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CM to visit Delhi to apprise Centre about Kashmir situation NC faces censure for boycotting crucial APM 7/21/2016 11:07:24 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 21: The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufit is visiting New Delhi apparently to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other centre leaders to apprise them about the prevailing situation in the state. Reliable sources told early times on Thursday that the chief minister, in next two three days will leave to New Delhi and is likely to Meet Prime Minister to apprise him about issues confronting the state at present especially in the Kashmir valley. Sources said that Mehbooba is also meeting the union Home Minister Rajnanth Singh and other top ministers in the central government. "The home minister had called Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and had wished to visit the valley to take on spot review of the Kashmir situation, but the chief minister asked him to wait as she is herself to visit New Dehli," sources said. Sources further said that the CM had no prior plan to visit New Dehli, but sudden scheduling of the tour was made with clear intentions to apprise Prime Minister and other central leadership directly about the Kashmir situation a...   READ MORE

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By refusing to attend all party meet, NC becomes subject of criticism 7/21/2016 11:06:59 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report jammu, July 21: By refusing to attend the all party meet, which the government has announced to work out a joint strategy to end the fortnight-long unrest in the valley, NC has become the subject of criticism across the state. NC's move of 'boycotting' the all-party meet may be aimed at drawing some political mileage, but the fact remains that peace and people's interest are always placed above the political interests in a democratic set up. The valley is afflicted with serious law and order problem for the last nearly two weeks. The business activity there has come to a standstill due to the regular bandh calls given by separatists and incidents of stone...   READ MORE   Ahead of police reshuffle, Mehbooba meets top cops 7/21/2016 11:06:39 PM Early Times Report srinagar, July 21: Ahead of the much expected reshuffle in the police department in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been holding deliberations with some of the top cops, who are likely to get prize postings in the coming days. Sources said in the past few days, Chief Minister held one-on-one meetings with some senior officials including Inspector General of Police (IGP)s. Sources said last evening one of the IGPs, who has already headed Kashmir range for around two years, held detailed deliberations with the Chief Minister. The talks, which lasted for around one hour, are understood to have been fruitful while Mehbooba is impressed with his previous track...   READ MORE   Fearing police action, fraudster officials dump fresh ration into Chenab GOI's ICDS scheme being eaten into by corrupt in Reasi, children left bereft 7/21/2016 11:06:33 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, July 21: More than one quintal of food items including milk, soyabean products, flour and biscuits dumped in River Chenab at Arnia at district Reasi became the subject of astonishment for the people of the area who immediately reported in the town, later to know that the commodities were fresh and within the expiry date. The dumping of the material in the Chenab River caught the attention of the people who were later apprised through the whispering ...   READ MORE   As Kashmir remains calm, separatists search for dead bodies 7/21/2016 11:05:50 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 21: As the shutdown and curfew continued for 13th running day across Kashmir on Thursday separatists started searching for more dead bodies to keep the pot boiling. Sources told Early Times that no killings taking place during the past two days has "perturbed" the separatists and they are trying their best to instigate the people, who according to the sources, have given up and want normalcy to return. Insiders revealed that separatists extended the shutdown call in Kashmir till Monday and called for Anantnag chalo to flare up the situation. "As the calm is returning separatists are finding it hard to sustain the ongoing agitation, they are asking the...   READ MORE   Govt in no mood to restore snapped services No respite for mobile internet users 7/21/2016 11:05:32 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, July 21: There seems no immediate respite for mobile users as the state government is primarily focusing on and using all its state machinery to maintain law and order situation, while other issyes are not on its priority list. The mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir were snapped following the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani on July 10 in Kashmir valley and there were reports that after All Party meeting of Thursday called by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the divisional administration of Jammu would take a decision but there is no possibility of restoring the services. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr. Pawan Kotwal informed Ea...   READ MORE   Ram Madhav visiting today to convey displeasure over functioning of BJP Ministers 7/21/2016 11:04:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 21: To take stock of prevailing situation in the State, BJP national general secretary (Org) Ram Madhav is visiting Jammu tomorrow to have an interaction with senior party leaders, Core committee members, Party ministers separately and seek a feedback from them. Sources said not satisfied with the role of party as well as its ministers in tackling the situation in the Valley, the Party High Command has asked Ram Madhav to personally visit the State and have at and on spot study of the situation take a feedback from the Partymen and also apprise the BJP Ministers of High Command's displeasure over their style of functioning. Sources said ever since the forma...   