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| Omar led regime allotted shop sites meant for farmers to favourities | | Multi-crore scam surfaces in HPMD Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: A multi-crore scam, dating back to the Omar Abdullah regime, has surfaced in the Horticulture Planning & Marketing Department (HPMD), whereby shop sites at fruit mandis meant for poor farmers and other genuine stakeholders into the trade were "secretly" sold to influential people including relatives of Mantris and Babus.
Though the Vigilance Organization Jammu has started "preliminary investigations," sources said the department was under pressure to "hush up the case" as otherwise many officials in the good books of PDP led coalition would land in trouble.
Sources said in the year 2013 and 2014, HPMD gave away shop sites meant for poor to influential businessmen in Jammu province.
Under a Centrally sponsored scheme, the HMPD had to allot hundreds of shop sites at Government run mandis to growers and local people into the trade in Jammu province. The beneficiaries were supposed to subsequently develop the allotted space into shops, wherefrom they could run their business.
Such shop sites were developed by Government at whole-sale fruit and ... | |
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| Develops cordial relation with coalition Ministers, sponsors foreign trips | | Delhi based business house eyes Centaur hotel | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: A top business house in New Delhi is eyeing Centaur hotel on the banks of world famous Dal Lake here, sources told Early Times on Thursday.
They said the business house has roped in most Ministers of the present BJP-PDP regime and has built a strong case to get the Centaur hotel on lease. "These days the business house is busy in making Ministers happy by sponsoring foreign trips and other errands for them," sources added.
Insiders revealed that most Ministers in the coalition Government have already made up their mind to lease out the Centaur hotel to the influential business house in New Delhi. "A few directors of the business house have developed ... | |
| | | | Employees stationed at same place for decades | | No transfer policy for Libraries department | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: With libraries across the State dying a slow death, employees of the department are a happy lot as in absence of any concrete transfer policy, these employees have been posted at same stations for the last many years.
Sources in the department informed Early Times that majority of the employees including Junior Librarian, Junior Assistants, Library bearers, Library Assistants beside others had been enjoying their stay at same places from 10 to 20 years.
"Many employees open libraries late and even close it before scheduled closing time. They even close library for few days in a month and simply fill the attendance register. These practices ... | |
| | | | BJP's new publicity stunt : Salutations, greetings at airport for MLAs, Speaker | | 'Stage managed' shows for 'undefined victory'……! | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: After culmination of Assembly session in Srinagar , BJP MLAs arrived back to Jammu amid a 'managed' show of welcome at the airport as if they had conquered any battle in the 'battleground' of Kashmir, thanks to the workers and their supporters who organised it in no time before the legislators reached Jammu airport a couple of days back. The Speaker of the Assembly Kavinder Gupta was also greeted amid same festive rituals of drumbeats and garlanding ceremony by the party workers.
Sources said few days back the party's functionaries received a flurry of messages through SMSes, on whatsapp few days back that MLAs are arriving from Kashmir and that they ... | |
| | | | Some BJP Ministers against holding ULBs polls in 2016 | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: The BJP is pitching for deferring polls for the urban local bodies (ULBs) which the Government had earlier announced would be held next year.
Top sources in the Government told Early Times that the polls for the ULBs will be held in April or May next year but the reluctance of some BJP Ministers is acting as a spoilsport in the entire process.
There are reports that the BJP believes it's not prepared for the polls in various areas of its stronghold Jammu and that it requires some more time.
Interestingly, on July 18 Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh had stated that the Government was committed to holding elections for the ULBs to... | |
| | | | J&K BJP not keen on declaring Oct 26 a holiday | | Belying Jammu's hope | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: The State unit of the BJP, which has been "betraying" the people of Jammu province "in a most brazen manner" since more than seven months now and has become a "tool in the hands of anti-Jammu" Kashmiri leadership, is unlikely to come up to the expectation of its constituency which wants the State Government to declare October 26 a State holiday to appreciate the contribution of Maharaja Hari Singh, who 68 years ago on this historic day acceded the State with India. The accession of J&K to India was a great event considering the fact that Pakistan and its agents in Kashmir had then tried to annex the entire State of J&K through war. Had he not acceded his ... | |
| | | | Congress needs to show sincerity to win Jammu | | Protest against BJP | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: The Jammu-based Congress leadership has been holding protest demonstrations in Jammu against the BJP at regular intervals and charging the BJP with letting down and failing the people of the Jammu province by making common cause with the PDP and becoming a party to the anti-Jammu decisions being taken by the Jammu and Kashmir Government from time to time to further develop Kashmir and cater to the needs of the people of Kashmir. It has been, like the National Panthers Party, raising right issues and doing its best to expose the BJP's politics of bluff, duplicity and appeasement.
