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'Confused' BJP caught between devil and the deep sea New Industrial Policy 5/16/2016 12:34:10 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: While Kashmiri leaders of all hues, including from the PDP, are opposing in one voice the new industrial policy and pitching for its review so that no-non-state subject industrialist is allowed to set up industries anywhere in the state outside the existing industrial states, the BJP, which is part of the ruling coalition, is speaking in two voices. According to the new industrial policy, which was approved by the State Council headed by the state governor, non-state subjects industrials could invest in the state and set up industries outside the industrial states, on lands leased to them for 40 years, extendable up to 90 years. The new industrial policy, if implemented, will create 1,50,000 jobs and the non-state subject industrials will invest in the state Rs 20,000 crore. All the Kashmiri leaders, including separatists, are opposing the policy on the ground that it has the potential of changing the demography of the state, eroding the state's special status and marring the interests of the locals. Paradoxically, the "nationalist" BJP is a...   READ MORE

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Farooq raises hands, asks lawyers to preserve state's status Batting for semi-independence 5/16/2016 12:34:01 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: Convinced that his NC has lost its credibility, appeal and sheen and that the common Kashmiri Muslims have no faith in it, the party president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday raised his hands and appealed to the Kashmir-based legal fraternity to come forward to preserve the state's special status by defeating the game plan of the PDP, which, according to him, is dancing to the tune of New Delhi to remain in power. "There are clear indications that a long existing lobby in New Delhi is reinventing its mission to erode what remains of the state's internal autonomy…Today we see the efforts of this lobby in the form of the extension of National Food Security ...   READ MORE   Ex-lecturer alleges harassment by JU authorities 5/16/2016 12:33:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 15: Allegedly harassed by University authorities, an aspirant and former contractual lecturer at Udhampur Campus, Dr Rajni Sharma has finally knocked the doors of President of India, Prime Minister, Ministry of HRD and Commission for Women. Dr Rajni Sharma had worked as a contractual lecturer in Udhampur Campus, University of Jammu from August 21, 2012 to September 28, 2015. "On September 2015, I appeared for the interview conducted by Jammu University for the Udhampur campus. The Interview committee was consisted of the HOD Prof Falendra K Sudan against whom I had filed an FIR for bribery", she alleged adding that the professor was suspended, and get reins...   READ MORE   JKTDC fails to pay 6th Pay arrears, gratuity to retirees 5/16/2016 12:33:46 AM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 15: Having been set up as a profit making Corporation of Jammu and Kashmir, the JK Tourism Development Corporation is running in losses with liabilities of employees having touched to Rs 20 to 25 crores. Official sources said the JKTDC has spent crores of rupees on setting up of tourism infrastructure at the tourist destinations over the years. Despite that authorities making tall claims that Corporation was generation revenue crores of rupees annually, the employees are not getting at par benefits with other employees of the state government. "The Corporation has huge avenues which could generate income hundreds of crores of rupees annua...   READ MORE   SSP Traffic caught without safety helmet Follow what you preach! 5/16/2016 12:33:33 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, May 15: Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Maqsood-uz-Zaman, who has been on the forefront of crusade against "visible offences" among drivers in the summer capital was here Sunday caught cycling in a marathon without the mandatory safety helmet. In a bid to promote cycling, Sunrise in Kashmir, a social group in collaboration with the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir had organized a 10-mile marathon titled Pedalon on the Boulevard,...   READ MORE   Ignored by Govt, migrant schools show tremendous results 5/16/2016 12:33:03 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: Despite lack of support from migrant schools in Jammu have shown tremendous results in class 12th and 10th the results of which were declared recently by State Board of School Education. The overall results of the camp schools in Jammu were 60 percent while the camp school of Roop Nagar excelled in both 12th as well as 10th class results. Despite the school being housed in a private building having no infrastructual facilities like laboratories and library facilities has shown tremendous results in both 10th and 12th class. This is not for the first time but the school excelled in past years too and its performance was far better. As it is an old ada...   