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Blue eyed dental surgeon trashes transfer order issued by Principal Secretary H&ME Deptt Anarchy at its best 12/30/2018 10:39:24 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Orders issued at the highest level in the state administration are being virtually thrown into 'dustbin' with no respect whatsoever being shown to the authority who has issued such an order. An order issued by Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education department has virtually been given a 'damn' by a doctor who over the years has been enjoying a close rapport with corridors of power at the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir. The doctor a dental surgeon has not obeyed the transfer order and as such he has given no importance to the order issued by no less than by Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education department. Interestingly, the higher ups of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir are also non-serious about the transfer order. "In the interest of administration it is hereby ordered that the services of Dr. Imran (Physician ACLS trained, CHC Gousia Hospital) shall be utilized to supervise the training at RIHFW, Dhobiwan along with other doctors who have been already conducting trainings according to a...   READ MORE

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Mehbooba in her new Avatar issues veiled threat to security forces PDP shows its real face and its quite ruthless! 12/30/2018 10:39:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: After losing power, people are finding PDP President Mehbooba Mufti once again in her old avatar- visiting families of militants, justifying militants and issuing veiled threats to security forces of the country. A day after congratulating the grand daughter of a dreaded separatist- Syed Ali Geelani- who advocates Kashmir's merger with Pakistan- for passing class 10 examination, Mehbooba on Sunday visited the militancy infested south Kashmir's Pulwama district and roamed around its interiors. She also met with the families of the victims and condemned their targeting, while asking the governor administration to remain cautious and not to intimate the ...   READ MORE   Prize distribution ceremony held under mobile flash lights 45th J&K state badminton championship 12/30/2018 10:38:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Officials of Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council were left red faced on Sunday when the power supply went off during the prize distribution ceremony of 45th J&K state badminton championship at Indoor Sports Complex MA Stadium here. The chaos prevailed in the stadium and the prizes were distributed under the flash lights of mobile phones. Former Minster for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga, who was the chief guest on the occasion, kept on distributing the prizes in darkness. Sources told Early Times at the first instance power went off around 2:30 PM and was restored at 5 PM following which men's single final matches were played. As soon a...   READ MORE   Hate preachers get to taste dose of their own medicine News Analysis 12/30/2018 10:38:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Masked youth entering Jamia Masjid in Srinagar's Old City with their shoes on and waving the flag of dreaded international terrorist outfit ISIS should serve as an eye opener for the separatists and the Pak stooges, who have been propagating hate and preaching sedition during all these years. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Separatists during all these years have been using religious places to spread hate against the country. Now they are getting to taste the dose of their own medicine as the highly radicalized youth are out to challenge their hegemony." "Desecration of Kashmir's oldest mosque is a highly deplorable act and no one can ju...   READ MORE   Director JKEDI enjoys prolonged extension 12/30/2018 10:38:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: By cleverly mauling the laid norms in connivance with bureaucrats and some politicians, a government officer, who should have retied years back, has been enjoying prolonged extension, spreading his stay at the incumbent post to over 15 years. The persistent extensions to Director Jammu and Kashmir entrepreneurial development Institute (JKEDI) show that the incumbent director is enjoying patronage of bureaucrats as well as political leaders which has enabled him to hold the coveted post since past more than 15 years. "It is a case of clever rape of laid norms with political involvement, otherwise, how can an officer who was supposed to retire in 2012,...   READ MORE   Govt 'downplays' militant attack in Jammu city 'Police slept on intelligence inputs' 12/30/2018 10:38:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Even as the blast near the General Bus Stand in Jammu on the night of December 29 was largely termed as "low intensity explosion", security experts said it was a "full-fledged militant attack" in the winter capital. Official sources said it was a full-fledged militant attack on the police station in the area but that it was "downplayed to hide the security lapse" on the part of the state government. Sources said the intelligence agencies associated with the union Home ministry had already shared information with the Jammu and Kashmir Police that the winter capital was on the radar of the Kashmiri militants who are "trying to establish sleeper cells in ...   READ MORE   Reorganize J&K to end slavery of Jammu, Ladakh Revolt in BJP, Congress 12/30/2018 10:38:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 30: Two important political developments took place just two days ago, December 28. Paradoxically, both went unnoticed. That day, two leaders, one each from the Congress and the BJP, spoke their mind and without mincing words demanded four-way split of J&K opining that division of J&K into four states alone could defeat the ongoing secessionist movement in Kashmir, end 71-year-old slavery of Jammu and Ladakh and address on a permanent basis the concerns of the persecuted and hounded out Kashmiri Hindus. They were former Leh MLA and President of Ladakhi Buddhist Association and District Congress Committee president T Samphal from Ladakh and Surinder Ambardar,...   READ MORE   Kavinder supports UT for Ladakh, opposes statehood status for Jammu BJP in self-destruct mode 12/30/2018 10:37:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 30: The BJP is in a self-destruct mode. It has no respect for the sentiments of its own Jammu constituency. Despite the fact that the BJP has been at the receiving end in both Jammu and Ladakh, it continues to take the people of Jammu province for a ride. How else should one describe the opposition of former J&K Dy CM Kavinder Gupta to the demand in Jammu for separation from Kashmir and demand that seeks status of statehood for Jammu? The senior BJP leader did support the Ladakhis' demand for UT status for Ladakh, but made it loud and clear that the BJP was not for the creation of separate Jammu state. "Statehood for Jammu proposal is not discussed with...   