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Townships for KPs 'put on hold' as separatists threaten stir Govt resolves not to rake up such issues in future 6/3/2016 12:04:27 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, June 2: The BJP-PDP government has resolved not to rake up the issue of township for migrant Pandits for now following threat of agitation from the separatists. Top sources revealed to Early Times that the BJP's senior leaders and the ministers in the present cabinet have been asked not to rake up any such issue that could endanger the government in the state and give free hand to the separatists to instigate people. If sources are to be believed, the plans for the Sainik Colony and more importantly providing accommodations to the migrant Kashmiri Pandits in Valley, have been shelved by the government, for it is apprehensive of any 2008 like agitation in which the PDP- Congress coalition broke down, compelling then chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to resign from his post. Sources said that high level meeting between the BJP and the PDP leaders was held here with discussions over the present political situation dominating this closed door meet. The issues ranging from NEET, Industrial Policy and providing separate townships to the migr...   READ MORE

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Why Mehbooba's statement on KPs' return merits attention Defeating separatists 6/3/2016 12:04:13 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 2: J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in the Legislative Council charged the NC with politicizing the issue of Kashmiri Hindus' return to the Valley and said that the security environment in Kashmir was not inspiring. The situation was grave to the extent that political workers live in hotels of Srinagar under security cover, she said. "You are trying to exploit my remarks on Kashmiri Pandits. I have said that our workers, your workers, the workers of NC, PDP, Congress and BJP still live in hotels of Srinagar under security cover. They have PSOs and they don't go to their villages. So I said if they can't go then how we can say to our Kashmiri Pandit brothers...   READ MORE   Fearing defeat, Farooq questions timing of election By-poll in Anantnag 6/3/2016 12:04:01 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 2: Ever since May 25, when the budget session of the J&K legislature commenced, the opposition NC has been under sharp attack. It is the PDP president and J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who has taken upon herself the task of exposing the NC and its leadership. The last couple of days witnessed Mehbooba Mufti attacking NC working president and Leader of opposition in the Assembly Omar Abdullah, who had unleashed a no-holds-barred propaganda campaign against her and her government to create an impression in the Valley that her government was, in fact, the BJP-RSS government and that she, in alliance with the Sangh Parivar, was conspiring against the state's ...   READ MORE   PDP youth leader allots Zero Bridge food court to his aides No tenders invited, rules flouted 6/3/2016 12:03:48 AM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report Srinagar, June 2: Promoting favoritism and nepotism were key slogans that Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government used against National Conference and Congress regime. But within just two months in the government, the leaders of the ruling party are leaving no opportunity to drudge own axes in terms of favoring their close associates. Government headed by Mufti's clean image of public servant and principles over power, good governance and corruption-free administration has come under serious criticism, after she inaugurated the houseboat cum food court and historic zero bridge in favour of a selected group of self styled entrepreneurs, who enjo...   READ MORE   Geelani ‘abused’ in Hurriyat meet 6/3/2016 12:03:32 AM Early Times Report srinagar, June 2: A group of separatists of moderate Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday abused senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a meeting conveyed by chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at party headquarters Raj Bagh. Sources privy to development informed Early Times that leaders including two top most are disturbed with the unity of Hurriyat groups led by Mirwaiz, Geelani and Yasin Malik. "During the meeting a verbal brawl broke out between the members. Angry members asked Mirvaiz to snap ties with Geelani and move on according to forum rules and constitutions," they said. Sources said that members strongly objected to strike politics and conveyed the chair...   READ MORE   New drug policy for J&K exists on papers only Insufficient supply being provided to hospitals 6/3/2016 12:03:23 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 2: Introduced with much fanfare, the new drug policy is to earn goodwill among the masses by as insufficient supply is being made available in District Hospitals, Sub District Hospitals and in the Sub Centre. Sources in health department informed Early Times that there is no big deal, it was an exercise of damage control by the state medical supply corporation (SMSC) under the patronage of state government. "Though the policy has been implemented from today, there is still shortage of basis medicine in Gandhi Nagar Hospital. However, under the policy some of the medicines have been provided by the SMSC, but the supply is not sufficient to meet our daily r...   