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Chinti Ke Par : Hurriyat reopens Kashmir shop ! 3/30/2021 4:04:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: With the recent renewal of ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, the Hurriyat Conference seems to have taken unwanted advantage by seemingly reopening its “Kashmiri shop of selling blood” to keep the pot boiling in the valley. Whereas since the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the Hurriyat Conference had been silent, all of a sudden it has become active. Interestingly the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq looks more active than the other one led by Syed Ali Geelani. Mirwaiz recently gave an interview to international media “seeking resolution of Kashmir issue” on that very particular day when stone pelting took place in Jamia Masjid locality of Srinagar which is seen as the “bastion of the Mirwaiz” by his supporters. Now in another recent development, the so-called All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has demanded a “meaningful dialogue for resolution of Kashmir”, when actually Kashmir has been fully resolved with the abrogation of the so called special status of Jammu and K...   READ MORE

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Women working for NRHM scheme resign under ‘mysterious’ circumstances Families seek LG Manoj Sinha’s intervention 3/30/2021 4:04:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: A number of young women working under a nationwide scheme run by the National Rural Health Mission have resigned citing “ill-treatment and humiliation” by the higher officials putting question mark on the working of the NRHM in Jammu and Kashmir. A delegation of educated women, who recently tendered their resignations, said they were working as “Arogya Mitra” which is a kind of data entry operator for the NRHM scheme at the LD Hospital in Srinagar. The women said, “We’re facing misbehavior and other ill-treatment from our bosses and this humiliation had become intolerable so we decided to resign from the work. For us being unemployed and facing h...   READ MORE   Retd bureaucrats in Kashmir under scanner for ‘princely assets’ 3/30/2021 4:04:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: The government have started a crackdown on the retired bureaucrats of Kashmir valley, who are accused of having amassed property worth crores and disproportionate to their known sources of income. Sources said the said drive is already underway. The sources said the special sleuths of various agencies including the Anti Corruption Bureau are probing the assets of the former officials owning “big properties.” Sources said in the first phase it has been found that of the many former officials under scanner one of them has amassed hundreds of kanals of land including that in Dachigam locality and that he has “huge property outside Kashmir as well.” S...   READ MORE   ‘Misuse’ of CM’s secret fund lands Mehbooba in trouble 3/30/2021 4:04:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Although she is trying to present a brave face after being quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleged ‘misuse’ of the Chief Minister’s secret fund has landed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti in a deep trouble. R eliable sources told The Early Times that during five-hour long questioning sleuths of ED asked Mehbooba Mufti to divulge details of the secret fund she had used during her tenure as chief minister of the erstwhile state of J&K. “ED has managed to collect some convincing evidences which substantiated the allegations that her secret funds were misused to give monetary help to some anti-national forces”, sources s...   READ MORE   SRTC loss crosses Rs. 1639 Cr; Govt still pumping funds to revive ‘ White Elephant ’ 3/30/2021 4:03:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: While as loses of the state-owned the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Corporation (SRTC) is increasing manifold after every passing, authorities continued to pump huge funds for this ‘White Elephant’ from the government exchequer. As per the recent report of the CAG, despite 20 per cent increase in ‘Paid up Share Capital’ from Rs 204.74 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 245.57 crore in 2018-19, there was a 33 per cent increase in accumulated losses from Rs 1,229.56 crore to Rs 1,639.01 crore which indicated that capital infused by the government was not efficiently utilised by those at the helm of the affairs of SRTC. The operating revenues declined from Rs 83.0...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Lane 3 Akali Kour Singh Nagar Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 3/30/2021 4:03:30 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 28: People living in lane number 3 Akali Kour Singh Nagar Digiana are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The lane number 3 Akali Kour Singh Nagar Digiana is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the ...   READ MORE   Former SHO accused of cheating Rs 4 lakh of stolen money Gives free passage to thief, complainant demands justice 3/30/2021 4:02:47 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: A former Station House Officer (SHO) in Jammu district has been accused of cheating Rs 4 lakh of stolen money and allegedly gave free passage to the thief from the case but amid all this the complainant has been running from pillar to post to get justice. The issue came into light when complainant Mohan Lal Sodhi resident of Janipur held a press conference recently after feeling dejected from the lacklustre attitude of the concerned police official and revealed the entire matter. He said that some thieves had stolen Rs 4 lakh from his residence which was given to him by a customer. “I managed to see one of the thieves while crossing over the bounda...   READ MORE

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