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| JKPCC chief seeks details, PDP asks police to take suo-moto cognizance | | Cong leader talks sex over phone | | | Vakil sends legal notice to Early Times, says not his voice
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: A day after alleged obscene telephonic conversation of a senior Congress leader, Abdul Gani Vakil with a girl went viral in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Prof Saif-ud-DinSoz today sought the details of the matter.
Talking to Early Times Prof Soz said, "I am seeking details and we are looking into the matter. I believe Police have not registered any FIR in this regard."
When contacted Vakil said, "There are many Vakils in the poll fray. How can you say it's my voice? There is no mention of my name in the audio clip you are talking about.
The audio clip received by Early Times purported to be of Abdul Gani Vakil reveals that Vakil has crossed all limits of decency while talking to a girl who wants him to adjust her somewhere.
"Hello. How are you? You called me after such a long time?" Vakil asks the girl.
"I was busy as we are constructing a house and harvest season is on," the girl replies.
"I had asked you to visit my place but you didn't come?" V... | |
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| Transfer policy violated in PHE department | | Ground Water division officer completes 7 yrs in office | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 17: The violation of transfer policy of State Government has been going on unabated in various departments and the administrative heads have become simple a lame duck and have knelt down before the pulls and pressures of powerful officials.
One such officer is Executive Engineer of Ground Water Drilling division of Public Health Engineering Department, Ashok Singh Choudhary who has been staying in Jammu and in the same division for the last nearly seven years.
Sources informed Early Times that Ashok Singh Choudhary, hailing from Akhnoor/Khour area has remained posted in the same area for almost his entire career. Earlier he was Assistant Executi... | |
| | | | As Farooq's trusted lieutenants desert NC, Omar left with no choice but to flee from Ganderbal | | Saloora, Bhat, Rasool all set to dent Ishfaq's vote share | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Former trusted lieutenants and close aides of National Conference president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah are all set to spoil the party for party candidate Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar in the Ganderbal constituency in Central Kashmir.
Dr. Abdullah's close aides and friends like Ghulam Ahmad Saloora, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool and Mohammad Yousuf Bhat are all set to eat into the voting share of NC candidate in the election going to be held on November 25. While two of the trusted lieutenants of Dr. Abdullah are in fray for the Ganderbal seat, the third one has recently joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Over the years the trio has been working for ... | |
| | | | `Eak dokha kha chukay hain, aur kha saktay nahi' | | | |
Early Times Report
nagrota, Nov 17: Reiterating that development of Nagrota will be his only mission for next six years; Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana today said the people want deliverance, not promises.
Yes, Rana is right. People are not interested in hollow promises. But what can Rana do by the way? The party he belongs to is almost finished. Senior leaders are planning to quit and other forces are ready to make hay as the Sun has decided to set on NC.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the men in uniform who used to play to his tunes to set things right (for NC) in Jammu are not around now. They are in the witness box facing ire of the scribes and the pub... | |
| | | | Gupta's rebellion could disturb BJP's applecart in Udhampur | | | |
Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: While the BJP High Command has reposed faith in the abilities of Pawan Khajuria and fielded him as party candidate from Udhampur, aspirant Pawan Gupta's decision to contest as independent candidate could put official BJP nominee into dock.
According to political analysts, if results of previous Legislative Assembly elections are taken into consideration, Pawan Gupta's rebellion may create stumbling block for the BJP to wrest this prestigious seat from its present incumbent Balwant Singh Mankotia who in the past two elections had trounced BJP candidate.
Pawan Gupta who contested on BJP ticket bagged a total of 14,727 votes in 2002 Legislat... | |
| | | | Independent candidate playing "Modi Card" to intrude into BJP's vote bank | | Piquant situation for BJP in Kathua Assembly segment | | | Sanjay Pathak
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Nov 17: Charanjeet Singh, who is seeking re-election as Independent Candidate from Kathua segment, is openly playing Modi Card because he has realised that there is a Modi wave and ignoring this ground reality would be cost dearly to him during polling.
In Kathua Assembly segment, BJP is facing piquant situation because a strong candidate is also playing Modi Card to party finding it difficult to counter him.
