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| Girl gang-raped; Poonch police indifferent, accused still at large | | Ganai's relative among kidnappers | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 19: Despite repeated pleas of victim family, Poonch police seems to have turned blind eye to the alleged rape of an 18 year old girl.
According to sources, an 18 year old girl of village Jalian Mandi in Poonch district was allegedly kidnapped by one Moulvi Mohammed Fareed Malik son of Mohammed Akhtar Malik of Mandi in Poonch alongwith five other persons namely Mohammed Akram son of Mohammed Yaqoob, a Laboratory Assistant in Government High School (GHS) Mandi; Mohammed Asadullah, a Junior Engineer in Road and Buildings Department, Sub-division Mandi; Abdul Rehman, a teacher in Government Middle School (GMS) Mandi; Mohammed Bashir son of Ali Akbar, resident of Sagra, Mendhar and Mohammed Aslam Malik of Arai, Poonch.
Of these, Junior Engineer (JE) Asadullah is close relative of National Conference (NC) MLC Shehnaz Ganai. According to sources, Abdullah enjoys the patronage and it is because of this reason that the officials are going lax. They added that other accused are also well-connected and hence, the police is not taking the case seriously at the h... | |
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| Embarrassed Superintendent, Principal grill staff for media leak | | Shutdown in GMC OT | | |
K Koushal
Jammu, Apr 19: Rather than looking inward for the trivial administrative pitfall that forced shutdown of the Operation theater of the GMC, the Principal and the Medical Superintendent today grilled the staff for the media leak.
Reacting to the news report titled "GMC's OT remains shut for 'non availability'of Diesel" carried by this newspaper under the previous day highlighting criminally callous approach of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) administration, Superintendent along with Principal paraded the entire concerned staff to investigate into the media leak that embarrassed the hospital administration.
Highly placed sources in the hospital told Early Times t... | |
| | | | Employment package for Kashmiri Pandits grounded before taking off | | Community members also suffer on account of rehabilitation | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Apr 18: With the electioneering at its crescendo the state government has forgotten to implement a decision taken almost two years back in a cabinet meeting regarding providing job opportunities to Kashmiri Pandits who stayed put and did not leave the valley.
The non-implementation of this cabinet decision amply proves that state government has a habit of taking decisions and then forgetting about the implementation part of these decisions.
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah while chairing a cabinet meeting in the far flung area of Gurez in Bandipora district in August 2012 took a decision about giving employment to the Kashmiri Pandit youth who stayed back in Kas... | |
| | | | Over a lakh of non-resident labour making Jammu an open sewer | | Residents fraught with serious health issues | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Apr 18: Notwithstanding the aggressive advertisement and awareness campaign featuring popular film stars against the ill effects of defecating in the open, over a lakh of industrial and construction labour in Jammu which has no or negligible access to proper toilet facilities is endangering the lives of the residents gravely.
People residing in the developing areas and suburban colonies of the city constitute the more vulnerable group against serious allergies due to loads of night soil dumped in open plots, on the sides of roads and almost everywhere in even posh localities like Chhani Himat, Trikuta Nagar, Greater Kailash, Gangyal, Roopnagar, Bhagwati Nagar and in an... | |
| | | | Jammu reposes complete faith in democracy | | Highest voter turnout | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 18: The people across the nation are participating in the ongoing electoral exercise in large numbers and with great enthusiasm. Everywhere the voter turnout is huge. They are exercising their right to vote to elect representatives through whom they want themselves to be represented in the Lok Sabha, the highest law-making body in the country. The story of the people of Jammu province, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians is no different. They participated in the electoral exercise on April 10 in large numbers and broke all the previous records. There was no violence anywhere. In other words, it was a peaceful exercise. The voter turnout was over 70 per cent. 13,05,078 v... | |
| | | | Baigh files papers from Baramulla, declares assets worth Rs 16.46 Cr; Er Rashid to join fray today | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Apr 18: Ten candidates have filed their nomination papers for Baramulla parliamentary constituency. Three are from Independent and two from PC and one each from PDP, BJP, BSP and JKNPP and one from NC-Congress alliance.While AIP candidate Engineer Rashid will file its Nomination papers on Apr 19.
