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Mian Altaf in soup for misusing funds, backdoor appointments SAC issues notice through SSP Jammu for filing response 11/20/2015 12:25:55 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology in the previous National Conference-Congress coalition Government Mian Altaf is in trouble as State Accountability has issued a notice to him through Senior Superintendent of Police Jammu for filing a response against a complaint filed by RTI activist. The SAC has issued notice through SSP to former Minister, in response to a complaint filed against Minister by Dr. Rehmatullah Khora, after it was prima facie established that the then Minister in connivance with the then Managing Director Jammu & Kashmir State Forest Corporation had appointed 38 blue eyed persons through backdoor channels, instead of providing training in Khatamband traders. According to the documents submitted before SAC, RTI activist, Dr. Rehmatullah had maintained that Union department of Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles had sanctioned Rs. 2 crore for establishment of "Raw Material Bank" and in principle also agreed to release Rs. 60 lakh for establishment of a "Common Facility Center" (CFC) for the artisans of Khatamb...   READ MORE

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Displaced KP family's lone bread earner 'assassinated' Relief Commissioner plays villain! 11/20/2015 12:25:39 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: A displaced Kashmiri Pandit family has lost the sole bread earner allegedly to the red tape and abhorrent attitude of officials in the Relief Commissioner's office. The family has accused Relief Commissioner's office of having killed their sole bread earner and sought enquiry into the manner in which 60 year old Bansi Lal Hangloo was harassed and humiliated by the officials in Relief Commissioner's office at Jammu. They have alleged that Hangloo suffered massive heart attack and died 5 days ago on November 14, 2015. The anger of the family could be gauged from the fact that they have used the social media network to spread the word an...   READ MORE   Naeem Akther targets teachers from Jammu region Fraternity asks Minister to mend his ways or face agitation 11/20/2015 12:25:20 AM ET Report Jammu, Nov 19: The Education Minister Naeem Akther allegedly turning dictator and targeting teachers from Jammu region has triggered resentment and they have threatened to hit the streets if Akther doesn't change his attitude. Teachers from Jammu region are of the opinion the Education Minister has allegedly adopted the pick and choose policy. He has suspended and attached more teachers from Jammu region than Kashmir. Earlier this week during a surprise visit at Boys Higher Secondary School in Nowshera areas, Akhter asked for the removal of the principal following a below average academic performance of the school. "He didn't give a chance to the principal to explain his positi...   READ MORE   Will Tariq Karra be Gul Shah of PDP? 11/20/2015 12:24:57 AM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 19: First time in last 17 years, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) is facing rebellion from a senior leader, Tariq Hamid Karra, who is presently the Members Parliament and leads a revolt within the Party aimed at Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his daughter. Karra is known to be as Chief Mobiliser within the PDP because he was in charge of district meetings till last year. A week before Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's visit to Srinagar, he bluntly refused to mobilize PDP workers in the districts forcing the PDP patron himself, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and party president Mehbooba Mufti to mobolise people on their own. Karra made his ...   READ MORE   Kishtwar: ACR's driver, PDP activist enter exam hall 11/20/2015 12:24:35 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report kishtwar, Nov 19: Entry of a PDP activist and a driver posted with Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), Kishtwar, into examination hall along with their mobile phones has drawn severe criticism from civil society as well as from the parents of the students appearing in Class 10 examination. Reports said the ACR's elder child is appearing in the examination at HSS Boys Kishtwar, and it was not known why his driver was allowed into the exam hall. "Even the ...   READ MORE   Nepotism in SWD: Project Officer goes out of way to 'empower' CDPO 11/20/2015 12:24:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: In yet another instance of nepotism in Social Welfare Department, a blue eyed Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), already manning more than four hundred centers, has got four more projects in Udhampur district as his superior has gone out of way to favour the CDPO. Sources told Early Times that four projects under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), amounting around to around Rs 5 crore were given to the CDPO Udhmapur by District Programme Officer. "Four more projects comprising, Panchari, Duddu, Ramnagar and Goddi have been allotted to the CDPO. There are more than one thousand Anganwadi Centres that fall under above mentioned projec...   