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Mere 3 percent of sanctioned amount spent on IIM in 2 years No end to Jammu's woes in 'BJP Raj' 2/27/2018 11:51:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: The state government has blazingly neglected the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jammu, with merely 3 percent of funds of the total allocation spent on it in last two years. The official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that out of the Prime Minister's special package for Jammu and Kashmir sanctioned in the year 2016, the GOI had kept aside a whooping Rs 1000 crores for the establishment of the IIM Campus in Jammu region of the state. However, what could unmask the government's dilatory and non- serious mode of functioning was that it spent a meager 31.16 crores in two years. Such a revelation has once again brought to fore government's discriminatory approach towards projects of Jammu shameful compromise of the BJP which represents Jammu region in the state coalition. While government has remained mysteriously silent as to why it had spent mere 3 percent of the total sanctioned amount for the establishment of the IIM in Jammu, it was only earlier this month that the chief minister directed the concerned de...   READ MORE

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Besides Mansoor Mir's daughter, her father-in-law re-appointed after retirement 2/27/2018 11:51:29 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 27: While the ruling Peoples Democratic Party is facing public fury for "sheer favoritism in recruitments in government by adjusting their kith and kin", the senior PDP leader Peerzada Mansoor Hussain seems to be among the major beneficiaries. Officials said apart from employment of his daughter Rufaida Mansoor at a monthly salary of Rs 20,000 per month in Social Welfare Department, her father in law was also allegedly benefitted. Last year, the government reemployed Rufaida's father in law Muhammad Ashraf Mir as the Information Commissioner. Sources said Mansoor had requested Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and others in the PDP to help him out in gettin...   READ MORE   All previous regimes were involved in backdoor appointments: Mansoor 2/27/2018 11:51:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: Senior leader of the Peoples Democratic Party Peerzada Mansoor on Tuesday alleged that all the previous regimes were involved in backdoor appointments. "Hum Gade Murde Hi Ukhadte Rahenge, Hume Koi Aur Kam Nahi Hai Kya", Peerzada Mansoor said, while responding to a counter-question posed before him regarding his claims of all previous appointments in through backdoor. Mansoor was addressing media persons in the civil secretariat on Monday evening, to clear his position over allegations and counter allegations over the recent controversy over the appointment of a politician's son. Seemingly nervous over the allegations, he tried to pitch the candidat...   READ MORE   BJP leaders sealed their lips on Rohingas issue: Shivsena 2/27/2018 11:49:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 27: State unit of Shiv Sena Bala Saheb Thackray headed by its president Dimpy Kohli and General Secretary Manish Sahni has urged the Army Chief Gen. Bipan Rawat to give appropriate advice to the J&K State ruling and other political party leaders who always speak in the favor of Rohingyas and Pakistan stooges. Addressing the joint press conference here today both the Shivsena leaders supported the statement of Army chief who has expressed his concern over the in...   READ MORE   Garbage heaps greet pilgrims at Shiv Khori guesthouse 2/27/2018 11:38:40 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Feb 27: The pilgrims visiting government guesthouse near Shiv Khori shrine in Pouni here are greeted by garbage heaps surrounding the facility meant for tourists. The pilgrims, who visit the guesthouse, said it was nauseating to visit the facility adding that whosoever visits the venue falls sick due to the infectious conditions. "Is this how the government proposes to promote tourism?" questioned a group of pilgrims while pointing towards garbage heaps....   READ MORE   GHSS Sunjwan Principal issues relieving order of 2018 in 2017 2/27/2018 11:38:06 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: The Principal of Government Higher Secondary School Sunjwan had issued a relieving order of a Vocational Teacher from Jammu to Samba a year in advance. The order of 2018 was issued one year earlier that is in 2017. As per a document available with Early Times, Shruti Sharma Vocational teacher posted in GHSS Sunjwan was relieved by School Principal Sultana Kouser vide Ref. No. HSS/S27 Dated 07/02/2017. Shruti Sharma was asked to join in the Go...   READ MORE   Ministerial cadre SI mounts pressure to get posted as OSI 2/27/2018 11:37:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 25: A Sub Inspector of Ministerial cadre is applying all his efforts to get himself posted as OSI in the District Police Office (DPO) Jammu. If sources are to be believed, the said Sub-Inspector is trying to mount pressure on various officers to get himself posted as OSI in the DPO Jammu. "The said Sub-Inspector who has firstly managed his transfer in District Jammu is now mounting pressure on many senior officers to get himself posted as OSI in DPO Jammu", said a police source adding that he has applied all his links in the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) for getting himself posted on choicest post. Sources said that the post of OSI belongs to executive cad...   READ MORE   Punctuality, regularity sans Govt offices 2/27/2018 11:37:08 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 27: All measures taken by the authorities to ensure punctuality and regularity ion government offices have failed as the people continue to complain of non-availability of officials in the offices. Pertinent to mention even the Chief Ministers office has pointed out that large number of the officers/officials are not observing punctuality in attending the office. On directions of the Chief Minister the government has warned all government servants that disciplinary action will be taken against "habitual late-comers" to office and has asked for officials at all levels to maintain regularity in their duties," sources said. "Principal ...   READ MORE   Can't be shared under RTI : CIC Details about retired officials is personal info 2/27/2018 11:36:59 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 27: Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has ruled that information about retired Government officials is personal information and has nothing to do with public activity shared under Right to Information Act (RTI). CIC issued these orders while hearing a 2nd appeal filed by Srinagar resident who wanted details about revenue officials posted in Dharamug Kralpora 15 years back and were incharge of land settlement in the area. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Khurshid Hussain Wani R/O Bagh e Mehtab Srinagar filed an RTI application before the PIO in the office of D.C Srinagar on 17.07.2017 asking for the following information: Name, Par...   