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SRO-202 to spell doom for BJP-PDP in upcoming elections 3/28/2019 11:59:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: As both BJP and the PDP are expressing confidence of winning parliamentary as well as assembly elections, little do they know that the SRO 202 is going to prove fatal for both of them. As per the political pundits, it was the coalition of BJP and PDP that implemented SRO 202 in Jammu and Kashmir due to which even the highly qualified youth are given peanuts in the name of salary. "The coalition of the BJP and the PDP then strongly advocated for this anti- youth SRO, and ignored vehement appeals asking the government to revoke it in interests of the general masses," said a Jammu based political activist. Even on social media, people at present are expressing anger over the continuation of the SRO and terming the coming polls as a unique opportunity to teach the helmsmen a lesson for implementing this anti -youth SRO. What remains to be seen is whether these political parties will pitch for the scrapping of the same SRO that they implemented to target the youth? Under the SRO 202, during the period of first five years, the government appointee s...   READ MORE

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J&K policemen in civvies stop distribution of ET copies to appease their boss 3/28/2019 11:59:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Early Times filing exclusive stories about the alleged involvement of incumbent Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh in various corruption scandals on Thursday led to J&K police becoming "hyperactive." Newspaper copies were lifted from the market by the policemen in civvies this morning and distributors were not allowed to send the newspaper copies to different places. It's in place to mention here that Early Times had carried detailed stories about DGP Singh's involvement in Anantnag recruitment scam, his transport business and his alleged involvement in land grab cases. Soon after the stories appeared on Early Times website in the night, p...   READ MORE   Modi accuses Congress, PDP and NC of being biased against Jammu region 3/28/2019 11:59:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Accusing the Congress, PDP and the National Conference of being biased against the Jammu region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed that Pakistan wanted him to lose the Lok Sabha elections. "Pakistan is praying that the 'chowkidar' should somehow lose the elections so that this mixture of sorts comes to power in Delhi," he told a BJP election rally in Akhnoor, referring to the opposition parties who want to unseat him in the April-May battle. "...   READ MORE   BJP- Sajad playing divorce-divorce to hoodwink people? Jhoot Chodo Sach Bolo! 3/28/2019 11:58:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Sajad Lone may have been swearing in public that his romance with the BJP is over. However, what is making such claims suspicious is the statement issued by none other than the BJP's points man on Kashmir- Ram Madhav himself. According to Ram Madhav while speaking to reporters in Srinagar, BJP is confident of winning two Jammu seats, Ladkah and Srinagar. He didn't even in his entire presser mentioned at a single instance the north Kashmir which is considered a bastion of its former ally Sajad Lone. While Madhav gave NC and PDP left right and centre in his speech, he didn't use a single word against Peoples Conference headed by Sajad Lone which is mor...   READ MORE   Tribal affairs department violates MCC, seeks DPRs for Model Villages 3/28/2019 11:58:23 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report anantnag, Mar 28: Brazenly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), the tribal affairs department has asked its director to submit Detailed Project Reports for establishing model villages in Dooru constituency of South Kashmir's Anantnag district. On 14th of March this year, exactly four days after the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the entire country, Assistant Director (P&S), Department of Tribal affairs, wrote a letter to Director Tribal Affairs Jammu and asked him to submit Detailed Project Reports for establishing model villages. "Kindly refer to the subject cite above, I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of representation received ...   READ MORE   Elections 2019: India the only stakeholder in J&K 3/28/2019 11:58:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Political parties and separatist outfits in Kashmir have again unleashed a no-holds-barred campaign aimed at creating an impression that J&K is a disputed territory and outfits like Hurriyat Conference are also stakeholders in the state. The parties like the NC and the PDP are doing so in their desperate attempt to woe the Kashmiri voters and win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the defeated separatists are raising the stakeholder- bogey just to keep the pot boiling in Kashmir. Unfortunately, we have in our own country certain commentators and so-called trouble-shooters and conflict-managers who also term the separatists in Kashmir as "stakeholders" and...   READ MORE   Friends or foes: Strange is the Congress-NC pre-poll alliance 3/28/2019 11:58:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: The election process to elect 6 members to the Lok Sabha from J&K, like in other states, is on. Like other states, J&K is also witnessing strange things with non-BJP political parties and groups supporting each other and tearing into each other at the same time. It's happening in UP, Bihar, Delhi and WB. The election scene of J&K is no different. Like in other states, the non-BJP political parties are also eager to defeat the BJP candidates, and, like in other states, they are also tearing into each other. The case in point is the so-called pre-poll alliance between the Congress and the NC. As per the seat sharing formula, the Congress has fielded its c...   READ MORE   Sarpanches stage protest against DC Kishtwar; demand his transfer Police admit complaint against DC, his PSOs 3/28/2019 11:57:52 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report kishtwar, Mar 28: In yet another controversy involving Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana, who happens to be a close confident of MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh Rana, today allegedly heckled Sarpanch from Lopara A Panchayat of Dachhan Block when he visited his office with public grievances triggering huge protest from the Sarpanchs. As per the details available with ET, the Sarpanches from various areas of Kishtwar District today held a strong prote...   