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Key accused in Gulmarg land scam is new Div Com Kashmir 7/29/2016 11:52:26 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 29: Despite his alleged involvement in infamous Gulmarg Land scam, Jammu Kashmir Government on Thursday posted Baseer Ahmed Khan (IAS) as new Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir. Khan replaced Dr Asgar Samoon, who has been posted as commissioner secretary transport. The then Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal and now a senior leader of ruling Peoples Democratic Party and senior IAS officer Baseer Ahmed Khan, who was then Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, are accused of illegal transfer of government land at famous tourist resort Gulmarg. Khan allegedly misused his official position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees. The Gulmarg Land scam came into light in the year 2009 when VOK registered FIR No.08/2009 on March 6, 2009 against the then Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal (IAS), Baseer Khan (IAS) the then Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Garib Singh the then Tehsildar Tangmarg, Farooq Ahmed Shah the then Additional Deputy Commissioner (now retired), Sarmed Hafiz the then Joint...   READ MORE

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PDP leaders upset as Govt prefers FB users to advisors 7/29/2016 11:52:20 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 29: Senior party leaders in People's Democratic Party are aghast about government's decision to engage a group of 'facebookers' as advisors and analysts, who according to them have failed to deliver during crisis. A group of party leaders in PDP are understood to have conveyed to the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti that she should have engaged experts and experienced people as advisors, analysts instead of those who are wasting their most of the time on social networking sites like Facebook. "Our government is paying hefty amounts to them for just remaining busy on facebook," a senior PDP leader said. He said that had government engaged e...   READ MORE   Mehbooba may appoint MoS home 7/29/2016 11:52:14 PM Early Times Report srinagar, July 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is likely to accord the portfolio of Minister of State (MoS) for Home affairs to one of the incumbent ministers of her cabinet in a bid to have more pacification measures on ground. Due to the ongoing turbulence that has been taking toll in Kashmir valley since the killing of the militant commander Burhan Wani, the issues pertaining to the law and order have become more concerning for the present regime with governance taking a back seat and taming the violent mob becoming a priority. Sources divulged that the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has been deliberating thoroughly to accord the MoS home po...   READ MORE   Azad refuses to meet Tara Chand 7/29/2016 11:52:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: In a major embarrassment to the senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Ghulam Nabi Azad refused to meet him thus sending a clear message that he is unhappy with him. Despite Tara Chand putting up at New Delhi and him (Chand) waiting in national capital for over a week, Azad refused to give appointment to Tara Chand following which he returned to Jammu. Feeling embarrassed over Azad refusing to meet him Tara Chand is now claiming that he had gone to New Delhi for his medical check-up and not to meet any senior leader. As the latest development is all set to bring Tara Chand and incumbent JKPCC president G A Mir more clos...   READ MORE   Now, unruly mobs resort to extortion in Kashmir Vehicles stopped on highway for 'relief' 7/29/2016 11:51:57 PM ET Report srinagar, July 29: The ongoing unrest in Kashmir is turning uglier as the unruly mobs have started resorting to extortion. People driving the Srinagar roads said the stone-pelters stop their vehicles seeking money or threatening them to damage their vehicles. From Srinagar-Jammu highway to other main and link-roads, the reports of extortion are pouring in, from almost everywhere. A non-local trucker said his truck was stopped on the Teng Pora highway in south Srinagar by mobs who asked him to pay Rs 200 as "toll tax". "When I tried to argue, they simply threatened me of torching my truck," the driver said adding he instantly paid the ransom. A man driving down the SKIMS Soura ...   READ MORE   Oops! Police fumble over statement of no attack on migrant camps BJP leader had given cash awards to cops for saving KPs 7/29/2016 11:51:48 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 29: In a dramatic development, the Jammu and Kashmir Police this evening took a U-turn on their statement that no migrant camp was attacked anywhere in the Valley during the ongoing unrest. Refuting the media reports that no migrant camp was attacked in south Kashmir, the police said FIR stands registered into the mob attack on a camp in Wisu area of south Kashmir. During an exclusive chat with Early Times, DIG South Kashmir range, Ghulam Hassan Bhat said the migrant camp at Wisu falling under police station, Divsar was attack on the morning of July 9 and that the mob attacked the property at the camp. "A big mob attacked the camp. There was damage to p...   