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| Insurance cover must for commoners, missing for J&K police vehicles | | Law enforcing agency goes lawless! | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Oct 28: Jammu and Kashmir police is seemingly above law which is why it's more than 6000 vehicles are running without mandatory insurance cover.
Who dares ask for insurance cover, adage seems to have taken over the entire department. The matter came to limelight when Finance Department during audit found 52 vehicles of the CID wing of the police department are not insured. Later, it was revealed that no police vehicle is insured in police department.
If the sources within police department are to be believed, a fleet of about 6000 vehicles are running with police department ranking from top cops of Police to Station House Officers, but amazingly all are running with violation of the traffic and transport department norms. Worthwhile to mention here that most of the vehicles of the police are luxurious and expensive one including Scorpio, Bolero, Innova etc having registered VIP numbers.
Asked about the number of challans of the police vehicle by traffic police for violating norms the senior police officers in traffic police, preferred mum. In the meantime... | |
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| VC JU to leave on Oct 31, Saraf likely to be In-charge | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Oct 28: Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University Prof. Mohan Pal Singh Isher is likely to quit on October 31 and join back in Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar.
Sources in the vice-chancellor's secretariat confirmed to Early Times that the VC would be leaving the University on October 31. This is despite the fact that his term as Vice-Chancellor of University of Jammu ends on January 27, 2015. He could have stayed on but with Governor N.N.Vohra's office indicating not to give another 3 years to Isher, sources said that VC decided to return to GNDU where he would be superannuating on November 4, 2014.
They added that Isher is hopeful of getting extension in GNDU for tw... | |
| | | | Amidst it's over ambition of Mission 44+, BJP's MP prez goes missing | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Jammu, Oct 28: In the backdrop of Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP's) tall claims of achieving 'Mission 44+', the president of state unit of the party has sort of gone into hibernation ever since he became a Parliamentarian in May last.
If BJP insiders are to be believed then a sense of dissatisfaction and resentment is growing among party leaders as well as grass root level activists against State BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma for what they call his lack of interest and aloofness towards day to day affairs of the party.
"BJP president Jugal Kishore is virtually out of bounds for workers and people at large after he got elected as Lok Sabha Member…Party rank and file is ... | |
| | | | ‘JK has a Hindu Governor, a Hindu CJ’ | | Why oppose a Hindu CM? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: The demand for a Hindu Chief Minister for the state has been raised yet again. While mainstream politicians refrained from commenting on the issue, people from different walks of life expressed different views.
A second line Hurriyat leader is averse to the idea. According to him, if India allows a Muslim Prime Minister, Jammu Kashmir can have a Hindu Chief Minister.
However, most of he people did not share his views. The flood-hit have a host of problems to address and showed total indifference to the issue. "We are concerned about our survival at present. There is no cope for indulging in politics," said Mohammad Latif of Jawahar Nagar whose house suc... | |
| | | | Did J&K have two Govts or just one run by coalition? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: Former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has finally conceded that giving six full year's to the NC for the CM's post had been a blunder the Congress made in 2008.
The NC has returned the left-handed compliment by saying Azad and his party did not favour to the NC giving it the six year's as the CM. The NC said it had 28 seats after the elections and therefore the Congress with 17 seats had no option.
This war of attrition between the NC and the Congress followed Sham Lal Sharma's resignation from the Cabinet alleging the NC senior leader and Finance Minister had sabotaged the regularization of daily/contractual workers by delaying the financial clearan... | |
| | | | Poll battle begins; no pre-poll alliances, parties to fight it out alone | | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: All four major political parties NC, PDP, BJP and Congress are going alone in the Assembly election to be held in five phases starting from November 23.
As principal opposition PDP followed by BJP were among the first to decide about going to the elections on their own, ruling NC was left with no option but to follow the suit because its coalition partner Congress decided to part ways with it.
However, both NC and Congress facing the anti-incumbency in the state were looking for pre-poll alliance with at least smaller groups and parties. Though in Kashmir valley Congress enjoys the confidence of smaller groups like CPI (M), Hakim Mohammad Yasin of PDF, Ghul... | |
| | | | Ironically, no safe seat for Omar in Kashmir | | | |
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Jammu, Oct 28: The election process in Jammu and Kashmir is in full swing. The Election Commission of India, which on October 23 announced the poll schedule for the state, today issued notification for the first phase of polling. The polling in the first phase would take place on November 25. The last date for filing nomination papers is November 5 and one of the constituencies that is part of the first phase of the Assembly polls is Ganderbal, which at present is represented by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who right now is away at London.
