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Discrimination: Kashmiris set to rule JK Bank Financial Institution to appoint more directors from Valley 8/10/2016 11:36:38 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: With no end to discrimination with Jammu, the J&K Bank is likely to appoint new faces as board of directors from Kashmir region while two names have almost been finalized. Sources said the three posts of directors fell vacant in June 2016 when two directors from Jammu and one from Kashmir resigned from the J&K Bank citing "personal reasons." To fill up the vacancies, the bank authorities are understood to have decided names of two persons from Kashmir whereas the third chair would be left vacant. Sources said name of a leading industrialist and the media person who enjoys good reputation in the Peoples Democratic Party led government have been finalized. If all goes well, orders will be issued in the coming days. As already reported by Early Times, the government is planning to offer some prominent businessmen of Kashmir place in the board of directors, if they help the government to break the protest calendar as being imposed by the separatists in restive Valley on boil since July 8. Though names of ten persons from the business fraterni...   READ MORE

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Azad strives for a comeback as Congress's JK face 8/10/2016 11:36:28 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: The former chief minister and Parliament's upper house member, Ghulam Nabi Azad is subtly becoming Congress's revitalised face in Kashmir as the statement spree being issued by Azad since the onset of present unrest only hints at his re-entry in Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape. This 67-year-old Congress veteran has been in a fore front in castigating the GOI's approach towards Kashmir while suggesting new ways to deal with the present unrest in Valley that so far has claimed more than 55 lives. Though there have already been the reports about differences within the state Congress with Azad's group preferring to defy the dir...   READ MORE   Karan Singh shocks India by his Kashmir comments 8/10/2016 11:36:22 PM New Delhi, Aug 10: Former Sader-e-Riyasat, Dr Karan Singh today said that Kashmir had an international dimension attached to it and cautioned against stopping dialouge with Pakistan and China. This is in total contrast to India's known position and having come from former Sadet-e-riyasat has sent shock waves across the country. Karan Singh is a witness to the signing of accession and the statement therefore is totally uncalled for Criticising the statement, political circles have accused him of violating the sanctity of the instrument of accession. He made the observation while participating in a debate in Rajya Sabha over the situation in Kashmir. His concern over the situation in th...   READ MORE   As Swachh Bharat Abhiyan completes one year on Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Bhawan reduced into garbage dump 8/10/2016 11:36:07 PM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan across the country, underlining the Gandhian philosophy that has cleanliness as its essential component, it is ironical that Gandhi Bhawan, a memorial of father of nation in Jammu is in appalling condition, untouched by the ongoing country wide cleanliness drive. The huge building, situated just adjacent to the civil secretariat in Jammu is facing apathy, neglec...   READ MORE   BJP leader steals PDD wire, caught 8/10/2016 11:35:41 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Aug 10: Having tasted success in Jammu and Kashmir after the Independence, the Bharatiya Janata Party that has come into power in the state seems to be either a lost brigade or moving vociferously fast to devour into corrupt practices. Few days back Early Times covered a comprehensive inside details about the BJP ministers and MLAs having indulged in corrupt practices through the power development department in managing illegal power connections in tehsil Sunderbani of district Rajouri for their close aides, relatives and kin while sending the entire department into huge loses. It was reported that some of the close confidants of the BJP min...   READ MORE   Career of non-Kashmiri students of NIT Srinagar at stake Time to act 8/10/2016 11:35:33 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 10: The non-Kashmiri students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, who only a couple of months ago were brutalized, punished, abused and taunted by radical elements in Kashmir for waving the national flag within the campus, are again in trouble. Almost of all of them (about 1700) have fled away from Srinagar and reached their home towns in different parts of the country. About 150 such students are at present in Jammu with some of them belonging to the region itself. Reports suggest that there are still a dozen of non-Kashmiri students, including a couple of girls students, who are there in Srinagar and their parents are a worried and...   READ MORE   Teachers mock at DSE's transfer mela Accuse department of turning it into commercial activity 8/10/2016 11:35:20 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education department is yet to gauge the outcome of much-hyped transfer melas organized in various districts for transfer of teachers, masters and lecturers but some people have pasted posters on the wall of Director of School Education Jammu, mocking at transfer-melas besides mentioning alleged transfer rates for teachers, masters and lecturers. These aggrieved people under the name of Civil Society Jammu (CSJ) which appears to be fake, have even mentioned the names of the officials, teachers, close-relatives of some minister, who can be contacted for the transfers by the exchange of huge money within or outs...   