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| 'BJP all set to divide Jammu to help establish Greater Kashmir' | | Batting for destruction | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: It was on May 31 that the Congress MLA from Inderwal GM Saroori submitted to the Speaker's office a nasty resolution seeking separation of erstwhile Doda district from Jammu and establishment of Leh-type Autonomous Hill Development Council in the to-be-segregated-areas from Jammu. The Speaker accepted the resolution for discussion - a move that created anger in Jammu region with the concerned citizens condemning the Congress and accusing it of flirting with anti-India and votaries of Greater Kashmir. They demanded that the divisive resolution should be rejected out-of-hand.
It was hoped that the BJP would oppose the move that was designed to help Paki... | |
| | | | 2 KP women pilgrims injured, hospitalized | | Miscreants attack Kheer Bhawani bound vehicles | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 11: Two Kashmiri female Pandit pilgrims, including a teenage girl, on way to Kheer Bhawani, were injured when miscreants pelted stones at a vehicle, in which they were travelling, near Wanpoh in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday evening, police sources said.
They identified injured as Hina Thusu, 22, wife of Deepak Thusu of TRT Nagrota and Mansi Kaul, 16, daughter of Makhan Lal Kaul of Janipur. They were rushed to Army hospital Khanabal for treatment and both of them are admitted there.
Sources said a few miscreants appeared near Wanpoh late this evening and targeted the bus bearing (No. JK 02 AS 1677) carrying Kashmiri Pandit pilgrims to Kh... | |
| | | | CB busts gang of thieves, PP head takes credit | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: While it was Crime Branch (CB) that busted a gang of thieves, which had committed over a dozen burgalries at different places here, a police post incharge has taken the credit for it.
The gang also confessed to have burgled into a gun shop at railway station and in the house of a SHO, police sources said.
Sources said CB had some time back busted the gang and arrested four of its members, all of whom hail from Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.
Their interrogation revealed that they used to recce the houses during the day time and strike at night. In some cases, they stole items from the houses with family members sleeping in their rooms, the source... | |
| | | | Have separatists exhausted issues as they now target KPs? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: Have the separatists in the valley exhausted all other issues that they have started a campaign against resettlement of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in separate clusters or colonies? It seems so because they have emptied their guns while launching Jihad for liberation of Kashmir or for its incorporation with Pakistan.
Campaign in favour of grant of right of self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir is no longer an issue because their campaign, launched during the last over 50 years, has lost its verve and vigour.
The regional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, has threatened to attack those Kashmiri Pandits who get resettled in se... | |
| | | | 'Dummy ministers' calling shots in minister's home constituency | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, June 11: A BJP minister has allocated 'portfolios' of different government departments to his blue eyed people from his home constituency in order to keep a tight leash on the officials and issue dictates on his whims and fancies.
Sources informed Early Times that a "parallel government" is running the official machinery since the minister has passed on instructions to his close associates to keep a close check on the functioning of several government departments so that his supporters and party workers do not have to face ordeal of official procedures in order to get their works done.
"The persons chosen for the task by the minister pass on instructions to government of... | |
| | | | Mehbooba seeks votes in Anantnag to realize father's mission | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today reiterated her resolve to carry forward the mission and vision of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for ushering Jammu and Kashmir into an era of peace, stability and prosperity.
"PDP has established clear political priorities and we would continue our struggle to seek resolution of the multiple problems faced by Jammu and Kashmir on political, economic, developmental, administrative and financial fronts," she said while address... | |
| | | | Govt fails to retrieve industrial land from idling entrepreneurs | | | | Saqib Junaid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: Amid claims of giving a boost to the industrial sector in J&K, the government has failed to retrieve hundreds of kanals of industrial land at Samba, Bari Brahmana, Rangreth, Lassipora, Kathua, Khonmoh and Gangyal industrial estate's from the entrepreneurs who failed to set up their business units on the allotted land since 1995.
According to reports, scores of aspiring entrepreneurs were allotted land by SIDCO at the low prices aimed at generation of employment opportunities and to grow the industrial sector of the state who over the years have failed to establish their business units.
