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| PDP leadership gives freehand to a rape accused to set Doda, Kishtwar districts on fire | | To demonize Cong, NC party's budding star playing communal card | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: With senior leaders including founding members of the party have been gradually leaving PDP, party leadership has given free hand to a rape accused spit venom in the Doda and Kishtwar districts to create communal divide for shamelessly reaping political benefits.
A self-styled social activist who is on the bail in two rape cases has been given free hand by the PDP leadership to move from one place to another in Doda district and invoke religious sentiments of a particular community to create communal tension. Realizing that party will not be able to create space in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts, PDP leadership is now utilizing services of a rape accused to defeat Congress and National Conference in this region.
On Wednesday this rape accused addressing meetings in Inderwal assembly constituency and crossed all limits in playing with the religious sentiments of the people just to demonize local Congress leader who is popular among all the communities.
Interestingly this rape accused was inducted in the party by former chief minister Mehbo... | |
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| Amid need for forestation, Govt school massacres trees in Sunderbani | | | | AB Sharma
Early Times Report
rajouri, July 17: Even as the government lays emphasis on need for forestation, a government school in Sunderbani here has chopped down around half a dozen trees that would give sunshade and fresh air in the area.
The majestic trees at Govt Middle school Nahoti Lower Hathal have been cut down without any formal approval from the concerned authorities in the district.
The school students and the staff said the trees were source of natural shelter from scorching heat during summers.
But the school authorities are understood to have chopped down the trees to meet "person interests."
"The cutting down of trees has sent a wrong signal. What message does the go... | |
| | | | Pol parties to hire election strategists for LA polls | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 17: Keeping eye on the Assembly elections, the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to hire election strategists for the campaigning and also to check voting share trends of the past polls.
Sources said that National Conference has decided to hire election strategists for the upcoming polls. "There are several names who the leadership wants to hire. We are in touch with few of them," a National Conference leader said.
The NC leader said that these strategists will also help the party to check past trends of voting shares in the state. "We have to find reasons for decline in voting share," the leader said.
In 2014 Parliam... | |
| | | | Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh led delegation meets Governor | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 17: A delegation led by Jammu and Kashmir assembly''s speaker Nirmal Singh Wednesday called on Governor Satya Pal Malik and expressed its concern over the "growing threat" to the safety and security of the people living in erstwhile Doda region of the state.
"The delegation expressed its concern regarding growing threats to the safety and security of the people, illegal encroachments on forest land and incidents of cattle smuggling in the erstwhile Doda region," a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said after the meeting.
Earlier a larger district, Doda was subsequently divided into three districts - Kishtwar, Ramban and Doda, and is described as Doda region.
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| | | | Jammu only place where elections are won by raising hollow slogans: Munish to people | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Wednesday said that people across the country have changed and they cast their votes after assessing performances of their elected representatives.
Carrying forward his mass contact programme in different areas, Munish said, "Jammu is the only place where politicians win elections after raising hollow slogans. People of Jammu need to change and ask the former MLAs what they have done for them during all these years."
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| | | | Will distribute my salary among needy' | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ... | |
| | | | People repose faith in Munish Gupta | | Fed up with politicians | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Editor Early Times Munish Gupta's mass contact programme is being taken seriously by the people who are coming forward to repose faith and trust in him.
In a place where there's huge trust deficit and hatred for politicians because of their failure to meet the expectations, people are opening their doors and hearts to Munish Gupta. This was visible on Wednesday during Munish's visit to Preet Nagar, which is part of Gandhi Nagar constituency where from Munish would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate.
As Munish was passing through Preet Nagar, a resident came out of his home and sought his intervention in resolvi... | |
| | | | Governor reassigns departments to Advisors | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 17: Governor Satya Pal Malik today re-assigned the charge of departments to his Advisors.
As per the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Advisor Vijay Kumar has been assigned charge of the departments of Home, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Health & Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil Aviation, Estates and Information.
Advisor Khurshid A Ganai has been assigned the charge of the departments of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, ARI & Trainings, Cooperative, Floriculture, Tourism, Election, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Labour & Employment and Higher Education.
