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| Nothing to sell, BJP leaders take credit for FSA | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: BJP leaders of the state these days are busy in making claim over the imposition of an Act that according to them would go a long way in providing food grains to people at subsidized rates.
This is despite the fact that party has no role in the implementation of this Act. In order to improve its image in the state the BJP leaders are trying to score brownie points and for the same they are walking an extra mile.
BJP leaders of Jammu & Kashmir have been claiming that it is the BJP Government at the Centre that has implemented National Food Security Act across the length and breadth of country including the state. The BJP leaders ar... | |
| | | | Paradigm shift in GoI's policy towards Pakistan: Mufti | | 'Bandook se na goli se, baat banegi boli se' | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: Describing resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan as a gigantic step forward, Chief Minister and PDP patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, on Saturday, called for a long-term strategic partnership between the two neighbouring countries so that the people bear fruit of peace and tranquillity in the region.
He also announced framing of a Political Affairs' Committee within PDP to give a new direction to the agenda of the party, in tune with the aspirati... | |
| | | | Tribal sub-plan funds worth crores misused, diverted | | 8 Gujjar MLAs, 2 Cabinet Ministers? | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 19: 8 MLAs and two powerful Cabinet Ministers yet funds worth crores of rupees released by Central Government under tribal sub-plan remain unutilised, are often diverted and thus, have failed to ease the hardships of Gujjar-Bakarwal tribe across the State.
The creamy layer among the Gujjars and Bakarwals has no doubt reaped benefits is enjoying prime positions in various departments in Jammu and Kashmir but the deprived lot has suffered immensely and there is no end to their sufferings and miseries despite Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs releasing funds worth crores of rupees to ameliorate their lot. The nodal Ministries for Education an... | |
| | | | Rape accused veterinarian gets 3 posts | | | |
Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 19: Booked in a rape case, a junior most officer of the Animal and Sheep Husbandry was awarded with the three key posts, leaving his seniors fuming.
This blue eyed officer got the blessing of the top bureaucrat of department who in turn allegedly engaged him for constructing his bungalow, sources said, adding the officer in question was booked in rape case( 376,342 RPC) in Police Station Pattan.
As per documents available with the Early Times, the officer, who stood at serial No. 93 in the seniority list of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of Animal Husbandry Department, was assigned the job of in-charge Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Bandi... | |
| | | | Attempt to withdraw guarantee money from JKCL; CB initiates probe | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
ET Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: The Crime Branch has initiated a probe into an attempt to siphon off around Rs 80 lakh from guarantee money from JK Cements Limited under forged signatures.
"We have received complaint from JK Cements' Managing Director regarding the attempt to siphon off bank guarantee money under forged signatures. I have asked the officials of Crime Branch Jammu to investigate the matter thoroughly," IG Crime Muneer Khan told Early Times.
He said though during the initial investigation we have found that the money has not been withdrawn from the bank but attempt under forged signature is a crime which needs to be investigated. "I can assure you that whoso... | |
| | | | Govt 'handpicks' 2 IPS officers, likely to reward them with plum postings | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 19: The Government is learnt to have 'handpicked' two IPS officers of its choice to post one of them in the capital city of Jammu as SP and the other as the head of a district in Kashmir, rejecting dozens who were making rounds of the residences of BJP Ministers with the hope that they would reward them with "plum" postings.
The Government has already made up its mind in this regard. In case there was no consensus in the Cabinet on their postings, the Home Department was likely to issue their orders of posting. Both the SPs have served as SDPOs in different Jammu areas and are attached with the district police lines (DPL) for the past nearly one year, accord... | |
| | | | Solution to Jammu problem: Demand in Delhi for reorganization of J&K | | | | ET Report
jammu, Dec 19: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), which last October adopted a resolution demanding status of statehood for "Jammu Pradesh", has taken up the issue of Jammu in a big way in Delhi. Significantly, it, the other day, organized a rally at Jantar Mantar, which was attended by activists from Jammu and other places of the country.
