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J&K Govt fears eviction of Guv from Raj Bhawan Unauthorized occupation! 12/16/2015 11:49:52 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Jammu and Kashmir Government has no place to house Governor, who is constitutional head of the State and Center's first representative, directly appointed by the President of the country with the concurrence of the Central Government. This has been stated by Public Works Department (PWD) in its reply filed before the Principal Session Judge Jammu in response to petition filed by Hari-Tara Charitable Trust through its Trustee and Rajya Sabha Member Dr Karan Singh against State seeking vacation of Raj Bhawan, sources have informed Early Times. PWD Secretary Rohit Kansal has in the response stated that the State Government has no other premises suitable for being used as Raj Bhawan in Jammu and hence, the same cannot be vacated; sources said. They added that PWD has pleaded that if court allows eviction, it would cause great inconvenience to constitutional head of state since state has no other place to house him in Jammu. PWD has further said that Hari-Tara Charitable trust which has sought return of premises comprising of Ranbi...   READ MORE

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Where have security related Rs 7000 cr gone? Govt asked to make expenditure public voluntarily 12/16/2015 11:49:40 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 16: Despite Governor NN Vohra's intervention earlier this year asking the Deputy Commissioners to make Security Related Expenditure (SRE) released by the union Home Ministry to the State, no action has been taken so far into the issue. Sources informed that the Government has received series of complaints about the alleged misappropriation of the funds provided to J&K under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) and Relief and Rehabilitation (RR). The complaints have been made about some officials in the State Government who have misused these funds, otherwise meant to provide relief to the people affected by the violence after the onset of mi...   READ MORE   PDD tortures Jammu industrialists 12/16/2015 11:49:27 PM GS Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Contrary to Government's claims to promote small scale industry in the State, the Shastri Nagar Division of Power Development Department (PDD) has not allotted power connection to newly established Small Scale Industry Units (SCIUs) in SIDCO, Bari Brahmana even after two years. An owner of newly established small Industrial unit in SIDCO Bari Brahmana area said that two years before he started the construction of industrial unit, he had applied for power connection in Shastri Nagar Division of PDD, but the department has so far not allotted the power connection. " Many such small, but aspiring industrialists who have set up their units under...   READ MORE   Mass contact programme: BJP has nothing to tell people of Jammu 12/16/2015 11:49:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: The J&K unit of BJP, which before the formation of PDP-BJP coalition Government was known primarily for holding press conferences at regular intervals and issuing statements of political importance as well as on issues facing people of Jammu province to remain in the news, has finally decided to organize what it calls "Mass Contact Programme" across the State. The BJP is now more a party with support-base in Jammu only. It has its some support-base created in Ladakh as well and being a part of the coalition Government, it has also a few members in the Valley for obvious reasons. The stated objective of the BJP is to educate public opinion about the "achi...   READ MORE   Vilification campaign launched against PDP 'BJP a pack of deadly wolves', say Kashmiri opinion makers 12/16/2015 11:49:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: A number of Kashmiri opinion-makers have ganged up against the PDP in general and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in particular. They have opined: "It is high time that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed now save his bruised skin from more bites being inflicted upon him by snakes (in this case BJP and RSS) he has been feeding with sweet milk for about a year now. His hugging the communal political organisation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a born enemy of Kashmiri Muslims and patron and mentor of Kashmiri Hindus, has given this veteran Kashmir politician nothing except unrest and mental disturbance out of this dangerous accord between a liberal...   READ MORE   Health Deptt faces manpower shortage as docs prefer GMCs Repeated orders of HME ignored 12/16/2015 11:48:58 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Most of the doctors from Health Department are enjoying plum postings at Government Medical Colleges in two capital cities of the State. Moreover, repeated orders issued by the Department to principals of the GMCs to relieve them have not been obeyed. According to documents available with Early Times since October 2015, three orders have been issued by the Health and Medical Education (HME) department asking Principal GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu to relieve those doctors on deputation and training reserve that have completed three years. "The department has been grappling with the ways to address this situation and has been analyzing the fact...   