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Tainted officers heading Govt deptts may face axe Guv's operation clean up! 2/22/2016 12:43:31 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Governor's renewed initiative to tighten noose on the corrupt and tainted officers of the state, is likely to expose the black sheep within the State Vigilance Organization who have slept over the investigations in cases of corruption against bureaucrats and technocrats of the state for vested interests and also the deep nexus between these tainted officers and the politicians who have awarded them with vital postings despite serious allegations against them. It is ironical that while Governor has directed that decision in all cases pending for sanction of prosecution in various departments should be expedited and a report submitted to him on February 23 morning positively, many of the Civil and Police officers against whom FIRs have been registered are holding vital positions in state administration. Vinod Sharma, Ex-VC JDA was booked under FIR 18/2014-VOJ on 16/06/2014 for illegal allotment and grabbing of land is currently CEO Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), Dilip Thussu, who was booked for serious allegations in Mul...   READ MORE

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JK turns into green pasture for Non-resident doctors Gullible patients enticed through special clinics 2/22/2016 12:43:18 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 21: Attribute to it to pathetic condition of healthcare services in J&K and complete policy paralysis, Non- resident doctors from reputed hospitals of the country claiming varied expertise are coming to state and looting patients in the pretext of special treatment, and are extracting hefty amount of money from the gullible patients. Dozens of doctors especially from renowned hospitals of the country in Delhi, could be seen visiting Jammu as well as Kashmir every month and issue advertisements through print and electronic media enticing patients to come to their hospitals for specialized treatment. These doctors have tie ups with vari...   READ MORE   Traffic department to restart 'failed' special sticker policy 2/22/2016 12:43:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Traffic police are contemplating to restart 'failed' special sticker policy for the tourist vehicles coming to the state for a specified period of time. "The special sticker policy of the department is targeted to benefit specific individual, otherwise revisiting once failed policy sounds absurd, stated officer wishing anonymity. Earlier, in a bid to avoid inconvenience, Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police mulled to issue special stickers to the tourist vehicles. ''The vehicles (private LMVs as well as commercial passenger vehicles) coming from outside the State carrying tourists and pilgrims and entering into the State by road via Lakhanpur shall be sto...   READ MORE   PHE makes Rs 19 lakh excess payment to private company Ignores amended rate contract 2/22/2016 12:42:56 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Ignoring the rate contract amended by Director General of Supplies Disposal for the purchase of Quick Coupling Pipes of different specifications in order to execute the works of the department across the State, Public Health Engineering Department went ahead favouring a private company by making excess payment Rs 19 lakh. Sources told Early Times that about five years ago the PHE Department had placed three orders for the purchase of Quick Coupling Pipes of different specifications with M/s Nidhi Pipes Limited Chandigarh on the basis of Director General of Supplies Disposal (DGS&D) rate contract to carry out various departmental works. ...   READ MORE   Dental hospital misses yet another deadline 2/22/2016 12:42:44 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Known for its failure to complete projects in time, Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) is likely to miss yet another deadline for the completion of Indira Gandhi Government Dental Hospital (IGGDH) building at Ambphalla. Scheduled to be completed in the year 2014, it is for the third time that the executing agency has sought extension to complete project. The construction work on the project was started in 2010 and project was to be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 31.60 crore. However, irked by the lackadaisical approach of executing agency, in 2015 then Chief Minister late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had pulle...   READ MORE   Mehbooba praises Modi, Govt formation on cards 2/22/2016 12:42:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: The PDP has finally given the nod for government formation with its alliance partner, BJP. The government formation is likely to take place soon. The first sign of the two parties coming together came at a party function held in Srinagar addressed by the party president Mehbooba Mufti. In her address she praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting the Pakistan. "PM Modi showed a great courage by visiting Pakistan despite many odds. The former PM Manmohan Singh couldn't visit there in his 10-yr rule despite best intentions. The earlier BJP PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first to start again this process," said Mehbooba at the function. It was ...   