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Are Bar Association, CC aware of conspiracies? Another attempt by Kashmiris to divert attention of Jammu from AIIMS 5/26/2015 12:05:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 25: The vested interests in Kashmir have ganged up to scuttle the ongoing movement for establishment of the proposed AIIMS in Jammu. The Coordination Committee (CC) comprising 70-odd non-political organizations under the leadership of president Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar association (JKHCBA), Jammu, Abhinav Sharma, is spearheading the movement. The CC has given a bandh call and urged the people of Jammu province to observe a complete bandh on May 27, when Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visits Jammu to address a rally and highlight achievements of the Narendra Modi government. This would be the second bandh against what is being described by the people of Jammu as "anti-BJP". Jammu observed first bandh against the BJP on April 24, which was a massive affair. The vested interests in Kashmir have joined hands to unleash a misinformation campaign and put forth certain demands with a view to making people of Jammu province forget the AIIMS and focus on other issues. They had adopted a similar policy on May 15, when it was declared in Jammu th...   READ MORE

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Ram Madhav hoodwinking, misleading Jammu, nation Beware of half-baked ideologues 5/26/2015 12:02:53 PM Early times Report JAMMU, May 25: "Politics sometimes presents us with difficult choices - difficult, but choice too. A pragmatic politician should look at the choices also, which we did in J&K. Contrary to propaganda in some sections, we didn't compromise even an inch on national or state interest, while exploring options to serve the people of the state for which an overwhelming mandate was given to us. 'Compromise is to politics what devotion is to friendship,' said John Morley in his book, On Compromise. But we proved in J&K that not compromise, but conviction is what drives our politics". Who said it and where? BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, who on behalf of Prime M...   READ MORE   Perverted BJP says don't blow the issue out of proportion 'Mirwaiz is not a separatist': PDP's Bhat 5/26/2015 12:01:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 25: PDP general secretary and former MLA Nizam-ud-Din Bhat doesn't consider pro-Pakistan separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a separatist. "Mirwaiz is not a separatist. Mirwaiz belongs to the civil society to which he belongs. Mirwaiz is compassionate and an important member of the Kashmiri civil society. Go and meet Mirwaiz for the solution to your problems. He didn't commit any mistake by asking ten foreign wives of the Kashmiri terrorists, who returned to Kashmir after getting arms training against India under the rehabilitation policy of the state government to meet Mirwaiz for the redressal of their hardships," Nizam-ud-Din today told Times Now. Nizam-u...   READ MORE   Breaking News: Omar admits he was a "weak Chief Minister" 'Shinde hanged Guru without bothering whether I like it or not" 5/26/2015 12:00:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: Finally, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has acknowledged that he was a "weak Chief Minister" and had no say in the erstwhile Congress led UPA government at the Centre. Omar's recent assertion that he was not taken in loop before the former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde signed the death warrant of the Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru has opened a Pandora's box. Omar revealed on Sunday that he was out for a dinner with his sister at a Delhi restaurant, when he received a call from the then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde informing him that he had signed the papers for Guru to be hanged early next morning and...   READ MORE   Omar knew all about guru's execution: Congress exposes former CM 5/26/2015 11:59:30 AM Srinagar, May 25: Congress has nailed the blatant lie the former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that Afzal Guru, the terrorists convicted by the Supreme Court for attack on Parliament, was hanged because of the political reasons. The Congress has said he was hanged not only because he (Guru) had exhausted all the legal options but Omar Abdullah, being the CM had never made a mention to political reasons he is referring to now. Omar Abdullah had on the day Afzal Guru was hanged said that the government didn't have role in his hanging as the state government didn't have jurisdiction on the matter. The former Chief Minister, sources said, was informed much ahead of his hanging and he ha...   READ MORE   7000 applicants don't get admit cards for CET-2015 BOPEE again plays with career of students Bashir Assad 5/26/2015 11:58:38 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 25: Nearly 7000 candidates who had filled the online forms for Common Entrance Test (CET) would not be able to sit in the examinations slated for May 30, thanks to Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE). About 30,000 students had filled the application forms; however, around 7000 students have not been able to download the admit cards. The desperate candidates have been moving from pillar to post but to no avail. The authorities in BOPEE express their helplessness, saying that the applicants were supposed to submit the hard copies of the forms in BOPEE offices after filling the online forms and depositing the prescribed fee. The applicant...   