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BJP violates Sec 50(6) of J&K constitution Nominates three members for Upper House 3/31/2015 12:57:39 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The clearance of the names of three candidates to be nominated to Legislative Council by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is reportedly in violation of the Section 50 (6) of Jammu and Kashmir constitution, as none of nominated candidate is abiding the criteria mentioned in the constitution. The Sec 50(6) of J&K constitution reads, "Eight members shall be nominated by the Governor, not more than three of whom shall be persons belonging to any of the socially or economically backward classes in the State. And the others shall be persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service". The BJP's high command has reportedly cleared three names including two times MLA, Ashok Khajuria, BJP vice president Ramesh Arora and RSS ideologue Surinder Ambardar, out of the penal of names submitted by the state leadership. Sources informed Early Times that if same candidates are nominated as Members of Legislative Council (MLC), it would be the violation o...   READ MORE

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Hostile weather: flood water and snapping of power supply hit over 50 villages 09 residential houses, grand mosque, six cowsheds and some orchards partially damaged 3/31/2015 12:37:05 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Baramulla, Mar 30: Landslides hit many areas here in Baramulla district of north Kashmir due to incessant rains, while as 33000 electric line is snapped in Mohra Uri due to which at least fifty villages of border town are under darkness from past one day. Due to incessant rains, landslides occurred at villages Katiyanwali, Gohan, Chandoosa, Dardpoora, Pachhar, Faqirbagh, Rajpora, Nowgam, Lateefabad, Mooran, and Fresthar, in Kandi Belt of Baramulla district. As per local reports nine residential houses, grand mosque, six cowsheds and orchards got partially damaged. Landslides also hit many areas of Baramulla town, Fresthar, Khadiniyar, Laridoora and m...   READ MORE   Youth washed away in flash floods in Udhampur 3/31/2015 12:36:11 AM Early Times Report udhampur, Mar 30: A youth was washed away in a stream (nullah) and two others were injured in a flash flood triggered by heavy rains today in the district. A load carrier (vehicle) carrying two bovine animals and some passengers was on its way to Kainth Gali from Batota when the water level of a stream (nullah) at Kultiar in Pancheri tehsil suddenly increased due to heavy rains during wee hours, police officials said. In the flash flood, Angrez Singh (25) was washed away and two others were injured, police said. The injured have been shifted to district hospital Udhampur. Singh's body is yet to be recovered, they said, adding, an operation has been launched to trac...   READ MORE   Jammu & Kashmir Govt to airlift stranded passengers as weather improves 3/31/2015 12:36:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir government is making serious efforts for early airlifting of passengers stranded here following closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, state minister Abdul Ghani Kohli said on Monday. The government is making serious efforts for early airlifting of passengers stranded in Jammu following closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the Minister of State for Transport (independent charge), Rural Development and Horticulture told reporters. He directed the district administration to throw open all four halls of JDA at the General Bus Stand for the passengers and also accommodate rest of them at Jammu Haj House. It was informed that at p...   READ MORE   ADC Anantnag insults Shamsipora floods victims, calls them habitual beggars Residents stage protest, demanded his transfer 3/31/2015 12:35:53 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report anantnag, Mar 30: Flood victims of Shamsipora Bijbehara on Monday accused Additional deputy commissioner Anantnag of insulting them by calling them habitual beggars and held a protest demonstration against him in Khanabal Chowk on National Highway. According to eyewitness, Flood victims blocked traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National highway resulting in chaos and traffic jam for several hours. Protesters were demanding immediate transfer of the officer who according them is 'arrogant'. "Jehlum breached near our village (Shamsipora) yesterday late evening and we informed the administration. A few hours later, Additional deputy commissioner Anantnag visited the...   READ MORE   Poll mania: 69 file nominates for various posts to executive body Press Club 3/31/2015 12:35:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: A total 69 journalists today filed their nomination papers before the Chief Returning Officer for the elections of Managing Committee of Press Club of Jammu (PCJ) which are scheduled to be held on April 4. Chief Returning Officer, Senior Advocate B S Slathia informed that a total 69 journalist candidates have filed their nomination papers for different posts of the Managing Committee of Press Club of Jammu till the scheduled time for filling of nominations for various posts in executive committee. Accompanied by many journalist fraternity colleagues and friends, many senior and young journalists filed the nominations today at PCJ premises. "Two senior jou...   