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Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 1: BJP top leadership has purportedly communicated to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that it is not averse to Mehbooba Mufti becoming the next CM.
According to sources, a section of the BJP leadership especially the Ministers were not agreeing to the prospects of Mehbooba heading the PDP-BJP Government.
The State unit had expressed its reservations about Mehbooba replacing her father as the next CM. The sources said the BJP Ministers also expressed the concern that as of now Mehbooba doesn't give any indication that she is prepared and matured enough to handle and lead a coalition Government which has ideological issues and works in extreme.
"The C... | |
| | | | BJP Ministers act like 'school kids' | | Hide failures by claiming they are powerless | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 1: BJP Ministers have exposed themselves by approaching Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and by complaining to him like school kids that they are a bunch of "powerless politicians."
A BJP insider, while talking to Early Times, revealed that they were not powerless. "They (BJP Ministers) are non-performers. They are trying to hide their failures by propagating that they are powerless and cannot do anything."
He said the failure of BJP Ministers to live up to the expectations of Jammu people has left them red faced. "Now they are making excuses and are trying to project themselves as victims but the fact is that power has intoxicated them and it has gon... | |
| | | | NC with 11% votes can't dictate terms | | Beggars can't be choosers | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 1: Communalism and National Conference mean one and the same thing. This is what the controversial history of National Conference shows.
Its very rise was against the Dogra rule and the people of Jammu province. During the Dogra rule, it demanded separation of Kashmir from Jammu. It communalized the Kashmiri society and created a serious law and order problem in the valley, where the Maharaja's army and police force had to act against the law-breakers and rebels from time to time to keep the situation under control. It started "Quit Kashmir Movement" in 1946 and got support from Congress and leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
And, after Octob... | |
| | | | 6 blue eyed Patwaris get plum postings | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 1: The Revenue department has flouted all norms to transfer Patwaris as months after the cancellation of the Finance Commissioner's order No. FC(Adm) 239 of 2015 Dated 4-09-2015 in which he had transferred 14 Patwaris , it has now allowed inter district transfer of six blue eyed Patwaris.
These Patwaris have been transferred to Jammu from Rajouri and Reasi districts respectively.
Amazingly, the transfer order of six patwaris came to force on reference of an order which is nowhere in sight as the same is not uploaded in the Revenue department's official website. The order No.DIV Com JMU(ESTT) 18 of 2015 dated 2.11.2015 reads : " As per the... | |
| | | | Ineligible blue eyed posted as I/C DyMS in GMCH | | Court issues notice to Commissioner Secretary, Principal, Ors | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 1: While political bosses of the department of Health and Medical Education of the state are basking under the glory of being awarded for best healthcare in the country, the nepotism in the department has embarrassingly come to the fore yet again as the Principal GMC and Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education have been summoned by the court in a petition alleging appointment of an eligible blue eyed doctor as incharge Deputy Medical Superintendent of the GMCH.
As per Writ Petition No 3070 having titled Krishan Manhas v/s State,ors , "Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner Krishan Ma... | |
| | | | RBA docs work in urban areas, rural healthcare goes to the dogs | | | | Jehangir Rashid
ET Report
srinagar, Dec 1: Minister for Health & Medical Education has been claiming that healthcare has been improved in the rural areas of the State, but the truth of matter is somewhat different and the Minister in his heart of hearts also knows the same.
Sources told Early Times that hundreds of doctors selected under the Resident of Backward Area (RBA) category are discharging their services in capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar and they have not been repatriated as yet to their original areas. The repatriation orders have not been issued as yet thus mocking at the tall claims of the department officials and more so it's Minister.
"At least 150 doctors selected un... | |
| | | | For Jammu, national parties are a curse | | Regional party the only way out | | | ET Report
jammu, Dec 1: The general consensus in Jammu province is that the national parties like BJP and Congress are a "curse" and that if the people of Jammu region are to obtain a status they deserved in the Indian polity and society, they have to establish a regional party with national outlook or to swing solidly behind the Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party, which has been working to the best of its ability and capacity to highlight the Jammu cause and expose the misdeeds of the in-power BJP and out-of-power Congress and other Kashmir-centric and semi-separatist parties like NC. "The national parties have failed Jammu people and they will never side with them, as pampered and o... | |
| | | | On World AIDS Day, GMC docs ignore patients, attend Minister | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 1: World AIDS Day was celebrated in Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Jammu by ignoring the ailing patients, as all the doctors had assembled in the auditorium of GMC hospital to appease the Minister for Health and Medical Education thereby abdicating their basic responsibility of providing health care to the needy.
Ironically, when the Health Minister was presiding over the function organized by AIDS awareness society, an unattended patient who was lying in-front of emergency and the doctors were busy in the attendance of the Minister.
"The patient who was admitted in the hospital some days ago was lying in unhygienic condition,... | |
| | | | Ram Madhav's unexpected Jammu visit surprises many | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: Unscheduled visit of National General Secretary of the BJP, Ram Madhav, to Jammu on Tuesday raised many eyebrows as the architect of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K straightway went to Raj Bhawan to meet Governor N N Vohra after reaching here.
