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| Flag issue: What has BJP now to say? | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Jan 5: On January 1, Division Bench of State High Court, Jammu Wing, comprising Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat stayed the operation of the judgment of Single Judge (Srinagar Wing) regarding hoisting of State flag on buildings and official vehicles. The stay was granted in a LPA filed by retired IGP and BJP national secretary and his case was represented by another BJP leader, J&K BJP's chief spokesperson.
The ruling came as a big relief to the nationalists across India, with the BJP also thumping its chest. The nationalists described the stay as the new year's gift to India. The BJP leadership in Jammu, on the other hand, claimed that it stoo... | |
| | | | Northern Grid report puts JK Power Ministry in tight-spot | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 5: Accusations leveled by the Power Development Department (PDD) about people making non-judicious use of electricity due to which state reels under the darkness have fallen flat with the recent report released by the Northern Grid revealing the chaos within the JK government.
The report of the Northern Grid issued last month stated that the power supply to Jammu and Kashmir at present has been curtailed- resulting in power crisis and erratic supplies.
On the contrary, the PDD is spending hefty amounts out of the state exchequer to sermonize people about the judicious use of electricity. It has also become a norm that whenever the govern... | |
| | | | BJP may fire Swamy for his 'break Pak' remark | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Jan 5: The BJP high command comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah and their think-tank, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, may throw out senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy from the party. For, he has taken a stand on Pakistan that is not consistent with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy vis-a-vis Pakistan.
In the backdrop of a terror attack at the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot in which seven security personnel, including one officer of the National Security Guard, were killed, Swamy has said that time has come to teach Pakistan a lesson by breaking it into four.
"Time to put in place a strategic 2 year pl... | |
| | | | Developing Suchetgarh like Wagah a distant dream | | | | GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
jammu, Jan 5: On the one hand the PDP-BJP coalition Government is mulling to develop Suchetgarh border on the pattern of Wagah border, but on the other hand, the road connectivity which is necessary for the plan has not been given due focus by the State Government.
Besides the widening of road project which started years back is still incomplete, evoking resentment among locals of area.
Criticizing the tall claims of the Government to develop Jammu as a tourist destination, a businessman of border area Ravinder Gupta said that the already initiated projects to attract tourists, have been craving for attention of administration since long time and develo... | |
| | | | Separatist leader seeks passport for Dubai trip | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Jan 5: A senior separatist leader in Kashmir is making desperate attempts to get back his passport reportedly for Dubai trip during harsh winter-Chilla-i-Kalan.
Reports said that the leader is sending feelers to New Delhi and is even planning to visit Delhi in coming days for the same purpose. They said that leader's passport is lying with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
"He (Separatist leader) is planning to visit Dubai for which he requires the passport," an insider informed.
He said that the family of Separatist leader has already reached Dubai and is staying there from past several weeks.
"His family reached few weeks ago. They have to attend a ... | |
| | | | 8 yrs on, police reforms remain in deep freeze | | | | Abodh Sharma
ET Report
jammu, Jan 5: More than eight year since the Apex Court directed all State Governments to implement reforms in working of Police organizations which function in accordance with an act dating back to the imperial rule, Jammu and Kashmir Government has failed to do the needful despite loads of empty recurring on the issue.
Several Cabinet meetings during the tenures of successive coalition Governments in the State have been aborted due to tug of war between Ministers to get police officers of their choice posted in their respective areas, making it evidently clear that political interference in Police Department is blatantly unchecked. Many believe that the Police h... | |
| | | | Politico-babu-police nexus abets narco trade | | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
jammu, Jan 5: With the tenth case of recovery in just eleven preceding days, Jammu police has recovered 9 grams of heroin by arresting five narcotic smugglers yesterday during a checking at Miran Sahib area.
Police have arrested 18 narcotics smugglers including a constable till today in just eleven days.
While the police has tightened its noose on the narcotic smugglers in the city and its peripheries, such action is not gelling with some influential bureaucrats, politicians as well as some high police officials.
If the sources are to be believed, such trade is being conducted under the very nose of the administrative heads and the drive conducted by the p... | |
| | | | Drug smuggler freed on Minister's intervention | | | |
Harish Chander
Early Times Report
jammu, Jan 5: A drug smuggler, from whose possession 2 grams of heroin was allegedly seized by police a few days back, is said to have been freed by police on the alleged intervention of a Minister.
"He was freed after a Minister called up a police officer and asked him to drop the case against him," police sources alleged.
On the Minister's direction, the case was dropped against the smuggler, sources said.
He was taken into custody after 2 grams of heroin was recovered by police from his possession. His interrogation had led cops to the apprehension of two more drug smugglers. Since all the three turned out to be "influential", they were released... | |
| | | | Govt fails to act against 300 absent docs | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
ET Report
srinagar, Jan 5: The PDP-BJP Government has so far failed to dismiss or blacklist around 300 doctors who were not present at their place of postings form last so many years.
