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Kashmiri Chor Nahin Mahachor An epithet that would cause irreparable damage to NC 3/3/2014 11:52:23 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: The ruling National Conference had over the period lost its sheen and appeal and its top leaders, especially Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, have realized it way back in October 2012. In October 2012, Omar Abdullah openly batted for a pre-poll alliance with the Congress giving everyone to understand that if the NC was to remain somewhat relevant in Kashmir and People's Democratic Party (PDP) kept away from power, a pre-poll alliance with the Congress was a must. His father and party president endorsed his view two months later overlooking the opposition to the idea by his younger brother Mustafa Kamaal. Sometime back, the NC leadership unilaterally announced three candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir to force the Congress to fall in line. All its actions clearly indicated its extreme form of nervousness for obvious reasons, the most notable being its utter failure to retrieve the political ground it lost to the PDP in Kashmir and other non-NC and non-Congress parties in Jammu province. The NC-led Government and the NC as a party did noth...   READ MORE

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Feeling betrayed, Agri officers to seek Guv's intervention 3/3/2014 11:38:48 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Mar 3: The agriculture officers have finally decided to approach Governor N.N Vohra unofficially to intervene in the matter of alleged ongoing favouritism, deception and lawlessness in the department before they drag their bosses to court. Before filing a case in the high court against concerned higher officials of the department of agriculture, aggrieved officials have framed a long list mentioning in detail how some noted corrupt officials enjoying political patronage are deceiving public service commission (PSC) to help blue eyed employees, why PSC despite being aware of cheating is mum, how blue eyed employees are making hay after using their political influ...   READ MORE   Rs 57.06 lakh in 2011-12, Rs 68.56 lakh in 2012-13 surrendered, nothing utilized for seminars, training JKPSC's allotment, expenditure under different heads 3/3/2014 11:38:40 PM Bivek Mathur Jammu, Mar 3: Under different heads, the budgetary details of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), as per two reports i.e. 55th and 56th reports of JKPSC tabled in the upper house of the legislature revealed that in the year 2011-12 out of total allotment of Rs 476.88 lakh, the commission has made an expenditure of 419.82 lakh rupees and 57.06 lakh rupees have been surrendered. Similarly, the details of the year 2012-13 revealed that out of Rs 493.96 lakhs allotted to the commission, it has made an expenditure of Rs 425.40 lakh rupees and Rs. 68.56 lakh rupees were surrendered. Again for the two years, the details of pension and other recruitment benefits u...   READ MORE   2 police cops killed as militants carry out attack in Pulwama, yet another injured in Pampore Assailant held by cops, CRPF personnel 3/3/2014 11:38:31 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Mar 3: Militants carried out two separate attacks in South Kashmir's Pulwama district today leading to the killing of two police personnel while as the third one was seriously injured and has been admitted in the hospital in a critical condition. Reports reaching here said that some unidentified militants appeared in the Pulwama main market and fired upon a police vehicle that was stationed on the Court Road in the town. The firing led to serious injuries to two police personnel who were standing near the vehicle at the time of the incident. The seriously injured police personnel identified as Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan Mir resident of Vedpora-Pu...   READ MORE   Angry Mehbooba seeks apology from Dr Farooq `NC leaders are thieves' 3/3/2014 11:52:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: Demanding an apology from National Conference patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah for his 'all Kashmiris are thieves' remark, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly and said his comments had insulted the people of the state. Displaying copies of prominent newspapers, the party legislators came into the Well of the House and demanded an apology from Dr Abdullah for his anti-Kashmir remark in New Delhi. Unsatisfied with the Government response, the legislators latter staged a walkout from the House. Speaking to media persons outside the assembly, the party president, Mehbooba Mufti said this is not the first that the NC le...   READ MORE   Losers demand ban on exit polls, pre-poll surveys NC-Cong coalition and 2014 elections 3/3/2014 11:38:21 PM Rustam JAMMU, Mar 3: On February 26, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) condemned media in general and pollsters in particular and demanded a blanket ban on pre-poll surveys. The Congress leadership even met with the Election authorities in New Delhi to demand ban on pre-poll surveys. The Congress, inter-alia, dismissed as unscientific pre-poll surveys, sought to explain what it called manipulative nature of pre-poll surveys conducted by various agencies and said: The surveys were manipulated using black money which became clear in a sting operation conducted on opinion poll agencies by a private television news channel yesterday. We don't support such surveys. The Congress has ...   