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| Forest Department fails to recover compensation from Power Company | | NRSS- 29 Transmission line | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17: The role of Jammu & Kashmir Forest department is under scanner as the department has allegedly failed to recover compensation from the power company which is executing a project under Northern Region System Strengthening Scheme (NRSS-29). Sources have revealed that hundreds of forest trees have been axed from Baramulla to Rajouri. The transmission line of the NRSS -29 passes through 11 districts of state including Budgam , Shopian, Poonch and Rajouri.
Details available with Early Times reveal that Forest department has failed to recover legitimate compensation from M/S Sterlite Grid a private company that is executing the project. Sources say that in m... | |
| | | | HSS demands resignation of BJP youth gen secy | | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 17: After Early Times carried a report about the embarrassment caused to the BJP after its state youth general secretary Ashish Sharma voted for a National Conference leader in an online poll on Facebook, incharge of Hindustan Shiv Sena (HSS) Chenab Valley Tilak Raj Shan has demanded Sharma's resignation.
In the online poll, the audience was asked to choose between the incumbent Congress MLA Ghulam Mohammad Saroori and National Conference leader Pyare Lal Sharma with the option none of the above in the form of "Nota".
Shan said that Sharma had voted in favour of the NC leader Pyare Lal Sharma in the online poll, showing that he had don... | |
| | | | Sham exposes Mir's game plan to project sycophants leaders | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Aug 17: Although Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president G A Mir is holding constituency wise meetings to strengthen party before Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayat elections, all is not well in the party because 'drawing room' politicians have virtually hijacked the party due to 'weaknesses' of Mir.
Sources said that during meeting of Akhnoor assembly segment, which was held on Thursday former minister Sham Lal Sharma snubbed drawing room politicians who are taking benefits of the weaknesses of the G A Mir.
Sources said that Mir asked 'drawing room' politicians to speak during the meeting but Sham Lal Sharma bluntly told that there is no need to allow ... | |
| | | | Govt School wrongly hoists tricolor on I-Day | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
udhampur, Aug 17: The negligence of teachers of Government Primary School Kad Birnu especially its Head Master can be very much judged from their wrongful display of national flag on Independence Day.
This school falling in Zone Gordi celebrated the 72nd Independence Day and the National Flag was hoisted by Headmaster of the school upside down-saffron colour down and green at top which is exactly the reverse of laid down norms.
The incident was widely cri... | |
| | | | PDP showcases 15 MLAs at Vajpayee's funeral! | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17: A few days after 14 MLAs of Peoples Democratic Party called on separatist- turned-mainstream leader Sajjad Gani Lone reposing faith in him for the prospective new alliance with the Bharatiya Janta Party in Jammu and Kashmir, as many as 15 PDP MLAs accompanied the party President Mehbooba Mufti to the funeral of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the national capital.
While the PDP sources said the move aimed at expressing grief with the bereaved BJP, many political faces said it was a "political stunt" to show that Mehbooba has support of one MLA more than her rebel leader Imran Reza Ansari who is openly backing Sajad.
While the PDP has a... | |
| | | | Now JRL divided to condole Vajpayee's demise | | Mirwaiz sheds crocodile tears, Geelani, Malik silent | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17: Amid growing differences in the so called Joint Resistance Leadership over their policies on Kashmir, in the latest the JRL is divided on whether or not to condole the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
While Vajpayee is globally known for his "Kashmiriyat, Jamhuriyat and Insaniyat" policy, the separatists couldn't avoid their hypocrisy and doublespeak even on his demise.
While the pro-Pakistan hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani who heads the Hurriyat (G) preferred to maintain complete silence as if nothing had happened, the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq headed Hurriyat M condoled the demise on twitter as if to shed crocodile tears.
Sources said... | |
| | | | With JK Assembly in suspended animation people think of horse trading in Govt formation | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: With the Jammu & Kashmir assembly in suspended animation over the past couple of months the people as a whole believe same has been done to find ways and means of 'horse trading' so that a government can be formed in the state.
Political observers believe that as the elections for the assembly in the state are due in more than two years the people at helm in New Delhi want to keep options open for government formation in the state. They said that it is due to this reason that assembly has not been dissolved as yet in Jammu & Kashmir.
