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Where did over Rs one crore go after Haji Yusuf's death? Unanswered question 11/12/2014 12:07:56 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 11: A very fundamental question that still remains unanswered even after three years of Haji Yusuf's death is where did the huge amount of money go after the media spotlight on that event of 2011 started fading? In September 2011, the present Congress candidate for Ganderbal Assembly seat, Mohammad Yusuf Bhat had alleged Haji Yusuf accepted a sum of Rs. 82 lacs from him for getting him an MLCs berth and finally Minister's chair in the NC-Congress coalition. Another NC leader, Abdul Salam Rishi also said Haji Yusuf had taken Rs. 35 lacs from him for getting him an MLC's berth. When Yusuf Bhat brought this to the notice of the CM he was furious and summoned all the three of them to his official residence in Gupkar Road. From Gupkar Haji Yusuf was taken into custody by the sleuths of the State Crime Branch. He was taken ill during the same night as per official statement and shifted to police hospital where he died. There has been a commission of enquiry into the mysterious death of Haji Yusuf that gave a clean chit to the CM. After the findings of ...   READ MORE

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Omar, his mantris fail to get power projects back NHPC emerges winner! 11/12/2014 12:07:44 AM After 6 yrs hollow slogans, speeches fall flat Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: The six years tenure of National Conference led coalition Government is about to end but their innings remained confined to eloquent speeches by several Ministers and Chief Minister himself regarding taking back the power projects from National Hydel Power Corporation. The two committees constituted by the State Government in 2012-to assess the losses suffered by the state and fixing the responsibility for missing files related to Cabinet decision on agreement between J&K and Union Government on Salal Power Project, have remained unsuccessful in reaching to a logical conclusion. Sources informe...   READ MORE   Forgets the past, lashes out at NC rebel for calling his daughters liabilities Omar named 1400 rape victims 11/12/2014 12:07:22 AM BivekMathur Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: Forgetting that he had revealed that identity of the 1400 rape victims in the Legislative Assembly in 2011, "opportunistic" Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today targeted his party rebel Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, who is contesting on Congress ticket from Ganderbal, for calling his three unmarried daughters as liabilities. Surcharged with emotions and political opportunism -Omar might have forgotten the embarrassment to the society and fairer sex which was observed when he had to apologize for his mistake of revealing the identity of 1400 rape victims with their names after a pressure was built on him by the Leader of Opposition Mehbooba Mufti in ...   READ MORE   Forgets secessionism, ready to work with BJP which wants to scrap Art 370 in JK Sajad Lone falls in Modi's lap 11/12/2014 12:07:09 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 11: Former separatist turned mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone falling in the lap of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unnerved the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders in Kashmir. A day after the Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone met the Prime Minister in New Delhi the BJP leaders in Kashmir maintained silence over the meeting and refused to comment over the issue. Sources said that Sajad meeting the Prime Minister has not gone well with the BJP leaders in Kashmir and they are feeling "insecure." "If Sajad joins the BJP or supports it there is every possibility of him becoming the face of BJP in Kashmir as party has no leader of Sajad's s...   READ MORE   Platelets Apheresis machine lying defunct, GMC unconcerned 11/12/2014 12:06:46 AM K Koushal Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: The Platelets Apheresis machine which was replaced by the supplier after it remained defunct for several months in Government Medical College & Hospital Jammu (GMC&H), has now been stocked at the premier hospital and is untouched even after passage of over five months of its replacement, thus devaluing the machine. A senior doctor shared with Early Times that the Machine is a device which receives blood removed from a donor's body and separates it into its various components, plasma, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells, essential for cancer and dengue patients. According to sources, the administration is reluctant to call the Annua...   READ MORE   PHQ learns from the past; directs district heads to hire vehicles for Assembly elections 11/12/2014 12:06:37 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: Learning lesson from the last Parliamentary elections, Police Headquarters (PHQ), has directed all district heads (Superintendents of Police) to hire vehicles for police officers deputed for the Assembly elections, date of which has been announced by the Election Commission of India recently. The PHQ gave directions after it was baffled from the double claims made by Armed Police and District Police for the vehicles hired for the police officers to ferry them during the Parliamentary elections. Highly placed sources informed that the PHQ has given directions to the district SPs to arrange/ hire the vehicles for Assembly elections, addin...   