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CJM directs SHO to register FIR against SPO, 3 others Assault on Machail Yatra volunteer 8/17/2015 11:26:16 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 17: In an alleged case of assault on Machail Matta pilgrimage volunteer offering his services at Ghori Shankar Mandir Sarkoot, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kishtwar Balbir Jaiswal today directed SHO of Kishtwar police station to register FIR against Special Police Officer (SPO), his brother and two others for assaulting and injuring the complainant with sharp age weapon. As per the details available with "Early Times", one 20 year old Arun Kumar son of Ashok Kumar resident Matta Kishtwar approach the court of CJM Kishtwar, submitting that while performing voluntary services at Ghori Shanker Mandir Sarkoot where Machail Matta Yatries use to halt for night stay, Neraj Kumar Sharma son of Omkar Sharma working as SPO in police department, his brother Deraj Sharma along with his associates Viney Sharma (teacher) son of Baghwan Das and Lokesh Sharma son of Girdari Lal all residents of Poochal Kishtwar turned up at Sarkoot Mandir and without any reason stabbed him with sharp edge weapon (Khukri) as a result of which he received multi...   READ MORE

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BJP workers of Kashmir refused to raise Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan Hardcore BJP leaders become addict of "hospitality" provided by cadre in Kashmir 8/17/2015 12:35:00 AM Nothing achieved despite spending Rs 100 crore in Valley Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: Notwithstanding repeated visits of "hardcore" BJP leaders Ashok Koul and Ramesh Arora in the Valley, the party has so far miserably failed to even prepare a single worker in Kashmir who is ready to raise "Bharat Mata Ke Jai" slogan. Question is not just raising this patriotic slogan BJP workers are even not ready to respond to this slogan. It appears that for Valley based BJP workers "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan is communal but despite their anti-national approach party leadership is pumping huge funds every month to appease them. Real face of Kashmir based BJP workers came to the fore during...   READ MORE   PM Modi disappoints nation Not a word on Pak, terrorism, J&K 8/17/2015 12:34:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Red Fort Independence Day speech has disappointed all those who wanted his to say something about Pakistan, terrorism and the disturbing security scenario in the militant and separatist-infested Jammu & Kashmir. PM Modi spoke for almost 90 minutes and focused on issues which could help the "canny and dishonest" BJP do well in the coming elections in Bihar, West Bengal and UP. He reflected on the evils of caste system, communalism and also patted his own back by claming certain achievements and claiming that no one could accuse his government of indulging in corrupt practices or shielding the corrupt. He conveniently ign...   READ MORE   A senior bureaucrat misled CM, hoodwinked Dy CM to accommodate blue eyed Controversial Sports Council nominations 8/17/2015 12:34:25 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: With controversy over the nominations to the J&K State Sports Council refusing to die down, sources in the Government have disclosed that a senior bureaucrat misled the Minister for Sports and even the Chief Minister to get his blue eyed candidate in the list of 29 nominees to the Council despite the fact that he had already served four terms as the member State ports Council and three consecutive terms as the Joint Secretary despite a dismal performance. Siddharth Sharma, riding on his proximity to a senior bureaucrat has been nominated to the J&K State Sports Council for the fifth term despite his unimpressive record as a sportsperson ...   READ MORE   Fearing backlash, MLA Poonch misleads PDP leaders Mentions wrong names in invitation letter, keeps them away from LoC 8/17/2015 12:34:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: The MLA Poonch Shah Mohammad Tantray misled his senior party leaders by not allowing them to reach out to the people living near the Line of Control in Poonch, where Pakistan Army has wrecked havoc by resorting to heavy shelling. Sources told Early Times Tantray had to face the wrath of people when he was distributing invitation letters to seek the presence of people at Mandi Poonch to listen to the PDP ministers and leaders Basharat Bukhari and Naeem Akht...   READ MORE   RSS as anti-Jammu as BJP: A soldier AIIMS in Kashmir 8/17/2015 12:33:30 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 16: Times have changed. The discriminated people of Jammu region had already dismissed the BJP as "anti-Jammu and Valley-centric" after it worked out an agenda of alliance under which the new dispensation in Jammu & Kashmir came into being more than five months ago, as also after they came to know on March 1st that the BJP had already surrendered AIIMS to Kashmir. They have describing the BJP as a party of "cheaters, bluffers, promise-breakers and selfish and unscrupulous elements" and opining that it would an act of sin against God and humanity if someone goes near the BJP and trusts any of the BJP leaders in the state as well as any of the central leaders...   READ MORE   Why is Govt shying from arresting Asiya? 8/17/2015 12:33:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: The State government is shying from arresting hardline separatist chief of radical women's outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Asiya Andrabi, who addressed a rally organised by Mumbai mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud Dawa in Pakistan. It is not for the first time Asiya has done something radically anti-India. Radicalised in the Salafism, ultra radical sect of Islam, Asiya is doing such acts consistently to gain media limelight . The state government till now has not arrested her, despite the fact that she had in the past attacked beauty parlours and also girls wearing jeans in the Srinagar. Asiya, has been carrying out and planning anti-India activities ...   