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| Omar's Government spent 7 Cr on re-employment of retired people | | Tainted Mushtaq Peer got 9 lakh per year | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 20: The former government led by Omar Abdullah has spent around 7 crore rupees on re-engagement of the retired employees whose services were recently terminated by the government.
The General Administration Department (GAD) in its detailed list of the people who have been re-employed by the Omar Abdullah government, a copy of which is in possession of Early Times, has mentioned that 100 retired persons were given lucrative postings in various government departments of state which their telephone bills, Travel Allowance (TA) along with monthly salary swelling in crores- putting a direct ruthless burden on state exchequer.
What is more surpr... | |
| | | | Former militant turned Ikhwani calls separatists 'murderers' | | Pot calling kettle black! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: Militant turned Ikhwani turned politician, Usman Majeed, who won the 2014 assembly elections from north Kashmir's Bandipora assembly segment on Congress ticket on Thursday termed separatists as "murderers" forgetting that he was a part of the militant camp till mid nineties and then he joined infamous Ikhwan camp, which was known for its notorious activities.
Though no case or FIR was registered against Majeed but sources claim that as a militant he was involved in many cases. After deserting the militant camp he joined Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen led by late Kuka Parray, who was shot dead by the militants in 2002.
Usman Majeed contested 1996 assembly elections ... | |
| | | | Samajwadi party won't help fading NC much' | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 20: Elevated by the merger of state unit of the Samajwadi party into National Conference, Omar Abdullah accused PDP and BJP of perpetrating fear and uncalled forapprehensions in the minds of people on the basis of religion.
"In the Kashmir Valley and the Muslim dominated areas of the Jammu region, especially the Chenab Valley, PDP generated an atmosphere of fear psychosis about BJP and RSS trampling and mutilating their distinct identity to garner maximum votes but later joined them as per prefixed game-plan", he said while welcoming merger.
Omar Abdullah, it seems is still in shock after losing thirteen seats in the assembly elections. He knows the sta... | |
| | | | Anti-Jammu stance | | NC in its true colour | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: The National Conference (NC), which suffered the worst-ever defeat in the 2014 Assembly elections both in Kashmir province and Jammu Province, has, it seems, decided to close down its unpopular political shop in Jammu province. The NC had won 15 seats out of 87 Assembly seats from J&K state. How else should one describe the Thursday speech of NC working president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the floor of the Assembly?
Speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor's Address, Omar Abdullah, among other things, talked about the refugees from West Pakistan and delimitation of Assembly seats. He, in fact, opposed the idea of gr... | |
| | | | Fidayeen attack on Rajbagh Police station | | 2 militants among 6 killed | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Mar 20: Suicide attackers struck at Rajbagh police Station in Kathua early Friday morning. Fierce gun fight between security personal and the attackers that began following the attack left three security personnel and one civilian martyred, while two attackers were also eliminated.
The Combing operation is underway to rule out presence of any more terrorists.
Danish Rana, IGP Jammu confirmed the attack and announced Killing of two militants. Eleven per... | |
| | | | Mufti vows to fight terror, condemns Kathua attack | | Asks Pakistan to act against non-state actors | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: Vowing to fight terror tooth and nail and asking Pakistan to act against the non-state actors present there, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Friday condemned the terror attack in Kathua in which two civilians and three security personnel lost their lives.
Chief Minister in his speech on vote of thanks on Governor's address in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly expressed grief and shock over the loss of innocent lives in terror a... | |
| | | | Old parents hail their son's martyrdom, Wife mourns inconsolably | | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Mar 20: Old parents of Parshotam Lal, only policeman killed in Rajbagh Police station attack, expressed pride in the bravery and martyrdom of their son who laid down his life fighting the terrorists, while his wife mourned the death of her husband consolably.
The attackers opened indiscriminate fire at the Rajbagh police station a little before 6 am targeting sentry Parshotam Lal, 35yrs S/o Parkash Chand, R/o Bandar, Hiranagar and killing him on the sp... | |
| | | | Policemen spray bullets on road; trigger panic | | | |
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Mar 20: Visibly panicked by the terror attack and fierce gun fight that started thereafter, some of the Policemen fired indiscriminately on the road, creating fear and confusion among the media persons who reached the spot to cover the incident.
Though no one was injured in the unwarranted firing, a brawl triggered between mediamen and the police personnel over the panic firing. Mediamen objected strongly to irresponsible firing by the policemen and demanded an enquiry on the irate and dangerous behaviour of some of them.
Some senior media persons disclosed that similar behaviour was witnessed by policemen during previous fidayeen attacks on Hiranagar Police ... | |
| | | | Congress agitated over terror attack, NC road accidents | | Kathua Terror attack exposes opposition | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: PDP-BJP government seemed united but NC and Congress despite being together in opposition were not on same page over Kathua terror attack in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council today.
As soon as the house met for day's business, while Congress lodged strong protest and later, staged walk-out from the legislative council; NC legislators neither came in support of the Congress MLCs nor spoke even a single word to condemn the Kathua terror attack. The concern of the NC MLCs was rising road accidents and the situation that has arisen due to the continuous rain and snow in erstwhile district Doda. They neither spoke about the inciden... | |
| | | | Third militant attack in two years leaves plethora of unanswered questions | | Security agencies suspect local help | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: In yet another security lapse on International Border, Pakistan sponsored terrorists carried out a well planned terror attack in Kathua District resulting into the killing of seven persons including two civilian, three security personals and two dreaded terrorist who caused blood bath inside Rajbagh police station today in six hour long gun battle.
