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| Matter pushed under carpet to save a politician! | | Controversy surrounding 2 IAS officers | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: In the controversy surrounding two IAS officers, who were in news for wrong reasons more skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard as involvement of a noted Politician from Kashmir in the sequence of events in the episode has come to fore.
According to reliable sources in the corridors of power, the involvement of this senior politician from Kashmir was the main reason behind attempts to hush up the case despite the issue being repeatedly raised by a PDP MLA in the Legislative Assembly.
While this MLA was the first to raise this issue seeking action against the persons involved in the episode, another politician from ruling PDP was instrumental in... | |
| | | | BDO Pouni treats people as pony | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Reasi, July 13: The Government officials in any administrative department as per the constitution of the state and country are defined as government servants meant to serve the people; But for the Rural Development department in Reasi district, a BDO is his own master. The evident example of such demeanour is of the Block Development Officer in tehsil Pouni who claims to be saving his job only by attending to the services of the MLAs and Ministers while leaving the public in the lurch.
The BDO Aftab Ahmed also supports an ego for himself to be a man of his masters only and seldom cares to attend to the public needs.
Many a time, the people of the are... | |
| | | | As tension continues in valley, Govt offices remain locked | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: The government directions to its employees to attend their workplaces failed to generate positive response since most of the offices in valley remained locked on Wednesday.
Sources said that in Srinagar district most of the government offices remained locked. "Though some offices opened early in the morning but the employees could not attend their offices due to restrictions imposed by the authorities," said a senior government official.
The situation in other districts of the Kashmir valley, where shutdowns and protests had been continuing for the past four days, remained similar.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Asgar Samoon ch... | |
| | | | Unrest takes toll on valley marriages | | 500 functions cancelled | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: The prevailing unrest in Kashmir valley has forced around five hundred families to cancel their scheduled marriage ceremonies and lavish parties.
Reports collected by the early times said that hundreds of marriage ceremonies which were scheduled in the second week of July were postponed due to the unrest and the death of civilians "Around 500 hundred wedding have been cancelled so far and if the same situation continues in the valley more people will cancel their already scheduled marriage ceremonies," the senior citizens of the valley told Early Times.
"How can people move and attend marriage functions when there is curfew and... | |
| | | | CM shows door to tainted Secretary Sports Council | | | | ET Impact
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Taking cognizance of continued tirade by ET against the irregularities and corrupt practices in J&K State Sports Council, President of the Council and the Chief Minister finally ousted Jawaid Shah from the secretaryship of the Council on Tuesday.
Sources disclosed that CM took serious note of the repeated complaints of misappropriation and misuse of official position by the Secretary and took a call to remove him from the post of Secretary Sports Council. It is pertinent to mention here that the Secretary who had been indicted in a case of financial misappropriation by the State Vigilance Commission had managed to cling on to the chair.... | |
| | | | Amarnath yatra stopped | | | | Early Times Report
Banihal, July 13: Amarnath yatra was stopped by the authorities between Banihal and Ramban sector on National highway due to reports of some tension in Khanabal area of kashmir. The batch of yatra comprised of 93 vehicles which was scheduled to cross the Jawahar tunnel at 11 pm. "No decision has been taken yet for further movement of yatra", official sources informed. More than 350 vehicles including 93 yatra vehicles and 500 load carrier vehicles are waiting clearance for proceeding further.... | |
| | | | Kashmir continues to simmer, death toll reaches 37 | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 13: The death toll in the continuous violence in Kashmir reached 37 today with two persons falling to bullets of police and security forces in South Kashmir's districts of Anantnag and Kulgam. At the same time two persons who were injured in the protests succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.
Police recovered the body of a youth who went missing on Saturday after taking part in the funeral procession of Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani.
A youth identified as Javed Ahmad of Hawoora-Mishpoora village of Qaimoh in Kulgam district succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS. Javed along with some of the other persons sustai... | |
| | | | BJP activists, chamchas attend official meetings | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Resorting to unethical means, the ruling BJP ministers in the coalition government are unauthorizedly taking the party activists and their chamchas along with them to official meetings and discussions on important issues, sources told Early Times on Wednesday.
They said these blue eyed political activists and chamchas are not only allowed to sit in the official meetings but several times also offered seat adjacent to the minister for giving a message to the officers present on such occasions. This practice was allegedly stated by a high-profile BJP minister from Kathua district soon after the party came to power in Jammu and Kashmir last year and now t... | |
| | | | Police couldn't pre-empt fallout of Burhan's killing | | Top brass likely to face music after normalcy returns to Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: The state government has reportedly taken a serious note of the violent protests that broke out in Kashmir following the killing of Hizbul-Mujahideen poster boy Burhan Wani last week.
