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PDD bills villager having no electric connection

12/28/2016 12:30:34 AM

PDD can do anything! PDD has sent multiple bills to a 'half consumer' in thousands without him using the electricity. Irony is that till date no electricity lines have been laid in the village where bills have been sent.

Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: In a development reflecting ignorance of the authorities, the Power Development Department (PDD) has sent power bill amounting around Rs 25000, to consumers of border village where no electricity lines have been laid till date. According to sources one Puran Chand resident of village Jhung, Tehsil Ramnagar, Samba, approached commissioner secr...

Health Minister turns 'saint' asks doctors to become honest

Substandard drugs in JK

12/28/2016 12:30:02 AM

Unholy Nexus The nexus between the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors is an open secret. Suddenly Health Minister Bali Bhagat has woken up and has warned doctors of strict action if they don't stop prescribing substandard medicines.

Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: Health Minister Bali Bhagat asking the doctors not to prescribe sub-standard drugs for the sake of commission has stirred the hornet's nest as it has exposed the nexus between the doctors and the pharmaceutical companies. While chairing a high level meeting here the Health Minister said, "Reports are still pouring about unnecessary/substan...

Prescribe generic drugs: H&ME to medicos

12/28/2016 12:29:26 AM

Old wine in new bottle Government asking doctors to prescribe generic medicines has triggered a debate. Would this order be implemented in letter and spirit remains to be seen? As in the past this order and idea proved to be damp squib.

Nitesh Sangral Jammu, Dec 27: The new direction of Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department is like the proverbial 'old wine in a new bottle'. Number of times, the concerned Ministers as well as higher ups of the Department issued directions to head of hospitals to ensure that doctors prescribe only generic drugs but failed to implement it. The fresh direction now has rec...

Officers managing affairs of 2 police wings at same time

12/28/2016 12:29:00 AM

Police Raaj A few police officers holding additional charges and many sitting idle has put the question mark on the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 27: That J&K police are faced with the shortage of senior rank police officers can be gauged from the fact that some of them have been entrusted with the responsibility of managing the affairs of two wings of the department at the same time. Though these officers are facing problems in efficiently managing the affairs of two wings at the same time, the government is not taking the steps needed to off load them, accordin...

SHO gets plum posting for 2nd time

12/28/2016 12:28:31 AM

Backing works A powerful police officer, who enjoys the ashirward of his senior has got himself posted in a district of his choice for the second time.

Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 27: A 'powerful' police Inspector, who is said to be quite close to a 'senior' police officer, has managed his transfer to a district of his choice for the second time. He was posted in Udhampur-Reasi range when he was transferred to the CID wing of police. After serving there for some time, he has again managed his transfer back to Udhampur-Reasi range. With the help of a senior police officer, he has now got the district of his...

Land mafia calls shots, Govt insists on eviction of land used as 'Shishu Samadhian'

12/28/2016 12:27:51 AM

Lopsided approach Authorities showing hurry to get land vacated being used for 'Shishu Samadhian' for decades in Patta Paloura area has annoyed the common people who are questioning the role of the officials as they have failed to get thousands of kanals of land encroached by land mafia and powerful people evicted till date.

Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: The unreasonable and unwarranted haste shown by the author...

Now, Hurriyat trains guns at CM

People asked to stay away from Mehbooba's 'lollypops'

12/28/2016 12:26:28 AM

Geelani's 'candies'! "This is really sad that benevolent gestures are being ridiculed through words like lollypop. What if government makes similar remarks against Geelani?" said a PDP leader.

Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 27: Even as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has launched multiple schemes like scooty for girls and 'Ujala' for benefit of people in general, the Hurriyat Conference (G) has asked the people to refrain from availing such benefits. Ridiculing state administration for their scotty and Ujala schemes, Hurriyat said it is ridiculous that "those responsible for snatching eyesight from innocents ...

Prof Sharma fails to differentiate between 'VC and acting VC'

12/28/2016 12:25:49 AM

Fishy appointment The acting Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University hates the word 'acting mentioned along with his designation. "There are apprehensions that some mischief was conducted at the final stage of selection owing to which a person like Prof Sharma became the VC."

Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: As they say, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The adage comes true about incumbent Vice Chancellor Jammu University, Prof RD Sharma. According to reports, Prof Sharma deliberately evades calling himself acting VC. "RD Sharma did not join as VC, but as acting VC. But the shrewd profess...

Industrial estates in deplorable condition

Despite spending Rs 50 cr in last 4 yrs

12/28/2016 12:25:28 AM

Funds siphoned off? Funds are released by the Industries and Commerce Department through two directorates of Jammu and Kashmir. But these funds are not judiciously spent on up-graduation and renovation of industrial estates. "The funds are pocketed by the officers concerned," said an industrialist.

Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 27: Even as the Industries and Commerce Department has spent a whopping Rs 50 crore on up-gradation and renovation of industrial estates in the state in last four years, these sites are in a deplorable condition. Sources said the unit holders face lot of problems l...

Industrial estates in deplorable condition

Despite spending Rs 50 cr in last 4 yrs

12/27/2016 11:18:18 PM

Now BDO Sunderbani misleads MGNREGA

Allots work meant for humans to machines

12/27/2016 11:17:35 PM

BDO Sunderbani gets works meant for labourers as per MGNREGA guidelines executed through machines to make a fortune. The BDO is getting this done through a block level worker.

Early Times Report Rajouri, Dec 27: With no let up in reports of large-scale bungling in the execution of centrally-funded MGNREGA projects in this frontier district, the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) Sunderbani has evolved a new mechanism allegedly to swindle public money meant for benefit of the poor. Officials said for the past few months, the BDO Sahil Jandyal has been brazenly violating the MGNREGA guidelines by all...

BJP befools WPRs through vague statement

12/27/2016 11:16:18 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 27: The BJP will not learn lessons from past mistakes. Nor will it appreciate the mood of the people. The lust for power has derailed it and it is making mockery of itself and going against the cardinal principles of humanity just for the sake of power and at a time when the humiliating refugees from Pakistan are chaffing and seething with anger and accusing the BJP of letting them down again and again. The "power-hungry" BJP has gone so insensitive that it, instead of announcing that it will grant citizenship rights to them, has said that these refugees have every right to claim citizenship rights and this statement has come not from the party president bu...

Militants attack house of CM's relative

12/27/2016 11:16:12 PM

Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 27: Suspected militants late Tuesday night attacked the house of a close relative of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at Badora in South Kahmir's Achbal area of Anantnag. "Policemen guarding the house of Peer Mohammed Shafi, who is also a Peoples Democratic Party leader, fired back in retaliation after many rounds were fired in their direction," police sources said. The militants fled the spot after firing several rounds towards the cops. Peer is reportedly the uncle of Mehbooba Mufti. There was no confirmation if he was in his house at the time of attack. Forces launched a search and cordon operation in the area after the exchange of fir...

Now, people avoid Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, thanks to stone-pelters

12/27/2016 11:08:53 PM

Majid Nabi Early Times Report Bizarre logic

One who wishes to visit Nowhatta or Jamia Masjid has to make it sure that he is not dressed in khaki colour clothes. "They (stone pelters) think these people are from police. One cannot even put on gloves of khaki colour," sources said.

Srinagar, Dec 27: Now people hesitate to visit Nowhatta area of Srinagar on Fridays to offer congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, as stone pelters beat them if found wearing clothes of khaki colour. Sources and witnesses informed Early Times that many people were beaten to pulp by masked youth believed to be stone palter...

Dry weather may impact power generation

12/27/2016 11:08:19 PM

Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report

The continued dry spell has adversely affected water flow in the rivers. This, experts believe is going to impact power generation. The people better prepare themselvez for more dark days in future.

SRINAGAR, Dec 27: The water level of rivers in Jammu and Kashmir has receded due to ongoing dry weather and may decline the state's generation of hydro-electricity, officials said. With no rainfall or snow witnessed in most parts of Kashmir since mid August, this has been the longest dry spell of the decade. An official of meterological department, said that continued dry spell sinc...

NHAI's slackness in widening of NH makes security forces vulnerable to militant attacks

Pampore comes up as most vulnerable area

12/27/2016 11:07:37 PM

Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 27: Failure of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen the Srinagar-Qazigund stretch of national highway connecting Kashmir with Jammu has made security forces vulnerable to militant attacks time and again. Despite missing deadlines the authorities have failed to pull the higher ups of NHAI for their failure to widen the national highway. With no action being taken against them the concerned officials of NHAI are taking the people for a ride and at the same time posing huge security challenges to the security forces personnel. "The recent militant attack at Pampore took place due to the traffic jam in the area. The traffic ja...

NC in its true colours; opposes Pandits, sainiks, refugees

Questioning apex court

12/27/2016 11:07:23 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 27: The opposition National Conference (NC), which claimed to represent Jammu & Kashmir for years, is in its true colours. It is not hiding anything; it is proving by its actions and words that it is not just anti-Pandits, anti-Sainiks, anti-refugees, anti-Indian Constitution but also pro-azadi. And, it appears, the NC leadership has finally decided to bind up its "unpopular" political shop in Jammu and Ladakh, which elect 41 members to the Assembly, and focus only on Kashmir Valley, which returns 46 members to the Assembly. It is also evident that the NC's main target is not the Congress and the separatists but the PDP and BJP, which, the unconvincingly NC c...