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| Of 20 selected Excise Inspectors, only 6 from Jammu | | Discrimination with Jammu by SSB? | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Apr 1: Once again the discrimination in selection for Government jobs has come to fore, as out of the list of 20 candidates selected for the post of Excise Inspector, only 6 candidates are from Jammu region, while rest are from Kashmir province.
According to the list finalized by recruitment agency, Service Selection Board and which is published in various newspaper dailies of state, a total of 20 candidates were selected for the post of Inspector (State Cadre) J&K Excise and Commercial Taxes (Subordinate) Services, under Government order number 97-F of 2014, dated 31-03-2014, 14 selected candidates are from Kashmir province and remaining are from Jammu.
The six selected candidates of Jammu province are Sushil Khajuria, resident of Jandrah, district Jammu, Raman Kumar Chalotra resident of village Smailpur, district Samba, Sanjeev Singh Sen resident of H.No. 198, Sector-4 Roop Nagar, Jammu, Shehzad Ahmed Azad resident of village Dhargloon, tehsil Mendhar, Poonch, Aamir Choudhary C/o Dilmar Ahmad D-6 Company Bagh Government quarters, Jewel Jammu and Ranjishwar S... | |
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| Did Omar exonerate Modi? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who continued as a Minister in the Vajpayee Government even after Gujarat riots said today that the people of the country had not exonerated Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Omar by this statement and by continuing to be the Minister in the NDA Government had impliedly exonerated him but people are yet to exonerate him.
Omar had not explained why he continued to be the Minister even when Ram Vilas Paswan left the Government but had now said that Modi is playing divisive politics and can't lead the nation.
The Chief Minister had also referred to an incident where Modi had allegedly... | |
| | | | ASCOMS patients scam finally investigated | | CB all set to produce challan | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Apr 1: Lingering for four years , the Crime Branch Jammu has finally prepared a charge sheet against the management of Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS), Sidhra for the scam they committed, popularly known as patients scam, which is to be produced before court shortly. The Crime Branch sped up the investigation following the report published in the ET in its 24 February's edition having headlines 'ASCOMS patient's scam baffles investigating agency'.
SSP Crime Branch Shakti Pathak said that the investigation has been completed, despite of non cooperation from ASCOMS management in respect of providing details and records pertaining to the s... | |
| | | | Property worth crores lying idle as SMC fails to shift dislocated shopkeepers | | Shopping complex develops cracks in heart of summer capital | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: Property worth crores of rupees is lying idle in the heart of the summer capital of the state with the State Government yet to shift the people for whom the shops were constructed in the Hazuri Bagh area despite the lapse of 11 years.
According to the details available with Early Times around 200 shops were constructed by Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for the shopkeepers who got dislocated due to the beautification drive going on at that time in the different areas of Srinagar more so in close vicinity of Lal Chowk area.
The shopkeepers who got dislocated were first expected to be accommodated at the Cheap Market near the exhibition crossing but as... | |
| | | | PDP gets an issue on a platter | | NC on back foot | | |
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JAMMU, Apr 1: The NC is in deep trouble. It had already lost much of its political space in the Valley owing to its acts of omission and commission and utter failure to deliver on any front, as also its failure to control the situation in Kashmir in 2010, the year when over 100 persons lost their lives, as well as his failure to make the Union Government to withdraw the AFSPA from the state and reduce the footprints of the Army in the Valley. It was not for nothing that Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah worked day and night to persuade the Congress high command to enter into a pre-poll alliance with their party so that they could avert the impending defeat at the hands of... | |
| | | | Weather improves but election scene still lackluster in Valley | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: If the March 8th snowfall, followed by days of downpour and another snowfall in a fortnight grounded the election activity to a complete halt, a frail sunshine and remarkable upswing in temperature in the last couple of days has failed to enliven what was presumed to be a high-voltage campaign in Kashmir valley.
