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| Despite DC's approval, family awaits medical aid | | Jaskirat only patient of PIDD in JK | |  Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Oct 25: The famous quote of Norman Cousins, "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live", aptly elucidates the mental trauma which the hapless family of Jaskirat Singh (10) is undergoing. The kid is suffering from life threatening disease Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder (typically Burton's Hypogamaglobulinemia), which is so far considered incurable by medical science across world.
Jaskirat a resident of village Khandwal, Miran Sahib, is the lone patient of said disease across state and economically weak family has so far spent around Rs. 15 Lakhs over his treatment. He still requires injections of Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) after every three weeks, single dose (10 gm) of which costs around Rs. 22000.
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| Three arrested in Padder violence case | | First arrest in anti India sloganeering | | | Kishtwar Violence
Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Oct 25: Kishtwar police today made the first arrest in connection with the FIR No: 200/2013 registered U/S 153-A/ 120-B at police station Kishtwar against the miscreants involved in raising anti Indian, Pro Azadi, Pro Geelani and Pro Taliban slogans during Eid-ul-Azha procession on 16-10-2013 near a temple in old bazaar Kishtwar and inside Chowghan ground.
As per the details, police arrested Mushtaq Ahmed son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Berwar Kishtwar in connection with the FIR No: 200. The sources said that after hectic efforts, Kishtwar police manage to capture him as the accused was evading arrest soon after his name figured in the FIR. ... | |
| | | | Installation of CCTV's in Jammu towns hangs in PHQ | | | |
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Oct 25: Even though the Government of Jammu and Kashmir cleared installation of CCTV's in major towns and cities of Jammu province some two years back, the project remains confined to Police headquarter files.
Police sources said the delay in installation of CCTV's in many towns of the Jammu province is lingering on due to delay in release of an amount of Rs. 50 lacs by the PHQ. They added that the department has already purchased the CCTV's and also installed the towers but the delay was caused due the money demanded by the Power Development Department (PDD) as equipment charges used for providing electric connections to the towers.
The sources said that... | |
| | | | Cong's guarded silence provides ammunition to BJP to exploit Omar's statement at national level | | Questioning of Accession of J&K with India | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's controversial statement on accession of Jammu and Kashmir with Indian Union has provided opportunity to the BJP to expose Congress at national level before Lok Sabha elections.
The way BJP's national "outspoken" spokesperson Meenakashi Lekhi was speaking against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for questioning J&K's relation with India was a clear indication that BJP was going to make Omar's utterance as national debate.
Meenakashi went to such an extent that she demanded that Omar Abdullah should be disqualified as Legislator and should be debarred from becoming member again for speaking against Constitution of India and Const... | |
| | | | HC anguishes over BOSE's handling of ETT colleges | | | | S. Sabaqat
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: J&K High Court today voiced its anguish regarding the working of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education regarding Elementary Teachers' Training (ETT) course in the state.
"We express our anguish with regard to the working of the officials of the Board of School Education and those who are running the (ETT) institution," a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey said.
"After 10+2, young students are allowed to take admission in ETT colleges which may turn out to be eventually a nightmare for them," the court said, asking all concerned to show "sensitivity to the issue."
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| | | | Jt Director School Education on penalty notice for denying information under RTI | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty notice under JK RTI Act 2009 to the Joint Director School Education Jammu who happens to be the Public Information officer (PIO) of the directorate . The PIO had failed to provide information to an RTI Applicant under State RTI Act and the applicant filed an appeal in the SIC which took strong notice of the case here on October 18 recently.
As per details available one Jagdev Singh S/o Late Sh. Lachman Singh a resident of Janipur Colony Jammu moved an application on March 23, 2013 under J&K RTI Act, 2009 before the PIO (Joint Director) in the office of Director School Education Jammu seeking... | |
| | | | Foundation Stone of Mughal Road vanishes into thin air | | Names of Mufti, Azad Vanished | | | NC, PDP lock horns
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: The foundation stone laid by the former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, on the historical 'Mughal Road' has been knocked out at Bafliaz in Poonch district, apparently to give the credit to National Conference (NC) that claims that the work on the road was started by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1980.
The foundation stone of the prestigious and shortest link (85 km) between Kashmir and Jammu regions was laid by the then Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on 1st October 2005, along with Ghulam Nabi Azad, who succeeded him after a month (November 2005). But now the Stone has been destroyed and the marble plate with the Names... | |
| | | | BRO hijacks Katra Reasi Road projects for a decade | | Political leadership, Administration fail to rein in agency | | | Sarfarosh
JAMMU, Oct 25: People of Reasi have been pushed to the wall by the pressing inconvenience caused to them for close to a decade due to un ending work of construction of stretch of road on Katra- Reasi road.
A small stretch of road, almost 15 kms from Baba Dhansar to Reasi is under construction since last seven to 10 years, whereas a private company engaged in the four lanning of Jammu -Udhampur National Highway is working at exemplary speed.
