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Many Doctors, Engineers, Police officers possess dubious degrees Why subject only ReTs to shame? 2/14/2016 12:06:47 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: Controversy over screening test of the ReTs was set to rest by the State High Court the previous day after it ruled that only those ReTs who possessed dubious degrees shall be subjected to the screening test. Screening of the ReTs was ordered by the government after it came to light that many of them had secured degrees from unrecognized and dubious universities. Many of them though carried degrees, were unable to write simple sentences and solve fundamental mathematical problems of primary level. However, while the ReTs had knocked the doors of the court alleging discrimination by the government, it is a pity that many in state government service occupying high positions reportedly had fake degrees. Sources in the administration divulge that a thorough inquiry would reveal that many engineers, doctors and even officers of police and civil administration possessed fake degrees from dubious universities and had attained high positions on the basis of those. The issue of fake degrees of tens of engineers in government service present...   READ MORE

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PDP refuses to budge, Centre may return one power project to JK Government Formation 2/14/2016 12:06:36 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Feb 13: A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met the Governor N N Vohra in Jammu and sought more time from him to clear their stand on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP's coalition ally Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday claimed that it has not climbed down from its stand and government cannot be formed till Delhi announces a few Confidence Building Measures (CBMs). Sources told Early Times that a few BJP leaders have got it conveyed to the PDP leadership that Centre is contemplating to look into the issues raised by the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti and JK may get at least one of the power projects back. "If Centre takes some CBMs th...   READ MORE   Mehbooba reluctant 2/14/2016 12:06:25 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Feb 13: With speculations rife over the new government formation in near future, sources divulge that Mehbooba continues to remain reluctant to assume office as the 13th chief minister of the state. Sources privy to this development told Early Times that the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is exhibiting least interest in getting elevation to the top post of the state, opining that more is yet to be done to reconcile with the alliance partner BJP in Jammu and Kashmir. According to her, there has been no response from the union government over her demands of JK Specific CBMs and return of the power projects. BJP in the recent past has been categoric...   READ MORE   Do lawmakers deserve wage hike in India ? 2/14/2016 12:06:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: Do the lawmakers deserve a wage hike? The lawmakers deserve a wage hike because they have to lead a luxurious living for five years and prepare for the next election when the election campaign for the Lok Sabha seat costs no less than Rs. five to Rs. 10 crores. And the campaign for Assembly seat costs several lakhs of rupees.. Members of Parliament and members of state legislature seek enhancement of their salary and other perks. And there is a possibility that the salary and perks of members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are being enhanced shortly. Well whether MLAs or MPs they have no problem in seeking enhancement of their monthly salary be...   READ MORE   Police officer activates all his resources for posting as SP rural 2/14/2016 12:05:58 AM Harish Chander Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: As if there is no eligible police officer other than him in the state police organisation, a police officer, who has already served in Jammu as SDPO and SP, has again activated all his resources to get a posting in Jammu as SP, Jammu rural. As SDPO, he got involved in a controversy after which PHQ posted another DSP in his place and ordered his attachment. For a long time time, he was without any posting. But after his promotion, he managed to get himself posted as SP, Jammu rural. So politically well-connected he is that he was not transferred even during the last Lok Sabha elections. In the assembly polls, however, he was transferred a...   READ MORE   Authorities out to strangle employees' voice Seek RC of unions, list of office bearers 2/14/2016 12:02:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: In an attempt to hide the failures and misdeeds of the Department of School Education, the higher authorities have now resorted to oppressive measures against the employee leaders and their activities. For this purpose, on the direction of Commissioner Secretary School Education, the Directorate of School Education Jammu has issued an order seeking status of the unions functioning in the Department and necessary permission under which the employees leaders were running their trade union activities. Asking the employees leaders to explain whether their respective union is registered under J&K Civil Service (Recognition of Service Association Rules 1995),...   