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| Skeletons likely to tumble as Govt mulls probe in regularization of daily wagers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Many skeletons are likely to tumble in state's administrative machinery as the government is all set to initiate a high level inquiry into alleged bungling in the regularization of daily wagers in the state.
There are reports that several departments in Jammu and Kashmir have wrongly inducted names of people into the list of the adhoc employees. Such an action has led to the chaos on ground with finance department busy fixing errors ahead of formulating roadmap to regularize the daily wagers.
On December 26, this year, the government ordered an inquiry into the regularisation process of the daily wagers in the department of PDD. As per the sources, similar inquiries will be initiated in other departments as well.
Reports inform that in August last year, the then finance minister Haseeb Drabu had taken a serious note of the misuse of the official position by some senior officials and had asked for a high level inquiry into the matter. Reports inform that as this year the government announced the Adhaar based attendance of the daily rated emp... | |
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| Due to pressure from own party-men Mehbooba comes in support of land-mafia | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's meeting with Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday raised many eye-brows as a leader like the stature of Mehbooba Mufti has come out openly in support of land mafia. Mehbooba Mufti had urged Governor to stop "selective anti-encroachment drive". Mehbooba also wrote on the twitter that during her meeting with Malik, she discussed the plight of tribals, who are being "forcibly vacated out of their lands". "Requested him (the Governor) to look into the matter and issue instructions to the concerned officers to stop selective anti-encroachment drive," she tweeted. Credible sources said that it was all d... | |
| | | | Information Deptt issues misleading statement on JK's ranking on SDG | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 27: Jammu and Kashmir Information Department seems to be misleading the public on the state's ranking on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index.
The Information Department Thursday released a press statement that Jammu & Kashmir has emerged among the best performing states in the country on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index.
"According to SDG India Index Baseline Report-2018 released by the NITI Aayog today, J&K's overall SDG index score is 61/100 against the national average of 54 and it has joined the league of top 10 performing states in the country," the statement reads.
However, when one looks at the report, J&... | |
| | | | For votes, Congress ready to reward terrorists, terrorists' families | | Keeping Kashmir pot boiling | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Will the political parties contest the coming elections in J&K on democratic and economic planks or on separatist planks? Reports in this regard are frightening. It appears that the parties like the NC, the PDP and the Congress will contest the next elections in J&K on divisive planks and will take recourse to the politics of competitive secessionism and communalism.
The NC has already made it clear that its election planks would be state autonomy (semi-independence for J&K) and regional autonomy (division of Jammu and Ladakh into five zones on religious and ethnic lines). The PDP has said that its fundamental plank will be self-rule: Pakistan, demilit... | |
| | | | Govt's own accommodation for Durbar employees a distant dream | | Authorities talk about digitizing secretariats | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 27: As government has failed to develop its own accommodation for Durbar employees, authorities are now talking about digitising the secretariats of the twin capitals.
Every year, state spends Rs 100 crore on biannual Durbar move practice. The Government is accommodating Durbar Move employees in quarters of Estates Department that as per officials, are "inadequate" to meet the requirement of the employees. They are entitled for the government accommodation as per the laid down norms. For rest of the employees, the Government is hiring private hotels and guest houses which cost crores to the state exchequer.
An official of the Estates... | |
| | | | Hr Edu Deptt changes construction agency, design of hostel without GoI's approval | | Shifting of women hostel from Thathri to Bhaderwah | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: The Higher Education department has changed the construction agency as well as the design of the proposed woman hostel Thathri, without taking the mandatory approval of the Union government, as the hostel was approved under Prime Minister Development Package (PMDP).
Sources informed Early Times that under Prime Minister Development Package (PMDP) the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) had approved seven girls' hostels for seven degree colleges of the state.
For two hostels, an amount of Rs. 12.50 Crores was approved while for two more hostels a total of Rs. 5 Crores was approved including a hostel at Thathri for GDC Thathri.
As per the pro... | |
| | | | Irregularities at SKICC: Committee completes special audit, detects faults | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 27: A five member committee, constituted to conduct audit of (SKICC) Sher e Kashmir International Convention Centre, have finally completed the audit and submitted a detailed report to Director General Audit and Inspection.
