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| Kashmir didn't trust BJP in and before 2014 | | PM Modi's Iftaar politics? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Surely, PM Modi is visiting Jammu on July 17. Reports emanating from New Delhi suggest. He would be in Jammu that day to attend a function to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Girdhari Lal Dogra, Congress leader and father-in-law of Finance and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley. There are also some unconfirmed reports that PM Modi could also visit Kashmir the same day or a day after and host an Iftaar party.
As for the national BJP leadership, it has dismissed the reports that PM Modi had planned to visit Kashmir. Rubbishing the reports, BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma on Wednesday said the Prime Minister never had any plan to visit Srinagar that day. "This news of Modi going to Kashmir for Eid is false and there is no such programme," he said.
The issue has already creating a political controversy. "PM Narendra Modi has no plans to host Iftaar in Srinagar," tweeted former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. His tweet was as significant as it was politically-motivated and designed to embarrass Chief Minister ... | |
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| RDD violates GAD circular, promotes 23 Gram Sevaks as BDOs | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
jammu, July 9: Violating a General Administration Department (GAD) circular about promotion of the in-service employees, the Rural Development Department has granted back-to-back promotions to 23 'blue-eyed' employees within short span of their appointment.
The 23 village level officers were promoted from Gram Sevaks to Inspectors and then BDOs within two years, sources told Early Times.
Among the Gram Sevaks are those who were promoted twice within months, raising question mark on the credibility of the department.
The promotions are done on the basis of acquiring higher educational qualifications. Amazingly, the degrees these Gram Sevaks submitted in t... | |
| | | | As R&B Minister, Omar allowed works worth Rs 38 Cr without tenders | | RTI activist files case in SAC | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The Roads and Building (R&B) department had executed works costing Rs. 38 Crores without inviting tenders, when former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was Minister incharge of department.
An RTI activist, who is also former senior Vice President of National Conference (NC) Dr. Rehmatullah Khora today filed a case in State Accountability Commission (SAC) against Omar Abdullah for his failure to monitor and take action against officers involved in violation of norms.
Works worth Rs. 38 Cr were executed without inviting tenders by 22 Executive Engineers of Roads and Building department in the period 28/10/2010 to 31/12/2012, when Omar Abdullah was... | |
| | | | Flags off four additional train services between Banihal-Budgam-Baramulla | | Mufti Sayeed expresses hope about early completion of Katra-Banihal Railway Line | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today exuded confidence that the completion of Katra-Banihal Railway Line will be an engineering marvel and the same will provide a vital all-weather link to Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Mufti said that improved rail connectivity in the state will lead to huge relief to the people who are suffering on account of frequent breakdown of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, especially in harsh winters. He said the unse... | |
| | | | PDP-BJP regime's war against corruption seems to be selective, half-hearted | | Why State Govt not initiating further action on pipes scam? | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 9: Contrary to the claims of the coalition government to eradicate the menace of corruption, the PDP-BJP government is sitting on report of inquiry committee which had detected huge bungling in the purchase of pipes two years back.
These pipes were purchased when Congress leader Taj Mohiuddin was holding the portfolio of Public Health Engineering (PHE), Flood Control and Irrigation in the government. The way State Government has ignored pipes scam committed by the previous NC-Congress government is indicating that present regime's war against corruption in selective and half-hearted.
Credible sources in the corridors of powers disclosed matter was brought before t... | |
| | | | BJP forgets Balidan Divas; ministers busy preparing for Martyrs' Day rally in Srinagar | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: The BJP might have this year failed to uphold its tradition of observing Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's 'Balidan Diwas' at Lakhanpur, the gateway to J&K, but the Housing ministry headed by this party is busy making arrangements for July 13 Martyrs Day commemoration here when separatist leaders are scheduled to rally in old city.
On Thursday, a team from Srinagar Municipal Corporation(SMC), the civic body which falls under the domain of Housing ministry headed by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, undertook a massive sanitation drive in the areas falling in and around the Martyrs' graveyard in the downtown.
Led by senior officials, the team also to... | |
| | | | Jammu Super-speciality: Hospital or ticking time bomb | | | |
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Unnecessary haste in shifting critical departments to the then under-construction Jammu Super-speciality Hospital has now virtually turned the hospital into a tickling time-bomb where life of patients remains at risk all the times.
In a recent incident which took place on July 6; 108 batteries of CT scan machine caught fire and were destroyed completely. After the CT scan room of the hospital caught fire due to short circuit, smoke got filled in all the wards, forcing the hospital administration to evacuate critically ill patients to nearby Bakshi Nagar hospital. Not only this, quit a good number of ailing patients were seen strollin... | |
| | | | Cloud burst wreaks havoc in Phathar | | 25 structures, factory damaged | |  Bijay Charak
Jammu, July 9: Massive rain and cloud burst wreaked havoc in upper reaches of Phathar village near Bantalab last night. Reports said flash floods caused extensive damage to scores of structures including Vishakha Orthopedic Appliances factory, poultry farms, culverts, roads and electric poles. Owner of Vishakha Orthopedic Appliances Factory Dev Bhardwaj said that at least six small vehicles (Cars) were washed away while water entered many houses and shops causing extensive... | |
| | | | While gun manufacturers make illegitimate profits, workers struggle for legitimate wages | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: While the workers of over twenty gun factories at industrial estate Gangyal are struggling hard to get their legitimate salaries, the owners of these gun factories are making huge fortunes due to a well knit nexus.
