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Mehbooba’s separatist leanings were an ‘open secret’ PSA on her, Akhtar no surprise 2/9/2020 11:16:34 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 9: The PSA dossier of the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, mentions that “she was working with the separatists” and had leanings towards them. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The PSA dossier of Mehbooba indicates that her incarceration is not going to end soon. For her the road ahead is not going to be that easy.” He said that soon after BJP pulled out from the Mehbooba Mufti led government in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, the former J&K Chief Minister took a “very aggressive stand.” “Her statement that if Delhi makes any attempt to break her party more Yasin Maliks and Salahuddins will be born had evoked sharp reactions from across the country. In fact voices to get her booked at that very point of time had become shriller,” the analyst said. He said that during her tenure as the Chief Minister, there was tremendous increase in the number of stone pelting incidents and in fact the “militancy got revived” during that period. “Mehbooba compelled Centre to announce unilateral ceasefire in 2018. The one month long ...   READ MORE

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Police to question ‘Neta’ for ‘Jaish links’ 2/9/2020 11:16:23 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Police are likely to question a former lawmaker from the People’s Democratic Party, whose close relative was caught in connection with the grenade blast at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on January 2. As per the police, it was Jaish e Muhammad militant outfit that was responsible for the attack and that the module had been busted with the arrest of three youth including the nephew of the politician, Muhammad Khaleel Bandh. The attack had left two civilians and two paramilitary jawans wounded. As per the police, one of the three arrested Shakeel Ahmed Bandh, had been putting up at the official residence of Muhammad Khaleel Bandh at the Gov...   READ MORE   DySP allegedly harasses contractor for ‘ransom’ Illegally seized dumper without registration of case 2/9/2020 11:16:17 PM AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 9: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) of J&K Police, posted in Dooru area of Anantnag district of Kashmir valley, is allegedly harassing a contractor for ransom, as the former seized dumper owned by latter from Dooru area on February 5 even though no case was registered in the matter till date. Abid Hussain, a civil contractor, claimed that his dumper bearing registration number JK01AL-1709, parked outside the house of his in-laws in Dooru, has been illegally seized by the DySP Operations Dooru. “My vehicle was engaged for construction works of GDC building at Kalakote, in Rajouri district. On 4th of February 2020, I sent my vehicle t...   READ MORE   Martyred soldier’s body disrespected at DH Poonch Post-mortem delayed for hours as doctors were unavailable 2/9/2020 11:16:06 PM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Feb 9: In what could be described as a sheer disgrace to the supreme sacrifice and valour of a soldier, the administration of District Hospital (DH) Poonch disrespected a martyred jawan’s body as the Post-mortem was delayed for hours together due to unavailability of doctors. The jawan got martyrdom in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Poonch sector and his body was brought to District Hospital for post-mortem but it remained unattended for hours...   READ MORE   Irrigation Dept executes 65 AIBP schemes without Admin approval, Technical sanction Over 30 Cr incurred without adhering guidelines 2/9/2020 11:15:44 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 9: Irrigation Department has allegedly executed over 65 Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Project (AIBP) without Administrative Approval and Technical Sanction and spent around Rs 30 crores in violation of guidelines. Sources told Early Times that 50 schemes were taken up for execution and spent Rs 20 Cr in various divisions of the State. “No perspective plan was formulated before execution of AIBP schemes. Although there are clear instructions that no scheme should be taken up for execution without following approved guidelines under this scheme,” they said that later 15 more AIBP schemes were taken up without approval. They further said that it has been ob...   READ MORE   For 16 years highest bidder fails to construct shop at Pulwama, government suffers huge loss Director Local Bodies Kashmir’s latest directive also falls flat 2/9/2020 11:15:34 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 9: For the past 16 years or so a resident of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has failed to construct a shop allotted to him by the Municipal Committee Pulwama after his bid was found out to be highest one during the bidding process. On May 10, 2004 then Administrator Municipal Committee, Pulwama allotted in favour of Mudasir Ahmed Malik resident of Dalipora, Pulwama a space of 130 square feet for the construction of a shop at old Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited at Pulwama. The highest bidder had offered rate of Rs. 5 per square feet for the space mentioned in the bid notice. “In pursuance to discussions held with Director Urban Local Bo...   