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Transparency, accountability hold no meaning in JU 3 contractual Project Officers regularised against 2 posts; Raj Bhawan kept in dark 9/19/2016 12:07:29 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: The administration of Jammu University is again in news for all the wrong reasons. This time it has regularized three Project Officers who were earlier appointed on 'contract' basis against two sanctioned posts. The 'syndicate' endorsed the wrongdoing of the past without going into the merits of the case which shows that the Financial Advisor of the varsity did not apply his mind and acted as a rubber stamp. According to documents available with Early Times, the three Project Officers-Dr. Pallavi Sachdeva, Dr. Bharati Prabhakar and Dr. Sandeep Singh-were appointed in the Centre for Continuing Education and Extension (now Department of Lifelong Learning) on 'contract' basis against the two advertised posts in February 2009. All the three Project Officers were appointed on a consolidated salary of Rs 15000 per month. Documents further revealed that after two years of service, Dr Bharati Prabhakar approached High Court of J&K and filed a writ petition (SWP) for her permanent absorption. However, Naresh Padha, the then Registrar, University of Jam...   READ MORE

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Asiya spreads venom in Valley, exports her son overseas for studies Separatists selling MBBS seats in Pakistan for handsome amount 9/19/2016 12:07:21 AM Shameful hypocrisy of separatists Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Sept 18: At a time when Pakistan's stooge and Chief of radicalized women organization Dukhtaran-i-milat Asiya Andrabi is instigating poor youth for stone-pelting and misguiding them in the name of Jihad, her own son is presently studying in Malaysia. Sources informed "Early Times" that Asiya Andrabi with the help of her bother Syed Taha Andrabi who is presently working with J&K Government as Joint Director, Technical Education Department could have managed the admission for her son Mohammad Bin Qasim in any college in the Kashmir but knowing that she was on the job to create trouble in Kashmir by ins...   READ MORE   3 education zones of Jammu headless; minister unmoved 9/19/2016 12:07:00 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: Education has taken a backseat in government-run educational institutions in three education zones of Jammu district as three key posts of Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) are vacant for the last two months. Jammu district has a total of 16 zones, and three of them-- R S Pura, Bishnah and Jourian-are functioning with ZEO since July. "Headmasters or principals of nearby schools are holding the charge of ZEOs these days", sources in the Education department told Early Times. "As each education zone has a number of schools, the absence of ZEOs is severely affecting proper inspection and management of these institutions", sources said, addi...   READ MORE   Police officers fight over FIR against powerful businessman 9/19/2016 12:06:54 AM Early Times Report Anantnag, Sept 18: At a time when whole security grid is trying to bring back normalcy to the turbulent Valley, two senior police officers in south Kashmir have locked horns over registration of an FIR against an influential businessman. Highly placed sources told Early Times that the reason behind confrontation between Station House officer (SHO) and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) is registration of FIR against an influential businessman and subsequently imprisoning him for a night for committing an offence punishable under 420 RPC and violating the standing High Court directions. Sources said that a few weeks ago, the SHO was tipped off about extraction of s...   READ MORE   Strike calendars prepared by Hurriyat to benefit own people Transporters up ante against Hurriyat 9/19/2016 12:06:44 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Sept 18: A close look on the striker calendar issued by the Joint Hurriyat Conferences from 8th September to 16th September-2016, reveals that traders especially shopkeepers in Kashmir were asked to open their shops after 6 pm each day and people were also asked to shop during this time to extend maximum benefit to the businessmen closely associated with separatist leaders. Common traders and businessmen were robbed of the benefits they look forward to during the peak shopping season ahead of Eid festival, which was marred by the protest calendars. Bilal Ahmad, a driver by profession alleged that "Joint Resistance" of Huriyat Conference...   