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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 5: The assertion by Jammu and its representatives in getting due share in the creation of new administrative units is evoking sharp reaction from separatists. Separatists , who call of J&K as one entity, but are practically confined to Kashmir have been visualizing it as an attempt to weaken the Islamic character of the State.
The statement of Hurriyat Conference of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said new units were created in continuation of policy of discrimination against Kashmir.
The statement is based on twisted facts and more on rhetoric than substance.
Kashmir had always had major share in the development and other fields of the governance. Even chief minis... | |
| | | | Row over administrative units reaches Civil Secretariat | | | | Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Feb 5: The row over new administrative units reached Civil Secretariat today with hundreds of people from across the state pleading their cases before the public representatives particularly the Ministers in the coalition Government.
Since early morning today, long queues were seen at the main entrance of the Civil Secretariat. The aggrieved people wanted to submit memoranda to their representatives and Ministers. Scores of people were seen in the premises of the Secretariat interacting with their representatives to make their points and then marching towards the offices of various Ministers seeking assurance for grant of new administrative units. People from the ne... | |
| | | | 2 months on, members of MMHS's governing body await minutes of meeting | | Snail's pace of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex renovation | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Feb 5: Disgustingly sluggish pace of renovation works on Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex could be attributed to lackadaisical attitude of authorities concerned, which has failed to give approved minutes of the meeting of governing body, even after two months since the meeting was held.
Sources informed Early Times the last meeting of governing body of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society was held on December 6, which was chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the capacity of Chairman of governing body.
After threadbare discussions on some important issues, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had issued some important directions, aimed at accelerating the renovation process. "The... | |
| | | | CM was R&B(PWD) Minister when 2000 works allotted without tendering | | SAC gives clean chit to Saroori, Tara | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Feb 5: An anti-graft body, State Accountability Commission (SAC), today dismissed the case against the former Cabinet Minister, Senior Congress leader and MLA Inderwal, G M Saroori for being a "mute spectator" to the large-scale "illegal" allotment of works during his stint as Minister for Roads and Buildings department. The SAC also dismissed the case against DyCM Tara Chand for his role in illegal appointments in Local Urban Bodies.
The complaint was lodged by one Saquib Mushtaq of Qamarwari who in his complaint had leveled serious allegations of corruption and misuse of official position against Saroori.
"The complainant alleges that during the period the Saroor... | |
| | | | Traders to protest delay in release of compensation | | Kishtwar communal violence | | | Police constable accused of flaring violence released on bail
Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Feb 5: Annoyed over the delay in release of compensation to the riots affected victims of August 9 Kishtwar communal violence, the Traders Association Kishtwar has called for a peaceful protest and dharna outside the office of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar tomorrow.
While confirming the report of peaceful protest and dharna outside DC Office Kishtwar tomorrow, President Trader Association Kishtwar Bharat Bushan Gupta said that the association has decided to observe a peaceful protest and dharna outside DC office Kishtwar to put pressure on government and District Administration Kishtwar for releasing t... | |
| | | | 'Suited, booted' JU employees make mess of Indian Science Congress | | Scientists face nightmare | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 5: With official of Jammu University preferring to remain booted and suited, scientists arriving from various parts of the country and abroad face innumerable problems within minutes of reaching inside the venue of 101st Indian Science Congress (ISC).
From complete chaos in the schedule of the conference, abrupt shifting of venues to sycophant employees of Jammu University occupying chairs meant for scientist arriving from various parts of the country and abroad, the Indian Science Congress (ISC) has seemingly been turned into PR building exercise. Barring convener of Press and Media Committee of Science Congress, Prof. Neelu Rohmetra, most of the other heads of vario... | |
| | | | AJKPC resents Omar's nod to 73rd amendment | | `Made in Delhi laws will prove disastrous' | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Feb 5: Calling the approval of Chief Minister to the much controversial 73rd amendment destructive for the vibrancy of Jammu and Kashmir constitution, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) while rejecting claims of the Chief Minister regarding access of powers to village heads today said that such a decision would prove nail in the head for the people of the State in the long run.
Reviewing the decisions taken in the recent Cabinet meeting in which Omar Abdullah gave his nod to the long awaited and controversial 73rd amendment in Jammu and Kashmir constitution, AJKPC members in a meeting in Srinagar today expressed their anguish over the approval of C... | |
| | | | DyCM's PRO exercises his might on Police bosses | | Gets Munshi transferred within no time | | | K Koushal
JAMMU, Feb 5: The mighty and the controversial Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand has used his influence to get Munshi of Khour police station transferred over a petty issue.
If sources are to be believed, the PRO was irked after Munshi, Abdul Rashid offered chair to alleged assailant and pressurized senior police officers to immediately transfer him", said a source wishing anonymity.
According to sources, Kewal Sharma, PRO of DyCM while celebrating the creation of new administrative units along with supporters of DyCM was intercepted by Havaldar Satpal, who later thrashed PRO after arguments on Monday.
Sources further claimed that later, PRO r... | |
| | | | NC to suffer in Kashmir, Congress in Jammu | | Administrative units | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Feb 5: It was generally believed that the NC-Congress coalition took decision on new administrative units to improve their poll prospects or for political gains. Indeed, there were cogent reasons for political observers and certain political parties to think in those terms. But the kind of reaction the decision of the NC-Congress coalition Government has evoked from Jammu province and Kashmir region shows that the decision has boomeranged and given a powerful issue to its political rivals on a platter.
