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Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: Assuming that the BJP leaders are allowed to campaign in favour of Mehbooba Mufti who is the PDP candidate from Anantnag Assembly constituency, will it suit Mehbooba or harm the PDP chances ?
This is a tricky question. If the BJP leaders from Jammu and Kashmir or from even outside the state campaign in favour of Mehbooba they have to endorse basic policies and ideologies of the PDP. The BJP leaders, in the interest of the success of Mehbooba, have to support retention of Article 370 which grant special status to the state within the union of India. The BJP leaders have to support the PDP's slogan of self-rule and increase in people to people contact an... | |
| | | | PG students caught between devil and the deep sea | | NET, PSC exams on same day | | | Mohd Irfan
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Post Graduate students of both universities of Jammu and Kashmir who have to take the exams of 10+2 Lecturer and CSIR-NET of subjects zoology and Mathematics, which is scheduled to be held on 19th June, are caught between the devil and deep sea as those students who have to compete for exams, as both are simultaneously are on the same date and time these hapless students allege that they are unable to understand what to do at this crucial juncture and what is more shocking is that the state recruiting agency public service commission (PSC) is well aware about the clash of the dates of exams but is sad to say they are not making postponeme... | |
| | | | Woman BJP leader shares stage with Farooq | | State unit aghast, takes serious note | |  ET Report
srinagar, June 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a strong note of one of its woman leader's sharing the dance floor with National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar.
The video of NC patron shaking his leg on Bhumbroo, Bhumbroo, Kashmiri number along with Farooq Naziki and singer Waheed Jeelani has gone viral on the social networking site Facebook and What's Up. Everyone has taken a note about Dr Farooq enjoying the music and shaking his leg but the BJP has take... | |
| | | | Guv's order on banning casual appointments violated with impunity | | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: Notwithstanding the fact that Governor NN Vohra on January 31st had banned the appointment of any casual workers in any government department but in Ranbir Government Press two casual workers were engaged on need basis in the month of March.
Moreover, in the last six years, three successive General Mangers of Ranbir Government Press (RGP) have engaged a total of 27 casual workers that too at the time, when RGP is in dire need of technical staff.
In response to the RTI application filed by Kuldeep Khajuria of Gujru Nagrota the PIO furnished the information according to which a total of 27 casual workers have been engaged out of which two we... | |
| | | | 150 linemen die in harness; none compensated | | Use and throw policy of PDD | | | GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: The callous approach of the Power Development Department (PDD) has swallowed one more live of a need-based worker (lineman) when he was discharging duty at Rajpura Chowk on May 28.
Sources told Early Times that Parshotam Lal, son of Kirshan Chand R/o Phallian Mandaal, received fatal head injuries when his stair skidded off while repairing electrical snag in Shakti Nagar area of Rajpura on May 28.
"His colleagues with the help of locals rushed the injured Parshotam Lal to the Government Medical College and Hospital of Jammu but he succumbed to the injuries on the way to hospital", disclosed eyewitness.
As per SRO number 328-PDD of 2011 dated ... | |
| | | | SHO directs complainant, eve-teaser to patch up in lieu of Rs 2,000 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: Instead of booking an eve-teaser, who was alleged to have molested a girl, the SHO of a peripheral police station allegedly directed the victim's brother to patch up with the accused.
For the patch, the SHO was allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 2,000 by the accused, police sources said.
Sources said a youth yesterday lodged a written complaint at the police station, alleging therein that a youth had 'molested' his sister. He alleged that the accused was also harassing his sister on telephone.
Acting on the complaint, the SHO called the girl's brother and the accused to the police station where he forced.
Sources said at the police station, the SHO direct... | |
| | | | Cancer cases on rise in Jammu | | Govt sleeps on AIIMS establishment | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, June 4: Life-consuming cancer has been on rise in Jammu while the coalition government continues to sleep over the much-awaited establishment of AIIMS in the winter capital region.
The revelation of rise in cancer cases in Jammu is not any hearsay but formally confirmed by the state government on the floor of the House.
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, in the ongoing budget session in Legislative Council said the number of cancer cases in Jammu district alone have risen from 597 to 853 between 2011 and 2015.
The Minister in a written reply to Peoples Democratic Party MLC, Firdous Tak, said males have been found affected by lung, thro... | |
| | | | Anti-encroachment campaign of Forest deptt goes in vain | | One person holds deptt hostage | | | Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: The tall claims of Forest Minister of retrieving forest land from the clutches of encroachers stand exposed.
