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JK’s anti-graft bodies face political pressure to shield corrupt, says survey 10/22/2016 8:13:49 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 21: A survey conducted by the anti-graft watchdog Transparency International India along with the Centre for Media Studies has ranked J&K among the most graft-prone states in the country. It says that the state’s anti-graft agencies come under political pressure to shield the corrupt. The report says that weak internal vigilance system in the government departments also cause the delay in disposal of corruption cases. “The State Vigilance Commission and other agencies deal with the cases of corruption after the concerned department failed to redress it,” the report said. The survey has observed that the cases of corruption filed in various government departments are of ‘trivial nature’. “The tag ‘trivial nature’ implies that the cases can easily be addressed by a department with a strong internal vigilance system, but the government departments have over the years failed to do so,” the report said This could have led to the quick disposal and redressal of grievances of general public and resultant good governance, the report sai...   READ MORE

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Forest dept using ‘divide and rule’ policy against its employees 10/22/2016 8:11:31 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: The top authorities of Forest department are creating rifts between Territorial Forest division employees and Forest Protection Force (FPF) to stop them from raising their voice against the administration. The administration has succeeded in creating an atmosphere of animosity by applying ‘divide and rule’ policy. They have registered a criminal case against All Jammu and Kashmir Non-Gazetted Officers Association through a Forest Protection Force (FPF) inspector. Sources said that since the new Forest Minister assumed office, anger had been brewing among the employees, including the FPF jawans, over the alleged dictatorial decisions taken by...   READ MORE   Teachers prefer holidaying to duties in Lower Hathal Picnic or Govt job? 10/22/2016 8:10:26 AM AB Sharma Early Times Report Raj0uri, Oct 21: Even as the ruling coalition stresses for quality education, most of the government schools in Lower Hathal here have been in a mess as the “outstation” teachers attend their duties only for two hours a day. Prompted by complaints that the teachers were not providing proper education to the students, Early Times team visited around half-a-dozen schools in Lower Hathal zone of Tehsil Sunderabni only to find the complaints true. The schools visited include Middle School Seyia, Middle School Bambalya, Primary School Hathal, High School Taligalah and Middle School Lohoti. The teachers, who hail from other districts, reach the school only at aro...   READ MORE   Govt’s message to anti-India employees: days of taking us for a ride over 10/22/2016 8:08:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: The government decision to suspend employees indulging in anti-India protests and inciting youth for violence has rattled the separatists’ sympathisers in the official machinery. Fearing that many more may be fired, they have started showing signs of acknowledging their wrongdoings and are even seemingly ready to apologise for their acts. Suspended employees have now started saying that they should have been atleast given an audience to place before the concerned Deputy Commissioner to explain their positions. Some have even started saying that they were not part of the activities but were allegedly wrongly implicated. “This shows that they were ...   READ MORE   40 employees in second termination list 10/22/2016 8:07:32 AM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR,Oct 21: After Jammu and Kashmir government terminated 12 employees, another list has been prepared with a dossier has been prepared against 40 employees for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities. Government has terminated 12 employees this week for which the formal sacking orders have been issued. Government has received reports from J&K police’s CID about the employees who have participated in protests in the Valley for the last three months, sources said. While issuing termination orders, the Government decided against holding mandatory inquiry into these cases, claiming that same was not practicable in the given circumstan...   READ MORE   In thirty years, JU could not find a Director for its Department of PE 10/22/2016 8:03:29 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu , Oct 21 After close to three decades and a couple of eyewash interviews, the University of Jammu has not been able to find a suitable candidate to head its directorate of Sports and Department of Physical Education, indicating how vested interests have hijacked the department and conspired to ensure that it could never have a genuine head. Sources in the University divulge that close to three decades after B K Magotra, the first and only full time director of the department of sports and physical education retired, the vested interests took the reins of the department in their hands and manipulated the eligibility and selection criteria for the ...   