READ MORE   Most of power projects of State Govt lying defunct 12/16/2015 11:48:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Notwithstanding the demand of State Government regarding return of power projects from NHPC, it has so far failed to construct its own power projects for decades together. According to sources various power projects which are lying under the control of the State Government are defunct at present for years tighter and they included eight MW Sewa Hydel Project in Basohli which is not functioning for last over three years after a breach in a portion of canal near power house. Crores of rupees spent on the project have gone waste as it failed to generate the power, sources said, adding on stones throw of this micro hydel project is the NHPC (a Government o...   READ MORE   Mantri angry over sealing of his mall in Srinagar, gives ultimatum to PDP 12/16/2015 11:48:35 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 16: A separatist-turned-Minister, whose family owned shopping complex here has been recently sealed for not having constructed parking in the basement, is understood to have given an ultimatum to the State Government "to set the records straight" or that he would expose the "dirty under belly of the ruling coalition." The Minister, is understood have to picked the issue with some senior BJP leaders in New Delhi, that the State Government resorted to "pick and choose" in the sealing of the "selective" commercial complexes in Srinagar. He has asked the Government to pick up the matter at the next Cabinet meeting. The Minister, whose family owned commercial ...   READ MORE   Distt police chiefs feel harassed as seniors interfere in transfers 12/16/2015 11:48:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Majority of the district police chiefs across the State are a harassed lot now-a-days. While they prepare for the transfers of SHOs and police post heads in their districts, seniors change the lists. In the changed lists, the seniors include the names of their favourite Inspectors and SIs, directing the district SPs to post them at the police stations and police posts mentioned against their names. Sources said while it was the job of SSPs to run the districts, seniors were harassing them by interfering in their working. "If the district SPs ever try to go against the wishes of their seniors, the latter don't let them work and also start finding out fa...   READ MORE   Constant delay in appointment of BJP State chief Party Ministers, others lobbying for weak candidate 12/16/2015 11:48:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Though BJP was to announce the election of its State president during the last week of last month after the process of organizational elections was over in the State but there is no headway in it till date as certain differences exist among the senior Party leadership over the issue. According to sources the Legislators and Ministers are opposed to appointment of any strongman as party head whom they will not be able to tackle in a way in which they have been tackling the present State chief. This is the main reason that the Ministers and the Legislators in the State are opposing any such name who can create problems for them in future and whom they could...   READ MORE   Posted at stone's throw from residence, 2nd prized posting Blue-eyed PSI ruling roost in Police 12/16/2015 11:48:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: The recent transfers of Probationer Sub-Inspector (PSI) rank officials have left many within the Khaki brewing resentment as a blue eyed PSI has been again posted as in-charge police post and that too just 500 meters away from his residence. As per high placed sources within Police Department, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu recently had shuffled thirteen in-charge police posts and most of the PSIs were shifted to District Police Lines (DPL) and confirmed Sub-Inspectors were posted as in-charge police posts. "However, one of the influential and super powerful PSI forced the senior officers to post him as in-charge police post in one of the po...   READ MORE   Ex-Govt's decision to hold exam for Class 8th puts SIE in trouble 12/16/2015 11:46:26 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 16: The decision of previous National Conference-Congress coalition government in the state to hold examination last year for class eighth despite flood in Kashmir has landed State Institute of Education (SIE) in trouble since allegations have been leveled against SIE officials that they embezzled an amount of more than one crore. As the previous coalition government decided to go ahead with the examination despite flood and did not pay any heed to requests that mass promotion should be given to students other than those studying in class 10 and 12, the SIE officials collected Rs. 100 each from students who were going to appear in class...   READ MORE   Gram Sevak's robs gullible of Rs 3.86 lakhs Minister assures enquiry 12/16/2015 11:46:16 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Dec 16: Though the erstwhile government had been accused of being neckdeep in corruption that led to its defeat, the present regime has failed to make any difference. The living example of a malpractice in regard has been found in Sunderbani tehsil where a work allotted by the Rural Development Department for a construction of veterinary hospital is full of corrupt and malicious intention of the middlemen. The department through its Block Development Officer Sunderbani on 23 December 2008 allotted the work for the construction of a veterinary hospital at village Barnada, Panchayat Nala Makol, tehsil Sunderbani and district Rajouri to o...   