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| Omar's 'un-biased' love with Jammu | | Kashmir gets double funds under SCFS | | |
Avinash Azad
Jammu, Nov 11: Amidst Omar's rhetoric of equitable development of all regions of the State from every public platform, a simple piece of statistic has brought the underlying discriminatory mindset of the Government to the fore.
A department head by CM has provided more than double Financial Assistance to Kashmir region as compared to Jammu, under Seed Capital Fund Scheme of SKEWPY till September 26, 2013.
Well placed sources in Government told Early Times that Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) under Seed Capital Fund Scheme of SKEWPY had discriminated with Jammu region to the core.
The mindset within EDI, can be judged from the figure that not a single candidate was covered under said scheme from Chamb constituency being represented by the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand.
"EDI, had covered 3,917 youths across the State, included 1996 from Kashmir division 830 from Jammu and 92 youths from Ladakh division", sources said, alleging that the EDI has been serving Chief Minister's Kashmir centric interests. They further said that Srina... | |
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| Week on, darbar confined to four walls of Civil Secretariat | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: Despite the fact that one week has passed since darbar opened in winter capital but it remains confined to the four walls of Civil Secretariat.
The only visibility of darbar being in Jammu is the sirens and police deployment in the city to provide safe passage for Chief Minister, Ministers, bureaucrats and other important dignitaries and beyond that common man has been kept at a bay.
The entry for common people inside Civil Secretariat is allowed only after 2 pm and till then Ministers and bureaucrats leave from the complex and people only move from one door to another.
Even if any Minister or bureaucrat is present inside his or her chamber, people are ... | |
| | | | Railway land worth crores encroached, police takes 'hafta' | | Alleged Railway officials, land mafia nexus in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: The nexus between Jammu Tawi Railway officials and land mafia has come to fore at Jammu railway station as about 20 kanals of land belonging to Railways worth crores is being encroached upon with the active connivance of the officials of Jammu railways.
Highly placed sources informed that, the piece of prime land located at canal near Jammu railway station was being grabbed. The grabber in order to show his possession constructed slums and the same have been rented out to slum- dwellers who are paying in between 700-1000 per slum thereby earning more than one lakh every month.
Besides this, the railway officers have allowed outsiders to construct slu... | |
| | | | Govt failed to control T&D losses as power scenario deteriorating in J&K | | "Assembly PUC again ask to minimise T&D losses" | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: With the commencement of winter, Kashmir valley starts witnessing unprecedented power cuts which was witnessed by Jammuities during the summer months. Power crises in the State has been deepening with every passing year and Government on its side is busy in only convening customary meetings.
While as Jammu and Kashmir continues to attain top position in the country as far as Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses are concerned, nothing effective has been done on the ground to minimize the T&D losses.
Today a meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings (PUC) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly again directed the Power Development Department ... | |
| | | | Rahul Gandhi unlikely to oblige local Congress leadership | | Alliance with NC | | | Rustam
Jammu, Nov 11: The bulk of the local Congress leadership in Jammu & Kashmir, it is clear, wants their party to go alone in the upcoming Parliamentary and Assembly elections. This is evident from the statements on the issue. Even the statements of some top-ranking Congress leaders, including the JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, suggest that it would be only desirable if the Congress goes alone and then decide its future course of action taking into consideration the party's poll performance. The JKPCC chief and a number of other senior Congress leaders have repeatedly said that the Congress would emerge strong in all the three regions of the St... | |
| | | | Civil Secretariat wears deserted look as Ministers shuttle to their constituencies | | Election bug bites early | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Early relegation of political parties including coalition partners into election mode has manifested in seclusion of the Civil Secretariat in the winter capital. Just a week into the Omar Government's last innings in the winter capital, its Ministers have abandoned their offices and are investing their time and appearance in respective constituencies.
Following the just concluded visit of the Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi and his subsequent announcement that Congress will continue its support to National Conference even after the 2014 elections, many Ministers particularly those belonging to, National Conference have left for Valley to stay back in t... | |
| | | | Hurriyat leaders meeting with Sartaj Aziz | | How can Dulat speak for all of us? | | | Neha
Jammu, Nov 11: One day it is former interlocutor Radha Kumar who pokes her dirty nose in the affairs of the State and speaks the language of those who want to get Jammu and Kashmir out of the constitutional organization of India. She would even oppose the introduction of those central laws which aim at empowering the grassroots level institutions saying the extension of such laws would erode the State's "special status". Another day, another interlocutor Dilip Padgaonkar would poke his nose in the affairs of the State and would want the separatists to engage with New Delhi so that the Kashmir issue is resolved. Neither Radha nor Dilip would think it desirable to refer to Jammu and Lad... | |
| | | | Booked by CB, Qadri continues to head Wakf Board | | Omar's transparency claims exposed | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Tall claims of clean and transparent governance by the coalition Government have been disgracefully exposed with the appointment of Mohammad Yaseen Qadri as Vice Chairman of J&K Wakf Board despite several criminal cases pending against him in the Crime Branch.
Besides Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Congress also stands exposed on the appointment as Wakf portfolio comes under Congress Minister.
As per details the Vice Chairperson of J&K Wakf Board M Y Qadri has criminal charges pending against him in the State Crime Branch under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code (420,468,201). The documents provided by the State Crime Branch under J&K RTI Act 20... | |
| | | | Modi magnetism in 2008 failed to click in favour of BJP | | Will it work wonders this time in Jammu..........? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's recent visit, the City of temples is all set to see another political heavyweight BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi making it on December 1, gala preparations having been already been set rolling by the party leadership on a fast track. This is Modi's second visit in recent years, the earlier one in 2008 Assembly elections when he made a high voltage campaign in favour of Shilpi Verma, BJP's then candidate for Bishnah Assembly constituency. Modi magnetism pulled huge crowds on the rally venue at that time but it failed to yield any results. The million dollar question remains will Modi magic work ... | |
| | | | | | | CM's grievance cell a flop as a commoner fails to shift to his own house | | MD Agro Industries misusing official position while helping his relative | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's claim of early redressal of grievances of the people though his grievance cell has fallen flat as a case is pending for the last four months wherein a top officer has misused his official position while causing trouble to a commoner.
On July 21 this year, Tariq Ahmad Shah presently residing at Jawahar Nagar here wrote a letter to Chief Minister about the misuse of official position by Abdul Majid Bhat, Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Agro Industries. Majid has misused his position and helped his brother in law Mohammad Ashraf Budoo to encroach upon a 12 feet lane on the Dr. Ali Jan road enroute Sher-I-Kashmir Institute ... | |
| | | | 14 LeT militants await for infiltration: Intelligence | | | | Report
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: About 14 Lashkar-e-Toiba militants have been waiting for infiltration to Indian territory from International Border at Samba and Hiranagar. As per report from sources within Intelligence, a group of 14 militants have been waiting in a school building in Pakistan to infiltrate in between Paharpur post at Hiranagar and Samba border.
Based on the reports, the security forces including BSF, Army and Samba police have been asked to be extra vigil. SSP Samba Israar Khan when contacted said that he had report of infiltration and accordingly extra deployment have been made besides nakas have tightened. The preventive measure have been taken so that any ... | |
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