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BJP zindabad! Ex-JKLF commander to head saffron party in Amira Kadal 12/3/2015 12:18:48 AM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 2: Contrary to its ideology, BJP has appointed a former militant commander as its constituency president for Amira Kadal, sparking serious resentment in the party. A former Divisional Commander of the JKLF and one of the survivors of the 1993 Hazratbal siege in which 18 militants were killed and seven foreign militants were arrested, joined BJP in 2005 as a worker and was recently appointed as constituency president, sources in the BJP said. The BJP had recently appointed another former militant as president of one of the sensitive constituencies in the Valley. The appointee is not even owned by his family, but the BJP chose him to take an all-important assignment in the party. "This is an irony that a party claiming to be against the militants are accommodating former militant commanders to shield them," said Avinash Gupta, a BJP activist. Not just this, the militant commander had earlier referred to BJP an 'insect' after the latter's position over Article 370 during Parliamentary elections raked up controversy. The former mil...   READ MORE

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Forest Deptt turns down demand of 3500 kanals land for IIT Jammu 12/3/2015 12:18:42 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: The establishment of proposed IIT in Jammu has hit a road block at the very inception as the Forest Department has turned down the demand of the department of Higher Education seeking 3500 kanals of forest land in Jagti area of Nagrota. Sources in the Forest Department divulged that department of Higher Education had identified Jagti area for the construction of proposed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu, for which it has demanded 3500 kanals of land, but the demand has been turned down by the forest authorities in view of the serious impact it shall have on the ecology of the area. "Forest land can be acquired for projects of su...   READ MORE   Crores outstanding, 'patronised' chemist refuses to pay Health Ministry's anti-corruption drive? 12/3/2015 12:18:35 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: A deep-rooted nexus seems to be behind a Chemist's grandiosity in deliberately refusing to pay crores of rupees to Government Hospital Sarwal where he is running a hospital owned fair-price shop since the last many years. According to official documents available with Early Times, the fair price shop was allotted on the basis of tendering. Highest bidder was allotted the shop and according to the terms and conditions of the tender, the allottee had to pay Rs. 38 Lakh as bid money on yearly basis. His pending dues are Rs. 38 lakh each for years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. The owner, Rajinder Medical Hall has since then deposited just...   READ MORE   JKPCC chief surrenders, puts ball in high command's court Veterans loyal to their masters build close rapport with rival camps 12/3/2015 12:18:23 AM ET Report SRINAGAR, Dec 2: After biting dust in 2014 Assembly elections in the State Congress party is finding it hard to regain its foothold in Jammu and Kashmir. The experiment of the Congress high command to change the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief didn't pay any dividends as nothing changed on the ground. Sources told Early Times the new JKPCC Chief after holding public meetings in different parts of the State has ostensibly surrendered as infighting within the Congress leaders has not stopped and nothing seems to have changed. "The JKPCC president after putting in all his efforts has given up and has put the ball in high command's court," they added. In...   READ MORE   Message loud and clear: Madhav out to destroy BJP in J&K, harm it at national level 12/3/2015 12:18:11 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: BJP national general secretary and former RSS half-baked ideologue Ram Madhav is, it is clear, out to destroy the BJP in Jammu and Ladakh as well as at national level. It was he who was authorized by the equally irresponsible and Kashmiri Muslim-appeaser BJP high command consisting of PM Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah and an influential section of the so-called nationalist and pro-Hindutva RSS to negotiate an anti-India and anti-Jammu and anti-Ladakh power-sharing formula with the PDP. Anti-Jammu and anti-Hindu as they were, Ram Madhav on their behalf and on his own behalf undid all within a short span of a little over two months (December 23, 20...   READ MORE   Dr Abdul Rashid gets Super-Time Scale 12/3/2015 12:18:00 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed accorded sanction to the release of Selection Grade of KAS, in favour of Anil Koul, Moses Kunzang, Nazir Ahmad Baba and Sudershan Kumar. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the promotion of Dr Abdul Rashid, KAS, to the Super-Time Scale of Rs 37 400-67000 with Grade Pay of Rs 10,000 of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, w.e.f. 26-02-2015. The Cabinet accorded sanction to the appointment (by promotion) of Ghulam Rasool, a member of J&K Revenue (Gazetted) Service, to the time-scale of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (Rs 15600-39100 ...   