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150 Foresters hold fake degrees from 'Vinaika Mission University' 4/16/2016 12:17:58 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: The seniority list of Foresters released recently by the Forest department comprises nearly 150 officials with fake degrees, Early Times has learnt. "There are 594 Foresters in the list, and more than 150 possess degrees from Vinaika Mission University or other unauthorized institutions," sources said, adding that the serving employees managed to get their degrees from universities outside the State which have already been declared invalid by the GAD as well as by High Court of Jammu and Kashmir. "Revised tentative list of Foresters issued by Forest Department vide Circular No.03 of 2016 dated 02.04.2016 by the PCCF office, is arbitrary, fake and misguiding, as it has been issued without taking in consideration the rules and length of their service and fulfilling the criteria under rules viz SRO 335 while promoting the foresters reflected in the list", said the sources, adding that most of the Foresters/Incharge ROs do not fulfill basic criteria. "As the Foresters and Range Officers are the backbone and executive posts to implement...   READ MORE

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Separatists in no mood to ensure peace in Valley Can CM save tourist season? 4/16/2016 12:17:49 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 15: Will Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti be able to save the coming tourist season in Kashmir? Mehbooba, who retained the portfolio of Tourism Ministry with herself, seems to be caught in a difficult situation with the killing of one more boy on Friday during protests- taking the death toll to five in a week's time alone. A senior official at the tourism department told Early Times that soon Mehbooba assumed CM's office in the State, she was keen to go for the major reforms in the tourism sector and was determined to transform the tourism industry. "The situation seems to be in favour of none. There are meagre hopes that one could pin about the tourism secto...   READ MORE   POJK demands azadi from Pak, K separatists for merger with it 4/16/2016 12:17:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: The ignored and marginalized people of Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) on Thursday once again protested against the Pakistani domination and hegemony over them, demanded azadi from Islamabad and shouted pro-India slogans. On Thursday, the real face of Pakistan's duplicity was exposed in a video. People gathered in large numbers and protested against the Pakistani Government in several areas of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. The video showed people of POJK, including youths, shouting slogans seeking freedom from Pakistan and raising pro-India slogans. Reportedly, the POJK residents were enraged over the lack of development and lack of employment op...   READ MORE   Swachh Bharat Mission no priority in J&K State utilizes only 9.73 percent of funds released 4/16/2016 12:17:12 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: BJP ruled J&K state has extended a cold shoulder to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-talked-about sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), as only a meager amount of funds released by the centre for implementation of this flagship program have been utilized. According to a recent communiqué forwarded by Union government to Mission Director SBM of J&K in the month of March, it was maintained that for achieving the targets it required proactive role and responsibility of Mission director to liaison with Union government to ensure drawl of central allocation at set timelines. "As the mission is about to complete two out of five...   READ MORE   BJP's shedding crocodile tears for non-local students 4/16/2016 12:16:52 AM ET Report Jammu, Apr 15: Are the people of Jammu, nay of the entire country, fool? Yes, if one goes by what the J&K BJP on Thursday said about the persecuted and hounded-out non-local students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. It demanded withdrawal of FIR against the non-local students. On April 10, 11 and 12, the non-local students left the Valley wholesale to save their precious lives, saying they did not want to live in Srinagar as the environment on the campus was highly hostile and the anti-national forces ruled the roost in the campus and outside. Earlier, the J&K police had registered FIR against 20 non-local students whose only crime was that they raised Bharat...   READ MORE   City Govt school mocks at official claims 4/16/2016 12:16:38 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: Situated well within limits of winter capital city, Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Gole Gujral mocks at the tall claims made by government in education sector, as the school runs without a Laboratory and computer room for years. Ranjeet Singh, a local said that couple of year back state government had upgraded the school to higher secondary school but essential facilities mandatory for a higher secondary school were not provided. "In the year 2012 state government sanctioned the examination hall building, Laboratory room, Computer room and staff room at an estimated cost of Rs.57.80 lakhs on the demands of locals but astoundingly...   