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In cash-starved J&K, PSUs incur Rs 150 crore loss 11/29/2015 12:39:20 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 28: Despite J&K reeling under severe financial crunch with treasuries running dry, there was a loss of whopping Rs 150.70 crore to the exchequer due to bad performance of 12 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). Early Times has learnt from top sources that of the 23 working PSUs in the State, 12 have incurred loss of Rs 150.70 crore, with officials of two PSUs not even bothering to prepare profit and loss accounts since the financial year of 1996-97. The heaviest loss was incurred by State Road Transport Corporation to the tune of Rs 66.97 crore. J&K Industries Limited incurred a loss of Rs 46.83 crores while J&K Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited incurred loss of Rs 10.62 crore. Similarly, J&K Minerals Limited incurred loss of Rs 10.36 crore. These PSUs besides several others failed to forward even one account during the past, causing accumulation of the arrears ranging between four and nineteen years. Documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that there were also the arrears in finalization o...   READ MORE

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Ensure presence in office on working days: CM to officials 11/29/2015 12:39:12 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 28: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed all the district officials to remain present in their offices and make serious efforts to solve problems faced by the people. He also warned that any laxity on this front will not be tolerated. Reliable sources told Early Times that Chief Minister gave above directions soon after he chaired a high level meeting with the administrative officers in Jammu. "Officers should survey developments of their areas and must stay at their offices. Any complaint regarding non seriousness on behalf of any official will be dealt severely and the officers will be punished," he warned. The Chief Minis...   READ MORE   See-saw game continues between Sharif and Army in Pakistan 11/29/2015 12:38:56 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Whenever the Army in Pakistan come to the conclusion that the civilian regime has started enjoying the upper hand senior Army functionaries, especially the Army chief, raise objections to Islamabad's plan on improving ties with New Delhi This way, during peace time, the Army in Pakistan has shown its expertise in triggering border conflict either by pushing groups of militants into Jammu and Kashmir or by violating ceasefire agreement. Now it seems that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has succumbed to the pressure mounted by the top Army functionaries and that is the reason for Sharif to appoint a retired Lt General as National Security Adviser. The appo...   READ MORE   SIC asks Wakf Board VC to probe minor girl's 'molestation' 11/29/2015 12:38:49 AM ET Report srinagar, Nov 28: As the documents related to conduct of inquiry in connection with the alleged molestation of a class 8 girl student by a headmaster in a Wakf Board-run school at Bandipora, are said to have been misplaced, State Information Commission (SIC) has now asked the Board Vice-Chairman to conduct an inquiry into the alleged incident, describing it as of serious nature. Details available with Early Times reveal that Mehrajudin Kak of Firdousabad, Batamaloo, in Srinagar filed a second appeal before SIC on September 28, wherein he submitted that he had filed an application under RTI Act addressed to PIO - J&K Muslim Wakf Board, Srinagar, on June 29, 2015. He alleged tha...   READ MORE   150 kanal Forest land retrieved as fight between Forest Deptt, Minister's PRO intensified 11/29/2015 12:38:42 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 28: Infighting between Forest Department and PRO of a Cabinet Minister has been intensified as the former hit back late this evening and retrieve 150 kanal of land illegally occupied by the later. PRO of a Cabinet minister had allegedly attacked team of the Forest Department, which had gone to retrieve the land allegedly encroached by the PRO. This evening a team of Forest Protection Force (FPF) started eviction drive to teach a lesson to the PRO who had allegedly attacked team of Forest Department on Friday. According to confidential report, "In an forest land eviction drive at Sangerwani in compartment Ri 24C of Sangerwani block Shopian forest divisi...   READ MORE   How BJP is contradicting BJP 11/29/2015 12:38:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: The spurt in terror-related activities in Kashmir Valley has divided the BJP. On the one hand, BJP national president Amit Shah, BJP Ministers in the Mufti-led coalition Government, including Deputy Chief Minister, and Union Ministers like Nitin Gadkari and Manohar Parrikar have been claiming that the situation in Kashmir has greatly improved and advising the media not to give any importance to the waving of Pakistani and IS flags in the Valley as these are handiworks of some fringe elements. They have also been accusing the media of blowing things out of proportion and commending the efforts of the State Government to contain the subversives. They feel ...   READ MORE   Misinformation campaign against PDP BJP has murdered, abused Mookerjee, Mr Sagar 11/29/2015 12:38:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Opposition National Conference's general secretary and former Minister Ali Mohammad Chraloo alias Sagar has unleashed misinformation campaign against the PDP and charged it with allowing RSS-BJP with advancing the ideology of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in Kashmir Valley. "In J&K, there was no alliance with BJP. Our ideology is crystal clear. We can't have an alliance with a party like BJP. Today's Mufti Sayeed's alliance is not only with BJP but it is with RSS too. Core members of RSS are involved in the coalition. This is for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that BJP is ruling the State. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee's dream has come true. It wa...   