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On Hajj pilgrimage from Aug 19, MLA Saroori inspects bridge in Doda district on Aug 25 Ganpat Bridge is in Saudi Arabia! 8/26/2016 11:35:55 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: Is there any under construction Ganpat bridge in district Doda of Saudi Arabia? This question may appear weird as there are bleak possibilities that District Doda of Jammu and Kashmir along with 'famous' Ganpat bridge, both exist in Saudi Arabia also but a Congress party legislator GM Saroori inspected the construction work of bridge on August 25, notwithstanding the fact that the legislator is on annual Haj pilgrimage since August 19. The news report carried by a section of media on August 25, mentioned about MLA Inderwal GM Saroori's visit of Ganpat bridge, who enquired about the status of the bridge, which is scheduled to be completed in October 2016 but as per the reports from District Kishtwar and District Doda, legislator GM Saroori was on annual Haj pilgrimage since August 19. District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, Gulam Nabi Balwan said that only nine people of district were selected for pilgrimage and MLA Saroori, and his wife were among the pilgrims. When Incharge SHO Doda, Ahmad Ullah Khan was asked about the vis...   READ MORE

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Former Mantri's son set to bag prestigious Patnitop project 8/26/2016 11:35:43 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: In a very rare of rarest instance of nepotism, a major project worth Rs 150 cr is likely to be allotted to sitting PDP MLA and former minister's son, against single bid. "Aerial Passenger Ropeway System Patnitop work is likely to be allotted against single bid to a Kashmir based firm which belongs to son of a PDP MLA, and a former minister", sources said, adding that Patnitop Development Authority (PDA) has forward the single bid proposal to state government for its nod. "The firm having technical collaboration with a foreign company is likely to get the project on Built-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis", sources said, and added tha...   READ MORE   Politically affluent constructs road to his estate via forestland Locals protest, Forest Deptt silent 8/26/2016 11:35:36 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report rajouri, Aug 26: Throwing all norms to winds, an "influential political worker" from a ruling party has illegally started construction of road to his estate passing through forestland in Panchayat Nallah Makaul of Sunderbani Tehsil . The villagers of Nahoti area took to streets when a JCB surfaced in the area and started excavating forestland for construction of road to a particular land owned by the "political worker." Sources said some of the officials of the Forest Department and the Revenue were helping the influential worker to meet his "nefarious objectives of constructing the road via forestland." The villagers said they had no objection in develop...   READ MORE   Azad loyalists look towards Mir 8/26/2016 11:35:24 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 26: Without the consent of their mentor, strong desire for getting suitably accommodated in the organization and unprecedented delay in the same, have driven some Azad loyalists to do a balancing act with incumbent PCC president G A Mir. Notwithstanding the disliking of Ghulam Nabi Azad for G A Mir, around a dozen of his known loyalists are learnt to have established good contact with the PCC president and expressed their desire to work under his leadership. According to the sources in Congress circles, these Congressmen have shifted their loyalty towards G A Mir in view of unprecedented delay in their suitable accommodation in the PCC or as district ...   READ MORE   Seeks probe into frauds by BJP workers Under pressure to facilitate bungling, RDD official calls it quits 8/26/2016 11:35:17 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: Allegedly under pressure of MLAs, an official of Rural Development Department has tendered his resignation to ACD, Udhampur, seeking probe into frauds being committed by some BJP workers in connivance of the department officials. According to sources, Ravinder Singh, Gram Rozgar Sewak, Panchyat Chore Panjian, Block Khoon has tendered his resignation to Assistant Commissioner Development Udhampur. "The official in his resignation, submitted to ACD, has alleged that he was being threatened by officers of Rural Development Department and BJP Leaders who are indulging in loot of RDD funds", sources said, alleging that large scale frauds and...   READ MORE   Police tighten noose around Jamaat, TeH workers Kashmir Unrest 8/26/2016 11:35:04 PM To be booked under PSA for waging war against the state Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 26: A day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that stern action would be taken against the people who are behind the present unrest in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police have decided to book more than 150 persons under Public Safety Act (PSA) for waging a war against the state. Sources told Early Times that Police have prepared a list of around 1000 people who are believed to be the key players. Out of these 1000 people at least 150 are the ring leaders who have been mobilizing the people to hit the streets. Insiders revealed that Director General of Police (DGP) has written a letter ...   