READ MORE   Slow recruitment by NRHM affects ISM functioning Year after advertisement, 12 MO posts still vacant 6/3/2016 12:03:11 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report jammu, June 2: Shortage of ISM doctors notwithstanding, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has failed to fill 12 contractual Medical Officers (MO') posts which were advertised a year back. Reliable sources of ISM department concerned informed Early Times that Union government has launched National Health Mission (NHM) a decade back for providing accessible, affordable and quality health care to rural population of country. Government of India (GoI) in each year has released crores rupees under various schemes to run the state health institutions as per norms of Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS) but in Jammu and Kashmir it was seen antagonistic ...   READ MORE   By ignoring mass base leaders, Cong encouraging 'Parivarwad' in party 6/3/2016 12:02:58 AM Early Times Report jammu, June 2: There is strong anger among mass base and dedicated Congress workers because party leadership is encouraging "Parivarwad" by sidelining those committed leaders who have following in their respective areas. It appears that party leadership has not learnt any lesson from his insulting defeat in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. Committed and mass base leaders, feeling suffocated in the party, are seriously exploring other possibilities because there is no one to listen to those leaders, who have following their areas. Instead of encouraging these mass base leaders, party leadership is encouraging parachute leaders at their cost. The glaring example is projecti...   READ MORE   Govt to corporate houses for better health care: CM 6/3/2016 12:02:52 AM Early Times Report srinagar, June 2: Jammu and Kashmir government is working towards providing a model hospital in every constituency of the state which would be equipped with all the modern diagnostic and health care facilities, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said here today. "We have taken up two hospitals - one at Dooru in Anantnag district of Kashmir and the other at Basohli in Kathua district of Jammu - on pilot basis and will soon broaden the ambit of the scheme by providing a model hospital with similar facilities in every constituency," she said in the Legislative Council. The state has 87 constituencies in all. She said each such hospital would also have the much-needed gynae...   READ MORE   Govt to corporate houses for better health care: CM 6/3/2016 12:02:51 AM Early Times Report srinagar, June 2: Jammu and Kashmir government is working towards providing a model hospital in every constituency of the state which would be equipped with all the modern diagnostic and health care facilities, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said here today. "We have taken up two hospitals - one at Dooru in Anantnag district of Kashmir and the other at Basohli in Kathua district of Jammu - on pilot basis and will soon broaden the ambit of the scheme by providing a model hospital with similar facilities in every constituency," she said in the Legislative Council. The state has 87 constituencies in all. She said each such hospital would also have the much-needed gynae...   READ MORE   Pvt practice by docs cause of concern for Govt CM admits nexus between medicos 6/3/2016 12:02:43 AM Early Times Report srinagar, June 2: Even as the government has warned doctors to shun private practice, hundreds of them are still doing it and many even draw non-practice allowance (NPA). Last year, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had issued clear-cut directions for strictly implementing ban on private practice by doctors working in SKIMS, Soura, and other hospitals in the state where doctors draw NPA. Despite that there seems no end of private practice with some doctors even skipping their official duties. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti too on Thursday said it had become a cause of concern for the government to stop private practice. "The doctors are hand-in-glove with each other. They work in ...   READ MORE   CB to submit report on June 9 Multi Crore Scam In Police 6/3/2016 12:02:28 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, June 1: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch Wednesday stated that the investigation in the alleged embezzlement of several crores in police, detected by Comptroller and auditor general (CAG) is in the last stage and the report would be submitted on June 9, 2016. The CAG during the audit of vehicles hired by police for ferrying its constabulary during the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has found alleged irregularities of Rs 6.09 crore due to double drawals and hiring of fictitious vehicles. "We have done a thorough study and investigation in this regard. The inquiry is being done in an o...   READ MORE   SI, other cop bring disgrace to khakhi, 'rob' jeweller of Rs 4 lakh SI, serving in GRP, is absconding in police record 6/3/2016 12:02:13 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, June 2: A Sub-Inspector (SI) and a constable have brought disgrace to khakhi as taking advantage of uniform, they allegedly snatched Rs 4 lakh from a jeweller of Jain Bazar. The accused have been identified as SI Ajay Singh Bandral, Shokat Ali alias Khan, Khalid alias Kalu, Nizakat alias Mohammad Yousuf and constable Mohammad Zafar. While the accused SI is presently posted with Government Railways Police (GRP), Jammu, cop Mohammad Zafar is under suspension after he was allegedly caught with heroin in Punjab. All the accused were later booked under sections 420 and 120-B RPC by the Chowk Chabutra Police . Amazingly, while all other accused were arre...   