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| New RSS team to decide fate of PDP-BJP alliance | | Rupesh to replace Pappa as Prant Pracharak | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: As the three-day long Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha meeting of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) began at Nagpur on Friday, replacement of Ramesh Pappa with Rupesh Kumar as the Prant Pracharak for Jammu and Kashmir is certain.
Even as it was not clear whether other office bearers of the RSS in Jammu and Kashmir will also be replaced with the formation of new team at national level, all eyes are set on the RSS reshuffle, which is likely to influence the ruling alliance in the State.
According to the sources, replacement of Ramesh Pappa - a local, with Rupesh Kumar as new RSS Prant Pracharak in Jammu Kashmir is likely to trigger new alignments in ruling BJP. Because of his close proximity with Deputy Chief Minister Dr NIrmal Singh, Minister for Health Bali Bhagat and others in BJP with ABVP background, Ramesh Pappa was allegedly biased in taking decisions and guiding the ruling party in Jammu and Kashmir, sources added. Rupesh Kumar, who is going to replace Ramesh Pappa, belongs to Haryana and has never served in Jammu Kashmir till his appoint... | |
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| Controversy: Minutes of meeting of Tribal Affairs Deptt | | But where is the order? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: An attempt is being made to make the agitating and concerned people of Jammu province in general and people of Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Udhampur in particular, to understand that "some minutes of a meeting released by the Tribal Affairs Department on February 14, 2018 had not been discussed in the meeting" and that "the state has decided that the tribal Policy, which will be formulated by a Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) that has already been constituted for the purpose.
All this was disclosed by Health and Medical Education Minister Bali Bhagat on Thursday after the BJP ministers' meeting with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. "The CM admitted that some of the ... | |
| | | | CM fumes over tribal affairs order | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: The Chief Minister has reportedly asked for action against the officers who had made the minutes of the meeting of the tribal affairs department public as it has resulted in another round of tension in the Jammu region.
The sources said the CM was furious in the manner the minutes were recorded which not only generated controversy but were even technically and legally completely wrong.
"How can any CM ask any DC or IGP not to provide any police force for eviction drive. It can be assumed that the order says CM has divested the powers of IGP and DC for police deployment. It means that there is no use of the post of these officials a department is compet... | |
| | | | Migrants rue paltry payments for working in Bollywood film | | Question Govt's undue largesse to film crew | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: Even as the state government is facing heat for having asked the migrant Kashmiri Pandits to act for "paltry sum" as extras for an upcoming Bollywood film being shot here, the relation between a Minister and the film producer has come under scanner.
Commissioner (Migrant) Relief and Rehabilitation, Jammu, vide a formal government order issued vide number RRCM/DCR/2017-18/1058), asked Kashmiri Pandits residing in migrant camps at Jammu to act in the shooting of upcoming movie produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions.
The government has asked the migrant Pandits, scheduled to be paid Rs 850 per day, to submit application forms to 'camp commandants' by Ma... | |
| | | | Cluster University devises its own criteria for Hostel Warden's post | | Applicants allege intrigue to adjust blue-eyed | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: The criteria devised by Cluster University of Jammu for the post of Hostel Warden has been questioned by the applicants, who have alleged that criteria of three years' experience in hotel management, is an intrigue to adjust some blue-eyed.
Applicants informed Early Times that Cluster University of Jammu had advertised few posts in the last week of February. For the post of Hostel warden, the University has sought Graduation as eligibility with three years working experience in Public Relations/Diploma in Hotel Management from a recognized University as desirable qualification.
"In the University of Jammu as well in other universities of stat... | |
| | | | Due to infighting BJP ministers didn't press for CBI probe | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: It is result of the infighting within the party that BJP ministers during their meeting with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had not effectively raise the demand of handing over Rasana case to the CBI. Instead of pressing for this demand, BJP ministers wasted most of the time in buttering their coalition partner.
Credible sources said that most of the BJP ministers are unconcerned about alleged torture and harassment of the locals of Hiranagar where the gruesome incident was happened. They observed that only local MLAs would face anger of the people in case police continued to torture the locals so they shown little concern in pressing the Chief Minister... | |
| | | | Health Deptt fails to put monitoring apparatus in place | | 'No HPMC constituted to monitor NHRM activities' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: Violating the guidelines, the State Health Department has failed to constitute Health Planning and Monitoring Committees at various levels to assess progress under National Health Rural Mission in the State.
Sources told Early Times that as per guidelines the Health Planning and Monitoring Committees (HPMCs) were to be formed to ensure regular community based monitoring of activities at respective levels along with facilitating relevant inputs for planning.
