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Blue eyed rule Civil Secretariat, Govt order shelved 11/14/2016 12:03:02 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: The efforts of the government to streamline the functioning of various departments ordering detachment of the employees attached in Civil Secretariat, have turned out to be futile exercise with many bureaucrats dishonoring the order by allowing their blue eyed employees to continue working under their control. Sources told Early Times that a strong lobby of officers encourages attachment of employees from the subordinate departments either to oblige their own blue eyed or to oblige their senior officers/ ministers in Civil Secretariat. "Taking cognizance of the attachment menace in the Civil Secretariat, the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti recently issued instructions to all the heads of the department to detach all the employees to their parent departments. The decision was taken to avoid unnecessary burden on the state exchequer which is expended on these employees during move and benefits given to them," they said further adding that with the attachment of these employees, the working in their parents departments suffer and peop...   READ MORE

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Exams start in Kashmir from today, separatist drubbed Kashmir Civil society reiterates its commitment to education 11/14/2016 12:02:56 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: Kashmir civil society has once again reiterated its commitment to education by standing unwaveringly with the decision of the Government to go ahead exams for classes X and XII of the JK Board of School Education, despite an unprecedented attack on the very system of education in Kashmir during the four months long unrest, which is still on. The decision of the parents is being seen as a daring step as the separatists and militants spearheading the ongoing agitation evidently want the children of Kashmir to stay away from schools and colleges. Over thirty schools have been burnt in the Valley and the Minister for Education has been threa...   READ MORE   Students vulnerable to attacks from miscreants 11/14/2016 12:02:46 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 13: People are keeping their fingers crossed since the Board examinations are going to start at different examination centres across Kashmir valley on Monday. People more so parents are apprehensive about the safety of children appearing in the examination for 10th and 10+2 classes. As the Kashmir valley is going through a phase of unrest for the past more than four months now there are chances that anti-social elements might carry out attack on some examination centres in the valley. This as such has resulted into a situation where the parents of children are somewhat perturbed over the safety of their wards. While the examination f...   READ MORE   Students opt for exams, flout Geelani's writ 11/14/2016 12:02:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: The government especially the education department is probably having a last laugh as about 98 percent students appearing for the class 10th and 12th exams have collected their admit cards and 80 percent students have decided to appear in the exams with curtailed syllabus. "We knew all along that this propaganda of the separatists and their handlers across the border stating the Kashmir Azadi first then the exams is going to fail. We have seen many such protests and also know the separatists deep inside their skin. The ordinary Kashmiri , like other parents across the country, can't afford to skip one crucial year of their kids, on flimsy grou...   READ MORE   Forest officials run for minister Officials from remotest areas summoned to join Marathon 11/14/2016 12:02:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: The forest ministet made his officers run, not for protecting the forests but for making his marathon a grand success. The Marathon wss held in Jammu on Sunday, the Forest Minister summoned forest officials to join the event or face music. The event was dedicated to brave soldiers of the country, and was organized by Confederation of India Industry (CII) in collaboration of Board for Development of Sports in India (BDSI).Sources said that being chairman BDSI, Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh to gathered large number of participants, summoned Forest officials to join Marathon. "It was not a run for Forest Department, ...   READ MORE   At JK Cements, directions of BoD ignored with impunity Only six meetings held in Five years 11/14/2016 12:02:18 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 13: Against the prescribed 20 meetings of the Board of Directors (BoDs) at JK cements, mere six meetings were held during the past five years, affecting company's overall growth. The official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal how the directions issued by the company's BoDs were undermined besides holding few meetings that too haven't yielded the expected desired results vis-a-vis company's overall growth. It has been informed that during the financial year of 2010-11, just one meeting has been held while as in the year 2011-12, there were two board meetings held while as in 2012-13, again one meeting was held. Further...   READ MORE   High on rhetoric, Industry Minister runs after publicity Samba craves for kerosene 11/14/2016 12:02:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: The Minister for Industries and Commerce has reportedly been running only for publicity in various media platforms but has forgotten the grievances of public, one of which is stopped kerosene supply in Samba for the last few months. Pertinently, the previous day, Minister had inaugurated various works under Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives taken by United Phosphorous Limited at Vijaypur and Ramgarh and it was given wide publicity in various media platforms. "Time and again, Minister presence is seen in newspapers and in official functions along with senior officials of District Administration Samba but he is ignorant about the real issues...   READ MORE   Traders were defying diktats of separatists 30 shops gutted in Kupwara market 11/14/2016 12:01:55 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 13: A massive fire broke out in the old at Iqbal Market in north Kashmir's Kupwara town, 80 kilometers from here, on Sunday evening, reports said. They said, fire emanated from a shop in the market around 7:00pm and engulfed the entire market. At least 30 shops were damaged in the fire incident. Nearly 6 fire tenders rushed to the spot as the fire spread. The fire fighters faced difficulty in bringing the fire under control as the area is congested. A police officer said that a fire broke out in a shopping complex at Iqbal Market near Sub District Hospital Kupwara. He said cause of fire is not known. Pertinently, traders in Kupwara town, located c...   