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BJP again ditches J-K daughters, refugees from Pak Article 35-A 5/15/2018 12:14:49 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: Daughters of Jammu and Kashmir, refugees from Pakistan and members of the Jammu-based Valmiki Samaj were hoping that the BJP on Monday would oppose Article 35-A and they would finally all citizenship rights in the state which are available to the so-called permanent male subjects of the state, but the BJP today again dashed all their hopes to the ground, thus suggesting that it could go to any extent to save its coalition with the PDP. That the Jammu and Kashmir Government would oppose all the petitions against Article 35-A and it did happen. Representing the Jammu and Kashmir government of which the BJP is a part, advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said that "SC has already settled the issue by ruling that Article 370 of the Constitution has already attained permanent status". "In any event as the issue required interpretation of various constitutional provisions, let there be no interim order," Dwivedi appealed to the bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra. However, it was the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, hich hit daughters of Jammu and Kashmir, Hindu...   READ MORE

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Ex-Dir ISM issues illegal transfer orders, then wastes public money on caveats 5/15/2018 12:14:37 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: A former Director of J&K Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) reportedly wasted Rs 58,000 from the exchequer as charges for filing 29 caveats, most of which were against the transfer orders issued by him only. The documents available with Early Times clearly indicate that open loot has been facilitated allegedly by former Secretary (Technical) Health & Medical Education who is also holding additional charge of Director ISM. Dr Abdul Kabir Dar, the then Director ISM, had issued transfer orders in absolute violation of transfer policy, and later he filed caveats through Advocate General office in High Court at the cost of state exchequer. Two months ago, Dar ...   READ MORE   Discrimination is in the air Promises for Jammu, night landing at Srinagar airport 5/15/2018 12:14:30 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: In yet another display of ruthless discrimination with the Jammu region of the state, the government on Monday decided to make available the night landing facility at the Srinagar airport while didn't utter a word for such a facility for the airport in Jammu. On Monday, the government made the announcement amid much fanfare that the introduction of the night landing facility at the Srinagar airport would give a big push to the tourism sector in particular besides further improving the connectivity with other areas of the country and would also help in improving the economy of the State as well. The high level meeting held in this regard was informed tha...   READ MORE   Kathua becomes epicenter of Illegal sex determination test Clinics cater people from HP, Punjab 5/15/2018 12:14:14 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: Giving a damn to the law and mocking at various schemes in place for checking female infanticide, the ultrasound clinics owners in district Kathua have been making fortunes by brazenly conducting illegal sex determination tests. The ultrasound clinics have become so popular for conducting these tests that people from neighbouring Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are also heading towards these clinics. Sources informed Early Times that some of the ultra sound clinic owners with active connivance of some doctors have been conducting the sex-determination tests, which are banned. "Not only the sex-determination tests, even abortions are conducted by some doctors...   READ MORE   Rs 13 lakh spent on it, CD hospital's oxygen plant useless 5/15/2018 12:14:00 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: The oxygen plant at Chest and Diseases hospital Jammu is defunct even as more than Rs 13 lakh has been spent on it in the last two years. In the absence of an oxygen plant, the hospital has to bear the cost of 600 to 700 large oxygen cylinders which are supplied by private firms. Besides, 300 to 400 portable (small) cylinders are also purchased by the administration. "The old oxygen concentration plant of 446 LPM capacity had been shifted from GMC&H Jammu to CD hospital and the same was made operational on May 1, 2015 after its complete overhaul," sources told Early Times, quoting official records. Surprisingly, just after four months...   READ MORE   Three months on, Police fails to arrest prime accused 'Chotu' Kulgam Sex scandal 5/15/2018 12:13:52 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report ANANTNAG, May 14: Despite the passage of over three months now, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have miserably failed to arrest the prime accused in Kulgam sex scandal. Sources said that Kulgam police didn't make any serious efforts to arrest accused 'Chotu' and gave him enough time to move out of the state. "As of now it seems the accused has moved out of the state and has gone underground," they said, adding police gave enough time to all those-who are directly or indirectly involved in Kulgam sex scandal-for destroying the evidences. Accused Chotu, as per the statement of victim, has raped the victim multiple times at a hotel in Jammu where he used to wo...   