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GMC principal insults Mahatma Gandhi Challenges Indian constitution, posts his picture on currency note 8/1/2016 12:27:30 AM "The GMCH principal acting like a teenage boy on a social networking site is unacceptable. By posting his picture on currency note he has acted in an immature way and he should apologize for it," Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: The Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu keeps on hogging the headlines for wrong reasons, now he has turned 'Rashtrapita' (father of nation) by posting his picture on Indian currency notes and then putting it on his Facebook wall with title 'Only in…..happens'. Sources told Early Times the Principal of Premier Health institute in Jammu, who is close lieutenant of a 'firebrand' Minister, is working to appease some politicians by ignoring genuine issues for the betterment of the College and hospital and he is well known for hi...   READ MORE

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Anti-India rally amidst curfew embarrasses security agencies 8/1/2016 12:26:20 AM Munish Mehra Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Despite police and other forces imposing strict curfew in Kashmir for the past 23-days, Jamaat-I-Islami, Jammat-e-Ahalhadees and a few other organizations organized a rally in south Kashmir on Sunday to eulogize the militants. In the rally a few LeT militants, including Abu Dajana, made their presence felt and left the venue before security forces could reach them. Reports said that rally was held at Kareemabad Pulwama and thousands of people reached there to participate in the event. "Jamaat activists managing such a huge rally amidst strict curfew and armed militants appearing on the scene has put the question mark on the tall claims...   READ MORE   Lecturer becomes degree seller in Taryath, principal fears departmental enquiry Education ethics into complete disarray 8/1/2016 12:26:14 AM A B Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, July 31: Sending into complete disarray the ethics of education of the state, a lecturer in district Rajouri stooped to all time low while fleecing the students into a honeytrap asking them to shell money to get promoted into next grade. This would not have been revealed until the poor and hapless students of Government Higher Secondary School Taryath who were not able to pay the bribe demanded by the lecturer failed in the eleventh class examination and raised a hue and cry against the lecturer. Harjeet Sharma, the said lecturer of Government Higher Secondary School Taryath , who enjoys his prized posting in the same school since more than te...   READ MORE   Close aides of SDM Pahalgam sold 1500 permissions, allege tent owners Corruption scam hits ongoing Amarnath Yatra 8/1/2016 12:24:33 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 31: A mega corruption scam related to ongoing Amaranth Yatra has surfaced in the office of Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pahalgam-the nodal agency for issuing permissions to tent owners. Highly placed sources told Early Times that hundreds of tent owners, camping at three base camps-Nunwan, Sheshnag and Panjtarni- have acquired permissions for over 1500 tents from Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pahalgam allegedly after paying huge amount as bribe. They said that permission for installing a tent at the base camp was being issued only after the tent owner was paying amount to clerks believed to be close aides of Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pahalga...   READ MORE   SI strikes 'deal' for letting off notorious property dealer, innocent grilled 8/1/2016 12:24:25 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: A Sub-Inspector who is posted as in-charge police post in city outskirts has allegedly struck a 'deal' to let off a notorious property dealer who allegedly fired some rounds from his licensed fire arm under the influence of liquor over a feud in front of a bar few days ago. Sources said that few days ago a notorious property dealer under the influence of liquor had some altercation with some persons following which the former fired some rounds with his licensed fire arm. "At the time of incident, some locals informed the Police Control Room (PCR) and acting on the information of PCR, the in-charge police post reached the spot but the police official...   READ MORE   Farmers' woes go unheard, crores of rupees drained off Delay in completion of Cold Storage 8/1/2016 12:24:19 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: The probe over the delay in making the cold storage unit functional in Jammu region of the state continues to remain in limbo while the farming community suffered immensely due to the inordinate delay done in the completion of the project. Exhibiting least concern over the conditions of the poor farmers, the government slept over the issue of Cold storage building at Chenani, rendering losses worth crores to state's economy. Reports inform that the proposal for the establishment of the cold storage building at Chanani was approved in the year 2004-05 by the then state government for improving the conditions of the poor farmer...   