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| Variation pointed out in original, reconstructed record | | JKCA Scam | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 26: In the multi-crore JKCA scam, a variation has been noticed in the original and reconstructed records. A serving senior police officer ostensibly took advantage of September 2014 floods and allegedly forged the records to make a new set of balance sheet and audit reports pertaining to the multi-crore J&K Cricket Association scam to appease his political masters, especially National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, who is also one of the accused in the case. Sources told Early Times that the police officer is likely to feel the heat for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy to implicate innocent persons in the multi-crore JKCA scam by forging the record.
Pertinently, police had registered a case against the office bearers of the J&K Cricket Association, including Farooq Abdullah, after a PIL was filed in the court which had then directed SP East Srinagar to investigate the case. Sources said police had submitted a status report in the high court, allegedly stating therein that the September floods had damaged the records which were seize... | |
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| BJP national spokesperson contradicts BJP national spokesperson | | Double-speak on Article 370 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has lost moral right to continue to hold the position he holds after another BJP national spokesperson M J Akbar took a line on Article 370 completely different from that of Patra. Only on Sunday, Patra had reassured the nationalist constituency in Jammu & Kashmir that the BJP would abrogate Article 370 in case it got the required numbers in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
"In the future, BJP will work to remove the special status act from Jammu & Kashmir whenever they will have proper numbers of MPs in the Parliament. Article 370 continues to be part of the core ideology of BJP but we don't have enough numbers ... | |
| | | | Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in complete administrative mess | | Blue-eyed octogenarian, retired bank employee, Army officer preferred for top posts | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: The administration of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah (BGSBU) has reportedly preferred some blue-eyed retired officials including an octogenarian, a retired bank employees and a former Army officer to hold top posts in varsity, rather than giving opportunity to eligible youth.
Sources informed Early Times that in the last five years, the BGSBU administration, under a well planned strategy adjusted, some blue-eyed retired personnel on top posts, in brazen violation of University Grant Commission (UGC) norms.
Sources informed that Prof. AK Koul, who has been holding the post of Dean Academic Affairs in the varsity for the last nearly nine years, ... | |
| | | | J&K spent 4 percent funds for empowerment of girls | | Too much noise! | | |
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: Jammu and Kashmir government utilised just 4.49 percent of the funds allocated for Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls-SABLA.
And the state has achieved first rank in the country for having spent meagre funds available with it for all round development of adolescent girls of 11-18 years with a focus on all out-of school adolescent girls by making them 'self-reliant' by improving their health and nutrition status, promoting awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health, family and child care and facilitating access to learning about public services through various interve... | |
| | | | BJP allows its coalition partner to ridicule Parrikar to stay put in power | | Sheer opportunism | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: It is height of opportunism. The so-called party with a difference, the BJP, can swallow any insult to stay put in power it somehow got after diluting its ideology and letting down the people of Jammu province. Its coalition partner in J&K is snubbing it and humiliating it publicly almost on a daily basis, but the "opportunist" and "shameless" BJP leadership in general and BJP Ministers, BJP MPs, BJP MLAs and BJP MLCs in particular do not muster courage to take on or contest the PDP.
"They are just spineless, opportunist and power hungry," the critics of the BJP have been saying since March 1, the date the PDP-BJP coalition government was formed.
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| | | | Health Minister acts phantom at Govt hospital | | Snatches doc's purse, distributes booty among patients | | | * Lal Singh's portrait defaced
* Dr Sushil Pandita reinstated, docs call off strike
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: A minister of a cabinet rank pulls a wallet out from the pocket of a government employee and distributes booty to people in full public view in a prestigious institution.
The unholy act comes from nobody, but from the saffron party Health Minister Lal Singh who enjoys second privilege in Jammu and Kashmir government.
Earlier in NC-Cong regime, he was doctors' most loathed minister, in BJP-PDP, he has returned as phantom of the department giving them undue nightmares.
This recent incident of 'extortion' by the Lal Singh came to light at late evening hours when he m... | |
| | | | Omar's latest salvo on Afzal Guroo fails to impress people | | Aimed at drawing political mileage | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 26: National Conference working President and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah is trying his utmost best to remain in news and gain public sympathy at the same time. Omar fired a latest salvo in this regard while referring to the execution of parliament attack convict, Mohammad Afzal Guroo.
The former CM said that Guroo was hanged by then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre for the political reasons. He remained mum during the past two years over the issue and chose this moment of time to express his displeasure over the execution of parliament attack convict.
Omar has no sympathy whatsoever with Guroo and h... | |
| | | | Financial crunch blues: Govt yet to release first installment of CDF to MLAs | | Members ruing delay, say working season now shrunk for two months | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Battling acute financial crunch, PDP-BJP coalition government is now facing severe criticism on a different front- the entire lot of members of Assembly for delay in getting their Constituency Development Fund which has already become over due for the current fiscal year.
Sources said MLAs from all parties are ruing what they are now viewing as 'deferral' approach of the coalition government in release of CDF for this is only telling upon the already delayed development works in their respective constituencies. Sources said the key department responsible for releasing CDF- Planning Department is itself faced with 'toughest' ever situation due to lac... | |
| | | | PDP snubs Lal Singh for making bizarre announcements | | Bhalesa hospital controversy | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 26: Announcement of the Health Minister Chaudary Lal Singh that under construction Rs 100 crore hospital project at Bhalesa Gandoh would be reduced to fifty bed hospital has divided the coalition partners in Jammu and Kashmir, as Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said that Bhalesa hospital is an ambitious project and government is committed to complete it.
