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| Sanjhi Ram's daughter stops moving train | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: While the senior Bharatiya Janta Party leader and former minister Choudhary Lal Singh was marching ahead towards Hiranagar from Lakhanpur during his Dogra Swabhiman rally to press for the demand of conducting a CBI probe into Rasana case yesterday, the daughter of Sanjhi Ram, main accused in the infamous Rasana case, along with other women stopped a moving train at Londi Morh.
Raising slogans and demanding CBI inquiry in Rasana case, the daughter of Sanjhi Ra... | |
| | | | Mainstream camp busy appeasing separatists, Pro Pakistan groups | | This time, it goes too far! | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: Kashmir's mainstream camp in unison is out in open, striving hard to appease the separatists and pro- Pakistan leaders in Valley and could be found busy in eulogising their efforts and contributions.
As parts of Srinagar witnessed restrictions being put in place to thwart the separatist march that was called by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Yasin Malik to commemorate the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone, mainstream parties in Kashmir were seen issuing press statements to hail the slain Pro-Pakistan leaders in open.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee in its May 21 statement said it paid glowing tributes to... | |
| | | | DDB meeting: MLA Udhampur corners govt over regional discrimination, D N Bhagat also raises voice | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, May 21: Putting the coalition government in an embarrassing situation, the MLA Udhampur launched a blistering attack on the dispensation here today during the District Development Board (DDB) meeting.
MLA Pawan Gupta while cornering the state government on regional discrimination with Jammu region said that meager allotment of funds to Horticulture, Agriculture and other sectors in Jammu region as compared to those in Kashmir is testimony to the discriminatory attitude of the government.
"Director Horticulture Jammu gets Rs 50 crore while his counterpart in Srinagar gets Rs 472 crore, Jammu University gets Rs 40 crore while that of Kashmir get... | |
| | | | Bizarre! Kishtwar Police registers FIR against family that lost a female member due to medical negligence | | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, May 21: After massive protests against the death of a 48 year old Shakeela Begum wife of Mohammad Iqbal Butt resident of Sangrabata Kishtwar due to medical negligence, Kishtwar police late last night register an FIR against five protestors on the charges of blocking the road and unlawful assembly beside assault and hurling abuse on police personal on duty-thus preventing the police officers from performing their duties.
As per the details available with "Early Times" Kishtwar Police register FIR 125/2018 Dated 20-5-2018 U/S 341/353/504/506/147 RPC against Fareed Ahmed son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Javed Ahmed son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Suhail Ahmed Sheikh son o... | |
| | | | Sham resigns as PCC vice president as Cong turns into B Team of Hurriyat Conference in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: Resignation of Sham Lal Sharma from the post of the Senior Vice President of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) has exposed anti-Jammu mindset of the party leaders at the helm of the affairs. Sham Lal Sharma, who is known as voice of Jammu, is reportedly to force to quit as PCC Senior Vice President due to attitude of some senior party leaders including some central leaders, who wanted to convert party J&K unit as one of the off-shoots of Hurriyat Conference.
Credible sources said that voice of Sham Lal Sharma was reportedly stifled by some central and state leaders whose only concerned is to make this grand old party as Kashmir centric. Such leaders ar... | |
| | | | Shame! Separatists show no respect for Ramadan month | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: Despite Centre announcing Ramadan ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, separatists have not shown any regard for the holy month. They have been calling for shutdowns and protests in the Valley to ensure that they remain in the good books of their bosses.
Since the day holy month has commenced Kashmir witnessed stone- pelting incidents on Friday as the separatists had asked people to stage protests after the congregation prayers. On Saturday separatists called for shutdown and Lal Chowk chalo against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state. Then again on Monday they called for Eidgah chalo march.
During the past five days of the holy m... | |
| | | | Hanjura and not Bandh is Agri Minister, Afzal Bhat continues to be Commr Secy | | APD website displays wrong information about minister, officers in department | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 21: The Agriculture Production Department (APD) is following the footsteps of most of the government departments in Jammu & Kashmir since it has failed to update its official website over a long period of time.
This is despite the fact that the department has appointed a person in this regard. The official appointed for the same seems to be busy in other activities and as such the purpose of his appointment has not been met.
More than two weeks back a reshuffle was carried out in the state cabinet. By virtue of this exercise portfolios as well as departments with respect to many ministers were changed. However, the changes have not reache... | |
| | | | Cracks surface in JRL as separatists differ on hartals, Mirwaiz furious | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: The cracks in the so called Joint Resistance Leadership have yet again surfaced, in the latest over differences in issuance of hartal calls in Kashmir.
Sources said Hurriyat M Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who is an important leader of the JRL recently expressed his displeasure over Hurriyat G Chairman Syed Ali Geelani's way of doing things in the conglomerate. Sources said on behalf of the JRL, the Hurriyat G had issued a hartal call against prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state but had missed to give strike call for May 21, which coincides with the death anniversary of late Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq who was killed by militants in early... | |
| | | | India's response to Pakistan's use of terrorism | | Hydroelectric projects in J&K | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated two hydroelectric projects in Jammu & Kashmir much against the wishes of Pakistan, which considers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab waters its sole preserve. He inaugurated the 330-MW Kishanganga hydel station in Bandipore in Kashmir and laid the foundation of the 1,000-MW Pakul Dul project in Kishtwar in Jammu. It was obvious that the Prime Minister expressed his government's intent to follow through his decision to review water use within the ambit of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan.
