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Ladakh is J&K's most ignored region CUs, AIIMS, IIM, IIT for Jammu, Kashmir; nothing for Ladakh 5/8/2015 11:54:52 PM Bharat Bhushan Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: Since 1949 when the sparsely populated Ladakh had expressed reservations and insecurities with regard to transfer of power from Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh to the Kashmir administration, the region continues to suffer at the hands of different state governments. When central universities were sanctioned for Kashmir and Jammu regions some time back, Ladakh was ignored. Now when Kashmir has grabbed the prestigious AIIMS and IIM and IIT have been handed to Jammu, Ladakh has again faced discrimination. Kashmir already has the prestigious Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), a prestigious hospital, and hence did not need AIIMS but the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre ignored this aspect while making the announcement in this regard. AIIMS was originally announced for Jammu but BJP too toed the Congress line by backtracking from its commitment in an attempt to appease the Kashmiri leaders. There is a strong resentment among Jammu people on this account and some local organisations are planning an indefinite strike o...   READ MORE

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Sukhnandan, Ganga, Sethi refuse to use Ambassador cars BJP ministers demand brand new SUV vehicles 5/8/2015 11:54:39 PM Fazal Khan Early Times Report Srinagar, May 8: Infuriated for being denied brand new bullet proof Scorpio vehicles, three BJP ministers have refused to use the Ambassador cars provided to them by the State Motor Garages. Sources told Early Times Minister for PHE and Irrigation Sukhnandan Kumar Chaudary, Minister of Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga and Minister of State for Information, Education and Culture Priya Sethi have reportedly sent the Ambassador cars back which were allotted to them. The PHE Minister Sukhnandan Kumar, according to the sources, was promised a bullet proof Scorpio vehicle soon after the Durbar would open in the summer capital in Srinagar. However...   READ MORE   World Bank aided employment project flop show, courtesy Omar regime Out of 1608 trainees, 1213 shown door, project end on bitter note 5/8/2015 11:54:26 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, May 8: The World Bank project to provide employment to the unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir has turned to be a "damp squib" as the erstwhile regime could only provide bobs to 395 trainees out of 1608. Sources said that implementation of the World Bank aided project "Vocational Training Improvement Project" had been tardy due to under-utilization of funds, delay in procurement of equipment and construction of buildings. Out of 1608 trainees who passed out during 2008-13, there were only 395 persons to whom the jobs were provided while as 1213 candidates after undergoing the hectic training stages were left in lurch. There are allegations...   READ MORE   BJP's stoic silence on Amarnath Yatra Exempt langar material from toll tax 5/8/2015 11:54:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: Hindustan Shiv sena (HSS) and several other organizations, including religious organizations, have upped the ante against separatists in Kashmir who want the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to limit the Amarnath pilgrimage to a maximum period of 30 days. The decision of the Shrine Board, which is based on the religious scriptures, to conduct almost 2-month-long Yatra to the Holy Shrine of Baba Amarnath is a right decision. The HSS and similar other organizations, which are eager to help the pilgrims so that their pilgrimage is a smooth and comfortable affair and less costly, have urged the Shrine Board, the PDP-BJP coalition Government, Prime Minister Narendra M...   READ MORE   MLA/MLCs recommended works now require department's authorization Govt bids to check nepotism in development works 5/8/2015 11:53:43 PM Akshay Azad ET Report JAMMU, May 8: The grip of executive pillar of democracy has been increasing on the legislature, as in a recent decision, it has been maintained that the works recommended by the legislature would only be executed if department authorized the same. Sources informed Early Times that in a recent decision the Housing and Urban development Department has explicitly made it clear that the works recommended by Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)/Member of Legislative Council (MLC) would be executed subject to authorization by the department. The HUDD has sent a communiqué to the heads of Municipal Corporations, Director Urban Local Bodies and other executive organizati...   READ MORE   4 yrs on, Sarfu's death still a mystery 5/8/2015 11:53:13 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Though the police claim to have arrested, Preeto Devi, a widow of the infamous trans border narcotic smuggler Sarfu Ram with narcotics, but the Sarfu's custodial death at Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), Miran Sahib Jammu which took place on August 18 2011, is still a mystery. The undertrial, Sarfu, was found hanging from a window of Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu. He was brought to JIC for interrogation in connection with a case of unlawful activity on August 12,2011. Following his custodial death, then Executive Magistrate S Charandeep Singh, constituted the one-man magisterial panel to probe the circumstances which led to...   READ MORE   Soft spoken PDP spokesman turns 'angry young man' Naeem Akther snubs party MLA for highlighting shortcomings of Education deptt 5/8/2015 11:53:06 PM Bashir Assad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 8: The soft spoken Peoples Democratic Party spokesman Naeem Akther has changed abruptly since the day he has become the Education Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been hogging headlines for snubbing teachers, his colleagues and the common people who visit his office to get their grievances redressed. On Friday the Education Minister entered into a heated argument with his party colleague and MLA Kokernag Abdul Rahim Rather at civil secretariat here when the later tried to seek his attention towards a problem in the Education Department in his constituency. Eyewitnesses told Early Times that Rather tried to apprise the minister about t...   