READ MORE   Oops! Orders reopening of schools, before lifting of curfew Birbal again leaves Govt red-faced 7/21/2016 11:04:20 PM Early Times Report srinagar, July 21: Resentment is brewing within the Peoples Democratic Party led government against Education Minister and Government spokesman Naeem Akhter, who in the latest, left the coalition red-faced by announcing reopening of schools before lifting of 13-day curfew in restive Kashmir. The education department last evening announced that schools would reopen in four districts in the first phase from July 21. However the orders instantly drew flak with people and political parties who said that how could schools be reopened before lifting of curfew? Today even police snubbed the orders of the Education Minister stating that there would be no relaxation in the curf...   READ MORE   9 yrs on Check dam awaits completion 7/21/2016 10:55:11 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, July 21: Much awaited irrigation project on Wajoo nallah in village Khokhayal of Kathua district, which was supposed to irrigate 3215 hectares farming land of the dozen adjoining villages, is still in oblivion after lapse of nine years. Source in department informed that the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) had started the construction of the irrigation project (check dam) cum diversion channel of irrigation under Centre sponsored scheme- Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and State plan in 2007-08 but ironically neither the Union government nor the state government has made any serious arrangement to complete the am...   READ MORE   CAG points-out irregularities in allotment of plots by HUDD Recommendation of cancellation swept under carpet 7/21/2016 10:51:06 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report Srinagar, July 21: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pointed out huge discrepancies and irregularities in allotment of plots by the Housing and Urban Development department in the state. In its latest report, the CAG said the enquiry committee, appointed (January 2005) by the Jammu Development Authority for verification of genuineness of the allotees of plots of land in different housing colonies reported in March 2006 that 148 cases of allotments were in violation of norms. The committee had recommended cancellation of these allotments. "Instead of taking any action thereon, the BOD decided in April 2012 to constitute another committ...   READ MORE   Years on, two key posts of DYSSO still vacant Sports no priority! 7/21/2016 10:50:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 21: The Department of Youth Services and Sports faces utter neglect, as the two key posts of District Youth Services and Sports Officers of Rajouri and Poonch is lying vacant for years. Moreover, the officers have been transferred by government in February, 2016 but same has failed to send their substitute here. Sources in department informed Early Times that government directs department to promote sports activities among the student and non student youth but how it is possible without manpower. The role of district sports officer in a district, drawing and disbursing officer of their district, responsible for keen implementation of all departmenta...   READ MORE   ET disclosure forces Congress dissidents to postpone secret meet 7/21/2016 10:45:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 21: Disclosure of Early Times on proposed secret meeting of the dissidents in State Congress on July 22, has forced the group to postpone the scheduled meet. According to reliable sources in the Congress, the dissident faction unanimously decided to postpone their July 22 meeting and hold the same on some other day to keep the event secret. To ensure that the information on holding the meeting may not leaked again in the media, the dissidents have decided not to announce the fresh date, sources added. All the dissidents will be informed about the fresh date telephonically on the same day of holding the meeting thus ensuring that information is not leake...   READ MORE   Curfew, strike continue to paralyze life across Kashmir valley No major untoward incident reported on Thursday 7/21/2016 10:45:03 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 21: Normal life continues to remain paralyzed across Kashmir valley due to the enforcement of curfew, restrictions and strike call given by the separatists. In the meantime, the situation by and large remained peaceful in the valley with no major untoward incident being reported from anywhere. Reports said that for the 12th consecutive day normal life got crippled due to the imposition of curfew and strike in the Kashmir valley. Curfew remained in place in six out of the 10 districts of the Kashmir valley. The authorities however lifted the curfew from the other four districts in the valley. Strict curfew was put in place in Srina...   READ MORE   Gulmarg Gandola being used to carry construction material Kongdoori park work allegedly allotted without tender 7/21/2016 10:44:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 21: Taking advantage of hartals and curfew in the valley, a restaurant owner, who has allegedly been allotted the work of development of a park at Kongdoori without following the proper procedure of floating a tender for any government work, is said to be transporting construction material 'unlawfully' in the Gulmarg Gandola. The development of a park at Kongdoori had been allotted to a blue-eyed restaurant owner without inviting tenders, official sources alleged. Sources alleged that work on construction and development of public park at Kongdoori, Gulmarg, began almost ten days back. Sources alleged that for the last five days, the contractor was...   READ MORE   HC quashes JMC CEO's premature retirement order 7/21/2016 10:44:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 21: High court judge B S Walia today quashed the state government's premature retirement order of JMC's chief Enforcement Officer (CEO) Satish Khajuria. The court directive came in a petition filed by Khajuria, seeking quashment of the June 30, 2015 government order whereby in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 226 (2) of the J&K Civil Service Regulations, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), he was retired from government service with e...   READ MORE

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