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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Although Chief Election Commissioner of India V S Sampath today dropped hints to conduct Assembly elections in time in Jammu and Kashmir, some BJP leaders are still trying to convince the high command that polls should be deferred. This faction of the BJP leaders is of the view that postponement of Assembly elections would help the party to further strengthen its base.
Credible sources in the BJP said that a faction within the party was toeing line of ruling National Conference as far as Assembly elections in the State are concerned. This faction has argued before the high command that deferment in the Assembly elections would help the party to strength... | |
| | | | Why 'conflict-managers' ignore Jammu? | | Floods, devastation | | |
Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 18: Jammu, like Kashmir, also suffered heavy losses in September due to the incessant rains and the resultant floods. In fact, the flood fury caused more loss to the people of Jammu province in terms of human lives and properties, both private and public. Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur and Ramban districts were the worst-hit. Nearly 200 people in Jammu lost their lives, one village completely disappeared from the state's map, roads measuring hundreds of kilometers were damaged and hundreds of school buildings suffered losses and so on. Many bridges were either washed away or got damaged. Standing crops worth crores of rupees were destroyed, thus making ... | |
| | | | Ministers' DO letters seeking appointments for favourites seized | | Vigilance raid creates panic in CEO's office | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Oct 18: After the Vigilance sleuths today made a surprise visit to the office of Chief Education Officer (CEO) here, many of the employees escaped from the office to avoid questioning.
However, during preliminary scrutiny of the records, sleuths allegedly found various discrepancies. As per official sources, many demi-official letters of some Ministers, except Deputy Chief Minister, in the Omar-led coalition government were found attached with the files of their favourites to be appointed. These were seized. This puts a question mark on the so called transparency in recruitment process.
During scrutiny it was also found that about 400 odd employees have been attached... | |
| | | | ECI likely to hold Assembly elections on time | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
JAMMU, Oct 18: Decision on much talked about Assembly elections finally came to an end after Election Commission of India (ECI) today indicated of holding elections on time alongwith Jharkhand in December.
Full team of ECI after completing their scheduled one day visit to Jammu and Kashmir in a press conference held here today said that during their assessment tour about holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, it came to fore that state administration in general including police as well recognized political parties are ready for holding elections in near future but with a condition that election process should not disturb relief and rehabilitation process of the f... | |
| | | | `NC ignored Srinagar but where has it invested' | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are out with a new strategy that is definitely going to make an impact. They accused National Conference of ignoring Srinagar.
Two years ago, the PDP general secretary, Dilawar Mir while levelling similar allegations had said that the no developmental activity was undertaken in Srinagar especially in Down Town since 1975. "It was during PDP regime that Eidgah was fenced and decorated", he said.
A businessman from Down Town voiced his concern in the following words: "The condition of old city is glaring example of NC's apathy. All the roads are in dilapidated condition and area gets rotational power supply in summer an... | |
| | | | Why is BJP silent over black money issue? | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
JAMMU, Oct 18: Too much hue and cry was created by BJP on black money when UPA ruled the country, but with the change of guard at Centre, the BJP which is now in the driver's seat has gone slow in disclosing the names of those who have black money abroad.
Taking a U turn on this issue, senior BJP leaders are now blaming Congress party for not disclosing the names, citing the agreement between India and Germany in year 1995, which stops BJP to disclose the names.
Ajay Maken, the Congress spokesperson said that in the year 1995, Congress was not in Government and BJP leaders are fooling the people of the country on this important issue.
He told media persons in Delhi ... | |
| | | | Hiranagar CHC Blood Storage Unit lying defunct for 7 years | | Patients forced to flock district hospitals or GMCH | | | Bijay Charak
JAMMU, Oct 18: Despite Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's recent statement that asked people to donate blood and save precious lives, the Health department has failed to repair blood storage refrigerators at Community Health Centre (CHC), Hiranagar. The machinery is gathering dust since 2008.
Reliable sources informed Early Times that the Blood Storage Unit (BSU) is lying defunct due to the out of order blood storage refrigerator, which was sanctioned in 2008. As a result of this, people of Hiranagar and adjoining areas are forced to shifted patients to district hospitals and Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here.
Criticizing the State Government, sources further s... | |
| | | | Labour charges go sky-high in flood-hit Srinagar | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Oct 18: The flood waters devastated the summer capital city in September. The crushing after-effects are being felt now. Unskilled labourers have hiked their charges from Rs 350 a day in August to Rs 1500 a day. The money is being charged for clearing the muck left by the flood waters in houses, buildings and other structures.
For other manual work like construction work, unskilled labour is charging Rs 500-550.
One of the major reasons for the hike in demand is that thousands of men who had come to Kashmir from Bihar, Orissa and other states for work have gone back to their home states after the flood. However, the demand for labour is at an all-time high since ... | |
| | | | Maintain pressure on terrorists for peaceful Kashmir polls: Army chief | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh today advised his commanders to "maintain relentless pressure" on terrorists to ensure the peaceful conduct of assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir.
