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| Jugal fails to impress BJP high command | | Jammu-Poonch LS seat remains unrepresented in Union Council of Ministers again | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, May 27: While induction of Dr. Jitendra Singh, MP from Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seat in NaMo's Council of Ministers has sent jubilation across Jammu region, the fate of Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency remained unchanged as its incumbent like the predecessors failed to secure a Ministerial berth in the Union Council of Ministers.
After thirteen contests, the biggest constituency of the state which comprises as many as 20 Assembly 13 MPs have represented the LS seat in Indian Parliament since it came into existence in 1967. Eight MPs from Indian National Congress, three MPs from BJP and each one from National Conference and Independent Candidate have represented the seat, but the constituency could not manage a birth in union Cabinet.
"After the results of 15th Lok Sabha elections, the voters from Jammu-Poonch constituency were confident that their representative would be inducted as Minister in Namo's Cabinet", said a BJP leader, wishing secrecy. "Like outgoing UPA-2 which had inducted two Ministers from J&K, it was expected that Jugal Kishore Sharma... | |
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| Mehbooba urges Modi to rein in 'disruptive' voices | | | |
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, May 27: Rejecting the statement made by Dr Jitendra Singh that the 'process of repealing article 370 of the Constitution of India had begun' and describing it as disruptive People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today urged the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP leadership to rein in the newly appointed Minister before his utterances cause serious damage.
In a statement here the party president Mehbooba Mufti said Singh should realise that his newly acquired position as a junior Minister comes with some responsibilities and the Prime Minister should intervene to discipline him. "The PMO must clarify the statement to reassure the people of J&K that no mischief i... | |
| | | | A day after his induction, Jitendra rakes up Art 370 | | STIRRING THE HORNET'S NEST? | | | “Govt open to debate
on Article 370”
Early Times Report
New Delhi, May 27: The Narendra Modi Government is open to debate on Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State in Prime Minister's office Jitendra Singh said today while making it clear that efforts would be made through this exercise to "convince" the "unconvinced".
Repeating the stand of Modi during his rally in December last year, Singh, a first time Parliament Member and a surprise choice as Minister of State in the PMO, said, "His (Modi's) intention and that of the Government is that we have a debate so that we can convince the unconvinced about the disadvantages of Article 370.
"If we do not have debate and discus... | |
| | | | 'Abrogation of Article 370 means end of accession with India' | | Politicians aghast over Jitendra Singh's statement | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, May 27: Astounded by the statement of Jitendra Singh, the newly inducted Minister in Narendra Modi's Cabinet that BJP was in the process of repealing Article 370, politicians have reacted sharply stating that abrogation of Article 370 would mean end of accession with India.
Within minutes after the statement of newly made Minister of State, state Congress Vice President
Ghulam Nabi while talking to Early Times said, "Time has come that BJP should explain its 'ACHE DIN' phenomena. Narendra Modi and BJP office bearers were chanting ACHE DIN and now when they have just taken oath, their people have started issuing controversial statements. If they talk of Abrogatio... | |
| | | | Terror, bilateral ties dominate Modi-Sharif talks | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, May 27: During extended talks between Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi today terror dominated the show. Initially talks were scheduled to be held for 35 minutes but they were extended to 50 minutes to allow Modi to convey India's concern over terror emanating from Pakistan.
Modi wanted terror to end so that bilateral talks could proceed and allow India and Pakistan to witness tension free ties. Reports said that when Nawaz Sharif informed Modi that Pakistan continued to be a victim of terror India's Prime Minister reminded him of the delay in convicting those involved in Mumbai mayhem of 2008 wh... | |
| | | | PMO clarifies | | | |
Early Times Report
New Delhi, May 27: Hours after he raised a huge political storm by seeking a debate on the future of Article 370, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Jitendra Singh embarked on damage-limitation exercise, arguing that he had been "misquoted," and that the entire controversy was "baseless."