READ MORE   Govt to axe 50 more corrupt officials 8/17/2015 12:33:03 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 16: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is understood to have given his nod to axe 50 more corrupt officials whose names figure in the second list prepared by various agencies. The PDP-BJP government has already dismissed 63 officials on the charges of corruption. Sources told Early Times that the high-level panel headed by the Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday which was constituted by the state government to examine the corruption cases against the tainted officers has submitted the second list of corrupt officials to Chief Minister's Secretariat. "The Chief Minister has forwarded the list to the Chief Secretary office for further action. The...   READ MORE   15 KAS officers await promotion, posting since March BJP inaction 8/17/2015 12:32:57 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: 'Failed' to extend good governance, and fulfil its commitments to fight against discrimination with Jammu, coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being perceived as a hurdle in clearing pending files in civil secretariat. Sources informed Early Times that promotion and posting of several KAS officers to the post of Additional Secretary had been due since March 2015, but due disagreement between coalition partners, the matter is still pending. "Cases of 15 KAS officers are pending, promotion of 12 officers is pending since March, while despite promotion of three officer in month of April, our further posting has not been made...   READ MORE   As JKPCC chief castigates Tara Chand openly, Azad lobby too dumps him Politically isolated, gets no more 'backing' from erstwhile staunch supporters 8/17/2015 12:32:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: Having been in centre stage of controversies, former Deputy Chief Minister and a stalwart considered in J&K Congress until recently, Tarachand is a politically isolated man lately. He first chose self imposed hibernation post Assembly election results and the developments that followed within the party pushed have pushed him to brink of complete isolation. He can neither bank upon the support of his erstwhile closest associates in the J&K Congress nor are the leaders within the so called Azad lobby by his side any more. Veteran party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, one time God father of Tara Chand in the party too is learnt to have taken a sidestep after tro...   READ MORE   CDC Meeting: VC's 'yes-man' invited to fix eligibility AP in Remote Sensing 8/17/2015 12:32:29 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16:Going beyond the rules, the University of Jammu itself has been trying to fix eligibility, to pave way for a blue eyed candidate into self-financed programme being run by the varsity. Sources said that to ensure entry of a blue eyed candidate in Remote Sensing-GIS department, on direction of Vice Chancellor, Dr RD Sharma meeting of Campus Dean Committee (CDC) was held in which 'yes-man' of the VC were invited, to avoid any opposition while fixing the eligibility. "The meeting was chaired Dean Academic Affairs (DAA) Prof Poonam Dhwan, while Prof Keshav Sharma (Registrar) who is also Dean Management, Prof Ramnika Jalali Dean Art, Dean Sciences, Dean Educa...   READ MORE   Minister's ambiguous order raises eyebrows 8/17/2015 12:32:24 AM Akshay Azad Early Time Report Jammu, Aug 16: The order of the ministry of industry and commerce in the name of 'Ease of Doing Business' and simplification of procedures for setting up and facilitating the Industry in Jammu and Kashmir has come under scanner as stake holders allege that the order is infested with ambiguities and is alleged to have been designed to extend undue favours to certain quarters. According to the order number 105-IND of 2015, dated 21/7/2015, it provided for a 'Single Window Clearance Committee' at district angned to divisional levels in respect of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises. "For the reasons unknown, District Manager/Representative of Chairman of ...   READ MORE   Directorate of I&C offers carrot to deadwood; stick to deserving 8/17/2015 12:13:58 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: All is not well in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Jammu as adopting two yard sticks, the department had promoted deadwood and criminal while as demoted the deserving ones. As per documents available with the Early Times, the department had promoted its two employees namely Sultan Mohd. and Chanchal Devi from Junior Scale Stenographers to Senior Scale Stenographers without verifying their credentials .Both the employees were promoted against order no:68-DI&CJ of 2012 by the Director of Industries and Commerce. Sultan Mohd., was thrown to office of the Director Industries and Commerce, Jammu by ...   READ MORE   Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg jam-packed; Locals outnumber tourists ID triggers celebrations in Kashmir 8/17/2015 12:13:47 AM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 16: Even as the Valley witnessed a shutdown Saturday in response to a strike call given by separatist leaders, the hill resorts witnessed massive rush, with people of Kashmir finding the Independence Day opportune time for weekend celebrations. Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg, the three major health resorts in Kashmir have been exceptionally jam-packed for the past three days forcing most of the hotels to raise "No Rooms Vacant" notices at the reception. People like Iqbal Ahmed, a businessman, had anticipated that August 14 and 15 would be tense and that "it was better be away from inconvenience of frisking, restrictions and hartal." On Frid...   