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| Dogri conference exposes ‘champions’ of Dogra cause | | Closure of AIR Dogri unit at New Delhi widely criticised | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: The self-proclaimed champions of Dogra cause were widely criticized during Dogri Mahanta Diwas wherein intellectuals, writers and academicians raised concern over step-motherly treatment with the Dogri language at various quarters.
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which claimed to champion Jammu and Dogra cause was also widely criticized as being in Union, its involvement in the closure of All India Radio's Dogri Unit in New Delhi could not be ruled out.
The academicians, intellectuals, writers present during the Dogri Mahanta Diwas observed on December 22nd, expressed serious concern over the closure of AIR's Delhi Unit of Dogri.
"Over an year back, the Dogri Unit at New Delhi was closed down by the higher authorities and the Dogri staff was reduced and then remaining was sent back to Jammu, whereas the Kashmiri unit of AIR at New Delhi was still running at New Delhi", the writers observed, adding that this was step-motherly treatment with the Dogri as well as Dogras.
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| Now, SMC's Dy Mayor says nothing wrong in anti-India slogans | | What is stopping Governor Admin from taking action? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: The deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation is in news again and this time because of a viral video in which he could be heard as saying that youth from Kashmir should be allowed to say 'Hindustan Murdabaad' outside Jammu and Kashmir.
The video which has gone viral on social media is of some meeting held at a private hotel in Srinagar in which SMC's deputy mayor is meeting a delegation of some other state.
Posing as an expert on Kashmir affairs, the deputy mayor could be seen sitting at ease on a sofa and sermoning the delegates about what should be done to resolve the 'entangled' Kashmir issue. While talking about the student exchange progr... | |
| | | | Despite being 'yes men' of Mehbooba, BJP leaders face ire of their former boss | | PDP president blames everyone for failure of her Govt, forgets she acted like a 'dictator' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is missing no opportunity to put the entire blame about non-performance of her erstwhile government on the BJP, her former coalition ally.
Meetings of the PDP workers which she chaired during the past few days in Jammu region, according to the sources, revolved around BJP bashing.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that recent statements of Mehbooba Mufti about the BJP ministers being under performers should serve as an eye opener for the BJP leaders, who during their hey days, acted like "yes men" and "second fiddles" of PDP leaders and compromised with the interests of Jammu region.
He s... | |
| | | | Narasimha Rao's affidavit a shot in Modi's arm | | Ram Mandir | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 28: The resurfacing of P V Narasimha Rao Government's affidavit to the Supreme Court in 1994 is going to be a crucial factor in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir case. The 1994 affidavit, which was submitted to Supreme Court by Government of India on September 14, 1994, clearly said that "if it is found that a Hindu Temple existed under the demolished Babri Masjid, the Government would return the acquired land to Hindus back for construction of a Ram Mandir". Significantly, in 2003, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) clearly came out with evidence of "14 pillars of a demolished old Hindu Temple" and said that "the Masjid was indeed built above this". The 574-page re... | |
| | | | PDD 'fleeces' Jammu consumers, fails to pay own bill in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: Even as the Power Development Department is often accused of fleecing the consumers in Jammu, the said department has failed to even clear its own power bills in Kashmir region, especially in the summer capital of Srinagar.
Whereas in Jammu, the PDD immediately snaps connection of the power consumers, whosoever fail to clear the dues in time, such is not the scene in Kashmir.
Official sources said the PDD offices in Srinagar have failed to clear their power bills for months together.
Sources said the PDD offices owe over Rs two million as the bills for the year 2018 have not been cleared as yet.
Sources said the office of the Assistant Executive Eng... | |
| | | | Kashmiris can't impose their will on Jammu, Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 28: The out-of-power and out-on-the-limb PDP leaders, including party chief and former CM, Mehbooba Mufti, and PDP's senior leader, are trying their level best to regain the ground their party lost due to its alliance with what they call rightwing BJP. Mehbooba Mufti is trying to tell the people of Kashmir and her handful of supporters in Jammu that the PDP committed a grave mistake by stitching an alliance with the BJP in 2015 and acknowledged that the PDP lost much of its credibility in the Valley. She would never commit such a mistake in the future, she is reassuring her supporters to save her party, which is being deserted by many top leaders with each ... | |
| | | | NHAI fails to remove encroachments along highway | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: Rampant encroachments have come up along the Lakhanpur- Sidhra National Highway and Jammu- Udhampur National Highway. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Local districts administration are just ignoring it.
As per the latest report of encroachments published by Ministry of Transport and Highways reveals that along the National Highway (NH) from Lakhanpur to Sidhra and Jammu to Udhampur, there are numerous cases of encroachment have come to fore but the authority (NHAI) as well as local administration has failed to vacate negligible during their anti encroachment drive.
"However, the report of ministry has revealed that most of encroach... | |
| | | | Demand for Inquiry Commission into KPs' genocide in 1989 gains momentum | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 28: The Constitution of Inquiry Commission to probe the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989 and 1990 is gaining momentum with various organisations endorsing support to It.
BJP which openly supported the demand and endorsed the same has also written a letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi asking him to constitute a high level Commission to probe the causes that led to the mass exodus of Pandits in 1989-90. It may be recalled that National Human Rights Commission had termed the atrocities on the community in Valley akin to genocide. Since then K P bodies have been demanding Constitution of an independent Commission to probe the issue and fix responsibi... | |
| | | | 3 months on, STP at GMC&H defunct | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu has not been working since September this year.
Sources informed Early Times apart from the patients and the staff of GMCH Jammu the residents of adjoining areas have raised this issue on many occasions but the administration has not acted.
"A huge amount (around one crore) was spent for STP by Mechanical Division of GMCH Jammu. But unfortunately, the huge investment is lying defunct for past three months, despite repeated complaints from the stakeholders", said a senior doctor, whishing not to be named.
