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Pristine Patnitop land up for sale; will Govt order probe? 12/1/2015 12:28:29 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Powerful bureaucrats and police officers both serving and retired alongwith officials of Revenue and Forest Department have either grabbed or purchased several hundred kanals of pristine forest land in Patnitop, a top tourist destination of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources in the Forest Department told Early Times that retired as well as serving IAS, IPS and IFS officers have purchased several hundred kanals of land in Patnitop during the last 8 to 9 years. They said that these officers used their might to ensure that the title of land is changed wherever it is required for purchase and in other places where they could manage; they have simply grabbed the land, constructed temporary structures over them. Sources further said that a senior IAS officer who retired recently has purchased several kanals of land in the interior of Patnitop. They added that this officer has purchased the land on the name of his wife and daughter to ensure that he is never asked about the source of money for purchasing this huge chunk of land. Sources disc...   READ MORE

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Anaesthetist suspended for 'wrong reasons,' suffers heart attack Health Minister in Red! 12/1/2015 12:28:22 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: An Anaesthetist Dr. Sudhakar Sharma is battling for life in Government Medical College and Super-speciality Hospital (GMC&SH) Jammu after having been suspended for 'wrong reasons' on the orders of 'hyperactive Health Minister' of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Sudhakar Sharma complained of chest pain in Government Hospital (GH) Gandhinagar, from where he was immediately shifted to Government Medical College and Super-speciality Hospital (GMC&SH) Jammu where doctors attending to him immediately declared that he had suffered myocardial infarction and needed critical care. They made all efforts and ensured that Dr. Sudhakar Sharma's health stabi...   READ MORE   Neo-natal health care in peril, JK records highest deaths J&K Health Ministry's India Today award? 12/1/2015 12:28:11 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi ET Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Awarded by India Today group for excellence in healthcare sector, Health and Medical Education Department has been unable to strengthen neo-natal care, a reflection of which is Jammu and Kashmir having highest neo-natal death rate in the country. The increasing incidences of neo-natal deaths in Jammu and Kashmir bear testimony to the fact that not much has changed in the healthcare sector in the last 34 years. Ironically, J&K had lowest incidences of neo-natal deaths when the health sector was in infancy in the state and people had no option but to travel several hundred kilometers for finding a hospital for child birth. Now, when the facilit...   READ MORE   But the BJP will not come out of Govt Sham protest 12/1/2015 12:27:58 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: The BJP, which got a huge mandate from Jammu in the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the name of Jammu and national integration, will not quit the coalition Government even if its coalition partner in the State continued to ignore Jammu region and add to the woes of its suffering people. This became clear on Monday, when one Minister and four BJP legislators on the condition of anonymity told this correspondent that "they will wait for another 15 days to see if the Chief Minister addressed the issues the BJP Ministers and MLAs raised during the breakfast meeting held at the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday and would raise these issues during ...   READ MORE   MLA's attempt foiled Jazia issue 12/1/2015 12:27:48 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Facing criticism from cross sections of the society for surrendering Jammu's interests just to remain in power, BJP leadership delibrately gave publicity to party's ministers and MLAs meeting with Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturdaymorning. They gave publicity to the meeting to befool people of Jammu region that they are very particular about their issues but instead the meeting they raised their own issues. But the party leadership has failed to convince the masses about its complete failure to force its coalition partner to withdraw controversial decision of imposing service tax on the devotees who travel in chopper to perform darshan of M...   READ MORE   Radha frightens India, says "could lose Kashmir in 10 years" It's day dreaming 12/1/2015 12:27:35 AM ET Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Radha Kumar, former interlocutor for Jammu & Kashmir, on Sunday frightened India, saying it could lose Kashmir if failed to take appropriate steps to retrieve the fast-deteriorating situation in Kashmir. "The situation in Kashmir has progressively deteriorated," she said. "It hasn't been as bad as this in a long time," Radha said at the opening session on "Kashmir Today: Towards an Indian Future?" during the second day of Times LitFest in New Delhi. "The Government doesn't seem to be working, and little of the common minimum program has been implemented," she, inter-alia said, adding that "New Delhi could lose Kashmir in the next decade if serious efforts were not ...   