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| Director Family Welfare changes his DOB from 1955 to 1957 | | Extends his service without anyone taking note | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: In yet another instance of "corrupt officials" enjoying political patronage during ousted Omar Abdullah regime, Incharge Director Family Welfare Jammu, managed to change his date of birth and his seniority without anybody taking note of it.
According to the tentative seniority list of Assistant Surgeons of Health department issued under government order number 556-HME of 2011, dated 17/10/2011, the incumbent Incharge Director Family Welfare, Dr Baldev Raj Sharma stood at serial number 23 and his Date of Birth (DOB) was shown as 15-12-1955.
Interestingly, in another seniority list of Medical Officers of Health and Family Welfare, issued under government order number 295, dated 11/5/2014, Dr Sharma stood at number 1, and his Date of Birth (DOB) was shown as 17/3/1957, a difference of more than one year.
Dr Sharma by tampering with his Date of Birth ensured that he remains in service for two more years and his retirement is deferred.
Sources alleged that Dr Sharma throughout his career enjoyed political patronage and reached ... | |
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| Amid RS poll bugle, Cong factions fight to establish supremacy | | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing notification for Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir has intensified the tussle between the two factions of state Congress as the incumbent Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Chief (JKPCC) Prof Saifuddin Soz is trying his best to retain his seat, while a group favouring the former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Azad takes over the reins of the Congress party in the state.
Sources told Early Times that the Congress high command has already indicated that it would like the former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to head the state Congress. "The high command i... | |
| | | | Cong to seek NC help for Azad's re-election | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: The Congress High Command intends to seek the help of National Conference for re-election of Ghulam Nabi as Rajya Sabha member.
Since Congress has 12 seats in the Assembly it has no chance for winning even a single seat out of four for which the election was to be held shortly. Azad was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2009 and at that stage also he had received support from the National Conference. At that time, the Congress and the National Conference had forged an alliance for sharing power in Jammu and Kashmir and as such the two had to cooperate in seeing Azad and Saif-ud-Din Soz get elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Since the combined strength of the NC a... | |
| | | | JU's Youth Festival, evil campaign, painful reality! | | | |
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Without any remorse over having failed to even secure third position in around 15 events, euphoria of having secured seven berths in the National Youth Festival to be held in February 2014 in Indore is refusing to die down in Jammu University (JU) campus.
Entire university is upbeat over what is being described and presented as historic performance of Jammu University in the recently concluded 30th Inter-University North Zone Youth Festival, a regular feature of Association of Indian Universities (AIU). From Governor N.N. Vohra's office to those who matter in the administration and political set-up, all have been convinced that Jammu... | |
| | | | Guv to dismiss corrupt officials before Govt formation | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: The Governor has decided to dismiss the corrupt officials before the formation of the new government. The list has been prepared and it will be placed before the Governor very shortly. The sources said Governor will give his consent on the issuance of the list.
The list of the corrupt officials have been prepared. Many officials are from the revenue and police department who had colluded with the land mafia. The Governor is very strict on the land mafia and has reportedly decided to set an example, which will come as handy for the new political government.
"Governor in the past has expressed serious concern over the illegal construction. It's the land ... | |
| | | | Can Kashmiri Hindus go back to Valley? | | | | Neha
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: The organizations of the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus, which observed January 19 as "Holocaust Day" in different parts of the country, including Jammu, once again resolved that day to go back to their original homeland as it belonged to them. At the same time, they also reiterated that they would take rest only after they achieved a separate homeland for themselves within the Kashmir Valley invested with Union Territory status where the Indian Constitution, barring the divisive, anti-people and anti-democratic Article 370, reigns supreme. They also used the occasion to attack the rulers of the time who allowed terrorists and their supporters ... | |
| | | | Minorities in Kashmir live in fear as Barrack Obama comes to India as state guest | | Some members of minorities mulling to 'migrate' for time being | | |
Jehangir Rashid
ET Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Close on the heels of visit of President of United States of America, Barrack Obama, rumours are rife that members of minority communities in the Kashmir valley may be targeted by 'subversive' elements in order to create chaos among people in general.
Sources told Early Times that residents of some of villages in Tral area in South Kashmir are living in a fear that people of the minorities might be targeted on eve of Obama's visit. Some of the people in fact have raised alarm and sought help from the agencies so that any untoward incident is avoided.
"Over the past few days there has been movement of the gun wielding people in some of th... | |
| | | | Unused WVM in dilapidated condition, Meteorology Deptt mum | | Crores squandered | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
Kathua, Jan 21: Crores of Rupees have been squandered due to negligence of the department as Weighing Verified Machine, WVM, granted by Union Government to J&K Meteorology Department 4 years ago, is in dilapidated condition but lot of variation have been noticed in several Weighing Bridges installed in Lakhanpur and SICOP areas of Distt. Kathua. Astonishingly department never utilized service of the WVM since inauguration that need immediate renovation now.... | |
| | | | Despite seven reductions in fuel prices, passengers fare cut remains elusive | | Transport authorities clueless, Transporters make hay | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 21: Despite repeated reduction in fuel prices since August last, transport authorities have failed to arrive at a decision to prune down the passenger fare which was hiked following rise in fuel prices.
Early Times on November 6, 2014 highlighted the issue of unchanged passenger fare when sixth reduction in diesel, petrol prices was announced by Central government, but state transport authorities are yet to pass on the benefit to commuters who use public transport across the state.
