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Fearing backlash, minister lobbies to seek ouster of 'Majnu' official 6/28/2016 12:05:34 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: Fearing backlash for having supported this official despite criticism from other lawmakers for over a year, a senior minister is now personally lobbying for the ouster of this Commissioner Secretary over an alleged love story. The official has come under scanner for his alleged love-affair with an IAS colleague, who on June 17 allegedly attempted suicide by slitting her wrist in north Kashmir, where she was posted. Following an outcry in the state Assembly, the government has transferred the female official from the pivotal post of district commissioner, which she was holding. but now her male counterpart is under scanner. It is believed that on the fateful day this official had visited her in north Kashmir and left following an altercation with her at her official residence. Thereafter the female official had allegedly attempted suicide in the washroom. Though the Baramulla police remained conspicuous for not filing any FIR, the government was prompted to take action following massive outcry in the state Assembly on June 24. Sources sai...   READ MORE

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No citizenship rights to refugees from Pak, says BJP Betrayal of cause 6/28/2016 12:05:26 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 27: The refugees from Pakistan (called West Pakistan before the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971) on Sunday got the biggest ever shock. The shock was administered by no other party than the BJP, which all along pretended that it was the champion of their cause. And the shock was administered in Jammu itself where these hapless and abandoned refugees had been leading a wretched life since August 1947, as they do not enjoy any citizenship right in the state. They are Indian nations but not citizens of J&K. What an irony! What exactly happened on Sunday or what did the BJP leaders say about their demand seeking citizenship rights? Two BJP leaders spoke on the is...   READ MORE   Members resent corruption, irregularities in Sports Council Would CM continue with tainted Secretary? 6/28/2016 12:05:12 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: An eminent member of the State Sports Council has expressed his anguish and resentment against the corruption and irregularities going on in the State Sports Council and written to the president of the Council Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and vice president, the Sports Minister Imran Raza Ansari, to directly intervene to put an end to shady deals going on in the sports body. The said member, who is a noted journalist besides being an athlete of substantial standing today expressed his displeasure at the manner in which secretary Sports Council Jawaid Ahmad Shah had been extending undue patronage to the unrecognized sports associations at the cost of...   READ MORE   Influential SHO's cousin collects 'hafta' for him 6/28/2016 12:05:00 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 27: A civilian who happened to cousin of a sub-inspector who is posted as Station House officer (SHO) of one of the police station in rural belt of the Jammu district is indulged into collection of money at the behest of SHO. According to police sources, one can easily notice presence of SHO's cousin in the police station in day time and rarely he can also be seen in the police station during night hours. Police sources further maintained that cousin of the SHO has fixed rates for all the things get done like lodging of missing report, verifications and lodging of FIRs too. Most of the locals have knowledge about the nexus of SHO and his cousin and there...   READ MORE   Sinha, Bakshi attack Modi's Pak policy Tackling terrorist Pakistan 6/28/2016 12:04:52 AM ET Report jammu, June 27: The Pampore terror attack that resulted in the martyrdom of at least eight CRPF jawans has created a sort of furore across the nation for obvious reasons as these eight martyrs hailed from different states of the country. There is none, barring the BJP spokespersons, including irritating Sambit Patra, and RSS ideologues, including perverted Rakesh Sinha, who has not condemned the foreign and policy military policy of the Narendra Modi Government vis-à-vis rouge Pakistan, epicenter of global terrorism. That the defeated Congress and similar other secular parties would exploit the Pampore attack to question PM Modi's Government and its policies was quite understand...   READ MORE   Bombing PoK no solution, talks only way out: Omar 6/28/2016 12:04:33 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: Hitting out at ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding aerial bombing of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said that violence will not resolve any problem. "It is the same BJP which lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting Pakistan to attending his counterpart Nawaz Shariz's daughter's marriage. On one hand they exchange gifts and other the other hand they demand action against Pakis...   