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| Detained netas were using phones for 'over fortnight!' | | Phones were 'smuggled' into Centaur Hotel Sub Jail | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 8: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized over a dozen mobile phones from politicians detained at the MLA Hostel in Srinagar, the detainees may have got access to phones during their previous detention at the Centaur Hostel on the banks of Dal Lake.
Highly placed sources told Early Times that police have got "credible leads" in the case suggesting that the detainees were in possession of the phones for the past over a fortnight.
"We have got some leads that suggest about such a long use of phone (in detention)," said a source in police department. Whereas the leaders were shifted to the MLA Hostel on November 17, sources said "phones may have infiltrated" into Centaur Hotel sub jail from where the detainees managed to smuggle the same into the new prison.
Sources said those politicians who may have used phones include a youth leader of the PDP apart from senior leaders of the National Conference and Peoples Conference.
"There's every possibility that their relatives or friends who would come to meet them ( at Centaur) had managed t... | |
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| Babus for 'no transparency' in functioning of Deptts | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 8: All it seems that heads of departments do not want to make any transparency into functioning in their respective departments. This could be gauged that directives issued by government to bureaucrats in last three years decades to make "responsive and transparency" in governance" have not been implemented.
Since 2017, government has announced several measures to make the administration accountable. However, there has been poor response from the officials to the government's directives.
One such directive was submission of annual and monthly progress report card of their departments by the administrative secretaries, heads of the depa... | |
| | | | Central grants for West Pakistan refugees deliberately made to lapse by JK's successive regimes | | More to it than what meets the eye! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: With government, soon after the creation of the union territory, is laying emphasis upon the rehabilitation of the west Pak refuges in Jammu and Kashmir, there are questions being raised over the thousands of crores of central grants that weren't spent by the erstwhile state regime in the past.
As per the official sources, the Jammu and Kashmir administration is seeking details of the thousands of crores of central funds that were earlier given to successive Jammu and Kashmir governments for ensuring better facilities the refugees hailing from west Pakistan and taking shelter in Jammu and Kashmir.
Recently, under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor... | |
| | | | Number of cancer patients swell in JK but few gets financial assistance of Govt schemes | | Among miniscule number of beneficiaries, majority are from valley | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Though the number of cancer patients in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded an increase but very few patients have managed to get the financial assistance provided to the cancer patients under a Central Sponsored Scheme (CSS).
More surprisingly out of the miniscule number of beneficiaries, majority are from Kashmir valley while most of the Jammu patients have not been able to get that benefit too, raising a serious question over the conduct of the authorities.
According to the details available with the Early Times, the estimated incidence of cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir was reported as 15652 in 2016, 16480 in 2017 and 17351 in the year 2018.
Under an ... | |
| | | | Administration mulls for separation of prosecution from J&K Police | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: The perfection of the system is the ultimate goal of administration. A constant endeavor is being made to cleanse the system. It is a Rule of Natural Justice - "that no one should be Judge of his own cause". The said rule had become victim, when the police prosecutors used to present and contest cases, in the court of law during the trial, in which they had remained the part of investigation.
The recent creation of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh also brings along-with it, the parting of Prosecution Agency from J&K Police. This is a healthy step in a developed democratic set-up, where the independence of an institution is ensured. Ear... | |
| | | | Pak stooges maintain silence over cold blooded murder of innocents | | Terrorists kill 50 civilians in 2019 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 8: As many as 50 civilians including 11 non-locals have been killed this year, most of the civilian killings have been carried out by the Pakistan sponsored terrorists.
According to the media reports, 15 civilians including 11 non-local labourers, truckers and traders were shot dead by the terrorists in South Kashmir in October month. Highest in 30 days this year.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The so-called champions of human rights did not utter a word to condemn these killings. The silence adopted by them has proved it beyond doubt that they have no courage to condemn the killings carried out by the Pakistan sponsored terrorists."
He sa... | |
| | | | Illegal constructions in flood zone areas unabated in Poonch, Rajouri | | Admin of twin districts act as mute spectators | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Despite strict directions from the District Administrations of Poonch and Rajouri for prohibiting any construction in notified areas flood zone areas, yet the illegal constructions by the locals have been going on unabated and the concerned administrations have been acting as mute spectators.
Sources told Early Times that post 2014 flash flood in the entire State, the district administrations of Poonch and Rajouri had declared some locations under Red Zone i.e highly danger for living as hundreds of the houses were washed away in flash flood in 2014.
"Huge loss of property and lives was witnessed in the 2014 yet people started construct... | |
| | | | BDC Chairpersons of Chenab Valley blames bureaucracy as hurdles for strengthening of PRIs at grass root level in J&K | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Newly elected Block Development Council (BDC) Chairpersons of Chenab Valley today launched a scathing attack on the government for their failure in fulfilling the promises made with them and with Panchayat Raj Institutions viz Panches & Sarpanches- and blames bureaucracy as biggest hurdle for strengthening of PRIs at grass root level in J&K.
Speaking to Early Times the newly elected BDC members said that recently held back to village phase 2 i... | |
| | | | Demand for woollen items increases at "Sunday market" as temperature dips in valley | | | | Wajahat Shabir
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 8: As the temperature in the valley dips to -2 degree Celsius, people thronged to "Sunday market to purchase winter items including warm Jackets, Trousers, Shawls, and Sweaters ". Huge rush was witnessed around the Lal Chowk city homemade items and clothes are being sold.
The first week of December has been recorded the coldest period so far this winter forcing people to come out of their comfort zone and do some shopping.
"The temperature is very low and it is important to keep yourself warm so I am here to purchase winter items for me and my family", said Javaid Ahmad, a government employee.
He added, "This is the only market where peop... | |
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