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4 days of violence dents Kashmir, 1500 bookings cancelled 4/19/2016 12:14:32 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: During the past one week when the violence over the killing of five persons engulfed the Kashmir region, more than 1500 booking at hotels here have been cancelled by the tourists. The tour operators and the people associated with the tourism business have started facing tough time with the fresh spell of cancellations taking toll. "This is something that we have seen when the worst ever catastrophic floods wreaked havoc in Kashmir. The situation at that time was dreadful and the industry witnessed the worst ever decline. After that, we were hoping of the revival but stars seem to be in favour of none," says Irshad Ahmad, a local tour operator. The hotel owners told Early Times that as the news spread over the violence related incidents taking place in various areas of Kashmir valley, requests for the cancellation of the trips from the tourists hailing from various states of India was received. "As far as I can tell you more than 1500 bookings in the local hotels were cancelled. The tourists have out rightly preferred not to...   READ MORE

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Vajpayee behaved as Cong PM, says Tavleen Singh BJP's K-policy 4/19/2016 12:14:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: Noted columnist and author Tavleen Singh has come down heavily on BJP veteran and former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and said that he behaved as Congress' Prime Minister. "Atal Behari Vajpayee behaved as Congress' Prime Minister," she told Karan Thapar of India Today the other day. Besides, she tore into his National Security Advisor Late Brijesh Mishra, saying he was not fit for the job as he was a diplomat and not strategic affairs expert and that he only messed up things. She also criticized Vajpayee's Kashmir policy as well as Pakistan policy and vindicated all those concerned Indians who had been saying since years that the Indian state wa...   READ MORE   Will BJP ministers dare to visit Handwara brave-heart girl? 4/19/2016 12:14:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: A senior minister of the self-styled "nationalist" party BJP has done a commendable job by visiting violence affected areas of North Kashmir along with Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti to console those families who lost their members in violence. But everyone is asking whether BJP ministers would dare to visit family of that schoolgirl to whom anti-national forces tried to make a tool to demonize the Army by labelling malicious allegations. Braving threats from terrorist groups, pseudo civil society of Kashmir and fake human right groups, the brave Kashmiri schoolgirl has told the magistrate that she was not molested by the solider as alleged by civil ...   READ MORE   Exodus of NIT Srinagar's non-local students to hit BJP Jantar Mantar dharna 4/19/2016 12:14:03 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 18: If the BJP, the ABVP and other outfits of the so-called ultra nationalist and cultural RSS believe that the issue of the exodus of all the non-local NIT Srinagar students from Srinagar would die down in course of time, then it can be said that the Sangh Parivar is living in a fool's paradise or in a world of the past. It is not going to die down. On the contrary, the outraged and humiliated nationalist students are determined to make it a big issue and create a situation that would cause an irreparable damage to the BJP and other RSS affiliates across the country. This became crystal clear on Sunday at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Hundreds of non-local NIT s...   READ MORE   Tampering of revenue records: Cabinet Minister influencing admin to hush up matter 4/19/2016 12:13:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: In the backdrop of preliminary investigation being conducted by Vigilance Organization against alleged change of revenue records, efforts are reportedly on by a Cabinet Minister to influence the district administration of Samba to halt the submission of report to the Vigilance which clearly indicates the tampering of revenue records. Sources claimed that the complainant lodged complaint with the Vigilance Organization following with the inquiry was initiated by the Vigilance and a letter was written to the district administration of Samba district for submission of report after detailed inquiry of the revenue record. Following the inquiry conducted...   READ MORE   Party not reclaiming 'equal share' in political posts Resentment brewing within BJP afresh 4/19/2016 12:13:42 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 18: Notwithstanding the party having formed government with PDP after prolonged stalemate, all is not well within BJP. Resentment is now fresh for the fact that BJP is neither asserting nor reclaiming political posts, most of which are lying vacant at present. Fingers are also being raised as to why the senior BJP minister acted in a discriminatory manner in being selective over 'retention' of just three political appointees who were appointed last year in three different Boards. Sources said despite BJP having managed marginal increase in the number of berths in Council of Ministers this time, the senior leaders are silent over reclaiming the equitable sha...   