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| Under Modi Raj, NCERT book criticizes PM Modi | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 27: What an irony? Under the Narendra Modi Raj, the NCERT's political science book for class XII criticizes Narendra Modi's role in the aftermath of the Godhra incident that had led to the burning alive of 57 Kar Sewaks. According to the report, the passage in the chapter titled "Politics in India since Independence" has retained the text only with a minor change. The word 'Muslim' has been removed from the first line of the sentence.
However, the text "continues to highlight critical observations about the role of the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government", the report said.
The passage earlier read: "In February-March 2002, large-scale violence against Muslims took place in Gujarat". In the updated books, it now reads: "In February-March 2002, large-scale violence took place in Gujarat".
The passage critical of the then BJP government, which the report says has not been changed, reads: "The National Human Rights Commission criticised the Gujarat government's role in failing to control violence, provide relief to the victims and prose... | |
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| Govt misleading people, say protestors | | 'We will continue fight for district status' | |  AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Nowshera, Mar 27: Even as Nowshera people continued their protests on the 40th consecutive day Tuesday to demand district status for this border town, the government tries to paint a "false picture by issuing misleading statements" wherein they say that the situation is returning to normal.
"The government is trying to mislead people by issuing concocted press notes. Nothing is normal and nothing will remain normal unless Nowshera is granted district status.... | |
| | | | Nowshera agitation exposes BJP's 'duplicity' | | Ravinder Raina goes missing , people seek his whereabouts on WhatsApp group | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Mar 27: The ruling BJP has been facing embarrassing situation in Kalakote, Sunderbani and Nowshera tehsils as their elected representatives failed to satisfy the people about their contribution in their ongoing struggle for Additional ADDC (ADDC) posts (for Nowshera) and ADC posts for Kalakot and Sunderbani.
On Monday, Abdul Ghani Kohli, MLA, Kalakot (BJP) and Minister for Animals, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, faced an ugly situation in Kalakot market when he reached there to inaugurate the office of ADC. People present there greeted him with black flags and raised slogans against him.
People also celebrated their victory by taking out a 'Vijay rally' whic... | |
| | | | Kashmir-Centric leadership hell bent on weakening SKUAST-J | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 27: Despite knowing that agriculture is the predominant occupation of the people of Jammu division, the Kashmir-centric leadership, in a very well planned conspiracy, is hell bent on weakening this sector by snatching research stations from the agriculture university Jammu.
The agriculture university in Jammu division, which is popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir University for Agriculture and Sciences (SKUAST-Jammu) conducts new researches on agriculture and allied branches on these research stations which are the backbone of any varsity.
But, sources said, the present state government has moved a proposal to open a horticulture university and it has pl... | |
| | | | Revenue Deptt acquired outdated software: VOK Report | | Digitization Of Land Records | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 27: The probe conducted by the Vigilance Organization Kashmir into the digitization of the land records, carried out by the firm owned by a son of a separatist in 1997, has revealed that software acquired by the Revenue department for the process was outdated and the government officials ignored all the technical details to help the supplier.
The probe report submitted by the VOK, which is in possession of Early times states: "The documented reports regarding the functionality of this software suggest that it had some inherent problems. Software approved was DOS based and used Windows 3.1 at the font end. When this software was accepted Widows 95 was a v... | |
| | | | Azad sounds alarm, Cong leaders gear up | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 27: Amidst speculations that PDP-BJP coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir may not complete its terms and the Assembly elections are held along with Lok Sabha polls, Congress aspirants for the mandate have started looking for the support in their claim.
Not only the new aspirants but also the Congress stalwarts, who are quite confident of getting party mandate, are exploring the options of shifting to suitable constituencies in case of rotation of the reserved seats in State.