Pertinently, the Health Minister during his recent visit to Bhalesa had announced that under-construction 100-bedded hospital in Bhalesa, Gandoh would be turned into a 50-beded hospital.
However, the PDP general secretary Mehboob Iqbal snubbed the Health Minister saying, “ I ha... | |
| | | | 30,000 KPs pay obeisance at Kheer-Bawani shrine | | Best ever arrangements by govt in last 20 years: Dharmarth Trust | | |
Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, May 26: Around 30,000 Kashmir Pandits paid obeisance at annual Kheer-Bawani Mela in Tulmula Ganderbal Tuesday as DHARMARTH trust claimed best ever arrangements for the occasion in the past twenty years.
On the concluding day of Kheer-Bawani Mela Tuesday, around 10,000 Kashmiri Pandits
including men, woman and children paid obeisance to the Holy Goddess Rangya Devi despite ongoing inclement weather in
Kashmir.
Talking to Early Times, R.L Bhan, General Manager of Dharmath Trust which looks after arrangements during Kheerbawani Mela said that due to bad weather and worst condition of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway less pilgrims could reach on time to pa... | |
| | | | FCI yet to receive Rs 433.39 lacs for previous year's mid day meals | | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26 : The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has not been paid an amount of Rs. 433.30 lacs for the financial year 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively against the procured food grains for the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM), as per a report in possession of Early Times.
According to the report, Rs. 403.17 Lacs (61%) is pending for Financial Year 2014-15 and Rs. 30.13 Lacs for previous year accumulating the total amount to Rs. 433.30 lacs even though sufficient funds have been provided by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India.
"Government of India has expressed concern over pending payment of cost of food grains. Rs. 403... | |
| | | | Cement factories pollute picturesque south Kashmir, govt silent | | Khrew residents hold protest for second day | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Pulwama, May 26: Around a dozen odd cement factories operate in brazen violation of the norms and cause huge pollution in south Kashmir, prompting the people to come out on streets and accuse government of shielding the factory owners.
On Tuesday, for the second consecutive day, people of Khrew observed a complete strike to protest government's silence on the pollution caused by the cement factories operating in the area. The government has been exempting these units from installing the mandatory pollution control machinery.
Reports said shops, schools, commercial establishments and public transport was hit by the strike which had been called by Civil Soci... | |
| | | | Investigation agency accused of hushing up the case | | CAPD's multi-crore carriage scam | | | Mohd Irfan
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Three years on, the agency investigating the infamous multi-crore CAPD carriage scam in Rajouri has been accused of hushing up the case in lieu of a handsome consideration.
Sources informed early times that its more than two months since the new dispensation took over the charge but their criminal silence over this scam raises a question mark over its functioning. Minister for CAPD, Choudhary Zulfikar tries to streamline the functioning of the department but he shows no interest in this scam for reasons known best to him.
They said a tainted official, Kewal Krishen who was AD Rajouri when this scam came to fore. "Two employees of CAPD we... | |
| | | | Mela Kheer Bhawani invigorates bonds of Hindu-Muslim amity | | Beyond political buzz over KPs' return | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, May 26: With political din over return of Kashmiri pandits to the valley climaxing of late, the annual Kheer Bhawani mela in the revered temple of Rajnya Devi at Tulmulla Ganderbal in central Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed emotional scenes with Muslims greeting and hugging Kashmiri Pandits, majority of whom expressed desire to return and hoped that the Modi government would take measures to ensure their return to the roots.
Hundreds of Pandits, who had migrated from the Valley after eruption of militancy in 1989, visited the shrine on the annual festival (Jyestha Ashtami) and held special prayers.
Amid the hymns and bells, men and women, young ... | |
| | | | Panic grips telecom operators across North Kashmir | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 26: A day after unidentified gunmen attacked a BSNL telecom centre in Sopore town of Baramulla district panic has gripped the distributors and many have decided to shut their businesses in north Kashmir.
According to sources, yesterday's attack on Iqra telecommunication in Sopore town has left many distributors shattered, as they apprehend more attacks in the near future.
On condition of anonymity, a telecom operator of Airtel told Early Times "I had started a telecommunication business at main Chowk of Sopore in 2009 but till yesterday I was not worried as I was doing a good business and customers used to come here for recharging their m... | |
| | | | Gun factory owners not conceding workers' demands | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: The fortnight long struggle of Gangyal Gun factory workers has made no change in the attitude of owners as the latter today pushed this marginalized class to further margin, unrelenting on any of their demand.
Sources informed Early Times that in order to diffuse the ongoing agitation, a meeting between workers and factory owners was organised by Assistant Labour Commissioner, Jammu, in Gangyal industrial area which began today at 3 pm and lasted 45 minutes.
"Since the very beginning of the meeting the factory owners remained adamant and were unwilling for any settlement with the workers, who are on strike for the last fortnight, demanding 20... | |
| | | | As BJP prefers power to conviction; Bar, Chamber fill up Jammu's leadership vacuum | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: With BJP of late concerned only with keeping its coalition intact for the lust of power and Panther party having lost the trust of the people, Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) and Chamber of Commerce and industry (CCI) have assumed upon themselves the role of voicing the sensitivities of Jammu region.
BJP which came to power for the first time claiming to be champion of the cause of Jammu province has suddenly turned more concerned over maintain its truck with the PDP which represents the voice of Kashmir, so that the marriage of ideological discord can go on. The statements of its leaders who once hit the roads frequently for the cause of Jammu ... | |
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