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| Ex-babus lose security deposit in LS polls | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 27: In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, it was again proved that people reject post-retirement politics of bureaucrats and officials many of whom even lose their security deposit.
This was seen recently when results were announced for the Lok Sabha polls. Former employees' leader Abdul Qayoom Wani not only lost the elections but even his security deposit. From Baramulla constituency, 455550 votes were polled, where National Conference's Mohammad Akbar Lone emerged as a winner bagging 133426 votes. Peoples Conference candidate Raja Aijaz and Independent candidate Er Rashid managed to save their security deposit by bagging 103193 ... | |
| | | | Political interference had made job of security forces difficult' | | Zakir Musa's killing big jolt for terror outfits, local recruitment on decline | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: As many as 91 terrorists, including eight self styled commanders of terror outfits, have been killed in Kashmir since January this year.
Security experts are of the opinion that success rate of anti-militancy operations has increased manifolds since the day Jammu and Kashmir has been placed under Governor's rule. "No political interference has made our job easy. When the political dispensation was at place the politicians used to poke their nose in every matter. But during the past ten months we have been given a freehand and we have succeeded in eliminating the terrorists and their top commanders swiftly," said an official.
He termed the killing o... | |
| | | | Governor briefed on sanitation arrangements for Yatra | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 27: Governor, Jammu & Kashmir Shri Satya Pal Malik (Chairman, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board) was briefed by Sh Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer about the sanitation arrangements for collection and scientific disposal of wastes generated during the ensuing Yatra. In this regard CEO, SASB held a meeting here at Raj Bhavan today for finalizing the action plan for sanitation arrangements.
The meeting held detailed discussions in regard to garbage collection and its disposal, maintenance of Toilets and Baths, operation and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants at Baltal and Nunwan Base Camps and disposal of plastic waste generated during the Yatra perio... | |
| | | | Teach non-performers a lesson: Munish to people | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Monday said that the forthcoming Assembly elections are a golden opportunity for the people of Jammu to teach non-performers a lesson.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, met people from different walks of life in upper Exchange Gadigarh and Karan Nagar basti for the fourth consecutive day today.
Munish informed the masses that they... | |
| | | | JMC couldn't install single dustbin in our area: Gadigarh residents tell Munish | | Say, their MLA never visited them after getting elected | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, who has decided to contest forthcoming Assembly elections from the Gandhi Nagar constituency as an Independent candidate, met people from all walks of life in Karan Bagh Basti and Azad Naagar localities of Upper Gadigarh area for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.
He met people in different localities and listened to their woes. The locals informed him that Gadigarh and Karan Bagh Basti come under the limit of Jammu Muni... | |
| | | | Levelling school ground, pond construction remains distant dream | | CDF worth 3 lakh utilized in records, nothing on ground | | | AB Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, May 27: Funds to the tune of Rs. 3 lakhs were sanctioned by a legislator from his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for two developmental works but the money has been shown utilized on papers but on ground no work has been done by the department concerned, pointing towards a scandal.
According to sources, Member of Legislative Council Ravinder Sharma sanctioned Rs 3 lakh in 2013-14 from his CDF for development works in Panchayat nallah of tehsil and block Sunderbani district Rajouri.
The CDF money was supposed to be utilized for levelling of playground of Government High School Barnada and for the construction of community pond. The Block Dev... | |
| | | | 'Thief' caught on camera in Kathua, police refuse to file FIR | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: An alleged thief trespassed into a locked temple in Chann-Arorian area of district Kathua on May 20 and made an abortive attempt to loot it. The act was recorded in a camera, but still police refused to register FIR due to unknown reasons. Earlier last year, in November, thieves struck in the Mahallori temple located in Pandit Mohallah of Chann Arorian. "An amount of over Rs 40-45 thousand along with golden jewellery worth several thousand was
stolen by the thieves from the temple", locals said, adding that during that time, they had lodged a written complaint at Rajbagh Police Station but nothing was done by the police to nab the thieves.
Locals furt... | |
| | | | After losing face in Jammu, Congress says it will try to understand psyche of people | | Struggle for survival | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: The massive victory of the BJP in Jammu and Ladakh in the just-concluded general election has rattled the local Congress leadership. Convinced that it suffered ignominious defeats in Jammu and Ladakh provinces because it never appreciated the sentiment and psyche of the people of these two regions, the Congress has said that "it would reconsider its stand on the basic issues of the people of Jammu province to win over them and strengthen and enlarge its support base in the province".
"We will try to understand the sentiments of the people of Jammu province. We will listen to them and appreciate the issues they hold very dear. We will make a new beginning ... | |
| | | | Raj Bhawan decision to disengage contractual, daily-wagers unnerves NC, PDP | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 27: The decision of the Raj Bhawan to disengage the daily wagers and other workers who were engaged in 2010 and 2015, has unnerved the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party, the twin regional parties that led the previous regimes during the said period of time.
The two regional parties that were accused of absorbing their nears and dears in government jobs through such decisions have started feeling the heat and apprehend that if the order is not revoked it will damage their performance in the Assembly polls.
Sources said both the parties had absorbed their political workers through such decisions and that the disengagement would affect their v... | |
| | | | Two-third majority in LS in 2019, full majority in RS in 2019 | | BJP-led NDA forging ahead | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: On May 23, the BJP led NDA won 353 Lok Sabha seats. BJP alone returned 303 members to the 543-member house. The remaining 50 seats were won by the BJP allies. All in all, the BJP and its allies secured two-third majority in the lower House. In 2014, the BJP had won 282 and its allies 54.
After wining the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is thinking in terms of becoming the majority party in the Rajya Sabha as well. Reports from Delhi say, "the BJP and the NDA led by it are looking to overcome a minority status in the upper house of parliament - something that scotched the previous NDA government's efforts to push through key laws".
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