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Where J&K BJP campaigned in Delhi, party’s defeat margin increased ! State leadership deputed incredible, corrupt leaders for campaigning 2/11/2020 11:48:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: After crushing defeat of BJP in Delhi assembly elections one thing has become clear that inefficient party leaders- who had campaigned for the BJP in union capital- have proved ‘ill-omened’ for the party. In all the constituencies where J&K BJP leaders had “campaigned”, party has lost very lost because they (J&K BJP) leaders were more concerned about cheap-publicity. As per initial data available victory margin of AAP candidates was very big in the constituencies where J&K BJP leaders had campaigned. Instead of seriously campaigning for the party-the task assigned to the them-J&K BJP leaders were busy in enjoying hospitality of the party. Importantly some BJP leaders, who were deputed to Delhi for the campaigning, were themselves not aware of the party’s ideology. Even leaders facing allegation of corruption were allowed to campaign in Delhi. J&K BJP leadership had deputed everyone at Delhi to counter AAP. Even some local BJP leaders-who were proved as most inefficient, failure and were facing allegations of rampant corruption- had campaign aga...   READ MORE

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Despite being indicted by VOK Dr. Waseem Qureshi given sensitive posting at GMC Sgr Discharging duties as Registrar Academics 2/11/2020 11:48:21 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: The people at helm have made it a habit of issuing orders for smooth functioning of the system and then dumping the orders thus providing an opportunity for the corrupt and tainted to be placed at higher posts in the different government departments. In May 2019 the vigilance section of General Administration Department (GAD) issued an order directing the Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education department to give non-sensitive posting to such public servant against whom prosecution has been sanctioned and the public servant is in service as on date. Despite the issuance of this order a medico who was found involved in a co...   READ MORE   ‘Incompetence’ of officers pushes Government to hire foreign experts Framing of DPRs 2/11/2020 11:48:02 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 11: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken on officials for their alleged “incompetence”, which compels departments to hire foreign experts for accurate framing of detailed project reports (DPRs) and carrying out studies. Sources said that government has received complaints that officials are not able to frame proper DPRs of various projects in Jammu and Kashmir. “There are several projects where departments have hired foreign experts. Officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Department had framed DPR for Dogripora flood channel (alternate flood channel to Jehlum) which was rejected after finding it inaccurate. Government has ...   READ MORE   As Mehbooba’s close aide, under graduate DC exist, KAS officers come in support of UT administration 2/11/2020 11:47:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The senior KAS officers of UT administration have hailed the decision of government to remove the unqualified (undergraduate) district magistrate from one of important districts. It is pertinent to mention that one undergraduate Junior Assistant of Revenue department got initially the posting in personal section of some minister in Secretariat and then managed accelerated promotions out of way leaving his counterparts behind. When the said officer rose to the level of private secretary, he got the amendments in KAS rules and in relaxation of rules managed induction into time scale of KAS in violation of rules. As per sources, the affected officers r...   READ MORE   Influential manage stay in city colleges, peripheral colleges face staff’ crunch Even during LG’s rule, Hr. Education dept refuses to implement transfer policy 2/11/2020 11:47:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Even during Lieutenant Governor’s rule in the Union Territory, the Higher Education department has refused to implement transfer policy for college faculty members as influential continue to stay in city colleges, while some of them after their brief stay in peripheral colleges have also managed their return to choicest colleges. Sources in the department informed Early Times that the Higher Education department has transferred several Assistant Professors in the past one and half month and some of the transfer orders were uploaded on website, while remaining individual orders have not been uploaded, to avoid any scrutiny. “The department has reporte...   READ MORE   Govt may keep High Speed Internet in suspension mode Authorities apprehend militants may use services to carry out terror activities using VPNs 2/11/2020 11:47:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: The Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to continue the ban on High speed internet services in Kashmir Valley even after February 14- when the order on Internet restoration in the Valley is set be reviewed by the department of Home Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir. As per the reports, the government is not keen to restore high speed 4G internet in Kashmir Valley after February 14, this year and the authorities are likely to continue allow the low speed or 2G internet functional in Kashmir. Reports inform that there have been numerous inputs about militants using internet through VPN and operate social networking sites which otherwise were blocked in toto...   