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| Jora gets Rs 217.35 crore projects for Leh, forgets rest of J&K | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Dec 8: Ministers of NC-Congress coalition government seems to have made region specific and constituency oriented decision making order of the day.
Minister for Urban Development Nawang Rigzin Jora has got four projects worth Rs. 217.35 crore under centrally sponsored Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) approved for Leh-Ladakh region from the Union Urban Development Ministry. These projects were cleared by State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) on March 5, 2013.
The committee is headed by Secretary Housing and Urban Development. After the approval from SLSC, Urban development ministry submitted the project documents with Union Ministry. The Ministry pledged additional Central assistance of Rs. 195.61 crore for the implementation of these four projects in Leh-Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Of this huge amount, Rs. 97.80 crore was released as first instalment on April 18, 2013. These four projects included a Rs. 70.48 crore project for water supply, Rs. 76.53 crore for roads, Rs. 10.94 crore for solid waste... | |
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| Omar spits on Akbar Lone's DO's, grants extension to VC Hamal | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 8: Breaking the tradition and propriety of making it public, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his capacity as Chancellor, has arbitrarily granted extension of two years to the term of Irshad Ahmad Hamal as Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri.
Top level bureaucratic sources disclosed to Early Times that Chief Minister silently dashed off a communication to the BGSB University VC that his term, which was close to it's end on completion of three years, had been extended by two more years. Significantly the decision was taken after the Minister of Higher Education Mohammad Akbar Lone wrote two demi-official letters to the Chief Minis... | |
| | | | Modi makes Omar's political career uncertain | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: A massive and landslide four-zero victory for BJP in the four States could affect the political fortunes of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Omar who had fallen short of abusing BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narindra Modi was glued to the TV watching results whole day.
BJP's win in four seats is likely to set the party of course to power in Centre. The party which was seen as B-team of Congress in the Parliament had changes its texture and colour after Modi was appointed as Prime Ministerial candidate of the party.
It can clearly be established by the fact that Congress had failed to win seven seats where Rahul Gandhi addressed rallies in Rajas... | |
| | | | Can BJP ride on Modi's back in J&K? | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Dec 8: Results of the Assembly elections in four states that were declared today would definitely have raised hackles of the state BJP in J&K, but would the party be able to ride on the crest of Narendra Modi's wave to repeat its 2008 tally would be interesting to see.
A near complete safronization of the four states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh and Delhi has enthused a sense of rejuvenation and invigoration in the state of the BJP in J&K, which got unprecedented 11 seats in the State Legislative Assembly in 2008, but it was reduced to mere four member party after it expelled seven of its MLAs following cross voting fiasco in the elections to the Legisla... | |
| | | | Panchayati Raj system adds yet another tier to corruption strata in state | | Sarpanchs, Panchs demand 'share' in developmental projects | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 8: Quite contrary to the expectations of people that Panchayati Raj system in the state would eradicate corruption worse has happened on this front as yet another tier of corruption has been added with respect to development scenario in the state.
Sources told Early Times that Sarpanchs and Panchs are demanding their due 'share' as and when any developmental activity is taken up in any part of the state. This has resulted into a situation where not more than 50-60 percent is spent on the project with the rest reaching the pockets of people associated with the whole process.
"Ever since Sarpanchs and Panchs have come to know about their importance as they ... | |
| | | | Omar's early morning tweets irk Congress | | "NC having tacit understanding with BJP" | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's early morning tweets on election results of five states including Delhi, Madya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajsthan and a veiled attack on UPA for "last Minute populist schemes", vindicate the news report carried by this newspaper today wherein it was suggested that National Conference is moving close to BJP.
Chief Minister was perhaps the first person who commented on the election results early this morning earlier than the jubilant BJP and a distressed Congress which the observers have started analyzing in right perspective that the Omar Abdullah led National Conference is keen to revive its relationship with the BJP at Cen... | |
| | | | Trifurcate J&K and bifurcate K to resolve Kashmir problem | | Meeting aspirations of nationalists | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 8: Terming Kashmir as a political problem, the Awami Mutahida Mahaz (AMM) on Saturday said it needs a sustained and meaningful process to resolve it politically. The AMM, an alliance of seven so-called mainstream political parties after a meeting took stock of present political situation of the state and made this outrageous statement, which, inter-alia, read: "We believe that Kashmir is essentially a political problem which can be resolved through a sustained and meaningful political process".
Kashmir is not a political problem. In fact, it is not Kashmir problem. It's a problem in Kashmir created by the believers in the two-nation concept that had culmin... | |
| | | | Is Omar Abdullah distancing himself from Congress? | | Assembly poll results | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Has Omar Abdullah,who is heading the Government in Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with the Congress,started distancing himself from the UPA following the rout the Congress has faced in the Assembly elections in four states, for which the results were declared today?
