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Junaid trying to be city father but he is a mental patient, alleges Imran
After sexual harassment allegations, Mayor lands up in another mess
1/2/2019 12:24:11 AM
K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: A day after woman counselor accused Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu of sexual harassment, Deputy Mayor of SMC Sheikh Imran on Tuesday released audio clips on various social media platforms leveling allegations of corruption against Mattu. In his audio clips, Sheikh Imran said that the Mayor is trying to be "father of the city but he is a mental patient and needs mental check up as he has lost his mental balance." Imran also termed him a "middle man" of BJP and PM Modi. "He (Mattu) is threatening the corporators and other persons by misusing the name of Narendra Modi and Ram Madhav. He is working on the diktats of of BJP", said Imran in his audio clip. Imran alleged that the Mayor is promoting Illegal transfer through pick and choose method and corruption has become rampant. "He (Mayor) is interfering in the matters which don't fall in his domain." Imran is heard requesting the investigation agencies (CBI and Vigilance) to investigate the corruption case s. He is also heard urging BJP leadership to rein in Mattu. Its in place to me...
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After losing power Mehbooba turns rebel
Opposes triple talaq, talks about Gandhi's India; forgets she sabotaged separate colonies for KPs
1/2/2019 12:23:56 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: After visiting the families of militants, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the triple talaq bill passed by the BJP led NDA government. "Through this triple talaq bill, they (BJP) have entered our homes. It has disturbed our family life and economically the condition of women will worsen," Mehbooba told reporters in Srinagar. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that when BJP introduced the bill in Lok Sabha, Mehbooba did not utter a word as she was sharing power the saffron party. "At that point of time she did not want to annoy the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he added. He said that now Me...
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PDP eyeing to revive relations with Jamaat
1/2/2019 12:23:44 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: Ahead of the general and state elections this year, the Peoples Democratic Party is allegedly eyeing to revive contacts with the Jamat E Islamic. Sources said the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti during her recent visit to south Kashmir held a meeting with her close aides there and decided that there was a need to revive relations with the Jamaat, which is allegedly backed by Pakistan. Sources said it was a part of the same plan that Mehbooba recently visited family of a militant in south Kashmir and then came up statement seeking Raj Bhawan's intervention. Sources said Mehbooba has already started approaching the leaders of Jamaat through her close conta...
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Mehbooba's pro-terrorists stand fails to impress separatists
1/2/2019 12:23:39 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: Hurriyat Conference's outburst against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has spoiled nefarious game-plan of PDP chief who is brazenly pursuing pro-terrorists policy to retrieve its lost ground in Kashmir Valley. After losing power in the month of June, Mehbooba Mufti is all-out to play anti-India card to hoodwink the gullible Kashmiri masses who had bore maximum brunt of corrupt and nepotism of her government with BJP. With the advice of her communal advisor, Mehbooba Mufti is playing dangerous game in the state of J&K but his efforts have failed to impress separatists who exposed PDP chief by reminding her tenure as chief minister. According to a ne...
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Advisor Kumar takes serious note of non-implementation of transfer order of 'blue-eyed' dental surgeon
Takes note of Early Times story, asks for immediate uploading of government orders
1/2/2019 12:23:32 AM
Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 1: Taking a serious note of non-implementation of transfer order of a dental surgeon, K Vijay Kumar, advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik has asked the higher ups of Health & Medical Education department to fix the responsibility as why the transfer order was not uploaded on official website of the department. Kumar passed on this direction during a meeting with the additional secretaries of Health & Medical Education department held at Ja...
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Govt fails to repatriate wardens of Gujjar Bakerwal hostels back to Education Deptt
Against tenure of 2-3 years, some overstaying since 8-10 years
1/2/2019 12:22:21 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: The state government has so far failed to repatriate several wardens of Gujjar Bakerwal hostels back to their parent School Education department, despite their overstay of 8-10 years. According to sources, the General Administration Department (GAD) usually calls applications from the School Education department for the appointment of wardens to various Gujjar Bakerwal Hostels spread across the state. The School Education department invites applications from the teachers and after conducting their interviews, forwards a panel of 3 teachers, to GAD for appointment of the warden, out of which GAD chooses one for one hostel. The tenure of a teacher as war...
