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| People of this region have already rejected PDP's communal politics | | Mehbooba has not locus standi to speak about "Chenab Valley" | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 9: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who is brazenly playing religious card to divide Jammu region on communal line, has no moral authority to talk about "ChenabValley" because residents of this mountainous region had out-rightly rejected PDP in the 2014 assembly elections.
Except Banihal and Bhaderwah assembly segments, PDP candidates had failed to get even respectable votes in the 2014 assembly elections so neither Mehbooba Mufti nor her party leaders have representative character to speak about residents of this region. Interestingly both the PDP candidates who had secured respectable votes namely B A Runiyal from Banihal and Mehboob Iqbal from Bhaderwah have... | |
| | | | Rahul places Mir on top, Azad at no. 3 | | Former J&K CM fumes, disassociates himself from election campaign | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 9: Ghulam Nabi Azad's purported announcement of dissociating himself from various committees announced yesterday by Rahul Gandhi, has once again brought into fore his difference with PCC president G A Mir and factionalism in State unit of Congress.
These committees, particularly Election Campaign Committee and Publicity Committee, clearly tell about groupism in the State Congress as various senior leaders, who have given decades to the party, have not been included in any of these panels whereas some blue eyed without any designation in the organization, have been inducted in all the committees.
More ironic is the placement of senior most leader and Leade... | |
| | | | Appeasing all voters, BJP to do separate politics in separate regions ahead of polls | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 9: In a bid to appease voters of each region of the state ahead of assembly and parliamentary elections, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has adopted a strategy by seeking votes from the people of three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh on different issues based on their relevance in the area.
As elections are approaching, all the mainstream politicians have geared up and are campaigning in different assembly as well as parliamentary constituencies, leaving no stone un-turned to woo the voters.
However, the BJP has adopted a different strategy where it has been making different issues its poll plank in three different regions of the state.
For the Jammu re... | |
| | | | Senior leaders hamper Ghar Wapsi of rebel leader | | Another rebellion in PDP | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 9: Once again the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is battling an internal rebellion with few of its senior leaders vehemently opposing the ghar Wapasi of one of the PDP's former rebels.
As per the sources privy to the development, there are hectic attempts being made by the former PDP rebel and a present Congress leader to make his entry possible once again into the party that according to him he has built Brick by Brick.
Such a decision has been taken by the rebel in question because he is feeling left out in Congress and thinks that he is still being considered as an outsider in the party. His apprehensions only got cemented when Congress party passed a... | |
| | | | NC, PDP in race to divide Jammu on regional lines! | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 9: The much-needed creation of Ladakh division has come as a weapon for the two regional parties of Jammu and Kashmir, with both the Peoples Democratic Party and the National Conference trying to seemingly divide Jammu on regional lines. No sooner the government formally announced the creation of separate division of Ladakh on February 8, the twin parties made creation of separate division of "Chenab and Pir Panjal" as almost their election manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls. A day after Ladakh development, the PDP took another leader with its leader from the tribal areas Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali making a formal demand for the separate divisions in... | |
| | | | PDP rebel seeks Ghar Wapsi, faces unexpected hurdles from other leaders | | Is PDP all set to battle yet another rebellion? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 9: Once again the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is battling an internal rebellion with few of its senior leaders vehemently opposing the ghar Wapsi of one of the PDP's former rebels.
As per the sources privy to the development, there are hectic attempts being made by the former PDP rebel and a present Congress leader to make his entry possible once again into the party that according to him he has built Brick by Brick.
Such a decision has been taken by the rebel in question because he is feeling left out in Congress and thinks that he is still being considered as an outsider in the party. His apprehensions only got cemented when Congress party passe... | |
| | | | 33KV alternate transmission line connecting Kishtwar disappears mysteriously | | Exchequer loses Rs 38 Cr | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 9: The mystery shrouds over the disappearance of 33KV transmission line, which is an alternative line to provide electricity to Kishtwar District continues to deepen, as officials of Sub Transmission Division Udhampur responsible for the maintenance and keeping guard of thr line has disappeared mysteriously in the 2008 and even after more than 10 years, nobody knows about the actual fate of this transmission.
As per the details available with "Early Times" the 33KV transmission line that connects Kishtwar receiving station at Malipath with that of Grid Station at Thatri, covers the distance of 30 kilometers from Thatri to Kishtwar and... | |
| | | | Snow clearance work hampered in upper Budgam | | Locals want MGNREGA funds be diverted for work | |  Early Times Report
Budgam, Feb 9: At a time when Government claims that most of the roads have been cleared of snow in Kashmir valley, people in upper parts of central Kashmir's Budgam allege that snow clearance is yet to be undertaken in most of the villages as machines and JCBs are not able to clear the snow. Locals are demanding that either snow cutting machines be send to their areas or roads be thrown open removed manually by local people using MG NREGA funds.
