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| Health Department violates MCC | | Effects transfers, postings | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 3 : Notwithstanding the code of conduct, the Health Department has ordered transfers and postings in the department by issuing pre-dated transfer orders, Official Sources revealed.
Reliable sources in the department told Early times that around 15 transfers of dental surgeons were made in the Health Department Signed by Chief Medical Officer Srinagar in the back date as on 24 October 2014 while the transfers were handed over on 28 Oct even after the MCC was announced on October 25.
"The transfer order copy along with relieving order was received on October 28, which is clear violation of MCC. A pre-date was put on the order on 24 O... | |
| | | | Gen Sinha exposes Sheikh Abdullah, condemns Article 370 | | Granting refugees citizenship rights | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 3 : Former Governor of J&K and Assam Lt General (Retd) S K Sinha has done some plain-speaking and put things in perspective. He has demanded abrogation of Article 370, saying it was a temporary provision which was exploited to the hilt by Sheikh Abdullah to harm India, communalize the state polity and society and deprive the people of their fundamental rights. "Sheikh Abdullah took full advantage of Article 370 to impose various conditions. Indians visiting Kashmir had to take a permit from their district magistrate. This was almost like getting a visa to go to a foreign country. The Indian national flag was not to be flown in Kashmir and no Indian ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba taunts Omar | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 3 : The October 31 decision of National Conference working president and Jammu & Kashmir Minister Omar Abdullah to abandon Ganderbal Assembly constituency and test political waters in new constituencies of Sonawar and Beerwah, as was expected, did not evoke positive reaction from his political opponents and many Kashmir-watchers. The BJP, the PDP and many a political commentator and Kashmir-watcher interpreted the decision in their own style.
While commentators and Kashmir-watchers described the decision of Omar Abdullah to abandon the Ganderbal assembly constituency as a "political blunder", saying that "it would further lower the morale of the already frust... | |
| | | | Ultimately, Omar recognizes the stark realities in J&K | | Splendid Victory | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 3: The people of Jammu and Ladakh had been consistently asserting since 1947 that they were historically, culturally, ethnically, politically, ethnically and linguistically different from those of the Kashmir Valley, that their political aspirations, needs and urges were different from the Kashmiri Sunni leadership and that New Delhi and Kashmiri leadership always ignored them to pamper sections of Kashmiri population, but their voice was hardly heard.
Even the so-called opinion leaders, Kashmir experts and conflict-managers refused to see the ground realities. They always sought to mislead the nation, and even the international community, by crea... | |
| | | | Delhi based journo, Soz's loyalist deciding mandates of committed Cong leaders | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: A Delhi based journalist and a loyalist of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz are taking decision on the fate of Congress leaders who have been associated with the party since decades. The duo has been at the helm of the affairs to decide mandates for those Congress leaders who have been working with the party for the last more than 40 years.
Credible sources in the Congress said that the Delhi based journalist is close to a senior Central Congress leader who has say in deciding mandates for party candidates in Jammu and Kashmir. Exploiting his close relations the Congress leader this journo, for the last three months, has be... | |
| | | | Hectic lobbying on to get Raj Bhavan nod | | PSC Appointments Row | | | Controversial 'integrity' of a few members can spoil the party
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Hectic lobbying is on in Srinagar to ensure that Raj Bhavan gives its nod to the new appointees of the Public Service Commission, the premiere recruitment agency of the state.
A few days before the Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra had raised the queries about the new appointees and had returned their file to General Administration Department (GAD). The Governor had reportedly sought Annual Performance Report (APRs), integrity certificates, property statements and Vigilance clearance of all the seven appointees from the government. The file was sent to Raj Bhavan for approval of th... | |
| | | | No Chief Ministerial faces in J&K's political battlefield this time | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: In a departure from normal political precedence in J&K, none of the major political parties has announced its Chief Ministerial candidate in the ensuing Assembly elections in the state.
It is a practice of sorts for the major political parties including National Conference (NC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress to project CM candidate in advance while going into hustings with a view to woo the voters through the most charismatic leader in their party.