READ MORE   Property dealers gift shops to SHO 8/26/2016 11:34:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 26: A police officer, who is posted as SHO of a police station in a headquarter area here, is alleged to have received a gift of two shops worth lakhs from property dealers for helping them to grab and dispose of disputed lands. Instead of taking bribe money for helping them to grab disputed lands, he took shops and forthwith got them registered in the names of his trusted acquaintances, police sources alleged, saying this was the first property which he had purchased in his area. Sources said the SHO had been managing his stay in Jammu district for the past few years. The posting in the headquarter area was third in a row as SHO in Jammu. In the area, whe...   READ MORE   A welcome stand that security forces appreciate CM Mufti on deaths in Kashmir 8/26/2016 11:28:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 26: The army and paramilitaries, including the CRPF, had been at the receiving end since July 8, when they killed Hizb commander Burhan wani in the Kokarnag area of South Kashmir. His liquidation should have been welcomed by one and all in Kashmir and by all the political parties. For, he was a dreaded terrorist with links with Pak-based Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed and carried on his head a prize of Rs 10 lakh, but it didn't happen. What happened was to the contrary. All the Kashmiri parties, all the civil society groups in Kashmir, the so-called Kashmiri intellectuals and opinion makers, human rights activists across the country and so on condemned t...   READ MORE   Death toll in Kashmir violence reaches 70 as Pulwama youth gets killed in firing incident Police ask people to stay away from processions 8/26/2016 11:28:48 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 26: As one more youth was killed today in the fresh firing incident in south Kashmir's Pulwama district the death toll in the Kashmir violence reached 70. Meanwhile, authorities imposed strict curfew and restrictions to foil the Eidgah chalo march called by the separatist. Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were arrested after they tried to march towards Eidgah. For the 49th consecutive day normal life was affected in Kashmir due to the imposition of curfew, restrictions and strike call given by the separatists. Reports said that a youth identified as Shakeel Ahmad Ganaie of Chandipora-Pulwama sustained serious during ...   READ MORE   Hails SF publicly but secretly campaigns for their withdrawal from schools Mantri's dichotomy 8/26/2016 11:28:39 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 26: The minister in PDP-BJP coalition seems to have become a classical example of doublespeak to wickedly meet his personal interests. In the latest, on one side, he is public supporting the role of security forces in tackling the unrest in Kashmir, but on the other hand, he is allegedly secretly asking some forums to seek withdrawal of paramilitary from schools in the restive Valley. With no let up in protests in Kashmir since July 8 when militant commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates were killed, the government was left with no options but to bring in around 200 additional companies of paramilitary Border Security Force and the Cent...   READ MORE   Mehbooba reaches Delhi ahead of major initiatives 8/26/2016 11:28:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: The Modi government has decided to start engagements to break the logjam after about 50-day of violence and unrest in the valley. The Prime Minister will hold deliberations with the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday and the process can be initiated after the meeting. The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has reached N Delhi and is being briefed by the senior officials of the home ministry and the intelligence services about the level of engagements being made and the also how to end this cycle of the violence. "She will hold final consultations with the Prime Minister and if any announcement is to be made, it has to be made by the Chief Minister.A...   READ MORE   Finally SIC disposes off 15 pending RTI appeals filed from Jammu 8/26/2016 11:28:25 PM ET Impact Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: The State Information Commission (SIC) which at present operates from Srinagar has finally reached out to the people of Jammu as more than two dozen cases (2nd appeals) have been disposed off by the Information Commissioner from last several days at its Jammu office. As the unrest continues in Kashmir valley various institutions have almost collapsed and among such institutions is Jammu & Kashmir State Information Commission (SIC) which was created more than 7 years back after enactment of J&K Right to Information Act 2009 (JK RTI Act 2009). The Information Commission as per reliable information had not issued a single order from July 1...   