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| Alleged rape accused gets prize posting in Sheep Husbandry deptt | | Minister says his will "Prevail" | | | Sumit Sharma
Srinagar, July 13: Allegedly displaying misuse and abuse of administrative powers, the Animal and Sheep Husbandry administrative office has assigned a prestigious and public interface posting to a highly tainted official of the department against whom an FIR of rape stands registered at Pattan police station of Baramulla district.
In its government order number 33-ASH of 2014 dated March 4, 2014, the administrative department of Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department directed that Dr. Mohammad Yousuf Chaproo, incharge chief animal husbandry department, shall also look after the work of the post of joint director I&BP Zakura in addition to his duties till further orders on a stop gap basis, relieving Dr. Shamus-ud-Din Makhdoom, incharge director Animal Husbandry Department, of the additional charge.
With the order becoming effective, resentment has started brewing among the employees of the department as the very person who stood at the serial number of 93 in seniority list, allegedly bypassing 46 other seniors, was elevated for being allegedly close to the Minister ... | |
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| Tension grips Bishnah, SP among several hurt in clashes | | 3 vehicles, 4 shops burnt; NH blocked at Bari Brahmana | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Police today fired teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge after tension gripped Bishnah following the objection by members of a particular community to the holding of a dangal (wrestling) at Bagbatti. In the resulting clashes, that left dozens, including SP, Samba, and two cops injured, the irate people burnt down three vehicles, including an ambassador car and a police Gypsy jeep.
Section 144 was imposed and additional deployment of security forces w... | |
| | | | Congress unhappy with Taj over NHPC statement | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: The Congress leadership has taken strong exception to the statement of Cabinet Minister Taj Mohiud-din against the Central Government undertaking NHPC. The party is contemplating to take action against the Minister, which in the past has been taking divergent views from the party's stand.
Taj in statement, issued around the visit of Narendra Modi, said that NHPC doesn't have the right to operate hydel project at Uri and had even gone to the extent of the saying that NHPC is looting Uri.
The project has been completed and executed by the NHPC with the substantial cost. The NHPC has been constructing similar projects in other parts of the country with a... | |
| | | | Mainstream politicians, separatists on same page on July 13 | | Both make Kashmiris suffer | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, July 13: July 13 is the day when mainstream politicians and separatists of Kashmir speak in the same tone every year about the "martyrs" of July 13,1931. Everyone of them remains in a hurry to reach the graveyard and offer prayers amid the claims of legacy. But in reality, both make the Kashmiris to suffer on this day for no fault of theirs.
Like earlier occasions, Kashmir today observed a complete shutdown. The separatist factions had called for a strike and a march towards the Martyrs graveyard following which all business establishments remained closed amid restrictions by the authorities in old city where traffic remained off the roads and people preferred t... | |
| | | | Heads missing, office bearers assigned district posts with twin charges | | 125- year-old Sericulture deptt in absenteeism | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, July 13: Notwithstanding huge potential for cocoon production, 125 -year- old Sericulture Department of Jammu and Kashmir, facing tough days in absence of district heads, since the higher authorities instead of appointing district level posts of Deputy Directors prefers internal adjustment for routine works. Moreover, each officiating Deputy Director, Sericulture department in Jammu division has been holding responsibility of two districts.
Sources told Early Times that in Sericulture Development Department except Jammu, all districts of the division are being headed by managers. "Presently Jammu district has full-fledged Deputy Director, who was appointed through PS... | |
| | | | Cong accuses NC of burning party flags | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: The state Congress here today launched a scathing attack on its ally National Conference accusing it of burning its flags at Martyrs' graveyard in old city ahead of the congregational prayers.
The senior PCC vice- president Muzaffar Parray stated that it was ironical to see some Congress flags torn up in pieces and some burned to ashes by none other than National Conference. "When we reached the martyrs graveyard to pay tributes to the July 13 martyrs, we were disheartened to see our flags burned by the national conference," he allegedly said, adding that the situation could have turned ugly but the leaders prevailed over the angry Congress supporte... | |
| | | | Omar is CM of Kashmir? | | IIT for Jammu | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 13: Pro-autonomy and fundamentally sectarian working president of National Conference Omar Abdullah is not Chief Minister of the State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh; he is Chief Minister just of the Kashmir Valley. He, like others of his ilk in Kashmir, considers Jammu and Ladakh Kashmir's colonies and the people of these two regions no more than slaves of Kashmiris. It's no wonder that Omar Abdullah and similar other Kashmiri leaders like him have become highly unpopular in both Jammu and Ladakh.
Omar Abdullah's Saturday attack on the Union Government that sanctioned one Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for Jammu was so blistering, outrageous and provocative that ... | |
| | | | 850 MW Rattle HEP falls to dirty politics by BJP Yuva Morcha | | Project head Martin Bookly resigns | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, July 13: The project management of 850 MW Rattle Hydro Electrical Power Project presently under construction in Drabshalla village of Kishtwar District today decided to stop all construction work at project site after Bhartiya Janta Party Yuva (BJPYM) yesterday forced them to close the office over the issue of denial of jobs to the local youths hailing from Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas.
The BJYM activist led by senior leader Shashi Badyal while talking to "Early Times" said that the project management is befooling the locals of Kishtwar District, particularly the unemployed youths of Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas on the name of providing jobs t... | |
| | | | Party facing it difficult to get candidates with clean image | | BJP starts process to select candidates | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: State unit of BJP has started the process to select candidates for the coming Assembly elections. Today secret voting was held to select candidate for Jammu East segment which is presently represented by party stalwart Ashok Khajuria. A meeting of party workers of Raipur - Domana Assembly segment was also held today to decide candidate for that segment. Recently Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has publicly exposed BJP MLAs for sacrificing Jammu's interests for their own personal interests. After Omar Abdullah's exposure, BJP is moving very carefully in selection of candates.
Credible sources in the BJP said the process of identifying potential candida... | |
| | | | Jammu, Ladakh will not walk into the Hurriyat's trap | | Intra-regional dialogue on Kashmir issue | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 13: It was some 27 years ago that the anti-NC and anti-Congress elements turned against India and started communal and secessionist movement in the Valley. It was the wholesale rigging of the Assembly elections in 1987 that had converted the anger of Kashmiri people against the NC and the Congress into anger against India. What happened between 1987 and till date is history and each and every individual in the state is fully aware of the history of ongoing communal and anti-national movement in certain parts of the Valley, especially parts of Srinagar city such as Maisuma, Eidgah area and Hyderpora. Suffice to say that half a dozen Kashmiris have been holding the state t... | |
| | | | Power scenario worsens, frequent night cuts irk people | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, July 13: When the sun is at its peak and when the humid conditions are high, the only relief to a common man is a cooler, or a fan. But the people pooh pooh power development department for their scheduled and unscheduled power cuts and has caused great resentment from every section of society. The people of Jammu is facing double trouble, one due to the humid and hot conditions and other due to the frequent power cuts not only day time but during night also.
Prerna Choudhary, a class 6th student said that these summer vacations have gone waste, because we are not able to watch our favorite programs and other can't study with electricity. This is due to frequent p... | |
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