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| Difficult days ahead for BJP | | Different Jammu | | | Early Times Report
jammu, May 20: Things in Jammu region have changed and changed dramatically and on expected lines. Many developments have unfolded in Jammu after March 1, 2015, when the BJP for the first time became part of the state's power structure. The BJP could have made an optimum use of the opportunity it got because of the Jammu's massive support to it, but it squandered the opportunity in a most shameful manner. In fact, it started its inning even before it had lost the game in the state for all the times to come.
The case in point is the agenda of alliance it approved. The agenda contained everything that could unsettle the settled in the state, mar the interests of the minorities, injure the interests of all types of refugees and promote the Pakistani interests in the state and give legitimacy to the politics of secessionism and sectarianism in Kashmir. The BJP approved the agenda around February 25 and indicated what it was up to. The agenda of alliance was a negation of what Shyama Prasad Mookerjee stood for and fought for and for which he sacrificed his precious l... | |
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| 6th standard kid gives Lal right, left and centre | | | | Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
kathua, May 20: A 6th standard student has shaken the administration with his remark. "A miserable person can only yell on a person who has been representing the Basohli constituency for 25 years. He ignores the sufferings of the people and makes them dream of development."
The kid, Jatinder Singh apparently referring to Chowdhary Lal Singh caused a stir by projecting a horrifying picture of the constituency.
The village Kainta falls under Panchayat Basantpur, Assembly constituency Basohli, district Kathua where people are fed up of Ch. Lal Singh's inaction during his three terms as MLA and two terms as MP. The people this time voted for him due to Modi ... | |
| | | | Despite Kashmir having natural lakes, Gulmarg got artificial lake | | | |
Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 20: The ruling coalition could be having reservations to complete construction of the much-needed artificial lake in Jammu, but a decade ago the then Peoples Democratic Party-Congress alliance braved all criticism to ensure construction of artificial lake in Gulmarg in time.
Though Kashmir has numerous natural lakes and thus there was little or no need of any artificial one, the then government led by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed got artificial lake constructed at the ski resort of Gulmarg.
The construction of this artificial lake, which started after the PDP-Congress alliance came to power in 2002, wasn't any cakewalk for the coalition as it w... | |
| | | | 19 month on, JKPSC fails to fill up 33 posts of AE Mech in R&B | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
jammu, May 20: Exposing tall claims of fast track recruitment by successive government, the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has failed to fill up the vacant posts of Assistant Engineers Mechanical in Roads and Building Department referred to JKPSC, the advertisement of which was published in various dailies of the state in the year 2013.
As per the details available with "Early Times", Public Works (R&B) Department vide their communication No. PW(R&B)/HRM/36/2013 dated 04-09-2013 referred 33 posts of Assistant Engineer (Mechanical) to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) for selection of eligible/suitable candidates agains... | |
| | | | Sr cops' "princely" lifestyles cost state exchequer | | Many continue to illegally have orderlies, official vehicles even after their retirement | | | Bharat Bhushan
ET Report
JAMMU, May 20: Even after their retirement, senior J&K cops continue to enjoy princely lifestyles at the cost of the state exchequer. Some of them have unlawfully retained four to five orderlies, who cook food for them, serve as drivers for their children and wives, clean their houses, polish shoes, bring daily use items from the market and do other menial jobs.
If the average income of an orderly is taken as Rs 15,000, the total income of five orderlies is Rs 75,000. With the pension of a few thousand rupees, a retired police officer cannot afford to waste Rs 75,000 on servants but he has been spending this "whopping" amount of money without any regret. Courtesy... | |
| | | | Kavinder doesn't know what he is doing | | Speaker a non-political office | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, May 20: Speaker is a non-political constitutional office. He/she does contest election on a party ticket, but the moment he/she is elected to this important constitutional position, he/she ceases to be a political person or a party's man/woman, as his/her role is to conduct the business in the Assembly/Lok Sabha taking all the political parties on board. The Speaker has to be impartial and the Speaker is constitutionally bound to not indulge in any political activity.