What seems to have shocked the Congress is the way it has been decimated in Delhi and Rajasthan. In case of Delhi Congress Government led by Sheila Dixit stood unseated after a gap of 15 years.The election results in these four states seems to have convinced Omar Abdullah that Congress is no longer invincible.He believes that the Congress is so much vulnerable to light storms that a year ... | |
| | | | 113 Kishtwar EVs deprived of benefits after regularization | | Regularization of EV's as ReT's, teachers | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Dec 8: Even as the government ordered regularization of services of over 2000 Education Volunteers (EV's) of Jammu province as Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT's) who had completed five years of service with effect from 26-06-2013, 113 EV's from five Education zones of Kishtwar district were deprived from real benefits of regularization.
All these 113 EV's instead of getting benefits w.e.f 26-06-2013 would get them w.e.f 17-10-2013 effecting their seniority in future as many among them are graduates and post graduates. As per the details available with "Early Times", the government had approved regularization of EV's to ReT's to regularized teachers , but unfortuna... | |
| | | | Omar misleading the people | | State Subject Laws | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 8: National Conference (NC) working president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is accusing BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of mixing up Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which holds the state aloof from the national mainstream, with the State's residency law. "My problem is not with misinformation about this (State residency or State subject) law. It will take some time to percolate across the country. My problem is with people like Modi, who knowingly or unknowingly, I don't know which (it is), seek to sort of join Article 370 with our State subject laws," he has been saying since December 1, when Narendra Modi addressed a massive rally in Jammu.
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| | | | Under pressure, Jagmohan takes a complete U-turn | | Supporting anti-minority Article 370 | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 8: The Kashmir-based organization of Sikhs, All-Party Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC), has seemingly taken a complete U-turn and supported the protagonists of Article 370 that has promoted communalism and separation in Kashmir, harmed the national interests and jeopardized the interests not only of Jammu and Ladakh but also of the minority communities, including Kashmiri Sikhs. On Friday, APSCC president Jagmohan Singh Raina issued a statement urging the people cutting across political and religious lines to ensure that Article 370 is not diluted further. In other words, he directly joined hands with those who had been denying the minorities, including the community t... | |
| | | | Outcome a trendsetter, guiding force for fence sitters: PDP | | Stunning poll results leave opposition in J&K upbeat | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Stunning results in Delhi have left the entire opposition camp, including of course BJP in J&K in an upbeat mood with all parties looking upon the outcome as trendsetter in the state where yearning for a long time is for change of guard, both the ruling coalition partners having created a messy scenario in the name of governance.
While BJP is heavily banking upon Modi wave to create magic for anti incumbency factor, main opposition party PDP too is strongly vouching on anticumbency albeit on a different note- that the poll results that emerged today would become a guiding force for fence sitters in Kashmir that if they decide to come out and vote, they c... | |
| | | | Man commits suicide, 3 bid on life | | | |
Jammu, Dec 8 : A man commits suicide while three others tried to end their life by consuming some poisonous substance under mysterious circumstances in different places. Police sources said that man identified as Satnam Singh (50) son of Sohan Singh resident of Trikuta Nagar fell unconscious after consuming some poisonous stuff at his residence.
He was immediately shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) where he failed to respond during treatment.
Meanwhile, Gurjeet Singh of RS Pura, Poonam of Purkhoo Camp and Anita Devi of Talab Tillo allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming some poisonous substance mysteriously at their respective places separately.The trio... | |
| | | | Youth held for raping woman | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8 : A married woman was allegedly raped by 23 year-old youth in Pallanwalla area.
Police said that the victim stated to police that on December 5 early in the morning, she was taken to field by Sandeep Singh who misinform her by saying that his husband who went to the fields went unconscious and there he raped her. Acting on the complaint, police swung into action and arrested the youth. Police said that a case in this connection has been registered under section 376 of RPC in Khour police station.... | |
| | | | Encroachment on Govt land: No action taken against land grabbers | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Despite running an anti encroachment campaign against land grabbers the state government has failed to initiate action against notorious land grabbers who made a desperate attempt on Friday to encroach upon several hundred kanals of prime land in Narwal Pian area of Satwari.
According to official sources, a group of land grabbers on Friday forcefully tried to encroach prime Irrigation Department land under Khasra No 154/183/184/179 in Narwal Pian area of Satwari in Ashok Nagar.The labourers and contractor present on ground zero were allegedly manhandled by the land grabbers and destroyed construction material worth several lakhs in the ensuing scu... | |
| | | | Teachers of GHSS Pouni engaged in private tuitions | | HC JUDGEMENT VIOLATED | | | Ajay Sharma
Katra, Dec 8: Two years down the line the High Court direction banning private tuition by government teachers continues to be observed in breach in Reasi district.
Sources told Early Times that some teachers appointed at Higher Secondary School Pouni of teshil and district Reasi are engaged in the prohibited practice by forcing students to take tuition from them.
