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'Guilty' in recruitment scam, Dilbag Singh lectures on professionalism Auron Ko Nasihath! 1/9/2019 11:16:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Dilbag Singh, who was once found allegedly "guilty" in recruitment scam in the department has started giving lectures to police personnel on "professionalism and dedication" while performing their duties. While addressing a police function here recently, the DGP rewarded 38 Police personnel of Jammu and Kathua districts for showing "professionalism and dedication while performing assigned duties." A press release from the police department said that "DGP accorded sanction to the grant of Class 1st Commendation Certificate along with cash reward to the 22 police personnel of Kathua district for exhibiting professionalism and hard work in working out robbery case." The DGP has also rewarded 16 personnel of Jammu district with Class 1st Commendation Certificate along with cash reward for their "hard work and professionalism" shown by them. The DGP in question happens to be the same police official who as then Deputy Inspector General of Police was found "guilty" in a recruitment scam almost two decades...   READ MORE

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DGP rewards 38 police personnel of Jammu, Kathua for exhibiting professionalism 1/9/2019 11:16:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9 : Director General of Police J&K Shri Dilbag Singh has rewarded 38 Police personnel of Jammu, Kathua districts for showing professionalism and dedication while performing assigned duties. DGP accorded sanction to the grant of Class 1st Commendation Certificate along with cash reward to the 22 police personnel of Kathua district for exhibiting professionalism and hard work in working out robbery case. Those who have been awarded include Inspector Devinder Singh,...   READ MORE   Elections three months away, AIIMS nowhere in sight 1/9/2019 11:15:49 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 9: Elections for the state assembly and Parliament could take place this year in April and the promise of establishing All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state is turning out to be a promise of the inconstant beloved. The biggest failure of the state and the central government in Jammu and Kashmir could be gauged by its inability to even construct a single wall of the much awaited and much hyped hospital in Jammu as well as in Kashmir. In 2015, soon after stitching the common ground for alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the establishment of two AIIMS-like institutions for healthcare in the capital cities of the state. ...   READ MORE   No let- up in Corruption, favoritism even during President's rule Education Department Exposed 1/9/2019 11:15:33 PM Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Jan 9: The department of Education has violated all norms to promote corruption and nepotism in the appointment of Cluster and Zonal resource persons and have not even cared of the President's rule in the state. Education Department Udhampur issued a revised nomination list of Cluster Resource Persons (CRP's) and Zonal Resource Persons (ZRP's) on 20.12.2018. 3 ZRPs and 18 CRPs from Ghordi Zone of District udhampur were nominated for the online Interview which...   READ MORE   Directorate fails to implement GAD order on detachment 1/9/2019 11:14:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: The Director School Education Jammu has so far failed to implement General Administrative Department (GAD) order as well as its own order on detachment of employees as over two dozen have still been enjoying attachments at Director's office Jammu. According to documents in possession of Early Times, the GAD vide order numbers 22-GAD of 2018 had directed all the Administrative Secretaries of government departments to cancel all attachments of government employees. The administrative secretaries were asked to furnish the action taken report with regard to the cancellation of all attachments of government employees to the department immediately, it reads ...   READ MORE   Altaf Bukhari heading towards National Conference? Twist in the Tale 1/9/2019 11:14:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: Peoples Democratic Party seems to be heading towards yet another major split as the senior leader of the party and former Finance Minister, Altaf Bukhari, who is reportedly "unhappy" with the party leadership has hinted at the possibility about him formally saying goodbye to the party. Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday endorsed the view of former Chief Minister and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah that coalition politics had ruined Jammu and Kashmir. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that Bukhari endorsing Omar's view is an indication that he may also quit PDP and join the National Conference. "Already Basharat Bukhari, Peer Muhammad Hussain and few mid...   READ MORE   Sycophants highjack new VC Wakf board Development takes a back seat 1/9/2019 11:13:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: Despite change of guard for the Muslim Specified Wakfs and Specified Properties (MSWSP), things remained unchanged, as after around six weeks, when G R Sufi, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner, J&K took over as Vice-Chairman of the Board, no initiative for development of the Board has been taken. Insiders informed Early Times that sycophants have hijacked the new VC. "Taking a step ahead the incumbent is trying to re-employ one retied General Manager, instead of showing doors to those who are staying despite exceeding fixed age for retirement in violation of rules the Board", said a source whishing not to be named. "Property worth several crores is unatte...   