Speaking at the culmination of the Army Commander's Conference, parts of which were made available to the media, he stressed on the need to "maintain relentless pressure on the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir so they cannot disrupt the forthcoming elections".
He also expressed satisfaction on the situation in the northeast and stressed on all stakeholders to be made part of the conflict-resolution mechanism.
On external security concerns, Dalbir Singh advised the c... | |
| | | | Police detain two youth, recover flags; investigation on | | Islamic State Flag mystery in Srinagar! | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: In a major development here today, police detained two youths including one from uptown Srinagar allegedly involved in waving of Islamic State flag after Friday prayers.
An official told Early Times that on Friday afternoon, after two masked youths appeared inside Jamia Masjid compound in Old City's Nowhatta area with a black flag of ISIS, the sleuths of security agencies in civvies, who were additionally deployed there, photographed them with high quality cameras and also followed them.
"After working hard, we managed to identify these masked youth and finally, they are in our custody. It is a major breakthrough," the official, who is privy to the ... | |
| | | | Crackdown on absentee employees in Kishtwar | | 150 placed under suspension, inquiry ordered | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Oct 18: In major crackdown on absentee government employees, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Mohammad Javed Khan today ordered immediate suspension of over 150 employees of various government departments for remaining absent from their duties.
As per the details available with "Early Times", DC Kishtwar vide. order No. 40/DCK of 2014 dated 18-10-2014 ordered immediate suspension of all the absentees employees. He also constituted team of District officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Revenue to conduct an inquiry into mass absence of government employees from their duties.
Coming down heavily over the practice of absenteeism in government offices, Deputy ... | |
| | | | Gen Musharraf's statement may delay resumption of Indo-Pak talks | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu,Oct 18: When former Pakistan military ruler,Gen.Parvez Musharraf,stated that Pakistan was capable of inciting violence in Kashmir it was not an off-the-cuff remark.It was done with a purpose. Musharraf had said Pakistan was capable of inciting violence in Kashmir. "Kashmir is waiting to be incited and Pakistan is capable of inciting violence," he said amid tensions between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border..
Well majority of politicians in Pakistan,irrespective of party affiliations,seem to be obsessed with Kashmir.But the author of four-point proposal on Kashmir,as Musharraf is called,made it clear that Pakistan had... | |
| | | | Police claim arrest of Al-Badr militant from Sopore | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested a militant of Al-Badr outfit from Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district today.
According to sources Special Operation Group (SOG) of police with the assistance of 52 RR, held a militant Irfan Ahmad Bhat alias Ira son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat resident of Panzipora Tarzoo, of Sopore area.
"Against which case FIR number 153/2014 under section 7/25 I.A Act dated 18-10-2014 stands registered in Police Station Tarzoo. A pistol and a pistol magazine were recovered from his possession, a senior police official said. Official said that, "The local boy was motivated and recruited into the Al-Badr outf... | |
| | | | Holding of annual exams in March leads to division of opinion among masses in Kashmir | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: State government's decision to hold the annual examination in March 2015 has led to conflicting stands among the people of Kashmir. While a group of people welcome the decision a parallel group has opposed the move.
Sharing their views with Early Times a group of people said that March session should be a permanent feature. These people said that as the March session is in practice in the other states there is no reason that the same cannot be made applicable in Jammu & Kashmir.
"The state government's decision to hold the annual examination in March should be treated as a blessing in disguise. The students can prepare for the examination during the w... | |
| | | | Azad, Soz unlikely to improve poll prospects of Cong | | Politics of bluff | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 18: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz, who otherwise do not see eye to eye with each other, have started feeling the pinch. Knowing it fully well that the Congress has little or no chance in the upcoming Assembly elections they have started operating from one platform. Their whole approach is guided by the general belief in the state that the Congress might not even survive after the Assembly elections, as it, like the NC, has lost the people's confidence across the state.
The Congress think-tanks have come to believe that the victory of the PDP in Kashmir and of BJP in Jammu and Ladakh has "upset the Congress's appleca... | |
| | | | Kishtwar, Doda students protest against postponement of exams | | Demand withdrawal of Govt decision | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 18:- Hundreds of students today registered strong protest against government decision of postponing the examinations till March. The students from Boys Higher Secondary School and Girls Higher Secondary School Kishtwar raised slogans against the government and demanded withdrawal of a recent govcernment order that posponed the examinations in flood hit Kashmir Valley and winter zone of Jammu region till March 2015.
The students were pacified by timely intervention of Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Javed Khan . Talking to Early Times, the agitating students termed the government decision as "Murderous" and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
They s... | |
| | | | Kishtwar, Doda students protest against postponement of exams | | Demand withdrawal of Govt decision | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 18:- Hundreds of students today registered strong protest against government decision of postponing the examinations till March. The students from Boys Higher Secondary School and Girls Higher Secondary School Kishtwar raised slogans against the government and demanded withdrawal of a recent govcernment order that posponed the examinations in flood hit Kashmir Valley and winter zone of Jammu region till March 2015.
The students were pacified by timely intervention of Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Javed Khan . Talking to Early Times, the agitating students termed the government decision as "Murderous" and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
They s... | |
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