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JK Bank on Governor's radar May seek details of NPAs, other loans 3/12/2016 12:11:02 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 11: The Governor NN Vohra is understood to have taken a strong note of the reports that liquor baron Vijay Mallaya, who has gone bankrupt, owes crores to JK Bank, sources told Early Times on Friday. They said the Governor is likely to seek details of the Non-performing-Assets (NPAs) of the J&K bank and order a probe which can lead to opening of Pandora's box. They said the Governor is likely to call the JK Bank Chairman soon and direct him to clean up the process of sanctioning loans. The Governor Vohra has sought complete details of the loans-primarily huge loans- given by the bank to different entities, how much has been recovered and why some of these loans have become NPAs. The state government has majority of the shares in the bank and has been resisting attempts to turn JK bank into a nationalized bank. The central government has already initiated steps for the cleaning the NPAs and also the debt recovery. The J&K government now being headed by the Governor has also been asked to take steps in this direction as its a major share holder in...   READ MORE

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MLAs become 'irrelevant' Governor calls shots, people forget Govt formation 3/12/2016 12:10:52 AM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar11: The role of Governor's administration after the demise of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has rendered the elected representatives "irrelevant", as people are hailing the role of Governor NN Vohra. People seem least bothered about whether PDP would form the government with BJP or not as the Governor singlehandedly has taken the burden of state affairs on his shoulders and has made the officials deliver . People who cast their votes for peace and stability of the state have appreciated the performance of Governor Vohra and believe that they are in safe hands. A well-known political analyst while talking to 'Early Times' said ...   READ MORE   Babus run ailing Edu deptt in ''autocratic manner' 3/12/2016 12:10:38 AM ET Report jammu, Mar 11: Plagued by gross irregularities, the School Education Department is being run in an autocratic manner by the higher ups in the department. If sources are to be believed, recently higher ups in the Department of School Education have granted illegal promotions in favour of certain blue eyed persons as joint Directors utilizing contractual posts of schemes in School Education Department whereas there is no such provision according to rules. "It became trend in the School Education Department to promote blue-eyed by utilizing the contractual posts of various Centrally sponsored schemes to adjust/illegally promote blue eyed people", said sources. Sources further cla...   READ MORE   Is Tara-Kewal era back? 3/12/2016 12:10:31 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: In contravention of its own policy, the Directorate of School Education is affecting transfers before the month of April-May and that too without clear posting for the reasons best known to the concerned authorities. In an attempt to avoid hue and cry over the irrational transfers, single orders are being issued for each individual while the adjustments are not made vice particular post but against the longest stay. As the persons having longest stay are ought to be disturbed without clarity on their further posting, the situation is encouraging middlemen and agents in the School Education Department, which is virtually heading towards the era ...   READ MORE   Farooq adds to injury of martyrs' families 3/12/2016 12:10:18 AM ET Report jammu, Mar 11: Former J&K Chief Minister and president of the "unpopular" and comprehensively defeated NC, Farooq Abdullah, has turned insensitive and insensitive to the extent that he visited Udhampur on Thursday only to rub salt on the wounds of the martyrs' families. Or should it be presumed that he has lost his way? It must remain a matter of shame for those who do not respect those who lay down their lives happily for the cause of the nation and for securing our life. Farooq Abdullah claimed that he visited Udhampur to remember the contribution of martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan, but what he did there was exactly the opposite. After visiting the residence of Captain Tushar Ma...   READ MORE   JK hit by policy paralysis on urban transport 3/12/2016 12:10:11 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: Vested interests and complete lack of foresight have pushed Jammu and Kashmir into a complete policy paralysis with regards to urban transport system and as a result, both the capital cities and several other upcoming towns are confronting vexed traffic jams and alarming increase in road fatality. Geometric increase in vehicular population and a pathetically meager corresponding increase in road infrastructure, coupled with poor civic sense and flawed licensing system have brought cities of the State to the verge of traffic catastrophe and if a prospective and effective transport policy is not formulated and implemented soon, it may spell ...   