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Newly born male baby found abandoned
7/10/2014 12:12:32 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, July 9: Barely four days old male baby was left abandoned in a local temple which later was recovered by the police and a case in this regard stands registered at concerned police station. According to police sources, the male newly born baby was recovered by police from the premises of the Ranbireshwar Temple, Jammu here today. "A case against FIR No 49/2014 under section 317 RPC has been registered with the City Police Station, they added. Meanwhile, a senior police officer when contacted told that police has flashed a message and even issued notice that if anybody have claim over the baby or have any where abouts of him, he or she may contact to PS City or PCR Jammu on the following numbers 9469810043, 01912542001....
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FRONT PAGE STORIES
Professors latch on prized postings, throw norms to winds
All Government Colleges' controlled by might of influence
7/10/2014 12:08:11 AM
Shiv Thakur Jammu, July 9: Higher education Department is once again in limelight for undue favouring to its blue eyed which is to be seen in almost all the colleges of the city. In utter violation of the State Transfer Policy, nearly about 39 teachers from city colleges Jammu are playing hide and seek within the city limit for the last five years. Not only this, about 30 teaching and non-teaching staff members have defiantly violated the transfer policy of the state staying more than above 3 years within same colleges including GCW Gandhinagar, GGM Science College and Govt. MAM College. Reliable sources told Early Times that about 22 professors from different city colleges either manage...
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22 SPOs allegedly recruited illegally on Minister's behest
Complaint lodged to PMO, MHA
7/10/2014 12:07:56 AM
Sumit Sharma Jammu, July 9: At least 22 Special Police Officers (SPOs ) are allegedly recruited in police department illegally in the hilly district of Jammu on the behest of a Minister in the Omar led coalition Government ,forcing the leader of other major political party to lodge a complaint in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The complaint in this connection was lodged by the BJP leader Sunil Sharma in district Kishtwar. Leveling allegations against the Minister of Home (MoS) Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo and police, Sharma in his complaint has alleged that to give the benefit to the NC leader in district Kishtwar, some senior police officers on the direc...
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Juvenile Justice Board Delhi awards 3 year imprisonment to Delhi HC blast accused
7/10/2014 12:07:42 AM
Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, July 9: After nearly over two and half year of trial, Juvenile Justice Board New Delhi awarded three years imprisonment to accused juvenile Abid Hussain Bhawani son of Attaullah Bhawani resident of Chinar Gali Kishtwar for his involvement in September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case for sending an email claiming responsibility of the blast in which 17 people died while several others injured in the blast that took place outside the court. As per the details available with "Early Times", the board found guilty Abid Bhawani for having a willful knowledge of the blast in advance, beside sending an email to various media houses. Board while pronouncing the jud...
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PIL regarding illegal constructions in Katra
DB issues contempt notice to DC Reasi
7/10/2014 12:07:33 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, July 9: Today in a contempt petition in much Public Interest Litigation regarding illegal constructions in Katra, Division Bench of state High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Tashi Rabstan after hearing Advocates Ajay Sharma and Parag Sharma appearing for the Petitioners issued notice to Dr. Shahid Deputy Commissioner Reasi to show cause against why proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act be not initiated against him for non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court. Division Bench also directs Chief Secretary J&K that he shall ensure service of notice on Deputy Commissioner Reasi. Today when this contempt came-up for heari...
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Omar camping in Delhi to stitch an alliance with Cong
7/10/2014 12:07:18 AM
Early Times Report NEW DELHI, July 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a last and final effort to retain an alliance with the Congress is camping in New Delhi. The CM had held meeting with the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. But, on finding no positive and firm commitment by the Congress president, is shoring up all the resources to convince the president. Omar Abdullah had been making attempts to retain the alliance. According to sources, he is trying to convince the Congress president that to have a pre-poll alliance is in the interests of both the parties. Sources said Omar is also floating a political balloon in the New Delhi that since PDP and BJP have reached an understanding it's ...
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Protests against J&K Health Deptt’s molestation case gathers pan -India momentum
7/10/2014 12:07:06 AM
Saahil Suhail SRINAGAR, July 9: Against Jammu and Kashmir Health department's nurse molestation case, students, activists, nurses and other youth forums today held protest demonstration at four major cities including in national capital-New Delhi. Reports said that rights activists and nurses held strong protest demonstration against the lapses in J&K Health Department molestation case and increasing harassment of women at work places. Protest demonstrations were held at Nirman Bhawan Delhi, Dadar Station Mumbai, Thrissur Kerala and Sri Pratap Park, Srinagar. Raising slogans against Jammu and Kashmir Health Department, protesters said that in spite of punishing the accused- Director H...
