3000 people of Ramban are still without drinking water facilities.
Every year the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department of the state government celebrate World Water Day on 22 March, but fails to provide clean drinking water to thousands of people.
According to sources, the concerned department had projected a plan of installation of a filtration plant for Ramban tehsil in 1977, but after the lapse of 39 year they are unable to do so putting the lives of thousands of people at s... | |
| | | | PHE fails to formulate 5 yr plan under WSP | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Notwithstanding the fact that proper planning plays vital role in success of execution of any project but on its contrary the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department neither prepared State Sector framework nor formulated any five year rolling plans under Water Security Plans.
Sources told Early Times that in order to implement the various drinking water schemes for rural areas across the State, the State Government was required to prepare a specific framework on which, the State level planning for taking up water supply schemes was to be prepared. "But the PHE Department going against the guidelines did not prepare annual Comprehens... | |
| | | | No headway in releasing migrants ration | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 21: No headway has been so far made in releasing the ration to Kashmiri migrants for the month of February and March after the displaced people from Valley refused to take ration as per the scale of National Food Security Act (NFSA) saying that the people dependent on cash doles from Centre can't be brought under the purview of NFSA.
What can be more callousness of the authorities towards the hapless people that for the first time in last 26 years of their migration were deprived of ration on the occasion of holy festival of Maha Shivratri. This has generated a lot of resentment among the displaced Pandits who even resorted to agitation at Jagti and other... | |
| | | | Influential eyeing prime location in GMC to set up shop | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Using power and money, the influential people are working over night to get prime location in the premises of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu to establish Medical Shop. However, the senior official of GMCH claimed that the space would be provided to establish medical shop which has been identified by the Committee.
Pertinently, since the shop at GMCH Jammu dismantled, influential persons are leaving no stone unturned to appease politicians, bureaucrats as well as few officials of GMCH Jammu 'by hook or by crook'. Reliable Sources at GMCH told Early Times that the some influential persons, who have been related in these shops, are p... | |
| | | | Patwari earns Rs 3000 monthly, labourer earns Rs 11000! | | Discrepancies in NFSA list | | |
MS NAZKI
Early Times Report
Poonch, Mar 21: The Patwari of Gohlad area has shown his monthly income as Rs 3000 while as he has shown the monthly income of an agriculture labourer as as Rs. 11000 in the NFSA list, sources told Early Times.
They said several discrepancies have surfaced in the NFSA list which has been prepared by Patwari of Gohlad where an agriculture labourer Anil Sharma's monthly income has been shown Rs. 11000 and he has been excluded from the list while as the said Patwari being a Government employee has shown his monthly income only Rs 3000 sources said, besides he has shown his wife, as head of the family adding the Patwari has thrown all the norms to the wind f... | |
| | | | Hotels constructed on residential permits; LAWDA silent | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 21: The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has once again been caught on the wrong foot, as a major building permission scam has been exposed wherein residential permissions are being converted into commercial with the consent of LAWDA officials. Documents available with Early Times reveal that from 2012 to 2015 as many as 400 building permissions have been given in Ishber, Nishat, Brein, Shalimar and other adjoining posh areas of Srinagar, but many people who have been given permissions to construct houses have raised huge buildings mostly hotels.
The construction of hotels and guest houses is still on in residential colonies of Ishbe... | |
| | | | BJP spokespersons in rat race to issue statements on same issue | | Hit out at Rahul Gandhi over Uttrakhand tweets | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: BJP spokespersons, it seems are in rat race to react and over react on same issue, no matter whether this reaction is warranted at the state level or not. In taking dig at Congress Rahul Gandhi over his recent tweets against NDA government at centre, two J&K state spokespersons today 'poked' their nose to take on him with loads of criticism and choicest glossary of words explicit with denigration and disapproval to what he said.
In the set of press releases sent through BJP's mail to media today it was astonishing to find two spokespersons Brig Anil Gupta and Retd IGP SS Bijral having chosen same issue to react upon in a strong way hitting out at Rahul... | |
| | | | 22 families displaced after land sinking at Batote | | |  Tahir Mushtaq
Early Times Report
RAMBAN, Mar 21: 22 Families were displaced due to the continued sliding and sinking of land at Batote town after the heavy rainfall across Ramban.
Three days of heavy rainfall last week resulted in total collapse of 16 houses of sheikh mohalla in Batote town whereas four others were partially damaged resulting in displacement of 22 families residing in these 20 houses.
The houses belonging to Mangtu Sheikh,Ghulam Hussain, Mohammad. Naseem, Samdu Sheikh,... | |
| | | | Atleast 500 tourists held up at Banihal Rly Station, NH-1A opened for one way traffic | | |  Danish Muzafar
Early Times Report
Banihal, Mar 21: More than five hundred tourist passengers from outside state were stranded at Railway Station Banihal after visiting Kashmir Valley but found no-way to proceed to jammu following road blockades due to land and mudlisdes at various places on Jammu Srinagar National Highway-NH1A.
"They are struck up in Banihal from past four days and they are missing their advanced railway reservations," lamented a tourist.
He said that they are more than 300... | |
| | | | Seven years on, Chanderkote-Swani road, still a distant dream | | |  Tahir Mushtaq
Early Times Report
RAMBAN, Mar 21: Contradictory to the tall claims of state government to connect every nook and corner of the state, people of village Swani under district Ramban were still cut off from other parts of the district, owing to the casual approach of the Public Works Department (PWD).
According to the sources, from the past about eight years the PWD R&B Department with the financial help of NABARD scheme has started the work of seven kilometer Chanderkote-Swani r... | |
| | | | 'Vested interests want separate transport union' | | Divide and rule? | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Khrew, Mar: 20: The conflict between two villages in Khrew area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district over the ongoing issue of separate transport union continues to procrastinate even as the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir directed the authorities to resolve the issue. The administration, however, has failed to end the impasse.
Business activities have come to a halt following the demand of a separate union in the area adjacent to Kashmir's hub of cement industrial estate Khrew.
The Khrew transport union is feeling dejected due to administrative apathy and also by the behavior of nearby Halqa Nagandar over the demand to establish a separate union, whic... | |
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