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| Tourism Deptt spends Rs 7 crores on advertisement/publicity in 8 months of FY 2017-18 | | What about the output? | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 15: The Directorate of Tourism Kashmir has spent whopping more than seven crores on the advertisement and publicity of tourism related activities during the first eight months of financial year 2017-18.
In response to a Right to Information (RTI) application moved by Muneer Ahmad Dand resident of Vishwa Bharti College Road, Rainawari, Srinagar the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Department of Tourism Kashmir has said that Rs. 711.03 lakhs have been spent under "Advertisement & Publicity" head as per the minutes of the publicity committee meeting.
The PIO has said that the advertisement and publicity budget is approved in publicit... | |
| | | | Differences widening in BJP, several leaders eyeing cabinet berths | | | | Minam Saqib
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 15: The ruling parties are not only divided over the Kathua incident, but differences have come to open among BJP leaders with many eyeing to be part of the cabinet.
There has been blame game between various political parties over the Kathua incident. Amid nationwide outrage against the gruesome incident, two BJP ministers, Chowdhary Lal Singh and Chandra Prakash Gupta tendered their resignations before the state BJP president, who subsequently forwarded to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and was accepted by her on Sunday.
Singh and Ganga have said that BJP state president Sat Sharma directed them to attend Hindu Ekta Manch rally.
"We re... | |
| | | | Protesting PDP leaders willing to work on purani tankhaw! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 15: Even as the ruling Peoples4 Democratic Party had called a "crucial" meeting in the summer capital of Srinagar on Saturday to decide fate of alliance with the Bharatiya Janta Party, the PDP meeting ended up resolving that there was no option but to continue with the alliance.
As soon as the meeting ended on April 14, senior PDP leader and government spokesman Naeem Akter addressed media outside the Fairveiw residence of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and thanked the BJP for its support from time to time.
Sources said earlier during the meeting the party leaders are understood to have discussed whether it would be suitable to run alliance with the BJP or... | |
| | | | Were pictures and name Rassana rape victim made public as part of conspiracy? | | Who was first to disclose name and religion of the victim? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 15: Even as the Delhi High Court had issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old who was allegedly gang raped and killed in Kathua in the month of January this year, it is yet to ascertain how was the first person who disclosed victim's name and picture. The biggest question is whether name of the victim and his picture was made public as part of the bigger conspiracy? It is first time in the history that name of alleged rape victim was made public and so was his picture.
It is widely believed that some people had deliberately disclosed victim's name and her picture to create communal tension because same people... | |
| | | | SDPO gives clean chit contradicting CB verification | | Alleged fake degree of Govt teacher | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 15: In a worst case of making institutions of probity redundant, a police officer (Dy SP) who was Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) in Magam district Budgam few years back has undertaken an investigation into a fake M Ed degree certificate issued by Chowdhary Charan Singh University Meerut, to a government teacher has given a clean chit contradicting the investigation by the crime branch. Police Officer as per reliable sources gave his positive report saying degree was authentic but on the other hand Crime Branch of J&K Police which had already carried out an investigation says in a written communication copy of which is with Early Times that said de... | |
| | | | Can a father ask his son to rape someone, asks: Sanjhi Ram's daughter | | Rassana Rape and murder case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 15: In the midst of a national outrage against the infamous Rassana rape and murder case, triggered by a media trial and a shameful tug of war to derive political mileage out of the awful incident, several pertinent questions have come to the fore, which need to be answered by the investigation agency.
Sources divulge that some serious flaws have been pointed out by the locals in the charge sheet produced by the crime branch, which investigated the case. Even as Bar Associations of Jammu and Kathua have been target of severe censure by the national media and political commentators, those privy to developments in the case during the four months since the go... | |
| | | | How inciting people, threatening police meant to defuse tension, Omar asks Lal Singh | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 15: Reacting sharply to former BJP minister Lal Singh's comment that he was sent to Kathua by the party to defuse tension, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah asked 'how inciting the local people for protesting and threatening the police against making any arrests which was meant to defuse tension'.
Senior BJP leader Singh and another former minister attended a rally organized by Hindu Ekta Manch outfit in favour of accused in Kathua minor rape and murder case, attracting severe criticism from all the sections of society, including opposition parties, from across the country.
Forest Minister Lal Singh and Industries Minister Chandra Pr... | |
| | | | Jammu Female Lawyers, Civil Society members want early deportation of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 15: Jammu Female Lawyers today said that Rassana rape and murder case has been politicized by the political parties like PDP & BJP for serving their own political ends and no one is interested in rendering justice to the victim.
During a press conference the Women Lawyers unanimously felt that the Electronic Media at the National level has wrongly projected the on-going agitation only in support of the alleged accused in Rassana rape & murder case which in fact... | |
| | | | Govt does little for women safety in state | | Outrage over Kathua incident | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 15: Amid outrage over the Kathua incident, the successive governments have not taken measures for safety of women in Jammu and Kashmir.
