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| `Beat reporters who write against me' | | Lal dares fourth estate | | |
Early Times Report
kathua, July 21: Even as the medical officers across JK await respite from Health Minister Lal Singh's onslaught, the erring minister has now dared the fourth estate and warned the scribes of dire consequences.
The minister instructed his followers to beat reporters who write against him during a function at Lakhanpur. He used foul language against both local and national media either working from Kathua or elsewhere.
The scribes in Kathua have taken serious note of the minister's behaviour. An emergency meeting was held in the Press Club chaired by Prabh Dayal General secretary Press Club. Dayal termed minister's overtures as an assault on freedom of press. He sai... | |
| | | | For RSS-BJP, Nirmal, Bali men of no consequence | | Promise on AIIMS broken | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: It's now crystal clear: BJP leader and Deputy chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Forest Minister Bali Bhagat are irrelevant for the BJP and its mentor RSS. For them, they are men of no consequence. It hardly matters for the RSS-BJP combine even if Nirmal Singh and Bali Bhagat are humiliated and attacked by the people for their failure to deliver the commitment (on AIIMS). They have no say whatsoever either in the RSS that controls, guides and directs the BJP or in the party itself, which has no clear stand on any issue and which is known for diluting its ideology at regular intervals for grabbing power and retaining control over it. It has been working for t... | |
| | | | AIIMS CC in confrontation mode | | Trouble in offing | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: It was on June 18 that the AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC), which has been spearheading movement for the establishment of AIIMS in Jammu since May 19, that it called off the shutdown call and also suspended the week-old chain hunger strike programme. The ACC took these steps following the intervention of two BJP Cabinet Ministers, Nirmal Singh and Bali Bhagat. They reassured the agitating ACC that its demand would be fulfilled latest by July 20 and it was their written commitment.
The responsible ACC, which never took the law of the land into its hands, maintained peace and organized its activities within the constitutional confines, gave respect to... | |
| | | | Denying AIIMS to Jammu region: Helpless BJP shamelessly start face saving exercise | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: After backstabbing of people of Jammu region, the BJP is now shamelessly indulged into "face saving" exercise to further hoodwink residents of this region to who the party has been taking far-granting for the last one year.
It is an open secret that for the central leadership of BJP, Kashmir is more important than Jammu and Ladakh regions from where party has won all the Lok Sabha seats. At the cost of Jammu and Ladakh, BJP high command is giving importance to Kashmir Valley just to follow the appeasement policy which has been propagated by the successive state and central governments since 1947.
Credible sources in the BJP said that helpless state unit... | |
| | | | PDP `wages war' to remove imprints of Sheikh Family | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: The PDP government has decided to take on the Abdullah family head on. The party, which holds this family as the root cause of all the problems plaguing the state, has decided to take off the imprints of this family from all the important institutions of the State.
The replacement of the Dr Farooq Abdullah from the post of the J&K Cricket Association, a post he was holding for the last three decades is part of this plan.
According to the sources, the government intends to pan out this plan and much more things on which the Abdullah family had a control and had made it their fiefdom will be taken off from them
The Mufti Sayeed government in its first st... | |
| | | | 'Dependence' on 3 PDP ministers on key matters resulting in governance deficit | | Multi layered, multi controlled Government at cross roads | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: Multi-controlled and multi layered government in the PDP-BJP alliance has resulted in complete governance deficit on ground level, thanks to total dependence on three PDP ministers for key matters which has brought down the image of the government to all time low. The three PDP ministers are learnt to be running a parallel government on their own, notwithstanding the fact that their head continues to be Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syed. Both are stated to be on cross roads on one hand and in complete disharmony with the BJP team of ministers.
Sources said three ministers in PDP-Nayeem Akhtar, Altaf Bukhari and Haseeb Drabu are as on date the only three... | |
| | | | Local militants outnumber foreign mercenaries in Kashmir | | NSA arrives for briefing | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 21: Amid rising trend of educated youth taking to arms in Kashmir, the locals have outnumbered the foreign militants operational in the Valley. It's for the first time in the past around a decade that the local number of militants is greater than their foreign counterparts, a "worrisome situation", which has put the state and central governments on toes.
Sources said the Union Home Ministry has taken a serious note of the development and asked the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval to visit Valley for feedback. While Doval arrived today, the issue tops the agenda of meetings, which he is scheduled to attend during his 2-day visit.
