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BJP plays down Akther's statement, says party firm on its stand
Separate colonies for KPs divide coalition
5/21/2016 12:01:12 AM
Saqib Junaid Early Times Report Srinagar, May 20: A day after senior PDP leader and Education Minister Naeem Akther stated that exclusive colonies for migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley are not possible, PDP's coalition partner, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday feigned ignorance about Akther's statement. The state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sat Pal Sharma while talking to Early Times said, "There is a proposal that there will be separate colonies for the migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. The BJP is firm on its stand on that and would continue to push for establishing Sainik colonies." When told that Naeem Akhtar has ruled out of separate colonies, Sharma replied, "I don't know what Naeem Akhtar has said. It is a sensitive issue and we will also take a stand on what the PDP leader has said." The BJP spokesperson Arun Gupta said the BJP won't budge from its stand and would see to it that separate colonies for the migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley are setup. "But the migrant Muslims, Sikhs and any other migrants belonging to any community can als...
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Has BJP bartered all its promises for the sake of power?
5/21/2016 12:00:59 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: The Education Minister and government spokesman ruling out exclusive colonies for Kashmiri Pandits has put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a tight spot as it had promised the displaced Pandit community that it would ensure their honourable return. The pressure mounted by the separatists has apparently made the government rethink about its plan to set up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits. "If government shelves the plan to settle Pandits in Kashmir it can prove to be a big setback for the BJP and would prove that it has battered all its promises for the sake of power," said an analyst. He said, "Separatists threatening agitation in Kashmir has ter...
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Time for Jammu Cong leaders to review stand on Jammu
India almost becomes Congress-free
5/21/2016 12:00:51 AM
Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: It was in February 2014 that the then chairman of the BJP election campaign committee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the BJP will work for Congress-free India and termed the Congress as a party of "termites". No one had ever expected that Congress, the grand old party of India founded by the Britons in December 1885, would become so unpopular that it would suffer only defeats and virtually become a regional outfit, but it has really happened. Ever since the rise of Narendra Modi on the country's political horizon, the Congress suffered one defeat after another and what the May 19 elections results clearly suggest is that India has almo...
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Officers ignore orders for summer timings in Jammu Division
5/21/2016 12:00:37 AM
Raj Sandeep Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: Ignoring the government orders aboutvsummer office timings in Jammu, a couple of district heads have issued their own orders for office hours during this summer. The sources informed Early Times that keeping in mind the inhospitable climatic conditions in summer zones of Jammu division, the State government has framed the policy of changing the office working hours during summer season from May to ending September every year and accordingly Divisional Commissioner, who is head of Jammu division issued orders for change in working hours to be observed by all the government offices and educational institutions located in Jammu division (summ...
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Ayurveda growth gagged in JK; 87 dispensaries headless for 2 yrs
5/21/2016 12:00:30 AM
G S Asgotra Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: Ayurveda is the only field where India is ahead of other countries but this success story seems to be in danger in J&K where 87 dispensaries are lying headless for the past two years. Courtesy: Administrative inertia that is leaving no stone unturned to gag ayurveda growth in the state. In 2014, then government had given its nod to appoint 87 medical officers in the newly established Ayurvedic dispensaries, but these are still lying headless. What to talk of an ex-health minister, even the incumbent health minister has so far taken no initiative in this regard. Official sources said in its October 2014 decision, then cabinet, vide its Octo...
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Complaint against MD handicrafts: CVC seek report from Govt
5/21/2016 12:00:15 AM
Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 20: Following a written complaint against the incumbent Managing Director handicrafts, The Chief Vigilance Commission has sought a detailed report from government. According to the reliable sources, the commission has received a strong complaint against, Managing Director Handicrafts about the manner and style in which he was installed as head of the organization bypassing all rules and regulations. Sources said that the complainant has mentioned that the incumbent managing director has misused his official position for his personal gains, thereby bringing discontent to the employees of the corporation. According to sources, the State Vi...
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Govt to bulldoze highway encroachments
5/21/2016 12:00:04 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: The alleged encroachments by high-profile and big-wigs along the National Highway from Kunjwani Chowk to Narwal By-Pass are all set to be bulldozed by the authorities as the Government is learnt to have given its nod for the same. According to the official sources, the National Highway Authority of India has prepared a list of illegal structures, temporary and permanent, which have been raised by encroaching upon the highway by some influential persons. These illegal structures include some showrooms, which have extended their area of operation upto the road thus creating a difficult situation, sources added. Even as these encroachments were already in...
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Sportspersons sweat out at 45 degrees, officers eat into their refreshments?