READ MORE   Intervention of Sangh salvages Omi from tug of war between 2 BJP ministers 12/3/2015 12:17:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: Intervention of Sangh Parivar finally helped Omi Khajuria to get installed as BJP district president for Jammu Rural as his election had become a bone of contention between two senior ministers of the party. Despite clearance of his name for the post, the Minister for PHE Irrigation and Flood Control, Choudhary Sukhnandan was opposing his election because of Omi Khajuria's purported closeness with the Minister for Forest and Social Welfare, Bali Bhagat. According to the sources, the outgoing district president, who wanted to get repeated, was also allegedly instrumental in fuelling the differences between two ministers over the choice of candidate while c...   READ MORE   School going son of MLA Surankote is Lambardar of Lasana for years together 12/3/2015 12:17:44 AM Akshay Azad ET Report Jammu, Dec 2: Lawmakers who are supposed to make and protect laws but what could be the fate of area when the lawmaker himself turned into a violator. One such brazen violation of laws, has come to fore from village Lasana of Tehsil Surankote, district Poonch, wherein the school going son of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Surankote has been holding the post of Lambardar for the last few years together. Sources informed Early Times that the school going son (name withheld) of MLA Surankote Choudhary Mohamamd Akram, who had successfully contested the Surankote Assembly seat on Indian National Congress ticket, has been holding the post of Lambardar of the villag...   READ MORE   Controversial Paris handshake: Sharif embarrasses Modi 12/3/2015 12:17:37 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: The Monday Paris (France) handshake of Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi created much hype in India and Pakistan. It was only natural. After all, the two Prime Ministers of "hostile" nations met with each other after many months and in the wake of strained relations, in the wake of what happened after the much-talked Ufa (Russia) meet, shook hands and sat on a sofa to interact with each other for less than two minutes. Some said it was an informal handshake and such things do happen at places where the world leaders gather together to conduct some important business. Some said it was a pre-planned meet. Some...   READ MORE   Alleged transfer scam in PHQ: Indicted SSP goes scot free, SI likely join SSG 12/3/2015 12:17:29 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: An officer of the rank of SSP and a Sub Inspector have been allowed to go scot free despite of the fact that duo, flouting PHQ's norms re-transferred a blue eyed cop back to PHQ without the order duly signed by Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra. The transfer scam was unearthed by the then IGP (Personnel). However, knowing all the facts, the PHQ is reported to have tossed the blotted cop SI Nazir for the service of the Special Security Group (SSG) CM security, a wing where persons of integrity, honesty, dedication and commitment are selected after getting green signals from agencies of State and Centre. Sub Inspector Nazir Ahme...   READ MORE   Nat'l Food Security Act to benefit 1.19 cr people in JK: Mufti 12/3/2015 12:17:14 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday announced the decision of the State Cabinet to implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the State, which is expected to benefit 1.19 crore people of Jammu & Kashmir. The Chief Minister made this announcement immediately after the Cabinet meeting in a press conference held here today. He also referred to some of the other major Cabinet decisions related to Skill Development Mission, Marriage Assistance Scheme for Poor Girls, proposal to grant financial autonomy to universities and approval to introduction of Cluster Universities Bill, both at Jammu and Srinagar, and a policy for taking up infras...   READ MORE   Omar faltering in 'correcting' party's political course 12/3/2015 12:16:28 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: Seen active for some time in the political activities, National Conference working president Omar Abdullah is yet again faltering in the political course of the party which began afresh after the debacle in Assembly elections last year. An year after the election results he has failed to have a correct and politically imperative connect with the party in both the regions. He has not reconciled to the fact he is no more the Chief Minister of the State nor has his coterie of few ex Ministers submitted to this reality. These are the observations not made by his rivals instead the reflexes of some senior leaders of the party he heads after he staged a comebac...   READ MORE   AIDS glow sign besides Indira Gandhi's statue leaves many fuming 12/3/2015 12:13:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: The AIDS glow- sign at ever busy Indira Chowk which boasts of the life size statue of the late Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi has left many members of civil society and Congress activists fuming who believe the place was not 'picked' properly by the concerned department to mark AIDS Day. Pertinently the Health Minister on this AIDS Day i.e. Dec 1 in a fanfare has launched the AIDS Glow sign just below the life size statute of 'Iron lady.' The members of ...   