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Hats off to Kashmiri leadership Unity for fleecing India 6/20/2015 12:02:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Hats off to the Kashmiri leadership and Kashmiri civil society. They are not the friends of India. They stand for a loose type of relationship between J&K and New Delhi. They are all against the Indian Constitution and Indian institutions. They have no love for the Indian Army and paramilitaries. They also stand for a regime that gives Pakistan the power to decide the state's political fate, notwithstanding the fact that the plight of their co-religionists in the illegally occupied Indian territories is miserable and pathetic. The point is that they are one like Palestinians, who are against Israel or who want to destroy Israel. They are one not only as far as their political stand on India vis-à-vis its J&K is concerned; they are also one as far as their lust for the Indian rupees is concerned. This is statement of fact and can be easily verified. It was on June 16 that the Union Government announced a financial package of Rs 2400 crore for the relief and rehabilitation of flood victims. The same day, PDP MP Tariq Hamid Karra trained gun...   READ MORE

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Power cuts, soaring mercury turn Jammu into furnace PDD ignores Dy CM's directions 6/19/2015 11:51:42 PM GS Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, June 19 : Soaring mercury coupled with frequent and prolonged power curtailments have made life of Jammuites hell. There seems no immediate respite for them as Deputy Chief Minister's assurance of uninterrupted power supply during Ramadhan goes in vain. Curtailments ranging from 12 to 14 hours taxed the patience of the Jammu people Friday as the temperature soared to 40 degrees. Worst was the condition for the elders and infants, who were unable to bear the heat, when the mercury was touching the highest level of the season. Officials in Power Development Department (PDD) have been attributing the desilting of a power generation plant in Himac...   READ MORE   PHQ takes back illegally held orderlies from retd officers A few others voluntarily surrender "official" servants 6/19/2015 11:38:21 PM Bharat Bhushan Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Otherwise unwilling to radical reforms and taking action against the guilty officers, police headquarters (PHQ) is learnt to have taken back illegally held orderlies from some retired senior officers, including DGPs. The process to this effect was initiated by PHQ after the May 21 Early Times page 1 report -- Sr cops princely lifestyles cost state exchequer. A few others have voluntarily surrendered their official servants who had unauthorisedly been retained by them for the past several years, according to a senior officer posted at PHQ. An ex-DGP, who belongs to Jammu and retired nearly two decades back, also returned a fourth class po...   READ MORE   Negative reactions to decision uncalled for AIIMS CC: Suspension of movement till July 20 6/19/2015 11:37:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: The AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC), which had been spearheading movement for the establishment of AIIMS in Jammu and completion of artificial lake project over River Tawi since May 21, on Thursday suspended the movement till July 20. The ACC members took the decision following a written assurance from Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh that a decision to set up AIIMS in Jammu will be taken on or before July 20. Some top ACC members took the decision during the meeting with two BJP ministers, three BJP MLAs and some newcomers in the party and persons from bureaucracy and police. Critics says "it would have been better had they taken the government's pr...   READ MORE   Self-styled RSS leader collecting money from youth to provide them jobs in Central University 6/19/2015 11:37:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: At a time when entire leadership of RSS is busy in organizing different camps in different areas of the State, a self-styled RSS leader is collecting money from the innocent unemployed youth of Jammu to get them recruited in the Central University Jammu (CUJ). The self-styled RSS leader had earlier befooled many government employees to get them appointed as Public Relation Officers (PROs) of all BJP Ministers. Credible sources said that this self-styled RSS leader is notorious for befooling people in the name of his stature in the Sangh. It is all due his misdeeds and such conduct that this leader has not given any position in the RSS but he always proje...   READ MORE   Rajendra's 'transfer policy' fails to take off Controversial Inspector manages his posting back to Jammu range 6/19/2015 11:37:44 PM ET Report JAMMU, June 19: A controversial police Inspector, who was transferred to another police wing only an year back, has managed his transfer back to Jammu range, using his political connections. His premature shifting contradicts the police transfer policy framed by DGP K Rajendra which says that no officer would be transferred before he completes his three years of service at a particular place. The Inspector got himself transferred Thursday to Jammu range and on Friday, he was seen taking rounds of the offices and residences of senior police officers to get a posting in Jammu district. He was earlier SHO of a police station in the city periphery. After his transfer from there, he...   READ MORE   New VC: BGSBU admin delays appointment of search committee head 6/19/2015 11:37:33 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Baba Gulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU) administration is yet to appoint head for the search committee to select new Vice Chancellor of the varsity. The tenure of incumbent VC Prof. IA Hamal is expiring in October 2015. Commissioner Secretary to government Higher Education department, Sarita Chouhan said that process to constitute a search committee was almost finalized but it was being delayed due to delay in appointment of official nominee by the BGSBU administration. She said that file has been forwarded to appoint nominee of the varsity and as soon as the official nominee would be appointed, search committee would be constituted ...   