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Resentment in BJP over selecting leaders to receive PM

4/20/2016 12:51:40 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: Strong resentment brewing among senior leaders of BJP over pick and choose policy adopted by the leadership in selecting leaders to receive Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during his visit to campus of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU). While as some junior leaders were given opportunity to receive Prime Minister at two places-one at Jammu Airport and second at Helipad at SMVDU, many senior leaders were deliberately ignored to have direct interaction with the Prime Minister. Although official function at SMVDU campus was turned out to be BJP rally yet a number of BJP MLAs were conspicuously missed the function as mark to protest against pick and c...

Guests face embarrassment at PM function

4/20/2016 12:51:28 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: Many former bureaucrats and politicians had to face an embarrassing situation during the inauguration of super specialty hospital on Tuesday. The guests had been told that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the hospital at 10.30 am and that they should be seated well before 10.15 am. Sources said most of the guests turned up at around 10.am. To their shock, the guests found that the inauguration had already taken place, at9.30 am. "We were taken aback," a former bureaucrat told Early Times. "It was tantamount to humiliating us." The guests were later directed to go the place where Prime Minister Modi had to address a rally. "On reaching t...

No snub this time, Modi praises Mehbooba

BJP learns from past mistakes!

4/20/2016 12:51:14 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 19: The Modi government has apparently decided to not "repeat mistakes" made when late Mufti Sayeed was the chief minister. The BJP has not only decided to give full support to the CM Mehbooba Mufti but also wants to be seen as partner in addressing the problems in the Kashmir. PM Narendra Modi in full public view praised Mehbooba Mufti saying she is not only energetic but even at the dais she is talking to me about the development projects. The PM Modi also said Centre would give full support to the State. It was a marked departure from his last year's rally at Srinagar which didn't turn out to be as was expected. The PM then had openly said that he does...

Sajjad Lone skips 'Bada Bhai' Modi's Katra rally

4/20/2016 12:50:57 AM

Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 19: Unsatisfied with the ministry granted to him, separatist-turned-mainstream leader Sajjad Gani Lone, on Tuesday skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Katra in Jammu province. Lone, who two years ago discovered a "BadaBhai" in Modi, was this time conspicuous for his absence in the Trikuta hills when Modi inaugurated a super-specialized hospital there. Otherwise, during Modi's previous visits to the state, Lone would prominently share dais with him. But this time, presumably unsatisfied with the Social Welfare ministry granted to him, MLA Handwara seems to be "heartbroken". Call it planning or coincidence, by the time Modi was addr...

'Violence in Kashmir fall-out of a conspiracy'

4/20/2016 12:50:36 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: A senior BJP leader appeared right when he described violence in Handwara and Kupwara and other places in Kashmir, including parts of Srinagar district as the fall-out of a conspiracy hatched. "There was a conspiracy behind the recent spurt of violence in the Kashmir Valley. Definitely there is a conspiracy to disturb peace in areas like Kupwara and Handwara. These areas remained peaceful when there was turmoil in other parts (of the Valley)," he said on Monday. The question to be asked is: Who hatched conspiracy to provoke violence in Kashmir? Certainly not the poor school-going girl. Handwara girl, whose mother had alleged that army personnel molested ...

Maharaja Hari Singh Park yet to see light of the day

Turns into garbage dump, breeding place for mosquitoes

4/20/2016 12:49:14 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: Announced over seven years or so back by then chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the prestigious Maharaja Hari Singh Park on the bank of Tawi river, 60-70 mt off the Jewel-Smadhian link road, is yet to see light of the day. Courtesy: J&K government. Due to the inordinate delay on part of the state government to develop it, the park land has virtually turned into a garbage dump. The government, of which the so-called pro-Jammu BJP is an important component, has...

Bovine smugglers thrash SHO in 'bribe case'

4/20/2016 12:30:45 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: Doing his duty proved fatal to a Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station in Jammu district who allegedly was thrashed by some bovine smugglers on the other day after he allegedly refused to give them safe passage despite receiving money from them. Police sources said that few days ago, the said SHO from his mentors came to know that he is under scanner of some senior police officers for his alleged nexus with bovine smugglers and in a bid to shield himself from any action, he started raising nakas along National Highway to show his dutifulness. This might have served good to him but left the bovine smugglers irked especially those who allegedly ...

Cops proving 'easy access' to hawala traders, 'unfair practices' of businessmen

J&K airports despite being sensitive manned by J&K Police….

4/20/2016 12:28:44 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 19: In a sensitive state like J&K where security assumes priority at public places, scene is just opposite at the three airports of J&K where functionality aspect are just antagonistic of what is a norm elsewhere in the country. All the three police stations at Srinagar, Leh and Jammu are being manned and controlled under J&K Police, thanks to a strong and high level lobby which is in favour of continuation of this situation for a 'bigger' purpose. Presence of state police has developed a nexus that allows free access to hawala traders and those indulging in unfair means of business. Sources said there is a strong lobby at the highest level which doesn't al...

