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| Former IAS official likely to join his 'mentors' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: Amid speculations of political developments taking place in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming times, a former IAS official who had floated his own political party is likely to disband the party only to join his "mentors", who include a former banker and his close aid, a business man turned politician.
Sources said the businessman turned politician had been providing "assistance" for the political activities undertaken by the bureaucrat turned politician.
Sources said while the businessman turned politician was taking care of the "assistance", his aide a former banker who is also a politician, was looking after the "intellectual needs" of the former IAS officer to run his political party.
"He (banker turned politician) was giving counseling classes to him (former IAS) on how to run politics but given the change in political landscape of Kashmir, the three have almost decided to work together," said a source privy to the developments.
While the former IAS has been detained after the abrogation of the Article 370 and 35A on August 5, the other two h... | |
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| Medical College reluctant to submit purchase details | | |  Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: The Account section of the Government Medical College Jammu has completely failed to submit the information pertaining to purchase made for the last two financial years and the higher-ups of the Health and Medical Education Department is still waiting for the same.
The order, a copy of which is in possession of Early Times, vide no HME/Acctts/Enquiry/2019 dated 10-11-2019, sought information pertaining to purchase made for the financial year 2... | |
| | | | Violating Universities Act 1969, JU fails to appoint whole-time Registrar for over 16 years | | Ineligible professor appointed as Registrar, LG office directs JU to appoint permanent one | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: The successive administration of University of Jammu, over the last 16 years, has been failed to appoint a whole-time officer as Registrar, thus violating the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969.
Apart from such continuous violation of the Act, the incumbent administration of JU has now appointed an ineligible officer as Registrar, who has crossed the age limit of 60 years.
The office of Lieutenant governor has also forwarded a communiqué to the University of Jammu to appoint an eligible officer to the post of Registrar and also to expedite the process for the appointment of Registrar as per prescribed norms/statutes of the Kashmir and Jammu Universi... | |
| | | | BJP's silence on setting deadline for delimitation commission raises many questions | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: Almost a year has been passed after dissolution of the assembly of the erstwhile state of J&K but BJP leadership has failed to set the deadline for delimitation of assembly seats to end 'bias' against Jammu. Silence maintained by BJP on time frame for delimitation commission has raised doubt on the intention of Saffron Brigade because already people of Jammu have been betrayed on many other issues.
Although BJP has repeatedly promised setting up delimitation panel to redraw assembly constituencies in its election manifesto from time to time, party leaders were non-committal of setting any deadline for this exercise to 'empower' neglected regions of the... | |
| | | | We are fighting enemies within, from across LoC, says Solicitor General | | Kashmir likely to remain without internet | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: The Jammu & Kashmir government has hinted that there are bleak possibilities about internet being restored in Kashmir as it fears that it could be misused by the people sitting across the Line of Control to instigate the masses in the Valley. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for J&K administration in the Supreme Court said that "we are fighting enemies within and also from across the LoC."
He cited inflammatory speeches of Kashmir-centric leaders prior to August 5 and highlighted the attempts made by the Pakistan to trigger violence in the Valley after centre reorganized Jammu & Kashmir. Mehta made it clear during his arguments that, "There are on... | |
| | | | Jammu's prominent college becomes safe haven for drug addicts | | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: One of the prestigious college of Jammu these days has reportedly become a safe haven for the drug addicts as students who throng to the college fell prey to it as the peddler used the college campus blatantly without any fear of law.
As per the details available with Early Times, the Drugs consumption in the college is increasing at an alarming rate with each passing day in the college restaurant- thus putting the precious career of the students apparently at stake by making them prone to drugs with college administration turning a Nelson's eye towards this menace.
As per reports emanating from the college campus- what to talk of puff... | |
| | | | It's a heyday for Govt employees of JK, Finance Dept gives nod to salary enhancement | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: It is time for the government employees of Jammu and Kashmir to have jubilations at large as the administration finally approved the enhancement of their monthly salaries at par with the 7th pay commission recommendations in the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two back to back orders were issued by the department of finance on Thursday in which grant of transport allowance and grant of Child Education Allowance (CEA) was approved, thus leaving more than 4.5 lac government employees all euphoric and joyous.
As per the government order no 473 of 2019, Dated 28-11-2019, the amount for reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be... | |
| | | | 2 years on, culvert work lying incomplete at village Dehari | | RDD releases no payment | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: The apathetic attitude of Rural Development Department can be gauged from the fact that it failed to complete culvert work which was started two years ago for not releasing fund at village Dehari of Tehsil Ramnagar of district Udhampur.
Sources told Early Times that nearly two years ago, a work of culvert was sanctioned by RDD under MGNREGA at the cost of Rs 4 lakhs for village Dehari Trutian Boli of Ward No 7 and the work was allotted to a ... | |
| | | | Lt Governor reviews proposed Mass Rapid Transit System, Light Rail Projects | | Emphasizes on linkage of Light Metro stations with tourist destinations, places of high footfall | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 28: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu took a comprehensive review of the proposed Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) and the Light Rail Projects for Jammu and Srinagar cities in a meeting he chaired here today at the Raj Bhavan.
BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance; Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor; Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department; Rohit K... | |
| | | | Demolition drive by administration at Satwari Airport leaves residents in lurch, make people homeless | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 28: The much delayed demolition drive launched by the District administration Jammu at the Satwari to pave way for the expansion of the airport has render around 61 families homeless and the administration claimed that they have provided them alternate site at the Sunjwan- but the evacuated families alleged that the site which the administration has offered to them is disputed one added that under such circumstances why they would go there- sett... | |
| | | | Panchayat members to take administrative control of 21 Deptts | | At Gram Panchayat level | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 28: Devolving more powers to grassroots, Panchayat representatives are being assigned administrative control of 21 departments to look all developmental works at Gram Panchayat level in Jammu and Kashmir.
There 4,490 Sarpanch and 35096 Panch constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
A top official of Rural Development Department said that Centre has directed Jammu and Kashmir administration to empower panchayats at maximum level. There are 21 departments including Rural Development, Social Welfare, Health, Education, Power, Horticulture, Fisheries and Agriculture, which come under the administrative control of Panchayat members, the official ... | |
| | | | Zero activity of MC Udhampur increases public woes' | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Nov 28: The almost zero activity of the Municipal Council (MC) Udhampur is quite evident from the garbage dumps here and there in the town, no proper drainage system, stray animals everywhere, even slight rain leaving waterlogged roads etc.
This was claimed by Preeti Khajuria, Udhampur Municipal Councillor of Ward number 1 while exclusively talking to Ashwani sharma early times corespondent udhampur
"The MC has not spent even a penny on development works . I am one of the members of the Financial Committee of the MC and despite repeatedly seeking details I was informed nothing about the spending by the MC on development works," she further ... | |
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