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| Enemy of pro-India parties accuses them of causing eco-crisis | | Mirwaiz's double-speak | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Self-styled chairman of APHC(M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has, it seems, lost his balance of mind. How else would one describe his Monday statement that the pro-India parties were responsible for the economic crisis in the state?
"The policies of pro-India parties" over the years were "responsible for the economic crisis" of Jammu and Kashmir," he said while reacting to CM Mehbooba Mufti's Saturday J&K Legislative Council statement that it was the Kashmiri separatists who had caused economic instability in the state through their shutdown calls.
"The statement made by Mehbooba (in the Legislative Council on July 2) was meant to cover the heinous crimes perpet... | |
| | | | CAG ridicules JDA for pushing Jammu to underdevelopment | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, July 5: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has miserably failed to safeguard the interests of the winter capital, pushing this "City to Temples" to under development.
While hundreds of kanals of the JDA land stands encroached upon, the development authority has failed to recover it. This all and much more is mentioned in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India report, which exposes the poor performance of the JDA.
Official documents reveal that "With the view to promoting and securing development of the local area of Jammu city, the JDA was constituted in February 1971." But over the years the JDA has failed to meet the aims and objectives.
"The acco... | |
| | | | File of dental surgeons gathers dust in Finance deptt | | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: After a long gap of eight years, the initiative of creation of 500 posts for the unemployed Bachelor Dental Surgeons (BDS) which was taken by the government has caught in red- tapism as the file is gathering dust in Finance Department for its concurrence.
Sources told Early Times that the initiative was taken by Governor NN Vohra early this year during governor rule in the State who after taking cognizance of the plights of the thousands of unemployed graduate dental surgeons had directed the concerned department to prepare a proposal of creation of 500 posts.
Accordingly the proposal was made by the Health Department and subsequently was... | |
| | | | Rattled separatists level false charges against CM, PDP | | Anti-India Transfer of Property Bill | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: The June 30 decision of the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP coalition government to refer the controversial Transfer of Property Bill (TPB) to the Select Committee instead of tabling it in the assembly for discussion and adoption has not gone down well with separatists and their supporters in Kashmir. In fact, the right decision of the government has rattled them and rattled them to the extent that they have trained their guns at CM Mehbooba Mufti.
One of them has said the "self-rule slogan of PDP is fast turning into accepting the diktat of BJP in fiddling with state subject laws" and that her decision would only help Delhi change the state's demography.
"In... | |
| | | | CAPD distributes food grains among ineligible BPL families: CAG | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 5: Failure of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department to update and review the Below Poverty List (BPL) led to a situation where food grains worth around 18 crores were distributed among ineligible families.
In its report for the year ending March 31, 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found many loopholes in the functioning of the CAPD department. The CAG has mentioned that the department suffered huge losses due to the inapt planning by the people at helm.
"The department (CAPD department) did not review the list of BPL families leading to the issue of food grains valuing Rs. 17.89 crore... | |
| | | | Amnesty to stone pelters good, but what about Jammu youth of 2008 stir? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: PDP led coalition government, in which BJP is an important partner, has taken a wise decision to withdraw stone pelting cases against 634 youths of Kashmir Valley on the eve of Eid. This decision is really Eid gift for these youth, who have provided an opportunity by the coalition government to start afresh.
Now it is time for the BJP to adopt similar human approach towards those youth who were booked during 2008 Amarnath Land row. BJP, which is part of the coalition, had promised to get all cases of 2008 Amarnath land row withdrawn but nothing has been done so far. Many innocent youth have been facing cases during the 60 days long historic stir in Jammu ... | |
| | | | Income tax 'embezzlement' at GMC | | Return filed by doctors 'swindled' | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: The doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are feeling cheated, as they have been served notice by Income Tax department, despite timely deduction of tax by the DDO concerned.
"IT Returns filed by the medicos have not been submitted to the Income Tax department, and have allegedly been swindled by some officials", said a doctor, adding that they faced same problem last year too.
"The same incident took place last year in GMCH, when 104 doctors were directed by IT department to deposit their tax, otherwise action would be taken against them", he said adding that the medicos are in dilemma due to non-submission of the taxes... | |
| | | | JU authorities harassing female student | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Taking admission in the Jammu University (JU) is not less than a nightmare for a female student of sociology who is being continuously harassed by the authorities reasons best known to the concerned at the helm of the affairs.
As per documents in possession of Early Times, Examination wing of the JU framed a female student of JU, Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) M.A Sociology 2nd semester under unfair means for an exam for which the examination invigilators denied her entry in the hall and she is being harassed by Jammu University authorities to such an extent from last two months following which the student is gripped by mental trauma but the do... | |
| | | | Home Deptt withdrawing 104 stone-pelting cases | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: Working on the directions of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to grant amnesty to stone pelters on Eid, Home Department has proceeded to withdraw cases against youth in a phased manner.
After announcing amnesty for Stone pelters during recently concluded Assembly session, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who also holds charge of Home Department has given a green signal to withdraw104 stone pelting cases involving 634 youth of different parts of state.