READ MORE   Students of Govt schools being charged for non-existent services 5/16/2016 12:32:58 AM Bijay Charak Jammu, May 15: Students in Government run schools in J&K are being charged for non existing facilities in schools and have never been questioned. According to sources the students studying in government schools in J&K are paying fee for 15 different categories that include School Improvement Fund (SIF), Red Cross Fund (RCF), Mutual Benefit Fund (MBF), Games fund, Admission fee, Printing Fund, Science Fund, Computer Fund, Social Activity Fund (SAF), Sweeping charges, Magazine fund, Library department fund, forms and prospectus, electricity, telephone and news fund. Astoundingly, with all allegations against private schools, most of the government schools have not provided...   READ MORE   Patwari blackmails woman Misuses official position, behaves shamelessly 5/16/2016 12:32:52 AM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, May 15: In a shocking revelation a Patwari allegedly demanded sexual favour from a female in lieu of getting her land recorded against her name at Pouni village in Reasi district. A recording of the conversation of a Patwari with the aggrieved woman wherein he had used the derogatory language lure the victim into his sex trap is available with the Early Times. The recording includes the filthy and sexual utterances of the Patwari asking the victim to satiate his sexual needs. The incident happened a few days ago when a hapless female owning a seven kanals of land at Khasra no 435 approached the Tehsildar with a request to get the land transferre...   READ MORE   Divided Cong fails to evolve consensus on key issues 5/16/2016 12:32:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 15: Congress leadership has completely failed to develop consensus on important issues like establishing Sainik Colony in Kashmir and bringing State under the purview of NEET. On the one hand 'official' Congress is giving conflicting statements on these two issues but on the other hand dissidents are openly supporting Sainik Colony and bringing State under NEET. 'Official' Congress is neither supporting these two issues nor openly opposing. The dissidents have started open campaign in support of these two issues. Dissident Congress leaders have given statement in which they had supported Sainik Colony. Credible sources in the Congress said that dissident...   READ MORE   Education Department: Den of chamchas DSEK pushes teaching community to edge, remains inaccessible 5/15/2016 11:48:29 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 15: The Education Department has turned into a fiefdom of the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) while all other officers have been rendered defunct, sources told Early Times. They said, "The department on the pretext of being reformed is fast turning into den of chamchas and yes men who hover around their bosses to ensure that they remain in good books of their bosses." Many Masters, who have been posted in far-flung areas continue to serve there irrespective of them having completed their terms, sources added. They said the Masters who approach the DSEK with a plea that they be transferred back have to return empty handed as the incumbent Dire...   READ MORE   Ahead of promotions, 2 Inspectors busy in lobbying for SDPO posts 5/15/2016 11:48:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: While PHQ is yet to give its nod to a proposal for their promotions, two Inspectors have started lobbying in advance for the posts of SDPOs in Jammu district. "A proposal has been made for the promotion of six Inspectors to the next rank of DSPs, but a decision in this regard is yet to be taken by the PHQ. All of them were recruited in police department as ASIs," police sources said. Sources said two of them were involved in hectic lobbying for their posting as SDPOs in Jammu district as and when their promotion orders were issued. "While one is at present posted outside Jammu district, the other is serving as SHO of a police station in Jammu South," s...   READ MORE   Opp gears to take on Govt in Assembly 5/15/2016 11:48:11 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 15: The upcoming session of Jammu and Kashmir legislature beginning from 25 May in summer capital Srinagar is expected to be stormy as the opposition parties National Conference and Congress are gearing up to take on the PDP-BJP coalition on sensitive issues and controversies which have hit the state over the last two months. The session will be a testing time for the first time chief minister of the state Mehbooba Mufti with the Opposition all set to corner the government over the number of issues including the killing of five civilians in Kupwara, security related issues at NIT Campus, setting of Sainik Colony for ex-Army officers in the...   READ MORE   Jailed in Pak for 16 yrs, Davinder left to fend for himself 5/15/2016 11:48:05 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Vijaypur, May 15: After spending over 16 years in Pakistani jail for spying, Davinder Singh (50) of Sanoora village in Samba is fighting a battle for compensation and struggling to make both ends meet. Davinder served 16 years imprisonment following his arrest on charges of spying in October 1989 in Pakistan. He returned to India from Pakistan in 2005 and lives with his wife and four children (two daughters and two sons) at his village. Now, he had been taking up small jobs in the fields of local villagers to make both ends meet. "I was arrested on October 20, 1989 in Pakistan. I was convicted for 10 years, but I languished 16 years in Pakistani jail, si...   