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| PDP's cold response sends Cong into tizzy | | 'Stop day dreaming with 12 seats in your kitty' | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 31: The Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir has turned into a "non-entity" as all the attempts of the party to make a comeback have proved futile.
Sources told Early Times that soon after the former Chief Minister and PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed passed away, state Congress leaders tried their best to develop cordial relations with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and sent many feelers to its leadership to say goodbye to BJP and revive its alliance with the Congress.
"Congress leaders got it conveyed to PDP that it need not worry about the independent MLAs as it would ensure that they support the new coalition in Jammu and Kashmir," sources claimed.... | |
| | | | Teachers' recruitment scandal surfaces in Edu Deptt | | Selected by SSB in October, teachers yet to join | | |
G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: A major scandal involving recruitment of teachers has come to fore as more than four hundred selected teachers are being refrained from joining their jobs, by the JKSSB.
The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB), in the month of October 2015, declared lists of successful candidates, but paradoxically, after lapse of three months, half of the selected teachers are not being allowed to join their services.
"At the time of notification it was mentioned that, if a candidate is residing in another district for 15 years can also apply from the same district", said a selected teacher and added that he is a resident of Kathua di... | |
| | | | JAKEDA rendered 'homeless' | | Landlord slaps vacation notice on agency | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), is likely to be run homeless in the state as the landlord of the rented building from where the agency operated, has slapped notice asking to vacate the building.
The JAKEDA was established in 1989 with a mandate of electrification of remotest areas and providing alternative energy in urban areas. But ironically, the hyped agency had no accommodation for its central office in Jammu.
Reliable sources told Early Times that the department has been facing neglect of the state government, as land for their central office complex was purchased eight years back but the construction wor... | |
| | | | Policemen turn financiers, give loan @ 24 percent per annum | | High Court directs Commissioner Secretary Home, IGP to act against erring cops | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Putting the reputation of Jammu and Kashmir Police at stake, some cops, in order to mint more money are allegedly extending loan facilities to businessmen @ 24 percent per annum. The matter came to limelight before senior police officers after the intervention of High Court which has directed Commissioner Secretary Home, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu and SSP Jammu to take action against the erring cops under law.
The directions on the part of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu came to Police after one Bal Krishan Gupta (50) s/o late Yash Pal Gupta knocked the door of court and sought its intervention for protecting his f... | |
| | | | Ex-Minister's 'blue-eyed' police Inspector shunted out | | | | Harish Chander
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31: A police Inspector, who was very close to a minister in the BJP-PDP government and who had been trying for his posting as SHO of any police station in the city, has been shunted out.
The Inspector was attached to the DPL here for the past some time and had utilised all his resources to get posted as SHO of any of the police stations here. However, instead of posting him in a Jammu police station, the authorities concerned have transferred him to another range, according to police sources.
With the change of his range, he would not be posted in Jammu now, the sources added.
He was earlier posted as SHO of a police station here, but f... | |
| | | | Longest-serving' SHO ultimately 'relieved' | | | | Vikas Gupta
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31: An SHO, who was attached with a police station in Udhampur district even after his transfer to Reasi district, has ultimately been 'relieved'.
For a long time, he remained SHO of the police station under whose jurisdiction falls a famous tourist resort, according to police sources.
He would book rooms for senior police officers whenever they visited the tourist resort. This way, he developed personal relations with them. He did not want to leave the thana, so when he was transferred from Udhampur to Reasi district some time back, these officers came to his rescue and ensured that he was not relieved, sources said. "He is now ultimately r... | |
| | | | Governor's advisors to be appointed soon | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Amidst indications that the prevailing political stalemate in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to prolong with no possibility of Government formation as of now, the Governor N N Vohra is going to appoint his Advisors for assisting him to run the administrative affairs.
According to the highly placed sources, process in this regard has been set into motion and appointment of the new Advisors to the Governor may be announced very soon as names of two former bureaucrats have been almost finalized for the highly significant position.