The Divisional Forest officer of Rajouri, admitted that the forest closure has been encroached by an individual, the department seems reluctant to vacate the encroached forest land at Panchayat Badoon in Rajouri district.
As per the reply of an RTI in possession of Early Times, the Divisional Forest officer of Division Rajouri, Anup Kumar Soni it is clearly mentioned that one Mohammad Sadiq along with his family is residing in a building in forest closure at Panchayat Badoon. The reply of the RTI also reads that the said person has constructed... | |
| | | | RDD fails to complete central schemes on time | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 4: The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has taken a serious note over 'lackadaisical' approach of the state's Rural Development Department (RDD) in completing the works related to the centrally sponsored schemes.
According to a letter vide D.O J-11018/1/2016-MNREGA (1V) dated 06-05-2016, the MoRD has asked the RDD that as many as 44236 works were incomplete in the state and has asked it to hold a review for reasons behind the slow progress in completion of the works.
While the departments implementing the centrally sponsored schemes have failed to evolve a system with point person responsible to submit the utilization certificates to the concerned Un... | |
| | | | Strange! But true, PDP-BJP govt unsure about completion of widening of Sgr-Jmu NH | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 4: Believe it or not, but this is true, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janta (BJP) government is un-sure as how much more time would be required for the completion of widening of the highway connecting Kashmir valley with Jammu division.
This became clear during the speech of Roads and Buildings (R&B) minister, Abdul Rehman Veeri in the legislative assembly today. Veeri while winding up the discussion on the grants of the R&B and parliamentary affairs departments, said that it is not clear how much more time it will take for the widening of Srinagar-Jammu national highway to complete.
"Let me tell it would take a lot o... | |
| | | | Militants strike again, kill 2 unarmed cops in Anantnag | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, June 4: Two policemen, including an Assistant Sub Inspector, were killed by militants in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday. Reports said that at around 11:30 am, two militants appeared on busy Khanabal-Pahalgam road near General Bus stand and shot dead two unarmed policemen, who according to official sources were manning the traffic.
Cops, who were later identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Bashir Ahmad Ahanger S/o Ab Aziz Aha... | |
| | | | Teacher beats toddler for not solving question | | Unholy education at Barakh | |  A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Reasi, June 4: Unholy have become the ways of education---the Guru-Shishya parampara.
It is just on the parable, but a reality show that happened in a Middle School Barakh, Pouni in Reasi district.
A third standard girl named Shaina daughter of Nissar Ahmed, Middle School Pouni was timely saved by the intervention of the other students of the school when she was being beaten black and blue by the ReT teacher Surinder Kour on the pretext that the child was ... | |
| | | | Jammu tops list of fatal road mishaps, traffic violations | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Jammu has the highest fatalities in road accidents as compared to other districts of the state where killer roads have been claiming average three lives a day.
Jammu also tops the list of traffic violations, according to official sources.
917 people were killed in different road accidents across the state in 2015. Of them, 129 lost their lives in Jammu, followed by 108 in Udhampur, 85 in Samba, 84 in Kathua and 63 in Srinagar.
2,03,545 violators of traffic laws were challaned this year in Jammu district. The figure was the highest of all other districts of the state, sources said.
In 2014, 992 people were killed in road accidents in J&K. Of them, 165... | |
| | | | Fearing humiliating defeat Rashid withdraws nomination papers | | Anantnag By-Polls | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, June 4: Er Rashid-Awami Itehad Party and independent lawmaker from Langate Assembly segment of North Kashmir on Satarday withdrew his nomination for the upcoming Anantnag By-Elections.
Returning Officer Anantnag Assembly Constituency, Mohd Aslam said that one candidate Er Abdul Rasheed Sheikh, Independent, has withdrawn his nomination for the upcoming By-Elections for Anantnag Assembly constituency.
Now eight candidates are in fray to contest the upcoming by-elections for the Assembly constituency, scheduled to be held on 22nd of this month.
Highly placed sources said that party advised Er Rashid not to contest the election after they pr... | |
| | | | GMC students suffer in absence of electricity | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: The heartless attitude of higher ups of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu can be gauged from the fact that the Post Graduate and Under Graduate Medical students are being forced to take shelter in hotels' room to preparation of ongoing exam or forced to study under candle light as to long duration power cuts. Moreover, the higher ups of the hospital enjoying 'chill' of Air condition at their respective offices.
