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| Bureaucrat humiliates BJP Minister's envoy | | Throws recommendation letter into dustbin | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: A top bureaucrat has reportedly humiliated an envoy of the BJP minister, who had approached him with a letter recommending that a few officers should be reshuffled and posted at the key positions.
Sources told Early Times an officer to the rank of Commissioner/Secretary ostensibly threw the recommendation letter of the BJP minister into a dustbin and made it clear to the bearer that BJP ministers have no authority to write to him. The officer not only threw the letter into dustbin but also asked bearer to tell the minister that he should not dare to give instructions to him again.
Sources said a BJP Minister of State (MoS) had written a letter to th... | |
| | | | Jaziya on Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage | | Cong exposes BJP by moving adjournment motion | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 4: Early Times earlyier this week said while the out-of-power Congress has turned "rightist" (read secular) to retrieve political space it lost to the BJP in Jammu region, the BJP has turned "ultra-secular" (read anti-Jammu, anti-Hindu and pro-Kashmir). The claim was not a figment of imagination. The assessment was based on the role some senior Congress leaders from Jammu played after the formation of the PDP-BJP coalition Government in the state last March. It was also based on the attack Congress national spokesperson Abishekh Manu Singhvi launched against the PDP-BJP coalition Government, when it imposed 12.5 per cent service tax on chopper services to Hi... | |
| | | | Corruption allegations against J&K BJP Ministers peeves RSS | | Bhagwat to hear complaints | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 4: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the socio-religious organisation from which BJP claims to draw inspiration, is peeved over accusations of corruption and nepotism against BJP ministers, MLAs and MLCs.
From the local leadership of RSS to the headquarters in Nagpur, reports of corruption have been flowing thick and fast. A RSS functionary in an interaction with Early Times revealed that though BJP has its own mechanism of dealing with complaints of corruption and nepotism against the ministers, MLAs and MLCs, RSS being the ideological fountain head has its own network of Swayamsevaks who are keeping a close eye on the functioning of the coalition Govern... | |
| | | | Ram Madhav allegedly snubs Lal Singh | | "You are alien to party, I have Sangh's insight, stop teaching me" | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: Since the onset of BJP rule in J&K in coalition with PDP, the party has been identified to be in for wrong reasons more than the right ones.
While there have been frequent assemblies of the partymen, ministers and legislators and they have been in regular contact with the party high command, only preliminaries have been exchanged over the period of six months instead of coming up with a substantial reasons to run the government. The notion generated over the time is that BJP is interested more in transfers and adjustments of its own men and had no other job in hand for the welfare of the people.
"The BJP ministers and MPs were even alleged to have turne... | |
| | | | Govt takes off steam from NC's communal agenda | | Controversial Bill to repeal cow slaughter law | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: BJP-PDP coalition Government has deflated the communal plan of the National Conference to stoke communal tension in the State by pushing in a bill to repeal sections of the Ranbir Penal Code, which makes is punishable to slaughter cow and sell its meat.
The Speaker had made it clear that no bill would be entertained till the Supreme Court gives its ruling on the petition filed by the State Government in the Apex court after two conflicting orders of the two wings of the State High Court.
The Government sensing the sensitive dimensions of the case and also how the National Conference, in its desperation after having been reduced to just few pockets of th... | |
| | | | Out of 39 schemes of I&FC Department, 18 unviable on CBR benchmark | | Unfavorable Cost Benefits Ratio | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: Notwithstanding the fact that for economical viability of any irrigation scheme, the Cost Benefit Ratio (CBR) of a scheme should be more than 'one', but in 18 schemes of eight divisions of Irrigation and Flood Control Department out of 39 schemes in 10 divisions completed at a cost of Rs. 16.23 crore did not conform to CBR benchmark.
Sources told Early Times "As per guidelines , in Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, the Cost Benefit Ratio (CBR) is a comparison of the present value of a project with its initial cost and a ratio of greater than one indicates that the project is a viable one". They said that in order to ensure that a ... | |
| | | | Bihar poll outcome to decide future of PDP-BJP coalition | | Governor Rule? | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 4: The PDP-BJP coalition Government in Jammu & Kashmir is not really stable, notwithstanding the oft-repeated assertion of PDP and BJP that their government would last a full term, as also notwithstanding the fact that BJP more than PDP is determined to stay put in power in the state. The PDP, which would also like to remain at the helm of affairs till March 2021 for achieving a "bigger objective", is not a political party like the National Conference, which, unlike the PDP, compromises its ideology for the sake of power.
