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JK has no vestige of sovereignty outside Constitution of India: SC Sets aside HC judgment on SARFAESI Act, holds notices issued under Sec 13 by banks as valid 12/16/2016 11:32:01 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: Holding that State of Jammu and Kashmir has no vestige of sovereignty outside the constitution of India and its own constitution, the Supreme Court of India today set aside J&K High Court's judgment regarding applicability of the SARFAESI Act in the state. "Having held (by the High Court) that the provisions of SARFAESI cannot be applied to the State of Jammu & Kashmir, it is a contradiction in terms to state that SARFAESI can be availed of by banks which originate from the State of Jammu & Kashmir for securing monies which are due to them and which have been advanced to borrowers who are not the residents of the State of Jammu & Kashmir," said a division of the apex court comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and R.F. Nariman while setting aside the judgment of the High Court. "As a result, notices issued by banks in terms of Section 13 and other coercive methods taken under the said Section are valid and can be proceeded with further," the apex court said. The apex court while comparing preamble to the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir and Const...   READ MORE

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How PDD misleads CM's office 12/16/2016 11:31:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Days after Early Times carried a detailed report about how babus are making CM's grievance cell a flop show, the Power Development Department (PDD) finally woke up and replied to the grievance. However, this time again, it has tried to mislead the CM's office. On November 13, locals of a Srinagar area had submitted a complaint about erratic power supply before the CM's grievance portal. Though the complaint was forwarded to the PDD for necessary action, it kept the issue in limbo, deeming it unnecessary to reply to CM's grievance cell. The issue remained pending till December 13, and after Early Times carried a report over such dilatory approach, the PD...   READ MORE   Hundreds of kanals of SIDCO land remain unutilised Govt provides land to politician's kin 12/16/2016 11:31:43 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 16: While the State Government had allotted hundreds of kanals to people claiming to be aspiring entrepreneurs, the latter have not established units thus leaving the industrial land un-utilized. Most of these people who hold land un-utilized are kith and kin of politicians and bureaucrats, official sources said. Since 1995, the Industries and Commerce department had provided hundreds of kanals of land to these entrepreneurs at the lower prices at Samba, Bari Brahmana, Rangreth, Lassipora, Kathua and Gangyal. However, official sources said hundreds of kanals of industrial land has remained un-utilized since majority of entrepreneurs didn't s...   READ MORE   Govt sleeps as MA Stadium ails 12/16/2016 11:31:34 PM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Despite the tall claims of the government and concerned department to provide new infrastructure for developing the sports infrastructure of the state, the M A stadium in the heart of the city of the temples is craving for attention. Stake holders in sharp contrast while pointing towards the worst condition of the stadia in Jammu as lack of foresight on part of the Council administration said that the Jammu and Kashmir State Sports council is having a lackasidal approach in the maintenance of the grounds/stadia in Jammu Province as the major grounds of the province are short of ground in charges. Sources said that there is a total num...   READ MORE   IT Deptt to probe dubious transactions in JK 'Banks to furnish details of such accounts' 12/16/2016 11:31:21 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 16: After reports that doubtful cash deposits have been made in J&K after November 8 when the demonetization was announced by the Prime Minister, the Centre has asked the Income Tax Department to examine the accounts where huge cash deposits have been made. It has also been learnt that various dubious transactions have been carried by channelizing money transfers from one account to another, and these accounts shall also come under scanner. Reliable sources told Early Times that the IT Department is under instructions from the central government to examine doubtful accounts with the banks where more than Rs 2.5 lakhs have been deposited in...   READ MORE   CM empowers state ministers, seeks routing of files through them 12/16/2016 11:31:12 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today took another extraordinary step and delegated more powers to the state ministers directing officers to route all files of the cabinet ministers through the office of state ministers. Issued in pursuance of Rule 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Business Rules, Chief Minister has directed that in addition to powers as may be delegated to the Minister of State by the Minister- in-Charge under Rule 9, the Minister of State shall exercise powers independently while approving transfers of non-gazetted staff, which require approval, of the Administrative Department, as per the transfer policy. Mini...   READ MORE   Cong goes silent after allegations of corruption against top BJP minister 12/16/2016 11:31:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: The Congress, which has made serious allegations against a top BJP for his alleged role in giving clearance for a housing project for some personal benefits, has suddenly gone silent on it. Sources said the Congress state unit was asked to go silent on the directions of its senior central leadership. According to the sources since the project involved a senior BJP leader with links in the upper and elite circles of the Congress at the Delhi had used his influence to silence the growing criticism before it could have gathered more momentum. Sources said there is also a strong possibility that some top leaders were also probably given tangible material b...   READ MORE   Beneficiaries asked to purchase medicine from open market Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna fails Jammu people 12/16/2016 11:30:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Challenging the sincerity of Health Department of implementing objectives of Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna, a pregnant lady admitted in Jammu hospital was reportedly asked to purchase medicine from the open market. According to sources in Health Department, a pregnant lady namely Manisha wife of Yashpal, a resident of Talab Tillo was admitted at Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital on November 10. "My wife was admitted in the hospital on November 10, wherein doctors administered a vaccine, which caused complicacy to the patient and due to delay in ultra sound there was excessive bleeding due to which she underwent sudden shock," said sources, adding ...   