Sources within GMC&H Jammu told Early Times that for last three days the electricity snapped in the hostels and more than 3 thousands medical students have affected due to power cuts and other basic facilitie... | |
| | | | 37 docs transferred | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: In the interest of patient care, the State health and Medical Education Department issued orders of transfers and postings of 37 doctors with immediately effect.
According to order issued on Friday 332HME of 2016 by H&ME department, Dr Tippu Isher, Consultant Pathologist, has been transferred from DH Samba and posted to SMGS Hospital Jammu against available vacancy, Dr Tejinder Kumar, Consultant Physician has been transferred from SDH Mendhar and posted to SDH Akhnoor vide Dr Abdul Wahid Wali, Dr Sham Lal Sakohila, Consultant Radiologist, has been transferred from DH Kishtwar and posted Govt. Hospital Sarwal Jammu, Dr Sushil Sharma, Consultant Radiolo... | |
| | | | Jammu, Kashmir pulling in different directions | | Hate campaign in Valley | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Relations between Jammu province and Kashmir Valley were never cordial. The reason was that while the Kashmiri leadership opposed the state's accession to India and extension of central laws and institutions to the state, the people of Jammu province hailed both the accession and the central laws.
In fact, the Kashmiri leadership considered the people of Jammu region a problem and a millstone around Kashmir's neck, notwithstanding the fact that Kashmir remained at the helm of affairs in the state after its accession. Their grouse against the people of Jammu region is that they don't support their anti-India movement and they always behave like "Indian a... | |
| | | | Traffic officer punishes ASI, PHQ absolves him of blame | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Even as a senior traffic police officer punished an ASI for failing to meet the revenue collection target which he had given him, PHQ absolved him of the blame, saying he can't be punished over such a 'non-issue'.
Traffic police ASI Ashok Singh was reprimanded by a senior officer of the department for failing to meet the target of number of challans and revenue collection in October 2013. In November 2013, the officer deputed Jammu north traffic police DSP to find out the reason behind it vide his order No 370.
The DSP submitted his inquiry report to the officer through his SSP on February 5, 2014, urging him to forgive the ASI and assuring him that i... | |
| | | | In Chhattisgarh, BJP is termed 'Phool wali Congress' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu. June 4: What an irony! A party which was called a party with a difference is being termed in Chhattisgarh "Phool (read lotus) wali Congress". It is the BJP which is being termed in the BJP ruled Chhattisgarh "Phool wali Congress". To be more precise, the people of Chhattisgarh believe that there is no fundamental difference between the BJP and the Congress and that the political culture, behaviour and policies of both the national parties are the same.
Some have even gone to the extent of saying that the BJP is more Congress than the Congress is and that the BJP has been going beyond what the Congress did and worked for. The view of the BJP critics can't be co... | |
| | | | Vacating aggression: 'POJK, terror only issues' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu. June 4: Nasty comments of Pakistani nuclear scientist A Q Khan that "his country has the capability to hit New Delhi in five minutes" have evoked very strong reaction from New Delhi. Without naming him, New Delhi invoked the Pakistani envoy in India, who had said that only "foolish" people make such remarks. New Delhi said, "J&K is not part of unfinished agenda of partition". It also rejected Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain's recent comments that India was "running away" from talks and said it was the failure of Pakistan to address Indian concerns which had hampered the dialogue process between the two nations
It was spokesperson of the Ministry of External... | |
| | | | Govt faces heat over bunglings in preparation of BPL lists | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar June 4: The BJP-PDP ministers in government of Jammu and Kashmir today faces heat from opposition as well as from ruling party MLAs over the bungling in preparation of BPL list in the state alleging that poor and deserving people were kept outside while influential people including rich has been showed in BPL category thus deprived the real beneficiaries.
The Legislative Assembly today witnessed heated arguments and debate over the issue when both rulling as well as opposition members raised supplementary questions in support of A.Q No. 1147 of MLA Kamal Verma wherein the MLA demanded the steps taken for proper identification of BPL families... | |
| | | | Use of polythene bags continues unabated | | World Environment Day | | |
Tahir Mushtaq
Early Times Report
RAMBAN, June 4: Every year State Pollution Control Board celebrates World Environment Day with pomp and show, but on the ground it has failed to stop use of polythene.
Despite tall claims of the State Pollution Control Board of having made district Ramban free from polythene, it continues to be used under the nose of the concerned department.
If sources were believed raids by SPCB teams to seize the banned carry bags seem to be a mere "formality" as no serious initiative has been taken to curb the practice.
Sources said when the ban was imposed on the use of polythene bags, several business establishments had placed orders for jute bags fearing r... | |
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