READ MORE   Director suspends officials, disengages RETs RETs engaged in non-existing school 9/19/2016 12:06:34 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: Director School Education (DSE) has placed Zonal Education Officer, dealing Assistant and Senior Assistant Higher Secondary, Pallanwala, under suspension and attached them to the office of Chief Education Officer (CEO), Jammu, for appointing two Rehbr-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers in a non-existing primary school. The DSE also ordered to disengage the two ReTs and lodge FIR against them through the CEO, Jammu. The DSE ordered that Joint Director (Trg)/Principal SIE shall frame and serve chargesheet upon Khour ZEPO Surinder Kumar and Jagatar Lal, Senior Assistant in HSS, Pallanwalla, and furnish their reply, if any, within 20 days positively so that a case m...   READ MORE   Khidmat center converted into luxury shop, poor villagers fleeced Officials make ‘Bander Baanth’ of Govt facility, admin silent 9/19/2016 12:06:26 AM AB Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Sept 18: Much against its aim of offering assistance to the people in services like opening bank accounts or access to internet, the government-owned Khidmat Center at Bhambla in Pouni Tehsil here has been converted into a "luxury shop" where poor people are fleeced. While there's no board outside the Khidmat center, inside this "shop", a government employee, who was supposed to assist people, runs a grocery store where goods are sold at exorbitant prices. From sale of SIM cards to recharge, the government employee, behaving like shopkeeper, is not only misusing his position, but fleecing those who visit the facility. While he charges Rs 20 for m...   READ MORE   Time to take appropriate military action, hit back 'Liberate PoK to prevent Uri like attacks' 9/19/2016 12:06:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: Terrorists attacking an Army camp in north Kashmir's Uri sector has rattled the security establishment and the nationalist forces across the country. "Seventeen Army jawans losing their lives and more than 18 sustaining injuries is a cause of concern. It's high time for India to take a decision and hit back," an analyst told Early Times. He said, "On one hand Pakistani agents have disturbed the normal life in Kashmir, while on the other hand Pakistan backed terrorists have started attacking the vital security installations. It seems Pakistan has considered our desire for peace as our weakness. We need to hit back and teach the perpetrators a lesson."...   READ MORE   19- yr old Dogra soldier killed a terrorist, challenged 3 others 9/19/2016 12:06:11 AM Srinagar, Sept 18: Terrorists attacked 12th Brigade URI. At 0515 hrs, terrorist attacked Admin block of Army, it constituted unarmed soldiers refilling Diesel in barrels from fuel tanks. Terrorists lobbed 17 grenades in 3 mins, thus igniting the dump and creating massive fire burning barracks and tents in 150 m area. 13 soldiers burnt alive instantaneously. 32 soldiers injured with severe burns. 4 terrorist were killed, search is still on. The plan was to kill unarmed troops, Then storm Medical Aid Unit near Brigade Adm Area. And then to explode themselves after entering officers mess. All this was revealed by the map carried by militants which was marked and indicated in Pashtun language...   READ MORE   'Moles passed info!' 9/19/2016 12:06:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: Attack on the camp of the Army at Uri in North Kashmir this morning, in which 17 soldiers attained martyrdom, has established there were some moles who had passed on information about on-going transaction between two Army battalions. It was all due to information passed on by these moles that terrorists were very much aware of the fact that due to on going transaction every thing is not in proper shape. Terrorists took advantage of the transaction between Dogra Regiment and Bihar Regiment. The bigger question, how were the moles who have passed all vital information to the terrorists. The Defence authorities have to first single out such moles to a...   READ MORE   Pakistan takes advantage of unrest in Valley Terror hits Uri: 17 army jawans martyred 9/19/2016 12:04:57 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Uri (Baramulla), Sept 18: Seventeen army jawans were killed and 18 others injured Sunday in a major terror attack in Uri area of Baramulla district. A senior army official said that at around 4:30 am, a group of heavily armed militants entered an army base and lobbed grenades and then opened indiscriminate fire, killing 17 jawans and leaving many injured. "The terror attack was carried out in the wee hours when army personnel were sleeping in their barracks as the advance party had replaced the night patrolling party," said the official. He said a number of barracks caught fire and when the troops were trying to come out from these barracks to save the...   