READ MORE   ‘Super cop’ who restored normalcy in Valley in 2008 & ‘10, sidelined in 2016 10/22/2016 8:02:11 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 21 The police official, who played a vital role in restoration of normalcy in Kashmir during 2008 and 2010 agitations, could have proved equally effective to tackle the ongoing prevalent unrest in the Valley, but he was transferred out of the state, with many believing that some leaders in the ruling coalition wanted to cash his transfer for “personal gains”. Additional Director General of Police SM Sahai’s transfer came at a time when the Valley continues to be on the edge, with normalcy nowhere in sight, while government struggles to restore law and order. Sahai, who was heading the intelligence wing of the state police, was sent on a central deputation...   READ MORE   Doctor, Pharma nexus causes death of fair price medical shops 10/22/2016 8:00:54 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu Oct 22 : It seems State Health Ministry’s claims remained confined to papers and announcements only as they have knelt down before strong ‘nexus’ between doctors, officials and pharma companies forcing to close medical fair price shops. Moreover, officials of the department have never showed interest to promote and increasing the stock of drugs in the shops at cheaper rates. Pertinently, Generic medicines are very cheap and the price of the same drugs is nearly three times costlier in the general medical stores. Reliable Sources told Early Times that central-sponsored scheme, fair price shops, called Jan Aushadhi Drug Stores (JADS), were to s...   READ MORE   Doda administration sitting silently over illegally operating stone crushers Destroying Environment! 10/22/2016 7:59:49 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Minister for Forest Choudhary Lal Singh does claim of having initiated strict action against forest land grabbers but not much attention is being paid to the illegally operating stone crushers and mixing plants in and around Bhaderwah town. The stone crushers as well as mixing plants are causing extensive damage to the fragile environment of Bhaderwah, which is known as mini-Kashmir for its scenic beauty. Concern has been repeatedly raised with higher officials including the Minister by environmentalists but nothing has moved beyond lip-service. And what makes the operation of illegal stone crushers and mixing plants serious i...   READ MORE   Channi gang rape victim seeks transfer of case to CBI HC directs SSP, SHO to file status report 10/21/2016 11:37:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21 : Not satisfied with the police investigation, the Channi Himmat gang rape victim today filed a petition in the high court, seeking transfer of case investigation to CBI or crime branch. After hearing her counsel, Justice Janak Raj Kotwal issued notices to SSP, Jammu, and SHO of Channi Himmat police station and directed them to file status report. In her petition, she has leveled serious allegations against the police working, urging the bench to ask the Investigating Officer to present himself in the court and conduct his test to check his legal and investigative ability, besides monitoring of the investigation. She also sought registration of FIR a...   READ MORE   Seven Pak Rangers killed, one terrorist shot down in retaliatory firing at IB in Kathua: BSF 10/21/2016 11:36:25 PM Early Times Report Kathua , Oct 21 : BSF said that one terrorist and seven Pakistaani Rangers have been killed in retaliatory firing along the International Border in Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir. The firing came in retalation to a double ceasefire violation by Pakistan earlier today. BSF troops had yesterday foiled a major infiltration bid in the same area by a group of six militants. "Pakistani soldiers resorted to indiscriminate firing from 1240 hours on the Indian Army posts along the Li...   READ MORE   Ex Regional Manager among officials land in vigilance net 10/21/2016 11:17:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 21: Vigilance Organization has registered a case against Asgar Inayatullah, the then Regional Manager State Forest Corporation (SFC) Doda, Sant Ram, the then Dy Financial Advisor SFC, Contractor Abdul Qayoom Bhagwan and other officials of SFC on the basis of a preliminary enquiry conducted into the allegations of gross irregularities and undue payments made to a blue eyed contractor by SFC in Compartment No 33/ Jai Bhaderwah. According to spokesperson, on the basis of a preliminary enquiry conducted into the allegations of gross irregularities in compartment no. 33/Jai Bhaderwah revealed that without inviting any tender under rules, the then General Manag...   