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'Jammu most appropriate place for NIT' 4/11/2016 12:06:44 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 10: The Kashmiri Muslims, including separatists, are vertically divided into two groups rejecting the demand of the non-local students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar for shifting it to outside the Valley and opposing the conversion of Regional Engineering College (REC) Srinagar into NIT. The BJP-controlled Ministry of Human Resource Development, like the state government and Kashmiri separatists and parties like the NC, has rejected outright demand of the agitating students. On the other hand, the demand has got covert support from certain local Professors in the NIT. They have bemoaned the conversion of the REC into NIT on the ground that before the conversion of the REC into NIT, the REC was virtually the sole preserve of Kashmiri students and its conversion into NIT has only excluded them as the number of local students in the NIT is more as compared to the non-local students. The NIT, it needs to be underlined, known as Regional Engineering College, was established in 1960. It is one of the prestigious institutes in nor...   READ MORE

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PDP unhappy with BJP over NIT row 4/11/2016 12:06:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: The PDP has expressed its reservations to its alliance partner BJP for stoking the incident at NIT Srinagar in a covert manner. The party has said that the incident being played out as a fight between 'nationalism' and 'anti-nationalism' could affect the alliance, which had already gone through rough patches. The PDP is disturbed by the Trianga yatra which though was not allowed entry in the state. The BJP didn't come in the support of the rally but it was flagged off by the senior BJP leader. The march was owned by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), which is currently managed by the Akali Dal-BJP combine. It was only after protes...   READ MORE   After suspending talks, Pak violates ceasefire Double Cross! 4/11/2016 12:06:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: Pakistan has done it again. After sending its team, probing the Pathankot terror attack, to India it has said no to the visit of NIA team to Pakistan. The Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi has announced that Indo-Pak talks process stands suspended and there is no possibility of parleys being resumed in the near future. A few days after Basit announced that talks process has been called off, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch Sector on early Sunday morning. They fired mortar fire and automatics from around 4.30 p.m., which was responded "appropriately" by the India tro...   READ MORE   NIT row: Why are NC leaders from Jammu mum? 4/11/2016 12:06:25 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 10: Despite strong Modi wave in 2014 Assembly polls, people of Jammu district had elected two MLAs of National Conference- with a hope that their elected representatives would protect their interests along with interests of the nation as a whole at the time of crisis. But, National Conference leadership of Jammu province has miserable failed to protect interests of the people of Jammu region. Instead of protecting wishes and aspirations of Jammu region, NC leaders of Jammu following pro-separatists policies of their Kashmir based political masters. These days a large number of students from Jammu are facing problems in NIT Srinagar along with other non-loca...   READ MORE   Defer academic activities, exams: NIT students 4/11/2016 12:06:20 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 10: Amidst the unrest on NIT Srinagar campus, outstation students have demanded that academic activities in the institute, including the Minors (exams), beginning this Monday, be deferred until normalcy returns. The outstation students, including girls, who have been staging protests, claimed that officials of the college and HRD Ministry said the demand was "non-negotiable". "The minors should be postponed and at least 10 days' gap be given. That way the matter could also be settled and a solution can be arrived at," said a student. "Till our demands are met, no academic activity should take place in NIT. Academic activities should be postponed," anot...   READ MORE   JKMSCL alters tender to help influential trader 4/11/2016 12:06:16 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: More skeletons are tumbling out from cupboard of Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited by altering tender for opening and running chain of 24x7 pharmacies within government hospital premises to give undue benefit to an influential pharmaceutical trader and an alleged 'defaulter' of the State Health Department. Reliable sources in the Corporation told Early Times that the Reference No: NIT/JKMSCL/PHARMACY/2015/J/107 dated 27-11-2015, the Corporation had flouted tender for opening and running chain of 24x7 pharmacies within government hospital premises in Jammu in which six private medical shops were supposed to be...   READ MORE   'BJP can't fool people of Jammu, refugees' Laughable political resolution 4/11/2016 12:06:09 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 10: The J&K BJP executive committee met at Eden Garden, Jammu, for two days and also passed a political resolution. The resolution was nothing but a desperate attempt of what is being dubbed as "unscrupulous and Kashmir-centric" BJP leadership to mislead and hoodwink the people of Jammu province and refugees of all varieties it houses. The resolution, which was released to the press on Saturday, among other things, talked about delimitation commission, reservation of some seats for the refugees from POJK, citizenship rights for West Pakistan refugees, Custodian Department and parity between the Jammu-based SC and ST communities and their counterparts in t...   