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Heydays for 'shrine committees' in Kashmir as Temple Bill is delayed 4/28/2016 11:46:31 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: With failure of State Government in bringing Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Temples Bill there are heydays for various self-styled temple and shrine management committees in Valley who have amassed huge wealth over the years by disposing off the shrines and temples property especially after the spurt of militancy in Kashmir. Hundreds kanals of land of various Hindu shrines in Valley has been either misused, grabbed or sold by these self styled trusts in connivance with land mafia and anti social elements during turmoil period and the Government has been looking like a mute spectator. Though the Kashmiri Hindus have been forcefully demanding the passage of temples bill for over last two decades, the successive State governments have failed to take any action in this regard till date with the result the self styled trusts and land mafia are making merry. Sources said that the promises made by the government and political parties from time to time with various KP organizations in general and Pt Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust representatives in particula...   READ MORE

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Dropped from Cabinet, Bukhari goes to Saudi for Umrah 4/28/2016 11:46:24 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad ET Report SRINAGAR, Apr 28: Since he was dropped from the Cabinet, former Roads and Buildings Minister Altaf Bukhari has remained inactive in politics and has gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah there. Sources close to Bukhari said although he had no plan to go for Umrah this year, but after his name was dropped by the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti from the Cabinet, he decided to take a leave from the politics for some time. "He is in Saudi Arabia these days performing Umrah there," a source close to Bukhari said and added that he was very upset after his name was dropped from the Cabinet and didn't attend any party meeting since then. Mehbooba dropped two cabinet minis...   READ MORE   Pak again talks Kashmir, holds Delhi responsible for no breakthrough Will Modi Sarkar react? 4/28/2016 11:46:16 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: Pakistan has again done it. It rubbed salt on the bleeding Indian nation on Tuesday in Delhi itself and it did the same on Wednesday in Islamabad. It raked up the Kashmir issue and held New Delhi responsible for no breakthrough in Foreign Secretary-level talks, held in New Delhi for about 20-odd minutes on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia Senior Officials Meeting. The Pakistan Foreign Secretary said Pakistan had expected that the talks might lead to progress towards the start of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue which was agreed by the two countries in December last year, but it didn't happen. "I would not say there is a breakthrough, but we conv...   READ MORE   Lobbying intensifies for AICC berth Mir recommends names of Mattoo, Namrata 4/28/2016 11:46:06 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: Amidst reports that much delayed reconstitution of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) is likely to be affected very soon, the aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir for getting place in the highest decision making body of the Congress party have intensified lobbying for the same. According to the sources in Congress circles, the PCC president G A Mir, who is camping in New Delhi for the last two days, is learnt to have recommended the names of Raman Mattoo and Namrata Sharma to represent Kashmir and Jammu, respectively, in the new AICC. Even as number of spirants from Kashmir Valley is few, some senior leaders are in the race from Jammu. These include for...   READ MORE   Top official's aide influencing crucial decisions in GMC Jammu 4/28/2016 11:45:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: An influential Assistant Professor, who is also a close aide of a very senior official, has reportedly been influencing crucial decisions in the GMC and Hospital for the last some months. Reliable sources at GMC&H told Early Times that since the Principal of the GMC has been changed, some influential persons and close aide of the senior doctor have been managing all affairs of the hospital, College as well as teaching faculty. "Why the Principal is favoring these officials is still a mystry", sources said."When Head of Department Pharmacology took charge over principal of GMC&H Jammu, visited to then Minister for Health and Medical Education Departm...   READ MORE   JU flouts resolution of University Council meet held in 1984 4/28/2016 11:45:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: In a shocking case of gross negligence , the Jammu University ignored the historical resolution passed by the University Council in its meeting held at Raj Bhawan on 11 Sept 1984. As per agenda item number 38 presented before the University Council 32 years ago and after careful consideration of the item, the University Council resolved that " the position of senior administrative officers in the university be filled up subject to fulfillment of the prescribed condition of eligibility from amongst suitably qualified and experienced officers of the university in accordance with the procedure laid down in the university Act and the statutes made thereund...   READ MORE   DySP turns 'writer', threatens to sue director Sarabjit Movie 4/28/2016 11:45:24 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: The movie- Sarabjit, is caught in a controversy before its release, a Jammu and Kashmir police official of DySP rank has asked the director of the movie to discuss the story with him first or face litigation. In a communiqué to the director of the film, the officer has said that the story of Sarabjit was written by him in 2012/2013 and discussed with some union ministers before 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The cop has directed the director to discuss the movie with him before its release to avoid tensions on borders, even, in country also. " Show the reality who planned to kill the Sarabjit-an Indian Hero, in Pakistan jail and why he was ...   