READ MORE   Tampering, transfer of land records goes unabated in Bishnah 6/2/2016 11:39:01 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 2: Yet in another case of mutation of land record, a controversial Patwari of Bishnah Tehsil, who has been under scanner for tampering revenue record, has transferred land of three poor farmers in connivance with notorious land mafia, showing thumb to administration, while another case of similar irregularities on his part of pending in the court of law. According to documents available with Early Times, one Joginder Singh son of Chandu Ram resident of Paskal, Tehsil Bishnah filed a complaint against the Patwari for tempering record. "Aggrieved, Joginder Singh through written complaint, on Thursday brought into notice of DC Jammu, that the ...   READ MORE   Brother to assist Mehbooba in Anantnag poll campaign 6/2/2016 11:38:55 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 2: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tasaduq Mufti, who let speculations go wild over his prospective entry into politics following the demise of his father, will be assisting her in the poll campaigning for the Anantnag by-elections, Early Times learnt from reliable sources. They said Tasaduq in liaison with senior PDP leaders including Dr Mehboob Beg, Mansoor Mir and Rafi Mir, will strategically monitor the campaign and party arrangements at the grassroots. Sources said Tasaduq has already started getting feedback from the constituency about the upcoming poll battle, where PDP is likely to have a neck-to-neck fight, at least with Congress, whi...   READ MORE   Proposal to rehabilitate KPs in their own land Migrants rue change in status of land 6/2/2016 11:38:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June, 2: Government is planning to construct flats for rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits on their own land which was declared Abadi Deh in absence of Kashmiri Pandits who are the legal owner of the said land. Pertinent to mention here that Late Mufti Mohammed Sayeed announced to develop Haal village as Heritage Village, but no action was taken after his demise. "We appeal to the Chief Minister to take appropriate steps to keep the words of Late Mufti Sayeed and fulfill his dream" said aresident. A representation to stop the execution of the proposed plan for construction of flats on the property of displaced Kashmiri pandits is already submitted t...   READ MORE   65 square kilometers demined at Tosamaidan: Government 6/2/2016 11:38:43 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 2: The state government today said that 65 square kilometers of the area of Tosamaidan has been demined and steps are afoot to develop infrastructure so that tourists visit this tourist place in Central Kashmir's Budgam district. Replying to a question by Omar Abdullah, Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar told the legislative Assembly that army has certified that an area of 65 square kilometers is safe since it has been demined. He said the state government is committed towards the development of Tosamaidan and steps would be taken in this regard. In his question, Omar who is the MLA from Beerwah in Budgam said that state government...   READ MORE   SIC directs SKIMS to provide certified copies Husband seeks info about wife's death 6/2/2016 11:38:36 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 2: A man has sought information about the reasons of the death of his wife in Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) early this year. As SKIMS authorities denied the information, the State Information Commission (SIC), directed the SKIMS authorities to provide the certified copies to the information seeker. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Syed Mohammad Yaseen filed an application before PIO SKIMS Soura on 14.01.2016 for seeking information pertaining to death case of his wife Syed Kulsuma. PIO on 16.02.2016 provided him partly wrong information without covering letter. Thereafter, the appellant approached to First ...   READ MORE   JU's Nursery School lacks facilities 6/2/2016 11:38:26 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report Jammu, Jane 2: Surabhi Nursery School opened by University of Jammu for educating kids of university and non university employees is designed more as revenue generating source than providing quality education to small children entering there to learn basics of education. The sources informed Early Times that the mind of small child is flexibly impressionable and nursery school is meant to consolidate the children emotionally and make their foundation stout and strong, but the things are rather the other way round. The sources said that now the school has proceeded on summer vacation from 1st June to 18 July but the home task is confined to fill the s...   READ MORE   Gateway of J&K turns into gateway of death, Illegal trucks' parking invites frequent accidents 6/2/2016 11:38:04 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, June 2: Ironically, the place once known as Gateway of J&K now is getting an 'acronym'- death trap as despite of collecting huge revenue everyday from Lakhanpur, the J&K government and Excise & Taxation department have failed to provide sufficient parking place to trucks which eats up huge space of the National highway at Lakhanpur causing inconvenience to the drivers on the road. Although a large number of accidents occur on routine be it minor of...   