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| Mattoo, Parra among political appointees being disengaged | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: The State Government has decided to "disengage" the political appointments made in the office by the former Chief Minister late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who passed away on January 7. Highly placed sources said the big names in the list which will be disengaged include Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to CM, Waheed Parra, Political Analyst to CM and Tahir Sayed Media Analyst in the CM's Secretariat.
Official sources said such appointments are "co-terminus by default" meaning that they cease to exist when the Chief Minister's tenure is over.
They said such appointees would be informed about their disengagement in the coming days. Sources said the General Adm... | |
| | | | Guv's admin seeks list of corrupt officials | | War against corruption | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: As the stalemate over Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir entered into 9th day on Saturday, the Governor's administration has reportedly asked the concerned agencies to look into the second list of corrupt officials which was prepared during the PDP-BJP regime.
Pertinently, the State Vigilance Organization and other investigating agencies had prepared a list of the officials who were involved neck deep into the corruption and had submitted it to the Chief Minister's office for further action.
Sources revealed that Governor's administration wants to have a look at the list to ascertain who all figure in it and the charges that have been leveled ... | |
| | | | PDP core group meeting today | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: In a first step towards receiving the feedback within the party over the continuation of alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) top notch leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would meet on Sunday to chalk out future course of action.
It has been learnt from sources that the core group of the party would meet at Fairview on Gupkar Road, the official residence of party President Mehbooba Mufti at 2 PM. This would be the first formal meeting of the party leaders after the demise of former Chief Minister and the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
After Mufti passed away in the morning of January 7 at All India Institute of ... | |
| | | | Formation of new Govt in J&K: Hectic backdoor political activity underway | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: With the Government formation delayed in Jammu and Kashmir, The rumour mill has started churning overtime and political aspirations of many of those who were not part of the Council of Ministers led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed have also started soaring.
Sources privy to closed door meetings going on within PDP and BJP divulge that while the name of Mehbooba Mufti as the next Chief Minister of the State has been finalized and agreed upon, her Cabinet may not seem similar to that of her father.
"There may be some new faces as it is the prerogative of the Chief Minister and she has her own confidants within the party" said a PDP MLC adding that ... | |
| | | | BJP may surrender DyCM post for coalition with PDP | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Worried over continued silence of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti over government formation in the state, the BJP, which is seen by many people as power hungry, is likely to sacrifice the post of Deputy Chief Minister for continuing its alliance with the PDP.
Moreover, Mehbooba Mufti is also being assured that the Centre, where the BJP is in power, would provide liberal funding to Jammu Kashmir for development and flood relief measures.
Though no formal decision has yet been taken in this regard, sources informed that the party high command has been conveyed about the PDP's silence over formation of government in alliance with the BJP and discussions in... | |
| | | | Mehbooba takes the BJP bull by the horns for securing additional funds | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: It is a case of taking the bull by the horns when Mehbooba Mufti delayed taking her oath to become the State's first woman Chief Minister. Yes, she had the courage of taking the BJP bull by the horns when she made it clear to the Central Government that it had not fulfilled the commitments made by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while announcing economic package for Jammu and Kashmir in November 2015.
Earlier people and political leaders had believed that Mehbooba was delaying assuming the responsibility of Chief Minister because she was a bit confused after the Congress had offered unconditional support to her in the formation of the Government. Politic... | |
| | | | 'BJP conceded more Ministerial berths to PDP' | | Ditching Jammu for power | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: Gone are the days when the people of Jammu region alone would accuse the BJP of ditching its Jammu constituency for the sake of some loaves and fishes of office. The situation has now changed and changed to the extent that even Kashmiri opinion makers like Sheikh Shabir have started sharing the view of the ditched and humiliated people of Jammu region.
They have started saying that though the PDP and the BJP had almost equal number of legislators, it was the PDP which made the BJP to concede most of its demands, including the demands seeking the office of Chief Minister for a full term of six years and more Ministerial berths to his party.
"By winning 2... | |
| | | | Even after transfer, police officer asking SHOs to do his 'works' | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: Even after his transfer, which took place a few days back, a police officer has been taking rounds of the area that fell under his jurisdiction and directing SHOs to do the works of his 'parties'.
The transfer has perturbed him greatly because he could not do the works which some parties had asked him to do, police sources said.
In all these works, the officer's own interests were involved, the sources alleged.
After his transfer, he is spending most of the time in his area, asking SHOs to do the works, sources said and added, "he wants all these works to be finished soon, knowing that the SHOs won't oblige him after a few days. In that case, he would... | |
| | | | Tussle between 2 IPS officers to head anti-terror agency in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: A tussle is said to have broken out between two state cadre IPS officers to become the first chief of an anti-terror agency of the Centre which is scheduled to open its full-fledged office here to fight militancy.
Both of them are at present on deputation to the Centre. One of them had come to the state to probe into a terror attack that had taken place in the region last year.
Both are said to have activated their political contacts and the contacts in MHA to occupy the agency's office as and when it was opened in Jammu, according to police sources.
