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In "fake" multi-crore land deal sealed by SHO, Bollywood actor Mukesh Rishi's brother duped Land non-existent, Rs 90 lakh advance payment made by buyer still lying with property dealer 4/16/2015 12:16:10 AM Bharat Bhushan Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: With the wrong practices showing an upward trend in the burgeoning real estate business in cities and major J&K towns, cops are also not behind anyone to make a quick buck. On their posting to police stations, some SHOs would first get from Munshi a detail of disputed plots in the areas that fall under their jurisdiction. Then using their influence, they would settle such disputes and get a share of the proceeds. For them, this is proving to be a lucrative business as they earn with zero investment. In one such alleged incident, a police officer sealed a "fake" multi-crore land deal in connivance with a property dealer at Sehora on the outskirts of Kunjwani near here, duping the brother of famed Bollywood actor Mukesh Rishi of Rs 90 lakh...   READ MORE

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Minister Ganga administers a hollow threat Row over AIIMS 4/16/2015 12:14:05 AM ET Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Minister for Industry and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga is a well-meaning person. He knows that things are very gloomy for the BJP in Jammu region because of which the BJP has been sharing some power in Jammu and Kashmir and that the party is losing its popularity in this region at a very rapid pace. He, like his party colleagues in the government and legislature, knows that they are on the back foot as well as at the receiving end. On Tuesday, he mustered courage and made a loud statement without realizing his position and ignoring the party high command's stand on the issue he took up advertently or inadvertently. His statement came in the backdrop of the ongoin...   READ MORE   Ram Madhav visiting Jammu today to review situation BJP is over 4/16/2015 12:13:49 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: State unit of BJP has been passing through a very critical phase for more than six weeks now. It has become unpopular. People in general and non-BJP political parties, social groups and activists are criticizing it and accusing the BJP of betraying the mandate it got in the last assembly and lok sabha elections. Its ministers, who have failed to come up to the expectations of people of Jammu, and MLAs are also at the receiving end. The view in Jammu is that these BJP ministers and MLAs are "just incompetent" and "they are no match to their Kashmiri counterparts". It is also the view that senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh "has been...   READ MORE   3 factions issue separate calls over Tral killing Which is 'real' Hurriyat Conference? 4/16/2015 12:13:33 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 15: The three factions of Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir, each claiming to be the 'true representative' of the people, are missing no moment to further confuse the situation in the Valley. For example, the Hurriyat led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani called for a strike in Tral on Wednesday against the killing of an alleged militant in a gun battle. On the other hand, the Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for 'Pulwama Chalo' while the third Hurriyat whose leader is Shabir Ahmad Shah asked people to observe complete shutdown. The three separate calls infuriated the people who ridiculed the separatist camp for issuing such calls. The socia...   READ MORE   'Parachute' candidate all set to become Secretary J&K AACL Two more names added to prospective list 4/16/2015 12:13:16 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 15: The state government is all set to make mockery of the standing instructions regarding the appointment of Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (J&K AACL). The present dispensation is set to reject recommendations of a search panel formed in this regard by the previous state government. In the meantime, two more names have come up for the post with the formal orders set to be issued in next few days. Interestingly, the person tipped to the 'favourite' for post was sacked from the same position in 2003 by then state government headed by present chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. "The search panel had zero...   READ MORE   Names for PSC approved by cabinet run into rough weather List withheld by govt following dispute over two members 4/16/2015 12:13:01 AM Deva as Chairman too doesn't fulfill eligibility criteria Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: J&K shall have to wait for some time for highest appointing body Public Service Commission getting into functional mode as the names for its Chairman and members approved by the PDP-BJP cabinet have run into rough weather. All the names have not been forwarded to Governor NN Vohra and the list for now has been withheld by the government. Sources said controversy has arisen for names of at least three members including the Chairman for they do not fulfil the requirements with regard to eligibility as envisaged in the guidelines issues recently by the state Governor. The government had named a ne...   READ MORE   Govt Depts start pursuing divisive agenda as Doda region termed as "Chenab Valley" in official handout 4/16/2015 12:12:41 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Its official now. Government departments have initiated the process of dividing Jammu region on communal lines to fulfil divisive agenda of Hurriyat Conference and other anti-India groups. Hurriyat Conference and other anti-India groups, for the last one decade, were trying to divide Jammu region on communal lines by floating the term Pir Panchal region for Poonch-Rajouri districts and Chenab Valley for erstwhile Doda district. Even militant groups have also raised this slogan but people of Jammu region, irrespective of their caste, creed or colour, have opposed this divisive agenda but now government departments have officially started creating commu...   