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| On 25th 'exodus' Day KPs call on Modi | | BJP committed to ensure 'justice' to community, says party's PM candidate | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 19: On 25th year of their exodus from Kashmir, their own homeland, displaced Kashmir Pandits called on BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with a hope he would address the complexed dimensions of 'return' issue. Modi reciprocated this 'yearning' with an assurance that BJP committed to see how 're-settlement' of the community back in their motherland can be ensured with dignity and honour in a safe environment that existed in the past.
In what could be seen as observance of the "Nishkasan Diwas" ,albeit on a positive note, a delegation of KPs today met Narendra Modi at Ram Leela Grounds, shortly before Modi was to address BJP's National Exec... | |
| | | | Omar renders SHRC redundant | | Fails to appoint chairman for 2 yrs | | |
Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Jan 19: Even as the human rights watchdog in Jammu Kashmir loses its credibiity, the Chief Minister's search for a competent chairman for the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has not ended.
Immediately after taking over the Chief Minister of the state, assured on the floor of the house in his first budget speech that the way Justice Ali Mohammad Mir had left the commission will not be repeated in the future but Justice (Retd) Bashir-Ud-Din also retired in October 2011 and the SHRC continues to be headless.
The commission has become a toothless tiger as with 'no Chairman' it is also working with just two members namely Sardar Amolak Singh in Divisional Ben... | |
| | | | Congngress leaders 'divided', diverse suggestions come up before Rahul | | Pre Poll alliance with NC | | | Bitter exchange of words witnessed after formal meeting
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: As Congress continues to be in dilemma over forging pre poll alliance with its ally National Conference in J&K, sharp differences were witnessed between the functionaries and leaders from two regions Kashmir and Jammu over the issue during interaction with party Vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi today with rank and file of the party from Kashmir opposing any such move contrary to what some senior leaders suggested that it had become imperative in the present political situation in state. Expression of opinion on the crucial issue is said to have led to bitter exchange of words between some lea... | |
| | | | It happens after tasting defeat in 4 states: Kamaal | | Azad, Soz victims of Day Dreaming | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Minutes after Congress leaders ruled out possibility of pre-poll alliance with National Conference, the NC additional general secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal said Azad and Soz had been day dreaming. "It happens in a scam hit, divided party and loss in four states," he said.
Kamaal attributed the Congress statement to mental backwardness of the Congress leaders. Among its workers who does not understand the importance of NC which has showed its mettle in the state politics since 1947 and more importantly the role which NC as a political party played during 1996 elections when state Congress leaders did not exist in Jammu Kashmir, shall be written in golden le... | |
| | | | SRTC Mechanical Deptt issuing vehicle fitness certificates without inspection | | Corruption galore in corporation | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The Mechanical check of the vehicle is a total eye wash in Jammu and Kashmir as the staff of the Mechanical department of the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) gives fitness to the vehicle without inspecting the vehicle.
The mechanical check is mandatory for the vehicle, which meets with an accident. As per the rules, if a vehicle meets with an accident, the concerned Station House Officer seizes the vehicle and the vehicle needs to be released from the High Court. But in a case under section 279, 337 of RPC, the court directs the Station House Officer to give the Mechanical report of the vehicle and then release the vehicle. But the SHOs write a le... | |
| | | | 6 students, 6 parents land up behind bars | | BOPEE Examination Scam | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: A special anti-corruption court here today remanded six students and as many parents to judicial remand for their alleged involvement in 2012 multi-million Common Entrance Test paper scam involving former chairman of Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), Mushtaq Ahmad Peer.
The six students and the parents were produced by Crime Branch before Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Mohan Lal Manhas, in open court as the trial in the scam was to start today.
The court sent the six students to Judicial remand in Central Jail here till Monday while parents were sent till Thursday.
