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Omar's Govt gifted new vehicles to ministers every year The VIP culture that ruined JK 2/12/2015 12:38:13 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: Jammu Kashmir has the distinction of gifting new vehicles to ministers every year. The records available with the Early Times reveal that crores out of the tax payers money has been spent during the Omar Abdullah led coalition rule over luxurious cars of Ministers and their family members. In six years of Omar Abdullah's rule, 166 luxurious and undoubtedly expensive cars were purchased by the state government for its ministers. Despite the state already having a sizeable number of vehicles in the state mortar garage department, the ministers preferred new over the old ones- caring little about the hardships being faced by the people. From VIP Fleet to Hyundai Sonata and Ford to Swift Dzire, there are also Innova, Scorpio, Safari, Tavera, SX4, Bolero besides other luxurious vehicles that the ministers purchased out of the state exchequer. A total expenditure without the fuel over the new vehicles is shown by the concerned department as Rs 2, 78000 per month. There were 28 brand new cars purchased till March 2009. The ...   READ MORE

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Tickets for Legislative Council: "Outsiders" trying to supersede dedicated BJP workers After Delhi disastrous leadership moving cautiously 2/12/2015 12:38:05 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: As countdown for Legislative Council elections has started after Election Commission of India has announced schedule of polling for eleven seats of Legislative Council. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is biggest player in these elections, has yet to start exercise to short-list potential candidates but tussle has been started within BJP because some "new-comers" who do not have RSS background have started mounting pressure on the party leadership to nominate them for Legislative Council seats. These "new-comers", with the influence of their money powers and high level contacts, are trying to outsmart those dedicated workers of ...   READ MORE   Handloom Expo takes off after 3-day delay Trainees wait for Chief Guest's arrival for hours 2/12/2015 12:37:49 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: National Handloom Expo-2015, organized by Directorate of Handloom Development Department J&K at Dusheerra ground Gandhi Nagar here, was inaugurated on the third day and not on the first day. Moreover, the gullible trainees, who were forced to assemble at inauguration function of Expo, had to wait for hours together, for Chief Guest, who arrived late by nearly an hour. The fifteen days' Handloom Expo-2015 named as "Dast-E-Hunner", was scheduled to begin on Feb 9 but it was formally inaugurated on 11th Feb, three days after scheduled day as mentioned in the records and on the large flex, hanging behind the stage, set up by department at Dus...   READ MORE   Wears colourful dress, forgets apron CMO threatens, humiliates ET reporter 2/12/2015 12:37:26 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Causality Medical Officer of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu today threatened the Early Times reporter and humiliated him when this reporter suggested to him that he should wear a whit apron so that patients are able to recognize that he is a doctor. The CMO, who was donning a colorful dress, was offended when this reporter told him that white apron helps patients to identify the right person. Pertinently, a few days ...   READ MORE   Quest for LC berth intensifies 2/12/2015 12:36:37 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Parties likely to nominate defeated candidates Prominent figures in all four major political parties in the state who contested assembly and Lok Sabha elections unsuccessfully are now running from pillar to post to secure a seat in the Legislative Council. The activity gained momentum yesterday after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for holding elections to 11 seats of the legislative council that had fallen vacant, or will be vacant soon. The race for securing a seat in the Legislative Council (LC) has intensified, especially among losers in the recently-held Assembly elections. While some defeated candidates are approac...   READ MORE   Visitors rue 'dictatorial' ways of Director School Education 2/12/2015 12:36:30 AM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Visitors and even staff members of the Directorate of School Education are concerned over alleged 'dictatorial' attitude of the incumbent DSE, who was recently posted to this new position. The new Director of School Education, an IAS officer, has directed that no person, including officials of the Education Department can visit the Directorate during the working hours. The notice outside the office of Director of School Education reads, "General Public/Staff of the School Education department is requested to come in the Directorate between 3 to 5 pm." Unaware of the problems being faced by the general public as well as officials of Educat...   