READ MORE   Frustrated Geelani acknowledges rejection Asks youth to take up arms to make separatists relevant 11/29/2015 12:38:15 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Frustrated over Kashmiris rejecting separatists and separatism, the Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani has acknowledged that people have failed separatists as they don't pay any heed towards their calls and programmes. "If people do not pay heed to the leaders for boycotting polls, it is their weakness and this failure should not be attributed to the leadership. If people have lost confidence in their leaders, it also is the weakness of people," Geelani said recently. Geelani's statement comes a few days after Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stated that hartal politics has failed and separatists should devise a new strategy to remain relevant. "The Hu...   READ MORE   PDP-BJP Ministers' continuous absence conspicuous in winter Sectt too NC's winter 'Sectt' remark shows its tilt towards Kashmir alone….! 11/29/2015 12:38:00 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Over three weeks on, the Ministers of PDP-BJP alliance Government are becoming conspicuous with their constant absence in the Civil Secretariat offices after Darbar reopened in the winter capital. Both junior as well as senior Ministers from both the parties have seldom attended their offices regularly after Darbar shifted to Jammu, thanks to their pre occupation with outside works, be it political functions or the works related to governance. While most of the PDP Ministers stayed away from the offices and camped in parts of Kashmir over the last over one week, BJP Ministers also were not seen coming regularly to their office chambers, sources within the...   READ MORE   Farooq chides BJP for praying their new ideal GL Dogra 11/29/2015 12:37:51 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who is known for giving blunt statements, chided BJP leaders for observing death anniversary of Congress leader, Girdhari Lal Dogra, who is now a new source of inspiration for new generation of BJP. Farooq, who especially came all the way from Delhi to participate in 28th death anniversary of Girdhari Lal Dogra, availed this opportunity to reprimand BJP leadership of J&K for whom Congress leader is the new hero. "Where were you four years ago?", Dr Abdullah asked BJP who thronged at the venue in good number. There was competition among BJP leaders to register their presence before family members of late Girdhari La...   READ MORE   'Soz not joining PDP' 11/29/2015 12:37:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: J&K Pradesh Congress has denied that its former state chief Saifudin Soz was joining the ruling PDP. Reacting to a news story carried by Early Times, Congress's chief spokesman Ravinder Sharma said that Saifuddin Soz "is known for his ideals and ideology in the entire country especially in the state." Sharma described the news item as "totally false, baseless and without any credibility and said that there is not even an iota of truth in the same."...   READ MORE   'Water Security Plan nowhere in sight' 5 years on, WSSO lying defunct 11/29/2015 12:21:37 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: Despite hundred percent funding by the Government of India to State for constitution of Water and Sanitation Support Organization for preparing water security plan for rural areas in the state nearly five years ago but organization miserably failed to yield the purpose as it did nothing on the ground and remained non functional. Sources told Early Times that in order to ensure the implementation of central schemes of National Rural Water Quality Management and Surveillance, hundred percent funds were provided to the state government and accordingly later set up Water and Sanitation Support Organization for preparing water security plan und...   READ MORE   CM calls for fresh roadmap to reinvigorate travel industry 11/29/2015 12:21:28 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for a fresh roadmap to reinvigorate the state's travel industry by integrating leisure, adventure, heritage and pilgrim tourism. "Tourism industry has a multiplier effect in terms of livelihood generation. We need to formulate a strategy to address lack of infrastructure and gaps in hospitality sector to excel as a leading global travel destination," Sayeed said chairing the first meeting of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) at Pahalgam hill resort, 100 kms from here. The board was constituted recently to advise and suggest measures for tourism development, promotion and publicity as ...   READ MORE   Tourism Deptt spending lakhs on flop activities 11/29/2015 12:21:15 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: At a time when J&K government is suffering from liabilities worth crores, the Tourism Department is spending lakhs from the state exchequer on flop tourism activities. Official sources revealed to Early Times that the Directorate Tourism Kashmir spent lakhs on three day'Kashmiri Pandit food festival' held recently at Peerzoo Island Srinagar but the programme proved a total flop show. "The food festival had continued for three days. This food festival had attracted only few people," said an officialof the department. The insiders of the department also alleged that the Jehlum River Cruise from Peerzoo to Hazarat Bulbul Shah shrine was ...   READ MORE   Old horse Farooq takes command of NC, Omar sidelined 11/29/2015 12:20:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah is apparently sending a message that he will probably be the next Chief Minister if his party comes to power again. Farooq has been holding regular meetings with his party cadre and also with common citizens of the Jammu and even in Kashmir also. "Farooq is definitely sending a message that he is the next CM. He has realised the fact that NC can be activated and galvanised only if he comes to the forefront and he can use his charisma to woo the voters. This is what he has been doing for quite some time and it's not for nothing," said a senior NC leader and former minister, wishing not to be named, as he is no...   