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High voltage drama: DC Kishtwar, BJP leader trade abuses, blows
1/2/2019 12:22:11 AM
Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Jan 1: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana and senior BJP leader hurled abuses at each other at DC office here on Tuesday. According to the details available with Early Times, BJP leader Tariq Keen who unsuccessful contested the 2014 Assembly elections and is holding the state level post in BJPs Muslim Morcha approach the DC Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana with the complaint that solar lights provided by the JKEEDA are being distributed through political workers of particular parties and through defeated Sarpanch. During the course of the discussion, DC Kishtwar reportedly hurled some abuses at BJP leader which resulted into the hea...
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Engineer turns land grabber, encroaches public Park
1/2/2019 12:13:47 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: A retired Chief Engineer has encroached on JDA Park located at Dhodi Gujjar Colony Sunjwan and converted it into his private lawn. According to sources shaming the notorious land mafia, a retired Chief Engineer has encroached upon JDA park adjoining his house in Sunjwan area and the concerned officials have stayed inert to his unlawful act. "The issue has been time and again raised before the district administration and the Jammu development Authority (JDA) as well, but authority did not dare to remove encroachment from the park", sources told Early Times and added that the hide and seek between authorities and the Engineer continued for a long time. ...
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JK Cements fights for struggle, liabilities go up
1/1/2019 11:55:52 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 1: While the government has directed officials not to use private companies cement in government buildings, the JK Cements is at the verge of closure, and its cement is not available in markets. The JK Cements was set up three decades ago and is now fighting for survival. Over the years, its production has declined due to lack of proper management, and scams worth crores of rupees have had hit it. Take for instance, the electricity dues of JK Cements have reached to Rs 8 crore, retirement dues gratuity Rs 10 crore besides around Rs 100 crore pending bills of raw material suppliers, pending salaries of employees etc. The JKCL is providing employment t...
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To stay relevant, NC, PDP sowing seeds of separatism in Kashmir
Parties upping ante against central Govt as election dates approach nearer
1/1/2019 10:33:04 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: Kashmir's mainstream political parties seem to have resolved that in order to gain the lost ground, they will make anti-national rants a central theme of their statements and speeches ahead of the forth coming polls. There seems to be a new ideology adopted by both NC as well as the PDP that is focuses on speaking against the central government with full gusto. Both the parties believe that by sowing the seeds of discord and issuing anti-national statements, they could get some relevance among the voters and ask them for votes. Former chief minister and NC's vice President, Omar Abdullah launched a personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ...
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60 NABARD approved projects likely to face times overrun, cost escalation
1/1/2019 10:32:48 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 1: In a bizarre development, over 60 vital projects approved by NABARD were likely to be delayed as the concerned departments were not conveyed about their approval. Sources told Early Times that NABARD sanctioned around 60 projects under Rural Infrastructure Deve-lopment Fund (RIDF)-24 for various departments amo-unting crores but astonishingly the concerned departments including Road and Building Department, Rural Development Department, Public Health Engineering Department etc. were not formally conveyed about the approval so that they could follow up the process. "It has been two months since the projects were sanctioned and with the delay on the part of...
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CRPF officer from Uri dies fighting extremists in Jharkhand
Guard of Honour at DPL Baramulla
1/1/2019 10:32:33 PM
S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Baramulla, Jan 1: While anticipating contact with extremists, CRPF officer of Uri tehsil posted in Jharkhand district died when he came in contact with a live electric wire, the CRPF Spokesperson said. CRPF while issuing a press statement said that, Shaheed Ghulam Jeelani Khan, Assistant Commandant, 157 Bn, was born on April 7, 1989. He was a resident of Manjgram Muqam Uri in Baramulla district; he was a graduate of G/B/D/College, Baramulla, the statement said. Statement said that, he joined Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on June 3, 2014 and completed his basic training at CRPF Academy at Kadarpur, Gurgaon, after completion of basic training, he w...
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Councilors protest against lack of facilities during training
1/1/2019 10:32:24 PM
S T Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 1: Municipal councilors from Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Tuesday staged a protest in press enclave, Srinagar against the government authorities for not being able to provide the necessary facilities and security during their training programme in Srinagar. According to sources scores of the councilors from various areas of the Kupwara district, led by President Municipal Committee, Handwara, assembled at press colony shouting slogans in favour of their demands. The protesting councilors said that a three-day training programme for the municipal councilors of all the districts of Kashmir was launched by the government at Institute of Man...
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Prez, VP Udhampur MC to finally take oath on Jan 3
1/1/2019 10:32:16 PM
Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Jan 1: The president and the vice president of the Udhampur Municipal Committee shall take oath on Thursday, January 3. Dr. Yogeshwar Gupta and Surinder Singh Khalsa were elected to the said positions respectively, but despite their elections, they could not take oath of the office till now, which had caused lot of confusions within the Municipal Committee and its fall out was clearly visible on the streets and lanes of the town in the form of st...
