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Patience of poor employees may be at an end Government Of Arrogance 7/25/2011 12:27:39 AM Neha EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: Who says democracy means government of the people, by the people and for the people? This definition is not applicable to India. In India, democracy basically means government of legislators/bureaucrats, government of legislators/bureaucrats and government for legislators/bureaucrats. In other words, we have a system of governance in the country that has no place whatever in its scheme of things. Their only duty is to pay taxes on everything they purchase and suffer to ensure that our law-makers and law-executors and their families lead a luxurious life. They are not concerned with the people who elect their so-called representatives. Least concerned. It is difficult to that there is a single state in the country where the people matter to an extent or where the people are considered the chief determinant. Jammu and Kashmir is also an integral part of the rotten, out-dated, arrogant, corrupt and insensitive system of governance. In fact, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much worse. It's no wonder then that the transparency Internation...   READ MORE

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J&K fails to meet targets, spend funds, provide employment MNERGA goes haywire 7/25/2011 12:26:08 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: Jammu and Kashmir has been unable to meet targets, spend funds and provide employment to rural youth under the much hyped Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) across the state. If a report of the union rural development ministry is to be believed, the scheme is more on papers and less on ground in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. It has maintained that J&K has not been able to spend funds allocated to it under the scheme. J&K has spent 47.81 percent of funds available with it. It has provided employment to 78.80 percent of the total number of persons who sought employment under the scheme. Of these 78.8...   READ MORE   Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 'advice' to KPs: Assert minority status Will the J&K government allow community to accrue its benefits ....? 7/25/2011 12:25:29 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 24: At a time when Kashmiri Pandits are trying to rebuild their bonds with the motherland Kashmir after remaining in exile for over two decades, spriritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's advice has come as a reinforcing strategy which the community needs to follow in spirit. Sri Sri has counted the success of the community basically on two issues- unity in the otherwise fragmented community and ascertaining their minority status by dint of which they can assert on their rights on everything. The moot question remains will the government allow community to accrue benefits on this front ? In a function where the spiritual addressed the Pandit community, the unde...   READ MORE   No democracy, rule of law in J&K, says SAD leaders Simranjeet Singh Mann ordered out of Valley, not allowed to address Sikh community 7/25/2011 12:24:53 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 24: Simranjeet Singh Mann, president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) had to leave the Valley today as authorities denied him the permission to go to a Baramulla Sikh village where he had been invited to address a Sikh gathering. Mann had been advised by Srinagar district magistrate, Mehraj-ud-Din Kakroo that he would not be allowed to proceed to Baramulla village where his presence could result in a law and order situation for the administration. The district ma...   READ MORE   KPS for probe into alleged links of journalists, intellectuals with Fai, ISI 7/25/2011 12:22:23 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 24: The alleged links of some Indian journalists and intellectuals with the ISI run operation to carry out propaganda on Kashmir separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai is being viewed seriously by the nationalist forces in J&K who besides seeking immediate resignation of Dilip Padgoankar as head of the interlocutors on Kashmir have also demanded action against the other people from India involved in this operation. Not only the BJP but various other organizations have voiced their concern over the role these journalists and intellectuals who they alleged were a party to India propaganda launched by ISI through separatist leader Fai. They while demanding a thorough ...   READ MORE   SVO begins probe, seeks records from education deptt Fire extinguisher purchase scam 7/25/2011 12:21:57 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: State Vigilance Organization (SVO) has begun digging deep into the alleged scandalous purchase of fire extinguishers by the school education department in Jammu district. Sources said that SVO recently wrote to Chief Education Officer (CEO) Jammu to explain in detail the manner in which fire extinguishers were purchased by the school education department. It has asked education department to come out with documentary evidence in support of its claims that fire extinguishers were purchased under a set procedure and a manual was followed while doing so. Ironically, office of Chief Education Officer (CEO) Jammu, which according to sourc...   