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| Efforts afoot to erode 'Bakerwal' identity: Community smells conspiracy | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Under a well planned conspiracy, concerted efforts have allegedly been made to erode "Bakerwal" nomenclature from nomad tribals and subsume them under the umbrella term "Gujjars", which is seen as conspiracy to deprive the deserving nomadic people from various benefits meant for them.
The community representatives informed Early Times that on Wednesday a programme was organized at Gujjar Bakerwal PG Hostel, Kunjwani, in which a researcher from New Delhi explained about tribal community. The invitation sent to media persons and other dignitaries read, "Awareness Programme on Textiles and Costumes of Gujjars of Jammu", but the photograph on the invitation w... | |
| | | | For votes, BJP ready to help stone pelters in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Apr 4: The Bhartiya Janta Party in Kashmir has been seeking lists from village heads about their demands on the pretext they will fulfill them if they vote for their candidates.
The Lok Sabha elections dates have been announced and Jammu Kashmir assembly polls may be conducted later.
Sources within the BJP said that although the BJP has not organized any big rally in Kashmir but have been holding door-to-door campaign.
"We seek lists from the people. Some seek releasing of youth booked under stone pelting charges," a BJP leader said.
The BJP leader said that they can't help these youth officially. "We have been told that BJP will help even stone pelters ... | |
| | | | Opposition to new parties in Kashmir a sign of Abdullah's frustration | | Fear of defeat or? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: The rise of new political parties in the Kashmir Valley has upset NC president Farooq Abdullah and his son and party vice-president Omar Abdullah. Omar Abdullah has claimed that "at least 6 new political parties have been founded in Kashmir during the last few days" and they "are founded to split the Muslim votes to harm Kashmir" (read NC). He didn't name these political parties, but it was obvious that he was referring to the parties like the one floated by former bureaucrat Shah Faesal.
Earlier, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah had accused New Delhi of creating PDP. The PDP was founded in 1999 by late Mufti Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba Mufti.
Omar... | |
| | | | MCC violation: Noose over overstaying officers tightened | | DEO Jammu attaches 2 BDOs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: The Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar who is also the district election officer (DEO) has attached two overstaying block development officers (BDOs) from Jammu district in his office till further orders.
According to documents available with Early Times, two BDOs posted in Jammu district since 2014 have been overstaying in violation of transfer policy. The duo has been attached with DEO's office till further order.
"Ranjit Singh Tara incharge BDO Bhalwal Brahman vide order no ENT/J/2018/10509 dated 27/11/2018 was placed under suspension for his causal approach towards the important election duties during the process of Panchyat Election 2018, howev... | |
| | | | Another patient dies due to 'mismatched' blood at SKIMS | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 4: A woman who was allegedly administered mismatched blood passed away at SKIMS Soura here on Thursday. Sources said Mir Anjum a 22-year old from Bemina here died at the ICU of SKIMS Soura after remaining on ventilator for around a week. She was admitted to the institute on March 29 after she passed blood with stool. As per the bereaved family she was infused wrong blood group instead of O+ve, due to which she went into coma and didn't recover. Sources said atleast two more patients have died allegedly due to blood transfusion reaction or mismatch at the hospital in the past around a month. Sources said health experts suspect use of substandard equipment in... | |
| | | | Strategic affairs experts oppose talks with Hurriyat | | Congress manifesto 2019 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 4: It was on April 2 that the AICC president released his party manifesto for the crucial 2019 general elections. Ever since then, the Congress party has been facing criticism from various quarters and on several grounds. On the ground that it didn't say a word on the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus. Also on the ground that its election manifesto could lower the morale of the Army and other security forces. Besides, on the grounds that it proposed revocation of laws of sedition and AFSPA.
Not just this, the promise of the Congress to hold "unconditional" talks with Hurriyat to resolve the so-called Kashmir issue too has not gone down well with many strat... | |
| | | | Emboldened officials call shots at Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 4: Office of Director Agriculture Kashmir has turned out to be a favorite place for some of the lower rung employees of the department and these officials are calling the shots while undermining the authority of the Head of the Department.
