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BJP perpetrates one more injustice on Jammu 15,000 jobs for Kashmiri youth 6/16/2015 1:17:55 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 15: The BJP, which got a huge mandate from Jammu both in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 2014 by raising pro-Jammu and nationalist slogans, has perpetrated one more injustice on the already grossly discriminated against people of this region. It has turned out to be rabidly anti-Jammu and left behind the Congress party in its desperate bid to pamper Kashmir by cheating its own constituency in Jammu province. And it displayed its naked bias in favour of the prosperous, highly powerful and over-developed Kashmir at a time when the people of Jammu province were already agitating under the banner of the AIIMS Coordination Committee Jammu (ACCJ), which is headed by the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA), Jammu, president Abhinav Sharma. The ACCJ, a conglomeration of over 80 non-political organizations, has been since May 21 spearheading movement for the establishment of AIIMS in Jammu as well as completion of Artificial Lake Project over River Tawi in Jammu. It has organized a massive bandh on May 27 and a very-largely participate...   READ MORE

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BJP minister's brother-in-law running transfer industry He first got an Xen transferred to PWD, is now trying for a SP's posting from Udhampur in Jammu 6/16/2015 1:17:40 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 15: A senior BJP minister's brother-in-law has nowadays become all powerful in the state administration and is running the transfer industry to mint quick money. He enjoys free lunch and dinner parties in a hotel at Bahu Plaza. Even as the BJP minister is first time MLA, he became a minister only because of his strong connections with the party's national leadership. While he has now attained notoriety for being anti-Jammu and is being assailed in every nook and corner of Jammu region, his brother-in-law is further spoiling his reputation by running a transfer industry in his name. PWD does not fall under this minister but he managed the transfer of an exec...   READ MORE   BJP ministers start washing their dirty linen in public One minister blames another for pollution in river Tawi 6/16/2015 1:16:30 AM Height of Indiscipline in Saffron Party Early Times Report JAMMU, June 15: Ministers of the "disciplined" BJP in the coalition government have started washing their dirty linen in public to undermine each other's authority. Infighting among BJP ministers is an open secret but these ministers have publically started attacking each other with one or other excuse. A situation was witnessed on Sunday when a minister while participating in a public function attacked his colleague for pollution in the river Tawi. The minister, who attacked his colleague, is reportedly annoyed because some of his loyalists engineers were not given plum postings by the said minister in recent over-hauling in h...   READ MORE   Where is summer secretariat, ask Jammuites 6/16/2015 1:16:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 15: Even after making an announcement that the government would set up summer secretariat here in the winter capital, the roster of ministers available is yet to be released. After lot of hue and cry was raised before the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh and MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh, an assurance was given to the people of Jammu that soon the practice of holding a summer secretariat would begin. Dr Jitendra, during his visit to Jammu this month, had said, "We have conveyed to our alliance partner in the state government that the presence of government has to be made visible across the mountains of Pir Panjal." Later Dr Nirmal had also assured the p...   READ MORE   Separatists call for shutdown against Sopore killings Cycle of strikes returns to Valley 6/16/2015 1:15:57 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 15: Separatists have announced a protest programme for this week against recent killings in Sopore, even as Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has taken a serious note of the killings. Different separatist groups, to make their presence felt on the ground, have launched a new protest calendar which is likely to swell up from next week. In their first programme, two factions of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and JKLF led by Yasin Malik have called for complete shutdown on Wednesday, June 17 and Sopore 'Chalo' on Friday, June 19. Sources said that separatists are planning to make their 'Chalo pro...   READ MORE   Terrified separatists join hands 6/16/2015 1:15:43 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 15: Unidentified gunmen turning their guns towards former militants and separatists have created ripples in their camps, in a significant development on Monday, after gunmen shot dead one more person in north Kashmir's Sopore area, terrified separatists joined hands and issued a joint shutdown call against these killings. The Hurriyat Conferences led by the hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, another faction led by moderate Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and former militant turned self styled preacher of non-violence Mohammad Yasin Malik, who heads Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), issued a joint statement this evening calling for a shutdown on Wedn...   READ MORE   Hundreds of kanals of Shamlat land encroached in Akhnoor, deptt succumbs to political affluence 6/16/2015 1:15:31 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, June 15: Notwithstanding the fact that the Revenue department itself has revealed that several hundred Kanals of "Shamlat land" is encroached in merely two panchayats of tehsil Akhnoor, no action has been taken against the land grabbers, despite explicit directions from court. In response to an RTI application filed by Sunil Kumar Sharma, the tehsildar office Akhnoor according to OQ/RTI/2015-03, has revealed that in panchayat Gandharwan and Panchayat Kotli-Tanda, several hundred Kanals of Shamlat land has been encroached by several people, enjoying strong political affluence. In the RTI reply, the tehsildar office Akhnoor revealed that under Khasra ...   