The six students include Ahmad Faraz of Naibasti, Mushtaq A... | |
| | | | Mission 2014: NC to woo winnable candidates of other parties | | Authorities direct to identify these potential candidates | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: With the beginning of the process for Assembly elections, the ruling National Conference has started utilizing services of administration to demoralize opposition especially People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The National Conference not only mis-using official machinery to demoralize PDP cadre, the party is also seeking help from the different wings of the police to prepare detailed reports about all the 87 Assembly segments and chances of different parties in these constituencies.
Leadership of NC has realized that coming elections of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly would be very crucial as well as difficult so party does not want to take any ch... | |
| | | | Centre may not be able to reopen dialogue process with motley separatists | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: Whenever the Government of India decides to resume talks with the Kashmiri separatists it may be a more difficult exercise for New Delhi than it was for it between 2003 and 2006 when the channels of dialogue were opened with the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC). The only reason being growing differences among the separatists and on top of it the APHC having faced yet another split over 10 days ago.
The APHC, when it was formed in 1993 comprised 27 social political and religious organizations, had emerged as a representative body of a major section of people in Kashmir. But after its split in 2003, with hardliners joined the group led by Sayeed Ali ... | |
| | | | Outrage against NC-Congress coalition trickles on roads | | Police uses water cannon, tear shells to foil PDP's rally | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Police used water cannon, tear gas, brute force and cane charge on Saturday on agitating Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers who hit the roads across the state to protest failure of the coalition government on all fronts during last five years.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday held state wide demonstrations against the government for its failure to address people's problems. Apart from the two capital cities-Srinagar and Jammu- large demonstrations were also held at all district headquarters and all major towns to press for redressal of pressing problems faced by people.
In view of the complete collapse of power distribution system in this free... | |
| | | | Mubarak Mandi Complex becomes thorn in locals' flesh | | Residents rue official apathy, insensitivity | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Jan 18: People of Mubarak Mandi residential locality, that falls on the hind side of Durbargarh complex and is inherited predominantly by those who were once significant staffers of Maharaja's durbar are today in deep hole- thanks to the insensitive district administration.
For over three weeks now, the locality has literally been put under siege. Barbed wires and barricades have been raised to restrict the movements of the residents and they have been forced to dump their vehicles without even giving them any prior notice or alternative parking space and the school going children, old and the ailing have been fraught with untold miseries.
"It started with Jammu festi... | |
| | | | `Frustated leaders issue statements at their whims' | | Congress hits hard at NC | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The Congress leaders have said that the National Conference (NC) leaders are "mentally bankrupt" who in "utter frustration" are issuing statements "out of their whims."
Congress leaders in a joint statement issued in Jammu also made it clear that there will be no pre poll alliance with National Conference. They asked party workers to gear up for upcoming elections and to vote for Congress candidates, so that the party forms the next Government with any party with the Chief Minister from Congress.
"NC is dependent on the Congress and without its support they can lose the power and it is because of Congress that Omar Abdullah continues to be the Chief M... | |
| | | | Info Deptt plays PRO to NC's Srinagar MLAs | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The National Conference (NC) members of Legislative Assembly seem to have taken over the Department of Information as even a small visit of these Srinagar based NC MLAs to any area is being covered by the Information Department.
Their visit is being sent to different media organisations in shape of a press release, which has made it clear that National Conference is trying to use Information Department as its personal public relation department.
It is actually being observed mostly when Srinagar city based NC MLAs, like Nasir Wani, Shamima Firdous, Irfan Shah and others tour any particular area, they are given space in the official press note of Inform... | |
| | | | Gun shots heard in Hyderpora, mysterious blast rocks Sopore | | Security agencies clueless about both incidents | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Panic gripped some localities in the Hyderpora area of summer capital this morning after few gun shots were heard in the area. Meanwhile, apple rich town of Sopore in North Kashmir was rocked by a mysterious blast; however there were no casualties in both the incidents.
This morning people in localities of Hyderpora area got perturbed after hearing some gun shots near the bye-pass that connects Srinagar with North Kashmir and Central Kashmir via the Srinagar-Baramulla highway. The gun shots were heard near the Jamkash Vehicleades that last year saw one of the deadliest encounters between militants and security forces.
