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| Jailbreak in Srinagar's Central Jail not ruled out | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 13: Srinagar's Central Jail is vulnerable to jailbreak because of lack of adequate space there.
The jail houses inmates above its capacity and there are always chances that minor scuffles could turn into major clashes. Despite the possibilities of jailbreak, the government has failed to shift the prison from the congested old city Srinagar.
The government had proposed shifting of the Central Jail in 2010. "It is on papers that the Central Jail will be shifted from the present location to Srinagar outskirts. But no progress has been made over the years. Even government has not identified the location for the shifting of the Central Jail," a... | |
| | | | Governor greets people on Baisakhi | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Governor Satya Pal Malik has greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi.
In his message of felicitations, the Governor observed that this day, which marks the beginning of the New Year in the Indian Calendar, has a special significance for the people of Northern India, particularly for the Sikh community as the Khalsa Panth was born on this day.
Governor said that, in the Northern States, Baisakhi also marks the commencement of the harvesting s... | |
| | | | From Nov 13 to April 13 BJP only be-fooled people of Kishtwar | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Even as BJP leadership was quick to refute news regarding security lapse to valiant Chanderkant- who had made supreme sacrifice for motherland, party has failed to inform public about progress made during the last five months to investigate killing of Parihar brothers.
Exactly, five months back on November 13, 2018, BJP leadership had visited residence of Parihar brothers and had promised to track down killers of Anil and Ajit Parihars within days.
Two union... | |
| | | | Breakthrough in RSS leader's killing | | Day 5: Curfew continues in Kishtwar | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: Kishtwar police has achieved a major breakthrough in the killing of a top RSS leader and his security guard by the militants last week.
A vehicle bearing registration No. JK02AL-2470 which used by the militants was found abandoned by the police and the army from the outskirts of Kishtwar town near Grid Station Cherhar-Hanjola. It suggests that the militants involved in the killings had escaped towards Dachhan by crossing the Chenab river nea... | |
| | | | Vikramaditya accuses Kishtwar Admn of 'hampering' Cong poll campaign | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Senior Congress leader and party candidate from Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Parliamentary Constituency Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday accused Kishtwar Administration of discriminating against Congress and National Conference by restricting the movement of their leaders and workers.
He also accused the authorities of facilitating the BJP workers by providing lopsided assistance and generous tactical support denting severely the spirit of free and fair polls.
In a ... | |
| | | | Abdullahs, Mufti want to undo LB Shastri's good work in J&K | | Demand for Sadar-e-Riyast, Wazir-e-Azam | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: The president and vice-president of NC, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and the president of the PDP, Mehbooba Mufti (all former Chief Ministers), have unleashed a no-holds-barred campaign in the Valley to woo the voters and capture the Lok Sabha seats. They have turned so radical that they are demanding a regime, which existed in the state before 1966. They in general and Omar Abdullah in particular are telling the Kashmiri voters that a vote for them will be a vote for the revival of the offices of Sadar-e-Riyasat and Wazir-e-Azam.
In other words, they are telling their respective constituencies that they, if voted to power, will abolish the offices ... | |
| | | | 'PDP sabotaged democratic process during its tenure' | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: People defying the poll boycott call and coming out to vote in large numbers in north Kashmir's Baramulla parliamentary constituency in the first phase of the elections has left the Pakistan stooges and their advocates red faced.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Many areas of north Kashmir witnessing brisk polling has dispelled the notion created by the Peoples Democratic Party that holding elections in Kashmir is next to impossible."
He said, "When PDP was ruling the state it sabotaged the move to hold Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies polls in Kashmir citing security reasons. The party had created a notion that no space has been left for... | |
| | | | No alliance with Congress, says Omar | | 'RSS-BJP the two enemies' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Former J&K CM and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah has finally spoken and cleared all the cobwebs of confusion about the relations between the NC and the Congress. He on Friday without mincing words said that there was no alliance between the NC and the Congress and that the NC was taking on the Congress in Kashmir and it will also field its candidate from the lone Ladakh parliamentary constituency and oppose the Congress candidate and other candidates.
"Why would the phones ring between Gupkar, where Abdullahs live, and Fairview, where Mehbooba Mufti lives? From day one, we have made it very clear that we have no alliance partners. We are fighting a... | |
| | | | Will solid waste still go into Hokersar? | | After NGTs intervention | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 13: As National Green Tribunal (NGT) has intervened into destruction of Kashmir's three major wetlands, will authorities continue to dump all the municipal solid waste in Hokersar wetland? NGT in addition to Wullar and Pampore wetlands has taken cognizance of Hokersar wetland located in Budgam and parts of Srinagar.
