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Now, power hungry BJP to 'explore possibility' of Govt formation with NC 3/4/2016 12:28:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: Almost convinced that the PDP is unlikely to re-stitch alliance with the BJP for political reasons, including its compulsions in Kashmir and the kind of politics the NC has been playing since January 7, the latter has finally decided to explore the possibility of Government formation with the NC. "If the PDP doesn't open its cards latest by March 31, the BJP will explore the possibility of forming Government with the NC," said a top BJP leader on Wednesday on condition of anonymity. "We discussed in detail the situation arising out of the Governor's decision to hold urban local bodies' and panchayat elections in the next few months as well as the possibility or otherwise of re-alliance with the PDP. The PDP is causing inordinate delay. If the PDP doesn't take decision on the Government formation before April 6 and the status quo is not broken, the Assembly would get automatically dissolved anytime after April 6. We can't afford to go to the people for seeking fresh mandate, as the electoral prospects of the party, according to grassroots workers, a...   READ MORE

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Spells conditions for NC-BJP alliance Farooq's shocker to son Omar 3/4/2016 12:28:28 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 3: On one side the former Chief Minister and NC's working president Omar Abdulah is swearing never to align with the BJP, on the other side his father is setting conditions for the alliance with BJP for the Government formation in J&K. In his recent interview, Omar's dad and NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah stirred hornet's nest in valley's political spectrum, saying only after the BJP shuns its demand of abrogating the Atrticle 370- which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, NC would think of stitching the common ground with the BJP which has 25 members in State's Legislative Assembly. "Our position is very much clear that there sho...   READ MORE   Advise Centre to engineer split in PDP 'Black sheep' in PDP oppose Mehbooba as Chief Minister 3/4/2016 12:28:16 AM ET Report SRINAGAR, Mar 3: A few Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are reportedly trying to sabotage the possibility of the party President Mehbooba Mufti becoming the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. "A few PDP leaders have told the BJP top brass in New Delhi if party wants to re-stitch the alliance then it should not go with Mehbooba Mufti as the Chief Minister and it should ask the PDP to name someone else for the top post," sources told Early Times. They said, "These leaders have got it conveyed to the BJP leadership that Mehbooba is a very hard nut to crack and could be unpredictable at times." Sources revealed, "A few PDP leaders have told BJP leaders that if ...   READ MORE   Father, son nexus duo loot R&B Chatroo 3/4/2016 12:28:03 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Mar 3: A father son duo has been getting contracts worth crores of rupees in R&B Chatroo. As per the details available with "Early Times" the Chatroo Division of R&B in Kishtwar district had advertised several tenders recently including issuance of various works on "work order" without floating tenders through newspapers and in a stage managed process, an influential employee was allotting the contract on the name of his father holding registered contractor card by taking other contractors of the area or District on board. The sources informed the "Early Times" that the said employee in a well planed manner submitted sealed tenders for the ...   READ MORE   GMC HoDs wash dirty linen before MCI team Possibilities of increase in MBBS seats bleak 3/4/2016 12:27:54 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: Several Heads of Departments of the Government Medical College Hospital Jammu on Thursday shamefully washed dirty linen in front of the inspecting team of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The Head of Departments apprised the visiting MCI team about the shortcomings of the GMC thus belying the claims of the former Health and Medical Education (M&HE) Minister about best facilities being provided to the patients in GMC and its associated hospitals. Sources told Early Times that it was the second visit of MCI team, but unfortunately, the three members of team returned disappointed as some senior doctors of different departments of the Colle...   READ MORE   Court takes cognizance of complaints of misappropriation in Rajput Sabha Restrains president from exercising financial powers 3/4/2016 12:27:41 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: A competent Court has restrained Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha and its 'alleged' president Narayan Singh from carrying out any commercial or financial transaction or exercise any financial powers in contravention of Niyamavali (set of rules) of the Sabha. They have also been restrained from creating any third party interest in the properties belonging to the Sabha. The direction of the Court has come in a petition filed by Pawan Singh Manhas, son of Lt. Bhim Singh and Anil Dev Singh, son of Lt Ram Singh, who sought permanent prohibitory injunction against the respondents raising serious allegations of impropriety, violations of Niyamavali, whi...   