READ MORE   The gowns of disgrace! JU Convocation 11/12/2014 12:06:30 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: The meritorious students and scholars of the University of Jammu who are to be honouerd during the special convocation scheduled to be held on Friday are facing disgrace at the hands of insensitive and indifferent officers of the University on trivial pretexts. Sources informed ET that the students who were to be honoured during the convocation were summoned in the administrative block of the university today at 5 PM to disburse their academic gowns which they would wear during the convocation; however, when these students assembled outside the administrative block, they were made to wait for an hour and a half, only to be told that they wou...   READ MORE   Omar, Rana on ridiculous desperation to woo voters Comedy of nervousness 11/12/2014 12:05:59 AM Mishu Gupta Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 11: Anxious, irritated and nervous, the National Conference cadre headed by its Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has started doing weird things to get public attention which is all likely to dent its image more than bringing any succor to its dying popularity in the state. In a rally held at Ramban where NC president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alongwith his close confidante Devender Singh Rana reached to address a weak gathering, the duo flanked Bh...   READ MORE   Accusing three Congress Ministers of demolishing systems of Governance, Civil Society wishes their defeat 11/12/2014 12:04:55 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: Even as the six year tenure of the Omar led NC-Congress Coalition Government has been marred by several scams and scandals involving Ministers, Bureaucrats and the nexus between the two, civil society of the state is particularly wishing defeat of three major devourers, two from Jammu region and one from the valley who have cleverly managed to win elections despite demolishing all ethics, norms, and systems which are imperative to run democratic institutions. "Though the Ministers in NC- Congress Coalition have performed miserably and done little for the good of people across the state, three Ministers, all of them belonging to Congress have particularly ...   READ MORE   Pointing a finger at Chaman, Congress points four on itself 11/12/2014 12:04:47 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: By pointing a finger of accusation on former Union Minister and BJP MLA Chaman Lal Gupta who rejoined the party after his expulsion following cross vote fiasco, Congress has inadvertently pointed four towards itself. Several Congressmen had reacted sharply to Chaman's return to the party, leveling several allegations on Gupta and BJP, conveniently forgetting their own misdoings, which has brought so much of shame to the party. Several Congress Ministers and men have been accused of corruption, nepotism and misuse of power, while others were named in encroachments of Government land and shameful scams involving their kin. "The properties of several Con...   READ MORE   Inefficient police officer turns goon, threatens ET reporter of arrest for investigative news report Kalakote triple murder case 11/12/2014 12:04:39 AM Muzzling freedom of press Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: Call it irony or Goondaism of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe Kalakote triple murder case is after the life of investigative reporter of Early Times who has been following the story since day 1. If the ongoing developments are any indication, the correspondent's only mistake is that his investigations, which he is legally and constitutionally bound to do, brought to light certain leads into the infamous triple murder case. This led to a Deputy Superintendent rank police officer ringing up this Journalist from Rajouri like a professional goon of a lawless land, threate...   READ MORE   Omar behaving like 'angry young man' 11/11/2014 11:33:06 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 11: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has developed a peculiar habit of calling his men names after they leave his party. Recently when senior National Conference leaders, former Chief Secretary Sheikh Ghulam Rasool and Ajat Shatru Singh left the party, Omar took to twitter and termed them as "deadwood." Similarly, when senior NC worker Haji Mohammad Yousuf died after he (Omar) summoned him to his residence, Omar took no time to call him "crook." Chief M...   READ MORE   Pak rangers attack forward positions in Uri sector Second cease-fire violation in 3 days 11/11/2014 11:31:26 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Nov 11: Pakistan troops exchanged heavy fire on LOC in Uri sector of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Tuesday Morning. According to senior official of BSF, Pakistan soldiers resorted to mortar shelling and fired through automatic weapons at the forward Indian posts in the afternoon of Tuesday. Official told Early Times that in a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops fired at forward Indian posts along Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of district Baramulla in north Kashmir, drawing retaliation from Indian soldiers on Tuesday morning. He added that there was an unprovoked ceasefire violation in Uri sector from across t...   