As reported NGT's three member bench headed by Justice A K Goel on Tuesday shot a notice to Deputy Commissioner Budgam along with Pollution Cont... | |
| | | | 45 years on, Mandi-Phagla CRF road awaits completion | | Of 55 kms only 7 kilometers are complete | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, Apr 13: All the slogans for good governance of union government have been proved as castles in the air. An example of failure of government is Mandi-Phagla CRF road which is still awaiting completion. The construction work on about 55 kilometers was started in 70s. Locals informed that only seven kilometers of the total 55 kilometers road is used for transport whereas government has invested billions since 1972. Hefty amount has gone down the drain due to carelessness of central government and Department of Public Works (R&B). Locals of Surankote, Fazlabad, Hari Buddha and surrounding areas have appealed to governor Satya Pal Malik to take... | |
| | | | Govt orders prosecution against weapon snatcher militant team | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 13: The government has ordered prosecution of a "team of militants" who it said were tasked by Lashkar-e-Toiba to target government forces for snatching arms and ammunition in Qazigund area of south Kashmir.
According to an order by principal secretary of state's Home Department, on 13 July last year, Police Station, Qazigund received information through reliable sources to the effect that a group of Lashkar-e-Toiba militants particularly Azad Dada of Arwani have constituted a team of militants Qazigund in order to target the government forces for snatching of arms and ammunition.
*The team, the order says, was also intending to motivate the youth ... | |
| | | | KP migrants rue delay in cash assistance, ration slip books | | | | Earlly Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Kashmiri Pandit migrants have rued delay in monthly cash assistance to relief holders for the month of March 2019 and disbursement of ration slip books for the year 2019-20 during a meeting held here at Jagti camp today.
Lambasting unnecessary delay in disbursement of monthly cash assistance to relief holders KP migrants, social worker Sunil Pandita said that we are dependent on relief to make our both ends meet yet men at the helms are indifferent.
He said until former Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner M L Raina was on seat, there was no delay in disbursement of relief but the incumbent RRC is indifferent to our woes. He said people have s... | |
| | | | Reasi: Bribe case complainant harassed | | | | Early Times Report
Reasi, Apr 13: Some officials of Revenue department in Reasi district have been accused of harassing a complainant in a bribery case.
Vikrant Kumar Sharma had lodged a complaint against the Lambardar Pouni and Patwari Pouni for taking Rs 2000 from him in lieu of issuing a certified copy of his land. The document was however never issued.
After formally lodging a complaint, the Revenue department ordered an inquiry into the matter. Instead of completing inquiry, the complainant is however being harassed by the officials in the name of inquiry.
The concerned Patwari summoned the complainant many times and later Tehsildar also called him separately Moreover, the CID Po... | |
| | | | Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink! | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Apr 13: People of Incha tehsil in Ramnagar area of Udhampur are facing huge problems in absence of drinking water, but the concerned authorities are doing nothing concrete in this regard. Local residents told Early Times that there is no water supply in these villages which has made the life of people miserable. The PHE department had constructed water tanks in this panchayat some years ago but they have failed to provide proper water supply. ... | |
| | | | DC Reasi seeks report from ARTO on payment to agent | | ET Impact | | | Early Times Report
Reasi, Apr 13: Taking cognizance of the news item titled "Reasi admin overlooks payment procedures to hired vehicles" published in Early Times in its April 12, 2019 edition, the Deputy Commissioner has sought report from ARTO Reasi on the issue.
Although ARTO Reasi maintained that he had released total amount to the taxi agent which was fixed as per agreement and said that they made payment to the agent after seeing the document which was issued from Labour Commissioner office claiming to be a registered Taxi Union.
ARTO further informed that it was very difficult to hire vehicles directly from the owner so they gave the job of hiring of vehicles to an agent at a ... | |
| | | | 'Sub-standard material used in construction of Dessa-Bhagwah road' | | |  Abid Hussain Wani
Early Times Report
DODA, Apr 13: People of Doda have accused the contractors of using sub-standard material in construction of Dessa-Bhagwah road. They also accused the Rural Development Department (RDD) of providing better road connectivity.
Sources said contractors are using sub-standard material and boulders for construction of wall on a road side at Doda, Bhagwah, Dessa road in Town area of Akramabad.
They said t old boulders taken from a wall are used for constru... | |
| | | | Officials without accommodation as former legislator refuse to vacate quarters | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Apr 13: It is tradition in Poonch that everything is subservient to politics.
The former legislators are reluctant to vacate the quarters to make room for the officials.
According to the sources, one of the former Poonch legislators was given a quarter in the complex of Dak Banglow Poonch who treats it as personal property.
Sources informed that legislator has forcefully occupied the quarters and keep Personal Security Officers there whereas many professors, Engineers, and KAS officers are without proper and safe accommodations.
Locals have expressed their anguish over carelessness of government officials who are not aware about their d... | |
| | | | Narwal yard still untouched by SBA | | Streets turn into toilets and dumping yards, authorities mum | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: The prestigious Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan of Prime Minister Narender Modi as well as the Smart City project for Jammu has so far failed to touch the Narwal yard, where streets have been turned into toilets and dumping yards under the nose of authorities.
The local shopkeepers informed Early Times that the 6th lane of Narwal Yard number 6 has turned into a toilet and public urinal. "In between 2, 3rd and 4th yard there is not toilet facility while the one toile... | |
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