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| Talks tough on ceasefire violations, asks Pakistan to rein in forces | | Jawans ready to give befitting reply to enemies | | | Hopes for peaceful Amarnath Yatra ahead
Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, June 15: Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley today said that security forces are quite capable and competent to thwart any challenge from its neighbours. He asked Pakistan to rein in the forces on the border and said that ceasefire violations cannot go simultaneously with dialogue process.
"India is quite capable to defend its borders and the jawans have been discharging their job diligently on the international border, Line of Actual Control and Line of Control. The security forces are in a position of domination on the border and I am quite satisfied that we can thwart any challenge as and when it comes up," said Jaitle... | |
| | | | "Armed forces capable of handling Al Qaeda threats" | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 15: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley with Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah.Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said that Indian forces are capable of handling any threat of Al Qaeda in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a press conference in SKICC Srinagar, when Arun Jaitley was asked about the news reports of video in which Al Qaeda has asked for jehad against India in Kashmir said that we have to watch the situation how it develops. There is an element of caution and we are accessing the situation after the US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and I am sure that our armed forces are capable of handling threats."
Senior militants from Al Qaeda's central command have releas... | |
| | | | J&K Govt quashes new recruitment list of migrant youth | | No 'Acchay Din' for Kashmiri Pandits | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 15: With Chief Minister Omar Abdullah giving indications of quashing new recruitment list of migrant youth and giving preference to the old list of 2010 in a meeting of Kashmiri Pandits at Srinagar recently, hopes of hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit (KP) youth have belied who were waiting to get their appointment orders from the recruitment agencies within week's time.
The decision has generated a lot of resentment among the displaced people who term the CM's decision unfortunate and childish saying if the government had to keep the old list stand by then it was not supposed to issue new advertisements and call interviews.
They said even the recruitment age... | |
| | | | "Policy measures for KPs return soon" | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 15: The Centre will announce policy measures for return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley in the next few days, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said while voicing optimism about the situation in J-K and promising that Modi government will make special effort for its development.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who met Jaitley yesterday and was present during a security review with the minister, said he was glad that Jaitley was returning to Delhi "with an appreciation of the situation & challenges".
Jaitley, who arrived yesterday on his maiden two-day visit to the state after taking charge, said he had no political agenda but was he... | |
| | | | Omar's cabinet unable to effect major administrative reshuffle | | Chinks in NC-Cong coalition! | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, June 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has again failed to enforce his writ and ensure major administrative reshuffle in the state at various bureaucratic levels, following dissent in his Cabinet. Interestingly, Sources revealed that the dissent is driven by officers holding key posts, who have often managed to influence decision-making of the Cabinet. It comes as no surprise that they have wielded their influence in ensuring that they are not replaced or shifted to some other ordinary posting. There are also unconfirmed rumors that some ministers have been paid huge amounts of money to stall the administrative reshuffle.
Sources reveal that an incompetent and ine... | |
| | | | No power can repeal 370 without peoples' consent: Soz | | 'BJP used the slogan to lure voters during elections' | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 15: The state Congress chief Saif-ud-din Soz Sunday stated the no institution in India has the power even to amend Kashmir's special status sans the consent of the people of the state.
Soz while talking to a news agency informed that the demand of the BJP over the repeal of the Article 370 is nothing but a sheer propaganda that has no bases. "It was the slogan that was used by the party to lure voters and that the Congress party shall strive for the protection of JK's special status and the party treats all the three regions of the state as one entity."
Pertinently, Jaitley while addressing newsmen at SKICC at the end of his two-day visit to the state ... | |
| | | | JU unable to hold inter-university cricket tournament, sportsmen appalled | | | | Mohd Irfan
JAMMU, June 15: Contrary to the tall claims of Jammu University of holding various sports activities on regular basis, nothing much is happening for the sporting community inside the campus.
Cricket, which used to be regular feature, has been long forgotten. Sportsperson are up in arms against JU administration for not holding cricket tournament. On one hand, Director Sports claims of providing better infrastructure to the sportsperson and holds event every year but things on ground are contrary to that.
Sources said that sports meet is held in Jammu University (JU) every year by Directorate of Physical Education in Gymnasium hall. One of the sportsperson wishing not to be n... | |
| | | | Jammu craves for water as Rs 12.89 Cr go waste | | 519 bores, not a single well | | |
Arun Singh
Jammu, June 15: Disregarding scientific norms for selecting the site for bore wells under State Water and Sanitation Mission by the concerned department, as many as 519 bore holes dug up during 2009-13 were declared unsuccessful after incurring an expenditure of Rs 12.89 crore.
