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ULB elections:Top BJP leaders under scanner for swindling funds 10/14/2018 11:01:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: After completion of polling for the urban local body elections in Jammu province, whisper campaign has been started within BJP because many party leaders have alleged swindling of funds in the elections. BJP candidates are hesitating to come out openly against top leaders of the party who have pocketed funds meant for them. Credible sources said that instead of sharing information regarding collection of funds for the civic body polls with senior leaders, only two leaders have kept money with them. It is alleged that funds were given to only selective candidates and many deserving candidates who were in winning positions were not given enough funds. Credible sources further said that like Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, only a couple of leaders kept control of the funds given by the Centre for civic body polls. "Swindling funds meant for elections has become a routine affair in J&K BJP because there is no accountability of funds", sources said and added that senior leaders were never taken into confidence regarding financial affairs of the par...   READ MORE

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Digital J&K still a distant dream Webpage containing orders of Finance department 'down' 10/14/2018 11:00:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in various municipal wards are facing problems due to non performance of sitting MLAs. Sources said that these candidates while canvassing face volley of questions from various wards of JMC about the three years performance of sitting MLAs and promises made by the party in 2014 assembly elections. At some places voters straightway tell party candidates that they have no personal animosity with them but they are not...   READ MORE   RMSA's partners violates contract's conditions Over 100 Vocational Teachers works without salary since March 10/14/2018 10:59:28 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Some RMSA's partners seem to violate the contract for not paying the salary of over 100 Vocational Teachers since March, 2018 deployed in government run high and higher secondary schools. Wishing anonymity, some Vocational Trainers told Early times that three companies had not paid VTs salaries for the last eight months. However, as per agreement the training partners must be in a position to pay salary to the teachers engaged for at least three months in case of non-receipt of funds form RMSA, due to delay in release of funds from RMSA. "We are deployed in government senior secondary schools for imparting vocational training through...   READ MORE   Kashmiri students preaching sedition, separatism have to face law 10/14/2018 10:59:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Kashmiri students at Aligarh Muslim University have threatened to quit the varsity en masse as the law enforcing agencies have tightened their noose around them for raising anti-national slogans and for making an attempt to vitiate the atmosphere of the campus. It may be recalled that a few Kashmiri students at AMU assembled in the varsity campus last week and raised anti-national slogans after the killing of AMU scholar turned militant Manan Wani in an encounter with the security forces in north Kashmir last week. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "It's unfortunate that Kashmiri students studying in different varsities outside the state don'...   READ MORE   During Navratra, Jawans deployed outside slaughter house in Kashmir 10/14/2018 10:58:57 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 14: The recent establishment of polling booth inside slaughter house in downtown here has drawn severe criticism from security forces, whose jawans were put on duty at the "controversial site" during Navrata when Hindu people remain away from non-vegetarian meals. Reports said the government had established the polling booth at slaughter house at Rainawari for elections for municipal corporation held on October 13. Officials said the booth was meant for voters from Ward 41 (Makhdoom Sahib locality). The paramilitary CRPF jawans who were deployed at the booth for election duty allegedly had reservations to enter the slaughter house as they wanted to be aw...   READ MORE   Jammu, Ladakh reject separatist politics outright ULB polls 10/14/2018 10:58:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Election process initiated in September by the authorities much against the wishes of Kashmiri leaders of all hues to elect new municipal councils and municipal committees in Jammu and Ladakh is over. It was a grand success. The exercise was conducted in a peaceful manner in both these strategic regions. There was no violence anywhere, not even the otherwise declared sensitive polling stations. In Ladakh, the poll process to elect new ULBs was over in the first phase itself, on October 8. Jammu province witnessed three phases. The first phase was on October 8, the second on October 12 and the third and final phase was on October 13. It was a wonderful sce...   READ MORE   Omar questioning PM intriguing What has NC to do with civic elections? 10/14/2018 10:57:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: NC vice-president Omar Abdullah has questioned PM Narendra Modi's Kashmir policy and asked him why was their low voter turnout in Kashmir? He, in fact, tweeted on Saturday and his tweet read: "From the highest turnouts since 1987 in 2014 to the lowest turnouts ever recorded in 2018 why is the Modi Government able to get away with its disastrous handing of Kashmir almost unquestioned?" Omar Abdullah is not that naïve that he didn't know the reasons behind the low voter turnout in all the three phases of civic polls in Kashmir. He knew all the reasons and three> One was that separatists like Geelani, Mirwaiz and Yasin Malik repeatedly urged the people of ...   READ MORE   PWD (R&B) Department sits on appointment of Chief Engineers Two posts vacant, 3rd likely to fall vacant soon 10/14/2018 10:57:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: In an attempt to accommodate blue eyed Superintendent Engineer presently posted in Jammu division, PWD, R&B kept two posts of the Chief Engineers vacant for two months, and another 3rd post is going to fall vacant by end this month. Sources in Secretariat informed Early Times that the top post in Technical Wings in various departments are deliberately being kept vacant to pave way for blue eyed candidate, who superseded Public Service Commission's rules by using money power, to get qualified as SE, despite being in waiting list. "Presently, two posts of Chief Engineers, including one in SKUAST Jammu and Chenab Valley Power Projects are vacant for two mon...   