READ MORE   SHOs' transfer list put on hold 2/14/2016 12:02:28 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 13: In view of the recommendations made by senior officers to post their 'favourite' Inspectors as heads of police stations in Jammu, the transfer list of SHOs, which has been made and changed twice, has now been put on hold. While the work on preparing the transfer list started a month or so back, it has not been finalised as yet due to the unwarranted interference of some senior police officers, according to police sources. Sources said even as there was emergent need of posting SHOs at Bishnah and Domana police stations, which were headless for the past some time, a senior police officer had asked the concerned officer, who was junior to him, to also ef...   READ MORE   Five militants, two security forces personnel killed in night long encounter in Kupwara 2/13/2016 11:13:30 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Feb 13: At least five militants and two soldiers were killed in an overnight gun battle, while as two army soldiers were injured here in the Marsari village of Chowkibal area. A senior police official said that the encounter began on Friday afternoon when security forces received information about the presence of 4-5 militants in Marsarri village in Chowkibal area of Kupwara. He said that a joint team of army's 41 Rashtriya Rifles, 16 Garhwal and th...   READ MORE   RDD Kishtwar generates 18 lac job days 2/13/2016 11:13:02 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb13: The Rural development Department in Kishtwar, spread over 13 blocks including newly created blocks, has achieved 58% target under MGNREGA for the year 2015-2016 and out of targeted 30.63 lac jobs days. The department by ending January 2016 has so far generated 18 lac job days and hopes that the target set by the department for the year 2015-16 is likely to be crossed by the end of the financial year. As per the details available with Early Times, Assistant Commissioner Development Kishtwar in its official communication to Secretary to Government Rural Development Department, civil Secretariat Jammu vide No. ACDK/2015-16/9378-81 Dated 1...   READ MORE   Cannabis cultivation in Kupwara Locals urge DC, SSP to act 2/13/2016 11:12:56 PM Early Times Report Kupwara, Feb 13: The people of Kupwara have urged the DC and the SSP to take action against cannabis cultivation in various areas of the district. Last year Forest Department in its offensive against drug mafia in North Kashmir's Kupwara district had freed more than 100 kanals of forest land from illegal cultivation of cannabis (charas , bhang). The said forest land was also freed from illegal encroachment by the officials of forest department. But after the transfer of Conservator north Kashmir many months ago , the timber smugglers , cannabis cultivators have again become active in the area. Early Times had filed a detailed report on this issue last year during May...   READ MORE   DC Kishtwar visits Anagnwari centers, finds them locked 2/13/2016 11:12:46 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 13: In continued drive to bring transparency, inculcating the work culture and raising the standard of government departments, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ghulam Nabi Balwan along with district immunization officer and district nodal officer for school health program Dr. Daisy Parihar, paid a surprise visit to some Government Anganwadi Centers at Sangrambatta, Matta, Choti Zairat, Badi Zairat and several others in Tehsil Kishtwar and found most of them closed unauthorizedly. As per the details available withEarly Times, during surprise checking DC Kishtwar found some centers opened, but to his surprise many seemed in unhygienic condition ...   READ MORE   DC Kishtwar scrutinized RDD record, order for physical verification of works Discrepancies in MGNREGA 2/13/2016 11:12:39 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 13: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ghulam Nabi Balwan today scrutinized the record of Rural Development Department Mughal Maidan with regard to Panchayat Sigdi after the public complaint over non release of full payments by the department against the work executed under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and on the request of the complainant party, DC Kishtwar has decided to constitute a committee of the officials who will conduct the physical as well as reassessment of works executed by the complainant party who was claiming that less payments were paid to them as compared to the work executed. As per the deta...   READ MORE   Madhav likely to attend Mufti's 'chehlum' tomorrow 2/13/2016 11:12:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 13: BJP national general secretary and incharge J&K, Ram Madhav, who was the main architect of PDP-BJP alliance in the state as well as the Agenda of Alliance between two parties, is likely to visit Srinagar on February 15 to participate in the 'chehlum' (40th) of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Monday. According to sources Madhav who is inGuwhati will straightway reach Union Capital on Sunday wherefrom he will fly to Srinagar on Monday morning to participate in the 'chehlum' of Mufti. Later Madhav will also have an informal meeting with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, and the two leaders will likely discuss the pros and cons of government formation...   