READ MORE   Now, 'separatist' MLA calls for campaign to bring IIM, IIT to Kashmir Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds! 6/19/2015 11:37:21 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 19: After ruling PDP's MP Tariq Hamid Karra, another lawmaker, who is a self-avowed supporter of Kashmiri separatist struggle, has appealed Valley's political and civil society bodies to launch a joint campaign to press for the demand of IIM, IIT and IIMC for Kashmir. MLA Langate and president Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, while reacting to the assurance given by Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh that AIIMS would be established in Jammu before July 20, said, "This all seems to be a well drafted game plan to justify AIIMS for Jammu, besides providing them IIT and IIM which stand already sanctioned." Rashid asked ho...   READ MORE   Kalakot triple murder: CM directs DIG to constitute new SIT, reinvestigate case 6/19/2015 11:36:52 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Axe is likely to fall on the perpetrator of infamous Kalakot murder case of July 2014, as the Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed today directed Deputy Inspector General of Police Rajouri-Poonch Range to re investigate the case after constituting fresh SIT. Sources informed Early Times that the Chief Minister has directed police department to re-investigate the matter. "The Chief Minister directed DIG Rajouri-Poonch range to constitute a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unearth the heinous crime in which two sisters and a police constable were murdered at Tharmal Colony Kalakot on July 27, 2014, after meeting a ten members delegation fr...   READ MORE   Once only face of NC in Jammu now forced to go to political hibernation Ajay Sadhotra sidelined by new groups in NC 6/19/2015 11:32:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Two mass base leaders of opposition National Conference namely Ajay Sadhotra and Surjeet Singh Slathia have been conspicuously disappeared from the political activities of the party. Both the leaders are real stalwarts of the party in Jammu province but they have been sidelined by a new group that has "hijacked" the party. Although the duo has lost assembly elections, yet they are mass leaders of the party. Ajay Sadhotra is real "Chanakya" of National Conference because during bad days it was only Ajay Sadhotra who stood like a rock with the party. Last week National Conference organised a protest demonstration against failure of the PDP-BJP governm...   READ MORE   PDD places AEEs on stopgap basis, overlooks HC order 6/19/2015 11:32:31 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Overlooking an order of the High Court which had restrained it from making promotions against the quota earmarked for post of AEE even on incharge and stopgap arrangement, the Power Development Department (PDD) accorded sanction to the placement of Assistant Engineers as I/C Assistant Executive Engineers. The court had issued the order in the case Abdul Gaffar Lone, ors v/s State of J&K, others in which Chief Secretary, Commissioner/Secretary to PDD and Development Commissioner PDD, Srinagar, were made respondents. The court had directed respondents not to make promotions against AEE posts meant and earmarked for AE (Diploma Holders) i...   READ MORE   Contrary to Omar led Govt, PDP-BJP alliance responds to concerns of members Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society meeting 6/19/2015 11:32:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Contrary to hollow claims of erstwhile Omar Abdullah led NC-Congress government, the PDP-BJP alliance today responded well to the worries and concern of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society members with regard to dilapidated condition of major portion of the historic site owing to slow pace of restoration work by all agencies entrusted with the task. In its first meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed the government agreed to unequivocal suggestion of the members that apart from involvement of experts of international repute, time bound framework was the need of the hour to achieve desired results for this historic monument. Sources s...   READ MORE   Lobbying starts to occupy J&K DGP's chair after Rajendra retires next yr 6/19/2015 11:32:13 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: While K Rajendra is to retire in September 2016, seniormost ADGPs have already started lobbying for the coveted post of J&K DGP. Most desirous to become the J&K DGP, one of them has begun tightening his grip over the state police apparatus, besides reviving his links in the Union Home Ministry. He is doing all this to use these connections at the right time. If he succeeds in his endeavour, he is likely to remain DGP till his retirement which is after at least three years. One more senior police officer has also been called back to the state from the central deputation. At present attached with the police headquarters (PHQ), he too is in the race of b...   READ MORE   MORE LOYAL THAN KING: 'HMV' for Kashmir, Devender Rana fooling gullible Jammuites 6/19/2015 11:32:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Since the takeover by the BJP-PDP coalition in the state, both the dismissed political parties, now in opposition viz NC and Congress, apparently issue-less, are trying all means to seize some political space and hence releasing statements that are more scornful rather than consequential. The provincial president of National Conference, Devender Rana seems to be entrusted by his Kashmir centric masters to become a public 'whistleblower' against the government, particularly against the BJP. He seems to be acting more loyal to king to please his mentor. Rana is doing his job unflinchingly by digging out NC government's past 'goodies' and trading his gu...