READ MORE   85-yr old Hindu man thrown out of his house after he gets visa to India Minorities face persecution in so-called Naya Pakistan 2/11/2020 11:47:19 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 11: In Naya Pakistan led by cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, minorities are facing worst kind of persecution. While talking to national news channel CNN-News, a Hindu migrant from Pakistan, Mohar Singh, said that his 85-year old father along with his four minor children was thrown out of his house after he managed to get an Indian visa. Mohar Singh said that he came to India in 2010 and after that made no attempt to return to Pakistan. “I preferred to work as an ordinary labour in India rather than having a white collared job in Pakistan,” Singh told the news channel. Mehak Kumari, a 14 year old minor, who was abducted by the extremists in Pakista...   READ MORE   Srinagar Airport to get another expansion as Jammu work lingers for 15 yrs 2/11/2020 11:47:08 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Even as the government is mulling expansion of the Srinagar International Airport for the second consecutive time in the last decade-and-a -half, the work on modernization of the similar facility in Jammu is “pending for the last over 15 years.” Official sources told Early Times that the government is looking ahead to expand the terminal building of the Srinagar airport at Humhama on outskirts of Srinagar from the existing around 15,000 square feet area to over 30,000 square feet area. The sources said a meeting in this regard will be convened in the coming days. This means, after the previous expansion of the terminal building, done aroun...   READ MORE   Lt Governor launches Financial Inclusion Outreach Campaign in J&K 2/11/2020 11:46:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 11: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the Financial Inclusion Outreach Campaign today with special focus on extending banking services to all unbanked areas, Opening of bank accounts for unbanked adults under PMJDY with RuPay Cards, Enrolments under PMSBY & PMJJBY, Outreach for Mudra Yojna, Housing Loans, Other Retails Loans etc., Credit Linkage with SHGs, RSETIs and other Skilling Centres in J&K and Issuance of KCCs to all eligible beneficiar...   READ MORE   NIA question ex Congress legislator G M Saroori 2/11/2020 10:43:07 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 11: Senior Congress leader and former minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori who was summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the killing of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar today appeared before the NIA at its Jammu office. As per the details available with Early Times, Saroori after arriving at Jammu reached the NIA office at Trikuta Nagar well before 11 AM and offered himself for the open probe. ...   READ MORE   Afraid of being exposed, RDD Rajouri denies information under RTI Act 2/11/2020 10:08:00 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 11: Giving damn to Right to Information (RTI) Act Rural Development Department (RDD) Rajouri has failed to provide required reply to the information seeker in sheer violation of RTI Act. Sources told Early Times that few RTI Activists of Rajouri district had sought information from RDD regarding implementation of various schemes like Swatch Bharat Abhiyan (SBM) etc. in the district, but despite lapse of two months they didn’t’ get desired reply ...   READ MORE   H&ME Deptt takes cognizance of ET report, deputes child specialist to Ramnagar Hospital 2/11/2020 10:07:32 PM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Feb 11: The Health and Medical Education Department of J&K Union Territory has taken cognizance of Early Times report published in its February 9 edition under the caption ‘No post of child specialist at Ramnagar Hospital: Director Health Jammu’. The news item had highlighted that there was no post of a child specialist at Ramnagar Hospital while 10 kids died there. It is in place to mention here that when Early Times contacted Director Health Jammu, Dr Renu Sharma and asked her about the reasons for not deputing a child specialist at Ramnagar Hospital even after the deaths of 10 children there. The Director while responding had informed ...   READ MORE   Passenger shed bus stand Shambles Authority Unmoved 2/11/2020 9:19:55 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Mendhar, Feb 11: Bus stand in Mendhar town, where hundreds of commuters come every day, in such a situation, there is more difficulty in resting passengers so that they can wait for the Bus. The government passenger shed in the bus stand has been occupied for the last 10 years, on which no attention is being paid by the administration. Local resident Mohammad Basheer, Mohammad aslam said that hundreds of travelers come here in the sun or rain, they ha...   READ MORE   Passenger shed bus stand Shambles Authority Unmoved 2/11/2020 9:19:55 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Mendhar, Feb 11: Bus stand in Mendhar town, where hundreds of commuters come every day, in such a situation, there is more difficulty in resting passengers so that they can wait for the Bus. The government passenger shed in the bus stand has been occupied for the last 10 years, on which no attention is being paid by the administration. Local resident Mohammad Basheer, Mohammad aslam said that hundreds of travelers come here in the sun or rain, they ha...   READ MORE

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