Members Sports Council register their dissent
5/20/2016 11:59:55 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: Gross irregularities have come to the fore in procurement of refreshments for the sportspersons, who undergo various training camps organized by the State Sports Council in Jammu, wherein neither the proper codal formalities were followed nor the members of committee constituted to fix the rates, menu and the vendor were taken into confidence by the pompous Sports Officer Jammu. Though the complaints in this regard were pouring in since long from various quarters, the beans were spilled the previous day when two eminent members of the State Sports Council personally made assessment of the refreshment being issued to the sportspersons during the inaugural ...
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Admin sleeps till media intervenes
Cries of sexploitation victims go unheard in Jammu
5/20/2016 11:59:42 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 20: One after another, reports of sexploitation by officers of police and civil administration are pouring in in Jammu; but the response of the government has lacked urgency as it comes out of slumber, only when such incidents are reported by media. Recent cases of SHO Khour Police Station, who has been accused of raping a newly married girl, and a Patwari accused of making sexual advances on a helpless woman have shaken the conscience of the civil society. Though in both the cases, the accused have been placed under suspension, the government seems to have taken these horrific incidents non-seriously that too when crime against women has been on rise acr...
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Govt orders closure of educational institutions from May 21-28
Heat Wave conditions
5/20/2016 11:59:31 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: keeping in view the ongoing intense heat wave conditions, the state education department today issued an order directing all the educational institutions including private schools of summer zone in Jammu region to close down from May 21-28. The order has been issued by the Commissioner Secretary, State Education Department Shaleen Kabra. Vide this order the state education department has advised schools to compensate the loss of working days through suitable adjustments in the vacations. The mercury had crossed 430Celsius in Jammu, setting the record high temp of the season while according to weathermen it is expected to rise further on Monday a...
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Locals encroaching school land with impunity, authorities unmoved
5/20/2016 11:53:56 PM
Tahir Mushtaq Early Times Report RAMBAN, May 20: Ongoing encroachment of government land by unscrupulous people has alarmed the district administration to take necessary steps against land mafia. In a glaring example, the land of Government City Middle School Ramban measuring 2 kanals and 1 marla under khasra number 463 is being illegally encroached by the people residing in the vicinity of the school. According to the school headmaster Trilok Singh around 4 marlas of the school land ...
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Will BJP replicate Jammu in Assam?
5/20/2016 11:53:38 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: The BJP, in collaboration with its three allies, on Thursday scripted history by wining 86 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly. The BJP's own tally was 62. It happened for the first time that the BJP scored such a victory in the North-East. The victory of the BJP in Assam has naturally boosted the morale of the BJP, which had only suffered defeats in 2015. Many factors helped the BJP trounce the Congress, which had been in the driving seats since 2001 without a break. One was the anti-incumbency factor. The other was that the Congress went to the polls almost alone. But the third and the most important factor that motivated the electorate in Assam to...
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Contractual lecturers denied salary for 2 months in GDC Poonch
Principal says bills already signed
5/20/2016 11:53:32 PM
Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: More than three dozen contractual lecturers working in Government Degree College Poonch have been denied salaries for the last two months and lecturers have alleged involvement of non-teaching staff, which is allegedly misguiding the Principal. Some contractual lecturers working in GDC Poonch informed Early Times that for the last two months the college authorities have not released the salary of nearly twenty lecturers, creating hurdles for them. "The non-teaching staff of college remain absent from duties and even didn't follow the directions of Principal and often misguide him", the Contractual lecturers alleged, adding that the Acc...
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Failing to outrage modesty of girl, accused stabbed her
5/20/2016 11:53:26 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: After failing to outrage the modesty of the girl, a servant stabbed her and after executing crime the accused also made an abortive bid to end his life by consuming some poisonous substance. Police sources said, "The incident took place on Friday in the residence of one Umang Choudhary in Trikuta Nagar area when one of his servant namely Bal Krishan (42) of Digiana, taking the advantage of the loneliness tried to outrage the modesty of his colleague (lady servant). "However, infuriated over resistance made by the victim, the accused stabbed her with sharp edged weapon, sources said. "As per police sources, soon after having information, a police te...
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Khour PS SHO, woman SPO sent to 15 days' judicial remand
5/20/2016 11:53:21 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: Judicial Magistrate, Akhnoor, Jeewan Kumar today granted 15 days' judicial remand of Khour police station SHO Mohammad Iqbal Chagattaa and SPO Mamta Kumari in a rape case. When Chagattaa and Mamta were produced before the judicial magistrate, he, while observing that the offences were heinous in nature, sent them to 15 days' judicial remand up to June 4 next with the direction to produce them before the court on that day. The SHO was arrested after a girl lodged a written complaint with Akhnoor SDPO, alleging therein that she was raped by him about six months ago after she was recovered in a complaint registered against the boy with whom she had eloped...