READ MORE   Now Omar boards 'intolerance' bandwagon 12/1/2015 12:27:25 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Omar Abdullah, who stoked communal feeling when he publicly stated that more Muslims than Hindus had died in the Kishtwar communal tension, has now joined the bandwagon of intolerance. Omar went on to say that there was unrest because of the growing incidents of the intolerance in the country and even cited the incident of Udhampur and Dadri. The former CM had though conveniently ignored the fact that the Prime Minister has categorically stated that India was the only religion and Constitution only holy book for the Government and had even expressed concern about the Dadri incident. Omar, who dreams to be CM again, has also ignored the fact that there...   READ MORE   Bid to mislead Governor on JU affairs 12/1/2015 12:27:16 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: A section of officers in Raj Bhawan are allegedly trying to mislead Governor N N Vohra with regard to Jammu University affairs for their personal reasons. According to the sources, a handful of junior officers, working in the Raj Bhawan for quite some time, have allegedly developed vested interests vis-a-vis Jammu University for which they go to the extent of trying to misleading and creating confusions. This was evident during recently held Academic Council meeting of Jammu University when these officers tried to influence the Governor for acting on a letter, purported to be written by a female JU employee. Notwithstanding the fact that unjustified d...   READ MORE   Differences crop up in BJP over expulsion of Prof Hari Om 12/1/2015 12:27:08 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Notwithstanding brave face presented by the party leadership, serious differences are reportedly cropped in the State unit of BJP over expulsion of senior party leader and former ideologue Prof Hari Om. A hardcore nationalist thinker and eminent historian, who has been propogating pro-Jammu ideology since decades, was expelled from the party on November 23 on the "wise" advice of some new entrants in the party who have joined BJP only when party emerged as a strong force in Jammu region. Credible sources in the BJP said that some old guards in the party, who have been associated with BJP and other sister organisations, have registered their protest again...   READ MORE   Evaluation Row: Students cry foul, HoD English muzzles their voice KU VC silent as Prof enjoys patronage of Azadi camp 12/1/2015 12:27:00 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 30: After the recent suicide by a Polytechnic college student over poor marking, a similar fear has gripped the students of University of Kashmir here who have complained of highhandedness of the HoD English, Prof Hameeda Nayeem, wife of senior separatist leader Nayeem Ahmed Khan. The MA English II Semester students said that they were accorded less marks, in the results announced earlier this month. The students said they were shocked to see many of the meritorious students including position holders having been failed in the papers. The students including those studying at Women’s College MA Road, said they had demanded a probe into the matter. But the ...   READ MORE   Don't walk into Pakistani trap Unconditional talks 12/1/2015 12:26:49 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, who has no power whatsoever and who only dances to the tunes of Army, ISI and dreaded terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen, is in news these days. His Valletta (Malta) statement that he was prepared to hold unconditional talks with India has been described by many commentators and Pakistan-watchers as "an important development in the otherwise strained Indo-Pak relations" and led some to believe that India and Pakistan might resume the stalled dialogue process. According to Pakistani TV channel Geo News. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on November 28 indicated that P...   READ MORE   At loggerheads over transfers in last Cabinet meet, PDP-BJP hope to strike consent this time 12/1/2015 12:26:38 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 30: The much expected transfers of officers in the civil and police administration could not take place in last Cabinet meeting as differences emerged among the Ministers of PDP-BJP over this important agenda of Cabinet meeting that was chaired by Chief Minister, Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed on November 19. However one of the PDP Ministers on Monday said that the Cabinet which is meeting on Wednesday is likely to order some transfers in administration and police. "The Cabinet is meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed. Though it is a routine meeting but some transfers in police and civil administration...   READ MORE   Sham warns coalition regime to stop playing with future of ReTs, SSA, DWs 12/1/2015 12:07:53 AM Early Times Report Jammu Nov 30: expressing concerns over the plight and solidarity with the ReTs, SSA teachers and daily wagers of various department, Sham Lal Sharma, Senior Vice President, J&K Pradesh Congress Party (JKPCC) and former minister has warned BJP-PDP coalition government not to play with the future of ReTs, SSA, Daily Wagers (DWs) and need based workers engaged, ITI Trained youth and etc. Lambasting state government, in particular the BJP for befooling the people with electoral...   