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CM's grievance cell proving a flop show, thanks to babus 12/7/2016 11:00:03 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 7: The state government may be spending huge amount on the CM's grievance cell, but the bureaucracy appears hell-bent on rendering the cell a flop show. The cell was launched amid much fanfare and people were asked to file their grievances on its portal. The non-serious approach of the bureaucracy is, however, adding to the woes of the complainants. As per the insiders, there are complaints ranging from paucity of electricity to bad roads and from water woes to education piling up at the portal. When the complaints are forwarded to the departments concerned, there is little or no action. While filing a complaint, the person is asked for his/her complete details on the portal http://jkgrievance.nic.in/. While the complaint is lodged, the complainant is given a number to view the status of the compliant. How babus aren't even giving a damn to the people's grievances was clear when a compliant related to electricity was brazenly ignored. The complaint is pending on the cell's website since November 11. As per the Standard Operating...   READ MORE

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With MLC's blessing, history-sheeter evades PSA 12/7/2016 10:59:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: A Member of Legislative Council (MLC) has come to the rescue of a history-sheeter and managed to stop slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) against him. According to sources, the MLC has directed a Superintendent of Police not to forward the dossier of PSA recommendations against the accused who is involved in various criminal activities. "The MLC called the police officer and instructed him not to forward the dossier of PSA recommendation to the district administration, as the accused is supporter of the MLC and helps him in political ventures," said the sources. If sources are to be believed, the history-sheeter has been working for the MLC to carry hi...   READ MORE   Pellet victims 'curse' separatists for misleading them 12/7/2016 10:59:49 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 7: Kashmiri youth who were hit by pellets during the past five months of unrest in the Valley are regretting their decision to have joined the separatists sponsored so-called Azadi marches. A pellet victim, wishing not to be named, while talking to Early Times said, "Now we realize that we were used and exploited by the separatists and the militants to appease their masters sitting in Pakistan." He said, "Like me there are hundreds of youth who were injured during the ongoing unrest. Since the day we have been hit by the pellets none of the separatists have come forward to ascertain our well being and do we need any help." Another pellet victim said,...   READ MORE   Asiya Andrabi's DeM among NIA's 36 banned 'terrorist groups' 12/7/2016 10:59:43 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 7: Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a women's secessionist which is among the organisations spearheading the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, has been included in the National Investigation Agency's list of banned "terrorist organizations." The DeM, headed by Asiya Andrabi, figures under NIA's First Schedule (of the UA(P)Act, 1967) Terrorist Organisations. NIA's website contains names of 36 national and international terrorist organisations, including, Babbar Khalsa International, Khalistan Commando Force, Khalistan Zindabad Force, International Sikh Youth Federation, Lashkar-e-Taiba/Pasban-e-Ahle Hadis, Jaish-e-Mohammad/Tahrik-e-Furqan, Harkat-ul-Muja...   READ MORE   Politicians under scanner for helping fraud 'Vista Group' 12/7/2016 10:59:36 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 7: As the investigations have been taken up into the dubious recruitment agency 'Vista Group', its proprietor Burhan Baig is personally known by various top politicians of the state. After it was reported that operations of the so-called group seems dubious as it had duped job aspirants after publishing advertisements in newspapers, the government sealed its office at Wazir Bagh here on November 2. Its bank accounts were also seized. The government had asked people to come up with complaints if any against the group, but so far no one, according to officials, has come forward who had been duped by the group or having any information about it...   READ MORE   Ram Madhav contradicts Modi's Kashmir policy 12/7/2016 10:59:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: BJP' s point person on Jammu and Kashmir, Ram Madhav, is clearly off the mark on the Kashmir policy of the Modi government. Ram Madhav contradicted the statement to the views of the Central government with respect to Hurriyat Conference asking tourist to visit the valley. Ram Madhav said Hurriyat actually wanted terrorists to come to Kashmir and it was spelling 'mistake'. His views were clearly in contradictions to the statement of the union tourism minister Mahesh Sharma, who has welcomed the statement on welcoming the tourists. Mahesh Sharma said that statement of Hurriyat conference was actually in league with the vision of the PM Narendra Modi who ...   