READ MORE   Touts rule ARTO Poonch's office 4/28/2016 11:45:12 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Apr 28: Believe it or not, the 'driving license' renewal has become a 'gold mine' for touts/agents active at Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Poonch who allegedly are hand in glove with some tainted officials at the concerned office and are getting expired 'driving license' renewed. This practice has been going on for the past many years. Sources in ARTO office said, "Throwing all the norms to the winds, some black moles at Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Poonch are allegedly getting driving licenses renewed despite these being discarded long ago. This is being done without any proper verification and following due pro...   READ MORE   ZEO Lakhanpur to hold Govt schools' conference in private school 4/28/2016 11:45:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: The decision taken by Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Lakhanpur to organize a conference of teachers and headmasters, in a private school rather than some government, is allegedly aimed at promoting the private institution and its infrastructure while showing the government institutions in bad light. The ZEO Office Lakhanpur is going to organize conference of teachers and headmasters on April 30, in a private school at Kathua. The message forwarded by ZEO to all school principals read as, "A conference is being held on 30th of April in Kathua at 11 AM. Chief Education Officer Kathua (CEO) will preside over the function. The topic to be discussed in the co...   READ MORE   Self proclaimed 'lion of BJP' forces officials to follow his diktats Land mafia given freehand to exploit state, forest land 4/28/2016 11:44:56 PM ET Report JAMMU, Apr 28: Since the day BJP-PDP government has taken over the reins of the state, administration and the system have become second fiddle to it. A local MLA who claims to be the 'lion' of Nowshera has made the administration run for its face saving. The land mafia, it is alleged, is being run and controlled by the political bigwigs in BJP and has its clout over the administration of the district where the officials have to succumb under pressure. As per the information percolating down here, it was reported that a 2-3 kilometer road length at village Barnara in tehsil Sunderbani which was being constructed by the land mafia having encroached the state as well as forest l...   READ MORE   NIT row: Police, college admin await return of nationalist students 4/28/2016 11:44:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: The worst fears of the non-local NIT students, about they may face reprisal for hoisting the tricolor and staging pro-India demonstration, in the NIT campus in Srinagar last month are likely to come true as Jammu and Kashmir Police and college administration is mulling to take action against 50 students whom it claims were involved in "hooliganism." Sources told Early Times the students, who have been identified, may face arrests and rustication from the college. "A barrage of allegations has been leveled against the students. The college administration and JK Police seem to have made up their mind to punish the students and the assurances which were giv...   READ MORE   Ancient Hindu temple reopens after 27 years in Kashmir 4/28/2016 11:31:58 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 28: The centuries old Vetaal Bairav temple in the highly-sensitive area that had been shut after most pandits were forced to migrate to Jammu and other parts of the country due to militancy in 1990, was reopened today. Jogi langar (canteen where food is served for sadhus) in Rainawari area of Srinagar, the locality in the heart of old city that was once home to a high number of Kashmiri pandits, is again reverberating with the sound of temple bells after 27 long years. "After the migration of Kashmiri pandits, the area of the temple was illegally sold by Dharmatma Trust to a local property dealer. When residents in the area came to know about it, they...   READ MORE   Works executed by MC Kathua: SIC's penalty notice to Executive Officer 4/28/2016 11:28:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued penalty notice against the Executive Officer of Municipal Council (MC) Kathua as the officer failed to provide information under RTI Act regarding various developmental works executed in the Kathua town by the local municipality. Details available with Early Times reveal that a 2nd appeal under RTI Act, 2009 was filed by one B R Nandan a resident of Kathua town before State Information Commission (SIC) Jammu office on 09.02.2016 against PIO, Executive Officer (EO) , Municipal Council , Kathua, stating that he submitted application through registered post on 26.10.2015, but no response was received. The...   READ MORE   Biometric attendance adds to woes of stranded employees in Srinagar 4/28/2016 11:28:03 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 28: While the traffic jams are worsening in the wake of the closure of the arterial Jahangir Chowk Ram Bagh road in the summer capital here, thousands of office-goers, who remain stranded on the roads for hours together, have complained that biometric attendance has only furthered their woes. The complainants said on one hand their precious time goes unduly waste in traffic jams, while on the other the authorities have intensified the drive of ensuring attendance on the biometric system, which takes thumb impression or retina scan of the staffers. A delegation of school teachers said for the last two days they couldn't make it to their duties in time an...   READ MORE   Secy CAPD has no knowledge about ration scams 4/28/2016 11:27:57 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 28: Secretary Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department Shafiq Ahmad Raina has expressed his ignorance over the alleged ration scams that recently surfaced in Kashmir instead he says that Director CAPD Kashmir was carrying such information about the department. In the recent past, various alleged ration scams had surfaced in the Valley that were widely reported by the media. Surprisingly, the Secretary CAPD said he does have much information about the department. "You should ask the Director CAPD Kashmir about it. He has more information than me," the Secretary said when asked over the recent reports of the allocation of 45000 quintals of rice ...   READ MORE   5 years imprisonment, fine to 8 cops convicted for murdering NC activist 4/28/2016 11:27:52 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Apr 28: Kulgam Court on Wednesday convicted eight cops for murdering a National Conference activist in Frisal area of the district fifteen years ago. Court sentenced the convicted cops to five years of simple imprisonment and slapped a fine Rs 5000 on each of them. According to an official communiqué, The Chief Judicial Magistrate Kulgam said that the prosecution was able to prove the Section 30 of the Police Act read with Section 3 of Police Enhancement of Penalties Ordinance 2005 without reasonable doubt, in spite of some minor discrepancies. He convicted and sentenced 3 police constables, 4 SPOs and a PSO to five years of simple impriso...   