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How MLAs' kin befool people Inauguration of public works 8/9/2018 11:40:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: Following the directive from Governor's administration barring MLAs from inaugurating public works by them as the Legislative Assembly has been put in suspended animation, the publicity hungry legislators have changed their modus operandi of taking credit for the developmental works executed by the present administration. These MLAs have started deputing their wards and kin at the launch of developmental works in their respective constituencies for giving an impression to the people that they were still relevant. On getting information about commencement of any developmental work in their constituencies, the kin of MLAs concerned immediately reach the site and start befooling the masses by propagating that the said work was initiated on the recommendation of legislator, who have been otherwise stripped of all powers, including the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Besides verbal propaganda, some of these legislators' kin are also uploading the pictures of these developmental works on the social media with a claim of taking credit for the works...   READ MORE

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Day after he was shifted, SP Kishtwar ordered mass transfers of SPOs 8/9/2018 11:39:15 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 9: The controversial Superintendent Police, Kishtwar, who was transferred on Monday, issued mass scale transfer orders of lower rank constabulary and Special Police Officers (SPOs) a day after his transfer, raising eyebrows in the department as well as among the general public of Kishtwar. The outgoing SP, Abrar Chowdhary, issued various transfer orders, a copy of few among them is available with Early Times. These orders include that of transfers and adjustment of 40 SPOs in various police posts of the district vide order No. SPO/Dep/2018/10591-95, dated 7-08-2018. In order No. Est/Tfr/18/10554-60, five cops including SGCT Masood Ahmed (...   READ MORE   With no elections held for 9 years, JMC, SMC, other local bodies of JK cease to exist In absence of Mayors, Municipal Commissioners of Jammu, Srinagar call shots 8/9/2018 11:39:06 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 9: For the past nine years or so the municipal corporations of Jammu and Srinagar, winter and summer capital cities of Jammu & Kashmir respectively, have ceased to exist since the elections for these bodies have not been held for almost a decade now. Last time it was in 2004 that elections were held for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC). The term of the people elected as Corporators or councilors at SMC and JMC for that matter ended in 2009. Fresh elections had to be conducted immediately, but that did not happen up to this point of time. Elections to the 68 municipal councils and municipal commit...   READ MORE   Hyprocisy, duplicity of PDP leadership: Fearing backlash of Rassana case party's top leader 'supports' rape accused 8/9/2018 11:38:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: Fearing that infamous Rassana case is going to be proved counter-productive for the party in Jammu region, the desperate leadership of PDP has come out openly in the support of Talib Hussain, a rape accused arrested by the Samba Police. A top party leader, Choudhary Abdul Hamid, who is virtually handling party affairs in Jammu region these days due to patronage of top leadership, had gone to Samba Police Station to inquire about health of rape accused and directed the police to provide all possible facilities to Talib Hussian, against whom as many as 5 FIRs have been registered including one of rape. Credible sources said that from the day one when Talib ...   READ MORE   Ineligible employees get accommodation ED overlooks waiting list 8/9/2018 11:38:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: The Estate Department has been reportedly indulging in malpractice in allotting government accommodation to employees who are not eligible and ignoring the genuine employees who were in the waiting list since 2013. Sources told Early Times that nearly two weeks ago over two dozen allotments were made by the Estate Department clandestinely. "No formal order in this connection was issued. Moreover, no order has been uploaded on the department's website. It has been reported that some employees have got accommodations in connivance with officials," the sources said. They said that some lower rung officials provided accommodations to the ineligible empl...   READ MORE   'Influential' teacher forcing poor family to withdraw complaint of corporal punishment in Sunderbani 8/9/2018 11:38:06 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Aug 9: An "influential" teacher is pressurizing a poor family whose ward was beaten ruthlessly at a school in Lower Hathal zone of Sunderbani tehsil here to withdraw their complaint against him. Last month, Gulshan Kumar a teacher posted at Government Middle School Barnara was accused of ruthlessly beating a class 5th student Anjali Sharma. Anjali had suffered multiple injuries even as her body bore visible marks of abuse. While the parents had subsequently filed a complaint in the Education department against the teacher, no action was taken. The poor family said on the contrary the teacher who enjoys "patronage of some politicians started to threaten the...   READ MORE   Madhav meets PDP rebels, Sajad Lone BJP leaders oppose alliance with Mehbooba 8/9/2018 11:37:43 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 9: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday met at least four rebel leaders of PDP and the president of Peoples Conference Sajjad Lone. Sources told early times that Madhav met with rebel PDP legislators, Imran Reza Ansari, his uncle Abid Ansari, Abdul Majeed Padder, Yasir Reshi at Sajad Lon's Gupkar residence VIP-3. Sajad Lone and MLA Kupwara, Advocate Bashir Ahmad Dar were also present in the meeting. Earlier Madhav met top BJP leader's including Kavinder Gupta, Sunil Sharma, Ashok Koul, Dr Narender Singh at Kavinder Gupta's official residence in Srinagar to discuss the political situation ...   READ MORE   To win Kargil, BJP attacks dynastic politics Autonomous council polls 8/9/2018 11:37:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 9: The BJP has done it again. It has opposed and denounced dynastic politics of the Congress, the Abdullahs and the Muftis and this time, to win the Autonomous Hill Development Council (AHDC) Kargil elections. On Wednesday, the BJP leaders asserted that "no real development took place in Kargil due to the dynastic politics of the Congress, NC and PDP" and claimed that "had the district been under its rule, it would have developed on par with any other region of the country". BJP leaders from Jammu, who have been camping in Kargil for many days now to ensure the BJP victory in the Shia-dominated district of the state, urged the residents of what they called ...   