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| Anganwadi workers, helpers protest against termination | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 11: A protest demonstration of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers under the banner of J&K Trade Union Front against the anti-working class and Anti-Anganwadi Worker, helper termination order issued by State Mission Director ICDS.
Numbers of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers gathered in Press Club Jammu raised slogans against the ICDS authorities who have issued this illegal and unjustified termination order. They submitted memorandum to him. They demanded from the Chief M... | |
| | | | Inmates of Pahari Hostel Jammu stage protest against PAB | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 11: Inmates of Pahari Hostel Jammu staged protest demonstration against the Pahari Advisory Board (PAB) and alleged that the board has been become hub of corruption.
Inmates of the hostel gathered outside the press club led by Kashif Shah, Rahoof Khan, Rafaqat Bhatt under the supervision of Raqeeq Khan and raised voice against officials of PAB.
Addressing gathering Rafaqat Bhatt alleged that the Pahari Advisory Board (PAB) has become hub of corruption and there... | |
| | | | 23 killed, 35 injured as passenger bus plunges into gorge | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 11: Twenty three people were killed and 35 others sustained injuries on Monday when a passenger bus rolled down into deep gorge at Marothi in Udhampur district, some 100 km from main district headquarters. The critical injured were airlifted to Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu for specialized treatment.
Police sources said that at least 23 people were killed while 35 others injured in a tragic road accident in Udhampur district of Jammu region.
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| | | | To tackle local Sangh leadership, Prof Aima utilizing services of central RSS leaders | | VC has successfully created differences in "disciplined" RSS | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Realizing that his appointment has created "heart-burn" in BJP as well as Sangh Parivar leadership, newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Central University Jammu Prof Ashok Aima is all out to please RSS leaders, especially central leadership, to check those who are not happy with this appointment.
Prof Ashok Aima is deliberately trying to appease those RSS and BJP leaders, who do not have good terms with the incumbent RSS leadership of Jammu and Kashmir and central leadership of ABVP.
As reported earlier, Sanjay Kachroo, tainted former OSD of HRD Minister Smriti Irani, had played important role in the appointment of Prof Aima as Vice Chancellor of Centra... | |
| | | | 'AIIMS for J&K' says Union Health Minister, demands 200 acre land from State | | Centre non committal over AIIMS for Jammu | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Union Government has once again played truant to the issue of allocation of AIIMS to Jammu region of the state despite a fair case projected to it over scanty healthcare facilities in Jammu as compared to Kashmir.
Amid growing controversy and brewing anger among Jammuites over alleged shifting of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to Kashmir valley, the Union government has put the ball in the court of state government, asking the latter to identify 200 Acres of land, free of cost.
The new twist in the AIIMS' controversy came two days back, when in response to a question of Rajya Sabha Member Parliament Nazir Ahmed Laway, t... | |
| | | | Omar must learn from Mufti, go beyond tweets | | How many people in Beerwah have access to twitter? | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 10: Former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has urged the incumbent Chief Minister to shun the chopper and take a ride on the Srinagar-Anantnag highway to see its condition.
Well, the advice could be taken seriously had Omar also taken a ride on the bumpy highway to feel the pain of the people who travel on it daily. Moreover, it is the Omar led government that left the highway in that shape. The incumbent Chief Minister has other things to do besides setting the wrongs committed in Omar Abdullah's regime right.
During national Conference regime especially during Farooq Abdullah's times, the state had its own plane besides a few helicopters. Farooq's obses... | |
| | | | Where will tourists stay? Sanu ki! | | As tourism season begins in Valley, top mantris, babus occupy deluxe cottages at Chashma Shahi | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: The picturesque Chashma Shahi, which should ideally house tourists and generate handsome revenue for the government, is presently occupied by government functionaries.
The irony is that even ministers who are supposed to be available to the people to address their day-to-day problems are also camping in the plush Chashma Shahi cottages, completely inaccessible to the electorate.
This is primarily because Chashma Shahi is a place where the common man cannot have easy access to a minister or senior bureaucrats. It is a restricted area maintained by the Tourism Development Corporation.
During the Omar Abdullah government, many PDP l... | |
| | | | Against Jammu's mandate - I | | Resentment brewing against BJP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10: The state BJP contested the 2014 Assembly elections on the planks some of which were highlighted in its Vision Document and some not mentioned in it. The much-talked Vision Document was released to the press in the middle of November 2014. The truth is that during the intense election campaigning, the BJP candidates, who were ably backed by central leaders, sought the Jammu's mandate on certain specific issues, which were actually catalogued in the Vision Document. These were: (1) "Give 30% per cent representation to women in Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council"; (2) "Issue Dogra Certificate to the eligible youth"; (3) Ensure that the ST commun... | |
| | | | ASI turns immune to transfers | | Manages repeated postings at native town | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Early Times Report
R S Pura, May 10: Contradicting the transfer policy of the Police Department, an Assistant sub inspector, native of R S Pura has managed to remain under the jurisdiction of RS pura sub division for years.
According to the reliable sources, ASI of Police RS Pura, namely Raj Kumar has managed to stay on at the same police Post from past about 5 years.
Sources said that the said ASI has never been transferred outside R S Pura tehsil in last 15 year and he exhibits his arrogance in the area, he openly flaunts his political affiliation for his immunity to transfers.
Sources further said that while many officers including Incharge Police Post, and SHO... | |
| | | | Change of guard at Civil Secretariat makes no change in apathy towards State's sportsmen | | Meager cash awards for medal winners with held for years | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: The long pursued policy of apathy and neglect towards the sportsmen of the state has continued unabated and change of government has made no difference to the misfortune of the men and women who have toiled hard through the years to salvage pride for the state in national and international sporting arenas.