READ MORE   In 3 yrs of PDP-BJP alliance, Veeri's portfolios changed 4 times 5/15/2018 12:13:36 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: Apart from revolt that took place due to at least two reshuffles and induction of new ministers from the PDP's quota, senior PDP leader Abdul Rehman Veeri was transferred four times in the last three years of the coalition regime. Veeri was sworn in as Minister for Horticulture, Haj and Auqaf in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led government on March 3, 2015. After death of Mufti Sayeed in January 2016, the array of transfers from one department to another begun for Veeri that continued till the last reshuffle took place in April this year. However, he was not dropped like his other comrades since March 2015 but has been assigned fifth department...   READ MORE   No probe into 'illegal' appointments of politicians' kin 5/15/2018 12:13:28 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 14: While a probe has been initiated into the selection of son of a senior PDP leader by the state's Khadi Village and Industries Board (KVIB), the government seems not interesting to hold enquiry into selection of various politicians relatives in various departments. The government has appointed Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department RK Goyal as Chairman of the committee to probe into selections in KVIB while Principal Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department Pawan Kotwal and Secretary to the Government, School Education Department Farooq Ahmad Shah were appointed as committee members. The gover...   READ MORE   Agri land turned into commercial, residential purposes in Valley LRA not implemented in letter and spirit 5/15/2018 12:12:58 AM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 14: Many tall buildings have come up on the either side of Srinagar-Tangmarg road, with the authorities tight-lipped on such illegal constructions. According to sources, many buildings and shopping complexes have come up in violation of building bylaws, but the authorities are not acting to stop such constructions due to unknown reasons. Right from Shalteng to Narbal and from Magam to Tangmarg, many new buildings were constructed on both the sides, with the result pedestrians and tourists are finding it hard to difficult to cross the areas. Sources said the illegal constructions have also come up along key highways, be it near Srina...   READ MORE   Another skeleton tumbles out of SFD Rajouri's cupboard 5/15/2018 12:12:41 AM A B Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, May 14: As another skeleton falls from cupboard of Social Forestry Department Sunderbani, there are strong reasons to believe that the people who run the department treat it as their personnel fiefdom. It has been discovered that the Social Forestry Department has encroached upon a closure, 2kilometers from Sunderbani at Thandapani under block number 47-48/D Thandapani. "After having encroached the campa closure, the departmental officials dug...   READ MORE   In Katra, fake taxi stand operates from no parking zone 5/15/2018 12:12:27 AM AB Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, May 14: In brazen violation of norms and putting the pilgrims visiting revered Mata Vaishnu Devi Shrine here to inconvenience, an allegedly fake taxi stand operates from the no parking zone at the main bus stand at Katra here. Officials said the main bus stand at Katra has a designed no-parking zone where no vehicles can be parked. The space has been left open to facilitate free movement of pilgrims, thousands of whom visit the revered town daily. B...   READ MORE   Rassana rape, murder case conspiracy to defame Jammu people:BJP leader Lal Singh 5/15/2018 12:11:45 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 14: Senior BJP leader Lal Singh said on Monday there was a "conspiracy" to defame the people of Jammu over the gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, and reiterated the demand for a CBI probe into the case. Singh, who resigned from the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers after courting controversy by attending a rally in support of the accused in the case, questioned the state government and "Kashmir-centric people" about their objecti...   READ MORE   5/14/2018 11:10:39 PM ...   READ MORE   Without paying anything PDA encroaches upon forest land at Sarbal-Pahalgam No Objection Certificate yet to be received by Authority 5/14/2018 11:10:37 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 14: At a time when tremendous stress is being laid on the maintenance of ecological balance a development authority has encroached upon forest land at the world famous health resort of Pahalgam in South Kashmir's Anantnag district. Early Times has learnt from sources that Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) has encroached upon a huge expanse of land for its own use. The PDA has encroached upon the land without getting the necessary No Object...   