READ MORE   RTI Activist denied information from CS denies info under RTI Act 2/13/2016 11:12:21 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 13: The Chief Secretary has been accused of denying information under the RTI Act. A social activist, Sajad Ahmad of Budgam on December 03, 2015 filed an application under RTI Act-2009 in the office Chief Secretary to seek details regarding Department of Health services Kashmir. The questionnaire which Sajad had filed among other questions comprises 'details of job assigned to MMPHW's, reasons of no recruitment of MMPHW's,any guidelines with government which prohibits recruitment of MMPHW's,staff strength of Hospital Sub centers,vacany of MMPHWs'and FMPHW's District wise.' However instead of any information to Sajad in connection with his ...   READ MORE   Strengthening war machine at Siachen vital for national security Pak rubs salt on Indian wound 2/13/2016 11:11:55 PM Early times Report JAMMU, Feb 13: Insensitive Pakistan has yet again rubbed salt on the wounds on the nation. At a time when the entire nation is in a state of shock following the martyrdom of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa on February 11, Pakistan asked India to demilitarize the strategic Siachen glacial region so that it could re-occupy it and endanger India's national security by playing nefarious games in Ladakh and Kashmir Valley. Described as the "miracle man", Lance Naik Hanamanthappa had managed to stay alive for six days buried under the snow after an avalanche struck their post on February 3. Nine other brave soldiers also sacrificed their precious lives while servi...   READ MORE   'Foot bridge at Potha' to see the dawn 2/13/2016 11:08:49 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 13: Heavy rains and flood ravaging in September 2014 had damaged the foot bridge at Potha the only life line for the inhabitants living across the sides of the river but the construction of the bridge is still in doldrums as contractors failed to execute works on the said bridge till date. According to locals, as the repair of the bridge was not possible under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), the then district administration decided to convert the bridge for light motor vehicles, accordingly the project was cleared and tender worth Rs 5.50 Crores was floated. "Thereafter the work was allotted to Farooq Mir owner of Kashmir based construction company M/S M...   READ MORE   KEA seeks end to strikes, stone pelting 2/13/2016 11:07:18 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 13: Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) an amalgam of various business organizations Saturday, claimed that the continuous strikes by separatist groups and stone pelting incidents besides claiming innocent lives have taken huge toll on Kashmir economy. Endorsing peaceful protest organized with aim to draw attention towards the growing economic instability in Kashmir by a group of students representing Kashmir Reform Group (KRG), the trade body demanded ...   READ MORE   BJP forgets reserved categories employees, Congextends support 2/13/2016 11:06:45 PM Avinash Azad Jammu, Feb 13: While the Congress has extended a helping hand towards agitating reserved category employees, the BJP has failed to solve the issue. Moreover, in Jammu region BJP has eight MLA from reserved category communities including SCs and STs. On Saturday, the Ladakh Region Action Committee for Protection of Reservation (LRACPR) led by led by Sheikh Abdullah Jalili extended its support to JKRCEA.The Congress jumped into the agitation of reserved category employees, as party leader and MLA Nawang Rigzin Jorajoined the agitating employees. Jora while addressing the rally of employees, castigated the state government for not contesting in favour of their own law whic...   READ MORE   Class 10, 12 JKBOSE results under scanner Students, parents see irregularities in evaluation 2/13/2016 11:06:37 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 13: The Kashmir province students of class 10th and 12th whose results were recently declared by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education have contested the veracity of evaluation saying the JKBOSE authorities were unwilling to issue photocopies of the answer papers. Thousands of students and their parents who have been visiting the JKBOSE office at Bemina here with complaints of gross irregularities said initially most of them had applied only for the re-evaluation of the subject papers, because the combined fee for re-evaluation and photocopy was "exorbitantly high." A student has to pay an amount of Rs 180 per paper to get phot...   READ MORE   Anti-national events in Delhi, Kashmir BJP's double standards 2/13/2016 11:06:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 13: The J&K BJP wants stringent action against those who indulged in anti-national activities in Kashmir and Delhi on February 10. That day, anti-nationals organized an event at Jawaharlal Nehru University to glorify Afzal Guru, who was convicted in the Parliament terror attack case and was subsequently hanged and buried in Tihar Jail. The same day, many in Kashmir indulged in similar activities. Those who indulged in anti-national activities also demanded independence of Kashmir from India and raised pro-Pakistan slogans. Indeed, both were despicable events and deserved a serious cognizance. That these events took place near the Indian Parliament and importa...   READ MORE

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