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| DC Samba's two hoots to Div Com's order | | Shelves file regarding NOC despite 3 reminders | |  Who's the boss?
Deputy Commissioner Samba ignoring orders of the Divisional Commissioner has created ripples in the bureaucratic circles and has brought a big question to fore who is the boss?
Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Deputy Commissioner Samba has allegedly ignored repeated reminders by Divisional Commissioner Jammu, regarding status report on a no objection certificate (NOC).
According to sources one Poonam Gupta, had sought building permission from Deputy Commis... | |
| | | | Mirwaiz under fire for exposing 'Azadi' seekers | | | | Divided separatists
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is looking for ways and means to say goodbye to Geelani and Yasin Malik as the 5-month long shutdown in Kashmir not yielding anything has exposed separatists.
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: The Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq admitting that there are weaknesses at internal levels within the separatists and no one cares for the people who die or get injured during the protests has reportedly annoyed the associates of Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the supporters of so-called JKLF Chief Yasin Malik.
"We should not leave the victims, who were blinded by pellets or injured during protests, to fend for themselves. We have some weaknes... | |
| | | | Govt to consolidate gains of previous two budgets, seeks report card from Deptts | | No Doles, no Sops in coming budget session | | | Govt to count achievements
The government has decided not to announce any new project during the coming budget session. Instead, it will concentrate on what has been achieved during the past two years. The government is preparing to take on the opposition on SARFEASI issue.
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 26: The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided not to announce any major doles or sops in the forthcoming budget session. However, emphasis will be laid on what has been achieved through the announcements made in previous two years during the budget sessions.
Highly placed official sources divulged that the government has, after thorough, deliberations, decided th... | |
| | | | Cardiac patient dies of negligence, relatives seek lodging of FIR | | | | Poor state of healthcare!
A patient who was rushed to Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) in Jammu minutes after he developed chest pain was not allegedly attended by the doctors which led to his death. The death could have been prevented, had the Minister not divided the cardiology department into two units.
Syed Junaid Hasmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: 60 year old Chunni Lal of R.S.Pura in the outskirts of Jammu City suffering from heart ailment was admitted in Superspeciality Hospital (SSH) Jammu with hope that doctors attending on him would save his life.
However, relatives allege that the doctors who were supposed to take care of Chunni Lal had little or no time to find out a... | |
| | | | Infection control measures missing in JK hospitals | | No sterilization of medical equipments | | | Negligence!
The Jammu Kashmir hospitals are without sterilization infrastructure. Even casualty and operation theaters are without the facility. As per the guidelines for every dressing , a new gloves, syringe etc is needed but can our hospitals afford that?
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 26: In a blatant example of negligence, the infection control measures are missing in the state which is posing a serious threat to the patients.
Authentic sources reveal to early TIMES that most of the vital areas in hospitals including casualty and operation theaters are without sterilization thus threatening lives of the patients.
Sources revealed that no sterilization of oper... | |
| | | | Holding tourism festivals is 'waste of money' | | | | Boon for babus
Some officials in the Tourism Department push for holding such functions only to avail TA and DA and "pleasure trips with their kith and " at the pretext of promoting tourism.
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: After a few months of halt following criticism over "waste of government money", the Tourism Department has resumed organising festivals outside the state to "woo tourists to Kashmir."
Officials said while one such festival is underway in New Delhi, at least one more is being held in January outside the state. Over the years, experts have been apprehensive of results of such "illogical exercises."
The experts have been saying that instead of holding tourism-re... | |
| | | | Pak link established in campaign against WP refugees | | | | Dirty Tricks
The so called president of PoK Sardar Masood Khan raising hue and cry over granting citizenship rights to West Pakistan Refugees is an ample proof about Pakistan is trying to instigate Kashmiris to oppose the development.
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Pakistan's unholy hand in the on-going campaign against granting identity cards to refugees from West Pakistan has been established.
The way leaders from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are opposing rights to these refugees has put all those groups, including some main stream political parties, under scanner for creating hurdles in granting human rights to refugees from Western Pakistan. One thing has been clear that ... | |
| | | | NGOs under scanner for duping students in PMSSS | | | | Shadowy NGOs
J&K Peoples Forum and Shahnawaz Consultancies are a few consultancies from Jammu who have duped students selected under the PMSSS
Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 26: While the Crime Branch is investigating into a scam related to the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) for students of J&K, names of some local NGOs and consultancies have surfaced for allegedly duping the students.
The scam came to the fore when the Crime Branch registered a case last year against few NGOs and some individuals after some students complained they cheated them.
An official of the Crime Branch said their Jammu wing is also investigating the role of some NGOs and ... | |
| | | | Retired SSP sells 49 kanals of custodian land at Samba | | Used forged documents for registration | | | Hand in glove
The SSP paid stamp duty for just half of the custodian land. The revenue and police department helped him in the fraud
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: In an apparent case of duplicity, a retired senior superintendent of police (SSP) has sold huge chunk of custodian land by arranging forged documents, exploiting official influence.
According to sources, a retired SSP has sold over 49 kanals of custodian land in connivance of revenue and police department.
"The retired SSP manoeuvred duplicity by promising a person, who had encroached the state land, police job for his two sons," said sources, adding that the man handed over land to retired SSP, but in the name of thi... | |
| | | | 2 Inspectors trying for posting in Jammu distt | | Hulchul in Police | | | Enjoying blessings of ministers, Senior officer
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Shifted to JKS range on ministers' recommendations, two blue-eyed police Inspectors are now trying to get themselves posted in Jammu district for their further posting as SHOs.