Advisor, K Skand... | |
| | | | Overflowing drains during monsoon become nightmare for residents of Nanak Nagar Sector No. 5-9 | | Makeshift protection walls constructed to restrict water entering to their houses | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Every year the arrival of monsoon becomes nightmare for the residents of Nanak Nagar Sector No. 5-9 and its adjoining areas as the water of overflowing drains enter into their houses which reach to the level from 2-5 feet.
It has become common affair for them to face this challenge every year during monsoon and in absence of help from the concerned authority, the residents have to spend this span of time fighting this problem from the forefront which causes... | |
| | | | Srinagar Ring Road in suspended animation | | | | Early Times Report
budgam, July 17: Farmers affected by Srinagar Semi Ring Road once again held a protest in Budgam on Wednesday to highlight their demand of fair compensation.
The framers allege that government is making unnecessary delays in payment of compensation to the people. The agitating farmers later on met Deputy Commissioner Budgam who assured them to take up the issue with Governor's administration.
With an aim of creating hassle-free movement of army and other security force vehicles on Srinagar Jammu highway (NH 44), the government took up Srinagar Ring Road construction work with Home Minister Amit Shah recently during his 2-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
As the frequen... | |
| | | | Attention PDD | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: The field staff of Power Development Department in Jammu has probably shut their eyes and are only waiting for a major catastrophe to happen.
As can be seen from the picture, high-tension wires are passing perilously close to a two-storey residential house in Preet Nagar area of Jammu.
The house No. 13 of Ward No. 53 belongs to Kuljeet Singh.
"There's every possibility of an accident because of the threat posed to the human lives by these wires. And the P... | |
| | | | Lack of civic amenities makes lives of Preet Nagar residents miserable | | Munish Gupta's mass contact prog continues | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Residents of Guru Angad Dev lane and Dharam Lane of Preet Nagar have been reeling under severe shortage of civic amenities, as dilapidated roads, clogged drains and lack of dustbins depict the bad image of the locality, locals told Munish Gupta.
Munish, Editor of Early Times who would be contesting upcoming assembly election from Gandhi Nagar constituency as independent candidate, during his ongoing mass contact programme on Wednesday reached Ward no. 57 of ... | |
| | | | BJP, Congress did nothing for redressal of civic issues of Nanak Nagar: Residents tell Munish Gupta | | Ceremonial cleaning of lanes, drains is done by the Deptt | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Expressing their strong resentment against the BJP and Congress for making only tall claims, the residents of Nanak Nagar Sec 5-9 said that the sheer ignorance of the leaders for redressing their civic issues, they have been facing huge difficulties in their daily life.
Continuing his mass contact programme for contesting assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar Constituency as an independent candidate, Munish Gupta, Editor Early Times today met the residen... | |
| | | | Garbage dumps, dilapidated lanes, drains irk Shastri Nagar residents | | |  JAMMU, July 17: Criticising BJP and Congress for making hollow promises of providing basic amenities in the area, the shopkeepers and residents of Shastri Nagar alleged that they have been facing a number of problems due to heaps of garbage, dilapidated lanes and drains in the area which has been facing official neglect.
Neeraj Kumar, Surinder, Tarsem Lal, Sunny, Prince, Pankaj, Rakesh Kumar, Sunil Verma, Ajay Kumar and others told that they felt like sitting on heaps of garbage due to the n... | |
| | | | Anganwadi workers, helpers hold protest; seek immediate roll back of SAC decision | | Not happy with disbursal of salaries through Panchayats | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 17: Anganwadi workers and helpers working under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme continued their protests against the State Administrative Council's (SAC) decision to disburse their honorariums through Gram Panchayats.
Hundreds of workers under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union while raising slogans against the SAC decision demanded its immediate roll-back. They said disbursing honorarium through Gram Panchayats can pave way for corruption and harassment of the workers and helpers.
"We not only demand roll back of this arbitrary decision but also making the ICDS permanent and increase in budget... | |
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