Sources said a senior officer of the agency had also called on the state governor in this regard in the... | |
| | | | PhD degree holders confused over validity of degrees | | Interviews for Assistant Professors | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: Hundreds of Ph.D holders, who have obtained their degrees from University of Jammu and registered prior to 2009 notification of University Grants Commission (UGC) are in a State of confusion over the validity of their degrees for the ongoing interviews of Assistant Professors.
Expressing dismay over the prevailing scenario in the State, the Ph.D degree holders said that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) had earlier sought Minimum Standard Procedure (MSP) certificates, which were later withdrawn by the both the Universities of Jammu and Kashmir . Now the JKPSC has sought a certificate from the Ph.D degree holders, showin... | |
| | | | Injured DySP's guard decamps with 4 AK-47 rifles | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Pulwama, Jan 16: Giving a severe shock to the authorities, a police constable aided by two friends decamped with four rifles and joined a militant group.
According to police sources, a police constable who was posted as a guard of a top police officer decamped with four rifles. His two childhood friends were found missing from their native village. The trio is believed to have joined a militant group.
Police sources said that constable Shakoor Ahmad, 2... | |
| | | | Finally, PHQ bears cost of CCTV cameras on 'primitive' traffic signal lights | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Installed by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) way back on August 4, 2012 , the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) finally bore the cost of CCTV cameras to be installed on the traffic signal lights city.
The looking after of the traffic regulation was cause of concern as number of agencies viz JMC, MVD and Road and Building (R&B) were reluctant to bear its cost as eyebrows started raising on the primitive traffic signal lights soon after its installation.
Acting on the PHQ's directions the traffic police got the CCTV cameras installed at ten rotaries and Chowks. These including Satwari, Dogra Chowk, Bikram Chowk,Narwal Bala, Bathin... | |
| | | | Accommodation for tourists allotted to Govt Employees | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: Jammu and Kashmir's much hyped and the most vital sector, tourism witnessed severe crises on ground due to non- serious approach by the previous helmsmen with figures making startling revelations.
The exotic huts and hotels of the JKTDC which were meant for the tourists were given to the government employees, resulting in the serious dearth of rooms on ground. Such a situation was witnessed at the time when the state witnessed high tourist rush with government unable to provide them the due space. How much losses the tourism sector of the state witnessed due to such an approach by the helmsmen was put under the carpet.
The inspe... | |
| | | | Will separatists, Kashmiri MLAs be allowed to attend anti-India meet in Pak? | | Round Table Conference | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: The so-called Azad Kashmir Government is holding a two-day round table conference on J&K at Islamabad. It will be held on January 20 and 21. Kashmiri separatists and two Valley-based legislators have been invited to the round table conference. The invitation has been extended by none other than president of Pakistan-occupied- Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Muhammed Yaqoob Khan.
The fact that the PoJK Government has selected Islamabad as the venue of the anti-India event speaks for itself.
It shows that Islamabad and Islamabad-controlled Muzaffarabad are working in unison or it shows that it would be basically an Islamabad-organized event.
Those who hav... | |
| | | | Kishtwar Police seizes another dump of 250 cement bags | | Congress Sarpanch under scanner, RDD officials on back foot | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 16: In its continuous drive against deep rooted corruption in the government departments, Kishtwar police today seized another dump of 250 cement bags of Rural Development Department in Keshna area of Keshwan of Block Thakrie of Kishtwar District from a private house (Shanty) and the raid of police at various places in the area is still continuing when last report came in. As per the details available with "Early Times", after seizure of 132 bags of RDD cement on Friday, Kishtwar police party led by SHO Police Station Kishtwar Mohammad Afzal Wani under the supervision of SSP Kishtwar Sandeep Kumar Wazir and Additional SP Abdul Qayoom ... | |
| | | | PDP's 'performance' assessing move impels BJP too | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: As the Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti continues to maintain silence about the government formation, this phase of political stillness has prompted BJP leadership also to go in for an introspective session and performance reviewing exercise, a move that will enable the party to check the loopholes in its own flock.
Three days after PDP spelled out the party's concerns stating that they would review performance of past 10 months and see whether it has achieved anything in the government or not, this has also impelled BJP to have a look of the performance of the party ministers during the past 10 months, sources said. While PDP is r... | |
| | | | Written test for 4000 Police constables on March 20 | | Chairman PRB asks universities, boards not to conduct examination on fixed date | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 16: In order to avoid the confusion and clash of dates for the written examination for the 4000 posts of police constables, Chairman Police Recruitment Board Lalit Indu Mohanty has asked the universities, boards and other recruitment agencies not to fix 20th of March 2016 as examination date so as to avoid clash of date/examination which may cause inconvenience to the aspirants.
Over 20000 job aspirants are likely to appear in the said written examination after taking the physical efficiency teat. There will be no viva test for the said posts.
As per the details available with "Early Times" Chairman Police Recruitment Board Lalit Ind... | |
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