READ MORE   Presentation Convent not paying Sanitation Fee Unholy nexus with SMC, Will new Commissioner probe it? 3/4/2016 12:27:29 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 3: As the unholy nexus between Presentation Convent School Srinagar and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) continues, people expect the new Commissioner to probe the matter especially when it has been reliably learnt that the school has not been paying sanitation fee. Early Times has already exposed this unholy practice last year but till date no action has been taken by the authorities. It is pertinent to mention that valley's top most school located in Srinagar's posh Rajbagh area is found to be involved in an unholy nexus with the employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) from the last many years. The Presentation Convent according to offi...   READ MORE   Misappropriation of funds surfaces at Balakote Education zone 3/4/2016 12:27:17 AM MS Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 3: Misappropriation of funds by the officials at Balakote Education zone has come to fore as 132 students of various schools have been deprived of scholarship benefits for the past three years, sources told Early Times on Thursday. They said misappropriation of Government funds in full swing as authorities in Balakote education zone are in deep slumber. They said a scholarship of Rs 1.08 Crore which was meant for 132 students of different schools of Balakote Education zone belonging to Pahari, Gujjar and Bakkerwal communities was not in force for the past three years for the reasons best to known to men at helm, adding there were bunglings in oth...   READ MORE   People have sigh of relief as Babus stay on toes Governor's rule, a blessing in disguise! 3/3/2016 11:59:36 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 3: Even as the state eagerly looks ahead for the formation of democratically elected government, the Governor rule seems to have come as a blessing in disguise for the people of trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir, where the official machinery has been on toes, and people feel "a sigh of relief" from the government offices to main roads, to river Jhelum, which left Kashmir devastated in September 2014, the change is visible, almost everywhere, since January 9 when Governor NN Vohra took to the reigns of the state, two days after the demise of the then Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. In the absence of "political pressures", the administra...   READ MORE   Future of 1000 MW Pakal-Dul hangs in balance, project further delayed Who is sabotaging state owned joint venture CVPPP? 3/3/2016 11:59:23 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 3: The future of the prestigious 1000 MW Pakal-Dul power project to be constructed on river Marrusudar in Kishtwar District continues to hit the road block even after 23 years since the project was identified by the government of Jammu and Kashmir. Latest hurdle in execution of this prestigious power project is cancellation of the bidding process last month by the Chenab Valley Power Project Private limited, a joint venture company of state government owned Power Development Corporation and NHPC cancelled the tender of lowest bidder as CVPPP cites 'substantially higher prices' quoted by consortium and had decided to float fresh ten...   READ MORE   Primary School Watina in Lohidar closed for want of teachers 3/3/2016 11:59:03 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 3: The education department in Kishtwar District allowed only teacher posted at Primary School Watina in Lohidar area of Tehsil Mughal Maidan falling in Education Zone Inderwal (Chhatroo) to pursue D.Ed course from National Open Schooling as a result of which the said school had to be closed down for want of teachers. As per the details available with "Early Times", the school was closed since last three days as no teacher was available...   READ MORE   Following JNU controversy Kashmiri youth reluctant to move out of state: Omar Abdullah Says youth can't pursue educational pursuits 3/3/2016 11:57:39 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 3: National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said that the controversy arising out of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi has led to fear among Kashmiri youth and they are not ready to move out to receive higher education. "Following the JNU episode and consequent developments Kashmiri youth are apprehensive of venturing outside the state for their academic and professional pursuits. The victimization of Kashmiri youth outside the state was alarming as they were being openly profiled and hounded," said Omar while addressing a youth convention organized by Youth National Confer...   