Close to four months since the last edition of prestigious National Games of India concluded at Kerela, fourteen sportspersons who won medals for the state, defeating not only their opponents but heavy odds within the system, have not been given their paltry due. More shamefully, even the medal winners of the previous edition of the Na... | |
| | | | 'Perform or perish' threat creates ripples in party camp | | After high command snub, BJP leaders in a fix | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: After being snubbed by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) top brass for its failure to connect with the people of Kashmir a few BJP leaders in Srinagar have started claiming that mass membership drive launched by it is getting a "tremendous response."
Sources told Early Times that Kashmir based BJP leaders are working overtime to project "tremendous response" theory as their biggest achievement. In this connection a few BJP leaders held a Mahasampark Abhiyan workshop here and bragged about their achievements. The party also nominated mandal incharges for various Srinagar areas.
The Kashmir based BJP leaders, according to the sources, have... | |
| | | | Will not succumb to political pressure during demolition drive along Jhelum banks: Mufti | | Vows to provide relief to flood affected people | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 10: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that the state government would not succumb to any political pressure while carrying out demolition drive along the banks of river Jhelum.
In an informal interaction with journalists over lunch here, Mufti said that demolishing the illegal structures along the water bodies has become important following the devastation caused by September 2014 flood. He said stern action under law would be taken against the violators so that flood like situation is not repeated.
"We have decided to demolish all the illegal structures along the water bodies and there is no going back on this issue.... | |
| | | | Bureaucrats rarely held accountable for wrong deeds, easily escape punishments | | Use their influence to derail investigations against them | | | Bharat Bhushan
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10: Bureaucrats in J&K have rarely been held accountable for their wrong deeds and it is extremely difficult to challenge them. Many of them indulge in corrupt practices and then go scot free. Their political bosses shield them because they too get wrong things done through them. This is the reason that some of the retired bureaucrats in J&K have been preferred to veteran party functionaries and made MLCs by their political bosses.
After their mass exodus from the valley in 1989-1990, Kashmiri Hindus took refuge in several temples and under-construction government buildings here. 'Chandies' (ration cards) were then issued to them by the go... | |
| | | | Tackle Pak before it's too late | | India view J&K as core issue too | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10 : Pakistan has yet again provoked the Indian nation. It has admitted that that there is no prospect of immediate resumption of India-Pakistan talks and, at the same time, made a nasty statement that Kashmir is the core issue and other issues including terror were sub-set of the bigger issue. "Pakistan viewed Jammu and Kashmir as the core issue. All the other issues, including terror, were a sub-set of the bigger and central Jammu and Kashmir issue," Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has told TV channel in an interview. "I have since August been meeting Hurriyat leaders and Indian government has not objected," he has also said and it must al... | |
| | | | Jammu threatened by vehicular population explosion | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10 : An unprecedented explosion in vehicular population in Jammu District is posing a serious threat to over 16 lac people in multiple terms as government is facing a complete policy paralysis to control unchecked increase in vehicular population.
There is approximately 227% increase in number of registered vehicles in Jammu District alone, while other nine Districts of Jammu province also witnessed 220% increase in number of registered vehicles in last five
years as the total number of vehicles in these District increased from 55314 by end March 2010 to 121566 by ending March 2015.
With the huge increase in number of registered veh... | |
| | | | KPs threaten migration over Govt apathy | | Protest at Vessu Qazigund | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 10 : Threatening mass migration, scores of Kashmiri Pandits who returned back five years ago despite odds, Sunday held strong protest demonstrations against PDP-BJP government here at Veesu Qazigund.
Protesters accused government of turning a blind eye towards their problems and said that government apathy is forcing them to migrate to other parts of the country for the second time.
"The government has left us at the mercy of God. Before five years when we returned back we were promised adequate facilities but so for government did nothing for our welfare," they told Early Times. They said that after five years of stay successive gove... | |
| | | | Will Revenue deptt explain its bizare move ? | | 101 kanals of private land acquired for Rs 2.95 cr, state land ignored | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10 : In a strange move that has cost the exchequer Rs 2.95 crore, the Revenue department has acquired nearly 101 kanals of private land despite availability of adequate state land.
Sources told Early Times that the Revenue department had, at least in nine cases belonging to four districts, made available six indenting departments with private lands without specific requirements put forth by the latter and without location and type of land demanded in their indents.
The land records in the four districts of Budgam, Jammu, Kathua and Udhampur, showed that the District Collectors had acquired 101 kanals and 10 marlas private land costing Rs 2.95... | |
| | | | Sand extraction goes unabated; mafia, officials nexus suspected | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 10 : Despite a ban on extraction of sand and boulders from streams across the state, the illegal practice is going unabated at various places across.
Early Times has learnt that there is a nexus between sand dealers and different government agencies.
Every day, hundreds of tractors, trucks and mules can be seen stripping the river beds of the mineral wealth from unauctioned sites, close to several important bridges.
Following incessant rains in last month, heavy extraction of sand and boulders is going on in streams, a few of which are famous for trout fish.
Sources said the Mawar stream is worst hit by extraction. The scene is no di... | |
| | | | Kathua : 8 yrs on, check dams on Wajoo nallah await completion | | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10 : The department of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) had started construction of check dams on Wajoo nallah near Khokhayal village in Kathua in 2007, but eight years the construction is far from completion.
A source informed Early Times that the construction of check dams on the Wajoo nallah was started by the I&FC department in financial year 2007-08 and had decided the date of completion would be 2009- 10 and the project was estimated to cost Rs 25.85 crore. After nearly eight years, only 50 percent work has been completed. The source said the department concerned had claimed that after three years, all un-irrigated land under the ju... | |
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