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Forget degree holders, JK Govt to have matric pass clerks! IAS, KAS officials to raise issue with LG Murmu 12/11/2019 10:42:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: Even as thousands of degree-holding graduates and post graduates are jobless in this newly established Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to have matric pass clerks, a move that will hit the employment prospects of the well-educated youth who are struggling to be employed in such sectors. The Early Times has accessed official documents that suggest that the government has decided to promote matric pass peons and other Class IV employees as Junior Assistants in various departments. Official sources said the decision to elevate such matric pass employees will be in place by December 15, 2019 by when the public notifications in this regard are supposed to be released. The decision has drawn strict criticism from a section of officials who look at it as a "negative development that will be injustice with the well educated youth." Officials said, as per the employment norms, a Junior Assistant is supposed to be having minimum qualification of being a degree holder Graduate with requisite speed of typing, and thus giving su...   READ MORE

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Thanks to anarchy in PR&RD "Non-technical orderly" becomes XEn 12/11/2019 10:42:02 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: Breaking records of all 'miracles' that took place in Panchyati Raj and Rural Development (PR&RD), an orderly reached to post of Executive Engineer. According to sources, an Executive Engineer, heading REW in a district of Kashmir valley, was appointed on a temporary basis but later regulated and promoted up to Executive Engineer by a sheer violation of service rules and regulations. "He was appointed as orderly in 1980 and later promoted as work Supervisor and Junior Engineer (JE) despite being not eligible for the post. He was reverted back from JE to Work Supervisor by then Director RDD Jammu vide order No.255-DRD of 2001 dated 14/08/200...   READ MORE   Forgets these politicians are adamant on their stand to disturb peace Cong MP turns messiah, seeks release of Kashmir-centric leaders 12/11/2019 10:41:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: Senior Congress leader and Member Parliament Adhir Ranjan Choudhary seems worried about the detained Kashmir-centric leaders. On Tuesday, he (Choudhary) in the Parliament asked the Government of India to inform the House when Kashmiri leaders including Farooq Abdullah will be released. He expressed dismay over no political activity taking place in the Valley. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The Congress party has been left issueless due to the aggressive policies adopted by the present regime at the centre. When Congress ruled the country it took its own sweet time to settle the issues, and left many issues unsettled. To divert the attenti...   READ MORE   Powerful politician raises multi story building in flood zone in Rajouri 12/11/2019 10:41:31 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: A powerful politician of Rajouri town defying government orders prevents construction in flood zone raised multi storied complex near Salani Bridge. The Municipal Committee Rajouri turned blind eye, as the building belongs to a powerful politician. "The politician started construction works in past too but the then Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Aijaz Asad stopped the works on many occasions, but after his transfer, the politician find an opportunity started raising his building illegally with permission from the competent authority", sources said "The area was declared as no construction zone after 2014 floods by Administration", they said...   READ MORE   'Influential' HA overstays at MD ICDS Jammu 12/11/2019 10:41:24 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: A Head Assistant (HA) posted at office of Mission Director (MD) ICDS Jammu has been overstaying at one place for the last four years in violation of transfer policy. Sources told Early Times that the alleged Head Assistant has been working at the ICDS Jammu for the last four years by using his 'influence'. "Before his posting at ICDS, he was posted in BK Project Budgam Kashmir, where he allegedly committed some irregularities and resulting he was attached with office of Mission Director ICDS Jammu," they said. They further said that during his attachment at ICDS Jammu, he got his posting here with the help of a former Director in the same ...   READ MORE   Govt asks Deptts to bring transparency in procurement of goods 12/11/2019 10:41:14 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 11: Taking a note over misappropriation of funds, Jammu and Kashmir government has asked departments to bring transparency in procurement of goods. Directives have been issued as government has received complaints that several departments have been purchasing goods more than reasonable costs, creating losses to the exchequer. "Tenders should be invited following a fair transparency and reasonable procedure. Specifications in terms of quality type etc as also quantity of goods to be procured should be clearly spelt out keeping in view the specific needs of the procuring organizations. The specifications so worked out should meet basic nee...   READ MORE   5 years on, flash flood victim yet to get house under PMAY 12/11/2019 10:40:54 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report rajouri, Dec 11: A resident of village Rajdhani of block Manjakote of district Rajouri , who lost his house in flash flood in 2014, has been awaiting financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna even after the lapse of 5 years. Narrating his woes, the victim Khadim Hussain (50), who is financially very poor told Early Times that his house was collapsed due to heavy rains fall in the State in 2014, which left his family roofless. Presently he has been ...   READ MORE   Official records being digitized, file tracking system in offing Civil Secretariat to go digital soon 12/11/2019 10:40:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: Finally for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir's administrative history , the government has began the rigorous process of digitizing the official files in civil secretariat with emphasis being laid upon eradicating the obsolete way of dispensing government matters. Early Times has learnt from its official sources that the authorities at civil secretariat are these days busy digitizing the official records with the recently dissolved Legislative Council building turned into a main centre for the purpose. The scanning of the government files is being done in full swing these days with deadline, as per the sources, set as the end of this year. Sources div...   READ MORE   Lt Governor discusses modalities for implementation of "Mission Youth" programme 12/11/2019 10:40:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 11: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired an officers meeting to discuss the modalities for implementation of ambitious "Mission Youth" programme in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner; Sheetal Nanda, Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj; Sarmad Hafeez, Administrative Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department; Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Chief E...   READ MORE   PWD starts black topping work at Ramgarh ET IMPACT 12/11/2019 9:18:26 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Vijaypur, Dec 11: The work of black topping was started by Public Works Department at Ramgarh of district Samba after the news published in Early Times. The locals of border villages of Ramgarh Sector thanked the ET for highlighting their issues due to which the black topping work of road from village Chak Slarian to Bandral was started. Abhinash Choudhary social activist told that it has been done due to the impact of highlighting the said issue by ET which was unnecessarily delaying by the Public Works Department. He told that the construction work of said road at the various place has been completed but the Power Development Department has not sh...   READ MORE

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