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Assembly elections: ECI to take decision after consulting security agencies, political parties
1/1/2019 10:32:01 PM
Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 1:As the poll fever grips Jammu and Kashmir, a crucial review meeting will be held in New Delhi in the last week of January to gauge the mood and to take a final call as to whether time was ripe for holding assembly polls in the trouble ravaged State. Sources said that the meeting will be either chaired by the union home minister Rajnath Singh or by the Union home Secretary Rajiv Gauba with top officials of election commission and the officials from the JKs election department also set to participate in the meet. The need for holding polls arose after Governor SP Malik dissolved the 87-member assembly. The union home minister Rajnath Si...
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Sukhnag temple in Pattan being declared State Protected Monument
1/1/2019 10:31:29 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 1: The Government sought objections to declared temple/ spring near Sukhnag Government Girls, Higher Secondary School, Iddgah Pattan, Baramulla, alongwith land measuring as "State Protected Monu-ment". The notification in this regard has been issued by Commissioner Secretary to Government Department of Culture department in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Jammu & Kashmir Ancient Monuments Pres-ervation Act, Samvat, 1977(1920-AD). The notification has been passed on the recommendations of the Director, Archives, Archaeology & Museums, Jammu & Kashmir. " (Government) intends to declare "temple/ spring near Sukhnag G...
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LOCAL NEWS
PDP migrants' wing reconstituted
JKMF urges BSNL to pay salary of BTS
Raina, Narain Singh accorded grand welcome
Manohar addresses series of public meetings, pays obeisance at Mata Sukrala
APS Akhnoor holds Alumni meet
RK Kilam visits RS Pura interacts with Jawans
Warm send off given to Tehsildar on superannuation
Govt. teacher booked for alleged rape
JK Bank Officers Association felicitates retired employees
Harbhajan Mann sparks Masti among Jammuites on new year eve
Sham, Madan lambast BJP for opposing regional autonomy
Rana urges govt to revisit one-time settlement for PoK DPs
SPO shot dead in Pulwama village
India, Pakistan exchange fire on LoC on New Year's day in Poonch
PHE Deptt reluctant to install motor
Cross Country Championship to start from Jan 4
Body Building Association to hold selection trails on Jan 5
Team J&K outclass Assam, secures third win of the Ranji season
Students of Nav Adarsh welcome 2019
AKSV organizes 'Naye Saal Ka Agaaz Sur Aur Saaz'
NSS wing GDC Kishtwar inaugurates 7 day winter camp
APS BD Bari shares their joys with underprivileged
JK mountaineers selected for selection camp
Vishwa Bharatians celebrates New Year
NYK Poonch 'Sports Meet'
Shiksha Niketan School celebrates New Year
Sanyam Pandoh celebrates New Year with orphan
ACB Jammu books Jr Assistant in DA case
Snowfall likely in J&K, Mercury dips to minus 4 degrees in Srinagar
Weatherman predicts rain, snow during next 24 hours
BCCI team to be accompanied by Revenue officials
Record 86 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at Vaishno Devi shrine in 2018
GoI launches dedicated Twitter Handle to create awareness about cybercrimes
Contempt in PIL regarding establishment of EYE-Bank
Government issues advisory, says snow, rains to disrupt air, surface traffic to Kashmir
Seek opinion on various matters under Rule 52: Law Deptt to Administrative Secretaries
Father arrested for trying to bury baby alive
JKSSB reschedules interview, counselling for Naib Tehsildar posts
Two leopard cubs rescued
Qasim Nagar without water supply, people rue PHE
Bovine smuggling catch at Udhampur, 10 bovine animals rescued
2 inter-state narcotic smugglers held, over 27 Kg poppy straw recovered
Power shut down
Nine persons detained in Rajouri
SAC closes for winter vacation
Salal Power Station awarded for implementing Rajbhasha Policy
VK Singh assumes charge of Director Fire & Emergency Services
Kishtwar unemployed youths criticizes callous attitude of DC
PDD casual labours protest over wages enters day 28
Grameen Bank calendar 2019 unveiled
Revenue Colony Road in shamble, department unmoved
Prepare for Assembly, Parliamentary polls: Manjit Singh
Panthers, BJP betrayed people of Sumb: Sunny Sangral
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