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Row over 35-A exposes Mehbooba Mufti's deceitful politics 9/12/2018 11:27:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: Former J&K Chief Minister and president of PDP, Mehbooba Mufti is these days busy dishing out one after another statement and giving interviews on the row over Article 35-A, to salvage whatever little faith and credibility her party has in Kashmir. Mehbooba insists that her government, despite being in alliance with the BJP, had hired the best available lawyers in the country to defend Article 35-A in the Supreme Court after multiple petitions were filed there by some NGOs affiliated with the RSS challenging the legislation. The PDP-BJP government had reportedly paid Rs 21.50 lakh to senior advocate Fali Nariman, Rs 8.10 lakh to senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, Rs 10.30 lakh to Rakesh Dwivedi and Rs 4.50 lakh to constitutional lawyer KV Viswanathan per sitting to mount a 'strong' defence of Article 35A in the apex court. That's Rs 44.40 lakh per hearing. The then Minister for Rural Development, Law and Justice in Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Haq Khan, had confirmed that the government was "forcefully defending" Article 35A and Article 370. He had s...   READ MORE

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Mehbooba 'institutionalised corruption' 9/12/2018 11:27:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: The so-called deadwood bureaucrats and officials were not only reinstated respectfully, many of them bagged choicest posts on their return to the Civil Secretariat and other offices. The list of the officials earlier declared 'deadwood' but later reinstated honourably is too long to be mentioned here. It even includes some KAS officials, and many senior engineers. The Mehbooba Mufti government did not deem it fit to challenge their reinstatement in the high court. "By honourably reinstating these corrupt officials, Mehbooba Mufti actually institutionalised corruption. The anti-graft bodies like Vigilance Organisation never felt so demoralised as durin...   READ MORE   Ladakh, north Kashmir may go for ULB polls in phase 1 9/12/2018 11:26:54 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Sept 12: The Governor's administration is mulling to hold urban local bodies elections in phases starting from Ladakh and peaceful areas of Kashmir region. On August 31, Governor Satya Pal Malik had announced the long-pending panchayat and urban elections in the state beginning October 1 and culminating on December 4. It was decided that the municipal elections would be held in four phases from October 1 to October 5 while panchayat polls shall be conducted in eight phases from November 8 to December 4. At the same time, there are apprehensions over security situation in Kashmir. "If the situation remains normal, the elections may be held in Bandipora, Baram...   READ MORE   CUS announces exams, forgets to release date sheet Students suffer, knock Raj Bhawan doors 9/12/2018 11:26:47 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Sept 12: The Cluster University of Srinagar or CUS continues to be in news for wrong reasons. In the latest, the varsity has announced that the exams for integrated courses will commence from next week, but the date sheet is yet to be released. The students undergoing integrated courses from the CUS in the summer capital of Srinagar have complained that they are unable to concentrate on their studies properly as the despite announcement of the said exams the date sheet is not being released. "If are exams are supposed to be held from next week, the date sheet should have been ready by now but even though less than a week is left for the exams to commence we d...   READ MORE   'Forget Govt formation, work for people' Sangh summons BJP leaders 9/12/2018 11:26:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: Notwithstanding tough stand taken by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference, RSS today said that it would intensify its campaign for the abrogation of Article 35-A. In the presence of BJP leaders, who were especially called for today's crucial meeting to discuss emerging political scenario in J&K, senior RSS leaders made it clear that there was no question of softening stand their stand on the issue. Sangh leaders told the BJP leaders to press for the abrogation of Article 35A. Credible sources said that during the meeting, Sangh leaders regretted that instead of working on party's agenda, BJP leaders in J&K were more worried about fo...   READ MORE   Estates Department does not want to vacate quarters from political workers 9/12/2018 11:26:18 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 12: The state administration is reluctant to evacuate the government quarters from the political workers as there are speculations that there may be an elected government in the state. The BJP leaders according to party insiders are in touch with dissenting PDP MLAs to form the government. The BJP needs the support of 44 MLAs for government formation. The party has 25 MLAs, its ally PC has two and it may also have secured the support of two independent legislators, taking its tally to 29. In that scenario, saffron party is still short of 15 members to again form government in J&K which is under Governor's rule since June 20, a day after ...   READ MORE   Mufti's trusted aide hints at PDP- NC coalition in Kashmir JK's political landscape at brink of a storm! 9/12/2018 11:26:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: The statement made by the PDP leader and a former Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday has raised several eyebrows hinting that the PDP is mulling a joint forum with arch rivals NC. "In the interest of State and its people, PDP will not shy away from fighting any nefarious designs jointly with NC and other regional political forces for safeguarding the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir," Bukhari, the former minister in BJP-PDP coalition stated. The PDP leader was reacting to the statements made by the bap leaders against his party over not taking part in the coming panchayat and urban local body elections. "Previously when PDP for...   