Friday's attack is the 3rd major terror attack in Kathua district in last two and half years. The first terror attack was carried out by the Pak sponsored terrorists on September 26, 2013 when three heavily-armed terrorists attacked a police station in Hiranagar and an Army camp in Kathua and a... | |
| | | | Usman opposes Hurriyat, Soz supports it | | Congress of contradictions | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 20 : Congress MLA and former militant Usman on Thursday took a line on the Hurriyat leaders in the Legislative Assembly that was not consistent with line former Union Minister and ex-JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz took in Delhi while talking to reporters on Wednesday. Militant-turned-mainstream Kashmiri politician Usman vehemently opposed the suggestion in the March 18 Governor's Address that Hurriyat leadership was a stakeholder and that it would be involved in the dialogue process leading to the resolution of the outstanding political issues facing the state. He contemptuously dismissed the Hurriyat leaders as "murderers of innocent people".
"The murderers ... | |
| | | | Successive JK Govts fail to implement Drug Policy | | Spurious drugs flood markets, GOI ignored | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 20: Despite receiving allocated funds annually from Central Government for Health system, successive Governments even after three years since its announcement are yet to implement new drug policy in the state as substandard drugs flood the markets.
Non-implementation of the much hyped policy has put a question mark on successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir as not only in 2012 then government despite announcing that it will implement a new drug policy in the state after March 31, 2013 to curb dominance of substandard drugs across the state ended with mere chaos and confusion among common masses but also present government according to... | |
| | | | Unidentified girl jumps into Tawi, dies | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: An unidentified girl today committed suicide by jumping into the river Tawi from Tawi Bridge under the jurisdiction of Police Post Nehru Market. Police have strated inquest proceedings in this regard. Quoting some eyewitnesses, police sources said that a girl walking over the bridge suddenly jumped into the river Tawi, resulting her fatal injuries. "The passersby reported the matter to police and police team led by in-charge SI Khyatiman Khajuria swung into action and reached the spot, sources said. The police team shifted the injured girl to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu where doctors declared her as 'brought dead'. The concern... | |
| | | | Liabilities derail MGNREGA scheme in JK | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 20: Though the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was perceived to generate job opportunities for the unemployed rural masses but the pending amount of liabilities created on account of initiated work under MGNREGA during 2014-15 (ending February 2015) in J&K has touched figures to the tune of lakhs of rupees thereby derailing the very purpose of the scheme.
In reply to a question tabled by MLA Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami in the State Legislative Assembly here today, the government said that amount of liabilities created on works executed under MGNREGA in different districts of the state stands at Rs 23642.7 lakhs... | |
| | | | Jammu, Srinagar to develop as smart cities | | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 20: The department of Housing and Urban development, Jammu and Kashmir has recommended the capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir for their development as smart cities under Government of India Smart City Mission.
Replying a starred question of NC MLA, Ali Mohammad Sagar in the lower house of legislators, Minister in charge Housing and Urban Development, Jammu and Kashmir said that the Government of India has launched Smart City Mission under which 100 cities of the country shall be taken up for creation of economic infrastructure like industrial parks, trade centres, tourism centres, skill development centres, financial centres and services, pu... | |
| | | | New administrative units to be made functional soon | | 12 states reserved for Kashmiri migrant students | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: Jammu and Kashmir government today said it will take necessary measures to functionalize all newly created administrative units in the state.
In a written reply to a question, Minister for Revenue Javaid Mustafa Mir said in the Legislative Assembly that the government would take necessary measures to functionalize all newly created administrative units in the state.
Mir said that the necessary staff and infrastructure in all newly created administrative units would be provided in due course of time. He informed that there is no new proposal for creation of new districts.
The minister said that the committees constituted from time to tim... | |
| | | | People protest as Kishtwar plunges into darkness | | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Mar 20: The people of Kishtwar today blocked the road and held a protest at mini bus stand against the failure of the government in restoring electricity to the town for the last six days. They were demanding immediate restoration of electricity and raised slogans against NHPC and administration for their failure to restore electricity and for repeated snapping of power line. They also demanded the handover of 390 MW Dulhasti project to the state and provide free electricity to Kishtwar.
They threatened to give Kishtwar band call if power wasn't been restored by tomorrow. Former Vice-President of MC Kishtwar Nusrat Parveen Baghwan showed her anguish over t... | |
| | | | Only 29 Water Testing Laboratories established out of 50 | | One year on, PHE fails to achieve goal of WTL | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: Only 29 Water Testing Laboratories have been established out of 50 in Jammu province till date even as the deadline for the same has expired.
As per PHE data the department had started work of proposed 50 water testing laboratories in which only 29 has been completed till date and 21 laboratories are still under process.
"In PHE City Division-I Jammu, there had four testing laboratories to be established but only has functional and remaining three under process, followed by PHE City Division-II Jammu, three to be established but only one is fully functional and remaining two waiting for tender till date," data stated. PHE Rural Divis... | |
| | | | 4000 kanals Waqf land under illegal occupation in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 20: 4000 kanals of Wakf land is under illegal occupation of various institutions and departments of Jammu and Kashmir government besides substantial chunk of around 2500 kanals being held by Security Forces.
This was today admitted in the Legislative Council by Minister for Haj and Auqaf Abdul Rehman Veeri while replaying to a question of National Conference (NC) MLC Dr. Shahnaz Ganai. "I am new to the ministry. I am looking into what has happened and where the land has been encroached. We are exploring ways and means of retrieving the encroached land but while doing so, we have to keep in mind the sensitivities involved in some of these cases," said Veeri.... | |
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