The NC has already announced three lists of candidates. Significantly none of these lists included the name of Omar Abdullah. The reason was ... | |
| | | | Govt to review security of protected persons | | Assembly Polls | | | Separatists may lose few guards, contestants likely to get cover
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Soon after the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued notification for the first of the five phases of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, authorities today decided to hold a security review meeting for the protected persons within a week.
Sources told Early Times that the meeting would review the existing security of the protected persons, including separatists and mainstream politicians.
According to the data available with this newspaper there were 2,467 protected persons in the state in 2013 since then their number has increased manifolds.
The data states that in 1996-9... | |
| | | | Industries Minister Kitchloo gets egg on face; HC stays transfer order of Industries Director | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 28: In what could be termed as major development, full blown battle has begun between Minister of State for Industries Sajjad Kitchloo and Director Industries Dr. Abdul Rashid.
High Court today slammed the Government and stayed the transfer order of Director Industries Dr. Abdul Rashid who was shifted within three months of his posting as Director of Industries Department for Jammu region. Rashid was transferred on October 21, 2014 allegedly after he had exposed a land allotment scandal involving crores of rupees and with allegations being levelled against a Minister and a businessman of Jammu.
The stay order issued by High Court read as "the transfer of Dr. Abdul... | |
| | | | BJP worried after Sham adopts aggressive pro-Jammu posture | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: Notwithstanding the brave face presented by the state unit of BJP to undermine pro-Jammu posture being adopted by Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma, the Saffron Party is worried over the way Sharma has been picking up this election campaign by raking up the discrimination issue. Sham Lal Sharma is systemically trying to hijack the issues which are core of BJP's agenda, the party (BJP) leaders are really looking worried.
Publically BJP leaders are attacking Sham Lal Sharma for enacting resignation drama to befool the people but internally they are concerned that after submitting his resignation from the council of ministers Sham is now free to go to any exte... | |
| | | | ECl bars plastic, polythene; local officers advice political parties against ban | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 28: While Election Commission has strictly prohibited use of polythene and plastic for advertisement by political parties, some district level officers are advising political parties to use plastic material for election publicity.
According to notice issued by District Election Officers of Kathua and Ramban for fixation of rates of election related material, which has been published in newspapers, in the concluding paragraph, it has been written as "Use of plastic, polythene and polythene based advertisement material is strictly prohibited in the district". But in the same notice, the section-10 read as, rate for Cutouts (Cloth/Plastic) Rs. 25/Sq feet.
Moreover, ... | |
| | | | Tourism Department abandons Rs 55 lakh complex | | Takes up construction of TRC | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Oct 28: The height of mismanagement and ill planning of Tourism Department Jammu can be gauged from the fact that after failing to run its existing Tourist Complex at Rajouri District which was constructed at the expenditure of Rs 55 lakhs, the department has taken up construction of another Tourist Reception Center at Kotranka.
Sources in the department told Early Times that Rajouri Development Authority had constructed Tourist Complex at Kandi at the expenditure of Rs 55 lakhs during 2012-13 to boost tourism in the area but department failed to put the complex in use due to lack of tourist activity. "The Kandi area, despite having vast tourism potential, Rajou... | |
| | | | ECI issues first poll notification; NC, Cong yet to finalise candidates | | | | Javaid Naikoo
JAMMU, Oct 28: As notification of Election Commission of India (ECI) for first phase of poling was issued today; National conference, Congress and BJP alongwith some other newly launched parties who are yet to finalize candidates for various assembly constituencies would be making the announcement in the next few days.
