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| Congress may not repeat its 2008 performance in Jammu, say people | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: The JKPCC has been asserting day in and day out that the Congress would either form the next government in Jammu & Kashmir on its own or form it in alliance with other political party (read NC or PDP). The JKPCC has been consistently claiming that the Congress will emerge very strong in all the three regions of the state - Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
It is difficult to say if the Congress would improve its position in Kashmir despite the fact that the Congress-led UPA Government's policy towards Jammu & Kashmir is almost similar to that the NC and similar other Kashmir-based outfits, including the so-called mainstream parties. Right now, the Congress is re... | |
| | | | Jammu exceeds Kashmir in revenue collection by far | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: Notwithstanding the discrimination and bias that it has been victim of, Jammu division has surpassed Kashmir in revenue collection by a huge difference.
As per documents made available by Finance department it came to fore that Jammu region has been generating more revenue including GST/VAT, MST, P. Tax and Stamps in comparison to Kashmir region.
The documents divulged that for the fiscal year 2004-05, the state government had realized total revenue in form ... | |
| | | | GMC staff's Karva Chouth celebrations turn nightmarish for patients | | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Oct 23: Showing utter negligence towards their duties, the doctors and paramedical staff deputed at ward number, 12, 14 and 15 of Government Medical College and Hospital, abandoned the dengue patients for more than five hours on Wednesday night, with entire responsibility of patient care in these wards left to a single nurse.
Patients informed Early Times that previous night all the doctors and paramedical staff left for their houses to celebrate 'Karva Chouth', leaving behind more than two hundred patients admitted at three wards including 12, 14 and 15. "There was only one nurse, who was manning all these three wards. At around 6 PM some attendants observed, that the... | |
| | | | Omar retreats like a toddler after Geelani's scolding | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: Just a day after coming under attack from separatists for daring to take on Pakistan, Chief Minister stepped down from his aggressive posturing. He made clear that people of the state are not in favour of war.
Omar's remarks are even in divergence with the statement of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde who had on Tuesday on his visit to Jammu said India has to give a befitting reply to Pakistan. Omar was present when the Home Minister made this statement and even agreed with him. However, a day after his statement, separatists criticized the Chief Minister with hardliner Sayed Ali Geelani going to the extent of saying that when even Omar Abdullah fe... | |
| | | | Pinning faith in a rogue | | Don't trust Islamabad | | | Neha
Jammu, Oct 23: One can understand the reasons behind the insistence of Kashmiri leadership and its handful of agents in Jammu on what they call a result-oriented dialogue between India and Pakistan. By result-oriented dialogue between the two countries they mean compromise of Indian sovereignty in Jammu & Kashmir, the rise of a situation under which Islamabad will be an undisputed master of POJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, which are Indian, and will have a very effective say in this part of the state, spectacular victory of communalism and two-nation theory that resulted in the communal partition of India in 1947, enslavement of Jammu and Ladakh on a permanent basis and so on. They consider... | |
| | | | Kamaal counters Omar, says accession was on three subjects | | Hasn't Omar read Instrument of Accession? | | | Rustam
Jammu, Oct 23: Just a day after JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz claimed, and very rightly, that Jammu & Kashmir "is an integral part of India", the uncouth, uncultured and provocative NC additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal pooh-poohed his claim and accused the Congress leader of "appeasing his masters in New Delhi". "Accession is based on three things only, foreign affairs, communication and defence. It is an established fact that we have acceded only not merged. Soz should go through the history and that he is pleasing his bosses in New Delhi by issuing statements against NC…Soz should know that facts are facts and constitutional reality is reality. Wishes don't alter cons... | |
| | | | Intensification of infighting imminent in Cong after high profile joining | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: Intensification of infighting in the faction ridden Congress is imminent after joining of leaders of other parties and retired bureaucrats in the party.
Publically the Congress is trying to give an impression that joining of such a large number of people would strength the party but internally party is aware that this development would add fuel to the factionalism.
Sources said that those who have joined party have given assurances by the leaders of their proper adjustment so it was natural that other Congress leaders would not tolerate adjustment of new entrants.
Sources said that joining of PDP's ex general secretary Balbir Singh into the party woul... | |
| | | | Curbs on Kashmiri separatists likely to continue | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: If one tabulates the days and weeks separatist leaders have spent under house arrest in the Kashmir valley during the last one year one will find that they have spent most of the time within the four walls of their houses. Even during some religious festivals these separatists have not been allowed to offer prayers in mosques of their choice. What is interesting about it is that these separatists give a call for "march" to this or that destination and police are left with no other alternative but to foil such protest rallies to curb violence and casualties.
Invariably these separatists announce in advance their programme for offering prayers in particula... | |
| | | | 25 docs enjoy attachments, 46 flout transfer policy, 4 face criminal charges | | No rule for Health Department? | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Oct 23: The Health Department, flouts all norms of transfer policy as set by government of Jammu and Kashmir. Further, despite blanket ban on attachments about 46 blue eyed doctors flouted the same. The information given by Public Information Officer (PIO) Health Department, Jammu, in reply to RTI, has made clear that the department is continuously violating norms and goes without transfer policy.
Further the RTI made clear that about 46 employees of Health Department including Block Medical Officers (BMO), Doctors and other Paramedical staff have managed their attachments for the last more than nine years and continuously enjoyed the same.