Even as the local newspapers are filled with the stories, pictures and statements of this or that 'personality' joining this or that party, no significant canvassing activity is visible on the ground in any of the three Lok Sabha seats of Central, South and North Kashmir. However, the existence of banners and flags of the ruling National Confere... | |
| | | | Modi's anointment as PM would bring nation to a communal disaster | | Dalits being made soft targets in J&K: Mayawati | | | Ajay Sharma
JAMMU, Apr 1: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has said the Dalits, SCs, STs and OBCs are being made soft targets in Jammu and Kashmir by the present dispensation as they are being tortured and atrocities committed upon them despite none of their faults.
Her address to the issue apparently included a hint towards the killing of a Dalit person Rakesh Kumar, alias Giri who was shot down by police in an alleged fake encounter near Satyam Resorts in Dec 2010, and endorsed the claim raised by Early Times in its issue of April 1 under the caption: Mayawati likely to take up issue of dalit killings in state.
"I have been receiving the inputs from here that Dalits are subjected t... | |
| | | | Coalition MLAs get handsome allocations the ugly way | | Huge funds released in violation of propriety, MCC | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, Apr 1: In a bid to appease electorate in run up to the coming elections, National Conference-Congress led coalition Government released crores of rupees for development works to the constituencies of their legislators ignoring opposition legislators and the genuine developmental needs of the areas and also violating the Model Code of Conduct.
Sources told Early Times that State Government released development funds in excess in last two weeks of the just concluded financial years without examining the ground demands of the various areas targeting electoral gains.
"Nearly Rs 40 crore were released by PWD (R&B) during last 10 to 15 days to the constituencies of NC and Con... | |
| | | | District presidents, former MLC among others threaten to quit | | Alliance with NC proves costly for Congress | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: The pre-poll alliance with the National Conference is proving costly for the Congress with hundreds of its workers including a few district presidents and a former MLC threatening to quit.
Pertinently the Congress is all set to announce another alliance with the NC for the forthcoming assembly polls scheduled to be held in October this year.
However, the decision of an alliance with the NC has not gone down well with the members. District Presidents, Tehsil and Block Presidents and candidates who have contested repeatedly on Congress ticket including former Member of Legislative Council have decided to switch over to other regional parties incase Congress... | |
| | | | GREF fails people, retention walls at Pul Doda collapse | | 40 Cr go down the drain | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Apr 1: The Sub standard work executed by the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF), a central agency on Batote-Doda-Kishtwar National Highway stands exposed as the retention wall meant for the protection of 5 KM newly constructed road stretch at Pul Doda stands collapsed.
The collapse has subjected the people to inconvenience and hindred vehicular movement. This newly created road stretch was constructed by the GREF department at the cost of over Rs. 20 crore after t... | |
| | | | Unorganized public transport system results mess on roads: Experts | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Srinagar, Apr 1: Despite being the summer capital of the state, Srinagar is witnessing poor means of transport and the traffic chaos on the roads due to unorganized transport sector which further is compounding the problems for the daily commuters.
Experts in the surface/road transport say that Srinagar's existing public transport system can be described as very poor and unconventional and they observe the transport system is highly unorganized with disproportionate fleet of buses/mini buses; frequent delayed trips causing higher waiting time and discomfort.
"Due to wide gap caused by rapid increase in registered vehicles against marginal increase in road infrastructur... | |
| | | | Campaigning for Jammu-Poonch seat lacks traditional hustle and bustle | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Apr 1: Even as only nine days are left for the Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary seat to go for polling, the electioneering for this seat by and large has yet to gain a momentum and so far it remained dull as big wigs/heavy weights from different political parties missed the campaign in Jammu city.
