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| CB must fight corruption in all forms | | | | Arun Trisal
Kathua, July 12, Swaraj Abhiyan,Jammu Kashmir has developed from the boom of Movement against Corruption and its one of the important agenda is against corruption. The move of Crime Branch under unprincipled coalition of BJP-PDP is under compultion a unexpected step on the nexus of another 'vayapum' in Jammu Kashmir. It is scandal of multi crores,these so-called nationalist as owner of these institutions of teaching who producing a force of teachers but with the orientation of Corruption, de-moralism and valueless approach.
Crime Branch should investigate not only economical corruption, but the agency should also thrash out every aspect of corruption of moral val... | |
| | | | Yatra suspended due to heavy rains, National Highway closed | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu/Srinagar, July 12: Incessant rainfall at several places in the state today forced authorities to suspend the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas and also led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
"Heavy rainfall has been going on at several places along the Jammu Srinagar national highway, thus badly hampering the road opening operations by the Border Road organisation (BRO). The Amarnath Yatra was also temporarily susp... | |
| | | | Cloudburst kills 4 members of nomadic family | | |  Saahil Suhail
Pahalgam, July 12: In a tragic incident, four members of a nomadic family died when a cloudburst hit upper area of Aru valley in Pahalgam on Sunday afternoon. 40 years old Zakir Hussain, a resident of Trah Rajori who miraculously escaped, lost his wife and three children in this tragic incident. Police identified deceased as Gudi Bibi (38) wife of Zakir Hussain, Mossa (14) son of Zakir Hussain, Zareena (6) daughter of Zakir Hussain and Salma (1 yrs old) daughter of Zakir Hussa... | |
| | | | AEE lodges criminal complaint against employee, other | | Illegal water connection | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12 Assistant Executive Engineer, PHE, Sub Division Hiranagar, lodged criminal complaint against two persons including PHE employee for taking an unauthorized water connection from inside the tube well premises.As per communiqué number PHE H/C/378-79, the AEE had requested SHO Ghagwal to lodge FIR against two persons namely Ashok Kumar son of Harbans Lal ,PHE employee and Babloo son of Bodh Raj, both residents of Balooni ,Samba, as both the persons punctured pipe and took unauthorized water connection from inside the tube well premises in Jatwal.The AEE has also apprised SSP Samba of the matter seeking necessary action against the alleged accused persons... | |
| | | | TVC residents oppose OHT | | | | G S Asgotra
Jammu, July 12: The residents of Tawi Vihar Colony (TVC) Sidhra have registered protest over construction of a Over Head Tank (OHT) on a park by the PHE department.
They also alleged that officials of Housing and Urban Development Department and the land grabbers have gradually encroached the land of parks and diverting into commercial land.
Pertinently, the residents of TVC, Sidhra has been staging a Dharna on proposed site, against the adamant attitude of PHE department for the last three days and the department concerned (PHE) refusing to concede genuine demand of residents.
A noted Neurologist, Dr Razdan informed Early Times that during the establishment of the col... | |
| | | | 3 militants killed as troops foil infiltration bid in Keran sector | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, July 12: Army has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara district, killing three militants.
A senior police official told Early Times that army's 26 Mountain Brigade spotted a group of 6-8 militants who had infiltrated into this side of the LoC near Ustad post in Keran sector on Saturday night. "The intruders were challenged, leading to a gunfight," he said. The gunbattle continued for couple of hours after which three dead bodies of the militants were recovered during searches on Sundaymorning, said the official, adding that five other militants have fled from the area. The official said search operation of the dense fo... | |
| | | | CT scan machines lying defunct at SDH Bhaderwah, patients compelled to visit GMCH to get their tests done | | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, July 12: In what could be termed as the poor planning of government as two years on, CT scan(computerized tomography) machine installed at Sub district hospital Bhaderwah but surprising till date the machine didn't conduct a single test, causes patients have compelled to visit Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu to get their tests done.