READ MORE   Employees with over 3 years stay not transferred in Kishtwar ECI guidelines ignored 11/11/2014 11:31:17 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 11: Despite clear directions from Election Commission of India, over 20 employees with over three year stay at a particular place have not been transferred in Kishtwar. As per the complaint lodged by a local NGO Sources, the over stay employees mostly comprises of Teachers, Masters, Lecturers having over stay from the period ranging in between 3 yrs to 16 years in their home locality and have also been reportedly indulged in political campaigning for various political parties. The employees in question include Milkhi Ram lecturer posted at HSS Dachhan (stay 16 yrs) also acted as ZEO Warwan, Vidya Dhar Lecturer HSS Sounder (Stay 6...   READ MORE   Omar points out reasons which are working against NC Absence of Farooq Abdullah 11/11/2014 11:31:05 PM Rustam Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 11: NC working president and J&K CM Omar Abdullah has acknowledged that he and his party are facing tough times and that there is no other star campaign in the party, except he himself. Omar Abdullah, who is virtually sitting on the demise of the Kashmir's premier political organization (founded by his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah at the behest of Jawaharlal Nehru on June 11, 1939 to weaken Maharaja Hari Singh, a nationalist), is so candid that he himself has catalogued all the factors which are working against his outfit and suggest that the NC is fighting for its very survival. Commenting on the current election scenario in the state, Omar Ab...   READ MORE   Party selling mandates, allege Wachi Cong workers Stage protest, demand ticket for Shah instead of Wani 11/11/2014 11:30:48 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 11: Outraged at the decision of the party high command to give mandate to an "outsider" MaroofWani instead of senior leader Abdul Qayoom Shah, scores of Congress workers from Wachi constituency in south Kashmir staged a protest in Srinagar today alleging that Wani had greased the palms of the senior JKPCC leaders to get the party ticket to contest the forthcoming assembly elections. Accusing the state Congress unit of 'cheating its workers', the party activists from Wachi assembly constituency assembled at LalChowk here this afternoon and demanded that party should reconsider its decision. "We want justice and revoke the candidatur...   READ MORE   Alleging apathy: Scores of Government employees without salaries for months together 11/11/2014 11:30:32 PM Mudasir Tariq Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 11: For the past several months the state government is unable to release monthly salaries of its employees working in different departments triggering immense inconvenience among the employees. Employees assert that due to an unaccountable expenditure of state exchequer that the NC government is spending for the delight of ministers and MLA's they are now at the receiving end. A colossal anger is mounting among the employees who are accusing government for the lackadaisical approach to disburse their salaries for last several months. "We toil hard to run the government machinery and at the end of month we expect that the government sh...   READ MORE   29 miscreants detained ahead of first phase of polls 11/11/2014 10:35:24 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Nov 11: Ahead of the first phase of Assembly polls, police in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Bandipora district have started a crackdown against the stone-throwers Twenty-nine people have been detained to ensure peaceful polling in Bandipora in north Kashmir. On condition of anonymity Police sources said that the crackdown has been started to avoid 'law and order' problem in the district. From last week, around 12 youths - who are involved in stone-pelting - have been detained." "These youths would be kept under 'preventive custody' till polls are over. We don't want any breach of peace in the district," official said Official said t...   READ MORE   Nail-biting contest between PDP, NC Khanyar Constituency profile 11/11/2014 10:34:38 PM Bashir Assad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 11: Khanyar constituency in Srinagar city is all set towitness a straight but nail-biting contest between NC stalwart, Ali Mohammad Sagar and PDP multi-millionaire Mohammad KhurshidAalam. Though entire Srinagar city going to polls on December 14 is likely to throw surprises, the most interesting but nail-biting contest is expected for sure in Khanyar constituency. Khanyar like AmiraKadal, Habakadal and Eidgah are known for least polling and boycott, however, it has been traditionally one of the most loyal NC constituency. Given the possible impact of poll boycott, the political parties in fray are worried about this seat. Both NC an...   READ MORE   Designing compromised to benefit businessmen, subways in pipe line No respite from traffic jam on Satwari-Kunjwani road 11/11/2014 10:34:24 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 10: The faulty planning of Public Works Department (PWD) has become a headache to commuters from chaotic traffic jams, as the department concerned has failed to construct subways sanctioned in year 2011 on SatwariKunjwani Road. Sources told Early Times that the subways were to be completed three years ago , when construction work on four lane was going on but due to poor planning work on two out of three subways yet to be started. "To make easy walk of pedestrians, subways at Gangyal industrial area, Diagna Ashram and SatwariChowk was approved. Unfortunately the department started work on one subway, which likely to be completed by end of c...   READ MORE

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