READ MORE   Against Central Assistance of Rs 407 Cr, govt utilized only Rs 160 Cr JK govt fails to utilize funds under AMRUT 1/9/2019 11:13:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: With an aim to boost urban infrastructure, the Union government launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mission for five cities of Jammu and Kashmir but against the central assistance (CA) of worth 407 Crores, the state government utilized only Rs 160 Crores in last four years. As per the information provided by housing and Urban Affair reveals that the union government had came five cities of Jammu and Kashmir under the AMRUT mission in June 2015 wherein Jammu Srinagar, Kargil, Leh and Anantnag were shortlisted under the mission to urban infrastructure and announced that one lakhs crores would be spend in each district in ...   READ MORE   Alliance with Sajad will hurt BJP Assembly polls 1/9/2019 11:13:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: BJP is a divided house. Some in BJP want the party high command to "stitch pre-poll alliance with People's Conference (PC) of Sajad Lone so that the party could win some seats in Kashmir Valley and form next government in the state in alliance with Lone". They are, according to insiders, led by "BJP national general secretary and in-charge J&K Ram Madhav". They are of the view that "Sajad Lone has become a power to recknon with in Kashmir and he can this win a respectable number of seats in the Kashmir Valley". Kashmir elects 46 members to the J&K Legislative Assembly. In 2014, Lone had won two seats and became minister in the Mufti government out of the B...   READ MORE   Shah Faesal resigns, likely to join NC In politics, there are no permanent foes, friends 1/9/2019 10:40:43 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 9: It is an old adage that there are no permanent friends and foes in politics and bureaucracy till it suits the players. This was seen on Wednesday when IAS topper resigned and is likely to join the National Conference. Shah Faesal, a Kashmiri IAS officer who topped the 2010 exam, has quit the civil services and is likely to join politics. He was once considered close to the PDP and would even attend the party meeting. As the PDP position seems weakening in Kashmir, he is likely to join the National Conference and may be NC's probable candidate of north Kashmir in Lok Sabha elections. A tweet from National Conference chief Omar Abdullah reinforced sp...   READ MORE   Power liabilities swell as schemes prove unproductive 1/9/2019 10:40:31 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 9: The power liabilities have been swelling in Jammu and Kashmir and have crossed Rs 4500 crore mark. This is despite several schemes having been introduced in the state without any fruitful results. To meet the power demand and to reducing the power purchasing cost, the government has launched a scheme where the customers can generate the electricity on their own and feed excess power into the power grid. The centrally sponsored scheme 'Rooftop Solar Power Plants' of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, (MNRE) is being implemented by the Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) in the state. Th...   READ MORE   RDD Kishtwar denies info under RTI Act 1/9/2019 10:40:26 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Jan 9: The Rural Development Department in Kishtwar District continues to play hide and seek with the information seekers by denying information to them under RTI Act 2009. Four months on, information sought by Syed Rohit Sajad Son of Syed Sajad Hussain Resident of AP Dugga, Giri Nagar Kishtwar under RTI has not been furnished. The applicant in his RTI application seeks the information pertaining to period from 2010-11-2017-18 and asked for information on certified list of vendors & Skilled Workers of all Panchayat registered both online and offline, certified copies of contingent Register maintained under all heads showing Administrativ...   READ MORE   SPCB Chairman asked to intervene River land grab in Udhampur 1/9/2019 10:39:22 PM Early Times Report Udhampur, Jan 9: The Chairman State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has been asked to intervene into the river land grab by a private construction company at Moudh Udhampur on Jammu Srinagar highway. The company is said to have encroached huge forest land that includes river bed of Devika River. Details available with Early Times reveal that Commissioner Secretary Forests & Environment has communicated to Chairman State Pollution Control Board (SPBC) to send a team of officers to the site and give a factual report. As reported already State Information Commission (SIC) has sought a complete report from Deputy Commissioner (DC) Udhampur within a month on the alleged...   READ MORE   Police duty bound to protect life: HC on couple's plea alleging harassment 1/9/2019 10:38:46 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 9: State high court has ruled that any person having attained the age of majority is entitled to contract the marriage as per his or her wishes and the police department is duty bound to protect the life and liberty, if approached. The observation was made by the court's single bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar on a petitioners seek a direction to police to provide protection by a couple as they apprehend danger to their lives. The petitioners submitted that they are major and out of their free will they got married. They also placed copy of Nikah Nama on record. They submit that since they have contracted the marriage against the wishes of family, as suc...   READ MORE   PDA fails to conduct BOCA meetings, people suffer 1/9/2019 10:38:37 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Jan 9: Residents of South Kashmir's Pahalgam continue to suffer as Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) is allegedly denying them the mandatory Building Operations and Controlling Authority (BOCA) permissions for repairing and renovating their residential houses. The Pahalgam Development Authority's failure to conduct regularly BOCA meetings since last year has left hundreds of families in distress. A group of Pahalgam residents told Early Times that officers of PDA and other government departments were deliberately making them to suffer. "Hon'ble High Court allowed PDA to conduct BOCA meetings last year but so far the development authori...   READ MORE

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