Both are terned as 'well-connected' in police circles and have already served in Jammu. Before their transfer to JKS range, one was posted in Udhampur district and the other in Poonch district, police sources said.
"One of them was known as yes-man of his district SP and had been doing all his personal works before his transfer to JKS range. In lieu of his services, the district police chief had posted him as SHO of an importan... | |
| | | | SP switches loyalty to BJP for better posting | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: A senior officer of the rank of SP has switched loyalty from Congress to BJP for a better posting, preferably as chief of any district in Jammu region.
During NC-Congress government, he was quite thick with a senior PCC leader and minister. On the latter's recommendation only, he had got an opportunity to serve in Jammu as SP. From here, he was transferred to another police wing which mainly deals with militancy related cases. This is a divisional level post.
He served there for a long time and is now posted as a commandant of an armed battalion in Kashmir, but he is often spotted in Jammu where he has maintained a close rapport with a BJP minister, ... | |
| | | | Kathua gymnasts invited to state tournament after ET report | | | | Playing with talent
How are players from other districts invited by the Youth Service and Sports to take part in state level trial and only gymnasts from Kathua districts are ignored?
Nitish Bhardwaj
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: The State Youth Service and Sport Department, which had ignored gymnastic players of Kathua district in state level championship which is going to be held December 28, has now invited them to the event. It was not the first time that players from Kathua had been 'forgotten.' Feeling disappointed, scores of player had blamed lackadaisical approach of the authority concerned. They had asked how players from other districts are being called by the auth... | |
| | | | Opposition in Kashmir to refugees mind-boggling | | Working against J&K unity | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 26: The past five days witnessed Kashmiri leaders, both separatist and so-called mainstream, adopting an attitude towards the suffering refugees from Pakistan that was inhumane, provocative and against the very cardinal principles of Insaniyat. Their opposition to the paltry or illusory concession - issuance of domicile certificates - to these refugees was just unwarranted considering the fact that it would not have affected their political status in any way except that it would have facilitated their recruitment in the Central forces, the Army and in other departments. That's all.
Domicile certificates would not have entitled them to own landed property or... | |
| | | | Anti-BJP wave grips Jammu | | News Analysis | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 26: Gone are the days when people of Jammu province would trust the BJP and pinned hope in it that it would take up and fight for their genuine cause. Gone are the days when the people of Jammu province would term the BJP a "savior" and "champion of their rights" and an organization committed to integrating Jammu & Kashmir into India by removing from the statute book all such provisions as had hampered the process of the state's political, constitutional and financial integration into India.
People have lost faith in the BJP and the BJP has also lost touch with the people who voted for it and surprised the country when they elected 25 candidates seeking ele... | |
| | | | Over 75 contractual lecturers of GDC Boys Anantnag denied salary of four months | | Principal claims attendance short, lecturers allege officials demand commission for release | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: The Supreme Court of India recently advocated for treating contractual as well as regular staff equally but in Government Degree College Boys Anantnag, regular staff has been enjoying regular salary as over 75 contractual lecturers have been denied salary for the last four months.
Though Principal of College has claimed that lecturers have short of attendance but lecturers accused that it was only a tactics to extract some money from them as regular staff had also not attended college during turmoil period, then how their salary was released but not of contractual staff.
Contractual lecturers engaged in GDC Boys Anantnag informed Early... | |
| | | | IG Crime, IG CID send letters to all DDCs, seek record for last five years | | Gun Licenses Scam | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: With irregularities in issuing gun licenses from Baramulla District coming to the fore, Inspector General (IG) Crime and Inspector General (IG) CID have written to all the Deputy Commissioners of the State seeking the month wise records of the gun licenses issued in last five years from their offices to investigate the same from security point of view.
"Earlier, IG Crime had sent notices to all the DMs in this regard and in response to it barring few, many offices didn't submit the reports which are reportedly involved in this scam while the IG CID had reportedly sent the letter in this connection two days back and demanded the informati... | |
| | | | Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan and Sher-e-Duggar Lala Hans Raj Mahajan remembered | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha today celebrated the 126th Birth Anniversary of Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan and 150th Birth Anniversary of Sher-E-Duggar Lala Hans Raj Mahajan with great enthusiasm today at Mahajan Bhawan, Shalamar Road, Jammu.
The function started with the recitation of Ganesh Vandhana, Saraswati Vandhana and was followed by Shardhanjalies to Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan and Sher-e-Duggar Lala Hans Raj Mahajan. The occasion started with the lig... | |
| | | | Drivers' shed faces negligence, SHRC issues notice to submit report | | |  Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
Kathua, Dec 26: J&K government collects huge revenue from Lakhanpur Toll Plaza everyday but ironically transporters who pay huge amount as Tax and excise duty are being ignored by the state government. Single Drivers shelter shed that was constructed at huge cost to provide facility, practically faces negligence of the government as no requisite facility has been provided in the shed which is useless due to worst condition.
In this regard, Advocate Sushil Gup... | |
| | | | Dry spell causes respiratory ailments across Kashmir | | Doctors fear swine flu outbreak | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 26: With longest ever dry spell continuing to affect life in Kashmir; people in large numbers have been thronging to valley's lone chest diseases hospital for respiratory ailments.
Chest Diseases hospital which is situated at Dalgate area in Srinagar city witnessed heavy rush since early morning with most of them complaining diseases related to dry climate. "Diseases related to dry spell is like cold, cough, fever, headache are a routine during winters. I ca... | |
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