READ MORE   When opposition, NC, PDP speak same language Revolt in Mufti party 8/9/2018 11:37:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 9: PDP president and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has yet again warned the Centre that any move on its part to cause a split in the PDP or break the PDP would be fraught with dangerous consequences. Earlier, she had warned that the Centre's attempt at break her party would only "create more Syed Salahuddins and Yasin Maliks". At least 7 PDP lawmakers, including MLAs and MLCs, have openly revolted against Mehbooba Mufti and accused her of conducting herself as dynastic rulers conduct themselves. One of the MLAs, who was a minister in her Cabinet and a prominent Shia leader, has even gone to the extent of terming Mehbooba Mufti as "a white collar killer". The...   READ MORE   Slain youth's father dares militants 'Prove my son was army informer' 8/9/2018 11:37:04 PM Early Times Report Kulgam, Aug 9: Father of a youth who was tortured to death by suspected militants on Wednesday has asked the killers to give him proof that his son was an army informer and aided in killing of militants. The militants had abducted two youth from south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday. The gunmen tortured the duo-Mehraj Ahmed Dar, of Hawoora, and Arif Ahmed Sofi, of Khudwani, and left them in a moribund state. Mehraj is still untraceable while Arif was shifted to a Srinagar hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday night. Arif was laid to rest on Thursday at his native graveyard. Over six thousand people participated in his funeral prayers that co...   READ MORE   HDF being misused by politicians 100 Illegal appointments in Khansahib 8/9/2018 11:36:53 PM Early Times Report Budgam, Aug 9: In a brazen violation of the recruitment rules and also without the approval of the competent authorities, more than 100 persons have allegedly been appointed under the Hospital Development Fund (HDF) in Khansahib medical block during last 6 months. Sources say neither any interview nor any written test was conducted while making these appointments. Details available with Early Times reveal that from March 2018 till July end as many as 100 blue-eyed boys and girls have been appointed in various capacities in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Khansahib and several primary health centers (PHCs) of Khanshaib medical block. Sources say that present and past Bloc...   READ MORE   Shifting of Transformer leaves tube-well defunct in Jagti Over Rs 7 lakh go into drain 8/9/2018 11:36:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: A tube-well set up by Agriculture Production department (APD) in Jagti village, at a cost of over Rs. 7 Lakhs, has been rendered defunct with the shifting of electric transformer to a nearby locality of a dozen houses of influential people. In response to an RTI application, the department informed that under a centrally sponsored scheme the Agriculture Production department had set up a tubewell for ward number 1 and 2 of Jagti village in the year 2012 at a cost of over Rs. 7 Lakhs. The electric wires were taken from a distance of over half a kilometre, sources said, adding that only the testing of the tubewell was done by the department but same was n...   READ MORE   Illegal barricades make high-security Karan Nagar insecure, police silent 8/9/2018 11:36:28 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 9: Even as police claim to have heightened security across Srinagar in the wake of recent rise in militant attacks, the high-security Karan Nagar locality that houses several camps of paramilitary forces has become "more insecure." Officials said in brazen violation of norms some persons have illegally erected concrete barricades to prevent movement of four-wheelers in the locality that houses numerous paramilitary CRPF camps. Sources said even though CRPF had cautioned the police about the security threat due to the illegal barricades, "the concerned have been ignoring the issue for months." Some of the key roads including the ones connecting to the S...   READ MORE   Dy Director Library makes mockery of SBA 8/9/2018 11:35:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 9: The premises of the Deputy Director Library Jammu make a mockery of the Prime Minister's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as the building is fast deteriorating and becoming a picture of neglect and concerned authorities remain nonchalant to the whole issue. The pictures of the office speaks volumes about the negligence of the concerned authorities towards the cleanliness of the buildings. The premise is filthy and stinking and dense grass has come up in most places du...   READ MORE   Why was distribution delayed by 7 months? Uniform Scam 8/9/2018 11:34:38 PM Early Times Report RAJOURI, Aug 9: After DDC,Rajouri stopped pay of ZEOs and Head masters , uniform was distributed among thousands of students in one day only ,violating the coadal formalties and set rules because as per norms money is transffered in school account and Headmaster is authorised to purchase uniform after fulfilling codal farmalties. A prominent educationist Haji M Aslam Social worker said that education department had become a hub of cortuption. The department which recieved grant in February 2018 for providing uniform to poor children was deliberately not given to concerned schools and after DDC stopped salary of the DDOs thousands of teachers were called to conc...   READ MORE   Ending child labour remains elusive on childrens day 8/9/2018 11:34:23 PM Ashwani sharma Early Times Report Udhampur Aug 9: While hundreds of children were preparing to celebrate independence day here on 15th August, a number of ither children were seen working on roads, factories , hotels, restaurants ,shops and yet others were noticed begging on roads . Despite a ban on child labour, people in Udhampur continue to hire minors as domestic helps and workers and majority are working under the nose of administration serving tea and breakfast to officers and official working in canteens in daily routine . Despite tall claims of administration and state government plight of child labour remains same as the state has failed to address the issue o...   READ MORE   Forces launch CASO in Kupwara, Baramulla villages Another militant killed in Rafiabad, toll reashes 5 8/9/2018 11:34:15 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Aug 9: Militancy related incidents have risen in north Kashmir from past couple of months, as the death toll in the ongoing gunfight in Dooniwari forests of Rafiabad mounted to five with the death of another militant Thursday morning. Militants killed in Rafiabad's Vejj Top identified all as foreigners and were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit. An official said that a militant was killed today morning in the firefight raging since yesterday morning in the dense forests of Dooniwari. Director General of Police SP Vaid confirmed the death of fifth militant on Twitter. He said the fifth militant was killed after he fired thi...   READ MORE

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