Apart f... | |
| | | | Anti-India Geelani gets Indian passport | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: The Government of India has issued a passport to the Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani one and half month after he (Geelani) completed formalities for issuance of an Indian passport.
The Regional Passport Officer (RPO) Firdous Iqbal said: "A passport has been sent to Geelani on his address through post."
The issue of granting passport to Geelani had stirred the hornet's nest triggering a political debate with ruling BJP opposing it saying that he should declare his nationality as Indian and apologize for his "anti-national" activities. However, its ally PDP had said it would ask the Union government to issue passport to Geelani on humanitarian... | |
| | | | Lady police officer being harassed by her senior | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: A lady police officer, who was recently posted in Jammu, is being mentally harassed by a senior police officer. She is made to sit in his office for hours for obviously no work.
This is the lady police officer's first posting in Jammu. A few days back, there was a theft in her jurisdiction. The senior police officer called her to his office and humiliated her for her inability to stop thefts and control petty crimes, according to police sources.
She then reacted saying that it was not possible for her to check every house and shop in her jurisdiction during night but the officer did not listen to her and made her to sit in his office for hours, haras... | |
| | | | 'Issueless' BJP wants to hoist tricolor at Lal Chowk | | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 21: As the pressure is mounting on BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir to perform, the party leaders have decided to divert the attention from the real issues at least for time being by raking up the issue of hoisting national flag-tricolor-at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on the occasion of the Independence Day on August 15.
Sources told Early Times that BJP leaders have written to the party president Amit Shah to seek his permission to hoist the tricolour in city centre here on August 15 to "give a befitting reply to anti-national forces" whose activities have increased in Kashmir.
In coming days BJP leaders in JK are going to launch campaign to seek ... | |
| | | | Who is paying for MOS Revenue's Chopper sorties? | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: The Minister of State for Revenue Sunil Kumar Sharma has reportedly been extensively using a chopper for visiting far flung area of his constituency Kishtwar, for the last three days, raising the question that who would foot the whopping bill.
Sources informed Early Times that for the last three days, MOS Revenue Sunil Kumar Sharma, has been using a chopper, to visit far flung areas of his home constituency including Marwah, Dacchan and Warwan.
"As per the information given by Signal Center Kishtwar, Sunil Kumar Sharma was in Dacchan on Monday and today, he is staying in Dacchan", the police personnel in Police Control Room Kishtwar inform... | |
| | | | CAPD-created K oil shortage crisis hits Samba | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: There has been an acute shortage of kerosene oil in Samba district where many people use it as a fuel for lamps, as well as for heating and cooking. Its non-availability has made them to suffer for no fault of theirs. Courtesy: CAPD department.
It is not that the kerosene oil stockist for Samba does not have it. He has enough of it but CAPD department is alleged to be reluctant in releasing the requisite monthly quota in favour of the dealers, according to official sources.
The stockist cannot directly sell kerosene oil to consumers. The dealers buy it from the stockist and then sell it to people.
"The stockist cannot sell oil to the dealers till CAPD ... | |
| | | | Top Kashmir-born physio accused of sexual assaults | | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 21: A prominent Kashmir-born physiotherapist is hogging the headlines world over not for his achievements in his field of expertise but for sexual assaults on women.
Five complaints of sexual abuse have been reported against Dr Aijaz Bashir Ashai from Mumbai alone, where he is based, while a similar complaint has been reported from Belfast, Ireland.
Barely two days after a Mumbai-based newspaper reported about Ashai's alleged sexual assault on a masseuse in Belfast, a member of one of south Mumbai's oldest and most prominent families, has alleged that Dr Ashai raped her at his Opera House clinic in October 2013.
According to news reports,... | |
| | | | JAMMU TRAFFIC BLUES! | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: The traffic police department of Jammu has a very unique distinction of being men in uniform seen on every nook and corner of the congested Jammu city, generally in hiding, five to six in number, never failing to pounce upon the prized catch on roads, who are mostly two wheeler drivers without helmets.
This phenomenon now is a regular feature in entire Jammu city where blue cops are seen making merry while charging these people with challans and shelling m... | |
| | | | Ailing toddler's father made to wait for hours at SDH Mendhar | | | | Nazki Khan
Early Times Report
Mendhar, July 21: A man had to wait for many hours to get his ailing child treated at the sub district hospital Mendhar.
