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Has NC moved beyond 370 rhetoric? Party’s recent statement preferred silence over special status, rakes up internet, detainees issues instead 1/13/2020 11:18:12 PM eARLY TIMES REPOERT Jammu, Jan 13: The recent statement issued by the national conference over the Supreme Court verdict on internet has raised several eyebrows as the party has preferred to remain tight lipped over Article 370- an otherwise reason d’être for its political survival. The detailed statement the party issued from Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on reviewing and restoring internet services in Jammu and Kashmir in the larger public interest and easing curbs on civil liberty. "The observations of the apex court about snapping of internet services ma indefinitely are significant and the government must take a call to review and restore the connectivity immediately", party said. However, it was meanwhile interesting to note that there was not even a single word about the Article 370 revocation and party’s demand for the restoration of autonomy and statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party intriguingly remained silent even over the growing demand for the grant of guarantees in lands and jobs for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Beside...   READ MORE

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Fresh recruitment in J&K stopped for time-being! 1/13/2020 11:18:00 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 13: Amid conflicting reports about granting of domicile to the natives of erstwhile state of J&K, Union Government has reported asked administration of Union Territory (UT) to stop further recruitment still clarification on all issues. Union Government is thinking on different aspects how to protect job and land rights of the people of J&K. Credible sources in the corridors of power revealed that Centre has suggested J&K government to stop fresh recruitment for the time being because decision of domicile and other issues yet to be taken by the Union Government. Credible sources said that many decision regarding J&K were likely to be taken within a coup...   READ MORE   Housing Board allots works in violation of norms, whistleblower approaches ACB 1/13/2020 11:17:49 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Jan 13: In-spite of orders, the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board continues to allot works worth crores of rupees without fallowing the procedure. Reliable sources told Early Times that the Housing Board has allotted the construction of Canteen in Government Medical College to a ‘blue-eyed’ contractor without adopting the due procedure. The estimated cost of the project is around 1.1 Cr Rupees, they said. They revealed that the contractor has started work on the project and adopted The Housing Board has adopted ‘Pre Cast Technology’ in the construction of canteen and the contract of constructing the canteen has been allotted to an inexperience...   READ MORE   All existing political parties responsible for mess in J&K: Altaf Bukhari ‘We are just trying to ease up the situation’ 1/13/2020 11:17:40 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Jan 13: Former minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has said Jammu and Kashmir has been the worst victim of politics of deceit and double talk and all the existing political parties are equally responsible for the current situation in this erstwhile State. Reacting to BJP State General Secretary’s statement in which Altaf Bukhari and his colleagues were offered to join BJP, Bukhari said that BJP leadership should go for self-introspection and quantify its contribution in erosion and subversion of democratic edifice in Jammu and Kashmir. “Time for the politics of deceit and drama is over. I, my friends and colleagues are joining heads together just to safe...   READ MORE   Confusion prevails over RTI domain in JK 1/13/2020 11:17:24 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early times report SRINAGAR, Jan 13: Confusion prevails over domain of Right To Information even after over two months have passed since Jammu and Kashmir became the Union Territory. At least seven commissions including State Information Commission were closed by the Centre through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 on October 31. Over two months have passed since Jammu and Kashmir became Union Territory, uncertainty continuous whether Jammu and Kashmir would come under the purview of Central Information Commission or a separate Commission would be constituted. An official said over 230 second appeals and 140 complaints under the Jammu and Kashmir Right to ...   READ MORE   After abrogation of special status, Jammu finally gets its share in IPL 1/13/2020 11:17:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 13: The revocation of the special status seems to have finally brought an end to the “undue pampering” of Kashmir, at least in the field of sports, as all the three players who recently underwent hammer in the Indian Premier League were from Jammu region alone. The IPL player auction that was held in Kolkatta instead of the traditional venue Bangalore initially had 971 players from all over the world who had registered themselves for the auction, while some players from Kashmir had also offered to play. The franchisees trimmed the list to 332, among whom three faces from Jammu included all-rounder Abdul Samad, batsman Shubham Khajuria and skipper Shubham Pu...   