READ MORE   J&K HC at half strength, 396 judge vacancies in India 2/9/2020 11:14:41 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Feb 9: With only eight judges in place, the common High Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh is currently functioning at more than half of its strength. The High Court has sanctioned strength of 17 Judges including 13 permanent Judges and 4 Additional Judges. However, at present there are only eight Judges including Chief Justice Gita Mittal. The other Judges of the High Court are Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Sanjeev Kumar Shukla, Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta and Justice Sindhu Sharma. Justice Rashid Ali Dar retired on November 15, 2019 taking the number of vacancies to nine. Las...   READ MORE   J&K SSB gets new chairman, three DCs also transferred 2/9/2020 11:14:34 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 9: Two days after a major reshuffle in police, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday ordered posting and transfers of six Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers, replacing the incumbent chairman of the Services Selection Board and three deputy commissioners. Khalid Jahangir, who was presently posted as Anantnag Deputy Commissioner, was transferred and posted as Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board, replacing Bashir Ahmad Dar, who will be the new deputy commissioner of Anantnag, an order issued by the General Angrez Singh Rana, Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, was transferred and posted as Member, J&K, Services Selection Board, while Rajind...   READ MORE   Despite spending lakhs on AMC, CT Scan machine remains out of order ‘Huge blow to exchequer by GMC Rajouri’ 2/9/2020 11:14:26 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 9: The administration of Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri has allegedly been causing huge dent to the State exchequer as well as downgrading the health facilities, which can be substantiated with the fact that despite spending lakhs on Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC), the CT Scan machine remains out of order most of the time. Sources told Early Times that CT Scan machine (Single Slice) was installed in the hospital in 2011. The mach...   READ MORE   Constructed at estimated of Rs 4 crore, Trauma Centre Rafiabad left to dogs Union Minister inaugurated building during outreach programme 2/9/2020 11:14:09 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Feb 9: Despite inauguration of Trauma Centre Watergam Rafiabad by the Union minister, the building has been left to dogs as the posting of almost 69 Medical and paramedical staff besides installation of 33 machines has not been fulfilled yet by the Finance and Health departments. According to sources that, in the first major outreach programme of Modi led government, the Union Minister for Law and Justice, Communications and IT, Ravi Shankar ...   READ MORE   Omar's PSA dossier cites his ''considerable influence'' over people, Mehbooba's pro-separatist stand 2/9/2020 11:13:49 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar, Feb 9: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah''s "considerable influence" over people, including the ability to attract voters to polling booths despite poll boycott calls and the potential for channelling energies of public for any cause, has been cited in support of his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). His political opponent and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti has been accused of making anti-national statements and extending support to organisations such as the Jamaat-e-Islamia of the state, which has been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The PSA dossier prepared by the police against...   READ MORE   Sawjian sector residents express concern over bunkers’ condition 2/9/2020 9:46:01 PM Sarfraz Chak Early Times Report Mandi, Feb 9: The people of the border area of Sawajian have expressed concern over pathetic condition of bunkers, which have been filed with water and become unfit for putting in. Though the government had provided bunkers to the border residents to save them from shelling. The residents said that after a lot of struggle the bunkers were allotted but people were still unaware as who was constructing them. The Deputy Commissioner had not sent any team ...   READ MORE   Official website of distt Udhampur lacks updated information 2/9/2020 9:45:50 PM Ashwani Sharma EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Feb 9: The official website of district Udhampur it seems has not been updated since long as names of several officers being displayed on it have already been transferred from the district. The then Executive Engineer PWD (R&B), Purshotam Kumar was transferred out of district Udhampur approximately six month back but his name along with his designation is still visible on the website. Likewise Tehsildar of Majalta, Rajinder Kumar had been trans...   READ MORE   Darbar move employees’ thrive for water as PHE employees are on strike 2/9/2020 9:43:04 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 9: The Darbar move employees and their families are thriving for water facilities from last 24 hours at the government quarters at Panjitharthi and surroundings due to the strike called by the daily rated employees of Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Jammu and Kashmir. As per the reports available, as many as 30,000 daily rated employees of Public Health Engineering department had called for 24 hours strike on February 8 to mark the protest over denial of demands by the demands including regular wages to the employees. Meanwhile the strike has not gone done well with the employees of darbar move who are stationed at government quarters in the ci...   READ MORE

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