Former Deputy Chief Minister and Present MLA Baramulla, Muzaffar Hussain Beigh on Friday submitted his Nominations Papers. Muzaffar Baigh has mentioned his movable property worth crores of rupees in his affidavits. He mentioned total current market value of all movable assets worth Rs 3,57,07183 which include Bank savings, Rs 1.5 lakh as cash in hand, city Honda Rs 2... | |
| | | | SPOs fight for their honour, right to vote; squat in protest | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Apr 18: Taking their fight for the right to vote a notch higher, Special Police Officers (SPOs) who refused to proceed on election duty to Marwah of Kishtwar District a day before polling on Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Parliamentary seat continue to sit on Dharna at Dilgoot Dachhan about 400 meters away from Police Station Dachhan of Kishtwar District for last two days.
As per the details available with "Early Times", even though senior police officers tried their best to pursue them to join their duties and assured them that the department will not initiate any action against them, the agitating SPOs categorically refused to perform their duties till the government all... | |
| | | | Sensing rout at Udhampur seat, BJP cries foul | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 18: Sensing defeat at Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seat, BJP is raising rigging boggy after people in huge number came out to vote apparently for the Congress candidate Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Azad, the Union Health Minister and former J&K Chief Minister, was contesting for the first time from any seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
But people of Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seat set a new record when the polling percentage went upto 72 percent and almost all six districts recorded their best performance in any Lok Sabha elections.
Most promising was the Reasi district where 82 percent voting was registered and credit goes to Azad's close aides Jugal Kishore Sharma and Re... | |
| | | | Militant strikes puts question mark on CM's AFSPA revocation demand | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Two back to back strikes by Pakistani militants in Valley followed by killing of a Sarpanch at Gulzarpora the previous day have put a question mark on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah's rhetoric on revocationl of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State.
The killing of two police men deployed for security of NC leader who had visited his residence on Sunday to meet the Party men and have a feed back on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections viz a viz Party's position in Pampore Assembly segment has also put a question mark on security arrangements for the politicians of mainstream parties.
The killing of the two police men in the security of NC le... | |
| | | | 25 percent swing in votes; BJP confident, not coalition, Azad holds edge | | Doda, Reasi, Gulabgarh, Kathua, Hiranagar voted heavily | |  Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 18: Riding high on Modi wave, BJP has effectively managed to put up spirited show on Doda-Udhampur parliamentary constituency but the advantage still rests not with NC-Congress coalition but with ex-Chief Minister and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in person.
Though BJP sources strongly disagree and maintain that victory is there and they are way ahead of Congress. They talk of winning by a margin of 1 to 1.50 lakh. Their confidence of being victorious s... | |
| | | | NC-Congress Kargil units defy leadership; field 'rebel' candidates | | ET Report vindicated | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Alliance partners National conference (NC) and Congress reconceived a major jolt after NC and Congress Kargil units of Ladakh division instead of supporting NC-Congress alliance candidate announced their two separate candidates to contest ongoing Parliamentary elections from the area.
The move has vindicated Early Times report published on April 7, 2014 wherein it had reported that two religious institutions namely Islamia School and Imam Khumaini Memorial trust (IKMT) could announce their separate candidates instead of supporting NC-Congress alliance candidate from Ladakh division namely T. Sampal.
According to details, both the religious institutions sup... | |
| | | | Coalition has tainted candidates for LS polls | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Mainstream parties like National Conference and Congress have set no criteria as far as fielding of candidates for the ongoing Parliamentary elections is concerned. Most of the candidates of these parties are the tainted ones.
Be it the spurious drug scam, the scam of the adulterated food items, the sex scandal or the fake orders racket, the leaders of these parties, most of them the sitting MLAs have a hand in these evil deeds, the news about which was carried in the dailies from time to time.
"The leaders of both the parties lack the qualities a dedicated servant of people should have. They know only one thing that is to get as much as wealth for th... | |
| | | | Income Tax department facing shortage of staff | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 17: The Income Tax department of Jammu and Kashmir is facing shortage of staff which has hampered the working of the department.
The Income Tax refunds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are being delayed due to lack of assistant staff under the Income Tax Officers.