READ MORE   Mantri's coterie more powerful than BJP, affiliated organizations 8/1/2016 12:24:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: The recent reshuffle in the administration has once again proved that a prominent businessman of Jammu city, who is member of the kitchen cabinet of a prominent BJP minister, is bigger than the party and organisation. It is only decisions of this businessman which are being implemented by the government and all other suggestions given by the organisation are being thrown into the dustbin by the said minister. Making mockery of the all claims of BJP leadership to provide corruption free government in the State, this businessman is managing transfers and postings of some tainted officers with the connivance of some family members of the said minister....   READ MORE   Allegations against BJP ministers…..... blame it always not on them ! Personal staff of mantries also responsible for goof ups, blunders 8/1/2016 12:24:02 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: In what can be seen as latest realization for the sitting ministers of BJP within the party is not any fresh lapse or allegation against them. Ironically it is being found at various levels that apart from ministers, it is their personal section and the staff therein that makes up most of the mistakes themselves or most of the time have been unable to handle political goof ups by their bosses while being a part of diagonally opposed ally PDP which is in the steering seat of the alliance government. Sources said a whispering is going on within party cadres and functionaries who confide with each other that while party leadership is angry with its min...   READ MORE   Govt in quandary over adjustment of migrant employees forced to flee from valley 8/1/2016 12:23:53 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 31: The State Government is in a quandary over the issue of migrant employees posted in Valley who have been forced to flee from Kashmir after the unrest and violence hit entire Kashmir province after the killing of dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani. According to sources, the Government is totally in a fix over the future course of action on these employees. Though the employees as well as the KP organizations were demanding immediate adjustment of these employees at camp offices in Jammu but the Government is in a fix as such a decision will be surrender before the separatists. Sources said the Government does not want to repeat the blunder of 1989-90 when...   READ MORE   Ailing lecturer restrained from marking attendance No end to tyranny of I/C Principal 8/1/2016 12:14:25 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Already facing inquiry for her tyrant ways, an in-charge principal posted in one of the Girls' Higher Secondary of Jammu City has allegedly restrained a female lecturer who is posted there due to severe medical complication, endorsed by an authorized medical board; from marking her attendance. Victim of Incharge principal's autocracy, the female lecturer was harassed infront of all staff members but they adopted stoic silence lest they invited the wrath of the in-charge principal, who is known for her oppressive ways. Sources further said that the earlier, in the month of May an enquiry was also initiated by the Director school Education (DSE) aga...   READ MORE   Mookerjee gave his life for J&K, BJP may give away it Alarming situation 8/1/2016 12:01:14 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 31: Reports emanating from different parts of the Valley clearly suggest that the situation in the Valley is alarming and the chances are that it might worsen further. The state police said so and acknowledged that the situation in Kashmir today is what it was on July 8, when dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani was killed by the security forces in an encounter. There are reasons to believe that situation in Kashmir would further worsen. One is the direction to the Kashmiri Muslims issued by Lashkar-e-Toiba that they must obey the diktats of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The other is direction to the Kashmiri employees and civil s...   READ MORE   Stone-pelters threaten stern action against scootie riding girls Warn businessmen to keep shops shut 'till war is over' 7/31/2016 11:31:58 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: The self-styled Stone-Pelters Association, which recently defied the relaxation call given by separatist leadership and subsequently forced a shutdown here, has threatened to burn alive the girls found riding Scooties in restive Kashmir. The gang has pasted posters in the City center areas here near highly fortified Police Station Kothi Bagh. The poster with slogan "Yeh Kashmir Hamara Hai, Is Ka Faislah Hum Karangay", starts with warning for some shops, hotels and banks in Poloview and Residency Road localities to "remain shut and that they would be given no further warning but action would be taken against them." "This is to inform that all shops, v...   READ MORE   Police tightens noose around stone throwers Suspects run for covet 7/31/2016 11:31:49 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 31: Amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir, police have started registering of cases against the persons involved in stone pelting and for destroying the public and private property. Hundreds of youths have been arrested by the police since July 9 across the Valley for their alleged involvement in stone pelting following the killing of Hizbul Mujahidin commander Burhan Wani along with two of his associates in south Kashmir's Kokernag district. During these days, more than 50 people have died while thousands have got injured. Public and private properties worth crores of rupees have been destroyed, around 150 ambulances have been damaged while the the business com...   