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| Jammu Marathon-A ‘marathon scam’? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: The Jammu Half marathon organized in Jammu by a private club purportedly to sensitize youth against drug menace on Sunday in collaboration with department of physical education university of Jammu has been alleged to be a quick scam of 'marathon proportion'.
Sources disclosed that over 400 athletes who participated in the event were charged fat entry fee, which proved to be so unaffordable for the genuine athletes that they could not participate in it. "The sole purpose of the organizers was to make money from the event and they collected fee @ Rs.500/- per head for 5 km race, Rs. 1000/- for10 km race and Rs. 1600/- for the 21 km race, thus collecting huge bounty; but the genuine athletes could not participate as they could not afford such unreasonable entry fee" said a noted athlete of Jammu who could not participate in the event. "Besides collecting huge money through the entry fee, the organizers roped in over a dozen sponsors which included government departments" he added.
Early Times has learnt that the entry fee was collected online and... | |
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| Education Deptt fails to hold DPC in Jammu since 2014 | | Another glaring example of discrimination | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: In yet another example of discrimination of discrimination towards Jammu region, the Education Department has failed to conduct any Departmental Promotional Committee meeting in the region since 2014 while the said meetings have been held in Kashmir every year without fail.
According to sources hundreds of teachers, masters and other staff members have been this way deprived of promotion chances this way while their counterparts in Kashmir Valley have got higher grades.
This is because of the discriminative approach of the Kashmir centric leaders who were at helm of affairs in the State over the years.
Sources said the growing discrimination towards ... | |
| | | | PDP legislator forgets people, concentrates on his business | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 11: Since the downfall of PDP-BJP collation Government in Jammu and Kashmir, a People's Democratic Party (PDP) legislator prefers to do his business instead of working for public.
According to reports, the legislator has returned back to Kashmir only to shoot a commercial advertisement at a famous hill-station. They said that the day PDP-BJP collation Government fell, Legislator left valley and begin to do his business of making films and commercial advertisements. "He is back with his unit to shoot a commercial advertisement at different places in Kashmir," sources privy to development told Early Times over phone.
They said that the PDP legislator was... | |
| | | | 'LeT hand found' in killing of Parihar brothers | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 11: The ongoing probe into the killing of BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar has reportedly established the involvement of Lashker-e-Toiba militant outfit.
The Special Investigation Team that is probing the double murder has got "credible leads which point out that top Lashker commander Sajjad Khanday, a resident of Bamno in Pulwama area of south Kashmir, with the help of a local Lashker militant, executed the killings."
Sources told Early Times that the LeT commander managed to stay put in Kishtwar after the killings till their escape on November 5, that is, four days after the killing of Parihar brothers.... | |
| | | | Influential Kashmiris lobby for their 'best bet' | | Kaun Banega Ga Director Tourism? | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 11: Even as the charge of Director Tourism Kashmir has been temporarily handed over to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir following controversy surrounding the FAM Kashmir tour, some "influential" Kashmiri want their "own man" get the chair.
Source said at least three groups of "influential businessmen and politicians" have been lobbying hard and have even been holding meetings with some faces close to Raj Bhawan to get their own man at the helm of affairs. One of their "favorite officials" had worked as Director Tourism during the previous Peoples Democratic Party led regime when complaints of multi-crore irregularities in spending had surfaced in the dep... | |
| | | | Punjab Police arrest 5, two absconding; Colleges, varsities asked to conduct background check | | Kashmiri students pose threat to national security | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: During the past one and a half month Punjab Police have arrested five Kashmiri youth on the charges of being involved in terror related activities.
The three students were arrested last month in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and Special Operations Group (SoG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police from the hostel of CT Institute of Engineering Management and Technology, located in Shahpur on the outskirts of Jalandhar. Two weapons, including an Assault Rifle, were also reportedly seized from them along with explosives.
Initial investigations had revealed that the students, identified as Zahid Gulzar, Mohammad Idriss Shah and Yusuf Rafiq Bhatt, were assoc... | |
| | | | Bungling of MGNREGA funds in Rajouri: RDD shields erring official | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: The Rural Development Department (RDD) has shielded one of its officials who allegedly committed bungling of funds under MGNREGA in Kalakote block of Rajouri district.
Responding 'half-heartedly' to media reports regarding bungling of funds by the RDD official in release of payment for Panaar Panchayat, the ACD had sought explanation from BDO Kalakote. The BDO then constituted a committee only to shield the erring official.
"You are directed to explain your position and also enquire into the matter and furnish factual report to this office by tomorrow positively", ACD Rajouri had said in his order (no. ACDR/2018-19/4517-12, dated 16/10/... | |
| | | | Candidate 'kidnapped' in presence of police at MC Vijaypur | | Drama during filing of nomination papers for President post | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: A high voltage drama was witnessed Sunday at the office of Municipal Committee Vijaypur when an independent candidate, who had come to file nomination form for the post of president, was 'kidnapped' by the workers of a Kashmir-centric party from the spot.
The particular candidate had reached amid tight security in police van at the MC Vijaypur office around 1:30 pm for filing nomination form for the post of president MC. But he was taken away by a former minister from the custody of concerned SHO.
The workers of former minister bundled the candidate into their leader's car despite hue and cry by the supporters of the candidate. The candidate's suppor... | |
| | | | Land acquisition for Ring Road in Kashmir | | Affected people threaten to hold protests again | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 11: Affected farmers of semi Ring Road in Kashmir valley have decided to come on roads against the government once again as the authorities have failed to initiate work on the road in Jammu/Srinagar in spite of a lapse of two years since the land acquisition process began.
The framers allege that neither the construction on highway has been taken up nor have they been compensated.
Details available with Early Times reveal that a meeting of Land Owners Welfare Committee was held at Srinagar on Sunday. Framers from Budgam, Srinagar, Pulwama and Bandipora participated. The members decided that farmers would once again come on streets and protest against t... | |
| | | | Absurd but true! Patients of Super Specialty hospital carried on stretchers for fitting pacemakers | | Patients, attendants made to shiver due to improper heating arrangements | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 11: A super specialty hospital located in any part of the world is bound to provide all facilities under a single roof, but that is not the case with such a hospital located in the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir.
At the same time it may somewhat absurd and unbelievable, but it is true. The patients suffering heart ailment and are in need of fitment or replacement of a pacemaker are carried all along from the super specialty hospital located in the Shireen Bagh to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital.
Sources told Early Times that the patients are carried on a stretcher to the SMHS hospital where the pacemaker is fitted to th... | |
| | | | Cong leaders demand new faces in Jammu city's seats for next Assembly elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: After worst ever defeat of the party in just concluded civic body elections, Congress leadership is under pressure to project fresh faces for Jammu East, Jammu West, Gandhi Nagar and Raipur-Domana segments for next assembly elections.
Credible sources said that during the meeting of AICC members of Jammu province, Pradesh Congress Committee chief G A Mir faced severe criticism for allegedly selling tickets for Urban Local Bodies elections. It was demanded that senior leaders who were responsible for distributing tickets in the urban areas, especially in Jammu Municipal Corporation should be removed from the posts and young and new faces should be projec... | |
| | | | Militant killed in brief shootout in Handwara | | `Militants are desperate to sneak into Kashmir' | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
Kupwara, Nov 11: One militant was killed today in a brief exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Handwara.
A top police official told Early Times that today afternoon, a group of militants while moving through Handwara was intercepted by a naka party near Chattipora in the jurisdiction of Police Station Handwara.
Soon after the interception, the militants fired upon the naka party, which was retaliated by the security forces and in the... | |
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