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| Ground realities explode myth of health infrastructure in Jammu | | Out of 255 SHC, 150 running from rented accommodation, sans staff | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 16: Despite winning accolades on national platform for health care facilities in Jammu and Kashmir, the ground realities have exposed the government claims as more than 59 percent Sub Health Centers (SHCs) are running from rented accommodations since last around ten years. Moreover, they are also facing acute dearth of staff, increasing grievances of masses.
According to the data furnished by National Rural Health Mission Jammu wing, it has come to fore that in Jammu district alone, 150 Sub Health Centres were still running in rented buildings besides most of them had no basic amenities including potable water, power supply, toilet facilities, which were... | |
| | | | Modi's proxy war formulation upsets Pakistan | | Message from Leh | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement during his visit to Leh in Ladakh on August 12 that Pakistan had lost the ability to fight a conventional war with India and was hence indulging in a proxy war by aiding and abetting terrorists has not gone down well with Pakistan and Pakistani media, as also with certain opinion makers in India. "It is unfortunate that our neighbour's attitude...They have (lost) the power to fight a war but they use proxy war. There has been a process of killing innocent people through this proxy war. How many innocents are being killed? The number of people getting killed through the bullets of cowards is more than those killed in conventiona... | |
| | | | Omar shakes NC by declaring himself Chief Ministerial candidate | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 16: National Conference is now vertically split after Omar Abdullah had announced himself as the chief ministerial candidate. The senior leaders of the party have conveyed their displeasure to the party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, who reportedly is disturbed and annoyed with this announcement of his son.
"I am hopeful that the next government will be headed by me," Omar had told a reporter on Friday.
Omar made this statement in an attempt to quell the voices of the discontent in the party, which had always been critical of his functioning.
"We had just lost all three seats of the parliament. And, more importantly it's for the first time the party lost ... | |
| | | | J&K gets a reprieve: First installment of plan funds released | | Out of Rs 7300 crore annual plan, Rs 1869 crores released | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Aug 16: Union Government finally released the first installment of plan funds amounting to Rs. 1869.36 Crores to Jammu and Kashmir, pending finalization of Annual Plan 2014-15.
Sources informed Early Times that though the Union Government has almost finalized to replace Planning Commission of India by another constitutional body but based on the provisional allocations made by the Planning Commission, plan funds to the tune of Rs. 1869.36 Crore have been released by Ministry of Finance to State Government.
They further disclosed that the plan funds released by Union Finance Ministry to Jammu and Kashmir Government, included Normal Central Assistance of Rs. 1143.73 Cror... | |
| | | | Omar's `lie' turns State Prisons website defunct | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 16: With the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claiming that not more than 100 people are in jails here, the official website of the JK prisons turns defunct. It was inaugurated in the year 2012.
According to the sources, the official website of the state Prisons Department www.jkprisons.org is not working with the webpage revealing, "the contents of this website are being updated and shall be made available soon."
Reports informed that the Principal Secretary Home Department, BR Sharma on January 15 during 5th State Prison Duty Meet - 2012 launched the Website of J&K Prisons Department (www.jkprisons.org). He emphasized the importance of the meet and ap... | |
| | | | Omar announces reservation for Paharis, creates flutters among Congress leaders | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: There seems to be no end to the differences between National Conference and Congress, partners in the present coalition dispensation in the state. The latest controversy has been generated over the announcement made by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah at Bakshi stadium here on the occasion of Independence Day.
Omar announced that five percent reservation would be given to Pahari speaking people of the state. He also said that the State Government would take up the issue of granting the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to the Pahari speaking people with the Central Government led by Narendra Modi.
No sooner had Omar made the announcement he was countere... | |
| | | | Militants target BSF patrol again | | ASI among two killed, four injured | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: At least two soldiers of Border Security Force (BSF) were killed and four others received injuries after militants attacked their vehicle near underground military air base in Koil area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district adding number of militant attacks on forces rise to four during the week in area.
According to details received militants who had laid an ambush opened heavy fire upon a BSF vehicle bearing registration number WB-74J3708 near higher secondary school of Koil village of Pulwama, a place which is few meters away from largest Army airbase in south Kashmir.'
