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Kashmir unrest forces Mantri to visit ladies beauty parlour for hair cut 7/25/2016 11:52:53 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, July 25: Apprehending trouble for visiting hair saloon for men in restive Kashmir, a minister from the ruling-Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) got his haircut done from a ladies beauty parlour lest the male customers at the other shop target him. Even as some haircut shops in residential colonies have been operating during the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, the minister "strategically opted" for a ladies beauty parlour. Though the ladies beauty parlours have been shut for all these days of turmoil, official sources said, the minister approached one such outlet persuading them to keep the parlour secretly open for him and that he was willing to pay additional charges. Official sources said the parlour was asked to arrange a male hairstylist for the minister in a posh locality here. Witnesses said on reaching the parlour, operating from a residential house, the minister got down from his vehicle and ran straight into the beauty parlour. However no female was present there during the minister's visit. Outside the parlour cabin, his escort and road ...   READ MORE

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Modi govt de-links separatists-Pakistan matrix; may start talks 7/25/2016 11:52:46 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 25: The Home Minister has indicated at starting dialogue with the separatists. The home ministry has though under the new Kashmir policy of the Modi has clearly de-linked Hurriyat and the Pakistan. Home minster Rajnath Singh tacitly underscored the need for holding talks with the separatists with carefully drafted words that talks can be held with the people who had differences. It was a clear signal to the separatist that they may be invited for talks but a rider was also promptly added that Pakistan will have no role in the talks. This clearly crafted policy of delinking Hurriyat-Pakistan matrix is a new Kashmir policy which has been adopted by the Modi...   READ MORE   BJP leadership sabotages senior leader's move to appoint his real brother as SHRC member 7/25/2016 11:52:40 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 25: Giving giving free hand to a senior leader, who is holding important position in the government, to take policy decisions on its own, the BJP leadership has now started clipping his wings to show him power of party and the organisation. After forcing his wife to resign from the post of the party,the BJP leadership has sabotaged the move of the same leader to appoint his brother as a member of the constitutional body. Credible sources in the BJP circle disclosed that the same powerful BJP leader had tried to appoint his brother as member of the State Human Right Commission (SHRC) because he is trying to get all his family members and known persons on impo...   READ MORE   No relief in sight from power-woes in yrs to come JK has highest power deficit across country 7/25/2016 11:52:33 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, July 25: The Jammu and Kashmir has vast power potential and is contributing abundantly in hydro power generation of the country but the flip side is that this rich state has also the highest power deficit across the country and the difference with rest of states is very wide. With power still paying hide and seek with Jammuites, there seems no relief in the next few years due to dearth of any concrete plan of state government to narrow down the gap in demand and supply, except seasonal rhetoric over return of power projects. As per the data of power supply position for the month of April to June 2016, the requirement of power for Jammu and Kashmir w...   READ MORE   JuD terrorists apply for Kashmir visa in Pak 7/25/2016 11:52:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: In yet another attempt to antagonize India and to encourage separatists in Kashmir, the Pakistan based terror outfit Jamait-ul- Dawa on Monday applied for a visa at the Indian High Commission in Pakistan to visit Kashmir. The visa, according to the reports, has been sought on grounds of "offering help" to those who suffered during the protests following the July 8 killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani. The development comes a day after when the JUD Chief Hafiz Sayeed, most wanted terrorist in India and Mumbai attack mastermind, addressed a rally in Pakistan and threatened India of a war if it doesn't leave Kashmir. An analyst while taking to ...   READ MORE   Omar wants solution based on majority will Time for Jammu, Ladakh to stand up 7/25/2016 11:52:14 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 25: NC working president and Leader of Opposition in J&K Legislative Assembly is in his true colours. He is for a solution to the so-called Kashmir issue that is acceptable to the majority of people. In other words, he is for a solution that is acceptable to majority community (read Muslims) in J&K. "Talks should be held with the people from all opinions, all the stakeholders should be brought into the ambit of dialogue and a solution, which is acceptable to majority of the people, should be found. This is what we said (to Home Minister Rajnath Singh during our meeting with him) and we hope, Singh will ponder over," said Omar Abdullah while talking to report...   READ MORE   Scindia jumps on to separatists bandwagon, says financial package not enough Congress of subversion 7/25/2016 11:52:03 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 25: The Congress suffered a massive defeat both in the 2014 general and J&K elections. In the Lok Sabha, it became a party of 44 and in J&K, it came fourth by winning only 12 seats I the 87-member assembly. One of the major factors which led to the collapse of the Congress-led UPA rule at the centre and NC-Congress (mis)rule in J&K was the Congress' Pakistan policy and its policy of retreat in J&K. The nation was up in arms against the Congress not just because the Congress and corruption had become two sides of one and the same coin but also because the Congress government had repeatedly humiliated the Indian nation by dancing to the tunes of Pakistan and J...   