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| Has BJP brought any change in JK, asks Thackeray | | 'Hoisting of Pak flags in Kmr, no signs of Achey Din have disappointed people' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Frequent hoisting of Pakistan flags in Kashmir, separatist calling shots and secessionist elements leaving no stone unturned to hit out at India have become a cause of concern for the nationalist forces across the country as the BJP which is a part of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir has failed to put its foot down to prevent separatists from indulging in anti-India activities.
The latest to express concern over the hoisting of Pakistani flag in Kashmir has been the Shiv Sena president Udhav Thackeray. In an interview to Sena mouth piece Samana, Thackeray said: "I want to know has BJP brought any change in JK after allying with the PDP? If Kashmir progresses, it is good. But bringing in a change does not mean giving the state a big financial package. People there should be turned back towards India," Thackeray said.
He expressed dismay over the secessionist forces hoisting Pakistan flag in Kashmir. "Hoisting Pakistan flag is not acceptable. It's unfortunate that despite BJP being in power party is not doing anything to stop these a... | |
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| Dy CM to lead MLA panel to bring AIIMS | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: A panel to be formed under the supervision of the Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh would soon be leaving for Delhi to discuss the necessities on the modalities of bringing AIIMS to Jammu.
A senior BJP MLA wishing anonymity has said that deputy chief minister will soon convene a meeting of MLAs and form a group that would meet the party high command in Delhi laying pressure on the centre for the sensitivity of issue on AIIMS required for Jammu.
"We are fighting for the cause of the people of Jammu and we will fight it out till the end until we do not bring the prestigious institution to Jammu region," said the MLA adding that the heavy mandate given ... | |
| | | | Unity in Jammu must for defeating anti-Jammu forces | | BJP committing political suicide | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Forest Minister Bali Bhagat, who failed to deliver the promise on AIIMS, have become so unpopular in Jammu region that party after party and political group after political group have started demanding their resignation, saying they and their party betrayed, cheated and humiliated people of Jammu region and they have no moral and political right to remain part of the government. Indeed, they have become objects of contempt and ridicule and there is now hardly any person left in Jammu region who doesn't condemn them in downright language and term them not just undesirable but also describe them as most untrustworthy... | |
| | | | BJP leaders promoting nepotism, favouritism | | State President's brother appointed Vice Chairman Central Coop Bank…? | | | ET Report
Jammu, July 23: As the BJP basks in glory of being in alliance government, many of its top level leaders are following the practices which used to be their strong issues while the party was in opposition. Promoting favouritism and nepotism were key slogans party used against Congress and National Conference to the hilt but just in four months of existence in power, the leaders are leaving no opportunity to grind own axes in terms of adjusting their close ones and relatives against various posts.
As the appointment of J&K Central Cooperative Bank Vice Chairman was made in a hush hush manner, there were obvious reasons for it. The new Vice Chairman Nand Kishore Sharma ,as this ha... | |
| | | | Mantri divides cardiology unit to appease 'ineligible' doc | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Chaudary Lal Singh is again in news for the wrong reasons, this time the Minister has allegedly thrown rule books into bin and has ostensibly created another unit in Cardiology Department to pave way for appointing his favorite 'ineligible' doctor as head of that unit..
Well placed informed Early Times that Health Mininster has reportedly, appointed his favorite doctor head of Cardiology unit, who even does not have requisite qualification for the post and is ineligible for it.
"According to new diktat of the Health Minister, Dr Sushil Sharma Head of Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College... | |
| | | | Commoners fall in line, Health Minister's aides can enjoy! | | Double Standards | | | ET Report
Jammu, July 23: Once again the transparency in the functioning of Health department under 'able' leadership of health minister has drawn flak as the minister has allegedly adopted different yardsticks for medical stores operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reliable Sources in Health department informed Early Times that officials of Drugs & Food Control Organisation, J&K (D&FCO) closed a 24-hour medical shop in the premises of BEE ENN Hospital, Jammu after they pointed out a discrepancy. According to the rules the 24-hour medical shop has to be run by two or more license holders and one among them has to remain present in the shop. In this case officials found out that this 24-hour sh... | |
| | | | Local travel agents lock horns with SASB | | Amarnath Yatra | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 23: Accusing the tour and travel operators operating outside the state of selling the tickets for the operation of heli-services for Amarnath Yatra on exorbitant rates, various Kashmir based tour and travel players today demanded for immediate stoppage of the helicopter services.
