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Who takes the Abdullahs seriously in Valley! To save his illegal building, Omar Abdullah slams demarcation drive as 'anti-Muslim' 6/14/2015 12:24:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is desperately trying to save his own illegal building in Bhatindi, Jammu, in wake of the demarcation drive launched by the Forest department. If the drive had been "selective" and "anti-Muslim," as Omar has termed it, he would not have ignored a similar drive initiated by the Forest department in eight other areas of Jammu city, which are Hindu majority. "The fact is that the process of encroachment and illegal construction in Bhatindi was started by none other than Omar's father and former CM Farooq Abdullah. The encroachment that happened during the father-son duo's tenures as CM emboldened the land mafia," a senior official told Early Times. Sources said Farooq Abdullah raised a palatial building, which was later re-decorated by Omar. The building is allegedly built on the forestland. Sources said many more influential leaders cutting across the party lines, but mostly from the Abdullahs National Conference, made huge fortunes by the selling the forestland to people from the Kashmir v...   READ MORE

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Irked over transfer of a PDD Xen, Sukhnandan threatens DyCM of tit for tat 6/14/2015 12:24:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Transfer of an Executive Engineer in Power Development Department has put the Minister for PHE Irrigation and Flood Control, Choudhary Sukhnandan at loggerhead against Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, who is heading the PDD. According to the sources, the transfer of said Xen so irked Choudhary Sukhnandan that he went to the extent of virtually threatening Dr Nirmal Singh of a tit for tat if the transfer order was not modified. The PHE Minister is learnt to have told the Deputy CM that he would also not oblige the latter in such matter but hit back at appropriate time, sources added. The influential Xen, who is the bone of contention between the ...   READ MORE   BJP leader attempts to encroach forest land in Sunjwan 6/14/2015 12:24:21 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: On one hand the Forest Minister Bali Bhagat has launched a campaign against forest land grabbers, but his own party colleagues are allegedly trying to encroach the forest land. Sources informed Early Times that the attempt to encroach the forest land came to fore when SRK Associate tried to raise a boundary wall at village Chatta, in Sunjwani area. "The owner of the SRK Associate is a BJP leader, who had earlier floated a party and had contested Lok-Sabha elections unsuccessfully," they said. They further said that SRK Associate owns several hundred Kanals of land in Village Chatta and they are planning to execute a major project in the ar...   READ MORE   Surgeon leaves surgery midway 6/14/2015 12:24:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: In yet another instance of callousness on part of doctors while performing their duties, a surgeon at Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Charitable Hospital (SWMMCH), Ved Mandir Ambphalla Jammu, ran away leaving patient in operation theatre. Sources said that Kanta Devi wife of Subash Sharma resident of Barnai Jammu was diagnosed with Gynae issues, following which Dr R C Sharma advised the patient to undergo a surgery. "The victim arrived at hospital with her family members, and surgery started this morning, but the doctor left the operation midway on the pretext that procedure cannot be completed as the patient has developed complications," sources add...   READ MORE   Omar considers BJP as untouchable for PDP, but not for himself People remember about his failures as CM 6/14/2015 12:24:05 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 13: National Conference (NC) working President, Omar Abdullah these days is busy in projecting himself as pro-Kashmiri and for this the former chief minister has launched a diatribe against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government in the state. Omar has accused chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of taking dictation from Nagpur since the headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are located there. He said that Mufti acts after receiving orders from Prime Minister, Narinder Modi and as such has lost his credibility. The former chief minister seems to be guided by the dictum that criticism should b...   READ MORE   For want of postings, many police officers sit idle 6/14/2015 12:23:56 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 13: In the absence of postings for them, at least half a dozen senior police officers are sitting idle at police headquarters for the past some time. Political interference is said to be the reason behind the delay in their postings. They continue to sit idle despite the fact there are vacancies for them. Their job nowadays is limited only to marking attendance at police headquarters. Since there has been no consensus at the political level to order their postings, the vacant posts are held by some officers as additional charge. According to sources, the posts of ADGP CID, Home Guards and Railways are lying vacant. An IGP has been given the additional char...   