PDP wants political power, but, at the same time, it is committed to its core self-rule ideology. It can sacrifice the Chief Minister's... | |
| | | | BJP snubs Jammu, commits UT status for Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has done it again. Those who voted for it last year, hoping that it would fight for their rights, have been again meted out a shabby treatment. Their hope was that it would respect its commitment made thrice that it will create political situation leading to the reorganisation of the state and grant of regional council to the region.
Had the BJP not committed a political instrument to the region, people of Jammu would not have voted for it. The BJP has not only went back on its promise that it would establish parity between all the three regions of the state but also snubbed the people of Jammu region by committing UT sta... | |
| | | | BJP legislators to remain silent during autumn session | | Status of Jammu AIIMS | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 4: Even as the autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature has commenced, who will raise the issue to know the exact status of establishment of much-needed AIIMS in Jammu? This question may put the Government in a tight spot while the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is understood to have asked its lawmakers not to pose any query on the topic during the ongoing session.
Though in August this year, following a massive agitation in the region, the central Government agreed to establish AIIMS in Jammu, till now, there has been no tangible breakthrough. Neither the allotment of the land has been finalized nor there came any final word on as to when ... | |
| | | | MCH turns into BJP's party HQ | | Party hoardings come up everywhere in OPD hall | |  Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: In a case of glaring misuse of power and impropriety, huge hoardings have emerged on the walls of the Government medical college and hospital, highlighting leaders of BJP and attributing achievements of health sector to them.
It is pertinent to mention here that workers of BJP organized a function in the OPD hall of GMCH with pomp and show two days back against the norms as hospital is a silence zone but BJP officials had challenged the rul... | |
| | | | 295 Kanal Humhama, Gogoo land Encroachment | | Infamous land scam evades inquiry since 2011 | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 4: At a time when autumn session of state assembly is on, all eyes are on legislators to announce a Probe Committee for inquiry in infamous 295 Kanal Humhama,Gogoo land Scam outside Srinagar Airport involving some politicians and top brass officials of state administration.
A major scam of illegal encroachment of state land exposed by Early Times in July 18, 2014 with details of evading inquiry since 2011 due to political and official influence is a massive scam in which some known politicians and top brass officials of the state administration are among the encroachers.
The document details reveal that in Humhama area 234 kanals and 1 marlas of Kahcha... | |
| | | | Domestic violence cases on rise across Kashmir valley | | 40 per cent women abused by husband or in-laws | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: At a time when domestic violence is increasing at an alarming rate in Kashmir with more than 40 percent of women being physically or mentally abused by husbands or by in-laws, the state government is contemplating necessary corrective measures.
The sociologists believe that in most of the cases of domestic violence, the reasons are unemployment, dowry, interference from in-laws, misunderstanding, misconception and giving birth to female babies.
"Domestic violence is most commonly experienced by women and perpetrated by men. Any womon can experience domestic violence regardless of religion, race, class, group and lifestyle," he said w... | |
| | | | PDP, BJP reach understanding to counter opposition over beef ban issue in legislature | | Discussion on beef likely at fag end of session | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: PDP and BJP, coalition partners in the present coalition dispensation in the state, are said to have reached a tacit understanding to counter the controversy arising out of the ban on beef in the legislative assembly as well as council in the ongoing autumn session that began on October 3.
Sources told Early Times that both PDP and BJP had decided to play safe. Following the understanding, the two have decided not to allow the discussion on beef issue too soon in the assembly or the council. It is quite possible that the discussion would be held at the fag end of the session and as such the discussion is likely to remain inconclus... | |
| | | | Over 12 booked for attacking alleged bovine smuggler | | |  Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Oct 04: Over a dozen persons were today booked by police for assaulting an alleged bovine smuggler in Rajouri town on September 14 last.