READ MORE   Probe ordered in alleged embezzlement in distribution of compensation to saffron growers 11/29/2015 12:20:54 AM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 28: Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Ghulam Nabi Balwan today ordered probe into the alleged embezzlement in distribution of compensation among saffron growers of ward No 2 of Panchayat Poochal A2 and asked the concerned officer to explain his position within two days. As per the details available with "Early Times", the DC vide letter No DCK/Adm/15/2487-88 addressed to Chief Agriculture Officer Kishtwar and Saffron Development Officer Kishtwar on the basis of the general complaint submitted by local inhabitant Firdous Giri wherein it was alleged that the payments of compensation for the year 2013 had not been sanctioned in favour of genuine persons of ward ...   READ MORE   10th class student raped in school's bathroom 11/29/2015 12:20:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: A class 10 student was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old man inside the bathroom of her school where she was to appear for an examination in Chasana area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. Nasir Ahmed (35) forcibly took the girl into the bathroom yesterday and raped her there, a police officer said today. The girl narrated the incident to her parents, who approached the police station and lodged a complaint against the accused. Several police teams have been formed to nab the accused, who is still at large, the officer said....   READ MORE   Contractor refuses to hand over building to Education department in Kupwara Kids forced to take classes under open sky 11/28/2015 11:32:45 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Nov 28: A land owner turned contractor forced students of primary standard to take their classes under open sky as the newly constructed school building under SSA has been turned into Cowshed cum kitchen shed in Educational Zone of Rajwar of Handwara town in this North Kashmir district. Sources said that students of Government Primary School, Rainawari Kruhama in Rajwar area were forced to study in open sky after the owner of the building loc...   READ MORE   Entire Indian Army cannot defend terrorists, militants in Kashmir: Farooq 11/28/2015 11:31:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 28: A day after stirring controversy over his PoK remarks, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today said entire Indian Army ''cannot even defend terrorists and militants in the Kashmir Valley''. Even if India impresses its whole Army, it would not be able to defend itself from terrorists as they come to kill only, Dr Abdullah told reporters at a function here to interact with civil society members. “Saari Hindustan Ki Fauj Bhi Aa Jaye, Toh Bhi Nahi Defend Kar Sakti Terrorists Aur Militants Ke Khilaaf (even if the entire Indian Army comes to Kashmir, it will not be able to defend against terrorists and militants),” said Dr Abdullah. Te...   READ MORE   MMPHW degree holders cry discrimination 11/28/2015 11:30:53 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: Hundreds of youth holding Male Multipurpose Health Worker (MMPHW) degrees allege gender discrimination during recruitment in service. The MMPHWs said no posts were created for them since 2009 while Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHWs) are recruited regularly. Around 3000 youth of Kashmir till date have got MMPHW degrees from different colleges in past seven years and more that 4000 youth are at the moment studying the course in different colleges within and outside the state. However, even after working voluntarily in district and sub-district Health institutions on a remuneration of Rs 1500 per month for years, the MMPHWs h...   READ MORE   Avail benefits or vacate land, Govt tells entrepreneurs 11/28/2015 11:30:42 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: After failing to establish 'free enterprise' units on government land, the authorities have set March 30deadline for all beneficiaries' to avail the benefits or vacate the land within stipulated time period. In sheer violation of rules, the entrepreneurs after availing subsidized loan facilities on cheap interest rates have miserably failed to setup their units on government provided land since 1995, that not only forced authorities to go tough against them but also created obstructions for other 'aspiring entrepreneurs'. Pertinently the State Industries and Commerce Department, since the year 1995 has provided hundreds of kanals of la...   READ MORE   Nehru more responsible for partition of India than Jinnah: Baig 11/28/2015 11:30:18 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: Senior Peoples Democratic Party leader and MP, Muzaffar Hussain Baig Saturday said that Jawaharlal Nehru was more responsible for partition of India than Mohammad Ali Jinnah. "An average Hindu has this feeling that when Muslims realised that they will be in a minority in India, they wanted a separate country. But it is a different thing that Nehru was more responsible for partition of the India than Jinnah. It is established by history. Even (L K) Advani says so, Jaswant Singh says so," Baig said during his lecture at Central University of Kashmir here. Baig delivered a lecture today to students and faculty of Central University of Kashmir during a ...   READ MORE   APSCC pitches for package to people who shifted from rural areas to urban areas in Kashmir Reiterates demand for minority status to Sikhs of J-K 11/28/2015 11:24:38 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report TRAL (Pulwama), Nov 28: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) today demanded a package for the people who migrated from the rural areas and settled down in Srinagar and other urban areas of the Kashmir valley. Addressing a group of Sikhs who had assembled here in this South Kashmir town today APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said that thousands of people irrespective of the communities migrated from rural Kashmir to settle down in cities and other urban areas. Raina said that if a package is announced for such people then it would go a long way in restoring their confidence in the system of governance. The APSCC Chairman along with s...   READ MORE

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