READ MORE   Sangathan Mantri skips two important occasions to escape workers' wrath …? All is not well BJP's organizational setup 6/14/2015 12:23:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: BJP's organisational secretary or in political parlance better known as sangathan mantra Ashok Koul who has been lately been facing resentment of workers for certain reasons is learnt to have escaped two important occasions where entire leadership of the party including some stalwarts from centre had converged . The cadres and workers see it as a deliberate move and attribute it to growing resentment against him which could have possibly been conveyed to leaders present at both the functions. Sources within the party said when union minister of the stature of Home Minister Rajnath Singh came to Jammu in connection with NDA government's programme of highl...   READ MORE   Geelani put under house arrest, anti-India conclave banned Relentless media campaign works 6/14/2015 12:23:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: A good news. The relentless media campaign against the Syed Ali Shah Geelani's anti-India conclave, which was to take place on Sunday, has produced the desired result. The PDP-BJP coalition government today banned the conclave and Geelani and cohorts were put under house arrest. Sources in the government said that those invited for the anti-India event would not be allowed to reach the venue of the conclave (read Syed Ali Shah Geelani's residence) and they would be arrested the moment they landed at Srinagar. Spokesperson of the PDP, uncouth and blunt Waheed-ur-Rehman today confirmed that the government "has appreciated the sentiment of the country's main...   READ MORE   BJP led NDA Government's one year marred by controversies 6/14/2015 12:23:25 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Political analysts have been weighing one year of Modi led Government in terms of gains and losses. But if the BJP led NDA Government has made any significant contribution to the country's political fabric it is its art of triggering controversies, one after the other. Controversies not only at the national level but at the state and the regional level.The latest being its full support to making June 21 as the International Day for Yoga.In act Prime Minister,Narendra Modi had been the author of the day fixed for celebrating June 21 as the international Yoga day.Nowhere in the world Yog Day did not evoke any controversy.If this resulted in some contro...   READ MORE   Posting of particularly community Revenue officials in Jammu raises alarm bell in Sangh Parivar 6/14/2015 12:23:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Recent reshuffles in the Revenue Department and adjustment of a particular community officials on various positions in and around Jammu have raised alarm bell in Sangh Parivar, which is contemplating to take up the issue with ruling coalition partner BJP. According to the sources in Sangh Parivar, the RSS has taken a very serious notice of recent transfers and postings of Tehsildar as well as Naib Tehsildar level in the Revenue Department and adjustment of officers of a majority community on important positions in Jammu. The situation can be gauged from the fact that after the recent reshuffles, more than eighty percent Territorial Tehsildars in Jammu ...   READ MORE   If Ikhwaan revival worries Omar, 2010 killings irk people Pot calling kettle black 6/14/2015 12:23:11 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 13: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday accused the Defence Minister of getting people killed through Ikhwaan. After witnessing the performance of Omar for six years, a question haunts the commoner. "How would Omar react if the defence minister had made such a statement during his regime?" Omar watched the killings of 130 youth mostly school going children in 2010. He started talking and condemning the forces who were under his control in his capacity as Home Minister of the state when the situation had gone out of hands. Mar could have prevented the 2010 agitation had he acted on time and punished the persons responsible f...   READ MORE   Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz on crossroads, expels Agha Syed Budgami Shia leader may join mainstream party 6/14/2015 12:23:01 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 13: A few days after a prominent Shia leader Agha Syed Hassan Budgami termed Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as "one man party", the conglomerate on Saturday expelled him from the amalgam. Sources told Early Times the decision to expel Agha Syed Hassan was taken as a facing saving measure by the moderate Hurriyat Conference as Hassan had decided to quit Hurriyat the day he raised the banner of revolt. He said that many separatists like Agha Syed Hassan are fed up of separatist politics and are planning to say goodbye to the separatist politics as they have realized that it's not taking them anywhere. "Agha Syed Hassan is in touch with a...   