Sources said that soon after the tension gripped Kashmir the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sought the report from the state intelligence agencies about the spontaneous protests which broke out especially in south Kashmir, considered to be a citadel of ruling Peoples Democratic Party.
Insiders revealed that security agencies were under immense pressure to deliver as the killing of eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Pampore on Jammu-Srinagar highwa... | |
| | | | Complete lack of official foresight puts Jammu in a fix | | Untimely closure of fourth bridge | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Closure of 4th Tawi bridge by the JKPCC and district administration is an indication of complete lack of official foresight because of which entire Jammu is suffering for the last over a month.
Complete breakdown of vehicular traffic on the canal road which is causing great inconvenience to the people and especially to thousands of Amarnath yatris coming to Jammu during the ongoing pilgrimage. "This was the worst time when this crucial bridge could have been closed for vehicular traffic. First of all this was the yatra time and this bridge led the buses and other vehicles carrying pilgrims straight to the Yatri Niwas situated at Bhagwati Nagar; secon... | |
| | | | Despite hype, high level meeting at New Delhi dashes expectations | | Peace appeal, restraint remark rhetoric of old K policy... | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Much hyped high level meeting at New Delhi on Kashmir which lasted nearly 4 hours on Tuesday proved to be like any other meeting as it concluded with no concrete statement, given the critical dimension of the situation and circumstances. The meeting announced a day earlier had raised huge expectations not only among the general public but security forces and Police in particular in terms of its outcome. What emerged was rhetoric on peace appeal and restraint call to the para military forces who are bearing the brunt of harsh and belligerent protests.
Sources said while the BJP and nationalist organisations watched with keen interest and looked forward to... | |
| | | | JU has no place for persons of integrity | | | | Raj Sandeep
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: The Jammu University, it seems has no respect for persons of integrity. This is the message conveyed by what academia call suffocating environment in the campus.
Sources informed Early Times that ever since new dispensation came under the control of incumbent Vice Chancellor, well experienced persons of established reputation and impeccable integrity started shunning their official positions soon or later finding themselves uncomfortable to work under suffocating atmosphere. The sources told that university authority has created hostile environment within the campus purportedly to discourage efficient and dedicated workers partly to satiate... | |
| | | | Scrap dealers encroach roads at Tpt Nagar, authorities turn blind eye | | |  Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: While some scrap dealers, particularly in yard No 6 of Transport Nagar at Narwal here, have encroached upon the roads, concerned authorities have so far not bothered to either take legal action against them or ask them not to use the road space to dump their articles.
According to sources, there are over half a dozen junk dealers in yard No 6 who have allegedly encroached upon the road to dump their articles, causing inconvenience to the business... | |
| | | | US stand on Kashmir rattles Pakistan | | JK's political status | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 13: At a time when all the anti-India forces in and outside India have joined hands to present slain Burhan Wani as Kashmir's hero and Pakistan and Kashmiri separatists, plus "mainstream" Kashmiri leaders like Omar Abdullah, have unleashed a no-holds-barred campaign to tell the international community that the Indian state was using "excessive force" in Kashmir and was "violating the human rights" of Kashmiri Muslims, United States of America (US) has swung solidly behind the bleeding India. Instead of endorsing the Pakistani and Kashmiri separatists' outrageous assertion that what had been happening in Kashmir since last Friday warranted international in... | |
| | | | Make your staff aware of RTI, SIC directs CE PDD | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: As officials of Power Development Department (PDD) continue to violate the provisions of Right to Information Act (RTI), the State Information Commission (SIC), has directed the Chief Engineer PDD Kashmir to organize awareness programmes for officers working under him.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Shabir Ahmad Lone R/O Mantribugh Shopian filed an application before Executive Engineer Electric Division Kulgam (XEn EM & RE) on 30.11.2015 seeking information regarding casual labourers, Daily wagers, Need Base Workers and other matters of the Division. As no information was made available by 18.01.2016, he filed an applicatio... | |
| | | | Youth loot 70 guns; security forces on alert as curfew continues | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: While violence may have subsided in the Kashmir Valley five days after one of the most-wanted terrorists, Hizbul Mujahideen's Burhan Wani, was gunned down, security forces are preparing for the Friday prayers amid reports that protesters may be readying an armoury.
Protests against security forces and raising of Pakistan and Islamic State flags after Friday prayers have become a norm in the Valley, but this Friday could turn out to be different.
As reported by a national daily on Wednesday that security forces suspect a plot to build an armoury by snatching arms from the security forces is already being executed.
And the looted arms could be used t... | |
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