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| BJP lost holds on its stronghold | | AIIMS row and its fallout | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 2: Gone are the days when the writ of the BJP ran in areas between Pt Premnath Dogra Bhawan and Raghunath Bazar in Jammu city. Kachi Chowni, Purani Mandi, Jain Bazar, Patel Bazar, City Chowk, Kanak Mandi and Ragunath Bazar and Ragunath Pura were the areas which were considered the BJP's strongholds and these were also the areas where the handful of BJP activists used to operate. But things have now changed and changed completely.
These areas are no longer the strongholds of the BJP. In fact, the BJP has lost its hold over these areas. During the past more than two months, people in their thousands held massive demonstrations in these areas against the BJP and these were also the areas where people on their own not once but thrice observed a complete shutdown to register their protest against the BJP. It happened on April 24. It happened on May 27 and it has been happening since July 31. In between, people of these areas in their thousands joined the candle light protest marches on June 5 and July 23. Besides, they in their thousands joined the AIIM... | |
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| Agitation for AIIMS: Credibility of BJP reaches to lowest ebb | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: The ongoing agitation for setting up of a full-fledged AIIMS is scripting new chapter in the history of Jammu city because first time since 1947 the most pious building, known as "Panditji Je De Kothi" at Kachi Chowni was stoned by residents of the old city. Everyone in the city is asking "What are the reasons why people were forced to throw stone on a building which was more or less considered as temple by the people of old city?". The only reply is "betrayal" by the selfless and self-centred incumbent leadership of BJP which can go to any extent for the lust of power. Not only popularity of the BJP has gone down rapidly on AIIMS issue but the party's ... | |
| | | | Angry High command mulls setting up central team to hold talks with CC | | AIIMS agitation exposes BJP leaders | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: The ongoing agitation for AIIMS in Jammu region has exposed the BJP leaders and ministers as all their tall claims about them nurturing Jammu as their constituency have fallen flat.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "People of Jammu getting united for a common cause has proved that BJP leaders didn't win the elections due to their efforts and credibility. They won because people were fed up of Congress and its anti-Jammu policies."
He said most BJP leaders who won the 2014 assembly polls were "non-entities" but they rode on the Modi wave to turn the tide around and won 25 out of 37 seats in the Jammu region. "Soon after the BJP won people o... | |
| | | | Extended bandh prompts admn to beef up security of BJP leaders | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 2: In the wake of tense situation prevailing due to the ongoing Jammu bandh call given by the AIIMS Coordination Committee, the administration is not taking any chances as far as the safety of the VVIPs is concerned as it has beefed up the security ofBJP ministers and legislators, in particular, keeping in view the public ire they may face for their 'failure' to ensure a separate AIIMS for Jammu region.
The police is making sure that all loopholes concerning the security of VVIPs are timely plugged in so as to avoid any untoward incident since the senior officers are well that under present circumstances people may resort to violence againstBJP leaders as t... | |
| | | | Under the nose of administration BJP violates Section 144, organises rally of workers within municipal limit | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: Senior Congress leader and former Minister Sham Lal Sharma today arrested by the police for violating section 144 but BJP ministers and leaders addressed a massive gathering of party workers within the city where same Section was imposed.
Instead of taking action against BJP ministers and leaders for violating Section 144, administration was seen providing security of them thus facilitating illegal act.
BJP today organised a meeting of party workers near Bakshi Nagar in a private hall which is situated within the limit of Jammu Municipal Corporation where Section 144 has been imposed due to prevailing law and order situation. This meeting was organised ... | |
| | | | Ganga takes U-turn to save himself from people | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: The state BJP ministers here in Jammu have started feeling the heat of ongoing agitation over the issue of setting up of AIIMS.
For last two days after BJP workers clashed with activists of AIIMS Coordination committee outside their party office the security of BJP office was beefed up and even barbed wire was spread around the premises to check the entry of protesters.
The residences of senior BJP ministers were also provided with extra security cover following reports that members of coordination committee may channelize peoples anger against the BJP ministers.
