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Appointment of CUJ VC: Controversial Kachroo played important role Brokers' lobby gives befitting reply to RSS 4/18/2015 12:25:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Appointment of Prof Ashok Aima as Vice-Chancellor of Central University Jammu has given a clear indication that RSS is losing grip over BJP and power brokers in the party appears to be more power than Sangh Parivar in the party. After rejecting names of eminent scholar like K N Pandita for Legislative Council, this brokers' lobby within the BJP, has got Prof Aima appointed as Vice Chancellor of prestigious Central University which is still in the initial stage and needs Vice Chancellor with visionary thinking. Credible sources in the BJP said that RSS and other organisations of the Sangh Parviar had forwarded names of two dedicated ABVP activists for the post of Vice Chancellor but the brokers' lobby has managed to "lure" some BJP leaders who played very crucial role in the appointment of Prof Aima as Vice Chancellor. This brokers' lobby, who has managed to "win over" a top BJP leader through means known only to them, with his support got names of ABVP leaders deleted from the list of panel. Credible sources said that Sanjay Kachroo, controver...   READ MORE

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Situation in Kashmir very alarming Clueless BJP spokespersons 4/18/2015 12:24:56 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: The situation in Kashmir Valley is deteriorating and deteriorating very fast. The situation has climaxed to the point that the Pakistani agents in Kashmir like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Masrat Alam, Asiya Andrabi are organizing anti-India events in the heart of Srinagar city with utmost ease, raising pro-Pakistan, pro-Azadi and anti-India slogans and hoisting Pakistan flags. And they are doing it under the nose of the law and order authorities. It is free for all in the Valley and it appears that the Valley is heading towards a major crisis, thus posing a live challenge to the unity and integrity of India. The situation as it prevails today in the valley has ...   READ MORE   How media walked into traitors' trap! 4/18/2015 12:24:45 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: In a bid to telecast the brazen show of hate mongering against India in Srinagar the previous day by the traitors of Hurriyat including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Masarat Alam and several others, the national media walked into their trap and granted them generous air time throughout the day on all the national channels, naively fulfilling their nefarious agenda of propagating their anti India sentiment across the world. National channels that enjoy the trust and credibility amongst their audiences, not only repeatedly aired the venomous anti India and pro Pakistan speeches and sloganeering of the traitors, but also added scripted captions to ...   READ MORE   Madhav, Nirmal say no pressure on State Government, Patra contradicts Arrest of Masarat Alam 4/18/2015 12:24:37 AM ET Report Jammu, Apr 17: The under-pressure Jammu and Kashmir Government today finally yielded and had terrorist and Pakistani asset Masarat Alam arrested. He should have been arrested under the charge of sedition, but was, very surprisingly, booked for unlawful activities suggesting that there are still elements in the establishment who are friendly towards Alam and others who two days ago organized anti-India rally in Srinagar, raised pro-Pakistan, pro-Azadi and anti-India slogans, unfurled Pakistani flags and made seditious speeches. He and others, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, should have been booked and arrested then and there for the unpardonable and cognizable crime that they com...   READ MORE   Jan Aushadhi scheme faces practical problems 4/18/2015 12:24:22 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Although the State Government's order for prescribing generic medicines to patients has been welcomed by many people, there are practical problems and challenges in its implementation. The Jan Aushadhi scheme was launched in 2013 by Government of India in order to make available all essential, quality, generic medicines at affordable prices through special outlets known as Jan Aushadhi stores. "There is long list of basic problems in the implementation of this scheme. The first such obstacle is insufficient drugs available in Jan Aushadhi stores as there are only 73 drugs against 361 essential drugs listed under the Jan Aushadhi scheme," ...   READ MORE   Mir ignores intellectuals, picks 'yes men' 4/18/2015 12:24:13 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: The newly appointed Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir ignoring intellectuals and picking "yes men" as office bearers of the party has left the party cadres fuming and Mir appointing loyalists of former JKPCC Chief Prof Saifuddin Soz as spokespersons has added fuel to the fire. "Mir ignoring prominent Congress leaders, former Advocate General Mohammad Aslam Goni, former BAR association Jammu President B S Salathia, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Mir Lasjan, former journalist Salman Nizami and former Journalist Shafiq Mir, has left Congress leaders frustrated," said sources. They added that a...   