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Shame! Mantris, babus coerce Govt employees to work as domestic helps 9/10/2016 11:45:37 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 10: Being in opposition both the coalition parties, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) as well as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were always up in arms against the former coalition government, for alleged misuse of power but after coming to power, they also are engaged in such activities, like engaging government employees at their residence for domestic chores and other works. There are reports that many government employees working in various departments are engaged by Ministers of their departments and despite having full knowledge of the matter, none dare to disengage these employees, even the Head of the departments refrains from asking the employees to work in the department rather than working in the house of ministers or babus. Sources said that a BJP Minister from Jammu has got several employees of concerning department, attached with her and the Head of the institution, on whose instructions employees had started working in the house of Minister, done it to remain in good books of the Minister. "Even costly gifts are also offered ...   READ MORE

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Will Govt order probe, cleanse rot in admin? Overnight rich young KAS officers 9/10/2016 11:45:32 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 10: While state government is battling in Kashmir valley to bring normalcy back, several Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers are busy purchasing and later on, leasing out properties in various districts across the state. Sources said that properties have been purchased across the state but more importantly, in certain cases, they have even been leased out to various non-state subject business houses. They added that the properties include land, flats, shops and space in the shopping malls of Jammu, Chandigarh and in some parts of Himachal Pradesh. Sources further said that an anonymous complaint was received by the Chief M...   READ MORE   RDD forgets sanitation campaigns across JK No separate budget allocated for IEC activities 9/10/2016 11:45:25 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 10: Ignoring the importance of sanitation aspects in rural areas of the state, the Rural Development Department (RDD) did not allocate separate budget for Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities for spreading awareness and create demand among the rural populace for sanitary facilities. Sources told Early Times that due to an increasing realization that, in any water and sanitation programmes, continued access to water and sanitation services is not enough to sustain hygienic behaviours, the Information Education and Communication campaign was launched. "It is the awareness and the education component of a sanitation progra...   READ MORE   Setback for Hurriyat: Youth defy protest calendar 9/10/2016 11:45:14 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 10: In a major setback for the united Hurriyat, the youth here Saturdayopenly defied the protest calendar announced by the separatists, by disallowing shopkeepers to open their shops during the relaxation. As per the protest calendar issued by the united Hurriyat, the markets were scheduled to open at 6:00 pm. But as the poor traders opened their shops in Lal Chowk, the heart of the summer capital and adjoining areas, group of agitated youth appeared in the area, asking the traders to close their shops. In the meantime, some youth announced from loudspeakers installed at mosques not to open any shops while customers who had come for Eid shopping were a...   READ MORE   Farooq back to back Omar Subversive is NC 9/10/2016 11:45:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 10: NC president and former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah suddenly reappeared in Srinagar on Friday and the first thing that he suggested was trilateral dialogue between India, Pakistan and people of Kashmir. Trilateral talks were the only way out left to resolve the issue, he said. He also spoke the Pakistani language when he said "solution according to wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people" overlooking the fact that Pakistan considered J&K an unfinished agenda of partition or that Pakistan had been working overtime to annex J&K. Pakistan is not for the independence of J&K; it is for its merger with Islamabad, as it is in dire need of Indus waters - its lifel...   READ MORE   Has attitude of BJP towards Hurriyat changed? Kashmir struggle not for autonomy 9/10/2016 11:44:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 10: Has the attitude of the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre towards the Hurriyat leaders changed? Has the Union Government finally realized that the movement in Kashmir is not for autonomy but for the establishment of "Islamic theocracy"? Answers to both these important questions seem in the affirmative when viewed in the light of reports emanating from New Delhi. Reports suggest that the Narendra Modi Government has come to the conclusion that the current unrest in Kashmir "has little to with the demand for more autonomy for the state" and that "it is driven primarily by a desire to establish an Islamic theocracy". This had been clear for quite s...   READ MORE   Despite adequate funds for macadamization, Jammu roads in shambles 9/10/2016 11:44:50 PM Vinod Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 10: The dilapidated roads in Jammu city can be attributed to the lethargy of Public Works Department (PWD) that despite availability of sufficient funds for macdamization of roads of Jammu, the department has failed to do the work, for which funds are sanctioned by government. Most of Jammu roads are full of potholes after the rainy season, some of which are presently filled with mixture of sand and bazri while remaining are still in worst condition, creating problems for the vehicle owners and bikers. "During rains, potholes get filled with water creating problems for commuters besides these potholes also led to accidents", Rajkumar a sho...   