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Now Srinagar to get model schools, Jammu nothing! 'Rs 3 crore already released for upgradation of 25 existing institutions' 9/20/2019 10:28:15 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 20: As a part of upgradation of educational activities in Kashmir, the Administration has decided to come up with 25 model government schools in the summer capital of Srinagar, whereas no such plans seems to be in place for Jammu, which unlike the valley, swear by Nationalist Sentiments. Since the abrogation of special status on Aug 5, the administration's plans for development activities seems to be focused on Kashmir alone as in the latest, the educational sector in Srinagar is getting special attention. Official sources said that administration has already released Rs 3 crores for the upgration of 25 existing government schools in Srinagar as model schools as part of the pilot project. Sources said work is underway as the funds have already been released as a result of which the concerned are not finding any financial crunch with regard to expenditure for the project implementation. Sources said apart from introducing e-classrooms, the project looks ahead at all round development of students and that Srinagar would emerge as a new centre...   READ MORE

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Where is proposed airport at Samba? 9/20/2019 10:28:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: While as state authorities have served notice to nearly 70 families to vacate their houses to expand existing Airport at Satwari, proposal to set up another airport in Samba district has appeared to be shelved by the government. Announcemnt of second airport at Jammu was announced by top BJP leaders after meeting with Union Ministers and it was announced at that time that process of identify land for the airport has already been started very soon. As reported earlier on December 21, 2017, the then Deputy Chief Minister and BJP Lok Sabha member had announced that Centre has given its nod for a new international standards airport for Jammu region which wi...   READ MORE   No violence, no killings in Kashmir frustrate Pak leaders, terror bosses Speculations of war, terrorists threatening people add to fear, anxiety 9/20/2019 10:27:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: No violence, no killings and common Kashmiris waiting for a chance to resume their normal lives in the Valley have made the political leaders and the terror bosses in Pakistan uneasy. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Pakistani leaders were expecting that large scale violence and protests will break out in Kashmir after J&K's reorganization but nothing happening in the Valley has frustrated them." According to the media reports, Shopkeepers, transporters and others are being threatened by the elements sponsored by Pakistan to stay away from their work. "In many areas the terrorists have written L/W (Last Warning) on the shutters of many sh...   READ MORE   NC founder's incompetence left summer capital wrecked, progeny continues the legacy Is JK reaping pain of wrong doings committed by past leaders? 9/20/2019 10:27:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: The wrong doings of the previous governments and rulers in Jammu and Kashmir are getting exposed with each passing day, making people to drop their jaws over the incompetence these so called rulers have exhibited when the situation demanded from them to be sane. A letter shot in August 1975 to then chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah by Central Flood Committee Jammu and Kashmir had warned him of the devastating floods that would occur in valley in future and measures to tackle the same but Sheikh paid no heed to the repeated pleas of the experts. Early Times is in possession of that historic letter that was shot on August 12, 1975 by th...   READ MORE   Bureaucrats try to convince PF Board members for opposing merger with centre 9/20/2019 10:27:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: In order to keep their dominance intact on J&K Employees Provident Fund Organization, some bureaucrats have reportedly found convincing board members for opposing merger of organization with centre during a meeting which held recently. Sources told Early Times that the meeting was called to review the functioning of J&K Employees Provident Fund Organization and many agendas were discussed during the meeting. "Issues like digitalization of records of the EPF subscribers, adding more establishments under EPF were discussed threadbare. But instantly turning agendas of the meeting, some officials asked the board members for opposing merger of State EPF ...   READ MORE   Newly constructed school building of GMS Nahoti develops cracks Payment released to contactor without inspection 9/20/2019 10:26:56 PM Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Sept 20: Newly constructed building of Government Middle School Nahoti zone Lower Hathal in tehsil Sunderbani of district Rajouri has allegedly developed cracks due to substandard material used by the contractor. Astonishingly, the contractor is happened to be the Village Committee Member was given payment by the Education Officials without conducting proper inspection of the building before handing over of it. "The officials of education department, who had ...   