According to the sources, some prominent Congress leaders are worried over the reports of possible rotation of reserved constituencies, which the PDP-BJP Coalition Government is p... | |
| | | | 'BJP bartered its ideology, agenda for power' | | Omar is wrong, saffron party has no guts to get Art 35-A, Art 370 revoked | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The comment of National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is conspiring against Article 370 and Article 35-A has created a flutter. Many people believe that BJP won't fiddle with both the Articles as it has bartered party's ideology and agenda for the sake of power.
It may be recalled that Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir while replying to a written question from BJP MP Ashwini Kumar informed the Lok Sabha that there is no proposal to scrap Article 370, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, under the government's consideration.
Reacting to Ahir's state... | |
| | | | 276 contractual posts yet to be filled despite seven months of advertisement | | Recruitment in SSA at snail's pace | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The officials of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) seems to be in deep slumber as seven months have passed since the advertisement, recruitment process for 276 contractual posts is yet to commence.
Sources informed Early Times that in month of September 2017 the SSA advertised 276 contractual posts including 39 posts of Junior Engineers, 51 posts of Data Entry operators, 28 posts of computer Assistants 75 posts of Orderly/Chowkidars, 15 posts of Resource Teachers, 30 posts of Research Assistants, 13 posts of Assistant Programmers, nine posts each of Assistant Engineers and Auditors, one post each of Senior Auditor, Programmer and Accounts Clerk and four post... | |
| | | | RDD purchases 47,500 fruit plants from Kashmir nursery, throws norms to wind | | Amla, Orange, Guava , Lemon, Mangoes not grown in Valley | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The Rural Development Department Jammu has reportedly purchased a total of 47,500 fruit plants from a nursery of Kashmir valley, violating norms. These fruit plants include Amla, Orange, Guava, Lemon and Mangoes, which are usually grown in hot climatic conditions but the department has purchased it from a nursery in Kashmir.
An RTI applicant has got all the information from Rural Development Department, who has now knocked the door of State Vigilance Organization (SVO), seeking enquiry in the entire matter.
According to the documents in possession of Early Times, RTI applicant Altaf Ahmed of Jawahar Nagar Srinagar has appealed before SVO, alleging th... | |
| | | | State Govt goes soft towards separatists, allows anti-national activities | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 27: Government seems to have gone soft towards separatists who indulged in anti-national activities in Kashmir Valley.
For the last many days, the government has allowed several separatist leaders to indulge in anti India rant and make provocative speeches.
The National Investigating Agency had tightened noose around separatists after which they preferred to remain confined to mere publicity.
"That was a pressure tactic by the separatists. But the investigating agency did not show any soft approach and arrested several other separatists," a police official said.
However, the state government is now allowing separatists to do anti-national activities.... | |
| | | | Probe begins into misuse of funds by hydraulic division Kishtwar | | |  Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Mar 27: The Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has ordered a probe into misuse of funds by hydraulic division in the district.
The probe was ordered in response to a report carried by Early Times on March 21. The hydraulic division Kishtwar had spent Rs. 1.85 crore on the name of repair/augmentation of HRT lift water supply scheme while Rs. 315183 were spent on so-called permanent restoration of Gravity Main of Naigard, Lalha Water Supply scheme Kishtwar town and WSS ... | |
| | | | Private schools reject 'reservation, concession in fee' proposal | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 27: Private School owners on Tuesday out rightly rejected the proposal moved by Jammu and Kashmir Police seeking reservation and concession in fee for their children in private schools.
Sources revealed to Early Times that around 30 schools from various areas of South Kashmir met Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) South Kashmir Range here in Anantnag and deliberated on the issue.
"During the meeting most of the private school owners refused to provide any kind of reservation and concession in fee for the children of police cops in their schools," said sources.
School owners conveyed to authorities that they were facing financial... | |
| | | | MC Lakhanpur forces workers to work at Minister's house, school | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: Safai Karamcharis associated with Municipal Committee Lakhanpur are being forced to do household work in Minister's house.
It seems that gastroenteritis and diarrhoea cases were not enough to shake the authorities of their deep slumber, as they are making light of the issue by employing and deploying the Safai Karamcharis in the minister's house.