Well placed sources told Early Times that the report, submitted by the committee, is being scrutinized and will be forwarded to Commissioner Secretary Finance. "We have detected a number of loopholes during the audit and have submitted over 100 page report to DG Audit and Inspection," A Committee member confirmed to ET.
Deputy Director Finance Sonika Arora, who was heading the audit committee, did not respond to r... | |
| | | | Mayor, Deputy Mayor of Srinagar doing 'disservice' by working separately, not in unison | | Conduct tours separately, take on each other on certain issues | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 27: Newly elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Srinagar are doing no service towards development of Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. In other words it can be said that they are doing disservice to the people of Srinagar.
Both the Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu and Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran are conducting separate tours to the different areas of Srinagar city. The separate tours by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor have put the officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) into a quandary and they don't whom to listen to and whom to ignore.
Sources told Early Times that Junaid and Imran are at loggerheads on certain issues and the cont... | |
| | | | 9 months after closure of SBM, ED fails to pay salary to employees | | | | Vijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Nine months on, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has closed Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM) scheme in Jammu and Kashmir but the School Education department has not yet submitted Utilization Certificate to Ministry concerned, blocked salaries of employees engaged under the scheme.
Sources informed Early Times that the Central Sponsored Scheme was run under Jammu and Kashmir School Education department since 2011 for promotion of adult education and literacy and was closed this year March 31, 2018 by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of School Education and Literacy.
"The Jammu and Kashmir government has en... | |
| | | | MCs without funds; chairmen, councilors remain confined to offices | | | | S T Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 27: Maximum MCs in Kashmir valley are without funds, with the result all developmental works including sanitation, shifting of garbage's, construction of drains and lanes are pending, even the present councilors/chairman rue why that had fought elections when there are no funds for development.
Sources quoting Munici-pal Council Chairman, Bahrat Kumar as having said that, "I became a chairman after winning ULB elections, but we are lacking of funds, development is only possible when you have sufficient manpower and money.
We are lacking of funds, and even though we don't have received any salary so for. Empty handed you cannot do anything, there... | |
| | | | Advisor's visit to SSH leaves doctors in anguish | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Resentment brewed among doctor fraternity against the incumbent management of the Super specialty hospital Jammu as only a few senior doctors were informed about the yesterday visit of Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar in Super Specialty Hospital Jammu.
Regretting the secretive attitude of the management with regards to the visit of the Advisor, the doctors said that it was unprecedented that they were kept in dark about the visit and later, they were restrained from presenting the real picture of the department as well as the functioning of the administration.
"If the deficiencies other issues which are being faced by the doctors would not be highli... | |
| | | | Mufti's anniversary 'test' for PDP leaders | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 27: Even as the second death anniversary of former Chief Minister and founder of Peoples Democratic Party, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed will be held in Kashmir on January 7, the event is likely to be "test of loyalty for some of the leaders who are presently under scanner."
Sources said PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has taken a serious note that some of the PDP leaders had skipped the party meeting recently called in Srinagar to decide about the arrangements to be made, to make the death anniversary of her father a success.
Sources said Mehbooba plans to show the PDP strength on the day of anniversary through a mega event where thousands of party cadres will be a... | |
| | | | Roads to far-flung, remote areas remain open; one-way traffic on Kashmir highway | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 27: Despite sub-zero temperature, all roads to far-flung and remote areas, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), in the valley remained open due to less snowfall this year though only one-way traffic continued on Srinagar-Jammu national highway followed bad road conditions.
However, historic Mughal road and Leh-Srinagar National Highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir, remained closed for the past about a fortnight due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions.
Dozens of far-flung and remote villages in north Kashmir, which usually remain cut off from their tehsil and district headquarters during winter months after closure of Sadhn... | |
| | | | PW (R&B) Department sits on macadam liability of Rs 900 Cr | | Contractors showing reluctance to take up works | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: The continuing lackadaisical approach of the Public Works (Road and Building) Department to clear off the pending payment bills of macadamisation, the liability towards contractors has gone up to Rs 900 Cr for the works which were done in last three years.
Sources told Early Times that although the macadam work was carried out in speedy way across the State in last three years but the agencies, contractors which were engaged to do this job were not given their payments and now the total outstanding has gone up to Rs 975 crore and the department seems helpless to clear off the bills due to non availability of funds.
The officials in the PW (R&B) Departme... | |
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