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| Cornered Madhav's desperate attempt to justify the divisive deal | | What is this 80% development, 10% governance, 10% politics? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: What is this 80% development, 10% governance, 10% politics? What did BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, who clinched what is being termed in Jammu region as "anti-Jammu, anti-Ladakh, Kashmir-centric and militant and separatist-friendly and accepted the perverted and communally-motivated Kashmiri view that Pakistan is also a stakeholder in this part of Jammu and Kashmir", mean by 80% development, 10% governance, 10% politics? He should have explained everything to the reporters in Bengaluru on April 5, but the cornered and under attack Ram Madhav kept everyone guessing, thus exposing his political bankruptcy. Or, perhaps, he didn't know what he meant?
After all, Ram Madhav negotiated the deal with someone who was far more shrewd, far more intelligent, far more politically wise and highly committed to the Kashmiri cause. But one can very easily understand why he didn't explain what he meant? His vague clarification that the BJP didn't compromise was nothing but a desperate attempt of a desperate and cornered negotiator to defend the indefensi... | |
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| How NC govt spent funds meant for tree plantation on ACs and Ipods | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: The funds meant for tree plantation were spent on carpets, LEDs and Ipods during the National Conference-led coalition government in J&K, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
In its 2013 report, the CAG has mentioned that the state government diverted funds for afforestation towards all sorts of things-payment of loan, sports meet, payment to private hotels, etc.
The money was also spent on purchase of ACs, sofa sets, projectors, installation of office cabins, electric transformers and vehicles.
"As of December 2012, the J&K Forest Department diverted 10,683.86 hectares of land to user agencies for non-fo... | |
| | | | J-K CM meets Modi, discusses implementation of CMP | | |  Early Times Report
new delhi, Apr 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed that Centre will extend full support to funding of flood-affected people in the state and restoration of public infrastructure.
The assurance was given during a 30-minute meeting Modi had with Sayeed when they discussed a host of issues including implementation of Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the PDP-BJP alliance in the state.
Centre is yet to take ... | |
| | | | GAD fails to act against tainted GDC Principal Sgr | | Sanction for prosecution pending since 2012 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: General Administration Department (GAD) has failed to act against a tainted official in the health and medical education department despite State Vigilance organization registering a FIR against him three years ago.
The file regarding prosecution against the official is gathering dust in the GAD over the last couple of years with no action being taken against him during the previous National Conference-Congress coalition government in the state headed by Omar Abdullah. A First Information Report (FIR) already stands registered against the official in the State Vigilance Organization (SVO).
SVO registered a case against Dr. Riyaz Faro... | |
| | | | People of Jammu seething with anger | | Surrendering AIIMS for power | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: The people of Jammu region are seething with anger. Their anger is directed more towards the BJP-led led NDA Government and than towards Kashmiri parties. They are charging the Narendra modi government of going back on its commitment that an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institution be established in Jammu. Their charge is well-founded and cannot be brushed aside. For, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had on February 28 clearly told the Lok Sabha during his second budget speech that Jammu will get 1600-crore AIIMS-like institution and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh, who is from Jammu, had went to Ar... | |
| | | | PCC reconstitution: Resentment over dumping of die hard "soldiers" | | | |
Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: The resentment and heart burn among a section of the Congress rank and file is growing with each passing day as they are not ready to accept 'gross injustice' meted out to them in recently reconstituted Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).
If sources within the Congress are to be believed, the neglected lot in the party is particularly bitter over the fact that few ex-ministers have been bestowed with the responsibility of PCC office bearers while some others were made PCC Executive Members despite their heavy losses in the last Assembly elections.
"Regardless of their crushing defeats in the last Assembly polls, the former... | |
| | | | Agri dept misleads HC, PSC | | Seniority list manipulated | | |
Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: A major scam has surfaced in department of Agriculture in which some alleged corrupt officials are not only misleading the state Public Service Commission (PSC) but also provided wrong information to the High Court to illegally benefit blue eyed employees. The documentary evidence in possession of Early Times reveals that some noted corrupt officials of the Department of Agriculture firstly misled the State Public Service Commission, a Constitutional Body, by providing wrong information to it with respect to the number of Officers-in-position in Category I of Class VII of Agriculture Gazetted Service in which as per the minutes of the De... | |
| | | | As Assembly session nears end, BJP MLAs play to gallery over AFSPA | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: As the Assembly session reaches its fag end, BJP the alliance partner in ruling coalition led by PDP today got an opportunity to take a 'somersault' to what it has agreed in principal on the controversial AFSPA in written document of Common Minimum Programme. In what was more seen as playing to gallery and to register the 'protest' in media files, it was a show the MLAs of the ruling party staged today vehemently , albeit in deviation from what the party has consented in the CMP.
