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Revenue officials connive with mafia in open loot of prime land at Samba

Former Tehsildar, Patwari, Girdawar seek bail in criminal case today

5/21/2012 12:43:16 AM

Abodh Sharma Jammu, May 20: Former Tehsildar Samba and now sitting SDM in Reasi district, along with other officials of revenue department shall appear before the present Tehsildar Samba to seek bail in a criminal complaint filed against them u/s 107 crPC by the husband of the victim whose land was usurped by these officials in connivance with the mafia. The accused later threatened the victims with dire consequences if they dared to raise their voice against their wrong doings. In the case that mocks at Government's rhetoric of clean and responsive governance, officers and the officials of Revenue Department including Tehsildar , Naib Tehsildar, Patwari and Girdawar hatched a criminal c...

Kishtwar youth Congress election row deepens

5/21/2012 12:42:59 AM

Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 20: The row over Kishtwar youth Congress election has deepened with the Azad loyalists threatening resignation from the party. Pertinent to mention the two rival factions led by Professor Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad are at war over `controversial' youth Congress elections scheduled to be held last week. The elections were postponed when Azad loyalists objected to the voter list. The Azad loyalists have threatened mass resignation incase the voter list was not amended. A statement gave details of a meeting held today with Mohammad Iqbal Keen, Ex Youth Congress president Kishtwar in chair. The meeting alleged large scale bunglings in Youth Congress electio...

‘Pull out of coalition….. alliance serving no purpose…….'

Worker 'grouse' at Congress delegate session unnerves NC

5/21/2012 12:42:42 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: Much publicized delegate session of Congress may well have or not served the purpose for which party leadership decided to convene it at Srinagar, which is the capital of governance these days. The whipping up on delay in empowerment for panchayats and the blame game 'drama' apart, a serious political development that emerged was the loud cry from the workers in front of the Congress stalwarts it was time to call it a day with National Conference in terms of continuance of alliance with the former in coalition government. Sudden and unexpected outcry and the slogans like ..'sever ties with NC…..snap all relations…….it is serving no interest for the party…....

One More infant dies in G.B Panth

5/21/2012 12:42:24 AM

Early Times Report Srinagar, May 20: Even if the govt. has waken up from the sprawl, the deaths of ill fated infants continue to haunt the G.B panth hospital with one more I nfant losing his life on Sunday evening. Sources told KNS that hours after Union Health Minister Gh. Nabi Azad's visit to the hospital, one more infant died on Sunday evening. Newly appointed Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr. Muneer while confirming the death told , " One more infant died at 8.15 pm on sunday." He added that every possible resource is being put in force to stop the deaths. Medical Superintended is holding an emergency press conference on Monday afternoon. " I am going to explain how these deat...

Disband SASB to run yatra for 2 months: Dr Jain

5/21/2012 12:42:06 AM

early times report JAMMU, May 20: Taking Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to task for creating an unnecessary controversy over the Amarnath yatra issue this time again, the Hindu bodies at a one day Samelan of VHP here today vehemently demanded disbanding of the Board. Accusing the Board for hurting the sentiments of Hindus the VHP international Spokesperson Dr Surinder Jain said that 70 percent officials in it are non Hindus. He said the yatra will commence from Jeshtpurnima faillng on June 4 and 50,000 bajrangis who will rach Jammu on June 2 will join the yatra to holy cave and have darhsan there on Jeshtpurnima. Dr Jain said that Neelmat Puran which has a history of 5000 years is t...

Sheikh Nazir must speak out

5/21/2012 12:41:50 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: The senior most member of he National Conference, Sheikh Nazir who is an eyewitness to many historical events hates to talk about history. Very few scribes have succeeded in interviewing him and those who have spoken to him could not extract the ‘heavily guarded’ secrets. People close to Nazir say that the veteran leader holds a trunk dear to him. The ‘revered’ trunk, they said, lies beneath his bed. Nobody is allowed to open it. The trunk, they said, contains historical documents of importance. The documents can tell a lot about history of Jammu Kashmir and the National Conference leadership. Nazir has never been given the respect due to him althou...

Prof Hari Om extension proposal not responded in time

High level enquiry was against Varun Sahni not Amitabh Mattoo

5/21/2012 12:41:38 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, May 20: Even as Jammu University continues to be under the shadow of controversies with regard to setting up of enquiry panel to probe the complaint against the senior functionaries from time to time The official letter issued by Governor Secretariat dated 15 December, 2011 to the Office of Chief Minister has substantiated that the proposal with regard to granting extension to Prof Hari Om as Maharaja Gulab Singh Chair Professor for a period of one year was not responded to by the concerned authorities despite approval and recommendation from the then vice chancellor. The official letter issued by Principal secretary RK Goyal clearly mentioned this matter and h...

Sagar ridicules Congress, Azad criticises Congress Ministers

Congress Convention Of Helplessness

5/21/2012 12:41:13 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 20: It was hoped that the Congress delegates, who attended the day-long convention in Srinagar and which was addressed by senior Congress leaders, including AICC general secretary Janardhan Diwedi, in-charge Jammu and Kashmir Congress party Mohan Prakash, JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz and union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, would discuss in detail the issues facing the people inhabiting Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and suggest a definite action plan calculated to redress their grievances and expand the support-base of the Congress party in the state. It was also hoped that the Congress convention would focus its attention on the 2008 election manifesto and ...

Baig exposes separatists, Sheikh Abdullah

5/21/2012 12:40:42 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 20: Senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig deserves kudos for the plain speaking that he did yesterday while addressing a party convention at Handwara, notwithstanding his controversial statement that "if India and Pakistan are independent, why have Kashmiris been imprisoned". He not only exposed the separatist leadership but also the National Conference and Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. He accused them of "befooling" the people of Kashmir and furthering their own selfish intentions at the cost of the common Kashmiri. Denouncing the Kashmiri separatists, Baig not only questioned their sincerity, b...

Congress top brass ignores popular sentiment

Convention Left Workers High & Dry

5/21/2012 12:39:34 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 20: It was expected that the Congress workers at the grassroots level, who were aware of the ground realities in the state in general and Kashmir in particular, would urge the Congress top brass at the May 19 Srinagar convention of Congress delegates to accept their demand seeking withdrawal of support to the National Conference-led coalition government and attack the Congress ministers themselves and it actually happened. Several Congress workers, including controversial MLA Dooru Ghulam Ahmad Mir, took on the NC-led government and urged the Congress top brass to sever ties with it. They expressed dissatisfaction over the style of functioning of the NC and th...