READ MORE   To keep PDP in good humour BJP ignores death anniversary of DK Kotwal 4/11/2016 12:06:01 AM Early Times Report JAmmu, Apr 10: After becoming part of the government, the power hungry BJP leaders have shamelessly forgotten the leaders who had sacrificed their lives to make this party a vibrant force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Since the days of Praja Parishad, Jan Sangh and BJP, these leaders had worked day and night to strengthen this party to fight for the cause of nationalist forces in this border State. One of such leader was late Daya Krishan Kotwal, who stood like a rock in Doda district when terrorism was at its peak in that mountainous belt. Daya Krishan Kotwal died on April 9, 2013 but the power hungry party leaders forgot himwithin three years of his death. Sat...   READ MORE   Randhawa takes on Ganga BJP versus BJP 4/11/2016 12:05:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: Press conference organised by BJP leader, Choudhary Vikram Randhawa, under the banner of Stone Crusher Owners Association (SCOA), is a reflection of growing discontent among party leaders against ineptness of party ministers in the coalition government. SCOA press conference was directly against Industries and Commerce Minister, Chander Parkash Ganga, who even after passing of nearly one week, has failed to revoke the SRO-105, which was issued during Governor's rule. This SRO has received strong reaction from people doing construction business but BJP leadership has, so far, failed to revoke this order. Although Vikram Randhawa is a prominent leader ...   READ MORE   For BJP, NIT students are ‘mob’, ‘directionless’ 4/11/2016 12:05:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: For the self styled ultra nationalist Bhartiya Janta Party and its ministers in J&K Government, the agitating non-local students of NIT Srinagar are `directionless' and `mob'. In an attempt to mislead the party high command and top RSS functionaries, who had snubbed a senior minister for his insensitiveness towards the brutal Police lathicharge on the NIT students, the State unit BJP leaders are now projecting the victims as trouble makers. These BJP leaders are dubbing the agitating students as `directionless' and `mob' who are not clear about their demands and issues. The party leaders are learnt to have also conveyed the high command that some v...   READ MORE   PCC demands early polls to ULBs, panchayats Ambika says Cong cadres see a bright future for party 4/10/2016 11:44:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: In a PCC executive committee meet, which was also attended by Ambika Soni, AICC general secretary and in charge of the party's J&K affairs, a demand was today unanimously put forward for early elections to urban local bodies (ULBs) and panchayats in the state. The meeting was attended by the party MLAs, MLCs, districts presidents, leaders of frontal organisations like youth Congress, Seva Dal, INTUC, Mahila Congress and NSUI, ex-ministers and ex-legislators. Speaking on the occasion, Ambika said Congress would remain steadfast on its principles of secularism, socialism and democracy and asked partymen to strongly fight against divisive and communal forc...   READ MORE   Strong tremors shake Valley 3 houses damaged 4/10/2016 11:37:27 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 10:An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude on the Richter scale today shook the Kashmir valley, causing panic among the residents. Three residential houses and second storey of Jamia Ahlihadees Mosque were damaged in different areas of Kashmir province due to earthquake. "The magnitude 6.8 tremor was recorded at 4:01 pm today and lasted for many seconds. Its epicenter was in Hindukush region of Afghanistan. It is learnt from senior MeT Official ...   READ MORE   Meagre wages of contractual lecturers discourage youth 8 apply for 20 posts 4/10/2016 11:36:01 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10: Notwithstanding government's efforts to streamline derailed education system in state, the meagre wages of contractual lecturers is discouraging the educated youth, in a live example, only eight candidates were appeared for 20 posts of lecturers in Udhampur district. Reliable source in department concerned informed Early Times that the winter session starts in state and Director of School Education of both divisions have directed Chief Education Officers to appoint contractual lecturers for those schools where particular subjects' posts are lying vacant. Similarly, in district Udhampur the department has issued notification in various news...   READ MORE   SKIMS flouts court order, operates on cancer patients unethically 4/10/2016 11:35:53 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Srinagar, Apr 10: After being reprimanded by J&K High Court over its casual approach towards treating cancer patients, Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura and his coterie have found a new way to flout the court orders. The High Court had recently appointed Advocate Bashir Ahmad Bashir as Amicus Curie to assist the court in the case after taking suo-moto cognisance of media reports about increase in the cancer cases during the past few years and lack of infrastructure to deal with the life threatening disease. The court had also sought a report from the government in this direction. "SKIMS authorities to save their skin have found a new wa...   READ MORE   4 tehsils of Rajouri sans tehsildars, BDOs Landowners in a tizzy 4/10/2016 11:35:46 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Apr 10: As the season is ripe for the land owners to get their lands earmarked on their names and get the other works done for girdawari, the four tehsils in District Rajouri are devoid of any revenue official to carry on the works. As per the recent General Administration Department's order , nearly 117 officials were recalled from the revenue department that include many tehsildars and Block Development officers to be adjusted at various other postings, The order was issued on March 27. However, after retrieving the officers, the GAD had incorporated same number of officials back to the department, but without assigning them their places of posting...   READ MORE

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