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PA of Ex VC involved in major scandal went scot free

2/12/2018 12:21:34 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Blue eyed PA to former Vice Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir Board for Muslim Specified Wakf, went scot free in major scandal he was named. The Board, according to sources, constituted an enquiry committee, against PA to former VC of Board, but efforts are being made to shield him. "The PA has given undue benefits to Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Board for Muslim Specified Wakf, and the duo had tempered minutes of Board meeting", they said and added that the secretary was withdrawing more than the salary fixed by the board. "In recently held meeting of board of directors, the board fixed Rs 20,000 salary of the Secretary, but the secretary with the help of other of...

After himself encouraging factionalism Azad now wants to end groupism in Cong

2/12/2018 12:21:25 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: After himself encouraging groupism and factionalism in the party, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today realized that his party would not return to power in J&K without ending this factionalism. Addressing one day convention of the party at Gandhi Nagar today, Azad, who is known for creating groups in the Pradesh Congress, said that groupism is the biggest threat to the party. He admitted that Congress in J&K is divided into various groups and it is need of the hour to end this factionalism to defeat BJP in the coming elections. Azad admitted that without ending groupism it is not possible to defeat BJP because due to factionalism party leaders ...

4 yrs on, building awaits completion

Tourism Deptt Cafeteria at Domail becomes 'blackhole'

2/12/2018 12:21:17 AM

A B Sharma Early Times Report katra, Feb 11: Tourism Department's cafeteria at Domail along Katra-Shiv Khori road has become a blackhole, as after 4 years the complex has not been completed. The annual pilgrimage at Holi cave, Shiv Khori will begin from Monday, on the occasion of Maha Shivratari, but the huge investment made Tourism Department is far away to serve its purpose. "Four years back, the Tourism Department started construction work of Cafeteria at Domail a stretch between Pouni-Ransoo", the local said and add that the complex after lapse of four years has not be completed yet. The purpose of cafeteria is to serve the pilgrim of Lord Shiva, who visit Holy Town Shiv Khori, als...

People continue to pay for diagnostic tests in public sector

Administrators of Health department fail patients, fail to implement rehabilitative order

2/12/2018 12:20:52 AM

Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: For reasons best known to the people at helm an order issued by Commissioner Secretary, Health & Medical Education department is yet to be implemented by the administrators of the health department. The implementation of the order would have led to tremendous relief for the people who visit the government hospitals across the state in order to carry out simple and complex diagnostic tests. Although, the blue print for providing relief to...

Cautious CM urges BJP to contain fallout of terror attack

2/12/2018 12:20:26 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The Chief Minister has reportedly communicated to the BJP high command that the Sunjuwan terrorist attack should not be used by right wing parties to whip up communal tension in Jammu city. She has directed the police to act tough against any attempt to whip up communal tension in the city and also take all precautionary measures. "Mehbooba Mufti was quick to communicate to the BJP high command that the fall out of the attack has to be contained at all costs. She also communicated that nobody should be allowed to whip up communal tension in Jammu and also that minorities in the region should not be targeted even by inflammatory statements," said the...

In a first, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu signs FDI MoU in Dubai

2/12/2018 12:20:17 AM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: Jammu and Kashmir's finance minister Haseeb A Drabu on Saturday signed the first ever Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) agreement with Dubai Ports (DP) group CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in Dubai. The MoU was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and crown prince of UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed at the Presidential palace. "Very privileged to have signed the first-ever FDI MOU on behalf of the J&K govt with the @DPWorld in the presence of our PM & PM of UAE!" tweeted Drabu. On February 7, the Jammu and Kashmir government and Dubai Ports Group inked a pact for a joint venture involving maiden Rs 1,500 crore foreign direct investment for setti...

Locals provide food to security personnel during Sunjawan encounter

Jammu's strong nationhood on display again!

2/12/2018 12:19:54 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: In yet another display of love for the nation and respect for the men in uniform fighting for the honour of the country in Jammu and Kashmir, people of Jammu turned up outside the Sunjwan brigade headquarters on the outskirts of the city with food and refreshments for the soldiers who were fighting the coward Pakistani terrorists had sneaked into residential quarters and were targeting the unarmed families of the Armymen. On Saturday, as the news of cowardly...