READ MORE   Polytechnic students cry hoarse, doubt practical exam results Technical board comes under question 12/3/2015 12:12:37 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: Jammu and Kashmir State Board of Technical Education (JKSBTE) is in for trouble as students across Jammu and Kashmir are up in arms, alleging deliberate attempt by lecturers taking practical examination to mar their career prospects. Not only students but even the management of various polytechnic colleges has come forward with complaint against the lecturers taking practical examination in English of having failed their students deliberately. They have said that a college lecturer conducting practical examination of polytechnic college students should not be asking them questions of the oxford and Cambridge level. Quoting the exampl...   READ MORE   After 13 yrs of service in far flung areas, ISM doctors transferred back to remote areas Medicos stage protests against discrimination 12/3/2015 12:12:28 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 2: After having served in far flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir for 13 long years, the Indian System of Medicine (ISM) doctors have again been transferred to remote villages. The transfer orders have triggered massive resentment from the ISM doctors who today yet again staged protests at the Press Enclave here. The Director General of ISM, Dr Abdul Kabir and the State Health Minister are being accused of favoritism in the transfer policy, by virtue of which "influential doctors continue to enjoy favorable postings whereas other ISM doctors were being victimized." Sources said there was a "scam" in the transfer policy of the doctors in the Health department...   READ MORE   Most blood banks operating without licenses 12/3/2015 12:12:22 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: Most of the 31 blood banks in the state are operating without valid licenses in violation of norms as the licenses of these blood banks got expired during last few years. Moreover, the Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) Jammu and Kashmir also found other deficiencies in the blood banks during its inspections. According to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, blood bank licenses are valid for five years. Central Licensing Approving Authority of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), renews licenses after the state Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) satisfies and recommends for renewal. "Before recommending, a ...   READ MORE   Promotions in RDD on fake certificates: Div Com seek documents from promoted officers ET Impact 12/3/2015 12:12:16 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: Taking cognizance of a news report published in Early Times on July 1o, 2015 regarding the illegal promotions of 23 Village Level Workers in the Rural Development Department as Block Development Officers (BDOs), many of whom had submitted either fake degrees or degrees from such universities that were not competent to award such degrees, the Director Rural Development Department has now issued memos to such promoted BDOs and have asked them to prove the genuineness of their educational certificates. ML Raina, Director Rural Development Department vide his office order no.s Estt/Compl-57/2015/42306-3D dated 30/Nov/2015 has asked all the prom...   READ MORE   ASIs posted as SHOs, Inspectors attached to DPL 12/3/2015 12:12:07 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 2: When it comes the turn of posting SHOs in Kathua, ASIs are preferred to Inspectors. Of the total eight police stations, only three have Inspectors as their heads while others are headed by juniors. Sources pointed out that it was unwise from security point of view to post junior officers of the rank of ASIs as SHOs of police stations in the district which "has its large territory with Pakistan". "As police and other security agencies know well that the Pak-based militants have in the past entered Indian territory from the Kathua's Rajbagh and Hiranagar areas, it will not be good to depend on ASIs or other junior officers for the security of border areas ...   READ MORE   12th class exams: 47 unfair means cases registered at Reasi 12/3/2015 12:02:59 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report REASI, Dec 2: During surprise checking of a 12th class examination centre in GHSS, Darmari, near here, 47 cases of unfair means were registered by a JKBOSE team led by the board's assistant secretary, Reasi. The surprise raid was conducted by the BOSE team to prevent students from indulging in mass copying, official sources said. Assistant Secretary A R Malik said 47 cases of unfair means were registered during surprise checking of 12th class examination centre at GHSS, Darmari. JKBOSE would make more surprise checkings of other 12th class examination centres in Reasi district in the days to come, he added....   