According to details received from Transporters here in Kashmir, Existing Passenger fares are more than two years old and every time there was an increase of... | |
| | | | 2 Health Deptt employees suspended | | Doctor among 4 chargesheeted for violating dress code | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Jan 21: Two health department employees were today placed under suspension for dereliction of duties while four others, including a doctor, were chargesheeted for not observing dress code.
During a surprise checking of health sub-centre by him at Uchad near here in the morning, block medical officer (BMO), Dr Pravez Ahmad Khan found MPWs (multi-purpose workers) - Neetu Bala and Zahid Begum - absent from duties, according to official sources.
He ordered their suspension and also withheld their salaries, the sources added.
During checking of primary health centre, Mankote, the BMO found that Dr Muzaffar Ahmad, MPW Praveen Akhtar, laboratory techn... | |
| | | | Timber smugglers make hay as officials sleep in Karnah | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Jan 21: The wanton loot of forests goes on unabated in Karnah thesil of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. Timber smugglers have chopped off scores of green trees in the past week and dumped them under ground in the form of logs. According to sources that, Scores of green trees were lying on the ground after being chopped off while as forest department has not taken any action against timber smugglers nor they have ordered any sort of inquiry into the matter. "Smugglers had dumped large quantity of forest timber in Karnah thesil of Kupwara district, we had informed forest officials but it seems that they are not being held responsible for... | |
| | | | Out-of-job NC blaming PDP, BJP for Governor's rule | | Formation of government | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 21: The NC, which suffered the worst ever electoral defeat both in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections and which was relegated to number three position by the politically electorate, has no work to do these days, except to find fault with the PDP and the BJP so that it could remain the news. The NC could win only 15 seats in the assembly elections, 12 from the Valley and three from Jammu. In 2002 and 2008, the NC had won 28 and 28 seats, respectively. The point is that ever since 2002, when Omar Abdullah took over the party, the NC, like the Congress, has been declining and declining very fast. The people of the state have rendered the NC jobless and the result is that... | |
| | | | Taxation down by 3% due to floods, treasuries drying up in JK | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Unprecedented as it is, the Jammu and Kashmir treasuries are empty for last seven days as no money was received during this time through local receipts. According to the Finance Department officials, the state realises taxes to the tune of 6 to 7 thousand crore yearly, however, the taxation is low by 2 to 3 % due to which the financial health of the state has further deteriorated. The officials in finance department told Early Times on Wednesday that the taxation is low by 2 to 3% as the commercial hub of the Srinagar city was totally devastated in the floods during the month of September last year.
They said the business houses which... | |
| | | | PROs, Pvt Secretaries of former Ministers sacked, Adhoc employees terminated | | Financial crisis begins to manifest | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 21: From the day one of Governor Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, employees deployed in Secretariat in the personal sections of Former Ministers have been asked to go back home and keeping in view ongoing financial crises their services have been termed as expired.
According to details, since the imposition of Governor's rule in the State, the government employees belonging to Secretariat service deployed in the Personal Sections of former Ministers have been repatriated and besides all of these employees have been asked to join back in the General Administration Department (GAD) and those belonging to other department have been directed to jo... | |
| | | | JKSSB publishes ALC category posts for non- qualifying districts | | Chairperson shifts onus on Govt departments | | | Mohit Puria
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has again come under scanner for publishing reserved posts under Actual Line of Control (ALC) category for those districts which do not qualify for this category.
As per the advertisement, Departments seek ALC candidates from these districts where ALC category certificates cannot be issued. For example, Udhampur district of J&K is bounded by Rajouri in the west, Jammu in the south-west, Doda in the east and Kathua in the south-east. It also shares boundary with Anantnag in the North but it doesn't share its boundary with Pakistan and China as J&K shares its boundary with these two neighbor... | |
| | | | Civil, academic examinees face dearth of space in JU's Dhanwantri Library | | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Dhanwantri Library of the Jammu University which was once constructed for providing a serene atmosphere to various civil, academic as well as bank exam aspirants has become a subject of debate as on now, as most of the students coming to study there are finding the space inadequate with the rising number of aspirants in Jammu region.
A civil services aspirant who wished anonymity said that there has been a steep rise in the numbers of students sitting in the Dhanwantri Library to prepare for various civil as well as academics examinations but the university administration is not prepared to provide the space for the same.
He further sa... | |
| | | | Despite tall claims Passport Office fails to provide passports to thousands of applicants | | | | Mudasir Tariq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Even though Regional Passport Office (RPO) here claims to render best services thousands of applicants are at a receiving end as they have not obtained their passports within a stipulated time. Thousands of pending applications mock at the tall claims of the RPO of streamlining the distribution of passports. One and a half years have passed ever since Abdul Rashid Naikoo had applied for a passport but till date he has not received the same. Like Rashid thousands of applicants have to go through the same pertaining to the lazy approach of the department.
"I had applied for the passport in September 2013, since then I haven't received ... | |
| | | | Despite issuing many notices Government shelves plan of introducing alternate highway | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 21: The state government seems to have shelved its plan of laying the alternate highway despite the fact that survey was done many times in this regard.
The importance for the alternate highway has assumed significance as the existing highway isn't enough to absorb the growing rush of the vehicles.
The government had planned to come up with an alternate high way to facilitate the smooth movement of the vehicles, but as of now it seems to be a distant reality.
"People of Budgam district were delighted to hear that an alternate by-pass would be laid since most of the length of the proposed road would pass through the district. It would ... | |
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