Addressing a press conference here today, the tour and travel players said that the tour operators operating the heli-services are selling the tickets on higher rates and give the impression that the local people are involved in the whole process. They said that Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) is fully aware about the developments, but no action has been taken ... | |
| | | | Principal forces students to clean school | | 13 peons, 2 sweepers do nothing | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, July 23: Principal of a government school in Kishtwar forced the students to clean the school premises, as a result of which some students fell unconscious, prompting their parents to hold protest.
On the direction of the principal of Boys Higher Secondary School Kishtwar, the students of Class 11 were told to clean the school premises, sources told Early Times.
They said the principal Parmila Sharma, under the Swatch Bharat Abiyan launched by Pr... | |
| | | | Blue eyed continue to elbow out deserving in JU administration | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: It would not be perhaps wrong to say that the tradition of favouring blue eyed incompetent candidates in Jammu University against meritorious ones cannot be ceased, as VC- RD Sharma recently gifted JK Sharma and Sanjeev Mahajan plum postings.
According to recent official order, JK Sharma has been appointed as Director Colleges Development and Sanjeev Mahajan as Controller, despite knowing that the duo was rejected earlier due to their ineligibility, as they don't possess qualification and experience required for the respective posts.
At the time of Vice Chancellor Varun Sahni, a committee head by Prof Vachaspati Mangotra, then Dean Law declared the two ... | |
| | | | Trust deficit with Delhi: Farooq Abdullah | | Kashmiri radicalization | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: The other day, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah warned that "trust deficit with Delhi is resulting in radicalization of the youth in Kashmir and that the trend needs to be stopped, failing which it may lead to problems bigger than what was seen in early 1990s".
"Trust deficit between Srinagar and Delhi is a major contributor for this (radicalization in Kashmir). Let me warn, today's generation and Farooq Abdullah's generation are different...My generation agreed with little but today's generation needs results faster and better," he said, and added that "autonomy is a way to move forward in solving the Kashmir issue." "At least thi... | |
| | | | 'Khan heads PAC, Saroori PUC, Slathia Estimates Committee' | | LA website caters misinformation | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Though Prime Minister Narender Modi spearheaded Digital India Week celebrations, to spotlight the nation's new digital initiative but same has so far failed to make any difference to Legislative Assembly Secretariat, website of which is still giving outdated information.
According to the website of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Haq Khan is still the chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), while GM Saroori is Chairman of Committee on Public Undertakings and Surjeet Singh Slathia is chairman of Committee on Estimates.
The information is not updated in the last two months, despite the fact that the Speaker of Legislati... | |
| | | | Hapless tale of migrant employees facing callousness of Centre, State Govts | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: The callousness of the State Government towards displaced employees in general and migrant teachers in particular has generated a lot of resentment among the exiled people from Kashmir Valley.
The migrants putting up at various places in the country are up in arms against the double standards of the State government towards the hapless displaced employees leading an exiled life for over last 25 years in Jammu and other parts of country.
The callousness has so increased towards the displaced people from Valley that successive governments in Delhi and in the State never considered it their moral obligation to get these people rehabilitated back in Valle... | |
| | | | Crop Insurance Scheme still a dream for J&K farmers | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 23: As state government is still uncertain about introducing Crop Insurance Scheme, the massive crop loss worth Rs 3675 crore and washing away of 3800 hectares of land during last year's floods is yet to open eyes of authorities.
As per official figures, loss to crops and fruits which include apple orchards, paddy, maize fields and vegetable gardens in 10 districts of Kashmir besides Leh district of Ladakh division, around 38000 hectares of land was either completely washed away or damaged by floods of September 2014.