READ MORE   Garbage dumps mocks Swach Bharat Abhiyan' in Ramban 6/2/2016 11:37:49 PM Tahir Mushtaq Early Times Report RAMBAN, June 2: The piles of garbage are mocking the glittering advertisements about 'Swach Bharat Abhiyan' in Ramban town as the Municipal Committee (MC) Ramban has adopted a negligent attitude towards the maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene in various parts of township. With the increase in temperature the dumped garbage are emitting foul smell causing inconvenience to the passersby. Due to the garbage the drains often get choked and clogged at many...   READ MORE   Khawas middle school found closed during working hours 6/2/2016 11:36:08 PM Sushil Dutta Early Times Report Rajouri, June 2: A middle school situated at a far off place in education zone khawas was found closed during working hours on Thursday. As per reports Govt middle school Pungha in Khawas zone often remains closed. Parents of the aggrieved students expressing their great resentment stated that to teach 55 students in this middle school 4 teachers have been appointed by the department. The four teachers alleged to have remain absent during most of the time...   READ MORE   Govt rolls back 9.5 pc hike in levies on mobile phones, other items 6/2/2016 11:29:15 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 2: Government today rolled back the 9.5 per cent hike in the levies on mobile phones, readymade garments and hosiery items following criticism from opposition members and trade bodies. "Given the demands of the House, the VAT on readymade garments, hosiery and cell phones, which was increased from 5 percent to 14.5 percent, will be rolled back," Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said while replying to discussion on Budget in Legislative Assembly here. The hike in levies, besides some other budget proposals, had attracted the ire of trade bodies in Kashmir and Jammu regions and they had called for a strike on June 4 to protest against these. Drabu also a...   READ MORE   Anantnag Assembly poll likely to be postponed again 6/2/2016 11:29:04 PM Early Times Report New Delhi, June 2: The June 19 by-election to the Anantnag Assembly seat, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting, is likely to be postponed by a few days as the Jammu and Kashmir government apprehends law and order situation in view of the death anniversary of a religious preacher falling on that day. In a communication, state Chief Secretary B R Sharma has told the Election Commission that the administration apprehends law and order problems on June 19 when the death anniversary of Qazi Nisar, a religious figure in South Kashmir, will be observed. Nisar, who was the founding member of the Muslim United Front (MUF) in late 1980's was shot dead by uniden...   READ MORE   Drabu tears into opposition for criticizing budget 6/2/2016 11:28:51 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 2: Finance Minister Dr. Haseeb Drabu today dismissed the contention of opposition members that some of the important sectors of the state economy have been left out of the budget announced by him on May 30. Winding up the discussion on budget in Assembly, Drabu said that Rs. 613 crores have been earmarked for agriculture in the present financial year with the same being Rs. 327 crores in the previous financial year. He claimed that the rural landscape would be changed in the state over the next three years. "For the horticulture sector we have kept a provision of Rs. 200 crores while as it was Rs. 126 crores in the previous financial ...   READ MORE   Major portion of JK owned land at New Delhi under occupation of Ministry of Defence: Govt 6/2/2016 11:19:03 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jun 2: The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday informed legislative Assembly that major portion of JK owned land in New Delhi is under the occupation of the Ministry of Defence. In a written reply, the Minister incharge, Hospitality and Protocol has said that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir owned property comprising of 14.32 Acres (114K-11.2M) of land with built up area popularly known as Kashmir House New Delhi. However the minister has maintained that a major portion of land is under the occupation of the Ministry of Defence and so far only 17.4 kanals of land which houses the 75 number of staff quarters of J&K government is in possess...   READ MORE   Of 486 DDB decisions for 2015-16, only 146 implemented 6/2/2016 11:18:58 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, Jun 2: Authenticating the genuine concern of the legislators raised by them from time to time with regard to non implementation of District Development Board meetings, the government reply stated that out of 486 decisions taken in Board meetings of 20 Districts of the state chaired by former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for the year 2015-16, only 146 decisions were implemented on ground. In reply to A.Q No. 89 of MLA Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, the Assistant Director (AP), Planning Development and Monitoring Department, in Board Meetings of 20 Districts, 486 decisions were taken and among these decisions, only 146 decisions had been so far...   READ MORE

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