READ MORE   MSP certificate issued by JU invalid as per UGC guidelines of 2009 12/16/2015 11:46:05 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: The recruitment process for nearly 1600 posts of Assistant Professors is likely to face further delay as the candidates, who have secured Ph.D from outside state varsities have decided to go court if Higher Education department would fail to invoke a clause in SRO, making them eligible for Assistant Professor posts. Even these scholars have also asserted that the Minimum Standards and Procedures (MSP) certificates being issued by Jammu and Kashmir Universities are invalid as per the University Grants Commission guidelines of 2009 for recruitment of Assistant Professors. Those Ph.D qualified candidates, who have secured degrees from outsi...   READ MORE   Police recovered kidnapped girl 12/16/2015 11:45:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: Police today claimed to have recovered a minor girl of Janipur who was kidnapped on December 5 last from Bagh-e-Bahu area. Police sources said a 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by one Bilal Ahmed, son of Parvez Ahmed of Housing Colony Quarters, Janipur, while she was returning along with her younger brother after paying obeisance at 'Bawe Wali Mata'. Sources said the accused stopped the minibus in which the girl was travelling and abducted her, threatening her of dire consequences in case she resisted. The matter was reported to Bagh-e-Bahu police. Acting swiftly, police raided various places including a hotel at Katra. Police said the invo...   READ MORE   SIC seeks explanation from SDM Vijaypur Revenue record damaged? 12/16/2015 11:45:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a notice seeking written explanation from Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vijaypur as the officer neither replied to the notice of the Information Commission , nor remained present during the case hearing at the SIC's office in Jammu on 8.12.2015 . The case is related to a vital information wherein Revenue department's officials have told SIC as well as an RTI applicant that revenue record has been damaged in Bari Brahmana area. The copy of the notice has been forwarded by SIC registry to Divisional Commissioner Jammu and the concerned Deputy Commissioner as well. Details available with Early Times r...   READ MORE   DDC seeks action over illegal constructions near Poonch fort 12/16/2015 11:21:49 PM Rajesh Tendon Early Times Report POONCH, Dec 16: Taking cognizance of a news report published in this newsppaer regarding illegal constructions near Poonch fort, the Deputy Commissioner Poonch Mohammad Harun Malik directed the Chief Executive officer Poonch Dev. Authority ad CEO Municipal Council to ensure that these constructions are stopped and demolished. When this correspondent approached CEO PDA Pawan Singh Rathore, he said, "I am not an authority but DDC Poonch is an authority under director Archaeology and he has to take action and not me" . Pertinent to mention here that as per the act under SEC 20 A (Every area beginning at the limit of the protected area of protected M...   READ MORE   DECT holds meet, EC takes stock of problems 12/16/2015 11:14:03 PM Early Times Report Kathua, Dec 16: A meeting was held today under the chairmanship of T. Angchok IAS, Excise Commissioner, J & K Government at Toll Post Lakhanpur to have an overview of the problems being projected by the Industrial Units, for expeditious clearance of the vehicles carrying "Industrial Goods". The meeting was attended by Anoo Malhotra, Additional Commissioner Commercial (Administration) Jammu, Deputy Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Check Post Lakhanpur, Deputy Excise Commi...   READ MORE   Identify black sheep: PHQ to CID 12/16/2015 11:04:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: In the wake of leaking of secret information, police headquarters (PHQ) has tasked its CID wing to identify the black sheep in the department by keeping a track on their activities and the phone calls they make to their acquaintances, including media persons. The need to this effect was felt following the "deliberate" leaking of some secret information related to police, police sources said. While the PHQ too had prepared a list of the suspects, including some SPs, DSPs and SHOs, it had asked the CID sleuths to use their network in identifying more black sheep in the department, sources informed. The suspects were now under the CID scanner. "The CID has...   READ MORE   DB orders to stop all constructional activities in Gulmarg forthwith 12/16/2015 11:04:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir high court today ordered Deputy Commissioner and senior superintendent of police Baramulla to stop all constructional activities in Gulmarg forthwith. DB also directed Deputy Commissioner, SSP Baramulla, and CEO Gulmarg to file compliance report by December 28. "We are prima facie satisfied that all the constructional activities going on at Gulmarg are illegal," the division bench of the court comprising Justice M H Attar and Justice A M Magrey and directed Deputy Commissioner , SSP and all the authorities of GDA to enforce the direction and ensure that no constructional activities is undertaken at Gulmarg till...   