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| Drabu breaks his silence, slams Mehbooba Mufti | | |  Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 14: Formally announcing the differences with the Peoples' Democratic Party leadership, former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu slammed Mehbooba Mufti on Friday.
On March 13, PDP president and the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti dropped Drabu from the Cabinet over his remarks that that the situation in the state shouldn't be seen as a political problem.
"Jammu and Kashmir shouldn't be seen as a conflict state or a political problem, but as a society with social issues," Drabu had said while addressing the "Ambassadors' Meet" hosted by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi on March 9. Since March 13 after his dropping, he never participated in party meetings.
While breaking his silence for the first time since he was dropped, Drabu Friday t... | |
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| Rampant corruption mars ACD office | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 13: Even though General Administration Department has issued various circulars and orders for detachment of all attached employees, Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kishtwar, Anil Kumar Chandail, seems reluctant to relieve a Junior Assistant of Education Department attached on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar.
Sources told Early Times that even after 10 days have passed since CEO Kishtwar requested ACD Kishtwar for relieving Junior Assistant Om Prakash, the ACD is yet to relieve this trusted lieutenant who had served in the department prior to his selection in Education department.
Sources said that the said Junior ... | |
| | | | Pak policy unchanged, Imran Khan has no say | | Terrorists killed in Jhajjar Kotli were upto 'something big' | | | Early Times Report
jAMMU, Sept 13: Three terrorists who were neutralized by the security forces in the forests of Jhajjar Kotli here on Thursday could have been planning a major attack either on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway or in the Valley.
Sources said that the war like stores which were recovered from the truck in which they were travelling indicate that the trio could have been up to something big. "The truck driver and the conductor who were arrested by the security forces were trained over ground workers and were very much in the loop," sources added.
An official said that initial investigations have revealed that the trio had most probably infiltrated through Samba sector a... | |
| | | | 3 terrorists killed in Kakriyal encounter | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 13: Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed and 12 security personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and an army officer, injured on Thursday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, the police said.
Security forces, during a cordon and search operation, zeroed in on a location near a house in the district's Kakriyal area, and surrounded the terrorists, officials said.
During a cordon and search operation, personnel from the CRPF, police and the Army cornered the terrorist to a house in the Kakriyal belt, they added and the encounter broke out as the security forces, comprising the CRPF, police and Army pers... | |
| | | | JK police input leads to arrest of Hizb terrorist in UP | | | 
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 13: In a major setback to Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, its key associate and a non-state subject from Assam was Thursday arrested by the Uttar Pradesh's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Kanpur on the basis of the inputs given by the Kishtwar police.
As per the details available with Early Times, Kishtwar police on the basis of questioning of the arrested OGW and an active HM militant managed to track the Assam-based militant Qamar-uz-Zam... | |
| | | | Violation of Raj Bhawan orders start from Director Education Jammu office | | Teachers enjoy favourable attachments in city, Sunderbani schools suffer | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Sept 13: Despite orders from the RaJ Bhawan that attachments be revoked the office of Director School Education Jammu has been harboring many such cases who allegedly "enjoy favorable postings in the grab of attachment."
In brazenly violation of norms the Director Education Jammu has been sleeping over the attachment of atleast four teachers from Rajouri district even though the attachments have affected educational activities in the concerned schools.
Not only the teachers continue to enjoy "favorable attachment" but the concerned ZEO Sunderbani has failed to stop their salaries.
Officials said at least four teachers posted in Lower Hathal area of Sunderbani... | |
| | | | Secretariat employees complain of bullying by Heemal Hotel | | Accuse hotel management of providing sub-standard food | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 13: Scores of employees of Civil Secretariat working in the different departments and lodged at a famous hotel of summer capital of the state have complained of 'maltreatment' at the hands of the management of the hotel.
The employees have urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to intervene in the matter and ensure that they are treated as ideal citizens and not as pushovers. They have expressed lament over the lackadaisical attitude from the people at helm and said that no serious effort has been taken to settle their nerves.
The employees lodged at Hotel Heemal located on the banks of Dal Lake complained that they are being provided sub-standa... | |
| | | | Party lands in embarrassing situation after serving notice to him | | BJP finding it difficult to tackle Rajesh Gupta | | | Early Times Report
jAMMU, Sept 13: All 'powerful' state unit of BJP, which claimed to take on anti-national forces, is finding it difficult to tackle non-entity in the party Rajesh Gupta, who had supported Article 35-A and assassinated character of the state president Ravinder Raina.
State unit of BJP is landed in an embarrassing situation due to foolish decisions taken by the leadership. On the one hand state unit is repeatedly claiming that Rajesh Gupta, who had supported Article 35-A is non entity in the party but on the other hand party has issued notice to him to clear his position on September 14.
How can BJP issued notice to a person who is not even a member of the party?, this is... | |
| | | | Look how peoples' money is wasted with impunity | | |  Early Times Report
jAMMU, Sept 13: As they say 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This is exactly how a picture is reflecting the chaotic and sorry state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir.