READ MORE   Anti-national JNU students sympathize with separatists 4/19/2016 12:13:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: A few students of JNU are hell bent upon turning the renowned varsity of India into a hub of anti-national activities as they have started poking their nose in the political affairs which don't fall in their domain. They maintained silence when non-local NIT students were beaten for hoisting the tricolor and staging a pro-India protest in Srinagar but they (JNU) students wasted no time to hit the streets and staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the Handwara killings and demanded the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir. These students backed by All India Students Association (AISA), were...   READ MORE   Migrants to get ration as per old scale 4/19/2016 12:13:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: Taking cognizance of report by this paper the State Government has revoked its earlier order issued by Consumer Affairs Department regarding providing of ration to Kashmiri as well as Jammu migrants as per National Food Security Act. This paper published series of stories exposing the Government decision and also there was a brewing resentment among the migrants against the same who refused to take ration for last two months on the basis of NFSA scale and demanded that they be provided ration as per old scale as the same is debited to Security Related Expenditures (SRE) borne by Government of India. Bowing before the pressure the Government issued th...   READ MORE   Why not ladies bus service for Jammu too? Does BJP really represent Jammu? 4/19/2016 12:13:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: In yet another instance of discrimination against Jammu, the state government has decided to start a special bus service for women in the summer capital Srinagar, completely ignoring the winter capital of the state. On the directions of Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone on Monday convened a meeting to review the modalities for starting the bus services. The meeting was attended by Senior Superintendent of Police Traffic City Srinagar, Regional Transport Officer Kashmir, General Manager, JKSRTC, Srinagar and representatives of Star Transport, Western Motor Transport, Haji Peer Motor Transport. The anno...   READ MORE   GAD seeks action against ex-Principal, 6 others; Edu dept unmoved 4/19/2016 12:13:00 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: The unequivocal recommendations made by General Administration Department (GAD) to Higher Education Department for initiating departmental action against seven officials, has reportedly fall on deaf ears of department, as even after the submission of enquiry report, action is still awaited against the officials. According to the documents available with Early Times, an enquiry was initiated against seven officials deputed in Government Degree College Doda, for allegedly issuing tenders to some favorites for purchase of sports items for said college, according to enquiry number PE-SLK, 3/10 and Veri-UD-25/11, and the enquiry was initiated o...   READ MORE   'Take covert war to Pakistani soil' Understanding new phase of violence in Kashmir 4/19/2016 12:12:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, April 18: Anyone watching the rising tempo of violence in Kashmir after the alleged molestation of a girl in Handwara will have noticed three things: One, it has begun almost as soon as the PDP-BJP Government was sworn in under the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti. Clearly, the separatists and the anti-PDP political parties want to create a situation where the in-built political differences between the PDP and BJP can be widened further. Two, even though the girl has clearly stated before a magistrate that she was molested by local youth and not army, the violence has not abated. This suggests that the agitation is being stoked deliberately, and may not have genuine...   READ MORE   Saline wrecks havoc at GMCH Committee submits ambiguous report 4/18/2016 11:49:39 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: The cases of reaction to several patients after administration of fluid in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu have created panic, as more cases were reported on Monday and the enquiry committee, constituted to probe the case, has virtually failed to find the exact reasons. Four more cases of reaction surfaced in GMC&H when patients undergoing treatment were administrated fluid. Astonishingly, four days back similar case was reported in the hospital and Minister concerned had ordered an enquiry. A doctor told Early Times that the reaction due to fluid took place in the hospital and the patients were administere...   READ MORE   Militants warn against participation in Panchayat polls 4/18/2016 11:46:19 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: Ahead of proposed municipal and Panchayat elections, threat posters attributed to some militant groups have surfaced warning people in general and village heads in particular against participating in elections. The posters of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) surfaced in Tahab areas of Pulwama warning village heads in particular to make public announcements of their resignations as 'Sarpanchs and Panchs' and people in general to avoid moving out of their homes after 10:00 pm. The contents of poster accessed by Early Times reads that "Sarpachs and Panchs are hereby warned last time that they should make public announcements of their resigning ...   READ MORE   Edu deptt refuses to shift school in new building 4/18/2016 11:46:12 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Making mockery of Right to Education Act, which guarantees to provide school education at door steps, the officials of department of School Education have not been shifting the Government Primary School (GPS), Lower Dhounthly, Jammu in its newly constructed building which was co-located in Government Middle School, Kachi Chhawni due to non availability of sufficient accommodation since 2014. Source informed Early Times that however, the residents of the Lower Dhounthly and even the Village Education Committee (VEC) has repeatedly sent representations to the officials of school for shifting the GPS at new constructed building but departmen...   