READ MORE   Govt recommends inclusion of more names in proposed CC on KPs 3/12/2016 12:10:03 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: With Kashmiri migrants voicing serious concern over the proposed 10-member Coordination Committee on migrants return and rehabilitation to the Valley, the State Government has conveyed the Centre about the same with the report of including some more representatives in the list by giving representation to more organizations of the Pandits. According to sources soon after the Kashmiri migrants staged a protest demonstration in Jammu one week ago showing their displeasure against the proposed list and demanded representation to other ground level leaders and organizations of the community in the same the State Government convened the same to Centre asking it...   READ MORE   PEB formed to discourage political interference in police transfers 3/12/2016 12:09:55 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: Police Establishment Board (PEB) has been constituted in J&K to discourage political interference in police transfers and decide about transfers, promotions and other issues of officers below the rank of DSPs. Due to continuous political interference in the transfer of SHOs and others below the rank of DSP, some officers got important postings one after the other while others got ignored only because they had no political connections. This forced PHQ to constitute PEB, police sources said. The PEB's main function would be to rationalise the process of transfers and promotions of Inspectors and other below DSP rank officers, and redress their problems, so...   READ MORE   IPS officer gets 'significant' posting without PHQ's consent 3/12/2016 12:09:48 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: An IPS officer, who was being victimised by a senior officer for no fault of his, has finally got a 'significant' posting in Jammu without the consent of police headquarters (PHQ). The officer did not like him because he never visited his office to salute him or to pay him 'namstay'. This attitude of the IPS officer developed a disliking for him in the heart of the senior officer who had made it a point not to give him an important posting anywhere in the State, police sources said. The IPS officer knew it, but instead of approaching PHQ, he utilised the services of his acquaintances in New Delhi. Sources said at the instance of his 'acquaintances', th...   READ MORE   Nationalism, BJP-style under attack JNU of secessionists 3/12/2016 12:09:40 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 11: No one had ever expected that the people would start questioning the very nationalistic credentials of the BJP, but it has been happening. It's not only that the fake secular parties like the Congress, the CPI, the CPI-M, the JDU, the RJD and the NCP, which are defending whatever has been happening in Jawaharlal Nehru University, particularly since February 9, are questioning the kind of nationalism the BJP believes in and has been preaching. Even former diplomats, Army commanders and top RAW officials have started attacking the BJP, saying they are totally disappointed by the manner in which the BJP-led NDA Government has been dealing with the JNU seditio...   READ MORE   BJP top brass in touch with Mehbooba 3/12/2016 12:09:28 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 11: The Bharatiya Janta Party top brass is in touch with the Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti over government formation in the state, while a top Union minister called on her in the national capital earlier this week, Early Times learnt from reliable sources. The sources said the BJP leadership in New Delhi was in constant touch with Mehbooba and that a top union minister met her on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the continuance of the alliance in the state. Source said the closed-door meeting, which lasted for over half-an-hour on March 8, remained successful as the BJP minister told Mehbooba that the rightwing party...   READ MORE   Computer Operator involved in embezzlement attached 3/11/2016 11:55:49 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Mar 11: The contractual computer operator, who allegedly made a fortune by misappropriating the MGNREGA funds in the Block Development office Mankot has been attached with BDO Mendhar on the order of ACD Poonch with immediate effect. Taking cognizance of the news report published in Early Times Assistant Commissioner Development Poonch Basharat issued the attachment order of the computer operator with BDO Mendhar with an immediate effect and ordered that an inquiry should be initiated against him according to law. The BDO Mendhar Tariq Aziz has been asked to conduct the inquiry and subsequently submit the report within 7 days, before the ACD....   READ MORE   Unguarded ATMs may endanger customers 3/11/2016 11:48:15 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Vijaypur, Mar 11: Majority of the automated teller machines (ATMs) are not manned by security guards in Samba and no other substantial step had been taken by the banks to ensure customer security, hence might become a soft target for robbers. There are 21 ATMs in Samba-11 of SBI, four of JK Bank and six of nationalized and private-sector banks. The residents alleged that most of these ATMs are without security guards and even those that have guards are w...   