Details available with E... | |
| | | | Budgam villages reel under darkness, faces shortage of drinking water | | Essential commodities missing at many ration depots | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Feb 9: Scores of rural areas in Budgam district are without water and drinking water.
According to locals dozens of villages, including Batpora, Chewa, Arath, Gsgoo, Watervani, Jawalpora, Nasarpora Khag, Gund and its adjacent areas are facing acute shortage of power.
Naseer Ahmad from Gund area said that, the power supply was erratic for the past one week and voltage is also low and department of PDD are hardly bothered about the sufferings of common people. Unscheduled power cuts continue to irk consumers in the metered and unmetered areas of Budgam district, but the condition in non metered areas is bad to worse during these winter ... | |
| | | | Snow wreaks havoc in Chenab Valley, several house suffer damage | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 9: Even though the weather has improved in Chenab valley, the recent snowfall in Kishtwar and elsewhere wreaked havoc as a result of which several houses collapsed besides several fruit bearing plants also suffered damage. Speaking to Early Times, the officials said that they are preparing the damage reports caused due to snowfall adding that revenue officials including Patwaris have been instructed to prepare the damage reports.
In Kishtwa... | |
| | | | Rural Development Department fails in its mandate, concentrates on alien subject | | Discusses menstrual hygiene during workshop at Jammu | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 9: It seems the Rural Development Department (RDD) has lost its mandate and instead of focusing on problems being faced by people of rural areas the department has forayed into areas that are primarily subject areas of the health department.
A press note issued by Department of Information said that in order to improve cleanliness, hygiene and the general quality of life in rural areas, Directorate of Rural Sanitation, J&K today organized workshop on Solid Liquid Resource Management (SLRM) and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). The subject of menstrual hygiene is the baby of health department and the RDD is not expected to delve on t... | |
| | | | Hospital found locked in Adlash Sriguwfara, DC Anantnag assures action | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Feb 9: Exposing the tall claims of health department, a government hospital in Adlash Magam village of South Kashmir's Anantnag district was found locked on Saturday at around 11:39am.
New Type Primary Health Center in Adlash Magam village of Srigufwara Bijbehara was found locked when this reporter along with a group of local villagers visited the hospital. A spot visit found that the authorities hadn't even cleared snow on a stretch of road leading towards the hospital.
Villagers expressed resentment against the health department and district administration and said that they were suffering immensely in absence of health care facilitie... | |
| | | | Shifting of Govt Press benefits private firms | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 9: The shifting of Government Printing Press out of Srinagar has benefited the private firms. Even as the shifting of Government Printing Press Srinagar from its Lal Chowk location had come under stiff opposition, the government went ahead in 2017 and shifted its office to Pampore. A source said that employees of the Government Printing Press had written to the government that shifting proposal of Government Printing Press to Sempora Pampora could result in loss of revenue to Govt crores annually.
They had also written to the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir in this regard in which they expressed their apprehensions about the shifting ... | |
| | | | Decides to conduct Gram Sabha in school | | RDD Sathra violates norms | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 9: Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Sathra thrown has issued a notice for GPDP plan of Panchayat at Higher Secondary School Fatehpur instead of Panchayat Ghar Fatehpur. Locals of Panchayat expressed their strong resentment over the issue and said, BDO Sathra is throwing the norms to winds. Locals of Fatehpur informed Early Times that a Panchayat Ghar having three halls available and the sarpanch is deliberately forcing public to organize meeting in HSS. When contacted the BDO said, "we need a ground for Gram Sabha for which we are going to organize it in HSS." Locals informed that there is land available infront of Pancha... | |
| | | | DC Poonch seeks explanation from PWD officers for media gag | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Feb 9: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Rahul Yadav has sought an explanation from three PWD officers for barring the media persons to cover an event recently held at Dak Banglow in this border district.
The order issued by the Deputy Commissioner Poonch, who is also the District Election Officer, to explain the reason for noncompliance. The order reads: "Whereas, vide this office communication NO: DDEO/P/2018/12121 dated 03-02-2019 you were intimated for necessary arrangements at Dak Banglow Poonch/Mendhar/ Surankote regarding EVM/VVPAT awareness and training workshop to different Government Departments/NGOS/ Media Persons". Whereas you were also in... | |
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