But Jammu & Kashmir is a different type of state. Here the Speaker invariably indulges in political activities and behaves like a rank party man. Akbar Lone, who had won the election in 2008 on th... | |
| | | | Mir enters into truce with third front, assures inclusion of dissidents in PCC | | | | ET Report
jammu, May 20: In bid to pacify the voices of dissidence in the State unit of Congress, the PCC president G A Mir has entered into a temporary truce with the third front, which had raised a banner of revolt in protest against alleged sidelining of the senior leaders in the organization. According to the sources, Mir has agreed to accommodate the third front leaders suitably in the Pradesh Congress Committee and District bodies after July 18 and in reciprocation, the dissidents have also assured to support the president for the time being. The verbal agreement was reached out after a marathon meeting between the PCC president and dissident leaders at Hotel Jhelum Resorts on ... | |
| | | | Latest 'slang' going viral in BJP : If you Are 'Singh'….You Are 'King' | | In lighter vein........ | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, May 20: It may sound like a flimsy jargon but that is what is in circulation as a favourite gossip within state unit of BJP these days. 'If you have Singh as suffixed as second name or have Singh as one of your closest associates in party ranks, you are certainly the king now a days……'. The chatter around these lines has ripened lately , the rhyme of which gossipers are giving albeit giving on some ground, no matter it may be just a matter of coincidence for certain developments.
There is an interesting background that explains this piece:
BJP in its early days , after gaining some edge in Jammu used to be associated with a particular business community, given... | |
| | | | 12 yrs on, Janbaaz JKP Inspectors promoted as DySps await regularization | | Some have retired, few have passed away, Home Deptt unmoved | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
jammu, May 20: Resentment is brewing within the Jammu and Kashmir Police as 500 inspectors who were promoted as DySPs from 2003 onwards are still struggling to get regularized. Home Department's debility to get them regularized has added to their miseries. However, expecting nothing from the Police Headquarters (PHQ), the aggrieved knocked the door of the court to get their due share.
Around 500 inspectors were promoted to the rank of DySPs in Police Department since 2003 upto end of 2014 in their own pay and grade against clear vacancies. While according promotion, it was clearly mentioned in the promotion orders that they would be confirmed within six mo... | |
| | | | Undue benefits given to suppliers, works allotted to ineligible contractors | | JKEDA causes loss of Rs 117.81 lakhs to state exchequer | | | Peerzada Ummer
ET Report
SRINAGAR, May 20: Embezzlement of funds worth crores of rupees has surfaced in Science and Technology Department with the reports suggesting that undue benefits were extended to the suppliers and projects were allotted to ineligible contractors.
The documents in possession of Early Times reveal that the contract for making solar home lighting system and solar lanterns was given to a private firm by Science and Technology Department Jammu and Kashmir at the cost of Rs. 11.24 crore on October 23, 2009. Reports informed that the rules envisaged by the agency reveal that the cheques valuing above Rs. 10 thousand upto one crore are to be signed jointly by the Account... | |
| | | | BJP top brass miffed over party ministers maintaining silence | | Passport for Geelani | | | GOI may take tough stand, likely to reject Hurriyat hawks plea for travel documents
Early Times Report
srinagar, May 20: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in JK are heading towards one more showdown over Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani seeking passport to visit Saudia Arabia to see his ailing daughter.
The PDP president Mehbooba Mufti wants a passport issued to Geelani but the BJP is opposing the demand of the veteran separatist leader. Besides Mehbooba, senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hamid Karra has also come out in support of a passport to Geelani.
Sources told Early Times on Wednesday that PDP is trying its best to exert pr... | |
| | | | Charles Sobhraj' dupes dozens in north Kashmir | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 20: A person introducing himself as a field officer in the Handicrafts department has duped dozens of people in north Kashmir by promising government job.
Reports said the man had introduced himself as Parvaiz Qureshi from the Handicrafts department and had claimed that he was assigned to train girls from rural areas of the region. He had told the guillible girls that 10th pass girls would be paid an honorarium of Rs 1000, 12th pass Rs 1500 and Rs 2000 for graduates.
Muneera Bano, daughter of Wazir Mohammad, of Raben, Sopore said the man looked around 50-year-old, spotted a beard and often quoted religion while speaking.