Meanwhile, sources ... | |
| | | | 44 held, 150 declared absconding in Kishtwar violence cases | | SIT produces challan in 2 more FIRs, 36 named | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 23: Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing August 9th and 10 communal violence in Kishtwar and Padder produced two more challans before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in connection with FIR No: 145/2013 and 160/2013 and named 36 accused in both the FIRs.
As per the details available with "Early Times", SIT produced challan in the court of CJM Kishtwar for FIR No: 145/2013 registered at police station Kishtwar u/s 302, 436, 435, 336, 353, 147, 148, 149, 427 RPC against Adil Aslam son of Mohammed Aslam Waza resident of Upper Asrarabad, Arif Hussain and Yasir Hussain both sons of Abdul Rashid Butt, Ghulam Hussain son of Mohammed Anwar Butt and Shabir... | |
| | | | As India shines, candle flames light up Kupwara houses for decades | | | | Javid A Malla
Srinagar, Oct 23: Mocking at tall claims of Government over electrification of far flung areas under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna and Rashtriya Soyam Vikas Yojna s, around 36 villages in Kupwara stay unelectrified for decades.
People here are still forced to light up their homes with candles and kerosene-run chimneys, when rest of the world bathes in colourful neon lights "The world may have witnessed a great deal of development, but we are still living a primitive life. We have not seen power since this village came into being in 1960s. The smoke emanating from the kerosene-run chimneys has caused chest complications especially among the children," said a reside... | |
| | | | 5 Nokia dealers swindle worth Rs 2 crore, go under ground | | | | Jammu, Oct 23: Police has launched massive manhunt following a complaint that five Nokia dealers who have gone underground after a fraud of worth Rs 2 crore, which they took as advance payment from the Nokia showroom owners in Jammu city.
"Nowabad police is looking for five Nokia dealers who allegedly went underground after getting a payment worth Rs 2 crore which they took as advance payment from the Nokia showroom owners in Jammu city, police sources said.
According to police sources five Nokia dealers in Jammu identified namely as Sahil Narang of Nanak Nagar, Manmeet Singh, Manmeet Singh, Amir,Zubair and Asif of Janipur have gone underground after having from Nokia showroom owners a... | |
| | | | Goni ignores NC onslaught | | 'Statements of Sagar, Sadhotra do not deserve a reaction' | | | early times report
Jammu, Oct 23: Former political advisor to National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah who recently joined Congress ending his long affiliation with the party has played down the obnoxious statements of his former colleagues.
Choosing not to comment on the recent statements of Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Rural Development and Ajay Sadhotra, Minister for Planning and development, Goni said that he would prefer to overlook the comments and statements of my former colleagues. "I have shared a long standing relationship with these people and my values restrain me from reacting to undignified statements made by people with whom I have shared long years of associat... | |
| | | | Rebellion in PYC against incumbent chief gets public | | 'No confidence' resolution passed by executive body members | | | early times report
Srinagar, Oct 23: In what can be seen as 'rebellion wave' getting open against incumbent state Youth Congress Committee president , the office bearers of the executive Committee today passed a formal resolution against him contending he has lost confidence and goodwill of the entire panel for promoting the culture of favoritism and lobbyism in the organization.
In the resolution, copy of which has been dashed to Rahul Gandhi, Ambika Soni and all those who matter in J&K Congress , the PYC leaders have taken serious note of and objected the way Shanawaz Choudhary has compiled a list of 'high performers, performers and low performers' allegedly in a hush- hush m... | |
| | | | CEO Doda attaches teachers in violation of rules | | | | Shahid Amin
Doda, Oct 23: The Chief Education officer (CEO) Doda has been accused of violating rules by attaching teachers in different zones. The attachments have not been abolished despite repeated orders of the education department.
Early Times is in possession of a list of ReT teachers who have been attached by C.E.O Doda by violating norms of transfer policy & SSA Scheme and Government orders.
Sohil Wani, a blue eyed candidate of CEO attached to RMSA section, Shamshad Begum M.S S.T Nalla to P.S. lower Behli ,Jaggar Nath PS Lawypur to UPS Dudwah Manzoor Malik from M.S Magrey Pura Aull to Ups Nallah , Zone Gundna Riaz Ahmed Mir UPS Ludna to Z.E.O office Gundna, Nawaz Ahmed PS Wanip... | |
| | | | Rahul visiting Jammu on Nov 7 | | | | early times report
JAMMU, Oct 23 : All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president Rahul Gandhi is visiting Jammu and Srinagar on November 6 and 7. Rahul Gandhi will address Panchayat conferences in both the cities.
Sources in the Congress said that programme of Rahul Gandhi's visit has almost finalized and official announcement in this regard would be made within a day or two.
While addressing a function at Jammu on October 21, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saif-ud Din Soz had declared that Rahul Gandhi would address Panchayat conference at Jammu and Srinagar respectively.
The coming Panchacyat conferences would be a test for Shafiq Mir, who is chairman of the Jammu and ... | |
| | | | HC allows hotels with STPs to operate in Gulmarg, Pahalgam | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Oct23; The J&K High Court today gave some relief to the hoteliers in Gulmarg and Pahalgam asking them to operate for a period of one month in case they have installed Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) in their hotels.
Pertinently the High Court had earlier directed Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) to facilitate installation of Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), soakage pits and septic tanks for the sealed hotels at Gulmarg.
However, the court today said that the hotels that have installed STPs in compliance to its directions shall operate from October 28.
Earlier the Pollution Control Board (PCB) in its report submitted before the Court said that five hotels in cate... | |
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