READ MORE   Report by CJ of J&K HC doesn’t support claim that people unable to access the court: SC 9/20/2019 10:25:35 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Sept 20: The claim that people in the Kashmir valley are unable to access the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has not been supported by a report received from the chief justice there, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The apex court however directed the Juvenile Justice Committee of the High Court to undertake an exercise on alleged detention of children in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 and submit a report within a week. "We have received a report from the chief justice (of Jammu and Kashmir High Court) which does not support your statement," a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told senior lawyer Huzefa Ahmadi, who had on September ...   READ MORE   Reorganisation Bill 2019: Central RTI Act 2005 toreplace JK RTI Act 2009 9/20/2019 10:25:26 PM Wajahat Shabir Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 20: With the implementation of J&K Reorganisation Bill 2009, the central Right to Information Act, 2005 would now apply to the two new union territories of J&K and Ladakh that will be carved out and will replace J&K RTI Act 2005. The Central Right to Information Act 2005 would pay way for non-residents citizen to fill an RTI application pertaining to the administration of the two news UTs. While as earlier in the Jammu and Kashmir RIT Act 2009, only the residents of the state were allowed to file petition belonging to state public authorities The RTI ACT came into power in year 2005, but in Jammu and Kashmir the Act was repealed and rep...   READ MORE   Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, 6 others sign bonds to secure release 9/20/2019 10:25:19 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was among seven individuals, detained following the abrogation of special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, who have signed bonds to secure their release, official sources said on Friday. However, People''s Conference chairman Sajad Lone, PDP youth wing leader Waheed Para and former bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal have refused to sign the bonds. Apart from Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, two leaders of the National Conference (NC), one each from the Peoples Democratic Party and People''s Conference, and two others, whose political affiliations were not immediately revealed, signed the bond...   READ MORE   Three J-K leaders released from detention 9/20/2019 10:25:11 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 20: Former PDP leader Imran Ansari, PDP leader Khursheed Alam and Syed Akhoon of the National Conference, detained after the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, were released on Friday, officials said. The political leaders were kept at the Centaur Hotel, along with other political detainees from the state, they said. Akhoon was released on health grounds while Alam was "temporarily released" in view of his brother''s death recently, they said. Ansari, who was among the first PDP leaders who rebelled against party chief Mehbooba Mufti after her government lost power, left for New Delhi on Friday for medical t...   READ MORE   Mehbooba's daughter writes to Centre on behalf of mother, seeks info on number of arrests 9/20/2019 10:25:02 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Friday said that she has sent an email to the Home Secretary of Government of India seeking information, on behalf of her mother, about the number of "detentions and arrests" taken place in the state after the Centre revoked the J&K's special status under Article 370 on August 5. "I, Iltija emailed the Home Secretary of GOI & Home Secretary of J&K on 18th September seeking certain information for my mother, Ms Mufti. I am still awaiting a response," Iltija, who operates her mother twitter account since she was detained, said in a tweet. Iltija said that her mother...   READ MORE   Ahead of J-K visit, Azad questions connectivity in the region 9/20/2019 10:24:53 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Sept 20: Ahead of his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday expressed concern over connectivity issues in the valley. Azad will visit Srinagar today. He will visit Baramulla and other districts in the next two days. The Supreme Court had on Monday allowed Azad to visit Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag and Jammu. While the Jammu and Kashmir administration earlier stated that all landlines have been restored in the region, Azad said that only businessmen and government employees can own landlines in today's times. "Saying that we have opened landlines is a deception. Where are the landlines? If they are there then who all are usin...   READ MORE   Mehbooba Mufti's Twitter account comes alive after 46 days 9/20/2019 10:24:36 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 20: The Twitter account of former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir that went silent on August 5 when she was detained following the scrapping of the state's special status, suddenly sprung back to like on Friday when the PDP leader's daughter Iltija announced that she would be handling the account "Ms Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of J&K to whom this twitter handle belongs has been detained since 5th August 2019 without access to the account. This handle is now operated by myself, Iltija daughter of Ms Mufti with due authorization," the elder of Mehbooba Mufti's two daughters wrote. In her first tweet after the announcement, Iltija said that sh...   