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| Give lion's share to Kashmir in PSC, ignore Jammu | | NC-Cong play parting shot | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: National Conference and Congress led coalition Government during its last Cabinet meeting, held in Srinagar on Friday, played its parting shot by appointing four out of seven JK Public Service Commission (JKPSC) members from Kashmir and giving negligible representation to Jammu in JKPSC, premiere recruitment agency of the state.
The Cabinet approved appointment of Khurshid Ahmad Ganaie, IAS, Financial Commissioner, Industries & Commerce Department, J&K, as Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission. A senior bureaucrat, Ganai would go for premature retirement from the service to take up the new assignment. Ganai was scheduled to retire in October 2015.
The Cabinet also approved appointment of Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, IAS, Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Mukherjeet Sharma, IFS (rtd), BR Lachotra, Director General, Economics & Statistics (std), Wali Mohammad Bhat, Director General, Accounts & Treasuries (Retired), Dr Tejit Singh, Prof Ophthalmology (Retired) and Dr Farooq Ahmad Kaloo, Director, Animal Husbandry (... | |
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| Pak again breaks truce on LoC, IB; woman hurt, 10 houses damaged | | 'Several injured in ceasefire violations to live with splinters' | | | MS Nazki/
Sumit Sharma
Poonch/Arnia, Oct 11: Despite the tough talk by India, Pakistan today again broke the truce and resorted to heavy shelling and gunfire from across the Line of Control (LoC) as a result of which a woman was wounded critically and 10 houses were damaged in Kirni sub-sector of Poonch.
The shelling and heavy arms fire, which started at about 12.35 pm, continued till 5 pm. On the LoC, Pakistan resumed shelling after two days. On the IB, the shelling stopped a day back.
Official sources said Pak troops resorted to heavy shelling and gunfire, targeting villages and 10 forward posts in Shahpur, Kirni-I and Kirni-II sub-sectors of the district at about 12.35 pm. India reta... | |
| | | | NC dreads conduct of elections in December | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Even as the Election Commission of India is yet to take a final call on the timing of the general Assembly elections in J&K, the ruling National Conference is quite disturbed by the reports of elections to be held in December this year.
Sources told Early Times that the issue was even discussed in the Cabinet meeting the other day and it was evident from the body language of the NC leaders that they were disturbed on reports of elections to be held in December this month. Sources said that Chief Minister; Omar Abdullah has privately said on Friday that it will be disastrous for his party if elections are held later this year.
Omar has reportedly sa... | |
| | | | To check corruption Centre may change Fund allocating process for JK | | Better proposal than Rs 44,000 Cr State Govt in offing | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Government of India is likely to change the traditional fund allocating process for Jammu Kashmir to check corruption. Sources said New Delhi was considering a better proposal than the one sent by the State Government.
Sources said that many agencies working for Central Government have already collected and compiled details about loss of lives, damage to public and private property in all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir due to floods and in consultation with top brass officials of state administration have also framed a detailed mechanism to rehabilitate common people and re-construct roads, bridges, and buildings across the state on modern lines... | |
| | | | RSS takes charge to install "nationalist" CM in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: While as the BJP has utilized all its resources to attain power in Haryana and Maharashtra, the RSS's attention is on Jammu and Kashmir to install a nationalist Chief Minister in this State.
Frequent visit of senior RSS leaders in the State of Jammu and Kashmir is a clear indication that the coming Assembly elections in this State is on the top of RSS's agenda.
Within a couple of day after the visit of top leader Krishan Gopal, RSS leadership deputed it's another top gun Dattatray Hosabale to the State of Jammu and Kashmir. For the last four days, Dattartray is visiting different areas of Jammu province and interacting with leaders of different organisa... | |
| | | | Alleged moves afoot to smuggle out artifacts, rare manuscripts from SPS museum | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: Reports emanating from the Srinagar's SPS museum are quite disturbing and have raised concerns in the administrative and social circles here. These suggest that some "undesirable" elements have allegedly made secret plans to exploit the tragedy caused by the Kashmir deluge to their advantage. By wrongly showing in official records that the deluge had destroyed rare artifacts, manuscripts, paintings, papier machie pieces and old textile items, they were allegedly conspiring to smuggle them outside the state.
These manuscripts are in Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic and deal with the ancient history and culture of Kashmir.
Insiders reveal that "the number of a... | |
| | | | People do need relief, but not through NC-Cong coalition Govt | | Unpopularity, lack of trust | | | Rustam
Jammu, Oct 11: The State Cabinet under the chairmanship of beleaguered Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had on Friday approved what it called "special financial package". The same would be submitted to the Government of India for immediate consideration. The NC-Congress coalition Government that failed the people of the state and is being looked down upon by them would want New Delhi to sanction a financial package to the tune of approximately Rs. 44, 000 cr for providing relief to the flood affected people, as also for their proper rehabilitation and restoration of the damaged infrastructure across Jammu province and Kashmir valley.
Besides, the State Cabinet also decided to approach ... | |
| | | | Modi doesn't speak,Indian guns talk on border | | Pak guns fall silent | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 11: Notwithstanding breezy ceasefire violation on Saturday by the Pakistani forces the overall situation on the LOC and on the IB remained peaceful. If there were some ceasefire violations it was aimed at pushing about 1600 militants, trained in 36 camps, across the border into Jammu and Kashmir for hiking the level of violence.
