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| Bring Jammu migrants at par with migrants from Kashmir: Bhalla | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 3 : Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Raman Bhalla has sought the attention of Union Home minister towards the matters of significance related not only to his ministry but also the main issues party confronts in Jammu constituency. Bhalla has sought all Jammu migrants be brought under the purview of Security Related Expenditure in terms of disbursement of relief so as to bring them at par with Kashmiri migrants, instead of keeping their category under state policy. The Congress minister has also sought the matter of the refugees be settled in terms of verifying the eligibility under a regular process, by deciding all the pending cases through one time settl... | |
| | | | Rotational CM issue raised…..? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 3: Even as the Union Home minister P Chidambaram reached here this evening primarily to have interaction with the party leaders on ground political and security situation in the state , the veteran leader and former Deputy Chie Minister of J&K Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma said the issue and concern of a set of Congress leaders over the need to have rotational chief minister in the existing coalition was also raised during the meeting. " We conveyed to him that Congress needed to be given due weightage in matters of governance ………", he told media persons after the meeting.However, when the PCC chief's comments were asked on it, as always he said the matter was to b... | |
| | | | Chidambaram needs to review his Kashmir policy, urges Panun | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 3: Ajay Chrungoo-led Panun Kashmir (PK) has done well to expose the nature of the ongoing movement in Kashmir and strongly urge the Home Minister and others in New Delhi who deal with Jammu and Kashmir to revise their Kashmir policy so that things in Kashmir are set right and the national interest not only defended, but also further promoted. The PK's was a very timely intervention. The PK on Wednesday presented a true picture of facts regarding the problem in Kashmir.
Reflecting on the nature of problem in Kashmir, the PK leader, in fact, said, "We have keenly observed the functioning of the interlocutors appointed during the recent 'Quit Kashmir' u... | |
| | | | ‘Be humane with Kashmiris’ | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
New Delhi, Feb 3: The Home Ministry today issued an advisory to state governments and Union Territories asking them to be more sensitive while making inquiries about residents of Jammu and Kashmir living in different parts of the country.
A ministry release said the state governments have been asked to issue appropriate instructions to all police stations that they should not single out residents from Jammu and Kashmir unnecessarily for police reporting merely on grounds of them hailing originally from there.
It has asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to report action taken in such cases.
It said a group of eminent people appointed as interlocu... | |
| | | | Widespread condemnation forces Geelani to call shutdown in hometown | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Cold-blooded killing of two young women, that has been conveniently downplayed or completely ignored by most of the separatist leaders and human rights groups for allegedly being a handiwork of separatist militants, today generated first protest demonstration in the summer capital. Under the impact of widespread public condemnation across the Valley, hardliner separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani has finally called for a shutdown in the north Kashmir apple town on Friday.
Carrying placard and asking Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, why he had not called for any shutdown against the Sopore killings, scores of men, women and chi... | |
| | | | Should Mushaal Malik wear a veil? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: The stunning beauty from Pakistan received a warm welcome when she arrived in Maisuma two years ago with her husband, Malik Muhammad Yasin, the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
Maisuma, which is situated just two hundred kilometers from Srinagar's city centre remains as conservative as it used to be six decades ago. The people were expecting a veiled woman in Maisuma that day. But as soon as Mishal arrived many brows were raised and many mouths opened.
Yasin Malik, according to people close to him, believes Muslim clergy spend half of their life discussing what women should wear and what they should not wear. But in Kashmir separatism a... | |
| | | | Go Jagmohan way, Omar…. | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: E-governance which has been on the agenda of gadget guru Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from day 1 of his assuming the office may be missing from his personal official chamber but he has made it a point to take it to every other official corner of the state.
Omar's justifies this by saying that e-governance would ensure transparency in government functioning. He reiterated this today while launching web portal for e-tendering essentially required for roads to be taken up under PMGSY. Omar said that it would ensure transparency and also restrict chances of corruption. He announced that the departments of R&B and Power would be brought under e-tendering and e-... | |
| | | | Omar launches e-tendering web portal for PMGSY scheme | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Seeking to make transparent government functioning, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched e-tendering web portal for Prime Minister Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme in the state.
"E-tendering and similar other methods to bring about transparency to restrict the chances of corruption are path- breaking in making transparency rule the roost in government functioning", Omar said while addressing top bureaucrats and engineers after launching a 24x7 e-tendering web portal for PMGSY scheme in the state.
