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GAD prepares list on influential babus who enjoy political patronage Over staying bureaucrats under scanner 8/18/2016 11:22:06 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government has started looking for bureaucrats who are overstaying beyond their approved tenures while on deputation, ET has learnt. Highly placed sources in the state government said that following various reports about the officers who are overstaying years together, the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has taken a stern view in this regard and has directed the authorities to locate such officers. "The government has started a mammoth exercise and search to locate such officers following directions that overstayed officers needs to be transferred immediately," sources said. Sources further said that the steps are being taken after a number of instances have come to notice where officers have overstayed beyond their approved tenures while on deputation. "This trend needs to be discouraged by ensuring immediate action as per government policy," Sources quoting government said. The period of deputation in any case should not exceed two years but in certain extreme cases, the period is extended by one year or...   READ MORE

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Kashmiris start questioning relevance of hartals, violence 8/18/2016 11:21:54 PM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 18: The frustration and chinks are appearing in the supposedly and assumedly 'resistance movement' in the Kashmir after more than a month of violence and unrest which has till now claimed about 65 lives. According to the sources a group of businessmen had reportedly held meeting with the senior and most hawkish separatists leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ending this cycle of violence which had also affected business worth hundreds of crores. "We told Geelani set deadline for Azadi, if it's achievable by such hartals and violence. We can wait even for a year and close our shops but tell us it's achievable. But if you can't do that then end this cycle," sa...   READ MORE   Govt refutes reports, admin says 'rumours' hampering steps towards normalcy vDesperate NC spreading canards on fuel supply to Kashmir 8/18/2016 11:21:46 PM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 18: In what can be seen as typically behaving on proverbial adding fuel to fire, principle opposition party National Conference has started spreading canards on fuel supply to Kashmir which it 'authoritatively' says has been curbed. The statement from NC with choicest words to hit out at the government has come despite a statement from the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir refuting the 'reports' of stopping fuel supply to Kashmir. As the government is trying to handle the issue of fuel supply from oil companies to Kashmir Valley deftly while assuring them safety and security to the tankers, NC lost no time in spreading the rumours that fuel supply has been di...   READ MORE   Purmandal: A classic case of official, political apathy 2500 year old piece of heritage decaying thick and fast 8/18/2016 11:21:24 PM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report jammu, Aug 18: The ancient temple complex of Purmandal has been a classic example of neglect and apathy of the successive Governments. Blame it on the Kashmir centric policies of the successive governments especially with regards to tourism and the indifference of the Jammu leadership, the place of immense historic and religious importance has been relegated to grave insignificance. Situated on the banks of river Devika, some thirty kilometers from Jammu in S...   READ MORE   Kashmir unrest: BJP, PDP on different pages 8/18/2016 11:19:44 PM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 18: A few leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly taken a serious note of the "provocative statements" and speeches of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and they (PDP leaders) have asked their friends in New Delhi to ask BJP's JK unit to remain silent till the situation improves in Kashmir. Sources told Early Times that PDP leaders are upset with their coalition partner acting as a mute spectator to the present unrest in Kashmir. "It's unfortunate that BJP leaders have not even made an attempt to douse the flames in Kashmir and are trying to add fuel to the fire," sources quoted one of the PDP leaders as having said. Sources said...   READ MORE   Balochistan has stung Congress, Left Congress of confusion 8/18/2016 11:00:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: Congress is clueless. Congress is rattled. Congress doesn't know what to say and what not to say. Congress leadership has gone totally confused. How else should one describe the yes and no to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Balochistan comments in the all-party meeting on Kashmir unrest and his Independence Day speech. His comments on Balochistan and POJK and Gilgit-Baltistan have so rattled the top Congress leaders that they are opposing and supporting the Prime Minister's comments at the same time. On August 15, Congress leader and former Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid opposed the Prime Minister's comments on Balochistan and said India should not i...   READ MORE   Even after DC's notice info denied Land Acquisition by NHPC at Gurez 8/18/2016 11:00:41 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 18: Though the deputy commissioner, Bandipora, who is also the First Appellate Authority (FAA) under State RTI Act had issued a notice to Tehsildar Gurez for not providing information to an aggrieved party whose land was acquired by National Hydro Electric Corporation (NHPC) during ongoing construction of Hydro Electric Project on Kishen Ganga river in Gurez area, the information was yet to be provided to the applicant. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Ghulam Mohamad Lone of Kandyal, Gurez, filed Second Appeal on June 1, 2016 under RTI Act 2009 before State Information Commission (SIC). The appellant says that he had filed an applic...   