READ MORE   Pellets, tear gas, stones enter 'battle of ideas' after Masarat's arrest; Geelani, others put under house arrest 25 cops, 15 civilians injured in Kashmir clashes 4/18/2015 12:24:02 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 17: With the pressure of public outrage over last Wednesday's pro-Pakistan show in Srinagar mounting on BJP from several quarters and the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asking J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to take "strictest possible action" against the separatist hardliners, Police on Friday arrested Muslim League leader Masarat Alam Bhat from his Zaindar Mohalla residence near office of Srinagar Deputy Commissioner and detained him in Joint Interrogation Centre of Budgam at Humhama Police Post, outside Srinagar Airport. Masarat and a number of his supporters have been booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in an F...   READ MORE   Release, arrest of Alam a drama 4/18/2015 12:23:50 AM Mishu Gupta Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: The release and arrest of 2010 Kashmir riots mastermind Masrat Alam is an exercise to befool people of the state, particularly Jammu, and it seems to be the beginning to mobilize the separatists in a big way in the Valley. Bharatiya Janata Party ideologue and political advisor to state president Hari Om termed it as an act in camouflage done by the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who first released the 2010 unrest mastermind under the 'healing touch' strategy and let him spew venom against India and then ordered his arrest under 'unlawful activities'. "The Chief Minister was asked by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to take stern...   READ MORE   Displaced KPs get support from High Court Bar Significant development 4/18/2015 12:23:41 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA), Jammu, the other day came down heavily on those in Kashmir who were opposing the return of the internally displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their original habitat, Kashmir and said that it was their fundamental and natural right to resettle in the Valley as they are original inhabitants of Kashmir. The JKHCBA, Jammu, extended its full support to the demand of separate homeland voiced by displaced Kashmiri Hindus for their resettlement in the Kashmir valley, it said after a meeting which was chaired by the Association president, Abhinav Sharma, and added that it was imperative for the State Government t...   READ MORE   Shabir Shah refuses to share flood 'dividends' with colleagues Quits Hurriyat (JK) unceremoniously 4/18/2015 12:23:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Fissures within the separatist camp over distribution of money have yet again exposed the secessionist elements who claim to be fighting for Kashmiris. Unceremonious exit of the senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah from Hurriyat Conference (JK) has once again proved that separatism in Kashmir is all about the cash which is pumped into the Valley through various channels to keep the pot boiling. Sources told Early Times Shabir Ahmed Shah, who was brain behind launching Hurriyat Conference (JK) after saying goodbye to the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was forced to resign after the separatists heading various small Tanzeems cornered ...   READ MORE   Lethargic functioning of Govt departments exposed RBA notification reaches Samba after 9 months! 4/18/2015 12:23:11 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Several villages in Samba district have received the notification nearly nine months after they were given Reserve Backward Area (RBA) status, underlining the sluggish functioning of the government departments in the state. Early Times had earlier reported about delay in issuance of the notification as former Deputy Commissioner of Samba had been repeatedly saying that they hadn't received any notification, hence RBA certificates could not be issued. When contacted, Secretary, Social Welfare Department Sanjeev Verma said the notification was issued many months ago. "The notification was issued after only few days of the cabinet decision, pro...   READ MORE   Cong, NC questions BJP's claims to curb separatism 4/18/2015 12:20:23 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 17: Though BJP gave a tough signal to the separatists and militants that it will not tolerate any anti India activity in Jammu and Kashmir, the party has failed to convince the nation that it is a Party with a difference and unlike the previous rulers , BJP will not give a long rope to separatists and militants. Soon after the two day meet of party's state executive at Katra, Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leaders, Dr Nirmal Singh told reporters that separatists, anti India activities will not be tolerated and no one will be allowed to wave Pakistani Flags on Indian soil. He said Masrat Alam the mastermind of 2010 stone pelting violence was released ...   READ MORE   Callous JKSSB leaves candidates in quandary No syllabus notified for 509 advertised posts 4/18/2015 12:20:17 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Leaving thousands of candidates in the state of utter confusion and uncertainty, the J&K Service Selection Board has failed to notify syllabus for the written examination for the recruitment on 509 posts in different departments that have been advertised by it. According to the notification 01 of 2015, dated 7/4/2015, a total of 509 posts for different state and district cadre posts for various departments were advertised. The online application forms, as per written on the website of JKSSB, were slated to be started from April 9, 2015 but so far the syllabus for any of the exam was not finalized. An applicant, while criticizing the JKSS...   