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| BJP's "Mission Power" accomplished, not to unfurl Tricolour at Lal Chowk today | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: BJP, which would create a hype to unfurl the Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar every year on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day, is silent this time even as it is now in power in J&K. All its cadres and "big-wigs" have maintained a complete silence on the issue. Reason: Its "Mission Power" is accomplished and intended political goal is achieved in J&K. It feels it needs not to agitate on such issues anymore because it has got the desired dividends. It seems to have become contented with the 25 seats which Jammu gifted it in the 2014 state polls.
This speaks of the Saffron Brigade's double standards. On earlier occasions, the party was not in power and always faced difficulties to reach Srinagar but the situation was altogether in its favour now. It is part of the government and has an "obedient" deputy chief minister and some outspoken ministers but none of them had till today issued a public statement for unfurling the National Flag at the historic Lal Chowk.
On January 23, 2011, senior BJP leader L K Advani had accused then prime mi... | |
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| After Joshi, Singh unfurled tricolor at Lal Chowk in 2008 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 14: The BJP leader R P Singh, who was in charge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs had hoisted the national flag at Lal Chowk on January 26, 2008, exactly 17 years after party senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi had unfurled the tricolor on January 26, 1991 at the same place.
Singh in 2008 had hoisted the tri-colour in the presence of nearly 200 supporters including party's then Kashmir unit President Sofi Mohammad Yousuf.
"This place used to be a den of separatists. This is our message to them that Kashmir is an integral part of India," Singh had said.
However, after assuming power BJP in 2015 has not even issued a single statement about it planning to hoist ... | |
| | | | Second list of corrupt officials gathers dust | | SAC punishes none in 12 yrs, awaits revival | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: Tall promises of the present regime to curb corruption have fallen flat and lost the sheen as the second list of corrupt officials which reportedly was finalized by the investigating agencies has not been made public till date, and no effort is being reportedly put to revive the State Accountability Commission (SAC), which has failed to punish a single politician in the past 12-years.
Sources told Early Times, the panel led by the Chief Secretary which was scheduled to meet last month to give its final nod to the list of more than sixty corrupt officials has not met so far and on the other hand no headway has been made to appoint the... | |
| | | | RSS finally finds farishte | | Lucknow Meet | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: The so-called cultural organization RSS has finally discovered "farishte" (good humans/angels). The revelation to this effect was made by none other than Indersh Kumar, co-founder and Marg-darshak of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), in Lucknow on August 9. The MRM was founded in 2002 by the RSS with a view to dispelling the impression that the "RSS was anti-Muslim and anti-Islam" and that the "RSS stood for Hindu Rashtra" Indersh Kumar had served as Prantiya Pracharak in Jammu & Kashmir for years and he visits the state quite frequently. He made the revelation that he finally discovered farishte after he, according to him, was told by the "people in the... | |
| | | | Much to embarrassment of security agencies Pakistani flags waved across Kashmir | | Restrictions throw life out of gear in downtown areas | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: Despite enforcement of restrictions and putting in place stringent security measures green Pakistani flags were either erected or displayed by groups of people in the summer capital of the state and other parts of Kashmir valley.
Since early morning reports were received that Pakistani flags have been erected or displayed in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. In the Srinagar city Pakistani flags were displayed or erected in areas like No... | |
| | | | PDP opposing Gill as JK Governor embarrasses BJP | | Hasty moves expose ‘inexperienced leadership’ | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opposing the appointment of former top police officer P S Gill as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has reportedly left the BJP leaders in JK red faced, sources told Early Times.
They said the BJP leaders had lobbied hard to project P S Gill as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. "The BJP leaders had convinced the party high command that Gill is the right choice for the top post. They had even told the party high command that PDP leadership won't have any objection vis-à-vis Gill's appointment as JK Governor," the sources added.
They said, soon after the PDP leaders came to know that BJP has almost fi... | |
| | | | CM unhappy with pace of development works in Jammu | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed to administration to complete all the projects in the Jammu region in a time bound manner and at the earliest.
Sources told Early Times the Chief Minister has said the priority should be given to these projects and there should be a tangible progress on them, before the Darbar move.
According to the sources, the CM in a meeting convened to review the progress of the Jammu division especially the multi-tier parking at Bus Stand, and Panjtirthi and the Tawi lake project.
The CM was apparently not happy with the progress on this account and has pulled up the officials for the delay.
"The government won't accept... | |
| | | | Scientific test reports of arrested Pak militant to be part of India's Dossier | | Indo-Pak NSA meet | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Aug 14: In order to prepare a water tight case against Pakistan for promoting and abetting terror on Indian soil, National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing August 5, 2015 Udhampur terror attack put him to various scientific test with the aim to extract more information from him about Lashkar and their handlers' terror plans , which shall be part of the india's dozzier on terror activities being pursued against india from Pakistani soil during the meeting of the NSAs.
