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PDP-BJP Govt 'facilitates' Hurriyat - Pakistan meeting in New Delhi 3/25/2018 11:43:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Even the country continues to mourn the killings of Indians including security force personnel who attainted martyrdom while fighting Pakistani attacks in the recent past, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janta Party alliance allegedly facilitated a meeting between the separatists and Pakistan, in the grab of Pakistan Day held in New Delhi the previous day. The government allowed over half a dozen separatist leaders to attend the Pakistan Day function held on March 23 at the Pakistani embassy in the national capital. Sources said on the sidelines of the Pakistan Day, the separatists held secret deliberations with Pakistan High Commission. It was reliably learnt that the separatist leadership was given some new directives by their Pakistani handlers. Sources said most of the separatists who attended the event are linked to Hurriyat Conference (M) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Those separatists who attended the Pakistan Day Celebrations event include Agha Syed Hassan Mousavi, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, Hakim Abdul Rasheed, Syed Basheer I...   READ MORE

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RSS orders review to take call on future of PDP- BJP Coalition 3/25/2018 11:42:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Following replacement of Ramesh Pappa with Rupesh Kumar, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is learnt to have asked its local unit to prepare a detailed `appraisal report' of the of the coalition government in the state and its effect on Sangh Parivar during the last three years. According to sources in Sangh Parivar, the RSS high command is fully convinced that BJP's alliance with PDP for power in J&K has severely dented its image across the country. This feeling had started emerging soon after the coalition Government came to power in J&K but a section in Sangh Parivar was of the opinion that BJP was not assertive due to lack of experience and the thin...   READ MORE   PDP dominates BJP as ruling Coalition completes three years 3/25/2018 11:42:48 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 25: Going by the performance of the Coalition Government that completes three years in office, it is evident that PDP has dominated its partner BJP in governance and has enjoyed lions share in power and decision making. The PDP-BJP formed government in March 2015 and in the last three years; the BJP has been elbowed out by the PDP over several critical issues. After being snubbed by the PDP in the last three years, the ruling BJP has now preferred to maintain silence on issues on which it had promised to deliver to the people of Jammu and Ladakh region. In the last three years, the PDP has shown dominance over the government and has almost ignored all ...   READ MORE   Deport Rohingyas or pull out from coalition: Jammu tells BJP 3/25/2018 11:42:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: The issue of illegal Rohingya migrants in Jammu has snowballed into a major controversy as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to convince its coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that people of Jammu want them out of the city. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "BJP despite being an equal partner in the ruling coalition has failed to take a firm stand over the issue of deportation of Rohingyas from the Jammu city." He said, "PDP is openly supporting the Rohingyas to keep its vote bank intact. On the other hand BJP has failed to live upto the expectations of the people of Jammu region, who want to see Rohingyas out, especia...   READ MORE   Revenue Officials embezzled funds while purchasing computers: VOK Report Digitization Of Land Records 3/25/2018 11:42:34 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 25: The probe report submitted by the Vigilance Organization Kashmir in the year 2000 had indicted the officials of the Revenue department into the case pertaining to the purchase of computers by the department in 1996-1997 for the computerization of land records. The probe report in possession of Early Times states: "While making these purchases government funds were embezzled by the officials of the Revenue department." It said, "This was the outcome of a well thought criminal conspiracy hatched by the public servants and some private business houses resulting in approximate loss of Rs 90. 129 lakhs to the state exchequer." The probe report states tha...   READ MORE   ISM department goes beyond its brief, transfers doctors along with post Premature transfer of some medicos also carried out 3/25/2018 11:42:17 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 25: Despite the government directive that no Head of Department (HOD) of any government undertaking in Jammu & Kashmir can transfer an employee along with the post, the Indian System of Medicine (ISM) department is working otherwise. The department just few days ordered for the transfer of some doctors along with the post. In such a way the department has crossed its 'jurisdiction' much to the discomfiture of majority of the employees in the ISM department. These employees are not happy with the government and have raised banner of revolt. The ISM department issued couple of orders on March 16 and March 19, 2018 seeking rationalization...   