READ MORE   PHQ faces dearth of DIGs 6/28/2016 12:04:09 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 27: The J&K police headquarters (PHQ) is faced with the shortage of officers of the rank of DIGs as a result of which several posts in different wings have been lying vacant. PHQ has a total of 17 DIGs. As five of them are on central deputation, it is left with only 12 DIGs. The number would further get reduced to six as and when the government puts its seal of approval on the promotion list of six DIGs whose names have already been cleared for their elevation to the next rank of IGPs, according to police sources. With only six DIGs, it would become difficult for PHQ to run the police administration effectively, sources said, adding that the government ha...   READ MORE   Pampore attack raises questions on security establishment How did videos of attackers go viral on social networking sites? 6/28/2016 12:04:01 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: At a time when government proclaims to review entire security scenario after Pampore incident, many people ask how videos of encounter sites go viral every time. Like all other encounters that occur between security forces and militants in Kashmir, photographs of two Pakistan based militants taken other than from encounter site and a video showing militants firing on CRPF bus went viral on social networking sites like Whatsapp and Twitter minutes after the attack. Peace loving people of different walks of life ask that every time an encounter crops-up between militants and security forces how photographs of militants who get killed in such encounters...   READ MORE   Violence hurting J&K's economy: CM 6/28/2016 12:03:39 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: Against the backdrop of terror attack on CRPF bus, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said violence was hurting the state's economic interests, with tourism being the biggest casualty, and sought the support of the people in maintaining peace. "Unfortunately, the state's tourism and business fraternity has to suffer the brunt when atmosphere of peace is disturbed in the valley by violent incidents," Mehbooba said while talking to the m...   READ MORE   Rattled communal NC questions CM Mufti Pampore terror attack 6/28/2016 12:03:00 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 27: The June 25 gory Pampore terror attack that left eight CRPF jawans dead and about 24 others injured, evoked a strong reaction from PDP president and J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti. She not only said that such attacks were not in the interest of J&K and its people as they hampered the developmental processes, but she also went on to invoke Ramadhan to condemn it. She directly blamed militants for vitiating peace during the holy month of Ramdhan and described it as an un-Islamic act. Pakistan-based and Islamabad-backed Lashkar-e-Toiba claimed the responsibility for the attack. "It (Pampore attack) is an attack on Jammu and Kashmir's development as such things put...   READ MORE   'People go to Gulmarg during Hartals': Mirwaiz Separatists admit failure 6/28/2016 12:02:48 AM ET Report Srinagar, June 27: In a startling revelation, separatist and Huriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq admitted that hartals called by separatists in Kashmir have lost relevance and that people during hartalsprefer tourist resorts over the protests. Such an admission of failure of the strategy has been confessed for the first time by any separatist leader in Kashmir. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in one his interview, given recently stated, "If People of Kashmir during hartals go toGulmarg and Pahalgham, the separatist leaders have to deliberate that what they have achieved in the past two decades." The interview quoting Mirwaiz said that Hartals are the very much part of the resistan...   READ MORE   Health deptt makes purchases worth Rs 80 cr on expired rate contracts 6/28/2016 12:02:36 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 27: The Health and Medical Education department has spent an amount of around 80 crores on the purchase of medicines and equipments on the basis of expired rate contracts from open market for the year ending March 31, 2015. In its report for the year ending March 31, 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has written that large scale procurements were made by the Health and Medical Education department on the basis of expired rate contracts. These procurements were made from outside health institutions and from the local market. The department purchased medicines for 44.28 crores and equipments for Rs. 34.80 crores under this arr...   READ MORE   Ex-minister's aide works overnight to impress incumbent 6/28/2016 12:02:29 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report jammu, June 27: Former Minister's close lieutenant, who is posted in Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu, has succeeded in becoming the Chamcha of the incumbent Minister after he left no stone unturned to appease him. Highly placed sources within GMC&H Jammu told Early Times that close lieutenant of former Minister for Health and Medical Education department along with another top official in GMC&H paid several visits to incumbent Minister's office as residence and has been passing selective information to the minister to keep himself in his good books. Sources further stated that close lieutenant himself faced several controversies and irre...   