READ MORE   Gen Bakshi asks Delhi to raise costs for Pakistan Delhi seminar 7/31/2016 11:31:37 PM Delhi Early Times Report JAMMU, July 31; The RSS-sponsored symposium in Delhi on "Peace, People and Possibilities in Kashmir" on the second and final day witnessed Maj Gen (Retd) GD Bakshi disapproving the New Delhi's Pakistan policy as well as Kashmir policy. He said the manner in which New Delhi was tackling Pakistan was not an effective and stated that unless and until India raised cost for Pakistan, things in Kashmir would not change and the nation would continue to suffer as before. General Bakshi, while suggesting that India needed to take far more stringent action against Pakistan, said: "Until you (the Modi Government) raise costs for Pakistan, nothing will happen. You will have t...   READ MORE   Strikes, restrictions halt developmental work in Valley Non local labourers leave Valley 7/31/2016 11:31:29 PM Saquib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 31: The continuous strike calls given by the separatists leaders and restrictions imposed by the government have halted the major ongoing developmental work in the Kashmir Valley. The work on the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover has also been stopped due to the ongoing unrest in the valley. A senior official at The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), which is executing the flyover construction project, admitted that the unrest in the valley has caused a delay in the flyover construction work. "We have lost communication between our officers and most of the project officers and engineers of Kolkata-based Simplex Infrastructures are outsider...   READ MORE   Thousands deprived access to potable drinking water Poor implementation of Central schemes 7/31/2016 11:31:18 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: Despite Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's strict directions for providing the safe and potable drinking water to every household in the state, the Public Health engineering department has failed to ensure the same, depriving thousands of people across the state of access to safe drinking water. Sources in the PHE department said that the department is not meeting emerging challenges in the rural drinking water sector relating to availability, sustainability and quality. "There are thousands of rural habitations wherein one or more drinking water sources are contaminated and these areas are yet to be provided with safe drinking water," t...   READ MORE   Oops! Naeem Akhter admits his cavalcade was stoned 7/31/2016 11:31:08 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: Even as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has been trying hard to "downplay" reports of mob attacks on its cadres, the government spokesman and Education Minister Naeem Akhter this evening candidly admitted that his cavalcade was targeted by stone-pelters. Naeem Akhter made the confession in a "poetical post" on his Facebook page saying "Only those friends with a sense of poetry can appreciate." He started his satire with anecdote when was a government official. "In 1979 I was posted to police headquarters. DN Kaul was the police chief. Mr Kaul was more of a scholarship than a copy. His tenure was marked by strife in entire state even though Shei...   READ MORE   Mendhar Bus Stand shrinks as people encroach its land 7/31/2016 11:31:02 PM M S NAZKI Early Times Report Poonch, July 31: As some influential land grabbers, including retired revenue officials and political activists, have allegedly encroached upon the Mendhar bus stand land, its size is reduced from over 10 kanals to mere six kanals. Though the alleged encroachments took place under the nose of the district administration, it failed to either stop the unlawful activity or take action against the accused, official sources said. As per revene records, the bus stand had a total of 10 kanals and 10 marla of land under khasra No 555. A nursery was also to be developed on the 3 kanals of land adjoining it. "A total of 7.10 kanals of land, including the nursery lan...   READ MORE   Day 23: Kashmir tense, 5 injured in fresh clashes 7/31/2016 11:30:56 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 31: As tension prevailed amidst curfew and restrictions in Kashmir on 23rd running day on Sunday, at least five persons were injured when police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel resorted to pellet firing upon a group of people who were protesting at Imam Sahib area in south Kashmir's Shopian district this afternoon. The injured were admitted at District Hospital Shopian for treatment. Reports said that groups of people mostly consisting of youth took to streets at Imam Sahib and pelted stones on police and CRPF personnel who were posted there to enforce the curfew. The protesters also resorted to stone pelting on a camp ...   READ MORE   7 employees of a company held for alleged misappropriation of Rs 69,90,797 7/31/2016 11:30:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Gandhi Nagar police today claimed to have arrested seven employees of a cash pick up company who allegedly misappropriated Rs 69,90,797. Police spokesman said that on 31.07.2016 a complaint was lodged by Sardari Lal Sharma Authorized Signatory, CMS Info. System Ltd, H No. 502 Trikuta Nagar, Jammu that one employee of their company namely Deep Sharma son of Kewal Krishan of Palli, Samba, who was authorized by the company for cash pickup and delivery for Jammu location, in association with one Harvinder Singh alias Rambo son of Ujagar Singh of Gurha Bakshi Nagar, Jammu, Ashok Kumar son of Bindraban of Chinar Endave, Channi Sec No. 7 Sumit Kumar son of ...   READ MORE

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