READ MORE   Verinag ropeway project fail to make headway 4/18/2016 11:46:06 PM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: The fate of Verinag ropeway project continues to hang in balance as State Cable Car Corporation (SCCC) has failed to generate interest among the construction companies to undertake the project. The project that was envisioned to provide the cable car services to the visitors at South Kashmir's famed tourist destination Verinag has faced rejections twice from the construction companies. The project remains confined to papers only. Last year in August, the SCCC invited bids from the construction agencies for financing, design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and subsequent operation and maintenance of a passenger rop...   READ MORE   Poor sanitation in JK: Govt directs officials to fix responsibility 4/18/2016 11:45:59 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad ET Report Srinagar, Apr 18: Government has taken a serious note over lackadaisical approach of officials and has directed them to fix the responsibility for poor sanitation in the state. Even though the Government of India has launched various centrally sponsored schemes, its efforts to improve sanitation in the State have fallen flat. Now Government has asked officials to fix responsibility for poor disposal of solid waste. "It is impressed upon the divisional commissioners to take more responsibility for overall leadership coordination and ensuring effective maintained of sanitation and cleanliness in the divisions and daily reports are obtained from the concerne...   READ MORE   Anti-India protests rock KU campus 4/18/2016 11:45:52 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Massive protests broke out at the campus of University of Kashmir here today against the recent killing of civilians in North Kashmir's Kupwara district. The protesters demanded stern action against the security forces personnel involved in firing on civilians. Reports said that scores of students of the university boycotted their classes and carried out strong protest demonstration against the killing of civilians in Kupwara district last week. The protesting students resorted to high pitch sloganeering and demanded action against the security forces personnel involved in the firing incidents. The protesting students reached th...   READ MORE   Trivial issue flares up into clashes at BGSBU 4/18/2016 11:45:33 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Apr 18: An argument between two students, at BGSBU, which was resolved amicably by the Warden on Sunday, today took an ugly turn on Monday and triggered violence in which several students were injured and many vehicles were damaged. Shabir Ahmed Bhat, Deputy Commissioner and Rajeshwar Singh, SSP along with other senior police officers and additional police force were camping at the university campus to defuse the situation by holding meetings with the students a...   READ MORE   PWD minister wants 500 DPRs within a week; engineers annoyed 4/18/2016 10:57:43 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: Rome was not built in a day, goes the popular maxim. But Minister for Public Works, Abdul Rehman Veeri thinks otherwise. On Sunday he warned of stern action against the engineers if they fail to prepare 500 Detailed Project Report(DPR)s within a week, while his diktat has drawn severe criticism with experts terming it a crude joke with the official machinery. Chairing his maiden meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir Project Constructions Corporation officials in Jammu on April 18, Veeri directed the MD JKPCC to get the DPR's ready by next weekend or face action. Officials said it is for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir tha...   READ MORE   PHE engineer promoted as AE on fake degree 4/18/2016 10:57:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: It can happen either in Bihar or in J&K. A man has completed engineering degree in just nine months, instead of the mandatory four years. According to documents available with Early Times,aJunior Engineer was elevated as Assistant Engineer in PHE department on basis of fake degree from a Tamil Nadu-based deemed university. "Ajaz Ahmed Mir, son of Mohammad Rafiq Mir, resident of ward no 8, Rajouri was appointed as Junior Engineer Degree Holder in the year 2008 date July 14, 2008 and falling in the tentative seniority list no 590 vide govt circular no. 01-PHE, I&FC (Hyd) of 2016 dated February 25, 2016 had possessed a fake degree", the documents read. T...   READ MORE   Govt departments asked to purchase cement from JKCL 4/18/2016 10:57:23 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: The State Government has directed all the concerned departments in Jammu valley to purchase the cement from JK Cements Ltd (JKCL) as first preference and report compliance. According to the government order no 89-IND of 2016 issued by the commissioner Secretary to government industries and commerce department it is enjoined upon all state government departments to purchase their requirements of cement in the Jammu division from the Jammu and Kashmir Cements Ltd. It further said that concerned departments should only approach the open market in case the J&K Cements is unable to supply the requisite quantity and a non availability cer...   READ MORE

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