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| Why NC remained mute while being in power for 32 years? | | Seeking revocation of beef ban now | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: The opportunist National Conference, to score political points, has submitted a bill in the assembly seeking revocation of slaughter of bovine animals.
However, the party has been accused of remaining mute for 32 years it was in power.
After 1947, when the NC patron Sheikh Abdullah assumed power, it didn't even utter a word and took no measure at all to revoke the ban on beef. Even after becoming the chief minister after Indira-Abdullah accord, Sheikh preferred to remain tight lipped and allowed the ban to continue in Jammu and Kashmir. After Sheikh's death in 1982, his son Farooq Abdullah took over as the head of the state. Even duri... | |
| | | | 3 years on, police fail to file charge sheet in Kandhar Hijacking case | | JK Home Department soft on terror | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 19: The soft approach of Home Department of Government of Jammu and Kashmir on terror related activities could be judged from the failure to file a charge sheet against Mehraj-ud-Din Dand of Krank Shivan Sopore arrested by the Kishtwar police in September 2012 from Chatroo area of Kishtwar District while he was on its way to valley via Kishtwar-Sinthan top route.
According to the then IGP Jammu, the arrest of Dand was as a major success for the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir as the accused is wanted in many militancy related activities in India, beside was also involved in alleged infamous 1999 Kandhar hijacking case. But the Home... | |
| | | | Aged Mufti works harder, sweats more than ex-twitter CM | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: Despite age and health both not being on his side, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is not only active but has been inspiring the team of officers and Ministers around him to work hard for bringing State out of financial mess besides forcing the Central Government to announce the already much delayed flood relief package.
From his PRO to Secretary, sources said that all know who the boss is and how serious he is towards routine as well as issues which crop up now and then. They added that Mufti does not believe in short-cuts and prefers detailed analysis of all the issues whether official or unofficial. He does read the official files, notes down t... | |
| | | | Trifurcation of J&K is in the interest of Jammu Muslims | | Opposition in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: Politically conscious people of Jammu region and Ladakh have been demanding trifurcation of the State since 1947, when it acceded to India, saying they cannot live under a system that is dominated by Kashmir and that doesn't recognize the social, economic and political aspirations. The demands of the People of Jammu region include statehood, regional council and regional development board and the people of Ladakh continue to demand Union Territory status even after obtaining autonomous hill development councils. These demands don't go well with the Kashmiri Muslim leadership. It opposes the demands saying the entire Jammu & Kashmir is disputed whose polit... | |
| | | | JU books scam: Efforts being made to influence probe panel | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: The Director of Jammu University's College Development Council (CDC) is allegedly trying to influence the finding of enquiry committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor to probe the recently surfaced books scam.
Well-placed sources told Early Times that the Director Jai Kumar, who is since under scanner for purchasing books worth Rs 40,000 for his doctor daughter from university funds, has been trying to influence the three-member probe panel.
The panel members include Prof Kuldeep Sharma, Dean Life Sciences Faculty, Prof Naresh Kumar and Prof Kulwant Singh. Their report is likely to be presented to the VC next week, said sources, adding that in-betw... | |
| | | | Akhtar goes for Hajj, College Asstt professors to wait for transfers | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: The insensitivity on part of Higher Education Minister Naem Akhtar towards higher education could be gauged from fact that majority of Government Degree colleges across state are yearning for staff but instead of issuing transfer orders of Assistant Professors the Minister went for Hajj pilgrimage.
Consequently the transfers of Assistant Professors will be delayed further and badly impact the studies in all colleges, where mid semester exams are knocking at the doors and in absence of staff, due to court case which delayed engagement of Teaching Assistant, the studies are suffering badly.
Sources informed Early Times that a long list of tr... | |
| | | | Candidates smell rat in AE exams; demand CBI probe | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: If first impression is the last impression then the new team of members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) have lost their credibility at the recently held exams for the post of Assistant Engineers because the aspirants have not only alleged large scale bungling but even demand a CBI probe.
When the coalition government's spokesman Naeem Akhtar introduced the first list of cabinet's choice of candidates for appointment as chairman and members of the P... | |
| | | | Cow killing movement in Kashmir is most illogical, unjustifiable, unreasonable | | Shah dares VHP to enforce economic blockade | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: The Kashmiri leaders, who have joined hands to accelerate the cow killing movement in the Valley, are playing with fire. They are not realizing the fact that those behind this so-called movement are the trouble creaters who want to disturb peace in the state at all costs. Thus whatever they are doing is most illogical, unjustifiable and unreasonable.
If on the one hand, all the Kashmiri Muslim leaders have declared that they would ensure the collapse of the 1932 law that bans the cow slaughter and beef eating in the state to respect the religious sentiments of the Hindus, who venerate cow, on the other hand, a number of socio-religious and political grou... | |
| | | | Police officers involved in land grab | | Govt prepares list | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: The Government has prepared a list of top police officials involved in land grabbing. The list includes senior officials in the rank of IGPs and SSPs. It has been sent to the Chief Minister who has reportedly given approval for action.
According to sources, the Government acting tough on the land grabbing, had directed the Revenue Department to prepare a list of police officials accused of land grabbing.
"Since the instructions came from the CM, the entire Revenue Department prepared the list by cross checking the facts," said the soruces.