The state government in the past served multipl... | |
| | | | Ex-RAW chief Dulat out to please separatists | | No to Separate township for KPs | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: At a time when the entire political class, all the separatist outfits, the entire Kashmiri civil society and bulk of Kashmiri commentators have unleashed a relentless campaign in the Valley to scuttle the idea of even of composite townships for the internally displaced Kashmiri Hindus in the Valley, former RAW chief AS Dulat, the so-called Kashmir expert, has also thought it desirable to poke his nose in the affairs of the state to outrage the sensitivities of the already hounded out and persecuted Kashmiri Hindus.
On Friday, he opposed tooth and nail the idea of establishing separate townships for Kashmiri Hindus in the Valley while talking to a Kas... | |
| | | | BJP's'grievance cell' fails people on very second day | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: Aiming to consolidate and maintain the declining the public confidence in party Ministers, the BhartiyaJanta Party (BJP) high authority has been decided to start Public Grievances cell but its reality get exposed that on the very second day when people found the Minister absent in Kachi Chawni Office.
Sources in party insider informed Early Times that people of Jammu division who have given 100 percent mandate to BJP, caused party wins 25 seats in State Assembly Election but day by day their own party legislator, party workers loses confidence to the party Minister and stages protest against them.
Keep in mind the higher authority of BJP day back has... | |
| | | | Ministers to hear grievances at party office! | | | |
Raj Sandeep
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: In a clever move to regain lost fidelity by BJP ministers for failing to come to the expectations of public of Jammu, BJP has issued a schedule directing all ministers to attend the grievances of public by attending BJP office Jammu on rotation basis.
As appeared in a section of newspaper, the schedule of BJP ministers has been issued starting with Health Minister from 11June to be followed by others to listen to the grievances of public. The sources informed Early Times that flexible approach of BJP leaders and its party has attracted wrath of general public alleging that BJP leaders grossly lack tenacity of purpose and deviate from t... | |
| | | | Govt proposes curb on ticket cancellation charge, less baggage fee | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 11:Air passengers will soon have a reason to smile with the government today proposing a cap on ticket cancellation charges, increased compensation for denied boarding and steep reduction in excess baggage fee levied by airlines.
Suggesting a slew of passenger-centric measures, the Civil Aviation Ministry said airlines will have to refund all statutory taxes in case of flight cancellations.
Aviation regulator DGCA has proposed that "under no circumstances the cancellation charges be more than the basic fare" and carriers cannot levy additional charge to process the refund.
In case of checked-in baggage, the airlines would be charging Rs 100 per kilogram for ba... | |
| | | | Employee posted in Div Com Kashmir’s House turns gambler among 3 held with Rs 50,300 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 11: Gandhi Nagar Police today arrested three gamblers, including an employee posted, in the official residence of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and recovered Rs 50,300 as stake money from their possession.
A Police spokesman said on a tip-off Police Party from Gandhi Nagar Police Station raided a park near Dr Madaan Nursing Home and arrested three gamblers red handed.
The accused were identified as Suram Chand of Udhampur Barmeen, posted in the official residence of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir at Gandhi Nagar, Balwinder Singh of Rani Bagh and Charanjeet Singh alias Rajat of Model Town Digiana.
Police said they recovered playing cards along with Rs ... | |
| | | | Response to RTIs still awaited, various departments 'sitting on' pleas | | | | Sushil Dutta
Early Times Report
Rajouri June 11: Expressing their resentment against officials at the helms of affairs in Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD), Rural Development Department (RDD), CEO- Rajouri and above all the Pahari Hostel Rajouri, the RTI Activists of Rajouri, today alleged that despite RTI pleas were filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act many a times in previous years but the authorities concerned have not responded till date.
"The activists had sought information related to discrepancies and irregularities in the above said departments but the concerned departments yet have failed to response the RTI pleas and virtually are sitting on the ple... | |
| | | | Proposal to accord VIP status to teachers shelved | | Ministers not teachers are the VIPs | | |
Peerzada Ummar
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: The government has rejected the proposal of providing VIP protocol to the teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the fraternity already holds exalted position in the society.
Ironically, it was the education ministry in December last year that claimed that it was mulling to accord a VIP status to the teachers but merely six months down the line, the government could be found in the denial mode of making any such promise ever.