READ MORE   Politicians ride on smooth roads but dead go through bumpy rides on their last journey in Jammu 12/1/2015 12:07:53 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: With the arrival of traditional 'Durbar move" here in the winter capital almost all the important road link were macadamized and even repaired barring only one which leads to Jammu city's main crematorium -leaving an impression that politicians having a smooth ride but the 'dead' are forced to have a bumpy ride during their 'last journey'. Due to poor condition of the road when dead bodies are brought to Jogi Gate cremation ground for performing last rites th...   READ MORE   J&K fails first deadline to implement Food Security Bill 12/1/2015 12:05:59 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 30: After Jammu and Kashmir government failed to meet its first deadline to implement National Food Security Bill of 2013, contradictory voices of PDP-BJP ministers on its implementation may further delay it till the summer of 2016. Despite the fact that state administration had failed to meet its first deadline of April 4, 2015, dissent voices over the implementation of National Food Security Bill of 2013 among finance minister and another PDP minister, according to sources, may further delay its implementation till June-July 2016. Highly placed source told Early Times that after a fresh cabinet sub-committee meet, the minister proposed to...   READ MORE   Show magnanimity by providing required funds for rehabilitation of flood affected: DB to Centre 12/1/2015 12:05:53 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 30: A division bench of J&K High Court comprising Justice M H Attar and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal today asked central government to show further magnanimity by providing required amount for bringing back on track the flood affected people. "Our country has a big heart, broad mind and large shoulders to provide adequate assistance to its suffering people. In the interest of the people and for alleviating their sufferings, (centre) shall show further magnanimity and generosity by providing the required amount for bringing back on track the flood affected people of the State ," the Division Bench said while hearing a public interest litigation-GA Lone and ano...   READ MORE   Additional DC, GM Industries posts vacant in Kathua, hundreds of files pending 12/1/2015 12:05:47 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: Hundreds of files are pending in district Kathua for months together with people facing many hardships as the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner is vacant for over last four months now. With the transfer of last ADC in the month of July the Government ahs failed to post new incumbent to the office of ADC with the result the burden of work has increased on DC and Assistant Commissioner Revenue. The silence maintained by the Government over the issue has been a cause of concern among the people in the district as they are put to many hardships in clearance of cases as hundreds files are pending for clearance in the district since then. Though the auth...   READ MORE   Centre withholds fresh road projects to J&K Road projects under PMGSY incomplete 11/30/2015 11:58:02 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: The failure of PMGSY to complete all the pending road projects in Jammu and Kashmir under the scheme has reportedly been delaying the sanctioning of new projects for the last nearly three years, despite the fact that 2980 habitations are still without road connectivity. Sources informed Early Times that a total of 5222 habitations were found unconnected when the first phase of PMGSY was launched on 1/4/2000 out of which 2141 have been covered while as 217 were upgraded. But still 2980 habitations are unconnected. In the last more than one decade, no new or up-gradation project was approved and in year 2011-12 a project providing connectiv...   READ MORE   JU victimizing contractual lecturers Pending salary withheld for months 11/30/2015 11:51:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: University of Jammu is meting out a raw deal to the contractual lecturers engaged in Distance Education Department during the session 2014-15 by flatly denying them their hard-earned remaining salary for the month of June 2015. The sources informed Early Times that more than ten contractual lecturers who have performed their duties upto end of June 2014 are languishing for getting their pending salary for the month of June and receiving step-motherly treatment at the hands of Registrar JU. The sources told Early Times that inspite of repeated requests and justification given by the Distance Education Department to the Registrar to release their pendi...   READ MORE   PIO JU denies information sought under RTI Sought information not related to public interest 11/30/2015 11:51:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: Public Information Officer, University of Jammu has denied information sought student body under Right to Information act, 2009. According to information seeker, he filed an application before PIO, JU seeking information of few queries. "How many Assistant Registrar/ Dy Registrar and Jt. Registrar university of Jammu having more than one section under their control. How many Assistant Registrar/ Dy Registrar and Jt. Registrar university of Jammu is associated with remuneration paid to Assistant Registrar/ Dy Registrar and Jt. Registrar year wise to them for last 2 years", copy of application read. The copy further read that it was also sought that ho...   