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| BJP may support bill to revoke ban on beef eating | | Crucial Assembly Session | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: It will be clear in a day or two if the private members' bills on revocation of ban on cow killing and consumption of beef in the State will be taken up for discussion in the upcoming Assembly session, starting on October 3. The Speaker of the Assembly Kavinder Gupta, who happens to be a BJP MLA, is likely to take a decision today or tomorrow, as the his Secretariat has to finalize the business agenda to be taken up during the week-long session of the State Legislature. The opposition National Conference, the CPI-M and an independent MLA from Langate (Kashmir), Engineer Rashid, have submitted bills to the Speaker's office and all the bills seek revocation of ban on cow killing and beef eating.
Reports from Kashmir suggest that the NC, the CPI-M and Engineer Rashid were not willing to oblige the PDP-BJP coalition Government by withdrawing their bills. They would insist on discussion on and adoption of their bills, as they see in their move an opportunity to corner the PDP and embarrass the BJP and score political points by playing a religious ... | |
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| Law Minister's statement adds fuel to fire | | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 29: J&K Law Minister Basharat Bukhari's statement over sacking of two law officers by the Government is likely to aggravate ongoing crisis sparked by the beef ban.
On September 22, Additional Advocate General Vishal Sharma and Deputy Advocate General Parimoksh Seth were sacked for "failing to articulate" the Government's position against the High Court's September 9 order that directed the administration to strictly enforce the 1932 law that bans beef across the State.
The sacking order was issued by the Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Basharat Bukhari of the PDP. As the BJP has been pitching for the reinstatement of the tw... | |
| | | | Power hungry BJP Ministers pay no heed to Dr Jitendra Singh's suggestion | | Dogra certificate for Jammu youth | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: Apparently drowned by politics of power, BJP Ministers in the PDP-BJP coalition have not given any response to the serious suggestion given by the Union Minister of State in the PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh to bring a resolution in the Assembly to grant Dogra certificate to the youth of Jammu region.
For the ensuing session of the J&K Legislative Assembly, none of the BJP MLA has so far announced to take up the issue of Dogra certificate to fulfil long pending genuine demand of the youth of Jammu. BJP MLAs are more concerned over emotive issues instead of taking up this genuine cause which will benefit thousands and thousands of unemployed youth of Jammu re... | |
| | | | BJP's Kashmir unit believes in exaggeration of figures of its members | | 'Crowd' more than real activists of party | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) unit in the Kashmir valley seems to be over the moon over the fact that lakhs of people have enrolled themselves as members of the party. Truth of the matter is that only few hundred are 'active' BJP workers with the rest being part of the 'crowd'.
Sources told Early Times that BJP office bearers in Kashmir are interested in counting the heads and not worried about the intelligence of the people joining them. In most of the cases it has been observed that money power has been used to lure people to party ranks and inflate the membership of the party in Kashmir with the real cadre not being much.
The e... | |
| | | | State Govt not giving response to provide land to Army for firing ranges | | No decision taken in Army-civil authorities' meeting | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: In today's meeting with Defence authorities, the State Government has directed Army authorities to vacate land at various places but it has not taken any decision to provide land to Army for firing range. Army in Jammu and Kashmir has been facing shortage of firing ranges but State Government has so far failed to provide it land for the purpose.
Credible sources said that in today's meeting, Defence authorities took up the issue of providing land to the Army for the firing ranges but government failed to give any encouraging response to their demand.
"There is no positive response from the J&K government for identification of firing ranges which is s... | |
| | | | Army concerned over radicalization of Kashmiri youth | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: The Army has expressed serious concern over the radicalization of Kashmiri youth in the valley. It has asked the Chief Minister to take appropriate measures to cut off the process of radicalistaion which is emerging as a great threat for the State.
According to the sources the top army officials in a meeting with the CM at Srinagar gave a detailed account of the increasing incidents of the radicalization in the Valley to the Chief Minister. The army in its report according to the sources said that though the influx of the foreign terrorists is on decline but local youth are joining militant ranks and it could have serious repercussions.
The sources s... | |
| | | | BJP turns secular for power, Congress turns rightist to win over people's trust | | Roles reversed in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: Strange things are happening in Jammu region. Those who used to masquerade as champions of the Jammu cause and national cause in the State have turned secular overtime. They have joined the same Kashmiri-dominated and Kashmir-centric system that they opposed all through their life. The case in point is the BJP and its mentor, the RSS. Both have abandoned Jammu region and joined the pro-Kashmir crusade in their bid to enjoy political power.
In Jammu & Kashmir, secularism means pro-Kashmiri Muslim and anti-Hindu, anti-Jammu and anti-Ladakh policies. In other words, those who in Jammu and Ladakh fight for the nation, demand abrogation of Article 370 and ... | |
| | | | Finally BJP wakes up to pick holes in ‘Jazya’ diktat | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 29: Awaking to the sensitivity of imposition of tax on Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage by the Finance Minister allegedly in brazen violation of norms and other set procedures to enforce such laws, the MoS Finance today said Finance Minister did not sought the consent of the cabinet.
Highly placed sources said the MoS Finance Pawan Gupta has shot a letter to his senior, questioning the latter's order of imposing service tax on chopper service to Vaishno Devi shrine. Gupta has clarified that Minister has not "adhered to the Rule 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Business Rules".