Sources told Early Times that the site for the construction of bore wells had to be selected after carrying out surveys based on hydro-geological set-up and Hydro-geo-morphological (HGM) maps in consultation with Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).
The infringement of the set procedures has deceived the main objective of the programme to provide safe drinking water to the people of Jammu region parti... | |
| | | | A lesson of Rajneeti for Rana | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 15: National Conference Provincial President for Jammu Devender Rana took a break from active politics to learn some lessons of Rajneeti at Nagrota. He witnessed the final of Kesri Dangal Panjgrian and also gave away the prizes.
Playing a typical politician he called for `equitable promotion of rural sports. But what matters is the `take home message'. In a dangal, you `trample' the opponent and that is exactly what a politician does most of the times.
Rana was trampled by no strangers during the just concluded parliamentary elections. Rana will have to face the same persons during the assembly elections. And with Dr Farooq and Omar too naïve to play Kri... | |
| | | | Ruhulla faces peoples' ire | | | | Shakeel A Khan
BUDGAM, June 15: The leader of the ruling National Conference and sitting MLA from Budgam, Aga Syed Ruhulla has virtually gone into hiding as if he has no hopes of coming to power again. He seemingly has begun to feel the heat of the changing political scenario of Jammu and Kashmir.
The people of Budgam, Who have reservations against this leader, blame him for safeguarding the interests of a particular community to which he belongs. His priority is to serve the people of the Budgam mains leaving the other inhabitants to fend for themselves.
Majority of the people from Budgam want a change in the political representation as according to them, they have been let down by t... | |
| | | | Govt appoints 115 Vigilance Officers to tackle graft | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: In a bid to give more teeth to the State Vigilance Commission to fight graft in administrative set-up, Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed 115 Vigilance Officers. These officers have been appointed in a newly-formed anti-corruption wing of SVC in the state administration after consultation with the State Vigilance Commission, said M A Bukhari, Secretary, General Administrative Department (GAD), J&K Government. "According to Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Rules, 2013, sanction has been accorded to appointment of 115 Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs), Department Vigilance Officers (DVOs) in respect of Heads of the Department (HoDs) and... | |
| | | | JK seeks additional quota of electricity in view of Amarnath pilgrimage | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: The state Government has requested to the BJP led NDA Government in the centre to increase power allocation to Jammu and Kashmir in view of the ensuing two-month long annualAmarnath pilgrimage.
Government circles said that the state authorities have conveyed to the centre that in view of the acute power shortage in the state coupled with breakdown of transformers in various parts of the Jammu and Samba districts Amarnath pilgrims could face lot of inconvenience and difficulties as a result of prolonged load shedding.
These circles said that the state Government is trying to initiate long term and short term measures for increasing power generation an... | |
| | | | BMO suspends 3, charge sheets 13 employees | | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR, June 15: In a surprise visit to border belt of Poonch district to review the healthcare facilities, the BMO Mendhar suspended three employees while charge sheeted 13 of them for dereliction of duty. BMO Mendhar Dr Parvaiz Ahmed Khan when reached PHC Dhargloon, he found that Dental Technician Mohd Sayeed, X-Ray Technician Shafeeq Ul Rehman and Nursing Orderly (NO) Nazir Hussain were unthorizedly absent. He placed all of them under suspension while two of the employees namely Dawasaz ISM Mohd Ashraf and Lab Technician NRHM Arif Mohd were charge sheeted for unauthorised absence from duty. Later at PHC Bhatadhrian, the BMO imposed fine of Rs 2000 on NRHM Dr Rsha... | |
| | | | Death of pregnant woman at SDH Pattan | | Axe falls on 4 poor employees, transferred to far flung areas | | |
Early Times Report
baramulla, June 15: After the probe was ordered into the death of the pregnant woman at Sub District Hospital Pattan, the CMO Baramulla has 'ironically' transferred four poor class-IV employees who even were not present at the time when the incident took place. The government on Sunday assured action against the measure.
After the transfers of two lady doctors following a May 28 incidnet when a pregnant woman died in the Sub District Hospital Pattan, the authorities took action against the class- IV employees of the hospital, transferring them to far flung areas.
According to reports, after a pregnant woman died, the state government ordered the probe on very same... | |
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