Sources informed Early Times that two years back Director Health Services Jammu had installed CT scan machine at SDH Bhaderwah but due to a technical snag the machine yet not functioning. "The CT scan single slice machine worth more than Rs.1 crore procured by state government in the year 2012 for this health institution, a... | |
| | | | Appointment of Class IV employees in CAPD Deptt Baramulla | | SIC issues penalty notice against AD | | | Early Times Report
Baramulla July 12: As the Assistant Director Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution(CAPD) Department Baramulla made unnecessary delay in providing information under State RTI Act related to the appointments made for class IV employees in CAPD Baramulla, the State Information Commission (SIC) has issued penalty show cause notice against the said officer under section 17 of J&K RTI Act 2009.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Mohammad Arif Malik a resident of Chanderkoot Baramulla made a request on 1.10.2014 under J&K RTI Act, 2009 before Assistant Director CAPD Baramulla who is also the designated PIO under State RTI Act. The applicant sought some ... | |
| | | | PM to lead State BJP in paying homage to Congress stalwart | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, July 12: It is ironical that decades after, State BJP continues to idolize a Congress stalwart, who was bitterly opposed to several vital issue in its political ideology. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to lead the BJP rank and file to pay homage to this leader of Jammu on his birth centenary function.
Girdhari Lal Dogra Memorial Charitable Trust is organizing a programme on July 17 at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu which is being attended by none other than the Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides Dogra's son-in-law and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has attended similar functions related to his late father-in-law held her... | |
| | | | NC-Congress coalition messed up with postings of LC Secretary … | | Incumbent officer overburdened with responsibility of 3 vital deptts | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 12: As the erstwhile NC-Congress coalition government messed up with the post of Secretary Legislative Council from year 2011-2013, this crucial assignment and heavy responsibility continues to be looked after as additional charge by the incumbent officer who is already overburdened with charge of two equally important departments as Secretary. Mohammad Ashraf Mir is the officer who ended up as final choice when both alliance partners reached a point of showdown in the year 2013 hours before the commencement of Governor's Address to joint legislature.
Sources said everything was going on smoothly until the retirement of GR Mehboobi as Secretary Legislati... | |
| | | | Years on, several KGBVs far from completion in J&K | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, July 12: Work on several Kasturaba Gandhi Balika Vidalyas (KGBVs) across J&K is going at a snail's peace for many years, reflecting the apathetic attitude of the School Education Department. The work on KGBVs at Chenani, Bagwa and Doda was facing inordinate delay. Later, in view of the slow progress of the work, the projects were given to some other executing agencies without tendering and other formalities.
"After facing humiliation and reprimand from the state as well as Centre government, the projects were handed over to Road and Building (R&B) Department and J&K Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC)," said sources. Similarly, many projects in Kupwara district of... | |
| | | | | | | Police launches crackdown against separatist leaders; put Mirwaiz, Malik under house arrest | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, July 12: The Jammu & Kashmir Police today carried out a crackdown against the separatist leadership by placing chairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik under house arrest at their respective residences.
Chairman of hard-line faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani continues to be under house arrest. Some other members of the conglomerate have also been either arrested or put under house arrest. These include Ayaz Akbar and Raja Mehraj-ud-din. Another separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah has also been put under house arrest at his Sanat Nagar residen... | |
| | | | CM hosts Iftar party at New Delhi | | |  Agencies
NEW DELHI, July 12: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, hosted iftar dinner in the union capital, here today.
A host of dignitaries including Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari, Deputy Chief Minister, J&K, Dr. Nirmal Singh, and other Cabinet colleagues, Karnataka Minister, Roshan Baig, former Ministers Sharad Yadav, C. K Jaffar Sharief and Rajeev Shukla, Rajya Sabha Member and former Governor, J&K, Dr. Karan Singh, MP and JDU national spokesperson, K. C. Tyagi, Vice Chancellors... | |
| | | | Anguished Govt employees term circular dictatorial | | 'Bureaucrats attempt to demean Political authority' | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: Terming the Government Circular No. FC (A) 17-II/Trnsf/2015, issued by Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Dr Arun Kumar the previous day as undemocratic and infringement on the right of an individual to make a representation to the elected political leadership, the Government employees have taken it with a pinch of salt and are weighing the options of its legal scrutiny.