READ MORE   Half-constructed houses under PMAY become headache for BPL families 10/21/2016 11:13:51 PM Vinod Sharma Early Times Report KATHUA, Oct 21: The construction of houses under Indira Awas Yojna scheme which has now renamed as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna in Block Kathua has become headache for more than one dozen Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, whose half constructed houses have been waiting completion for the last nearly two years. Sources said that there were many families, living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in Kathua, out of which only 16 families were selected for construction of hou...   READ MORE   Dozens of stone Pelters arrested in police crackdown Hurriyat programmes foiled in Baramulla 10/21/2016 11:13:37 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Baramulla, Oct 21: In its bid to bring back normalcy in the town, police arrested dozens of youth today for taking part in anti national activities and security forces foiled Hurriyat programmes which were supposed to be held after Friday Congregational prayers in Baramulla. According to sources, a joint team of police and army cordoned off few volatile areas in Baramulla town after which the security forces launched massive search operation to arrest the...   READ MORE   Admin Secretaries traveled 80 kms a day! Loot of taxpayers' money- V 10/21/2016 11:13:04 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 21: The information gathered from all Administrative Secretaries reveals that except Secretary Ladakh Affairs all other bureaucrats have traveled 80 kms per day on an average during last six months (from February to July 2016). Details obtained under the RTI and available with Early Times reveal that Secretary Ladakh Affairs traveled 17 kms daily on an average from Feb to July 2016. The vehicle allotted with the Secretary covered 2976 kms during this time which is quite normal. An IAS officer who was Administrative Secretary J&K Government until recently used to travel 134 kms on an average daily. This is not a fairy tale, as the department itself pr...   READ MORE   School gutted in mysterious fire in Kulgam Terrorists kill one of five hostages 10/21/2016 11:12:56 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Oct 21: Suspected terrorists on Friday shot dead a teenager in Arwani area of South Kashmir's Bijbehara who they had kidnapped a few days ago. According to official reports, terrorists had abducted at least five youths from Arwani Bijbehara in past few days. They said that a police team found the bullet riddled body of a youth in Kujar area Kulgam district on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Shameem Ahmad Patloo, s/o Ab Aziz Patloo, r/o Arwani Kulgam. Shameem, a domestic worker, was shot in neck. He was missing from his home for some days, reports said. The dead body of slain was brought to sub-district hospital Frisal and after...   READ MORE   Death toll reaches 90 as youth dies in Budgam Valley turmoil 10/21/2016 11:12:45 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: The death toll in the more than three month long Kashmir violence reached 90 as a youth died in mysterious circumstances in the Central Kashmir Budgam's district today. While the people say that the youth died to a teargas shell police said that he died due to cardiac arrest. Reports said that a group of youth appeared on the main road in the Nasrullahpora area in Budgam district and started protesting against police and security forces personnel. The agitated youth raised slogans against the police and security forces personnel and alleged that innocents have been killed over the past three months in the valley. The agitated youth re...   READ MORE   Resentment brews against JU's proposed move to shutdown Kishtwar campus 10/21/2016 11:12:38 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Oct 21: In a significant development, the members of civil society in Kishtwar cutting across party lines today threatened mass agitation over the reported plan of Jammu University to close all the University Campuses other than Bhaderwah and Kathua Campus. As per the details available with ET, several people today called on Director Kishtwar Campus Dr. Shoaib Anayat Malik Malik and expressed their resentment towards the reports of proposal to close Kishtwar campus. Resentment was also expressed against Director Kishtwar campus for his conspicuous absence from the Campus since last one year lack of transparency in the working of Kishtwar university campus wh...   READ MORE   Common Kashmiris concerned over surfacing of Chinese flags 'Separatists hell bent to perish Kashmir' 10/21/2016 11:12:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Seizure of Chinese flags from certain parts of Valley during recent search operations by security forces has baffled Kashmiris who apprehend a big conspiracy against them by Pakistan to destroy the Kashmiri culture and ethos nurtured by people of Valley for centuries together irrespective of their religion, caste, creed and colour. According to sources soon after the news spread across Valley regarding seizure of Chinese flags from certain parts of Kashmir during the raids conducted by security forces the saner elements in Valley termed it a dangerous indication pointing towards destruction of Kashmir. 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