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GoI picks holes in implementation of PMGSY in JK 7/17/2016 11:39:46 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 17: The Union government has reportedly picked holes in the poor implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by the state government as the progress of implementation is reportedly slow as compared to other states. According to the recent letter forwarded by Union Ministry to state government, it has been maintained that in Jammu and Kashmir 721 habitations were still lacking road connectivity. It is further mentioned that out of total 1983 works sanctioned with 10149.27 kilometers, only 1280 works of 5178.19 kilometers have been completed so far. "It is observed that there are still 268 works pending which were sanctioned during 2001-02 to 2007-08", sources said, adding that the state was asked to micro manage the road works, which are long lingering and complete them during ongoing financial year. "The average length of PMGSY roads to be constructed in 2016-17 in state would be 2.88 kilometers against 1.33 kilometers, which was very poor in comparison to other northern states and Union government has emphasized up...   READ MORE

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Kashmir unrest: Heads likely to roll Reshuffle of Police Deptt on cards 7/17/2016 12:17:20 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 16: In yet another bid to restore law-and-order in restive Kashmir, the state government is planning to go for a "quick reshuffle" in the police department. Highly placed sources said apart from the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir range, two Deputy Inspector Generals and some Senior Superintendents of Police heading various districts of Kashmir are to be transferred in the coming days. Sources said the government is planning to replace IGP Kashmir SJM Geelani. Names of at least three IGPs are under consideration for the coveted post. They include AG Mir, Syed Afadul Mujtaba and Sardar Muneer Ahmed Khan. While Mir is being seen as experienced ha...   READ MORE   Kashmir violence toll reaches 43 Another youth killed in Kupwara 7/17/2016 12:17:10 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 16: One more person was killed today in the firing of police and security forces in North Kashmir's Kupwara district. With this the death toll in continued violence in Kashmir reached 43. Reports said that protests broke out in some areas of the Kupwara district. Groups of agitating youth came out on main roads and protested against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and more than 40 civilians in different parts of Kashmir valley. The protesters pelted stones on police and security forces personnel. The police and security forces personnel lobbed dozens of smoke shells in order to bring the situation und...   READ MORE   Militants, supporters out to terrify Mukhbirs After burning houses in Kokernag, 2 youth shot at in Pulwama 7/16/2016 11:21:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 16: A few days after setting ablaze the house of Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh, the maternal uncle of one of the Hizbul Mujahideen militants, Sartaj Sheikh, who was killed along with Burhan Wani and another militant, gunmen shot at and injured two persons Shabir Ahmed Pandit and Manzoor Ahmed Pandit at Karimabad Pulwama in south Kashmir on Saturday. Both the men were shot on their legs. Sources said that victims were fired upon on the suspicion of being informers and are believed to be the distant relatives of the close aide of slain Burhan Wani, Tariq Pandit, who was arrested by Police and Army in May this year. Sources said that there are speculations th...   READ MORE   SWRRA runs headless since Oct 2015 Several hydro projects pending approval 7/16/2016 11:21:39 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 16: Notwithstanding the tall claims of the government to get the power projects back from Union government, nothing has moved. The Jammu and Kashmir State Water Resources Regulatory Authority (JKSWRRA) was constituted in 2012, and has a chairman and two members. The Chairman and two members were appointed by previous government and the tenure of all the three had expired in October 2015 after which the Authority has been running headless and without members. Sources said that in absence of the members and Chairman, no decision has been taken by the Authority in the last nine months. "All types of hydro projects including Irrigation and...   READ MORE   Hundreds of CAPD officials face corruption charges 'Black-marketing of sugar, flour' 7/16/2016 11:21:26 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 16: The Jammu and Kashmir anti- graft bodies are investigating nearly a hundred cases of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) officials, involved in black-marketing of sugar and flour. According to the data available with the early times, 38 officials are facing investigations in the valley, while as the number of officials against whom cases are pending in vigilance organization and Crime Branch Jammu stands at 43. The accused are including supervisors, TSO's, in- charge supervisors, storekeepers, I/C Assistant Directors. The documents reveal that though all 38 officials facing investigations in the valley were suspen...   READ MORE   BJP leaders accuse party ministers of pursuing Hurriyat's agenda 7/16/2016 11:21:17 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 16. In the core group meeting of the BJP, party ministers faced anger of the leaders for prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley, especially attacks on the Amarnath pilgrims and Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) employees. Leaders warned that party would be wiped out in Jammu region due to misdeeds and misconducts of party ministers in the coalition government headed by PDP. Credible sources said that within minutes after starting of core group meeting party leaders started attack on BJP ministers for their failures to come up to the expectations of the people. Without caring seniority of the party ministers, some leaders said that it observed that some BJP minist...   