Admitting the fact that certain officers and officials are in nexus with political leaders and they bring in political pressure to secure lucrative and convenient postings, a leader of an employees' union said that many a times, employees become victims of an orchestrated ... | |
| | | | Meat sellers butcher consumers on Eid eve | | | | Mohd Irfan
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: With just a few days left for the Eid-ul-fitr ,butchers are keenly waiting for this festival to make a fast buck and concerned department CAPD is apparently in slumber to check the fixation of rate fixed by the government for meat. With holy month of Ramdhan is about to end, the CAPD has failed to check the prices of mutton. CAPD is entrusted with the job of keeping a check on prices of essential commodities. However, this time it is not visible on the ground. Belying the claims of CAPD Officials that they are on the job to tighten the noose of black marketers, the ground situation tells a different story.
The Government sanctioned rate i... | |
| | | | Foul play suspected in police inaction | | | | AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: Raising questions over the working of Sunderbani police, after passing of 24 hours police is reluctant to lodge FIR after AEE of Public Works Department (PWD) lodged a written complaint to the SHO Sunderbani after some miscreants damaged 1 kilometer road from Barnada to Nahoti.
However, the locals warned the police department to lodge FIR unless they will block the Jammu-Poonch Highway and will sit on Hunger strike.
Sources said that Road between Barnada to Nahoti was completed one year ago and a day before yesterday some miscreants damaged the 1 kilometer stretch with the help of tractor plough and following this Divisional Engineer Nowshe... | |
| | | | In Delhi meeting, BJP chief reviews Maha Sampark Abhiyaan, not performance of J&K govt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: The media reports that had claimed that BJP National President Amit Shah had summoned state party leaders to Delhi to take stock of the working of the J&K government turned out to be untrue as Shah and reviewed the party's ambitious Maha Sampark Abhiyaan aimed at consolidating the base of the party in different states.
BJP leaders of eight northern states attended the meeting, and no separate discussion was done on the performance of the BJP ruled states or where BJP was sharing power with its alliance partners.
The meeting was attended by party MPs, MLAs, state unit chiefs, mayors, among others from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Prade... | |
| | | | July 13 to be low key affair this year | | Maharaja not an oppressor, separatists desperate to foment trouble | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) having different ideologies have different takes over observing July 13 as Martyrs day in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP has made it clear that it doesn't believe that July 13 is Martyrs day. The party has demanded thorough probe of July 13, 1931 killings. Every year government celebrates the July 13 as Martyrs day and on that day chief minister of the state visit the "martyrs graveyard" in old city to pay floral tributes to the people who died on this day in 1931.
A BJP leader said that BJP as a party has never accepted martyrs day in Kashmir. "Party and government have different ideol... | |
| | | | BJP caught between devil and the deep sea | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 12: After remaining under scanner for exclusive townships for migrant pundits and the debate over Article 370, the coalition will be keenly watched tomorrow (July 13), which is observed as martyrs day across Kashmir. Will BJP participate in the official function?
Sources close to BJP said a final decision has not yet been taken on the issue. They, however, admit that the leadership was worried and wanted to play it safe. But what options does it have?
If the BJP stays away from the official function, it will send wrong signals across the coalition. And, if it participates, how can it face the people of Jammu.
July 13 marks killing of twenty-two p... | |
| | | | Would BJP observe July 13 as black day? | | | | Jammu, July 12: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday evening issued a statement paying rich tributes to the July 13, 1931 martyrs and described them as "brave heroes" who laid down their lives against suppression and autocracy. By praising the July 13, Martyrs the PDP patron and the Chief Minister has made it clear that PDP leaders won't toe the BJP's line and would go ahead with its own ideology.