READ MORE   Modi Govt rejects Kashmiri politics of blackmail, declared that civic polls will be held It's great development 9/12/2018 11:25:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: No one had ever imagined that New Delhi will not kneel to accommodate Kashmiri leaders' unreasonable, divisive and undemocratic demands, but it has happened, thus showing the undemocratic forces in the Valley their rightful place. The Narendra Modi Government on Wednesday created a history of sorts by rejecting the politics of blackmail indulged in by NC president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and declared that elections to panchayats and Urban Local Bodies will be held as per schedule. The Government of India took such a position for the first time in 71 years and sent to Kashmir a clear message that New Delhi wi...   READ MORE   Biased new UN rights chief Bachelet ignores J&K realities Real problem in Jammu 9/12/2018 11:25:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: The new chief of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)/ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet first address UNHRC has shocked India. Addressing the UNRC, Michelle Bachelet not just praised the Supreme Court of India for decriminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults but also slammed India for lack of any "meaningful improvement" on addressing issues highlighted in the UN report on human rights violations in Kashmir. The former Chilean president succeeded Zeid Raad al Hussain as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights this month. In her opening remarks at the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Bachelet said th...   READ MORE   Defunct Lift Irrigation machinery affecting farming for 8 years Deptt in deep slumber 9/12/2018 10:45:07 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, Sept 12.:- Defunct Irrigation machinery for the last 8 years has been jeopardizing irrigation of over 103 acres land in Kathua district and resulting in poor yields and the department concerned has been in deep slumber. Poor cultivation of crops today triggered a massive protest demonstration at Bobiya village situated at Zero line against the lackadaisical approach of the mechanical wing of irrigation department. Tirth Singh Naib Sarpanch of Bobiya Pa...   READ MORE   Major terror bid foiled, 2-3 militants escape from Jhajjar Kotli High alert sounded in Jammu, Katra, Udhampur 9/12/2018 10:42:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: Three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed militants, believed to be part of a suicide squad, infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday and fired at forces personnel on the state's main highway before escaping into a forest, police said. Police sources said that a truck bearing registration number JK03F-1476 which was on its way from Kathua to Srinagar jumped a naka at Ban Toll Plaza and the two cops started chasing the truck in a flying squad. "The driver of the...   READ MORE   Influential person eyes on school land Parents of DPS appeal Governor to intervene 9/12/2018 10:41:54 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 12: At a time when government is providing each facility to the government run schools, some influential persons wants to grab the land of Hussaini Park that is legally under the occupation Imambada Qadeem, and the management of DPS. However, the parents have appealed the governor to intervene into the matter. According to sources, Delina Public School (DPS) was established in 2010-2012 onwards and that is owned by Auqaf Committee Imambada Qadeem Delina. A primary school has almost 125 students on roll from nursery to fifth standard, but these tiny tots, they are lacking of space and to crush their co curricular activities, some influential persons who a...   READ MORE   Not a single RTI training prog in 6 yrs in Bandipora A candid confession 9/12/2018 10:41:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 12: The district administration Bandipora while making a candid confession has said that during 2010 to 2017 not even a single training programme / seminar on Right to Information Act (RTI) was held in the district. While responding to General Administration Department's (GADs) letter the Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Bandipora has mentioned that during last two years 3 RTI workshops were conducted the district (2017 and 2018) and earlier one programme was held way back in 2010. Details available with Early Times reveal DC office Bandipora vide official communication dated 28.07.2018 addressed to Commissioner / Secretary GAD has mentioned that i...   READ MORE   Tourism Department bans outsourcing of Golf Course assets 9/12/2018 10:41:20 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 12: Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has finally banned outsourcing assets belonging to Golf Courses of the state working under the administrative control of the department. The Tourism department vide order No. 258-TSM of 2018 dated 11.092018 banned outsourcing and leasing out of properties belonging to Golf Courses of the state. Commissioner Secretary Tourism, Rigzain Sampheal, IAS said that Golfers agitated and complained against outsourcing of Golf Course assets. "Proposal related to outsourcing of Golf Course properties was moved but the Golf players' filled complaints and argued that outsourcing properties will disturb them fa...   READ MORE   Doda police book rumor mongers 9/12/2018 10:41:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 12: Following information received that some Photograph/massages of some boys of District Doda were circulated in WhatsApp groups regarding joining of militancy, Police swung into action and started ascertaining the identity of these youth. "During verification it was found that one of these youth namely Musthaq Ahmed son of Abdullah of Sasarwar Tehsil Bhagwah District Doda was working as pony porter with Machail Yatra at Paddar Kishtwar along with his father", said police sources adding that Doda Police established contact with him and called him back. Yesterday, the said Mushtaq Rather reported at Doda police station along with a written complaint that ...   READ MORE

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