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| How JK’s Overseas Employment Corporation drained more than Rs 47 lakh of public money | | Company created without any planning, existed without any meaningful activity | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 12: Yet another example of how the ill planning of the past governments resulted in the huge loss to the government exchequer has come to the fore. Improper planning of the Jammu and Kashmir State Overseas Employment Corporation Limited, to set up its office at New Delhi without any meaningful activity, resulted in unproductive expenditure of Rs 47.86 lakh on salary of staff, hiring of premises and other expenses.
Reports informed that the Head Office of the Company failed to select and recommend any candidate to the New Delhi office during the entire period i.e. December 2010 to June 2016. As a result, New Delhi office could not provide services to any candidate. This showed that the office was created without any planning and existed without any meaningful activity. An expenditure of Rs 47.86 lakh incurred on payment of salary of staff and rent of the office premises was thus, rendered unproductive.
Rent incurred upon the was Rs 20.10 lakh while as Salary of General Manager was Rs 19.17 lakh; money incurred during the period on the salary of o... | |
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| Mehbooba fails to dominate Kashmir politics; gives up, turns silent | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: President of Peoples Democratic Party and former J&K chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti went into a silent mode after the results of the recently held District Development Council (DDC) elections were declared.
It’s in place to mention here that PDP just managed to win 27 DDC constituencies in J&K and failed to live upto the expectations. Mehbooba was very vocal after playing a pivotal role in shaping up the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)—an amalgam of Kashmir centric parties. She had created an impression that Valley based parties together will become a force to reckon with but all her assumptions and calculations didn’t work.
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| | | | Is Govt’s transfer policy non-applicable to leaders of Employees Unions? | | Majority of them stationed at capital/district offices since decades under Govt watch | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 12: Though the transfer policy government should be uniformly applicable to all the employees but the leaders of employee unions across government departments are exceptional as majority of them have been stationed at offices in twin capital cities or at district headquarters without any break and successive governments refused to displace them to rural or far flung areas, due to reasons best known to them.
Pertinently, the LG led administration has relaxed its earlier order and has instructed the administrative secretaries to make transfers till 31st of January.
According to officials, there are a number of employees Unions in each government department, ... | |
| | | | ‘Boycotting’ meeting of Rajni Patil: Azad loyalists likely to face action | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 12: Loyalists of Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad are likely to face action for ‘boycotting’ the ‘crucial’ meeting called by AICC incharge of J&K affairs Rajni Patil to discuss results of the recently held District Development Councils (DDCs) elections in J&K.
All leaders, who owe their allegiance with leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi, have ‘boycotted’ the ‘important’ meeting convened on January 10.
Reliable sources told the Early Times that the majority of the leaders present in the meeting demanded that action should be taken against all those who decided to remain absent despite the fact they were aware that Rajni Patil was spec... | |
| | | | Govt orders inquiry, recovery of emoluments for 3 years likely after report | | ‘Recruitment in Handicrafts Deptt Kashmir on Forged selection by JKSSRB’ | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 12: Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered a one-member enquiry over recruitment scam of 2018, in which three persons were recruited in Handicrafts Department Kashmir on bases of fake recruitment letters of J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB).
According to the order issued by the government enquiry officer would submit his findings within 15 days.
“Special Secretary to the Government Industries & Commerce Department is hereby appointed as Inquiry Officer to enquire into the matter regarding fake appointment of three candidates to the post of AHTO, Divisional Cadre Kashmir, appointed vide order No. 380-HD of 2018 dated: 26-04-2018 issued by the Directorate... | |
| | | | Working of HRM Cell criticized for delaying tactics in holding DPC meetings | | Face-off between SED, in-charge gazetted cadre deepens | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: The faceoff between the School Education Department and in-charge gazetted cadre has deepened with the continuous delaying tactics being adopted by the former by not holding long pending meetings of Departmental Promotion Committee for regularization of in-charge lecturers.
Besides, the functioning of Human Resource Management (HRM) Cell created for the redressal of the various issues including regularization has been strongly criticized for harassing the in-charge lecturers in adopting delaying tactics. The resentment among the aggrieved lecturers has been growing higher as a result in-charge gazetted cadres body has given ultimatum to the department ... | |
| | | | JK reports 113 new cases of Corona Virus; one fresh death, positive cases reach 122764 | | Active positive 1682, recovered 119170, casualties 1912 | | | Jehangir Rashid
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 12: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 113 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 22,764. The death toll due to the virus reached 1,912 following one fresh death.
Jammu district reported 48 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 24 cases, Baramulla, Pulwama and Udhampur districts five cases each, Samba district four cases, Kupwara district three cases, Budgam, Bandipora, Shopian, Kulgam, Ganderbal, Doda, Ramban and Reasi districts two cases each and Anantnag, Kathua & Poonch districts one case each. Rajouri and Poonch districts reported no fresh case.
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| | | | Govt, NECBDC signs MoU on Bamboo Entrepreneurship | | MoU marks the beginning of new chapter; will create new wave for overall development and harnessing of unexplored, untapped potential of Bamboo Sector in J&K: Lt Governor | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 12: In order to harness the unexplored potential of bamboo sector in J&K, the Ministry of DoNER, GoI through North East Cane & Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) under North Eastern Council (NEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of J&K for Bamboo Entrepreneurship and Bamboo Infrastructure Development in J&K. The MoU was signed in presence of Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of J&K and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Indepe... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector C-3 East Extension Trikuta Nagar | | Residents of Sector C-3 East Extension Trikuta Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 12: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step... | |
| | | | Ex-Branch Manager JCCB arrested for misappropriation of Rs 3 cr | | | | M S NAZKI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Jan 12: Former Manager of Jammu Central Corporative Bank’s (JCCB) Mendhar branch has been arrested by police for alleged misappropriation of public money to the tune of approximately Rs 3 crores.
The former Branch Manager Abdul Karim of Uchad Mendhar was arrested after a complaint against him was lodged by one (name withheld) from Thera Mendhar that money deposited by him with the bank has not been deposited in his account, officials said.
Soon, many other complaints were received by the police, the officials added.
In-charge Bank manager, Subash Chander said that approximately Rs 3 crores have been misappropriated.
SHO Mendhar Manzoor K... | |
| | | | Rampant encroachment of footpaths, roads by shopkeepers in Poonch city | | MC Poonch acts as mute spectator | |  RAJESH TANDON
Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 12: The illegal encroachment of footpaths as well as roads by shopkeepers in Poonch city has created problems for the pedestrians forcing them to move on the road with the Municipal Council Poonch acting as mute spectator.
Sources told Early Times that on the backside of the Qila market near Bus Stand Poonch district shopkeepers have displayed their merchandise on the footpaths and the reharies installed in front of shops have also created menace... | |
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