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Traitors get VVIP treatment in Kashmir At the cost of Nation 9/14/2015 11:55:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: A disturbing and startling report emanated from New Delhi on Sunday. It said that the Jammu & Kashmir Government has spent close to Rs 560 crore for the "maintenance" of Kashmiri separatist leaders in the past five years. The report was based on the information given by "officials" in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This huge amount has been spent on their travel and accommodation in Kashmir, their elaborate security cover as well as travel out of the valley and stay in five-star hotels in New Delhi whenever they visit the national capital for talks with Government officers and foreign dignitaries. Sources within the J&K Government, who are aware of this, according the report, also said that close to 1,500 police officers have been deployed at the residences of these separatist leaders to act as their personal security officers (PSOs) and security officers. This privilege has been extended even to other "uncategorized political activists", who have a history of promoting separation of Kashmir from India, the disturbing report said. Quoting off...   READ MORE

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True face of Bhartiya Janata Party Beef Controversy 9/14/2015 11:55:43 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: What kind of this party, called BJP, is? Has it any ideology? Does it venerate cows? What does it actually stand for? How many faces the BJP has? What does the BJP want? These are some of the questions the concerned people of Jammu region have been asking these days. The BJP has by its words, deeds and contradictory stands on the same issue disturbed the people, particularly those who voted for it in the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. First they questioned the BJP's intentions when it forged an alliance with a party that had lambasted it and its supreme leaders like Narendra Modi and its mentor, the RSS. Then they questioned the power-sharing dea...   READ MORE   PDP-BJP to oppose NC's 'communal' bill 9/14/2015 11:55:24 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: The PDP-BJP alliance will oppose any bill by the National Conference to seek changes in the Ranbir Penal Code that bans sale of beef in the State. The coalition partners will rather give a reply to the court in the next hearing scheduled after four weeks. "The NC's likely bill about bring changes in the RPC is purely on communal lines. The party knows that if a bill is accepted it will have strong reactions in the country and will make things uncomfortable for the alliance. It's deliberately trying to create a wedge between the two partners for petty gains," said sources. They said the beef ban is religiously and politically too hot issue. The politic...   READ MORE   Would Rana, Arora support cow slaughter in JK? 9/14/2015 11:55:16 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Main opposition party National Conference has decided to move a Bill in the coming session of the Assembly to bring changes in the existing laws which bans slaughtering of bovine animals including cows. The National Conference has said that it will introduce a bill in the State Assembly for changes in a 1932 law which bans the slaughter of cattle and the sale and purchase of beef. The law had rarely been followed in the State but last week, the High Court ordered the police to strictly enforce the ban, which led to protests. After decision of the National Conference to introduce a bill in this regard, big question is "Will Devender Singh Rana, MLA from ...   READ MORE   BJP leaders disappoint Jammuites 9/14/2015 11:55:09 PM ET Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Ban on slaughtering of bovine animals and sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir has taken away the focus from imposition of tax on chopper service to Vaishno Devi shrine and inability of BJP leaders to revoke this decision. The Jammu based Members of Legislative Assembly including Minister have failed to look after the interests of people of Jammu on the whole. They have been swayed by the Kashmir oriented and Kashmir centric politics of PDP and other parties and seem to have forgotten the real issues of people of Jammu region. Imposition of 12.5 per cent extra tax on chopper service hurts pilgrims of Vaishno Devi but Jammu leaders have not uttered a single word in ...   READ MORE   JU likely to re-advertise 12 out of 21 posts to adjust blue-eyed 9/14/2015 11:55:02 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: The University of Jammu is likely to re-advertise a total of 12 posts out of 21 advertised in 2013, allegedly with the sole motive of adjusting some of their blue-eyed, despite the fact that nine posts are already filled while a large number of applicants have been waiting for interviews for the last two years. Sources informed Early Times that JU had advertised a total of 21 posts and applications were invited from the eligible candidates according to advertisement notice number Adm/C&R/13/19-38, dated 24/1/2013. "Applications for all posts were received by University and interviews for some posts were conducted and engagements were made...   READ MORE   2nd list of tainted babus, strengthening of anti-graft bodies in limbo Has Govt given up on corruption fight? 9/14/2015 11:54:52 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 14: Despite completing six months in office, the PDP-BJP coalition Government continues to maintain stoic silence over strengthening of anti- graft bodies in the State. It was announced with much hype that non- performing and corrupt officials would be shown the door. As the first list was made public, the second list has been shelved with no apparent reason. It has fuelled speculations that the present regime has lost its so-called war against corruption. Sources said at the moment Government has no proposal at hand to axe the tainted officers anytime soon. Furthermore, the anti-graft bodies including State Accountability Commission (SA...   READ MORE   Health Minister clips wings of Director Health 9/14/2015 11:54:40 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Minister for Health and Medical Education has reportedly taken charge of the thriving industry within his department in his own hands, curtailing the powers of Director Health Services. A document is in possession of Early Times revaled that Minister for Health and Medical Education has curtailed the power of Director Health Service of Jammu by issuing an order No. PS/HM/ARI-Trgs/1188 dated 18-8-2015, in which Minister directed Director Health Service Jammu that he shall deal with all such proposals which were required to be sent to Secretariat where modernization/up-gradation of hospitals/projects of NABARD etc. was involved. All mat...   