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MGNREGA Labourers allege denial of dues for last 2 yrs
5/20/2016 11:53:14 PM
MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, May 20: The labourers engaged under MGNREGA Works in Poonch, these days are up in arms against the authorities over the non-payment of their wages since last two years, sources said here today. "We are facing financial constraints and our expenses are running in rough weather due to no payment of our wages since last two yrs," said a labourer. Sources said, "The non-payment of dues have left resentment brewing among the labourers class who are facing hardship in their day-to-day life." When contacted Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Poonch Basharat Ahmed said that the authorities have undertaken works under NREGA Works worth Rs 40 crore w...
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Kidnapped girl recovered in Jammu
5/20/2016 11:53:07 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: A girl who was kidnapped from near her house in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir three days ago was today recovered from Jammu and handed over to her parents. "We received a complaint from the parents of the girl that she went missing on May 17 after she went to fetch water from a nearby well," SSP Reasi Sujit Kumar said. He said her parents accused that their daughter was kidnapped by a man named Ajay Kumar, a resident of Jammu. "A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted and raids were conducted at several places after which the kidnapper was arrested from his residence in the Gorda Bhatti area of Jammu," he said. Kumar said that the ...
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SMC clarifies, says got Rs 20 lakhs
Swachh Bharat Mission
5/20/2016 11:53:02 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, May 20: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has changed its stand within a month over the Swatch Bharat Mission (SBM) funding provided to the corporation. Under RTI Act the SMC had provided information that no funds have been provided to SMC , under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) , but when the Commissioner SMC spoke to a Srinagar based newspaper few days back , he said that some Rs 20 lakh rupees have been provided by Govt to SMC under Swachh Bharat programme. In a reply provided to a Srinagar based RTI Activist , the SMC 's Public Information Officer (PIO) had earlier revealed that Corporation has not received any funds under SBM which is being implem...
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Yaseen Malik provoking separatists; hell bent to disturb normalcy
5/20/2016 11:52:53 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, May 20: Feeling alienate, separatist leader, Yaseen Malik is hell bent to disturb normalcy as he is busy these days to provoke other separatist leaders to join him in anti government agitations. Sources told Early Times that in last three days, Yaseen Malik visited houses of more than five other separatist leaders including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and woman separatist leader, Asiya Indrabi to provoke them for his pre-planned anti-government agitation. They said that Malik began his hidden campaign to disturb law and order in Kashmir and remain in news headlines to keep his pot boiling ever since PDP-BJP formed coalition Government in the state. Sources toda...
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Major reshuffle in state administration, 91 KAS officers transferred
5/20/2016 11:48:21 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: Consequent upon induction of the officers to the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, the following transfers and postings are hereby ordered with immediate effect vide Government Order No.532 GAD of 2016, Dated: 20-05-2016. Sachin Dev Singh, KAS, Assistant Commissioner (Central) in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Jammu. Dr Tahir Firdous Dutta, KAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department. Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, KAS, Development Officer, Handicrafts (Non-Texti...
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CAF formed to promote social justice
5/20/2016 11:48:10 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, May 20: Some retired government employees and prominent citizens of Jammu have formed Citizen Advisory Forum (CAF) to promote social justice and gender equality, and act as an operational arm of civil society. While Justice (retd) K K Gupta was made its patron-in-chief, I C Jandial was appointed as chairman. Arvind Mahajan, Vijay Saraf and K K Bhakhri were appointed as vice-chairman, general secretary and treasurer respectively. The governing body members included Raman Matoo, Arun Sharma, Kiran Wattal, Anil Gour, C P Gupta, Manish Gupta (Early Times), Jugal Mahajan, Adv Ratan Lal Gupta, Dr Viney Gupta, Ashok Awasthy, Vinod Luthra, Hira Lal Abrol, Vinod Sha...
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Students rue picnic charges
5/20/2016 11:46:47 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: The Zoology Department of the university of Jammu has allegedly avoided the tendering procedure for catering and transportation facility on for a tour of the department to Mechlodganj on Monday. According to sources in the Jammu University, the department has not invited tender (which is mandatory) for providing catering and transport facility for picnic of students of the department However, sources also alleged that as per university norms the student must pay all the funds before admission but the department is again charging money from them. One of the students wishing anonymity stated that the department is charging Rs 500 from the students w...
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