READ MORE   Mehbooba chairs party meet in Jammu 3/3/2016 11:57:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 3: Although there is no formal talks between PDP and BJP over formation of government in the state, Mehbooba Mufti, PDP president, today called an unscheduled meeting of party legislators at Jammu this evening. In the meeting, PDP chief sought opinion of the legislators in this regard. Credible sources in the PDP said during the meeting party legislators gave their view point over prevailing political situation in the State. Legislators in the meeting, sources said, were of the opinion that party high command should take a final call on government formation. They suggested that ever pros and cons should be taken into consideration while talking decision o...   READ MORE   Implementation of Livestock insurance scheme Deptt deliberately ignores deserving districts 3/3/2016 11:57:21 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 3: The department of Animal Husbandry Jammu has ignored deserving districts in the implementation of Centre Sponsored livestock insurance scheme, for their convenience, preferring only the plain areas. Reliable sources in department concerned informed Early Times that union government sponsored livestock insurance scheme during 11th five year plan but astoundingly the department deliberately ignored the deserving districts including Rajouri, Ramban, Kishtwar, Poonch and Doda and preferred only accessible districts of Jammu division for the implementation. "At least 40 percent population of ignored districts totally depends on livestock fo...   READ MORE   Farmers on verge of starvation Centre announces farming budget, state still sleeping over the issue 3/3/2016 11:56:43 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 3: While the union government has increased farming budget with a worth of nearly Rs 15,000 cr from its previous budge to overcome the prevailing agrarian crisis across the country, J&K farmers, particularly of Jammu region, are facing drought like situation due to the failure of three crops after the September 2014 floods, but the government is neither declaring a drought-like situation in the state nor meeting the aspiration of farmers, leaving them in a quandary. Since the metrology department had already announced the rain shortfall from previous years, it was obvious that the low wheat crop (rabi) production was likely to hit farmers se...   READ MORE   Illegal work on forest land, RO seizes JCB machine 3/3/2016 11:56:34 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Mar 3: Illegal work on forest land by some unscrupulous elements has come to fore at Panchayat Nallah Makol in this frontier district. Sources told Early Times during the intervening night of March 2 and 3, a contractor with some labourers had started earth work of a road with the help of a JCB machine on forest land at Nallah Makol Panchayat in Sunderbani tehsil. As the work on the road was going on someone called up Forest Range Officer Vinod Kumar Sharma and informed him about the incident, sources said, adding as soon the RO received the information, he reached the spot and seized the JCB machine which was used by the contractor in the il...   READ MORE   Infiltration bid foiled in Keran, one militant killed 3/3/2016 11:56:26 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Mar 3: The army today foiled an infiltration bid made from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara district here in North Kashmir. One Pakistani militant has been killed so far, while as two soldiers were injured in the incident. Sources told Early Times that on Thursday afternoon, there was a moment of militants in the Keran sector, after which militants took position in the dense forests. "In snow-bound area the infiltration took place near Rawthanad Domari in Keran sector a group of 3-4 heavily armed militants were trying to sneak in the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC), near Keran sector," sources said. A ...   READ MORE   Governor likely to meet Mehbooba Mufti before appointing more advisors 3/3/2016 11:56:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 3: The Governor who is contemplating appointing two more advisors is likely to call the meeting of the BJP and PDP before the final decision. According to the sources the Governor has shortlisted the name of two former IAS officers and is pushing their case with the home ministry. He has though been advised to hold a meeting with the PDP and BJP before taking a call on it. The Governor had held a meeting with the BJP leaders including former Deputy CM Nirmal Singh and also the BJP state unit president Sat Pal Sharma. They were briefed about the party's stand. The Governor has also been receiving inputs about the BJP's stand from the Central government on...   READ MORE   SAC orders transfers, postings in Police deptt 3/3/2016 11:56:12 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor N.N. Vohra approved the following transfers and postings in Police department. S. K. Mishra, DGP (Prisons) has been transferred posted as Special DG (Coordination) against an available vacancy. S. Gopal Reddy, on deputation to Teleangana has been posted as Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF. S. P. Vaid, ADGP (Hqrs), PHQ has been transferred posted as DGP (Prisons). V. K. Singh, ADGP (Security) has been transferred posted as ADGP (Hqrs). S. M. Sahai, ADGP (Armed) has been transferred posted as ADGP (CID) against an available vacancy. The salary of the officer h...   