READ MORE   BJP fails to get 'Jazia' revoked even after 6 months 4/16/2016 12:16:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: After facing severe criticism from different sections of the society for failure of the party to protect interests of the Jammu people, BJP leadership had announced, with conviction, that tax imposed on the pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi would be withdrawn with in a day or two. After BJP high command had taken State unit of BJP to task for failure to get the service tax withdraw, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh had assured people of Jammu and countrymen in the month of September 2015 that service tax imposed on pilgrims, who visit the holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi, would be withdrawn within a couple of days. More than six months have been passed b...   READ MORE   Unwillingness of State to develop CUJ exposed 4/16/2016 12:15:57 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: Unwillingness of State Government to develop Central University of Jammu has exposed, as despite lapse of several months, when Government of India sanctioned more than Rs 100 crore for widening of road, the State Government yet to give administrative approval for the project. Sources informed Early Times that for the widening of existing Raya-Morh-Suchaini link road, which connects main campus with national highway, the Union Government had sanctioned Rs 113.57 crore. "The sanction was made by Ministry of Road Transport, Highway (MoRTH), GoI under the scheme of Central Road Fund (CRF) on September 21, 2015", sources said, adding that since ...   READ MORE   Businessmen throw lavish parties to woo netas, babus 4/16/2016 12:15:43 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 15: Some top businessmen in Kashmir are busy throwing lavish parties these days for the politicians and bureaucrats as a PR exercise to seek favours in return. Sources told Early Times a prominent businessman threw a lavish party here on Thursday evening. The party, which was gelled with "best cuisine and music", was attended by top politicians and the officers. Sources privy to this dinner party hosted at a plush hotel said the businessman had invited the "who's who of Kashmir" to the party and none of the invitees failed to attend the feast. A section of businessmen in Kashmir, however, termed the "gala partying", which lasted till late in t...   READ MORE   Mendhar-Ari road in shambles; PWD in slumber 4/15/2016 11:42:22 PM MS Nazki Early Times Repolt Mendhar, Apr 15: The main road connecting Mendhar town with upper Ari via Surti has been in dilapidated conditions since long causing great inconvenience to the locals while the Public Works Department seems to be in slumber the source said here today. 15 Km long Mendhar Surti-Upper Ari road has been in dilapidated condition since long but the public works department sub division Mendhar has shown a lackadaisical attitude to repair this road to facilitate vehicular and even pedestrian movement. The road has developed ditches and pot holes at many places making the journey in vehicles treacherous and risky. The school going children and patients besides gener...   READ MORE   Valley unrest 'engineered to put Mehbooba in Dock' 4/15/2016 11:39:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: The government is zeroing on the political connections of the protestors in the Valley, where five people have died in 'forced' police and army firing. Sources said the investigators have picked up some credible leads and things will come out once the situation returns to normal. "Things didn't start on its own. There was some deliberate and carefully planned conspiracy to it. We have started investigations and some credible leads pointing to political angle has also come up. Though, these will be established only when more deep investigation is done only after the situation returns to normal," said a senior police official, wishing not to be named. Th...   READ MORE   After ET expose, forest smugglers with officials help start operation clean up 4/15/2016 11:39:39 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Apr 15: After exposing the open green felling in Dool, Bunjwah of Kishtwar District and Keshwan area of Kishtwar District falling under administrative control Doda forest Division of Forest Chenab circle where several young trees including Deodar trees were found lying on ground in Panchayat Keshwan B, the forest smugglers with the help of forest officials involved in open loot of green gold had started mission cleanup to remove any traces of their crime. The sources informed the "Early Times" that after publishing of news item in Friday edition of the newspaper, the forest smugglers and the Officials involved in this illegal trade were ...   READ MORE   Inter-State public transporters play with lives of passengers 4/15/2016 11:39:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: Public transporters plying their buses on inter-state routes especially from Delhi to Jammu have made a complete monopoly as they lack proper checking and control of the government agencies. Due to lack of proper checking and control of governments of respective states where from these vehicles are plying to J&K these transporters have made a total monopoly and rule the roost. They charge the rates as per their will and as per the demand and also behave rudely with passengers enroute in case they seek any clarification regarding the rates time of journey etc. According to the commuters often traveling in these private buses the drivers as well as cond...   