READ MORE   'Debauch' edu officer brings disrepute to deptt DSE orders probe on CM's intervention 7/29/2016 11:51:34 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, July 29: A senior officer of education department, who at present is posted in Kathua district, has attained notoriety for being 'debauch'. He is alleged to be 'harassing' female teachers. However, responding to an anonymous complaint, the government acted swiftly and ordered an enquiry into the allegations. Sources in Education department told Early Times the enquiry was initiated by the director school education (DSE), Jammu, following the intervention of chief minister. "The chief minister's office had received an anonymous complaint in June last in which some female teachers from Kathua district had alleged harassment by the senior funct...   READ MORE   JKCAF urges Kashmir civil society to defuse tension 7/29/2016 11:05:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Jammu and Kashmir Citizen Advisory Forum (CAF) on Friday called upon the civil society in Kashmir to come forward to defuse the present crisis in Kashmir so that Pakistan doesn't exploit the prevailing situation in Kashmir. The JKCAF held a meeting of its members here to discuss the prevailing situation in Kashmir. The meeting was presided by the Patron-in-Chief of the JKCAF Retired Justice K K Gupta. In his opening remarks the Chairman of the Forum I...   READ MORE   Chairman SIDCO receives land allotment cheque from Dabur India 7/29/2016 11:05:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Chairman J&K SIDCO Chander Parkash Ganga, Industries & Commerce Minister today received a cheque of Rs7 crores from Plant Head Vikram Gupta Dabur India Limited as land allotment fees in upcoming new Industrial Growth Centre, Samba - Phase III in the presence of Amit Sharma, Managing Director J&K SIDCO and others in a simple function held here today at Udyog Bhavan Jammu. On receiving the cheque, Chander Parkash Ganga, I&C Minister expressed his gratitude to...   READ MORE   Curfew, restrictions, strike throw life out of gear Dozens sustain injuries as protesters clash with police, security forces across Kashmir 7/29/2016 10:58:17 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 29: Dozens of persons including police and security forces personnel sustained injuries as groups of agitated youth clashed with forces at scores of places across Kashmir valley. Forces opened fire at some places in order to bring the situation under control. Reports said that at least four persons including two minors sustained serious injuries after police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel opened fire on a group of peopl...   READ MORE   Barkha gets support from Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed What an irony! 7/29/2016 10:58:06 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 29: What an irony! Barkha Dutt of NDTV24X7, who has been at the receiving end in India for her pro-separatist and anti-security forces' reporting from Kashmir and Delhi, on Friday got support from Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of the 26/11 deadly Mumbai terror attacks. It is to be noted that Consulting editor with NDTV, Barkha Dutt, repeatedly spoke against the alleged "state's atrocities in Kashmir" and she was criticized by Times Now President and Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami. Goswami had criticised the section of "pseudo-liberals" in his programme, without naming any one of them, for "compromising national security" and "supporting Pakistan". "H...   READ MORE   GMCH put on notice by NGT Failure to formulate mechanism for disposal of Bio Waste 7/29/2016 10:57:58 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Taking serious note of the callous attitude of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu for its failure to formulate a proper mechanism to dispose off Bio Medical Waste and general waste of wards, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to hospital administration to clear its position on serious violations of rules and regulations. Although, Medical Council of India (MCI) had time and again pointed out the lapse on the part of GMC&H Jammu regarding the disposal of Bio Medical Waste, authorities concerned remained in deep slumber on such grave issues for last many years. Furthermore, incinerators at the Shri Maha...   READ MORE   Regional tensions in Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir not the sole factor 7/29/2016 10:57:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 29: Things in J&K are very abnormal. It is not just the ongoing violent movement in Kashmir that is posing a challenge to the unity and integrity of the state. It is also the inter-regional tensions which are facilitating the task of those who are working over and beneath the surface for the disintegration of the state, some for right reasons. Another factor that is working in favour of those who are seeking the state's dismemberment is the insistence of certain forces in Kashmir on separation from India, essentially on religious grounds. There are - apart from the demand in Kashmir for independence, greater autonomy, self-rule and merger into Pakistan -- ma...   