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| Even state BJP president was not prepared to release Vision Document | | No reference to OBCs | | | Masood Malik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 2: It was on November 27 that the J&K BJP released what it called its "Vision Document" for the 2014 Assembly election in Jammu. The BJP is the only party which did not release election manifesto, though, credible sources in the party say, the party had prepared it and got printed "400 copies of election manifesto". According to reliable sources, "there were many in the party who wanted their leadership to release election manifesto, but in a meeting of top party leaders, including BJP national president Amit Shah, who knows nothing about Jammu and Kashmir, took a decision to not release it".
"The party leadership committed a mistake by not releasing election manifesto. The party will suffer because the Vision Document was drafted to pamper fundamentalists in Kashmir and tell people of Jammu and Ladakh that the BJP, like the Congress, NC and other Kashmiri parties, they have to be part of the Kashmir-dominated system," sources further informed, adding that "the BJP has disappointed its staunch supporters by yielding under communal press... | |
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| Denial to accept Election duties: Are University Teachers above law? | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 2: By blatantly refusing to perform election duties, Teachers of Jammu University have disregarded the statutory provisions which invite reprimand under law and the Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) has further aggravated the wrongdoing by threatening a stir if any action was taken against the defaulting teachers.
JU teachers had refused to perform election duties advocating their 'pressing' engagements while many in the university confess that many senior professors do not take even their assigned classes let alone research work for which they are paid hefty salaries. Moreover, while the teachers are trying to hide behind the autonom... | |
| | | | BJP's political aspirations may drown in flood victims' ire | | After 3 months, no word from Union Govt on compensation | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 2: The soaring aspirations of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to win clear majority in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections may be washed away in the ire of flood victims, who have been waiting for the last nearly three months but there is no word from Union Government led by Narendra Modi, on providing any compensation to them.
Sources informed Early Times that according to the details furnished by Union Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been maintained that a total of 282 humans and 61,326 cattle have been lost in floods besides 6.48 lakh hectares cropped area was affected and 2.53 lakh houses had been reported damaged due to floods/ landslides in st... | |
| | | | Jamaat bastions react differently during ongoing polls | | 'After massive polling in Ganderbal, Kulgam turns violent ' | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 2: Contrary to probability, Jamaat-i-islami bastions are reacting differently during ongoing polls in Kashmir. After brisk voting in Ganderbal, Jamaat bastions of Kulgam today reacted violently to boycott polls. After brisk polling was recorded in central Kashmir's Ganderbal District in areas considered as Jamaat-i-islami bastions like Saloora and Barsoo in first phase of polling few days back where Jamaat followers said that they voted for change and against Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) mission 44+ which needs seats from Kashmir valley as well for BJP leadership, noted Jamaat bastions of Kulgam, Redwani, Kujar, Frisal, Hawoora, Rampora... | |
| | | | And now BJP says it will withdraw AFSPA | | Vote-bank politics | | |
Masood Malik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 2: The BJP, which discarded its ideology very recently to garner some Muslim votes in Kashmir, on Monday went a step further to promote its vote-bank politics in the Valley. Releasing the Vision Document at Srinagar, state BJP vice-president Ramesh Arora, declared that if voted to power the BJP would withdraw "stringent" Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Under this Act, the Armed forces involved in combating terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir enjoy legal immunity. It was clear that he was asked by the party leadership to make a statement that the BJP shared the view of anti-national forces in the Valley that AFSPA was an undesirable Act a... | |
| | | | Record polling proves Omar, separatists wrong | | What have we achieved by staying away from elections for past 20-yrs, ask voters | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 2: Jammu and Kashmir witnessing more than 70 percent polling in the first two phases has silenced the people who were of the opinion that assembly elections should be delayed in wake of the floods which submerged Kashmir on September 7 this year. The high voting percentage has also shattered the people who have been preaching separatism and election boycott for the past 22-years.
Kashmir watchers believe that high voter turnout indicates that people were fed up of NC-Cong regime and have participated in the polls to express their resentment against the government led by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Reports suggest that NC is once again all set to ... | |
| | | | Gadkari announces two new projects for JK | | Is it a violation of MCC ? | | |
G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: The announcement of union minister for Surface transport, Nitin Gadkari announcing two projects for Jammu Kashmir have triggered discussions. Is this a violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) .
Political leaders irrespective of party lines have termed the announcement made by Union minister as violation of MCC.
Pertinently, few days back during his visit to Jammu, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari , while speaking in a seminar on 'Road Map and Prosperity' organized by State unit of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), had announced two major projects worth Rs. 23000 Crores in state for road connectivity and construction of tunnel.
Moreover, th... | |
| | | | Removed in copying case, Prof Darshana re-designated programme coordinator | | JU favours tainted | | |
Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: Yet in another instance of favoritism in University of Jammu, the acting Vice Chancellor Prof. R D Sharma has re-designated Dr Darshana Sharma as Programme coordinator for M. Ed at DDE, notwithstanding the fact that she was removed from the same post for her alleged involvement in copying during M Ed test, 2013. Sources in University told Early Times that following a case of copying in Directorate of Distance Education, the then programme coordinator M. Ed DDE was removed from the post by JU administration, but Prof RD Sharma few days after he took over as acting VC re-designated the tainted Professor even as services of contractual Le... | |
| | | | Increasing dissidence may deflate BJP's Mission 44+ | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 2: With increasing dissidence in the Party, BJP's Mission 44+ is likely to get deflated as people in various constituencies will prefer to vote for candidates than the party.
The Party is facing dissidence in Kathua, Bani, Udhampur, Rajouri and Reasi assembly segments where its leaders and some former MLAs are in the fray as independent candidates. Besides in Basholi the Party MLA has joined the Congress in protest against the denial of mandate to him while in Ramban the dissident leader joined another political party to seek its mandate and contest the elections.
This has posed a grave challenge before the BJP's Mission 44+ and people openly question the... | |
| | | | 8 yrs on, 6 projects of Rs 11.30 crore await completion | | Dismal performance of Tourism Department | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: The dismal performance of the State Tourism Department to complete its ongoing projects within stipulated time has heavily caused losses to the tourism sector of the state as six out of twenty one schemes taken up between 2006-2010 at the cost of Rs 11.30 crore have not been completed till date.
Sources told Early Times that under 12th Finance Commission award (2007-12), 21 schemes/ works with an approved cost of Rs 35.83 crore were taken up during the period 2006-07 to 2012-13 for augmentation of the existing infrastructure.
"An amount of Rs 27.05 crore was released for these schemes, against which an expenditure of Rs 24.13 crore was i... | |
| | | | J&K's poor performance in implementation of Central Schemes unabated | | Eight Rural Tourism projects sanctioned in 10th FY Plan still incomplete | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: Contrary to the tall claims of state government to promote rural tourism across the state, 8 of the 12 projects for promotion of rural tourism sanctioned by Government of India (GOI) in 10th FYP are still incomplete inspite of lapse 11th Five Year Plan.
Documents in the possession of Early Times reveal that in 10th Five-year plan, Ministry of tourism, (GOI) had sanctioned six projects under scheme of Rural Tourism in the year 2005-2006 for product infrastructure development for destination and circuits, out of which four projects were incomplete.
"The total cost of six projects is Rs.941.13 Lakhs and the amount released Rs. 782.9 Lakh... | |
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