Health Minister on record has said that the Government will dismiss the doctors who won't report to their duties. "The absent doctors will not only be dismissed from services but will also be blacklisted, rendering them ineligible for any job within the State and other country," Lal Singh had said.
However sources told Early Times that the Government does not have any clue about around 300 doctors.
Sources said that scores of doctors had left for higher studies without permission of the a... | |
| | | | Locals stage protest, inquiry ordered in Farzan death case | | Nrhm scam a failure | | |
MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Jan 5: Hundreds of locals including relatives of Farzana Kousar ,who allegedly died due to the doctors negligence , staged a protest demonstration against health authorities and blocked Rajouri -Mendhar - Poonch road for about one and half an hour at Mendhar today.
Sources said a massive protest demonstration was staged by the locals and the relatives of Farzana Kousar wife of Ibrar Ahmed R/O Harni Mendhar against the helath authorities including DHS Jammu, CMO Poonch and BMO Mendhar. The protestors on the occasion shouted slogans against the state Health Minister too alleging that he has totally failed to streamline the health facilities especi... | |
| | | | Naib Tehsildar fined for axing walnut trees harasses ET reporter | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 5: A Naib Tehsildar from Gandertbal has harassed an Early Times reporter. The reporter had brought to fore axing of walnut trees by him in his compound.
Ever since the news was published in the Early Times, the 'influential offender', BA Raina has been harassing ET Correspondent for highlighting the issue in the media.
Sources said that the news about the illegal cutting of walnut tree by Raina put the officials on alert who realize fine from him for chopping the rare species without seeking permission from the authorities concerned.
As far as the proofs of illegal axing of walnut tree is concerned, the photographs and video clips which l... | |
| | | | Agri Production Deptt creates 'liability' of Rs 23 lakh | | Constructs 109 water sources against 16 sanctioned | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: While the State Agriculture Production Department was tasked to construct only 16 farm ponds and dug wells for farmers under the centrally sponsored Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna, it, flouting the set government guidelines, constructed 109 such water sources, allegedly creating a liability of Rs 23 lakh on the department.
The department later cleared the liability by diverting funds from other Heads of the scheme, according to official sources.
To rejuvenate agriculture sector so as to achieve four per cent annual growth in agriculture sector during the eleventh plan period (2007-12), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was launched by the Centr... | |
| | | | New admn units disappoint people | | | | Arun Kumar
Early Times Report
Kathua, Jan 5: The administrative units were created by the former government to make things easy for the people but shortage of faculty in naibats add the suffering of public. Officials' irregularity affects functioning of Niabats that trigger usual protest demonstration in entire district Kathua. Farooq Ahmad, Member JK State Bakarwal Advisory Board said people from adjoining villages travel several miles to reach the Niabat but found no official there. He said if government could not provide sufficient faculty in new administration, there was no purpose to constitute the same.
Farooq added that people approach for OBC/ST/BPL/APL cards and certificat... | |
| | | | Growing public outcry as Ministers skip Secretariat | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 5: As Chief Minister is indisposed and undergoing treatment in All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi for last over 10 days the ministers also skip the Civil Secretariat and remain busy in touring their constituencies or tours to New Delhi or other places.
This has generated a lot of public outcry as the people visiting Civil Secretariat daily for pursuing their routine works and files return without any result in the evening.
Most affected are those people who come from Kashmir Valley or far-flung areas of Jammu region like Kishtwar, Doda, Reasi, Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua districts. Such people who have to hire the hotel rooms in Jammu for ge... | |
| | | | 'Correction' in previous orders goes murkier as PDD transfers XEns prematurely | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 5: Things seem to be going from bad to worse in the Power Development Department, at-least if the transfer orders of the Executive Engineers are taken into consideration. Reasons: In a bid to "rectify" errors in the previous transfer orders issued four months ago, the PDD has resorted to favouritism as 50 percent of the officials have been transferred "prematurely".
In the transfers orders issued in August 2015, the PDD had erroneously transferred multiple officials to one place to posting while some retired officials were allotted new place of posting. Prompted by Early Times reports which exposed the errors, the PDD issued fresh transfer orders. But th... | |
| | | | ICDS officer gets penalty notice from SIC | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 5: The Programme Officer Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Rajouri, now transferred, has been served with a penalty notice by the State Information Commission (SIC) as the officer failed to comply with the provisions of State Right to Information Act (RTI). The ICDS officer had not provided information to an RTI applicant who had sought copy of seniority list of Anganwadi workers from Rajouri district.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Rajesh Sharma, a resident of Dalogra district Rajouri filed 2nd appeal under section 16 of the Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009 before the State Information Commission (SIC) on 1... | |
| | | | 'Upgraded' PHC Malothi without doctors for years | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: On the hind side of empty recurring by minister for health and medical education claiming to assign top priority to health services in rural areas, PHC at Malothi village of Doda district which was upgraded three years back, sans doctors, sufficient accommodation, and drugs. Puran Chand, a resident of village Malothi told Early Times that the hospital is running in three rooms, with two Pharmacists and a sweeper as staff since it was upgraded. "According to norms a PHC should have two medical officers, one for Allopathic and one for AYUSH, a dental surgeon, three Staff nurses, one Female Health Worker, one Health Educator, two health Assi... | |
| | | | One year later, Swine Flu (H1N1) testing lab caught in tendering mess | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 5: A years after outbreak of deadly swine flu in Jammu and Kashmir, government has failed to procure a laboratory for testing Swine Flu (H1N1) due to tendering intricacies.
