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BJP may grant pre-1953 status to J&K?

Warning signal!

9/14/2016 11:59:38 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Is the BJP contemplating pre-1953 political and constitutional status for J&K to meet the urges of separatist? What does its "moon" formulation suggest? These two are very pertinent questions which need definite answers. For, the talk of pre-1953 position and the BJP's ambiguous stand on it has created serious doubts in the minds of the people of the state, especially six million Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs in the state, who have been feeling insecure, threatened and abandoned by the BJP-led Government at the Centre. One commentator or J&K-watcher has rightly said: "If with greater Central control, the minorities are feeling deeply insecure, what wil...

Home Guard, Civil Defence: Off guard, defending none

9/14/2016 11:59:30 PM

Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: Civil Defence and Home Guards wing of the Jammu and Kashmir police has been relegated and marginalized within the department eventhough it has an important role to play in disaster management and in the safety and security of the citizens. Their role has become particularly important in the wake of the threat perception confronting the state from various quarters; however, official apathy and lack of initiative of the officers posted in these wings has been the main reason behind its insignificance within the department. In the light of the fact that the state has been fighting a proxy war for almost two decades now which are by no me...

Ghosts create ripples in Jammu colleges, fire incident leaves no trace

9/14/2016 11:59:25 PM

Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: Believe it or not but ghosts seem to be ruling the roost in two colleges of Jammu city, doing whatever pleases them. Mysterious incidents have been happening in two city colleges with Principals of both the colleges preferring to keep everything secret both from the eye of media as well as higher education department. If the sources are to be believed, the administration of the two colleges did not bother to inform the higher-ups about mysterious happenings especially fire incidents and theft. A highly credible source said that a fortnight ago, there was a fire incident in Government Women College (GWC) Gandhinagar. They added ...

Madhav to teach ideology to J&K BJP ministers

Training Camp, Katra

9/14/2016 11:59:19 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: What an irony! Those who themselves are 'ideologically bankrupt and corrupt' are to teach ideology to ideologically ill-equipped state BJP leaders and J&K BJP ministers in the Mehbooba Mufti Government and not for one day, but for three long day. The very fact that the party high command has decided to undertake such an exercise itself indicates that the BJP ministers and leaders are not intellectually and ideologically sound and that they need considerable amount of lecturing so that they know what the party is, what it stands for and what is its ideology. But what is even more ridiculous is the fact that J&K BJP ministers and party leaders will be e...

PG courses concluded in June, notification for M Phil, PhD yet not issued

9/14/2016 11:59:12 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: The authorities concerned in Jammu University seem to be non-serious to start admission to M Phil and PhD courses for session 2016-17. According to a press release, examination for fourth semester of various PG courses were conducted by the university in May end, but despite the lapse of three months, notification for admission to higher courses had not been issued by the administration. "Examination for fourth semester of PG courses was held in May ending and as per choice based credit system, the result was to be declared within a week, ie in the first week of June", sources said, and added that unfortunately, the administration was not issuing noti...

SASB's 'flip side' of elaborate pilgrimage arrangements

No inf about Sadhus who die enroute Yatra on its website

9/14/2016 11:59:04 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: A sadhu from Uttrakhand who had come for Amarnath Yatra this year did not come back even after the culmination of pilgrimage on 18 August. It was early this month when some of his followers back in Jammu accessed the Police Control Room Srinagar where they found he was no more. There was no word from the authorities as to the cause of his death nor did the Amarnath Shrine Board give any clear information about his case. Shri Amarnath Yatra Shrine Board may well claim to have this year's annual pilgrimage culminated smoothly, barring some incidents which forced it to halt the Yatra due to unrest. Nevertheless, there is flip side to its elaborate arrang...

Minister gets SHO transferred

9/14/2016 11:58:57 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: A BJP minister has got the SHO of a police station transferred from his constituency for not following his diktats. The SHO was allegedly not obeying the minister's orders which made him angry. He called up the senior officer of his district and asked him to forthwith transfer him from his constituency. He also asked the officer not to post him as SHO of any other police station in the district, police sources said. Acting on the minister's orders, the officer transferred the SHO and attached him with DPL. He was posted in the district some time back, the sources added. Sources said while the senior district officer asked him to call on the minister ...

Eying Kathua, SP dances to the tune of minister

9/14/2016 11:58:52 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: A superintendent of Police (SP), who is at present posted in Jammu district, has been dancing to the tune of a cabinet minister to seek his favour for posting as SP in Kathua district. Police sources claimed that the SP, who desired to be posted as SP, Kathua, could nowadays be seen sitting at the minister's official residence for hours together. "The minister has assured him that he will be posted as SP, Kathua, as and when the government orders transfers of middle rung police officers," sources said. "He never misses a single chance to wish him good morning and good evening after paying visit to the official residence of the minister," said sources...

Army to send 2 brigades to restive Kashmir

9/14/2016 11:27:27 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sep 14: Months after three battalions of Armed Forces were shifted to the violence-hit Kashmir Valley, two more brigades will soon be rushed and deployed across the Valley.''Although the task of the Army is not yet defined but there are reports that in coming days, most probably in this month only, two more brigades ofArmy comprising nearly 10,000 troops will be rushed to the Valley,'' reliable sources here told. Sources said that brigade of troops will be shifted from hinterlands of Jammu region where the militancy has subdued, adding, ''so far the locations and areas of deployment of these troops is not yet ascertained but it is reliable learnt that they will...

