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| How KU threw rules to winds to push 'murky' recruitment process for Assistant Registrars | | Prospective applicants pin hopes on LG Manoj Sinha | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: The University of Kashmir has literally bulldozed its own rules to push the ongoing recruitment process for appointment to the posts of Assistant Registrars, leading to charges of favouritism, nepotism and corruption.
A detailed document-based investigation carried out by Early Times reveals that the University's Recruitment Wing advertised seven positions of Assistant Registrar/Assistant Controller of Examination vide Advertisement Notice No 2, Dated 24.10.2019. The last date for submission of hardcopies of applications was November 25, 2019.
Nearly a year later, on October 15, 2020, the University's General Administration Department issued detailed notification for Regulations and Syllabus for appointment of Officers' Level positions of Assistant Reg... | |
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| 'Some babus misleading Centre, creating false impression' | | BJP to brief high-command about J&K's "real situation" after polls in five states | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: After openly opposing the anti-youth policies being pursued by the bureaucratic government in the Jammu and Kashmir Government, the UT BJP leadership of BJP has decided to brief central leadership about growing anger among people, especially among residents of the Jammu region.
Highly placed sources in BJP said that after completion of assembly elections of five states a delegation of the party from J&K will visit Delhi in this regard. The delegation will discuss all issues related to Jammu and Kashmir with the central leadership.
"Some Babus in the J&K administration are misleading the Union Government about achievements of various welfare schemes", a s... | |
| | | | Month on, babus sit over selection list forwarded by PSC | | Keep appointment orders in limbo, verification pending | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: Leave aside withdrawing thousands of posts from JKPSC and SSB, the Jammu and Kashmir administration seems least interested even in issuing appointment orders of those candidates who were selected by the J&K Public Service Commission and are awaiting posting orders.
As per the sources, the selection list of more than seven subjects duly forwarded to the administration by the JKPSC has been kept in limbo for more than a month. No forwarded movement vis-à-vis the posting of the selected candidates is being witnessed.
Sources divulged further that even when the selected candidates have submitted their verification rolls in the higher education department, sa... | |
| | | | Shankaracharya temple: Washrooms remain locked, devotees face problems | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 16: Two washrooms at famous Shankaracharya temple here remain closed putting devotees in trouble.
The temple at the top of the hill is thronged by devotees, including men and women, everyday but the washrooms meant for them are under lock. "The devotees who come to pay obeisance at the famous temple are put in a difficult situation due to washrooms not being accessible to them. It's strange that the people managing the temple don't realize that it's situated on top of the hill and there are no public conveniences around," said a visitor.
He said that the administration needs to take note of it and get these public conveniences opened without any delay.... | |
| | | | Elderly woman blames BJP for her miserable condition | | 'Instead of providing relief to poor people in pandemic, this Govt disconnected our power supply' | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: Accusing Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) of making her life miserable for its anti people policies, an elderly woman of Nai Basti said that instead of providing relief to the poor who suffered a lot during this COVID, their power supply disconnected and given hefty power bills.
"It has been three years now that we are facing difficulties due to the pandemic as the business of my children has suffered a huge loss due to which we could not pay electricity bills the... | |
| | | | Overstaying doctors call shots at DH Poonch | | Widespread private practice deprives poor of free medical facilities | | |
RAJESH TANDON
Early Times Report
POONCH, Feb 16: The overstaying doctors at District Hospital Poonch have been ruling the roost and grossly involved in their private practices which have been depriving the poor of free medical facilities.
Sources informed that only those doctors are encouraging private practices who are sitting at this hospital for the last many years in violation of transfer policy. It has been observed that these doctors motivate their patients to visit them in their private clinic for better treatment and patients who need surgery are generally becoming their main targets. "The doctors recommend the patients to private nursing homes for general operation and most ... | |
| | | | Chenab Valley: Admin fails to develop Doda into tourism destination | | Water sports activities come to end as officials show no interest | |  Early Times Report
doda, Feb 16: The water sports launched by the administration at the banks of river Chenab in Doda have ended due to the administration not paying much attention towards promoting these activities.
According to the locals the administration has failed to turn the spots near Chenab banks into tourist spots. "Everytime we hear that tourism is being promoted in the Doda area, the irony is that whatever we had, we have lost that also. The water sports were started at Chenab ban... | |
| | | | Admin caught napping on south Kashmir sinkhole! | | Experts fear disaster, locals await high level meeting | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: Even as a major sinkhole in south Kashmir's Kokernag has left the Brengi stream pour straight into the Earth, leaving some twenty kilometres of downstream high and dry, the experts have pressed the panic button. The administration, however, is yet to call any high level meeting.
The vertical hole that developed in the stream near Wandevalgam village of Kokernag has disrupted the flow of water of the Grengi nallah as it pours straight into the sinkhole, which... | |
| | | | Rampant corruption in RDD: After JE, ACB arrests woman Sarpanch in Anantnag | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 16: Amid complaints that officers and elected Panchayat members are demanding 'commission' for releasing funds allocated for MGNREGA, the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Wednesday arrested a female Sarpanch while accepting a bribe.
Sleuths of ACB arrested a Sarpanch in south Kashmir while accepting a bribe of Rs 6500 for approving work under MGNREGA. Earlier on Tuesday, ACB laid a trap and arrested a Junior Engineer of the Rural Development Department in North Kashmir's Kupwara district for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000/- for preparing MGNREGA bills.
Within 24 hours after arresting a Junior Engineering, ACB arrested a female Sarpanch while... | |
| | | | Bad roads to welcome people while travelling from Srinagar to Tangmarg | | | 
S K KAW
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Roads are considered as face of the cities but in the power corridors of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration it seems to be of no meaning because roads of prominent cities face brunt of official apathy here so what to say about the roads of other towns and cities.
It is pertinent to mention here that your favourite newspaper Early Times has been highlighting the basic issues pertaining to general public of JKUT which include water ... | |
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