READ MORE   Niharika Bhawan Katra sans safe drinking water facility 3/31/2015 12:35:24 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report katra, Mar 30: As comfort is top priority for pilgrims to Vaishno Devi, the accommodation for the Vaishnodevi pilgrims at Holy Town Katra is becoming a serious problem as many pilgrims are facing problems as accommodation -the Rest House Nikarika Bhawan at base camp of the holy shrine at Katra functional under Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Devi Shrine Board presently is lacking safe drinking water facility. As the rooms in dharamshaalas (rest houses) are also available in online advance booking and hundreds of pilgrims these days are facing problems due to non availability of accommodation at Niharika Bhawan Katra. One pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh said, "We had g...   READ MORE   12 houses, 6 shops severely damaged due to lashing rains in the last 24 hrs 3/31/2015 12:35:13 AM Early Times Report ramban, Mar 30: The incessant rains during the last 24 hrs have damaged valuable property of the inhabitants of the district Ramban. According to DDC Ramban Farooq Shah Bukhari a total no of 12 residential structures which includes 1 pucca and 11 kacha houses have been damaged due to lashing rains since the last 24 hrs in the district. 6 shops were also severely damaged in these rains. At Chandrog Maitra as many as 5 residential houses and a mosque have been rendered unsafe due to the land slide in the area adjoining river Chenab. It was informed that due to the excessive precipitation in the months of February and March large landslides occurred at Choor (Sanasar), T...   READ MORE   LM Deptt books seller of school books, uniforms Shiksha Niketan School had forced parents to buy books, other items from M/s Vipin Books Palace 3/31/2015 12:34:58 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: Acting on the complaints of parents of school going children for being fleeced by sellers of school books and uniforms by way of adopting unfair and restrictive trade practices, Legal Metrology (LM) Department today conducted extensive checking of M/s Vipin Books Palace at Nai Basti here. According to the complaint, father of two daughters studying in Shiksha Niketan School at Gandhi Nagar approached M/s Vipan Books Palace as advised by school to purchase books. The school also adopted unfair trade practice by way of imposing restriction of purchasing books along with other unwanted stationary items from the Vipan Book Palace only. The man refused to pay ...   READ MORE   Mufti surprises one and all, appears in Lal Chowk, interacts with traders 3/31/2015 12:34:43 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 30: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took everybody by surprise as he appeared in the city centre and took stock of the water logging that has emerged following continuous rains in Kashmir on Saturday and Sunday. In the morning, Mufti accompanied by Minister for Finance and Culture, Dr. Haseeb Drabu and Minister for Public Works Department, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari visited the Lal Chowk area and met the traders whose shops were fac...   READ MORE   Backdoor appointments issue raised in LA by Er Rashid 'If you have any grievances, come to my chamber', Speaker tells MLAs 3/31/2015 12:08:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The issue of backdoor appointments in Legislative Assembly echoed in the House during discussion on grants today to which the Speaker Kavinder Gupta responded later before the proceedings were wrapped for the day. The Speaker said that the House has been witnessing some issues pertaining to Legislative Assembly being raised by members and it would be appropriate for members to speak to him in his chamber if they have grievances instead of raising it in the House, this being the matter of the Assembly Secretariat where he is should address them as the head of the LA Secretariat. Earlier in the day the issue of backdoor appointments was as usual veheme...   READ MORE   BJP on the back foot, under severe attack Struggle for AIIMS 3/30/2015 11:59:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The BJP has been under severe attack since March 1, when the PDP-BJP coalition government was formed and the coalition partners released the "Agenda of Alliance". It has been under attack for several reasons. One of them is its failure to respect the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's February 28, 2015 announcement in the Lok Sabha that Jammu will get Rs 1600-crore All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and Kashmir will get IIT and IIM. The Agenda of Alliance shocked the people of Jammu region because it said that Kashmir will get prestigious AIIMS and Jammu will get white elephants like IIM and IIT. The people of Jammu region have termed the reversal of ...   