READ MORE   Rehab package for Jammu migrants, Rev deptt to identify PoK, Chambh beneficiaries 12/3/2015 12:00:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: The state cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today decided that the state government would pursue with the centre rehabilitation package for Jammu migrants and ensure the disbursement of relief at the earliest and at par with Kashmiri migrants. It was also decided that steps would be taken by the Revenue Department to start process for identification and verification of the beneficiaries and generation of sound data base for the disbursement of rehabilitation package among the refugee families from POK and Chamb. Roadmap for 3000 jobs for Kashmiri migrants The Cabinet also approved roadmap for cre...   READ MORE   Construction of proposed slaughter house brings neighbours at loggerheads in Khrew 12/2/2015 11:58:10 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 2: At a time when there is lot of talk about slaughter of bovine animals in the country, a resident of Khrew area in South Kashmir's Pulwama district is allegedly gearing up to construct a commercial slaughter house and that too in a residential area. Ali Mohammad Ganie, resident of Khrew-Pulwama is planning to construct a sheep farm/slaughter house/commercial cow shed on the plot of land measuring 11 Marlas wherein he also has his residential house where he resides at present. Since the area is purely residential one the construction of slaughter house is all set to create health as well as environmental problems for the locals. A grou...   READ MORE   PMGSY turns farce as monitoring system in shambles 12/2/2015 11:58:00 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 2: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a well conceived scheme of Government of India was not followed by the State Government in its true letter and spirit thereby defeating the basic purpose the providing road connectivity in rural and far flung areas of the state. Sources told Early Times as per the guidelines of the program, a Quality Control Register for the road works executed has to be maintained mandatory but in most of the districts, registers have not been maintained by the authority concern in the state. "In absence of the Quality Control Registers by most the districts including Doda, Reasi, Anantnag containing results of p...   READ MORE   Khuroo's fate rests on elusive SEC meet Saviour of hundreds struggles to keep himself afloat 12/2/2015 11:57:33 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 2: As the State Executive Council (SEC) headed by Chief Secretary is yet to hold its meeting to decide the fate of Nayeem Ahmad Khuroo, this poor entrepreneur is moving from pillar to post for last more than one year to get justice. If things continue like this nobody would ever come forward to rescue people during the time of disaster. Nayeem, a resident of Naik Bagh Nowgam, Srinagar had emptied his synthetic foam mattress shop and go-down just to ensure people were saved from drowning during the September 2014 floods. In addition of providing foam mattresses to several rescue teams, volunteers and Govt officials, Nayeem also provided as many as 1...   READ MORE   Central team arriving shortly to check 'fairness' of NHM examinations in J-K 12/2/2015 11:57:19 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 2: Meritorious candidates who appeared in various competitive exams of National Health Mission conducted recently in Jammu and Kashmir have appealed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure transparency and accountability so that there could be no influence of local officials or politicians in the whole selection process. State Health Society/ District Health Society have conducted various competitive exams of National Health Mission (NHM) for the various posts like Staff Nurse, ANM and Lab Technician and so on in Jammu and Kashmir. "There is doubt of malpractices in the conduct of smooth exams like interview for which candidates h...   READ MORE   Govt not to sack any ReT teacher 12/2/2015 11:57:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: The Education Department will not sack any Rehbar-e-Taleem teacher. The department had though said it not retract from its decision to conduct test for the ReT teachers as it is justified to test the teaching abilities. "We are not sacking any ReT teacher but they must also justify if they are capable of teaching at all. A written test is a measure to gauge their teaching capabilities. ReT should not get an impression that they will continue to get salaries and then get regularised without any basic tools of teaching. They are also answerable," said a senior Education Department official who is privy to the developments. According to the sources the E...   READ MORE   Budget session from Jan 18 12/2/2015 11:56:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 2: The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, decided to make a recommendation to the Governor to summon and address the Joint Session of the State Legislature on Monday, 18th of January 2016 at 11:00 AM at Jammu in terms of Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir. The State Cabinet in its meeting earlier on 19th November had decided to advance the Budget Session to facilitate the government agencies to improve their expenditure capacity and ensure optimum fund utilization during the next financial year....   READ MORE

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