READ MORE   SPOs continue to get peanuts for consummate services Govt indifferently points fingers at Centre 3/3/2014 11:38:10 PM Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, Mar 3: Even as the State Government acknowledged in the Legislative Assembly on Monday that the Special Police Officers (SPOs) have played an important role in fighting militancy in J&K, the present regime led by Omar Abdullah has failed to enhance meager wages of the SPOs despite repeated assurances on the Floor of the House during the last couple of years. Replying to a clubbed starred question regarding regularization of SPOs tabled by National Conference MLA Ajaz Ahmad Jan, Panthers Party MLA Harsh Dev Singh and Congress MLA Mohammad Sharief Niaz, the government informed that a proposal to enhance wages of the SPOs has been submitted to the Union Government. ...   READ MORE   Good Beginning: BJP starts process to crush forces like RSS, VHP, ABVP Denying mandate of Nirmal Singh is first step in this direction 3/3/2014 11:16:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: What Atal Behari Vajpayee cannot do in his whole political career, the present BJP leadership has done because process to get the BJP rid from the yoke of groups like RSS, VHP and ABVP has successfully started. Out-rightly rejecting choices of these organisations, the BJP leadership has given mandate to Dr Jatindra Singh from Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seat. Giving mandate to Dr Jatinder Singh, the most articulated and charming leader, the BJP leadership has successfully kicked start the process of crushing forces like RSS, VHP and ABVP so that a new secular colour should be given to the BJP to get as many as Muslim votes in Jammu and Kashmir. Mandate to...   READ MORE   PSC's annual report tabled in Upper House 179 unfair means cases reported in two years 3/3/2014 11:12:25 PM Avinash Azad Jammu, Mar 3: About 179 cases of unfair means were reported to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) during 2011-13, the figures revealed in annual reports which were tabled in state Legislative Council on Monday. The annual reports revealed that in year 2011-12, 126 cases while in year 2012-13 53 cases of unfair means were reported to the commission. "15 cases of unfair mean at Excise and Commercial Taxes, nine cases SAC Part I-II, 69 cases for Revenue (Executive) Service Examination were reported, 28 cases of Secretariat Assistant Course and five cases of KAS (Mains) were reported to the PSC", the annual report of 2011-12 reveals. The annual report of ye...   READ MORE   40686 kanals of state land illegally occupied in Sringar, Jammu 3/3/2014 11:11:44 PM Bashir Assad Jammu, Mar 3 : 38302 kanals of state/nazool land is under un-authorized occupation of individuals/entities in Sringar city while as in Jammu city 2384 kanals are occupied by encroachers. In a written reply to a question of CPI(M) legislator, M Y Tarigami, Minister of State for Revenue, Ajaz Ahmad Khan Monday informed the House that drive for removal of illegal encroachments is going on in full swing and so for 5313 kanals of land has been retrieved from the illegal encroachers in Srinagar city. Khan said that necessary efforts are being made to retrieve the state land from the occupants. He said most of the state land within the municipal limits in Jammu is JDA land. About...   READ MORE   Blue-eyed ruling roost in Police, others lament Transfers in police department 3/3/2014 11:30:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: The recent transfers of Inspector and Sub Inspector rank officials have left the Khakhi with resentment as blue eyed have been leaving no stone unturned to settle the score. Further, they are assisted for this noble cause not by politicians but those who at the helm of affairs are managing the transfers. Highly placed sources within police informed that police officers in PHQ have taken a back when a senior police officer approached the PHQ, requesting that PHQ should withdraw recent order of transfer in which wing of two inspector rank persons has been changed from district police to CID, on the pretext that one of the police officer in question prov...   READ MORE   Farooq's "Maha Chor" remarks mar proceedings in LA Opposition seeks apology from NC 3/3/2014 11:51:47 PM Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, Mar 3: The State Legislative Assembly today witnessed complete pandemonium as the main opposition party PDP demanded an apology from Dr Farooq Abdullah over his "maha chor" remarks which the opposition thought was an insult to the people of the state. "Kashmiri chor nahi, mahachor hain" (Kashmiris are not just thieves but biggest thieves), Dr. Farooq Abdullah NC president and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy had reportedly said on Sunday while speaking at a function organized by his Ministry in New Delhi. Abdullah reportedly made the controversial remarks in New Delhi on Sunday, while commenting on the poor state of Power in Jammu and Kashmir. As soon a...   READ MORE   Resolution for separate Ladakh division passed in LC, Cong-NC oppose Govt's stand Ladakh inching closer to UT status 3/3/2014 11:10:52 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 3: Inching a little closer to achieving Union Territory status, two members of legislative council from Leh-Ladakh today managed to convince house of elders and get resolution seeking creation of separate Ladakh division passed in the upper house of the state legislature. Nurboo Gialchan of Congress moved the resolution and was equally supported by Aga Syed Ahmad Rizvi of National Conference (NC). The two presented their case within fifteen minutes and managed to convince legislators from NC as well as Congress that separate Ladakh division would usher a new era of development and progress in this region. Gialchin spoke for seven minutes while Rizvi spoke f...   READ MORE   Auditor General's office on time, state delayed tabling by 'design' Facts belie claim! 3/3/2014 10:57:08 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 3: State government today put the blame squarely on Auditor General's office for delay in tabling the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India but official communications belie this claim. Early Times investigation revealed that Auditor General's office had given copies of CAG's Audit Report on State Finances for the year ended 31st March, 2013; Audit Report on Revenue Sector and Public Sector Undertakings (Social, General, Economic Sectors); Finance Accounts 2012-13 (Volume-I); Finance Accounts 2012 - 13 (Volume-11); and Appropriation Accounts for year 2012-13 to both state government and Governor N.N.Vohra's office on February 12, 2014...   