READ MORE   'Despite objections, DSEJ publishes list of ReTs of Jammu district' 2/12/2015 12:36:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: A Rehbar-e-Talim (ReT) aspirant, who had raised objections before district commission Jammu against Registered Backward Area (RBA) certificate of another applicant in village Bamyal of tehsil Nagrota, has alleged that Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has published the tentative list, even without addressing his complaint. Ajay Kumar son of Jeet Raj resident of Bamyal has alleged that a post of ReT was advertised by the department nearly a year ago, against which he along with some other had filed applications. "Pooja Sharma wife of Joginder Sharma, who is resident of House Number 295, lane number 16, Police Colony Swaran Vihar near Durga Na...   READ MORE   Sajjad all set to get a cabinet berth 2/12/2015 12:36:17 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: Peoples Conference chairman, Sajjad Ghani Lone is likely to be inducted in the state government a few days from now when the PDP-BJP coalition government assumes office. A BJP leader preferring anonymity said Sajjad Lone being an ally has to be respected. A source in the party said that Lone may either get R&B or Rural Development Department. With this Sajjad seems all set to become the second person in the Lone family to assume charge as a minister. In 70s his father, Late Abdul Ghani Lone was also a cabinet minister. Sajjad met Prime Minister Narendra Modi a month before the Assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir and described him as a humble perso...   READ MORE   Drug haul hits cross LoC trade PoK authorities sit over DC's e-mail 2/12/2015 12:36:11 AM Take 100 drivers, conductors as hostage; Traders threaten to call it quits Fazal Khan Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: There are remote possibilities of cross LoC trade being resumed in coming days as the authorities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are adamant on their demand seeking the release of a truck driver from whose vehicle a drug haul meant for a Kashmiri trader was recovered last week. Pertinently, police last week had arrested four people, including Anayat Hussain, truck driver from Muzaffarabad, after 307 packets containing narcotic substance were recovered from his vehicle, and three local traders Zahoor Ahmad, Abdul Majeed and Muhammad Yusuf as consignment was...   READ MORE   LC polls: PDP to follow same line as RS polls for selecting candidates New faces to be sent to Upper House too 2/12/2015 12:35:50 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: With announcement of dates for upcoming Legislative Council elections in state, political parties having major stakes have begun giving final shape to the names to be fielded who have already been shortlisted. The PDP which is likely to get a lion's share as per numerical strength will follow same line of action in making a choice of its candidates to be sent to Upper House as it did for Rajya Sabha elections. The political strategy for contesting the LC polls will also unfold shortly and most likely would be on the same pattern as witnessed in RS polls.LC polls have been scheduled for March 2 for 11 seats which are falling vacant in the Upper House on a...   READ MORE   Private operators-administrative nexus ruling roost at GMCH Jammu None among 12 sanctioned ambulances for emergency operative 2/12/2015 12:35:38 AM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: While the healthy services in Jammu frequently and almost always remain under the scanner for being the most erratic and non-serious business, the addition to its other woes are manifold, non-availability of ambulances being one among them. The emergency transportation services at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu has been damaged by ill maintenance leading it to total collapse. As per the administrative norms, 12 ambulances on duty have to be on standby alert for ferrying patients from their homes to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) or vice-versa, but the irony is that only one ambulance is seen available ...   READ MORE   14 posts of Junior Staff Nurses advertised in 2011, yet to be filled JK SSRB leaves aspirants in dilemma 2/12/2015 12:35:29 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Official apathy to execute the process of holding written tests, interviews for various advertised jobs and to issue timely notices to the aspirants in this context is certainly one of the reasons for the rising graph of unemployment in the Jammu and Kashmir, but astoundingly, the political leadership has not initiated steps to fix accountability on recruiting agencies. In a similar case, Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Recruitment Board (JK SSRB) has left numbers of aspirants in dilemma as 14 posts of Junior Staff Nurses were advertised by the Board in 2011 in the Health and Medical Education Department District Ramban, but till date...   