Mehbooba acted differently than Omar, saved JK from 2010-like situation

4/20/2016 12:25:17 AM

Peerzada Ummer ET Report srinagar, Apr 19: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's ability of controlling the situation took people back to the summer unrest of 2010 when situation could have been controlled in a similar way but Omar Abdullah, then Chief Minister, preferred outing in Gulmarg instead of leading from the front. The sporadic clashes that erupted in most parts of Kashmir valley after the killing of five people last week could have resulted in another 2010 like summer agitation, had Mehbooba not taken full control of the ground situation and making every bit to pacify peoples' anger. In the year 2010, a similar situation was confronted by the State but went out of the control of the...

Cong tears into BJP, says it ditched Jammu electorate

Army & AFSPA

4/20/2016 12:24:53 AM

ET Report Jammu, Apr 19: The offensive JKPCC today tore into the defensive, clueless and confused BJP. It all happened when BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra suppressed the truth and said that the "BJP wants the army to stay put in Kashmir and other parts of the State as the situation there is not normal" and that the BJP Government at the Centre is also for the continuation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act". Patra also went a step further and said that "army's say will be final as far as the retention and revocation of the AFSPA in J&K is concerned". "Army is chief determinant," the cornered Patra said. However, the chief spokesperson of the JKPCC took no time in debunking the...

Traffic police booths devoid of fans, potable water facility

Cops forced to work under most inhospitable conditions

4/19/2016 11:55:46 PM

Early Times Report jammu, Apr 19: In view of the soaring temperatures, senior police officers won't be coming out of their AC-fitted cozy offices now to regulate traffic on the city roads, but field staff, including cops, would continue to work under the most inhospitable conditions as most of the traffic booths here are without fans, coolers and drinking water facility. A traffic police booth outside the district police lines here is in the worst condition. It does not have any fan and d...

I&FC deptt fails to manage water regulation; farmers fuming

4/19/2016 11:30:20 PM

Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 19: The Irrigation and Flood Control Department virtually has failed to bring respite to the famers community living at the tail ends of various irrigation grid spread across the canals courtesy the callous and non serious approach to manage 'water regulatory system' Sources told Early Times that in order to provide irritation water to farmers through canals, khuls water regulatory system has to be put in place at the every heads of the divisions so that discharge of flow could be regulated, controlled as per requirement and be distributed properly to all the areas, but due to sheer negligence of the Irrigation Department, this vital part of ...

CAPD deptt ignorant over K-oil black-marketing in Sunderbani

4/19/2016 11:30:11 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 19: While the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department is surrounded by present controversy on ration scam the other important commodity which is almost missing is kerosene oil and that has compounded the controversy. The tehsil Sunderbani in district Rajouri in this case is most affected as kerosene oil that comes on the depots in Rajouri is either diverted to the influential or sold on a heavy price to the truck drivers and owners while the general public is left devoid of it. This has created great resentment among the ration card holders of the district who lament that the depot owners do not give them kerosene oil as per the provisions con...

Tourism deptt abandons late Mufti's projects in Bijbehara

4/19/2016 11:30:03 PM

Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 19: Tourism department has suspended construction work on four key tourism projects in Bijbehara assembly segment of South Kashmir. Official sources told Early Times that department stopped the work on January 7, the day Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed breathed his lost in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi. Late Sayeed had identified the tourist spot all along the Bijbehara-Pahalgam road and asked Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department to develop them. Excluding pilgrimage tourist spot of Hazratbal Khiram Dargah, Apple Tourist Resort at Chinni Wuder, Padshahi Bagh Park and Tourist Shopping Gallery at Bibehara were identified...

Patients 'at risk' from poor hygiene at Govt hospitals

4/19/2016 11:29:50 PM

Ishtiyaq Ahmad Srinagar, Apr 19: Notwithstanding the tall claims of the government regarding improvement in health sector in the state, the health and medical education department has failed to maintain hygiene in the hospitals. The doctors cautioned that patients at government hospitals were at high risk of infection due to poor hygiene practices. "It is surprising that hospitals associated with the Government medical college in Srinagar as well in Jammu have not been able to maintain cleanliness and hygiene even after having the manpower and funds to do the job. If you will visit the government hospitals like SMHS, Lal Ded, Bone and Joint hospital, GMC Jammu, you will found that thi...

Traffic continues on unsafe Mahjoor Nagar bridge

4/19/2016 11:29:40 PM

Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 19: Despite declaring Mahjoor Nagar Bridge unsafe for vehicular movement, the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department has miserably failed to stop traffic on the said bridge. R&B department had erected signboards on both sides of bridge cautioning people against plying vehicles over it; although the word of warning has been taken for-granted with the authorities closing its eyes over the grave issue. The bridge has developed deep ruts all-around prompting authorities to declare it unsafe for vehicular movement; however the nonstop movement of light and heavy vehicles has not only put question mark over the concerned authority's earnestness bu...