"I seek to clarify that the reports in the media about my statement on Article 370 are misquoted. I have never said anything quoting the Honourable Prime Minister. The controversy is totally baseless," he said in a statement tonight.
Soon after he took charge in the DoPT, Singh, a medical practitioner who won th... | |
| | | | Incorrect information provided under RTI Act | | Will SIC act against X En PWD (R&B) Bhaderwah? | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, May 27: In an attempt to mislead the information seeker and conceal vital information, Executive Engineer (X En) PWD (R&B) Bhaderwah AN Kundal provided incorrect information to some queries in reply to an RTI filed in Head office (PWD R&B) Jammu on 02-04-2014 which the Executive Engineer Bhaderwah received via letter number CEJ/G/117-37 Dtd: 2014.
In the RTI, this scribe had sought reply over the projects taken up by different divisions of PWD (R&B). The details of physical and financial progress report under Projectization schemes of BC Road Division Bhaderwah ending 03/2014 reads that 35 different construction works have been taken up in Bhaderwah city with an estima... | |
| | | | Ex-council chairman Mickey's lavish spending raises eye-brows | | Austerity thrown to winds! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, May 27: Despite Government claiming of austerity being in place, lavish could be termed the life which ex-Chairman of Legislative Council and Congress leader Arvinder Singh Mickey lived while officiating as Deputy Chairman of the Upper House.
If the reply to RTI dated October 10, 2011 is taken into consideration, Mickey has allegedly withdrew travelling allowance worth more than Rs. 50 lakh from March-2007 to March 2012, the month when he demitted the office. The reply clearly shows that Mickey initially started by drawing travelling allowance worth Rs. 1.78 lakh for year 2007-08. This was a meager and small spending for his first year in office.
The amount was... | |
| | | | Jammu, Ladakh looking towards Delhi for justice, empowerment | | Beginning of a new era | | | Neha
JAMMU, May 27: On May 26, the Congress rule ended in the country and the rule of the BJP-led NDA under the leadership of Narendra Modi commenced. The commencement of the BJP rule has been taken by the people across the country, including Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, to mean the return of hope and joy for the future. Achhe din aane wale hain (good days are coming) is the hope of the people across the nation. The hope has stemmed from the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a categorical commitment that his Government would stem all the rot and hand down to the people a truly and genuinely people-centric, corruption-free, transparent and accountable administration and administ... | |
| | | | Talk of revocation of Article 370 not just ill informed, it's irresponsible: Omar | | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, May 27: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said Art 370 is the only constitutional link between J&K & rest of India. Talk of revocation is not just ill informed it's irresponsible.
Omar made these observations while reacting sharply to the maiden interaction of newly appointed MoS PMO, Jitendra Singh.
After assuming charge of office in the National capital Dr Singh had claimed that the govt was in a process of repealing Article 370
"We are in the process of repealing Article 370 and are in talks with the stakeholders," Dr Jitendra told a news channel.
"Article 370 is more like a psychological barrier", he added
Jitendra had earlier told a Delhi based news a... | |
| | | | Scrapping of Recruitment policy in 'limbo' | | Burgeoning task, may take months, say officials | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: In what can be seen as the decision with regard to scrapping of new recruitment policy meeting a similar fate of announcements made by the NC led coalition Government in the past, many of which remained in limbo for a long time, nothing has moved beyond the formal announcement followed by Cabinet nod to it last week. Even as all the departments have been asked to look into financial implications of reversing the New Recruitment Policy besides getting data of number of people appointed under this policy during the last three years, no significant movement has taken place at any level nor is this 'huge task' expected to be worked out soon.
Sources within th... | |
| | | | BOPEE scam: HC dismisses anticipatory bail pleas by 2 forest officers | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 27: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed anticipatory bail applications by two forest officers, who are evading arrest in connection with their alleged involvement in multi-million cash-for-paper scam engineered by former chairman of BOPEE Mushtaq Ahmad Peer.
