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| Transfers, Postings of Lecturers: Spouses, relatives of influentials manage convenient postings | | Masters working as clerks in DSE for years | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: While Teachers, Masters and Lecturers of the department of School Education are on the road against revocation of all attachments and subsequent postings in far flung areas, there are allegations that the spouses and relatives of influential Government officers and those having political affiliations have been posted at the places of their convenience. Further, in breach of the spirit behind Government's order to cancel all attachments, several Masters have been attached to the office of the Director School Education for years and are performing marginal clerical duties.
Sighting Government order No. 65-Edu of 2015, dated February 13, 2015, ... | |
| | | | Now a recruitment scam from Srinagar, appointments made during flood of Sept 2014 | | Unending mess in Department of Education | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: There seems to be no end to the mess in the Department of Education as yet another recruitment scam has surfaced with people being appointed on class IV posts in a hush hush manner.
Sources told Early Times that in September 2014 when people of the Kashmir valley were battling with the devastating flood, office of Chief Education Officer, Srinagar invited applications for the appointment of class IV posts in the district. Applications were invited in September and the selection list was also compiled in the same month.
"The whole process was completed in the month of September with the selected persons joining their duties in Septembe... | |
| | | | 'Ineligible' candidate tipped to be next Chief Engineer | | Enjoys political patronage, ashirwad of top babus | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: Despite rejection of his promotion case by Chief Minister twice on ground of eligibility, a blue eyed engineer is likely to get promoted as Chief Engineer soon.
Sources said that Fareed Ahmed Choudhry, presently posted as Superintendent Engineer PHE (Rural), had joined as Assistant Engineer through Public Service Commission.
"As per SRO 297 dated September 14, 2008, length of 20 years of service in Gazetted cadre is mandatory for the post of Chief Engineer", sources said, adding that 15 years of Fareed's service would complete on June 1, 2015, as he was appointed as AEE in 2000."
They said that seeking his elevation as chief engineer, he ... | |
| | | | J&K Forest Deptt treated seniority, experience, cadre hierarchy with contempt | | Ex-Minister's fiefdom! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: Despite Governor N.N.Vohra having taken over reins of power; Forest Department of Jammu and Kashmir continues to treat seniority, experience, cadre hierarchy and administrative aptitude of IFS as well as IAS officers with contempt.
Not much has changed. The department still has several senior IFS officers manning junior posts and several juniors enjoying top positions. Secretary Forest Mohammed Afzal carried out a minor reshuffle but desisted from correcting all the wrongs that took take place during ex-Forest Minister Mian Altaf's tenure who, according to several IFS and SFS officers, treated Forest Department as his personal fiefdom ... | |
| | | | Race for top cop post begins in J&K | | 5 Sr IPS officers start intense lobbying to bag coveted post | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: Even as DGP K Rajendra is scheduled to retire from service in September 2016, hectic lobbying has started in the state to replace him. At least five senior IPS officers aspire to become the state police chief and are trying to get close to the central and state BJP leadership to bag the coveted post.
While the word of state chief minister is going to be ultimate on the choice of the police chief and still one and a half year is left for Rajendra to retire, the prospective DGPs don't want to miss the opportunity.
An insider said almost everyone of them had begun meeting the central and the state BJP leaders and their supporters in the home ministry to pro... | |
| | | | Former HUM militant nabbed extorting money from NHPC employee | | | 
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Feb 17: Kishtwar Police today claimed to have arrested a former militant of Harkat-ul-Mujahdeen (HUM) outfit for extortion from NHPC employee, a resident of Cherhar Kishtwar, the village located on the outskirt of Kishtwar town.
While talking to ET, SP Kishtwar Yougal Manhas identified the arrested former HUM militant as Mohammad Jaffar Sheikh son of Late Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh resident of Dool Kishtwar.
He said that the accused was arreste... | |
| | | | Government formation: PDP, BJP set to wet the deal | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb17: A deal between BJP and PDP on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is a few days away as an intense round of negotiations started in New Delhi Tuesday morning.
So far, the two parties have held over 15 rounds of talks and the latest has started at 11 am today, reliable sources said.
Sources said that the talks are in decisive phase and the decision on alliance and government formation could be announced by tomorrow.
Sources said the meeting between PDP and BJP leaders started at 11 am today to iron out the differences on certain issues. They said that both the parties were unanimous of working shoulder to shoulder, however, the ... | |
| | | | BJP prefers veterans, disappoints new entrants | | Old horses seek rehabilitation, high command obliges | | | LC Elections
Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 17: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) preferring its old horses for the MLC berths and ignoring new entrants has led to resentment in the BJP camp in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times that scores of newcomers were camping in Delhi and Jammu to seek mandate for Legislative Council but most of them couldn't achieve anything as they have been told to work towards strengthening the party in the state. "We have to rehabilitate our old hands as they have served the party for past many decades," senior BJP leaders are understood to have told new BJP entrants.