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Singh v/s Singh on cudgels for reigning supremacy in party
BJP's factionalism is hard to die
7/10/2014 12:06:57 AM
Kunal Shrivatsa Jammu, July 9: Regardless of its emphatic win in the recently concluded Parliamentary elections, the 'disciplined' Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is yet to come to terms with the 'open factionalism' within the state unit as a 'tussle' is going on between its two senior most leaders. If sources privy to party affairs are to be believed then the state BJP unit is still grappling with 'infighting' as Union Minister of State (MoS) in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh is locked in a bitter battle of one-upmanship against former state president Dr Nirmal Singh. Sources informed Early Times that Dr Jitendra Singh took keen interest in convincing party High Command to ...
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English speaking outsiders create terror among dedicated workers
7/10/2014 12:06:43 AM
Early Times Report Jammu, July 9: Although state unit of BJP has set a target of winning 44 plus seats in the coming Assembly elections of J&K, chaos and confusion has gripped this party because there is no control on working these days. On the one hand, party has taken back six out of seven MLAs expelled from the BJP on the charges of cross voting, uncertainty has gripped most of leaders because not even a single leader is confirmed of getting mandates. Credible sources in the BJP said that outsiders, who have not taken even a primary membership of the party, are more confident of getting BJP mandate while as those who have been associated with the party since decades are not sure of ...
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Specialist doctors engaged under NRHM without salary since 7 months
Mission director says funds sanctioned till May, Dir Health blames Union Govt
7/10/2014 12:06:29 AM
Akshay Azad Jammu, July 9: The specialist doctors engaged under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Jammu province are without salary for the last more than seven months, making it hard for them to manage their expenditures. Astonishingly, the Mission Director NRHM, Dr. Yashpal Sharma said that they have released the funds to Director Health for release of salary to specialized doctors, but Director Health BS Pathania put blame on delay in release of funds from Union Government. Specialized doctors engaged under NRHM, informed Early Times that uncertainty loomed large over monthly salary every month. "Since we were engaged by the department, we have not got regular salary. The NRHM h...
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5 years on, RTI awareness programme in J&K fails to kickstart
Activists mulling to file PIL
7/10/2014 12:06:15 AM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 9: Under section 23 of State Right to Information Act the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is supposed to undertake awareness programmes on Right to Information Act (RTI) in the nook and corner of the state with special focus on disadvantaged communities but the Government led by Omar Abdullah which claims to have made a great achievement by enacting J&K RTI Act 2009 has failed to even organize a single such programme in the state from the last five years. Government has been publishing advertisements in the local dailies, radio and TV about various schemes and programmes and for doing all this crores of rupees have already been spent from the last five y...
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New Delhi asserts, says J&K integral part of India
UNMOGIP must be asked to vacate India
7/10/2014 12:06:00 AM
Neha Jammu, July 9: Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister of India on May 26. Ever since then, New Delhi has been asserting that its policy towards Jammu and Kashmir would be different and that it would tackle the issues facing the state through development. This roadmap was enunciated by the Prime Minister during his visit to the state on July 4. During the visit, he didn't announce any economic or employment package. Not did he say that his doors were open for talks with Kashmiri separatists. But more than that, he didn't have a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah whose stand on the state is that it is a political issue that needed to be tackled politically. Not jus...
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Irresponsive administration cancels exam; creates law & order problem
7/9/2014 11:38:19 PM
Mustansir Srinagar, July 9: Massive traffic jams erupted in the City centre and adjoining areas of Srinagar on Wednesday morning following cancellation of written test for Fire and Emergency Services Department's fireman post. The authorities had to cancel the test after a law and problem while as the candidates who had come from far off places of the valley accused the administration of being "irresponsible" and "unprofessional". Around 10,000 aspirants were called for written test at the Indoor Stadium complex. But due to shortage of space, things went out of control. The aspirants had started gathering outside the venue from early morning and till 10:30 the candidates from all the d...
