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In 50 years, Jammu lost Talab Tilloo, Rani Talab, Pucca Talab, Khateekan Talab … Is Tawi next on the list? 8/15/2016 12:07:44 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: Like most other growing cities of the country, Jammu is fraught with serious water crisis in times to come, if its people did not learn to respect the existing sources of water and use water more judiciously. A study conducted by ISRO divulges that water table in most part of the city have receded to levels which can render the soil unfit for any agricultural activity. While Tawi, the mainstay of water needs of the city since ages has been the victim of city's criminal negligence, history reveals that people have lost many sources of water of ever due to their ignorance and neglect. In last five decades, numerous water bodies in the city and its outskirts have disappeared- Some making way for public parks and others, disappearing into ever growing ...   READ MORE

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Breaking News: Abdullahs no more relevant for Delhi All-Party Meet 8/15/2016 12:07:30 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: What an irony! A party which was once considered Kashmir's premier religio-political organization and which ruled or misruled the state for decades is today not considered fit by New Delhi for an invite or for participation in a crucial meeting on J&K. The case in point is the All-Party meeting which was held under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi on August 12 at New Delhi to discuss Kashmir unrest and find ways and means to defuse the potentially dangerous situation in the Valley. New Delhi neither invited NC president and former J&K Chief Minister and Union Minister for the meeting nor did it invite the working president of the party and Leader of O...   READ MORE   Mr NC, forget roadmap, J&K is in India 8/15/2016 12:07:24 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: It was expected that the Jammu-based NC leaders or mouthpieces of the defeated Abdulahs, would see reason, identify them with the Jammu sentiment and national sentiment and do not say anything that suit the Kashmiri theo-fascists, who have been working overtime to convert Valley into Syria, but, sadly, it has not happened. What has happened is just to the contrary. To prove their loyalty to their masters in Kashmir, who never ever considered J&K a part of India and always denounced the Indian Constitution to arouse anti-India feelings in Kashmir, they have spoken the language that irritates and infuriates the people of Jammu province. One of them has com...   READ MORE   Quality, quantity being compromised on Kalakot-Siot road Premixing yet to complete, road turns into pits 8/15/2016 12:07:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: Within two months since premixing (repairing) works begun on Kalakot-Siot road pits anf ditches have appeared on the road. Premixing on purposed high-way road was finalized in District Development Board (Rajouri) meeting held on June 24, 2015. "Repairing works on 24 long Kalakot-Siot road begun in April, this year and yet to complete. Road at various places has turned into pits, as sub-standard material and prescribed quantity of material is being compromised", sources said, adding that the executive agency i.e. PWD, R&B has turned blind over malpractice. Sources further said that road has been in shamble for more than a decade, and it was being ex...   READ MORE   Record 40 schools to participate in ID celebrations Separatist appeal for boycott ignored 8/15/2016 12:07:09 AM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 14: The 70 Independence Day function, shall witness record number of forty schools which participated in full dress rehearsal today. As per the details available with "Early Times", DC Kishtwar and SSP Kishtwar at around 9 AM on Saturday took the salute of the parade led by Parade Commander Irshad Ahanger, Dy. SP Operation Kishtwar in which 32 school contingents comprises of forty schools participated with full enthusiasm along one Palatoon of District Police, JKAP, CRPF, CISF, Forest Protection Force and NCC participated. While interacting with the participants, DC Kishtwar and SSP Kishtwar hails the teaching staff and trainers for training the ...   READ MORE   Azad gives breather to Tara Chand 8/15/2016 12:06:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: Giving a breather to former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, the senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is learnt to have conveyed to his loyalists in State Congress not to completely disregard the former from their camp. However, at the same time, it has also been maintained that Tara Chand should remain limited to his Assembly constituency, Khour only, sources told Early Times. They said that the fresh direction from the top boss is likely to clear confusion among a section of Azad loyalists, who were finding it difficult to understand the signals emanating from their mentor during the past couple of days, particularly since purported denial of an...   READ MORE   Srinagar on red-alert as security forces apprehend militant attack 8/15/2016 12:06:28 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 14: Ahead of the Independence Day, a red alert has been sounded in the summer capital, which will host the main function of the celebrations in the state. While Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti is scheduled to take guard of honor at the Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium, the main venue for the event here, the security has been heightened. Sources said the government had inputs that militant groups were desperate to execute attacks on August 15 to make their presence felt. Official sources said Lashkar -e-Taiba and the Hizbul Mujahideen were trying to target security installations. While the security on the Srinagar Jammu highway has been he...   READ MORE   8 posts of judges vacant in HC, 25 in district/sub-ordinate courts Litigations pile up, appointment of new judges still in oblivion 8/15/2016 12:06:23 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: The vacant position of judges in Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) along with district and subordinate courts has resulted into further piling of cases. There are remote possibilities of filling up of posts as it is still unknown about the fate of file, forwarded by Collegium of HC for the appointment of judges. Sources in the Law department informed Early Times that the Collegium of High Court had reportedly forwarded the file to Governor's office, Union Law Ministry, Supreme Court and State Government during breief stint of Governor rule, in which eight names were recommended for the appointment of High Court judges. "Initially there ...   READ MORE   DSEJ makes transfer orders public After SIC's orders 8/15/2016 12:06:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: After orders from State Information Commission (SIC), the Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has started making all the orders related to transfer and postings of masters public through its official website. The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a direction to DSEJ few months ago for making all the promotion and transfer orders of staff members particularly Masters working in education department public through its official website. Details available with Early Times reveal that an information seeker namely Vilakshana Singh advocate had filed an application under J&K RTI Act 2009 before PIO in the office of Directorate of School ...   READ MORE   As Pak flags flutter in Kashmir, Police stop teenage girl from hoisting national flag in Srinagar 8/15/2016 12:05:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday sent back the 15-year old teenage girl, who wanted to hoist tricolor on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day at historic clock tower in Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Sources told Early Times Jahnvi Behl, 15, of Ludhiana along with a few male members arrived at Srinagar Airport this afternoon. As soon as she disembarked from the aircraft the policemen told her that she cannot proceed towards Lal Chowk and she would have to ...   READ MORE   Give UT status, give separate legislature Revolt in Ladakh 8/15/2016 12:02:42 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: Ladakhis are in a fighting mode. It's not just that the Buddhists have turned against the Kashmiri leadership and reiterated their demand seeking not just Union Territory status for their region but also a separate legislature. The Muslims and Christians too have upped their ante and demanded UT status. In fact, the Buddhist, Muslim and Christian leadership of the region have joined hands and approached the Prime Minister through the Deputy Commissioner, Leh. The Ladakhi Buddhist Association, the Anjuman Imamia and Christian Association on August 13 submitted a joint-memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and demanded UT status and a separate legislatu...   READ MORE

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