READ MORE   Saali 'compensates' Jeeja's absence at PDP rally, again Asiya everywhere, Karra nowhere 2/22/2016 12:42:30 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 21: While the Peoples Democratic Party launched its membership drive from the summer capital on Sunday, senior PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra who represents Srinagar constituency in the Parliament was again conspicuous for his absence at the SK Park venue here. Karra who has been a staunch critic of PDP alliance with the rightwing BJP yet again stayed away from the public rally hosted by his party. The hardliner, known for his stiff stand, wants the PDP to snap ties with the "party backed by RSS." Though Karra had attended a party meeting after the death of PDP founder and then Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, he had not uttered a word t...   READ MORE   Govt employees seeking 'waiver' of loans offered under budget proposal Misuse of Kissan Credit Cards scheme in J&K 2/22/2016 12:42:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Even as the procedure for waiver of loans under the Kissan Credit Card is under pipeline with authorities under present Governor's rule are seriously contemplating measures for execution of the scheme, the latter appears to be surrounded by clouds of misuse in J&K state. If unchecked, the misapplication of the scheme will deprive real beneficiaries of the waiver gains and instead enable fake and pretentious ones avail huge gains. Sources said a number of government employees working in different departments of the state have gained easy access to Kissan Credit Cards even as they are not entitled to getting, not to speak of availing loans on it, the car...   READ MORE   Death toll in Pampore encounter reaches six, militants continue to holed up inside EDI building 2/22/2016 12:41:27 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 21: The death toll in the encounter between militants and security forces at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway reached six with three army personnel losing their lives today on the second day of the encounter. Some of the reports said that one of the militants holed up inside the building of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) has been killed. However, the death of the militant has not been confirmed and as such the ...   READ MORE   Captain's father says he is proud of son's sacrifice 2/22/2016 12:41:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Rajbir Singh, father of Captain Pawan Kumar (22), who sacrificed his life while fighting terrorists holed up inside EDI complex at Pampore in Kashmir, said he was proud of the sacrifice made by his son. "Even as I had only one child, I gave him to Army for the service of the nation. I am proud of his sacrifice," Rajbir was quoted as saying by an Army spokesman. Pawan, who hailed from Jind in Haryana, had joined Army only three years back. He had recently taken part in two successful operations in which three terrorists were killed by troops, the spokesman said....   READ MORE   Udhampur brave heart dies for cause of India 2/22/2016 12:40:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Captain Tushar Mahajan of 9 Para, hailing from Udhampur, attained martyrdom on Sunday while neutralising terrorists holed up inside the EDI complex at Pampore in south Kashmir. Leading from the front Captain Tushar received four bullet injuries and was rushed to the Army hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the evening. Along with him another young officer from Jind district of Haryana Captain Pawan Kuamr and Lance Naik Om Kumar too laid down their lives as the gun fight continued for the second consecutive day. The two brave officers shared a commonality. They were both children of school teachers and had joined the Indian army. Captain Tu...   READ MORE   When soldiers were attaining martyrdom, female JU teacher was asking people to support traitors 2/22/2016 12:40:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: It is highly a very shameful act when our soldiers were fighting with terrorists supported by Pakistan, a female teacher of Jammu University along with her supporters, was asking people to support those students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who have been demanding "Barbadi of India". As soon as news broke-out in the morning that Captain Pawan Kumar has attained martyrdom during Pampore encounter, the said female teacher posted a post on social media in which she urged people to join protest at JNU to express solidarity with those who had raised the slogans of breaking India. Shockingly the female professor, who has been instigating people throu...   READ MORE   Shameless BJP leaders remain silent 2/22/2016 12:40:15 AM Jammu, Feb 21: Sunday was black-day in the history of terrorism in J&K because our Army has lost two young officers along with four other security persons but the leadership of "nationalist" BJP was busy in organizing functions. In the evening it was known to every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir that state has lost one of the daring Army officer, who belong to Udhampur district. But unfortunately BJP leaders have not uttered even a single word to pay tributes to the martyrs. Shamelessly, BJP has rather organised a function at Udhampur to felicitate some leaders. The leadership nationalist BJP was busy in discussing government formation in the State. All senior leaders of the BJP were anxious...   