The picture that has gone viral on social media here is of one of the areas of Srinagar wherein a freshly macadamised road is bulldozed for a drainage connection.
Such a picture has not only pricked the balloon of coordination between various departments in the state but also reflected how the tax paye... | |
| | | | BJP's obsession with 'Kashmir, Kashmiris and Kashmiriyat' | | Where is Dogriyat, Ladakhiyat? | | | Early Times Report
jAMMU, Sept 13: Jammu and Ladakh voted for BJP en-block in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. They rejected outright the Congress, the NC and the PDP. The result was that the BJP not only got 32.5 per cent of the total votes polled - one per cent more than the national average - but also won all the three Lok Sabha seats from these two provinces. It won the lone Ladakh Lok Sabha seat for the first time, of course, with a slender margin of 39 votes. The BJP also contested Lok Sabha elections in Kashmir but had to bite dust. All its candidates lost their security deposit and the party could get only a paltry 50,000 votes, which included most of the Kashmiri Hindu votes. The ... | |
| | | | 5 militants killed in two separate encounters in north Kashmir | | IED mastermind of Sopore blast among slain | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Sept 13: Five militants were killed today in twin districts of north Kashmir, after two foreign militants of JeM outfit were neutralized in Sopore town and three infiltrators got killed in Keran sector.
A top police official while talking to early times said that a joint team of army's 22RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege in the area following specific information about the presence of some militants late last night.
He said that the gunfight broke out after the hiding militants lobbed a grenade and fired live ammunition on the search party.
Two militants of Jash-e Mohammad (JeM) were killed today afternoon in an encounter that erupted betwee... | |
| | | | Junior docs at GMC without stipend for last 2 months | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 13: The non-Public Service Commission (PSC) Post Graduate, Registrars, and demonstrators of the various departments of the Government Medical College and Hospital and its associated hospitals are doing their duties without stipend for last two months.
Moreover, the administration of the GMC Jammu claimed that they were working on the issue and it will be solved as soon as possible.
A number of PGs, seeking anonymity told Early Times that there were hundreds of the Non-PSC doctors, who were working in the various departments without stipend, creating huge difficulties for budding doctors especially for those who belonged to far-flung areas of the State.
Th... | |
| | | | Kachra politics: Kashmiri netas 'provoke' people on garbage disposal problem | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 13: Even as some of the prominent regional parties have decided to boycott the upcoming civic polls, the some of the politicians from the same parties have been allegedly provoking people over disposal of waste in Srinagar.
Sources said for the last few days some of the mainstream politicians are in constant touch with the residents of Achan, which houses the sole landfill site in Srinagar.
Even as the garbage disposal at the landfill site used to be largely normal, for the last around a month, the huge stench emanates from the site.
Sources said instead of picking up the matter with the concerned authorities, some of the leaders have told the Achen inh... | |
| | | | Despite ban on corporal punishment, HS Chak Handa punishes students unabated | | |  Early Times Report
Kathua, Sept 13: Despite strict circulars and orders issued by School Education department Jammu and Kashmir, corporal punishment is being given to students across the state in government
Schools that not only affect the enrollment but also demoralise the poor parents to send their wards in government schools.
Government of Jammu and Kashmir passed a bill to amend the j&k school education Act 2002 and J&k amendment Bill 2013 that enacted by J&K state legislature in 66... | |
| | | | PDP stays away from all party meet called by NC | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 13: In the back drop of anticipation of rival political parties of Kashmir coming together on the issue of 35-A, the PDP boycotted the all party meet called by National Conference President Farooq Abdullah.
A source privy to the meeting said that main focus of the meeting was to discuss the upcoming panchayat and urban local bodies' polls, and Article 35A case.
Besides PDP, Hakeem Yaseen, an Independent MLA from Khansahib Budgam too skipped the meeting.
The source said that leaders of other parties were upset that two political parties still had differences even though they claim to be on the same page over Article 35A.
National Conference and People'... | |
| | | | Pharmaceutical drugs not be sold without proper prescription: DB | | PIL regarding drug abuse in J&K | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 13: In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Atharv Mahajan a student of law seeking initiation of a special drive by J&K police in the entire state for checking the growing menace of drugs amongst youths and regarding Low conviction in NDPS Case, a Division Bench of State High Court Comprising First Puisne Judge Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta after hearing Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi, Adv Deepika Mahajan for the PIL, directed that Pharmaceutical Drugs shall not be misused and sold without proper prescription.
During the course of hearing, Division Bench observed that senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents are not takin... | |
| | | | 4 yrs on, Golf Development Authority fails to take over Golf Courses | | MD says it's under process | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 13: The Golf Development Authority, constituted four years ago by Jammu and Kashmir Government, has miserably failed to take over state golf courses due to the reasons best known to the government.
The authority, despite the passage of over four years now has also failed to streamline golfing activities despite the state having world class golf courses.
As per details, in 2013 NC-Congress coalition government constituted Golf Development and Management Authority in a bid to streamline golfing activities besides promoting Golf and managing the Golf courses. The authority was mandated to maintain, manage and promote all types of golf infras... | |
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