Apparently in response to the killings of cops in Shopian on Monday, the MLAs of BJP had come with some rehearsals and along with some props , mainly placards to 'clarify' what party s... | |
| | | | BJP was never under such sharp attack | | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: The BJP was never under such sharp attack as it has been since March 1, 2015. That day, the BJP became part of the coalition government that was formed the same day in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, former Union Minister Murli Manohar Joshi and a number of other top BJP leaders such as Ram Madhav, who, along with a couple of other politicians, formulated the Agenda of Alliance". Ever since then, the BJP has been under attack from all sides. The major charge against it is that it has "sold out Jammu and harmed the national interest and emboldened fundamentalist forces in... | |
| | | | After Vakil, Charak takes on Mir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: Although newly elected president of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Ghulam Ahmed Mir is claiming to unite the faction ridden party, statement issued by former Minister, Gulchain Singh Charak is an indication that infighting in the Congress is likely to be intensified in the coming days.
Addressing a public meeting at Bishnah, Charak, according to a handout issued today, assured Congress leaders and workers to take up their genuine concern of reviewing the decision of recent nomination of new PCC president with the High Command at the earliest so that party is saved from further erosion.
Charak has launched a direct attack on party high command and mainta... | |
| | | | Separatists reap fruits as 62450 migrant families get peanuts | | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: As compared to money spent on security of separatists, the migrants have received peanuts during the past twenty-five years.
Responding to a question, the minister incharge relief and rehabilitation said Rs. 11933.737 lac were spent on the migrants as cash assistance, 658.246 lac on food , 113.823 lac on infra facilities and 59.70 lac under civic action program in last 25 years.
The government of Jammu and Kashmir through different sources spent only 127.66 (approximately) on 41117 Kashmiri migrant families displaced from the valley after the out braking of militancy in the state.
As per the government reply The government of Jamm... | |
| | | | 98 officers available against sanctioned strength of 147 | | 33% IPS posts vacant in J&K | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: J&K is facing acute shortage of senior police officers as nearly 33 percent posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are vacant, affecting the working of already overburdened police organisation.
According to the Home Department, as on January 1, 2015, J&K had 49 vacant posts of IPS officers. Against the sanctioned strength of 147, only 98 officers were in place.
Out of the total posts of 147, 80 are filled by direct quota while the remaining are filled through induction. But due to lack of direct quota officers, many junior level officers have been holding senior posts.
"As per rules, only IPS officers can be appointed as district ... | |
| | | | Leaders indulge in self praise, talk about their achievements, forget founders | | Bickering mars BJP's foundation day function in Kashmir | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: Function organized by the Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to commemorate the foundation day of the party here turned into a "comedy show" as organizers tried to score points over each other by claiming they are the real representatives of the BJP in Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times a few BJP leaders from Kashmir had assembled in a local hotel here to discuss the achievements of the party and observe BJP's foundation day on Monday.
Participants, sources said, forgot the real motive of the meeting and started boasting their individual achievements. "A few people who have been associated with the BJP in Kashmir for the past ma... | |
| | | | Sr police officer misleads his department | | Property Row | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 7: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) has allegedly hoodwinked his department by not disclosing the exact value of the property owned by him at the city outskirts.
High placed sources told Early Times that weighing the information as submitted by their own senior official as 'authentic' and genuine the police department gave due nod to official to purchase the said plot without going into the details despite the Revenue department already having fixed the price for the property in the said locality.
According to sources the Police Official presently posted as SDPO Jammu purchased a land measuring upto 23 marlas situated at prime location at Ban Tala... | |
| | | | HC issues show cause notice to Div Com Kashmir | | Coaching Centre Row | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 7: The state High Court today issued show cause notice to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, asking him to file reply within three days as to why action under rules shall not be initiated against him for non-compliance of its orders.
"In order to maintain majesty of rule of law and majesty of courts, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to show cause why action in accordance with law be not initiated," said a division bench of the court comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey.
The bench also directed the Committee headed by Divisional Commissioner, constituted by the Court December 30 last, to close all the unregistere... | |
| | | | Former NC Minister's medico son reduces Uri into his fiefdom | | Employees weary of their unwarranted interference | | | S Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Apr 7: A doctor by profession has assumed the role of a Chief Education Officer (CEO) and made some transfers in the Education Department in this North Kashmir district. The medico is the son of MLA Uri and former NC Minister Mohammad Shafi Uri.
Sources told Early Times that Dr. Sajad Shafi is carrying out the transfer orders at the behest of his father and in consultation with the former Chief Education Officer Baramulla.
His interference has rotten the system and employees are harassed by his selfish approaches.
"Dr Sajad Shafi is a doctor and is posted in the AIDS Section of Civil Secretariat of Jammu and Kashmir. Irony is that he st... | |
| | | | Azad loyalists revolt against PCC chief, Revolt likely to hit membership drive | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: Bitter factionalism in State unit of Congress is likely to hit hard the party membership drive in Jammu and Kashmir as Azad loyalists have come openly against the newly appointed PCC president.
The rebels seem determined to oppose actions of the PCC president and the vice-president.
According to the sources, a secret meeting of these rebels was held at the residence of one of the senior leaders of this camp and close aide of Ghulam Nabi Azad for chalking out a strategy against the PCC chief. Former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand was also present in the meeting, which was attended by all the senior leaders of Azad camp, sources added.