READ MORE   Jammu jawans make supreme sacrifice in Uri 9/19/2016 12:02:53 AM Early Times Report Samba, Sept 18: Small village in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district slipped in deep grief and mourning as the news of Ravi Pal reached Sunday morning. Ravi was one of the 17 army jawans who were killed in the terrorist attack. Ravi's younger brother is also in the Army. While pal of gloom descended on the family, the elder brother of the martyr said that while his brother's demise had left a void in their lives that would never be filled, his family was proud of the sup...   READ MORE   Timeline of major militant attacks in J&K 9/18/2016 11:28:54 PM 3 November, 1999: Ten army personnel killed in Fidayeen attack on 15 Corps Headquarters at Srinagar's Badami Bagh. 14 May, 2002:36 persons are killed and 48 others injured in a Fidayeen attack on an Army cantonment in Kaluchak, Jammu. Most of the killed were family members. 22 July, 2003:A three-member militant team stormed an Army camp killing eight personnel, including a Brigadier, and injuring 12 others in Akhnoor. 6 April, 2005:A day before the bus from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is to be flagged off, two suicide squad militants attacked the Tourist Reception Centre, here. 5 October, 2006:Militants attack at Budshah Chowk, in heart of Srinagar, killing...   READ MORE   PM vows to act strongly against attackers; HM reviews security, asks forces to go offensive India lodges strong protest with Pakistan over its role in militant attack at Uri army camp 9/18/2016 11:28:48 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 18: India has strongly protested with Pakistan for the role of neighbouring country in the militant attack at an army camp in the Uri area of North Kashmir's frontier district of Baramulla in the wee hours today. The protest was conveyed by Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant Colonel Ranbir Singh to his Pakistani counterpart. Lt Col Singh called on his Pakistani counterpart and conveyed his strong protest over its involvement in the militant attack in the Uri area that led to death of 17 soldiers. Four militants who carried out the attack were also killed in the encounter that lasted for some hours. Addressing a press ...   READ MORE   ISI using OGWs/ sleeper cells in terror attacks Agencies probing use of chemical weapons in Uri terror attack 9/18/2016 11:28:42 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Sept 18: The intelligence agencies keeping an eye on anti militancy activities in Jammu and Kashmir are suspecting use of chemical weapons by the Pakistani based spy agency Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) in Sunday's Uri terror attack in which 19 soldiers achieved martyrdom while several others got injured, many of them succumbing to critical burn injuries. Sources informed "Early Times" that the initial reports suggested that the terrorist killed in today's encounter at Uri might have used chemically loaded small smart bombs on the army tents/sheds that caught massive fire within few minutes and gave no time to the army personals to save the...   READ MORE   Uri aftermath: CCS to assess JK security afresh 9/18/2016 11:28:29 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 18: In the backdrop of deadly attack on Army in Uri Baramulla, the Central Government has reportedly decided to call an emergency 'cabinet committee on security' meeting to recalibrate the security measures in Jammu and Kashmir. Reliable sources in the central government told Early Times that the meeting is likely to be held any time now in New Delhi and is likely to be attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister ,Defense Minister, Home Secretary and National Security Advisor. Sources said that the Union Government believes that all the militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir are being directed from across the borde...   READ MORE   Militants storm PDP leader's residence, decamp with 4 service rifles 9/18/2016 11:28:24 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Sept 18: Militants Sunday evening stormed into the fortified residence of a PDP leader in Dailgam area of Anantnag district and decamped with four weapons. Highly placed sources told Early Times that at around 9:50pm, militants believed to be four in number stormed into the residence of PDP leader Advocate Javed Ahmad Sheikh at Dailgam. They, according to sources opened fire on policemen guarding the residence of Sheikh and decamped with at least four service weapons of the guards. Policemen retaliated. However the militants managed to flee from the spot along with the four weapons. Javed Ahmad Sheikh, wasn't at home when militants attacked h...   