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh also accompanied Madhav in his hour long "unscheduled" meeting with the Governor.
Madhav's reaching Jammu this afternoon has surprised BJP leaders because there was no programme of his visit. Even most of the BJP ministers were not aware of the visit of their National General Secretary.
Credible sources revealed that Madhav was sent to Jammu with a "special mission" of the natio... | |
| | | | 'Scam worth lakhs' surfaces in Reasi | | Loot under Afforestation scheme in Mahore, Forest Deptt in deep slumber | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 1: Forest Department officials in alleged connivance with employees of Mahore branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Reasi district have embezzled funds worth several hundred lakhs which were to be spent under Centrally sponsored Forest Development Agency (FDA) Scheme.
Employees of Forest Department looted the State exchequer in broad-daylight in alleged connivance with some employees of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Mahore but neither Forest Department nor other involved agencies took any significant action. Even a complaint in the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi evoked little or no response. The complainants received an acknowledgement a... | |
| | | | Senior Cong leader under scanner for 2014 Assembly polls fiasco | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 1: Even as a senior Congress leader is avoiding publicity in order to hide his growing inclination towards the rulin party the Congress has put him under scanner for the "dubious" role he played in the 2014 Assembly elections to support the rival party.
Sources said prompted by volley of verbal complaints, the Congress high command has sought a detailed representation from the party's state chapter to decide his fate. The Congress leadership has got credible inputs that the leader not only is planning to join PDP but in the last year Assembly elections he "overtly and covertly" remained more concerned towards the victory of the rival party.
What raises ... | |
| | | | CEO Rajouri withholds salaries of staff of a primary and middle school | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Dec 1: For very poor academic standard, missing of T1 examination record, low presence of students in the classes, and etc, the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Rajouri has ordered withheld stopped the salaries of the staff of a primary and middle school till they improve their performance. CEO Rajouri has directed to withhold the salaries of the staff of Govt Middle School at Jamola under Peeri Education Zone and Govt Primary School at Agrati under Doongi Education Zone for dereliction of their duties. Recently after various such complaints and on the direction from Naeem Akhter, Education Minister, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Ch Altaf Hussain has directed all... | |
| | | | 3 yrs on, construction work of examination hall at GGHSS Miran Sahib yet to be completed | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: In what could be termed as negligence of state government towards education sector, the construction work of examination hall of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Miran Sahib of Block RS Pura started three years back is still incomplete.
Sources in Education Department informed Early Times that in the year 2012 state government had sanctioned the examination hall building to GGHSS Miran Sahib at an estimate cost of Rs. 19 Lakhs on the demands of locals but surprisingly, till date the construction work of such building is in progress.
Priya Sharma a student who is pass out of the school narrating her story said that more than 600... | |
| | | | Former JKAACL secretary booked for making illegal appointments | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: The state vigilance organisation has booked a former secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in connection with illegal appointments of class fourth employees.
"The vigilance organisation, Jammu has booked former secretary of JKAACL Rafiq Ahmed Masoodi and others following allegations of illegal appointments of orderlies, chowkidars, gardeners and sweepers in the JKAACL," a spokesman said.
He said that the official misused his position in active criminal conspiracy with the beneficiaries and others in utter violation of rules and regulations in 2006.
He said the verification conducted by the vigilance organ... | |
| | | | Mir shortlists probable district presidents, reaches Delhi for high command approval | | | | Early Time Report
Jammu, Dec 1: New district presidents of Congress in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be announced soon as the PCC president G A Mir is learnt to have shortlisted the names of probables.
After three-day long marathon meetings with PCC senior vice-president Sham Lal Sharma and others, the PCC president has rushed to New Delhi for seeking approval of the high command on the shortlisted names for new district presidents, informed well placed sources in the Congress party. Amidst speculations that Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was exerting pressure for getting his men accommodated as the district presidents, sources said that PCC president has ... | |
| | | | Contractors face music, IT sleuths scrutinize documents | | | | Jammu, Dec 1: The Income Tax Department sleuths today morning conducted inspections to the premises of two prominent contractors at different places in two separate incidents.
Sources within IT department said, "The duo of contractors was not paying tax even their income exceeds the limits as prescribed by the Income Tax Department." They said, "The sleuths of Income Tax Department today conducted surveys to the respective residences of the contractors, reportedly seized some incriminating documents and noted some other property related details for further action." Income Tax Commissioner, Sangeeta Gupta when contacted confirmed the reports and said that Income Tax Department had already i... | |
| | | | SVC indicts incumbent Secretary Sports Council for embezzlement as Joint Resident Commissioner | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 1: The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has detected embezzlement in the office of the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Resident Commissioner in Mumbai and ordered departmental probe and recovery of embezzled amount.
On a complaint received by SVC regarding large-scale embezzlement and misappropriation of funds in the J&K Joint Resident Commission Office in Mumbai, an enquiry was conducted through the Director Finance by the Commission, an SVC spokesman said.