Ever since February 1, when the NC-Congress coalition Government accepted the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new administrative units, Kashmir has been witnes... | |
| | | | PDP trains guns at NC, urges people to help it change system | | Preparing political ground in Jammu | | | Neha
JAMMU, Feb 5: The main opposition PDP has intensified its political activities in Jammu with a view to making inroads in this province. In the process, it is attacking its arch-rival NC and talking about all sections of society, including Dalits, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), women, refugees and other weaker sections. The fact is that former Deputy Chief Minister and ideologue of the PDP Muzzaffar Hussain Beigh has unleashed a no-holds-barred campaign against the NC to mobilize public opinion in Jammu in favour of his party. He has been exhorting the people to "jointly launch a decisive battle against present anarchist dispensation headed by National Conference" and terming the pres... | |
| | | | BJP to demand election on 24 vacant seats in Assembly | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 5: The State unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been directed by the high command in New Delhi to press for holding elections on the 24 seats reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for the electorate of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Knowledgeable sources here said that the BJP leadership in Jammu had been advised by the high command to agitate the matter of the 24 vacant seats in the forthcoming Assembly session, beginning on February 10th. Accordingly, the unified State leadership would, for the first time, demand election on all the 24 seats. The party would press for inclusion of the PoK refugees in the Assembly electoral roll.
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| | | | Provide complete info to RTI applicant: CIC to CM's Sectt | | Privileges given to Rana, Gul as CM's ex-advisors | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 5: State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi in his recent orders has directed the Chief Minister's Secretariat to reveal complete information to an RTI applicant from Jullakha Mohalla Jammu regarding privileges given to Devinder Rana and Mubarak Gul while they were serving as advisors to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The RTI applicant had filed application before the Public Information Officer (PIO) CM's Secretariat last year in July and he received incomplete information from the PIO as well as First Appellate Authority (FAA) who is also the Additional Secretary in the CM's office .
Case details:
A second appeal was filed by RTI applicant Suresh Verma,... | |
| | | | Crackdown against Tutorials after girl's murder | | Administration seals ten coaching centres | | | Et Report
BARAMULLA, Feb 5: The administration in this North Kashmir district has decided to carry out a crackdown against the unregistered coaching centers. A team has been constituted in this regard and some of the coaching centers have already been sealed. Sources told Early Times that at least 10 coaching centers were sealed by the team.
The sealed coaching centers include School for Commerce and Economics, Iqra Institute of English Care, A.Z's Institute of Commerce and Business Studies, Jet King English Care Academy, Right Track Tuition Centers, Axis Academy, BBC Broken Heaven Academy, Edu Care Coaching Institute and Eco Club. The team constituted to check the veracity of coachi... | |
| | | | Migrants resent denial of RBA status | | | | JAMMU, Feb 5: The denial of Rural Backward Area (RBA) certificates to migrants from RBA areas from Valley by Government has generated a lot of resentment among the migrants in Valley. Hundreds of migrant youth and students this way were deprived of the career opportunities by the Government. Terming the decision totally illogical the migrant organisations have challenged the authenticity of the decision. Criticizing the Government the leaders of these organisations said that we have not left the Valley on our own but have been forced to flee from there by terrorists. ``We are leading an exiled life leaving all the movable and immovable property behind'' they added. ``We were forced to flee... | |
| | | | Family slips in gloom as Police turn indifferent | | Elderly person disappears mysteriously | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Feb 5: On the hind side of claims of responsive policing, a family is losing hopes of ever seeing their father again, alleging that the Police was cold and indifferent to their pain and was not trying enough to trace him.
"I have come to know about them from the locals, street vendors and my next door neighbor that on the fateful day of 26.01.2014, in between 12:00 Pm to 1:00 Pm they were enquiring about my father when the latter had gone to visit the plot with Rs 3 lakhs" Saqi Shah, (at present) resident of Poonch Colony, Lane number 4, Gurah Brahamana, Bantalab Jammu told Early Times that on January 26, 2014 at around 2:30-3:00 Pm his father namely Zakar Hussain Sh... | |
| | | | Assembly Sectt employees stage protest against Estates Deptt | | Residential Accomodation woes | | | Allottments made only for 'blue eyed cases'
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 5: A simmering resentment brewing up for a long time among the employees of Legislative Assembly Secretariat today burst out in the shape of protest demonstration that was staged within the premises of the Assembly. The ire was directly expressed against Director Estates Department for allottment of residential units on the basis of 'nepotism' , influence of power corridors with scant regard to deserving and genuine lot, the undercurrent of the anger was pointed also against the authorities at the helm of the Assembly who have not ensured allotment of quarters to senior officials , instead recommended out of th... | |
| | | | Mini bus drivers keep thousands hostage by 'ordering' suspension of Tata Sumo service | | Traffic, Transport departments found wanting | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Feb 5: A huge population living in the outskirts of summer capital of the state have been kept hostage by the drivers and operators of mini-buses since they have stopped the Tata Sumo drivers to operate their services while alleging 'encroachment' on their business interests
The non-operation of Tata Sumos has pushed the common masses to the wall and people have been forced to travel by mini-buses only. The state government especially Traffic Police and Transport departments are acting as mute spectators to this disturbing development and no corrective measure has been taken so far.
A group of residents of Hazratbal and adjoining areas told Early Times that s... | |
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