READ MORE   DySP Davinder Singh suspended, may be stripped of gallantry award 1/13/2020 11:16:59 PM agencies Srinagar, Jan 13 Senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh was suspended on Monday even as it emerged that he had sheltered three terrorists, arrested along with him, at his residence here right next to the Army''s XV corps headquarters at Badami Bagh cantonment, officials said. Singh, who was decorated with President Police Medal about four months ago, continued to be grilled by a team of police and intelligence investigators. His office at Srinagar airport, where he was posted as deputy superintendent of police in the anti-hijacking squad, was sealed, they said. Piecing together the chain of events, the officials said the two terrorists -- self-styled district ...   READ MORE   Devinder Singh’s arrest had nothing to do with anti-militancy op 1/13/2020 11:16:50 PM Early times report Srinagar, Jan 13: The story of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Devinder Singh, who has been booked by Jammu and Kashmir Police along with two other terrorists, reads like that of a person who fell from fame to shame. He was arrested along with the dreaded terrorist Naveed Baba of Shopian district where he was ferrying him to winter capital Jammu in his private car. Devinder Singh has been formally arrested and named as an accused terrorist in the FIR lodged by the police in Kulgam district. Skeletons tumbled out of Singh''s cupboard when interrogators found that he had been helping the terrorists by providing them hideouts in his residences at Srinagar and Ja...   READ MORE   MHA gets initial interrogation report on arrested J&K cop 1/13/2020 11:16:32 PM Agencies New Delhi, Jan 13: Two days after the arrest of Davinder Singh, a Jammu & Kashmir Police officer decorated with the Presidents's Police Medal for bravery, the Union Home Ministry has received his initial interrogation report prepared by multiple agencies which swung into action soon after he was caught on Saturday with two terrorists while travelling on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. The report has been prepared by a joint team of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Intelligence Bureau (IB), National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the CID wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police that have been questioning Singh since he was taken into custody after it was learnt that he was facilitating th...   READ MORE   Phangial pond dying slow death, authorities unconcerned 1/13/2020 9:33:50 PM ASHWANI SHARMA Ealry Times Report UDHAMPUR, Jan 13: No matter how much the level of water scarcity is growing with each passing day, several water bodies in district Udhampur are not only in pathetic condition but some are even encroached upon by the land grabbers and converted into personal property. However, Udhampur administration has failed to ensure proper maintenance as well as their protection. One such glaring example of official apathy is Phangial pond at village Phangial about 3 k...   READ MORE   Use of heaters in Rajouri's PDD offices deepens power crisis 1/13/2020 9:33:37 PM Sushil Dutta Ealry Times Report RAJOURI, Jan13: Though Power Development Department (PDD) every now and then makes appeals to electricity consumers to use power judiciously but the department itself is failing to implement the fervent appeals in letter and spirit in its offices in Rajouri as its employees are openly using room heaters in their offices. PDD officials' rooms are seen warming up throughout the day by room heaters to prevent cold but they simply forget that its indiscriminate u...   READ MORE   Water logging on Rajouri- Poonch NH adds to woes of people, BRO goes missing 1/13/2020 9:33:26 PM Rajesh Tandon Ealry Times Report Rajouri, Jan 13: The Rajouri-Poonch National Highway at Salani Bridge has virtually been turned into pool of water due to incessant rains which is continued from last night making difficult for traffic movement. As per reports, there is huge water logging on NH near Salani Bridge, which connect Mughal road Poonch district where 2-3 feet deep water logging on this stretch. BRO GREF, which takes care of border road was missing on this difficult time. "Due to ab...   READ MORE   Overflowing drains expose RDD deptt 1/13/2020 9:33:14 PM Early times Report MENDHAR, Jan 13: Spending lakhs of rupees annually on the maintenance of Mendhar town, the Rural development department has failed to provide a better drainage system due to which rain water gushes into residential houses, schools, business establishments and shops, causing huge losses to the property of the residents. Sources said Block Development Officer Mendhar spends lakhs of rupees on the maintenance of the town yet heaps of garbage and filth remain present there. During the rain all the filth flows with the water and chokes the entire drainage system of the town. As a result, the flood water enters into the shops and houses of the locals who suffer the losses o...   READ MORE

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