READ MORE   No lowering of guard at border: J&K CM 3/30/2015 11:59:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said there would be no lowering of guard on the security front along the the borders of the country. "The government will not lower guard on security front in protecting our borders," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed told the Assembly here. He commended the police, paramilitary forces and the Army for having done a commendable job in bringing peace to the state. "The situation looks normal in Kashmir. The security forces, Army, central security forces and police played a major role for that, but the biggest change has been brought by the people who safeguarded democracy," he said. Credi...   READ MORE   Will JKBA Jammu take on JKBA Kashmir? Delimitation of constituencies 3/30/2015 11:58:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: It is not only the Kashmir-based parties which are vehemently opposing the demand in Jammu region for the constitution of a new delimitation commission so that the people of Jammu get proper representation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the highest law-making body in the state. The Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association, Kashmir, (JKBAK) is also opposing the demand and saying that the demand, if conceded, would mean an anti-constitutional act. "The Supreme Court has upheld the freeze imposed by Jammu and Kashmir Government on delimitation of Assembly constituencies in the State till 2026 and dismissed the plea that it violated the basic str...   READ MORE   Drabu heads crisis management team, sounds flood alert well in advance Mufti Govt's proactive approach exposes failure of Omar led regime 3/30/2015 11:58:31 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 30: As flood threat looms over Kashmir, government has activated its men and machinery to face the crisis which may emerge due to flash floods hitting Kashmir once again as most rivers flowing across the Valley have crossed the danger mark. When Kashmir got submerged in September 2014 government went missing from the ground but this time around situation is entirely different as officers and ministers are reviewing the situation on hourly basis and have taken preventive measures well in advance. Sources told Early Times a team of ministers headed by the Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu arrived in Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar last evening and monit...   READ MORE   Nothing for Jammu in Agenda of Alliance--III Amit Shah's interview 3/30/2015 11:58:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: BJP national president Amit Shah, who knows nothing about Jammu and Kashmir and who is being guided by equally ignorant persons, says that it is for the first time that the people of Jammu region got a government they deserved and that they got an equal share in the government. It is absolutely incorrect. It is a false claim. The fact is that the people of Jammu region have got only crumbs. The BJP+ had 28 MLAs, 26 from Jammu, including one independent MLA from Udhampur, and two from the Valley belonging to the separatist People's Conference of Sajjad Lone. Its coalition partner PDP too had 28 MLAs, 25 from the Valley and three from Jammu region. It wa...   READ MORE   After tightening his grips over BJP, Koul starts showing teeth to RSS also Selection of LC members creates anger among party cadres 3/30/2015 11:57:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: After completely tightening his grip on the BJP, "all-powerful" Ashok Koul, general secretary (organizing) of the state unit of BJP has started showing his teeth to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-the fountain head of Sangh Parivar. Selection of candidates for the four nominated seats of Legislative Council is an indication that Ashok Koul, who has been deputed to the BJP by the RSS for organization work, has started flexing his muscles to settle personal score with some senior RSS leaders. Selection of Surinder Ambardar, an unknown employ of Agriculture Department, authenticated that Ashok Koul wanted to appoint his own men on important posit...   READ MORE   8 NDRF teams to reach Kashmir for helping state administration in tackling flood like situation 3/30/2015 11:57:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 30: Eight fully equipped National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams will be arriving in Kashmir to assist the state government in its efforts to safeguard life and property of people in the wake of flood situation arisen due to incessant rains that lashed the valley during past few days. Union Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Seth who held an hour long video conference with Chief Secretary, Iqbal Khanday this afternoon, assured that the State Government will be provided all help in dealing with the situation and eight NDRF teams will be rushed to the state immediately from New Delhi, Patna and other places. Union Cabinet Secretary urged the NDRF to keep nece...   