READ MORE   Kishtwar continues to observe unannounced shutdown, Authorities clueless Security agencies facing daunting task to break circle of Friday strikes 9/20/2019 10:24:09 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: As a part of major attempt to destabilize peace and tranquility in Kishtwar following the rumors; Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas today once again observed unannounced shutdown, 3rd Friday in a row over Kashmir lock down since last one and half month following the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35 A of the constitution and the authorities at the helm of the affairs are clueless about the people behind the scene. As per the details available with Early Times, the Kishtwar District today once again observed a shutdown following rumor that attributing to various quarters regarding the shutdown call as a result of which the securi...   READ MORE   Post weapon snatching by terrorists, over 30 OGWs arrested in Kishtwar 9/20/2019 10:23:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: Almost a week after three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists kept the family of a PDP leader hostage and later decamped with AK 47 of his PSO, security forces have arrested over 30 ground workers in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. "A search operation was launched on Wednesday and Thursday by the security forces along with teams of army and intelligence agencies, which lasted till late last night," official sources here said on Friday. They said that on Wednesday, around 12 OGWs were arrested on specific inputs during different raids and on their disclosure, on Thursday, more 24 OGWs were taken into custody. "During questioning, their direct or indi...   READ MORE   Three teenagers booked under pocso act 9/20/2019 10:23:38 PM Early Times Report Kathua, Sept 20: Three teenagers were booked by Police personnel under POCSO ACT. According to police sources, the incident came to light when the father of minor girl approached Police Station Malhar for registration of a case for raping her daughter by her school mates when she was returning home. In the complaint, he stated that her daughter was studying 4th class in the Government Primary School in the area was raped by the three boys and victim narrated the ordeal to the mother that the boys, who were also studying in the same school, had taken her in bushes near to the school and raped her. Acting on the complaint, Police personnel brought her to Associated M...   READ MORE   CRPF to retain VIP security; MHA's 2017 order in limbo 9/20/2019 10:23:31 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 20: An order issued two years ago with then Home Minister Rajnath Singhs consent is almost on the verge of being "withdrawn" by incumbent Amit Shah who seems averse to hand over CRPFs VIP security responsibilities to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). In a decision taken on November 23, 2017, the Home Ministry had decided that only CISF and National Security Guard (NSG) would provide security for VIPs. After the order, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were to be handed over the security baton for close to 150 protectees to CISF by the end of 2018. But the move could not be implemented as the CRPF Dir...   READ MORE   Despite communication blackout bills being charged by telecos: Kashmiri residents 9/20/2019 10:23:24 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 20: Kashmir has been facing communications blackout for the past 47 days with virtually no mobile phone and internet services The telecom companies have billed the subscribers for the period of communication blockade which began on August 5 Several subscribers said they were hoping that charges for the period of communication shutdown will be waived Kashmir has been facing communications blackout for the past 47 days with virtually no mobile phone and internet services, but many residents in the Valley have alleged that they received bills by telecom companies for services that were not provided. The telecom companies have billed the subscribers fo...   READ MORE   Div Com reviews forest land diversion cases in Jammu division Directs concerned for resolving all pending cases at the earliest 9/20/2019 10:21:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting with Deputy Commissioners and concerned officers to review the status of forest land diversion and related issues in Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Chief conservator of Forest, Sameer Bharti, Chief Engineer, PMGSY, Des Raj, ADC Jammu, Rishpal Singh, Assistant Commissioner Central, Jatinder Mishra besides senior functionaries of PWD, PDD, NHIDCL, Social Forestry and other concerned...   READ MORE   IGP reviews arrangements for Navratra, Dussehra festival 9/20/2019 10:21:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: Mukesh Singh-IPS, Inspector General of Police Jammu Zone, Jammu chaired a meeting of officers of Army, CAPF, Police, Intelligence agencies and the Civil Administration to discuss the security arrangements being made on the eve of forthcoming Navratra and Dussehra festivals to review the security grid of Jammu Zone. While addressing IGP Jammu Zone, took stock of the security measures planned for the forthcoming religious festivals from SSP Jammu and off...   READ MORE   Haven't yet declared ceasefire,want Yasin Malik to rot in jail for yrs: Martyred IAF officer's wife 9/20/2019 10:21:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: Going down the memory lane, reciting some couplets of her poetry "Kaisi Thi Woh Poshak", Shalini Khanna alias Nirmal Khanna, 68, the widow of martyred Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna says that she has not yet declared the ceasefire and want to see Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik in jail for 200 years dying a slow death. JKLF leader Yasin Malik in 1990 killed four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in Kashmir including Squadron leader Ravi...   READ MORE

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