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| No transfer policy for police officers close to babus in Raj Bhawan, Secretariat | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Proximity to the highest corridors of power does make a lot of difference in J&K especially if the department concerned is police.
Though a lot had been heard about influence of people close to power corridors in Civil Secretariat and Raj Bhawan are seeking its pound of flesh in the transfer and posting of gazetted officials especially wives and relatives of officers serving in the Governor's secretariat.
According to official records available with Early Times, a top police official posted at Raj Bhawan is one such example.
Police official's wife, who is actually a lecturer in Education subject, prefers not to move an inch out of Jammu city. As and when she is transferred, she either manages to the transfer order modified within hours or goes on leave till her order is not modified. Without digging too much into the her previous postings, Early Times found out that in the latest instance she was transferred from Deputy Director (DD) Academics in Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Rehari and posted as Princip... | |
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| It's official: Master Plan violations, land grab on rise in Srinagar | | SMC spills the beans in letter to police | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 4: The administration in Srinagar has officially admitted rise in Master Plan violations and Government land grab.
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner Showkat Ahmed Zargar has said that there has been a "considerable increase in illegal constructions in Srinagar City." The revelation comes in a letter, which the SMC Commissioner has sent to the Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar seeking police protection to undertake demolition drive, which has not been undertaken for the last around eight months.
"The matter regarding providing of police assistance has assumed significance in view of considerable increase in illegal constructions in S... | |
| | | | Government knows nothing about 'Sher-e-Kashmir' | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Much to the embarrassment of National Conference (NC) leadership, General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has no official record wherein its founder Late Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah has been officially given title of "Sher-e-Kashmir".
There is nothing on record to show that Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah was ever called Sher-e-Kashmir officially. GAD has not even made any mention of the previous Governments, most of which were either led by NC or the party shared power with Congress, ever having passed a resolution seeking assigning the title of Sher-e-Kashmir to Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah.
GAD has said this in res... | |
| | | | Was Sheikh Abdullah born on Jan 29, not Dec 5? | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 4: As the State wide holiday is observed every year on December 5 to commemorate the birth anniversary of National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, it's claimed that Sheikh was not born on December 5 but on January 29.
The claim was vindicated by the close aide and confidant of Sheikh, Mohammad Yousuf Taing. He says that Sheikh was not born on December 5, 1905, but on January 29, 1903.
"I argued with Sheikh Sahib about it and told him that December 5 is not his actual date of birth. Sheikh Sahib admitted that his brother had registered his wrong birth date and year," said Taing.
Taing was the sole amanuensis of late Sheikh's ... | |
| | | | Health Minister removes Dr Ghanshyam as GMC Jammu principal | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 4: In another brazen example of my way or highway, Health and Medical Education Minister did what suited to his convenience by posting his blue-eyed person on an important post.
In a major overnight reshuffle, Dr Zahid Gillani from Srinagar was posted as principal Government Medical College Jammu while the earlier incumbent Dr Ghanshaym Dev was sent back to his earlier position as HoD Radiology.
Though it is being understood in the medical circles as just another reshuffle, highly placed sources said that since the coronation of the Health and Medical Education Minister nine months back, including his other misadventures which the media has projected at many... | |
| | | | Retired official re-employed in Handicrafts deptt | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 4: Notwithstanding the PDP-BJP government claims that it was curbing favoritism with transparency in the state administration, it has reemployed a retired official in the Handicrafts department.
Sources said former Managing Director Arts and Emporium has been rehabilitated in the Handicrafts Department as project coordinator. He enjoys blessings of a senior PDP minister, said sources.
"The reemployment to the blue eyed official was given under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Handicrafts Mega Cluster Mission'," sources said.
They said though such schemes are meant for betterment of people associated with the handicrafts and funds sanctione... | |
| | | | ASIs removed, Inspectors posted as SHOs of Rajbagh, Hiranagar police stations | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Following the December 2 Early Times report published under the caption of "ASIs posted as SHOs, Inspectors attached to DPL", the district police administration on Friday replaced two ASIs with Inspectors as heads of police stations.