During the ... | |
| | | | SP, DC Kulgam disregard NHRC's summons for 22 months | | Assault on KPs by land grabbers in Valley' | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: Setting a wrong precedent and disregarding the legal provisions, executive heads of Police and civil administration of kulgam districts have ignored the summons of the National Human Right Commission issued to them way back in 2013.
The NHRC summoned Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police Kulgam over assault on displaced Kashmiri Pandit family by land grabbers, in the month of July 2013, but after lapse of more than 22 months, the orders have not been compiled by the concerned officers.
The district administration was summoned under case number 235/9/o/2013, when NHRC issued summon to state government on July 1, 2013. Accordi... | |
| | | | Powerful minister bats for chairmanship of LC for his friend | | Mir, Madni likely to get senior positions in PDP | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: As People's Democratic Party patron and Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, refused to accommodate his defeated MLAs in the Legislative Council, party president Mehbooba Mufti is contemplating to shoulder the organisational responsibility to at least two former legislators.
Sources in the PDP said that after the name of Mohammad Sartaj Madni was dramatically withdrawn from the list of party nominations to the Upper House on Monday evening, Mehbooba is devising a damage control mechanism by way of accommodating two of the four party legislators in the organization. Rafi Ahmad Mir, ex-MLA Pahalgam, is tipped to get the post of senior vice president in t... | |
| | | | Incomplete ITI building in Bani reflects NC Govt's insensitivity | | 4 yrs on ITI runs in BDO building | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: The insensitivity of the previous government could be gauged from the fact that after lapse of more than four years, the Technical Education Department (TED) of Jammu has been failed to complete the structure of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) building, Bani in time bound which was framed by department in one year ago.
Besides, the TED started the construction of ITI building in April 5, 2002 and framed the date of completion of ITI building in year 2013-14 but due to the lackadaisical approach of the concerned department; the superintendent of ITI is forced to run classes of students in rented building of Block Development Office (BDO... | |
| | | | Vikramadatya, Ajat Shatru to become MLCs | | Upper House to get royal touch | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: For the first time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Legislative Council is likely to get two members from state's royal family. Vikramadatya Singh and Ajat Shatru Singh, sons of former Sadr-e-Riyasat and Member of Parliament Dr Karan Singh are all set to be MLCs.
Sources told Early Times that People Democratic Party nominated Yuvraj Vikramadiay Singh as Member of Legislative Council today whereas Bharatiya Janta Party has almost cleared the name of Ajat Shatru Singh to the Upper House.
"It will be for the first time in JK's political history that Legislative Council would have two brothers from royal Dogra family as... | |
| | | | Opinion makers in Kashmir snubbing Omar Abdullah for double approach | | Returning of NHPC Power Projects | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 7: NC working president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, and his parry colleagues had created chaos in the House a few days ago following the stand the BJP-led NDA Government took a day before in the Parliament that the NHPC power projects like 690 MWs Salal and 480 MWs Uri-1 could not be transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir Government. "See this news Sir, the Centre has refused to return power projects to J&K. But the Common Minimum Program of the PDP-BJP government states that modalities are being discussed for return of power projects. Governor N N Vohra also asser... | |
| | | | Govt proposes to upgrade Samba-Mansar road | | Submits proposal of Rs. 22.03 Cr to GoI, no project for 7 KM Chountra-Ramnagar road | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7:In an attempt to tap the tourism potential in Ramnagar constituency, Government has earmarked a project at the cost of Rs. 22.03 Cr for the up-gradation of Samba-Mansar road, a detailed project report (DPR) which has been sent to Government of India (GoI), approval of which is yet awaited.
It was disclosed by government in the Lower house of the legislature while replying a question of MLA Ramnagar Ranbhir Singh Pathania regarding the proposed action plan for improving the dilapidated condition of Samba to Mansar and Jammu to Surinsar roads causing inconvenience to the commuters there.
The tabled reply reads that the road from Samba to Ma... | |
| | | | Floods claim 300 lives in J&K | | 2,61,361 families affected, 12 dead bodies yet to be recovered | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: 300 persons including 217 from Jammu and 87 from Kashmir have died till date due to floods in the state Government today disclosed in the State Legislative Assembly.
The details were provided in reply to a question of MLA Reasi Ajay Nanda.
Replying another question of the MLA, government revealed that the state cabinet vide order number 137/13/2014 dated 20.10.2014 sanctioned allotment of 10 Marlas of land to flood affected families whose houses have been fully damaged and they have been rendered houseless/landless. However, with respect to Reasi constituency no such case has been received in Revenue department for allotment of land.
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| | | | Health hazrads: Liquor bottles, cigarette butts littered around in GMCH wards | | |  Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 7: Beyond boating claims of providing best patient care in the Government Medical College Hospital, the premier healthcare institute of the region, presents a sordid saga of poor administration and lack of accountability as bedsides poor general cleanliness, cigarette butts and empty liquor bottles have been found in the wards.
Pictures (ward number 2) of Cigarette butts and empty bottles and pouches of liquor littered around on the floor near... | |
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