READ MORE   Amid anti-BJP feelings on rise Azad reaches Jammu 8/17/2015 12:13:35 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: Amid ever rising anti-BJP feelings in Jammu region, the former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today reached here for a three-day visit to the State. After his brief meeting with party leaders and confidents at Udhampur this afternoon, he is scheduled to have night stay at Patnitop before reaching Dodatomorrow where he will address a public rally and other meetings. The visit of Azad assumes more significance in the wake of prevailing anti-BJP sentiment in Jammu region where the people are up in arms against the saffron party for its complete surrender before PDP on all the issues. Demand for establishment of A...   READ MORE   Anti-virus embezzlement scams surfaces in CU Jammu 8/17/2015 12:13:30 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: An allegedly a computer Antivirus 'scam' has surfaced in Central University (CU) of Jammu, where computers' Antivirus were purchased only on papers but were not installed in the systems for reason well known to officials. Reliable Sources in the CU Jammu disclosed Early Times that Computer antivirus scandal has surfaced in the CU Jammu where more than 70 systems were setup in different libraries for the students of the University but for last two years, the computers were running without antivirus which is affecting the working as well as lives of computer systems. "Out of these, half the systems have been lying defunct because computer...   READ MORE   Did Govt. undermine SAC's 2012 notice? Conferring Ministerial status to Board heads 8/17/2015 12:13:24 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 16: By according MoS status to Nayeema Ahmad Mehjoor and three others, the state government is itself undermining the notice issued by the State Accountability Commission (SAC) wherein it had questioned the legality of conferring the status of a Minister of State to Board heads and others in the year 2012. The SAC on February 17, 2012 had issued notices to the Chief Minister's Office and heads of various boards to explain under what rules Chief Minister's political advisors and board heads were conferred ministerial status. The Commission had observed that conferring ministerial status was seen as undue favor to the politicians at the cost ...   READ MORE   Hamid Gul's death leaves Separatist camp worried 8/17/2015 12:13:01 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 16: Separatist leaders in Kashmir are immensely worried over the demise of former ISI Chief and architect of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in early 90s. It is a common understanding in Kashmir that most of the Kashmiri youth who crossed over line of control (LoC) in early 1990 till 1995 when militancy was in its infancy in Jammu and Kashmir would all meet former ISIS Chief of Pakistan, Hamid Gul to take consultations from him about propagating concept of Jihad in Jammu and Kashmir. Death of Hamid Gul who died of brain hemorrhage in Muree on Saturday at the age of 79 was mourned by separatist leaders of Jammu and Kashmir including Pro Pakista...   READ MORE   Haji Yusuf murder case: Omar is safe till he remains silent 8/17/2015 12:12:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 16: It seems BJP leaders have a habit of remaining silent and not uttering a word till they are not targeted or they become the subject of discussion. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Jammu last year they advocated that Haji Yusuf murder case, should be taken up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) but year has passed since then neither the Prime Minister nor the External Affairs Minister has uttered a word over the sensational murder case involving the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah. Pertinently, Haji Yusuf, a National Conference worker was summoned by the then Chief Mi...   READ MORE   Swaraj remained silent till Rahul accused her family of taking money from Modi 8/17/2015 12:12:50 AM Early Time Report Srinagar, Aug 16: The opposition creating uproar in the Parliament over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's husband getting alleged kickbacks from Lalit Modi, former IPL Commissioner, a "fugitive", in getting travel document "in stealth" to go outside London when law enforcement agencies were looking for him has opened a Pandora's box. Opposition did not buy the version of Swaraj that she helped Modi on "humanitarian grounds" and remained firm on its demand to seek her resignation. Rahul Gandhi's assertion that her husband got money from Modi infuriated Swaraj and she hit back at Rahul saying, "I didn't do anything wrong. If helping a woman who has not been invo...   READ MORE   Close aide of MoS H&UDD violates municipal laws with impunity, police also fails to deliver Court orders not honoured, Chief Khilafwarzi Officer blames complainant, bails out violator 8/17/2015 12:09:29 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Srinagar Municipal Corporation's claims of acting against the violators of Municipal Laws are falling flat since the Corporation has failed to act against a person who is said to be close to Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development Department, Mohammad Ashraf Mir. After the devastating flood of September 2014, Mohammad Latif Sofi moved an application with SMC seeking permission for carrying out repairs of his flood damaged house in the Baghi Sunder Payeen locality of Chattabal area. On 4-12-2014, the SMC issued the permission in favour of Latif and he was asked not to keep windows towards the four feet lane in the area. The...   READ MORE   Mobile, Seasonal Schools in Pirpanchal highlands defunct 8/17/2015 12:09:16 AM Early Times Report Srinagar Aug 16: The Mobile Schools in Pirpanchal pastures of Budgam district are defunct from the last three months as the concerned teachers are not turning up for their official duties. This has led to severe educational crises among the children from tribal communities of Gujjars and Bakerwals. Details available with Early Times reveal that Mobile school teachers who accompany the tribal Bakerwals are seen nowhere in the meadows and highland pastures of Budgam like Domail , Ashtar , Diskhal etc . These areas are located across Lohran and other areas of Noorpur in Poonch district. The said pastures are visited by hundreds of people from nomadic Bakerwals from Jun...   READ MORE

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