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Home Science HOD allows contractual employee to campaign for husband Is JU personal fiefdom of BJP! 12/13/2014 12:09:53 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Jammu University seems to have become personal fiefdom of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. R.D. Sharma and Head of Home Science department going out of the way to lend a helping hand to its contesting candidate from Billawar Dr. Nirmal Singh. According to insiders, Dr. Nirmal Singh has been enjoying the privilege of drawing huge salary from the University without taking classes for the last more than 1 year. They said that Singh has been missing since the day Lok Sabha polls were announced. They further said that he did not bother to even inform the higher ups about his inability to join back the duties. After the Lok Sabha elections were over, sources said that Singh began touring Billawar and solely focused on getting some grip of this alien constituency caring a little about the University students, some of whom are his scholars doing Ph.D under his guidance. They maintained that Singh is not known to the students who have been admitted in the history department during this year since they have not seen him for th...   READ MORE

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Kashmiris remain disconnected with Modi, party unlikely to open an account 12/12/2014 11:51:10 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The BJP is unlikely to win even a single seat from 47 assembly constituencies of the Kashmir. The remaining seats of the Kashmir division go to polls on Dec 14. The party had, however, put in all the resources including its star campaigner in the campaigning. "Leave the Muslim candidates that the party has put up, even the Kashmiri Pandits fielded by the party will not be able to garner even sizeable votes. They had wrongly invested in the Kashmir and were probably living in illusion," said a senior BJP leader, privy to the developments of the party in the Kashmir. The biggest set back for the party was the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-who is the star...   READ MORE   Heavyweights trying their luck in 4th phase 12/12/2014 11:51:02 PM Bashir Assad ET Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The fourth phase of the elections slated for December 14 will determine the fate of Chief Ministerial candidates of both People's Democratic Party and National Conference. One hundred and eighty two candidates are in fray for 18 seats. PDP Patron and former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is contesting from South Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, while as NC president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be seeking election from Sonawar assembly segment in Srinagar district. He also contested from Beerwah assembly seat in Budgam, which went to polls in the third phase on December 9. NC holds all eight seats of Srinagar district and Vija...   READ MORE   Cong candidates avoiding Sonia- Rahul 12/12/2014 11:50:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Disappointed over the failure of the AICC president Sonia Gandhi as well as vice-president Rahul Gandhi in attracting crowd and convince people to vote for Congress, the party candidates are feeling alone in the ongoing war of election in Jammu and Kashmir. As the day of polling for the last phase is approaching nearer and the Bhartiya Janta Party is pumping its entire top leadership for campaigning on the remaining seats, the Congress candidates in the fray seem relying on their own strength and face. The situation can be gauged from the fact that some Congress candidates have even started avoiding the hoarding and banners of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gan...   READ MORE   People turn experts, predict poll results 12/12/2014 11:50:52 PM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: After remaining busy with election related activities for almost two months, the people of areas where voting has already taken place are working hard to work out an accurate exit poll. People are contacting the relatives and friends to know about the facts regarding the votes cast. It is for the first time over the past three decades or so that assembly elections have drawn such enthusiasm from the people. The people who have favoured a change this time seem eager to celebrate it in fashion. "My family which remained away from the elections from the 1996 onwards, voted for a change and not even a single vote was wasted this time. My...   READ MORE   Politicians turn to social media to woo first time voters 12/12/2014 11:50:47 PM Kunal Shrivatsa/Sanjay Pathak Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Knowing the importance of the first-time voters in the current elections, the political parties and the independent candidates in the five assembly segments of Kathua district are exploring traditional as well as non-traditional ways in influencing them. In urban and plain belts like Kathua and Hiranagar, for instance, most candidates are relying heavily on technology and are extensively using social media sites to convey their message as they are aware that channels like facebook and Whatsapp are potential weapons to reach out to youth who are kind of addicted to social media. The candidates having different party affiliat...   READ MORE   Wary of its legislators, Kupwara craves for development 12/12/2014 11:50:41 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari Early Times Report KUPWARA, Dec 12: People across the state might be eagerly waiting for the assembly election results which are scheduled to be announced on December 23, but the residents of Kupwara district, seem indifferent as their district has not seen much development during the last two decades. Kupwara district is represented by two National Conference Legislators Mir Saifullha and Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan, however scores of villages in this hilly areas are annoyed with their representatives as they believe that they have ignored the area. The inhabitants across the district spoke to early times against their legislators as they suffer for electricity, pure...   READ MORE   In violation of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society Act, DEO permits BJP to hold rally in complex Society members to lodge complaint before ECI 12/12/2014 11:50:39 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: In sheer violation of Heritage Society Act, District Election Office (DEO) Jammu reportedly gave permission to Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for organizing a rally in Mubarak Mandi heritage complex on Thursday by Member Parliament Hema Malini. Though Hema Malini did not turn up for the rally but BJP workers had assembled there and left the venue after getting information that the BJP star campaigner had called off the proposed rally. The executive members of Society have however taken the issue seriously. The executive members of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society informed Early Times that no one was authorized to give permission for any political ...   