READ MORE   Geelani writes to army to stay relevant Hawk turns frantic to grab headlines 8/26/2016 11:28:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 26: After getting poor response from the United Nations (UN) and other world bodies, the Huriyat hawk, Syed Ali Geelani, in a bid to get public attention again, has written to the Army with bizarre demand to vacate Kashmir valley at an earliest. Geelani was recently ridiculed by the United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon when he clarified that UN has no role vis-à-vis the Kashmir resolution and that it is the Indian government that can pacify the internal anger. It further upheld the Tashkant and other agreements that both India and Pakistan signed to end the pending issues. Now when all the efforts seem to be proving counter-productive for this 86-year-old p...   READ MORE   Amid unrest, BSNL 'overcharge' customers 8/26/2016 11:25:58 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 26: Amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been "overcharging" the customers despite less use by the customers when there was clampdown on mobile services in the Valley. J&K government's had suspended the mobile networks over a month with the exception of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). But the BSNL has been accused of having taking undue advantage of the situation and having sent overcharged bills. The postpaid BSNL subscribers on Rs 725 monthly plan complained that they had been charged over Rs 2000 for the last month. Hundreds of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) subscribers said that t...   READ MORE   SHO faces public cry far removing contractor's vehicle from non-parking slot 8/26/2016 11:25:31 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Aug 26: Station house officer of Mendhar had to face public iry for removing a contractor's vehicle which he had parked before a hotel the sources said here today. The workers of PDP, Tata Sumo owners and traders community staged a strong protest against SHO Mendhar who along with his PSOs removed a vehicle who belonged to ex PDP worker and former chairman of Panchyat Harni now a contractor had gone to take lunch in a hotel in Mendhar and parked his vehicle out side the hotel on road side. During the time SHO Mendhar Anzar Mir along with PSOs appeared and removed the wrongly parked vehicle of the contractor. The contractor objected the action of ...   READ MORE   PHC Bedar lies under defunct conditions, authorities in slumber 8/26/2016 11:25:07 PM Sarfraz Chak Early Times Report Mandi, Aug 26: The Primary Health Centre (PHC) Bedar of Poonch district which was constructed with an aim to provide better health care at the door step of the people of remote areas ironically lying non-functional due to lack of staff and facilities. According to the report PHC Bedar yet has single bed only while the meager inadequate staff always remains absent from its duties adding miseries to the poor people who look towards this health centre for t...   READ MORE   Education deptt's transfer policy in disarray Officers unaware of Masters' posting 8/26/2016 10:32:37 PM GS Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 26: The manner in which Education Department affects transfers of teachers can be gauged from the fact that a master who has been working in HSS Dablehar of RS Pura, for the last one year, has been transferred from Middle School Doongi (Reasi) to High School Rangpur Maulanian of R S Pura. Document in possession of Early Times revealed that a master Tilak Raj, who as per records of Directorate of School Education, posted at Middle School, Doongi (Reasi) was transferred to High School, Rangpur Maulanian vide order no. 236 of DSEJ dated 23/5/2016. "But actually he is already posted at GHSS, Dablehar RS Pura since last one year and department...   READ MORE   Not a word for Jammu, Ladakh Rajnath's visit 8/26/2016 10:32:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 26: People of Jammu and Ladakh are angry. They are feeling upset, badly let down and humiliated. Many are bemoaning their decision to vote for the BJP in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. "Had we were given even a small hint that the BJP after getting massive mandate in the 2014 elections would treat us so shabbily and barter their interests to appease Kashmiri people, we would have rejected the BJP," said Rahul Sharma, a Jammu University student. "It is disgusting that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Srinagar twice during the past 45 days, but didn't find one moment for the people of Jammu and Ladakh, the real victims," said another Univers...   READ MORE

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