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'By staying away from party affairs, jealously of a son towards father exposed' With NC at edge, Omar prefers holidaying 9/4/2015 12:00:41 AM Abbas Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 3: After facing a humiliating defeat in the 2014 Assembly polls the former Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah seems to have lost the hope as he spends more time holidaying at health resorts rather than introspecting what went wrong and what's required to put back JK's oldest political party, which is struggling for survival, back on the track. Sources told Early Times that Omar prefers to spend most of the time at health resorts where he is joined by his friends, mostly non-locals. They said recently Omar spent quite some time in Gulmarg. Insiders said around a dozen of his friends gave him company. "From cycling to gaming, Omar was seen active in the meadows," said a senior official in the Tourism department, pleading anonymity. "Some of his friends told him that he was gaining weight because of tension and that he should concentrate on his health," sources privy to the gala events said. Omar has been opting for holidaying at a time when National Conference could emerge as a strong opposition. ...   READ MORE

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Act against rumour mongers: Mufti to Police 9/4/2015 12:00:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has reportedly asked the police and other investigating agencies to take strong action against the people who are spreading rumours about him not being well and he is likely to step down. According to the sources, the CM has asked the intelligence and police officials to track down the source of these rumors and take action as per the provisions of the law. "The Chief Minister is well and was in Mumbai when he received the information about rumours being spread about his ill health and also that he is admitted at the Tata hospital. He was furious and immediately asked the police and intelligence officials to tra...   READ MORE   Amid reshuffle rumours, BJP Ministers eye DyCM's post 9/4/2015 12:00:20 AM ET Report JAMMU, Sept 3: BJP Ministers in the alliance Government may not be focussing on the Ministries assigned to them but most of them are concentrating and converging on a common goal-the post of Deputy Chief Minister which they are eyeing for quite some time now. A group of senior Ministers within BJP are learnt to be striving hard and building pressure on their different lobbies in New Delhi to grab this post, courtesy speculations and rumours about possible reshuffle for this coveted post that have been doing rounds in the power corridors of the party lately. Sources said as incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh has been under clouds of criticism for a host of reasons fr...   READ MORE   NC censures Farooq by censuring Mehbooba Separatists' mouthpiece 9/4/2015 12:00:09 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's unexpected statement that "it isn't necessary to include separatists in all dialogues between India and Pakistan" has upset the NC like it upsets the Srinagar-based Pakistani agents. Its chief spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who is known for his fanaticism, has termed her statement as an "amusing revelation" and said that "the PDP's ideology has now totally and completely merged with the ideology of its ally, the BJP". "The same PDP that garnered votes on the promise of facilitating talks between the separatists and New Delhi ended up putting Hurriyat leaders under house arrest to prevent them from going to Delhi to ...   READ MORE   'Extortionist' cop suspended after ET report PHQ orders inquiry 9/3/2015 11:59:54 PM Sumit Sharma ET Report JAMMU, Sept 3: A police constable who is allegedly involved in many cases of extortion and fraud has been placed under suspension after an Early Times report. In an order, Dr. S.P Vaid, Additional Director General of Police, Headquarters, Srinagar, said, "Since the incident is serious in nature and requires immediate action, hence a departmental inquiry is hereby ordered to be conducted against the GRP constable Manzoor Ahmed Haji (belt No. 747) by the officer to be the rank of SP as nominated by the IGP Railways." Dr Vaid also directed that the inquiry officer, to be nominated by the IGP GRP, Suliman Salaria, should submit the report within 10 days and shift t...   READ MORE   Higher Education in mess, Akthar least bothered 9/3/2015 11:59:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: Hundreds of contractual lecturers and students in Jammu region are suffering due to the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Education Minister Naeem Akhtar. Sources told Early Times that the present regime is following the footsteps of the ousted NC-Cong regime as it has failed to live upto the expectations of common masses, including the student community. "The Education Minister Naeem Akhtar seems least interested in bringing any visible change in the quality of education. Majority of the colleges in Jammu region are without teachers forcing students to hit the streets which has now become a routine," they said. Recently, students stopped th...   READ MORE   Faculty shortfall ailing future of PGs besides overall medicare at GMCH 9/3/2015 11:59:33 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: The famous phrase 'One step forward, two steps back' aptly fits to successive Governments and Jammu and Kashmir Department of Health and Medical Education, as one hand side they are going to start Post Graduation classes in a department of GMC Jammu and other hand side as pressing shortfall of teaching faculty in the Medical College Jammu is looming danger on budding career of medicos aspiring for post graduation besides usual medicare at this premier hospital in Jammu region. Official sources told Early Times that GMC and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu, doesn't conform to the guidelines of the Medical Council of India (MCI) as majority of depart...   READ MORE   Panthers bat for Hindi amid 'BJP Hai, Hai' slogans Excluding Jammu youth from revenue magistracy 9/3/2015 11:59:22 PM ET Report JAMMU, Sept 3: Of late, the Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) has become quite active and vocal. It has been raising Jammu region-specific issues, state-specific issues and nation-specific issues. It has been issuing detailed statements, holding press conferences, organizing dharnas and taking out marches in Jammu city and outside almost on a daily basis to make public its stand on the issues facing the people of Jammu region and the issues confronting the State and country, including secessionist movement in Kashmir, violation of ceasefire and the resultant woes of the border people and the Pakistan’s evil machinations. The fact of the matter is that the JKNPP has ...   READ MORE   HUDD ignores employment boards, announces recruitment of executive officers Rules are for fools! 9/3/2015 11:59:08 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Bypassing all designated recruitment agencies, the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) is all set to recruit executive officers, with the aspiring candidates fearing nepotism. The HUDD has issued an advertisement notice (1-Hud of 2015, dated 01/09/2015) and announced recruitment of 22 executive officers-13 for Kashmir and 9 for Jammu Municipal Committees. The notice reads that the selection process comprises academic merit and interview only which includes 40 marks for Graduation with MBA as specialized degree and 20 marks for viva-voce. Questioning the need for ignoring various recruitment bodies while issuing the advertis...   