READ MORE   Wings of minister's relative clipped 9/10/2016 11:44:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 10: Fed up with his arbitrary style of working and browbeating almost everyone in the office for being a minister's relative, a senior police officer has clipped the wings of a Sub-Inspector. Using the minister's influence, the SI had been doing his office work on his own terms and conditions, at times annoying his seniors, police sources said. He had been holding the independent charge of a post here for the past some time, but to clip his wings and reduce the level of freedom he enjoyed, a senior officer had now posted his deputy, an ASI, in his office, police sources said. "The ASI will now be doing all the works which the minister's relative had been...   READ MORE   Kashmir unrest: 2 more killed in south Kashmir, toll 78 9/10/2016 11:43:45 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 10: The death toll in the more than two month long Kashmir violence reached 78 today after two more youth got killed in the firing of security forces in Shopian and Anantnag districts of South Kashmir. Dozens of persons got injured during the clashes at many places in the valley. Reports said that a 24 year old youth died after being hit by a tear gas canister in South Kashmir's Shopian district. The youth got killed after clashes erupte...   READ MORE   Clampdown on mobile services, curfew to be imposed Govt fears violence on Eid 9/10/2016 11:43:06 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 10: Fearing large scale violence in Kashmir on eid , the government has decided to impose curfew and clampdown on the mobile services on Tuesday when the festival is scheduled to be celebrated. Sources said the government has directed officers (police, paramilitary) not to leave the headquarters, without the prior permission of the designated authorities. This step according to sources has been taken to keep proper vigil on the situation. The authorities had a bitter experience in the past, when protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir valley on Eid occasions, prompting authorities to impose restrictions. The government has dec...   READ MORE   Shabnam is biased, not speaking the truth 9/10/2016 11:13:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sep 10: The other day, Delhi-based Supreme Court lawyer-cum-activist Shabnam Lone of Kashmir origin turned highly emotional or whatever one may call it while taking part in the National channel Debate on Kashmir situation. She claimed that an “extreme form of discontent has gripped” Kashmiris and New Delhi had to address the issue to forge peace in the restive Valley. Her brothers Bilal Lone is in the Hurriyat Conference and Sajad Lone is minister in the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government out of BJP’s quota and she stays put in Delhi to earn money and plead the separatists’ cause. Shabnam didn’t use word disaffection. She used the word “discontent”. She i...   READ MORE   Let PDP & BJP stop fighting on piece of bread lest NC & Congress should act as monkey 9/10/2016 10:58:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu,Sept 10: The state unit of the BJP is annoyed with the PDP and the PDP is enraged over BJP's dilly dally stance on scrapping of AFSPA and on adopting tough stand against the separatists. Well the BJP may find reason for its survival and the PDP by seeing AFSPA revoked and lenient policy towards separatists the PDP believes it can withstand the shock of the turmoil. Well if the turmoil is not resolved within a fortnight it may force the coalition boat to sink in the river Jehlum.Let us sink together. Let us rise together is it the new policy of the PDP and the BJP. Once they sink there is none to help them in rising from the bottom of the river Jehlum. In fac...   READ MORE   Div Com, IGP review ongoing works of Chenani-Nashri Tunnel 9/10/2016 10:35:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 10: Divisional Commissioner, Pawan Kotwal along with IGP, Jammu Danish Rana today inspected the ongoing works of Chenani - Nashri Tunnel project and expressed satisfaction with the international technology and state of art technology and equipments employed on the project. According to official spokesperson, during the interaction, Divisional Commissioner Kotwal emphasized on early completion of the project and assured full co-operation from state governme...   READ MORE   Influential clerk transferred after 15 years Scams expected to come to fore in coming days 9/10/2016 10:34:32 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Sept 10: Prompted by the Early Times news report that an "influential" teacher continues to work as clerk in the education department here for the past around 15 years, the government has finally relived him of the charge. Sources said the transfer would open the lid on multiple scams in the department and it needs to be seen how seriously the government acts on the issue. The "influential" clerk, supposed to be working as headmaster at a school, was earlier not relieved from the office of Zonal Education Officer, Lower Hathal despite his transfer having been ordered multiple times in the past. As per official records, even though the clerk ...   READ MORE   Kishtwar police cracks whip on 'separatist' employees 9/10/2016 10:34:13 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Sept 10: The police has decided to act tough against the government employees who are participating in anti-India protests in Kishtwar. On Saturday, DSP Headquarter Kishtwar Touseef Rishu summoned various employees at police station Kishtwar whose names surfaced during an investigation carried out by various agencies probing role of employees in stoking unrest in Kishtwar in wake of the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag. As per the details available with Early Times and inputs given by the police sources, Dy. SP HQ Kishtwar after summoning the employees grilled them over their presence ...   READ MORE   Amid internet gag, students asked to submit exam forms online Technical Board does Jaspal Bhatti in Valley 9/10/2016 10:34:06 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 10: The Technical Board here has put the students in turbulent situation as it has come up with a notification asking the candidates to submit the examination forms online that too amid the internet gag. The students across Valley pursuing diploma in various courses including civil, electronic and mechanical are all up in arms against the board authorities over what they termed a bizarre measure in conducting examinations with such a way of functioning. "Where from can we submit our exam forms online? There is no internet working anywhere in the Valley and internet cafes too are shut for the last two months," said Shakir Mir, a stu...   READ MORE

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