READ MORE   Govt orders cancellation of attachment of employees in the Civil Secretariat 7/25/2016 11:51:50 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, July 25: In a significant development, the government Monday ordered cancellation of all the attachments in the civil secretariat and asked all the administrative secretaries to detach all the attached employees immediately. The government order reads " In terms of Government Order No. 975-GAD of 2008 dated 17-07-2008, read with Circular No. 41-GAD of 2008, dated 23-10-2008, it has clearly been impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries and Heads of Departments to detach (CTN) all the attached employees and send them back to their respective Departments/organizations. The order said that the issue has been revisited in the General Admi...   READ MORE   9 yrs on, academic growth of Ramnagar campus stays stagnant Campus Director makes just 28 visits in 43 months 7/25/2016 11:51:42 PM Early Times Report jammu, July 25: The purpose of opening university campus in far flung areas of Jammu Division has been fulfilled in its entirety with university authority showing scant interest for further growth of Ramnagar campus which is still having two PG courses started initially there Sources told that Ramnagar campus of University of Jammu (JU) which was started by the then Vice Chancellor Prof Amitabh Mattoo on the directions of the then Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed with a promise to give boost to Varsity education in the far-flung areas has unfortunately failed to grow as envisaged due to apathy of University authorities. This has marred the academic career of students i...   READ MORE   Authorities foil 'Anantnag Chalo' call of separatists; Geelani, Mirwaiz arrested 7/25/2016 11:51:33 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: Authorities today foiled the 'Anantnag Chalo' call of separatists by putting in place strict curfew and restrictions in many parts of Kashmir valley. Meanwhile, the situation remained by and large normal in the valley. Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were arrested by police at Hyderpora and Nigeen respectively as they tried to march towards the Anantnag as part of their programme for today. They were lodged in police stations of Humhama and Nigeen. Reports said that curfew was imposed in areas falling under 12 police stations of Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramulla and Kupwara d...   READ MORE   6 hurt in fresh clashes after people try to defy curfew 7/25/2016 11:51:26 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 25: As many as six persons, including a cop, suffered injuries during clashes that broke out between stone throwers and law enforcing agencies here today. Defying curfew, people, mostly youngsters, started marching towards Anantnag from Bijbehara and Anchidora areas of the town. They clashed with forces at Bijbehara near Goriwan Chowk after they were stopped to proceed towards the Anantnag chowk. Protesters were also stopped on KP Road near Anchidora from marching towards the Anantnag town. Eyewitness said that forces used tear smoke shells and pellet guns to quell the protesters. At Bijbehara, four persons, including a cop, sustained...   READ MORE   Traffic cops at receiving end in restive Kashmir 7/25/2016 11:51:19 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, July 25: Traffic police mrn deployed on deserted roads of Srinagar city have been facing tough times in the wake of current unrest as the youth not only violating traffic norms but beating and abusing cops if asked to stop for document checking. Many cops who have been performing their duties relentlessly even in this volatile situation in Kashmir were either beaten by youth or showered with choicest abuses if asked to stop for paper checking or being without crash helmet while driving. "We have been facing an extremely challenging situation since past ten days, many of our colleagues were beaten at many places in Srinagar who have been deployed...   READ MORE   Politician-public meetings, Police-public rapport missing in Kashmir valley Both staying apart, gap resulting in further alienation 7/25/2016 11:51:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: As the unrest in Kashmir is refusing to die down, two main factors -politician-public relations and police public relations that would have proved facilitators in building peace are absolutely missing at the ground zero level. Neither have the politicians made any effort to build a bridge in the hour of turbulence, nor are the police officers trying to build rapport with common masses in angry mode. Sources said even though the Kashmir based politicians from both ruling and opposition have been clamouring and criticizing each other with loud peace calls, these are only cosmetic political therapies. This approach has not yielded any fruitful result f...   READ MORE   Work stopped after intervention by CM's office Transportation of construction material in Gandola 7/25/2016 11:51:00 PM ET Impact Early Times Report Srinagar, July 25: The illegal ferrying of construction material to Kongdoori, Gulmarg, in Gandola (cable car) is said to have been stopped by the J&K Cable Car Corporation (CCC) authorities as the Chief Minister's Office is said to have taken this matter very seriously. The construction work at the construction site is also said to have been stopped. The CCC, which looks after Gumlarg Gandola operations was earlier busy with carrying all the construction material to Kongdoori using Gandola cable car to transport this material. Early Times had filed a detailed report on this alleged illegal practice a few days back. In addition to it, sources said ...   