The details reveal that two dead soldiers were later identified as ASI Rodhan Yadav an... | |
| | | | Sher-e-Kashmir's biographer `plays' fraud, sells already sold JDA plot; court directs status quo | | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Aug 16: Mohammad Yosuf Teng, Sher-e-Kashmir's biographer and ex MLC of National Conference, allegedly played fraud in the shape of selling plot which is already sold to aggrieved person , however, aggrieved person knocked the door of court and court in terms ordered status quo keeping in view to protect the aggrieved person from irreparable loss and to preserve the suit property. Earlier, the aggrieved lodged complaint with the Trikuta Nagar police in this connection.
One Rohit Mahajan son of Ramesh Chander Mahajan of sector 5-A, Trikuta Nagar filed plaint before court stating that he purchased the plot No 1-P measuring 60'x90' situated in sector 5, Roop Nagar, JDA... | |
| | | | As Pradhan Sevak Modi dishes out novel plan for village development | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 16: Apart from reiterating his commitment on promoting cordial ties with India's immediate neighbours and on restructuring the Planning Commission for the purpose of redrawing the country's development schemes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi utilized his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on announcing a scheme under which MPs will develop one model village each in their constituencies. "There are several schemes named after leaders and former Prime Ministers. I want to announce a scheme named after the Members of Parliament under which they will adopt and develop one village each in their respective constituencies," he ... | |
| | | | Omar hoping against hope | | LA Polls | | | Says will return to power; PDP, BJP mock at his claim
Fazal Khan
Srinagar, Aug 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announcing that he would be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the ruling National Conference and would return to power has made it clear that Omar has not given up and is still hoping against the hope.
Soon after Omar addressed the I-Day function in Srinagar, the NC patron and the former Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah chaired a crucial meeting of the party in the summer capital to finalize the third list of the party candidates who would contest the forthcoming Legislative Assembly polls.
Sources told Early Times that besides top leaders, including the Chief Minister Om... | |
| | | | ALC, SHRC register cases against Access Call Center | | | |
Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Aug 16: Taking cognizance of an Early Times' Report carried in the local daily on June 20 titled "Access Call Center-a school of duping, lone bread earner of family denied three months' salary; shown fake attendance sheets; intrigued with fabricated cases", Asst Labour Commissioner Office Jammu as well as Jammu bench of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have registered case against the same call centre.
The case has been registered allegedly for depriving a poor employee of his three months' salary benefits. As the SHRC, J&K sans chairman and members, it has registered the case promising issuance of notice to the owner of the call centre after appointment of Cha... | |
| | | | Kamaal may be NC's candidate for Ganderbal | | Omar not sure of his victory? | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 16: On August 15, NC working president and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah attacked commentators and said it was for the people to determine his fate as well as the fate of his party. He announced that he was the party's chief ministerial candidate and was sure that he would form the next government. He made these remarks during his Independence Day address at Srinagar and also announced five per cent reservation for the Pathowari-speaking people and two per cent for Other Backward Classes. One doesn't know if he took the Congress leadership into confidence before making this policy statement. It is also not clear at whose cost he would give reservation to these segments... | |
| | | | Mandate for Basohli segment: BJP playing "hide and seek" with Lal Singh, Sapolia | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 16: The BJP is playing "hide and seek" game with former Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh and his arch rival Jagdish Chander Sapolia, who is party MLA from Basohli assembly seat.
On the one hand party has reportedly promised Choudhary Lal Singh Basohli and Bani assembly segments while on the other party has not ruled out any possibility of repeating Jagdish Sapolia from Basohli segment.
Union Minister and Lok Sabha member from Udhampur-Doda seat, Dr Jitendra Singh today visited Basohli. During his day long visit to Basohli, Dr Jitendra Singh praised Jagdish Sapolia from core of his heart and appreciated role played by Sapolia in the Lok Sabha elections.
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| | | | `Vijay Bakaya is spokesperson of NC, not Kashmiri Pandits' | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Aug 16: It is strange to see that someone who has remained in high position in bureaucracy and become MLC by sheer luck today claims to be the only leader and spokesperson of Kashmiri Pandit community.
He is living in a fool's paradise and projecting himself as a leader of Pandit community. Vijay Bakaya, MLC and leader of National Conference in an interview to a local daily of Kashmir has said that he is the spokesperson of the Kashmiri Pandits and has been accepted in that capacity.
His overtures, however, have been ascribed to his frustration. Having been denied a Ministerial berth, Bakaya, it seems, is trying to stay prominent by issuing controversial statement... | |
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