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Babus lobbying for JK posting, want to skip Ladakh assignment Khala Ji Ka Ghar! 10/16/2019 10:40:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 16: With barely a fortnight left for the formal bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories including Ladakh on October 31, many of the top officials are busy lobbying in the corridors of power to avoid being posted in the cold desert region. Even though the government has asked the employees to give their choice to get posted in Jammu and Kashmir or Ladakh union territories, sources said the posting of the senior officials from the Indian Administrative Services, the Indian Police Services, the Kashmir Administrative Services and the Kashmir Police Services will be largely decided the government. And even though the government has asked for the choice, the final decision will be taken by the government itself. It was reliably learnt that many of the senior officials in the civil and police administration are busy exploring their "channels of influence" to remain posted in Jammu and Kashmir than to be posted in Ladakh. Sources said while some of the officials are trying to bank on their political contacts, a few of them even flew to...   READ MORE

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`Sajjad Lone needs a dynamic PRO to keep him in news' Can a politician survive without publicity? 10/16/2019 10:40:23 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 16: Politicians and media are inseparable. The detained National Conference patron and working Chairman Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah proved it by making it to the front pages very often even during detention. Omar was in news again a few days ago when his two sons called on him. Similarly the newspapers found it difficult to ignore Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) founder and former Chief Minister, Mahbooba Mufti. She too was seen on the front pages several times. Her daughter Iltija Mufti issued several statements talked to national and international media and even operated her twitter handle to keep Mehbooba in the news. A National Conference...   READ MORE   Pak leaving no chance to bleed India, GoI needs to act tough Ceasefire violations claiming lives of civilians, jawans 10/16/2019 10:40:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 16: Pakistan Army resorting to ceasefire violations in frontier areas of Jammu region is taking a heavy toll on the common people and the soldiers guarding the Line of Control (LoC). On Tuesday, Shamima Akhtar of Noonabandi was killed in the Pakistani shelling in the Shahpur Sector of Poonch district. The death of the woman raised the number of fatalities in Pakistani firing along the LoC in the past 5 days to three. Earlier, two army jawans were killed in two separate incidents of ceasefire violation in the Nowshera Sector of Rajouri district and Uri Sector in Baramulla district. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "These ceasefire violations ar...   READ MORE   BJP to rely on independents in Kashmir 10/16/2019 10:39:52 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 16: BJP has to take the support of independents to win maximum seats in Kashmir and to strengthen its base in the valley. At least 1065 candidates are in fray to contest on 316 blocks in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of 316 BDCs, 148 are in Jammu, 137 in Kashmir, and 31 in Ladakh. The elections are to be held only on 130 blocks in Kashmir. However, the BJP has decided to contest only on 70 seats in the valley. A BJP leader said the party would support the 60 candidates who would contest as independents in Kashmir. "They (60 candidates) are with us but will contest as independents. We need support of independents to win maximum seats in K...   READ MORE   'Dark' Diwali for teachers engaged under NPS 5 months without salary 10/16/2019 10:39:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 16: It seems new clothes, sweets boxes, crackers and other goodies will not light up in the homes of number of teachers, who have been engaged under New Pension Scheme (NPS) of the School Education Department as they have not received salary for the last five months due to the callous approach of the concerning higher authority. Castigating the Education Department over its lackadaisical approach, wishing anonymity, a group of teachers informed that thousands of teachers under NPS working in difficult conditions braving all odds are reeling under agonizing conditions In Ramnagar and other parts of the Jammu and the authority at the helm of affairs have shut ...   READ MORE   Centre to soon notify RERA in J&K, Ladakh 10/16/2019 10:39:22 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Oct 16: The Central government is set to notify implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in the newly constituted Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, paving the way for property development in the two regions. "In Jammu & Kashmir, the Act will be notified by the state government, while in Ladakh, the Centre will notify it since it is a UT without a Legislative Assembly," an official of ministry of housing and urban affairs said. The notification will be applicable from November 1, after the reorganisation comes into force. The Act makes it mandatory for each state and UT to set up its own real estate regulator and frame rules t...   READ MORE   Anti- graft body since 2012 proved parasite for state exchequer, punished no single corrupt Babu Govt to shut down State Accountability Commission for ever 10/16/2019 10:39:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 16: The misplaced claims of the previous governments in Jammu and Kashmir abut reining in the corruption are falling flat at present when skeletons are tumbling out of the closets every day. The State Accountability Commission (SAC) was established in the year 2012 amid fanfare with rulers then making claims of eradicating the corruption menace and making the ministers and higher officials accountable before the public. However, at present the government is in a file state of closing down the commission as Jammu and Kashmir is all set to become a Union Territory. Also, the government has realised how till date, since 2012, the SAC has punished not even a ...   READ MORE   Terrorism got revived in J-K ever since BJP came into power at Centre, says Ghulam Nabi Azad 10/16/2019 10:38:43 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that terrorism has got revived ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government came to power. "Terrorism got revived ever since BJP came into power at the Centre because they could not handle the situation. They had no clue about the Jammu and Kashmir politics except the sloganeering. In Jammu and Kashmir, militancy is on rise because of the mishandling of affairs by BJP government," Azad said. Azad a...   READ MORE   After 8 years of announcement college building still incomplete, lacks permanent faculty Govt Ayurvedic Medical College face step-motherly treatment 10/16/2019 10:37:56 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 16: Despite incessant thrust of Prime Minister of India as well as Ministry of Ayush to develop and promotion of Indian System of Medicine (ISM) but the state government has utterly failed to do so as lone Government Ayurvedic College Jammu which was announced in 2011, is still lacking permanent faculty as well as infrastructure. Sources informed Early Times that the construction work of said college and its associated hospital was started in year, 2011 and announced that the entire infrastructure would be completed within five years from the date of started and Rs 26 Crores was stand released but ironically the building is still incomplete. "In...   READ MORE   3 terrorists gunned down in Kashmir; migrant labourer killed by militants 10/16/2019 10:37:38 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 16: Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag, while militants killed a migrant labourer hailing from Chhattisgarh in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir where normal life remained affected for the 73rd consecutive day on Wednesday since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. The Jammu and Kashmir Police also managed to arrest the kingpin who spearheaded violent agitation post August 5. The three terrorists, who were in their early 20s and had joined terror groups recently, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with the police in Anantnag district, officials said. The encounter broke out at Pazalpora a...   READ MORE   Trader killed, another injured by terrorists 10/16/2019 10:37:12 PM Early Times Report SHOPIAN, Oct 16: Terrorists opened fire at two civilians in Tranz area of Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Sources said that one person has died in the attack and one has been admitted to hospital. Security forces are trying to ascertain the identities of the victims. A search operation has been launched in the area to hunt down the terrorists involved in this attack. As per reports those targeted by terrorists were Punjab based apple traders, Charanjeet Singh and Sanjeev. Charanjeet succumbed to his injuries, while Sanjeev is battling for his life at hospital. The attack in Shopian took place hours after terrorists shot dead a labourer from Chhatt...   READ MORE

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