"The teachers which are of lecturer and master grade are openly violating the High Court order and giving tuition to the students of same school at private institutes outside the school putting heavy financial burden on them," they said. They further informed that these government teachers are minting money through... | |
| | | | Lance Naik commits suicide | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8 : A Lance Naik of Mach Company posted in 191 Brigade today morning allegedly committed suicide with his service weapon in Rakh Mithi area falling under the jurisdiction of Akhnoor police station. "Identity of the deceased has been established Lance Naik Gopal Kumar son of Naresh Kumar of village Sonabarsa in Bihar", said a police officer ,adding that he was on duty and at around 6:45 he shoot himself with his INSAS riffle.
After hearing the gun shoot, other army men immediately reached the spot and found Gopal in a pool of blood. He was immediately shifted to Military Hospital (MH) Satwari where he was declared as brought dead.Later, the body was shif... | |
| | | | State Motor Garage tampering with number plates of Vehicles | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: The vehicles of the State Motor Garages are playing mischief with the law, by changing the number plates on the government vehicles.
It can be clearly seen in the picture that a Chevrolet Tavera of the state National Garage has tampered its front number plate. On the rear number plate of the vehicle, the registration number is JK02AH-9246 and on the front number plate it is JK01AH-9246.
The vehicle seems to be using the registration number of two different districts of the state, however the department has denied mischief arguing it to be a mistake in printing, but the department remained tight-lipped over the requirement of pasting the computerized pr... | |
| | | | House wife receives 90 percent burns mysteriously | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, December 8 : A 35 year-old house wife today received 90 percent burns when she was caught in flames under mysterious circumstances at her residence in Pallanwalla falling under the jurisdiction of Khour Police station. The victim has been identified as Sharmeela Devi wife of Govind Singh, resident of village Pangali in Pallanwalla. Police said that after hearing the screams, neighbours immediately reached to the house and brother of the woman shifted her to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H). Police said that Sharmeela received 90 percent burns and her statements could not be registered yet as her condition was stated to be very critical.Police... | |
| | | | Drug peddler, intoxicants recovered | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec : 8 Bakshi Nagar police today arrested a drug peddler and recovered around 254 intoxicants from his possession.
Police identified the arrested drug peddler as Sachin Sharma alias Kattu of Rajpura Mangotrian.Police said that on specific information party led by Inspector Dalip Singh, SHO Bakshi Nagar under the supervision of SDPO West Shri Ram raised a naka at Bakshi Nagar Pulli , near Pawan Ice Cream Corner and intercepted Sachin. "During frisking, team recovered around 254 intoxicants (SPAS MO PROXY VON PLUS), which were being illegally carrying from Bakshi Nagar to Shakti Nagar .Team arrested the drug peddler and seized the consignment.Spokesman fu... | |
| | | | Illegal construction on Education Dept land | | Rajouri tops in illegal encroachment of Govt land | | |
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Dec 8 : Revenue Department in reply to an RTI filed by an activist has revealed that the district tops the chart in case of illegal encroachment of government land. If the Revenue Department reply is to be believed, more than 49502acre of government land is under their illegal occupation including government buildings.
In the latest development, Chief Education Officer (CEO) has lodged a complaint with SSP Rajouri and has alleged that some retired revenue officials had tempered the records of the land belonging to education department near old bus stand and has started construction work.
On Saturday, a police party under the supervision of SSP visited the... | |
| | | | Bangladeshi escapes from police custody | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8 : A Bangladeshi National, who had completed his 2 years sentence in Amphalla Jail and was handed over to Arnia police for pushing back to Bangladesh, today managed to escape from the custody of Arnia police this morning.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu, Atul Goel initiated an inquiry in this regard. Sources said that Bangladeshi National identified as Saif-ul-Islam son of Shiraj Din resident of Dangyal District had completed his 2 years jail term was handed over to Arnia police on November 12 for pushing back to Bangladesh.
Today in the morning, Saif managed to escape from the custody of the police following which an inquiry... | |
| | | | Clash over land dispute | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec : 8 A clash broke out between two parties over a land dispute at Dab Ditta area falling under the jurisdiction of Kanachack police station.
Police said following the complaint by Vijay Kumar son of Beeru Ram of Rakh Muthi Akhnoor a case has been registered for investigation. Police said that the complainant, Vijay, alleged that he was attacked by a group of five persons led by Kala Ram son of Jalla Ram of Pattian. Police said that a case under sections 341, 323 and 147 of RPC has been registered for further investigation. ... | |
| | | | BOSE denies information to its employee for security reasons | | SIC issues penalty notice against PIO | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: Trying to hide its wrong deeds, the J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) has told an RTI applicant who is also the employee of the BOSE that information related to file noting of his promotion case cannot be shared under section 8 (1) (f) of J&K RTI Act 2009 which means that if information is shared would endanger someone's life.
As the case reached in State Information Commission (SIC) the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) castigated the Public Information Officer (PIO) of BOSE and directed him to share the said information with the RTI applicant. The SIC has also issued a show cause notice for penalty against the PIO and is planning to take discipl... | |
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