READ MORE   Amid strict vigil, 2854 candidates take JKSSB at Kishtwar 2/22/2016 12:39:21 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 21: Amid strict vigil and tight security, of 4109 aspirants 2854 appeared for objective type written test of plus two level posts for non-gazetted posts in government departments, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) in district kishtwar today. Deputy Commissioner, Ghulam Nabi Balwan who was the over supervisory officer visited each and every examination center along with Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kishori Lal Sharma, Chief Planning Officer, Dr. Yasir Balwan, ACR, Dr. Khalid Malik, SDM Chatroo Masood Qazi and CEO Abdul Hamid Fani and ensured free and fair examination in all the centers. The distr...   READ MORE   NC backed students union raises ‘banner of revolt’ against Omar Burns former CM’s effigy at Science College 2/22/2016 12:26:50 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21 : The National Conference President and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has not only evoked ire from the general public over his seemingly pro-JNU statements on Twitter, his own young brigade, the members of the National Conference Students Union (NCSU). Addressing a press conference under the banner of Jammu Joint Secular Forum on Feb 19, the senior vice president Jammu Province of NCSU ridiculed Omar’s ‘anti-national’ favouring the agitating JNU students statements. The NCSU senior vice president Jammu Province, Sahil Singh Jamwal dared Omar and demanded expulsion of JNU students involved in ‘anti-national’ sloganeering. Sahil also burnt Omar’s ...   READ MORE   Work on emergency complex of SDH, 2 PHCs moves on snail's pace 2/22/2016 12:26:01 AM M S Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Feb 21: The construction work on emergency complex of sub-district hospital, Mendhar, and two primary health centres (PHCs) in the area has been moving on snail's pace. Courtesy: PWD. The work on emergency complex of SDH, Mendhar, which cost Rs 4.06 cr, was started in 2013. "So far, the government has released Rs 2.06 cr, but the work has been going on very slowly. The new complex is likely to be equipped with latest equipments," official sources said. The 30-bedded SDH, Mendhar was constructed in 1987. It suffered damages in the 2005 devastating earthquake. Though the building was repaired, need was felt to construct a new complex including 24-h...   READ MORE   6223 Kanal state land under illegal occupation at Drabshala Tehsildar gives one month notice to encroachers to vacate state land 2/22/2016 12:25:53 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 21 : Tehsildar Drabshala Suman Sharma has issued a notice to over 650 persons who have illegally occupied the state land across 36 Revenue Villages of Tehsil Drabshala and has directed them to vacate the land measuring 6223 Kanal and 3 Marlas which is under their illegal occupation. As per the details available with "Early Times", Tehsildar Drabshala as Assistant Collector First Class under State Revenue Act issued eviction notice to all the encroachers vide No. 1256/OQ/TD and directed them to vacate the encroached state land within one month, following which legal action will be initiated as warranted under law against the land encroa...   READ MORE   Apprehension of end to Governor's rule turns into inertia among section of bureaucrats 2/22/2016 12:25:37 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21 : Even as there seems no immediate end to the ongoing Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, speculations are agog in the bureaucratic circles of State Administration over possible return of the popular Government at any time. In the wake of recent political developments between PDP and BJP, particularly after much hyped meeting of Mehbooba Mufti and Ram Madhav, the top bureaucrats in the State administration are sensing that the days of Governor rule in J&K are not more unlike their previous assumption at the time of the appointment of Advisors. The situation has virtually led to inertia among a section of bureaucrats, who were earlier feeling over-enthu...   READ MORE   Mehbooba asks politicians, media to behave responsibly in JNU episode 2/22/2016 12:25:29 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 21 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti today said that courts should be allowed to perform their duty and deliver verdict in the cases of 'sedition' involving students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the union capital. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of party's membership drive here, PDP President said that media and politicians should not deliver verdict in the cases that have hogged attention over the past few days. She said cases of students like Kanhaya Kumar and Umar Khalid should be solved according to the principles of justice and wisdom. "Over the past few days it has been observed that medi...   