READ MORE   Dabang SHO out to book whistleblowers 12/7/2016 10:59:24 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Dec 7: The Dabang Station House officer (SHO) of Police Station Sunderbani has allegedly evolved a novel method to gag the whistleblowers who expose the rot in the system. In the latest, officials said the Dabang SHO has asked the officials of departments like PDD, R&B, and Rural Development to file complaints of "misbehavior and intimidation by the whistleblowers." A PDD engineer said the SHO asked him to file a complaint against a whistleblower as the government wants to "streamline the work of such activists." "I did the same and put forward an application but to my utter surprise the man is being booked by Police. I never wanted to do this. I have de...   READ MORE   Ahead of Gulmarg festival, separatists invite tourists! Strange colours of united Hurriyat 12/7/2016 10:59:16 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 7: Ahead of the upcoming Gulmarg festival, the united Hurriyat invited tourists to Kashmir only because the separatists realized that their boat was sinking and that it was better to please the government. Sources said some senior officials of the Tourism Department, through a lobby of businessmen, recently approached senior separatists including Syed Ali Geelani seeking their invitation to tourists to Kashmir. Sources said Geelani and other separatist leaders spearheading the ongoing protests were told that the upcoming Gulmarg festival could only be success if they invite tourists to Kashmir. Sources said Geelani was told that his protest calendar was ...   READ MORE   Money was meant for transfers, postings of officials! Illegal cash transaction allegations 12/7/2016 10:59:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: As the BJP high command is reported to have taken serious note of developments in JK with regard to illegal cash transactions allegedly carried out by senior ministers, some revelations in the matter have further substantiated the allegations which are being scrutinized by the central leadership. Cash transactions were meant for plum postings and transfers of the senior officials that were to be decided in the first cabinet meeting in winter secretariat after reopening of Durbar last month. Sources said while allegations and rumours about heavy purchases of gold and land investments have been making round post demonetization move on November 8, there is...   READ MORE   Rajouri's daughter 'Wahida Prizm' make her soil proud again 12/7/2016 10:57:59 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Dec 7: Waheeda Prizm, daughter of Rajouri district added another feather in her cap by achieving another success with her new assignment as being appointed as Additional Ship Safety Officer (ASSO) at Naval Ship Angre under Head Qarter Western Naval Command. Earlier she has hit the media limelight when she became the only armed forces woman officer to lead a Parade, when she was promoted to the rank of Surgeon Captain and now she has been appointed as Additional Ship Safety Officer (ASSO) at Naval Ship Angre under Head Qarter Western Naval Command. Surgeon Lt Cdr Wahida had also created the history when she became first woman to lead a parade which was consi...   READ MORE   Five months since their promotion, IGPs continue to work as DIGs 12/7/2016 10:57:47 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: It has been more than five months since Government accorded promotion to six IPS officers from DIGs to IGPs, but still awaiting the orders of their adjustment, these officers continue to work on positions they held as DIGs. According to Government Order No.443-Home of 2016 dated dated: 29.07.2016 six police officers, DIG Viplav Kumar Choudhary, Garib Dass, Vijay Kumar, Surinder Kumar Gupta, Johny William and Syed Ahfadul Mujtaba were promoted as IGPs. "While Viplav Kumar Choudhry is undergoing LLM at London since September 2016, Garib Dass is on Deputation to Government of India since March 2016; Vijay Kumar is also on deputation to CRPF...   READ MORE   CM seeks report on shifting of PET scan site Internal politics at SKIMS exposed further 12/7/2016 10:57:42 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 7: The "internal politics" which over the years has marred the functioning of the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura here has got further exposed as a high-level team of experts from Atomic Energy Regulatory Body (AERB) has "questioned the unnecessary delay" in installation of the much-need PET-CT Scan facility at the hospital here. Sources said the experts have termed the "undue delay" in installation of the facility as "criminal offence" while the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who is also the Chairperson of the SKIMS Governing Body has sought a report into the matter. After a change of guard at the hospital earlier this year, the administr...   READ MORE   Multi crore new OPD block of Gandhi Nagar Hospital develops cracks 12/7/2016 10:57:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: Three storied building of the new Out Patients Department at Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital Jammu worth of corers has developed deep cracks for last more than 3 years, posing threat to patients and staff of the hospital and exposing the quality of construction of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited (JKPCCL), the executive agency. "The new building was constructed to cater to the increased footfall of patients in the hospital OPD. The construction work started by JKPCCL in January 2007 and was completed in May 2008 with an expenditure of Rs 9.41 crore but due to the Amarnath land row, the building was inaugurated in 2009", offic...   