READ MORE   As AAP sweeps Delhi elections, PDP hopes for best deal with BJP over govt formation in state 2/12/2015 12:21:21 AM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Following the debacle of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the Delhi elections at the hands of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is seemingly going to enjoy an upper hand in the possible coalition government in Jammu & Kashmir with the BJP. Despite ruling in most parts of the country BJP failed to change the mood of the people in the strategically important states of the country like Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. After forming the government at the centre and in many states BJP received serious setbacks in the form of unaccomplished Mission 44+, Mission II and the kind of drubbing party received in the Delhi assembly ...   READ MORE   Police, CRPF foil JKLF's protest rally, arrest scores of Front workers Normal life affected for 3rd consecutive day 2/11/2015 11:41:10 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Feb 11: Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today foiled the protest rally of Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front by arresting some of the activists and workers of the Front in the Maisuma area of summer capital. Reports said that early in the morning dozens of JKLF workers and activists assembled outside their office in the Maisuma area and tried to carry out a protest rally. However, police and CRPF personnel had already reached the a...   READ MORE   Due to non-availability of traffic valley residents suffer in evening hours 2/11/2015 11:30:53 PM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Kashmir valley residents continue to allege that Transport Department is serving no purpose since the commercial vehicles disappear from the roads soon after the sun goes behind the mountains. People, who remain away from their homes in connection with their work, find their return journey very difficult. They say that concerned authorities pay no attention to this problem and nobody from the department comes forward to look into the sufferings of the passengers. "The transport department is so much out of order that no vehicles are there in the registered transport yards soon after the sun goes down. The transporters and the dri...   READ MORE   Timber smugglers vandalize green gold in Bandipora district 2/11/2015 11:30:44 PM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Timber smugglers have apparently taken control of the forests and they seem to be enjoying in every part of the valley. Green gold is being vandalized in the broad day light with the same depicting that authorities are hand in glove with the smugglers. Early Times has learnt that the timber smugglers are busy in felling down of the prized trees in the Arin area of North Kashmir's Bandipora district and the authorities appear to have no knowledge about it. The people of the area doubt the sincerity of the department towards their profession, otherwise how it is possible for the smugglers to strike in the broad day light. As per th...   READ MORE   Ailing health sector, 198 PHCs running only on papers since 2010 2/11/2015 11:30:38 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Contrary to the tall claims of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to upgraded 198 Primary Health Centre (PHC) on the basis of Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS) and claims that all the PHCs would function round the clock, PHC Sei in R S Pura block is working for just a few hours each working day and faces acute dearth of staff and infrastructure. Sources informed Early Times that around four years back, PHC Sei of RS Pura block was upgraded to work round the clock on the basis of IPHS norms in documents, but at ground the PHC that fights acute shortage of man power, drugs and infrastructure works for just a few hours that too on week...   READ MORE   Avalanche kills Skiing guide at Kungdori 2/11/2015 11:30:36 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq BARAMULLA, Feb 11: One person was killed in an avalanche in Kangdori heights in Gulmarag Ski resort here in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports panic gripped the famous Ski resort of Gulmarg when a skiing guide came under a heavy snow avalanche on Wednesday. Gulmarg Ski resort becomes the star attraction for tourists especially skiers from abroad and for domestic skiers, as the higher reaches experienced a fresh spell of snowfall on Sunday, said sources. Sources told Early Times over the phone that Bashir Ahmad Bakshi 27, son of Nazir Ahmad Bakshi R/O Tangmarg died on the spot. The man who died was a local skiing guide, when an...   READ MORE   SIC seeks explanation from DC Anantnag; Issues Penalty notice against Tehsildar 2/11/2015 11:30:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 11: As the Deputy Commissioner Anantnag failed to dispose of 1st appeal filed under the provisions of J&K RTI Act 2009 by a Kashmiri Pandit migrant , the State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty notice against him and directed him to explain his stand within a two weeks time from the date of issuance of this order ie (20.1.2015). In addition to it the Tehsildar Anantnag (deemed PIO) has been put on penalty notice as well. Details of the case reveal that one Surinder Kumar Munshi s/o Late Niranjan Nath R/o Chinkral Mohalla, Srinagar at present Exchange Road Kachichawni Jammu made a request via registered post on 5.7.2014 to PIO Offi...   