It was pointed out in the news report that it was also unwise from security point of view to post junior officers of the rank of ASIs as SHOs of police stations in Kathua district which "has its large territory with Pakistan". The news report also said that since the Pak-based militants had in the past entered Indian territory from the Kathua's Rajbagh and Hiranagar areas, it would not be good to depend on ASIs or other junior officers... | |
| | | | Why Sushma must not visit Pakistan | | Terror and talks can't go together | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Reports emanating from New Delhi and Islamabad suggest that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj may visit Pakistan next week for a regional conference on Afghanistan. Pakistan is co-hosting a Ministerial-level conference on December 9 to discuss regional cooperation on Afghanistan and officials of about 27 countries are expected to attend it.
A Pakistan Foreign Office (PFO) official told that Islamabad has invited the Foreign Ministers of different countries, including India, for the meeting. "We hope for maximum participation, though some of the countries like India so far not confirmed high-level participation," he said on condition of anonymity.
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| | | | Screening test soon | | Selection of Assistant Professor | | |
Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has decided to conduct screening test in six subjects, of the candidates who have applied for the posts of Assistant Professors in Colleges.
Sources informed Early Times that after scrutiny of all the forms for College Assistant Professor posts, the Commission has now decided to conduct screening test in six subjects including Management, Political Science, Sociology, Education, Urdu and Environmental Sciences.
Earlier, Early Times had reported that PSC was likely to conduct screening test in eight subjects but the final decision was to be taken by the Commission and following a meetin... | |
| | | | NC vows to protect JK's special status by opposing NFSA! | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's announcement that National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be implemented in J&K from February 1, 2016 onwards has left the opposition National Conference red faced which refused to implement the people-friendly Act in the State when it was in power.
The National Food Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India's 1.2 billion people. It was signed into law on September 12, 2013, retroactive to July 5, 2013. It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distributi... | |
| | | | BJP ministers continue to get raw deal | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: Even as the BJP ministers took up the issue regarding delegation of powers to junior ministers, with Chief Minister, the BJP ministers are still given a raw deal.
According to sources despite assurance that the equal treatment would be given to all areas and constituencies of the State and there will be no discrimination against any one, the PDP ministers continue to show a step motherly treatment to the constituencies represented by BJP in Jammu region.
Sources said this style of functioning of the senior coalition partner has annoyed the BJP activists in general and legislators in particular who are going to raise the issue vociferously in the party me... | |
| | | | 'Jammu has no say in governance' | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 4: The claim of the BJP that the people of Jammu province have got equal share with Kashmir in all spheres and at all levels is as spurious as it is despicable. It's an overstatement and no one, not even a naïve, will appreciate it. For, there is a wide gap between the ground situation and the claim.
That the claim of the BJP is not well-founded can be seen from the representation of Jammu in the State Cabinet. Jammu has only 33 per cent representation in the State Cabinet that decides policy matters and takes decisions on vital issues and controls entire administration and affects transfers and postings. Since Kashmir has almost 66 per cent represen... | |
| | | | Contractor alleges corruption in MGNREGA works | | Poonch ACD says he should lodge a complaint with SVO | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Mendhar, Dec 4: While a contractor today alleged that he was forced to pay commission to the concerned officials against the work executed by him under MGNREGA, assistant commissioner development (ACD), Poonch, said he should move the state vigilance organisation (SVO) against the "corrupt" officials.
Contractor Mohammad Aslam said while he executed a work of Rs 1 lakh under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in 2014-15 at Harmutta Gursai, no payment was paid to him.
"When I approached the authorities concerned for the payment, they demanded commission. Left with no option, I paid the commission to an employee but despite th... | |
| | | | Health deptt to recruit MMPHWs | | ET Impact | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4: Just four days after Early Times published a story regarding discrimination towards Male multipurpose Health workers (MMPHWs) by the Health department regarding their recruitment, authorities Saturday announced a Valley-wide recruitment of MMPHWs.
The Early times published a story titled "MMPHW degree holders cry discrimination" after MMPHW degree holders from Kashmir division informed about discrimination in recruitment schedule of Health department on the basis of gender.
Taking serious note of the issue pertaining to MMPHW degree holders of Kashmir division, authorities for the first time after 2011 under advertisement notice nu... | |
| | | | Youths clash with cops in Srinagar | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4: Police on Friday fired teargas shells and used batons on groups of youths who allegedly indulged in stone-pelting on the law enforcing personnel near Jamia Masjid and adjoining localities here.