READ MORE   MOs run Trauma Centre Khellani as H&ME deptt sanctions no staff 8/18/2016 11:00:31 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 18: The only Trauma Centre (Khellani) of Doda district is run by Medical Officers (MOs) despite a year having passed after its building was completed. However, the Health and Medical Education department has yet to sanction the requisite manpower for this hospital. Reliable sources of health department informed Early Times that improving trauma care services along the Highways Government of India (GoI) has launched scheme capacity building for developing Trauma Care facilities on Highways with an aim that no trauma victim has been transported for more than 50 kilometers. J&K government implemented this scheme and sanctioned around 10 tra...   READ MORE   Digvijay calls J&K ' Indian occupied Kashmir' Speaks Pakistani language 8/18/2016 11:00:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: AICC general secretary and "political Guru" of Rahul Gandhi, Digvijay Singh on Thursday committed a grave blunder and evoked a very strong reaction from across the nation. Talking to news channel AajTak, Digvijay Singh described Jammu and Kashmir State as "Indian-occupied-Kashmir". Digvijay committed three blunders. One, he gave an impression that he endorsed the Pakistani view that Jammu and Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of partition and that even this part of the state, according to the Congress, is "Indian occupied Kashmir". Two, he gave a long stick to Kashmiri separatists and others in Kashmir like Omar Abdullah to beat India with from right an...   READ MORE   Day 41: Lecturer dies, toll 67; Mob attacks MLA’s house in Shopian Kashmir Unrest 8/18/2016 11:00:16 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 18: The death toll in the continuing Kashmir violence reached 67 today after a college lecturer died in retaliatory action by the forces in a village in Khrew area. Meanwhile, continuous imposition of curfew, enforcement of restrictions and strike crippled the life across Kashmir on 41st consecutive day. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of passing out parade of new recruits of J&K Light Infantry (JAKLI) at Rangreth, Chinar Corps GOC, Lt Gen S K Dua, while expressing regret over the death, said it was regrettable. Actually the incident took place after our men were lynched by stone pelting mob in Churut area last night. "We have a ...   READ MORE   'Nakhralu' mantri finally surrenders before PDP Jithay di khoti........... 8/18/2016 10:58:07 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: A minister who was not satisfied with ministry assigned to him by the Peoples Democratic Party led government and often stayed away from the office under protest has finally surrendered before the PDP leadership amid the ongoing unrest in Kashmir. Sources said the minister, who happens to be separatist-leader-turned mainstream politician running his individual party, improved his ties with the PDP leadership including Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti and government spokesman Naeem Akhter lest he gets alienated from the ruling coalition in the hour of crisis when Kashmir is witnessing unrest since July 8 when militant commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and ...   READ MORE   Delhi's failure to isolate anti nationals cause of Kashmir crisis: Experts 8/18/2016 10:57:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: Though Kashmir crisis and militancy has been the result of Pakistan's exploitation of local people right from 1947 after the people of the State acceded to Indian Union by outrightly rejecting the two nation theory, the successive union and State governments can't be absolved of their responsibility in not channelizing the sentiments of the people towards the right direction. According to political experts and opinion makers Pakistan has been the main cause of Kashmir situation and present turmoil in Valley but at the same time the main stream political parties in the State who ruled J&K right from 1947 till date as well as the successive Central govern...   READ MORE   Raising anti-India slogans not sedition: Congress Kashmir & Bangalore anti-India event 8/18/2016 10:57:36 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: Bangalore in Karnataka on Saturday witnessed anti-India event. The event was organized from the platform of Amnesty International, which is known for its support to anti-nationals in Kashmir and elsewhere. During the despicable event, anti-India elements, mostly from Kashmir, raised anti-India and pro-azadi slogans. The anti-India acts provoked the nationalists and there was a scuffle. Students in their thousands protested against the anti-nationals and the sponsor of the event. They demanded stringent action against both. They held demonstration on Saturday, Sundayand Tuesday to force the authorities to book them under the charge of sedition. Such was ...   READ MORE   Ask people to continue protests, even without calendars Militants challenge Hurriyat writ 8/18/2016 10:57:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: The Militants in Kashmir have now openly challenged the separatists especially the Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Geelani in a new video statement- asking people to continue their protests even if the hurriyat leaders issue protests calendars or not. A former engineering student, who opted out of the college to join militant ranks, has appeared in a latest militant video, replacing slain militant commander Burhan Wani as the new face of Kashmir's insurgency. Zakir, alias Musa, appeared in an eight-minute video in which he spoke about a series of issues, including the killing of Burhan and two other militants on July 8 evening last month that sparked an unres...   READ MORE   Four booked for attempt to murder case 8/18/2016 10:57:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 18: Miran sahib police today booked four persons in an attempt to murder case. Police sources said that complainant Bupinder Singh son of Ujjagar Singh of Ward no 4 Simbal Camp in his complaint alleged that a group of four persons identified as Tajinder Singh alias Happy, Paramjeet Singh alias Sunny and Gurmail Singh alias Shanky and Tina all residents of Simbal Camp intercepted him outside his residence and thrashed him. Police sources said that the complainant also alleged that the miscreants also fired some rounds with fire arm in air and managed to escape. Police said that acting on the complaint a case under FIR no 125/16 under section 307/34 of RPC ha...   READ MORE

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