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| Preparations for Lalkar rally: Workers facing 'embarrassment'....? | | Leaders who have joined from other parties working in self styled mode.... | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: As state unit of BJP is gearing up fast for making the ensuing Lalkar rally a grand success, the workers in the field are facing a problem created from within the people in the party.
They are not committed cadres or leaders who have evolved themselves in BJP instead those who have joined BJP after quitting from other parties on their own or after having been thrown out from their erstwhile parties upon which they came into BJP fold. These leaders who have been entrusted some posts are said to be working their own style and way rather than following instructions from central leadership in making preparations and adhering to the procedural guidelines for... | |
| | | | Anonymous poster puts DyCM in dock | | 'Transfers on sale in Education Department' | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: An anonymous poster in possession of Early Times reflects the level of corruption in Education department headed by the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand.
The poster says the transfers in the department can be affected in lieu of a consideration. The poster also gives the rates for transfers. According to transfer rate list mentioned in the poster, 'approved' by Deputy Chief Minister, Rs. 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh for transfer of Principal (within city), Rs. 1 La... | |
| | | | Families of thousands of daily wagers in distress | | Is insensitive Govt guilty of HR violations? | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Nov 24: Death of a PHE daily wager in Jammu earlier this month gave an insight into the plight of the daily wagers in different departments of the state government, but a fortnight after the death of young Naresh Gupta, insensitive government has not taken any cognizance of the woes of huge work force which it refuses to technically accept as its 'employees'.
By not paying paltry salaries to its daily wagers, need based workers and contractual workers engaged in various departments for months, state government has inadvertently been committing human rights violations of worst kind as many a families of these workers who have no other sources for sustenance are forced... | |
| | | | SHRC serves notice to Chief Secretary, DGP | | CCTV cameras in Police Stations | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Nov 24: Responding to the plea filed by Human Rights activist, State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) shot notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General Police of Jammu and Kashmir to consider the installation of CCTV cameras in all Police Stations of state and act upon it in letter and spirit.
The notices were issued by Double Bench of SHRC when one Deepak Sharma filed a petition seeking direction to the State Government to install Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all police stations of the state.
In his petition, activist had averred that the police, who are entrusted with the task of maintaining law and order, usually take recourse of third degree ... | |
| | | | Congress candidates don't want Rahul to address rallies in their constituencies | | Delhi Assembly polls | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: Believe it or not, but it is a fact that most of the Congress candidates seeking election to the Delhi Assembly do not want AICC vice-president, Sonia Gandhi's son and the Congress's prime ministerial candidate Rahul Gandhi to campaign in their respective constituencies believing that the unpopular Rahul Gandhi's forays in their areas will further mar their poll prospects. They reached this conclusion after Rahul Gandhi's rally in Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday turned out to be a flop show because of poor turnout. Ever since then, the party candidates in other constituencies are speaking against holding any such rally in their respective areas in futu... | |
| | | | BJP challenges Geelani in his den, seeks support for Modi's rally | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: Challenging Hurriyat hardliner group chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani in his den BJP held series of meetings in his home town Sopore and neighboring township of Pattan in which a large number of people including party activists participated.
The BJP activists who turned up in these meetings accused the separatists of snatching economic independence of the people of valley during last 25 years of turmoil by pushing valley to culture of gun that resulted into a large scale destruction and devastation. The meetings were held under the chairmanship of Morcha State President Mushtaq Ahmed Noorabadi and it was attended by senior party leaders from the valley ... | |
| | | | Direct train to Katra misses another deadline | | Officials tight-lipped | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: The direct rail connectivity to Katra, the base camp of holy cave shrine of Goddess Vaishno Devi has missed yet another deadline of October 2013, for commissioning due to delay in completion of 25KM-long Udhampur-Katra Rail track.
No new deadline has been set for opening of the track. The officers of the Northern Railways are tightlipped over the reasons behind the delay.
The Department started giving deadlines from middle of 2012, but due to multiple reasons Northern Railway has delayed the project up to October 2013 and now again the department has missed the deadline.
R. N. Meena, Divisional Traffic Manager said, "Only the construction department c... | |
| | | | Natwar Singh questions Jawaharlal Nehru's approach towards J&K | | Permanent problem | | | Neha
JAMMU, Nov 24: K Natwar Singh, who served as External Affairs Minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA Government for sometime, has questioned the way former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru approached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seeking resolution to the Kashmir issue and termed his decision as a "great mistake". Actually he delivered a lecture in Bangalore on the legacy of Nehru to mark his 124th birth anniversary - a function which was also attended by Karnataka Governor and former Union Minister HR Bhardwaj, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC President G Parameshwara, all Congressmen and loyalists of Gandhi-Nehru family.
Natwar Singh said many statements. Two of ... | |
| | | | Threat to democratic processes in J&K | | Time to strengthen security grid | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Nov 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday warned in clear terms that terrorist groups could try to disrupt the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir and asked the security forces to remain alert so that the evil designs of the forces inimical to democratic processes in the state are defeated. He administered the warning while referring to the "brazen attacks on security forces" in Jammu & Kashmir during his address at the concluding session of the three-day conference of Director Generals of Police in New Delhi.
He underlined the need to maintain "increased vigil in view of the resurgence of terrorist groups, particularly Lashkar-e-Toiba a... | |
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