READ MORE   Workers blame touts, power brokers influencing ministers Austerity measures in BJP "conditioning camp": Mind ways! 5/8/2015 11:50:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: Stunned by the over-whelming response to Jammu bandh call on April 24, the "shell shocked" BJP leadership has taken party ministers in the coalition government to task for their failure to connect themselves with common masses. The BJP leadership is worried over the way walled city-especially Jammu East and Jammu West constituencies, had observed total shutdown on April 24 against BJP and party leadership is of the opinion that it is reflection of the eroding base of the party. Credible sources said that on the first day of the two days "conditioning camp" at Katra on Friday, BJP national general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal has reportedly expressed hi...   READ MORE   Sharp differences in State BJP come to fore 5/8/2015 11:50:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: Sharp differences have cropped up in State Unit of BJP with senior leaders on their way to have one upmanship over each other. According to sources the Party leaders and ministers are on a serious mission to cut each other to size and have their monopoly in the Party since the formation of coalition government in the State. Sources said while some senior ministers have succeeded in appointing their close aids and relatives as heads of various boards and corporations while others are in race to push their men ahead to head the remaining boards and corporations in the State, sharp difference are cropping up in BJP as the deserving and loyalists are being...   READ MORE   Income Tax Embezzlement scams surfaces in GMCH Returned filed by doctors 'swindled' 5/8/2015 11:49:56 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: Doctors of GMCH Jammu are in dilemma as the Income Tax they had deposited to tune of nearly Rs 40 lakhs has allegedly been swindled by some officials. According to sources a major income tax scandal has surfaced in Government Medical College and Hospital here where in 104 doctors received notices form IT department, directing them to deposit their tax, otherwise action would be taken against them. "Each doctors has pay Rs 40,000 as income tax for year 2013-14, if counted the tax deposited by doctors account for Rs 40 lakhs for the FY 2013-14. All doctors had reportedly paid the taxes, the scandal surfaced, when during scrutiny IT departm...   READ MORE   RDD delays filling up of VLW posts, selected candidates smell rat 5/8/2015 11:10:45 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The lackadaisical attitude of Rural Development Department (RDD) could be gauged from the fact that in 2013 to accelerate development, it had notified 22 posts of Village Level Worker (VLW) for district Kathua, but after lapse of nearly three years, the recruitment process is still incomplete. Sources in the department informed Early Times that the JKSSB had declared the result of 22 posts of VLW on 22 November 2014, following which it published list of selected candidates, asking them to furnish their documents in the department on February5, 2015 and had given 21 days time period. The department, sources said, as per laid down procedur...   READ MORE   At CUJ function winner's name replaced with 'blue-eyed' candidate at eleventh hour 5/8/2015 11:10:38 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The prize distribution function at Central University of Jammu (CUJ) has came under scanner after the name of winner of a competition was found replaced by some 'blue-eyed' candidate at the eleventh hour. CUJ administration on Friday organized the prize distribution function, in which winners of Annual Sports meet and Uddan festival, held nearly two months ago, were given prizes by Vice Chancellor. "In the on the spot photography competition, according to the results which were announced by the judges during a function organized at the auditorium hall, Sushil Kumar, a student of Mass Communication and New Media was declared third," sou...   READ MORE   Battered Congress to review performance of party leaders at booth level 5/8/2015 11:10:27 PM Kunal Shrivatsa Early Times Report JAMMU, May 8: In an obvious reference to party's poor showing at the polling booth level in the last General as well as Assembly polls, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president while addressing a Congress workers' convention on May 3 last announced that the performance of the party would be reviewed at the booth level in the urban local bodies' elections. The announcement made by the PCC chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir is nothing but an indication that the steps to review the party's performance at the polling booth level is aimed at fixing making senior leaders accountable. Mir said that the party would count votes secured by Congress candidates...   READ MORE   Phutkal burst exposes Govt yet again Disaster preparedness 5/8/2015 11:10:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The destruction of important infrastructure in remote Zanskar and some areas of the Leh district by the bursting of Phutkal has exposed the response and preparedness of the state and central government in dealing with the crisis. The state government which is trying to come out of 2014 floods, and is still to provide relief to the affected families, didn't take adequate measures to prevent this disaster which fortunately did not cause any death but resulted in the damages to the bridges which are crucial for linking far off places in this Ladakh region, which itself remains cut-off throughout the winter. The worst damage has been suffered by Chilling- Ka...   