READ MORE   Panic grips Bhagwati Nagar after cop opens fire accidentally SSP orders inquiry 3/30/2015 11:56:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30:A police cop accidentally fired from his rifle Monday afternoon in Bagwati Nagar area here. Taking cognizance of the matter , SSP Jammu Uttam Chand has ordered an inquiry. As per reports, panic gripped Bagwati Nagar when cop Danuj Kumar deputed at Bagwati Nagar, that falls under the jurisdiction of Canal Road Police Post, accidentally opened seven rounds of fire from his AK rifle. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. SSP, Jammu, Uttam Chand said an inquiry in this connection had been initiated. ...   READ MORE   Fails to revise rent since 2007, Rs 76 lacs recoverable from lessees SSIDC a sinking ship 3/30/2015 11:21:23 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: Contrary to purposes for its establishment, Jammu and Kashmir Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited (SSIDC) proves boondoggled, as the company has not revised the rent of leased-out land to entrepreneurs since 2007. Moreover an amount over rupees 70 lacs is also recoverable. Revealing the lethargy of the company, Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India pointed-out that company has not revised rent for last eight years, which caused huge loss on public exchequer. CAG said that Rs 77.53 lacs were recoverable as rent from lessees as on 31 March 2014. "As on March 2014, an amount of Rs 77.53 lacs was outstanding agains...   READ MORE   Failure to ensure encumbrance free land for Allopathic Dispensary DHS Jammu renders Rs 77. 90 lakh unfruitful 3/30/2015 11:20:39 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The slackness on the part of Director Health Services, Jammu to ensure availability of encumbrance free land before taking up construction of Allopathic Dispensary at Tarore, resulted in unfruitful expenditure of Rs 77. 90 lakh. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report said that with a view to provide health care facilities to the inhabitants of Tarore Town (Block Purmandal) Jammu and surrounding village, the Department proposed construction of a double storey Allopathic dispensary with residential quarters at Tarore on a piece of land identified by the Block Medical Officer at a cost of Rs 95.20 lakh in January 200...   READ MORE   Rs 4500 crore compensation for flood hit business, commercial establishments put on hold by GOI 3/30/2015 11:20:12 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: Showing utter indifference towards the business and commercial establishment in the Jammu and Kashmir which suffered losses in devastating floods in September 2014, the Union government has withheld Rs. 4500 crores proposed as compensation for them. This was informed by the government in the Upper House of state legislature in a written reply to a question of MLA Abid Hussain Ansari who sought details from the state government, regarding steps contemplated by the government for revival of the these business and commercial establishments. The minister of Relief and Rehabilitation informed that a comprehensive relief and rehabilitation ...   READ MORE   Rains, Floods bring back horrifying memories of September catastrophe 3/30/2015 11:17:27 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 30: The ghost of last September's ravaging floods has returned to haunt the valley Sunday night, leaving people living in low lying areas in state of panic that reminded them of cold official apathy that they had to witness in most difficult circumstances. As the state dispensation remained on tenterhooks at present and did every bit to excavate people from their homes- shifting them to safer places, Omar, when he was the chief minister of the state in September last year spent three hours in supervising the lopping of a Chinar tree that had a branch falling over a mosque, caring little that the entire population of Srinagar and adjoin...   READ MORE   Session Court Kishtwar acquits rape accused, directs proceedings against prosecutrix 3/30/2015 11:17:02 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The Principal District and Sessions Judge Kishtwar Ms. Bala Jyoti today acquitted Rajinder Kumar son of Roop Chand resident of Hidyal Kishtwar who was accused rape, on the ground that prosecution had miserably failed to prove that the prosecutrix Anita Devi was ever raped by the accused under threat or coercion and fear and consequently became pregnant against her will despite the fact that she was a minor. The judge at the same time ordered for initiating proceedings against Prosecutrix under section 479-B Cr.P.C for deviating from her statements which she made under section 164-A Cr.P.C before the Judicial Magistrate. As per the deta...   READ MORE

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