If NC projected its patron Dr Farooq Abdullah in 2002 and 2008 Assembly polls as its prospective candidate for CM post, the PDP had its founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the C... | |
| | | | Possibility of multi-cornered contests in Valley | | Kashmir's political scene | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: A very interesting political situation is developing in Kashmir. On the one hand, enemies of peace and anti-democratic pro-Pakistan forces want the people of Kashmir to hold themselves aloof from the ongoing election process and on the other hand, a number of smaller political groups and formations - apart from the NC, Congress, PDP and the BJP -- are preparing themselves to take the plunge in their bid to enter the Assembly. Significantly, the law and order authorities have also prepared themselves to face the challenge being posed by extremists like Syed Ali Shah Geelani. They have already arrested many separatists and declared that action wou... | |
| | | | Blessing in disguise: Attached 'tainted' EO given non-existing post at Director Office | | Fishy affairs in Urban Local Bodies deptt | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Attached at Director Office 'tainted' former in-charge Executive Officer Katra, despite High Court directions to prosecute him in corruption cases was given a non-existing post of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Jammu.
Sources informed Early Times that the former In-charge Executive Officer, Municipal Committee Katra Ravi Kumar had been accused of making illegal appointments of his kith and kin in said municipality and booked by SVO, has been awarded price posting.
"But backed by Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand the blue eyed officer managed to escape any administrative action", said an senior function... | |
| | | | Only two sitting MLAs repeated out of 11 won in 2008 | | BJP springs surprise for Jammu | | | Mishu Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Doling out a major surprise, Bhartiya Janta party while releasing the names of 32 candidates out of total 37 for Jammu province, only two sitting MLAs in Sukhnanadan Chowdhary from Marh and Sham Chaudhary from Suchetgarh have been repeated while 7 MLAs dumped to give chance to the new faces in the first list announced which contains the 9 constituencies out of 11 won by BJP in 2008.
The names for remaining two won constituencies of 2008 still are to be made public.
Ashok Khajuria, former president and sitting MLA from Jammu East is the biggest upset who did not find berth in the first list of tickets among the four MLAs who were left in... | |
| | | | Health Department's health condition turns worse due to 'fiddling' by Ministers | | Casual labour syndrome all set to creep in | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: The casual labour syndrome that has affected the functioning of various departments in the state is all set to play havoc with the Health department more so at the behest of three Ministers in the Omar Abdullah led coalition government.
Minister for Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Lone prepared a list of more than one dozen persons 'requesting' the Minister for Health and Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-din who is also the Health Minister to engage them as orderlies in the Hajin block of Bandipora district. The Higher Education Minister made this request on October 18 fully knowing that the Model Code of Conduct in view of Assembly ... | |
| | | | Chaos, confusion grip BJP in Kathua | | | | Early Times Report
KATHUA, Nov 2: Notwithstanding tall claims of the over-confident BJP to achieve the target of Plus 44 seats, chaos and confusion has gripped BJP in Kathua district which is considered as strong hold of the party. It was all due to the over-whelming support of Kathua district that BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh had managed to defeat a political stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad but now situation in the party is deteriorating with every passing day.
Sitting MLA from Bani Master Lal Chand has openly raised banner of revolt if mandate was not given to him. Similarly situation is not clear about Billawar, Basohli, Hiranagar and Kathua segments.
Narayan Dutt Tiwari, Satish Sharma... | |
| | | | Blot to JKP: Traffic Police violates Supreme Court's judgement, probe initiated | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Supreme Court guidelines are brazenly violated by none else but the traffic police itself- the wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, whose sole purpose is to keep check on those who violated norms related to Motor Vehicle Department.
The blot on the face of traffic police came to light when M.S Qureshi and Kovid Kholsa, advocates, filed RTI application in police department with the intention to know the gravity of implementation of the order of Apex court and High Court of J&K by police department in Jammu and Kashmir.
Admitting the violation of Supreme Court's judgment, the traffic police said that departmental inquiry in ... | |
| | | | Former Minister's stolen car recovered within hours, commoners struggle to get FIR registered | | J&K Police justifies 'King's Police' tag | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Police might be patting its back for recovering the car of the former Minister that was stolen from outside his guarded house, within hours, but the incident has justified that State police is actually 'King's Police' that works for the political masters and has entirely different benchmarks when it comes to common people.
The urgency with which Police of Jammu and Samba districts reacted to the incident of theft of the car owned by former NC Minister SS Slathia is in complete departure to the kind of response that police offers when similar incident happens with a common man.
After recovering the stolen car and arresting the accused in ... | |
| | | | Briscoe has called the Pakistani bluff | | September floods | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: The September floods had not only devastated parts of Kashmir Valley, including parts of Srinagar city, and Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Udhampur, Kishtwar districts and a few other areas of Jammu province. The floods had also adversely impacted some parts of POJK and Pakistan. Strangely, many in Pakistan, including Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed, held India responsible for the floods in those parts of Pakistan sand POJK which were also engulfed by huge floodwaters.
