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After snatching constitutional rights of OBCs, BJP now deprives SCs, STs of their legal rights 4/21/2015 11:44:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: As BJP leadership is all out to snatch constitutional rights of weaker sections, criticism of party ministers have started from different for not caring wishes and aspirations of the all sections of the society. After snatching constitutional rights of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the BJP has initiated another step to deprive Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) of their legal rights of reservation in government jobs. The new recruitment policy announced by the government in which recruitment would be conducted on contractual basis there is no provision of reservation. BJP ministers, including one SC and another ST, were signatory of the new recruitment policy because they were very much present in the Cabinet meeting which was held on Sunday especially for getting this policy approved. Credible sources said that SC and OBC leaders in the party have stepped up campaign against leadership for protecting interests of only some particular castes while as weaker sections are completely ignored. First time in the history of Jammu and ...   READ MORE

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Flood victims express concern over tardy relief distribution 4/21/2015 11:44:24 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 21: A meeting was organized by Kashmir Flood Victims Welfare Forum (KFVWF) at Court Road here. The meeting was attended by representatives of traders, hoteliers, houseboat owners, transporters and a large number of flood victims from Anantnag, Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama and Kulgam. Speaking on the occasion, Omer Bhat, Convener KFVWF stressed upon the flood affected people to organize well in order to mitigate their sufferings. Omer said that it is not only an old saying that God helps those who help themselves, but also a universal truth in today's world of pressure groups and lobbies. Omer said that getting together for a just cause ...   READ MORE   Delhi police had booked Asif Khan for harassing his junior; JK Govt gave him plum post 3 months on, no action against KAS officer in sexual assault case 4/21/2015 11:41:40 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: Three months after after Delhi police registered a case of sexual assault against Asif Hamid Khan, the former Additional Resident Commissioner at J&K House New Delhi, no action has been taken against him so far. Khan, a KAS officer, was booked by the Delhi police after a woman officer, also KAS, alleged that he had sexually assaulted her. He was booked under Sections 354, 354-A and 354-B. But instead of taking any action against Khan, the state government called him back from New Delhi and posted him as Managing Director, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited. Earlier, the woman officer had informed her superiors abou...   READ MORE   4/21/2015 11:41:19 PM ...   READ MORE   JK only state where prostitution is legal 4/21/2015 11:41:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: Even as the politicians and the civil society seek protection of women against sexual exploitation at their work places, Jammu and Kashmir continues to be the only state in the sub-continent where prostitution is legal. According to the Public Prostitutes Registration Rules, 1921, a prostitute can carry on her trade legally if she registers herself with the District Magistrate. She has to fill in a simple application form, file it in person and pay Rs 5 as fee, and the minimum money which she can charge is Rs 15. A top government official preferring annonymity admitted that the rules are still in force and could be invoked. Sanctioned by the Darb...   READ MORE   SHO refuses his seal; court directs SSP to hold inquiry, lodge FIR accordingly Multi-crore land deal allegedly sealed by SHO 4/21/2015 11:41:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: Ex-SHO of Vijaypur police station, SI Ajay Singh has washed his hands off the multi-crore Seora land deal, moving the court of law and claiming that the seal and signatures put on the Rs 90 lakh receipt did not belong to him. Early Times in its April 16, 2015 edition reported that the police officer, who then headed Vijaypur police station as its SHO, had allegedly issued a Rs 90 lakh receipt to Vinod Rishi, buyer of the plot, and put the police station seal and his signatures on it. A facsimile copy of the receipt was also published. He then moved court. He should have also pleaded for sending the receipt to FSL for the examination of his signatures an...   READ MORE   'Previous posts won't be clubbed with new ones' 4/21/2015 11:40:41 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: The J&K Combined Competitive Examination (preliminary), which was postponed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on February 21, is likely to be held only after appointment of full team of PSC including chairman and members. The authorities have also decided not to club the posts already advertised with the new posts likely to be forwarded by General Administrative Department (GAD) to PSC. "A decision will be taken after May 5 and probably the preliminary examination would only be held after May 20," PSC's Secretary and Controller of Examination Shakeel-ul-Rehman told Early Times, adding that the commission would first get a chairman ...   READ MORE   Mother Care Hospital in Baramulla remains a dream For the time being 4/21/2015 11:40:05 PM Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Apr 21: Establishment of Mother and Child Care Hospital and Medical College here in old complex of District Hospital Baramulla is still a dream for the residents and Business community. The callous attitude of the government has exposed their non serious approach towards the development. Sources told Early Times, "Government of India (GOI) has approved Mother and Child Care Hospital (MCH) and sanctioned huge amount on it to complete renovation work within six months. "The GOI had assured the state government that classes for the MBBS students will be started very soon, neither the MCH nor the Medical College was established here. The callous attitu...   READ MORE   Flouting PMGSY guidelines, previous regime diverted Rs 124 cr 4/21/2015 11:39:22 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: The new regime headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has to pay for the misdeeds of its predecessor, and in a new revelation it has been come to fore that the previous government had diverted a whooping Rs 124 crores of funds of Pradan Mantri Grammeen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) and utilized it for some other purposes, brazenly violating the norms. Sources informed Early Times that Centre had sanctioned special funds to the tune of Rs 124 crore particularly for clearing the liabilities including land compensation to private owners and forest land. "But the Omar Abdullah government, brushing aside the set norms for the scheme, utilized the funds in the ot...   READ MORE   Police refutes claims of NC leaders that they were not allowed to visit Narbal on Monday 4/21/2015 11:39:05 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 21: The Jammu & Kashmir Police today refuted the claims of National Conference leaders that they were not allowed to visit Narbal area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Monday to express sympathies with family of Suhail Ahmad Sofi who was killed in police firing on Saturday last. A police official while clarifying the position regarding the incident said that leaders of National Conference were requested to reschedule their visit as some of the separatist leaders had gone to the family of Suhail to express their condolences and sympathies with the bereaved family. The police official said that they did not want the situation to ...   READ MORE   Representation of Jammu in Government Shabnam opposes Sushil 4/21/2015 11:38:47 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: People of Jammu region, who always regret that they never got their due share in the governance of the state and have been subjected to all-round degeneration, have found an effective spokesperson in the person of Kashmiri Pandit activist Sushil Pandita. He is quite prominent and known to whom he should be known. Pandita has been living in Delhi after exile from Kashmir. He has become vocal and taking up the cause not only of his own internally displaced community and the national cause in Kashmir in a big way, but has also been speaking for the neglected people of Jammu region. The other day, during a TV debate on the happenings in Kashmir, including...   READ MORE

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