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PDP leader owns real estate firm in Mumbai, lied to ECI He may lose MLA post as per ECI guidelines 4/24/2018 11:53:28 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, April 24: A former J&K minister has landed himself in trouble after it came to the fore that he owned a real estate company in Mumbai but did not mention it in his affidavit submitted to Election Commission of India at the time of filing of his nomination papers during 2014 assembly elections. As per documents available with Early Times, the former minister, also a senior PDP leader, in his company's financial statement (dated 5-09-2017) submitted by his chartered accountant mentions him as director of the company. There's also a co-partner of the company. The company stated that it had Rs 91600 cash in hand as on 30-12-2016. The statement further states that as per notes forming part of cash flow statement for the year ending 31-3-2017, the net profit of the current year (ending March 2017) is Rs 209876200. Besides, the company shows Rs 174.1076 crore as decrease in current assets and Rs 133.89854 crore as increase in current liability. It shows the cash and the cash equivalent at the end of the years as Rs 1677681700. The company also ...   READ MORE

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PDP takes credit for 7th pay commission BJP leaders left with eggs on their faces 4/24/2018 11:53:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: The conflict between the ruling partners in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP and the PDP, seems to be mounting by the day. On Tuesday, two senior PDP ministers addressed a press conference to announce the implementation of the 7th pay commission, while the BJP people were conspicuous by their absence. During a cabinet meeting which was convened on Tuesday amid much fanfare, all the BJP ministers were present. However, as the government announced the much awaited 7th pay commission recommendations in the state, two PDP ministers addressed the press conference soon after the cabinet meet and announced the details. During the press conference, the PDP itself took all...   READ MORE   Education system in doldrums, General Rawat's stand vindicated 4/24/2018 11:52:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: The unrelenting student protests in Kashmir have put the Jammu and Kashmir government in a tight spot as a few elements seem to be hell bent upon turning Kashmir into Afghanistan. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had warned J&K government about the flawed Education system earlier this year. He had asked the state government to see what's wrong where." He said that after Army Chief's statement a few PDP leaders had reacted sharply and asked him not to interfere in the education set up in the Valley. "The assessment of the Army Chief has proved to be correct. Students protesting on the streets of Kashmir a...   READ MORE   Govt's way of tackling unrest: Allow Hurriyat seminars, ban coaching centers 4/24/2018 11:52:48 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 24: Even as the situation in Kashmir continues to be edgy for months, the state government has started to allow separatist leaders to hold anti-India rallies while curbs are being put on educational activities. On April 21, when the Education Minister Altaf Bukhari announced ban on coaching centers for three months, that very time, in his own Amira Kadal constituency, a major separatist function was underway. Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani was holding a daylong seminar at his Hyderpora residence. The event was attended by separatists who spoke anti-India venom and pledged to take "Kashmir issue to its logical conclusion." When Geelani was being a...   READ MORE   Female doc evades arrest in Kulgam abortion racket 4/24/2018 11:52:42 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Apr 24: A female doctor allegedly involved in Kulgam abortion racket continues to evade arrest. The racket was busted by Kulgam police last December. Since then, Kulgam police has failed to arrest the doctor who was allegedly carrying out illegal abortions in a residential house at Malpora Mohalla of Kulgam. Sources revealed that Kulgam police didn't make any effort to arrest the doctor when she was in the town. "She was allowed to travel back to New Delhi," they claimed. The accused doctor is a non-local, a resident of New Delhi and is evading arrest, Station House Officer Kulgam, Gowher Ali said. "It is true she is evading arrest, but now ...   READ MORE   Terrorists from 16-18 nations active in Kashmir Omar Abdullah speaks the truth 4/24/2018 11:52:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: Omar Abdullah has finally spoken the truth. He has called the bluff of Pakistan and its agents in Kashmir like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who had been claiming that the ongoing secessionist violence in Kashmir had nothing to do with any foreign hand and that it was a political movement unleashed by local people of Kashmir to force New Delhi to resolve it politically. Omar Abdullah is NC working president and he in alliance with the Congress ruled J&K from 2009 to 2014. He also held the Home portfolio. Calling the bluff of Pakistan and separatists like Geelani, Omar Abdullah said that it was a fact that bulk of people fighting were from Kashmir, but it was als...   READ MORE   Rejig: BJP high command to take final call 4/24/2018 11:52:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: All BJP leaders, who had gone to finalize name of ministers at Delhi, returned to Jammu late this evening after party high command asked to do so. Instead of giving any importance to the list prepared by the leaders of state unit, BJP central leadership made it clear that names of ministers would be finalized by high command not by the state leadership. Credible sources said central leadership is very seriously thinking to go for a massive reshuffle in the ministers from BJP's quota so it has been decided that decision in this regard would be taken by top leadership. Credible sources said that BJP's high command is not happy over handling of Rassana i...   