READ MORE   Officials' vehicles allegedly being used for personal purposes 3/11/2016 11:45:28 PM Early Times Report poonch, Mar 11: Various austerity measures announced by the government aimed to cut costs by curbing the rampant misuse of government vehicles are being openly flouted by some government officials who using their official vehicles for their personal uses also. Pertinently Government issues these vehicles to its officers for officials' works only but it is seen that many government officials in Poonch are allegedly misusing their official vehicles by putting them for their personal use. Sources said that many district level officers are using government vehicles issued to them for their personal/family uses. Meantime some members of NGOs and eminent citizens from Poon...   READ MORE   Resentment among people brewing up due to 'discrepancies 'in NFSA 3/11/2016 11:45:11 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Mar 11: A strong resentment is brewing up among people across the Udhampur district of Jammu region over the alleged discrepancies in national Food Safety Act (NFSA) and it further has exaggerated when people came to know that children below 0-5 years would not be registered under new Act. Sources in Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department, and the locals told Early Times that children below 0- 5 years are not entitled to get ration after the implementation of NSFA. "Under NFSA children above 0-5 years of age will only be considered for ration while as kids below this age will be only given lactating benefits under the...   READ MORE   No end to Aadhar Card woes of people 3/11/2016 11:44:57 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 11: Despite government as well as semi-government authorities have been compelling the citizens to produce the Aadhar card for getting various benefits but in Jammu making the card is being proved a difficult task, as after get themselves repeatedly registered and get their photographs clicked many seekers have been reportedly failed to get the card for years. An employee of school education department Amar Singh informed Early Times that in their department also all the employees had been asked to produce their Aadhar card for release of their salaries. "It appears that Aadhar is a compulsory provision and not a voluntary provision and hi...   READ MORE   PDP workers want Mehbooba to form Govt 3/11/2016 11:44:52 PM Peerazada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 11: The leaders and the workers within the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly mounting pressure on Mehbooba to align with the BJP and form the government in the state at an earliest. The meetings being held at the Fairview residence of the PDP chief at large swirl around the need for the government formation at an earliest. The leadership within the party while pitching for the end of the stalemate are in unison saying that the PDP would witness a tough time ahead if it fails to seize the moment and end the deadlock that has led to the imposition of governor's rule in the state. There are reports that the ground level wor...   READ MORE   Kamaal, MLA Rasheed indulge in mud-slinging 3/11/2016 11:44:34 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 11: Lashing at MLA Langate engineer Rasheed over his accusations against NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, additional general secretary of NC Mustafa Kamaal said that it was Sheikh Abdullah who freed peoplelike Rasheed from the clutches of Pakistan in history. Over Engineer Rasheeds accusations that "it was Sheikh Abdullah's confusing and contradicting role spread over decades that helped in sabotaging U.N resolutions on Kashmir", Kamaal said that "where was Rasheed when sheikh Abdullah by virtue of his 'sound thought process' stopped attack of Qabaili forces of Pakistan on Kashmir and informed whole world about Kashmir issue by singl...   READ MORE   PDS consumers to get wheat instead of atta under NFSA Will Guv take up matter with union govt to provide flour to consumers? 3/11/2016 11:44:24 PM Mohd Irfan Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 11: Following reports that PDS consumers would be getting wheat instead of atta under NFSA, there has been strong resentment among them, with people holding protests across the state. Terming it anti-people, they have demanded issuance of flour instead of wheat. The previous government had considered NFSA (National Food Security Act) as their biggest achievement. Sources said as per the Act, consumers would get PDS ration at cheaper price but what bothered them was that they would be getting wheat instead of atta. There was strong resentment among them on this account, the sources added. "The flour mills, supplying atta to government, are n...   READ MORE   'ECI may hold by-elections for Anantnag Assembly, Parliamentary together' If Mehbooba is elevated as CM 3/11/2016 11:23:28 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 11: While the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has kept everyone guessing on government formation, the Election Commission of India is mulling to hold by-elections on Anantnag Assembly and Parliamentary seat together if she is elevated as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The Anantnag assembly seat has got vacant following death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on January 7, and elections has to be held within six-months by July 7. Now all eyes are on South Kashmir Parliamentarian of Anantnag seat Mehbooba Mufti, whether she will take over the Chief Minister of the State subsequently, the Parliamentary seat will get vacant. "We are waiting for th...   