READ MORE   Congress sees mid-term polls in Jammu & Kashmir 4/18/2015 12:19:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: Congress today attacked the BJP for "allowing" the release of separatist leaders like Masarat Alam in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed that the state will witness mid-term polls within a year. Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma asked the cadre to remain prepared to ensure a thumping majority for the party in the mid-term polls. He accused the Narendra Modi-led government of allowing the release of separatist leaders like Masarat Alam who hoisted Pakistan flag and raised anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans during a rally in Srinagar. "Bhagwat Gita says that whatever has happened has happened for good... You people have to ensure a thumping majority for Co...   READ MORE   Massive bunglings in PHE Handwara during NC-Cong rule 4/18/2015 12:19:44 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Apr 17: Crores of rupees were illegally withdrawn by the officials of PHE during NC-Congress rule but were never used for any works here in the Handwara Division of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. A departmental committee will be constituted to probe into the bungling in PHE divisions of Hardware in north Kashmir, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Sukhnandan Kumar has said. Minister has said that this fraud has occurred during previous NC-Congress rule and we will not spare anybody despite his stature and position," he said adding that there is no place for any corrupt official in the present government. Minister for Public Healt...   READ MORE   Commuters, civil society want road be handed over to R&B deptt BEACON fails to repair Srinagar-Bandipora road 4/18/2015 12:19:15 AM Early Times Report Bandipora, Apr 17: After BEACON miserably failed to repair the Srinagar-Bandipora road in the last five years, the commuters and civil society of Bandipora are now demanding that maintenance of this vital road be taken away from project BEACON and handed over to state's R&B department. The previous government had even mooted a proposal of transferring many BEACON projects to the state, but with the change of guard in New Delhi, nobody knows what has happened to that proposal. The condition of the 60 kilometer Srinagar-Bandipora road in north Kashmir district has become more pathetic during last few years especially after last years floods. The R&B department is ...   READ MORE   VB College Srinagar appoints lecturers arbitrarily 4/18/2015 12:18:59 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 17: Vishwa Bharti College in Srinagar has appointed lecturers on contractual basis allegedly without following the set norms. Sources said that the college has also regularized several contractual lecturers while ignoring the rules. "It remains a mystery for the academics in the state what procedure the college authorities adopted while regularizing the services of at least four contractual lecturers," the sources said. Also, one of the college employees, who was appointed as an orderly in 1994, is at present holding the post of a section officer in the college. The college authorities haven't come clear over what procedure has been ad...   READ MORE   Make Srinagar-Jammu highway motorable in one week: HC 4/18/2015 12:18:50 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 17: The state High Court has directed Chief Engineer R&B Department to make internal roads in Kashmir motorbale while as it granted week's time to union government about steps taken for making Srinagar-Jammu highway motorbale. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and B S Walia passed the directions after hearing S A Makroo, Assistant Solicitor General of India and Additional Advocate General M A Chashoo. Makroo prayed for one week's time so as to enable him inform the court about the steps taken for making the highway, at least up to Qazigund, motorable. He submitted that steps will be t...   READ MORE   HC seeks personal appearance of CE PWD (R&B) Non-compliance over release of payments to contractor 4/18/2015 12:18:43 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 17: High Court (HC) slapped show-cause notice on Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Chief Engineer PWD (R&B), Jammu for the contempt of court for non-compliance of an order regarding payment of work claims to contractor and directed to appear in person on next hearing. The petitioner Avikash Choudhary had in the year 2010 taken up construction work of Shamshan Ghat in Gadigarh area and despite completion of the work assigned by the PWD (R&B) department; he was not paid the work claims for the work done following which he filed a petition before the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir for justice. As per the High Court judgment order COA (OW) NO.26/2015 in OWP ...   READ MORE   JK lost Rs 3675 Cr, 3800 hectares of land to 2014 floods, Govt un-moved 4/18/2015 12:18:27 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 17: Last year's floods did not destroy houses and infrastructure alone, crops and even land were destroyed as well. As per official figures, loss to crops and fruits which include Apple Orchards, Paddy, Maize fields and vegetable gardens in 10 districts of Kashmir besides Leh District of Ladakh division was estimated at 38000 hectares which was either completely washed away or excessively. Besides out of the 3 lakh Hectares of crop area in Kashmir division around 1.35 Lakh Hectares were also damaged by flood while as 1.65 Lakh Hectares were severely affected due to incessant rains, drop in temperature and diseases to different crops, ...   READ MORE

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