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Babus don't disclose property details, defy Govt Rich officers of poor State 12/3/2016 10:53:52 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 3: The assets disclosed by majority of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers have raised serious doubts and questions. According to the list of assets submitted to the Government by the J&K administrative officers, most of these bureaucrats have shown immovable property details of less than Rs 30 lakhs. A major chunk of these officers have, however, not divulged their property details to the Government. Surprisingly, few KAS officers have said that they don't own any immovable property. Various officers whose assets are less than Rs 30 lakhs as per the details provided to the government have shown that they have taken bank loans. Only few officers are falling in the category whose assets are in the range of Rs 1 crore. In J&K, the disclosure of assets of state administrative officers was introduced to curb corruption and increase transparency in governance. A state administrative officer (name withheld) has declared assets of just Rs 5 lakh. Another officer has immovable property of just Rs 7 lakh. Among the state bureau...   READ MORE

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Sub-offices defunct; JKAACL Secretary sitting like a ghost Employees running shops, drawing salaries 12/3/2016 10:53:40 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 3: Prof. Aziz Hajni, a well-known writer and scholar is Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages but contrary what he would propagate through his columns and speeches, he is seemingly dancing to the tunes of his political masters. He was appointed as Secretary of JKAACL on June 27, 2015 and it has more than one year since he assumed office but nothing much has changed. While the Academy has become den of intrigues, those working in the peripheries are enjoying their life to the fullest. Musical nights and musharia events are the activities which the academy believes are enough for the promotion and propagation o...   READ MORE   Vijaypur: Tehsildar defies SDM's order for second time Mutation of encroached State land not done 12/3/2016 10:53:26 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 3: Defying the order of Sub District Magistrate (SDM) Vijaypur for second consecutive time, the Tehsildar has allegedly failed to get the mutation of a piece of state land which has been encroached upon. Sources told Early Times a piece of land at village Bagla Rahya measuring 11 kanals and 14 marlas and bearing khasra No. 1536 was encroached by a local resident Jagdish Singh. The encroacher raised a structure on the grabbed land. "After scrutinizing the documents, the then SDM Vijapur declared the land as State land and issued an order (No. SDM/V/04, dated 14-07-2015) directing the Tehsildar concerned to get the mutation of land as soon as possible. But th...   READ MORE   Incomplete Sunderbani canal turns 'goldmine' 12/3/2016 10:53:13 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Dec 3: Even as work on construction of a canal in this frontier district is yet to be completed, there are reports about a few people withdrawing money for its repair works. Sources told Early Times that in 2002, the then government had started work on construction of a 4.5 kms canal from Thunba Garan to Nohoti in Nowshehra sub division of Sunderbani tehsil. The work, slated to be completed in four years, was estimated to cost Rs 2.33 crore. But 14 years on, while the work is incomplete, some officials have allegedly withdrawn money for repair works of this incomplete canal. Sources alleged that this incomplete canal has become a "goldmine" for a few peop...   READ MORE   'Omar led Govt was incompetent' NC's claim to project itself as only viable option punctured 12/3/2016 10:44:26 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 3: The former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram calling Omar Abdullah led government in Jammu and Kashmir "incompetent" has stirred the hornet's nest. While replying to a question posed by India Today's Karan Thapar during the launch of former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon's book, Chidambaram said, "We had a young man (Omar Abdullah) with good intention but his was not a competent government. Competence of the government was not good." "Chidambaram's remarks have put the credibility of Omar Abdullah at stake. Omar always used to pose that he is close to the former Union Home Minister and had even created a notion that Chi...   READ MORE   Omar joining Mamata's march infuriated Congress 12/3/2016 10:44:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram taking a dig at Omar Abdullah and describing him as the "incompetent" Chief Minister has triggered the speculations that Omar joining Mamata Banerjee and some other leaders on their march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the demonetization has infuriated the Congress. This will surely come as shock for the former CM as he had always trusted and believed that he had the support of Chidambaram to the full. Chidambaram as a Home Minister was initially supportive of the Omar in his initial days but at the height of 2010 violence in Kashmir, it was he who decided to take the reins of the government. Sources sai...   READ MORE   Burhan wanted money against India Tapes expose Pak-Wani nexus 12/3/2016 10:43:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 3: Burhan Wani was a terrorist and Pakistan agent. It is now established. Audio tapes of conversation between Wani and Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks are now available and on Friday this conversation between the two was the very hot topic of discussion and debate. Even on Saturday, people only talked about the Saeed-Wani nexus. A few days before he was liquidated by the security forces in Anantnag district, Burhan had spoken to Saeed and sought his "blessings" to fight a "common enemy". As per the details, Wani had reached out to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba for "funds and operational coordination with...   READ MORE   3 police officers under IT Deptt scanner Demonetization Aftermath 12/3/2016 10:42:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: As the government is trying to track anonymous properties and scanning benami lands post demonetization move, at least three JK Police officers are under the scanner of Income Tax Department for their alleged illegal cash transaction deals in recent days. These officers are learnt to have indulged in heavy cash deals and invested their money mostly in land and gold purchases. Sources said three Police officers, two of the rank of DSPs and one Inspector have come under IT department's scanner as the latter have flicked through some 'ambiguous' deals made by these officers through heavy cash transactions and invested heavily in benami properties not only in...   