But more than that, the inauguration of two hydroelectric projects, one each in Jammu province and Kashmir r... | |
| | | | SKIMS casual workers register mysterious increase | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 21, 2018: The number of casual workers working in Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar has mysteriously increased from 179 to 310.
Official documents available with Early Times reveal that the administrative authorities at primer hospital have linked Aadhar of 131 people fraudulently.
They reveal that those 131 people mostly from Pulwama district of South Kashmir have never worked in the hospital.
"Officials at SKIMS inserted the names of some blue-eyed people when Aadhar based skill profiling of Casual labourers was going on," Sources said.
The fraud surfaced a few months ago but no action was taken against... | |
| | | | Land owners allege discrimination in compensation | | Outer Srinagar villages suffer | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 21: As land acquisition for Semi Ring Road is being undertaken by respective collectors of several districts in Kashmir valley, compensation has been enhanced 4 times in Mir Gund village of Pattan constituency on the direction of local MLA Moulvi Imran who happens to be the senior Minister in the cabinet. Irony is that the neighbouring village of Mir Gund namely Check Razaq Khan and Ranbir Grah has no Godfather so the affected farmers are forced to sell land to Government at a meager rate of Rs 23 lakhs plus 15 %.
Reliable sources have told Early Times that valuation of land in Mir Gund village of Pattan has been enhanced 3 to 4 times. The land which is... | |
| | | | Sand mafia making fortunes through illegal mining | | Concerned Deptt in deep slumber | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 21: Notorious sand mafia has made illegal sand dikes across the river Jhelum in Sopore area of this north Kashmir district right under the nose of flood control department and the officers and officials of the concerned department have deliberately turned a blind eye to the illegality. According to sources, some political workers and influential businessmen have made some sand dikes in an open field near river Jhelum in between Dobgah-... | |
| | | | Neglected by successive Govts, Mansar lake struggles for survival | | Govt sits on Master plan for development of lake | |  Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: Mansar Lake, the historical religious tourism destination and one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Jammu region, is struggling to survive due to negligence of successive governments.
Sources told Early Times that despite having a religious significance and being among the best picnic spots of Jammu region, the Government never showed its keenness in the development of this lake.
Sources said that though the Master Plan for the d... | |
| | | | When would separatists break hypocritical silence over killers? | | Valley observes shutdown on death anniversaries of Farooq, Lone | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: As Kashmir observed shutdown on death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone on Monday, their killers are buried in a grave looked after by separatists.
Mirwaiz Farooq was killed on 21 May, 1990 while Abdul Gani Lone was killed on 21 May, 2002.
Separatists had called the march to Eidgah grounds in Old City Srinagar to commemorate the death anniversaries of late Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone, but surprisingly, Moulvi Farooq and his killer Abdullah Bangroo are buried in the same graveyard. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's father Moulvi Farooq was assassinated by Bangroo in 1990. But after Bangroo was killed, he was also buried in the same graveya... | |
| | | | Guv again restrains JU to take policy decisions till new VC assumes office | | 'Same Day List of Eligible Candidate for Various Posts Released' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: Apparently, showing thumb to Raj Bhawan's order not to go for policy matter, the adamant, caretaker Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu same day released list of eligible candidates for various posts.
According to sources, the Principal Secretary to Governor, Umang Narula on May 17 wrote a fresh letter to University authorities directing not to go for any policy matter, till new VC assumes loffice.
"In continuation to our earlier letters dated 28th February, 2018 and 12th April, 2018, It has been desired that the processes of recruitment, promotion and selection in the context of Teaching as well as Non-Teaching positions in the University shall not ... | |
| | | | Is Lal Singh forming a regional party? | | News Analysis | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: Choudhary Lal Singh, who, along with another BJP leader and minister in the PDP-BJP Government Chander Prakash Ganga, was forced to resign for sharing dais with Hindu Ekta Manch leaders at Hiranagar's Kootah, on Sunday organized Dogra Swabhiman Rally. It was a massive show of strength by any yardstick.
It was after 2008 that Jammu witnessed such a massive event. Started from Lakhanpur, gateway to J&K, the 35-kilo meter-long rally with just 500-odd people, the number of people joining the rally increased manifold with each passing moment. And at Londi Morh, Hiranagar, where the rally ended, the number of people taking part in what could be termed as a h... | |
| | | | Overstay syndrome affects Directorate of Command Area Development working | | Transfer policy violated | | | Early Times report
Jammu, May 21: It seems that overstay syndrome had struck the Directorate of Command Area Development Jammu as well as some of the employees in the department are overstayed for a couple of years which is violation of transfer policy. If sources are to be believed, there are couple of officials in the department who are overstaying in the office for couple of years in violation of transfer policy.
"There are so many employees in the department who have crossed so many years on the same chair", said sources adding that there are no rules for these influential officials of the department. Sources further said the officials are so influential that higher authorit... | |
| | | | Residents of Jammu's Arnia sector migrate as Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: Residents of the Arnia sector in Jammu have migrated to safer places after Pakistan continued to violate ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday.
The locals are arranging food for those affected by firing from other side of the border.
Meanwhile, students said their studies are affected as schools are closed since the past few days. Last night, Pakistan opened small-arms firing in Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier on May 18, Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in RS Pura and Arnia sectors, killing a total of five people including one Border Security Force (BSF) jawan and four civilians.
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