READ MORE   Experiment was doomed to failure, says Subramanian Swami Open sedition in the streets of Srinagar 4/16/2015 12:12:28 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: It was expected that Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who returned to Srinagar today after his two-month-long stay in Delhi where he had also openly hobnobbed Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Bashit, and the release of terrorist Masarat Alam from jail would create a dangerous situation in the valley and it did happen. Geelani addressed a huge anti-India rally in Srinagar where Alam raised Pakistan flag and many seditionists raised pro-Pakistan and pro-Azadi and anti-India slogans. All this happened under the very nose of the law and order authorities. The scene the seditionists created was similar to the ones the people across the country witnessed in early 1990 whi...   READ MORE   BJP's 'farmer friendly' mantri adds to farmers' woes Rs 2.5 crore washed away with releasing water in canals 4/16/2015 12:12:15 AM GS Asgotra Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Sukhnandan Kumar had been raising farmers' issues vociferously in and out of the Legislative Assembly, but after he became minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), he has miserably failed to properly de-silt the canals, hence adding to the farmers' woes. With the release of water in the canals few days ago, nearly Rs. 2.3 crore was drained from the exchequer and all the irregularities committed in the name of de-silting have been covered. When sitting in the opposition benches, Kumar had continuously highlighting the problems faced by the farmer community of Jammu and improper de-silting of canals was one such main issue of the ...   READ MORE   Trusted lieutenant of former Minister among dozen officers, holding multiple posts in Agriculture department 4/16/2015 12:12:03 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Flouting repeated decrees of administration of ensuring one man one post, nearly one dozen officers in Agriculture Production Department have been holding multiple posts, many of them loyalists and sycophants of former Minister. According to the documents available with Early Times, Sudesh Koul Joint Director Input has also been holding the post of Deputy Director Training and Farm Manager Specialist. Moreover, CM Sharma, Subject Matter Specialist (district level) has also been holding two other posts including Deputy Director Central and Chief Agriculture Officer Jammu. "CM Sharma, who has been cleared as SMS (district level) in order numb...   READ MORE   Separatists shed crocodile tears over youth's killing Double Standards! 4/16/2015 12:11:54 AM Didn't utter a word when militants murdered 3 unarmed Kashmiri cops Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Separatists have made it a habit to raise hue and cry when any civilian Kashmiri is killed in the action of security forces but when militants kill a Kashmiri mainstream politician or any Kashmiri policeman they maintain silence over the issue and sometimes justify the killings carried out by the militants. Killing of a youth, Khalid Muzaffar, in south Kashmir's Tral area has evoked widespread condemnation and separatists are leaving no stone unturned to make an issue out of it. Army has claimed that Muzaffar was killed in cross firing between the militants and the Army. However, separ...   READ MORE   College functioning from ITI building, govt yet to transfer identified lands At GDC Gool, teachers double as non-teaching staff 4/16/2015 12:11:32 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Government Degree College (GDC) Gool is functioning without non-teaching staff, forcing the teachers to double as non-teaching staff. As per sources, all four posts of non-teaching sanctioned for the college are yet to be filled up because of apathy of the Higher Education department. Also, the college has been functioning from an ITI building for a long time as the Higher Education department is yet to start construction of college building due to some land issues. A piece of land measuring 77 kanals and 9 marlas has been identified for construction of college building, the sources said. Deputy Commissioner Ramban was given revenue papers...   READ MORE   Hurriyat hawk addresses rally in Sgr after 5 yrs 4/16/2015 12:11:27 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 15: Excitement was palpable over the face of Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who after 5-years held first public rally in summer capital on Wednesday, after returning from New Delhi. Geelani, raised anti-India slogans and his supporters waved Pakistani flags and chanted pro-Pakistan slogans. Geelani, who returned from Delhi after over three months, was given a rousing welcome by his supporters and other separatists, including Masarat Alam Bhat, who was released last month. Bhat was considered to be the mastermind of 2010 unrest as he was instrumental in orchestrating street protests and stone pelting in Srinagar. This was Geelani's first publi...   READ MORE   When Geelani, Masarat Alam were shouting anti-India slogans, BJP leaders were enjoying pleasant weather of Kashmir Power hungry BJP leaders accepting everything "unacceptable" 4/16/2015 12:11:21 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: The self-proclaimed "patriotic" BJP has maintained a "blind eye and deaf ear" towards biggest ever anti-India rally in Kashmir Valley in the recent past. When radical leader Masarat Alam along with hardcore Hurriyat Conference leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani was shouting deafening anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans in the Valley amidst Pakistani flags, senior "nationalist" BJP leaders were also in the Valley. Today's rally has reminded the people about 1990's anti-India atmosphere in Kashmir Valley when such rallies were routine affairs. First time during the last some years such rally has been organised which was flooded with Pakistani flags and e...   