Addressing the rally, Bhim Singh, chief patron of the JKNPP, advocated that the resolution of J&K lies in the reorganization of the State and reconstituting all the three regions namely, Ladakh-Gilgit, Kashmir Valley and Jammu Pradesh on the basis of geographical, cultural and ethnic basis to ensure that the citizens of In... | |
| | | | Controversial minister hampers Horticulture deptt's functioning | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 19: A controversial Cabinet Minister of coalition Government has reportedly sabotaged the working of Horticulture department and his influence could be gauged from the fact that a junior level officer is holding the post of Director Horticulture, who stands at sixth position in seniority list.
Sources informed Early Times that nearly four months ago, during a cabinet meeting, this controversial Minister of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) had managed to appoint his trusted officer as Director Horticulture Jammu, throwing into dustbin the seniority list of the department.
The incumbent Director Horticulture Jammu is at position sixth in the seniority ... | |
| | | | 'NC appeases separatists, Pakistan to regain lost ground in Valley' | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 19: Except for the hardliners among the separatists the rest of the Kashmir centric political leaders feel optimistic about the proposed India-Pakistan dialogue process. The hardliners headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani are not optimistic because they do not believe that the Kashmir issue, which could not be settled for the last 68 years, can be resolved in any future parleys.
"If Pakistan was 'made to talk terror', was India also 'made to talk Kashmir' since Jammu and Kashmir had found no mention in Ufa," Omar tweeted. But of late Omar Abdullah favours dialogue between India and Pakistan alongwith talks between New Delhi and the Kashmiri separatists. He bel... | |
| | | | Female patients uncomfortable with male ECG technicians in GMCH | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: Many female patients are uncomfortable with the male technicians who perform ECG and other tests.
Since the start of this diagnostic facility only male technicians of Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Jammu have been deputed to conduct Electro-cardio-gram (ECG) tests be it male or the female which often put the male technicians cornered while dealing some old aged female patients.
Due to lack of female technicians in this unit of radio diagnostic department, the female patients are subjected to discomfort and the authorities have never bothered to address the issue.
The female patients for last many years are feeling i... | |
| | | | R&B deptt exceeds work limit, deviates from DPR | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: The ill planning of Public Works (R&B) Department is apparently clear from the fact that it got executed excess work of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, which was not in the Detailed Projects Reports for which the projects were approved and subsequently the funds were released.
Sources told Early Times that there are number of such cases in which extra road lengths beyond sanctioned scope were executed by the Public Works (R&B) Department under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). "Violating the set norms incorporated in the scheme, the executing agency, PW(R&B) Department while construction of stage-I of 10 road projec... | |
| | | | CAPD Minister pricks Omar's NFSA resistance balloon | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: Rubbishing the claims of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that his government had opposed the implementation of National Food Safety Act (NFSA) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali today reiterated that the previous government's cabinet had requested central government for implementation of the food law in the state.
"In 2011, it was Cabinet decision vide order no 2011, by virtue of which the state government requested the Government of India to implement the National Food Security Bill in the state of Jammu and Kashmir," the Minister told reporters on the sidelines of inaugurati... | |
| | | | Mughal Road reopens for traffic | | | | Rajouri, Dec 19: Traffic resumed on Friday (December 18) on the historic Mughal Road, one week after it was closed due to persistent snowfall in J&K.
The Mughal Road connects Shopian in South Kashmir with the districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region, and is a crucial link as it offers the shortest route to Kashmir. It is also an important route for trade and commerce activities in the state. Tourists were happy after the arterial road was reopened.
"I was staying in Shopian from past three days. I did not know the roads were closed. Today I got to know that roads have re-opened. I came here for sight-seeing with my friends. It was really good," said Ahmed, a tourist. Residents... | |
| | | | 50% secondary schools sans lab facilities | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: It's the wakeup call for state government to improve secondary school infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir as more than 50 percent secondary schools run without laboratory facilities. Sources informed Early Times that the whole state has a total of 4198 secondary schools, of which a good number lack building infrastructure, besides basic facilities like laboratories of various subjects are also missing. They further said that Physics, Chemistry laboratory facilities in state are available in 1806 schools which is less than 50 percent of total schools.