For several days senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, felt infuriated over continued silence on the part of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, over repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops on the International Border (IB) in Jammu. Samajwadi Party Chief, Mulayama Singh Yadav, questioned the veracity of Modi's claim th... | |
| | | | Minister's brother-in-law found guilty of allegedly manipulating his name in voter list | | Administration suspends him from post of sarpanch | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Oct 11: In a major setback to Minister for Roads and Building Abdul Majid Wani, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Doda, issued a formal order regarding the suspension of Javed Iqbal Malik from the post of Bagla sarpanch.
The decision of his expulsion from sarpanch's post by ADC Doda Immam Din comes under Panchayat Raj Act after Javed, a permanent resident of Halqa Panchayat Bharath of block Gundna, was found guilty of manipulating the record with the then BDO Ghat, BDO Gundna and other officials to get his name entered fraudulently in the voter list of halqa Panchayat of Bagla block Ghat at the time of filing his nomination papers after using his influence and pol... | |
| | | | Pak Rangers term border firing a "small-scale war" | | | |
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Oct 11: The Pakistan Rangers today termed the Indian firing at the Sialkot border a "small-scale war" between the two countries.
"India is not just violating ceasefire but fighting a small-scale war with Pakistan," Director General Rangers Major General Tahir Javaid Khan told journalists in Lahore.
"It appears a political agenda...," he said.
Khan claimed that the Indian Border Security Force used small firearms on the working boundary between 2010 and 2014.
"More than 30,000 mortar shells have also been fired during the last four years," he said, noting such a large amount is not even used in a "full-scale war."
"On October 6, alone, 51,000 small arms ... | |
| | | | Fearing defeat Omar shying away from elections | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Fearing defeat, Omar Abdullah wants deferment of elections. The party has, true to its political DNA, has criticized the PDP for giving its consent on the elections.
National Conference is the only party which has told the Election Commission that elections shouldn't be held this time. The party has given strange logic that elections could affect the relief operations.
The excuse is reflection of desperation and contradic-tions in the party. The relief operation is being handled by the officials and all of them are not called for the election duties. The elections are conducted mainly by few officials with maximum strength being provided by the tea... | |
| | | | Feeling the heat, aggressor Pak asks India to respect ceasefire | | India's adequate response | | |
Neha
Jammu, Oct 11: Pakistan, which resorted to unprovoked firing on the LoC and IB and deep inside the Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir on October 1, has been shown its rightful place both by the Indian political establishment and our dedicated, committed and chivalrous armed forces and paramilitaries. The Pakistani political and military establishments had never imagined that New Delhi would respond swiftly, appropriately and adequately to not only defeat their evil game plan in Jammu and Kashmir, but would also target the permanent defences inside Pakistan. They took India for granted on the basis of their past experience. They had perhaps come to believe that the BJP-led NDA G... | |
| | | | NC counting days for its 'misrule' to end | | Says will abide by ECI decision on polls | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: The ruling National Conference, which is counting days for its "misrule" to end in JK, today gave up its stubbornness to postpone the forthcoming assembly elections in the state saying, if Election Commission of India decides to holds polls on time it would abide by the decision.
NC's provincial president for Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani while talking to a Srinagar based news agency said, "We don't want the elections to be held at this point of time as people are finding it hard to come at terms with life after the floods ravaged the Valley."
Sources told Early Times it was conveyed to NC that if it's not interested in participating in polls it should bo... | |
| | | | Mangat Ram shares dais with Mehbooba, may join PDP | | | | Sanjay Pathak
KATHUA, Oct 11: Congress leader and ex-Dy Chief Minister, Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma today made his intention clear that his is going to leave his party to join hands with old friend Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
In a function which was held at Hiranagar this evening, Mangat Ram Sharma shared dais with Mehbooba Mufti, MP and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mangat Ram Sharma did not speak even a single word in the function but his presence in the meeting which was organised by the local unit of PDP attached importance and sent a clear and loud message to all.
This meeting was organised in connection with Mehbooba Mufti's whirlwind tour of the border areas of Jammu re... | |
| | | | e-banking spoils banking in State Bank's Soibugh branch | | | | Shakeel A Khan
BUDGAM, Oct 11: For the residents of the Soibugh area in district Budgam, standard banking still remains a dream. The Soibugh branch of the State Bank of India opened decades ago, has failed to come to the expectations of the people.
The bank did a good job till the account details were maintained manually. But the e-banking has not gone down well in the branch. Customers often return dejected.
"Here the flood is no excuse as this branch has failed to keep pace with the changing time and it is a wonder that people living around it, have opened their accounts in other areas. I wonder why this branch of SBI failed to get the facelift despite being the oldest bank operatin... | |
| | | | Why NC wants postponement of elections? | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Oct 11: When all the parties want elections in Jammu and Kashmir on time, National Conference seeks citing devastation caused by recent floods as an excuse.
The NC team led by its general secretary and minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Ali Mohammad Sagar met Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi and conveyed their party stand on elections.
The NC leaders fear that if elections are held on time, people may not vote for the party for a variety of reasons including government's failure in handling the situation created by floods.
There is strong anti- incumbancy against the NC. Talking to Early Times, MLA Darhal Choudhary Zulfkar said that o... | |
| | | | NC played safe, sought deferment of elections | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Oct 11: As National Conference (NC) lonely sought deferment of upcoming Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir by citing large scale devastation caused by floods as only reason, experts say NC has every reason to seek deferment of elections as most flood hit areas actually cut NC's Vote bank strength than any other political party.
The NC leaders including the Chief Minister will find it extremely difficult to visi8t the flood ravaged areas to seek votes especially when they failed then in times of distress, said a political expert. Chief Minister's constituency, Sonawar is badly hit by floods and Omar is not welcome there.
Amira Kadal also considered as den... | |
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