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This summer, welcome Nawaz Sharief

4/4/2008 11:46:20 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 If all goes well and warmth among the neighbours stays, the former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief can be in Srinagar this summer. EARLY TIMES had already reported that Sharief has plans to come to Srinagar to inaugurate an international level heart hospital being set by his one Non Resident Kashmir doctor friend, the possibilities have renewed with his commitments to the Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti who wound up her Pakistan tour today. Reports appearing in the Pakistani media said that Nawaz Sharif is keen to visit Jammu and Kashmir to trace his ancestral roots, the former Pakistani premier told visiting People's Democrat...

Untimely rains, winds causing panic among farmers

4/4/2008 11:45:24 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 News Analysis The mild rain that lashed Jammu, along with Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of northern India, after wind storm, lightening and clouds in the sky for last 5 days, has created a sort of panic among the farmers. The Metrological Department has predicted the rain fall activities likely to continue for a few more days, with the possibility of hail and thunder squall accompanying rains in certain areas. This is causing anxiety at a time when the wheat crop is almost ripe and the time for harvesting the Rabi crop is close by. This inclement weather, with the mercury dipping considerably, when heat is required for the Rabi crops, is not a go...

It’s all shallow: Omar

4/4/2008 11:44:31 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 Even as the coalition partners are yet to embark to reap the harvests of land rent hike announce by the Ministry of Defence, the National Conference president Omar Abdullah described this move as shallow measure. Addressing a press conference here this afternoon, Omar said “the hike, trumpted by the Centre as massive, is only cosmetic. How can a farmer, whose land has been occupied by security forces, survive on a meagre amount of a few thousand rupees doled out by the Government every year”. He said fertile land could make a farmer earn more than that and help him provide for his family besides saving for a rainy day. "Wonder what would he do with ...

Defence land rent hiked upto five times

4/4/2008 11:43:54 PM

Early Tmes Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 In a major development which improves the friendly profile of the central government and also helps the coalition partners –Congress and Peoples Democratic Party –to earn goodwill, the Defence Ministry has proposed hike in the rent of civilian land under use of Army formations. This has been a major demand of the people whose land is under Army use and was also a top agenda of the Peoples Democratic Party during its tussle with the Congress during troop reduction controversy. Later the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad too has played a vigorous role in getting the land rent hiked. As Jammu and Kashmir enters into the poll year, the Defence Minister has ...

‘Woman happiness’, ahead of convention

Swarn Lata appointed VC Social Welfare Advisory Board

4/4/2008 11:43:07 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 Facing the test of its strength, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress party is making all out efforts to make the forthcoming women convention a historic success. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be addressing the women convention here on April 12 for which the Congress leaders are reaching out all nooks and corners to mobilize the women power for show of strength. Sonia had last year also presided over a women convention in Srinagar but that had remained a low key affair. The forthcoming convention is being held at the insistence of the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Interestingly, ahead of the proposed women conference, the Chief Minister h...

Coalition’s last inning at Winter Sectt end on Apr 25

4/4/2008 11:36:36 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 The winter secretariat is all set to shut down for the last inning of present regime in Srinagar. The General Administration Department has notified April 25 as the date for closure of Civil Secretariat here May 5 for reopening in Srinagar. It may be mentioned here that this was the last inning of the present coalition government at the winter secretariat as when secretariat reopens here in November there will be a new government in place after assembly elections. According to the GAD order issued today, he offices observing five days a week shall close at Jammu on April 25, 2008 (Friday) after the office hours and the offices observing six days a ...

In bits and pieces, transfers continue

4/4/2008 11:35:14 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Apr 4 With dry discussions in the cabinet meetings, the Government is affecting periodic shake up in the administration by issuing orders of transfers and posting of officers at lower and middle rung of administration. After reshuffling scores of officers, mostly in the Social Welfare department, on Thursday, the government today ordered transfers and postings of a dozen more officers. These orders are being issued by the General Administration Department by approval of the Chief Minister. According to the latest order, Mohammad Aslam Qadri, KAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department has been transferred and posted as Perso...

JKPCC Dy GM held taking goose

4/4/2008 11:34:00 PM

Early Times Reporter Srinagar | Apr 4 A senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) was arrested by the State Vigilance Organisation for allegedly taking bribe here. Deputy General Manager of JKPCC, Kulgam, Mohammad Abass Lone was caught on Srinagar airport road, while accepting Rs 15,000 for releasing pending bills, a spokesman of the SVO said. The spokesman said Lone was arrested following a complaint by one Zahoor Ahmad Banday, a resident of Gousia colony in Kulgam district alleging that the official had demanded a bribe for release of his pending bills against the works executed by him in the construction of hospital building in the district. "A cas...