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Despite found guilty, CCF constitutes inquiry team of his choice CCF comes forward to shield 'corrupt' Range Officer 10/21/2018 11:16:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: In a startling development, a Chief Conservator of Forests bypassed the inquiry conducted by his superior in which an in-charge Range Officer was found guilty of corruption and initiated an inquiry on his own with sole motive to shield his blue eyed officer. According to sources in Forest Department, Chief Conservator Forest has allegedly passed an order on 16-10-2018 of re-enquiry against his official competency in the matter, which has already been decided after approval of PCCF and constituted a committee of four members headed by Conservator Forest West out of which two has independently acknowledged (including head of team), the offence by in-charge Range Officer. Besides, the matter has already been enquired at four official levels. Sources said that a complaint has been received on 6-10-2018 regarding damage in city forest, a team of four forest officials headed by Block Officer was constituted to enquire the matter. "Team headed by Block Officer has submitted report on 9-10-2018 and has found illegal damage to 10 poles on spot in city fo...   READ MORE

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Sethi couple 'sinks' BJP in Jammu East 10/21/2018 11:16:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: Notwithstanding claims of Sethi couple, who was made incharge of BJP for Jammu East assembly seat for Jammu Municipal Corporation elections, party has suffered a lot due to misdeeds of Sethi couple. Instead of protecting interests of party, Sethi couple tried to protect only their loyalists. It was all due to misdeeds of the couple that BJP has lost seats from the areas which were considered as strongholds of the party. Defeat of party candidates from Malho...   READ MORE   BJP wins but RSS lose 10/21/2018 11:16:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, October 21: Even as BJP swept the prestigious Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) with a thumping majority, it was a big shocker for RSS as Mayor candidate projected by the Sangh has lost election from Top Sherkhanian ward. Credible sources said that despite opposition by BJP cadre, RSS had managed mandate for Parbhat Singh Jamwal from Top Sherkhanian ward so that he would be made Mayor in case BJP get majority in the Jammu Municipal Corporation. Jamwal, who was earlier leader of the J&K Bank Officers Association had attained superannuation a couple of years back. Local BJP leaders opposed candidature of Jamwal due to his non connectivity with the locals but top...   READ MORE   Different promotion policies for same cadre Dual yard stick! 10/21/2018 11:15:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: Jammu University (JU) authorities have allegedly adopted different yard sticks for promotions of matriculate and graduate class IV employees just for harassing the matriculate class IV employees of the varsity. The dictatorial and discriminating approach of JU administration towards the matriculate class IV employees of the varsity has allegedly put their career at stake. Sources said that JU has adopted the state government's promotion policy for matriculate Class IV employee and Kashmir University policy adopted for Graduate Class IV employee of JU. The university authority has created a discriminating attitude among the matriculate and graduate Class...   READ MORE   Refuses to provide information on POJK refugees State govt disregards HM's repeated reminders 10/21/2018 11:15:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: The State government has been showing utter disregard to the repeated reminders forwarded by Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the objections raised by refugees over the alleged, "sufficient package and other compensation" given to refugees from time to time. According to the sources, the Joint Parliamentary Committee as well as the then state government had recommended Rs. 25-30 Lakhs compensation to per family of POJK refugees but the FFR division of Home Ministry, while announcing the compensation had reduced the amount to Rs. 5.50 Lakhs per family. "In reference to the reduced amount to Rs. 5.50 Lakhs, the Union Ministry had given reference of...   READ MORE   Emergence of Third Front leaves NC, PDP worried Both camps busy holding meetings to avoid possible coup 10/21/2018 11:15:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: The emergence of third front in the state is proving a worrisome development for the National Conference and the PDP with both the camps racking their brains to foil any such process. As per the reports, Peoples Conference Chairman and MLA Sajad Lone is striving hard to make the 3rd front a living reality in Kashmir with some rebels from NC as well as from the PDP wangling their ways into the corridor. It is being widely speculated that the front shall emerge as the kingmaker for the state’s political landscape holding keys to the government formation in the future. If reports are to be believed, the front is confabulating to stake claim for the for...   