READ MORE   CM's statement on Burhan Wani ruffles alliance feathers yet again… BJP's vote bank angry, big question mark over ministers' silence 7/29/2016 10:57:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's statement on Burhan Wani has once again stirred hornet's nest in the PDP-BJP alliance, with BJP on receiving end of what she uttered and what implications it has politically for the latter. The message that has gone is disastrous for the BJP and the impression it has created in the vote bank is just incurable and irredeemable, unless the leadership plunges in with an assertion that BJP's consent is not in saying that Burhan would have been given another chance. Sources within the party said that as the leadership is constantly busy in damage control exercises over a host of issues and political developments as a heavy cost...   READ MORE   Land mafia taking undue advantage of unrest: PDA CEO alerts Govt 7/29/2016 10:57:31 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 29: Land mafia is taking undue advantage of prevailing unrest; Chief Executive Officer Pahalgam Development Authority has alerted the state government. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Secretary Tourism, accessed by Early Times Chief Executive Officer has revealed that many people are taking undue advantage of ongoing unrest and despite warning and notices, a politically backed Srinagar-business man is raising a huge structure on Bijbehara-Pahalgam road despite ban. The CEO has written that the area from Village Awora to Veersan could turn out to be another Movera as land mafia is targeting fragile region by purchasing the land and l...   READ MORE   SHO blackmails coloniser, extorts lakhs from him 7/29/2016 10:57:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 29: In an alleged act of blackmailing, the SHO of a police station in the summer capital city here is said to have extorted lakhs from a coloniser who has developed a huge chunk of land in an area that falls under his jurisdiction. The land actually falls under the jurisdiction of a police post that falls under the police station the SHO heads. A few days back, he visited the land and asked the coloniser to stop selling the plots, citing certain sections of law which, according to him, had been violated by them, police sources said. The coloniser preferred not to enter into a controversy with him and forthwith stopped all sorts of activities on the land, ...   READ MORE   As Info Commissioner operates from Srinagar, Jammu cases swell 7/29/2016 10:57:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: As the lone State Information Commissioner operates from Srinagar , the RTI appeal cases from Jammu pending before the commission are increasing day by as appellants can't afford to travel to Srinagar. RTI activists say that prevailing volatile situation in valley has further aggravated this problem and have thus requested the Information Commissioner to shift to Jammu for disposal of cases. Details available with Early Times reveal that out of 3 Commissioners in SIC , only one commissioner is looking after the commission as two other commissioners G R Sufi Chief Information Commissioner and D S K Sharma Information Commissioner retired in Feb 2016 ...   READ MORE   Raising another Restaurant, police offier’s daily income crosses Rs 50000 7/29/2016 10:57:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 29: A police officer, who already owns four hotels in the winter capital city here, is nowadays busy in raising a restaurant worth crores near here. His daily income from his four hotels is estimated at Rs 50,000 per month, according to police sources. He is alleged to be serving here for the past several years and never prefers to leave Jammu. "Whenever there is a move to transfer him to some other station, he, with the help of some senior police officers, gets the process stopped," sources alleged, saying these officers 'watch his interests only because he has been supplying them items of daily use and other articles from time to time'. He earlier headed...   READ MORE   Govt asks FCI to send rice directly to ration depots To prevente pilferage of ration 7/29/2016 10:49:41 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report Srinagar, July 29: As there seems no end of rice scams in Jammu and Kashmir, government has taken the decision of sending ration directly to ration depots from the Food Corporation of India to stop its pilferage at CAPD godowns. The FCI used to send the ration to CAPD godowns of Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla and Letpora. However, it has been seen there had been massive pilferage of ration in godowns and huge shortage of ration was found whenever any investigating agency had raided godowns. Now in an effort to stop the pilferage of ration, the CAPD department on the directors of its minister Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali has decided to directly send the ration to...   READ MORE   People seek restoration of outgoing calls on pre-paid mobiles 7/29/2016 10:49:29 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, July 29: The partial restoration of mobile services in Kashmir valley has disappointed prepaid users who demand restoration of outgoing call service as well. "My daughter is doing MBA and she has left for Chandigarh on July 20; since the entire family uses prepaid connections we could not contact her, we are really worried about her safety," Showkat Hakeem an employee in PHE department told 'Early Times'. He said that the government must seriously think as to what sort of complexities people have been facing in absence of mobile phone services in Kashmir. "Cell phone has become very important nowadays for people, we don't ask government to r...   READ MORE

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