"Due to unem... | |
| | | | Declare Saddar court Srinagar as ancient monument: HC | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 20: The state High Court on Wednesday ordered the 'competent authority' to declare within three months the Saddar court complex in Srinagar as ancient monument. A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur also directed government to take steps for preserving the complex.
The directions by the bench followed perusal of the comments by the Registrar General who submitted that the complex was required to be protected and preserved in terms of Section 2(1) and 3 of the J&K Ancient Monuments Preservation Act 1997 for future generation. The comments were sought by the government and as observed... | |
| | | | Commissioner Secretary H&UDD gives damn to CM's directions | | Orders abolishing of Gulmarg, Pahalgam municipal committees | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 20: In a typical case of bureaucratic 'hegemony' an IAS officer has virtually bye-passed the directions of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed by issuing an 'arbitrary' order according to which independent character of two local bodies in Kashmir is all set to go.
Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Bipul Pathak issued an order under two separate SROs by virtue of which it has been ordered that Municipal Committees of Pahalgam and Gulmarg would be abolished. Interestingly, both these committees were established during the Dogra rule dating back to more than seven decades.
"SRO 149:- In exercise of the ... | |
| | | | BJP's media in-charge for Kashmir almost gets killed by security guard of party's distt president | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 20: Media in-charge of the Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) was almost killed by a police man who is posted with the party's Budgam district President, Dr. Ali Mohammad Mir. Interestingly, Mir remained a mute spectator during the whole episode while watching all the developments.
Eye-witnesses told Early Times that the incident happened during the meeting of the party leaders and workers at a local hotel here in the Sonwar area. The trigger happy cop threatened Altaf of dire consequences in case he did not stop his criticism over the issue.
"A meeting of the BJP leaders and workers was scheduled for today and the venue for... | |
| | | | Horticulture department fails to sanction promised funds to gullible farmer | | For want of water, lemon orchard in Hiranagar likely to wither soon | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: Contrary to tall claims of Horticulture department of taking necessary steps to increase horticulture produce in state, an orchard of citrus fruit in Hirnagar is dying slow death, due to want of water.
Nearly 250 plants are turning pale, as mercury is rising but Horticulture department, has failed to provide promised help under a government scheme, under which the farmer had invested his labour force and hard earned money.
A farmer of village-Ghara of Tehsil, Hiranagar Kathua had developed an orchard of around 250 citrus plants (Lemon plants) by spending nearly Rs. 25,000 on plants and labour while Rs. 35,000, he spent on developing a ... | |
| | | | Baramulla Social Welfare Scams: Minister seeks report within two days | | ET Impact | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 20: Acting tough on the reports of huge bungling in implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in Social Welfare Department of Baramullah, Minister of state (MoS) for Social Welfare has directed officials concerned to inquire into the matter and submit the report within two days.
After Early Times in last two days exposed massive scams in centrally sponsored Schemes' in Social Welfare Department of North Kashmir's Baramulla District, MOS for Social welfare, Asiya Naqash who had yesterday assured strict Action against all those p involved in loot today stressed upon concerned officials to probe the matter within two days and punish th... | |
| | | | Court orders stay on transfer of Masters Association Kishtwar President | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: In a much publicized case of transfer of President Masters and Teachers Association Kishtwar, the single bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court headed by Justice B S Walia order stay on his transfer on Medical grounds and fixed May 25th , 2015 to the respondents to submitted the objections in the case. As per the details available with "Early Times", after going through the petition filed by the petition Mehboob Qazi through his counsel wherein the petitioner stated that he is suffering from "Bronchial Asthma" and is on regular Medication and as per the certificate issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Kishtwar on behalf of the Medical B... | |
| | | | Patient care in Rajouri health units severely hit by dearth of doctors | | 108 out of 142 specialist posts vacant, ISM doctors not paid for three months | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: Community Health Centers, Public Health Centers and other health establishments in district Rajouri have been facing acute dearth of doctors for the last many months.
In absence of the specialist doctors, Indian System of Medicines (ISM) doctors have been running the show but they too re without salaries for the last more than three months.
Sources informed Early Times that against 142 posts of specialist doctors across district Rajouri, only 34 were in place and remaining 108 have been lying vacant, confronting people with untold miseries, who have no other option except moving to Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu (GMC) for... | |
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