Sources said that Mehbooba Mufti has also called for expediting review of the cases of youth booked on charges of stone-pelting since 2008. Official sources said that a three-member Committe... | |
| | | | Timber smuggling rampant in North Kashmir | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: At a time when the forest department claims they are doing 'enough' to save forests from smugglers, the North Kashmir forests are suffering from ruthless deforestation as the timber mafias are active in cutting prized Deodar and Kail trees in the forests.
Locals alleged that the officials of the Forest Department are in close nexus with smugglers.
Locals of the different areas of the Kupwara district informed ET on Tuesday that heavy damage is caused by jungle smugglers to the green treasure in forest range Sogam Kupwara including compartment number 17, 18, 19, 21,25,28,27 SL by smugglers.
"The cutting of trees from the forests... | |
| | | | Allow inspection of records: SIC to PHE division Doda | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: The State Information Commission (SIC) has given direction to Public Health Engineering (PHE) Doda to allow inspection of records by a Doda based RTI applicant as the information seeker wanted some vital information about Padder-Zagrali Kuluhand water supply scheme which was executed few years back by the PHE division Doda. The information seeker had prayed before SIC that he was denied information about this scheme by the PHE division Doda.
As per details available with Early Times a second appeal under section 16 of J&K RTI Act 2009 was filed before State Information Commission (SIC) by one Mohammad Ishaq Bhat R/O Dali Kuluhand , Doda on 29.03.2016... | |
| | | | Police books PDP leader for beating ambulance driver | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: Police has filed an FIR against the Peoples Democratic Party leader and defeated candidate from Kangan constituency Bashir Ahmed Mir for allegedly beating up an ambulance driver.
Witnesses said the incident occurred on Monday at a government hospital in Kangan area of Ganderbal when the PDP leader asked the government ambulance to drop a patient known to the former at a village in the district.
The ambulance driver, however, pleaded that the bridge which connects to the village was meant for light vehicles whereas the ambulance he drives was a heavy vehicle. "Sir if you could ask some mini bus ambulance to ferry your patient," the driver pleaded.
T... | |
| | | | Clash at Mendhar Dak Bungalow, furniture ransacked | | | | MS Nazki
Poonch, July 5: Following a clash at Mendhar Dak Bungalow, where a meeting was going on between government officials and a private party to settle a dispute over the construction of a road under PMGSY, furniture items were ransacked.
Official sources said PWD SE and PMGSY SE, Rajouri-Poonch range, and retired Naib-Tehsildar Khurshid Mir had come to the Dak Bungalow to sort out a dispute over the construction of a road with one Showkat Ahmed under PMGSY at Kotan, Mendhar.
During the meeting, noisy scenes took place all of a sudden and clashes broke out between some people who were present there. A person, who was making a video of the meeting with his mobile, was thrashed sever... | |
| | | | No time period fixed for disposal of complaints, admits Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: It is now officially confirmed. There is no time period fixed for disposal of complaints and grievances received from different quarters in the Civil Secretariat nor is there any mechanism in place except in a couple of departments. The government only keeps the data and record of the complaints received from the public and no body, not even the Chief Minister's office where a grievance redressal cell is functioning, knows the status of the complaints after these are forwarded to concerned departments.
It was in reply to a question in the legislature in recently concluded Assembly session that the government admitted that online complaint tracking syste... | |
| | | | Token system for Amarnath pilgrims draws flake | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: Introducing new token system for registration of Amarnath yatris has drawn a flake from various religious and social organisations as well as yatris reaching here from different parts of country.
Though State Government claims that the token system introduced by it will help yatris in getting hassle free registration, same is termed as a ploy to harass the pilgrims by the social and religious organisations.
The Government further claims that the decision was taken in the interest of yatris as there were many complaints from various religious and social organisations all over the country earlier that yatris were subjected to humiliation and harassment ... | |
| | | | Nearly crore siphoned off in wake of controlling damage due to 2013 floods | | Despite filing RTI, mystery remains unsolved over DE, AEE 's suspicious role | | |
A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, July 5: The reminiscence of the flood fury of 2013-14 is still afresh in the minds of the people of the state while it is haunting the souls of the people of Rajouri more .
The reason is being attributed to the amount of money sanctioned by the government to the district to patch up the roughed remains left by the flood fury which till date have not been taken care of .
The records of Public Works Department of the district say that nearly 70 to 80 lakhs of rupees were sanctioned by the government to take up the damage control exercise in the area which was never , however, taken up, though the records in the department said that money has ... | |
| | | | Madina bombing unprecedented, most outrageous assault on Islam: Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5 : Terming the suicide bombing near the Grand Mosque in Madina Munnawarah as the most outrageous and unprecedented assault on the religion of Islam, Chief Minister, Ms Mehbooba Mufti today said the Muslims across the globe shall have to raise a united voice against the perpetrators of this heinous violence.
"The perpetrators have now crossed the last line by attacking the holiest of the places of Islam which has been a source of peace and stability for the humanity for centuries," the Chief Minister said while addressing public gatherings after inaugurating three Community Centres in Safakadal, Gangbugh and Natipora areas of Srinagar city.
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