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| Inapt JKCA, Anurag's interests denying Jammu International cricket stadium | | Is PM watching! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: With division and politics dominating functioning of disputed Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), the dream of Jammu region getting an international cricket stadium is unlikely to become a reality.
500 kanals of land at Bajalta, 16 kilometres from Jammu city, was handed over to JKCA in the year 2005 by the then government on lease. The government was then headed by ex-Chief Minister late Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. Experts were hired by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) for designing the stadium and getting the work underway. The experts used their expertise and left with reports in the hands of JKCA.
11 years have passed, political statements have become routine, four governments have exchanged offices and too much has happened in the BCCI. But what to talk stadium, even the foundation stone has not been laid. The foundation stone for the international stadium at Bajalta was supposed to be laid on March 18, 2012 but it is one such stone which the politicians have desisted to lay. The stone is the custody of J... | |
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| State makes least use of digital system | | e-Governance in JK a mere hoax! | | | Peerzada Ummer
ET Report
Srinagar, Oct 18: The tall claims of the Jammu and Kashmir government over e- governance are falling flat as figures coming to fore reveal that JK lags far behind than the other states in terms of registering complaints via online medium.
The figures also provide a hint over how the people in Jammu and Kashmir prefer primitive ways of registering their respective grievances with the authorities. The written complaints on plain paper are still in vogue here despite plethora of public money being utilized over ensuring the promising future of e- Governance.
The latest figures issued by the GoI reveal that the complaints received by the Police in JK are made on p... | |
| | | | Blue eyed liaison officer gets undue benefits at Bhaderwah Campus | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: A blue eyed liaison officer Bhaderwah Campus University of Jammu is allegedly being showered undue benefits by the administration.
According to sources present incumbent Rector Bhaderwah Campus, Prof G M Bhat while showering all benefits on his blue eyed is allegedly harassing the other staff members by arm twisting them to do his 'personal' works.
"Irfan Goni who was appointed as Liaison Officer on contractual basis at Bhaderwah Campus, time and again submitted application to Rector for release of his salary and arrears", sources said, adding that as per record Irfan Goni had been transfered to Reasi Campus in the year 2010 vide order No Estab/10/7611-1... | |
| | | | BJP mantri brazenly promotes nepotism | | Seniors ignored, minister installs his trusted as Dir Floriculture | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: A turncoat BJP minister has been overtly interfering in the functioning of other departments and recently appointed a junior officer as Director Floriculture by ignoring four senior officers.
As per government order number 1100-GAD of 2016 dated 15/10/2016, Deputy Director Floriculture Jammu, Ashok Kumar Gupta was ordered to look after the work of Director Floriculture in addition to his own duties.
But as per the seniority list of Floriculture department published vide order number 20-Flori/G&P of 2015 dated 10/09/2015, Gupta figures at 5th slot. The four ignored officers are: Sunil Misri, M.Sc; Pran Dullo, M. Sc; Anoop Koul, B.Sc Agricultu... | |
| | | | Rifle snatching plan to force Kashmiris quit JK police | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 18: The terrorists and their handlers across the border have started a new process to intimidate the J&K police: disarm them. In a series of attacks the terrorists are snatching the rifles to intimidate the force to resign .
The strategy has been devised as violent attacks and killings of Kashmiri police personnel has evoked sharp reaction from the locals, which goes against sinister game plan of the actors across the border who are trying to build a narrative by putting up Kashmiri people against the Indian state.
During three-months of continous lockdown police personnel were attacked and even hardliner SAS Geelani and others in the separatists camp h... | |
| | | | How JU's committees have become toothless | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Making mockery of the committees set up from time to time to probe irregularities, the Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University has crossed all limits of official propriety and decorum to misuse his official position.
For example, an advertisement was issued by the university in February 2013 vide No; Adm/C&R/13/76-125 Dated 21-2-2013 for appointment of various positions in the administration without mentioning age bar or Permanent Resident Certificate.