Sources told Early Times that a group of five employees is virtually running the show at the Directorate of Agriculture. These employees are so emboldened that they sometimes rebuke Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi.
"The employees calling the shots at the Directorate of Agriculture belong to the different cadres. However, the binding force in whole episode is that they consider the... | |
| | | | Rassana incident likely to be proved costly for BJP; Lal Singh exploiting case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Failure of BJP leaders to handover infamous Rassana case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to prove costly for the party on Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency because family members of the some of the accused have started campaign against the party candidate and Union Minister Dr Jatinder Singh.
Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party candidate and former minister Chowdhary Lal Singh in every public meeting in Kathua district is trying to expose BJP leaders on this issue. Singh is trying to give a message to the people that BJP leaders including Union Minister Dr Jatinder Singh had failed to take stand on this issue due to their lust... | |
| | | | Ultimately BJP expels Lal Singh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: BJP has taken decision on gross indiscipline by Ch Lal Singh by confirming that he cease to be member of BJP the day he filed forms to contest from two Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu and refused to withdraw nominations on the scheduled date for that.
Decision in this regard has been taken by the party high command on the basis of report sent by State BJP based upon inputs and evaluation by State BJP Disciplinary Committee.
In a press release issued by chief spokesman of state BJP Sunil Sethi, it was stated that as Dogra Swabhiman Sanghthan was declared by Ch. Lal Singh to be non-political organization so no action had been taken in the past on tha... | |
| | | | Highway widening damages scores of residential houses; Admin, Company fail to pay compensation | | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Apr 4: Landslides along the national highway has posed threat to a number of residential houses at Narsoo area of District Udhampur.
There is no denying the fact that widening of the highway has eased the journey but at the same time it has put residential houses and the people living in them to risk, said the locals.
At Narsoo area of District Udhampur on National Highway Execution work damage many houses, farm land but district administratio... | |
| | | | NC always betrayed people of J&K: Sajad Lone | | Omar can't disguise peoples in name of Wazir-e Azam, Sadre Riyasat: Gani Vakil | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Apr 4: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and former minister, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said that National Conference (NC) always betrayed people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Reacting to the statements of NC leaders, Lone while talking to reporters at Lolab today said that it was NC that betrayed people of the State from time to time.
He added that in 1996 when former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao had stated that sky is the limit, it was being presumed that people of Jammu and Kashmir will be offered autonomy.
"At that time, it was being presumed that people will be asked to fight elections then pass the bill on autonomy in assembly and they will... | |
| | | | Only 60% potential utilised in past decade | | 'Failure of Irrigation Department | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Despite spending hundreds of crores to complete various irrigation schemes to give boost to the agriculture sector of the state which has been degrading with each passing day, the Irrigation Department has failed to utilise those schemes defeating their very purpose.
Sources told Early Times that in order to give impetus to the agriculture sector of the State Centre Government had introduced several irrigation schemes under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme and for materializing these schemes on ground, hundreds of crores of funds were pumped by concerned ministry but unfortunately Irrigation Department could not make best use of such schemes.
"The... | |
| | | | Separatists relax as NC, PDP step into their shoes | | One calls India an occupation, other praising militants in rallies | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Separatists in Kashmir, known otherwise for their anti-India rants have all of a sudden gone silent as they find mainstream political groups doing their work at ease.
As one goes through the statements issued by the separatists including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geeleni since past one month, there are hardly two to three handouts issued by them to the press. Reason: the mainstream political parties like PDP and National Conference are spitting enough anti-India venom that Geelani and Mirwaiz feel like going for some recreation.
A Srinagar based scribe termed the situation as precarious and interesting. According to him, this is for the first ti... | |
| | | | Authorities remove foundation stone, college to run from defunct PSU | | Degree College Chadoora | |  Early Times Report
Budgam, Apr 4: Month after laying the foundation stone of Chadoora Degree College, the authorities have now shifted the site to a state owned defunct public sector undertaking (PSU).
Plating typical Jaspal Bhatti, the authorities removed the foundation stone hours after it was laid. No reasons have been given for shifting the college to another site.
Details available with Early Times reveal that on March 2nd Commissioner / Secretary Social Welfare Department Farooq Ahmad... | |
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