Singh, who has started his campaign two days back, addressed series of public meetings in different areas of Kathua city and adjoining localities. During these meetings Charanjeet Singh, who himself is known for honesty and integrity, lavish... | |
| | | | Many more jolts for NC in offing | | Senior leaders planning to quit | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: National Conference is expected to receive many more jolts shortly. After Mehboob Beg, many senior leaders of the party are planning to quit. According to the sources, the senior leaders are holding close door deliberations and could make announcement very soon.
"The decision of Beg to quit shows the rot in the party and desperation which has seeped in the leadership. They know which way the political wind is blowing," said a senior NC leader.
Even though Beg has not announced his joining the PDP but the fact is that he will do very soon. Sources said the senior leaders are just waiting for the public reaction to the decision and then they will also join... | |
| | | | Why are NC leaders abandoning Omar? | | Fear of decimation | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: The Kashmir's premier political organization with a divisive agenda is facing one revolt after another. Many senior leaders, including former Ministers and lawmakers, have quit the party and joined other parties. All those who severed relations with the NC have targeted and lambasted the outgoing Chief Minister and NC working president Omar Abdullah. They have held him squarely responsible for their decision to say goodbye to the NC. The latest to abandon Omar Abdullah is Mehboob Beg. He distanced himself from Omar Abdullah on Sunday and declared that he would campaign for Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the PDP's Chief Ministerial candidate despite his bei... | |
| | | | DB directs govt to consider mass promotion from pre-nursery to class 7th | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed authorities to consider promotion of students from pre-nursery to class 7th on the basis of assessment on periodical examinations.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice D S Thakur asked the authorities to convey the decision of the competent authority by next date of hearing.
The court passed the direction following submissions by senior advocate R A Jan that for these classes, the assessment of the students is made by taking periodical examinations.
"In terms of the statue there will be no difficulty to the educational institutions... | |
| | | | POJK Refugees criticise GOI for returning rehabilitation package | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Numbers of POJK 1947 Refugees organizations on Monday under banner of MJR 47 condemned the action of Government of India (GOI) for returning of proposed rehabilitation package recommended by State government.
Addressing the media persons, Om Prakash Khajuria said all Displaced Persons (DP)'s families feel highly dejected on this action on this Government of India. "It took 67 years long period to convince State government to formulate package and forward to government of India. But the Union government has returned the package of Rs 9096 crores linking it with west akistani refugees. While, MJR's secretary Dr. Padam Raina said the present government of ... | |
| | | | Sajjad takes on separatists, talks dynamism | | 'Singing the same theory' | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: It is difficult to say if Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajjad Lone has discarded the pernicious idea of "achievable nationhood" or he has really entered the mainstream politics arena pining full faith in the Indian Constitution and the unity and territorial integrity of India. Difficult because he himself has created a doubt by saying that ideology will not be allowed to come in the way of development. "The ideological impediment will not be allowed to impact development. We are a backward area with poverty punctuating lives of people, we need development," he had on Sunday said. It was not an insignificant statement. It did convey some messa... | |
| | | | BSF jawan breaks eerie calm of highly secure Gupkar area, fires 10 shots in air | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Panic gripped the Gupkar area here in the summer capital after some gun shots were heard near the official residence of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah early in the morning today. The shots were fired by a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted at the Omar's residence.
Reports said that people living in the vicinity of the Gupkar area got frightened in the morning after they heard some of the gun shots. The locals apprehended that the CM's residence has come under a militant attack. However, the things became clear only when it got known that a BSF jawan has fired some shots from his service rifle.
The BSF higher ups took imme... | |
| | | | People deprived of fruits of development due to corruption: Jitendra Singh | | Vested interests siphoned off central funds to J&K | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 17: Union Minister Jitendra Singh has criticized Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for seeking funds for the relief and rehabilitation of flood victims and failing to distribute and expend the funds provided by the centre. While talking to Early Times on the sideline of a public rally in Nagsini area of Kishtwar constituency, Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister of State in Prime Minister Office (PMO) said that successive governments in J&K have failed to utilized the funds worth crores allocated by the center to state, added that same could be judged from the lack of development in state of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that he was astonished to learn ... | |
| | | | J&K BJP's youth wing routed, little known NSF bags 5 of 6 posts | | JURSEA elections in Jammu University | | | Sukhdev elected new President
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: In what could be termed as major embarrassment to BJP and its supporters in Jammu University, a little know student organization National Secular Forum (NSF) convincingly outwitted candidates put up by its youth wing Akhil Bharti Vidhyarthi Parsihad (ABVP) in the keenly contested elections for Jammu University Research Scholars Executive Association (JURSEA).