Another advertisement was issued in September 2015 vide university No: Estab/NTW/C&R/ 15/149-200 Dated 1-9-2015 for the same category of positions in the administration which, inter-alia, included age bar and applicati... | |
| | | | Craving for badges, DySPs wear ranks of SSP | | Hulchul in Police | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: In a blatant violation of the rules, many Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs) who have been placed as in-charge Superintendents of Police on stop gap basis vide order no 270 of 2013 dated 04-07-2013 and till date have not been confirmed are wearing badges of Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP).
The police rule under SRO 494 dated 19-10-1971 issued by Home Departmnet as well as subsequent circular issued by the Police Headquarters vide order no. Gz/Badges/2005/PHQ/2014 dated 07-07-2014 through present Director General of Police (DGP) clearly imparts directions not to wear the ranks for which the officer is not entitled. It is astonishing that the p... | |
| | | | Amidst crisis in Valley, J&K lost its most apt officer | | State's loss is Centre's gain | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: At a time when Valley is on fire for the last over hundred days now, it is shocking that the state lost the Police officer who had developed intricate understanding of Kashmir over the years and has dealt with equally distressing situations effectively on at least two previous occasion and could have been Mehbooba's man Friday in the existing situation as well.
Though the state government ousted the said senior officer at a time when he was needed the most, the Union Government appointed him as Joint Secretary in the National Security Council the previous day, wherein he would keep a direct tab on security issues of entire country includi... | |
| | | | Not satisfied with postings, IPS officers seeking central deputation | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Not satisfied with their postings in the state, more and more IPS officers are nowadays seeking central deputations to serve in the central agencies.
While eight IPS officers had this year already proceeded on central deputation, there were four others who were waiting for the central nod. Two officers, whose deputation period expired, had got it extended with the help of their acquaintances in MHA, police sources said.
The officers who got central deputation this year included two ADGPs, four IGPs and two SSPs. ADGP S M Sahai was posted by the state government in the office of Resident Commissioner, New Delhi. However, within a week of his posting there... | |
| | | | 9 yrs on, Revenue dept yet to demarcate state land at Sonamarg | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: The state government is itself playing key role in vandalizing picturesque Sonamarg, as even after nine years, the Revenue department has failed to demarcate the state land which it had handed over to Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA).
Documents available with Early Times reveal that state government vide order No. Rev/s/256 of 2007 transferred 7674 kanals and 17 marlas of state land to SDA in 2007. The order was issued on July 25, 2007.
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| | | | 'Meetings pertaining to Housing Board, LAWDA, SDA cancelled' | | Govt meetings lost to unrest in Valley | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 18: Though the situation is gradually limping back to normal in the valley, the three month long unrest has impelled cancellation of several board meetings, especially in the public sector undertakings. Under the set rules all the state run government departments and corporations (PSUs), have to conduct quarterly board meetings where important decisions with respect to progress and working are taken. However according to sources no such meetings have taken place from last three months. Besides the unrest, board meetings are intentionally being deferred because of the fact that the departments and PSU's have made no progress during the turmoi... | |
| | | | Border farmers in catch 22 situation | | No labour to harvest standing crop | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 18: With rabi crop ready for harvest in the region, the farmers in the border villages are in catch 22 situation as there is no labour available for harvesting the standing crop due to ongoing situation at the Indo-Pak border.
Known as rice bowl of the state, the border villages along R S Pura and Arnia belts which are most affected by the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan following surgical strikes on terror launching pads across the LoC in Pak occupied Kashmir. The rabi crop of rice gets ready by mid-October to early November and labour from far of states reach this area for harvesting. In many of these villages, the residents had been evacuated to... | |
| | | | NC turns radical, eyes Srinagar LS seat, Anantnag Assembly constituency | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: NC president and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who remained out of picture for almost six months, is back in the news. He is holding discussions with political leaders belonging to the non-PDP and non-BJP outfits, talking to media and also issuing statements on a daily basis. He is targeting Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti more as compared to the BJP, though he is holding the PDP-BJP coalition responsible for the Kashmir unrest. He knows that nothing moves in Kashmir without the help of New Delhi and, hence, somewhat soft on the central leadership.