READ MORE   Govt considers re-organization of police stations 6/27/2016 11:27:04 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: The government of Jammu and Kashmir stated that the re-organization o police stations in the state including that of police Station Kishtwar is under active consideration. In response to C.Q. No. 22 of National Conference MLC, the government stated that police headquarters has been asked to work out a consolidated proposal for creation of police Sub Divisions/Police Stations/ Police Posts keeping in view that it felt requirements of the police department added that same is under examination with the police Headquarters. Reacting to the concern of the MLC that Kishtwar police station is spread over the area of one District of the sta...   READ MORE   Illegal building raised on Shishu Samadian land Admin fails to take action 6/27/2016 11:22:58 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report Jammu, June 27: Ineffectiveness of the administration can be gauged from the fact that inspite of knowledge about the encroachment of Shishu Samadian land meant for graveyard of children, the encroacher is continuing construction of double storeyed building on the land unabated. The sources informed Early Times that in Channi Beja near Patwar Khanna Rakh Bahu, children graveyard called Shishu Samadian land is existing under Khasra No. 49 min belonging to a ...   READ MORE   Despite laws, pollution level rises in JK 6/27/2016 11:21:58 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 27: Despite slew of anti-pollution laws being in place in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been increasing level of pollution, thus posing a serious threat of health in the state. Although a slew of laws have been framed to protect the environment and public health from damage, like the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1974, the Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1981, the Environment Protection Act 1986, the Non-Biodegradable Material Act 2007, the Brick Kiln Act 2010, it appears that the laws are just on paper with hardly any evidence that such laws are acting as a deterrent to stop violators. If officials are to be b...   READ MORE   Omar sad over Mehbooba's statement on Pampore attack 6/27/2016 11:21:52 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: Taking a dig at Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her statement that she is "ashamed as a Muslim" following Pampore attack in which 8 CRPF personnel were killed and 22 others were wounded on June 25, working president of the opposition National Conference Omar Abdullah said he was "sad". Taking micro blogging site Twitter Mr Abdullah said "So @mehbooba_mufti has joined the "Islamic terror" bandwagon after spending years saying terror had no religion. Sad". He was reacting to a tweet of his party spokesperson which reads "Mehbooba says she's "ashamed as a Muslim" over the Pampore attack. What does the attack have to do with Muslims? Is she out of h...   READ MORE   Academic arrangements of Valley allege disparity 6/27/2016 11:21:47 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, June 27: Academic arrangements working as Assistant Professors, Lecturers in various degree colleges of Kashmir division have accused state government of disparity vis-à-vis regularization of their services and framing of job policy for them. These academic arrangements also accused government of changing the nomenclature of their posts from contractual lecturer to academic arrangement only to deny their regularization. "Despite serving in various colleges for more than a decade on contractual basis, the state government has been insensitive to the career aspect of hundreds of contractual lecturers by not regularizing us, this lax approach of ...   READ MORE   SP rank officer manages postings of relatives 6/27/2016 11:21:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 27: An officer of SP rank, who is holding an important post at PHQ, is alleged to be helping his nears and dears to get good postings. In state police circles, he is even accused of ignoring those who do not belong to his lobby or who are not acquainted with him. "Since his posting at PHQ, he has been helping only his nears and dears and those whose cases are supported by the recommendations of seniors and others who matter for him. He outrightly rejects the files of officers, who are less important for him, and doesn't even bother to put them to seniors, but he never creates hurdles in the works of his relatives and acquaintances," police sources said. ...   READ MORE   6/27/2016 11:21:34 PM India mourns martyrdom of 8 brave hearts, demands action against perpetrators Early Times Report Jammu, June 27: Voices to seek action against the Pakistan and the militants sponsored by it are becoming shriller. The killing of eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Pampore near Srinagar has triggered outrage across the country and the people are demanding action against Pakistan and the militant handlers, who are sitting across the Line of Control (LoC). Taking cue from the prevailing anger in the country and in the Jammu region against the attack on CRPF men, the BJP legislators on Monday raised anti-Pakistan slogans inside the Assembly in Srinagar and also calle...   