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Let Divisional commander liquidated
7/9/2014 11:38:13 PM
Syed Tahir Bukhari KUPWARA, July 9: A top LeT divisional commander was killed in an encounter at Handwara area in North Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday afternoon. Official Sources said acting on specific intelligence about the presence of 4-5 militants at Shah Mohalla of Hamla Pati village in Zachaldara area of Handwara Tehsil, the joint team of army's 21 Rashtriya Rifles, 92 Bn Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) cordoned off the whole area. As such the joint team intensified the searches, the militants hiding in the area tried to break the cordoned and opened heavy fire upon the forces, sources said, adding that the fire was retaliated ensuin...
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Shopian Municipality turns hub of illegal recruitments
7/9/2014 11:37:52 PM
Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, July 9: Municipal Committee Shopian has turned a hub of illegal recruitments and undue promotions. Reports said people are recruited, transferred and then promoted. The document details in possession of early times reveal that since 2004 to 2012 more than 37 people from District Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Ganderbal, Shopian and Srinagar have been appointed illegally by the executive officers of all these places and then transferred to Municipal committee Shopain where timely placed executive according to sources regularized and promoted them in lieu of handsome considerations. The details reveal that People from other districts of Kashmir recruited in Muncipa...
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Tacit understanding between NC, APHC (M) for election?
Desperate attempts
7/9/2014 11:37:45 PM
Rustam JAMMU, July 9: The NC, which suffered a massive defeat in the just-held Lok Sabha elections, is trying its level best to cultivate certain groups and individuals who could help it face the challenge being posed to it by the PDP and bounce back in the Assembly elections. Its main rival in Kashmir is the PDP and it wants to controvert its growing influence through alliances with the Congress as well as separatists believing, and rightly, that it cannot take on the PDP single-handedly. There are reasons to believe that the NC has reached a tacit understanding with the APHC (M) in its desperate bid to put up some respectable show in the coming Assembly elections. (insiders say that it...
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LOCAL NEWS
KU's EMMRC degenerates into den of mediocrity
Congress team visits border belt of Vijaypur
KVK Poonch organizes training on propagation techniques
SRTC-VRS employees stage protest in support of demands
NKRSNS criticizes railway budget
Dental Surgeons' indefinite hunger strike enters into 5th consecutive day
DDC Rajouri asks to complete process of scrutiny, reconciliation of BPL lists
5 day multilingual Hamdiya-o-Naatiya Mushaira held
Raghunath pura deputation seeks opening of rear gate of Raghunath temple
Army provides water cooler to GMS Bandwal
Moghla coal miners' strike enters 6th day, condition of 2 workers deteriorate
590 'Prerak' appointed under SBM in Rajouri
Rahul Gandhi was napping in parliament during Price rise debate, says BJP
13 students selected for Chenab super 30 competition
Railway budget designed to appease corporate houses: Babu Singh
DDC Samba convenes public grievance camp
Vakil condemns 'use of force' on youths appearing for 'fireman' post
Alleging irregularities, NSF seeks audit of Central University Jammu
Thousands throng Bhagwan Gopinath Ashram, pay obeisance
USTA seeks fulfillment of their demands, calls on Div Com
BJP seeks implementation of Migrant Act
Locals demand shifting of Sandi firing range
Omar failed to check high level corruption: AAP
NCP dubbed railway budget as sweet dream
Nai Basti residents stage protest against unscheduled power cuts
Max Healthcare ties up with KC Mediplex, announces OPD services in Jammu
Young Panthers hail NPP's agenda of Jammu statehood
Scores of youth protesting against Fire Services Deptt injured in police lathicharge
Vibrant Sports policies being implemented: Bhalla
DDC Jammu discusses I-Day arrangements
Kathua BJP hails Modi Govt's Rly Budget
ABVP delegation calls on HRD Minister
DPYO flays Rly Budget-1014-15 for ignoring Poonch -Rajouri
Ayurveda forums express solidarity with protesting Ayurveda medics
Lower Challa residents protest against scarcity of water
AJKMPJ alleges present coalition has disfigured democratic Institutions in state
15 years RI, Rs 2 lac fine to medical narco smuggler
PIL highlighting inadequate staff in anti-graft bodies, sanction for corruption cases
Narcotic smuggler held with 7 kg Poppy straw
HC quashes PSA of JKLF founder's brother
Why is Govt scared of filling vacant posts?
Cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Ramban
2 succumbs, 2 others battling for life
Murder accused husband arrested
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