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| 'I coerced HM Rajnath Singh': Mehbooba | | Startling revelations | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who could become J&K CM with the support of the "opportunist" BJP in 2016, is doing everything under the sun to retrieve her lost religio-political space in the Kashmir Valley, which elects 3 members to the Lok Sabha and returns 46 members to the J&K Assembly. She has turned so desperate to strike a chord with her alienated Kashmir constituency that she is attacking her own party men from right and left and making startling revelations to hurt the BJP's poll prospects.
On Monday, Mehbooba Mufti made several revelations while defending her decision to form coalition government with the BJP after her father's death - revelations which painted her own party men black and Union Home Minister Rajnath Sinh very weak.
Attacking her own party men and accusing them of being power hungry and unscrupulous, Mehbooba Mufti said: "After Mufti (Sayeed) Sahab's death, I didn't want to form the government but some of my own party members approached the BJP to form a government without me. I was forced to form the government because I cou... | |
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| NC, PDP admit that they have no support-base in Jammu | | Lok Sabha elections 2019 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: Battle-lines in Jammu province are drawn. It's BJP Vs all, including the Congress, the Panthers Party (NPP), the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan (DSS), the Shiv Sena, the BSP and who not. The one-point agenda of all the non-BJP parties and political groups is to ensure the defeat of the BJP and see to it that the BJP failed to repeat its 2014 show. All the non-BJP political groups in Jammu, who have taken the plunge, are attacking the BJP alone, thus trying to create an impression that the BJP was responsible for all the woes of the people, for all the problems Jammu province had been facing and for the neglect and under-development of Jammu province.
In 2014, ... | |
| | | | Insignificant leaders spiting venom to grab headlines | | NC hurls abuses on PM in open | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 26: Once again National Conference has exposed itself by using derogatory language against PM Narendra Modi.
National Conference Senior Leader from Mendhar, Javed Rana equated Prime Minister Modi to a terrorist.
During a rally Rana said "I am not shy to tell world that Modi is a terrorist, if anyone asks me what is terrorist, I will answer Modi is the example of terrorist".
In a bid to grab headlines and remain in public attention, National Conference leaders have been performing the cheap theatrics since the day polls were announced in Jammu and Kashmir. "You cannot use such lewd language against the Prime Ministry of world's largest democracy. Ther... | |
| | | | DC Kathua's photo-opportunity with Jitendra Singh goes wrong, removed | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 26: Deputy Commissioner Kathua was on Tuesday removed by the Jammu and Kashmir Government after a photograph showing him receiving the nomination form of Union Minister Jitendra Singh while standing up in his officer chamber went viral on the social networking sites.
Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rohit Khajuria, who is also the returning officer of Udhampur -Doda parliamentary seat stood up for a photo-op when Union Minister Jitendra Singh and B... | |
| | | | Lal Singh adds worries for BJP by raising pitch for | | | | statehood to Jammu
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: Former Minister Chowdhary Lal Singh, who has filed his nomination papers on Jammu and Udhampur Parliamentary seats, raised the demand of statehood for Jammu and Union Territory for Ladakh to corner the BJP.
After filing his nomination papers on Udhampur Parliamentary seat at Kathua this afternoon, Lal Singh vociferously raised the demand of granting statehood to Jammu region.
Credible sources said that Lal Singh has raised this demand after filing nomination papers as a calculated move to raise pitch to push BJP's to the task.
After 2014, BJP has maintained silence over its previous stand of granting state hood to Jammu or regional ... | |
| | | | Brother of Delhi HC blast accused among seven militants wanted in Kishtwar | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Mar 26: Following the weapon snatching incident involving the PSO of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Kishtwar police for the first time came up with photographs of seven wanted militants active in Kishtwar District and announced cash prize worth several lakhs and jobs to those who will provide information leading to their arrest or elimination.
Among the seven wanted militants is Junaid Akram Malik, the younger brother of Dr. Waseem Malik accused in... | |
| | | | Tasaduq is still Tourism Minister, Sarmad Hafiz Secretary | | JK Tourism website a comedy of errors | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: At a time when J&K Tourism department spends lavishly on tourism promotion outside State and Country , the officials at the helm of affairs in this department have not bothered to update their official website from last more than a year as all the misleading and obsolete information is available in public domain bringing a disrepute to this department and state.
Details available with Early Times reveal that the official website of Tourism Department J&K Go... | |
| | | | Disengagement of ET security, gratuitous decision: Ex SSP | | |  Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Mar 26: The withdrawal of security cover to Early Times Editor spread over to just two police guards appears to be a decision uncalled for, a freelance writer and social activist Jamwal Mahadeep Singh ex-SSP, said while reacting to the news on the subject.