BRO (Border Road Organization) is deputed to furnish Katra-Reasi project from Baba-Dhansar to Barandari road in Reasi, but it seems that BRO authorities are sleeping over the issue. In spite of May 2013 deadline given to BRO authorities by ... | |
| | | | PDD snaps power supply to celebrity defaulters | | VVIPs bungalows, media houses blacked out | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Facing severe criticism for its inaction on revenue recovery from big and influential defaulters, the Power Development Department (PDD) today launched a disconnection drive against revenue defaulters including VVIPs, CRPF camps, media houses, hotels and industries.
Sources said that electricity supply of over a half dozen CRPF camps, four VVIPS including MLAs, MLCs and MPs in Srinagar city was disconnected by the department, after they failed to pay their long pending bills worth lakhs of rupees.
"There are a number of VVIPs, bureaucrats, senior, middle and lower rank officers who have been found withdrawing electricity through illegal connecti... | |
| | | | Reorganize the state end unrest in Jammu, Ladakh | | State of disparate regions | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 25: There are many social and political groups which are convinced that the only way to render justice to Jammu and Ladakh, which have been victims of the Abdullah clan, is to trifurcate/quadrificate Jammu and Kashmir into Jammu, Ladakh, Kashmir and a homeland for the persecuted and displaced Kashmiri Hindus carved out from the Kashmir Valley itself. Demands for such a division/ reorganization of the state make the Abdullahs -- senior and junior -- to react hysterically.
The Abdullahs and the "secular" section of the Indian intellectual class are thrown into a panic as demands for division of the state gathers momentum. They declare that such a division would deal a mort... | |
| | | | Today is the Accession Day | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 25: It was on October 26 sixty six years ago that Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India as per the constitutional law on the subject. It was a landmark day in the political history of India, as it was on that historic day that the Maharaja of the State, Hari Singh, defeated the evil game plan of Pakistan and linked for ever the fate of the people of his State with India. Not that Jammu and Kashmir was not part of India before 1947; it was an integral part of India socially and culturally and since time immemorial. Indeed, it was part and parcel of the Indian civilization in every respect and it will remain so for ever. It's no wonder that the patriotic sections of society in J... | |
| | | | May our patrons bear with us? | | | |
Early Times, the voice of Jammu continues to be persecuted by the state government for its fearless journalism and for highlighting the discrimination against Jammu region.
In spite of being the largest circulated daily in Jammu and registering maximum number of hits on its website, Early Times is treated as a C grade newspaper that operate from a single room, where news and views are downloaded, rather pirated from other publications and portals. Our flow of government advertisements is at par with such newspapers.
To keep the flame alive, we are forced to increase the price of your own newspaper from Rs 1.50 to Rs 2 to supplement the losses we have incurred. We, therefore, reques... | |
| | | | Govt backtracking on Temple Bill: PNBT gets back to 'struggle' mode | | Cautions Government of delay causing loss of properties | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Disappointed over the conduct of the government in not letting the Temple Bill get passed in the just concluded autumn session of Assembly, Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust, the nodal organization spearheading the cause for years has not given up despite NC led coalition backtracking from its own assurances on making a law which would ensure protection of Hindu religious places in Kashmir in particular and provide such cover to temples and shrines across the state. In its relentless efforts , the Trust members even after sensing vested interests sabotaging the early passage , are keen and optimistic their struggle would yield positive results. N... | |
| | | | People of Kashmir brace up for harsh winter as power supply goes erratic during autumn | | | | Javed Shah
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: As the harsh season of winter is still a month away the people of Kashmir more so living in the summer capital of state are up against the power woes. The erratic and irregular power supply has compounded the problems of masses and there seems to be no relief in sight.
Power Development Department (PDD) is already in the headlines and quite aptly for the wrong reasons. Erratic power supply particularly during winter months is a mental agony for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. However, this year the disturbing trend has much before thus throwing the life out of gear. Most of the areas in downtown Srinagar are bearing the maximum of the PDD's apathy and maltr... | |
| | | | Tourists all set to face problems as hotels, restaurants to observe shutdown on Oct 28, 29 | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Tourists who are planning to come to Kashmir in the next week are set to face problems on account of accommodation and food as the hotels and restaurants registered with the two parallel hotel associations of Kashmir have decided to observe two day strike on October 28 and 29.
The decision to observe strike has been taken in opposition to the installation of individual Sewage Treatment Plant in the premises of the hotels. During the two day strike the hoteliers and restaurant owners will display banners 'Sorry-we are closed' at the various tourist destinations and other places where hotels are located. The hotel and restaurant owners had earlier threa... | |
| | | | BJP demands snapping of dialogue process with Pakistan | | Says talks can't go side by side with terrorism | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today asked the central government to stop dialogue with Pakistan saying that terrorism and talks can't go on at the same time. The party said that Pakistan army pounded Indian Army posts even during the visit of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to the International Border few days.
Addressing a press conference here this morning, National Spokesman BJP, Prakash Javadkar said that talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Mian Nawaz Sharief have failed to rein in the Pakistan Army. Prakash said that time to teach Pakistan a lesson has come and New Delhi should convey its displeasure to I... | |
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