After ECI Today issued notification for the first of the five phases of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir which as per notification has set November 5 as deadline for candidates to file notification after which on November 7 scrutiny of notification would be held and till November 10 candidates can withdraw nominations, National conference (NC) and Congre... | |
| | | | It's State of Jammu & Kashmir and not state of Kashmir | | 'Assembly elections post-flood situation' | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 28: It has become customary with vested interests and anti-Jammu forces in the Valley and casual political commentators in Delhi and elsewhere to outrage the sensitivities of the people of Jammu province by terming the state of Jammu and Kashmir as the State of Kashmir, like the Congress and its leader and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his right hand man Gopalaswami Ayyangar had done in the Indian Constituent Assembly in May 1949. Thank god, there were members like Prof K T Shah (Bihar) and Pandit Lakshmi Kanata Moitra, who held the ground firmly and defeated the move of Nehru, a great supporter of the anti-Jammu Sheikh Abdullah, that was aimed at changing the nomen... | |
| | | | Bandipora flood-hit people accuse NC workers of robbing relief material | | | | Majid Nabi
Srinagar, Oct 28: Complaints against 'misappropriation' in relief material by National Conference (NC), workers continue to pour in as the North Kashmir's Bandipora people today held demonstrations here to protest the ruling party's 'step motherly treatment' with the destitute people.
Shouting anti Government slogans, dozens of the villagers of Banyari Sharqi, Sumbal Sonawari and Bakerpora, this afternoon gathered at Lal Chowk and staged a massive protest demonstration against what they termed ruling National Conference (NC's) 'bounty showering' on its workers and campaigners in the District to have their services in upcoming assembly elections. The protesters alleged tha... | |
| | | | Militant killed in Kupwara encounter | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Oct 28: A militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Tuesday morning. The exchange of fire was going on in the area till reports last came in. According to official sources on a tip of about the presence of three militants in Wderbala forests of Handwara tehsil, a joint team of police and Army launched a search operation in the area.
The contact with the militants was established in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when they fired upon the search party, official said.
Jammu and Kashmir Police, Special Operation Group (SOG) and Army's 30 and 31 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) tightened the cordon, they were fired ... | |
| | | | MCC to hamper developmental works | | | | Shakeel A Khan
BUDGAM, Oct 28: As the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force in the state; the government machinery seems to have fallen into the hands of the influential who have begun to hamper the functioning of different departments. The political interference has rendered the officials handicapped and it is all set to put a break on the developmental works, much to the annoyance of the commoners.
The functioning in almost all the government departments has come to a grinding halt because of the political interference resulting in the inconveniences to the people. As a result of this most of the developmental works have been left midway. The areas which have the poor or no ... | |
| | | | Ajatshatru Singh to join BJP? | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Oct 28: Former Sadar-e-Riyasat, Dr Karan Singh's son and former MLC, Ajatshatru is likely to join the BJP. As per the sources, he is ready to join the saffron brigade and may be fielded against either Sham Lal Sharma of Congress in Akhnoor or against Devinder Singh Rana of NC from Nagrota constituency. The grandson of Maharaja Hari Singh has done very commendable job as a legislator of upper house and provided lot of facilities to the people of Nagrota and other areas. Singh has been denied mandate from Nagrota by National Conference and ever since, NC provincial president, Devinder Rana started working in Nagrota, Ajatshatru stayed aloof from... | |
| | | | PHE casual labourers threaten campaign against 2 ministers | | | | Majid Nabi
Srinagar, Oct 28: Public Health Engineering Casual Daily Wagers Forum (PHECDF) today threatened to initiate door to door campaign against two senior cabinet Minister's of the state for their alleged role in shelving their demand of regularization for their personal interests.
Sajjad Ahmad Parray, President PHECDF, said that they will also seek legal assistance to ensure their regularization in the department.
"This Government has opted dubious tactics with the 60, 0000 daily rated workers of the state which is intolerable and condemnable. We appreciate PHE Minister Shyam Lal Sharma who really utilized his all efforts to ensure our regularization however some of the senior M... | |
| | | | DC Anantnag ignores Div Com's directions | | Homeless flood affected families suffer in bad Weather | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Oct 28: More than seventy homeless families in South Kashmir's Anantnag district have to brave severe winter like weather conditions as deputy Commissioner Anantnag has n't yet implemented the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Rohit Kansal according to official sources has directed all the Deputy Commissioners to make adequate arrangements for the homeless flood affected families living in tents. However in Anantnag more than seventy families continue to suffer due to incessant rainfall from past 24 hours. Homeless families in Anantnag's Dahruna village, temporarily living in tents told Early Times that cold weather ... | |
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