READ MORE   BJP MLA caught napping while MoS in PMO discussed development 3/25/2018 11:41:50 PM Ashwani Sharma Early times report Udhampur, Mar 25: The seriousness of public representatives in developmental works can be better judged from the incident where an MLA was caught sleeping during a meeting chaired by Union Minister of State (MoS) here yesterday. MLA Ramnagar, R.S Pathania was found taking a nap when MoS Prime Minister's Office (PMO), was reviewing the progress of developmental works and major projects in Udhampur. Apart from the MLA Ramnagar officers from district administ...   READ MORE   Bank inaugurates 06 ATMs on the Yatra track on Ramnavmi Role of J&K Bank in facilitating Business Community in the state exemplary: Dr Nirmal Singh 3/25/2018 11:41:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh today inaugurated six J&K Bank ATMs en route to the Holy cave of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi at a simple but impressive function held at the Base Camp Niharika complex Katra. The inauguration was done in presence of Ajay Nanda, Minister of State, Parvez Ahmed, Chairman and CEO, J&K Bank, Vagish Chander Executive President J&K Bank, Senior functionaries of the Shrine Board and prominent citizens of Katra. Speaking on the oc...   READ MORE   Home Ministry directs J&K Police to catch Sehrai's son alive 3/25/2018 11:31:26 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: The home ministry has directed the Jammu & Kashmir Police and security agencies to catch alive Junaid Ashraf Khan, son of Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai. Sehrai has replaced Syed Ali Shah Geelani as the chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat last week. The state police has called the Junaid joining the 'terrorist' ranks unfortunate with DGP Vaid urging the Hurriyat leader to appeal to his son to given up the gun. "The home ministry has taken serious note of the development. It has directed the state police especially to make out all efforts that Junaid is contacted and counseled to drop the gun. It has been directed that all efforts should be made to catch him aliv...   READ MORE   Revolt BJP betrays the mandate for power 3/25/2018 11:31:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: Things are not inspiring and promising for the BJP in Jammu, which only some three years ago created a history of sorts by wining all the three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Ladakh, 25 assembly seats in Jammu and dethroning the Congress and capturing the prestigious Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. On the one hand, bulk of Jammu province is on the boil with people of Kathua, Chadwal, Dayalachak, Hiranagar, Mareen, Rassana, Kootah, Samba, RS Pura, Akhnoor, Sunderbani, Kalakot and Nowshera on the roads condemning the BJP and accusing it of going back on its promises it solemnly held out during the 2014 election campaign and through its Visi...   READ MORE   Under pressure from high command, BJP MLC from Rajouri withdrew his statement Lathi-charge in Nowshera 3/25/2018 11:31:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: BJP has, it appears, turned insensitive towards those who voted for it in 2014 en-block and gave it a political status. That the BJP doesn't care for the aspirations, demands and suffering of the people of Jammu became evident on Saturday when it, according to sources close to BJP head quarters at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, "directed its MLC from Rajouri Vibodh Gupta to withdraw his statement that had expressed solidarity with the people of Nowshera who were beaten and lathi-charged by the police". "Vibodh Gupta had done a right thing by condemning the police atrocities on the people of Nowshera, as also by demanding a probe into the incident. The moment the...   READ MORE   Centre's interlocutor Dineshwar playing with fire According respectability to separatists 3/25/2018 11:05:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: Union Home Minister announced the appointment of former IB Director Dineshwar Sharma as the Union Government's special representative for Jammu & Kashmir last October. Ever since then, he has been making controversial statements giving the people of the country to understand that the people of Kashmir were the only main "stakeholders" in the state and that the people of Jammu and Ladakh were no factor in the state's political situation. After October 2017, Sharma visited the state almost half a dozen times and made it loud and clear through his statements that he was concerned more with those who had been challenging the Indian state and bleeding the nati...   