READ MORE   Only five villages electrified in year 2017 under DDUGJY Shameful underperformance of PDD 2/27/2018 11:36:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: Electricity is still a distant dream for more than 2.7 Lakhs households in state of Jammu and Kashmir despite the state having a huge potential to produce electricity. As per the document in possession of Early Times, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was least bothered to implement Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) as in the year of 2017, the state electrified only five villages. "2,70,859 households in both the regions comprising of more than 10 lakhs population are still reeling under the darkness", document reads. In the last financial year, the Union Ministry of Power in collaboration with State governments electrified 6015 villages unde...   READ MORE   SHO running from pillar to post for his transfer 2/27/2018 11:36:41 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: A senior Inspector posted in one of the Police Station in Jammu province as Station House Officer (SHO) for more than four years is running from pillar to post for his transfer in Jammu-Kathua-Samba range eying prime posting as SHO in Jammu District. The sources told the "Early Times" that the said SHO approached the senior police officials several times with the request for his transfer from the said District but all in vain. The sources said the said Inspector was neither replaced nor transferred as the police official feel that they don't have any replacement to head the said police station that falls within the ambit of highly vo...   READ MORE   KAS, Civil Secretariat Non Gazetted employees at loggerheads over Cadre 2/27/2018 11:36:33 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: Following Early Times report titled "Secretariat Subordinate Service being Synchronized with IAS", the Civil Secretariat Non Gazetted employees Union today hit out at KAS officers and termed it as misleading propaganda to hoodwink their much awaited pending demands including Cadre Review as was promised by the former Chief Minister of J&K Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. As per the details available with Early Times, an emergency meeting of the J&K Civil Secretariat Non Gazetted employees Union held today under the chairmanship of its President Ghulam Rasool Mir wherein the Union condemned the content of the item circulated by the KAS officers". ...   READ MORE   BJP approach CM seeks fair probe in Asifa murder case 2/27/2018 11:36:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 27: Seeking an impartial inquiry into the infamous rape and murder case of Asifa, the state BJP has approached Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and asked her to direct the police to stop harassing people of a particular community in the name of probe. BJP was quick to approach the CM after some residents of village Rasana, the village of Asifa, had migrated from their village to 'safety'. The villagers had alleged that the crime branch was harassing and torturing the youth of a particular community in the name of investigations. The locals also criticised the BJP for failing to come to the aid and political support of the locals and accused it of 'surrendering'...   READ MORE   Rule maker becomes rule breaker SDM's vehicle has no registration number 2/27/2018 11:26:03 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, Feb 26: SDM has been plying his vehicle without registration number in violation of rules. To make further mockery of the rules, the vehicle carries SDM letters in bold in front. Terming this as sheer arrogance, the locals said the official has been misusing his official position by conveying the vehicle belong s to SDM. The locals have questioned inaction of the Motor Vehicle Department Udhampur. "How do they allow a vehicle to ply on road...   READ MORE   Crime Branch harassing youth, allege Rasana residents Nocturnal raids force 25 families to migrate 2/27/2018 11:25:23 PM Early Times Report Kathua, Feb 27: The alleged harassment by the Crime Branch, probing the rape and murder case of a nomad girl, is forcing the people to migrate from Rasana village in Hiranagar constituency. Sources told Early Times that families are taking a shelter at government school and at least 25 families have migrated from Rasana village. Locals alleged that Crime Branch is harassing youth and they are leaving their homes to evade persecution by the Crime Branch. "Sleuths of Crim...   READ MORE   31,688 issued in volatile Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora districts In disturbed J&K, state govt issues 82,096 arms licences in 3 yrs 2/27/2018 11:24:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 27: J&K has been gripped by secessionist and communal violence since 1987. The authorities at the Centre have been putting efforts calculated to restore peace in the state in general and militant-infested Kashmir in particular. However, the J&K Government issued no less than 82.096 arms licences between 2015 and 2017. A report in this regard has said: "The state's Home Department held by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has issued at least 82,096 arms licences. These have been issued by various licencing authorities within the state". According to the report based on the official document of the Home Department, "In 2015, a total of 37,824 arms licences were...   READ MORE   Return of UIET to JU not a victory of BJP Student strength 2/27/2018 11:24:39 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 27: The Government of J&K on Monday finally withdrew its controversial order under which The University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) was snatched from the University of Jammu, the region's premier house of higher learning. The Institute was built on the Jammu University's Kathua campus two years ago and it was snatched from it on the plea that it was a government's institution and fell under the jurisdiction of the Higher Education Department which is held by PDP leader Altaf Bukhari as Cabinet Minister and BJP's Priya Sethi as MoS. The Education Minister had declared that the Institute will not be returned to the University. Returning the...   READ MORE   Wakf Board too plagued by illegal appointments' 2/27/2018 10:50:53 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Wakaf Board is again in news for wrong reasons- this time for illegal appointments. Sources said that there are allegations about rampant backdoor appointments in the Wakaf Board. "There are allegations that politician's relatives and workers have been appointed without following any criteria," sources said. An official of the Vigilance Organisation said that they too received several complaints for the last few years about appointments without following any procedures. "Most of the complaints are that politicians have appointed own people as administrators in various shrines. In one of the shrine, a 60 year worker of the part...   READ MORE

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