The Chief Minister making the first move has put the BJP in tight spot as before joining the power BJP used to observe July 13 as "black day" now it remains to be seen whether the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh and his other colleagues would take to streets on Monday to observe... | |
| | | | Is the BJP over? | | Corruption, Scams | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: No one had hoped that the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would loose its appeal and sheen and become an object of contempt and ridicule, but it has happened. It is facing the same charges the Congress faced during the UPA II regime. Not only opposition, even its ally Shiv Sena has been tearing into the BJP and questioning the intentions and capabilities of Prime Minister Modi and accusing him of promoting corruption and shielding the corrupt. His foreign policy vis-à-vis Pakistan is also under severe attack. People across the country too have become critical of the BJP, the BJP-led Central Government and the BJP-led government... | |
| | | | Affluent builder gobbles up state land in Kathua; admin silent | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: An affluent builder has encroached upon several kanals of state land along Ravi river bed-right under the nose of district administration Kathua.
It has been reliably learnt that the district administration has deliberately maintained a silence probably either due to pressure from higher ups or has close ties with the builder in question.
The builder is raising a colony in village Jagatpur, along National Highway 1-A, which is just two kilometers away from Lakhanpur.
"This group had purchased a piece of land some years ago. The land touches the bank of Ravi river on one side and the National Highway on other. The idea to purchase a smal... | |
| | | | Atrocities on Jammuities during 2008 Amarnath agitation | | Pressure on BJP to implement recommendations of Justice (Retd) G D Sharma Inquiry Report | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: State unit of BJP is likely to face intense pressure in the coming days from various organisations of Sangh Parivar to implement recommendations of Justice (Retd) G D Sharma Commission before August 31 this year. Inquiry Commission headed by Justice Sharma was constituted to single those police officers who had committed atrocities on the agitators during two months long agitation for Amarnath land row in the year 2008. After formation of PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, various organisations of Sangh Parivar have been mounting pressure on state unit of BJP to provide justice to the victims of police atrocities in 2008.
While callin... | |
| | | | Good Governance of PDP-BJP | | In Health Minister’s Raaj, Sweepers deliver medicines in PHCs..? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12:With reports of non-availability of government doctors from different parts of Jammu Province, the tall claims of Minister for Health and Medical Education Chowdhary Lal Singh, that he has ensured best health care for general public, have virtually fallen flat.
If sources are to be believed, number of Primary Health Centers (PHCs) especially the one in rural and remotest belts of Jammu province is functioning without doctors. Either the doctors posted at their respective PHCs haven't joined their services or they are reluctant to provide medicare services on daily basis. Besides, at number of PHCs, the Safai Karamchaaris or Class IV employees posted at... | |
| | | | NC welcomes unity among Hurriyat leaders | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 12: The Opposition National Conference has welcomed unity among Hurriyat leaders exposing its inclination towards anti-national elements in the state.
"Whatever your political ideology, unity among Hurriyat leaders is to be welcomed and encouraged," the NC spokesman Junaid Azim Mattoo posted on his Facebook page.
The NC leader also posted the joint picture of Syed Ali Geelani, Muhammad Yasin Malik and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at Iftaar party hosted by Geelani at his Hyder Pora residence, where the separatists passed another anti-national resolution. The separatists have threatened to launch massive street protests against the ruling PDP-BJP coalition.
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| | | | Hoodwinking hapless WP refugees | | Instead of approaching BJP, RSS approaches NCSC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: The RSS, which claims that it is a cultural organization committed to the Indian society and national unity, has turned political. It has also started playing politics to hoodwink and exploit hapless sections of Indian society like other political parties. It, like the unscrupulous political parties, has started taking people for a ride believing that they are naïve and they could be easily misled, influenced and won over.
That the RSS has started playing political games to hoodwink, mislead and win over certain hapless sections of society could be seen from the fact that on July 10 its organ Jammu & Kashmir Study Centre (JKSC), instead of using the g... | |
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