"The rule stipulates that any proposal seeking amendment/imposition of a new ta... | |
| | | | No let-up in crime against women, 1 raped everyday in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: There has been no let-up in crime targeted against women in J&K, where at least one woman is raped everyday. 331 cases of rape and 3,321 of other nature, including 1,421 of eve-teasing, were registered at different police stations across the state last year, while in the past three months of this year, the number of such cases stands at nearly two dozen.
This exposes the hollow claims of the state police that they are committed to the protection of women. At any given time, eve-teasers can be spotted at different city crossings and outside women's colleges but the "vigilant" cops take no notice of their activities.
Police sources said in 204 of the la... | |
| | | | Contempt: HUDD Commissioner gives damn to Dy CM's order | | Asks 'tainted' engineer to conduct enquiry against himself | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: A top bureaucrat is alleged to have given a damn to the direction of the Deputy Chief Minister to probe the allegations against an Executive Engineer.
Documents in possession of Early Times revealed that despite written order issued by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh to Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, to enquire a complaint received by former against the engineer, the latter sublet his job to an alleged tainted engineer, against whom the complaint was made. "The Commissioner Secretary, Local Bodies should look into the matter and personally report facts immediately", reads the note written b... | |
| | | | Speaker Kavinder Gupta draws more flak for watching Modelling Show | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: J&K Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta continues to draw more flak for watching a Modelling Show of which he was the chief guest notwithstanding the fact that RSS and BJP are ideologically opposed to the holding of such shows and celebration of Valentine's Day, terming them as vulgar and against Indian culture.
People feel that since the Speaker's chair commands a great respect, Kavinder should have kept a distance from the fashion show.
He was present in the show along with BJP activist Yudhvir Sethi.
RSS and BJP were the first to oppose to the celebrations of Valentine's Day in India and the two dissuade people every year on February 14through prot... | |
| | | | DDE denies higher education to marginalized students | | JU in mess | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: On one hand the Government claims that it wants to mobilize youngsters into educational institutions under different education schemes, whereas on other hand, contrary to Union government's claim, the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) of Jammu University (JU), seems determined to deprive the marginalized rural students to obtain higher education.
Defeating the purposes of Distance education, the JU has clearly and boldly mentioned in distance website that the purpose to establish DDE was to enhance advancement of knowledge of those students, who due to unexpected reasons, have been not enable to obtain regular higher education.
But in... | |
| | | | BJP SC Morcha national president faces 'anger' of local community leaders | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: Unhappy with the BJP leadership for having side-lined the members of SC community in all key political appointments, various SC leaders put their foot down and asserted before the BJP SC Morcha national president to convince the central leadership to consider the name of any SC leader for the post of party's state president for which the election process has been set into motion. In a subtle warning these leaders explained the reason for their disgruntlement and maintained that in the party's massive victory in the Assembly elections the SC community had played pivoted role and it was time for the leadership to reciprocate by giving due recognition to the... | |
| | | | Forest mafia ruling roost in Sunderbani | | Thousands of kanals encroached | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Sept 29: The measures to cleanse the state government of land encroachers is not picking up in the right earnest as the encroachers operate at will.
Many 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.
Four villages Nallah, Nohoti, Makol and Barnada in the tehsil Sunderbani are the most affected areas where more than 3000 kanals of forest land have been encroached by the mafia enjoying patronage of politicians.
Many reminders of this illegal business being going on were sent to the concerned forest officer ... | |
| | | | DC Poonch discloses SRE from 1994-2014 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: On the direction of Divisional Commissioner Jammu, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Poonch has disclosed the details about Security Related Expenditure (SRE).
As per details available on the Poonch administration's website, as many as 28 individuals have been provided relief by Poonch district administration from 1994 till 2014. The beneficiaries include militancy-affected victims, deaths/injuries due to cross-firing, shelling, and other similar incidents. The relief provided to victims ranges between Rs 75,000 to 4 lakhs.
Notably, the funds under SRE are received by J&K Government from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) since 1990. From 1990 till March 2015... | |
| | | | SSA teachers accuse government of not clearing their pending salaries | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 29: Teachers under the Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan (SSA) Tuesdayalleged that the government is not clearing their pending salaries. The Government had claimed that it had released Rs 436 Crore for reimbursing pending salaries of teachers under the Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan (SSA). "Though the government had claimed that they had made funds available for the reimbursement of our pending salaries but the fact is that most of the SSA teachers still have their three months salaries pending with the government," one of the female SSA teachers wished anonymity told early times. Another teacher said that they are running from pillar to post for their... | |
| | | | KPs to reconstruct temples in Kashmir | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 29: Fed up with the Government's hollow promises, Kashmiri Pandits have decided to reconstruct the ruined temples in the Valley without any official assistance. In a first of its kind initiative by the KPs living in the Valley, the Dharmath Trust and Jawala Ji Samti of Pampore, Pulwama, have decided to reconstruct the famous temple at Khrew area of Pampore. To give practical shape to the initiative undertaken, office bearers of both trusts have formed a committee of four members. They include R.L Bhan and R S Jamwal from the Dharmath Trust and M K Raina and Kanwal Krishan from Jawala Ji Samti.
"We are doing it on our own without any ass... | |
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