READ MORE   Social stigma, discrimination with HIV/Aids patients unabated 11/30/2015 11:51:29 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: Despite awareness and educative campaigns worth crores of rupees by various government agencies, Social stigma and discrimination against AIDS/ HIV patients has continued unabated in the society and men and women infected by the disease continue to be dismembered from the families and society. Moreover, the lackadaisical approach of State government, toward HIV/Aids patients' poor financial condition, rubs salt on the wounds as most of these patients do not have enough to afford their treatment. "Some years back, I was diagnosed to have HIV virus despite being faithful to my husband, as I was betrayed by husband, "a female, infected by...   READ MORE   Sr officer's role figures in use of police vehicle for timber smuggling 11/30/2015 11:51:18 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: A senior police officer posted in a district of Jammu region has landed in a big problem as his involvement is alleged to have figured in the use of a departmental vehicle in timber smuggling. The matter is very much in the notice of higher police and forest officers and the ministers concerned, according to official sources. Giving details, sources said a forest team, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a police vehicle (model 407) in a district of Jammu region and seized it after the team members discovered that timber was being smuggled in it to Jammu. The vehicle was seized along with the timber, the sources added. During investigation, the involveme...   READ MORE   A traffic police Inspector who is medicine seller too 11/30/2015 11:51:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 30: It is the case of a traffic police Inspector who is a medicine seller too. He does his official duty during the day time and sells medicines after duty hours in his chemist shop in a rural area of Jammu district. After his transfer to the traffic wing of state police, he was posted in Srinagar but, using his political influence, he soon got himself transferred to Jammu where he is at present posted as DTI. "He owns a chemist shop in a rural area of Jammu. While the employees engaged by him run the shop during the day time, he himself looks after it in the evening and sells medicines," police sources said. Sources said whenever he "gets transferred t...   READ MORE   Pressure mounts on Govt to implement order HC ruling on reservation in promotions 11/30/2015 11:50:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: As the J&K HC directions on reservations in promotions has stirred up reactionary response from the SC/ST and OBC category, upper caste groups have started mounting pressure on the state government to implement the court orders forthwith. This group constitutes not only the government officials and bureaucrats of all ranks but also politicians of all hues, including the ones from ruling BJP. Sources said in order to scuttle any attempts at the political level by any party, upper caste leaders have joined together and are mounting pressure on the government to stop the policy of reservations while ordering promotions, a system that has been in place...   READ MORE   FCI's dilly delaying procurement policy for paddy leaves farmers in distress 11/30/2015 11:50:45 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: Keeping in mind the interest of farmers, the PDP- BJP coalition government had directed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) authority to procure the farmers' produce on Minimum Support Price (MSP) as soon as possible. But owing to non availability sufficient bags and delaying practices of FCI to procure grains is compelling the farmers to dump their produce in open. An employee of FCI pleading anonymity said that without any preparation, the FCI has in hurry pass ordered to lower rung employees to establish procurement centers in across the Jammu Province and will procure paddy from farmers at the rate of Rs 1410 for the common paddy Var...   READ MORE   Development eludes Gundana despite Tehsil tag 11/30/2015 11:50:26 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: Nearly 40 kilometres away from district headquarter Doda, the newly created Tehsil Gundana has remained untouched by development. Mohmmad Rayaz a resident of Gundana said that it is irony that after getting the status of tehsil, Gundana is still untouched by development, as schools lack basic amenities, health units san doctors and facilities and poor road connectivity keeps tehsil inaccessible for six months in a year. He disclosed to Early Times that over 800 students are admitted to government higher Secondary Gundana each year but teachers' strength remains meager and as a result students are deprived of class room teaching in man...   READ MORE   Darker days ahead for J&K due to widening gap between power purchase, revenue collection increases 11/30/2015 11:23:44 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 30: The erratic power supply might get worsen in the coming months in J&K due to the rising liabilities of Power Development Department (PDD) in view of the widening gap in purchase and revenue generation. This was mentioned by PDD in a recent petition filed before the State Electricity Regularity Commission. The members of SAC have suggested that power purchase should be restricted to the earmarked budget stating "PDD should increase tariff marginally every year to recover at least the incremental cost rather than increasing the tariff in one go at a later stage which may result in a shock to the consumers". They believed that the widening ga...   READ MORE

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