Similar, Biology laboratory facilities are available in 1680 schools rest of other sc... | |
| | | | Akhnoor sex scandal: Father of victim approaches HC, says police not following norms | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: In the infamous Akhnoor sex scam, the father of the victim has approached the High Court against police for not following the procedure while investigating the case.
In the petition, filed through the child rights activist Deepika Singh Rajawat, the father of the aggrieved girl (name withheld) has alleged that against norms, his daughter was made to travel in an open vehicle, which in turn exposed here identity.
The petitioner also alleged that the statement of the victim was also recorded after week after she was recovered from Pathankot along with a local youth (who was granted interim bail in the case).
"As victim's statement was recorded under C... | |
| | | | Kishtwar water crisis 'stage-managed', PHE deptt fails to tape ground water | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Dec 19: The day in and day out protest against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Kishtwar over the increasing water scarcity problem in the district has become a routine issue as both the administration and PHE department despite spending crores of rupees on providing drinking water facility to the people of Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas, the department fail to bring an end to the same.
The department instead of concentra... | |
| | | | SSA teachers seek pending salary | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: Notwithstanding the claim of the government that the salary of the SSA teachers has been released, the Sarva Shikhshya Abhiyan teachers have accused the government of withholding their pay.
"Though the government had claimed that they had made funds available for the reimbursement of our pending salaries but the fact is that we did not get the pending salaries of last four months," one of the female SSA teachers wishing not to be named told Early Times on Saturday.
Another teacher said that they are running from pillar to post for their salaries, but of no avail. "I haven't received salary of three months and despite repeated reque... | |
| | | | Implement suggestions of IGP, Transport Commissioner for easing traffic woes: HC to Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: A Division Bench of the state High Court has treated 12 suggestions filed by Transport Commissioner and Inspector General of Police as its directions for regulation of traffic in Srinagar and has ordered government to implement them for alleviating the suffering of people.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) tilted Kashmir Consumer Welfare Forum and others v/s Commissioner Transport J&K Srinagar, the Division Bench directed this to government after Inspector General of Police (Traffic) and Transport Commissioner Kashmir have come up with a series of suggestions before the State High Court with and aim to alleviate the sufferings of commuters o... | |
| | | | Downloading Roll No. slip from SSB website a Gordian knot | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: After the Service Selection Board (SSB) started online system of filling up of application forms for posts in various government departments, the aspirants are facing tough times to get their roll number slips downloaded from its official website. The software developed by the recruitment agency is replete with lacunae, putting the aspirants in difficulties. "The SSB has developed so complicated system that has virtually become a Gordian knot for the aspirants get downloaded the roll number slips particularly for majority of aspirants who had to visit cyber café for online filling up of application forms advertised by this recruitment agency. As per the ... | |
| | | | Unrecorded opinions can't be shared under RTI: SIC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: The State Information Commission (SIC) has said that official opinions and advises if not recorded in document form can't be shared under Right to Information Act. While deciding an appeal titled Ram Singh v/s J&K State Vigilance Commission, the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi said that unless the records are maintained the opinions and advises which otherwise have to be shared under section 2 (d) of State RTI Act 2009, cannot be shared by the Public Information Officer (PIO) to the information seeker.
Details available with Early Times reveal that Ram Singh, a resident of village Baran Bhalwal district Jammu while exercising his right... | |
| | | | Mufti clips wings of seniors, empowers junior ministers | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 19: After the hue and cry raised by the BJP leaders that Ministers of State from BJP are "powerless" and they have "no say" in the administrative affairs, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has ordered delegation of more powers to the Ministers of State so that they can take the decisions independently.
Sources told Early Times that government issued an order (No. 1556-GAD of 2015) on Friday evening in this regard and passed on the copies to all the concerned.
Insiders revealed that Chief Minister had taken a serious note about the complaint made by the BJP Minsters of State that they are powerless. "Initially the Chief Minister discussed the matter a... | |
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