READ MORE   Adv Sharma of HEM wins on BJP ticket from Hiranagar MC BJP's duplicity on Rasana case out in open 10/21/2018 11:15:13 PM Harpreet Singh Sethi Early Times Report KATHUA, Oct 21: The duplicity of the Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP's) political maneuvering has once again come to fore as it gave party mandate for the urban local bodies elections of Municipal Committee (MC), Hiranagar to Advocate Vijay Sharma, who under the banner of Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) spearheaded the movement for a CBI probe into Rasana rape and murder case. Advocate Vijay Sharma not only contested the election on BJP mandate from Ward No. 11 o...   READ MORE   Poaching begins at Kishtwar Municipality, suspense as who will be President of Municipality 10/21/2018 11:14:37 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 21: A day after the election results of municipal polls were announced across the state poaching of candidates has begun with respect to the 13 seats of Municipal Committee, Kishtwar. The poaching assumed significance since the NC backed independents managed to win seven seats out of 13 seats while BJP manage to win only one seat while Congress manage to win two seats and PDP backed independents manage to win two seats and the other seat won by yet another independent. As per the details available with Early Times horse trading and poaching of independents has begun and during late night hectic parleys had begun to rope in some candidate...   READ MORE   Former Minister Slathia celebrates winning of party's backed independent candidates NC's double face exposed in ULBs elections 10/21/2018 11:14:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: It seems ridiculous that despite the decision of National Conference's high command of boycotting Urban Local Bodies Elections, former minister and senior leader of the party Surjeet Singh Slathia has reportedly celebrated the winning of independent candidates who were backed by him. Sources told Early Times that around seven independent candidates, who won elections of Municipal Committee Vijaypur, had full support of National Conference leader and were repo...   READ MORE   Hypocrisy of NC exposed in Thathri Municipality 10/21/2018 11:13:50 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 21: National Conference backed three independent candidates led by recently joined Pyare Lal Sharma of Inderwal had reportedly find a solace in the form of the BJP for stacking the claim on seven member Thatri Municipal Committee. As per the details available with "Early Times" out of seven wards in newly created Thatri Municipal Committee, the Congress party managed to win three seats, the BJP managed to win one seat while three seats were m...   READ MORE   Kashmiris committing 'suicide' by going near encounter sites 10/21/2018 10:45:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: Despite repeated warnings and advisories issued by the government people in south Kashmir have not stopped going near the encounter sites. On Sunday six civilians were killed after the encounter between the security forces and the militants ended at Laroo village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Three militants were also killed in the gun battle. The Governor's Advisor K Vijay Kumar and the Director General of Police Dilbag Singh regretted the loss of civilian lives in a blast near the encounter site and reiterated that civilians should stay away from the gunfight sites. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "It has become a trend in south...   READ MORE   Misusing provision of J&K RTI Law, PIOs not ready to share information 10/21/2018 10:45:13 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Public Information Officers (PIO) in various public authorities continue to violate and misuse the provisions of J&K RTI Act 2009 as they keep transferring applications filed under J&K Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI) to their sub ordinate organizations. The information which should have been kept available on official websites of the public authorities under section 4 (1) (b) of RTI law is not even provided after information seekers ask for the same through RTI. The PIOs are taking an undue advantage of section 5 (4) and 6 (3) of J&K RTI Act 2009 wherein the government officers are bound to seek assistance of their own colleagues or even tran...   READ MORE   Transport department goes off the track Deputationists run understaffed vital department 10/21/2018 10:43:51 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: Instead of recruiting more Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIs), the motor vehicle department (MVD) is functioning with less than the sanctioned strength of the post, considered as backbone of the department. However, some of the deputationists from department are 'pulling' the cart to run the affairs of the MVD. According to sources, more than a dozen posts of MVIs are vacant despite the services of some deputationists from the other departments. "There are 57 sanctioned posts of MVIs in the department, but the department presently has 43 MVIs including 14 deputationists from the other departments including MED and JKSRTC", sources in department...   