READ MORE   NC adds fuel to Valley fire 4/15/2016 11:39:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 15: At a time when government is alarmed to tackle unrest in North Kashmirafter civilian Killings in Handwara and Kupwara, NC leadership is busy adding fuel to fire by blaming PDP on many fronts including not allowing its leadership to visit North Kashmir. Following snub from authorities, National Conference (NC) general secretary, Ali Mohammad Sagar today blamed PDP-led PDP-BJP government of not allowing them to visit Handwara and Kupwara where the situation for the past few days remained tense due to civilian killings in the area. Talking to reporters at Party headquarters here at Nawa-i-Subh complex, Sagar said that one NC delegation led by him was st...   READ MORE   PHQ posts cop without revoking his suspension 4/15/2016 11:39:22 PM Early Times Report jammu, Apr 15: In what can be construed as an unlawful act on the part of PHQ (police headquarters), it has ordered the posting of a selection grade cop without officially revoking his suspension order. The cop was placed under suspension over some issue, but after the formation of BJP-PDP government in the state, a PDP minister called up a senior officer at PHQ, pressurising him for his reinstatement, according to police sources. Sources said before posting him anywhere, the cop's suspension order was to be revoked first, but the officer did not do so and ordered his posting in armed police in order to oblige the minister. "Though the cop is under suspension, he c...   READ MORE   Another youth killed in Kupwara; toll reaches 5 4/15/2016 11:39:16 PM Jehangir Rashid / S Tahir ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR / BARA-MULLA, Apr 15: One more youth got killed in the firing of security forces in the North Kashmir's Kupwara district today while as many others sustained injuries during protests that occurred in the different parts of valley. Reports said that a group of youth came out in protest against the killing of four civilians at Handwara at Natnussa in the Kupwara district. The protesters resorted to high pitch sloganeering and raised uproar over the recent civilian killings. While the protests were going on in the village the army personnel posted in a nearby camp started hoisting the tri-colour inside the camp. This was o...   READ MORE   Multipurpose stadium at Katra awaits inauguration 4/15/2016 11:39:10 PM Early Times Report katra, Apr 15: The first and only promised stadium at Katra known as multi purpose stadium is awaiting inauguration from the past few years.The Holy town Katra was promised to get a latest and multi purpose sports stadium as its foundation stone was marked out and the stadium was about to be constructed by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at an estimated cost of Rs 11 crore within a period of two years as promised, but many years passed and the stadium is still awaiting inauguration. The stadium with a capacity of 4,000 spectators, having many provisions, including cricket, football and hockey grounds, volleyball court, squash court, changing rooms and a bigger par...   READ MORE   Parrikar surprises all by muting demands of non-Kashmiri students NIT issue takes a back seat 4/15/2016 11:39:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: The Srinagar NIT issue that had last week brought the state to a tipping point has now taken a back seat to the more immediate issue of killing of civilians in the Handwara firing. Even defence minister Manohar Parrikar made no mention of it when he Wednesday assured J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti of a time-bound probe into the Handwara killings. Parrikar's assurance to hand exemplary punishment to those responsible for the deaths at Handwara is a welcome step, but the way he and BJP-led central government have muted the demand for action against Kashmiri students of Srinagar NIT, who had celebrated India's loss to West Indies in the T20 Cricket Worl...   READ MORE   Pak HC in Delhi has become a nuisance, claim experts Confused Pak establishment issues contradictory statements 4/15/2016 11:38:51 PM Talks or No Talks? Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: A few days after Pakistan High Commissioner in India Abdul Basit announced that talks process between the two neighboring countries has been suspended, Pakistan Foreign office spokesman took a U-turn and, in an apparent snub to Basit, rejected that the parleys between Islamabad and Delhi have been put on hold. "We need to look ahead and not think in terms of foreclosing any options. Both sides are in contact with each other. Dialogue is the best option. Diplomacy is for interaction and engagement between countries," Pakistan foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said during a weekly media briefing. An analyst while commenting ...   READ MORE

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