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Politicians who bagged just 10 percent vote share to become rulers stand exposed Even after 77 days no one comes out to seek release of Kashmir-centric leaders 10/21/2019 11:03:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Kashmir-centric leaders who used to claim that they are the representatives of people have been under detention for more than past 77 days. Interestingly, no one except a few relatives of NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah have come out on the streets to seek their release. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The so called representatives don't seem to enjoy any public support despite running the affairs of Jammu & Kashmir for the past 70 years. It is strange the former MLAs and the incumbent MP from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah had no one to fall back upon." It is in place to mention here that even the NC, Congress and PDP leaders lodged at posh Centaur Hotel on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar have failed to make any impact as no have come out to seek their release. The analyst said, "During the past thirty years Kashmir-centric politicians have thrived on boycott politics. They managed to get 5 to 10 percent votes and claimed that they have been elected by the people but all their claims have been punctured during the past 77 days." ...   READ MORE

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'Staff without salary for last 6 months' Advisory Board for Scheduled Castes head less 10/21/2019 11:03:06 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Post of Secretary, J&K State Advisory Board for Welfare and Development of Scheduled Castes rendered its staff without salary since May this year, as power of drawing and disbursing officer assigned to Board's Secretary. According to sources the post of Secretary of the Board has been lying vacant since 1st September 2018. "However, from September 2018 to May 2019 temporary arrangements were made by assigning the charge of post to Secretaries of other advisory boards, but the functioning of the apparently come to halt since May this year", sources in the Board informed. "Due to the superannuation Bharat Bhushan, the then Secretary of Board ...   READ MORE   Where is Disneyland' project inaugurated by PDP-BJP government? 10/21/2019 11:02:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: On June 9, 2017, when the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had laid the foundation stone of the 'Disneyland' project in the presence of former Deputy Chief and former Minister for Forests it was announced by all the leaders that the project would be completed within a year's time. 28 months have been passed after foundation stone of the dream project was laid but the same is appeared on the papers because except laying foundation stone nothing has been done so far. The then Chief Minister had announced to spend as much as Rs 100 crore for various facilities in the catchment areas to develop this part on the pattern of EsselWorld - the country's large...   READ MORE   Major projects linger for years in JK 10/21/2019 11:02:49 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Several projects in Kashmir await for completion even after their construction work was started years ago. Take for instance, the work on a 20 metre bridge at Khaag in central Kashmir's Budgam district was started in 2010 but is yet to be completed. "We are facing immense inconveniences due to no-completion of the bridge. The government has to construct just 20 metres of this bridge but is yet to be completed," said Adil Ahmad, a local resident of Khaag. There are at least five bridge in Budgam on which work has been started years ago but still await for completion. "Nobody is bothered to complete these bridges," he added. An off...   READ MORE   Past regimens preferred deadwood over educated jobless youth plundered exchequer with impunity When lawlessness ruled roost in JK 10/21/2019 11:02:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: At present when the paucity of funds is hitting Jammu and Kashmir in more ways than one, the misdeeds of the previous regimes in the state revealing how ruthlessly peoples money was being wasted, opportunities to educated jobless youth denied and blue eyed persons being accorded the prime posts. The story goes back to the time when NC Vice President Omar Abdullah was the Chief Minister and he had promised to give far amount of opportunities to youth to contribute towards making Jammu and Kashmir prosperous. He had also promised youth empowerment at a larger scale. However, contrary to the tall claims, his government employed the deadwood and resurrected ...   READ MORE   Aggrieved LoC dwellers want UNMOG out `If it cannot ensure peace, it is not needed' 10/21/2019 11:02:30 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Yet again the United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) stationed at Srinagar is in the line of fire as victims of cross LoC shelling have accused it of failure to ensure cease fire along the line of divide. The shelling left two soldiers and a civilian dead and at least four civilians injured on this side of the LoC in Tangdar (Kupwara) Sunday. The locals are aghast saying continued shelling from across the LoC gives them sleepless nights. Abdul Rashid, 50, accused the UNMOG of failure to protect the lives of the people living along the LoC. "This UN body is meant for monitoring cease fire along the LoC but continued violations have gone ...   READ MORE   Won't hesitate to enter & destroy terror camps in Pak if it doesn't behave: Malik 10/21/2019 11:02:03 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Issuing a stern warning to Pakistan against 'aiding and facilitating militants', J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday said India won't hesitate in entering the neighbouring country and destroying terror camps if does not behave. The Governor's warning to Pakistan comes a day after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, claimed that six to ten Pakistani soldiers were killed and three terror camps destroyed in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) opposite the Tangdhar...   READ MORE   Released leaders agree not to comment or hold rallies on Art 370 for a year 10/21/2019 11:01:42 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: A new document has come to light that purportedly shows that political detainees in Jammu and Kashmir will now have to sign a bond to assure that they will not hold public speeches concerning 'recent events' in the state, i.e. the abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent shutdown. Large number of political leaders have been detained in the state since August 5, when the Centre announced the scrapping of Article 370. In the past few weeks, some detained leaders have been freed but the released leaders have had to sign a bond to make a promise not to make any comments, issuing statements, giving public speeches or participating in any public event ...   READ MORE   Kashmiris look forward to peace in their life at Jammu 10/21/2019 11:01:35 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Known for pluralistic culture, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to hoist the people coming from different parts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh with people started arriving in advance ahead of annual Darbar to start functioning at Jammu from 11-4-2019-particularly the people from Kashmir which is facing a difficult situation following the threats from Militants who are considered to be as main hindrance to restore peace and tranquility in Kashmir Division following the BJP lead NDA government decision to abrogate the Article 370 and 35 A of the constitution beside down grading the status of J&K to Un...   READ MORE

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