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| Why Omar maintained safe distance from Modi during his visit to J&K? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Whether Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was able to win hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir can be an issue for open debate but he has not succeeded in winning the heart of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah during his one-day visit to the state on Friday.
If majority of people felt happy over the inauguration of the Udhampur-Katra rail link and 240 MW power project in Uri by Modi, the Prime Minister had caused some sort of irritation to the separatists who had given a call for shutdown in the Kashmir valley. The cause of irritation was two-fold. One, the call for shutdown had not forced Modi to either postpone or cancel his visit. Two, they complained that they were not allowed to offer Friday prayers in mosques, even during the month of Ramadan, because most of the top leaders had been placed under house arrest.
If these separatists failed to offer prayers in mosques it was the result of their mistaken belief that their call for shutdown will force Modi to cancel his visit to Uri and his address to the troops. Had they not called for hartal there w... | |
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| PMO unhappy with Omar's response | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: The Prime Minister’s Office is quite unhappy with the cold reception mooted out to the Prime Minister by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The PMO is also unhappy with the statements issued by the Congress Minister, on the eve of the PM's visit.
According to sources, the PMO is contemplating of taking a strong measure of not inviting CM Omar Abdullah in the future visit of the PM.
The PMO was quite annoyed with the response of the CM. It was first visit of the Modi as a Prime Minister. Modi had tried to send a message of being sensitive to the State by making a trip to the troubled state so much early in his tenure.
He is the first PM to visit the Sta... | |
| | | | People raise doubt on Omar's love for Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah's love for Jammu region has raised many eye-brows because for the last five years and seven months he has maintained a silence over Jammu's woes but now he has been trying to projecting himself as well-wisher of Jammu.
Chief Minister, while addressing the gathering before Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had touched the issues related to Jammu region.
It was failure on the part of BJP leadership that Omar Abdullah has highlighted the issues which are directly related to Jammu region. Issues which should be highlighted by BJP representatives before the Prime Minister, were raised by Omar Abdullah.
Although Omar Abdullah has ... | |
| | | | Close case against Omar or face music, LeT to judge | | | | Mustansir
SRINAGAR, July 5: A judge in Allahabad has received a threatening letter, saying he will be blown up if he does not dismiss a case against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, media reports said quoting police today.
The letter, received by the office of the judicial magistrate in the district court, Gyanendra Tripathi, Allahabad is signed under the name of Lashkar-e-Toiba.
"A worried Tripathi handed over the letter to district police Chief Manjil Saini who in turn ordered a probe into the matter," the reports said. Saini asked a special police team to ascertain from where the letter was dispatched and also to verify it.
"Security around the office of the judicial m... | |
| | | | PM refrains from raising 370, CM forgoes AFSPA | | Omar, Modi in tacit understanding? | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, July 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah succeeded in depicting through his body language that he had huge ideological void with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the latter arrived at his one day visit to the state the previous day, by staying away from him during the two public functions at Katra and Uri.
While Omar who was playing to the galleries in the Valley was noticed by all and sundry for not warming up to the Prime Minister, one thing that was not visible was the tacit understanding between the two leaders. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah refrained from raising issues on which two leaders were not on the same page. Prime Ministe... | |
| | | | Omar only talked rail, rail and rail | | Modi Effect | | |
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Jammu, July 5: On Friday, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the inaugural train to Udhampur from the newly built Katra station, his impact on NC working president and J&K CM Omar Abdullah was quite visible. Omar Abdullah didn't talk politics. Nor did he talk about the so-called Kashmir problem. He confined his short address only to the subject: Flagging off the inaugural train to Udhampur and importance of the railways. A day before, Omar Abdullah had talked too much politics in Kashmir while addressing party workers at different places and reiterated that he would never mince words when it came to Kashmir.
It was the first ever occasion when Omar Abdullah avoided an... | |
| | | | 33.25% difference of GER at Upper Primary and Secondary level, 25.33% drop out rate | | Omar or Tara, Education degraded in JK | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, July 5: Whether it was former Education Minister of the state or Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as in charge of Education Department or the incumbent Minister Tara Chand, the level of Education has degraded in Jammu and Kashmir due to their failure to streamline this needed sector.
As per data collected and released by Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2013-14, the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) at the Upper Primary Level is 96.7% whereas GER at the Secondary Level is 63.45% and the difference of 33.25% in the GER at Upper Primary Level and Secondary Level is an area of concern for the state.
It has been observed that the districts Kargil (62.29%),... | |
| | | | J&K's Pakal Dul hydroelectric project goes Baglihar way, CVPPPL disappoints | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: National Conference (NC)-led government is just six months away from facing acid test of Assembly elections yet not much headway has been made in getting even minor works started at the 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project.
Government created a joint venture company of NHPC Limited, JKSPDC and PTC (India) under the name and style of Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (CVPPPL) with the sole purpose of speeding up the construction of hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir but the company has miserably failed to come up to the expectations. Neither the speed nor the efficiency has improved, say the sources.
