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| 830 fake educational institutes siphon scholarships worth crores | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: As many as 830 fake or non-functional institutes across the country siphoned off scholarships worth crores meant for students belonging to minority communities.
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Zubin Irani said that the Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, especially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of different Ministries.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs has specifically implemented various schemes, including pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means scholarship schemes, across the country for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.
All aspects including revision of income criteria for the parents are looked into by the Government. The Ministry examined the implementation of Scholarship schemes and certain gaps were found, which were further analyzed and also corroborated by All India Performance Audit Report.
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| Mehbooba makes her presence felt, meets Sonia Gandhi | | Message to National Conference | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Meeting of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti with Congress president Sonia Gandhi attached importance because this meeting has sent a message to the National Conference.
Sources said that during the last couple of weeks, National Conference leadership is trying to undermine importance of PDP by repeatedly announcing to contest all the three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir Valley.
Sources said that PDP leadership is ready to sacrifices i... | |
| | | | Special Judge CBI Bala Jyoti frames charges against 2 ex-DCs, others | | Fake gun license scam | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Special Judge CBI Jammu Bala Jyoti today framed charges against Faqir chand Bhagat then DC Rajouri, Javed Ahmed Khan then DC Shopian and Parmod Kumar in fake gun license scam.
According to the case presented by the prosecution a complaint was filed by K.K Sharma the then Additional DG, BSF.
“On the basis of the enquiry conducted into the complaint an FIR was registered by Central Bureau of Investigation and Anti Corruption Bureau Jammu on 28/09/2017.
In the FIR it was alleged that Pramod Kumar Sharma 'M/S Nav Durga Gun House', Manhas Market Ploura Jammu (J&K) private person, Sukhwinder Singh, Commandant, Faquir Chand, the then District Magis... | |
| | | | Jammu hospitals prepare to fight against new CoviD variant | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: As the Union Health Ministry has sounded a new alert for COVID, preparations to fight against the disease have been started in Jammu. In Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital, one of the major hospitals in the region, a COVID ward has been set up.
“There was a meeting(for COVID preparedness) yesterday (Tuesday) and instructions for getting prepared have already come,” said Dr Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent, of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital.
“We have already a designated COVID ward and we are preparing it. The testing lab is also in place and we have full facilities of oxygen with an oxygen plant already running. Oxygen concentrator and cylinder... | |
| | | | Identify deficient capabilities: DGP Swain tells officers | | Visits Railway Headquarters in Jammu; reviews GRP functioning in J&K | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: The Director General of Police J&K R.R Swain today visited the Government Railway Police Headquarters Jammu where he chaired the officers meeting and reviewed the overall security of Railways and functioning of GRP in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
While addressing the meeting, the DGP said that in order to enhance the level of surveillance, it is very necessary to identify the ‘deficient capabilities’ by all of us particularly at supervisionary level and of... | |
| | | | Prez Murmu dismayed | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 20: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said she was dismayed at the manner in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was “humiliated” in Parliament complex, Elected representatives, she said, were free to express themselves but it should be within the norms of dignity and courtesy.
The president’s remarks come a day after Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee derisively mimicked Dhankhar during the opposition’s protest on the stairs of Parliament against the suspension of some Members of Parliament (MPs).
“I was dismayed to see the manner in which our respected Vice President was humiliated in the Parliament complex. Elected representatives must be free... | |
| | | | In 5-years over 324 cases given to NIA | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 20: The Central government has handed over 324 cases to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the last five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanad Rai shared the information in a written reply to a query of a member.
The Minister said these 324 cases were handed over to the NIA between December 1, 2018 and November 30, 2023.
The MHA handed over the cases to the NIA after considering the gravity of the cases, as the agency has a specialisation in probing terror-related incidents across the country and various other matters under its jurisdiction.
Asked about the number of cas... | |
| | | | CBJ exposes R 1.85 cr coal fraud | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: In a major breakthrough, the Economic Offences Wing–Crime Branch Jammu has presented a charge-sheet against S. Tharagaval, the proprietor of New M.M.S and Sons, in a case involving a staggering Rs 1.85 Crore coal fraud. The accused, hailing from Tamil Nadu, is facing charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust related to the delivery of charcoal.
The case (FIR No.32/2013 P/S Crime Branch Jammu) originated from a written complaint filed by Shri Tapan Dubey, Director of Shree Sita Ram Industries Pvt. Ltd., Bari Brahmana Jammu. Dubey alleged that he had placed an order with Tharagaval for charcoal supply, initially valued at Rs 1,04,00,000/-. Despi... | |
| | | | Wanted narcotic trafficker surrenders | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 20: Proclaimed offender and absconding narcotic trafficker Javed Ahmad Thakkar, who was wanted by Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency (SIA), on Wednesday surrendered before a Srinagar court.
The SIA termed the surrender of Thakkar alias Raja Thakkar of Barhon Thanamandi, Rajouri Jammu as a major breakthrough in the case.
Javed Thakkar was wanted in a narco-terrorist financing case. He gave himself up before the Special UAPA Court in Srinagar.
The SIA said the absconder was evading arrest for the last one year. The investigation agency, after getting him declared a proclaimed offender, initiated proceedings for the attachment of h... | |
| | | | Mysterious blast in Police camp | | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 20: A mysterious blast occurred in the premises of an armed police camp in Surankote area of Poonch district but there were no immediate reports of any loss or injury to life, officials said on Wednesday.
They said that window panes of some vehicles, parked in the camp of armed police 6th battalion ‘D coy ‘, were damaged in the blast, which occurred during the intervening night of December 19 and 20.
A police officer said that investigations as to the nature of the blast are underway. “A mysterious blast has occurred and further investigations are underway,” the officer said, adding, “Further details will be shared in due course of time.... | |
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