READ MORE   No takers of Naeem Akhtar's directives Parents reluctant to send children to schools 7/25/2016 11:50:46 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: Much to the embarrassment to Education Minister Naeem Akhtar, schools didn't open in Kashmir despite government having claimed that it had directed the officials to reopen the educational institutions on Monday. The parents have criticized the "insensitive directive" of the government which they fear will put the lives of students to grave risk. There have been no takers of Akhtar's directives, who on Sunday had claimed that the extended summer vacations were officially over and all the schools and colleges would start functioning from Monday. When asked how students will manage to reach schools amid imposition of curfew and protes...   READ MORE   ARTO issues licences to physically unfit person 7/25/2016 11:50:31 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, July 25: while the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Poonch has been showing his honesty in media for about a year, but reality pours out through a licence issued by him on 19/1/2016. According to the sources the said licence holder is not physically fit who have applied for licence many times, but all former ARTOs refused him as he was physically unfit. V. K Manyal, Yougal Sharma, Rajesh Gupta and other officials who have transacts their services as ARTO Poonch since a long, did not issue the licence to Vikas Sharma s/o Babu Ram r/o ward no 11 teh Haveli district Poonch. Sources said that the said licence holder is physically unfit...   READ MORE   Revenue officers sheltering politicians, property dealers in demarcation of Sahar Khad 7/25/2016 11:50:22 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report KATHUA, July 25: After taking cognizance of encroachments in entire Sahar Khad, few kilometers from Kalibari Chowk, District Administration Kathua constituted a committee under the supervision of Tehsildar Kathua. However, few of the members are under cloud of suspicion as they are allegedly shielding those politicians and property dealers who are involved in the acts of encroachments. It is pertinent to mention here that DDC Kathua had issued an order bearing Official No DCK/Hq/215-16/401-411, dated 11.12.2015 wherein it was ordered to demarcate Sahar land with the collaboration of Flood Control Department. DDC in its order had said that a number of...   READ MORE   Courtesy unholy nexus, diagnostic labs fleecing public 7/25/2016 11:50:17 PM MS Nazki\ Early Times Report Mendhar, July 25: Private diagnostic Laboratories have been charging the gullible people and poor people of the town exorbitantly in the name of diagnostic tests who are allegedly being referred by the doctors of Sub Division Hospital (SDH) Mendhar here even in case of minor health ailments, sources said today. Sources said poor people of tehsil who are dependent on only low earner farming on small patches of hilly terrain are not being provided any better healthcare in govt hospital while doctors posted in government hospitals instead of treating them refer them to private clinical/ radio diagnostic laboratories even in case of minor ailment cases or for...   READ MORE   No network, outstation Kashmiris asked to contact DCs to connect with family 7/25/2016 11:50:10 PM Srinagar, July 25: Over two weeks since suspending mobile telephony and mobile Internet services in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government today asked Kashmiris residing outside the state to contact Deputy Commissioners of their native districts for any help and released landline and mobile numbers of all the 10 DCs in the Valley. "Residents of J&K working or studying outside the state have been asked to contact the Deputy Commissioners of their native districts in case they need any help or assistance," said an official spokesperson. Barring BSNL post-paid mobile connections and landlines with broadband connections, the authorities suspended mobile telephony and mobile Internet ser...   READ MORE   Mobile Internet services restored in Jammu 7/25/2016 11:50:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: After 16 day long suspension the mobile internet services in Jammu province was today restored at around 7 PM following the elimination of the most wanted Hizb-ul Mujhadeen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in Kokarnag on July 8. Here it needs to mention that mobile internet services were put under suspension in Kashmir valley and Jammu Division also on July 9 as precautionary measures so as to put check on rumour mongers to spread rumours. However it also played as spoil sport for many mobile internet enthusiasts who felt their phones reduced to ringers only. As soon as the internet services was restored late evening today many youths were seen ...   READ MORE   ZEO’s office staff, PHE AEE found absent Action under law likely to be taken against them 7/25/2016 11:50:01 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 25: During a surprise checking, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Chatroo, today found the ZEO office at Inderwal locked during office hours and PHE AEE, Chatroo, absent from duty. SDM, Chatroo, Masood Ahmed Qazi, acting on public complaints about non functioning of ZEO office, Inderwal, paid a surprise visit to the area and found the office locked during office hours. He then put another lock on the office, official sources said. The locals had also alleged that teachers including ReTs were running the ZEO office in gross violation of the government orders. The SDM said the office of ZEO, Inderwal, was found locked during office hours and the mat...   READ MORE   Crime Branch books Pak national 7/25/2016 10:41:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 25: The Crime Branch wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has unearthed a scam and booked a Pakistani national for managing Permanent Resident Certificates (state subjects) of Jammu and Kashmir in compliance with the revenue officials. A complaint was lodged by one Renu Bala, wife of Brij Mohan, resident of Azad Colony, Lower Roop Nagar, Jammu with the Crime Branch alleging that one Ashok Kumar, resident of Udhaywalla, at present Shiv Nagar, Jammu being a resident of Pakistan was not entitled to be the Permanent Resident of the State, but he in connivance with the Revenue officials procured a reserved category certificate by forging the records and the docum...   READ MORE

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