READ MORE   Mehbooba's bold stand rattles opposition Kashmir unrest 8/10/2016 11:35:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 10: PDP president and JK CM Mehbooba Mufti has done no mainstream Kashmiri leader could ever dream of. On Tuesday, she took a very bold stand and spoke the truth, which rattled the NC, the Congress and others in Kashmir. Soon after meeting the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, Mehbooba Mufti without mincing words said that what had been happening in Kashmir after July 8 was no more than street nose. "In 2008, 60 to 70 people were killed and for one month street noise continued. 2010, it continued for three months, 122 people were killed and now it has been about a month and 50- 55 people have been killed," she said, adding that these are our...   READ MORE   Youth 'booked' in fake case, beaten; court orders probe 8/10/2016 11:34:59 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: A youth was allegedly beaten up by cops inside a police post here and then booked in a 'fake' case for raising his voice against the injustice done to a village family at the instance of a member of the local panchayat. In a written complaint submitted in the court of judicial magistrate (sub-judge), Jammu, Vicky Angurana of Ranjit Pura, Gole Gujral, alleged that he was illegally detained by cops at the police post. "I was summoned by the SI to the police post. When I reached there, he and the munshi abused and thrashed him mercilessly," he alleged in his complaint and said he was beaten by a total of seven cops. "I received an injury...   READ MORE   Only two regular doctors appointed against 28 sanctioned posts in Kalakote zone Derisory State of health sector 8/10/2016 11:10:33 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Aug 10: It sounds incredible but is true that two doctors have been appointed on records as regular against 28 sanctioned posts of Consultants and Medical Officers (MOs) for more than one lakh people under Kalakot Health Zone. Besides two Medical Officers, a dental surgeon, 4 pharmacists and 5 Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHW) have been running important Community Health Centre (CHC) situated at Kalakote tehsil headquarter. According to sources, all the five posts of consultant doctors including Physician, Surgeon, Gynecologist, and Pediatrics & Anesthesiasit are lying vacant while out of seven posts of Medical officers five are lying vacant. "CHC...   READ MORE   Pakistani army targets Indian post, Jawan injured; firing continue 8/10/2016 11:10:04 PM Early Times Report Poonch, Aug 10: An army Jawan was severely injured in unprovoked fire fron other side of line of control in Sabjiain sector this morning. Sources said that firing at Norpur post of Sabjiain sector is going since wee hours of this morning. "Pak army has opened firing at 4am this morning targeting the Norpur post", sources said, adding that an army Jawan got injured in the firing. "An army Jawan received bullet injuries, and has been hospitalized", sources said and added that firing at the post was still continue....   READ MORE   60 meters Kathua canal damages as siphon of nallah caves in Irrigation, drinking water, power supply to remain affected 8/10/2016 11:09:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: Sixty meters of Kathua canal collapsed today disrupting irrigation water supply to over 2000 acres of land in Kathua tehsil, water and power supply to a vast area besides hitting the communication link as road passing along the canal and telephone services to were also disrupted. According to sources the sudden cause of collapse of 60 meter long and 30 meter wide siphon of a nallah passing over Kathua canal was due to the failure of concerned Department to r...   READ MORE   Class VI student dies, 12 injured as school bus plunges into rivulet in Bishnah 8/10/2016 11:09:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: A class VI student was killed and 12 others injured, four of them seriously, when a rashly-driven school bus fell into a nullah (rivulet) near Bishnah in Jammu district on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Khushboo, daughter of Ashok Kumar of Chakda village in Bishnah tehsil. The four critically injured students are Niharika, 5, daughter of Hardev of Smailpur Bishnah; Meena Sharma, 14, daughter of Roop Chand of Fatwal Bishnah; Nitika, 1...   READ MORE   VDCs along Indo-Pak border put on alert in Jammu 8/10/2016 11:09:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: Ahead of Independence Day, Village Defence Committees (VDCs) along the Indo-Pak border areas here have been put on alert. "In view of forthcoming Independence Day and the current security scenario in the state, the VDCs were advised to remain alert and cooperate with VDC members performing duties in their respective areas," a police officer said. "If they spot any suspicious looking person or object, they should inform the nearest police or army person," he said.During the meeting, chowkidars and numberdars were given copy of order and format for tenants verification issued by the district magistrate of Jammu....   READ MORE   HC directive in PIL against encroachment of Tawi river bed 8/10/2016 11:08:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: In a PIL on encroachment of bank of river Tawi, a high court division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice B S Walai today said the encroachments, that 'have taken place over the years and still may be continued on account of negligence and connivance of official respondents, need to be dealt with seriously. "The official respondents, first of all, must identify the exact area which forms a part of river Tawi or its banks, which otherwise should have been controlled and regulated by the irrigation and flood control department (I&FC), forest department and other government agencies. Once the extent of area is identified and property mapped, i...   