It seems the Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department has learnt no lesson from deaths of those whose test reports were received from outstation labs after their deaths.
Last year, two patients lost their lives as their test reports which were sent to labs outside the state arrived late; but minister concerned who make tall claims seems to have learnt no lessons as even after the lapse of a year, the crucial diagnostic facilities have not be... | |
| | | | War of words erupts between PDP, NC over Nursing College | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 5: Taking fight a step ahead, PDP today assailed NC leadership of Kishtwar, including MLC Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, for creating hurdles in establishment of a Nursing College at Islamia School, Kishtwar.
NC, however, hit back and accused PDP of selling out the waqaf resources created during the party regime in the state.
Addressing a press conference here today, PDP youth president, Kishtwar, Wasil Doolwal flanked by senior party leaders launched a direct attack on NC leadership, accusing it of creating hurdles in development of Kishtwar district from time to time and added that NC interference in the establishment of a Nursing College at K... | |
| | | | Against recommended 33%, state police has 3.12% women | | J&K fails to increase head count of fairer sex in khaki | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: The repeated advisories of Union government to increase the percentage of women in police force have fallen on deaf ears of state government as against the target of 33 percent; state police have only 3.12 percent women cops, one of the lowest in the country.
According to sources in Home department, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had issued an advisory on 4/9/2009 and again on 22/4/2013 to increase the population of women to 33 percent of the total strength in police force, But as per the latest data issued by Union government, Jammu and Kashmir has only 3.12 percent of women in police force, keeping it among the states, which have achie... | |
| | | | HC restricts respondent from alienating land in favour of others | | Revenue authorities too restricted from issuing fard | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 5: In a petition filed by one Subash Chander Sharma of Patoli Brahmana, seeking a restriction on revenue authorities to issue Fard Intikhab Aks Shajra of a piece of land in favour of one Shilpi Mahajan of Trikuta Nagar, high court judge B S Walia has restrained her from alienating the land in favour of other persons till the final disposal of the writ petition. The judge observed that the Shilpi's counsel had not opposed the prayer made in the petition for restraining the revenue authotities, ie respondent No 1 to 9, from issuing Fard Intikhab Aks Shajra in her favour for alienating the land held by her in favour of other persons till the final disposal of t... | |
| | | | Health deptt, SVO fail to file objections in GDC Srinagar case | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 5: The Health and Medical Education department headed by Chaudhary Lal Singh has failed to appeal objections to the plea admitted by Principal Government Dental College (GDC), Srinagar Dr. Riyaz Farooq in a court while seeking his placement as full time Principal of Dental College, Srinagar.
This is despite the fact that Dr. Riyaz's role has already been established beyond doubt by State Vigilance Organization (SVO) in a scam at GDC Srinagar and GDC Jammu some years back.
After being indicted in the multi-purchase scandal at GDC Srinagar and GDC Jammu, Dr. Riyaz had gone to court in order to seek relief. Interestingly, the court admit... | |
| | | | Ahead of republic day, MA Stadium sealed | | Sports Council shifts training centers to other venues | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 5: Three weeks ahead of Republic day and ceremonial function which is organized in MA stadium, this premier sports training center of Jammu has been sealed by the security agencies. The sealing has been preponed this years in the wake of terror attack at Pathankot airbase .
Sources said that the security agencies have sealed the M A Stadium so as to prevent any eventuality in the coming month as the M A Stadium is the only venue of the Republic day function at Jammu. Sources again said that the stadium will remain sealed till the Beating Retreat ceremony on 30th January which marks the conclusion of Republic Day celebrations.
The state sports council has ... | |
| | | | Health Ministry's balloons of opening of 57 fair price medicine shops pricked | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: Health Ministry's balloons of the opening of the fifty seven fair price medicine shops in every hospitals of Jammu province were deflated after two petitions were filed by Pardeep Mehandru of Bakshi Nagar and Sandeep Singh of Gandhi Nagar challenging the process on various grounds.
Based on the petition, the High Court had directed Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education, J&K Medical Supply Corporation and Managing Director Medical Supply Corporation that why rule nisi should not be issued.
If the chemists' shops owners are to be believed, the duo filed petition as they have apprehension that the planning of the opening of ... | |
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