READ MORE   Can Azad speak against black money, demonetization? Revisiting Oct 31, 2006 12/3/2016 10:39:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 3: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and former Jammu & Kashmir chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad these days have become vocal both in and outside the Rajya Sabha. He has joined hands with the Left, the BSP, the TMC, the SP, the NCP and similar other outfits, which have been talking honesty and, at the same time, opposing PM Narendra Modi's demonetization decision. The demonetization has hit very hard Maoist terrorists, Islamic terrorists, under world, Bollywood and those who were engaged in hawala money and counterfeit currency business and transactions to destabilize India. The decision has also adversely impacted Pakistan and Bangladesh and also hampered ...   READ MORE   BJP ministers mint money, Cong leaders silent 12/3/2016 10:39:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 3: Even as social media is flooded with posts of alleged corruption and nepotism by the BJP ministers in the coalition government but opposition parties especially Congress has failed to encash peoples' anger against ministers of the saffron party. Many eye-brows are raised about attitude of the Congress leaders in mobilizing and educating public against alleged corrupt practices and misdeeds of BJP ministers, facing charges of corruption. Credible sources in the corridors of power said that some senior Congress leaders are hand in glove with BJP ministers and they have assured not to expose misdeeds of BJP ministers. "Majority of the Congress leaders were...   READ MORE   Miraculous escape for 26 DAV School students 12/3/2016 10:30:27 PM Early Times Report Kathua, Dec.3:- 26 students of DAV School authority Kathua have a miraculous escape when a bus bearing number JK08B 2598 hired by school for a picnic for class Xi today met with an accident near Malikpur just 20 km from Kathua in Punjab. According to reports, students had a miraculous escape as only a few students sustained some minor injuries who were Injured in accident and immediately shifted to MH Pathankot. Worried parents rushed to school when the news about bus a...   READ MORE   Is Pakistan begging for resumption of talks with India ? Behind the veil 12/3/2016 10:17:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: If the latest statement from Pakistan's High Commissioner is any guide Islamabad has stopped begging India for resumption of talks.Though Abdul Basit says Pakistan is not begging for talks,at the same time he has expressed a wish that without talks bilateral problems cannot be resolved. Again if Abdul Basit's statement is any guide Pakistan is ready to accept some of the conditions placed by India for the resumption of talks. He has not been, however, clear, about Pakistan's stand on stopping export of terror to India, end to ceasefire violations, infiltration and support, moral, material and diplomatic,to separatists in Kashmir. Abdul...   READ MORE   HC for early completion of probe against BJP MLC over illegal construction 12/3/2016 10:17:39 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 3: The state high court has directed police to complete the investigation 'at the earliest' into an FIR registered in connection with illegal construction allegedly by BJP MLC Ajatshatru Singh at Sonawar here. "The investigation shall be completed at the earliest," a division bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice B S Walia said and directed police to file compliance report before next date of hearing in the case. The court passed the direction after SHO of the concerned police station submitted that a police party visited Singh's house many times but he was not available there. The SHO of police station, Ram Munshi Bagh, in his complian...   READ MORE   Bag with army uniform found in Samba 12/3/2016 10:17:12 PM Neeraj Badyal Early Times Report Samba, Dec 3: Bag with army uniform was found at Jammu Pathankot National Highway near Plah Morh in district Samba today morning. Panic gripped local residents after a bag containing Army uniforms was found. After receiving the information police reached on the spot and took the bag in custody. After checking the bag police recovered seven Army pents, five Army shirts, Army belt, one cap, Pouch, One diary, Medical Slip, Name Plate, Shampoo and underwear f...   READ MORE   SIC issues penalty notice to Bishnah MC's EO Denial of info to casual labourer 12/3/2016 10:11:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty notice against Executive Officer (EO) of Municipal Committee Bishnah as the committee has failed to provide information under RTI Act to a disengaged casual labourer. The labourer had sought order copy for his disengagement from the committee, which was not provided to him. The committee PIO cited reasons that casual labourers work as per muster sheet and their disengagement doesn't need issuance of a formal order. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Gian Chand R/O Bagga Jaan R S Pura Jammu had filed 2nd appeal stating that he filed RTI application dated 14.12.2015 before Exec...   READ MORE   4000 water supply schemes await completion in JK People forced to consume contaminated water 12/3/2016 10:11:33 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 3: While thousands of water supply schemes were taken up for execution over the years, around 4000 of them has not been completed thus forcing people to consume water from the contaminated sources. Official sources told Early Times that during the past one decade, the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department has taken up thousands of water supply schemes for execution in the state. Ironically, authorities have failed to complete majority of these schemes. Further, the Centre has listed 2500 water supply schemes in the state that have reported no physical progress despite timely and huge funds disbursement from Union ministry for d...   READ MORE   Openly selling uniforms, stationary to students; DSE mum Private schools turn into shops 12/3/2016 10:11:23 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: Bringing disrepute to the noble profession, most of the private schools across Jammu region have virtually turned into shops, openly selling uniforms, stationary beside other items to students that too at exorbitant rates but Director School Education Jammu has so far adopted a cryptic silence over the issue, due to reasons best known to them. Apart from charging huge fee, the private schools administration have been engaged in practice of selling uniforms, stationary, books, notebooks, beside other articles required for various activities to students for the last many years under the nose of authorities. "It's known to everyone that the...   READ MORE

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