The veteran leaders of the BJP have reportedly informed the pa... | |
| | | | BJP list for Upper House pits Jammu against Kashmir | | Kashmir cadre expected Hina, Thakur in list | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 17: Nomination of 5 candidates for Upper House berths by BJP is likely to pit party's jammu and Kashmir units against each other as expected faces of Kashmir unit of BJP are missing from the list .
BJP today nominated candidates for five seats while as PDP is likely to put up candidates for the remaining six seats across the state. Sofi Yousuf of South Kashmir's Anantnag District is the only party candidate from the Kashmir province while the expected faces from Kashmir division including BJP's Srinagar Woman face Dr Hina Bhat and old face of BJP in Kashmir division presently holding Media in charge and Publicity responsibility for BJP i... | |
| | | | Selection of candidates by BJP for Upper House draws a hornet's nest | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 17: The selection of candidates by BJP for Legislative Council elections has drawn a hornet's nest with some senior functionaries who were strong contenders for five Rajya Sabha seats to be contested by the Party from State expressing their total resentment over the High Command's decision.
According to sources, some senior BJP leaders whose names did not figure in the list have shown their resentment against the decision. Sources said that some aspirants who surrendered to Party decision of not fielding them in the Assembly elections with the hope of getting elected to Upper House later feel betrayed after their names did not figure in the five member ... | |
| | | | For NC, imposition of Jazia on Amarnath pilgrims a good step | | Road tax by NHAI | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: Provincial president National Conference, Jammu Province, who appears to be more loyal than the king, has expressed concern over the proposed move of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to levy user charges on vehicles plying on Jammu-Lakhanpur and Jammu-Udhampur stretch. He has advanced a number of arguments against the proposed move and urged the State Governor, NN Vohra, to see to it that NHAI doesn't levy user charges on vehicles plying on Jammu-Lakhanpur and Jammu-Udhampur stretch.
One of the arguments that he has advanced reads like this: "Jammu & Kashmir is essentially a pilgrim-cum-tourist state which needs special dispensation, especia... | |
| | | | JU action exposes Prof Kesar, JURSEA nexus | | | | Arun Chib
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: The removal of Head of Department Dogri Prof Archna Kesar and suspension of three scholars who were associated with JURSEA by Jammu University, for maligning the institution by leaking out confidential matter in public domain has virtually vindicated the nexus of student body with professors having vested interest. Prof Archana Kesar was removed from headship of the Dogri department for intentionally leaking out a confidential letter written to the Controller Examination in public allegedly through Jammu University Research Scholar Executive Association (JURSEA). The action of JU taken against JURSEA members has uncovered the malicious face... | |
| | | | State needs a Government that ensures its development | | Respecting people's mandate | | |
Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: The people of J&K came out in large numbers defying all odds, including threats to their life and limb, to express their faith in the country's democratic system in the just-held assembly elections. It is rightly said that the "alternatives in the absence of a government are not in consonance with an effective democracy". The budget deadline is approaching very fast, but the major parties in Jammu province and Kashmir Valley are still to iron out differences, thus leading to political instability in the sensitive border state with the bureaucracy playing all the shots. But more than that, the parties which were rejected by the people, are fis... | |
| | | | Omar- Rahul bonhomie cracking NC from within | | Party veterans aghast over NC- Cong. alliance for Upper House | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 17: With Omar Abdullah again given preference to friendship over the unanimous party decision of supporting Congress during LC elections, the veterans within the party are out in open against this 'unnatural bonhomie'.
Sources have told Early Times that NC's working President Omar Abdullah has intimated to his party cadres that NC and Congress are going to contest the upcoming LC elections jointly and that the basic objective of both the parties would be to gain maximum seats in the Upper House.
Moments after the decision came to fore, scores of NC leaders expressed dismay over the decision, saying the mistakes of the past are being repeated once aga... | |
| | | | Once a MLA, always a VIP! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: Contesting elections is a fruitful exercise, not because it makes one a member of legislative assembly or a minister, it also makes one a VIP for all times to come.
The participation of all and sundry in elections has resulted in an alarming increase in VIPs. While they are entitled to official accommodation, security and a vehicle during their term, they continue to enjoy these luxuries even after their term expires.
The former MLAs are still in possession of official accommodation at Jammu. Some of them have even retained the vehicles allotted to them.
While the government must ensure their security, the officials accommodation and the government ... | |
| | | | JU disappoints again, fails to introduce new courses | | VC evades queries has no answer | | | JUET-2015 admission notification
Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: With notification for the Jammu University Entrance Test (JUET-2015) issued today, Jammu University has nothing new for the students who want to pursue Post Graduate as well as Undergraduate courses other than traditional old courses being repeated since years from the date of establishment of the varsity.
The subject options for various PG as well as UG courses aspirants being offered by the Jammu University are nearly the same which were offered to the students during the year 2014. This notification has left the students of Jammu region with no other option than to go to other states to pursue some o... | |
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