READ MORE   "Demoralized" BJP leadership hesitating to organize Rajnath's public meeting in Jammu 5/26/2015 11:57:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 25: The fear-stricken BJP is undecided over organizing a "massive public rally" of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who is visiting Jammu in connection with the nationwide celebrations on May 27 to mark one year of Narendra Modi Government at the Centre. BJP had announced to organise an "historic" rally of Rajnath Singh on May 27 at Jammu but after Coordination Committee on AIIMS called for shut-down on same day the BJP has been landed in a difficult situation. The out-spoken party and self pro-claimed pro-Jammu party leadership of BJP has been stunned because more and more organisations are coming forward to support Jammu Bandh call given by the Coord...   READ MORE   Notorious criminal, history sheeter poses as Journalist to intimidate, blackmail Govt officers Complaints lodged with DC, IGP, Press Club Jammu Abodh Sharma 5/26/2015 11:56:45 AM Jammu, May 25: A self styled Editor of a fictitious news agency who is a known history sheeter and notorious land grabber of Jammu has started a slander campaign on social media against some upright police officer who have taken up a mission against such criminal elements. Dalbir Singh Chib, who writes a prefix 'engineer' before his name and projects himself as Editor in chief of 'Sach News' which is neither a registered publication, not a portal; is actually a notorious criminal and a land grabber who has long list of FIRs registered against him and his family in several police stations of Jammu for criminal cases including stabbing, extortion and land grabbing. Dalbir Chib, @Jagga, S/O...   READ MORE   In sweltering heat, RTIC fails to supply irrigation water to farmers Against 1,000 cusecs capacity, only 50 pc water being lifted from Ravi, Tawi canals 5/26/2015 12:21:39 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : The Ravi Tawi Irrigation Complex (RTIC) of Irrigation Department, Jammu, has set up three water lifting stations -- two at Ravi river and one at Tawi -- to meet the irrigation facilities of Kandi areas of Jammu region but due to old pumping machinery and frequent curtailment of power, the lift stations have lifted 50 per cent irrigation water only as a result of which most of the kandi farmers have been deprived of irrigation facilities in peak summer season. The potential of the lift stations was 1,000 cusecs of water when they were established. Of these 1,000 cusecs of water, 5oo cusecs is lifted by Basantpur lifting station, 200 by La...   READ MORE   ISM dispensaries face dearth of doctors, pharmacists at Kishtwar 22 health institutions have 20 employees 5/26/2015 12:21:24 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : At one hand numerous Ayurvedic doctors, (Indian System of Medicines) are running from pillar to post to get government jobs, on the other, several posts of doctors are lying vacant in various ISM dispensaries. In Kishtwar district, 22 ISM dispensaries have nine Medical Officers and 11 paramedical staff. If one dispensary gets one employee, two dispensaries remain with staff. According to norms, each ISM dispensary needs to have a doctor and a pharmacist. So, in the 22 Kishtwar dispensaries, there should be 22 doctors and 22 pharmacists. According to sources, out of 22 sanctioned posts of ISM doctors in Kisthwar, 13 are lying vacant...   READ MORE   Gun makers' peaceful protest fails To meet Labour Commissioner to press demands 5/26/2015 12:21:04 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: The agitation of the of the gun factory workers has completed second week without results as indifferent factory owners seem in no mood to resolve the issue. The workers have been pressing for proper and timely wages. Sources told Early Times that the contract system has been a curse rather than a blessing for the workers. "The present situation has evolved due to the selfishness of the employers. Actually each employer is allowed to manufacture a specific number of guns in a year by the government but they force the workers violate the government guidelines and manufacture increased number of guns.," they said further alleging that owners...   READ MORE   You can't hoodwink us further, Jammuites tell BJP 'Jammu bandh on May 27 shall be historical' 5/26/2015 12:20:53 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: BJP national spokesman Samvit Patra's statements on the party's alliance with PDP and its stand on Article 370 has not gone down well with the Jammuites who have asked the party to refrain from further hoodwinking them. Patra, who was in Jammu on Sunday, told reporters that the BJP had no option but to go with the ideologically opposite PDP for government formation as the mandate given to the party had to be respected. Regarding repealing of Article 370 in the state, Patra said it is BJP's core ideology but it cannot see the light of the day until the party gets two-third majority in the Parliament. "As soon as we will get the two-third majority in t...   READ MORE   JDA allots works without tender since 2012 Repairing, replacing worn out lift parts 5/26/2015 12:20:40 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : Putting norms to winds, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has allotted works to the tune of Rs 3.9lakh without inviting tenders. Amazingly! The process of allotting works without inviting tender goes unchecked since 2012. The Secretary JDA admitted in writing in response to a RTI query filed by the advocate Kovid Khosla who sought details of the lifts working at present in different JDA buildings, offices, shopping complexes situated at Bahu Plaza Jammu and Panama Chowk with details of the yearly amount spent on repairs, services ,replacement of the worn out part of such lifts. The RTI applicant also sought details of the w...   