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BJP's silence in Assembly emboldened NC-Cong into corrupt practices 'Nexus' in backdoor appointments, transfers, postings 6/19/2014 9:59:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 18: Engaged in worst ever political bickering for the last two days, even as both BJP and National Conference are coming out with their set of clarifications, the development has left indelible question mark on the conduct of political parties in being friends while giving and taking favours and bitter foes when interests clash. Latest rumblings by none other than the Chief Minister has exposed this 'nexus' and revealed behind the scene deals but more than that the big question remains why BJP MLAs allowed corrupt practices to continue at the hands of ever corrupt coalition of Congress and NC Government. There are ample instances to substantiate that their strategy of silence in the Assembly only emboldened NC-Congress Government's practices on continuance of backdoor appointments and other corrupt practices. When the issues of Backdoor appointments in the Legislative Assembly rocked the House during budget session during the last two successive years, BJP initially joined the chorus of opposition in lashing out at Government for not just employing...   READ MORE

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6/18/2014 11:53:59 PM ...   READ MORE   Senior Abdullah miffed with Omar over mishandling situation NC-BJP stand -off 6/18/2014 11:53:42 PM Abodh Sharma Jammu, June 18: In the backdrop of a bitter war of words between ruling National Conference and the BJP that started Monday last when BJP MLAs hijacked Chief Minister's function at Jammu club over pressing scarcity of Power and water in entire Jammu region, reports from National Conference Head Quarters suggest that Senior Abdullah has expressed his displeasure in unequivocal terms to Omar Abdullah over the incident and the chronology of events that followed. Sources within the NC leadership divulged to ET pleading anonymity that Farooq Abdullah was dejected over the manner in which Omar handled the situation. "He bottomlined the need to keep good relations with the Jammu ...   READ MORE   Omar's expose puts elected legislators in dock, credibility crisis reaches peak 6/18/2014 11:53:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 18: After Chief Minister Omar Abdullah exposed Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), it has opened a new front in political circles in the state, which has put a big question mark on credibility of elected members. All the MLAs get elected to work for the society on the whole and especially in their respective constituencies and they take oath of constitution to take forward this idea. But when Omar Abdullah exposed the bitter reality of MLAs in a function in Jammu few days back, people have started to treat these elected representatives with suspicion. The credibility of not only BJP MLAs, whose names were exposed by the Ch...   READ MORE   Congress' divisive approach towards Jammu province Regional Councils 6/18/2014 11:53:17 PM Rustam Jammu, June 18: Jammu and Kashmir is in the wrong hands. There are elements in the Government who are demanding a regime that is outside the political and constitutional organization of India. They are at the helm of affairs and they have been exploiting Jammu province and Ladakh to the hilt since October 1947. They have virtually converted these two regions into colonies of Kashmir. They all belong to the National Conference. Then there are elements in the Government who, like the NC, want to dismember Jammu province. They are in the NC as well as in the Congress, which is also in power in the state. They do not consider Jammu province a single political entity. They divide it into...   READ MORE   NC CWC meet looks like a halqa meeting Omar discusses PDP more than NC 6/18/2014 11:53:02 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 18: The National Conference Central Working Committee held a marathon meeting that lasted nine hours today. The meeting chaired by the working president, Omar Abdullah, however, did not achieve the desired objective. It looked like a Halqa meeting where Mufti and PDP were extensively discussed. Seasoned parties do not discuss outsiders in the top level meetings. It is a forum to frame strategies. Anyway, the NC did what it is best at-criticizing the opponents and mudslinging. Omar said Mufti Sayeed's `healing touch' was a big hoax. It appeared as if Omar was addressing a public meeting. He, perhaps had forgotten that the high level meeting should hav...   READ MORE   Congress desperate to regain Jammu 6/18/2014 11:52:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 18: The Congress is slowly but surely raking up the issue of Regional Council for the Jammu region. The party has decided to focus on it to regain its lost ground. The party is of the view it could blunt the aggressive posturing of the BJP, which is on swing after the success in the Parliamentary elections. The party after serious rethinking of the post-poll scenario had decided that it could be its best and last bet to regain the Jammu region. The party had already suffered in the 2008 election held after the Amarnath land agitation, which allowed BJP to make highest gains in the region. According to party sources, the party wants to prove that it's ser...   READ MORE   Time to stem the rot in KU 'Special lecture' 6/18/2014 11:52:40 PM Neha Jammu, June 18: University of Kashmir is not a house of learning. It has virtually become a den of anti-India activities. It is holding seminars and debates on topics which are essentially anti-India. It is also inviting certain anti-India "intellectuals" to deliver special lectures on the political future of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistani interests in the state. One such special lecture was delivered on Tuesday in the University of Kashmir and it was organized by Institute for Kashmir Studies (IKS). The man who delivered the lecture was none other than Haseeb Drabu, former Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir bank Ltd. The theme of the lecture was "Economic Cooperation in South Asia: Poten...   READ MORE   Flaws in downloading JUCET admit card Male names appear against females' photographs 6/18/2014 11:52:24 PM Bivek Mathur Jammu, June 18: Jammu University (JU) website is replete with flaws as with the online system of downloading the admit card, a weird picture with male name against female photo has appeared and the same has put the JU authorities in dock over their failure to maintain the website. For the Jammu University Entrance Test (JUET-2014) which is scheduled to be held from 20.06.2014 to 25.06.2014, the Jammu University in its website (www.jammuuniversity.in) had issued key dates. On 16th of this month, students downloaded their admit card/attendance sheets but due to reasons best known to the varsity administration, students faced variety of difficulties while downloading the same. ...   