READ MORE   7 years on, J&K's mega food park still pipe-dream Ex-Agri Minister deliberately caused delay 11/20/2015 12:23:50 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Mega Food Park continues to be a pipe-dream for Jammu and Kashmir Government which has already spent seven years in getting approval from the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries for setting up one such park in Kashmir valley. Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries vide its letter dated 19-02-2014 accorded final approval to the SPV for setting up of the Mega Food Park in Jammu and Kashmir. The project is proposed to be set up with a capital investment of Rs. 79.43 crore. The project will be funded from different sources including grant of Rs. 50 crore from Union Ministry of Food Processing, Rs. 21.42 crore as term loan fr...   READ MORE   Poor state of health care mocks at state of states award 11/20/2015 12:23:34 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 19: Minister for Health and Medical Education is going gaga these days after Jammu & Kashmir received the state of states award during a function held recently in the union capital, but the truth of matter is that health services are in shambles in the rural areas of the State. Had the position of health institutes been satisfactory in the countryside then the hospitals located in the cities and other urban areas would not have been crowded with patients and their attendants. At the same time complaints are pouring that the doctors and other staff posted at health centres in villages is not discharging their duties in an honest manner. Th...   READ MORE   Non locals, unmarried, influential issued multiple ration cards Fake Ration Cards galore in CAPD 11/20/2015 12:23:24 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 19: A massive fake ration cards racket has surfaced in North Kashmir's Baramullah District where officials of the Consumer affairs and Public distribution department (CAPD) have issued ration cards on demand to unmarried and influential people without any check of whereabouts. The documents accessed by Early Times in this regard reveal that in Tehsil Pattan Concerned CAPD officials have allegedly issued two to three fake ration cards to influential and unmarried people, besides fake names have also been created to issue ration cards. In Kantarbugh village a document bearing serial number-01-33 with seal and signatures of store keeper circle...   READ MORE   Would Deputy CM Act? Construction of Illegal hotels in Nishat, Shalimar 11/20/2015 12:23:07 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 19: The Officials of Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA) have allegedly kept their eyes closed to the illegal construction of hotels at residential areas of Nishat , Ishber and Shamilar areas of Srinagar which is located around Dal Lake . As per authentic information available with Early Times as many as 100 such illegal buildings have come up in the area from the last 2 years which is a clear violation of Srinagar master plan as well as the orders of J&K High court. Reliable sources say that illegal multi-storied hotel buildings have come up and some are under construction at Deewan colony , Ishber , Nishat , and Shalimar areas. Inspite o...   READ MORE   Mehbooba's elevation to top post would rejuvenate PDP 11/20/2015 12:22:53 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 19: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has already termed his daughter and the PDP cheif Mehbooba Mufti as the most deserving Chief Minister of the State- making everyone within the political spectrum think- would she be able to deliver on ground. "It's a democratic process. Mehbooba has been working in the field as party president. She has represented an Assembly constituency and now represents a seat in the Lok Sabha," Mufti said, adding that his daughter deserves State's highest political chair. But, vital question is that what could be the fallout of her succession within her party, the PDP-BJP coalition and the larger politics o...   READ MORE   A case of "teasing" of a woman cop inside police station A photograph leaked to press, others shows how a Havaldar has crossed all limits of indecency 11/20/2015 12:22:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: In a photograph leaked to press and others, a startling case of alleged teasing of a woman cop inside a police station in Poonch district has come to fore. It shows how a Havaldar has crossed all limits of indecency inside the police station where women come to seek justice for such acts of anti-social elements against them. If sources are to be believed, it is a case of "forced" romance inside the police station. "The woman cop did not offer any resistance b...   READ MORE   OOPS! Sr police officer's cellphone doesn't have incoming facility 11/20/2015 12:17:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 18: Despite the fact that he is working in a militancy affected state where emergency situations can arise anytime, the mobile phone of a senior police officer does not have the incoming call facility. Astonishingly, he has not paid the monthly bill of his mobile phone as a result of which the service provider has barred the incoming call facility. "This shows that the police officer is non-serious towards his duties and the department. How can he do so? How will the department contact him in case an emergency? This shows that he does not take his job seriously," a police officer said and added that his subordinates were non-serious too. "What can public expe...   