READ MORE   Guv concerned about increasing road accidents Directs authorities to be tough against violators 2/22/2016 12:25:19 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 21 : Concerned over the high rate of casualties in frequent road accidents, the Governor N. N Vohra has directed the authorities to take stern action against the traffic violators. The Governor has also directed the officials to constitute special checking squads to curb the increasing road accidents. "Road accidents, especially on National Highway, are assuming alarming proportions. There are standard rules and instructions for vehicle drivers about how to drive safe in mountainous regions but unfortunately the vehicle drivers are not following the standard rules for road safeties," sources while quoting Governor N. N Vohara having sa...   READ MORE   Clients of under construction Mall protest against landowner 2/21/2016 11:35:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Jammu, Today there was a sudden outburst of frustration from the clients against the landowner's Amarnath Choudhary, Radheyshyam, & Mohini Devi of a mall under construction at Akhnoor Road. The clients protested in front of their house and the land owner's kept hiding in their house and didn't dare to come forward and face the agitated clients. When called up Amarnath Choudhary said he is not present in his house,and claimed to be with a MLC, who denied hav...   READ MORE   Security forces put on high alert in Jammu 2/21/2016 11:34:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: Security forces were today put on high alert across Jammu region following the encounter in Pampore in Kashmir where heavily armed militants have been holed up in the building of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The counter insurgency grid in Jammu has been put on high alert and security has been tightened at all vital installations in the region. "Tight security arrangements have been put in place, the counter insurgency and the counter infiltration grids have been tightened in the entire Jammu region," Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jammu-Kathua Range) Ashkoor Wani said. He said Quick Reactio...   READ MORE   Seasonal teachers demand hike in remuneration Appeal Governor, advisors for intervention 2/21/2016 11:34:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 21: The Seasonal School teachers also known as "Educational Volunteers" have demanded that their monthly remuneration be hiked as they are being paid mere Rs 4000 per month from last more than 10 years. A delegation of seasonal teachers from various districts have been camping in Jammu from the last several weeks to apprise the Government about their plight. President of Seasonal educational volunteers union Manzoor Ahmad Ganai told Early Times that around ten years back Government set up dozens of Mobile Seasonal schools in hilly districts of J&K with an aim to provide quality education to children from nomadic population like Gujjars , Bakerwals, Shepher...   READ MORE   Girl's death at Zanana Park: CJM's order set aside, directed to proceed under law Non-bailable warrants issued against SHO for contempt of case 2/21/2016 11:34:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 21: 2nd additional sessions judge, Jammu, M K Sharma has set aside the order of chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Jammu, passed in an application of one Lal Zohra and directed him to proceed in accordance with law and subsequent developments in the matter. This revision petition by filed by Lal Zohra through his counsels against the November 2, 2015 order of the CJM who had disposed of the petitioner's complaint without any effective order on the basis of a high court interim order produced by then SHO of Pacca Danga police station which stated that police was directed to record the statement of victim when she was alive but not to use it in any proceedings. ...   READ MORE   Sunday Market, Pulse Polio drive prove blessing for PDP rally in Srinagar Timing, venue for membership drive prove cynics wrong 2/21/2016 11:34:06 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 21: Even as a major gunfight was underway between security forces and militants in the saffron town of Pampore, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) rally in Srinagar witnessed "huge turnout" at the SK Park venue here near the city center. The rally venue clashed with the weekly Sunday Market, which is held next to the park, and there was also a Pulse Polio immunization drive underway. But the two events proved blessing for the PDP function. Huge crowds, including shoppers and parents cuddling kids, who had just been administered polio drops, thronged the SK Park to listen to PDP President Mehbooba during her first major public address since the...   READ MORE   Ready to form government if it provides relief to people: Mehbooba Mufti Mufti Sayeed 'motivated' Narendra Modi for friendly relations with Pakistan 2/21/2016 11:33:53 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 21: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti today said that she is ready to form the next government in the state if it helps in solving the problems of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. Mehbooba said that her father and former chief minister Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed went against the tide and decided to join hands with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) for government formation in the state last year. She credited her father for bringing India and Pakistan close to each other and said that Jammu & Kashmir would be ultimate beneficiary of the friendship between the two neighbouring countries. The PDP President said that former C...   READ MORE

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