A retired IAS officer from Kashmir Valley and a former Principal Secretary to the Governor is among the two names, making rounds... | |
| | | | Academy bye-passes Central Committee, appoints head of Gojri section without sanction | | 'Controversial' Javaid Rahi showered benefits, deserving forced to bite dust | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: Throwing all rules to wind Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) advertised a promotional post some 15 years back and the person appointed on the post has hogged headlines in the past and present since controversies have surrounded him.
In 2001, JKAACL advertised the promotional and non vacant post of Editor cum Cultural Officer, Gojri. At that time the post was held by Mohammad Mansha Khaki. Besides other candidates, the then Research Assistant, Gojri, Javaid Rahi also applied for this promotional, but non-vacant post.
Under Service Recruitment Rules of JKAACL notified vide Order No. 40 of 1996, dated 20.... | |
| | | | View from Delhi on Govt formation in J&K | | Time for BJP to deliver | | | Government Formation
Early Times report
JAMMU, Jan 31: The delay in the government formation in J&K has not only become a subject of serious discussion among common people and in the political circles in the state for obvious reasons but also in New Delhi. Those close to BJP have described the imposition of Governor's rule in the state a god-sent opportunity to the BJP and desired that the BJP should make optimum use of this period to do something concrete in Jammu and Ladakh to regain its lost position. Spell of Governor's rule in J&K has best way forward for BJP, they have opined.
"The current spell of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir seems likely to continue as the People's D... | |
| | | | Mehbooba may ask BJP to pack up | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31: Another "important" and much talked about meeting of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ended on Sunday at the party president Mehbooba Mufti's Fairview residence. But nothing was decided as far as the formation of the government in Jammu and Kashmir was concerned. It was expected. The party would meet again on Monday to discuss the political situation in the state and take a call on the government formation this way or that way.
"This meeting was about organizational matters and nothing else. We discussed on how to take forward Mufti Sahab's agenda for peace and development," PDP leader and spokesman Naeem Akhtar told reporters after the meeting. He a... | |
| | | | CIC shoots penalty notice to Tehsildar Mahore | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31 : The State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has shot a penalty notice to Teshildar Mahore in Reasi district as he failed to provide information under RTI Act to an information seeker. The SDM has also been warned of departmental action by the CIC as he didn't adjudicate the 1st appeal as per provisions of State RTI Act. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Mohammad Ayub Ayan, a resident of Mahore district Reasi had filed an RTI application before PIO-cum-Tehsildar, Mahore which was not provided to him despite filing consequent appeals. The Commission lead by State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi heard PIO and FAA at C... | |
| | | | Fresh constructions coming up at Pahalgam despite ban | | Violators trick PDA | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Pahalgam, Jan 31 : Despite a state high court ban, violators having political and bureaucratic patronage have yet again resumed plundering fragile environment of this world famous tourist resort by raising illegal constructions that too in this harsh period of winter. Highly placed sources told early Times that rich and influential people are tricking Pahalgam Development Authority officials and are raising the constructions. Among such, a Pahalgam reside... | |
| | | | Job aspirants accuse I&FC of ruining their career | | Applications submitted 3 yrs ago rejected | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 30 : Accusing Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department, of ruining their future , job aspirants from different parts of the valley claimed that the authorities have rejected their application forms which they had accepted three years ago. The aspirants while talking to 'Early Times' said that I&FC department had in 2013 issued advertisement notice for the post of 'Work Supervisor', although after three years the department in re-advertisement notification this year asked earlier applicants to reapply.
They alleged that the applications of most of the aspirants who had applied in 2013 were rejected on pretext that they are not eligib... | |
| | | | Instead of party, Lal glorifies self in BJP rally | | | | Early Times Report
Kathua, Jan 31: Former health minister, Ch Lal Singh who has been entrusted by the leadership to count the achievements of union and JK government's before public during 'Susashan Vikas Sanklap Rally, the minister only glorified himself. The minister shockingly for the BJP counted achievements of previous Congress government than the BJP governments in both state & the union. He bragged about his achievements that created boredom among public and rage among BJP workers who contributed a lot to make the Susashan rally successful.
While addressing the rally, Lal said all the developmental projects which are being inaugurated these days, are due to his efforts t... | |
| | | | Former Minister's 'Mafia' comment invites teachers' wrath | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 31: Even as the government school teachers on Saturday threatened to take their protest to Raj Bhawan Jammu if their demands were not fulfilled by February 12, former Minister has yet again invited wrath of teachers.