The probe revealed misappropriation of Rs 4.55 lakh by Jawaid Ahmad Shah, the then Joint Resident Commissioner, the spokesman said. The amount was drawn by the said officer as House Rent Allowances during the ... | |
| | | | SAC wants suo moto powers back, pleads before HC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: The State Accountability Commission (SAC) in Jammu & Kashmir today strongly pleaded before the high court seeking restoration of suo moto powers to look into complaints against erring public functionaries.
The SAC fielded senior Supreme Court advocate Colin Gonsalves, referred to various provisions of Accountability Commission Act of 2002 to urge the court that provisions of the Act required to be given a purposive interpretation.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice N Paul Vasantha Kumar is hearing the commission's appeal on the issue against the order of a single judge holding that the panel had no suo-moto powers to proceed against accused publi... | |
| | | | Nine months on, shambled Kunjwani- the threshold of Jammu welcomes 'visitors' | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: In the month of March 2015 when BJP-PDP alliance govt took charge of office with a promise to change the face of capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar but after lapse of almost nine months the gateway of Jammu city -Kunjwani by pass is painting a dirty picture of the city of temples to its visitors.
For a long time now neither the state government agencies nor the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) have paid any attention to maintain the main artery dot... | |
| | | | BJP meeting in Anantnag witnesses ruckus | | Party MLC heckled | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Dec 1: BJP's meeting conveyed at Dak Banglow Khanabal on Tuesday witnessed ruckus after workers heckled senior party leader and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Sofi Yousuf while he was announcing the names of newly elected constituency in-charges.
Witnesses told Early Times that BJP workers (booth presidents) turned at the venue to elect constituency In-charges through ballot. Party general secretary Narinder Singh was chief guest and was supposed to supervise the process.
They said that almost all the leaders from Anantnag and Kulgam districts mainly those who contested last assembly elections on BJP ticket were too present in the meetin... | |
| | | | Sajad Lone's complex among 14 buildings sealed in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 1: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday sealed 14 shopping complexes, including the complex of separatist turned mainstream politician and incumbent Animal Husbandry Minister Sajad Gani Lone here.
Officials said that complexes were sealed for having no parking place as agreed at the time of granting building permission. "We would be sealing ten other complexes within next 48 hours," they said.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir High Court had directed the SMC to seal 27 shopping complexes for failing to provide parking place within the complex for customers.
The court direction came after the SMC counsel through a status report informed the... | |
| | | | ‘40% Ayurvedic medicines available in markets substandard' | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 1: It has been found that around 40% Ayurvedic medicines available in markets and around 4% supplied to Government Hospitals too are of substandard nature supplied to Jammu and Kashmir without testing in laboratories. After receiving complaints from common masses about substandard nature of Ayurvedic medicines prescribed in Government and privately run Hospitals of Kashmir, Early times while digging the root cause of problem learned from credible sources that a Mafia supplying substandard Ayurvedic medicines has dominated this field over the years with impunity. A senior Doctor also member of a Group of Doctors running Private Ayurvedic Hospi... | |
| | | | Pollution by cement factories adversely affecting ecosystem in Udhampur | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Dec 1: The Jammu and Kashmir government may have right concerns about the pollution caused by the cement factories butPollution Control Board authorities in Udhampur seem to be in deep slumber as they are least concerned about the damage done to the ecosystem in the surroundings within district. Residents hailing from Rathian, Kharooni, Londana and other adjoining areas near Battal Ballian and other concerning colonies - through their representations by the elected sarpanches have submiiited their concerns over the commissioning of the new cement plants in the area that are being considered by the government.
Naresh Kumar a local resident of... | |
| | | | Funding module of LeT busted, fake currency, arms and ammunition recovered | | | | S.Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Dec 1: Security forces on Tuesday busted a funding module of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit after a man was nabbed with fake Indian currency of the face value of Rs 45, 000 was recovered from him in Baramulla district of North Kashmir.
A senior police official said, "Acting on specific information, a joint team of 52 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Kreeri police launched a search operation at Chandkoot crossing on Baramulla-Srinagar national highway.
"In a major blow to the militant outfit, funding module was busted in Baramulla district, where one person was apprehended after a brief pursuit and Rs 45, 000 ... | |
| | | | XEn assures to decrease distance between '220KV line towers' to avert threat | | | | Danish Muzafar
Early Times Report
Banihal, Dec 1: The residents of two villages of Darpora and Mulvat Changloo in Banihal got a brief respite after Executive Engineer assured that the distance between towers for 220 KV line will be decreased as locals apprehend the higher span of said towers would pose threat to the locals. According to locals the extra span near about more than one kilometer distance between the two electric towers KB number 301 and 302 of 220 KV line in the area will make them vulnerable to dangers.
They also said that the looming (low) electric wires during the winter and snowing have fallen three times in past and only due to extra distance of towers. Recalling from ... | |
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