READ MORE   SAC approves promotions in Police Administration 3/3/2016 11:56:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the Chairmanship of Governor N.N. Vohra approved the following promotions in Police administration. Dr. S. Gopal Reddy and S. P. Vaid have been promoted to the grade of Director General of Police (DGP). Dr. S. Gopal Reddy has been promoted notionally from 1st January 2016 and regularly from the date he joins the State cadre and and S. P. Vaid has been promoted w.e.f 1st January 2016. R. R. Swain and A. K. Choudhary have been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade of IPS (ADGP) w.e.f 1st January 2016. Manmohan Singh (retired) has been promoted to the Super Time Scale-(i) (DIG) from ...   READ MORE   Culprits escape action despite adverse reports R S Pura College building scandal: 3/3/2016 11:53:03 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 3: Despite constitution of several enquiry committees to enquire into the cracks developed in the walls of newly constructed building of government degree college RS Pura and reports indicting them of sub standard work furnished by them, so far no action has been taken against any official accused in the case. Sources informed Early Times that a three member inquiry committee comprising HOD Civil Engineering Department GCET Jammu, Principal GDC RS Pura, Nodal Principal Jammu Division Colleges was constituted by Secretary Higher Education department under order number 221 Hr. Edu of 2012 dated 15/10/2012. In the report submitted by three me...   READ MORE   Wakf Board awakes to illegal occupation of its buildings in Lal Chowk 3/3/2016 11:52:55 PM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 3: In a significant development, the State waqf board has finally woken up to ensure vacation of its property illegally held by some occupations for years together in the Kashmir's commercial hub, Lal Chowk. The buildings, especially hotels, located in the heart of Lal Chowk have been under illegal occupation of some influential people and the wakf board has taken serious note of issue asking the occupants to vacate the hotel. The document available with Early Times reveals that, "Taj hotel located at the City Centre Lal Chowk is being illegally occupied by the Ghulam Mohammad Dug and others, despite the wakf board has issued notice o...   READ MORE   3 sarpanchs booked for manhandling RDD Xen 3/3/2016 11:47:42 PM Danish Muzafar Early Times Report Banihal, Mar 3: Angered by the alleged delay in release of their payments, some sarpanchs from Rajgarh area of Ramban and other people manhandled the executive engineer of rural development department (RDD) at Ramban today. Sources said some sarpanchs and local people of Rajgarh reached the official residence of RDD Xen Ashok Kumar Padgotra and asked him the reason for delay in clearing the bills of works done by them in the area. Following arguments between the two sides, the Xen was manhandled by them. On the basis of a written complaint lodged against the assailants by the concerned department, an FIR was lodged against three sarpanchs and others ...   READ MORE   Package useless untill uncertainity prevails: Tikoo Already announced packages to be ensure settlement of KPs in Kashmir 3/3/2016 11:46:24 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 3: The union governments proposed move to utilise already sanctioned economic package for the Rehabilitation of migrant Kashmir Pandits (KP's) this year, KP's have expressed resentment over the development said that stable environment and not the money will pave way for their re-settlement in Kashmir. Terming strategy of union government to utilize already sanctioned 580 crores this year for the rehabilitation of migrant KP's to re-settle in Kashmir an outdated idea, KPs told Early Times that few leaders who themselves are not willing to return Kashmir are allegedly misguiding union government. President Kashmiri Pandits Sangarsh Samiti (...   READ MORE   Distributors sell 'outdated' pesticides to orchardists in Anantnag Department, enforcing agencies helpless 3/3/2016 11:45:46 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Repot Anantnag, March 3: Dozens of distributors in this southern district are openly selling banned pesticides to orchardists in this southern district. Reports said that distributors and dealers in Anantnag, Bijbehara and particularly in Anantnag district are selling those pesticides to orchardists which have been banned and declared 'outdated'. They said that some employees working with Horticulture department are suggesting orchardists to use these banned and outdated pesticides for personnel gains and profit. "These employees are fooling orchardists just to get commission from dealers," an official from Horticulture department revealed. Fayaz Ahmad Qadri,...   READ MORE

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