READ MORE   Kisthwar: Lady doc accuses colleague of harassment DC assures action 5/15/2016 11:46:10 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 15: In an allege act of harassment, a lady doctor posted in Primary Health CenterChatroo today approached the office of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar through her father-in-law demanded action against the male doctor posted in the same health center alleging that the said doctor was harassing her on one or other pretext since she long and demanded action as well as the intervention of the chair (DC Kishtwar) to get her free from continuous mental harassment from the said doctor. As per the details available with "Early Times", the lady doctor (name withheld) posted at PHC Chatroo lodged a written complaint with Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar...   READ MORE   Arrest of PoK militant from Baramulla ET report on national security vindicated 5/15/2016 11:45:42 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, May 15: With the arrest of POK based Jaish militant Abdul Rehman from Baramulla area of North Kashmir and recovery of an AADHAAR card from his possession vindicated the news report published in 27-11-2015 edition of "Early Times" highlighting various security lapses while issuing the AADHAAR's at government run centers through private companies. The Early Times in its investigative report published in the newspaper on 27-11-2015 after an act of harassment of an unemployed Youth running computer shop at Sampuran Market Kuleed in Kishtwar District enrolling AADHAAR in collaboration with Union Bank of India having contract with Enrolment Agency...   READ MORE   PDP-BJP Govt exposed on anti-corruption claims 5/15/2016 11:45:33 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 15: The present coalition government of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state headed by Mehbooba Mufti seems to have 'surrendered' before the tainted and corrupt officers since no action whatsoever has been taken against them. The PDP-BJP government is more than five weeks old, but it is yet to act against the officers involved in various corrupt practices. The corruption charges have already been proved, but still then the government has not taken any action against them so far. In March last year when Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the chief minister, some of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)...   READ MORE   Will Kishtwar DDB meet fulfill developmental aspiration of people? 5/15/2016 11:41:20 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 15: The people of Kishtwar are pinning hope for fulfillment of developmental aspirations o the common people in tomorrow's District Development Board Meeting for Kishtwar District which is schedule to be held at New Deputy Commissioner Office Kishtwar at 2 PM under the chairmanship o Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Baghat. Kishtwar District with outlet plan of Rs. 135 Cr this year lacks basic facilities in terms of poor conditions of road, poor health facilities, shortage of staff in government schools, water crises due to depleted water resources while at the same time the corruption and lack of delivery system during ...   READ MORE   Mehbooba accuses media of portraying Kashmir negatively 5/15/2016 10:59:40 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 15: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused National electronic media of portraying Kashmir negatively and creating a wave of hatred against innocent people. Addressing a public gathering here at Dailgam Anantnag, Mehbooba said, "If ten masked boys throw stones, media picks it and shows to whole world but you known our 23 year old Ather ranked second in IAS examination, Hutmurah girl begged scholarship from London school as she is a brilliant artist so Kupwara girl is youngest pilot of the country but it never interests national electronic media," she said while accusing them of portraying Kashmir negatively. She said that onc...   READ MORE   Hundreds of fish die of water pollution in Battal Ballian 5/15/2016 10:59:30 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, May 15: Hundreds of dead fish washed up on shores of local nallahs at Battal balian .Dudhar nallah and Barrian in udhampur district due to excessive water pollution allegedly discharged from some industrial units at local Batal Ballian industrial area . The oxygen level in the local nalhas has reached subnormal level due to a large amount of industry waste and domestic sewage being discharged into it. According to reports more than four tones of fish died due to poisonous sewages discharged directly or indirectly into these rivers from local industrial units two days back without any treatment. Troubled locals blamed th...   READ MORE   CAPD fails to ensure PDS ration supply, consumers aghast 5/15/2016 10:59:23 PM Mohd Irfan Early Times Report jammu, May 15: Contrary to the directions of the Minister for CAPD for timely distribution of ration, situation on ground is different as people are craving for timely and adequate supply of ration to them. Though the consumers of Jammu city have got Atta of this month, they are still craving for sugar which is unavailable since three months. Ration dealers put blame on the department for its utter failure in providing the sugar but now the Government maintained that due to non-fixation of tender for sugar with miller there is delay in providing the sugar and fresh negotiations were on. Sources divulge that worst ever ration crisis was prevailing a...   READ MORE

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