READ MORE   Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed orders time-bound probe into Sopore killings 6/16/2015 1:15:22 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 15: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered time-bound enquiry into Soporekillings and convened a meeting of the Unified Headquarters on Wednesday to discuss the issue. "The Chief Minister has taken a serious view of the killings of civilians in Sopore and issued directions to the Home Department for stepping up investigations and providing secure environment to all civilians," an official spokesman said. He said the matter is scheduled to be discussed in the meeting of the Unified Headquarters, which has been convened on June 17. The spokesman said the police has taken all possible steps to fast-track investigation into ...   READ MORE   Come clean on flag circular, HC tells govt 6/16/2015 1:05:24 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 15 : The J&K High Court has directed government to make its stand clear on withdrawal of a circular in March this year that reaffirmed the equal sanctity of the state flag and the Tricolour in the state. Hearing a petition filed by a former forest officer Abdul Qayoom Khan, a single bench of the court comprising Justice Hasnain Massodi also directed the government to ensure the sanctity of the state flag. In this regard, the court issued notice to the government which was accepted by Deputy Advocate General Mir Sajjad. In his petition, Khan, as a citizen of India and state subject, claims to have an interest in sanctity of state flag adopted by the Co...   READ MORE   Transfer of over-staying doctors remains elusive 6/16/2015 1:05:16 AM Mir Farhat Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 15 : Despite protests by the people and also promises by the health department to transfer overstaying doctors in the hospitals, yet nothing has been done to streamline the sector. Sources in the department said that hundreds of doctors are posted in hospitals consecutively for many years in violation of service rules. As per the rules, a doctor can stay for a maximum of two years at a particular place of posting. Sources said these doctors prefer the posting as they indulge in hegemony of the hospital administration due to their longer stays. "These doctors cut short their duty hours and go for private practice in clinics and private ho...   READ MORE   Edu minister's orders disobeyed; Kuntwara people rue attachment of HS Nagbatna teachers 3 rooms, 2 teachers, 2 ReTs for 10 classes of 160 students 6/16/2015 1:05:09 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 15 : The people and students of Kuntwara area of Kishtwar District today rued the attachment of three of its teachers posted at High School Nagbatna at Kishtwar city schools since last several years and demanded immediate detachment of attached teachers, besides posting of staff against all the vacant posts of the school. As per the details available with Early Times, High School Nagbatna was upgraded from Middle School to High School in the year 1985, but even after 30 years the successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir fail to provide infrastructure and staff to this High School located in one of the remotest area of the state ha...   READ MORE   Babus, netas grab prized forest land in Pahalgam Will soon act against land mafia, says Forest Minister 6/16/2015 12:20:01 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Pahalgam, June 15: Taking advantage of militancy in Kashmir, the influential people in league with Revenue and Forest officials have over the years managed to grab hundreds of kanals of forest land in this famed tourist destination. Sources told Early Times that at least 227 structures including huts and hotels were also raised illegally in the ecologically fragile area. "Powerful babus and people with strong political links grabbed forest and wildlife land with the active support of Revenue officials," the sources said. The successive governments, however, failed to initiate action against these land grabbers and violators. "Now when the PDP-BJP coll...   READ MORE   Bullet, blood scared people Clashes break out after another ex-militant shot dead in Sopore town 6/16/2015 12:10:08 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, June 15: Militants shot dead another former militant in Mundaji area of Sopore town in Baramulla district of Kashmir on Monday morning, taking the death toll six, including telecom operators. Meanwhile, clashes broke out in various parts of Baramulla district after the news of the ex-militant's killing spread. According to sources 40-year-old Aijaz Ahmad Reshi, son of Abdul Rahim Reshi, was shot dead by militants this morning at his house in Mundaji area of Sopore town. Reshi was rushed to SDH, Sopore, where he succumbed to his injuries. Before his surrender, Reshi was affiliated with Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militant outfit. Nowadays,...   READ MORE   Police all set to crackdown on people hoisting Pak, ISIS flags 6/16/2015 12:09:58 AM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 15: Hoisting of Pakistani flags and more so of ISIS has prompted the administration to take a tough stance against the elements, who are hell bent to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the state, particularly that of the summer capital. Sources told Early Times that the crackdown has been started on the elements which are responsible for hoisting the Pakistani flags and that of ISIS. Police has picked up around a dozen of youth for investigations into the serious matter, said the sources. As per the sources, the process of identification of the trouble makers has been completed and some 15 arrests have been made so far. Police are con...   READ MORE   Civil Sectt employees allege nexus between Estates deptt, hoteliers 6/16/2015 12:08:11 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 15: Hundreds of employees of Civil Secretariat under the banner of NGCSEU held protests today against estates department for non-accommodation and facilities of its employees in government quarters. The employees alleged that there is a nexus between Estates Department and Hoteliers according to which the department is earning hefty amount of money from hoteliers as the government quarters for Civil Secretariat employees are allotted to b...   READ MORE

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