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Extraction of minerals from 208 out of 224 blocks goes unabated without environmental clearance, mining plan SC, NGT guidelines on environment openly flouted in JK 11/21/2019 10:49:17 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: The environment as well as eco-system of Jammu and Kashmir is under serious threat as the extraction of minerals from 208 out of total 224 minor mineral blocks, has been going on without any environmental clearance as well as without any mining plan. These startling revelations came to fore in a communiqué forwarded by Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (JKSPCB) to the Director Geology and Mining Department Jammu vide communiqué number SPCBNGT/60/019/134-37 dated 12/11/2019. The letter was forwarded by SPCB to G&MD in response to their DGC/s response number 427/MCC/DGM/NGT/19/2096-97 dated 21/10/2019. The communiqué has pointed towards grave violations of environmental norms in mining of minerals as out of total 554 minor mineral blocks, no block is fully complaint with the laws government environmental protection on one count or the other as none is consented by SPCB while as only 15 minor mineral blocks have environmental clearance. It further reads, the extraction from 224 minor mineral blocks has been permitted b...   READ MORE

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Pak out to cripple Kashmiris, masses seeing real face of terror Handful of terrorists takes 70 lakh people hostage 11/21/2019 10:49:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: After facing multiple defeats at all the fronts, Pakistan seems to have decided to crush the common people of Kashmir to implement its nefarious designs. According to the media reports, the Pak-sponsored terrorists have been directed by their handlers sitting across the Line of Control to ensure that common people don't resume their daily chores in the Valley. There are reports that miscreants are using different tactics to intimidate the common people and are trying to dictate terms. "These terrorists want Kashmir to remain closed forever so that their masters can claim that Kashmir is at the brink," an analyst told Early Times. He said that people of Ka...   READ MORE   Mufti family kin looks ahead to sell residential house 11/21/2019 10:48:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 21: A close relative of the former Chief Minister, late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed is likely to sell his residential house in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Sources said the man in question, who is also cousin of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has been approached by some property dealers in the last around two months. "What we could feel from the activities at his residence is that he is no more interested to retain the family house but wants to sell it for some reasons better known to him," said a source in the know of the matter. Sources said the man may "explore options of supporting politics in a new way."...   READ MORE   Parihar brothers' killings: NIA gets custody of 3 Hizb militants from court 11/21/2019 10:48:49 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the killing of Parihar brothers viz BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar on November 1 last year finally got the custody of the three Hizb militants from Jammu court. On the bases of the court order, the jail authorities at Jammu handed over the physical custody of the three to NIA so that they could further proceed in the case. As per the details available with "Early Times", after the Ministry of Home Affairs decided to transfer the case of killing of RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma, weapon snatching incident of PSO of DC Kishtwar and PDP leader Advocate Sheikh ...   READ MORE   JKUT govt orders minor reshuffle in administration 11/21/2019 10:48:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: In the interest of administration, the Government of J&K Union Territory (JKUT) has ordered few transfers and postings in the administration with immediate effect. Jagdish Singh, KAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), RS Pura, is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat while Ram Lal Sharma, on his placement to the Time Scale of KAS, presently posted as Tehsildar (Consolidation), Jammu, is transferred and posted as SDM RS Pura in Singh's place. Meanwhile, Waseem Raja, KAS, awaiting orders of adjustment, is posted as Special Assistant to Advisor (F) to the Lieutenant Governor....   READ MORE   Govt orders issued post Nov 1 carry no picture of lotus flower rising out of lake 67 year old JK Govt's emblem is gone for ever 11/21/2019 10:48:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: As one keenly observes the the government orders issued specifically by the General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir post October 31, there is no government emblem posted atop on the official documents. Such a vital development has clearly revealed that the 67 year old emblem of Jammu and Kashmir adopted on November 17 1952 is no longer valid. The last government order in which the Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir was used was about the release of the "Release of salary for the month of Oct 2019". Afterwards when Jammu and Kashmir was turned into a union territory on October 31, the emblem cannot be found even on a single official order ...   READ MORE   Terror funding case: ED seizes assets worth Rs 1.22 crore of Hizbul terrorists in Kashmir 11/21/2019 10:48:13 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 21: Continuing its crackdown on terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (November 21) took possession of attached properties of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists in a terror funding case. These properties worth Rs.1.22 crores belong to seven HM terrorists and are located in Anantnag, Baramulla and Bandipora districts of Kashmir. The terrorists whose properties have been seized are identified as Mohammad Shafi Shah, Talib Lali, GulamNabi Khan, Zaffar Hussain Bhat, Abdul Majeed Sofi, Nazir Ahmad Dar and Manzoor Ahmad Dar. The ED said in a press release that provisional attachment order against these properties was issu...   READ MORE   Lt Guv Murmu calls for road shows to attract travellers to J-K 11/21/2019 10:47:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu has asked the tourism department to conduct road shows outside the Union Territory to attract travellers to the region. He also suggested setting up kiosks of the tourism department at conspicuous points across railways stations, airports and engage accredited guides for facilitation of tourists coming to Jammu and Kashmir. Murmu was speaking at a meeting convened here to review the progress of various steps taken for ...   READ MORE   Detained under PSA, Farooq Abdullah nominated on key defence panel 11/21/2019 10:47:31 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) after being accused of having "tremendous potential to create public disorder", former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has been included in a 21-member consultative committee on defence. The name of the 81-year-old National Conference leader, in detention at his Srinagar home for over 100 days, tops the list of members of the panel headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The committee's other members include former defence minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, according to a notification issued by Parliamentary Affairs Ministry. Also in the list is controversial BJP MP Pragya Thakur, whose...   READ MORE   Involvement of PDD official Kathua in fake bills case awaits Vigilance action 11/21/2019 10:47:24 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: It has been months since the scandal of fake bills case has surfaced in Power Development Department Kathua Division wherein Vigilance Organisation also took note against the alleged PDD official . Sources said that after the case of withdrawal of payment by producing fake bills by a PDD official in PDD Kathua Division, the State Vigilance took note of the complaints but it has been more than eight months, no action has been taken against the culprit. Pertinently, a officer in Power Development Department Kathua Division had allegedly produced two bills of purchase of Transformer Oil worth lakhs to the accounts section of the departm...   READ MORE

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