READ MORE   'Favourtism in SMVDU at the cost of Holy exchequer' VC attempts to re-employ ineligible professor 5/26/2015 12:17:33 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : Already in the spotlight for wrong reasons, the Vice-Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) Katra has been allegedly trying to re-employ a professor who happens to be one of his close associates. Sources said the VC Prof S K Jain was trying his best to give undue benefit to Dr V Verma (ex-professor at School of Bio-Technology) who was re-employed on June 1, 2013 in violation of the UGC guidelines. Prof Jain's two-year ago contract ends next week. "Dr Verma has been receiving a monthly salary of Rs 1 lakh for the last two years. Besides, Prof Jain while fixing the huge package for Dr Verma ignored that the latter has been...   READ MORE   Is Lal Singh competent as Minister to impose fine on erring staff …? 'Powers to enforce fine delegated only to DMs, Judges ….' 5/26/2015 12:16:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : In a bid to enforce discipline among the rank and file of Health Department, Minister for Health and Medical Education Lal Singh has been following a pro active line of frequent and surprise visits to institutions across the state. In the process, over the last two months the Minister as a measure of deterrence has imposed fine of various amounts on what he found and felt were aberrations in terms of dereliction of duties. The moot question that has begun to be discussed even within the coalition government is that no matter Lal Singh is the highest authority in his department but is he competent authority to impose or collect fine from the erring staf...   READ MORE   'Blue eyed' Urdu Coordination employees transferred against Law officers' posts 'Unlawful 'postings in Law Department 5/26/2015 12:15:14 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : Some blue eyed employees of Urdu Coordination section of Jammu and Kashmir Law department have reportedly been transferred against the posts of Law officers in civil secretariat, evoking resentment against cadre officers. Sources informed Early Times that Jammu and Kashmir Law department has three types of service cadre employees, including Law Officer Service, Legal Service and Urdu Coordination. The office of Urdu coordination office is outside the Civil Secretariat while the Law officer and Legal service employees remain in civil secretariat Law section. "Few days back, an order was issued by Law department, according to which three A...   READ MORE   Gunmen open fire at BSNL outlet One killed, two critically injured 5/26/2015 12:14:42 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 25: One person died while two others were injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at a BSNL outlet in Apple rich town of Sopore in Baramulla district on Monday. The attack came less than 48 hours when militants had lobbed two grenades towards Airtel Mobile communication tower in Kralteng area of Sopore on May 24. Sources told Early Times that, "the militants started indiscriminate firing on Iqra telecommunication located in Iqbal Marke...   READ MORE   Doda Police solve blind murder case Love and Crime! 5/26/2015 12:13:28 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: Doda police today claimed that it solved a blind murder case of a lady and arrested the accused person who killed her. As per the details available with "Early Times", on 23-04-2015, Doda police reliably learnt that one unidentified female body was lying at the bank of river Chenab near Prem Nagar (Mahalla area) in a suspicious circumstances, police team from police station Doda immediately rushed to the spot and took custody of the bod...   READ MORE   Protecting Dal Lake: HC orders release of vehicles against Rs 15000 5/26/2015 12:11:55 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 25: The J&K high court has ordered owners, seeking release of their vehicles caught by police for carrying construction material inside Dal Lake, to deposit Rs 15000 besides file an undertaking before Registrar Judicial. Disposing of a number applications, a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and D S Thakur told the applicants that their vehicles were involved for the first time in carrying building material in violation of the prohibitory orders. That they would not use the vehicle to carry any building construction material in violation of the court order in future and that the vehicle to be released was not fac...   READ MORE   Docs support suspended registrar, seeks GMC principal's scalp 5/26/2015 12:11:34 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: Terming the suspension of Dr Sushil Pandita as unjustified and illegal doctors on Monday demanded Dr Pandita, who was suspended on the charges of negligence last week by the hospital administration, be reinstated forthwith. Resident Doctors Association GMC Jammu and Associated Hospitals along with Medical Teachers Association GMC Jammu and Paramedical Staff Union suspended routine ward work, OPDs and Operation Theatres against the "unethical and illegal" suspension of the doctor. President RDA Dr Neeraj Sharma warned that they would not resume the routine work till the incumbent Principal is removed and enquiry is initiated against hi...   READ MORE   Infiltration bid foiled in Tangdar, three army personnel, 1 militant killed 5/26/2015 12:11:13 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 25: Three army personnel and a militant got killed in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) at Tangdhar sector in frontier district of Kupwara in North Kashmir. The operation was going on when last reports came in. Reports reaching here said that army personnel posted near the LoC in the Tangdhar sector found some suspicious movement in the jungle area. The army personnel challenged the persons and in return the persons who turned out to be militants fired upon the army personnel. There was exchange of fire which was going when this report was filed. There are reports that a group of militants who wanted to intrude from the o...   