READ MORE   JU fails to maintain record of employees 11/20/2015 12:16:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Displaying the laxities, The University of Jammu has even failed to update the service book of its employees. The laxities on the part of University came to limelight when JU in reply to the RTI having No Estab/15/15722 admitted that the service book of the Rajni Choudhary, semi-professional assistant was not prepared even after elapse of seven years. The said lady was adjusted on need basis and later absolved. The University of Jammu replying the query said that two persons namely Bisha Bamba D/o Jai Gopal Bamba of Housing Colony, JDA Roop Nagar and Rajni Choudhary D/o Major Harnam Singh were appointed on contractual basis and after seven years of their...   READ MORE   Sinking differences, seniors finally relieve 2 "controversial" SHOs 11/20/2015 12:16:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 19: Sinking the alleged differences that had cropped up between two senior police officers over the choice of their two favourite SHOs, the two have finally ordered their transfers and relieved them. The trouble between them had started after the two SHOs, both Inspectors, were transferred by the one to another district and not relieved by the other. While the two struggled for supremacy, the two SHOs enjoyed a prolonged stay in Jammu. After they realised that it were the SHOs who were getting benefitted from their "differences", they resolved the matter amicably and relieved both of them, according to police sources. Sources said since the matter had beco...   READ MORE   1.73 cr special assistance to cash rich private schools Govt fails to probe previous Govt's unwarranted largesse 11/20/2015 12:16:34 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19: As the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has revealed that previous Jammu and Kashmir government had diverted Rs 1.73 crore special assistance to three private schools and termed the diversion as misutilization of funds, the PDP-BJP Government failed to probe the reason to divert the huge amount to well-off private schools. It was the previous government that diverted Rs 1.73 crore special plan assistance from Centre to three private educational institutions in Kashmir and Ladakh regions. The funds were not utilized for the purpose for which the funds were released by the central government. Minister of State for Education, Cu...   READ MORE   Khurshid-Aiyer episode Time for Congress leadership from Jammu to act 11/20/2015 12:16:24 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 19: The Congress leadership from Jammu province, which had been putting in some efforts to recover the last space by raising Jammu-specific issues since the Congress' humiliating defeats in the 2014 general election and Assembly election, is in deep trouble. The reason is that the Congress high command comprising Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and their touts like former Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid and former Minister in the Manmohan Singh's ragtag UPA Government have unleashed a campaign that has to be condemned in the strongest possible words. The Congress high command has almost endorsed the stand Khurshid and Aiyer recently took in Pakistan -- New De...   READ MORE   Seeking another communal partition Whose aspirations in J&K Pakistan talks about? 11/20/2015 12:16:16 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 19: Pakistan on Wednesday again poked its dirty nose in the internal affairs of India and asserted that aspirations of Kashmiris could neither be ignored nor suppressed. It accused India of laying down conditions for resumption of talks with Islamabad to resolve all the outstanding issues between the two nations, including the so-called issue of Jammu & Kashmir. "Unilateralism and preconditions are a recipe for gridlock in relations…India should revisit its position as it defied logic to be locked in a perpetual conflictual relationship. Aaspirations of Kashmiris can neither be ignored nor suppressed. The Kashmir dispute is the root cause of all bilateral pr...   READ MORE   Kashmir's 'tainted' faces are Tourism Advisory Board members 11/20/2015 12:10:01 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19: The recently constituted Tourism Advisory Board has drawn flak from Kashmir 's business fraternity as the businessmen say that only "tainted" faces from the Valley have been "secretly inducted" into the board. The state government neither sought any nominations for selection for the 23-member board nor any consultations were held with the business fraternity. Even president of the bodies like Kashmir Hotels and Restaurants Association has not been inducted into the board. The business players allege that three of the hoteliers from the Valley selected for the board are involved forestland grab and poisoning of pine trees for construction of hotels i...   