READ MORE   Does Bukhari runs Sukhnandan's Ministry in Kashmir? Undue importance to non-technicals irks engineers 9/14/2015 11:54:29 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 14: Does the PWD Minister Altaf Bukhari run the affairs of the Public Health Engineering and Irrigation and Flood Control Ministry headed Sukhnandan Kumar? This is the question, that haunts the engineers of the two departments. They are also irked over undue importance given to influential and non technical persons. The engineers of IFCD and the PHE said whereas some of the already promoted Superintending Engineers were awaiting postings, lower rung officials were being made to hold the chair of SE in Srinagar only because of their political connections with Altaf Bukhari. Citing one such example, they said the SMC illegally elevated an official, Ishti...   READ MORE   Fisheries Deptt finds out new way to mint money but puts public safety at stake Pay Rs 20 to carry "mobile" bomb inside Bagh-e-Bahu aquarium 9/14/2015 11:54:18 PM Bharat Bhushan Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: In a state like J&K, where terror outfits and their mentors have no work other than continuing with their wicked ways of devising new strategies to terrorise people and disturb peace, a soft target won't be ever missed by them. J&K Fisheries Department provides them one such opportunity. It allows visitors to carry cellphones inside the aquarium-cum-awareness centre at Bagh-e-Bahu without even verifying the genuinity of devices, thereby putting the lives of hundreds of people, who visit there daily, in danger. The trouble never discloses the time and place of its occurance. Any militant or his sympathiser, like other people, can appear at...   READ MORE   Azadi seekers molest females, pass lewd comments; Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik maintain criminal silence? Do any wrong thing in the name of Azadi 9/14/2015 11:54:06 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Propagators of the so-called "Azadi movement" in Kashmir Valley had shamelessly molested some helpless female athletes during 21 kilometers long international marathon at Hazaratbal in Srinagar on Sunday but leaders like Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Yasin Malik and members of the civil society of Kashmir have maintained a criminal silence on this criminal act. The way these leaders have maintained a silence on this most heinous and inhuman act committed by some miscreants is a clear indication that these so-called "Rehnumas" of Kashmir have doled out license of lumpen elements to do anything in the name of "Azadi". Shockingly these lea...   READ MORE   FSL establishes tampering; accused goes scot free How BOSE's fudged DoB saved dishonest XEn 9/14/2015 11:53:50 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: Two years ago, some officials of the Board of School Education (BOSE) fudged the date of birth (DoB) certificate of an Executive Engineer. The law enforcement agencies have, however, failed to act against the accused. Jugal Kishore Sharma, presently posted as Executive Engineer, Local Bodies Jammu, was terminated from service for tampering with his DoB in the service book. Sharma was removed from the service on August 23, 2013. A court, however, stayed his termination after he produced a DoB certificate issued by the BOSE on September 23, 2009. A copy of the provisional certificate of Sharma, which is available with Early Times, establish...   READ MORE   3 Contenders in race not 'acceptable' to cadre…! J&K BJP to have new President soon 9/14/2015 11:53:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 14: J&K BJP is all set to have new President anytime soon. With announcement of one of the senior leaders as election in charge, the ball has been set rolling for the elections for state president post in BJP. As the process is all set to begin shortly, three names are emerging as strong contenders for the prestigious post who will replace incumbent Jugal Kishore Sharma. All the three, if insiders are to be believed, are not acceptable to the cadre and workers of the party for varied reasons, the common one being that they are already holding on one post or position, there is no point entrusting them with additional responsibility. Sources said one of the ...   READ MORE   CIC issues penalty notice against DHS Jammu's ex-PIO Director asked to recover Xerox charges from him 9/14/2015 11:12:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 14: The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi has directed the Director Health Services Jammu to recover charges incurred on photocopying some information sought under RTI from a former PIO. The PIO, who has now been transferred from the directorate, had failed to provide the information within stipulated time to the RTI applicant. The applicant, S. Kumar, of Mubarak Mandi, Jammu, had approached the SIC with second appeal on 30.03.2015, seeking information. He also prayed that relevant section of RTI Act be invoked against the PIO. Kumar had filed an RTI application before the PIO Health & Medical Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Jam...   READ MORE   Three bullet riddled bodies recovered from orchard in Pattan area 9/14/2015 11:11:54 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Sept 14: Bodies of three youths with bullet injuries were found dumped in an apple orchard in Pattan area of this North Kashmir district today in the morning, triggering protests in the area. The slain youth were aged between 17 and 22 years. Sources told Early Times that locals today spotted three bodies of teenagers in orchards of village Shuru Dangerpora on Nehalpora-Wailo road in Pattan area and they immediately informed the concerned polic...   READ MORE   CM interacts with RBI Governor, heads of Nat'l Banks 9/14/2015 11:11:39 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 14: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Monday called upon premier banking institutions of the country to lend more to enterprises, especially in the agriculture, craft and small and medium enterprises (SME), keeping in view the low Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR) of 46 per cent in the state. Mufti Sayeed also raised with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) the issue of recapitalization plan of the three cooperative banks at Jammu, Anantnag and Baramulla, which ar...   READ MORE

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