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NC projects itself as only alternative to handle Kashmir Centre pays no heed, says no to Governor's rule in JK 9/17/2016 11:34:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: Despite working overtime to project itself as the only alternative to handle Kashmir, the opposition National Conference has not succeeded in convincing the Centre to impose Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told Early Times that NC has intensified the campaign to ensure that present JK government led by PDP is dismissed and Governor's rule is imposed in J&K. "A few NC leaders were seen hobnobbing with BJP leaders in Delhi a few days ago and were trying to convey it to them that National Conference is the only party which can rule Jammu and Kashmir," said a source. He said that a few NC leaders have got it conveyed to the central BJP leadership that NC knows how to deal with people of Kashmir. "In 2010 when NC was in power it crushed a bigger uprising than the present one by tracking and arresting the separatists who were behind the unrest that time. This time around the PDP led government is clueless about who is calling the shots and who are the people issuing the calendars and orchestrating the street protests," a source quoted...   READ MORE

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Delhi needs to grant citizenship rights to Pak refugees 70 years is too long a period 9/17/2016 11:34:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: It was 70 years ago that victims of two-nation theory in Pakistan migrated to Jammu to save their lives, dignity and culture hoping that they would be treated as citizens, and not subjects. Sadly, however, all the successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir, including the present one of which the so-called nationalist BJP is also a part have flatly refused to treat them as citizens of the state. They do not have the rights which the permanent residents of the state enjoy. They are Indian citizenship but citizens of Jammu and Kashmir subjects. The result is that they continue to lead a wretched life in various parts of Jammu province, especially in Ka...   READ MORE   One man runs show in JU works department, makes allotments to chosen ones 9/17/2016 11:34:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: An influential official in Works Department of University of Jammu under patronage of administration has monopolized the functioning of entire department. Despite being lower rung official, he is manning entire department. Even executive engineers have to kneel down before him. Sources said that an official under patronage of university administration has 'ruined' the works department, during his service. "Depriving most of contractors, all major works by hook or crook are being allotted to selected contractors, who have hands in glove with the officials", they said. "He (official) was appointed as junior assistant in works department, after complet...   READ MORE   Is PDP planning to leave BJP and rope in Congress? Significant political development 9/17/2016 11:34:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: On Friday, a very significant political development took place in the far off Kargil district of Ladakh region. The lone PDP councilor, Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan, Councilor from Baltak constituency, was elected as Chief Executive Councilor of the Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Council. His election was not an ordinary political event; it was an extraordinary political development that has great bearing on the political scene of the state. Why the election of Ali Khan as Chief Executive Councilor could be described as a great event of political import? Because the Congress, which had 14 councilors in the Council voted for him and ensured his victory. Th...   READ MORE   Too much focus on numbers in J&K, too little work being done on ground Women empowerment 9/17/2016 11:33:46 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: Women empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir has seemingly remained restricted and limited to seminars, symposiums, workshops and debates. Not much has percolated down to various districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Though numbers do indicate that women are far more empowered in villages across Jammu and Kashmir but on ground, situation is not only worrisome but calls for making efforts on war footing basis if the situation is to be reversed. According to the official figures available with Early Times, no government has ever made any serious effort to correct the wrong. Even the data that has been communicated to the union ministry of sta...   READ MORE   Babus allow illegal construction in 'secured zone' SMC ignores threat to airport security 9/17/2016 11:33:33 PM FOLLOW UP Early Times Report srinagar, Sept 17: Even as military strategists apprehend a major threat to security at Srinagar airport here due to ongoing illegal construction of huge shopping mall in the "secured zone", the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) continues to support the violations in lieu of millions as bribe. Taking undue advantage of the unrest in Kashmir, some senior officials of the SMC have allowed builders to undertake massive illegal constructions, in brazen violation of the Master Plan, while huge bribe is involved in the deals. One such mega construction is being undertaken exactly at the drop gate of the highly fortified airport in the summer capital. The...   READ MORE   Essential services in SSH hit, govt yet to take corrective course 9/17/2016 11:32:15 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: Callous attitude of State Health Ministry as well as the higher ups can be gauged from the fact the essential medical services in Super Speciality Hospital Jammu are not functioning for last 3 to 4 days and patients are running from pillar to post for the medical services since the daily wagers (Mechanical) went on strike. Pertinently, the daily wagers and Need Based Workers (Mechanical) engaged at government Medical College and Hospital...   