READ MORE   Hizb-ul-Mujahideen most active terror outfit in Kashmir ED, NIA, IT Deptt working in tandem 3/28/2019 11:34:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 28: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has turned out to be the most active terror outfit in the Kashmir Valley. According to reports, HM has been "responsible for funding terrorist and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir". "Headed by Syed Salahuddin, its self-styled commander based out of Rawalpindi in Pakistan, it funds terrorism on Indian soil through monies organized by a trust called JKART (Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust) in alleged connivance with the ISI and other Pakistan-based entities," the Enforcement Director has said in a statement. It also has said that the "probe found that 'terror funds' were being sent to India through the hawala -...   READ MORE   GMS Pyakul found closed on working day, locals demand action 3/28/2019 11:34:32 PM Early Times Report DODA, Mar 28: Government Middle School (GMS) Pyakul in Panchayat Tatani, Zone Drabshalla in district Doda was found closed on Thursday without any reason. According to locals and students of Panchayat Tatani, the Governmentt Middle School found closed on working day. When students today morning reached the said school, they found it closed and all the teachers were found absent from duties without any prior notice. After getting the information, locals of the area also vi...   READ MORE   Shocking! Former Judge, who joined NC, advocates violence Provokes locals against Forest Department 3/28/2019 11:34:15 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 28: After joining National Conference, former sessions judge Syed Tauqeer of Kokernag has been caught using absurd language by advocating violence and provoking villagers against forest department employees. In a video clip, that has gone viral on social media sites including Facebook, former sessions Judge Anantnag can be heard telling a group of locals in a Kokernag village 'to cut hands and feet' of the forest department employees' if they close their road. "Someone was telling me that Forest Department is closing your road. Now you have my permission if they (forest employees) come again cut their hands and feet and tell them that N...   READ MORE   Four militants killed in two encounters 3/28/2019 11:33:44 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Mar 28: One militant has been killed in ongoing operation after a gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Yaroo village of Handwara in this north Kashmir district today. A top police official told Early Times that, after specific inputs about the presence of militants in Yaroo village in Handwara jurisdiction, the cordon and search operation was launched in the outer area adjoining to Langate in Handwara. We had intelligence ...   READ MORE   Hoarding highlighting Govt schemes replaced 3/28/2019 11:33:32 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 28: After ET highlighted the brazen violation of Model Code of Conduct along with failure of District Election Officer, the Health Department Officials in Kishtwar replaced the huge hoarding highlighting the Central government run schemes with the hoarding of SVEEP from Election Commission of India highlighting the greater participation of voters to strengthen the democracy. The hording that mocked at the direction of Election Commission of...   READ MORE   CMO, BMO Bandipora suspended for violating MCC Officers attached with the office of Additional DC Bandipora 3/28/2019 11:33:08 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Mar 28: District Election Officer (DEO) Bandipora on Thursday suspended Chief Medical Officer Bandipora and Block Medical Officer Bandipora for violating model code of conduct (MCC). Sources said the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora who is also the DEO has placed CMO Bandipora Dr Bilquees and BMO Bandipora Dr Syed Rahman under suspension after photographs and video clips of both the officers participating in political activities in Bandipora had gone viral on social media. "Photographs and video clips were received through Chief Electoral Officer J&K for inquiry and action against Dr Bilquees Mir Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Bandipora and D...   READ MORE   GAD, others fail to reveal info even after 6 months Awareness on PSGA, RTI laws 3/28/2019 11:32:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: It is more than 6 months now since information about awareness and implementation of Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) and Right to Information Act (RTI) was sought from Government through General Administration Department (GAD), but said department being a nodal department for implementation of these laws along with other administrative departments has miserably failed to respond to the RTI request. As reported already by Early Times, information under RTI Act was sought by Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement with an aim to know how many workshops, seminars and other sensitization programmes were conducted by Government for Govt officials and general masses...   READ MORE   Misappropriation of funds in integrated watershed management program Majority of works lie on paper only, VO enquiry demanded 3/28/2019 11:05:18 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 28: Brazen financial irregularities have been reported in integrated water shed management program in Poonch district during the last three years as tainted Project Officer running the affairs of the project has been accused of huge misappropriation of funds. Sources within the department said when a RTI was filed to know the activities being carried out under the project, the PO out rightly violated the J&K RTI act by denying information, fearing exposure of his misappropriation of funds. Sources within the office of Project officer told Early Times that the PO remained absent mostly and whenever he came to office, he withdrew money for...   READ MORE   Centurions reiterate their commitment to democracy 3/28/2019 11:04:37 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Reasi, Mar 28: Over 100 years old Kripa Ram and, 95 Year old captain retired Daulat Ram from Reasi District, are all set to vote again in upcoming election, and reiterate once again, their commitment to the Indian democracy. While Talking to ET, centurion Kripa Ram said " Since I became eligible to vote, I have voted in each and every election. I appeal to all the voters, especially the younger generation, to spare time and elect an honest man who can tak...   READ MORE

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