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| At ‘historic’ TV debate live from Lal Chowk, participants bash babu-raaj in J&K! | | Rang Mein Bhang | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: Even as the government managed to successfully allow a live TV debate for the national media from “historic” Lal Chowk in militancy infested Kashmir on August 6, the participants in the debate including prominent personalities like politicians took a dig at the administration saying that a section of bureaucrats were behaving like “dictators and breaking all records of corruption.”
While holding the event peacefully was seen a major success for the Jammu and Kashmir Police in particular, the governance on the whole remained a target of the debate.
While the debate was on the abrogation of the so called special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the participants and even those from the audience raised questions over bureaucracy and corruption.
It is pertinent to mention that even as Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta are known for their integrity and dynamism, public criticism is only growing against a section of bureaucracy.
Observers said it was first such debate held in the city center of Lal Chowk and was ... | |
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| ‘Guess the place, get one year ET subscription free’ | | BJP’s corporator becomes victim of its party’s fake development slogans, road around his residence in dilapidated condition | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: A BJP leader and a corporator of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has become a victim of his own party’s fake slogans of carrying out development in Jammu, which can be well assessed from the dilapidated condition of roads around his residential house.
Although this corporator resides in one of the developed wards in the municipality limit, the condition of roads around his residential area speaks otherwise, which are in dilapidated condition and drains are... | |
| | | | Govt’s proposal to turn Mubarak Mandi into heritage hotel draws flak | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: Proposal of J&K Government to turn Mubarak Mandi into a heritage hotel here has drawn flak.
Since the proposal has been moved, people of Jammu have reacted sharply and are urging Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, to withdraw the idea.
Former Director Tourism, Ajay Khajuria while talking to local news portal said, “Work on renovation of Mubarak Mandi had commenced in 2007 and the project was handed over to Archeological Survey of India (ASI) but the ASI made it clear that it can only carryout the work of Rs 2 crore in a year.”
He said, “To expedite the process experts were hired. They gave a comprehensive plan to renovate Mubarak Mandi which comprises o... | |
| | | | Lower Shiva Nagar: Unhygienic surroundings puncture development claims | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
Kathua, Aug 7: Residents of Ward No. 19, Lower Shiva Nagar are living in the unhygienic surroundings, as they do not have any other option. Be repentant over the lethargic attitude of the administration and local representatives, the residents said that besides repeated requests their demands are still at large.
“We have been living over in the colony since for the past thirty years, yet you won’t find a single lane constructed with proper drainage. All the drains of colo... | |
| | | | ‘J&K’s new film policy copy, cut and paste’ | | It will help outsiders, local artists left to fend on their own | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, Mushtaq Kak, on Saturday described the new film policy announced by the J&K Government as “copy, cut paste, policy.”
Kak in an interview with Early Times said, “The new film policy won’t benefit the regional artists. It will only help the outsiders, not the local artists.”
He said, “The present dispensation seems clueless about the regional film industry like Kashmiri, Dogri, Pahari and Poonchi. Our artists have worked extensively in these languages. We had DD Kashir, Jammu channel but these channels have been dismantled.”
Kak said that the present regime seems least bothered about the plight of local artists. “Nor it ... | |
| | | | Disqualification of DDC member Achabal demanded for misleading Election Commission | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, July 07: Demanding the removal and disqualification of District Development Council (DDC) Member from Achabal, an independent political activist has filed a written compliant with the Election Commission accusing the DDC member of indulging in ‘cheating’
Shugufta Akther, who contested DDC elections last year from Achabal DDC Constituency and figured at Serial Number 2 after the declaration of results, has also moved to Jammu and Kashmir High Court against Sameena Hussain who was declared winner from the constituency.
On nomination papers, Sameena Hussain has shown herself a resident of Thajiwara Achabal, however the complaint claims that sh... | |
| | | | Nawa Poonch registers written complaint against ACR for damaging public property | | | | RAJESH TANDON
Early Times Report
POONCH, Aug 7: Assistant Commissioner Revenue Poonch Zaheer Ahmed Kaifi allegedly damaged public property in Poonch here on 4th of August. According to the sources, "ACR has used JCB to damage Guru Nanak Children Park in Purani Poonch". Social organization 'Nawa Poonch' has registered a written complaint in police station Poonch against said ACR for lodging of FIR against said officer. In this regard chairman Nawa Poonch advocate Sanjiv Sharma has called on DySP headquarter Poonch and appealed him to lodged FIR under different sections of law. How an officer without any reason can damage public property?. Nawa Poonch further asked. They have appealed to SS... | |
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