There were many reports in the Pakistani irresponsible media that “India was responsible” for the devastation caused in the country and POJK by the floods. “So widespread was... | |
| | | | Wanton loot of green gold in Kupwara forests | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Nov 2 : During past two decades of turbulence, thick forests of North Kashmir's Kupwara district were wantonly plundered by timber smugglers. The concerned officials were prevented from doing their duties due to the presence of militants in the forests and their frequent armed encounters with security forces.
According to sources thick forests were devastated recently by timber smugglers in Ridnag and Lalpora areas of Kupwara district and authorities have given them free hand, as they never visits the area for check up.
Locals of Lalpora Sijad Ahmad Khan told early times that he has never come across such a wanton loot of forests in his who... | |
| | | | PDP attempts inroads in Jammu with eyes on majority | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: In its attempt to clinch majority in the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Opposition Peoples Democratic Party is trying to make inroads in Jammu by raking up "regional discrimination" and secularism card to woo the Hindu voters of the region. On the campaign trail, PDP's top leadership-- former Chief Minister and party patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and the sitting party MP from Baramulla Muzaffar Hussain Baig-- not only tried to strike a chord with the p... | |
| | | | After Pak bullets, pollution forces Chhamb refugees to migrate | | | | GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Four decades ago, when East Pakistan converted into Bangladesh, thousands of families from Chhamb sector falling in tehsil Akhnoor, were forced to leave their motherland and had to settle in various parts of Jammu.
No one other than these Chhamb refugees, could best understand the agony and pain of migration, who had lost all their immovable property in the war of 1971, and even their families split. Nearly 35 families had settled in panchayat Govindsar near Kathua Railway station in 1971 but a new demon- Industry pollution-has started haunting them and has been forcing them to migrate once again.
The clouds of poisonous smoke and mist whi... | |
| | | | Minister inaugurates incomplete Labour Sarai to flaunt his name | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: National Conference, which is losing its ground across the state for its mis-governance during last six years, now its leaders are busy in making their last minute efforts to woo the voters in run up to assembly elections in the state is obvious from the act of NC senior leader and Minister for Minister for Planning and Development, Labour and Employment, Ajay Sadotra, who recently had inaugurated a Labour Sarai at Rail Head Complex which was not be put into use due to unavailability of related infrastructure in the building. Moreover, the building is locked ever since the inauguration. Sources told Early Times that minister for labour Aj... | |
| | | | Curfew like restrictions in Srinagar on Muhharam | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 2: Curfew like restrictions were imposed on Sunday in most parts of Srinagar city, to prevent religious procession of Shiite Muslims on the eighth day of Muharram.
"Restrictions have been imposed in Maisuma, Kralkhud, Kothibagh, Ram Munshibagh, Shergarhi, Shaheedgunj, Karan Nagar and Batmaloo areas to maintain law and order in Srinagar," a senior police officer said.
Hundreds of policemen and paramilitary troopers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in full riot-gears were deployed across curfew bound areas of the city including Lal Chowk to enforce restrictions. No vehicular movement will be allowed in the areas. Although, authoriti... | |
| | | | It is final, Ajatshatru, Sheikh Rehman to join BJP | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2 : Two senior political stalwarts Ajatshatru Singh and Sheikh Abdul Rehman, a former member Parliament are ready to join the saffron brigade soon. The duo has almost made their mind to join the Bhartiya Janta Party and will contest assembly elections in the state. Ajatshatru Singh will be fielded either against Sham Lal Sharma who is contesting from Akhnoor or against Devinder Singh Rana who are contesting from Nagrota on Congress and national conference tickets respectively. EarlyTtimes in its previous edition had mentioned that Ajatshatru may join saffron brigade and the preparation is in full swing at Hari Niwas palace. Some national l... | |
| | | | Vaishno Devi pilgrimage witnesses downward trend | | Authorities term ceasefire violation , flash floods as reason behind decline | | |
Shiv Dev Thakur
Early Times Report
Katra, Nov 2 : The holy Vaishno Devi pilgrimage has witnessed a downward trend for the past over two months. Unprecedented rains and floods, that wreaked havoc in the state in September last, and the ceasefire violation by Pak in October are termed as the reasons behind it. The officials said after the September rains and resultant floods, the pilgrimage decreased. It further decreased following heavy shelling and gunfire on the borders by Pakistan, they added. According the data available with Early Times, Several pilgrims cancelled their advance bookings made for their hotel stay at Katra, Shiv-Khori and Patnitop. Many others had cancelled their chop... | |
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