On January 30, when they were protesting for their rights and condemned the use of words like "mafia" for employee unions, a former senior minister took to social media to use the same words again. He posted "Mafia is THE word" status on his Facebook wall.
Though there was no direct reference to any community, some senior members of the School Education Employees Coordination Committee (SEECC ) said the post was deliberate attack on the tea... | |
| | | | Despite ban, illegal mining goes on around bridges in Samba | | |  Neeraj Badyal
Early Times Report
SAMBA, Jan 31: Illegal extraction of sand, stone and gravel near bridges in rivers in Samba district has been going on unchecked despite a ban on such activities. "The authorities had banned the excavation of minor minerals like sand, gravel and river bed material from rivers and nullahs in the periphery of bridges and other hydraulic structures, but the illegal extraction of minerals continues unabated near highway and railway bridges in Samba," said , Harsh... | |
| | | | Mehbooba to chair party legislators’ meet today | | Important issues discussed in Sunday's meeting: Mir | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 31: After chairing a general party meeting on Sunday at her Gupkar residence, the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of party legislator's tomorrow afternoon. The PDP legislator Mohammad Ashraf Mir told Early Times over phone that the Legislature meeting is scheduled to be held at 2 PM on Monday. "All the MLA's, MLC's and senior leaders are attending this meeting," Mir said. He said that we discussed important issues in the Sunday meeting. "Nothing about government formation was discussed. The main focus remained on the efforts to strengthen the party," he said.
He said that meeting also discussed organizational matters. "We ... | |
| | | | Administration fails to respond benevolence of septuagenarian sports enthusiast | | | | Arun Kumar
Early Times Report
Kathua, Jan 31 : At a time when government is gaga over promoting sports amongst youth for their positive engagement, a benevolent initiative of a septuagenarian to encourage youth to take up sports has been disdained by the unresponsive and indifferent administration in district Kathua. Shiv Nandan Sharma, 70, a retired Physical Education Teacher, has taken initiative to promote Hockey in Kathua and constructed a hockey stadium named after legendary Dhian Chand in 60 kanals land 300 mtrs from National Highway at village Chak Gouta in Kathua, but his repeated pleas to district administration to provide facilities and approach road to the stadium have met ap... | |
| | | | Edu deptt directs teachers to pursue D.E.Ed from banned open schools | | ZEO Nagseni deputes 46 untrained teachers for the course | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 31: Contrary to the government policy that has banned the degrees obtained from open schools or universities or through distance mode and asked the ReTs having such degrees to appear for screening test, the Zonal Education Officer Nagseni in Kishtwar district has asked 46 untrained teachers mostly ReTs, regularized ReTs and EVs having 10+2 qualification to apply for Diploma in Elementary Education Course (D.E.Ed) from National Institute of Open Schooling and has termed the matter to be treated as most urgent.
As per the details available with "Early Times", ZEO Nagseni on the directions of Chief Education Officer Kishtwar issued order No. ... | |
| | | | PDP leadership favours early Govt formation, asks Mehbooba not to delay decision | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31 : The PDP leadership is under constant pressure of government formation in the State and barring a few leaders including block presidents entire leadership is for the formation of Government in the State as early as possible.
According to party sources some PDP leaders and the workers have given a feed back to Party High Command that any delay in formation of government can prove suicidal for the Party as the NC which is the betenoire of PDP in the State can dent in its strong hold and it will be difficult for the Party to refurbish its image and regain power in case of mid term poll.
Sources said though some leaders in the Party have suggested recommen... | |
| | | | Jammu's Archana Sharma crowned 'Mrs J&K 2016' | | 'Beauty with brains' ultimately scores over others | |  Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31:The Grand Finale of the 'Mrs J&K 2016' event had a scintillating finish where the participating women showcased their talent and abilities on a platform provided by 'The Performers' which gave them an opportunity to bring the best out of them.
The higher confidence level of the participants was an added feature to the style of these women as they handled the pressure situations in the entire contest with such élan and ease which even forced ... | |
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