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| From terrorism to Gandhian philosophy, Yasin Malik lives on hypocrisy | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: The hypocrisy of the separatists has for decades hoodwinked innocent Kashmiris by igniting emotions and stirring up religious sentiments but while common people of the Valley faced miseries and hardships, they privately led lavish, bountiful lifestyles away from the Valley.
Terrorist turned hardliner separatist leader, who off late is self-claimed Gandhian, Yasin Malik, who leaves no occasion to blame India for alleged atrocities and doesn't hide any pretention of making Kashmir a Islamic State, lives a secured and liberal life with all strings of 'good things' attached to it.
Yasin Malik's spouse has an artistic mindset, and there is nothing wrong in it. The terrorist turned Gandhian has not dared to stop her from pursuing her passion by citing or ev... | |
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| Third group emerging within Congress...? | | Disenchanted lot distances from Soz, Azad camp | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: State unit of Congress which is already seen as a divided house, it appears, is now suffering from the real identity crisis. While the leaders and functionaries were seen conducting themselves in two factions, having allegiance to two star leaders Prof Saif-u-Din Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad, a group of senior most leaders are now politically classifying in what can be seen as the third faction within the State unit of the party.
This group has emerged more actively on the fore after reshuffle of the Cabinet effected last month and lately it has got further fillip with presence or one or two stalwarts after the names of candidates for Legislative Council pol... | |
| | | | Security of Sarpanches withdrawn in Kishtwar | | Angry over decison, members blame MOS Home | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Feb 25:- The controversy regarding unabated spate of militant attacks on Sarpanches in Valley is yet to die down; the Government of Jammu and Kashmir across the Pir Panjal range has withdrawn the security of Sarpanches in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir State. The chaos and anger was clear seen among the many Srapanches after they came to know about the withdrawal of the security and blamed police for following the directions of MOS Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo.
As per the order No: Conf/PSO/08/2013/1362-66 dated 20-02-2013 available with "Early Times" passed by outgoing SSP Bhim Sen Tutti stated that in compliance to ZPHQ U.O No: Conf/506-21 dated 17-01-20... | |
| | | | Killing of Sarpanch triggers fresh wave of resignations | | NC workers seek security review | | | Mustansir
srinagar, Feb 25: The killing of National Conference sarpanch, Javaid Ahamd Wani, by unidentified gunmen last evening outside his home in Kalantra Payeen village in north Kashmir's Pattan area has triggered a fresh scare among NC workers. The workers who are in a state of extreme insecurity have called upon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to provide them security.
The panic stricken workers have criticized the Government for failing to provide them with security. "The State Government has totally failed to protect our lives. We are living in conditions of extreme insecurity," one sarpanch from north Kashmir said, and added that huge funds are being spent on the security and protect... | |
| | | | Daily wager safaikaramchari working as Junior Assistant in ZEO Office | | | |
Saahil Suhail
kulgam, Feb 25: In a shocking incident, a safaikaramchari has been working as junior assistant in Zonal Education Office Qoimoh Kulgam where several other class IV employees who have affiliation with corrupt senior officers have been working at higher positions in complete violation of administrative norms.
Administrative procedure that Kashmir valley is witnessing from beginning of militancy during which bureaucratic system derailed and illegal promotions came to fore, officers most of them ineligible to their respective positions, started finalizing and implementing policies on Valley populace who still lack the wisdom because of the mushroom political representat... | |
| | | | How can drug abuse be checked unless sale without prescriptions is banned? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: Unauthorized medicine retail shops selling sub-standard and even spurious medicines is a problem the State has been battling with for too long despite the Government claiming frequent 'crackdowns' on such retail outlets.
As across the counter medicines are available to people in the State from thousands of retail outlets in cities and villages the menace is believed to be supporting a huge drug abuse racket that has destroyed the lives of thousands of people especially the youth. One has to just name a medicine and without asking for any prescription from atleast some registered medical practitioner, the salesmen immediately oblige the buyers.
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| | | | Scandalous PDD installs faulty meters, causes losses worth crores | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Feb 25: Power Development Department which is known for engineering holes in the State exchequer, has caused yet another dent by deciding to replace just installed substandard meters which are easily tempered mostly by the PDD field staff, with yet another consignment of meters procured at the cost of about Rs 75 crores.