Sources told Early Times that the most of these gun factory owners have amassed huge money from the gun manufacturing business over the hard work put in by the skilled workers who had been constantly exploited by them.
"The gun manufacturing is a hugely lucrative business which has been controlled by a bunch of businessmen since many years. The owners of these factories have planned this business in such a manner that from manufacturing t... | |
| | | | Thanks to encroached flood channels; heavy rains wreak havoc in Jammu | | Rain water gushes into houses, commercial outlets | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, July 9: The strong gusts of wind and heavy thundershowers which draped the winter capital of the state on Thursday morning clogged major thoroughfares and forced harried commuters to wade through knee-deep water at several places particularly at low lying areas of the city.
Heavy rainfall wrecked havoc at several localities in Jammu after rain waters rushed through dingy lanes and overflowed across encroached water bodies and small nallahs.
Flood water of 'encroached' nallahs and overflowing rain water entered into many city localities due to which property of several households as well as business establishments got damaged.
Jammu witnessed heavy rains for two ... | |
| | | | PM for effective steps to contain radicalization of Kashmiri youth | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: The Modi government has decided to take immediate steps to arrest the radicalization of the youth in the Kashmir. The Prime Minister has directed the Home Ministry to hold consultation with the other agencies to chalk out a strategy in this regard. The Modi government is getting a bit worried about the radicalization of the youth in the Kashmir. Security officials have briefed the prime minster that ISI and other radical agencies are getting huge funds from the Gulf countries who are sending in petro- dollars to fund this programme. According to the sources the national security advisor Ajit Doval, an old hand on Kashmir, after studying the developments... | |
| | | | VOK books patwaris, tehsildars in 40 cases in 5 yrs | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Jammu, July 9: Among all the government departments functioning in Kashmir division, vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) registered most (40) cases in the revenue department across Kashmir since 2011. According to details available all the 40 cases registered against officials of Revenue Department mostly include 'Patwaris and Tehsildars' allegedly involved in illegal transfer of private land from one party to another and misuse of 'Roshni Act' to sell and transfer state land to parties against hefty amounts.
Details reveal that most of the cases registered against Revenue officials from the rank of a Patwari to an Assistant commissioner Revenue in various Districts of ... | |
| | | | Flagging off Budgam-Baramulla Demu train | | How could name of Ram Madhav appear in official Advt? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Northern Railway advertisement appeared in many local and national dailies on Thursday, the day Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off Budgam-Baramulla Demu train from Srinagar Railway station at 4:30 pm. The names which appeared in the advt included Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Minister for Revenue, Government of J&K, Javaid Mustafa Mir and Member of Lok Sabha Mehbooba Mufti. Nirmal Singh, Jitendra Singh, Manoj Sinha, Javaid Mustafa Mir, Mehbooba Mufti and Ram Madhav were shown as "Guests of Honour". Three more names of "dist... | |
| | | | Open split in Bar Association Kishtwar, two elections in 3 days | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar July 9: The Bar Association Kishtwar (BAK) today underwent an outright split after 2nd election were held in Bar Association Kishtwar today in last three days wherein Advocate Imtiyaz Ahmed Hamal was elected as new President Bar Association Kishtwar, the election of which was today held inside Kishtwar court complex.
With today's election which was held under the election committee comprising of Senior Advocate Jai Lal Shan ,Mohammad Hussain Waza and Inderjeet Charak, two factions of Bar Association have come into being with Imtiyaz Ahmed Hamal and O P Parihar as presidents of two factions.
As per the details available with "Early Times", today's electorate o... | |
| | | | KU's RTI section saddens students | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
SRINAGAR, July 9: Despite the lapse of 39 days, Public Information Officer, Kashmir University, couldn't provide information to an RTI activist in a time bound manner. Neither the RTI section had given any receipt or information to the applicant, nor did they have any knowledge about the J&K RTI Act. This whole drama has put the applicants in a state of melancholy.
According to sources, after the declaration of 3rd year results in May 2015, many students failed and some got repairs in one or two subjects which has not satisfied them in one or the other way.
Applicants filed RTI in various subjects of their choice and they tried to seek xerox copies of their answer sheets... | |
| | | | Illegal construction on pvt land near Dal lake | | SIC serves penalty notice on LAWDA officer | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: As the Enforcement Officer of Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA) failed to provide information to an RTI activist regarding illegal construction on his private land located near Tailbal area of Dal Lake in Srinagar , the State Information Commission (SIC) has now issued penalty shown cause notice on him for making unnecessary delay in this regard.
One Ali Muhammad Ahangar, son of Abdul Khaliq Ahangar of Umarabab, Zainakote, Srinagar, filed an application under J&K RTI Act, 2009 on February 12, 2015 before PIO LAWDA, seeking action taken by LAWDA authorities on his complaint, lodged to the secretary LAWDA on July 17, 2013 followed by... | |
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