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Officers to face action for releasing salaries of employees without registering on JKHRM portal 12/15/2022 11:28:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 15: Taking serious note of the reports that the salaries of a large number of employees, who have not registered themselves with the Jammu and Kashmir Human Resource Management System (JKHRM), the government on Thursday sought explanation within a week’s time from Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs). “Why a sizable number of employees was paid salary for October despite them not registering themselves with the JKHRM?’, the government asked in a circular. “In order to streamline the Human Resource Management System across various Departments of Jammu and Kashmir, the General Administration Department vide Circular No 35JK (GAD) of 2022 dated 12 October 2022 and Circular No 40-JK (GAD) of2022 dated 28.10.2022 advised all the employees to register themselves on JKHRM portal and to forward the service details to the concerned DDOs for verification/updation,” read a circular. “Further, it was also impressed upon all the DDOs that the salary for the month of October 2022 shall be disbursed in favour of those employees only who have registered th...   READ MORE

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Counteroffensive: Vikar Rasool was involved in terrorism, Hawala, alleges Azad’s party 12/15/2022 11:27:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: War of words between J&K Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani and Democratic Azad Party (DAP) of Ghulam Nabi Azad have been intensified after the former Chief Minister’s startling disclosure regarding links of some former ministers with terrorists. “Reaction of Vikar Rasool Wani after Ghulam Nabi Azad’s sensational disclosure has substantiated statement of former Chief Minister regarding links of some former ministers with terrorists”, Sujada Bashir, spokesperson of DAP told media persons. Mincing no words in exposing Vikar Rasool Wani’s alleged links with some anti-national elements, she recalled that identity cards issued to some terrorists by Vika...   READ MORE   NC-PC taunt each other over Public Safety Act 12/15/2022 11:27:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: The war of words between the National Conference led by Abdullahs and the Peoples Conference led by Sajad Gani Lone has heated up in the wake of the recent statement by the NC that it would revoke the Public Safety Act one day. Ironically while both the NC and PC were allies in the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, their PAGD “honeymoon” couldn’t last for more than a few weeks as Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone are known for taking dig at each other. On December 13, former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said his party would abrogate the PSA when the NC comes to power. “Public Safety Act (PSA) is o...   READ MORE   Pak-run drug nexus in J&K busted with school girl’s arrest 12/15/2022 11:27:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: Security agencies have busted a Pakistan ISI-run narcotics trafficking racket with the arrest of a school-going girl living along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said Thursday. The juvenile, a student of class ten, lives in a village ahead of the LoC fence in the Mendhar sector of the Poonch district and has been apprehended with 400 grams of "suspected heroin" in a joint operation conducted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday. The agencies have been informed about another cache of drugs that the juvenile allegedly hid in a ditch near her house even as her questioning is go...   READ MORE   Nuclear plants well protected from all types of intrusions: Govt 12/15/2022 11:27:36 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 15: The government on Thursday asserted that nuclear plants in the country are “well protected” from intrusions including from cyber attacks. Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh also said the government has entered into Inter-Government Agreements with the Russian Federation for setting up Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. He was asked about the steps being taken by the government to prevent cyber attacks on nuclear plants. “Certainly there was one such report last year following which we have put in place a mechanism whereby different levels of screening is done and monitoring is done. “I can assure this House...   READ MORE   China gained lot of over time using ‘salami slicing tactic’: Ex-Army Chief 12/15/2022 11:27:26 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 15: Former Indian Army chief General MM Naravane has said that China's attempts to change the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by resorting to "salami slicing" tactics have led to a "more assertive" response from the Indian Army, In a podcast with Smita Prakash, editor-in-chief of news agency, Gen Naravane said that the Chinese army has been trying to alter the status quo along the LAC in very "small incremental steps" and over a period of time, Beijing has gained a lot. The former Indian Army chief's remarks come in the wake of the December 9 face-off of the Chinese army with Indian troops in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector of Arunachal P...   READ MORE   Spent over Rs 3,723 cr on advertisements in 5 years: Centre 12/15/2022 11:27:16 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 15: Government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on advertisement of its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was informed today. In a written reply, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the expenditure on advertisements and publicity has not increased over the past five years. According to the data shared by the government, Rs 1,220.89 crore was spent on advertisements in 2017-18 while an expenditure of Rs 1,106.88 crore was incurred in 2018-19, which was ahead of the general elections of 2019. The government spent Rs 627.67 crore in 2019-20; Rs 349.09 crore in 2020-...   READ MORE   HC dismisses petition seeking amendment of JKCA constitution 12/15/2022 11:27:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking initiation of the process of amendment of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) constitution and hold its election. The DB comprising acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Mohan Lal while dismissing the petition filed by Desh Rattan Dubey observed that Insofar as reference to Rule 67(2) of the J&K High Court Rules, 1999, is concerned, the same does not give any right to file the application of instant nature seeking fresh directions after disposal of the writ petition in as much as the same deals only with the applications as are mainta...   READ MORE

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