READ MORE   VOK takes over probe into 'illegal' appointments by Medical Supdtt 8/10/2016 11:08:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: Pursuant to the directions of court of special judge, anti-corruption, Srinagar, passed in the final report (Ikhtitami) of case FIR No 26/2002 registered at Kargil police station under section 5(2) of P C Act, GAD today transferred the case of illegal appointments allegedly made by a Medical Superintendent to the Vigilance Organisation, Kashmir (VOK). The case was transferred to VOK by GAD with the approval of the competent authority vide No GAD(Vig)08 on July 29, 2016. Accordingly, the investigation of the case was taken up by VOK. The case FIR No 26/2002 was initially registered at Kargil police station for offence under section 5(2) of P C Act agai...   READ MORE   PM Modi for equal rights to people of J&K Message from Bhabra 8/10/2016 10:58:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 10: The other day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a statement at Bhabra (MP), which was quite inspiring. Reaching out to the people of the restive Kashmir, the PM reassured the people of J&K that they will have equal freedoms like all other Indians and that he would want the people to become proud Indians. Reaching out to the people of the turbulent Kashmir, which had witnessed the death of over 55 people in clashes and a record-breaking curfew in large parts, PM Modi said "it was painful to see innocent youngsters, who should be holding laptops, books and cricket bats, 'handed' stones and appealed to them for maintaining peace and harmony in the heaven on...   READ MORE   GPO denies information over ‘Supply of Postal Orders to post offices’ 8/10/2016 10:58:40 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: The General Post Office (GPO) Srinagar has denied details about the sale of Postal Orders (IPOs) across various districts of Kashmir under RTI even after the elapse of 30 days. Earlier the Public Information Officer (PIO) of GPO Srinagar had told an information seeker that he cannot provide this information in an excel format, now the information has been completely denied. Details available with Early Times reveal that GPO Srinagar provided a misleading information to an RTI Activist wherein the Senior Postmaster informed in writing that information under RTI Act cannot be provided in an excel format. Pertinent to mention that RTI activist Dr Raja ...   READ MORE   Kashmir at crossroads, people yearn for peace 8/10/2016 10:58:36 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: With inept handling of situation arising out of elimination of local militant known as poster boy last month, the situation in Valley continues to go from bad to worse. Halal Ahmed, who landed in Jammu travelling at night and looked frightened narrated his tale of woes saying that the government is only in name with no governance visible on ground and total chaos and confusion is prevailing which appears to be the order of the day. He said that from morning, the groups of hooligans resort to stone pelting, blocking roads in broad day light with impunity till they get dead tired and retire to their homes at night. During this period, the ...   READ MORE   CM orders setting up of panel over Shahpur Kandi project 8/10/2016 10:58:31 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered setting up of a high-level panel, to be headed by the state's Chief Secretary, for resolving issues regarding Shahpur Kandi Barrage project with the Punjab government. The instructions in this regard were passed by the Chief Minister while chairing a high-level meeting to discuss issues related to the construction of Shahpur Kandi Barrage project in Kathua district of Jammu region, an official spokesman said here. He said the panel will have Financial Commissioner Planning, Development and Monitoring Department and Administrative Secretaries of Power, Revenue and Law Departments as its members and the commit...   READ MORE   Modi Govt says no to talks with separatists 8/10/2016 10:58:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: Modi government has decided against holding any talks with the separatists. The government has sent a clear signal that it will not tolerate any anti-India activities in the Kashmir rather will go hard at it. Home Minister Rajnath Singh in his reply to the debate on the Kashmir in the Upper House said if any talks are to be held than it's about the PoK. He also said that his government will not tolerate raising of anti-India slogans in the valley . However, he didn't utter a word about holding talks with the separatists. It has set the tone for further action of the Modi government on Kashmir. The Modi government has raised the red-flag on the Kashmir...   READ MORE   5600 trucks reached valley since unrest: Home Minister Sufficient stock available in Kashmir 8/10/2016 10:58:22 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: Maintaining that sufficient stock of ration is available in the Kashmir valley, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday said that Over 5600 trucks carrying perishable essential goods for the Kashmir Valley have reached safely Srinagar since unrest. The Home Minister while informing the Raj Sabha during the debate on Kashmir situation said that despite the law and order situations in the Valley, there is no paucity of ration and other essentials in the valley. "There is wrong information that the Kashmir valley is short of essential goods.I must inform the house that since July 14 over 5600 trucks of essential goods have reached...   