READ MORE   Losers demand ban on exit polls, pre-poll surveys NC-Cong coalition and 2014 elections 3/3/2014 10:56:36 PM Rustam JAMMU, Mar 3: On February 26, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) condemned media in general and pollsters in particular and demanded a blanket ban on pre-poll surveys. The Congress leadership even met with the Election authorities in New Delhi to demand ban on pre-poll surveys. The Congress, inter-alia, dismissed as unscientific pre-poll surveys, sought to explain what it called manipulative nature of pre-poll surveys conducted by various agencies and said: The surveys were manipulated using black money which became clear in a sting operation conducted on opinion poll agencies by a private television news channel yesterday. We don't support such surveys. The Con...   READ MORE   As community halls develop cracks in speaker's constituency, authorities decide to dismantle, reconstruct them 3/3/2014 11:30:35 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Mar 3: A major construction scam has surfaced in the Eidgah constituency of Srinagar district with officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) busy in dismantling two community halls after the community hall developed cracks. Sources told Early Times that due to the usage of sub-standard material in the construction the slab of the community halls located at Baghwanpora-Noorbagh and Gasi Mohalla-Safa Kadal areas of the Eidgah constituency are being dismantled. The constituency is being represented by legislative assembly speaker, Mubarak Gul. "The community hall at Baghwanpora-Noorbagh was used hardly twice for the marriage purposes by the residents since ...   READ MORE   SMVDU has only 25 placements to its credit Desperate students seek VC's intervention 3/3/2014 10:56:17 PM Sumit Sharma Jammu, Mar 3: The future of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in general and students of the institution in particular is at stake as contrary to its claim SMVDU fails to provide the placement to the latter. As per sources, the resentment galore among the students as SMVDU fails to come up with its wordings. The assurance filled balloon of the institution deflated when students registering protest with the Vice Chancellor apprised him that only 25 placements have taken place since the formation of the institution. As per grievances lodged by the students of 8th semester, School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, the opening rankers are enrolled in this in...   READ MORE   Congress's vote-bank politics will divide Jammu province Playing with fire 3/3/2014 10:56:06 PM Neha JAMMU, Mar 3: As elections to the Lok Sabha approach, the jittery and mortally afraid Congress leadership from Jammu province has started airing views to woo the electorate which have all the potential of helping the communal elements in the State who have been seeking to dismember this province and create Greater Kashmir by merging with it areas of Jammu province where the number of believers is slightly more than that of the minority community. The case in point is what the Congress MP on Sunday said while addressing a people's gathering at Kotli Shah, R S Pura. As a Congress leader he could very well ask the people to join his party and help it win the upcoming Lok Sabha election ...   READ MORE   Seeks rent for Gupkar house as per market value Raja lashes out at Farooq 3/3/2014 11:52:00 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 3: Aam Aadmi Party Lok Sabha candidate for Srinagar Parliamentary seat Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat has strongly condemned irresponsible statement made by Dr Farooq Abdullah calling people of Kashmir thieves. By calling Kashmiris thieves Farooq Abdullah has once again disgraced AAM AADMI of Kashmir. People of this state are law abiding but the wrong policies of the National Conference led Government have time and again added to their woes, he said. "It is National Conference which sold out the natural resources of the state to NHPC and in return got peanuts . Had the NHPC projects been returned to the state the power situation would have been better today,"...   READ MORE   Candidate announcement fallout in BJP: Propoganda machinery gets active Sr leaders using social media, SMSes to provoke workers 3/3/2014 10:55:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 3: In what can be seen as inevitable happening in some quarters of state unit of BJP, a handful of senior leaders are these days busy in a negative campaign against the candidates announced by central leadership for two Parliamentary seats of Jammu province. Apart from what is being seen as spreading 'misinformation', the propaganda machinery is also being stepped up through social media seeking this to reach out to high command. Instead of pushing the party ahead in poll mode, these leaders through such activities have only sent the workers into a resentful mood. Sources said as the decision of high command has not augured well for a set of leaders who are s...   READ MORE   CAG report being tabled today 3/3/2014 10:56:57 PM JAMMU: State Government is all set to table report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today in both the houses of legislature. As reported by Early Times, the report is being tabled in the legislative assembly on the last day and in the legislative council where the opposition number is just 4, it is being tabled on the second last day. Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather, would lay the report in both the houses immediately after the question hour. ...   READ MORE

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