READ MORE   SFC officer withholds salary of employee to appease 'friend' 3/11/2016 11:22:56 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 11: An official of state Forest Corporation Kashmir, in this southern district has withheld the salary of an employee just to appease his 'friend'. Officer's alleged illegal act exposes the misuse of administrative powers by bureaucrats in the state-currently under Governor’s rule. Victim employee identifying himself as Manzoor Ahmad told Early Times that DM Ext. Division Anantnag Manzoor Ahmad Bhat has withheld his salary and has pushed his entire family into starvation. Recalling his ordeal, Manzoor (Employee) said, "I owe some money to a city resident, we have some family business with him but despite my assurances that I will liquidate...   READ MORE   Apathy of Govt to renew arms licenses irks holders 3/11/2016 11:22:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 11: Refusal of the Licensing Authority to renew legitimate arm licenses on flimsy grounds has put the holders in a piquant situation with authorities making them to shuttle between DC office to Department of Home. Sources informed Early Times that before online renewal of arms license by the government, the license holders used to get it renewed from the concerned office of Dy.Commissioner who is now asking them to approach the concerned Issuing Authority for renewal. While talking to Early Times correspondent, one Rameshwer Singh Manhas R/O Miran Sahib informed that when he approached D.C. office Jammu in the month of Nov. 2015 for renewal of his arms lice...   READ MORE   SIC puts SDM Tral on penalty notice 3/11/2016 11:21:53 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 11: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued penalty notice against Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Tral Pulwama as he denied to tprovide information under RTI Act to an information seeker while he was posted as Public Information Officer (PIO) Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution Department (CAPD)Civil Secretariat some time back. Details available with Early Times reveal that Showkat Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Frestbal Pampore approached State Information Commission (SIC) with a complaint, stating that no information has been provided to him by the PIO. In-spite of Commission's decision dated: 05-08-2015. The brief facts of the complaint ar...   READ MORE   'Ban construction around Srinagar Airport' 3/11/2016 11:21:42 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 10: In the wake of the attack on the Pathankot Air Force Station, Srinagar Airport authorities have written to the administration for imposition of restrictions on construction of buildings and other structures in 100 meter area around the airport and 900 meter around any ammunition depot and declare it "no construction zone". According to a letter dispatched by Air force Station Srinagar to Deputy Commissioner Budgam the Airforce Station Srinagar is surrounded by village Humhama in the north, village Lalgaon Gudsathu in the south, village Buchroo Kralpora in the east and village Naroo Ichigam Qazi Bagh in the west. "As per Govt of India G...   READ MORE   Surveillance system of Jammu & Kashmir Police goes for a toss 'Meagre' 50 litres issued to flying squads for a month 3/11/2016 11:20:39 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report6 SRINAGAR, Mar 11: At a time when the surveillance system of Jammu & Kashmir Police is being given top most priority by the higher ups, the system has gone away due to the wrong policies of the people at helm. The purpose behind the setting up of flying squads by the police across the state has been lost due to the 'shortsightedness' of the concerned decision takers. Due to the wrong policies these flying squads have not been able to live up to the expectations of the common masses. A senior police officer told Early Times that the vehicles which are at the disposal of a police station for the purpose of a flying squad are almost turned idle due to a g...   READ MORE   MGNREGA benefits 'influential' in Uri, deserving forced to bite dust 3/11/2016 11:20:20 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Mar 11: Misappropriation of funds under centrally sponsored scheme MGNREGA has come to fore in the border town of Uri in this district of north Kashmir. Blue eyed persons are getting lion's share while as commoners are being ignored on all fronts. "There is a huge bungling of funds worth lakhs in Boniyar Tehsil of Uri town under centrally sponsored scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)", sources told Early Times. Sources said that MGNREGA scheme was designed to provide job guarantee for at least 100 days in rural areas, so that every poor family could benefit. They said that it is all vice-versa in the Boniy...   READ MORE

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