READ MORE   Police recovered missing girls within 14 hours from Kashmir 7/25/2011 12:21:11 AM Early Times Report KISHTWAR, July 24: Kishtwar police today claimed to recover two missing girls including a minor in less than 14 hours after the registration of complaint at police Station Kishtwar. According to police, Kishtwar police station received two complaints regarding the disappearance of girls. In one complaint filed by Abdul Kabir Rangrez the father of minor girl Farah Rangrez that one Danish Fareed Trak son of Fareed Ahmed Trak resident of Malipath Kishtwar insistently and in deceit manner flee away along with his minor daughter from his residence along with Rs 1.50 lakh worth cash and jewelry to some unknown place. On the instance of complaint registered by father of the...   READ MORE   Kishtwar administration all set to host DDB Today Clouds looms over success of DDB meet as MLA,s/MLC have threaten to skip the meet 7/25/2011 12:20:44 AM Asif Iqbal Naik EARLY TIMES REPORT Kishtwar July 24:- District Administration have geared up to host this year District Development Board meeting at newly constructed DC Office Complex at Khuleed on the outskirt of Kishtwar town. Chairman DDB Kishtwar Abdul Gani Malik honorable Higher Education Minister have already reached Kishtwar and several other head of the departments also started campaigning at Kishtwar since today's afternoon. According to reports, tomorrows DDB meet is likely to stormy one over the less allocation of funds for Kishtwar District which is less than 50 Crore. MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has reportedly left Kishtwar District and is not coming to attend the m...   READ MORE   Glorifying Omar at Sher-e-Kashmir's cost? CM's car goes to Official Spokesman's head! 7/25/2011 12:19:14 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 24: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah added yet another fether to his cap today by becoming the first ever Chief Minister to visit Gurez by road. A `jubliant' official spokesman in a bid to glorify Omar for this `remarkable' feat did cast aspersions on Omar's predecessors two of whom happen to be his grandfather and father. The Sheikh family ruled Kashmir for 32 years. This includes three year regime of Ghulam Muhamamd Shah who dethroned Dr Farooq in 1984. So neither Sher-e-Kashmir nor Dr Farooq dared to travel to Gurez in a car. Even Ghulam Muhammad Shah who is considered a better administrator and a tough person did not do it, or to put it plainl...   READ MORE   Omar sees bigger role for Panches, Sarpanches 7/25/2011 12:18:48 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 24: After inaugurating the Gurez festival, Omar addressed newly elected panches and serpanches of Gurez constituency at a separate function after inaugurating 4-day orientation camp for them. The Chief Minister asked them to be prepared to shoulder the responsibility of rendering important public service. "Your role will not only be restricted in the rural development sector", he said elaborating that panchayats would also be involved in the sectors of social welfare, consumer affairs and public distribution, health, education, construction of rural roads, supply of drinking water and electricity, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc.. The Chief Minist...   READ MORE   Set up provincial councils in J&K, BJP tells Jethmalani Political Bankruptcy -- I 7/25/2011 12:18:23 AM Rustam EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 24: The state unit of the BJP has once again disappointed the people of Jammu province. Yesterday, the BJP delegation met the senior BJP leader and Kashmir Committee chairman Ram Jethmalani and urged him to suggest the establishment of two provincial councils, one each for Jammu province and Kashmir region, invested with administrative and financial powers. At the same time, it urged Jethmalani to recommend Union Territory status for Ladakh. The BJP delegation also talked about Article 370, about the problems of the refugees, about delimitation and about the scourge of discrimination and termed the ongoing movement in Kashmir as a manifestation of th...   READ MORE   Man assaults brother with sickle 7/25/2011 12:17:29 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU: A middle aged man was seriously injured Sunday morning after his brother allegedly struck him in the head with a sickle. Police said brothers Balsar Ram and Nada Ram were arguing when Nada Ram hit his brother in the back of the head with a sickle, according to police. Police said Balsar was knocked unconscious and bleeding profusely from the head. The assault occurred at Bazigarh Basti, Akhnoor. After the incident the alleged accused fled from the spot while injured was rushed to the sub district hospital from where he was referred to GMC hospital for advance treatment. A case under section 452,323 RPC has been registered against the accused with Akhnoor pol...   READ MORE   One killed, several injured in road mishaps 7/25/2011 12:16:47 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu: One person was killed while several other received injuries in road mishaps that took place across district Jammu here in rainy day of Sunday. Sources giving information said that one person who was brought to GMC hospital after he fell from speed up matador at Nagrota succumbed to injuries. He has been identified as Tinku son of Raj Kumar of Nagrota. While as,two persons received injuries in truck -matador collision at Bantlab, Nagrota. The truck bearing registration number JK02AA/8479 was on way to Udhampur while the matador bearing registration number JK02AS/5088 was on way to Jammu when the mishap occurred. The injured identified as Mohd Shafiq and Mohi...   READ MORE

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