READ MORE   Transfers made in violation of circulars at ULBK, enquiry reports not yet submitted 10/21/2018 10:43:43 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Executive Officers of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir (ULBK) have no authority to transfer its employees from one place to another, but many transfers were made allegedly in violation of rules and circulars some months back. The ULBK have given lenience to some of its lower rank officials who were earlier directed not to go against the rules, circulars and orders that were issued from the department concerned, but that has not been implement...   READ MORE   Governor favours fresh Assembly elections in J&K 10/21/2018 10:43:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 21: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has favoured holding of the early election to the Assembly, saying he does not think a popular government can be formed out of the present house after the collapse of the BJP-PDP coalition dispensation in June. The state has been under Governor's rule since Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti resigned as Chief Minister in June following the withdrawal of support by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to her government. There have been speculations about behind-the-scene efforts to put together a new government. No party enjoys a majority in the 87-member Assembly, in which the PDP has 28 MLAs, t...   READ MORE   Despite ban, MRs of pharmaceutical companies visit OPD during duty hours 10/21/2018 10:43:25 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 21: In clear violation of official ban, medical representatives (salesman) of the private pharmaceutical companies continue visiting Out-patient Department (OPD) chambers of the doctors during duty hours but nothing seems moving to stop the banned practice. It is pertinent to mention that, in 2015 state government had imposed a complete ban on the entry of the medical representatives in the Government Medical Colleges, its associated hospitals, and others hospitals during duty hours in the interest of patient care but the administration had failed to enforce the order strictly. A senior doctor of the GMC Jammu told Early Times that despit...   READ MORE   3 JeM militants killed in Kulgam gunfight 6 civilians die in blast at encounter site 10/21/2018 10:43:19 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Oct 21: Security forces on Sunday killed three Jaish-e-Muhmmad (JeM) militants in an encounter in Laroo Village of Kulgam district. A blast near the encounter site post gunfight also killed at least six civilians. As per official reports, security forces-Army's 9RR, SOG Kulgam and CRPF-cordoned off Laroo village of Kulgam after receiving information about the presence of militants on late Saturday evening. They said that militants, hiding in a residential house, fired upon forces when they were laying cordon and initiating a search operation. During the initial gunfire, they said, two army soldiers suffered minor injuries. Both of them were imme...   READ MORE   3 soldiers martyred, 2 Pakistani intruders neutralised in Nowshera 10/21/2018 10:43:10 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Oct 21: In an encounter at Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday at least two Pakistani intruders An Indian Army patrol team was ambushed by a group of heavily-armed intruders from Pakistan near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Sunday, killing three soldiers and seriously injuring a fourth. The incident took place at about 1.45 pm. A senior army officer said the ambush appeared to have been carried out by Pakistan's Border Action Team, or BAT, that had crossed into India. "The intruders had come inside our territory and ambushed our patrol. Our soldiers immediately took positions and eliminated two BAT members," the off...   READ MORE   Officials directed to ensure redressal of grievances No winter secretariat in Srinagar 10/21/2018 10:42:58 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 21: With Civil Secretariat closing in Srinagar on October 26, the Governor administration has decided not to set up winter secretariat in the summer capital, however, the advisors would be available on rotational basis. As part of bi-annual Darbar move, the Civil Secretariat, seat of Jammu and Kashmir government, along with other offices will close in Srinagar on October 26 and reopen in Jammu in first week of November. However, the Governor administration has decided not to set up winter secretariat in Srinagar during the winter months. "The advisors to governor would be available on rotational basis, listening to the grievances of people," a source in G...   READ MORE

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