'If action not taken, Pakistan Zindabad will be legal in State'

Akbar Lone's sloganeering raises legal questions

2/12/2018 12:19:15 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: While the government has been largely silent over "Pakistan zindabad" sloganeering by opposition National Confernce MLA Muhammad Akbar Lone in Assembly on Februey 10, the development is feared to have -far-reaching legal implications. Legal experts said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party -Bharatiya Janta Party has acted "non seriously" into the seditious sloganeering that took place in winter capital when Pakistani terrorists had attacked Army camp at Sunjwan here. The experts said the government didn't ask the Speaker to get expunged the "Pakistan Zindabad" remarks nor has a police case been registered against the accused MLA from Sonawari. "There w...

BJP now asking polls for Jammu, Ladakh only

After PDP showed dominance

2/12/2018 12:19:00 AM

Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Feb 11: As the PDP showed reluctance to hold Panchayat polls in the state, the BJP is now asking for elections in Jammu and Ladakh only. This is in view of the reluctance to BJP demand of holding Panchayat polls was across the state was rejected. Government had announced that Panchayat elections would be held from February 15. However, the government and other political parties except the BJP said that situation was not conducive for the polls. "Although BJP is part of the government still there seems dominance of only one ruling party," a BJP leader, said. He said that there was mounting pressure on the BJP leadership that polls shou...

NIA team visits Army camp to build stronger case against JeM chief Masood Azhar

2/12/2018 12:15:34 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Three terrorists were also killed in retaliatory action as the operation which began yesterday continued for a second day inside the sprawling military station along the Jammu- Pathankot bypass here. Though a case has not been registered yet, the NIA team inspected the encounter site inside the camp and examined the evidence collected by the Army, the official said, on condition of anonymity. The NIA is mandated to probe all terror-related cases in the country as per an act of Parliament. NIA is already investigating the November 2016 Nagrota attack case in which seven Army personnel, including two officers, and three terrorists were killed. It has a...

Families of deceased soldiers call for talks

2/12/2018 12:15:25 AM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: The families of two deceased soldiers who hail from the Kashmir valley's border district of Kupwara, on Sunday asked the Centre "to resume dialogue with Pakistan to bring an end to the bloodshed". Hundreds of locals converged on the house of deceased Subedar Mohammed Ashraf Mir, a resident of Kupwara's Lolab area and a solider with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, to console the family. After burying his son in the local grave, Mir's father made an appeal: "Both India and Pakistan should amicably resolve the Kashmir issue. People die every day here. This [bloodshed] should stop." Another deceased jawan, Havaldar Habib-Ullah Qurashi, 42, was ...

Pregnant woman injured in Sunjuwan attack delivers baby girl

2/12/2018 12:15:18 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: A pregnant woman, who was injured in an attack by armed terrorists on the family quarters at the Sunjuwan military camp in Jammu, delivered a baby girl in the hospital on Sunday. Terror attack at Sunjuwan military camp Rifleman Nazir Ahmed and his pregnant wife were injured in the firing by the terrorists and were shifted to the Military Hospital at Satwari, an army official said. "The army doctors worked all night to save the life of the severely injured pregnant woman with gunshots wounds and helped her deliver a baby girl, following a caesarean section operation," Jammu-based army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said. "Both the mother and the baby are ...

After Sunjwan camp attack in Jammu, terrorists now target Army in Shopian

2/12/2018 12:15:09 AM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: Terrorists fired at an Army camp in Chilli Pora in Kashmir's Shopian on Sunday, but no casualties were reported, the news agency ANI said. At least five Indian Army soldiers were martyred after the Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu on Saturday. A civilian was killed too. Jaish terrorists engaged in an intense gunfight with Army personnel for over 30 hours. Four were neutralised....

Sunjwan Terror Attack: 'Operation Flush Out On'

2 slain terrorists hail from south Kashmir, death toll 9

2/12/2018 12:14:38 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The 40 hour long joint operation of Army and Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police to flush out the terrorists who has stormed inside an army camp at highly fortified, Sunjwan Military Station is on even after the elimination of three to four Jaish militants, two of them were identified by the sources as Adil and Mohammad Khalid who had remained active in Pulwama and Sopore area in south Kashmir and are said to be locals hailing from Arwani an...