READ MORE   Flouting norms, 35000 unfit vehicles plying on JK roads 12/16/2015 11:04:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Even as the road safety happens to be a major concern for lakhs of commuters, the issue of thousands of unfit vehicles plying on different roads of the state is yet to be addressed by the Transport department. As many as 35,000 commercial and non-commercial vehicles out of total 13 lakh such vehicles are plying on different roads of the state without getting the mandatory fitness certificate as well as permits thereby putting lives of commuters at risk. The majority of unfit and without permit vehicles are plying in Kashmir province where there number stands at 25,000 while the figure for such vehicles in Jammu region is 10,000. The problem of unfit...   READ MORE   Govt mulling to appoint professional heads in corporations and other departments 12/16/2015 11:04:07 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken a serious note of poor working in various departments especially in corporations which are being run by non-professionals. Reliable sources in the government told early times that the government has decided to make several corporations and other departments to be run by the professionals. According to the sources the Government is looking for a suitable substitute who would head the J&K Cements Limited. "The present Managing director who has failed to run this vital corporation is likely to be changed in the next cabinet meeting," sources said. A non-technical person is working as Managing...   READ MORE   Alleged Police, land grabbers nexus: Post Office employee turns millionaire 12/16/2015 11:04:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: The alleged nexus between police and land grabbers has proved beneficial for a post man who has turned millionaire in a short span of time. The post man's role in selling the government land came to fore during the secret investigation of police. Informed sources said that, investigation in this connection was started after the recent visit of the revenue minister in Sunjwan and Chowadi area where minister realized that the large chunk of the government land was encroached upon. Sources further said that the post man, who is a daily wage employee of Post Office, developed links with the police officers and later became their conduit for free flow of mo...   READ MORE   Basohli bridge in 'political controversy' ahead of inauguration War of nerves between Dy CM, health Minister to take 'credits' for show 12/16/2015 11:03:46 PM Early Times Report jammu, Dec 16: Crucial from the defence point of view, the strategically important Basohli bridge has been caught up in sort of controversies ahead of its inauguration. Everything is in order and preparations set for inauguration scheduled any day next week, the clash is at the political level with two senior ministers of BJP caught up in war of nerves to organise the inaugural function in their own way. Sources said while the concerned Defence authorities are waiting keenly for the inauguration of this strategic link by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar any time soon after Parliament session concludes, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh and Health Minister Lal Si...   READ MORE   Srinagar-Jammu Highway in shambles, admin unmoved 12/16/2015 11:03:37 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: Commuters passing through Srinagar-Jammu National Highway have expressed resentment over its dilapidated conditions at many places. Those traveling on the road regularly attribute the frequent occurring of accidents to the dilapidated condition of the road right from Pantha-Chowk in Srinagar outskirts up to the Nagrota Police Check post. "The continued accidents that have taken place during the past few months claiming several precious lives and injuries to many others have been unfortunate and tragic and what is even more shocking is the explanation offered to such tragic accidents," said a Tata sumo driver adding that it is actual...   READ MORE   Army orders probe into Kupwara men's disappearance 12/16/2015 10:57:37 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: The Army today ordered an independent probe into the disappearance of two missing persons of frontier district Kupwara after different versions regarding the incident started surfacing. In order to tackle different versions surfacing in connection with disappearance of two residents of Kupwara namely Ghulam Jeelani Khatana and Mir Hussain Khatana since November 17, Army today ordered an independent probe to dig truth behind the mystery. Talking to Reporters here in Srinagar, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Satish Dua said that "like always in such matters, this time too our own investigation is on an...   READ MORE   Distt Admn kick starts demarcation in Sahar Khud Likely to vacate encroached land 12/16/2015 10:57:27 PM Early Times Report Kathua, Dec.16:- After repeatedly pointing out the encroachment in entire Sahar khud, few kms from Kalibari chowk, District Administration Kathua has taken serious step and constituted a committee under the supervision of Tehsildar Kathua vide order DCK/Hq/215-16/401-411, dated 11.12.2015 and ordered to demarcate Sahar land with the collaboration of Flood & Control department. DDC instructed that a number of complaints are pouring in regarding the encroachment in Sahar Khad passing through Villages Rakh Sarkar Plahi, Changran and Logate that must be demarcated and serious action must be taken against encroachers if any. 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