The clashes in Nowhatta, Saraf Kadal, Rajouri Kadal, Kawdara and Gojwara localities of the city erupted shortly after congregational Friday prayers and continued for several hours, the officials said.
They, however, said there was no causality in the clashes but n... | |
| | | | Stone crushing units flout norms with impunity | | People cry foul, accuse Govt of shielding violators | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4: In Jammu and Kashmir, stone crushing units operating illegally because of official patronage.
There are reports about the government's inaction over putting lid over the measures being taken by the factories which contribute majorly in degrading the environment. Till date, there has been no action taken against those who have been violating the norms sans any remorse and those who have cared little about the rules formulated by the state authorities over protecting the environment.
Hundreds of stone crushing units in the state are breaching measures mandatory for minimizing pollution levels which in fact is a brazen violation of r... | |
| | | | Kupwara youth demand release of list of Class IV employees | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4: The Kupwara unemployed youth, who had in 2010 applied against the vacancies of Class IV employees in the district, have threatened to launch a stir in case their selection list was not released at the earliest.
The list was being delayed because a local minister wanted to adjust his own men in the selection list, they alleged.
The government in 2010 under notification No ACDC/AD/2010/ 2567-72-4-6-2010 announced 15 class IV posts in Kupwara district for which around 50 candidates had applied. If sources are to be believed, the advertisement for these posts was mere a formality as the government had done nothing in this regard even afte... | |
| | | | VC LAWDA unaware of RTI provisions; SIC takes strong notice | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4: It is more than six years since J&K RTI Act 2009 is enforced in J&K, but senior government officers some of whom are in IAS cadre are still unaware about the provisions of this transparency law.
The Vice Chairman (VC) Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) who is also the First Appellate Authority (FAA) of his organization under the provisions of State RTI law, instead of hearing 1st appeals filed under RTI, is forwarding the same to his subordinate officers. The matter has been taken very seriously by the State Information Commission (SIC), who have now issued a notice to the VC directing him not to repeat the same.
Details available wi... | |
| | | | Drabu snubs BJP leaders on Vaishno Devi shrine tax | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 4: Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu on Friday once again snubbed leaders of alliance partner BJP by saying that the government has no plans to revoke service tax on Vaishno Devi helicopter service.
Ever since Dr Drbau had unilaterally slapped a service tax to the tune of 12.5 percent on the commercial heli services across the state, Jammu-based BJP leaders and even some of the National Conference leaders have been regularly raising the demand to withdraw the service tax from the Vaishno Devi-bound heli services. But ignoring the passionate pleas of all these leaders Finance Minister once again made clear that he was not going to withdraw 12.5 per cent ser... | |
| | | | Official summoned over Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan embezzlement | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 4: The J&K Vigilance Commission today summoned a top official of state Education department in connection with bungling and gross irregularities in purchase and misuse of various gadgets by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) officers.
"The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) while taking serious note of the matter, summoned Additional Secretary to the Government, Education Department along with action taken report on the next date of hearing.
"The Commission also enquired about the action taken against the delinquent officers and retrieval of huge government property from them," a SVC spokesperson said.
The SVC was acting on a complaint against one Rajinder Singh w... | |
| | | | SDH-Bijbehara sans basic facilities, protests go unnoticed | | Award winning health department fails in CM's hometown | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Dec 4: The award winning Health department, which claims to have taken measures for providing quality healthcare facilities to people across the state, has failed to provide basic facilities to the hospital in Chief Minister's hometown-Bijbehara.
Despite protests, the Health department has not been able to replace the X-Ray machine, which is lying defunct according to hospital sources.
The department has not fixed the problem in ultra-sound apparatus that has some glitch and alters the final result of the investigation.
According to hospital sources, Sub-District Hospital Bijbehara sans almost all the latest healthcare equipments due to wh... | |
| | | | 2 militants, soldier killed in Kupwara | | | | S.Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
HANDWARA, Dec 4: Two militants and an army soldier were killed while one jawan was injured on Friday in an encounter between the militants and security forces in Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
According to official sources that, last night security forces had received information about the presence of 3-4 militants in the dense forests of Boban Watsar in Rajwar sector, after which a joint team of army and police launched an anti-militancy operation on Friday morning.
"The security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in Wadder Bala village of Rajwar sector in Handwara area following specific information about the hiding militants inside the f... | |
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