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| Sheikh's unreal b'day observed as holiday, JK's real hero remains unsung | | It can't get more bizarre than this | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 5: At a time when the file related to the declaration of state holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh's birthday is gathering dust at Civil Secretariat, the government ironically continues to observe holiday on the date which even is not the actual birth date of National Conference founder Sheikh Abdullah.
Pertinently, on January 24, 2017, the Upper House adopted a resolution urging the government to declare holiday on September 23 every year on birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra king of Jammu and Kashmir. The private member resolution was moved by BJP MLC, Ajatshatru Singh, who is the grandson of the late Maharaja. The resolution was accepted and Deputy Chairman Jahangir Hussain Mir asked government to respond.
However, more than a year has passed and there are no whereabouts of the file.
On the other hand, the wrong birth date of NC founder Sheikh Abdullah is being observed in the state as a holiday. Sheikh Abdullah's one of the trusted lieutenants was Mohammad Yousuf Taing. He was also Sheikh's literary assistant in penning down ... | |
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| PDP apprehends more shocks in coming days | | 'Party to call meeting of senior leaders' | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 5: Amid rebellion within the party, the Peoples Democratic Party is apprehending more "shocks" in the coming days as some of the leaders are allegedly planning to leave the party.
Sources said some of the party leaders from PDP have been in touch with some other parties. Sources said the PDP leaders are being "offered good package" by other parties especially the National Conference and the Peoples Conference.
Sources said PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has been getting inputs from her close aides about the activities of her party cadres being in touch with the "rival parties."
Sources said some of the trusted leaders have asked Mehbooba Mufti to call a da... | |
| | | | Guv rule is ours: BJP legislator | | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Dec 5: BJP legislator from Kashmir, Sofi Yousuf, on Wednesday said the ongoing Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir was "actually BJP rule."
"Today we have government in the Centre. Here in the state we have Governor Raj that is also ours," Yousuf told a gathering at his residence in Anantnag.
"Tomorrow it will be again our government," he said while disclosing the names of Scheduled Tribe committee members.
Sofi Yousuf, who hails from Srigufwara village of Anantnag district, is a member of Legislative Council. He has contested many assembly and parliamentary elections unsuccessfully from Pahalgam and Anantnag constituencies respectively.
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| | | | Governor should ensure freedom of speech: Former Minister Dr ML Sharma | | Discrimination with Early Times | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Dr Manohar Lal Sharma has said that in a democratic country, ensuring freedom of speech, is the responsibility of the government and in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor led state government must ensure it.
Dr Sharma was reacting to the incessant discrimination with Early Times by State Information Department in the distribution of advertisement, with an aim to muzzle its free voice.
Lauding the role of Early Times, Senio... | |
| | | | Govt mulling action against former Law Secy | | KVIB recruitment scam | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: After misusing his official position as in-charge Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (LC), by promoting several gazetted officers beyond his competence, the officer who was until recently Law Secretary is said to be taken to task for his involvement in backdoor appointments in Khadi Village Industries Board (KVIB).
Details available with Early Times reveal that Abdul Majid Bhat ( ex Law Secretary) who was recently posted as Secretary Cooperatives & Tribal Affairs was appointed as Controller Examination to conduct the "sham" exams (written and interviews) for various posts in KVIB which is under scanner of Governor administration. Gover... | |
| | | | Agriculture employee cum casual news reader of DDK Sgr brings defame to his own department | | Ensures important news item is not beamed in news bulletins | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: The Srinagar Kendra of Doordarshan, public broadcaster of India broke all records on Tuesday as an important news item was dropped only on the 'diktats' of a casual news reader who is working as a full-fledged employee in the Department of Agriculture.
On Tuesday the meeting of 1st governing council/advisory committee for saffron/spice Park was held and the same was chaired by Ariz Ahmad, Managing Director (MD) National Horticulture Board (NHB). Office of the Director Agriculture Kashmir had sent an invitation to DDK Srinagar asking them to cover the meeting.
A team of DDK Srinagar reached the venue of the meeting and carried out the c... | |
| | | | Pak stooges orchestrating evening protests | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: The so-called Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the so-called JKLF chief Yasin Malik is leaving no stone unturned to appease their bosses sitting across the Line of Control.
For the past three days the JKLF and Hurriyat activists are staging candle light protests in different parts of the Valley that too under the very nose of the police. The so called leadership just a few days ago had announced that it would observe the world human rights week and had asked people to hit the streets and stage protests.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "It's strange that authorit... | |
| | | | Probe begins into JKPCC fraud | | Ex-minister under scanner | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: To look into the wrongdoings in J&K Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) in awarding contracts sans tendering procedures, a high-powered fact-finding committee has initiated its probe and is likely to submit report by December 26.
Sources revealed that a former minister has come under the scanner for giving undue benefits to some 'blue-eyed' contractors.
The probe has been ordered after a written complaint from a former vice-chairman of JKPCC that a former minister had allotted contracts to "blue-eyed persons".
The four-member fact finding committee is headed by Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monit... | |
| | | | XEn's complaint on embezzlement goes unnoticed | | ACD, BDO others go scot free | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: In an attempt to safeguard the Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Samba, who was named in an embezzlement case by Executive Engineer, Rural Engineering Wing (REW), the district administration Samba is allegedly trying to hush-up the case.
According to sources, former XEn REW Samba, in the month of August 2018, informed Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Samba about alleged embezzlement committed by the then ACD Samba and other officials of Vijaypur Block.
"Block Development Officer (BDO), Vijaypur in collusion with ACD Samba has established corruption /embezzlement unit in the Blcok", copy of complaint forwarded to AD... | |
| | | | Critical ambulance stripped off vital equipment by GMC&H | | Converted into an ordinary van | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: In a `shameful' development, a critical care ambulance was stripped off its vital equipment and converted into an ordinary van by the GMC&H authoprities. The vital equipment was shifted to a department of GMC.
Pertinently, in absence of the facility, many critically injured persons have lost their lives during the past several years but who cares?
According to sources, a Critical Care Ambulance was purchased in the year of 2008 to cater to the needs of the patients and the cost of the said ambulance was more than Rs 20 lakhs then. The CCA was parked unused within premises of the Chest and Diseases Hospital Jammu for many years because t... | |
| | | | At Sheikh's function NC's women workers get a raw deal | | |  Wajahat Shabir
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 5: In an incident of shame for the leadership of the national conference, women workers and supporters of the party who had come from far flung areas to pay tribute to NC founder had to sit on the floor due to lack of adequate seating arrangement at the venue. All the chairs in the hall were occupied by the men and some party workers during the function.
Women, along with their children were seen sitting on the floor in front of senior lead... | |
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