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| In Kashmir, no sympathy for Omar-Mehbooba over PSA | | ‘This is Karma –Tit-for Tat’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 10: Even as the government has slapped the Public Safety Act (PSA) on two more former Chief Ministers, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, shattering prospects of their release in near future, the people of Kashmir look least bothered to show any sympathy towards the detained duo.
While both the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party and some other parties including the Congress have criticized the government for slapping the PSA, there has been no support from the public quarters.
Many in Kashmir have been saying that it was NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah who had framed the PSA in 1978 and that now the same law has been applied on his son and grandson alike.
“He who digs a pit for others himself falls in it. Nobody has any sympathy towards these Abdullahs and Muftis, who would rule the state like dictators and had misused this law to settle personal scores,” said Showkat Ahmed.
Infact, the people of Kashmir, who have access to social media websites like Facebook and Twitter have hailed the government for the decision of booki... | |
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| Senior Cong leader Saroori summoned by NIA for questioning | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 10: In a dramatic turn of events in ongoing probe into the killing of BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who had taken over the probe into the killing summoned senior Congress leader and former R&B Minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori to appear before the NIA at 11 am tomorrow.
As per the details available with Early Times, the summon was issued to Saroori by the Investigation of the Case Sanjay Nagpal on 29-12-2019 which got leaked today in the public domain.
"It is requested to direct the concern official to serve the notice u/s 160 Cr.Pc issued to Me. G M Saroori (Ex MLA... | |
| | | | High-command directs local Cong leaders not to raise demand of restoring Art 370 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Fearing backlash of the people, Congress top leadership has directed local leaders not to speak in favour of Article 370. Local leaders have been directed to not to raise any demand to bring back Article 370 back in J&K. Credible sources said that party’s top leadership is of the view that demanding restoration of Article 370 would be proved counter-productive in the country so there is no need to raise this demand.
Congress leadership has reconciled with the fact that Article 370 is now a history so there is no need to raise this demand because it will be proved counter-productive in the country.
Earlier during two-day convention of the party, centr... | |
| | | | Ayurvedic, Unani colleges fail to meet deadlines | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 10: Notwithstanding the tall claims of Government it has failed to shift the Ayurvedic College Jammu to its new college complex Akhnoor. According to sources the work on construction of Ayurvedic College inAkhnoor area was started in 2010 which was first proposed in Vijaypur area of Samba district and later the prosal was changed and college complex was shifted to Akhnoor area of Jammu district in 2010 by the Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma. Since then the College has not been constructed and it has failed to meet several deadlines of it's construction, sources said.
Some times back Government had stated that building will be completed by November last ye... | |
| | | | Bagh-e-Bahu rape case victim's medical examination conducted | | Statement to be recorded today | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: Taking its investigation further into the alleged rape of a Doda woman in Bagh-e-Bahu area in the month of September 2019, the police today got conducted remaining test of the victim while her statement will be recorded tomorrow.
“After registration of case against the accused person under section 376 IPC, several medical tests of the victim were conducted at Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, but soon after the family went to Doda. They returned only yesterday here and today ultrasound test of the woman was conducted”, said a Police officer, adding that tomorrow her statement would be recorded.
“The statement of victim woman will be recorded under ... | |
| | | | When Farooq Abdullah said Kashmir isn’t India’s integral part | | Nov 16, 2016: | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: At present when the national conference is mourning the slapping of Public Safety Act against its leaders including its patriarch Dr Farooq, the party seems to have forgotten its venom soaked statements against India issued during the poll campaigns.
At the onset of the winter period in Kashmir- on November 16, 2016 National Conference (NC) patron Dr Farooq Abdullah said Kashmir never was and never will be an integral part of India. Addressing party workers, Farooq Abdullah said, “Kashmir is not an integral part of India. New Delhi will never believe Kashmiris and will never accept Kashmir problem,” he said.
“People who are shouting Aazadi (freedom s... | |
| | | | Evaluation of CAMPA works nowhere sight in JK | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: Jammu and Kashmir is yet to evaluate the works carried out under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme over the years in the new Union Territory.
Government in July last year had decided to evaluate the CAMPA works by a third party to ensure greater transparency.
“The third party will evaluate the CAMPA works undertaken as per annual plan of operations of 2012-13 to 2018-19. The agency has to carry out third party monitoring of the CAMPA works,” the document reads.
“There is a need to technically evaluate these ongoing efforts. Based on the learning, we need to plan a way forward. Also, t... | |
| | | | NTCP all set to fail in Kashmir as irrelevant doctor asked to look after the programme | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: A flagship national programme in the health sector is all set to fail in Kashmir since the person entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the programme is remotely connected with the branch of medicine and is also inexperienced.