READ MORE   Month on, rapist roams freely Distressed minor awaits Justice 4/16/2015 12:11:18 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 15: A month after raping a minor, the rapist roams around freely as the police watch helplessly. According to reports Shabir Ahmad Khan of Sedpora Shopian along with Ishfaq Khan of Pehlipora Kulgam raped a minor girl in Pehlipora village. The rapew was facilitate by a woman accomplice who called the victim requesting her to help her in her household chores. Reports said the minor was rendered unconscious by some drugs and raped. Father of the victim, while talking to Early Times said that his minor daughter left home on March 5, 2015 around 3 pm and went towards their old home in Pehlipora village as usual to check out the property....   READ MORE   Shambled 'city roads' puncturing BJP's claims to make Jammu -a dream destination 4/16/2015 12:10:59 AM Kunal Shrivatsa Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: Even as the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is making tall claims of making Jammu city as a tourist hub, however, the dilapidated conditions of most of the interior roads including some of the major ones for quite some time deflates the declaration since poor basic infrastructure can never make a city a 'dream tourist destination'. While most of the BJP legislators advocate tourism promotion in Jammu region especially in Jammu city but e...   READ MORE   Sports Council's in limelight for its lethargy yet again Website updation forgotten, officials ignore journos 4/16/2015 12:07:29 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council is once again in limelight for wrong reasons. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdulla's promised e-Governance plan is yet to take off in several departments of the state whereas in some cases it has been stalled deliberately by the bureaucrats. Pertinently the website of the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council still shows Omar Abdullah as the president and Raman Bhalla as vice-president of the Council. The fact, however is that the fact is- Ex- Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is not holding the position as only the sitting CM can hold the post of President in council and same is with the post of Vice- President...   READ MORE   Blast injures Youth in Pattan 4/16/2015 12:07:13 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Apr 15: A sixteen- year- old youth was injured critically in mysterious circumstances when some explosive went off in his hand here in Pattan area of Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Fear and panic gripped the area following the blast which was heard far and wide. However the explosion has not caused any damage in its vicinity. Sources told Early Times that, "A sixteen year old boy Parvaiz Ahmad Khan was extracting something from the garbage when an explosive substance went off suddenly on Wednesday morning. As usual the boy had came out of his house in the morning hours of Wednesday for playing cricket, but there was big bang of b...   READ MORE   Expecting Govt reward, defaulter trying ill means for license renewal 4/16/2015 12:06:53 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Reporrt Reasi/Jammu, Apr 15: Expecting for the government bounty to be showered upon him, a defaulter license holder of a ration depot at Barnara Panchayat is running pillar to post to get his license renewed after 12 years of evasion. Dev Raj resident of Panchayat Nala Makol who procured a CAPD license in the year 2003 did not opened the ration shop and kept the license in his possession for long 12 years while the other ration depot holder namely Pushvinder Mahajan catered to the ration needs of the people of the area. However as per the new government stipulations of 2014, it was moved that all the ration depot holders would be roped in as government empl...   READ MORE   Weak internet service hampers research activity in University of Kashmir 4/16/2015 12:06:46 AM Mir Farhat Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 15: University of Kashmir has left hundreds of its students dismayed over the poor internet service within the campus, which has badly impacted their research work. A group of aggrieved students and scholars told Early Times that for the past six months the internet & Wi-Fi of the university has not been functioning properly. "Due to bad internet service within the varsity campus, not only we but the scholars and faculty are disappointed as our academic work is badly hit," a group of students said. Being the only top academic and research institution in the valley, the varsity has been the alma mater of numerous renowned professors, schol...   READ MORE   Tourism Department fails to frame comprehensive strategy 4/16/2015 12:06:37 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: The State Tourism Department has miserably failed to formulate comprehensive tourism policy for sustainable tourism in the State which led to execution of many unplanned projects without ascertaining their feasibility. Sources told Early Times that in order to meet the growing demand with the increase in tourist flow in the State, a comprehensive tourism strategy should have been framed. However, according to them, even surveys were not conducted for identification of potential tourist destinations. "The work of preparation of vision document/ master plan allotted by the Tourism Department to a firm M/s Tata Strategic Management Group f...   READ MORE   After Tosh Maidan, Akhnoor, Army asked to vacate Khurbathang Plateau firing range BJP's stoic silence under scanner 4/16/2015 12:06:30 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: After evacuation of Army occupied land from Tosh Maidan in Kashmir and Akhnoor firing range in Jammu last year, the new BJP-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as a part of its Common Minimum program asked the army to vacate land measuring 262.24 acres Khurbathang Plateau firing range falls in Ladakh region bordering China and Pakistan and has directed the Army to handover the possession of the land to District Administration Kargil. The fresh direction asking the army to vacate the land in Ladakh has raised massive outrage among the nationalist forces in Jammu who are questioning the governme...   READ MORE

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