READ MORE   Lal Singh may be 'expelled' from BJP Kathua Ka Sach 4/24/2018 11:52:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: BJP high command and the local BJP leadership are not happy with party MLA Choudhary Lal Singh. Former Forest Minister Singh, along with another BJP minister CP Ganga, was recently removed from the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP coalition government. He was made to resign on the ground that he shared dais with Hindu Ekta Manch leaders at Kootah, Kathua, and supported the demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a Bakerwal 8-year-old girl in the Rassana village of Hiranagar tehsil. CM Mehbooba Mufti the other day disclosed that she had talked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him that both the BJP ministers had to go. In other ...   READ MORE   Health ministry gives B&JH project to PWD, violates 'codal formalities' 4/24/2018 11:51:51 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: Violating a cabinet decision, the Health and Medical Department Jammu handed over construction work of 240-bed Bone and Joint Hospital (B&JH) to Public Works Department (PWD), when codal formalities demand such projects should be given to JKPCC. As per revised financial delegation for works to be allotted to JKPCC under cabinet decision no. 25 /05/2013, Commissioner Secretary Public Works Department (PWD) issued a circular in this regard which stat...   READ MORE   'Non-existent' JK cabinet meets, takes important decisions 4/24/2018 11:51:19 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 24: The cabinet of Jammu & Kashmir met at Jammu, the winter capital of the state and took some decisions. However, the million dollar question is that how relevant are the decisions since some ministers resigned few days back. Last week all the ministers of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the Peoples Democratic Party and BJP coalition government submitted their resignation to chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. The party leaders maintained that the resignations have been submitted in order to facilitate the reshuffle in the state cabinet. Since the reshuffle of the cabinet has not taken place so far one fails to understand how the cabinet meet ...   READ MORE   CBI enquiry must for Rasana murder case Thousands extend support to former Forest Minister 4/24/2018 11:50:36 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 24: Continuing his campaign in demanding CBI enquiry into Rasana kidnapping and murder case, former Forest Minister and senior BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh today addressed series of gatherings. Lal Singh addressed gatherings at Lakhanpur, Dhanore, Dhanna, Barni, Basantpur, Krola More, Thein, Bellu, Maanu, Marra More, Karanwara, Sabar, Poonda, Nagrota, Zero Morh, Mahanpur and Basholi of Kathua district and demanded CBI enquiry in favour of Rasana murder and k...   READ MORE   Shiv Sena hold protest, demands CBI probe in Rasana case 4/24/2018 11:50:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 24: Hundreds of activists of Shiv Sena ( Bala Sahib Thackery ) Bari Brahmana unit today organized held a strong protest demonstration demanding CBI enquiry into Rasana case Senior leaders of the party took part in this protest demonstration and said that both the parties, relatives of the victim and alleged accused, are demanding the CBI inquiry for fair probe and we support their demand. They said that Shiv Sena does not want to save any accused involved in r...   READ MORE   NSF intensifies protest for CBI enquiry in Rasana case 4/24/2018 11:50:04 PM Early Times Report KATHUA, Apr 24:Intensifying its movement to provide justice to the victim of rape-cum-murder case in village Rasana, the National Secular Forum (NSF) today staged strong protest demonstration here today under the leadership of Govind Virdhi, District President NSF. Addressing the protesters, Govind Virdhi said that government should honour the public sentiment and order a CBI probe so as to identify the actual culprits, without fear or favour, and to accord them exemplary...   READ MORE   Govt celebrates National Panchayati Raj Day Where are institutions? 4/24/2018 11:10:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 24: Despite absence of Panchayati Raj institutions on ground in the State, Government has been celebrating National Panchayati Raj Day across State making mockery of this grass root level institution. Government has ostensibly demeaned the value of village bodies by not holding elections on time, not even present but previous dispensations also followed the same suit by deferring elections on one pretext and the other, which ultimately brought considerable slow down in development work of villages. Moreover the panchayats were deprived of central funding of crores of rupees given every year due to its non existence. Sources said that Government has never b...   READ MORE   Ignoring dilapidated Valley roads, secreteriat roads get face lift 4/24/2018 11:10:32 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 24: In connection with the bi-annual Darbar Move here in Srinagar next month, the authorities are busy in spending huge amount on renovation and painting of roads leading to the civil secretariat. However the general public here terms the practice as mere wastage of money as they said that the R&B and other departments are just presenting a rosy picture of a particular area while majority of the roads in the valley are in dilapidated condition. The move offices to close in Jammu on April 27 and to reopen on May 7 here with traditional guard of honour by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. Sources told early times that the government m...   