READ MORE   Sleepless nights in Jammu, courtesy prolonged 'power outages' 6/18/2014 11:16:30 PM Mishu Gupta Jammu, June 18: A severe heat wave coupled with unbridled power cuts has raised tempers in the Jammu region and led to resentment against the Omar Abdullah government's "step-motherly" treatment to the region. In this ongoing heat wave the power cuts ranging from 10 to 15 hours have added to the woes of people in the Jammu region, where the mercury is almost touching the over 44.50 Degree celcius. To the surprise of the jammuites the power curtailments are giving them unusual experiences since the heat wave gripped the whole north India. Though it is routine affair Jammu witnesses irregular power cuts from day 1 of the movement of Civil Secretariat Offices from here to Kash...   READ MORE   Thanks to PDD, scores of Baramulla villages live in dark age 6/18/2014 11:16:22 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari BARAMULLA, June 18: Scores of villages still lives in Dark Age as PDD has failed to install electric poles even as these areas pays electricity bills unexpectedly and lacks overall development in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. According to sources, the electric wire system at Kandi, Harashnar, Nilsar, Masjid Angan, Rafiabad, and Uri, is connected to willows and other trees. The village has remained the victim of official apathy in terms of development. The area has not seen much development in all respects. We are demanding poles from the PDD since last five years but of no use. According to Mohammad Ashraf Khan of Kandi, "The surroundings of our village are s...   READ MORE   Five months after heavenly fury victims await rehabilitation, relocation 6/18/2014 11:16:11 PM Early Times Report budgam, June 18: It is more than five months now since the severe land slides occurred in several villages of Budgam district in central Kashmir , but till date the authorities have not been able to compensate , rehabilitate and relocate the affected families. The affected families are living with their relatives and some live even under open sky. This is pertinent to mention that Kashmir valley and areas of PirPanchal and Chenab valley in Jammu region had witnessed heavy snowfall right from November last year until which caused lot of damage to the life and property across various parts of Kashmir as many houses have been totally damaged in many areas of Kashmir v...   READ MORE   Rural drinking water schemes directed to urban areas 6/18/2014 11:15:55 PM Arun Singh Jammu, June 18: Flouting the guidelines of National Rural Drinking Water Programme under centrally sponsored scheme aiming to provide safe drinking water to the habitations of the rural areas, over dozen schemes were executed in urban areas of the state. Sources told Early Times that nearly 13 schemes were executed in urban areas of Jammu and Srinagar cities at a cost of Rs 12.60 crore in violation of the norms. Further, 529 hand pumps were constructed in these areas at a cost of Rs 5.91 crore in last five years by two Ground Water and Drilling Divisions Jammu and Srinagar from the programme funds, they further adding that Rs 18.51 crore was incurred on the construction of in...   READ MORE   Alam to serve yet another detention under PSA 6/18/2014 11:15:35 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, June 18: To prevent re-occurrence of 2008, 2009 and 2010 like uprisings in Kashmir, authorities have charged sixth consecutive Public Safety Act (PSA) on noted separatist leader, Masrat Alam Bhat. The leaders of 'Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League' of which Masrat Alam is the president while informing media persons today said that "Authorities have slapped another PSA on Masrat Alam Bhat and while distributing the grounds of detention, the leaders alleged that authorities are manufacturing false cases against Masrat Alam only to prolong his detention. Masarat a key figure in organizing 2010 uprising was released last week from jail after four years, but he was a...   READ MORE   JUCET center eludes Kishtwar, over 2000 students face inconvenience 6/18/2014 11:15:05 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, June 18: Jammu University authorities have denied Kishtwar a centre for the Joint Entrance Examination for admission to its Post graduate courses (JUCET), putting over two thousand aspirants from the district to gross inconvenience. While talking to "Early Times", several aspirants slamed Jammu University authorities for denying JUCET center to Kishtwar District. Many students on the condition of anonymity said that despite repeated request to the University authorities, the JUET center was denied to Kishtwar. They said that Kishtwar District is a hilly and unconnected area and it is very difficult for the students to reach Jammu. "It took me three days to r...   READ MORE   DGP constitutes team to assess performance 89 KPS officers complete probation in April, await adjustment 6/18/2014 11:14:01 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, June 18:- As many as 89 Kashmir Police Service (KPS) officers of 2012 batch despite completing probation are still awaiting orders for adjustment as the PHQ fails to constitute the Board of members on time. As per reports , 89 KPS Officers of 2012 batch completed their probation in the month of April this year and the board of members for assessing their performance was constituted today by the new Director General of Police who took charge only few weeks ago. As per the Police Headquarter Order no. 1622 of 2014 dated 18-06-2014 issued by AIG (Pers), for Director General of Police J&K, Srinagar the copy of which is available with "Early Times", eight mem...   READ MORE   Learning driving in MAM Stadium endangers sportsmen 6/18/2014 11:13:43 PM Shiv Thakur Jammu, June 18: Two weeks after the barriers were erected to prevent entry of vehicles in MAM stadium, the sports area craves for survival s vehicles have appeared again following removal of barriers. Some of the locals can be seen learning driving in the areas outside the Indoor stadia where players used to do warm up exercises and jogging. There is a great risk of injury by the fast moving vehicles but the sports authorities are still unmoved. Formely, the sports authorities had erected barriers to prevent entry of such people into the area after taking Cognizance of a story published in Early Times on May 29. But barriers have been removed now for unknown reasons and th...   READ MORE

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