READ MORE   People fume at Govt for not re-building bridge damaged in floods 12-yr-old boy drowns at Kishtwar resort 6/14/2015 12:15:43 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 13: A domestic helper drowned today after he tried to cross the rivulet at famous tourist resort at Mughal Maidan Kishtwar. The helper with a local Congress Sarpanch identified by the police as 12-year-old Hashim Hussain, son of Ghulam Hussain, of Nisha, Chatroo was on way to the market and when he reached the tourist spot, he tried to cross the rivulet. Hashim, however, lost the balance and slipped into the gushing water and drowned. The incident sparked chaos in whole Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas as many school children were on picnic in the area. Eyewitness told Early Times that as soon as the incident took place, many ...   READ MORE   31 saw mills run illegally in Kalidhar-Akhnoor forest range 6/14/2015 12:15:31 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: At least 31 saw mills are operating illegally in Kalidhar-Akhnoor forest range, despite a campaign launched by the Forest department against encroachment of forestland. In response to an RTI application, the office of Divisional Forest Officer Jammu has provided details about the 31 sawmills. Out of them, 14 are operating without licence while the licences of the rest sawmills were not renewed after they expired. The sawmills whose licences were not renewed by the Forest department are: Gitan Saw Mill Pallanwala, Nanda Saw Mill Matobhoper, Harnam Saw Mill Pargwal, Sudesh Saw Mill Garhi Nanda, Maan Lal Saw Mill Garhi Bishanah, Ravi Saw Mi...   READ MORE   Police set up special nakas to nab accused Burglars on prowl in Akhnoor 6/14/2015 12:14:24 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report JAMMU, June 13: Giving a rise to the criminal conspiracies, some miscreants of Akhnoor Tehsil are involved in many back to back criminal attempts and violating the peace of the tehsil. From the last decade, some people of Akhnoor tehsil were noticed while being involved in criminal cases owing to their criminal ideology as robbery, manhandeling, murder etc. Sources in the sharp contrast told Early Times that the locals residing in Akhnoor tehsil are very much living in terror owing to those criminal acts that are happening from the last decade. Sources added that none of the business man at Akhnoor whether at larger scale or on smaller scale, can li...   READ MORE   Education department's fishy role in ZEOs transfer Money power, influence used by powerful to arrange favours 6/13/2015 11:56:09 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: The Education Department that boasts of cleansing the system of all felonies that have engulfed the entire set-up is marred by some glaring faults that sends the department as well ministry under the scanner. As per the reports, the department too is flourishing like a transfer industry where the blue-eyed are allegedly making fortunes by throwing the norms and the stipulations to the winds. In one such example the major issue of transfers of ZEOs in the entire state that were executed last month, many of them having received the transfer orders have either not switched to their new place of postings or are managing ill-affair to get their ...   READ MORE   Fresh attacks remind Sopore of hay days of militancy 6/13/2015 10:22:07 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, June 13: A series of attacks carried out by unidentified gunmen in Sopore town has created fear psychosis among the general public, while as non availability of recharge facilities in the town has also caused huge inconvenience to the prepaid mobile users. Following the killing of two separatist activists' government forces says that a single group is carrying out these attacks in Baramulla district. In an apparent hint towards newly formed Lashkar-e Islam militant outfit, police on Saturday said that all the attacks since last month in Sopore town of Baramulla district have been carried out by a single group. According to sources , 'polic...   READ MORE   Mushrooming of brick kilns poses threat to people of Budgam 6/13/2015 10:21:36 PM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report BUDGAM, June 13: The mushrooming of brick kilns in this central Kashmir district has become a potential threat to the fragile atmosphere, threatening the lives of people. The irony is that these illegal brick kilns are operating right under the nose of the district administration. People of the area say that the brick kilns have brought a bad name to Budgam, which is already one of the most backward areas of the state. People suggest that the government should name this district as the "Kilngam" instead of Budgam. "Our district should no longer be called as the Budgam and it should be named as Kilngam. There are at least 200 brick kilns, with many ...   READ MORE

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