READ MORE   MC Pahalgam serves notice to hotel Paradise Inn ET Impact 5/8/2015 11:10:10 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 8: Municipal Committee Pahalgam (MCP) on Friday served a legal notice to hotel Paradise Inn asking the hotelier to explain why he discharged liquid waste of his hotel in Lidder against the norms and polluted the river- known for its crystal clear water. "Yes we have served notice to the hotelier and asked him to explain His position within a week's time," Bashir Ahmad Dar, Executive Officer of Municipal committee Pahalgam told Early Times. He said that according to norms, action will be taken against the hotelier for plundering the water body. However, hotel manager when contacted denied having received any notice from the Municipal co...   READ MORE   Junior Pharmacist, Nurse cater health institution for years PHC Sartingal crying for staff 5/8/2015 11:09:53 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The state government might have been boasting of improving and providing health care facilities to all but the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sartingal of Bhaderwah, district Doda is exposing these claims. Two years on, not a single doctor has been posted by Health Department to the health institution. Sources informed Early Times that the Institution has two posts of Assistant Surgeon, one post of Dental Surgeon, two posts of Nurses and one post of Junior Pharmacist was sanctioned but surprisingly at present only one Junior Pharmacist and one Nurse are in position. They further said that the PHC Sartingal was running in papers for years a...   READ MORE   Two years on, Health department fails to enforce ban on tobacco products 5/8/2015 11:09:40 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Its now more than two years since government had imposed a ban on consumption of tobacco products but after lapse of more than two years, the concerned department has failed to enforce the ban. Before imposition of the ban, tobacco products would enter Jammu and Kashmir after payment of taxes and duties, but now the products have been entering without any tax, punching holes in the state exchequer. Moreover, due to inaction of the state government, all the manufacturers, distributors, shopkeepers and vendors have been blatantly importing the tobacco products and selling the same. The State government, on March 6, 2013 had issued an order...   READ MORE   Govt to form State Pesticides Regularity Authority 5/8/2015 10:58:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Promotion of horticulture has been flagged as priority sector by the present government, Veeri said, adding that several measures are being taken to promote this sector on modern lines. The Minister said soil and pesticide testing laboratories would be set up in each district so that production and productivity is increased manifold on a scientific basis. He directed the concerned authorities to complete all requisite formalities in this regard so that these laboratories would be set up in time. Veeri said the government proposes to construct one cold storage in each fruit mandi of the state so that fresh fruit of the state is exported in its original fl...   READ MORE   Bad roads, not separatists pose challenge during Amarnath Yatra: IGP Jammu 5/8/2015 10:58:18 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Danesh Rana said on Friday that it would be bad roads, not separatists, which will pose a challenge for police department during upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Addressing media persons here, Rana said, "We are not much concerned about the actions of the separatists. Our major concern is the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, which is in very bad condition. The road has been sunk at many places, especially at Kheri and Nasheri." The IGP was apparently talking in reference to the Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's demand for restricting Amarnath Yatra to 30 days. "Extra shelter homes can be put in place while Mughal Road ...   READ MORE   Kishtwar NRHM aspirants seek selection list 5/8/2015 10:55:04 PM Asif Iqbal Naik early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The short listed candidates from district Kishtwar who were interviewed several months ago for various posts under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme have demanded release of the selection list lying with Deputy Commissioner who is the chairmen of the selection committee. The candidates were interviewed for the posts of Dental Surgeons, Physiotherapists, Audio/Speech Therapists, Psychologist, Optometrist, Dental Technician, Laboratory Technicians, Early Interventist cum Special Educator, Social Worker, Junior Staff Nurse (JNS), ANMs, Adolescent Health Counselor and IYCF female multipurpose health workers (FMPHW). While ...   READ MORE   Anantnag gets facelift ahead of CM’s visit 5/8/2015 10:47:30 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 8: Municipal Council, R&B and several other departments have swung into action as an unprecedented cleanliness drive is being initiated ahead of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's visit to the town. Surprising the locals, authorities started doing patchwork on roads that was long overdue. Besides the Municipal council Anantnag has started cleaning lanes, drains and roads of the town. They also lifted garbage from different areas where they had initially dumped it. Locals who held several protest demonstrations against the municipal council authorities expressed dismay over the fact that the municipal authorities prioritize sanitation o...   READ MORE   Students prefer private institutions to Govt run schools 5/8/2015 10:47:03 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 8: There has been surge in students preferring private educational institutes than government schools due to lack of professional teaching staff and imparting Science streams which is pre-requisite in competition ahead for students in 21st century, due to callous attitude of government ,students suffers a lot here in Government Higher Secondary Nowgam Kandi in Baramulla district. Sources told Early Times that, "the surge has been more in the government schools which lack professional teaching staff in certain streams and essential facilities like Science Laboratory, Library and other pre requisite facilities of education. The Government B...   READ MORE

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