Earlier, the government was all set to give Warrant of Precedence to the teachers in the state so that they get the deserved respect and make it obligatory for others to offer courtesy to the teaching frat... | |
| | | | Supplementary nutrition allegedly not reaching beneficiaries | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, June 11: About 50 per cent supplementary nutritious items supplied to Aganwari Centres in rural as well as urban areas in Rajouri district are allegedly not reaching the beneficiaries.
Not only this, a storekeeper in the office of Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Rajouri, was also alleged to be issuing less quantity of ration to anganwari centres.
In May, after the complaints of distribution of less quantity of loose items including chana, sugar and moong dal, the ICDS programme officer had locked the store and initiated an inquiry against the storekeeper.
For the last many months, people of rural areas of Rajouri district have been alleging large ... | |
| | | | Court issue non-bailable warrant against Geelani in 1987 case | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: A court here today issued non-bailable arrest warrants against harline separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Nayeem Ahmad Khan even as it granted bail to JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik in case registered in 1987.
"Let Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Nayeem Ahmad Khan be called afresh through non-bailable warrants," the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge TADA/POTA, S K Bhagat said and directed SSP Srinagar to execute the warrants. The court also issued a look out notice under section 512 of CrPC against absconders including Nazir Ahmad Bandy, Irshad Ahmad, Muhammad Rafiq Dar, Abdul Rehaman Bhat, Shakeel Ahmad Wani and Imtiyaz A... | |
| | | | Govt to send ministerial group to outside state to address security concerns of JK youth | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: The state government is going to a ministerial group to different states in order to address the security concerns of the youth of the state who are either receiving training or education in the various states of the country. This was disclosed by a minister while responding to an issue raised by MLA Beerwah and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah in the legislative assembly today. Omar had expressed apprehensions over the safety of Jammu & Kashmir receiving training in the different parts of the country.
"Since yesterday night I have been receiving calls from some of the youth who are receiving training under Udaan with the MBD ... | |
| | | | Govt withdraws Motor Garage vehicles from ARTOs | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 11: Acting on a report published in Early Times regarding allotment of luxury vehicles to certain ARTOs without following rules, the government has withdrawn the vehicles from them.
It was reported that the state motor garages department has allotted luxury vehicles to certain ARTOs without following rules. As per the government rules, entitlement of government vehicles is limited to ministers and administrative secretaries. Commissioner Secretary Transport R. K Bhagat told early times that the Vehicles have been withdrawn from the ARTO's. "The Mortor Garage vehicles are limited to ministers and administrative secretaries. We have with... | |
| | | | Dredging of Jhelum goes at slow pace | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 11: The PHE, Flood Control and Irrigation department has been blamed for slow pace of dredging of Jhelum for which the government of India under Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Plan has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs. 46 Crore for dredging the river Jehlum in Kashmir Division. The funds were provided by the Government of India in wake of the aftermath of September 2014 floods in Jammu and Kashmir to clean the flood channels as well as to drainage the silt from the River Jehlum that passes through various areas of the Kashmir Division right from Anantnag to Baramulla
As per the details available with "Early Times" Rs. 46 crore c... | |
| | | | We are on job to make food testing labs functional: Govt | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 11: A day after Jammu and Kashmir High Court directed the State Government to set up Food Testing Laboratories in Jammu and Srinagar immediately and make them functional by July 11, the Government Saturday asserted that it is already on job and necessary measures are being taken in this regard.
The Division bench after hearing a Public Interest Litigation against food adulteration has said that before next date of hearing, two laboratories one at Srinagar and one at Jammu would be made functional by the government.
Talking to Early Times over phone Consumer Affairs Minister Chowdary Zulfikar said that the government is already on job to construct two f... | |
| | | | SKEWPY lost its steam even during NC govt's tenure | | In 7 years, just 10,000 beneficiaries across 22 districts of J&K ….! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 11: It was billed by National Conference led coalition government as a landmark step to tackle unemployment problem in the state. Started with a bang in 2009, the then government's so called employment and welfare programme SKEWPY has proved to be just whimper with less than 10,000 beneficiaries counted in 7 years.
This is not a random figure, instead official statistics which show even as NC launched it as most ambitious and historic scheme in the name of Sher-i-Kashmir, it has not benefitted a significant number of youth, leave alone a sizable number as envisaged and projected by the NC led by Omar Abdullah. In over 6 years of commencement till date the... | |
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