Farooq blames Pakistan for Sunjwan attack; Omar BJP and PDP

Politics, NC-style

2/11/2018 10:45:45 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 11: They have done it again to promote themselves and their politics. NC president Farooq Abdullah has blamed Pakistan for the Saturday Sunjwan terror attack and his son and the party working president and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Omar Abdullah has blamed the BJP and the PDP for the attack. Farooq Abdullah spoke in Delhi and Omar Abdullah in Jammu. Sensing the mood of the nation in the aftermath of the attack, Farooq Abdullah sought to create an impression that he was against Pakistan. "Pakistan must stop cross-border terrorism. It must stop exporting terrorists into India failing which India would have no other option but to attack Pakistan. And...

Sealed by HC, illegal buildings continue commercial operations

MC Katra turns a blind eye

2/11/2018 10:45:36 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Municipal Committee (MC), Katra has turned a blind eye towards the buildings which had been sealed by the High Court as they continue their commercial operations in the holy town. "Most of the buildings which were sealed by the High Court are still functioning", said sources adding that there some mediators had struck deal with the officials of the committee for remaining silent over the grave violation amounting to contempt of court. Pertinent to mention here that earlier a case under FIR No. 230/17 under sections under 353, 378, 468, 202, 201, 189, 188, 187, 186, 183, 179, 177, 175, 120B, 119 and 114 of RPC was registered at Police station Katra aga...

Amid low crime rate, State registers 3500 kidnapping cases in 4-yrs

2/11/2018 10:45:27 PM

Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Although the crime rate is low in Jammu and Kashmir than most parts of the country, around 3500 kidnapping cases have been reported in the state in the last four years. As per official figures accessed by Early Times, around 3,500 kidnapping cases have been reported in the state in the last four years. This means three to four kidnapping cases are getting registered on an average daily in the state. However, police said scores of such cases go unreported either due to remoteness of the location or their families fail to follow such cases due to the poverty and don't have photographs to show the police for investigating the matter. According to the...

State Govt responsible for Sunjwan terror attack: Brig Saini

Rohingya-Bangladeshi factor

2/11/2018 10:45:22 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 11: The J&K Assembly on Friday witnessed ruckus over the terror attack on Army Camp at Sunjwan, which left two Subedars martyred and half a dozen other wounded. Pakistan Murdabad, Pakistan Zindabad slogans were raised in the Assembly. The Speaker had to expunge his own remarks on the Rohingya-Bangladeshi angle in the Sunjwan episode. It was unprecedented. All took the line which suited them keeping the paramount national interest aside. Nation was the casualty as political interests were preferred. Outside Assembly and in the Jammu City and its peripheries, things were totally different. People were in a state of shock. They were extremely angry as well. The...

Notifications not available on district websites ?

Land Acquisition for Ring, Semi Ring Roads

2/11/2018 10:45:12 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: As the land acquisition process for construction of Ring and Semi Ring roads in Jammu and Kashmir divisions is gaining momentum from Government side , the necessary notifications under various section of J&K Land Acquisition Act 1935 are not allegedly proactively available. Sources say that these notifications are not even available on the official websites of various districts like Kathua , Samba , Jammu , Udhampur , Pulwama , Budgam , Srinagar , Baramulla , Bandipora and Ganderbal. Details available with Early Times reveal that except notification number 6 , all other notifications under section 4 , 7, 8 and 9 have not been uploaded on Government web...

Irregularities bleeding public exchequer in ULBK

People demand stringent checks

2/11/2018 10:45:04 PM

Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Blame it on the absence of a stringent mechanism to ensure transparency, the menace of illegal appointments is continuing in the urban local bodies department and a substantial part of the allocation is drained off on the illegal backdoor appointees. Sources while talking to Early Times said that, government has failed in its promise with regards to transparency and accountability in few departments and ULBK is in the top list, they should reshuffle the officers who have brought bad name to this department. Sources said that the grants-in-aid to the Municipalities comes from the Consolidated Fund of the State, and that is the re...