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Rejects BJP idea to split it, reiterates 72-hour bandh call from today CC wants full-fledged AIIMS for Jammu 7/31/2015 12:48:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Rejecting the idea to split AIIMS into two, the Coordination Committee, spearheading the agitation to have full-fledged AIIMS for Jammu region on Thursday called on the people of the Jammu region to observe a 72-hour shut down from July 31 onwards and remain firm on their demand. Pertinently, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Thursday announced that Jammu and Srinagar would be provided with AIIMS facilities. Nadda, who was the talking to the media after a meeting with the delegation of BJP leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, said, "In this Budget Session, we had announced that AIIMS would be established in Jammu and Kashmir, keeping in view, both the regions, Jammu and Srinagar, will be provided with AIIMS facilities." Soon afte...   READ MORE

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As nation mourns Kalam's demise, BJP celebrates 7/31/2015 12:48:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Facing anger of the people for backstabbing Jammu region, BJP leaders shamelessly indulged into celebrating controversial announcement of setting up of AIIMS for Jammu region that they have forget that nation was observing seven day mourning on the death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam. Interestingly there is no clear picture about setting up of AIIMS at Jammu region as far as tweet and statement of the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, JP Nadd...   READ MORE   Deputy CM in dock may lose his job AIIMS Row 7/31/2015 12:47:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command has taken a serious note of the state BJP leaders messing up the AIIMS issue in Jammu region, sources told Early Times on Thursday. They said the BJP high command is annoyed with the state leaders for not being able to tackle the situation. "High command believes that BJP leaders should have taken the Coordination Committee, spearheading the ongoing agitation for AIIMS in Jammu region, in loop as soon as it was constituted. Initially BJP leaders remained indifferent towards this committee. After the agitation gained momentum and Jammu observed complete shut down on two occasions, the BJP leadership w...   READ MORE   Sits on files, promotion order of 50 Principals, hanging in balance since May Naeem wants results in Government schools 7/31/2015 12:47:28 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Contrary to his claims to improves education system and declining results in government school, Minister for Education, himself become hurdle, as the incumbent, has withheld list of promotion of 50 senior lecturers as Principal. Moreover, these promotes were to be appointed new principals in different schools in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region, areas which fall under winter zone. Sources in Education Department told Early Times contrary to his claims, streamline derailed education system government, he himself, is not releasing promotion and transfers orders. "38 out of 50 promotees Principals belong Jammu division, and will be transferre...   READ MORE   Official functions held amidst mourning Oops! JK forgets Kalam 7/31/2015 12:47:18 AM Abdul Majid Early Times Report srinagar, July 30: Even as the Government of India announced a seven-day mourning to mark former president APJ Abdul Kalam's death, the JK government has not abandoned even a single function during the mourning period. The irony is that the official handouts ensure that the functions get maximum publicity in local newspapers. On July 27 the government announced the weeklong mourning. "The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India at Bethany Hospital, Shillong at 1945 hours, today. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days state mourning will be observed throughout India f...   READ MORE   Don't confront JKPCC chief: Azad to loyalists Ceasefire 7/31/2015 12:46:58 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Sensing trouble following suspension of former Ministers Gulchain Singh Charak, Prem Sagar Aziz and Abdul Gani Vakil, Ghulam Nabi Azad is learnt to have issued an advisory to his loyalists in State Congress not to confront with the PCC president G A Mir for the time being. A proposed reshuffle at top level in All India Congress Committee and its subsequent affect on the equations in State unit of the party, is stated to be main reason behind the advisory even as suspended leader Gulchain Singh Charak and Abdul Gani Vakil have announced to further intensify their campaign against Mir. According to the sources in Congress circles, the Third Fro...   READ MORE   Mufti orders Khidmat Centres' overhaul to improve Govt-Citizens interface 7/31/2015 12:46:43 AM Early Times Report srinagar, July 30: Highlighting the urgent need to bridge the digital divide by using IT services, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today called for broadening the scope of functions at existing Khidmat Centres so that they become rich databank of information and provide dependable community-based services to the people. He also sanctioned Rs. 2 crore for improving internet connectivity in the Civil Secretariat as well as Khidmat Centres for firmly embedding an effective e-governance mechanism between the people and online service providers. "Use of technology in delivery of public services is the need of the hour," he emphasized. The Chief Minister gave these ...   READ MORE   Taj Mohiudin hard-pressed to leave "encroached" forest land at Shopian 'Revenue records prove erred, topo sheet, forest maps show encroachment' 7/31/2015 12:46:32 AM Early Times Report srinagar, July 30: In an embarrassment to former Congress minister Taj Mohiudin, on ground land survey document details and maps allegedly reveal land encroachment by him. During on ground survey today in Sedow village of Shopian by a designated team of the State Government, massive errors surfaced in revenue records of Taj Mohiudin's forest land as maps of the department of forests and topo sheets (topo maps) ordered from the Survey Department of India reveal massive manual errors created in revenue records to allegedly encroach upon the forest land. Two days back after government served a notice on Taj Mohiudin in connection with the forest land encroachment in Sedow...   READ MORE   Conducts himself in 'authoritative' way, resentment growing among workers Speaker's PRO following footprints of Kewal Sharma...? 