On Sunday one of the senior BJP minister Chandra Prakash Ganga had to virtually reverse ... | |
| | | | AIIMS CC extends bandh upto Aug 5, thanks people | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: The utter failure of the untrustworthy and mischievous elements to make mockery of the sentiments of people of Jammu region and not announcing a full-fledged AIIMS for the region has forced the AIIMS Coordination Committee, spearheading the AIIMS agitation for Jammu to extend the Bandh by another three days up to August 5.
The Chairman of the AIIMS CC and President JKHCBA, Jammu, Abhinav Sharma, while addressing a hurriedly convened joint press conference... | |
| | | | 'Nirmal, Lal are PDP's spokespersons' | | BJP of dishonesty | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 2: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Health and Medical education Minister Lal Singh are spokespersons of the PDP and not the representatives of the struggling people of Jammu region. "Nirmal Singh and Lal Singh are more Kashmiri than the Kashmiris are. They are not our representatives. They are the spokespersons of the PDP and representatives of Kashmir. They are worse then the Kashmiri leadership had been. They are brazenly and in a most shameless manner bartering the interests of the people of Jammu to remain in power. They, like other BJP Ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs, have ditched the people of Jammu region. The BJP high command and the RSS are ... | |
| | | | JU Administration fails to fulfill criteria, closes two courses | | Pol Science, Economic go missing from admission notification | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: Finally its failure to fulfill criteria laid by UGC, the University of Jammu has closed two courses being offered by directorate of distance education.
According to admission notification available on university's website, two PG courses viz Economics and Political Science go missing from the list of courses being offered by the DDE.
"Online applications on prescribed format are invited from the eligible candidates for admission to the Post-Graduate PROGRAMME of 1st-Semester in English, Sociology, Hindi, Dogri, Urdu, Commerce and PGDBM through Distance mode for the academic session 2015-16", the notification read.
"These had been added... | |
| | | | 'Disgruntled' Dr Riyaz Farooq fails to get justice from corridors of power | | Yet to be confirmed Principal trying all means to avoid 'axe' | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 2: 'Disgruntled' and 'dejected' Principal of Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar, Dr. Riyaz Farooq has these days forgotten his duties and is busy in knocking at the doors of different corridors of power so that his name does not figure in the second list of tainted officials in the state.
Sources told Early Times that few days back Dr. Riyaz who is not a confirmed Principal contacted a senior minister of the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led coalition government and tried his best to motivate him that he has not done anything wrong while being the Principal of Dental College, Srinagar. However, he returned dejected with the minister not... | |
| | | | BJP leaders pressurize GAD to sit on cancellation orders | | Fake PRC issue | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: More skeletons have started tumbling out of cupboards as it has come to fore that Revenue department had prepared the list of fake Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) and had also issued orders in June, but government kept the same under abeyance, under pressure from ministers of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
Sources informed Early Times that Jammu and Kashmir Revenue department, after thorough discussion over the fake PRC holders' lists, issued orders of cancellation in the month of June.
"The cancellation orders were typed and signed by the Revenue department but in the meantime, General Administration Department (GAD) came to rescue ... | |
| | | | No one yet arrested for insulting India, raising IS, Pak flags in Kashmir | | Sr cop rubbishes reports of IS ideology reaching Kashmir, says terror outfit's flags are being waved for publicity | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 2: While the flags of Pakistan and dreaded terror outfit IS have been raised in Kashmir from time to time, police are yet to make any arrest. Though cases in this regard stand registered at Srinagar police stations, investigations have surprisingly refused to make any headway.
Pak agents on several occasions have waved the IS and Pak flags and then disappeared but police, despite having a large intelligence network across the state, have so far failed to identify the accused and book them under relevant sections of law. It shows that police lack the will to lay hands on these enemy agents.
On April 16 this year, chief minister Mufti Mohammad Syed too had a... | |
| | | | Azad's demand of return of Afzal Guru's mortal remains "unreasonable" | | At the time of Guru's hanging, he himself was "powerful" minister in Cong-led UPA govt at Centre | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 2: Congress leader and MP Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement that the Supreme Court should take a notice of the demands in J&K that Afzal Guru's mortal remains be handed over to his family is of course "unreasonable, illogical and inappropriate".