As per the details available with "Early Times" NIA sleuths after shifting Usman Khan to Delhi conducted various scientific test on him, however it was not confirmed where three... | |
| | | | On the eve of Independence Day, BJP's police targetted ex-servicemen | | One Rank One Pension & Jantar Mantar Episode | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: Had anybody ever imagined that the Delhi Police, which is under Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will ever target and cane-charge our brave ex-servicemen, who sacrificed their all for the defence of the country, but, sadly, it happened today and that too on the eve of Independence Day. Our dedicated ex-servicemen/veterans had been sitting on peaceful relay hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for 61 days urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his commitment that he would implement One Rank One Pension (OROP), but all of their passionate pleas and the 61-day-old dharna didn't move the Modi Government. Narendra Modi himself had made commitment to this ef... | |
| | | | Aggressive Islamabad of Sharif bleeds, meek Delhi of Modi kneels | | Terror and talk will go together | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: Gone are the days when Prime Minister Narendra Modi or any senior BJP leader would denounce Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his July 16, 2009 Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt) wrong or for the India-Pakistan joint statement that terror and talks would go side by side and call the joint statement a national shame. Narendra Modi, or for that matter the entire BJP leadership, today is a completely changed stuff. It has done a complete U-turn and decided to pursue the Manmohan Singh line overlooking the fact that Islamabad under Mian Nawaz Sharif has been bleeding Indian nation with a thousand-cut on a daily basis and has also intensified its break-India and snatch-Ja... | |
| | | | College Principals pick holes in transfer orders | | Allege malafides, nepotism | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: The Principals and incharge College Principals of Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) have picked holes in the recently issued transfer order by Higher Education department, alleging unfair means adopted by department to issue transfer orders.
Some College Principals wishing anonymity informed Early Times that the transfer order number 233-HE of 2015, dated 5/8/2015, involving transfer of 36 College principals was marred with favouratism, according to which junior most incharge principals were given prestigious colleges while senior most were posted in the new colleges, while some Principals were prematurely transferred, while some who were a... | |
| | | | Horticulture employees threaten strike | | MLA Gulmarg 'manhandles' official | | | Abdul Majid
ET Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: A ruling PDP MLA for Gulmarg, Mohammad Abbas Wani, has allegedly manhandled a government official, angering Horticulture employees who have threatened to go on a strike if the lawmaker doesn't apologise.
Wani was accused of beating to pulp a Horticulture Development Officer, Kunzer, Shabir Ahmad Ganai on Thursday.
Ganai said the MLA wanted him to issue production certificates for issuance of Kissan Credit Card (KCC) in favour of three persons who, however, were not eligible to avail the facility.
"The MLA wanted him to issue production certificates to three applicants-Sumera, Parvez Mir and Raja Begum-for the (KCC). But the trio was not eligible... | |
| | | | CEO finds Govt School locked, teachers absent | | |  Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Aug 14: Chief Education Officer Kishtwar Vinod Kumar Soni during surprise visit to Middle School Berwar today found the school locked at around 11.30 AM.
As per the details available with "Early Times" acting on the public complaint about closure of the school during day time, the CEO immediately rushed to the school and found the public complaint true.
He ordered immediate attachment of all the six employees posted in the school with CEO office Kishtwar and ini... | |
| | | | Hospital staff beats man for seeking medicine for his injured daughter | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Aug 14: The staff and security persons of district hospital Anantnag on Friday thrashed a man after he demanded medicine for his critically injured 5-year-old daughter. The incident angered other attendants who staged protests against the hospital administration.
Eyewitness said the child Sahila, daughter of Nisar Ahmad Malik, of Kapran, Verinag, had fallen from the second storey of her house and was brought to the hospital with critical injuries at around 4:00pm.
The doctors present in the causality ward of the hospital prescribed her some immediate medication before being referred to SKIMS Srinagar. "Doctors had prescribed some injections a... | |
| | | | JKSSB yet to formulate syllabus for ATOs | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Reoprt
Jammu, Aug 14: Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) is yet to formulate the syllabus for recruiting Assistant Tourist Officers (ATOs).
An official of the Tourism Department said that due to shortage of tourist officers, one ATO is manning more than two districts.
"How it is possible that one officer would look after more than one destination when the places are hundreds of kilometers distance from each other," he said.
"At present the employees working in department have no professional qualification due to which the state has failed to formulate a plan for promotion of tourism," said the official.
The state has 28 Tourism Development Aut... | |
| | | | MLAs of both allies offended by Govt order, decide to boycott functions | | SDMs to unfurl tricolour on I-Day at tehsil levels | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 14: In what can prove to a major embarrassment to the PDP-BJP alliance government on Independence Day , the MLAs of both the allies have decided to boycott the official level functions to be held at district levels across the state. The MLAs have been offended by the government order issued two days back in which it was specified that SDMs will unfurl tricolour at tehsil levels on Independence Day . However, the decision has backfired and offended the MLAs as this will be deviation from the past practice of letting elected MLAs unfurl the tricolour.
Sources said this order has left a number of MLAs angry in both PDP as well as BJP most of whom are first ti... | |
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