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| Stone crushers pose threat to life, Vishu River | | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag/Kulgam Nov 23: The inhabitants of Mutalhama and adjoining areas in district Kulgam have castigated the authorities for allowing operation of mobile stone crushers in densely populated areas.
According to locals, the mobile stone crusher plants belong to some influential persons. "The ash and dust emanating from the stone crusher adversely affects the population, nearby water resources and agriculture land in the area," they said. "This plant setup at Matalhama is posing a grave threat to the environment and health of people residing in the surrounding villages," they added.
Locals alleged that the concerned Pollution Control Board (PCB) is issuing clearance in... | |
| | | | No Sarpanch, Panch resigned in J&K; just 40 submitted plain incomplete applications | | Much ado about nothing! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Nov 23: No Sarpanch has resigned from any of the 4128 Panchayats spread across 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rural Development Department (RDD) has confirmed to Early Times that despite receiving death threats from terrorist owing affiliation to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit including its chief Syed Salahuddin, no Sarpanch or Panch has resigned from the Panchayats. Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammed Sagar while confirming this said "Around 40 Sarpanches had come forward with resignations but due to some technical issues, their resignations were not accepted."
He added that these 40 Sarpanches had been asked to complete certain modalities so tha... | |
| | | | | | | Indiscipline, corruption complaint against Cooperative Minister reaches AICC | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 23: All India Congress Committee (AICC) has taken strong notice of Minister of State for Cooperative Dr. Manohar Lal preferring to avoid meetings held by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress committee (JKPCC).
Sources in New Delhi said that complaint has reached AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi wherein party workers have accused Dr. Manohar Lal of ignoring JKPCC by staying away from even legislative party and other important meetings. They have further said that Cooperative Minister has got used to indiscipline and has been heard calling a particular New Delhi based leader as 'Congress High command'.
They have said that ignoring party meetings and preferrin... | |
| | | | Documents reveal modus operandi of erring officials | | Shopian appointment scam | | | early times report
Srinagar, Nov 23: In continuation of its report on illegal appointments in Shopian Deputy Commissioner's office, Early Times managed to lay hands on documents that reveal the modus operandi of the erring officials.
According to the documents posts were first created and then favourites regularized.
Mushtaq Ahmad Sodagar who was appointed firstly on a consolidated basis under the order no DCS/estt/11/1076-78, dated 17-10-2011 was not only included in grade pay which according to the rules he does not deserve, but his period was also extended continuously by employing different illegal methods.
Zakir Hussain Khan was appointed as a volunteer helper of the Red Cross... | |
| | | | NC to take call on Kamaal on Dec 6 | | | |
early times report
Jammu, Nov 23: National Conference will decide action against Mustafa Kamaal on Dec 6 at a party meeting. Sources said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had told party leaders that utterances by Kamaal is not only making things difficult for him but his recent personal veiled attack against him (Omar) can't be accepted.
Mustafa Kamaal had last evening said Omar is reluctant for merger of Awami National Conference, founded by GM Shah, who had married to Khalida Shah, sister of Dr Farooq Abdullah.
NC sources said Omar is not ready for this merger which he believes could question his un-questionable authority in the party. GM Shah had departed from the NC, after having seri... | |
| | | | Prohibitory orders in Srinagar; man sets himself on fire | | | | early times report
Srinagar, Nov 23: Curfew like restrictions were imposed in Srinagar city today to prevent people from taking out Muharram processions even as one person made a self-immolation bid in protest.
Strict prohibitory orders under Section 144 were imposed in areas falling under Kothibagh, Maisuma, Kralkhud and Shaheedgunj police stations of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
The officials said the restrictions in these areas were imposed due to apprehensions that separatist groups might attempt to stage anti-national protests during Muharram processions today.
Sources said the authorities feared protests over Hardline Hurriyat conference leader Syed Al... | |
| | | | CM, Ministers stay away, pre occupation 'outside' more important …..? | | Govt, governance 'invisible' in Civil Secretariat | | | early times report
Jammu, Nov 23: With NC led coalition government intensely busy with the political matters and ministers from both the alliance parties on tour spree , the main seat of governance Civil Secretariat is becoming a heavy casualty of this 'pre occupation' as ministers rarely visit, leave alone attending their offices regularly. From Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and the entire caravan of ministers, none has attended their offices for more than three days ever since the Durbar opened in the winter capital on November 5.
"It is an unprecedented scenario witnessed this time in the civil secretariat …… the chambers of ministers are seen ... | |
| | | | CM accepts defeat even before 2014 Assembly elections | | Pre-Poll NC-Cong Alliance? | | | Neha
JAMMU, Nov 23: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday accepted defeat even before contesting the 2014 Assembly elections and announced that the National Conference (NC) and the Congress will context the next assembly elections jointly. He made this announcement while addressing party workers at Bandipora (Kashmir). It is still not clear if the Chief Minister, who also happens to be the working president of the NC, took the Congress high command and the state Congress leadership into confidence before making the announcement.
It is difficult to believe that the local Congress leadership would endorse the Chief Minister's suggestion. For, an overwhelming majority of Congress leaders an... | |
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