The Income Tax departments have several Income Tax Officers (ITO)s, under whom one Inspector and 3-4 assistants are required, who processes the income tax returns of the assesses and the keep record of the past several years. But for the last eight years the Income Tax department, which is creating milestones in the history of Jammu and Kashmir by collecting the revenue of Rs 1000 cr, is runnin... | |
| | | | Party not ready to accept Azad wave in mountainous region | | BJP plunges into confusion due to high polling | | | Early Times Report
KATHUA, Apr 18: State unit of BJP has plunged into "confused situation" due to bumper voting on the Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Parliamentary segment where polling was held on April 17. A group of BJP leaders have been claiming that party is going to win election from this prestigious segment while as party candidate Dr Jitendra Singh Rana has alleged "rigging" in the higher reaches of Reasi, Doda and Kishtwar districts, which are poised to give good number of votes in favour of Congress. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is Congress candidate from this seat.
On the one hand, BJP is delighted over nearly 75 percent polling in Kathua district where part... | |
| | | | Agas being used by ruling elite to stay ahead in power game | | | | Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Apr 18: The ruling elite across the country are locking horns in the electoral battlefield to rule the electorate by dividing the communities. In Kashmir, a case in point are the Shia community leaders and clerics, who are being used by the political powers that be in the state for access to power.
Notwithstanding the fact that political turncoats in electoral politics keep changing their loyalties, the Indian democracy of late has shifted its focus from virtuous politics to the one with community colours. The same is true for Kashmir politics, where separatists have religious orientation and the mainstream focus is on community leaders.
Till the recent past, election... | |
| | | | PDP scare forces Farooq to talk secession | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Like father like son. When Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah assumed power in 1947, he exiled hundreds of political activists and intellectuals for challenging the accession. But when he was dethroned in 1953, he chanted the Azadi slogan. After signing the IndIra-Abdullah accord in 1975, the accession again became final and irrevocable.
The former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah is no different. In November 2007, when his party was out of power he was `deeply disturbed' by what he called "conditions created by the army" and wanted to give a second thought to the accession. Addressing the press at Jammu on the sidelines of a book release on November 19, 20... | |
| | | | Emoluments still elude MGNREGA contractors | | RDD Poonch sleeps over labourers dues | | | M S Nazki
MENDHAR, Apr 18: The border towns of Poonch, Surankote, Mendhar and Balakote are the major victims, not only on the terror front for being adjacent to sensitive Pakistan stretch, but are suffering the Government apathy also as most of the people employed through Government contracts here are being left bereft of their hard money since long.
A prominent allegation was charged by a particular segment including the labors and IV class employees of this belt who were engaged by Rural Development Department (RRD) for works under the MGNREGA scheme, but after the completion of the works even, no labour is paid to the employees who are heavily relying upon this money's worth to run th... | |
| | | | Farooq Abdullah's untenable, laughable suggestion | | Article 370 | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 18: Union Minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday had made a ridiculous and untenable statement in Srinagar and statement was to the effect that Jammu and Kashmir's accession with India will end automatically if the BJP tampers with Article 370 as claimed by them in their election manifesto. "Accession will end automatically if Article 370 is tempered with. Any attempt to fiddle with it will open old wounds which would be difficult to heal," he said while talking to reporters after addressing a youth rally of the NC at Aramvari, Zero Bridge, and added that "Article 370 is a bridge between Jammu and Kashmir and India. "If the bridge falls,... | |
| | | | Tainted JKPCC resorts to lies to duck RTI query | | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Apr 18: Tainted and shamed repeatedly for corruption, nepotism and misappropriation, Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited (JKPCC) has resorted to lies and half truths to avert RTI query and disseminate relevant information to the seeker.
In order to befool this RTI activist , the JKPCC has crossed all limits of non-seriousness saying it had not taken up any state or Central GovernmentS funded construction project during the year 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
This illogical reply has been given by Unit-4 and Unit-2 of JKPCC in reply to an RTI query which it has received on 2-04-2014 seeking to know about construction works taken up by JKPCC th... | |
| | | | GMC’s OT remains shut for 'non availability of diesel' | | Eight major operations postponed | | | K Koushal
JAMMU, Apr 18: In yet another incident of negligence and callousness, the administration of prestigious Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) reportedly put lives of patients on stake by keeping Operation Theatre (OT) shut for one day, resulting into postponement of eight major operations.
According to official sources in the hospital, OT remained shut for entire day due to non availability of Diesel for the Boiler. "Around eight major operations scheduled for the day were postponed due to non-availability of Diesel. The administration was informed well in advance regarding need for diesel, for the Boiler that is necessary for sterilization of surgical equipments, but ... | |
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