READ MORE   Uri attack could create 'war-like' situation: Mehbooba Mufti 9/18/2016 11:28:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 18: Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that the killing of 17 soldiers by terrorists was aimed at creating a war-like situation between India and Pakistan. "The attack was aimed at triggering fresh violence in Kashmir and creating a war-like situation in the region," Mufti said in a statement on her Facebook page. She said those responsible for sponsoring and aiding violence must understand the futility of their exercise as it would yield nothing but misery for the people. The attack was aimed at triggering fresh violence in Kashmir and creating a war-like situation in the region, said Jammu and Kashmir CM The Chief Minister...   READ MORE   Fixes fine for painting militant slogans on Srinagar buildings 70 days later, SMC wakes up from slumber 9/18/2016 11:14:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 18: Since July 9, separatists have been painting Srinagar green and inscribing militant messages on its every wall but it is after 70 days that SMC has woken up from the deep slumber, issuing an order in which people have been asked not to paint any wall. The separatists have been asking people to write pro-freedom slogans on walls, streets and public places since the inception of current wave of unrest. In the weekly calendars, the separatist leaders even...   READ MORE   CM to chair high level meeting for 3 Chenab valley districts 9/18/2016 11:13:51 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar Sept 18: Shifting her focus from Kashmir situation to various developmental projects, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is going to chaired high level developmental works related meeting of government officials and political persons including MLAs/MLC for three Districts of Chenab valley viz Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Districts. As per the details available with "Early Times", Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had called for high level meeting related to three Districts of Chenab valley on Monday in which all the six MLAs of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Districts beside the MLCs hailing from these three Districts had been invited to Srinagar for the sa...   READ MORE   Police, security agencies launch crackdown against 'trouble mongers' across valley Arrest 114 persons in two days 9/18/2016 11:13:41 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 18: The Jammu & Kashmir Police and the other security agencies have launched a crackdown on the persons who are accused of carried out stone pelting and creating trouble in the different parts of Kashmir valley over the past 72 days. More than 100 'miscreants' and alleged stone pelters have been arrested by security agencies across the valley over the past couple of days. A police spokesman said that in its continuous drive against the trouble mongers involved in damaging civilian vehicles, shops, houses and placing obstructions on roads, lanes, police arrested 56 miscreants during the last 24 hours. It would be in place to mention h...   READ MORE   2 Govt teachers among 18 booked for raising anti-national slogans 9/18/2016 11:13:16 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar Sept 18: Two government teachers are among the 18 persons who have been booked by police for raising anti-national slogans in the town on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha on September 13 last. The fresh FIRs were registered on the basis of the report submitted by Duty Magistrate under section 196 of CrPC to the government. According to police sources, FIR No 174 under section 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy), 124 A (Sedition) and 153 A (Promoting Religious Enmity) has been registered at Police Station, Kishtwar. Imam of Umar Mollah Masjid and separatist Abdul Qayoom Mattoo and Imam of Bunastan Masjid, Qari Manzoor Ahmed Ganie have been named in the FIR ...   READ MORE   Kashmir unrest hampers Jhelum dredging 9/18/2016 11:11:24 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 18: The ambitious Rs 399 crore Jhelum dredging project to increase the depth of the river has been moving at snail's pace as the company which was tasked by the government has been unable to dredge the silt of river due to the current unrest in valley. However sources have blamed that since the dredging company has started the work, the firm has actually failed to achieve the dredging target The devastating floods of September 2014 had caused extensive siltation in river Jhelum as huge amount of silt from mountainous catchments settled in the river, thus drastically affecting its carrying capacity and hydrological system. Post floods...   