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| 'Leaving alliance midway can be suicidal' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 1: Governor NN Vohra's summon to the chiefs of PDP and the BJP to come clear on their stand by February 2 eveningover much-awaited Government Formation is likely to bring two parties closer again.
Highly placed sources said both the parties are likely to request the executive head not to dissolve the Assembly as they would start dialogue afreshin a bid to end the stalemate. The National Conference had demanded that the Assembly be dissolved to pave way for fresh elections.
Observers say if the PDP failed to meet the expectations of people of Kashmir, BJP outrightly failed in Jammu.
"People of Jammu have taken the BJP regime as one of the worst times w... | |
| | | | BJP comfortable with PDP | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: BJP has still no reservations in formation of government with PDP and has reiterated its earlier stand on agenda of alliance saying it was non-negotiable.
The BJP Core Group which met here today at the residence of Ashok Kaul, party general secretary, has said that it is PDP which has to clear its stand as BJP has already made its stand known.
The members of Core Group besides Ashok Kaul included of BJP Legislature Party leader, Dr Nirmal Singh, State president of the Party, Sat Sharma, MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, Party general secretaries Dr Narinder Singh, Rajiv Jasrotia and Manish Sharma.
The party during two hour long meeting discussed various issu... | |
| | | | Ineligible become chairman, director SCHBS | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: Some influential persons have captured administrative positions in Sainik Cooperative House Building Society (SCHBS) Sainik Colony Jammu with connivance of officials of Cooperative Societies J&K.
According to byelaws of the society, only ex-servicemen who are residing within the colony developed by SCHBS, can be members of the society.
"He/she is a person other than legal heir, in whose favour a member has transferred his/her residential plot/house/shop site/built up shop along with share of interest, and such person is also an Armed Forces personnel, serving or retired, and actually residing in the Housing colony developed by the SCHBS,... | |
| | | | ‘State BJP leaders are mere puppets' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: For the BJP, its leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have no competence to take decisions and their role is merely of puppets or messengers with regard to political developments in J&K, which has been passing through a political stalemate for the last around one month.
This has once again become evident in the latest developments following Governor N N Vohra's communiqué to both PDP and BJP inviting them separately for discussion over Government Formation in Jammu and Kashmir on February 2.
Even as the BJP hurriedly convened a Core Group meeting of the party this morning for discussing the present political scenario vis-à-vis Governor's invitation, nothing su... | |
| | | | State BJP 'endorses' Mehbooba's conditions for Govt formation | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: The hardball that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti played in the Sunday meeting of the party at Srinagar has, it appears, won the game. Addressing the meeting, she said that she wanted an assurance from the BJP that the agenda of alliance will be implemented in a definite timeframe and that she would not work with the BJP until and unless the BJP gave that assurance. She said many other things but the bottom line was the same.
Her line clicked the same day, as the BJP took no time to endorse her line and reassure her that the BJP will give her unstinted support so that she could fulfill all the dreams of late Mufti Sayeed. The statement of endorsement was ... | |
| | | | Estranged Jammu abandons 'unpopular' BJP | | 'Vikas Sushashan Sankalap' rally | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: The BJP, which only 13 months ago, got a massive mandate in the Assembly elections and won 25 of the 37 seats from the Jammu province, has become thoroughly unpopular in its own core constituency.
The level of unpopularity can be measured from the poor attendance of people in the so-called 'Vikas Sushashan Sankalap' rally, which was organized in the heart of Jammu city on Sunday with much fanfare. It was organized at Geeta Bhawan, which is located in the ... | |
| | | | Pathankot attack: Pak agencies may give clean chit to terrorist Masood Azhar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: Nearly a month after terrorists struck at Pathankot airbase in Punjab, Pakistan has said that it needs more evidence from India as the investigating agencies have failed to make any headway in the probe.
A retired defence personnel while talking to Early Times said, "Despite India providing vital leads and proofs, Pakistan investigating agencies are trying to shield the people behind the attack and are trying to bury the hatchet."
"The team has almost completed its investigation into five cellphone numbers, used for making calls from Pakistan to India, provided by the Indian government. No further leads were found from these numbers because they were... | |
| | | | BJP's performance in 'effecting' transfers of senior cops 'abysmal' | | In 10 months of power, only two cops transferred in entire Jammu region….! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: In ten months of power, performance of BJP as the ally in government has remained awful on most of the fronts, managing transfers and postings of Police Officers in Jammu province abysmal with just two transfers of SP level officers, not to speak of changes at the higher level in the hierarchy.
This is what BJP can count as the only 'achievement' while reviewing its performance while it shared power with PDP.
Sources said while PDP effected and ensured transfers of senior police officers who matter in the entire Kashmir region during cabinet meetings, something which resulted in grip and control over the functioning of the Police at district headquarte... | |
| | | | Tawi railway station employees 'loot' passengers | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 1: The Railway Employees at Jammu Tawi railway station allegedly loot passengers on one pretext or the other pretext.
The passengers informed Early Times that mismanagement and rude attitude of railway employees irked them a lot. "We were going to the Mata Vaishno Devi. We reached Tawi railway satiation and accordingly went to the ticket counter to book the tickets. I received ticket number 60071961 for six persons, and the lady employee at the counter asked me for 240 rupees. But I was shocked to receive only 100 hundred rupees instead of 260. When I asked her the reason she did not answer and instead directed me to leave the counter... | |
| | | | PHE fails to constitute DWSM, flouts guidelines of NRDWP | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1 : Flouting the guidelines of National Rural Drinking Water Programme, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department failed to constitute District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) required to be put in place at the district level to analyze and consolidate the village water security plans as a result the water security plans has not been formulated even after lapse of three years.