As per statement issued here, it states the news paper has been a front line runner as whistle blower to expose many un-warranted activities of those misappropriating state exchequer, illegal activities of anti ... | |
| | | | BDO Kalakote hibernating since February 12 | | 'Funds worth 45 lakhs likely to lapse by March end' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: Despite posting of new Block Development Officer, the Kalakote block could not be streamlined after death of former BDO on February 12 this year.
According to sources, there are huge funds under various schemes lying unspent despite huge liability for various works under Central as well as state sponsored schemes. "The block remained headless from February 12, 2019 to March 13, 2019 due to death of the then BDO Abdul Haq", sources said, adding that however, two week ago new BDO joined the block, but did not touch a paper in her office.
"Seeking posting somewhere in Jammu, the BDO Kalakote Sadia Ahmed, since the day she joined, visited here office only tw... | |
| | | | Kashmir centric parties promoting 'anti-national' agenda to garner votes | | Project their workers as 'mujahideen'; offer legal aid to banned Jamaat, JKLF | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: As the battle lines have been drawn for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Kashmir centric politicians are playing a dirty game by calling their party workers as "mujahideen" (warriors).
Just few days ago former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti while addressing a rally called her party workers as "mujahideen."
On Tuesday National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar while addressing a rally in Baramulla district said that NC workers are "real mujahideen." Just two days ago Mohammad Akbar Lone, NC candidate from Baramulla constituency, raised pro-Pakistan slogans during an election rally. The video f th... | |
| | | | DHS Jammu's employees forced to go outside for nature’s call | | |  Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: Creating tough situation for the staff of the Directorate of Health and Services Jammu, the employees have been forced to go outside the complex for nature call as few washrooms were locked at the office for last many months. Pertinently, the washroom had been locked for its maintenance last year and since then the same were locked except female washrooms and no efforts were made to unlock the same.
An official of DHS Jammu, seeking anony... | |
| | | | Canals' desilting become a ritual for Irrigation Deptt in Jammu region | | Two weeks left to release water, Deptt yet to start desilting | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 26: The Irrigation Department has utterly failed to start desilting of canals on time as two weeks are left to release water into the canals, the department concerned yet to carry out desilting of major canals including Ranbir Canal, Pratap canals and Ravi Tawi Canals.
An official informed Early Times that couple of days back, the department concerned has floated tenders for desilting of major canals, but most of the contractors did not participate in tende... | |
| | | | Regularization of incharge cadres of Edu Deptt | | Maiden meeting fails to yield outcome | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 26: Shattering of hopes of incharge cadres of Education Department, the Regularization Committee which was constituted by General Administration Department to address the issue which was lingering since decade has failed to yield any outcome in its maiden meeting. "The Committee was constituted with sole purpose to clear the regularizations cases of over 8000 thousand incharge cadres as no incharge officer has been regularized for last fifteen years. The Zonal Education Officers were last regularized in the year of 2006, Principals were regularized in 2007, lecturers and Head Masters in 2011, since then department did not bother to regularized its incharg... | |
| | | | Will GMC&H's Eye Bank ever get functional? | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26: Despite High Court's direction, the much awaited Eye Bank at Government Medical College and Hospital is yet to take off due to alleged nexus between private players and a few government officials.
Here it needs to be made clear that a number of directions from concerned authorities and the High Court, the Eye Bank remain a distant dream.
"Pertinently, Division Bench of the High Court had directed for establishing of two Eye Banks, one each in Jammu and Srinagar and the process of both projects was started at the same time. While the Eye Bank, Srinagar has become functional, the Jammu bank is yet to take off thanks to the lethargy of ... | |
| | | | Forest Deptt allows JCB to destroy green gold | | |  AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 26: Forest Department has allegedly allowed a JCB to carve out a road passage illegally which has destroyed forest area in Tehsil Akhnoor of District Jammu.
Sources told Early Times that a JCB was spotted by locals in forest areas of village Kotli Hiri Block Akhnoor Ward 8, 9, 10, which was making passage for road under Block Development Office Akhnoor in violation of norms.
"No NOC was given by the Forest Department to the BDO for carrying out... | |
| | | | Taekwondo players accuse indoor stadium officials of harassment | | Seek Guv's intervention to end hegemony | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 26: Two Taekwondo players of Kashmir have accused the manager Indoor Stadium Srinagar of 'harassment' and have approached Governor Satya Pal Malik to act against the accused.
Aaquib Gulzar and Inayat Hussain of Nowgam Srinagar said that manager of the Indoor stadium harassed and abused them in front of hundreds of students in the stadium. The duo has participated in national level tournaments and allege that the accused person is running an illegal association while abusing his official position.
He said they were being ignored in the stadium as some people including the manager is running illegal coaching classes in the indoor stadium. They alleged ... | |
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