Zafar Iqbal, a resident of Jughal, said after his wife delivered a baby, doctors told him that the baby was sick and needed treatment in the Special Care Baby Unit.
"When I approached the hospital administration they said the Baby Care Unit was locked because the staff nurse was absent," Iqbal said.
Later, the desperate father of the toddler brought the issue into the notice of some local journalists who rushed to the hospital.
After an argument with the scribes, the Block Medical Officer Dr Parvez Ahmed opened the Baby care Unit and ad... | |
| | | | Around 2.50 lakh pilgrims visit Holy cave | | Two more yatris die, toll 25 | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Repor
Srinagar, July 21: With two more Amarnath pilgrims succumbing to cardiac arrest, the toll has gone up to 25.
According to official figures one Pradeep Kumar aged 64, resident of Patna Bihar died due to cardiac arrest at Panjtarni base camp yesterday evening. Another pilgrim Satinder Prasad aged 69 also died due to similar reasons at Pahalgam main camp last evening.
Meanwhile, around 20,000 Yatris on daily basis pay obeisance at the Holy shrine Cave. So far, over 2.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave Shrine.
On Sunday two pilgrims including a CRF man died near the Holy cave due to cardiac arrest.
Bad weather is playing spoil sport in the... | |
| | | | Mirwaiz arrives in Delhi to attend Pak HC's Eid Milan | | Hurriyat (M) chairman wants to regain lost position | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 21:Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is making all attempts to regain his lost position with Pakistan.
On Tuesday, Mirwaiz rushed to New Delhi to attend an Eid Milan hosted by Pakistan High Commission, ignoring chairman of the hardline Hurriyat faction Syed Ali Geelani and JKLF chief Yasin Malik who have decided to boycott the event.
In the recent past, reports have appeared in the media suggesting that the Pakistani establishment wants to empower Geelani's Hurriyat at the cost of Mirwaiz's faction.
Sources say the Pak authorities had in unambiguous terms told Mirwaiz to join Geelani-led Hurriyat or become irrelevant... | |
| | | | MHA to collect info about attacks on RTI activists | | Will J&K police cooperate? | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 21: As attacks on whistleblowers particularly Right to Information activists continues in several parts of India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched an exercise to collect data about attacks on the whistleblowers.
Various Members of Parliament have been frequently seeking information from the government about the number of attacks on RTI activists and other whistleblowers. The government has often replied that it does not maintain such a database centrally.
RTI users, activists, organizations, NGOs have frequently highlighted how unsafe it is to seek information in the public interest under the RTI Act.
The instances of attacks on RTI ... | |
| | | | At SDH Kupwara, docs battle patients' influx, space shortage | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, July 21: The sub district hospital Kupwara in north Kashmir has not been upgraded for about three decades, adding to woes of doctors and patients as well.
The SHD awaits upgradation to district level hospital and continues to be housed in the same building where it was inaugurated 30 years ago. The patient rush has increased manifold in the meantime.
Catering to over three lakh people of Kupwara and its adjoining areas, the 60-bed SDH has insufficient space due to which patients are referred to Srinagar and other places for advanced treatment.
There are dozens of far flung areas in Kupwara like Keran, Tangdhar, Kalaroos, Sogam and Lolab whic... | |
| | | | Families of slain cousins accuse cops of hushing-up case | | 3 yrs on, Anantnag police clueless in double murder | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, July 21: Three years after two cousins were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Mattan area of this south Kashmir district, police is yet to complete its investigation into the case.
Families of the slain are accusing police of hushing-up the case under political pressure. Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, 24, of Mattan and Muzaffar Ahmad Keenu, 26, of Dahruna, Dooru, were found dead at the banks of Lidder river on October 19, 2011.
Sabzar was an auto-rickshaw driver while Muzaffar was running a tent business. They were close to each other since their childhood, according to their families.
Police had ruled out murder and suggested that the cause of... | |
| | | | Over 1000 Educational assistance cases pending with JKBOCWWB | | New CEO makes process more cumbersome | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: With thousands of Educational Assistance cases already pending with the Jammu and Kashmir Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (JKBOCWWB), the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer has made the procedure more cumbersome to avail the benefits for the workers.
Sources told Early Times that ever since the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) assumed the office, no case, processed by the workers, has been cleared from the office till date. "Despite clearing the cases of workers for the benefits of educational assistance, the new CEO has introduced unwarranted formalities for the workers which have created more problems for the w... | |
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