READ MORE   2 villages electrified in five months, 105 still groping in dark DDUGJY moving on at snail's pace 9/17/2016 11:30:55 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: The electrification of un-electrified villages in Jammu and Kashmir under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is going on at snail's pace as only two villages have been electrified in a span of five months of the current financial year whereas over one hundred villages are still without power supply, after seven decades of independence. According to the status of DDUGJY in state for the financial year 2016-17, the implementing agency succeeded in electrifying only two villages in between 1/4/2016 to 31/8/2016, out of total 107 un-electrified villages in state, in which population to the tune of several lakhs reside. The slow pa...   READ MORE   Has health deptt deliberately kept radiologist post vacant in Kathua hospital? In nexus with private diagnostic labs! 9/17/2016 11:30:40 PM Vinod Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: The district Kathua has two ministers one each in Union and state cabinet but none is bothering to provide manpower in district hospital Kathua, wherein the post of radiologist has been lying vacant for the last nearly three months, helping private diagnostic center owners to earn huge money. Sources in district hospital informed Early Times that a post of Radiologist has been lying vacant since the new Health Minister Bali Bhagat has taken over the charge of department. "On transfer, the radiologist in DH Kathua joined the new place of posting and the post in Kathua fell vacant. After repeated communication by District Hospital authoritie...   READ MORE   It's Bhagat vs Bhagat in Cong Suman opposes Gharu's entry in party 9/17/2016 11:30:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: Amid reports that more leaders are likely to follow the way of former BJP MLA, Prof Gharu Ram Bhagat, who formally joined the Congress yesterday, a fear psychosis has gripped some senior Congressmen. These Congressmen fear that the new faces are all set to ruin their prospects in the party and hence they are strongly opposing the entry from other parties, notwithstanding the consent of PCC president G A Mir as well as the high command. Former minister and senior Congress leader Suman Lata Bhagat who, after coming to know about the joining of Gharu Bhagat, straightway went to the residence of PCC president and accused him of trying to spoil her politic...   READ MORE   Karra's volte-face to check erosion in his vote bank Behind the veil 9/17/2016 11:29:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 17: When Tariq Hameed Karra resigned the other days from the PDP and from the Lok Sabha,where he was elected from Srinagar in the previous election,he ditched the party at a crucial phase of its brief history. In his statement he has given vent to his feeling of resentment over the killings of civilians during the last over two months.What is ironical about his confession is that he has blamed the RSS for 'butchering" people. Is he right ? certainly not because the coalition Government of PDP and the BJP does not work under the command and direction of the RSS. Well Karra was never satisfied with the PDP's decision olf folrging an alliance with the B...   READ MORE   Ex-official calls the shots in IWDP Kishtwar 9/17/2016 11:28:41 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Sept 17: Even though the government has banned re-engaging former employees, a retired employee is working in Integrated Watershed Development Program (IWDP) Kishtwar. As per the details available with "Early Times", a retired government employee who was retired about three year back as Section Officer from Agriculture Department was engaged in IWDP soon after his retirement and even though majority of the retired employees engaged by the government were disengaged following GAD Order No. 384 of 2015, the said retired employee of Agriculture Department is still calling shots in the office with the blessings of the ruling BJP party. The so...   READ MORE   Another teenager dies; toll reaches 86 Valley turmoil 9/17/2016 11:28:34 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 17: Death toll in the continuing Kashmir violence has reached 86 after the body of a boy was recovered on Saturday from Srinagar. Reports said that locals of New Theed, Harwan, recovered the body of 12-year-old Nasir Shafi Qazi. Nasir was missing since Friday night. Nasir, a seventh class student of Green Light Higher Secondary School, Ishbar had suffered serious injuries due to the pellet firing of police and security forces during protests in the area yesterday in the evening. Protests broke out in the New Theed and adjacent areas as soon as the death of Nasir spread like a wild fire. The locals buried the body of Nasir only aft...   READ MORE   More Army units deployed in south Kashmir 9/17/2016 11:28:21 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 17: In an effort to counter presence of militants in public rallies and to curb pro-freedom rallies in south Kashmir, two more units of Army have been deployed in south Kashmir districts. Sources in the Army informed Early Times that two more Army units have been deployed in some districts of South Kashmir. "The decision to deploy Army in South Kashmir areas was taken in a meeting between Governor NN Vohra with Northern Army commander followed by the subsequent meeting between Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in presence of General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt General Satish Dua on August 20," sources maintain...   READ MORE   1200 kanal Srinagar land scam: VO to expedite probe 9/17/2016 11:28:06 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 17: The Vigilance Organization has initiated a fresh inquiry into the 1200 kanal land scam case in Harwan area of Srinagar. Sources told Early Times that the VO has got some important leads in the case. "Soon all the culprits involved in the scam will be identified and booked under relevant provisions of law," a senior official of the Vigilance said on condition of anonymity. The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) had unearthed the land scam in Harwan area on the city outskirts. The SVC had directed the Revenue department to ensure early demarcation of the state land at Chaterhama, Harwan, which has been encroached by private persons ...   READ MORE

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