READ MORE   IWMP officer violates norms to please Mantri, procures seed illegally Villagers demand vigilance probe 12/7/2016 10:57:30 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 7: People of South Kashmir's Dooru area Wednesday accused an official of Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) of violating norms to appease a cabinet minister and benefit his blue-eyed workers. They told Early Times that the officer had allegedly procured seeds without taking the village watershed committee on board which was a sheer violation of the norms. They alleged that the officer procured the seeds from a private dealer instead of procuring it from Jammu and Kashmir State Agro Industries Development Corporation. Seeking a vigilance probe into what they called a big 'scam', the villagers demanded immediate shifting of ...   READ MORE   Project Director SSA lands in VO net 12/7/2016 10:57:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: Former Project Director Sarv Siksha Abhiyan has been booked by the state vigilance organization for issuing an order in violation of government directive for extending illegal financial gains to an employee. During Joint Surprise Check conducted by Vigilance Organization into the allegations of adjustment of Murtaza Hussain against the post of System Analyst in the Directorate Office of the Sarva Shiksha Abhyan it was found that the then State Project Director, SSA vide Society order No. 146 Ujala of 2010 dated 28/05/2010 ordered that Murtaza Hussain who has been placed/adjusted against the post of Assistant Programmer vide Govt. Order No. 331-Edu of 200...   READ MORE   2 cops attached for 'beating' youth 12/7/2016 10:57:18 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Dec 7: Two cops were today attached with DPL for 'beating' two youth, alleged to be bovine smugglers, at Mendhar yesterday. It was later allegedly found that the two youth had only taken lift in a vehicle of cattle smugglers and were not part of the racket, according to official sources. Sources identified the attached police personnel as SGCT Iliyas Khan and cop Zafar Ahmed. Local staged an anti-police protest, alleging that the two cops were made the scapegoats and someone had beaten them. The victims were admitted to the district hospital, Rajouri. They have demanded action against the officer who had allegedly beaten the two youth....   READ MORE   Cordon, search operation launched at Kulgam 12/7/2016 10:57:13 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 7: Forces Wednesday cordoned off Arwani village in South Kashmir's Kulgam district after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area. Police sources said heavy contingents of army, police and CRPF cordoned off the village which is just 5 km from Bijbehara town. Forces launched house-to-house search operation and pressed drone cameras into service to locate the hiding militants, the sources added. Sources said at least two militants could be hiding in the village. "We fired a few rounds and teargas shells towards a particular house in the village where we suspect militants are hiding, but there was no retaliation,...   READ MORE   Revenue officials allowing 'hassle free' construction on state land 12/7/2016 10:57:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: Mocking the law and order, revenue officials in Jammu outskirts are overtly allowing construction on the state land for easy money. According to sources, the officials of the revenue department including Patwari, Girdawar, Naib Tehsildhar and Tehsildhar have openly allowed the construction on land allegedly illegally occupied by an educationist. "An educationist is constructing a structure on an illegally occupied state land," said sources, adding that around 10-12 kanals of state land under two different Khasra numbers has been illegally occupied by an educationist. "The revenue officials to earn easy money had been supporting the educationist to rais...   READ MORE   'Flatterers' make beeline at senior' police officer's residence 12/7/2016 10:57:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: To develop close and friendly ties with a senior police officer before he assumes charge of a big posting in near future, flatterers, including officers of higher rank and lower ranks, have been making a beeline around a senior police officer's private residence. All these officers started visiting the senior officer's residence after he came to Jammu along with the Darbar move offices. "All of them want to be in his good books so that they benefit from his position as and when he takes charge of the big post," police sources said. Not only police officers of Jammu region, officers of Kashmir were also visiting the senior officer's residence, sources s...   READ MORE   NIA to probe Nagrota terror attack 12/7/2016 10:56:58 PM Early Times Report jammu, Dec 7: Following the instruction issued from Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday decided to take up the investigations into the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Nagrota last month. Sources said that in this context, the NIA has re-registered the case at its police station in New Delhi. A case was earlier registered at Nagrota police station for the offences under Sections 120-B, 121, 307 of Ranbir Penal Code, and Sections 7, 27 of the Arms Act, 1958. The case at Nagrota police station was registered on the basis of information received on November 29 that some heavily armed terrorists, on directions of their foreign...   READ MORE

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