READ MORE   Army establishes upper hand, terrorists on run Kashmir scene 5/14/2018 11:10:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: The Army has gained upper hand in Kashmir. Terrorists are on the run. They are not finding place to hide. Elements in the establishment, who wanted the Army/security forces to go slow or scale down military operations and crack downs, have failed to hamper the military operations, as the Army is holding its ground firmly. They are getting the fullest possible support from the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Even on Sunday, she made a very bold statement. Rejecting the unilateral ceasefire proposal, she declared that the Army will eliminate all terrorists. Reports from New Delhi are clearly suggesting that the "career span of terrorists in Jammu and K...   READ MORE   New twist to Rassana case as Supreme Court agrees hear witnesses' plea alleging police harassment on May 16 5/14/2018 11:10:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: The heinous Rassana incident took a new turn when Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea of three witnesses who alleged that they are being harassed by the state police. Hearing will be held on May 16. Three youth, who are classmates of one of the accused in the incident, have alleged that cops have threatened them of dire consequences if they did not give statement as per directions of the police. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud agreed on Monday to hear on May 16 the plea of Sahil Sharma, Sachin and Neeraj, who are college friends of the juvenile accused in the case. According to their plea, they had al...   READ MORE   Police fudge victim's complaint to favor accused 5/14/2018 11:10:05 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 14: In a glaring example of muzzling of a justice delivery system, Kishtwar police allegedly replaced the original complaint to favor the accused. As per the details available with ET, the complainant Irshad Ahmed son of Abdul Rashid Zarger Resident of Tanggwari along with his family members approached the Senior Superintendent of Police Kishtwar alleging grant of undue favor to accused persons by registering the FIR under bailable offenses and putting the accused persons on liberty. Besides, the complainant also accused police of mounting pressure to compromise with the accused persons. The complainant Irshad Ahmed Zarger in his complain...   READ MORE   Many eye-brows raised after BJP cancels its press conference at eleventh hour 5/14/2018 11:09:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 14: Decision of state BJP to cancel its press conference has raised many eye-brows because party spokespersons were supposed to clear stand on some controversial issues. Credible sources said that BJP leadership had decided to conduct media interaction at Jammu to oppose some important decisions taken by the state government but at the eleventh hour the press conference was cancelled without giving any reason for the same. Credible sources said that BJP high command had earlier directed state unit to hold media interaction to clear party's stand on some decisions taken by the PDP on its own. It was only after directions of the high command that party's med...   READ MORE   Beaten in custody by police, Sunderbani man hospitalised 5/14/2018 11:09:51 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, May 14: The Sunderbani police allegedly beat up a poor man in custoday after which he admitted to a hospital. Chamel Singh, son of Babu Ram, of village Upper Kangri of Sunderbani, alleged that the police arrested him on the complaint lodged by some people over a land dispute. He alleged that the other party had a close relative in police who is deputed in police station Sunderbani. "The police picked me up from my house on May 12 morning and took m...   READ MORE   Digitalization of Revenue Records remains a distant dream in J&K 60 % digitalisation pending as deadline ends 5/14/2018 11:09:33 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, May 14: Despite incessant thrust of Union government to expedite completion of digitalisation of revenue records, the PDP-BJP coalition government seems least bothered to complete the process within stipulated time. Sources informed Early Times that under Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme (DILRMP), the nodal agency of Jammu and Kashmir Land Record Modernization Agency (JaKLaRMA) had started the digitalization of revenue records in financial year 2015-16 and announced that the project of digitalisation would be completed in three phase by March 2022. "In first phase or pilot phase the twin capital cities Jammu and Kashmir would be cov...   READ MORE   Threat claim by man against Hindu Ekta Manch leader false: Police 5/14/2018 11:07:12 PM Earliy Times Report Jammu, May 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Police today dismissed as untrue the claim by a man, who had provided his land for the burial of a minor girl brutally raped and killed in Kathua, that he was threatened by a Hindu Ekta Manch leader. Mohammad Rafiq, from the nomadic Gujjar community, had filed a police complaint alleging that he was threatened and abused by the Manch leader. "...it is hereby clarified that on May 12 based on a complaint, police station Hiranagar carried out preliminary verification into the allegations. It was found in verification that the contents of the complaint are not based on facts," a police spokesman said. Without naming any one, he said...   READ MORE

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