READ MORE   12 yrs on, Samba Receiving Stations still far from reality 2/11/2015 11:30:25 PM Neeraj Badyal Early Times Report Samba, Feb 11: The alleged inordinate delay in releasing funds for the three Power Receiving Stations at Samba are putting spoke in the progress of the project and thenece is resulting into inconvenience to residents of the Samba and its adjoining areas. The three Megawatt Power Receiving Stations at Satah, Dhalote and Rehian in Samba were approved some twelve (12) years ago under the centrally sponsored Rural Electrification Scheme (RES). Sources in the Power Development Department (PDD) said a grant of about Rs 45 lakh was released for each power receiving station initially by the central government, but the department failed to complete the projec...   READ MORE   PDP all set to form coalition govt with BJP Delhi poll results 2/11/2015 11:30:07 PM Neha Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The February 10 massive defeat of the BJP at the hands of the controversial Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly elections will not impact the ongoing talks between the PDP and the BJP on government formation in J&K. Both the PDP, which has 28 MLAs, and the BJP, which has 25 MLAs, on Tuesday said that the talks on government formation between them were on and the Delhi poll verdict will have no impact on the government formation. The BJP could win only three seats, as against its 2013 tally of 32, and the AAP won all the remaining 67 seats. The Congress failed to open its account and this happened for the first time in the Delhi's electoral...   READ MORE   PDP, BJP likely to win 10 seats LC elections 2/11/2015 11:29:55 PM Rustam Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced the schedule for election to 11 seats of the J&K Legislative Council. The election will be held on March 2. The notification for holding the polls will be issued on February 12. February 18 is the last date for filing nomination papers. Scrutiny of nominations will take place on February 19 and February 21 will be last date for withdrawal of nominations. The election will be held as posts of 16 MLCs, both nominated and elected, will fall vacant in March. Those who would be completing their term on March 8 and March 27include Amrit Malhotra (Chairman of Legislative Council - Congress-nominat...   READ MORE   GMCH Jammu Principal's favourite Chowkidaar Overstaying in Guest House goes unabated, unpunished 2/11/2015 11:29:38 PM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: A chowkidaar who once bypassed the authority of GMCH, Jammu Principal and lodged an FIR against a poor woman to plan her expulsion from the post of helper in the GMC Guest House solely to hide his own misdeeds has become favourite of GMCH, Jammu Principal Dr. Ghansham Dev that Principal is not caring for norms even. The stay of this Chowkidaar Ravi Sharma is more than three years in the GMC&H, Jammu's Guest House cum Medical Faculty Club (MFC) which is against the set transfer policy but having some political influence, the said Chowkidaar has made a strong footing over there. However applications have been invited from the aspirants for...   READ MORE   Stone crushers running in violation of HC order Five months on, Flood Control deptt Kathua fails to adhere to HC directions 2/11/2015 11:29:21 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Inspite of explicit directions by High Court for removal of all encroachments within 200 meters of embankments of all rivers and tributaries, following devastating floods in Kashmir valley, the Flood Control Department Kathua has failed to take action against more than two dozen stone crushers, which have been operating in total violation of order in district Kathua. Sources informed Early Times that several stone crushers installed on the banks of several rivers and rivulets in district Kathua have openly been dumping the crushed material in the rivers, virtually restricting the free flow of water. A stone crusher established few meters d...   READ MORE   Probe ordered into shoddy construction at Mendhar dak bungalow 2/11/2015 11:24:38 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report MENDHAR, Feb 11: A probe has been ordered into the allegedly shoddy construction of a conference hall inside the government dak bungalow here. Though the conference hall was still underconstruction, its roof leaked in the recent rains in the town and its pillars were also of very poor quality, according to official sources. Against the total estimated project cost of Rs 82 lakh, a tender of Rs 57 lakh was floated by the concerned department last year. It wa...   READ MORE

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