READ MORE   After a decade, 'influential' SHO shown door 12/16/2016 11:00:03 PM Early Times Report RAJOURI, Dec 16: Prompted by sustained public campaign against an "influential" SHO, who was enjoying plum postings for over a decade, despite his alleged tainted service record, the Jammu police has finally shown him the door. The development follows CM's cognizance of an ET report in this regard. The SHO, who was heading a police station here, has been transferred to SOG Jammu. During his tenure here the crime incidents had witnessed rise, while people often accused him of framing them in fake cases for money. In one such incident, he had denied to file a rape case as desired by the victim and ended up asking the accused to marry her. Despite enjoying patronage o...   READ MORE   Eleven year old surprises with his innovation 12/16/2016 10:55:15 PM Arun Dev Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, Dec 16: Eleven year old Sixth class student of the town has sent many into tizzy with his innovation, wherein he has made a steering wheel work like a joy stick to play games on his computer. Swastik Sharma, son of Subash Sharma Resident of Govind Nagar locality of this town with his innovative idea made steering wheel and steering road with waste material that gives the feel of actually driving a car. His innovation has invited lot of...   READ MORE   Div Com inaugurates 'Sapphire-family lounge' at Amar Singh Club 12/16/2016 10:55:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Continuing its efforts to develop the Amar Singh Club to take the at par with international standards of development, the Management Committee of the prestigious club today launched a family lounge "Sapphire" In a formal inaugural occasion, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr Pawan Kotwal - the special invitee flanked with executive members inaugurated the Family lounge. According to club spokesperson, this newly inaugurated special -family lounge would...   READ MORE   Protest break out after Friday prayers INSAS rifle snatched, 9 year old injured 12/16/2016 10:54:53 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 16: A nine year old child was injured after he was hit by a stone during stone pelting incident at Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. At the same time panic gripped Makhama village in Budgam district after an INSAS rifle was snatched by some unidentified persons during a protest demonstration. Reports said that immediately after the culmination of Friday prayers a group of people appeared in the main Sopore chowk and starte...   READ MORE   Govt violates promotion rules. JE's unhappy 12/16/2016 10:51:32 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 16: In utter violation of promotion rules, inexperienced blue eyed candidates have purportedly been appointed in different departments by way of halting promotions of Junior Engineers (JE's) who have been discharging their duties over the years. If sources are to be believed, government through Public Service Commission (PSC) has advertised all 253 Assistant Engineer vacant posts in different departments as against the rule of promoting 60 percent from junior engineers, 20 percent from diploma holders and fill rest of the posts through advertisement. "Promotions were only stalled to adjust blue eyed and influential people' the kiths, kin'...   READ MORE   DC Shopian transferred and posted as DC Kupwara 12/16/2016 10:51:27 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report KUPWARA, Dec 16: Early times had carried a series of stories in the recent past about the transfer of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, due to which various departments were headless from past various months in this north Kashmir district Today the government of Jammu and Kashmir transferred Ghulam Mohammad Dar (KAS), Deputy Commissioner Shopian, and posted him as Deputy Commissioner Kupwara vide order no: 1374-GAD of 2016, dated 16-12-2016. Rasikh Rasool RTI activist said that, "it seems that the state government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken cognizance of early times report today. Early Times has become a voice of common masses as this is the only...   READ MORE   JKPSC puts aspirants in fix Candidates preparing for 2014-Mains rue 'no time for 2016-prelims' 12/16/2016 10:51:21 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 16: Further compounding the miseries of aspirants preparing for Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has put them in fix by scheduling tight examination dates, probably overlapping of Mains-2014 and Prelims-2016. Score of aspirants accused the JKPSC of playing with the career of the candidates by announcing unjustified schedule. "We have been waiting for Mains examinations, the prelims of which was held in 2014, but mains could not held due to floods and then unrest in Kashmir valley, but all of a sudden the JKPSC has come up with a strange examination schedule," said aspirants, ad...   READ MORE   Mr Prime Minister, Jammu and Ladakh also exist Exclusivise approach will not do 12/16/2016 10:36:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 16: Speaking of territory, the State is skewed in the favour of Jammu, which is nearly 1.75 times the size of Kashmir but still its people are discriminated against Kashmir Valley. Ironically, Jammu & Kashmir has got reduced to Kashmir in the political narrative since the times of Jawaharlal Nehru, who conferred special status on the state to preserve the so-called "distinct identity of Kashmir and Kashmiri Muslims". Sadly, there was no similar thinking for the distinct and age-old culture and identity of Laddakh or Jammu that needed preservation. As a result, Jammu and Ladakh have suffered for being a part of the state. The statistics speak for themsel...   READ MORE   Renovation of home for politicians in Anantnag drains exchequer 12/16/2016 10:35:36 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 16: Renovating and repairing the residential quarters at Housing Colony Khanabal, allotted to politicians and middle rung workers of some political parties has created liabilities in crores at R&B Division Khanabal, Anantnag. Official sources told Early Times that the renovation works were executed beyond budgetary allocation. They said that department has spent 10 to 15 lakh rupees on each residential quarter which has created huge liability apparently in crores in the division. Executive Engineer R&B Division Khanabal, in a meeting held at Dak Banglow Khanabal last month which Commissioner Secretary R&B Rohit Kansal chaired, disclose...   READ MORE   SMC, JMC fail to undertake IEC activities Swatchh Bharat Mission 12/16/2016 10:35:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 16: In-spite of clear directions to all the state Governments to undertake Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities under Swatchh Bharat Mission (SBM), J&K state particularly the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) have failed to undertake such activities in the respective cities from Details available with Early Times reveal that Swatchh Bharat Mission guidelines under Urban sector makes it mandatory for the municipal authorities to organize IEC activities in the cities and towns. The guidelines in this regard were issued more than 2 years back, but till date Government has done nothing in this re...   READ MORE

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