READ MORE   Private school vehicles put children to risk ZEO Pouni to see to it later 4/24/2018 11:10:26 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Pouni, Apr 24: The transportation system to ferry children to and fro from their respective private schools in tehsil Pouni of district Reasi is fraught with great dangers but the authorities seem unmoved. Though there is a clear direction from the education ministry that a particular 'type' and model buses only, painted yellow and supporting all measures as per the guidelines should ply for ferrying children, contrarily it is opposite in Pouni tehsil. Magic Tempo, Ecco and Tata 407 vehicles are hired by the private institutions to pick and drop the children for the schools which is an open violation of the norms and exposed the children to all traffic pe...   READ MORE   Malaria on decline, dengue on rise in Jammu 4/24/2018 11:10:18 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 24: Though malaria cases have registered a decline but dengue is on the rise in Jammu. The cases were exceptionally high compared to the number of cases detected during the previous a few years. Malaria is a disease that's caused by mosquitos carrying malarial parasites. There are at least five types of Plasmodium parasites that infect people, although P falciparum and P vivax are the most common and deadly. If left untreated, those with malaria may develop severe complications and even die. As per the official data of the Directorate Health Service (DHS), claimed that Jammu has succeeded in controlling the Malaria cases with the decline every year. The...   READ MORE   Whom should we listen to, say students Closure of coaching centres 4/24/2018 11:10:08 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 24: There is confusion among the students after the government ordered closure of private tuition centres and the same has been defy by their proprietors. Chaos was witnessed on Tuesday when students across Kashmir were confused whether they should attend the coaching centres or not. They don't know whether they should listen to government or owners of coaching centres. Education Minister Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari has ordered closure if all private tuition centres for 90 days in Kashmir valley. The announcement was made by Bukhari while chairing a meeting of Chief Education Officers (CEOs), Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) and Principals of Hig...   READ MORE   Bovine smugglers meet in police post! 4/24/2018 11:09:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 24: A Police Post in Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range on Sunday was used as a secret meeting point to find out ways and means in extending all possible support to those involved in the illegal trade of bovine smuggling. Sources informed Early Times that two Station House Officers (SHOs), one Police Post (PP) Incharge besides their henchmen were part of the coterie who attended the meeting which lasted till late night. "A lavish dinner was also arranged for the occasion. As soon as the meeting attended, the participants not only ate but also gulped several pegs of whiskey before leaving the venue," said sources. "The food and liquor served after the meeting was arra...   READ MORE   Where's ex-ward officer's property statement? SMC misleads CIC, 2014 floods is again an excuse 4/24/2018 11:09:53 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 24: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is yet to make an inquiry report public wherein Commissioner SMC was directed by Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to hold an inquiry into 'misplacement' of property statement of a ward officer (now retired) which was sought under RTI last year but denied by the PIO. A letter submitted by the retired ward officer to Chief Accounts Officer says that "floods of 2014 damaged the record" which includes his property statement. As reported by Early Times, last year in November, the Secretary of SMC, who is also the designated Public Information Officer (PIO) under J&K RTI Act 2009, had told the State Information Co...   READ MORE   Udhampur school has 7 teachers, no students 4/24/2018 11:08:21 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, Apr 24 : Believe it or not a school in District Udhampur has proper infrastructure classrooms , kitchen , toilets, teachers but unfortunately but no students. Three teachers have been going to school to mark their attendance and spend the day in empty classrooms without any work. The government tun school is situated in Lower Garnai area of district udhampur. Earlier there were six students studying in the said school and seven teache...   READ MORE   4 terrorists gunned down, 2 security personnel martyred in Pulwama encounter 4/24/2018 11:07:35 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 24: Four terrorists were gunned down while two security personnel lost their lives during an encounter in Pulwama's Tral on Tuesday. An army jawan and a police jawan died while fighting terrorists in the operation. ammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid confirmed that security forces have gunned down four terrorists. A joint operation was started by the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lam forest area of Tral following...   READ MORE   CEO Udhampur takes ED for a ride Attaches Teachers arbitarily 4/24/2018 11:07:11 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Apr 24: The Chief Education Officer (CEO), Jatu Ram has come under public scanner for allegedly attaching teachers arbitarily. Sources informed that some of the teachers recently attached include Archna Gupta who was posted in Ramngar Zone and is attached with E2 Section of CEO Office. Anshu Kajuria posted at Bali School has been attached in legal section of CEO Office, Madhu a ReT has been attached at Government Boys Schol Nagrota , Faridha has been attached in Government Girls Middle Schol Nagrota, Farheen-a ReT at Ramnager Zone Village Incha has been attached with District Library Udhampur , Shagun Kajuria has been attached with Culture ...   READ MORE

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