READ MORE   Communal harmony need of the hour: Sham Lal 9/18/2016 10:52:55 PM Early Times Report Akhnoor, Sept 18: Flaying state, central governments for current unrest in Valley, former Minister and Vice President JKPCC Sham Lal Sharma today said that communal harmony is need of the four. Addressing meeting of ST community was held at Akhnoor, which was attended by MLA Aijaz Khan, MLA Ch.Akram and Chairman ST department JKPCC. Sharma highlighted the need of maintaining communal harmony in the state. He said that volatile situation in the valley has taken an ugly tu...   READ MORE   DC Srinagar fails to free state land of encroachment 9/18/2016 10:24:50 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sep 18: It is now more than two months since a piece of government land was encroached in Kathi Darwaza of Srinagar's old city. But the authorities, particularly the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Revenue officials, and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) have failed to act against the encroacher who has taken undue advantage of the ongoing unrest. When people were busy celebrating Eid ul Fitr on July 6, a strong mafia of land grabbers active in Srinagar's old city encroached the land in General Bagh area of Kathi Darwaza. A large amount of state land has already been encroached in this area by land grabbers, but till date authorities have not even dared t...   READ MORE   Election voter list of 1957 mandatory for acquiring PSS...? Fourth, fifth generation applicants have no knowledge of ancestors … 9/18/2016 10:24:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: For hundreds of people of the state with bonafide credentials of subjects of J&K, acquiring the most vital certificate 'state subject' is becoming increasingly difficult as the government has made it mandatory to have 1957 election voter list must in the documents sought as a checklist. To compound the hardships is that no such list of documents is made available in the DC offices, leave alone keeping it on display for awareness of scores of aspirants visiting offices for the purpose of making the state subjects. Sources said even as there are many documents which are required to be appended with the application form but in most of the offices, the ...   READ MORE   CAF condems URI attack Calls for restraint 9/18/2016 10:24:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: The J&K Citizen Advisory Forum has condemned terrorist attack on Bn HQ at Uri today. In a joint statement issued by S/ shri Justice (rtd ) K K Gupta , Arvind Mahajan KC , Vijay SarafSecy Amar Singh Club, Er C P Gupta Hotelier, Kiran Watal Former Commissioner JMC, Jugal Mahajan Social Activist, Ratan Lal Gupta Former Legislator , K K Bhakhri, Hari Singh Chib, Manish Gupta Early Times, Arun Sharma, Vinod Luthra, both Former Chief Engineers, Er Vinod Sharma and others made a scathing attack on Pakistan for raging proxy war against India said I C Jandial Former Chief Engineer and CAF chairman. CAF members said our neighbour is fueling unrest in Kash...   READ MORE   Karra seeks constitutional amendment to please separatists 9/18/2016 10:24:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 18: The former PDP MP Tariq Karra in his another bizarre demand has pitched for the amendment of the Indian constitution to pacify peoples' anger in Kashmir. He has said that the constitution isn't a 'divine book' that cannot be amended. Karra , known for his anti PDP rants, formally quit the party on September 16 and is now giving wide range of interviews to the media houses in a bid to prove how his decision of parting ways from the PDP wasn't wrong. However, as Karra is busy issuing statements that elucidate his tectonic shift in stand, he has stirred hornet's nest by calling for the amendment of the Indian constitution. "Even if I say within the a...   READ MORE   Police deptt's transfer policy raises many brows 9/18/2016 10:23:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 18: The transfer policy in the police department is just an eye wash and it is evident from the fact that some of the blue-eyed police officers who have been posted as Station House officers (SHOs) and in-charge police posts are enjoying their posting in the district for last more than 5 years. If sources are to be believed, some of the police officers have completed stayed more than 5 years in the single district and the seniors officers are reluctant to transfer them just because of the reasons that they are greasing their palms. "It become a trend in the police department to spent more and more tenure in home district and even at district headquar...   READ MORE

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