READ MORE   ACP for engineers hangs in balance Finance department awaits GAD's clearance to issue final order 12/30/2018 10:19:15 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Despite Cabinet nod in month of May 2018, the Civil Engineers of state are deprived of Assured Career Progression (ACP) benefits as the files were still pending with General Admini-stration Department (GAD). According to sources, Mehbooba cabinet in May 2018 had given its nod to accord ACP in favour of Civil Engineers. "The task was given to the Finance Department by the Cabinet to notify the scheme and issue necessary orders in this regard", sources privy to development informed Early Times. "However, the Finance Department, has also further forwarded the case to GAD", sources in Finance Department said and added that the file had not re...   READ MORE   Militants run away with four rifles from residence of former MLC at Jawahar Nagar Cops detained for questioning, red alert sounded across Kashmir 12/30/2018 10:19:04 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Authorities sounded red alert across the Srinagar district and other parts of Kashmir after four rifles went missing from the official residence of a former legislator at Jawahar Nagar area in the afternoon today. Reports said that four rifles of the police personnel posted at the official residence of former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Mohammad Muzaffar Parray went missing after some militants managed to enter the house and decamp with the rifles of the policemen. Sources told Early Times that at around 3 PM couple of persons managed to enter the J-37 official residence of Parray at Jawahar Nagar. The persons managed to lea...   READ MORE   Mendhar people seek separate GDCs for Mankote, Balakote 12/30/2018 10:18:57 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Dec 30: People have demanded separate degree colleges for Mankote and Balakote tehsil in sub division Mendhar, which were situated on the extreme corner of the border and thickly populated said, Ex NC MLA Rahim Butt while addressing a public meeting here today. He said the student of Mankote and Balakote have to go far further studies to Degree college Mendhar which falls at a long distance yet the people of Mankote and Balakote feel that separate degree colleges be given to both tehsils Rahim demanded. He said both Mankote and Balakote in sub division Mendhar were last corners of the border situated near the line of control. Here the students have ...   READ MORE   GRS in RDD paid no salaries for months 12/30/2018 10:18:51 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Dec 30: The Gram Rozgar Sewak (GRS) who have allegedly been appointed in the Rural Development Department by the DCs/ACDs across Jammu and Kashmir without proper advertisement have not been paid for months despite the High Court directions. As per the details available with "Early Times", hundreds of GRS including those of Kishtwar District had been denied salaries since last nearly 10 months on the grounds that they have not been appointed through proper procedure. Speaking to "Early Times" some of the GRS questioned the double standard of the government as well as the department as they are not the only ones who were appointed by the depar...   READ MORE   Decision on JK Polls after meeting with Election Commission in mid Jan: CEO "State election deptt fully prepared for polling" 12/30/2018 10:18:45 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 30: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar on Sunday said that meeting with the election commission of India in connection with conduct of assembly elections is scheduled to be held after second week of January and if election commission decides to hold assembly elections even before the Lok Sabha elections, the state election department would be ready to hold assembly elections without any difficulties in Jammu and Kashmir state. Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar said, "The meeting with the election commission of India for discussion on holding assembly elections will likely be held after second week of January and Jammu and Kas...   READ MORE   MC Udhampur continues to dump MSW in Forest area Authorities stay numb 12/30/2018 10:18:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: At a time when state Governm-ent is making submissions before J&K High Court about taking effective measures of managing solid waste in cities and towns, Municipal Council Udham-pur continues to dump all the municipal solid waste and even dead animals in the local forest area on Jammu Srinagar highway. Astoundingly, the concerned authorities of the pollution control board, Forest department and even the district administration have not taken any cognizance o...   READ MORE   Search operation launched in Jammu area after shootout at army camp 12/30/2018 10:18:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: Government forces on Sunday launched a search operation after two suspected persons, believed to be militants, exchanged fire with army personnel manning a post at a camp in the outskirts of Jammu, defence sources said. According to the report an army soldier noticed suspicious movement of two persons near Ratnuchak camp around 01:50 AM and challenged them, the sources said. They said the suspected persons opened fire, prompting retaliation by the army pers...   READ MORE   Non state subject creeps into voter list fraudulently Locals demand FIR 12/30/2018 10:17:55 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Dec 30: In the midst of debate over PRC laws in J&K, a Bihar resident has managed to enter his name included in the voter list of 51-Kishtwar Assembly Constituency and also managed to get Ration Card and Aadhaar card issued on Kishtwar address. As per the details available with ET, one Mohd Zaffar son of Abdul Latief Saddique managed to get ADHAAR card No. ------5796 on the address House No. 12, Ward No. 13, Akhyarabad Kishtwar situated near Post ...   READ MORE   2 decades on, ITI diploma holders await employment 12/30/2018 10:14:57 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Dec 30: After doing two year diploma and crash courses in different trades from different Industrial Training of Institutes some two decades back, the candidates still await employment. According to sources that, some hundreds of candidates from north Kashmir and other parts of the valley had completed their two year diploma in electric and other trades, but due to less influence and corruption in the system, they are jobless. Sheikh Amir from Khowjabagh while talking to early times said that, in nineties he had done two year diploma from Industrial Institute Training (ITI) Kralhar Baramulla, but so for he was not selected in the depart...   READ MORE

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