Some Rajouri people observed 2-day bandh as mark of protest against the incident. Police said the accused would be taken into custody soon.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a local BJP leader and at least 11 others were booked for allegedly trying to incite communal tension in Rajouri district.
The BJP leader and his public r... | |
| | | | 2 wanted JeM militants killed in Tral encounter | | |  Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Two militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Tral today.
According to Police Sources, Army's 42 RR and SOG Awantipora following information about presence of two militants cordoned off the Hari village in Tral area.
Two militants who were hiding in the area opened fire upon the joint team of forces. However in retaliation security forces managed to kill both the militants identified by sources as Adil Pathan an... | |
| | | | Unregistered Apex paramedical Institute Doda changes address | | Starts duping students again | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar Oct 4: Despite clear cut directions from the officials of Para Medical Council the owner of Doda based Apex Paramedical Institute after brief lull has once again started admission for various paramedical courses by shifting the Institute to a new location.
The District Administration Doda had sealed the institute after it was found running without registration after February 2013. In this connection some people had also written a detailed letter to the President State Para Medical Council/ Principal GMC seeking the intervention of the senior officials of Para Medical Council to prevent the owner of the Apex Paramedical Institute from duping ... | |
| | | | After Poonch, Ramban DC makes voluntary disclosure of SRE | | Thousands of crores pumped into J&K as SRE still unaccounted | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: After the voluntary disclosure of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) in Poonch district, the deputy commissioner, Ramban, has also proactively disclosed the SRE details of his district from 2012 to 2014. It is pertinent to mention that on the direction of Divisional Commissioner Jammu , the Poonch DC had voluntarily disclosed the details about SRE on the official website of Poonch district administration.
The funds under SRE are constantly received by J&K Government from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from the year 1990 onwards. Under SRE from 1990 till 2015 March around 7000 crores have been provided to J&K Government under Relief & Rehabilitation (RR) ... | |
| | | | Upgradation of facilities will boost winter tourist footfall: Mufti | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said he is confident that tourist footfall of the winters would match that of the summers if the facilities are upgraded to the level of international standards.
"Kashmir valley is ideally suited for high-end holiday travel. I am confident that tourist footfall of winters will match summers if the existing facilities are upgraded to the level of international standards," Sayeed said.
The Chief Minister was chairin... | |
| | | | Raj Bhawan seeks monthly action taken report | | Will govt proceed against the corrupt? | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 4: After Governor N N Vohra's jibe at the present dispensation over the delay in pursuing the corruption cases against the tainted state officials, startling revelations are coming to fore- indicating the worrisome swell of the registered graft cases with no action taken by the concerned departments.
Earlier, the government itself acknowledged the fact that there are more that 300 cases of corruption and the misuse of the official position registered against the senior state officials. However, there is not even a single instance during which the government has prosecuted any of them.
The government said that Crime Branch Jammu has regis... | |
| | | | JU “denies” information under RTI | | Says matter is subjudice | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 4: Denying information under Right to Information Act (RTI) has become a regular affair in various government departments and University of Jammu in no exception. JU has denied an applicant the vital information sought by him with regard to interviews to important posts in the university, saying that matter was sub-judice.
An RTI applicant informed Early Times that he had sought information on various issues and question No 3 in the RTI query reads as: "Whether the interview of Registrar / CDC / Controller of Examination / Dean Students Welfare / Directorate of Distance Education / Directorate of Sports / Associate of DSW/Administrator of Jorawar Singh Audito... | |
| | | | As Govt sleeps, devotee takes up reconstruction of Mata Jawala Ji shrine | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 4: A devotee has taken up the task to reconstruct the famous shrine of Mata Jawala Ji at Khrew, Pampore in south Kashmir. The shrine was gutted in a devastating fire incident nine months ago but government made no effort to restore the pristine glory of the shrine. A devotee of Mata Badri Nath Bhat, of nearby village Zewan took the onus on himself and started the reconstruction of the holy shrine which is the presiding deity of Kashmiri Hindus out of his own resources with active support of local karsevaks led by a social activist RaviJi Bhat of Ladhoo.
A local contractor Bashir Ahmad Chopan has executed an agreement to complete the work in stipulated ti... | |
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