READ MORE   Despite ban in place, cutting of hills goes unabated in North Kashmir 11/20/2015 12:09:31 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Nov 19: Despite the government ban on hill cutting a group of people including local goons, influential ones and truck owners have been carrying on the business of hill cutting in various parts of this North Kashmir district, posing a threat to ecological balance and environment. Sources said that a group of unscrupulous people from different sections of society including local goons, truck owners, brick kiln owners and even some concerned go...   READ MORE   Srinagar shopkeepers aghast over rent hike Criticise Waqf Board 11/20/2015 12:08:49 AM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19: Accusing the Muslim Waqf Board (MWB), custodian of all major Muslim shrines and other properties of acting as a 'vampire', the flood affected shopkeepers of Srinagar Thursday claimed that Waqf authorities have hiked monthly rental of shops by 25 percent without informing tenants. The aggrieved shopkeeper's lambasted Waqf for what they termed 'subjective' decision of 25 percent monthly hike in Waqf owned shops. Demanding immediate rollback of arbitrary hike in monthly rental, shopkeepers threatened valley wide agitation in case the Waqf Board failed to revoke the same. The shopkeepers holding Trust properties on rent all over Srinaga...   READ MORE   Jammu drivers play vulgar music in mini buses Traffic police in slumber 11/20/2015 12:08:37 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Despite ban on the use of any sound systems in the passenger vehicles, the matador drivers in Jammu play music at high volume. Rajesh Bhagat a student of Jammu university said that the mini bus and bus drivers operate sound systems at high base which creates noise pollution and also threat to the lives of passengers. "In city matadors drivers deliberately play vulgar songs in their vehicles which subjects women especially the college girls to inconvenience. "Two years ago traffic police had launched a campaign against the erring drivers and a number of sound systems were seized. But no action is taken today. It is pertinent to...   READ MORE   Out of 37, Jammu artisans get 4 stalls Pragati Maidan Trade Fair 11/20/2015 12:08:28 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: In yet another instance of Jammu region being neglected by one and all, the state Handicrafts department has only allotted four stalls out of 37 to artisans from Jammu region that too on sharing basis in the ongoing International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The disclosure in this connection was made by the two women artisans whose stall was forcefully shut by the JK Handicrafts department allegedly for not greasing the palm of the officers of the department. However, the department later let them re open their stall after the news item carried by the Early Times attracted the attention of the higher ups of the ...   READ MORE   Beigh unlikely to be inducted in state cabinet Drabu not going to RBI 11/20/2015 12:08:20 AM Jammu, Nov 19: Media reports suggesting that Drabu is moving to the RBI and Beigh being accommodated in his place as the finance minister are totally incorrect and false. These reports have been apparently planted to create a sort of confusion and dissent in the party," a senior PDP leader said. According to the sources, there is no question of Drabu moving to RBI. The sources said deputy governnor of the RBI is a very prestigious post and can't be filled on the political whims and fancies. "It's laughable suggestion that Drabu is moving to the RBI. The RBI posts are not freebies for political consideration. A panel of eminent economists are made and then the final call is taken. See how R...   READ MORE   Cabinet constitutes CSC to implement NFSA in JK 11/20/2015 12:07:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed gave nod to the constitution of a Sub-Committee of the Cabinet to examine the implementation of the National Food Security Act 2013 in the State. The Sub Committee comprising Deputy Chief Minister as Convenor and Minister for CAPD and Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment and Culture as members shall submit its recommendations by 25th of November 2015. In another decision, the Cabinet constituted a Sub Committee to examine the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan for the Project Affected Families (PAF) of the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project in...   READ MORE   XEn PMGSY clarifies 11/20/2015 12:06:27 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report anatnag, Nov 19: Refuting allegations leveled by Kullar residents, Executive Engineer of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana- (PMGSY) on Thursday said that they have rushed a team to village for carrying out quality tests. "Forest department's truck has damaged the road at one spot. It is a minor damage, rest of the road is in good condition. SDM Pahalgam and other senior officials inspected the road and expressed satisfaction," Executive Engineer, Sheikh Javed Maqbool told Early Times. He said that they have rushed a team to village for carrying out the quality test despite having done it earlier "We haven't received the report of the quality test yet....   READ MORE

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