Three years have passed since th... | |
| | | | SIC directs BOSE to allow inspection of official record | | 30 year old Information sought under RTI | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the J&K Board of School Education to allow inspection of the official record of the BOSE by a Right to Information applicant (RTI applicant) who had sought some official record of BOSE right from year 1985 to 2014. As per details available a 2nd appeal was filed in the State Information Commission (SIC) by one Abdul Rashid Sofi S/o Gulam Mohammad Sofi R/o Nalband Pora, Safakadal against the failure of Public Information Officer (PIO) and First Appellate Authority (FAA) of J&K BOSE to provide information as sought by the information seeker. The Joint Secretary-cum-PIO, JKBOSE, Mukhtar Ahmad Jallu ... | |
| | | | Govt issues misleading advertisement on achievements of Health Deptt | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 5: An advertisement released today by National Rural Health Mission boasts of achievements under NRHM. Figures have been given, which according to experts are misleading. The picture is not as rosy as projected by the advertisement.
Much has been written and said about the failure of the mission in Jammu Kashmir. However, a unique protest staged by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) medicos last year stunned the Government. They refused Government's proposal of a salary hike. "We will work on our previous salaries but please pay us in time," the medicos conveyed the message to a stunned Government.
This is the first time when someone has taken s... | |
| | | | MOCKERY: 8475 teachers on academic arrangement on Rs 3000 per month | | Violation of MWA by School Education Deptt | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, July 5: In total violation of Minimum Wages Act, the Jammu and Kashmir School Education department is likely to engage nearly 8475 teachers in various schools across the state, on academic arrangement.
Sources informed Early Times that under Minimum Wages Act, the State Government guarantees Rs 225, Rs 200, Rs 175 and Rs 150 per day for skilled, Accounts, semi-skilled and un-skilled workers respectively.
The 8475 teachers, who do not fall in workman category, would get meager Rs. 3000 as monthly remuneration likely to be engaged under academic arrangements for year 2014-15 across state.
The School Education Department is going to engage 8475 teachers for current acad... | |
| | | | A visit that showed Kashmiri separatists their place | | Tackling J&K through development | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 5: As expected, Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Jammu & Kashmir as Prime Minister has evoked a negative response from the Kashmiri extremists. Leave aside the hartal, as it has become customary with them to ask the unwilling people of the Valley to observe shutdown the day a national leader of the stature of President or Prime Minister visits Kashmir. These hartals are imposed on the people.
As said, the visit of Modi to the state has evoked a negative response from the Kashmiri extremists. They, without any exception, accused the Prime Minister of sidelining the Kashmir issue and stated that the developmental activities are no substitute to the right to self-determin... | |
| | | | Party welcomes retired bureaucrats, police officers with open arms | | All roads lead to PDP! | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, July 5: Upbeat with its performance in the recently held Lok Sabha polls wherein it bagged all the three seats in Kashmir region, the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) is on a roll these days as one after the other a whole lot of former bureaucrats and retired police officers are embracing the party fold.
After the Lok Sabha election concluded, the PDP leadership with an eye on ensuing Assembly polls, so far, has managed to influence several retired bureaucrats and police officials to join the party.
And, the latest to join the PDP bandwagon was retired Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Kamal Saini, who made his entry into the party in presence of party patron M... | |
| | | | SSP Kishtwar constitutes SIT to probe bunglings in Govt ration distribution | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, July 5: In order to probe large scale bungling in distribution of Government ration by the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) Department in Kishtwar unearthed after the seizer of 165 bags of rice meant for the distribution among the poor people of Dachhan area of Kishtwar District, Senior Superintendent of Police Kishtwar Sanjay Kotwal today constituted four member Special Investigation Team (SIT) head by Additional Superintendent of Police Kishtwar Abdul Qayoom and SHO Police Station Kishtwar Sameer Jeelani, In Charge Police Post Kuleed Sub Inspector Madan Lal and Hawaldar Mohammad Shafi as its members.
While talking to "Early Times", SSP Kishtwa... | |
| | | | Ensure gender equality , women empowerment for better future: First Lady | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 5: Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, attended an interaction programme with spouses of members of the India CEO Forum of the International Market Assessment (IMA) at Gulmarg in Kashmir. During the session, there was free-flowing conversation on various issues relating to women in Indian society, girl child protection and conflict in Kashmir. Vohra addressed the ladies Forum about the obtaining social and cultural milieu and how it impacts the changing role of women in the Indian society. She highlighted the challenges which the present day women are facing to carve a niche for themselves in every sphere of life. Vohra particularly highlighted the difficu... | |
| | | | Army flags off educational tour | | | |
Baramulla, July 5:An educational and motivational tour was flagged off by army on Friday in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. An army spokesman said the contingent comprised of 24 students and 2 teachers from Guru Nanak Dev Model High School, Baramulla was flagged off for a 14 day tour by army's 46 Rashtriya Rifles (RR). "The students will be taken to Delhi and Agra where they will visit places of interest like historical monuments, industries and educational institutions.
The parents and teachers expressed their gratitude to the Army for its initiative and requested for many such visits to be conducted in the future," the spokesman said, adding: "the trip is aimed to provide exposur... | |
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