READ MORE   Militants want Youth to pick up gun not pen! UJC disowns constituent's 'concentrate on education' advise 10/14/2018 10:57:25 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 14: United Jihad Council, a group of militant organizations today disowned statement of General Secretary who had advised Kashmiri students to concentrate on education. UJC spokesman, Dr Abdul Haq in a statement issued to media termed General Secretary's 'concentrate on your education' as his individual opinion. "It is individual opinion of Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman," reads the statement, issued by UJC. The spokesman made it clear that gun was the only option for getting Jammu & Kashmir free from India. "Indian and Pakistan held 150 rounds of talks so far but couldn't resolve the issue therefore gun is the only option," reads statement. Important to recal...   READ MORE   Newly elected MC members face 'life threat' in Valley 10/14/2018 10:55:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 14: The newly elected members of municipal councils and municipal committees are facing life threat in the Valley due to rise in militancy related incidents. They have kept their fingers crossed and are hoping that government would provide security cover to them. Sources said after threatening people to boycott ULB and Panchayat elections the terrorists have turned their guns towards the political activists. Just a few days ago two NC activists were gunned down by the terrorists in Habbakadal area. Fearing the onslaught of terrorists, some political activists withdrew from contest at various places in the Valley giving a chance to BJP and Congress candi...   READ MORE   Police, Revenue officials assisting mitti mafia Karewas being bulldozed in Budgam, Pulwama 10/14/2018 10:32:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 14: Illegal excavation of soil from Karewa land is going on unabated as "Mitti Mafia ", Police and Revenue department officials are now working in a very close coordination across Kashmir valley especially in twin districts of Budgam and Pulwama. Sources have told Early Times that lot of wetlands are also being filled up by the mafia who are controlled by top land brokers of Kashmir valley. The mitti mafia in Budgam had come under pressure of District Administration Budgam after several news reports filed by Early Times , but they are back to business in connivance with police and revenue officials. In at least one dozen villages of Budgam illegal sol...   READ MORE   APs thrashed for intercepting stalkers at GDC Kathua 10/14/2018 10:32:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Two Assistant professors of Government Degree College (GDC) Kathua were thrashed by two outsiders inside the college premises, when they confronted them for stalking the girls students. Though the culprits fled from the college after the incident, but they were later caught by police ; however the College administration let them go and refused to lodge an FIR, leaving the faculty members fuming. Sources informed Early Times that the incident happened in the first week of October, when two outsiders visited the Commerce department in inebriated condition. "They were gazing at the girls from the Commerce department's window, when a professor found them an...   READ MORE   Govt fails to retrieve Wakaf land in Jammu Nearly 3000 kanals land illegally encroached in seven districts 10/14/2018 10:32:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: In what could be termed as major embarrassment to former PDP- BJP coalition government, the state failed to retrieve 3000 kanals land of wakaf from encroachers in Jammu region in three years. As per the document available with Early Times, nearly 2929 Kanals and 01 marlas land of wakaf was illegally encroached in seven districts of Jammu region. Most of the encroachers are influential people close proximity to power corridors, but the former government did not even serve a legal notice to them. The document further reveals that the maximum wakaf land was illegally encroached in district Kathua, measuring 611 Kanals and 11 marlas, followed by Poonch dis...   READ MORE   Maternity Home Sanat Nagar, a baby without real father H&ME department desires to take over health institute from health department 10/14/2018 10:32:01 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 14: The maternity home located in the Sanat Nagar area of Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir seems to be everybody's baby, but in real sense there is no 'father' of this baby. Over the years the administrative control has been shifted from Government Medical College, Srinagar to Director Health Services Kashmir and vice-versa. In the latest twist to this whole story the administrative control of the maternity home is all set to vest with the Government Medical College, Srinagar. Under Secretary Health & Medical Education department has written a letter to Director Health Services Kashmir asking him to repatriate four doctors from...   READ MORE   DFO recommends action against I/C Ranger for damaging forest Orders issued for recovery of Rs 3,08,076 against I/C Ranger 10/14/2018 10:31:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Poonch Forest Division based on the inquiry conducted against in-charge Range officer for allegedly damaging of forest through illegal sanctions based on scanned/ forged signatures recommended the Conservator of Forests Jammu West Circle for removing the in-charge Ranger form Haveli range and constitution of another inquiry committee for thorough enquiry into allegations levelled against the said in-charge Ranger. Ifakhar Ahmed in-charge Range Officer Haveli was allegedly involved in damage by using his powers by influencing the lower subordinate staff of his Range. Penitent to mention here that as per verbal informati...   READ MORE   Illegal extraction of sand goes unabated in Ganderbal district Department of I&FC unmoved 10/14/2018 10:31:24 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report GANDERBAL, Oct 14: Despite High Court orders over the ban of illegal sand extraction from the rivers, but according to locals in several villages, the extraction goes on unabated. According to sources , in Ganderbal district, there is an unabated extraction of sand and boulders for the construction purpose and people believe that the extraction of sand can also lead to encroachment of flood and irrigation land that is nearby the rivers and streams in the ...   READ MORE

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