In the high stakes election in which even President of Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) Prof. Dalip Singh, Head of the Mathematics Department campaigned for ABVP supported candidate, Sukhdev Singh, who is research scholar of Urdu ... | |
| | | | Major infiltration bid foiled on LoC ahead of state polls | | Pak violates ceasefire thrice in 10 hrs, resorts to heavy shelling at Sabzian in Poonch | |  M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Nov 17: Ahead of the state polls, a major bid by 10 to 12 militants to infiltrate into the Indian territory was foiled by alert army jawans Sunday night when the Pak troops resorted to heavy shelling and violated ceasefire thrice in about 10 hours.
Alert army troops at 8412 post picked up the movement of 10 to 12 militants close to the Line of Control (LoC) on Pak side in Sabzian area of Mandi sub-sector of Poonch at about 10.30 pm. When the jawans c... | |
| | | | Young 'Babu', lawyers exchange barbs over illegal detainment of their colleague | | Ban on local TV channel | |  ADC's staff went on strike, lawyers threaten stir from today to protest 'autocratic' order
Sanjay Pathak
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Nov 17: Following detainment of a lawyer, who had gone to the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Prasanna Ramaswamy here today, several lawyers allegedly abused the 'babu' for his high-handedness and autocracy.
However, Ramaswamy, a young IAS cadre official, maintained that he never kept the lawyer in illegal confinement.
Trouble started thi... | |
| | | | Private schools continue to demean Govt order, hold final examination according to their own will | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: The state government's decision of holding annual examination for this year's academic session in March 2015 seems to be limited to corridors of power as complaints of violations by different private educational institutions continue to pour in on regular basis.
The latest complaint has come in from a school located in the Lal Bazar area in the outskirts of summer capital of the state. The school management has completed the final term examination for the students up to the seventh standard and the students are joining their new classes in few days time.
A group of parents whose wards are studying in Green Woods High School, Hub... | |
| | | | SIC issues penalty notice against Joint Director Fisheries | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty notice against the senior official of Fisheries department (Joint Director) as the department failed to provide information sought under RTI Act by a Jammu based information seeker.
As per details available a second appeal was filed by B.R. Manhas advocate from Janipur Jammu in the State Information Commission (SIC) on 14.07.2014. Accordingly, hearing was fixed for 21.10.2014. R.K. Dogra, Director-cum- First Appellate Authority (FAA) , Fisheries Department and R.N Pandita, Joint Director -cum- PIO, Fisheries Department attended the hearing at SIC office Wazarat Road Jammu.
The brief grounds ... | |
| | | | NC candidate asks Geelani to reconsider his poll boycott call | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Nov 17: NC legislator and party candidate from Sopore, Haji Mohammad Ashraf has finally bent his knees by appealing to hardliner separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani to reconsider his poll boycott call in Sopore assembly constituency of Baramulla.
According to sources, Ashraf has said that it would be a major setback for Geelani if Sopore assembly seat, with the support of migrant voters, is bagged by BJP.
“NC legislator has appealed Geelani to reconsider his poll boycott call in Sopore. I have great regard for him. He is an influential leader and people do support him by heart. Major portions of Sopore boycott elections on his call,” so... | |
| | | | BJP makes ideological departure from Article 370 to get 44+ | | Fields 40 Muslim, 4KPs, 1 Sikh, 3 Buddhists | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: Making an ideological departure from its agenda of abrogation of article 370, BJP has focused itself completely on establishing its mission 44+ and is trying every political gimmick to accomplish the mission. Instead of remaining firm on Prime Minister Narendra Modi slogan of "Abrogation of Article 370" in Jammu and Kashmir which he said during his Lalkar Rally in Jammu pre Lok Sabha polls, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders which include National general secretary Ram Madhav and union cabinet Minister V.K Singh who recently visited Kashmir while taking U-turn from their previous stands said that 'abrogation of Article 370 was never... | |
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