READ MORE   Ventilators gathering dust in SMGS hospital as administration yet to identify space for installation 12/12/2014 11:50:28 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Ventilators in Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital have been gathering dust for the last nearly one month, owing to failure of hospital authorities to find space to keep it. Moreover, the Deputy Superintendent of SMGS hospital and Principal of Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital, have been contradicting each other over the exact number of ventilators. Principal of GMC hospital, Ghanshyam Dev Gupta told Early Times that they had provided four ventilators to SMGS hospital nearly a month back and the administration had been searching space for setting them, so that same would be made functional. "As soon as the space is iden...   READ MORE   CT scan machine worth Rs 1 crore fails to conduct single test in 2 years Lackadaisical attitude of Health Department 12/12/2014 11:50:21 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: A CT scan machine worth more than Rs. One crore, procured by state government around two years back for Sub district Hospital Bhaderwah, is still inoperative owing to non-availability of technical medical and paramedical staff to operate the same. Sources informed Early Times that the CT scan (Computerized Tomography) single slice, provided by state government to Sub District hospital Bhaderwah in the year 2013 has been gathering dust for the last nearly two years for want of staff. They further said that CT scan is one of the fastest and most accurate tools for examining the chest, abdomen, pelvis and also helpful to examine patients with ...   READ MORE   Students aghast over growing violence against women Another acid attack shakes Kashmir 12/12/2014 11:50:07 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Taking potshots at the state government for failing to protect women in the state, students of Kashmir Law College today held demonstrations here to protest growing incidents of violence against women at the hands of malevolent youth. Pertinently, a 21-year-old Law student was on Thursday injured in an acid attack by unidentified car-borne youth outside Kashmir Law College in Nowshehra area of east City. 'Stop sale of acid, stop violence against women and wake up government' dozens of the students of Kashmir Law College including girls this afternoon appeared at Press Enclave here and registered protest against growing incidents of violen...   READ MORE   KPs to determine poll outcome in Jammu west, Raipur-Domana Crucial phase for BJP 12/12/2014 11:49:55 PM Masood Malik Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Two Assembly constituencies in Jammu district, which will go to the polls in the last phase of election on December 20, are the constituencies where the Kashmiri Pandits could make or mar the electoral chances of the candidates seeking election to the Assembly. These are Jammu West and Raipur Domana. Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) live in these two constituencies and that party would win the election which would be able to get maximum KP votes. Actually, the KPs would determine the poll outcome of these two important constituencies. In the 2008 Assembly election, the BJP had won both the seats hands down because the KPs voted overwhelmi...   READ MORE   FCI lands in trouble as SMC prosecutes its officials for 'negligence' FIR also registered by police 12/12/2014 11:49:43 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has landed in trouble after its senior officials have been prosecuted by Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) following allegations that the Corporation did not lift flood affected stock from its go-down. The FCI officials prosecuted are Abishek Singh, Executive Director, North Zone FCI, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Kishan Kumar, General Manager, Regional Office FCI Trikuta Nagar Jammu and Amit Kaiser, Area Manager, District Srinagar, Baghat Barzulla Srinagar. These officials have been prosecuted for not lifting the flood hit stock from FCI go-down situated at Guru Bazaar here post flood. The action aga...   READ MORE   Burglars make merry in Jammu as police take a nap 12/12/2014 11:30:44 PM Mohd Irfan Jammu, Dec 12: Police inaction, people believe has encouraged thieves in the city of temples. The irony is that the police especially the Peer Mitha police station have miserably failed in tracing out he persons responsible for thefts and robberies for the past two years. The people accuse the police of double standards. While thefts in high profile homes were investigated, the lesser mortals have been going from pillar to post without results. Interestingly the Chief minister's residence falls in the jurisdiction of the police station and galaxy of ministers and VIPs live in the area. The security in the area, therefore should have been foolproof, said a resident adding...   READ MORE   Bulk voting surprises many; voters have their own reasons for same 12/12/2014 11:30:22 PM Mudasir Tariq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Bulk voting in the first three phases of assembly elections in Kashmir has surprised many with the process being viewed as a change agent in the discourse of Kashmir politics. People who voted in these elections give different reasons for their participation. While for some it would bring development in their area for others the participation would mean an overall change. "We have been deprived from every entity during all these years, I never believed in these elections. This time I voted for the development of my area," said a voter in Panzla, Rafiabad. The huge turnout in these elections has even surprised the mainstream politicia...   READ MORE   Mufti safe, Sagar challanged in den, Omar in triangular contest 12/12/2014 11:30:15 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 12: The fourth phase of assembly polls scheduled for 14 of December will cover all important Srinagar once considered as NC bastion, Anantnag mixed Congress and PDP bastions and Shopian strong hold of PDP with two chief ministerial candidates Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and Omar Abdullah, besides J&K legislative assembly Speaker, Mubarak Gul, Ali Muhammad Sagar and Muhammad Khursheed Alam who is credited to make inroads for PDP in Srinagar over the years. Of the 182 canidates on December 14, eighteen will give tough times to politicians like Omar Abdullah who is contesting on from Sonawar after switching over from ancestral battle ground ...   READ MORE   Jammu in Assembly elections 12/12/2014 11:30:02 PM Masood Malik Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Three phases of Assembly elections in J&K are over and no major political party has so far talked about the political and economic aspirations of the people of Jammu province. The NC, like other Kashmir-based and Valley-centric parties, hates Jammu and it went to the polls in all the three phases on Kashmir-specific planks. It talked about autonomy and it denounced Army and paramilitary forces during all these three phases. It also challenged the state's accession with India. Besides, it attacked Delhi several times and indulged in politics of competitive communalism and secessionism to restore the ground it lost during its 6-year-long ...   READ MORE

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