Departments of Roads and Buildings and Power Development Department would be brought under e-tendering and e-governance as a vanguard measure, he said.... | |
| | | | J&K slaps water usage notices to Hydel power projects | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Taking implementation of Water Resources Act- 2010 a step further, Jammu and Kashmir government has issued bills for water usage to the power projects operating in the State.
Releasing the first bills under the Act at a crowded press conference here this afternoon, Minister for PHE Taj Mohi-ud-Din said that revenues under the act are expected to cross Rs 900 crore for a year. He said that Water Resources Act -2010 was enforced on November 11, 2010 in the state and on November 12, all the power projects generating electricity in the state were given notices to register themselves with the State Water Resources Regulatory Authority (SWRRA) within six month.
He said ... | |
| | | | Perplexed police lift suspects in Udhampur double murder | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Police are perplexed over the double murder which rocked Udhampur town yesterday as even after over a day of the incident, they have not got any clue to either the identity, or the whereabouts of the killers.
The throats of MES employees -- Moti Ram (50) of Jib, Majalta, and Bodh Raj of Batal Baliyan -- were found slit in their duty room at MES power house inside the "high security" military cantonment area Wednesday mor-ning.
Police are working on different theories to unravel the mystery behind the murders. They feel it was not easy for an outsider to sneak into the tightly guarded cantonment area to execute the murders and then escape without being seen by anyo... | |
| | | | Mercenaries, CPI-M, CPI, LJSP, TDP, RLD, RSP, FW, News X join hands | | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 3: The leaders like Prakash Karat, AB Bardhan, Ram Vilas Paswan, Debabrata Biswas, Abani Roy, Shahid Siddique, Danish Ali, Namo Nageshwar Rao, to mention only a few, used the platform to attack India and the Indian Army and paramilitary forces from right and left and identify themselves completely with those in Kashmir who denounces India and everything Indian in Kashmir in downright language. They didn't even once question what they had been doing in Kashmir since decades to bloody and convulse the state's political scene or disturb its socio-religious and political equilibrium. They didn't even once criticize those responsible for the exodus of the Kas... | |
| | | | Takeover of Centaur Lake view hotel | | Cheated? J&K govt approaches civil aviation ministry | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Jammu and Kashmir government has formally approached Union Ministry for Civil Aviation for taking over the infamous Centaur Lakeview hotel in Srinagar.
Set against backdrop of majestic mountains and offering an amazing view of Dal Lake, Centaur Lakeview Hotel in Srinagar is jointly owned by Jammu and Kashmir government and Hotel Corporation of India (HCI). Sources said that decision of the tourism ministry to take over the hotel is direct consequence of protests by hotel staff and some other organisations of Kashmir valley over purported move of HCI to lease out hotel to Mumbai based real estate development company DB Realty for 30 y... | |
| | | | Theft in temple at Kalakote | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU Feb 3: Burglars bro-ke into a Shiva temple at Patlari in Kalakote, Rajouri, last night and decamped with cash.
Police sources said the thieves entered the temple after breaking the locks at the entrance. The burglars also stole 40 tin plates kept from the village. These belonged to a contractor, the sources added. Cases in this connection stand registered at the concerned police station.... | |
| | | | Alleged police torture victim hospitalised | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU Feb 3: In another alleged case of police torture, a youth was today admitted to the GMC hospital here with severe injuries.
Pal Singh told media persons that his son Binni was lifted by Narwal police from their residence at Reshamghar here and subjected to physical torture.
He was picked up by police allegedly at the instance of a DSP, he added.
Bibbi, who had a criminal record, was today admitted by police to the GMC hospital in an unconscious condition.
He urged the government to intervene and do justice in the case.
When contacted, a senior police officer said Binni was picked up for his alleged involvement in some theft cases.... | |
| | | | Search launched at Tral after militant attacks | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
srinagar Feb 3: Security forces have launched massive search operations in Dobiwan and Dadsar areas of Tral after militant attacks on them last night. Official sources said militants last night attacked security personnel in Dobiwan and Dadsar areas of Tral in Pulwama.
The security personnel retaliated. The militants, however, managed to escape after brief exchange of fire at both the places. No one from either side was wounded, the sources added.
Reinforcements were rushed to both the villages from nearby camps. Sources said because of snowfall in the upper reaches and drop in temperature, militants hiding in the woods, had moved to plains. A massive hunt was on at bo... | |
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