Government of India’s National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) is all set to see doomsday since the officer asked to look after the programme is a simple medical officer. The responsibility should have been given to a doctor having specialization in the field of Public Health, but that has not happened in this particular case.
“Ideally a doctor having experience and specialization in public hea... | |
| | | | Utilization of allocated funds for maintenance show declining trend in three years | | Ride on national highway turns bumpy | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10: The roads of National Highway Authority of India are usually well maintained but the road stretch from Kunjwanti to Lakhanpur had some potholes whose number increased manifolds after the winter rains, making ride on this stretch bumpy.
Mostly the authorities have been facing paucity of funds for their failure to repair or maintain the roads but in case of National Highway, the authorities have been failed to utilize funds allocated to them for the repairs and maintenance of roads in the last three years.
According to the details available, an amount of Rs. 10.34 Crores was allocated for repairs and maintenance of National Highway roads in Jammu and... | |
| | | | H&UDD starts action against corrupt officials, suspends & attaches Secretary | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: The Housing & Urban development Department has started taking stern action against the fake appointments, irregularities, up gradations and promotions that have been made by the incompetent authorities from time to time. The department suspended and attached its official who was claiming for the grants from the said department.
Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir issued a suspension/attachment order vide no: DULB/Estt/8921/20 of 2020 Dated 04/02/2020.
The order reads, whereas, during the inspection of office in the Directorate on 04/02/2020 at 2:45 PM, Mr Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, secretary presently working in the town drainage divi... | |
| | | | Several doctors root for making evening clinics operational | | Doctors’ Private Practice | | | NITESH SANGRAL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 10: Appreciating government’s planning to ban private practice of the government doctors, under the directions of Lieutenant Governor, several doctors of Jammu province appealed to make operational the much-hyped but defunct evening clinics which were started by the then government at a few selected nursing homes.
Moreover, some of the doctors believed that the government should impose a blanket ban on the private practices in view of deteriorating health sector and save the precious institutes across Jammu. It will also help to give quality education in the health institutes.
Here need to mention that after receiving various complaints re... | |
| | | | 36 Panchayat Ghars in Kishtwar still incomplete due to paucity of funds | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 10: The government claims to strengthen the Panchayat Raj Institution has suffered a major dent due to non-availability of funds to complete the 36 Panchayat Ghars in 12 blocks of district Kishtwar.
As per the details available with Early Times, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken up the construction of 36 Panchayat Ghars in Kishtwar District in Panchayat Kithar in Bhunzwah block, Jabalpur, Sounder in Dachhan block, Lower Palmar A, Lower Palmar C in Palmar Block, Tun, Machail, Gulabgarh, Tayari in Padder block, Keshwan B, Keshwan A, Sarwan, Pakalan, Filler B in Keshwan block, Pora Chandali, Tatani, Bhutyan Churyana, Dugga, Badhat... | |
| | | | Kishtwar Police arrest Hizb terrorist | | Arrested militant to be handed over to NIA | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 10: In a major success against terror modules, Kishtwar police has managed to arrest a most wanted Over Ground Worker (OGW) and Hizb terrorist.
The arrested terrorist has been identified as Rustum Ali of Hunjala Kishtwar. He was apprehended from Dool-Nagsini area, months after he went underground following the arrest of an Auto Driver Nissar Ahmed and a local Imam of Bunastan Masjid Kishtwar who helped the Kishtwar police to put off the lid fr... | |
| | | | Sarpanch Dalogra along with goons beat up Forest Department employees | | ‘Encroachment of Forest land’ | |  Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Feb 10: A local Sarpanch of village Dalogra of district Rajouri along with his goons have allegedly beaten forest guards when they tried to stop encroachment of forest land.
As per information, Sarpanch Mohammad Parvez had been carving out a road on forest land by engaging a JCB illegally. The concerned DFO Rajouri Sanjay Kumar Gupta taking note of matter sent three forest guards to stop the illegal activity.
When forest guards including Anil Kumar... | |
| | | | GMS Banjala has no Math teacher, students suffer | | |  ARUN JASROTIA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Feb 10: Students of Government Middle School (GMS), Banjala in Narore Panchayat of district Udhampur are unable to learn the basics of Mathematics as they have not been taught the subject for the last five months since a teacher for the subject is not available there.
The non-availability of a Math teacher in the school is an ample proof that the School Education Department in district Udhampur is in deep slumber and playing with the future of th... | |
| | | | Sanctioned in 2007 Trauma Centre at DH yet to be made functional | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Feb 10: In a bizarre case of blatant wastage of sanctioned funds the trauma centre at District Hospital here has not been made functional despite of it being in a ready to use condition with all needed machinery and equipments made available there.
Sanctioned in 2007 by the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of erstwhile J&K State, crores of rupees were spent for purchasing the machinery on the Trauma Centre Udhampur but till date it is not f... | |
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