7/31/2015 12:46:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: In what can be seen as one more PRO following footprints of infamous Kewal Sharma, PRO to ex Deputy Chief Minister of the state, the conduct and modus operandi of working of the officer so appointed by Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta is not just raising the fingers in the echelons of various government departments but making the workers within BJP to draw a parallel. As the said officer has set everything in his hands and started wielding power and authority more than his boss, his conduct already under gaze has the potential of denting the image of otherwise honest and an upright Speaker, if not reined in time. Sources said the name ...   READ MORE   FD yet to receive proposals for funds To raise Rs 1200 Cr loan for projects 7/31/2015 12:46:08 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: The non-seriousness of most of the Government Departments can be well gauged from the fact that the Finance Department had sought project proposals from the former but till date no department has submitted projects for sanctioning of funds. Sources told Early Times that the Finance Department had asked several departments to submit their projects few months ago so that funds may be distributed as soon as Finance Department receive funds from centre, which have however not been received even the four months of ongoing financial years have passed. Pertinently, Early Times has published in its news item on July 29 edition that in view of cold r...   READ MORE   Land grabbers-Revenue officials nexus ruling roost in Chowadi area Shopping complex comes up on Govt land 7/31/2015 12:45:56 AM Akshay Azad ET Report Jammu, July 30: The sale of vast stretches of government land costing several Crores, is going on unabated in Patwar halqa Chowadi in city outskirts, wherein a shopping complex has also been raised by alleged grabbers. A unique modus-operandi used by land grabbers has also come to fore, according to which, these alleged land grabbers have been selling government land by issuing the revenue documents (fard) of genuine land holders, which itself exposed the alleged deep rooted nexus between some revenue officials and land grabbers. The political clout of alleged land grabbers and revenue officials could be gauged from the fact that despite admission by Deputy Commiss...   READ MORE   Old bricks used for boundary wall of Ladoli school Misappropriation of SSA funds 7/31/2015 12:06:20 AM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, July 30: Corrupt officials in the state leave no stone unturned to hamper the Human Resource Ministry (HRD) of India and the state government to streamline the education system. In a latest setback to the HRD efforts, officials of the education department have used old bricks and sub-standard material for constructing a wall around Government High School Ladoli. Samar Singh, Chairman Judiciary Panchayat Mangloor East accused the school management i...   READ MORE   Mufti frames panel for creating productive assets in Estates Deptt 7/31/2015 12:05:53 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 30: In order to overcome acute shortage of accommodation for Government employees and lay base for creation of productive assets, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered constitution of a high-level Committee which will examine and submit recommendations for effective utilization of land sites presently available with the Government for building infrastructure. The Committee will be headed by the Principal Secretary, Planning & Development Depar...   READ MORE   Record of Vishwa Bharti College damaged, PIO tells SIC 7/30/2015 11:59:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 30: In a startling disclosure made by him before the state information commission (SIC), PIO of Vishwa Bharti Women's Degree College (VBWDC), Srinagar, gave in writing that the official record of the institution, which includes cash books and files having a detailed account of finance, were destroyed in the September floods. Locals, however, disputed the PIO's claim, alleging that the water level increased in Rainawari area, where the college is located, due to increase in level of water of Dal Lake which submerged less than one floor of the college and that too after 3rd day of the flood, ie September 8, 2009. The RTI application was filed before th...   READ MORE   Safapora widow seeks fire gap with neighbour ACR, NT reluctant to act 7/30/2015 11:50:22 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 30: Hajra Begum an old widow from Waripora Safapora has gone from pillar to post to register a complaint against her neighbour for not leaving fire gap between the two houses. Hajra has forwarded an application to the DC Ganderbal seeking fire gap between her house and that of her neighbour 7 months ago. The then Deputy Commissioner Sarmad Hafiz had assured the old widow that the matter will be solved within days but nothing has moved till date. It has been learnt that the then DC, Sarmad Hafiz had directed Tehsildar Laar and Naib Tehsildar Safapora to address the matter, but nothing was done in this regard. Hajra told Early Time...   READ MORE   Indian ambassador to Oman calls on CM 7/30/2015 11:38:54 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 30: Ambassador of India to Oman, Indra Mani Pandey, called on the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, here this morning. During the meeting, the envoy briefed the Chief Minister about the Ministry of External Affairs' new initiative of assigning Indian ambassadors two individual states to be promoted in the country of their posting. The Indian Ambassador has chosen J&K for promotion in the Gulf state of Oman. He is expected to meet Chief Secretary later ...   READ MORE   Who is JKCA president? Handouts contradict election results 7/30/2015 11:38:02 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jul 30: Things continue to remain murky in Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) with handouts issued by the association showing Dr Farooq as the president. A press note released on July 27, 2015 mentioned Dr Farooq as the JKCA president. The press release issued by Rakesh Sharma, Vice Chairman JKCA, Jammu wing informed the press about the conduct of the cricket tournaments that are being organised in North Zone. Howeer, the handout declared Dr Farooq as the president JKCA despite the association claiming to having elected Imran Raza Ansari as the new president of the association. Reports informed further Rakesh Sharma, Vice Chairman JKCA, Jammu wing ...   READ MORE

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