READ MORE   CDPO illegally appoints undeserving, drops meritorious, reveals RTI 4/28/2016 11:27:45 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Apr 28: Information sought under Right to Information Act (RTI) has revealed that Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Devsar in south Kashmir's Kulgam has fraudulently appointed a blue-eyed undeserving candidate as Anganwari worker. Documents reveal that Safeena Akther D/O Gh Ahmad Gani had secured 56.21 points and turned out to be most meritorious candidate, however surprisingly Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Devsar who was member secretary of the three member committee appointed Fahmeeda Akther d/o Mohd Jamal Wani, who had secured just 48.77 points, as Aaganwari worker in Wahabbatpora Kelam village of Devsar assembly segment....   READ MORE   Set free poor Handwara girl CM needs to intervene 4/28/2016 11:27:38 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 28: The poor Handwara girl, who spoke the truth and identified miscreants who humiliated her and tried to implicate soldiers for molesting her, needs help and support. All her passionate pleas that she be released from the Police detention have gone down the drain. Convinced that she will not be released, she the other day again sought the intervention of J&K State Women's Commission (SWC) for her release from police detention along with her father. In fact, the girl, who is minor, wrote a letter to SWC Chairperson, Nayeema Mehjoor, for the second time seeking her intervention. In her earlier letter to the SWC chairperson she had clearly said that they had...   READ MORE   Grenade attack on police station, another grenade recovered 4/28/2016 11:27:32 PM Srinagar, Apr 28: Suspected militants today attacked a police station with a hand grenade damaging parked vehicles while another live grenade was recovered in south Kashmir, official source said here. They said militants hurled a hand grenade towards police station at Sherbagh Anantnag from rare side of the building. However, the grenade exploded in the compound damaging a number of parked vehicles, they said adding no one was injured. Security forces launched a massive hunt to nab the militants who hurled the grenade. However, no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Meanwhile, a live hand grenade was recovered from Ashmuqam area of Anantnag district. The grenad...   READ MORE   Dilapidated roads irk people, Govt in deep slumber 4/28/2016 11:27:27 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 28: The dilapidated conditions of most of the roads, including some of the major roads, in Kashmir's capital Srinagar have turned commuting into a nightmarish experience for the local residents. No re-carpeting or major repair work has been carried out on these roads since the devastating floods hit Srinagar City, people alleged. Apart from the severely potholed condition of the roads, the Srinagar residents also suffer from the growing traffic that has made the roads congested. "The condition of most of the internal roads all over the Srinagar city is pathetic. Bad roads make it difficult to drive on certain stretches. So every vehicle driver uses on...   READ MORE   CAPD constitutes 3-member team to fix responsibility Early Times Impact 4/28/2016 11:24:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: Taking the cognizance of the news report published in the Early Times under the headline "CAPD ration diverted to M/S Kissan Flour Mill" CAPD department in order to fix the responsibility and to find out involvement of the officials, has constituted an inquiry team comprising Deputy Director (Supplies) as Chairman and Deputy Director (P&S) and Assistant Director (T&S). The inquiry team has been directed to furnish its report within two days pin pointing involvement of staff and millers. Pertinently, in its Wednesday's edition, ET had reported that Government ration worth lakhs, meant for the people was diverted to the Kissan Flour Mill and it ...   READ MORE   Kashmir's Tulip garden attracts tourists, Jammu's Botanical garden has become cattle pond Tale of 2 gardens 4/28/2016 11:01:07 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: Aimed to promote tourism potential in both regions of state, the then chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had sanctioned two gardens in the state but while Tulip Garden of Kashmir is attracting tourists in large number, the botanical garden of Jammu has been attracting livestock and cattle as it has turned into a grazing yard. Sources alleged that previous government totally failed to develop Botanical garden which was situated 10 kilometer...   READ MORE   Smugglers make hay as Forest officials attend minister's meet 4/28/2016 10:58:20 PM Early Times Report akhnoor, Apr 28: While a minister lectured forest employees at Dumi near here to keep a check on the smuggling of green gold, smugglers made hay as all attended the meeting of their 'boss' and no one was left at the forest check posts to put their truckloads of illicit timber to checking. Official sources said while the minister asserted that his lecture would go a long way to inspire and motivate forest employees to take requisite measures to put an end to the smuggling of all sorts of forest wealth, smugglers carried truckloads of illegally felled timber from outside the 'unmanned' check posts without any obstruction from any quarter. The minister's lecture, held i...   READ MORE   Geelani ko gussa kyoon aata hai? 4/28/2016 10:58:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 28: The expertise gained by Hurriyat (G) to utilize every opportunity for blowing the situation out of proportion in Kashmir to appease and prove fidelity towards its handlers across the border, even do not stop them from using those who leave for heavenly abode to express their condolences through funeral prayers openly on roads dishonoring the departed soul. That is what has transpired from the media reports which divulged that Geelani voiced his exasperation against the law and order agencies for preventing the separatists from observing funeral prayers in absentia at Lal Chowk, a central hub for business activities, in favour of late pro freedom le...   READ MORE

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