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Arrest him on sedition charges, demand nationalist forces | Pak flags in Geelani's rally at Tral | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Nearly 15 days after Geelani addressed an anti-India rally at Hyderpora in Srinagar and his supporters raised Pakistan flags to welcome him, the same feat was repeated at Tral in south Kashmir on Friday after Hurriyat hawk arrived there and addressed yet another rally and spew venom against India.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today allowed by the BJP-PDP government to visit Tral where he addressed a gathering after Friday prayers during which his supporters raised Pakistani flags, and pro-Pakistani slogans.
As soon as the news of Geelani's anti-India rally came to fore, the nationalist forces across India demanded his immediate arrest withou... | |
| | Blue eyed inspector was employed in 1995 without any formal appointment order | RTI exposes backdoor appointment in SRTC | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, May 1: A RTI has brought to fore a backdoor appointment which was made by the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) nearly 20-years ago without issuing a formal appointment order in appointees favour.
As per the details available with "Early Times", one Monty Kangotra of Vijaypur Samba had filed a RTI to seek the details pertaining to appointment of one Zahoor Ahmed Tantray, presently working as an Inspector in SRTC.
In reply to RTI filed by Kangotra, Manager (Administration) Mohammad Ashraf (PIO JKSRTC, Srinagar) stated that the appointment order copy of Inspector Zahoor Ahmed Tantray is not readily available. He added that the same shall be provided to him as s... | |
| | War against corruption: Govt transfers 260 babus in 60 days | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Srinagar, May 1: In a bid to check the menace of corruption in the state, the PDP-BJP coalition government has transferred around 260 bureaucrats since it assumed office two months ago.
The data available with Early Times reveals that after the new regime took over, the General Administrative Department (GAD) has issued 25 transfer orders of the officers who were accorded key posts during the previous regime.
The government had issued clear indications that for corruption free system, overhaul of the civil and police administration is on cards.
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during the first meet of his council of ministers passed directions to the GAD to prepare... | |
| | One sealed in Bandipora; teachers got salary for no work | Many govt schools exist on papers only | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 1: Bandipora district administration on Thursday sealed a government primary school where not a single student was present and the teachers (two sisters) were found doing their household work as the school was housed in their house.
On the directions of Education Minister Syed Naeem Akhtar Andrabi, the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora raided an illegally created at Bhuttoo Mohalla Bandipora. The school was sealed, as there were no students present. Fake enrolments had been shown in the documents. Both the teachers who had been appointed as Rehbar-e-Taleems (ReTs) many years ago and later regularized were suspended and departmental inquiry against the Z... | |
| | Com Secy asked to file status report or appear in person | Swine flu control: HC seeks details on implementation of recommendations | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 1: The J&K High Court has sought details from Director SKIMS about the steps taken by the institute’s governing body and government for implementing the recommendations of the Court Committee on swine flu measures in the state.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey directed the SKIMS Director Dr Showkat Zargar to file status report before the next date on week commencing May 25.
“The Court Committee shall prepare and file a comprehensive final report to enable the court to issue directions to the concerned authorities for implementation of the same,” the bench said.
In another di... | |
| | Kalakote anganwari centres lying “defunct”, black marketing of ration alleged | | |
AJAY SHARMA
KATRA, May 01
As all the anganwari centres of Kalakote in Rajouri were said to be lying defunct for the past nearly seven months, locals alleged that the ration meant for them was being sold in black market by the officials concerned.
There are 210 anganwari centre under ICDS, Kalakote. In all these centres, children below the age of five years are provided nutritious diet. Since all these centres were alleged to be lying defunct for past about seven months, locals have asked the authorities concerned to explain where the ration meant for them has been kept by them.
Their allegation that the ration was being sold in black is not baseless. A few days back, police had arrest... | |
| | ** Police open fire in air as protesters break vehicles of DSP, SHO | Tension grips Mendhar as alleged murder triggers violent protests | |
M S NAZKI
MENDHAR, May 01
Police resorted to firing in the air after tension gripped Dhargloon near here tonight following violent protests by people over the alleged murder of a man. They also stoned the police personnel and broke the officials vehicles of SDPO, Mendhar, and the SHO concerned.
Quoting family members, police sources said two youth forcibly entered the house of Mohammad Rafiq (54), son of Fakkar Din, at Dhargloon late last night and started misbehaving with his two young daughters.
The girls, however, fled finding an opportunity. Sources said when they returned home after an hour or so, the two youth had already left.
They then searched for their father but could not... | |
| | SKIMS Employees threaten indefinite Strike | Rescind suspensions | |
Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar , May 1
The Premier health institute of Kashmir, Sheri-Kashmir-institute-ofMedical Sciences (SKIMS) is likely to give tough times to commonmasses as the employees have decided to go on indefinite strike to protest what they called harassment at the hands of the authorities. They have been accusing the administration of putting under suspension non-gazetted employees without reason. According to the office bearers of ‘SKIMS Non Gazzetted employees Welfare Association, employees who are barred from registering protest publicly have finally decided to go on indefinite strike from the coming week after the Director SKIMS suspended two more empl... | |
| | Of approved 25015 solar lights JKEDA distributes 10324 `Remote areas ignored’ | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Depriving the inhabitants of remote areas of the state of their legitimate rights, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency distributed 10,324 Solar Home Lighting Systems out of 25,016 approved for 148 villages by the Center, ignoring the 14,692 approved households of the scheme benefit without assigning any reasons.
Moreover 3,382 SHLSs valuing Rs 3.68 crore were distributed in 24 unapproved villages/hamlets without obtaining the approval of the center government.
Sources told Early Times that Government of India had approved villages for distribution of SHLSs on the basis of project proposals submitted by the Jammu and Kashmir Ene... | |
| | Shiv Sena and its challenge to PM Narendra Modi | Start land acquisition from J&K | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 1: war of words and fight on ideological issues between the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena in New Delhi and Maharashtra has taken a new twist. The Shiv Sena, which is opposed to the BJP’s Land Acquisition Bill that has angered the farmers across the country and united the entire opposition against the BJP, has dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to start land acquisition from Jammu & Kashmir if it really meant business.
The Shiv Sena on Thursday said that BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre had made the bill a prestige issue and that while it can take away land from farmers elsewhere in the country ignoring their pleas, it cannot show the "same courage" in Jamm... | |
| | Blatant interference in India’s internal affairs | Settlements for KPs in Valley | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 1: It’s too much. Indeed, it’s blatant interference in the internal affairs of India and it just can’t be tolerated. Kashmiri Pandits, who were hounded out of their original habitat in early 1990 by Pakistani Kashmir-based agents and fanatics and believers in the two-nation theory, have natural right to return to their homes and live their as dignified Indians under the Indian Constitution. They want to lead a secure and safe life there and they have to take the final call. It is up to them to go back or not. No one can force them to go back and no one can force them to stay put in the refugee camps in Jammu and elsewhere in the country. They would surely go... | |
| | Nagpur is itself an ideology, Kashmiri lawmakers must visit: Kaul | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, May 1: Bahartiya Janta Party state general secretary Ashok Kaul Friday said that those lawmakers of the state who say capital of Jammu and Kashmir is in Nagpur, must visit the city for better understanding. Interacting with media on the sidelines of a function here in Dak Banglow Anantnag, BJP General secretary (Org) Ashok Kaul said, "Instead of criticizing, those lawmakers who are visiting Andra Pardesh for understanding the Panchayati system must also visit Nagpur city for better understanding as Nagpur is itself an ideology." He said that his party colleague and member of legislative assembly Ravinder Raina also requested Speaker during the recently concluded s... | |
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