These Karamcharis have to clean the minister's house, wash clothes and take care of his school garden. Needless to say they don't get time to clean Lakhanpur which is the gateway of J&K.
A Karamchari said, MC Lakhanpur "E.O. and sanitary inspector forces us to work at the residence of the Minister from last m... | |
| | | | Will New Delhi imitate China? | | Menace of terrorism | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 27: China, like India, has been facing problem from radical elements in the Xinjiang Province since decades and has taken umpteen steps to tackle the menace to eliminate the evil. Reports emanating from London said that the "Chinese security agencies have separated women in the country's restive Muslim-majority province of Xinjiang from their Pakistani husbands and sent them to 're-education camps".
Reports said that "a large number of women belonging to China's Uighur Muslim minority are married to Pakistani men, who come to the province of Xinjiang for trade" and that "after work on multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor started, the numbe... | |
| | | | IT Deptt launches recovery drive against habitual defaulters | | Property of businessman in Srinagar seized | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The Income Tax department on Tuesday launched a recovery drive against the habitual defaulters in Srinagar and seized a property of a businessman.
Official sources told Early Times that as per the provisions of Income Tax Act, the IT department had issued several notices to the businessman namely Hasid Shah, who is the owner of a shop and a showroom situated at Boulevard Road Srinagar to clear the demand of Rs 19 cr raised by the department. But Shah didn't respond to the notices.
On Tuesday, a team of IT department of Srinagar circle visited his business establishments at Boulevard Road and seized the assets as per Income Tax Act. When contacted,... | |
| | | | Encroachment of KPs' land in Valley unabated, Govt unmoved | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The encroachment of the land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits has been going on in Kashmir valley after their migration in 1990 and more than 200 complaints of encroachment have been registered in the offices of Deputy Commissioners of ten districts of Kashmir division but government seems least bothered.
As per the documents in possession of Early Times, maximum of 33 cases were registered in district Anantnag, followed by district Baramulla with 32 cases, Kupwara 29, Kulgam 22, Budgam 21, Pulwama and Srinagar 17 each, Ganderbal 16, Shopian 9, Bandipora 14 cases, but despite numbers of complaints of migrant community, the government failed to retrieve t... | |
| | | | Outgoing VC loves to spend money, holds interviews in a hotel | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: The outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Jammu University allegedly caused loss to the exchequer by choosing a private hotel for conducting interviews for various posts here on Tuesday.
Sources said that the Vice Chancellor had sought special permission from Raj Bhavan for conducting interviews for the post of professor in the department of Mathematics, professor in the department of Life long Learning and one post of Associate Professor in the Department of Economics.
"As the atmosphere in the Jammu University was disturbing, the VC chose a private hotel (Hotel Fortune Inn Riviera) for conducting interviews of the above said posts", said sources adding t... | |
| | | | Cabinet Minister's brother calling shots in Police Deptt | | GAD circular thrown to dustbin | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: Brother of a sitting cabinet minister from the ruling BJP has reportedly managed transfer of a Station House Officer (SHO) of his choice. If sources are to be believed, the brother of the minister exerted pressure on police officials for transferring an SHO and managed replacement with his own choice.
"Brother of the cabinet minister from BJP was very much interested in posting a cop of his choice as SHO of a police station in Jammu district," said sources, adding that he mounted pressure to such an extent that he succeeded in making replacement as per his own choice. However, police officials have thrown a circular of General Administration Department ... | |
| | | | Politician-Civil society nexus grabs millions through discussions on Kashmir; Govt silent | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: Some mainstream politicians in Kashmir are hand-in-glove with the so-called civil society groups to grab millions of rupees in the garb of organizing debates and discussions and other similar events on "Kashmir."
Sources said over two dozen politicians from various political parties including those in power and opposition are "running this business to make money in league with civil society groups, including NGOs."
"There are different groups which are working in league with political parties and organize various indoor and outdoor events for nothing but money," said a source in the government.
Sources said each such organisers make income in millions... | |
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