Sources told Early Times that as per guidelines, District Water and Sanitation Mission has to be established at the district level to analyze and consolidate the village water security plans at the district level for the implementation of the programme which has n... | |
| | | | 3 immolation bids greet LAWDA demolition drive in Srinagar | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb1: Three people attempted self immolation as a dozen suffered injuries in police action on Monday after demolition squad of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) bulldozed residential structures in Saidakadal and Ashia Bagh areas in old city.
Witnesses said three people attempted self immolation by sprinkling kerosene oil on their bodies who were later hospitalized in critical condition. They said dozens others suffered injuries after police charged batons to quell their protest.
As soon as the demolition squad entered into the area people in large numbers including men women and children took to the roads and staged massive ... | |
| | | | 2 yrs on, 10 km road stretch from Rani Bagh to RS Pura awaits repair | | Open Potholes irk commuters | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: Even as government of India is pumping crores of rupees into Jammu and Kashmir for maintenance of state roads under various schemes, owing to callous attitude and inefficiency of state officials, the dilapidated condition of several roads of winter capital is causing immense hardship to the commuters as the Government has virtually not undertaken repair work on these roads for two years. Jaspreet Kour, a local of Miran Sahib told Early Times that around 10 km long stretches of road between Rani Bagh to RS Pura is in very bad condition and is dotted with potholes and bumps due to which the commuters are facing tremendous inconvenience ever... | |
| | | | Dog menace continues to irk attendants and visitors at GMCH | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1 : Dog menace is on the rise not only in the winter capital of state but in Government hospitals including Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu and its other associated hospitals.
On any given day a group of dogs can be seen moving in and around the emergency block, recovery ward and passage leading to the ultrasound clinic in the GMCH Jammu. If recalled GMCH Jammu also hit media limelight in 2012 when monkey were found sleeping on the beds of emergency ward and a media person also had uploaded a video on Youtube on July 19, 2012 showing monkey freely roaming in the emergency wing of the Govt Medical College and Hospital ... | |
| | | | RTI exposes Rs 33 cr liabilities in Housing Board | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1 : An RTI query has exposed Rs 33 crores liability in th JK Housing Board. The information was earlier denied by the PIO of Housing Board to a Jammu based information seeker but after filing 1st appeal the information was revealed.
The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued show cause notice against the PIO of Housing Board for withholding actual details and providing misleading/incorrect information.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one P Sulieman, a resident of Channi Himmat Jammu filed a compliant under Section 15 of the J&K State RTI Act, 2009 before the State Information Commission (SIC) wherein he alleged that PIO, J&K, H... | |
| | | | 'PSC commits blunder in making Urdu syllabus for screening test for AP posts' | | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1 : The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has reportedly committed grave mistakes in preparation of syllabus of Urdu subject for proposed screening test for posts of Assistant Professors.
As reported exclusively by Early Times in its previous editions that JKPSC would conduct screening test for six subjects including Management, Education, Political Science, Sociology, Environmental Science and Urdu to shortlist candidates for Assistant professor, posts as the number of eligible candidates was more than the criteria fixed.
Few days back, the JKPSC uploaded the syllabus for the above mentioned subjects but the aspirants cl... | |
| | | | Tasaduq's candidature for Anantnag LS seat finalised | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 1: In a bid to introduce Tasaduq Mufti in Kashmir's political landscape, the PDP has initiated a massive campaign in South Kashmir to assess whether Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's 44-year-old son could emerge victorious in case he contests parliamentary polls from the region.
As Mehbooba Mufti's elevation as the 13th chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir is in the offing, the parliamentary seat that Mehbooba has to surrender, would go for re-elections in near future.
Mehbooba has suggested the name of her brother, Tasaduq Mufti, as a candidate for the Anantnag parliamentary seat. The party is of the opinion that if Tasaduq contests from South Ka... | |
| | | | Estates Deptt provides accommodation on 'fake representations' | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 1: Estates department has allegedly provided accommodation to influential people on the basis of 'fake representation.'
Documents accessed by Early Times reveal that influential people working as need base employees in Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar have submitted documents along with "fake representation" to the Estates department and are enjoying free of cost accommodation.
Documents also reveal that despite complaints influential people continue to enjoy government accommodation since 2002 with impunity.
A departmental letter vide 70-DE of 2002, dated 05/02/2002 mentions details about one decision of the Department to provide Housi... | |
| | | | Muslims perform last rites of 90-yr old Kashmiri Pandit | | Communal Harmony | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 1: The death of ninety year old Janki Nath of Malvan area in Kulgam has created a void in his native village as his Muslim neighbours, who performed his last rites, believe that they have lost one of their family members.
The communal harmony and brotherhood was on full display at Malvan village in south Kashmir as members of the Muslim community assembled at the house of Janki Nath to prepare him for his last journey. He was the only Pandit in the Muslim majority village which has around 5000 households. He didn't migrate in 1990s and stayed at his ancestral house till his last breath.
Nath, who worked with Irrigation Department and had retired in 1... | |
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