READ MORE   Alignment of road from Karool to Badhat altered Politician's act of vengeance 6/27/2016 11:21:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 27: Laced with feeling of vengeance against voters of his opponents, a politician had allegedly changed the alignment of road from Karool to Badhat, depriving the villagers of Bhangran and Changawari villages from road facilities. Sanjiv Thakur, a local resident of Bhangran told Early Times that 14 kilometers link road from Karool to Badhat was sanctioned in the year 2009 under scheme PMGSY at an estimate cost of Rs. 11crore and 20 lakhs. "The executing agency same year conducted survey in which both villages wherein no one of the area of Sarthal to Bhangran had any objection pertaining to the road survey", Sanjiv said, adding that village Bhagran has als...   READ MORE   'PDP-BJP follow NC-Cong regime to bulldoze democratic institutions' 6/27/2016 11:20:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 27: Following foot-steps of its predecessors, the present PDP-BJP government is all out to bulldoze the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State. Like other previous regime, the incumbent dispensation has also cleared its agenda not to allow functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions in J&K like other parts of the country. The Bill introduced by the Government in the Assembly today is indication of government's intension. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq today introduced "A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 already published in an extraordinary issue of the Government Gazette. Importantly PDP and BJ...   READ MORE   Out of power, Omar wants IIT, IIM for Kashmir! 6/27/2016 10:50:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 27 : The former chief minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah is getting narrow minded with each passing day and his statements are making it clear that he is anti-Jammu, and he has now coined the word 'discrimination' with Kashmir. Omar Abdullah, who has been unable to digest the resounding defeat in the Anantnag assembly by-polls, walked out of the LA on Monday for Centre not sanctioning IIT, IIM for Kashmir. "Omar seems to have forgotten that he is the former CM. He has to project himself as custodian of the entire state and not of a particular region. But after losing power he always tried to project himself as a custodian ...   READ MORE   JKPSC to soon issue list of selected APs 6/27/2016 10:49:54 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, June 27: The ice on stalled interview process for Assistant Professor posts' has apparently melt as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission will shortly forward the names of selected candidates in Physics, Mathematics, English subject to Higher Education department. Sources in JKPSC informed Early Times that after the stalemate over issuance of Minimum Procedure Certificate (MSP) got resolved the JKPSC had restarted the stalled interview process for posts of Physics, Mathematics and English. The interview process was concluded few days back and the candidates have been eagerly waiting for the selection lists, which were expected to be forw...   READ MORE   Comm /Secretary ARI travels 136 Kms daily! RTI exposes loot of Taxpayers' money 6/27/2016 10:49:49 PM Early Times Report srinagar, June 27: An RTI query has exposed a scam involving swindling of public money under the garb of field travel. The information provided to an information seeker has revealed that Commissioner Secretary to Government ARI & Trainings department has travelled more than 19,500 kms in last 6 months and on an average the officer has travelled 136 kms per day. Details provided by the Under Secretary ARI & Trainings department vide RTI reply No: ARI/Genl/38/2016 dated 24.6.2016 reveal that Department has given all the misleading and incorrect information to the information seeker. "It is not possible for an officer of the rank of Commissioner Secretary to travel...   READ MORE   Mobile soil testing laboratory worth Rs 45 lakhs bites dust in Bijbehara Nursery 6/27/2016 10:48:25 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, June 27: Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory/van purchased at a cost of Rupees 45 lakhs in March of this year by Horticulture department Kashmir is gathering dust at Bijbehara. The Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory/van was purchased to provide soil analysis to farmers at their doorsteps under centrally sponsored scheme "National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture" (NMSA) , however ironically the Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory/van hasn't moved an inch ...   READ MORE   Multi Speciality medical camp for locals held 6/27/2016 10:48:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 27 : A Multi Super Speciality Medical camp and blood donation camp was conducted at Naoshera by the Indian Army deployed at Jhangar with an aim to provide necessary specialist medical care to the needy people of remote border areas. A total of 23 doctors from Naoshera, Rajouri and Jammu attended the camp along with the Army doctors and support staff. A Vaccination and Immunization Camp along with Thallasemia Awareness Drive was also conducted by Army at t...   READ MORE

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