The typical hustle-bustle associated with an election campaign particularly with the Lok Sabha poll is hardly reflected this time around especially in Jammu city which has the distinction of being the epicenter for all the major mainstream parties including Congress, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to launch and extend t... | |
| | | | New Delhi treats JK mainstream politicians as holy cows: Mehbooba | | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Apr 1: Stating that New Delhi treats Jammu and Kashmir mainstream politicians as holy cows, People's Democratic Party president and nominated candidate for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency, Mehbooba Mufti alleged that law too gets biased when time to implement it in the state approaches. Mehbooba Mufti after filling her nomination papers told media while responding to a question that Mohd Yousf Bhat had threatened to reveal more secrets related with Haji Yousf Killing, she said, " Very Unfortunately the law applicable in rest of the country doesn't get implemented here . Killers like Bhullar will get relief; Charges against Dr Farooq Abdullah in Jammu Kashmir cri... | |
| | | | KU in news again for wrong paper setting, paper leak | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Apr 1: Even as the departmental committee detected fraud in paper setting for the 2014 entrance test in political science at university of Kashmir, the authorities continue to maintain criminal silence over the issue despite the fact that the aspirants have registered their protest .
In what can be termed a shameful act the Department of Political Science of Kashmir University while setting the paper for the 2014 entrance testy had not only used wrong language in setting the papers but had also incorporated ten wrong questions out of the total sixty to be attempted by the candidates. Sources told Early Times that even though the departmental committee detected fraud... | |
| | | | Baramulla court extends judicial remand of PoK driver | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Apr 1: Principal Sessions Judge Baramulla, Rashid Ali Dar today extended the judicial remand of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) driver Mohammad Shafeeq Awan till April 21. The Principal Sessions Judge Baramulla extended the remand of Awan following the arguments from both sides since the case was listed for hearing today. The extension of judicial remand was done on the basis of FIR number 06 of 2014 lodged against Awan at Police Station, Uri under section 8/21 (C), 29 Narcotic Drugs Prevention Substances (NDPS) Act. Advocate Abdul Salam Rather appearing for the accused submitted that Awan may be provided an opportunity to communicate within a stipulated tim... | |
| | | | Who cares for development when guns are trotting? | | Border residents want peace | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Apr 1: Following repeated militant attacks along international border, majority of residents prefer peace in their respective areas instead of choosing any political party.
The residents of border area alleged that before elections political parties make assurances for socio-economic development, but ground reality exposes what they have been assuring for years together.
"We want peace....we have nothing to do with any political parties BJP, Congress, NC and others. Ironically, the government of India has too failed to fill our wound, which is causing militants attacks and firing on borders for long time, Sukh Ram, resident of Jaglote area, where militants have attac... | |
| | | | AAP candidate undresses in protest | | Returning office marred by favouritism | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Apr 1: Favoritism in the office of Returning officer Anantnag got exposed brazenly when Aam Aadmi Party Candidate, forced to wait till the PDP candidate completed her documents and managed to open a bank account for election expenditure inside the office returning officer; undressed in protest.
Irritated by the favoritism, AAP Candidate undressed himself and alleged that election authorities of the Anantnag parliamentary constituency were favoring high profile candidates and putting others at inconvenience.
"From Kokernag to this office I'm fallowing model code of conduct but what about these high profile candidates. Police stopped my vehicles 2 kilometers from t... | |
| | | | Without naming, Mayawati raises Giri's 'fake encounter' episode | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati without naming the victim of an alleged fake encounter near Satyam Resorts in Dec 2010 that resulted in killing of a Dalit named Rakesh Kumar, alias Giri expressed her disappointment over the police and Government atrocities on the minority category in the state saying that administration is making them as the soft targets.
"Dalits, SCs STs and OBCs are being made soft targets in Jammu and Kashmir by the present dispensation as they are being tortured and atrocities committed upon them despite none of their faults," said Mayawati adding that she has been receiving information that Dalits in Jammu and Kashmir are being... | |
| | | | Hold political rallies only at designated places: Police | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Apr 1 : In view of the threat of disrupting the poll process by militants in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with other security agencies have worked out a security plan which has already been issued to the political parties for holding election rallies at designated places.
The J&K Police has asked the political parties to hold rallies only at designated to avoid any misadventure by the militants who might try to disrupt the poll process. According to sources police and security agencies have identified four to five places in every Assembly segment of the Kashmir Valley where the political parties would be allowed to hold election rall... | |
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