The PDD known for its dis-service to the people on whole, instead of installing capacitors on receiving stations and even on distribution transformers as was repeatedly envisaged in the reports of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and its counterpart in the State, started fresh metering in the already metered areas citing substandard quality of... | |
| | | | SHO without vehicle handles crime incidents by walking! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: Imagine policing by walking! While crime graph is on rise with increasing cases of thefts, burglaries, hit and run etc. occurring almost every day, the Police Head Quarter (PHQ) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has no funds available for purchasing vehicles for police personnel deputed in the field. For the past over one and half month, an Inspector rank police officer deputed as Station House Officer (SHO) at one of the police stations here in the winter capital is monitoring his jurisdiction on foot.
Reasons: the police gypsy vehicle that was kept under his disposal has been declared as not fit for plying. And the new vehicle has not yet been sanctioned for ... | |
| | | | PS to Governor meted raw deal | | Protocol breached at JU | | |
Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Feb 25: Principal Secretary to Governor, Naveen Choudhary who accompanied the Governor to the prize distribution function of the All India Inter University Korfball Championship at Jammu University campus was meted a raw deal by the host Department of Physical Education, annoying the senior IAS officer who till recently was the officiating Vice chancellor of the SMVD university.
Sources disclosed that during the customary bouquet presentation, the organizers presented the bouquet to Choudhary after the university deans and officers in breach of protocol. Though Choudhary accepted the bouquet from Director Department of Physical Education Dhian Singh, his body languag... | |
| | | | Will CVC of most corrupt State square up to gigantic challenges? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: Former DGP Kuldip Khoda who took oath as the maiden Chief Vigilance Commissioner of arguably the most corrupt State in the country has a gigantic task at hand. With big political names facing grave charges of corruption, shall Khoda prove his mettle by proceeding against them would be interesting to see.
In fact Jammu and Kashmir State is among those States where the incidence of corruption is high and hence Khoda's success as head of the Vigilance Commission will depend on his tirade against those corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who have remained close to the seat of power.
It has remained a practice in Jammu and Kashmir that any anti-corruption bo... | |
| | | | Silence of Congress means support to secessionism | | NC's clamour for Azadi | | | Neha
Jammu, Feb 25: It was on February 22 that two senior NC leaders, including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's uncle and party additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal and NC Rajya Sabha MP Ghulam Nabi Rattanpuri, administered a threat to India that New Delhi will have to quit in case it failed to grant autonomy - semi-independence - to the State. Administering the threat, Kamaal had said: "If the Centre will not grant autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, mark my words, in future it will be compelled to grant freedom to the State".
"Time has changed now. The Government of India can no longer throw our autonomy resolution into dustbin. Our party is striving hard to get autonomy for the State ... | |
| | | | Dudha's candidature divides BJP | | LC Elections | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: Official BJP, which has four MLAs, had only a few days ago decided to abstain from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (LC) elections slated for March 7, is, it seems, now a divided house, with Leader of the BJP Legislature in the Assembly Ashok Khajuria reiterating that the BJP will not take part in the upcoming elections and party general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul making a confusion and vague statement. What has created a division in the BJP is the candidature of Shuban Krishan Dudha for the LC election. The Kashmir-based otherwise defunct People's Democratic Front (PDF) has sponsored this Delhi-based Chartered Accountant (CA).
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| | | | Geelani gets new spokesperson in person of NC MP Rattanpuri | | NC, APHC (G) on same page | | | Rustam
Jammu, Feb 25: Hardcore Pakistani and radical Islamist APHC (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been thriving on the blood of innocents since decades under the very nose of the authorities, has got in the person of National Conference (NC) MP Ghulam Nabi Rattanpuri his new spokesperson. Rattanpuri yesterday called on Geelani, a seditionist and disturber of peace and harmony, who, like his ilk, is also responsible for the religious cleansing of the miniscule minority of Kashmiri Hindus and is currently under house arrest in Delhi, and made sure that this event is publicized.
After his meeting with Geelani from a distance, Rattanpuri, who on February 22 had told Prime Ministe... | |
| | | | Post Graduate students become waitresses | | JU making careers! | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Feb 25: A premier institution of higher learning that it is considered to be, University of Jammu made post graduate students of the Department of Physical Education work like waiters and waitresses, to serve the elite gathering of guests that reached university stadium to witness the final match of the All India Inter University Korfball championship hosted by JU.
While the Department of Physical Education spent huge amount in hosting the championship, it used students pursuing Bachelor and Master degrees in Physical Education, to serve refreshments to guests, which included the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor besides officers and teachers of the University.
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