READ MORE   Mother of missing woman seeks CM's intervention 3/25/2018 11:05:43 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Mar 25: Police have given up their efforts to trace Sunderbani woman who went missing from Jammu some eight months ago, impelling her mother to appeal to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her personal intervention in the case. Asha Devi w/o Ashok Kumar and resident of Nallah, Siya Devak in Sunderbani district had come to Jammu for her treatment at Government Medical College, Jammu along with her husband. After two days of treatment at hospital, the woman went reportedly missing, the complaint of which was lodged by her husband Ashok Kumar at Bakshi Nagar police station. Sensing foul play, the mother of Asha Devi charged her daughter's in-la...   READ MORE   Local Lashkar militant killed during encounter at Arizal-Beerwah Budgam 3/25/2018 11:05:38 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: A local militant owing allegiance to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with police and security forces at Arizal in Central Kashmir's Budgam district in the wee hours today. A teenage girl was also injured in the firing incident. Reports said that after receiving inputs about the presence of some militants' police and security forces cordoned off the Arizal village falling in the Beerwah area in the central Kashmir's Budgam late last night. As one of the houses was zeroed a militant hiding fired upon the joint party of police and security forces. The firing by the militant led to a full-fledged...   READ MORE   8 years on, 4 Court Complexes await completion Delay causes escalation of Rs 93 Cr 3/25/2018 11:05:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: In order to modernize the judicial infrastructure in the State, the construction of six District Court Complexes wad taken up during 2006-11 and which were to be completed within specified time period but the work on four projects is still incomplete which resulted in cost escalation to Rs 93 Crore. Sources told Early Times that the poor planning and conceptualization of projects by the concerned department led to delay in completion of projects. The six works of construction of District Court Complexes were taken up under Development Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary which is Centrally Sponsored Scheme during 2006 and 2011 and work has to be comp...   READ MORE   Nexus between booksellers, uniform makers, school owners Pvt schools in State continue to fleece parents 3/25/2018 11:05:24 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, Mar 25: There's no end to fleecing of parents by most of the private schools across Jammu and Kashmir, with authorities looking the other way. Education, parents say, has become an business enterprise as admitting a child in any private school is an uphill task. Under the garb of admissions, private schools make a fortune every year. Many parents in Udhampur while talking to Early times said that giving education to their wards has become an expensive affair with each passing day. They said open loot by private schools is going on unchecked, which shows failure of the state government as well as the Education department. Parents also sa...   READ MORE   DTO enjoys security cover sans reason 3/25/2018 11:05:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: An influential District Treasury Officer (DTO) posted in one of the hilly districts of the state has been enjoying a security cover without any security threat. According to sources, the DTO allegedly in connivance of some top police officials has managed Personal Security Officer (PSO) for no valid reason. "The DTO with the help of some police officers has managed to convince the higher authorities in police department to give him a security cover," said sources, adding that the facility is being enjoyed by the DTO without any probable security threat. Sources said that the post of the concerned officer is not eligible for security cover owing to its ...   READ MORE   ASER 2017 paints gloomy picture of education sector in Budgam district 3/25/2018 11:05:11 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: Despite tall claims of the people in government that education sector has progressed by leaps and bounds the picture of education sector in the Central Kashmir' Budgam district is gloomy. This has been depicted by a research carried out by Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), a central non-governmental organization (NGO). The survey was facilitated by Pratham and the research was carried out for 2017. The survey pointed out that 21 percent females are not enrolled as compared to nine percent males in the educational institutions in the Budgam district. The ASER 2017 'Beyond Basics' targeted 28 Districts, 1641 villages, 25,726 ...   READ MORE   Rs 187.50 lakh may go down the drain Cracks in plinth of NTPHC Kupwara 3/25/2018 11:05:01 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report KUPWARA, Mar 25: Construction work on NTPHC Gugloosa in this north Kashmir district was undertaken in a hurry as a result of which cracks have appeared in its plinth. According to sources, the execution work of New Type Public Health Center (NTPHC) was started without any proper homework. "The area is said to be landslide prone, hence there is possibility of heavy damage to the building in future," sources told Early Times. Approximately Rs 10 lakh is ...   READ MORE

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