READ MORE   All-party meet on J&K on Friday, PM Modi to attend 8/10/2016 10:58:14 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Aug 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend an all-party meeting on the unrest in Kashmir on August 12, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. His comments came as part of a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the Kashmir situation, after which the House unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a return to normalcy in Kashmir. The Rajya Sabha "earnestly appeals to all sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir, to work for the early restoration of normalcy+ and harmony and unanimously resolves to restore the confidence among the people in general and youth in particular," read the resolution. The resolution also said the Rajya Sabha "is o...   READ MORE   Security grid on high alert for August 15 functions 8/10/2016 10:58:10 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: To thwart any attempt by militants to interrupt the 15 August functions, Security has been beefed up, and the authorities have sounded an alert across Kashmir. Government sources told early TIMES that Police, paramilitary CRPF and army are maintaining close coordination to ensure smooth conduct of August 15 functions across Kashmir, especially the main official function to be held in Bakshi Stadium here, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti would unfurl the tri-colour. "Extra vigil is being maintained across Kashmir in view of the current unrest and recent spurt in militant attacks," police said. They said that there was no specific in...   READ MORE   Samba gets 'filthy' potable water supply 8/10/2016 10:58:05 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10: There is a strong resentment among the people of Samba against the PHE department for allegedly supplying them filthy drinking water. Samba is represented by a BJP MLA. People alleged that despite repeated representations made to the authorities concerned, they had so far not bothered to supply them clean drinking water. Sources in PHE and Irrigation and Flood Control Department informed Early Times that to plug leakage in water supply pipes, sponge yarn was required but for the last nearly one and half year, it had not been purchased by the department, leaving the concerned officials without essential logistics to plug in the leakages. "F...   READ MORE   Revival of defunct SHRC: HC seeks compliance report by Sept 5 8/10/2016 10:58:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: The High Court has sought the compliance of its directions on reviving the defunct State Human Rights Commission by September 5. Additional Advocate General M I Dar produced before a division bench of the court a commission by Special Secretary Law Department, addressed to Advocate General, stating that in view of the present scenario, the meeting of the selection committee could not be convened. He so sought time from the division bench comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magray which granted the government time and posted the matter on September 5. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation and last ye...   READ MORE   Inordinate delay in recruitment process mocks at whole exercise 1874 posts vacant in newly created administrative units 8/10/2016 10:21:18 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 10: Due to the inordinate delay in the recruitment process more than 650 administrative units ordered to be created by previous National Conference and Congress coalition government in the state are virtually yet to function in the real sense. A document issued by the Revenue department says that more than 1850 posts are vacant in the 659 administrative units that were ordered to be set up by the previous coalition government. The document says that 1874 posts under different categories are lying vacant in the newly created administrative units across the length and breadth of the state. The document says that two posts of Sub Division...   READ MORE   Militants attack security picket in Shopian district of Kashmir 8/10/2016 10:20:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: Militants fired at a security picket guarding a minority village in Shopian district of Kashmir, a police official said today. "Militants opened fire on a security picket at Zainapora in Shopian last night around 9.30 PM," the police official said. No damage was reported in the incident. In another incident, a vehicle of the security wing of the police was damaged when it caught fire last night at Kursoo in Rajbagh area of the city, the official said. He said the vehicle was deployed for the security escort of state health minister Bali Baghat. The vehicle was stationary when the incident took place. The official said the cause of the fire is being ...   READ MORE   Terrorists open fire on civilians, kills one 8/10/2016 10:20:43 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10: In a cowardly act, terrorists today opened fire on a group of local civilians engaged in daily labourers in Keran Sector, North Kashmir resulting in the death of one local civilian while injuring another, defence spokesperson said. Defence spokesperson from Srinagar said, "A group of locals employed as porters were moving in the forward area of Keran Sector when some terrorists hiding in thick jungles opened indiscriminate fire resulting death of Shaukat Chauhan, (25) s/o Mangta Chauhan of Kachama village on the spot and injuring other seriously. "Despite the poor weather, the injured, after being given first aid by an Army doctor, was evacuated by ...   READ MORE

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