READ MORE   Malik, Mirwaiz, ors sulk; want to stay away Hardliners project Geelani as the only leader 11/14/2016 12:01:45 AM Kashmir Unrest Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 13: The associates of Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani have been assigned the job by their handlers to sideline the other separatists and project him (Geelani) as the only leader in Kashmir. Sources told Early Times that move has irked the Hurriyat dove, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and so-called JKLF Chief Yasin Malik and they are trying to maintain distance from Geelani. Insiders revealed that hardliners like Mian Abdul Qayoom, Mohammad Yusuf Naqash and others are projecting Geelani as a "big leader" and are asking the others to work under his leadership. "The so-called meeting of the stakeholders which was held at Geelani's residence l...   READ MORE   Home Deptt approaches SC, seeks amendments JK Police Bill-2013 11/14/2016 12:01:28 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 13: Believe it or not but Jammu and Kashmir government is befooling commoners since it is yet to drop the Jammu and Kashmir Police Bill-2013 from the website of Ministry of Home despite having approached Supreme Court (SC) seeking suspension of several important directions with regard to reforms in the police department. Since Jammu and Kashmir Police Bill-2013 was first step towards large scale reforms in the police department, it makes no sense to keep the bill on the website of the Home Ministry when the state government has filed an application and sought suspension of directives of Supreme Court (SC). The home ministry needs to ...   READ MORE   Naeem Akhter goes silent as Baig addresses PDP convention 11/14/2016 12:00:13 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 13: It was government spokesman and senior leader of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday sitting silent on the podium as his veteran colleagues like Member Parliament Muzaffar Hussain Baig addressed the PDP convention here. While Baig and other senior PDP leaders addressed the gathering outside the PDP head office here, Education Minister Naeem Akhter preferred to stay silent, drawing attention of the invitees many of whom wondered as to why he didn't speak. In his address, Baig was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that only he could resolve the Kashmir issue, whereas PDP General Secretary Sartaj Madani threw light on the visio...   READ MORE   Complainant alleges FIR not registered under relevant sections 11/14/2016 12:00:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: Sub Judge Jammu postponed the process in the complaint and in order to ascertain the allegations in the complaint sent it for enquiry under section 202 CrPC to SDPO East (Narwal) with the direction to enquire into the matter and file the report by or before next date of hearing on November 28, 2016. As per complainant, Shamim Begum wife of Mumtaz Ahmed of Bathindi some locals who eyed their property; on October 20, 2016 trespassed her house by breaking the main gate of the her house and started cutting trees in the land of the complainant. "Complainant resisted the accused but accused namely Mir Alam son of Ch Ahmed Din manhandled her, snatched golden ch...   READ MORE   JK Govt sits over revision of recruitment rules 11/14/2016 12:00:03 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 13: Although strengthening of service cadre in government departments is a continuous process for improving efficiency and enhancing work culture, the successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir have turned a deaf ear to the proposal of Director Tourism Jammu & Kashmir with regards to the revision of Recruitment Rules and reorganisation of Tourism Department. The official sources told the Early Times that the files pertaining to Tourism Deptt's Recruitment Rules are gathering dust in the civil secretariat since 2008, ie for nearly a decade. The official Sources said that the J&K Tourism Non-Gazetted Subordinate Service Recruitment Rules,...   READ MORE   Finally Baig sits to chair meet at Kupwara Vigilance & Monitoring committee meeting of RDD 11/13/2016 11:59:59 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 13: Finally Muzaffar Hussain Baig Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Baramulla chaired Vigilance & Monitoring meeting of various Rural Development Schemes in Kupwara on Saturday… The said meetings were not being organized inspite of the fact that orders in this effect were issued several months back by the Government. In order to ensure transparency and accountability of centrally sponsored schemes in Rural Development sector the Government few months ago constituted a 20 member high level committee headed by State Rural Development Minister. The committee includes leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, PDP...   READ MORE   PCC chief promotes groupism in Congress 11/13/2016 11:59:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 13: Candle light marches across Jammu division for rejuvenating party on the name of One Rank One Position (OROP) have exposed groupism in State unit of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, more particularly in this region. And more ironic is the fact that not anyone else but PCC president G A Mir is himself encouraging this groupism in his party by explicitly encouraging some individuals and avoiding others thus sending wrong signals in the party at grass root level. This groupism was witnessed in the candle light rallies at different places, particularly at Samba, Bishnah, R S Pura, Udhampur etc, where senior party functionaries were either ignored or not ev...   READ MORE   Indeed, population of Jammu is more -- II 11/13/2016 11:59:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 13: A number of political formations, including the then out of power BJP and the JKNPP have repeatedly asserted that the population of Jammu province was equal to Kashmir, if not more. It is universally acknowledged that more the population more the number of voters. In 2002, the number of voters in Kashmir was 28,83,550, which also included approximately 1.5 lakh Kashmiri Hindu and Kashmiri Sikh voters, who have been exercising their franchise in exile since 1990, when their communities were forced to quit Kashmir by fundamentalists. In Jammu, the number of voters was 30,59,986. That means Jammu had 1,76,436 more voters as compared to Kashmir. In 2008, Kash...   READ MORE

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