He said that apart from creating unhygienic conditions in ... | |
| | | | Land mafia grabs Govt land in Bajalta | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 28: Contrary to tall claims of the state government in tightening the noose on the habitual land grabbers active in and around Jammu, a huge chunk of prime government land in Bajalta area on the outskirts of the city has been encroached upon illegally by few influential people, however, the authorities concerned are reluctant to take any action in this regard for the reasons best known to them. According to the locals, several kanals of government land (Rakba Sarkar) near PHE Department's Overhead Tank in Bajalta Chak area has been encroached by some land grabbers.
"The land grabbers allegedly in connivance with the officials of various law enforcement agen... | |
| | | | Narrow road vulnerable to mishap | | Baba Qazi Nag shrine facing apathy | |  S T Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA (Uri), Dec 28: The sacred shrine of Sufi Saint Masoom Shah Bukhari, alias, Baba Qazi Nag in Kamalkote area has been victim of official apathy and neglect even though many devotees come here to pay their obeisance.
According to residents of Kamalkote Uri , in 16th century a Sufi saint locally known as, 'Chhota Pir' was born in the Uch-Baluch village of Multan in Pakistan, belonging to Bukhari race of the Syed dynasty which migrated to Uri area.
"He flew a... | |
| | | | Unelectrified Sathra village exposes Poonch development | | |  Sarfraz Chak
Early Times Report
Mandi, Dec 28: The people in Poonch are deprived of basic amnesties like electricity and water supply. According to sources from Sathra village of Mandi tehsil, the people of mohhalas ward number 3, 8 and 9 of said village are still unelectrified and government and political representative of local areas including legislators are unaware about the matter.
Sarpanch Fazal Hussain of the said village accused Power Development Department of failure to provide ele... | |
| | | | MBA turned LeT militant killed in brief shootout in Pulwama | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Eary Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: An Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree holder turned militant was killed in a brief encounter with security forces at Banderpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district early morning today.
Reports said that a group of militants fired upon a patrolling party of army's 55 RR in the Banderpora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. The fire was returned thus triggering a brief encounter between the two sides. In the shootout one militant was killed. He was identified as Ishfaq Yousuf Wani, resident of Koil-Pulwama.
Reports said that two militants managed to escape from the site of encounter while as one militant was killed. It... | |
| | | | Over 40 thousand teachers without salary since August | | JK Govt fails SSA, RMSA schemes | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: The successive Governments of Jammu and Kashmir have failed in implementation of Central Sponsored Schemes as over 40 thousand teachers engaged under SSA, RMSA were without salary since August 2018. According to sources, Minister of School Education in successive
Governments made promises, gave verbal assurances, constituted Committees, but the miseries and agony of SSA, could not be mitigated. These teachers had refreshed their hopes once the Governor's rule was imposed in the state, but even that could not bring an end to their misery.
"Following our month long hunger strike at Jammu and Srinagar, our
leadership was called to Rajbhawan by the Governor... | |
| | | | Interlinking streams, lakes in Kashmir: HC seeks Action Plan | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 28: The state High Court today directed Commissioner PHE & Irrigation Department, appointed as Nodal Officer, to file compliance report regarding preparation of a concrete plan of action for inter-linking of the streams, wetlands, lakes and river Jhelum.
The directions by a division bench of Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Sanjeev Kumar followed submissions by amicus curie Nadeem Qadri in the PIL that the Commissioner PHE & Irrigation Department has been appointed as nodal officer but no concrete action has been submitted with reference to the compliance report of October 24 order.
On 3 November, the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam was directed to ensur... | |
| | | | Detained for opening fire, property dealer released after striking deal with SDPO, SHO | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) who has been posted as Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) in the outskirts of Jammu district and one of his Station House Officers (SHO) struck deal with a property dealer for not registering the FIR against him after the latter fired gun shots in air with his licensed weapon to intimidate his adversaries.
If sources are to be believed, incident took place few days ago when the said property dealer had some heated exchanges with other party over a land dispute, following which he fired some gun shots in air causing panic in the area. Sources further said that the property dealer who opened fire was taken to polic... | |
| | | | Lack of coordination between deptts ails Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR: Despite constituting municipal bodies in Srinagar, the lack of coordination is still impacting the overall development of the summer capital. An official of SMC said here are numerous problems in Srinagar. "Every department like Srinagar Development Authority, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Roads and Buildings Department are working in different directions. They have no coordination. We need to put all 35 services under one roof," the official said. Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran said, "There has been a sizeable change in the Corporation. We are moving things in a right direction. I feel in another 3 months, there will be a visible change on ground," he said. "I ... | |
| | | | Ration pilferage goes un-noticed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 28: Despite repeated incidents of ration pilferage, there seems no check to curb such incidents.
An official of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (DFCSCA), said that government often receive reports about ration pilferage from its depots and godowns in the Valley. "The stone keepers at many places have been indulging in black-marketing and government has so far failed to do much to stop the practice," the official said.
Over the years, the official said that several scams have surfaced in the DFCSCA, which was earlier known as Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, causing huge loss to the state exchequer.
Since 2012, thous... | |
| | | | CUK Controller examinations tenders apology to SIC | | For violating RTI Act | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 28: The Controller of Examinations at Central University of Kashmir (CUK) who was previously Principal S P College Srinagar apologised before the State Information Commission (SIC) for violating the Right to Information Act. Information Commission while accepting her apology asked her to remain careful in future. Details available with Early Times reveal that a complaint came up for hearing before the State information Commission (SIC) on 29.11.2018. Prof Parveen Pandit, former Principal Government S.P College Srinagar, now Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir and Principal Government S P College Srinagar Dr Khurshid Ahmad Khan atten... | |
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