Azad, now the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was himself a "powerful" minister in the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre when Guru was hanged on February 9, 2013. Despite protests in the valley and a demand put forth by some MLAs and ministers in then state government in this regard, his government had refused to hand over the mortal remains to the Guru's family, fearing trouble in the valley. He was buried... | |
| | | | Headless SAC decides 28 cases in 8 years? | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 2: The State Accountability Commission (SAC) which is headless since August 2014 has decided only 28 cases during eight years from 2005 to 2013, reveals the official website of the said commission.
The term of Chairman SAC Justice (Retired) Y P Nargotra and its member Justice (Retired) Hakeem Imtiyaz ended last year in August and till date the Government has failed to appoint the new chairman and members to this commission. Ironically the official website of SAC (www.jksac.nic.in) still carries photos and details of Justice Nargotra and Justice Imtiyaz Hussain being the Chairman and Member of SAC respectively.
The J&K State Accountability Commission... | |
| | | | BJP self-contradicts stand on 'polluting' cement factories | | n Likely to outsource JKCL to influential family | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 2: The BJP contradicted its stand on pollution caused by cement factories in Khrew by giving an impression that the JK Cements was being outsourced to an influential family. Curiously the family has violated all set norms ansd has wreaked havoc with the environment in the area.
Highly placed sources said the influential family, which already runs a number of cement plants, allegedly violating pollution control norms the most , has been eyeing on the JKCL since the previous Omer Abdullah regime.
"Though the deal couldn't be finalized during the previous regime when Omar Abdullah was close to them, they are likely to grab it now as some Mi... | |
| | | | TD prefers road shows in alien states | | Goes slow in local projects | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department has been organizing road shows in other states for so-called tourism promotion but back home the Department is going very slow on rural tourism projects awaiting completion for nine years.
Sources informed Early Times that with an aim to promote tourism sector, a road show was organized in Kolkata by the department. They further said that Ministry of Tourism, (GOI) had sanctioned six projects under scheme of Rural Tourism nine years back (2005-2006) for product infrastructure development for destination and circuits, out of which four projects were still incomplete.
"The total cost of six projec... | |
| | | | Mir Behri residents up in arms against Government, local legislator | | Allege people at helm of discrimination | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 2: Almost a year has passed since the devastating floods of 2014 hit the area of Mir Behri inside Dal Lake very badly. However, as on date the life is crippling to overcome the horrific aftermath and return to normalcy in this area.
The continuous torrential rains and deluge since March this year has compounded the problems of people living in the area. The locals said that it has been very difficult for them to bear the brunt of continuous ... | |
| | | | PDA foils Ex MLA's land grab attempt in Pahalgam | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Aug 2: Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) on Sunday foiled an attempt of land grabbing by a former legislator near Hotel Natraj. Reports said that a group of labourers this morning were trying to fence the prized government land near Hotel Natraj when a squad of Pahalgam Development Authority arrived on the spot and chased them away. "PDA squad asked them to stop the work and leave the spot as soon as possible." Eyewitness told Early Times. They... | |
| | | | Security grid launches 'Ghar Wapasi' for local militants | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 2: The security grid in Jammu and Kashmir while remaining on tenterhooks over the alarming situation of youth joining the militant ranks has started a unique mission to bring back home the misguided youth.
Highly placed sources told Early Times that the union home ministry has asked the security agencies, operating in valley, to remain in the constant touch with the families of those boys who have joined militancy at present.
Police earlier had already acknowledged that the number of local militants in Kashmir valley is after a long time more than that of the ones having the foreign roots. Reports coming to fore reveal that there are more ... | |
| | | | PDP averse to Gill's appointment as Governor of JK | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 2: Political grapevine has been suggesting that PS Gill is going to be the next governor of the state. However, Gill's close association with NC patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah may play the spoilsport.
Sources close to PDP said that senior members in PDP were aware of Gill's closeness with the Farooq. It , therefore, is not in the interest of the party to clear his appointment as governor, they made clear.
"Being part of a coalition government with BJP leadership is not easy keeping in view two different ideologies. Under such circumstances you always want a Governor to agree to your terms instead of confronting you on issues related to secu... | |
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