READ MORE   Prof Mattoo visits SKIMS, inquires well being of injured 7/16/2016 11:21:09 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 16: The Advisor to Chief Minister, Prof AmitabhMattoo today visited SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina to take stock of the healthcare facilities being provided to the injured. During his visit the advisor was accompanied by Secretary J&K State Sports Council, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, Principal SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina, Dr Reyaz Untoo and other officials of the hospital. The advisor to Chief Minister visited various wards to get first hand information of the medicare facilities being provided to the patients admitted there. Prof Mattoo also interacted with the patients of different wards and reiterated the Chief Minister's commi...   READ MORE   Revenue official blackmails police official to grab land ‘Don’t mess with me, I have links with judges’ 7/16/2016 11:17:37 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Poonch, July 16: A police officer has been taken to ride by the revenue department officials in a land ownership rights as the said police official who possessed the 6 kanals and 8 marlas land was been kept an eye by the other party who wanted to grab the land . However sensing the trouble, the police officer in order to safeguard his interests and the land got the stay from the Court on 27/5/2016 against the said land. This led to the irritation to the other powerful party who started trying the means to get the land grabbed from its actual owner. In this process , the other party hired some of the revenue officials that included a Naib Tehsildar , ...   READ MORE   BJP MLAs feed wrong information to yatris at Bhagwati Nagar 7/16/2016 11:02:31 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report Jammu, July 16: Taking undue benefits of unnecessarily stopping internet services in Jammu making public and yatris to remain cut off and unaware of the current security scenario in Kashmir, some BJP MLAs have started a campaign of misguiding yatris about suspension of yatra to hide helplessness of the BJP leaders sharing power in the state. While going through media reports appearing in a section of newspapers, it reveals that two MLAs, Sat Sharma who is also President of State BJP party and Rajesh Gupta visited Shri Amarnath Yatri Bhawan at Bhagwati Nagar the other day to instill moral booster and interact with stranded pilgrims at yatra base camp whic...   READ MORE   Rigorously excluded Jammu youth deserves kudos Stone-pelters in Kashmir 7/16/2016 11:02:20 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 16: The killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Burhan Wani last Friday in the Kokarnag area of Kashmir in what the Army on Friday termed as "genuine, well-coordinated and surgically conducted operation with a precision" has triggered a debate on why the Kashmiri young boys had been indulging in violent activities. A leading news portal,newslaundry.com, even organized a debate on why "young boys are turning into stone-pelters in Kashmir"? The focus of the whole debate was on Kashmir, Kashmiri society and the so-called problems facing it and the Kashmiri youth and there was no reference to Jammu province, its people and problems facing by them and the Jammu...   READ MORE   Azad proposes, Sham disposes Conflict within 7/16/2016 10:46:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jul 16: The Congress is in a bad shape. It is also in a destruct mode. It has no policy and its leaders speak in different languages. They also change their stand in no time keeping into consideration political expediency, vote bank politics and the wishes or views of their respective constituencies, though they do practically nothing for their constituencies. The last few days have witnessed a senior Congress leader and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad changing his stand on the situation in Kashmir and one Jammu-based senior Congress leader and former cabinet minister Sham Lal Sharma taking an altogether a different line - a line that...   READ MORE   Let the separatists decide first whether Kashmir is a bilateral or triangular issue Behind the veil 7/16/2016 10:45:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu,July 16 :-For India and Pakistan Kashmir is a bilateral problem.But for Hurriyat leaders it is trilateral or triangular issue on the plea that the issue cannot be settled without the involvement of the genuine representatives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. If Hurriyat leaders are for triangular talks do they consider themselves as the genuine representative of people of the state.First of all they have no representation from the regions of Ladakh and Jammu.Secondly they have not been elected by the people to the state Assembly hence they cannot claim to be the genuine representatives of people of Kashmir even. And whenever this question...   READ MORE   Ministers, MLA's yet to honor CM's directive Fail to hold civil society meets in South Kashmir 7/16/2016 10:45:15 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 16: Evidently throwing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's directive to winds, Ministers and MLA's from ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) from South Kashmir's Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts have failed to hold meetings with civil society members. Ministers, MLA's and senior leaders of PDP were directed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on July 12 of this month to reach to people and make peace appeals. Sources said that senior leader and PWD Minister, Ab Rehman Veeri who is camping in South Kashmir's Anantnag district has failed to meet civil society members, senior citizens, preachers and religious heads who can...   READ MORE

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