As soon as the gun shots were heard ... | |
| | | | Failed in Jammu, Bhim talks of unity among regional parties | | Politics of statements | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 18: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party chief patron Bhim Singh was right when he on Friday had said that foreign relations and corruption remained missing in the much hyped Congress conclave at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, and that the Congress has no roadmap for the country and its people. He was right when he regretted that the "Congress party has not been able to spell out its attitude towards the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir and necessity for amendments in the Criminal Laws, including that of the Constitution of India to take the nation towards 21st century". However, he exaggerated things when he described his outfit as vibrant, trustworthy and capabl... | |
| | | | Hurriyat Conference (M) as radical as Hurriyat Conference (G) | | Correcting contradiction | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 18: The so-called All-Party Hurriyat Conference (Mirwaiz) is becoming unpopular and irrelevant in Kashmir with each passing day. Bulk of Kashmiri Muslims does not trust its self-styled chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who has been trading Kashmir to grind his own axe and make worldly gains. Even some of those who are part of this separatist and sectarian outfit do not believe Mirwaiz. They dismiss him as dictator, unreasonable, arrogant and selfish. That they do not trust him could be seen from what happened in his crumbling camp on Friday. On Friday, the rebel APHC-M group led by another separatist leader and Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party head Shabir Shah formall... | |
| | | | Hundreds of kanals of forest land grabbed in Bani after mutation of revenue records | | | | Early Times REport
KATHUA, Jan 18: In open violation of standing orders of Revenue Department, hundreds of kanals of Forest land has been encroached upon in Bani area of Billawar tehsil after mutating the land records by Revenue officials.
According to sources the Revenue officials after throwing the standing orders of the Government to winds have mutated the land records in Bani area of Kathua district and transferred the forest land in the name of some private parties.
Sources said that despite the circular issued by Revenue Department on March 23, 2003, asking all the tehsildars of the State to ensure that no entries are made in the Revenue records of forest land and all such entrie... | |
| | | | Tourism Minister faces ire in his own backyard | | Verinag residents protest poor condition of PHC | | | Saahil Suhail
Srinagar, Jan 18: Claims of Jammu and Kashmir tourism Minister, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, that his constituency has witnessed remarkable development during past over five years, today got exposed after protesters from his native town-Verinag held strong protest demonstration against him and raised slogans against the coalition government.
Reports said that the irate residents today raised slogans against the Minister as he evidently failed to visit the area wherehis neighbors were on continuous strike demanding up gradation of Primary Health center which according to locals sans basic facilities from past 62 years.
Residents today again alleged that state Tourism Minister, Ghula... | |
| | | | Less than 24 hours after flag meet, Pakistan resorts to truce violation again | | Bid to facilitate infiltration | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 18: Within 24 hours of Brigadier level Flag Meeting at Chakan-da-Bagh in Poonch district , called by the Indian Army to lodge protest against January 13 truce violation in Krishna Ghati sector, Pakistan army today again violate truce agreement reportedly to push a group of three militants.
On January 17, 'Flag Meeting' was held at Brigade Commander level in which Indian delegation was lead by Brig A Sengupta and Pakistan delegation was headed by Brig H Gul. According to Lt Col Manish Mehta, Jammu based PRO defence, Indian delegation conveyed its concern over infiltration attempt made by a terrorist group. He added that both sides also discussed issues ... | |
| | | | KPs resent delay in framing migrants voter I- Cards | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The delay in framing of voter Identity cards by the authorities for the Kashmiri migrants has led to a lot of resentment among the displaced Pandits. The constant delay in preparation of Voter I cards for migrants has been a cause of concern for the community as migrant youth and students undergoing training in various professional colleges outside the State are also facing problems without the voter I Card which is the main proof of identification for a person.
The authorities have failed to enlist the bonafide migrants in voter lists for last 24 years now, aggravating their pain of exile. The exiled KPs who are observing 25th holocaust day on January... | |
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