"The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) that is in power at the centre wants to make full use of the opportun... | |
| | | | Land mafia back to work at Sidhra; eyes Irrigation Deptt's land | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: An infamous land grabber is eyeing land of irrigations department in Sidhra and has started executing his nefarious designs under well hatched conspiracy.
Earlier the land grabbers had constructed a cowshed in the encroached land but this time, he has dumped several dozen truck loads of filling material and has also parked an old truck on the encroached site near Jammu and Kashmir Police Security headquarters' buildings.
Sources informed Early Times that wh... | |
| | | | PHQ punishes Inspector for 'misdeeds' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 17: The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has removed one of its Inspectors with great finesse. Reason: He was extending undue benefits to a party in a case during his deployment in a wing which looks after the corruption cases.
The Inspector's seniors, after coming to know about his 'misdeeds', made a complaint against him to the PHQ. Following receipt of the complaint, the PHQ removed the Inspector and kept him attached at the PHQ without any posting for about two months. After that the Inspector was posted and deployed in the Training Centre as punishment.
According to sources, the Inspector was posted in that wing of the department which investigates the bribe ... | |
| | | | Transfer industry 'flourishes' in PHE department | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department has turned out to be a transfer industry as many employees including technical as well as ministerial staff were transferred by virtue of different orders.
According to order number 140/PHE/Estt of 2018 issued on 10-8-2018, Manzoor Ahmad Shah (Junior Engineer, Civil) has been transferred from Rural Water Supply Division Ganderbal to PHE Division Handwara against an available vacancy. Furqan Ahmad Shah (Junior Engineer Civil) has been transferred to PHE Division Kupwara from Rural Water Supply Division Ganderbal.
According to the same order Aijaz Ahmad Bala (Junior Engineer Civil) PHE Div... | |
| | | | No DD powers to new ADCs of Rajouri | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Aug 17: No drawing and disbursing powers have been conferred upon the newly appointed Additional development Commissioners for Kotranka, Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kalakote Source said here today.
They said the new ADCs were appointed in January 2018 for four sub-divisions of Rajouri district which include Kotranka, Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kalakote. ADC of Kotranka has power to issue PRCs and land possession while as other three ADCs of Sunderbani Nowshera and Kalakote can issue PRCs only they added.
To vest upon the drawing and disbursing powers to officers the then District Development Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal had shot a letter to Commiss... | |
| | | | Mafia grabs state land along Reasi highway | | Construction of illegal shops goes unabated | | | Early Times Report
Reasi, Aug 17: Land mafia in district Reasi is so active that state land along the highway in tehsil Reasi is being encroached upon by these elements by constructing shops under the nose of the local administration.
Sources told Early Times that near Baradaradari highway, from Katra to Reasi road, the land along the roadside is being encroached by constructing shops on the state land. Similarly, from Reasi to Pouni road, shops are being raised on Forest and Revenue land.
"Astonishingly, the matter of encroachment by mafia is in total knowledge of Tehsildar Reasi and tehsildar Pouni road, but no action has been taken by them and the encroachment of state land is going... | |
| | | | J&K's agriculture sector losing fast to Govt's apathy | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Despite the agriculture being backbone of state's economy, successive government have failed to give required flip to this all important sector.
This could be gauged from the draft of Agriculture Policy, which is yet to be implemented.
As per the government figures, Kashmir alone was losing an average 1,375 hectares of agricultural land annually. The data revealed by government had mentioned that the state had 8.47 lakh hectare agriculture land in 2005-06, which shrunk to 7.94 lakh hectare, increasing JK's dependency on other states for food-grains.
As per the draft of Agriculture Policy, the stagnant productivity (02 tonnes/hectare) of major food ... | |
| | | | Pak stooges sell bodies of Kashmiris to fill their coffers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Enforcement Directorate sending notices to the so-called JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani have put the Pakistan stooges in a tight spot. They would have to explain what they did with the money.
The ED has shot a notice to Geelani asking him to appear before the Assistant Director on September 5/6 failing which adjudication proceedings related to a foreign exchange violation case against him would be started without his presence.
Prior to Geelani Enforcement Directorate had sent a notice to Malik also and has sought his personal appearance in a case related to misuse of foreign exchange. "It's an open secret t... | |
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