So much so, it has been trying to adopt the line the BJP adopted and pract... | |
| | | | MLC "forces" PHQ to allot him PSO of his choice | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: A politician, who in the recent past was elected as a member of the Legislative Council (MLC), allegedly "forced" the state police headquarters (PHQ) to allot him a PSO (personal security officer) of his choice.
PSOs were allotted to him soon after he became MLC for his security. However, he was not happy with them, according to police sources.
The MLC then called on a senior police officer, requesting him to allot him a PSO of his choice. He also proposed the name of his relative constable who was posted in armed wing in Kashmir.
There was, however, delay in the allotment of the choice PSO to the MLC. Sources said when he threatened to surrender all... | |
| | | | My subordinates thrashed me, says manager of Handicraft Centre Sunderbani | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: Manager of Handicraft Centre, Kangri, Sunderbani, was allegedly thrashed by his subordinate staff few days ago.
According to Rajinder Kumar, he was allegedly beaten up on October 10 when he entered the centre for an inspection.
"The employees at the centre locked me inside for few hours and thrashed me brutally," he said.
"When I entered the centre run from a rented house owned by one Kartar Singh to inspect production of carpet, Kartar's brother Shiv Kumar and others thrashed and locked me inside the centre," Kumar has alleged in his complaint to Station House Officer of Sunderbani police station.
Kumar also alleged that he was roughed ... | |
| | | | BJP stalwart encouraged JU VC to take on RSS, ABVP | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 15: Confrontationist attitude being adopted by Vice Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof R D Sharma against RSS and its student wing ABVP has exposed ugly infight in the "disciplined" BJP because atrocities were committed on ABVP workers by the University authorities on the direction of a BJP stalwart.
Credible sources revealed that a BJP stalwart is behind the scene of whole episode. This stalwart is trying to capture all important institutions of Jammu region so he has started showing his authority to those who are at the helm of the affairs in these institutions. "This BJP stalwart has already developed his clout on all the higher educational instituti... | |
| | | | Allegedly extracts huge money from three youth who were caught with a girl | | SHO turns rich overnight | | | ET Report
jammu, Oct 15: A police Inspector, who is at present posted as the SHO of a police station in Samba district, has turned rich overnight. He is alleged to have extracted a huge money from three youth and a girl, who were caught by him from a Samba hotel in an inebriated condition.
The incident is talk of the town. Police sources said the SHO received information about two days back that three youth had checked in a hotel at the national highway. The hotel is situated near a college.
Sources said when the SHO raided the hotel room, the three youth, including a SSB employee, and the girl were taking liquor. All the four were then whisked away to the police station where the signa... | |
| | | | Farooq should sack Omar for hurting Hindu sentiments, supporting Rashid | | The beef debate | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 15: NC president and former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah, who on Wednesday said in Jammu that "cow is considered by the Hindus as a sacred animal and Mata and their religious sentiments must not be hurt" by anyone, needs to expel his son and former CM Omar Abdullah to prove that he really meant what he said about the ongoing fierce debate on cow killing and beef eating. If he doesn't act against Omar Abdullah, his statement would be construed as a hollow and mischievous attempt at hoodwinking the already hurt Hindu community. If he sincerely meant what he said he has no other option but to expel his son from the party to assuage the hurt feelings of the Hindu commun... | |
| | | | How Kitchloo overstepped his domain as I&C Minister! | | Promoted blue eyed ineligibles as MDs | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 0 15: In a startling revelation, former Jammu and Kashmir MOS Industries and commerce Sajad Ahmad Kitchloo over stepping his authority, assumed the powers of Chief Minister and promoted three junior General Managers as Managing Directors.
The General administration department which is headed by the Chief Minister, has the authority for affecting transfers and promotions and accordingly place such proposals for the cabinet for approval.
The documents available with Early Times speak volumes about the working of the then MoS I&C Sajad Ahmad Kitchloo.