The last three days have witnessed Farooq Abdullah in a radical mode. He spoke for Pakistan and t... | |
| | | | NC leadership under attack for siding with separatists | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Frustrated over losing power in 2014, National Conference (NC) is now trying to seek the good wishes of separatist Hurriyat leadership. This is the reason that NC from its top leadership including its president and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah to pro in provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani are demanding talks with Hurriyat and release of all jailed leaders.
However NC demand has drawn a flake from almost all nationalist people in the State who have put various questions to N C leadership on the issue.
Criticising NC for demanding dialogue with separatist Hurriyat and release of its jailed leaders, the leaders of various mainstream parties... | |
| | | | CM Mehbooba calls separatists' bluff | | It's 'vandalism' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has understood the game plan of separatists. And why not? She is not Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir only. She also holds the sensitive portfolio of Home. Obviously, she knows more than anybody else about the nature of the ongoing movement and who are behind it or sustaining it. There are several agencies working in Kashmir and other parts of the state and they are keeping her fully aware of the minute to minute development. Besides, she head the Unified Command which takes all security-related decisions, including deployment and redeployment of forces in the areas which need utmost attention.
It was natural that the Chie... | |
| | | | Omar Abdullah's Shahrukh Khan act proves a flop show | | SRK is a star, you are not' | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 18: Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference working president, Omar Abdullah, has failed in his bid to copy Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan, atleast in making tweets while traveling abroad.
Omar, who had to wait for two hours to undergo immigration check during his travel to the US, couldn't bear with the security restrictions and immediately took to Twitter to express his dismay.
"Another random secondary immigration check upon landing in the US. Thrice in three visits, the randomness is growing tiresome now," Abdullah tweeted on Monday.
"I just spent TWO hours in a holding area and this happens EVERY time..." the National Conference leader said.... | |
| | | | Jammu to have First pain killer center in north India | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 18: State Health Department is all set to open Interventional Pain Killer centre at Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital which is first centre under Health Services north India in Jammu. The centre may
Sources told Early Times that same centre had been established at tertiary level Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu nearly 10 years ago but due to lack of interest by the administration, the centre failed to take off. Moreover, Anesthesia department of any medical college has to run pain clinic but in GMCH the facilities is not available so far.
Expressing satisfaction, a doctor said that the pain treatment was available at... | |
| | | | Appointment of VCs of 2 cluster universities likely on Oct 21 | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 18: The appointment of two Vice-Chancellors of two cluster universities being developed under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), is likely to be made on October 21. Sources in Higher Education department informed Early Times that the 21 members' State Higher Education Council's (SHEC) meeting is scheduled to be held on October 21 October and it will be chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. According to sources, the appointment of two VCs and other staff for two cluster universities-cluster university of Jammu and cluster university of Kashmir-is part of the agenda items finalized for the scheduled meeting. Moreover, courses to be offe... | |
| | | | School Olympics: DC did what Sports Council, JKOA, didn't for years | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: School Olympics, the inter school sports competition which got underway at MA stadium here today is being widely hailed as an unprecedented initiative in the field of sports by Deputy Commissioner Jammu. It becomes even more special given the fact that it has been organized at an inconvenient time.
Regrettably, the State Sports Council, which was constituted on the very idea of promoting sports in the state and the J&K Olympic Association, which has the mandate to organize such competitions have not done anything in this regard in decades. In line with the initiatives of the Union Government to attract youth and children towards sports throug... | |
| | | | Partiality alleged in kabaddi match | | |  Nitish Bhardwaj
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 18: Partiality has been alleged by some players during a kabaddi match between the teams of two schools.
One of the players, while speaking to Early Times, alleged that the refree had favoured one of the teams during a kabaddi match between a higher secondary school of Sunjwan and another school.
Biased decision of the officials had taken the game spirit out of the players, he alleged, saying it would have been better had the refree declared... | |
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