Curfew imposed in Rajouri

9/14/2016 11:27:01 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: Authorities clamped curfew in Rajouri town after some miscreants damaged a few shops and resorted to stone pelting. "A clash broke out between members of two communities over some issue,'' a police official said. Police sources said that tension gripped Rajouri on Eid day after which some miscreants damaged shops at Gujjar Mandi and Dhki Market. Reports said that the incident occurred in the Palma village of Rajouri. After getting the information DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, Johny Williams SSP Rajouri, Rajeshwar Singh Jasrotia along with Brigade Commander reached the spot. Later, some miscreants started stone pelting at City Chowk Rajouri and the road...

Omar Govt procured 1000 pellet guns for use in Kashmir

NC shedding crocodile tears

9/14/2016 11:26:52 PM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 14: Even as the opposition National Conference has been shedding "crocodile" tears over the ongoing use of pellet guns on protesters in Kashmir, it was the previous NC-led government, which spent millions of rupees to procure over 1000 such guns for use in the restive Valley leaving police with no options but use this weapon. Official sources said on January 24, 2011 the state government (Home Department) accorded sanction of Rs 4.71 crores to the Director General of Police for procurement of Pump Action Guns (Pellet Gun) as a "measure of modernization program." That time the Home department was headed by the then Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who de...

MC Sunderbani turns blind eye towards kiosk owners, rehriwalas

9/14/2016 11:26:33 PM

A B Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Sept 14: Already infamous about its alleged involvement in contentious deals, Sunderbani Municipal Corporation has once again raked up a controversy by turning a blind eye towards the mushroom growth of the kiosks and rehris on the Bus Stand -Hospital road. As per the present status of the 300 meter road, which earlier used to be a wide 12-14 feet wide, it has now shrunk to just 5 ft giving taxing time to the commuters , particularly to the patients moving in the ambulances towards hospital. The expansions of kisosks and rehris on the footpath has been nurtured by the Municipal Corporation, Sunderbani, presently being headed by the Executing Of...

Shortage of specialists, MOs paralyzes SDH Darhal functioning

9/14/2016 10:47:09 PM

Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: Set up 25 years ago, the sub-district hospital (SDH), Darhal, in Rajouri, faces shortage of doctors, exposing the tall claims of the government to strengthen rural health institutions. Four posts of specialists and seven posts of medical officers (MOs) are lying vacant for the past few years. The hospital also allegedly lacks the basic facilities of power backup during a power outage. Mohmmad Amin, a resident of Darhal, said even after more than two decades of its establishment, the hospital was performing major surgeries. Official sources said five posts of consultants, including surgeon, gynecologist, physician, anesthetist and paediat...

Courtesy Sports Council authorities, MA Stadium becomes city's most stinking place

9/14/2016 10:46:29 PM

Nitish Bhardwaj Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: At a time when the nation is pondering over the Rio fiasco and the BJP led state government is claiming to promote sports activities in the state by providing better facilities to players, Maulana Azad stadium, Jammu's main sporting centre has become a huge heap of garbage-courtesy the apathy, neglect and incapability of the State Sports Council that controls the place. Tall weeds standing at the very entrance of the stadium that run all...

Swatch Bharat Abhiyaan on ventilators in DH Kathua

Hazardous bio-medical waste thrown in open, admin gives lame excuses

9/14/2016 10:17:39 PM

Vinod Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sep14: The administration of District Hospital Kathua appears to be least bothered about the cleanliness in the premises as hazardous bio-medical waste littered inside premises, exposed the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan campaign, pursued by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One can easily spot the piles of bio medical waste, scattered in nearly 20 meters area, just near the parking, adjoining of hospital's main entrance. Empty bottles, plastic c...

Despite court orders, police reluctant to investigate

9/14/2016 10:16:30 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 14: Despite clear directions of the competent court, the Jammu and Kashmir police are reluctant to investigate a case, owing to close terms of certain senior police officers with the accused. According to complainant, the police not only tried to hush-up the matter but are also harassing him. He said that propertior of a firm M/s Shree jai Baba Lal ji Jewellers (Ramesh Chander Thothla) at link road had rented him a shop and taken full payment by offering consideration of sale of the shop (sublet) and when he agreed to his terms and taking all rented money in advance cheated him by changing locks of the shop at his own and refusing to pay Rs 15 lakhs and al...

Centre directs early opening of Kashmir schools

9/14/2016 10:16:22 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 13: The Centre has directed the state government to open schools in the Kashmir valley at the earliest. The state government has been asked to get its acts together and take whatever steps are needed for it and show more sternness in this act. Sources said it's after this direction that the education minister had called on the Governor to discuss the issue, which was the second meeting the Governor had with the minister. The statement issued on behalf of the Governor is reflective of the concerns of the Central government, which is in fact contemplating the de-radicalisation programme for the Kashmiri youth. According to the sources, the top official...