The document reveals that Ishtiyaq Hussain Drabu, Rakesh Sharma, and Jasvinder Singh, all general manage... | |
| | | | Panch hits school teacher with iron rod in Kulgam | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Kulgam, Oct 15: A school teacher on Thursday sustained critical injures in an attack by a panch belonging to ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kulgam district of south Kashmir.
Witnesses said that Sartaj Ahmad Hajam suffered severe injuries after Muzaffar Ahmad Malla hit him with an iron road at Govt Primary School Chanapora in Frisal area of the district. Hajam, a resident of Arwani area of Bijbehara, was admitted at District Hospital Anantnag where his condition is reported to be critical.
Witnesses said that Malla got enraged after hearing that the school teacher had asked his wife to serve schoolchildren mid-day meals in time. Malla's wife Sh... | |
| | | | 1596 doctor posts lying vacant in JK | | ‘State has one doctor for 4367 persons’ | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 15: There are 4452 sanctioned posts of doctors in the state and the doctor patient ratio is 1: 4367.
If the government fills all the posts, even then there will be one doctor available for 2808 people which is quite high a ratio for a state like J&K having population of approximately 1.25 crores spread over 22 districts, an expert said.
While comparing the two Divisions of the state, against the sanctioned strength of 2015 doctors, Jammu Division had 1137 doctors in position while 878 posts of doctors are lying vacant.
In Jammu Division, Poonch district tops the list with 139 posts of doctors lying vacant and out of 205 sanctioned posts o... | |
| | | | 2 SPO turned militants killed in encounter | | Hizb receives major jolt in Doda | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Oct 15: In a major setback to local militant outfit Hizbul Mujahedeen, a joint team of Doda police and 10 RR (Rajput) during wee hours on Thursday eliminated two militants in Gadi Nullah falling under the jurisdiction of police station Dessa in Doda District. Both the eliminated militants after surrendering before the security forces were engaged as SPO's in Jammu and Kashmir police.
According to reports, based on a specific information a jo... | |
| | | | Master Plan violation continues with impunity from law | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: The alleged Master Plan violation and encroachment of prime land by the roadside continue in Srinagar city with impunity from law as those involved are influential people. While the alleged unlawful activity continues to thrive, the PDP-BJP government has been watching all this as a mute spectator.
Some influential persons have raised constructions by the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway but Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) are not bothered, according to official sources. Sources alleged that the illegal constructions by the highway had started during the erstwhile NC-Congress govern... | |
| | | | PM to announce major package for J&K soon | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a major financial package for Jammu and Kashmir particularly for the people affected by the 2014 floods.
Modi has reportedly assured Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that some more announcements with regard to the political development will also be made.
According to sources, the CM stressed on the PM for the need to announce financial package for the state as a substantial time has lapsed since the formation of the BJP-PDP government, and its delay is a handle to the opposition to criticize the government.
Sources said the PM assured that a financial package, which will be announced, will be incl... | |
| | | | JK Govt extends services of VC SKUAST (K) | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: Scoffing at its own prescribed rules, the state government without any justification has extended the services of influential Vice-Chancellor, Sher-i- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST-K), DR Tej Pratap who had otherwise attained superannuation three months ago.
Governor N. N Vohra, who is the Chancellor of (SKUAST-K), hosted a farewell at the Raj Bhavan for Dr Tej who completed his 5 year tenure on July 23. It is worth mentioning that the 'otherwise retired' incumbent VC hit the headlines in 2011 for being involved in a purchase scam during his tenure as VC at the Chaudhary Sarvan Kumar Agricultural University at Pala... | |
| | | | 2 IEDs recovered along LoC in Poonch | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 15: Continuing search cum combing operations in the Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of Poonch to track down presence of any infiltrator hiding in the area following foiling of an infiltration bid on Wednesday, the security forces defused two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along Line of Control (LoC) in district Poonch. According to official sources during the search operations two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from the encounter site where ... | |
| | | | Is there any trade union in Health Deptt? No, says DHSK | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: An RTI reply from the office of Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) has generated a new debate about the legal status of employees' trade unions in the state. The DHSK while responding to an RTI query has categorically made it clear that no trade union is registered with the office. Details available with Early Times reveal that RTI activist Umar Javaid had filed an application before the General Administration Department (GAD) few months ago seeking details about registered trade unions of government employees in J&K.
The Public Information Officer (PIO) forwarded the RTI application to all the administrative departments/ministries in the civil ... | |
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