READ MORE   Embezzlement of funds by Former DDK-RNU Directors goes unabated Inquiry establishes irregularities 5/26/2015 12:10:48 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 25: Though not for the first time, embezzlement of funds and irregularities have surfaced in DDK-RNU Srinagar. The former Director of Prasar Bharti in his inquiry report has exposed embezzlement of funds and massive irregularities by the concerned officials from time to time. Documentary evidence in possession of Early Times reveals that after repeated complaints of embezzlement of funds and irregularities, Prasar Bharti authorities in Delhi appointed one former Director A.A Rao to inquire into the matter. Rao in his inquiry report No 1440 dated 06/08/2012 established prima facie irregularities in production of current affair programmes by DDK, Sr...   READ MORE   BJP ministers enjoy Kashmir chill, leave Jammuites in lurch Pesky power cuts trigger resentment 5/26/2015 12:10:14 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: As the BJP ministers and legislators are enjoying a pleasant weather in Kashmir power crisis has worsened in Jammu region as more than two dozen localities of Jammu city faced unscheduled power cuts in sweltering heat on Monday. Sources informed Early Times that entire Gandhi Nagar division today observed unscheduled curtailment of two-three hours, causing inconvenience to people of the many localities. "Power supply remained effected at Sainik colony, Trikuta Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Digina, Satwari and other parts falling under Gandi Nagar division, a part of eight hours scheduled curtailment of power", sourc...   READ MORE   Guru hanging: No buyers for Abdullahs doublespeak 5/26/2015 12:09:52 AM Peerzada Ummer Srinagar, May 25: "As far as I am concerned, the courts had given the death sentence (to Afzal Guru). His plea was put in front of the President. He rejected the plea. The matter is over." This was stated by former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's father Farooq Abdullah on February 9, 2013, the day when Afzal Guru was hanged in New Delhi's Tihar jail.It is now more than two years that the drubbed National Conference and its president Omar Abdullah are wailing and condemning Guru's execution, saying that UPA did it for the political benefits.On the day when Guru was hanged, Omar as the CM convened a press conference in Srinagar, asking people not to take law in their own ...   READ MORE   Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, militants target mobile communication in Kashmir 5/26/2015 12:09:47 AM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, May 25: Ahead of the annual Amarnath Ji Yatra, militants are targetting telecommunication infrastructure in the Valley. On Monday, one person was killed and two others injured when militants fired indiscriminately at a telecom company's outlet in Sopore area of north Kashmir. The assailants attacked Irqa Telecom Centre at main market of Sopore. The outlet is a franchisee of BSNL. Three employees of the outlet were wounded; one of them later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Police officials said the gunmen "specifically targeted the telecom firm". A few weeks ago, militants issued threats to all cellular companies in Sopore to wind ...   READ MORE   Police to scrutinize varsity records shortly BGSBU-scholarship scandal 5/26/2015 12:09:42 AM Akshay Azad Jammu, May 25: The Police is likely to scrutinize the records of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in connection with the much publicized students' scholarship scandal. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Dr. Haseeb Mughal informed Early Times that police was still scrutinizing the records of the Jammu and Kashmir bank. Pertinently, police have seized the record from Rakiban branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, wherein a fake account was opened in which scholarship amount to the tune of Rs. 2,13000 was doled out, with active connivance of some unknown University officials and the dismissed Bank employees. SSP Rajouri further said that after complete verification ...   READ MORE   Who is stopping Govt. from probing multi crore Channi Himmat land scam? 5/26/2015 12:09:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25 : Ever since multi crore land scam in Channi Himmat has come to light the residents in the area are agitating and knocking at the door step of political leaders at the helm to intervene at the highest level and order a thorough probe to punish the guilty and save the green strip from getting encroached by the organised land mafia bent upon looting the green gold. Even the assurances and promises given by the Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed to deliver corruption free governance have fallen on deaf ears. The deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh who is incharge of the Urban Development and Housing Department too has failed in his duty to at least order...   READ MORE   ULB employees protest abolition order of Gulmarg, Pahalgam MCs Sanitation services across Kashmir go for a six 5/26/2015 12:09:11 AM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, May 25: Sanitation services across the Kashmir valley were badly hit today due to the strike carried out by employees of 47 urban local bodies against the recent government decision of abolishing the municipal committees of Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Reports reaching here said that hundreds of employees of the local bodies assembled at Tangmarg and carried out protest demonstration against the government decision of abolishing the two municipal committees. The protesters threatened to intensify their struggle in case the government did not revoke the order. Led by Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) member and President of his faction of Employees Joint Action Co...   READ MORE

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