READ MORE   'Authorities hushed up matter' claims victim's family In House Committee exonerates Principal 9/3/2015 11:58:53 PM Sexual Assault Case Majid Nabi Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 3: The In-House Committee constituted by the authorities to probe the alleged sexual assault by Principal Sri Pratap High School (SPHS) on a minor boy in school premises on Thursday exonerated the Principal of all charges. Pertinently, Early Times was the first to carry news about the alleged molestation bid by Principal on a Class 9th student last week, promoting authorities to constitute a high level committee to probe the allegations leveled against the Principal by victim student and his family. The victim’s along with his parents had appeared at Press Enclave and staged massive protests accusing the Principal Riyaz A...   READ MORE   Mir's statement divides J&K PCC in 2 parts "We are not bonded labour; nothing is above national interest" 9/3/2015 11:58:29 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: In the Jammu wing of J&K PCC, there are no takers of state Congress president G A Mir's statement that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has toed the RSS line by stating that "it isn't necessary to include separatists in all dialogues between India and Pakistan". "From her this statement, it is clear that she has toed the RSS line," Mir told media on Wednesday, asserting that PDP, which used to harp on self-rule formula, battle of ideas and Indo-Pak talks, had now started showing its colour and Mehbooba was speaking the language of RSS and BJP. The JKPCC president, however, does not find any taker of his statement in the Jammu wing of his party. Early Times ...   READ MORE   Re-organization of State shall end all problems in J&K: Intelligentsia Separate statehood to Jammu, UT for Ladakh gaining momentum 9/3/2015 11:58:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: Grant of separate statehood to Jammu and bifurcation of J&K into two states with grant of Union territory status is gaining momentum at present as the intellectuals and opinion makers are of the view that this will ultimately end the discrimination with the two regions i e Ladakh and Jammu region which is a common feeling among the people of these two regions. There is general notion among the people of the two regions that the maximum chunk of funds given as aid and other kind of assistance by Union Government goes to Kashmir Valley while the people of the two regions are left in lurch. Right from the establishment of Medical institutions to Agriculture...   READ MORE   Mufti calls for best technology in solid waste management 9/3/2015 11:33:08 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Placing high priority on improving J&K's rank on cleanliness indices, Mufti Sayeed Thursday said the Government has shown abundant resolve to replace the unscientific and outdated systems with a technology that can handle segregated and un-segregated solid waste better, without causing harm to environment and ecology. He called for pressing the accelerator on adopting best practices in tackling the ever-growing problem of solid waste management. "Our state...   READ MORE   Despite funds only 2 buildings of DE&CC constructed 9/3/2015 11:31:58 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Sep 3: Despite release of funds to the tune of Rs 28.56 crore for construction of building and other infrastructure for District Employment and Counseling Centres in every district across the state under Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme (SKEWPY) only two such buildings have come up till date that too incomplete. Sources told Early Times that in order to ensure smooth functioning of District Employment and Counseling Centres for facilitating unemployed youths, the funds were provided for construction of buildings and other infrastructure for all the District Employment and Counseling Centers in a phased manner. "The estimated cost of la...   READ MORE   Documents allegedly tampered at ZEO Arnas office Scrutiny of ReTs 9/3/2015 11:11:19 PM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report REASI, Sept 3: As scrutiny of documents of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) is going on, some officials of Zonal educational office Arnas have been accused of tampering the documents. Sources alleged that an official of the ZEO office along with two teachers of ReT are trying to save their jobs by tampering their documents. A RTI activist shared with Early Times that a clerk in ZEO office Arnas along with two ReT teachers have attached their degrees from Open Schools at the time of the joining. The sources rued that these officials had attached the degrees of open school in order to fall in the merit and now these officials have tempered the documents an...   READ MORE   Transport department directed to act tough against smokers 9/3/2015 11:10:53 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sep 3: Authorities in Jammu & Kashmir have decided to act tough against smokers as officials of the transport department have been asked to effectively implement tobacco control laws in public transport buses and bus stands across the state. Officials of the Transport Department have directed the subordinate staff to take necessary steps for making public places like bus stands, commercial vehicles and all public conveyances including Transport offices as 'No Smoking Areas and Zones'. "All officials are directed to implement Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce Productio...   READ MORE   KEA accuses PM of deceiving, ditching flood hit people of J-K Calls for strike on September 7 9/3/2015 11:10:46 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Accusing Prime Minister, Narendra Modi of deceiving and ditching the flood affected people of Jammu & Kashmir, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) today said that Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led coalition government at the centre has miserably failed to compensate the affected people. Addressing a press conference here, KEA Chairman Mohammad Yasin Khan said that flood hit people had great expectations from Government of India with regard to their rehabilitation. He said the hopes have been dashed as despite a lapse of one year no substantial package has been announced for the flood affected people. Khan asked the people to observe...   READ MORE   Four militants killed in Vilgam-Handwara encounter 9/3/2015 11:10:20 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Sep 3: Security forces killed four militants in a fierce night long encounter in Vilgam forest of Handwara tehsil in this frontier district. One Army jawan also got killed in the operation while two others sustained bullet injuries. A top police official told Early Times that a joint party of army's Para Regiment, police's Special Operations Group and CRPF acted on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. "On Wednesda...   READ MORE

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