This could be gauged from the fact that several law protecting women and children against sexual harassment have not been implemented in the state.
One such law is protection of children against sexual offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) was enacted by the government of India in 2012.
It aims to offer protection to children (individuals below the age of 18) from sexual violence including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the inclusion of children in pornography.
The law has been extended throughout t... | |
| | | | Juvenile attempts rape on 3 year old | | More shame! | | 
Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Apr 15 :With state passing through the embarrassment and shame of Rassana rape and murder case, another incident of humiliation has come to the fore in Udhampur, where a juvenile has allegedly attempted to rape a 3 year old child.
In the atrocious incident, a 15 year old milk delivery boy tried to rape a three year old girl, of a poor family. Father of the victim while Talking to Early times told that he left home early for Gurdwara, but as... | |
| | | | Branded drugs being prescribed as GMCH’s PIAC fails to conduct single Audit | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 15: Branded drugs are being prescribed with impunity by the doctors as the Prescription Investigation Audit Committee (PIAC) has not conducted a single Audit despite the lapse of one year. Following directions of the Medical Council of India in view of a number of complaints regarding prescription of branded drugs, the Health and Medical Education had made PIAC to check the prescription of branded medicines.
Official sources told Early Times that in the beginning of 2017, the H&ME department had constituted a 'Prescription, Investigation Audit Committee' comprising of HoD Microbiology Dr. Bella Mahajan, HoD Pathology Dr. K.K. Koul, HoD Co... | |
| | | | Lal Singh likely to float own party Going to start mass contact programme from Tuesday | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 15: After being forced to submit his papers for supporting the demand of CBI probe into Rassana rape cum murder case, Chowdhary Lal Singh BJP MLA from Basohli is all prepared to show his power to the 'weak BJP' leadership. Instead of silently accepting party's directions to maintain silence and sit into his house, Lal Singh has decided to start mass contact programme from Tuesday. Lal Singh will start his rallies from Satwari from early morning and reached Kathua in the evening.
He will cover the whole highway from Satwari to Kathua and addressed over a dozen rallies in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts .
Credible sources said that already facing suffocat... | |
| | | | Tourism Department withholds funds of local bodies | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Apr 15 : The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has arbitrarily withheld more than Rs. 80 Lakh allocated to the local bodies for carrying out sanitation works during last year's Amarnath Ji Yatra. According to details available Early Times, the Tourism Department hasn't yet released the amount despite multiple directions from the Finance Department for the same.
The urban Local Bodies in South Kashmir's Anantnag district had made arrangements and carried out sanitation works during last year's annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. "We hired extra laborers and procured sanitation equipments (Tools and Plants), disinfectants and other material du... | |
| | | | Distt admin arranges helicopter on concession rates to shift PHE employee GMCH Jammu for specialized treatment | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Apr 15: District administration has arranged a helicopter services to shift a PHE employee to GMCH Jammu for specialized treatment following his deteriorating health condition. He was operated upon for appendicitis twice in Mendhar the other day, source said here today.
Shahid Khan a JE in PHE Department S10ub-division Mendhar was operated upon for appendicitis in SDH Mendhar twice without having availablity of oxygen in the operation theatre at that time.
He was re-stiched and taken hurriedly to DH Poonch by the doctors on Saturday. He got highly infected with Jaundice disease and was flown to Govt Medical College and Hospital Jammu for special... | |
| | | | MLAs enjoying uninterrupted power, PDD in deep slumber | | Several Budgam areas remain without electricity | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Apr 15: Scores of rural areas in Budgam district witnessed a 15 hour-long power cut, causing inconvenience to the residents. The supply is snapped around 6 pm and restored at 9 am. People blame the concerned department for their work culture.
Unscheduled power cuts continue to irk consumers in the metered and unmetered areas of this central Kashmir district.
According to sources that, "The situation of Budgam district is no different than other far flung areas of Kashmir valley which have either never witnessed electricity or they are without power from many decades now.
Many remote villages of Budgam district including Wahabpora, Sarad,... | |
| | | | Non-functional CAPD portal adds to peoples' woes | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur, Apr 15: The non-functional portal of CAPD Department from January 2108 is leaving innocent consumers with lot of problems for no fault of theirs.
Rajni from far flung area Gardiya Tanhas tehsil Chenani, Udhampur complained that she wanted to add the name of her daughter in law in ration card but the department told them to wait for some days as their portal is not working
Janak Raj from Majalta tehsil is annoyed as he wants to correct the names of some of his family members but non-functional portal is playing a road block. He also said that I was maximum round in concerning official and every time they said that portal not function... | |
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