They added the list includes the name of the police officials of the rank of SSPs who had encroached the land ... | |
| | | | GAD uses stick for employees; spares Mantris, Santris, Babus | | Safety belts in vehicles | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: Having forgotten that Ministers, MLAs, MLCs and MPs are also part of the State Government, General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has singled out employees and strictly asked them to follow Central traffic rules.
This does happen often in J&K that those who violate rules are spared and those who are made conscientious efforts to follow rules are told to follow them strictly. Observers maintain that brute violators of traffic norms mostly include Ministers, their relatives, children and friends along with MLAs, MLCs and MPs. They are followed by police officers, their children and their relatives along with Journalists and... | |
| | | | After Dy CM's spouse, now Jitendra Singh's wife gets active in field | | Is Union Minister's wife readying to join BJP....? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: The whispers and gossips in the political corridors and BJP circles about Dr Nirmal Singh's wife as to whether she is the Deputy Chief Minister of the State in terms of her active profile are not yet over, a fresh scenario is emerging on similar lines , this time for Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh's spouse. While Mamta Singh, Dr Nirma Singh's wife has been actively pursuing field work of the party much ahead of elections and even after formation of the Government, Union Minister's wife Manju Singh has lately ventured into this 'mode' sparking a speculation that she may formally join the party.
For Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh's wife BJP is no... | |
| | | | Who is responsible for increasing gulf between Kashmir and Jammu? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: Who is responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and the widening gulf between people of different religions and regions of the state?
The answer must be with the PDP-BJP coalition government, which in March this year had given only one reason for the Government formation: to bring people of Kashmir and Jammu closer.
But what people are seeing for past more than six months is a total opposite to what was promised. As Muslims have taken one side of protesting against beef ban and are slaughtering bovine animals in full public view and also uploading the videos on social networking sites, Hindus of Jammu want the ban to be imp... | |
| | | | Let Pakistan keep in mind as you sow so shall you reap adage and stop exporting terror to India | | Behind the veil | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19 :As you sow so shall you reap is an old adage that fits well with Pakistan that claims to be in the forefront of those nations that are engaged in war against terror. During the last 30 years or so Pakistan has been exporting terror to India,first to Punjab and then to Jammu and Kashmir.
As a result of Pakistan sponsored militancy several thousand people have been killed,first in Punjab and then in Jammu and Kashmir. Several hundred people in Jammu and Kashmir have been injured most of them having been crippled by the gun or mortar hits.In fact the Army in Pakistan,the ISI in Pakistan and the extremists in Pakistan joined hands in providing material and ... | |
| | | | SIC warns SE, asks XEn to provide info under RTI | | Drainage work in Tawi Vihar Sidhra | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: The State Information Commission (SIC) has warned Superintending Engineer, Sewerage & Drainage division Jammu west, for his lukewarm attitude towards RTI Act implementation. The commission has also directed the Executive Engineer of the division to provide information under RTI Act to an information seeker who was earlier provided incomplete and misleading information.
Kovid Khosla, a resident of Sidhra, Jammu, had moved an application on March 3, 2015 before the PIO/Executive Engineer under J&K RTI Act, 2009. He had sought the following information:
(a) Details of drainage work ongoing/completed for drainage system of Tawi Vihar Sidhra Jammu and Sidh... | |
| | | | Hundreds kanals of forest land encroached, minister assures stern action | | Forest mafia hits government below the belt | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Sept 19: While the Minister for Forests and Social Welfare, Bali Bhagat since donning the ministry had announced stern measure to cleanse the state government land of encroachers, many such illegal traders' are still in the business enjoying different political, bureaucratic and influential patronages holding the forest land encroached with no action initiated against them.
In this regard, the striking example comes from tehsil Sunderbani in the villages Nala Makol and Nohoti, where some of the hardcore grabbers still are in the possession of the forest lands measuring hundreds of kanals of land where they have put up even the fencing under t... | |
| | | | Business, civil society groups dare VHP to enforce economic blockade to Kashmir | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: Reacting sharply to the 'threat' of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of economic blockade to Kashmir in case the ban on beef is not implemented in letter and spirit, business community and civil society activists of Kashmir today said the situation would take an ugly turn if VHP goes ahead with its programme.
"We dare VHP to enforce blockade to Kashmir. We would not sit like lame ducks and give a befitting reply to such a move. The business community and civil society activists of the valley are united in this regard and there is no division or difference of opinion," said outgoing President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (... | |
| | | | Citing political intervention, ULB employees threaten to carry Valley wide agitation | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: The employees of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department today threatened to carry out valley wide agitation in case their problems are not solved at the earliest. Addressing the protesting employees of ULB at the Directorate, Manzoor Ahmad Pampori, Chairman Urban Local Bodies Employees United Forum (ULBEUF) said that political interference has virtually 'decimated' the department. Manzoor said the situation is back to square one since politicians are interfering in the functioning of the department.
"The employees are being transferred or posted on political consideration. Ministers, legislators and other politicians have virtually ... | |
| | | | CAPD Minister suspends TSO Ramnagar for ration lapse Mohd Irfan | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has ordered suspension of Tehsil Supply Officer (TSO) Ramnagar for not providing ration to the consumers.
Wasim, the TSO, was attached to the Directorate office CAPD Jammu for three months lapse of ration, sources told Early Times.
They said the minister also instructed the Director and Deputy Director CAPD to inspect the office record of AD CAPD and submit a report to him within three days. If the record was found unavailable, the officials were asked to lodge an FIR against the AD CAPD of that period.
"If the ration did not reach Ramnagar for three months, it was the duty o... | |
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