"These committees have to be constituted by District Health Society and were to be given the responsibility of to consolidate village health plans and charting out the annual health action plan in o... | |
| | | | Centre filing plea to quash FIR against Maj Aditya a right step | | Tight slap on the face of separatists | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: The Narendra Modi Government's Friday decision to file plea in the Supreme Court challenging the highly controversial FIR registered against Major Aditya Kumar of 10 Garhwal Rifles for his role in the alleged Shopian firing in which three persons were killed in January this year is a great step in the right direction. It will boost the morale of the forces involved in anti-insurgency operations in J&K and will also send a right message that the Union Government stands firmly behind its armed forces who are fighting in hostile environment risking their lives and limbs.
Earlier, advocate Aishwarya Bhati had filed the petition on behalf of Kumar's father, s... | |
| | | | JU shows reluctance to assist in implementation of PSGA | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: Authorities at Jammu University have shown cold response towards the government suggestion to for implementation of Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) 2011, in the state with their assistance.
Sources said that government has approached the authorities of Jammu University to seek their assistance from a third party for its "effective" implementation in the state.
However, sources said JU did not show any interest. "Actually JU authorities believe that their assistance won't make much difference unless government takes some measures on its own," an official said.
He said that third party monitoring was to ascertain what results have been achieved ... | |
| | | | Class work suspended at Dental College Srinagar following indefinite strike by students | | H&ME department continues to be in 'slumber' | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: Normal work was affected at Government Dental College (GDC), Srinagar as the students proceeded on an indefinite strike against the college administration for their failure to take action against one of the faculty members.
Reports said that scores of students of GDC Srinagar assembled in the college campus and sat on dharna in protest against the college administration. The students also voiced their anger against the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department for their failure to act against one of the faculty members of the college.
Students raised slogans against the college administration and alleged that the people at he... | |
| | | | Out of 450 kanals, merely 5 kanals under use | | Gulmarg Potato farm in shambles | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 9: Agriculture Department has been caught on the wrong foot as its 450 kanals (70 acres plus) Potato Farm in Gulmarg has become a white elephant for the state exchequer. Reliable sources have revealed that out of 450 kanals of land allocated to potato farm mere 5 to 6 kanals of land is used for potato cultivation and rest of the land is unutilized inspite of being highly fertile. Details available with Early Times reveal that Government owned potato cultivation farm at Gulmarg was allocated around 70 acres (450 kanls plus) of land several decades back but mere 5 to 6 kanals are put into use as the employees of agriculture department who are posted the... | |
| | | | SDPO frisks students in examination hall, detects several unfair means cases | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
POONCH, Mar 9: Giving a 'damn' to norms a police officer himself entered in a examination centre and frisked the students claiming he had detected several unfair means cases while CEO and SSP have termed the act unconstitutional, a sources said here today.
Sub Divisional Police Officer Mendhar Riyaz Tantray today entered in Examination centres No:- 4503 and 4504 housed in Government Boys Higher Secondary School where the paper of Chemistry of Class XII was scheduled to be held.
Firstly SDPO appeared in centre No: 4503 along with Naib Tehsildar Mendhar TA Shah and frisked the students. The Superintendent of the centre Mohammad Riyaz Khan said that SDPO ... | |
| | | | SDM needs to impart proper training to youth | | Not by competitions alone | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: The Skill Development Mission has issued an advertisement urging candidates to showcase their talent at local, regional, national and international levels. The desirous candidates have been asked to register with the mission. The Mission has offered an award of Rs 20000 in each skill, which include Mechanical CAD, Automobile Technology, Bakery , Cooking , Graphic Design etc. The Mission, however, seems unaware of the present trends. The youth carry very costly electronic gadgets which include cell phones, tabs, laptops etc. Twenty-thousand is too less an amount to lure the present day youth.
The Mission, however, needs to learn from a local Madrasa in ou... | |
| | | | Hotel owner shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Mar 9: In a major security breach in the heart of Kishtwar town, an influential and reputed hotel owner was shot dead by some unidentified gunmen in Bus Stand posh locality area behind the Jamia Masjid.
As per the details available with 'Early Times', businessmen and hotel owner of "Dar Hotel" namely Ishtaq Ahmed Dar (48 years) son of Ghulam Rasool Dar resident of Semna colony Kishtwar was shot at by some unidentified gunmen from a close range with 8 MM Chinese pistol at around 8.30 PM when he was returning home on his motorcycle.
The eyewitnesses said that there was no electricity in the area when the incident took place outside the ho... | |
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