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz South terms ISIS anti-Islamic ISIS flags appear in Anantnag rally 6/19/2015 11:31:54 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, June 19: A group of masked men here on Friday after prayers waved flags of militant outfit ISIS during a rally organized by Mirvaiz South Kashmir Qazi Ahmad Yasir to commemorate the 21st death anniversary of his father-Qazi Nissar Ahmad. Eyewitness said that soon after Friday prayers Mirwaiz South Kashmir Qazi Ahmad Yasir along with his supporters started marching from Jamia Masjid to Idarah Tahqeeqat-e-Islami to offer special prayers to the slain leader who is buried there. On reaching Achabal Adda, a group of masked youth waved the flag of militant outfit ISIS in full public view. "Two youth who had covered the faces completely were spo...   READ MORE   Strict restrictions fizzle out 'Sopore Chalo' of Separatists Youth responsible for unfurling ISIS flags identified 6/19/2015 11:31:31 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: Strictly thwarting 'Sopore Chalo' call of Separatists, authorities while taking preventive measures imposed restrictions in areas coming under seven Police stations of Srinagar and detained Syed Ali Shah Geelani again after he attempted to defy house detention. Following the Sopore Chalo call given by Separatist factions of Hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, authorities placed strict restrictions in areas coming un...   READ MORE   CM orders time-bound conservation work on Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex Div Com asked to submit ATR by Aug 1 6/19/2015 11:30:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Expressing serious concern over slow pace of work on the prestigious Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today stressed upon immediate firming up of the Restoration-cum-Utilization Plan so that the historic cluster of heritage buildings is retrieved and restored to its pristine glory. For this, the Chief Minister issued directions to the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, to finalize the preparatory action wherever required ...   READ MORE   Katra's only stadium undergoing construction at snail's pace 6/19/2015 11:23:18 PM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report KATRA, June 19: The only Stadium at Katra is undergoing construction at Snail's pace. Katra was promised a latest and multi purpose sports stadium as its foundation stone was marked out and the stadium was about to be constructed by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at an estimated cost of Rs 11 crore within a period of two years. The stadium with a capacity of 4,000 spectators, having many provisions, including cricket, football and hockey grounds, volleyball court, squash court, changing rooms and a bigger parking space have became a point of discussions now a days. Rishav , a player living in Katra said, "the players from Katra always had to...   READ MORE   In Samba, 139 Govt schools have less than 10 students on rolls Wakeup call for Education Minister 6/19/2015 10:25:34 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: It is a wakeup call for the government. The number of children enrolled in government schools of Samba district is dropping every year and most of the schools are on the verge of closure. Out of 513 schools, 139 schools located in five zones have less than 10 children on rolls, sources told Early Times. The roll breakup of the 139 schools goes like this: Three schools have one children each; five have two children each; three schools have three children each; 15 schools have four students each; 13 schools five students each; 17 schools six students each; 20 with seven students each; 19 with eight students each; 15 with nine students eac...   READ MORE   Abandoning their offices, Officers of Tehsil Machhedi operate from Billawar, DDC tight-lipped Sordid saga of new administrative units 6/19/2015 10:25:18 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Machhedi/Bani, June 19: Tehsil Machhedi is just another example of plight of the people who thought that their lot would change after creation of new administrative units by the previous government as the Tehsildar and other revenue officials of this newly created tehsil operate from Billawar while their offices are abandoned. People have raised the issue to before MLA and district administration but to no avail as they have to travel to Billawar, 45 km away from Machhedi braving bad road for their usual works. Khushi Ram Sarpanch, Machhedi said people appreciated the decision of the state government for declaration of Machhedi as Tehsil headquarter but ...   READ MORE   Relocate mobile towers from our land, terrified landlords tell telcos 6/19/2015 10:24:54 PM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: In the wake of recent deadly attacks on mobile communication network in Kashmir, the people on whose properties telecom towers have been erected today asked the service providers to relocate the structures forthwith. In a public notice published in Srinagar dailies, the landlords have appealed one of the telecom companies, the Airtel, to shift its towers from their land forthwith. "Recent attacks on Airtel mobile tower which is installed in our premises has created life threatening situation to our families. Therefore it is appealed to you to shift the tower with immediate effect. Otherwise for any untoward incident or damage whatsoever,...   READ MORE

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