"It is quite disheartening to notice that allegedly fathers of the students have stooped low so as to purchase papers and ensure position of their sons in the merit list of the students for admission to MBBS course," the division bench comprising Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice Hasnain Massodi said while dismissing bail applications of Mohammad Amin Mir and Altaf ... | |
| | | | Bailable warrants issued against DM Rajouri, Secy PCB | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: National Green Principal, Tribunal Bench New Delhi today issued bail able warrants against District Magistrate (DM) Rajouri and Member Secretary State Pollution Control Board (PCB) for not adhering/following the directions of the tribunal to check the illegal brick kilns in Dhangri Rajouri.
Sources said that recently directions were passed by the bench which were not honoured by the DM and Secretary State Pollution Control Board following which bail able warrants issued against them.
Here it needs to mention that Brick kilns in Rajouri hit the news on May 19 this year following District Administration Rajouri rescued 63 bonded labourers including half ... | |
| | | | Consider extension in maternity leave to a contractual doctor: HC | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 27: While issuing notice to concerned authorities, the J&K High Court has directed them to consider extension in the maternity leave of a contractual doctor at par with granted to permanent employees. A single bench of Justice Virender Singh passed the directions on a petition filed by Dr. Bilquees Khurshid, who was appointed as doctor under National Rural Health Mission in District Budgam on contractual basis.
However authorities did not granted extension of maternity leave beyond sixty days to the doctor and instead asked her to join duty.
Last year, the court has that female employee appointed on contractual basis cannot be discriminated by denying ... | |
| | | | PDP a force to reckon with in Kashmir | | Wrong to say NC got 11% votes | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 27: If one looks superficially at the statistics released by the election authorities concerning the vote-share of the various political parties in the state, then one would say that the Kashmir's premier political organization National Conference (NC), which is at the helm of affairs, got 11.1 per cent of the total votes polled in the Kashmir Valley in the just-held Lok Sabha. But did it really get 11 per cent of the popular votes polled? The answer is a big NO. No because these votes also included the Congress votes.
All the three NC candidates - Farooq Abdullah, Mehboob Beg and Sharif-ud-Din Shariq - who sought reelection from the Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla L... | |
| | | | Teachers' problems not addressed for long time | | Nepotism ails Trehgam Education zone | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, May 27: Surrounded in many controversies, yet another bitter fact with the Education ministry in J&K remains that department of education has not addressed the problems and demands of their teachers in zones Trehgam, which is by several degrees too bad in North Kashmir's Kupwara district.
According to reliable sources, teachers of Education Zone Trehgam Kupwara did TALASH survey under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in 2012, which was meant for drop out students and they were supposed to pay these teachers Rs 8 for every single form.
At least every teacher got 150 forms on an average and this job was assigned to almost 600 teachers for which remuneration has ... | |
| | | | Modi's SAARC diplomacy: It is advantage for India! | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, May 27: Narendra Modi has won the first round of regional diplomacy by inviting the SAARC heads to his swearing in and starting his maiden innings as the Prime Minister of India by holding meaningful dialogue with all the state heads including Pakistan on the very first day in office.
Through SAARC diplomacy, Modi has tried to bridge the gap between India and these South Asian countries particularly with Pakistan as the two countries have sour relations since the independence and particularly in wake of the aftermath of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and beheading of Indian soldiers in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Even though newly take over Prime Minister Nar... | |
| | | | PDD subjects Jammu to midnight power cuts in scorching May | | Coalition awaits another dose of public wrath | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, May 27: Utter failure of the Coalition Government in affecting reforms in the power sector and avail decent power supply to the consumers across the state has spelled doom for the coalition partners in the recently concluded parliamentary elections and going by the current state of power supply during the hostile summer months, both Congress and the National Conference are going to face the wrath of the people in Assembly elections too due to their non performance.
While Government is mulling a cut in the existing power tariff ahead of elections in a bid to regain lost ground, the anguish amongst the people of all the three regions is so much that such a step would h... | |
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