Besides out of the 3 lakh hectares of crop area in Kashmir division, around 1.35 lakh hectares were also damaged by flo... | |
| | | | Health Centers sanctioned in 2011, yet incompleted | | Peripheral health care in poor health | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Despite lapse five years the construction work of two Sub Health Centers (SHCs) buildings in Bhaderwah is hanging in balance. The works was started during previous regime, but no one has cared to assess the works.
Sources informed Early Times that the Public Work Department (PWD) had started works on SHCs with staff quarters building at Dranga and Drodhu in the year of 2011- 12, with an estimate cost of Rs. 70 Lakhs but surprisingly, four years on, the work is still incomplete.
"It will definitely escalate cost of the project", sources said, adding that due to poor performance of concerned department it could not complete the work i... | |
| | | | NSA directs choking funding of separatists | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has directed police and intelligence agencies to choke all channels of funding of separatists in Kashmir.
He has also directed them to keep a check on the forces infusing radicalization in the Valley and devise strategy to infuse liberal spirit among Kashmiris.During his two-day Kashmir visit earlier this week, Doval held as series of meetings with police and army officials and was briefed about the security and political situation.
"He was also told about the recent incidents of local youth, more particularly the educated ones, joining the ranks of terrorists and the tactics deployed to dissuade them," sou... | |
| | | | Two militants eliminated in Tangdhar, Massive search operation on | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, July 23: Two militants were eliminated in an encounter which broke out between suspected infiltrators and Army along the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara district on the intervening night of July 22 and 23.
According to senior army official, Army's 26 Rajput manning the fence at Eagle post spotted some suspicious movement on Wednesday morning and launched cordon and search operation in the area.
Official said that as the forces intensified the searches in the area, the infiltrators who have sneaked into this side of Line of Control (LoC) last night opened heavy volume of fire upon the security forces, however th... | |
| | | | BSNL 'Connecting India' is just a slogan | | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Though the officials of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have claimed that they have been left no stone unturned to improve connectivity of BSNL, but lack of accountability among the officials has forced the BSNL subscriber to rely on private telecom players.
From the past one week poor connectivity either in mobile or in internet services, has disconnected people rather than connecting them but the authorities remain in slumber.
A subscriber of broadband services alleged that he repeatedly apprised to department concerned regarding poor connectivity of BSNL service but the officials have failed to heed the problem. "In peak seas... | |
| | | | JKBOSE deprives students from Right to Education | | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: After a recent case of alleged ignorance of the students by some teachers at GHSS Katra for mere refusing to seek tuition, this time the JKBOSE has not left any stone turned in depriving the Right to Education of the students guaranteed under Article 21 of Constitution of India . The astonishing functioning by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) came into limelight as the JKBOSE deprived the 12th class students for re-appearing the last chance which was only available to them but was postponed due to flash floods in September 2014. Sources said that not only the students with backlog papers, but fresh 12th class priva... | |
| | | | Srinagar aghast over frequent water logging | | `Incompetent' engineer heads city drainage | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 23: Even as frequent water logging has become a nuisance for Srinagar, the state government continues to let an "influential" engineer work as the head of Srinagar's drainage though his promotion was "illegal and he happens to be technically misfit for the key post."
Despite massive inundation of Srinagar areas and subsequent protests today, the government hinted that the "influential" official would not be touched.
In October last year, Ishtiaq Ahmed was elevated to the post of Superintending Engineer Town Drainage, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). The official who was working as Executive Engineer in the SMC was given undue "promo... | |
| | | | Will promote fruit business of Sopore: CM | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today promised to revive the economic boom of the historic Sopore town, in Baramulla district, and reposition it as a major fruit marketing hub.
"The Government will promote fruit business of Sopore town and revive the days when people used to call it as Chhota (mini) London," Sayeed said after taking a series of decisions to reposition Sopore as a major fruit marketing hub and speed up ongoing proj... | |
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