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PDP-BJP talks enter final phase, breakthrough soon Govt formation 3/17/2016 12:12:28 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 16: Finally, deadlock over Government formation in the State is likely to end soon following four major developments, which have helped in bringing the PDP and the BJP closer. Highly placed sources said the two parties have resumed talks in the national capital and that the foreign Ministerial-level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled to be held in Nepal on Thursday would have a direct impact on the Government formation. "If the talks in Nepal remain fruitful, the breakthrough in formation of Government in J&K is expected by weekend," sources told Early Times. They said the PDP has been assured on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his Government was committed to improve ties with Pakistan "so that bonhomie between the two countries will create atmosphere of peace in strife-torn Kashmir." While the PDP-BJP relationship had been on flip-flop for over two months since Governor’s rule was imposed, there has been sudden spurt in unprecedented developments. Interestingly, all the four developments took place this week alone and ha...   READ MORE

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Meanwhile, Guv's admn ready with VoA, full budget 3/17/2016 12:12:16 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: The Governor's administration is all set for the budget to be passed in any form on or before March 31. The administration is learnt to have kept both the alternatives and options open that will be used as per the political situation in the State vis-a-vis formation of new Government. Sources in the Finance department said as it was sought by the Governor NN Vohra, the administration has kept both the alternatives ready- Vote on Account as well as the full budget as the present dispensation doesn't want to tread any step or take any such move which is likely to get changed in any respect if the popular Government assumes charge. In case the present Gove...   READ MORE   SICOP flouts norms, releases above Rs 10 cr to suppliers 3/17/2016 12:12:06 AM ET Report srinagar, Mar 16: Throwing the rules to winds and violating approved schemes under marketing assistance of the Corporation, the incumbent Managing Director, Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP) has illegally released above Rs 10 crore to suppliers. According to well placed sources, the Government of India Ministry of Handicrafts had asked the State Government to supply modern carpet looms to poor weavers of Kashmir free of cost in order to promote carpet industry. Sources said that following the Central Governments directions the State Governments Handicraft Department asked the SICOP being a nodal agency to manufacture and supply modern carpet looms. "The SIC...   READ MORE   'Separatist' KEA wants Jaitley to look beyond financial package 3/17/2016 12:11:59 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: While PDP leaders like Muzzaffar Hussain Beigh and Naeem Akhtar have welcomed Union Finance Minister Arun Jailtley's Monday's Parliament statement that the Union Government would walk an extra mile to ensure equitable development of all the three regions of the State and described it a "positive" gesture, the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) has urged the Union Government to look beyond the financial aspect and address the political issue the people of Kashmir hold very dear. Hailing Arun Jaitley's statement that New Delhi was "ready to walk an extra mile" for Jammu and Kashmir, founder member of the PDP and MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Tuesday said that th...   READ MORE   'Send Basit back, shut Pak HC down' 3/17/2016 12:11:52 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: Pakistan has done it again. It has invited all the Pakistan parrots in Kashmir to attend the Pak day celebrations to be held in New Delhi. The Kashmiri separatists, who have been invited by the Pakistan High Commissioner in Delhi Abdul Basit, soon after getting the invitation issued press statements to announce that they have been invited by their "Boss," Abdul Basit, who represents Pakistan in India. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Pakistan knows it very well that since the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken over the reins of the country he has made it clear that separatists are non-entities and talks cannot be held with them ...   READ MORE   Guv’s rule halts babus' unnecessary expenses 3/17/2016 12:11:42 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 16: While it had become a norm for the bureaucrats to travel with ministries to foreign countries and States in the country, but the Governor rule has snatched them all these luxurious. Bureaucrats and Ministers have spent crores of rupees "unnecessarily" on travel by visiting foreign countries and States in India for seminars, conferences over the years thus putting a huge burden on the State exchequer. Now, Government has strictly ordered its officials to avoid unnecessary expenditure in functioning of the departments in view of the increasing liabilities of various departments. According to an order issued by the Government, departme...   READ MORE   Desperate NC seeks semi-azadi Needles of clock can't be turned back 3/17/2016 12:11:34 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah is in his true colours. He wants to help out his defeated son Omar Abdullah at any cost and to achieve his sinister objective he has decided to cross all, the lines. How else would one interpret his demand seeking restoration of pre-1953 politico-constitutional position in Jammu and Kashmir? "National Conference stands for restoration of autonomy, pre-1953 position, and safeguarding Article 370 in its original form," he on Tuesday said while addressing various deputations of party MLAs, MLCs and workers from different areas of Kashmir at party headquarters in Srinagar. The desperate Farooq Abdullah, in fact, ...   READ MORE   DIG clips wings of 2 SSPs Duo asked not to transfer SHOs, PP heads 3/17/2016 12:11:22 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: A DIG, who has attained notoriety in police circles for his alleged role in big land deals here, is said to have clipped the wings of two SSPs heading districts in his range and made it clear to them that they won't order transfers and postings of SHOs and police post (PP) heads without his approval. He was recently transferred from a police wing and posted in the range as DIG. Though his name has figured in big land deals here, he managed his posting in the range with the help of his 'close' associates, according to police sources. Sources said soon after taking over as the range DIG, he asked the SSPs of the two districts in his range not to order tran...   READ MORE   BJP leaders shielding killers, alleges PDP man 3/17/2016 12:11:10 AM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 16: As the possibility of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) joining hands with BJP again is looking bright, and politicians are hoping that popular government would be at place soon, a PDP youth president Kishtwar Wasil Doolwal on Wednesday stoked another controversy by alleging that BJP leaders are shielding the murder accused in Kishtwar riots. In a statement Doolwal said, "The SSP Kishtwar should arrest the two murder accused Roshan Lal and Hari Krishan of Padder involved in gruesome killings of innocent persons Bashir Ahmed Moochi and Lassa Khanday of Padder." Reacting to the surfacing of photographs of two murder accused with Union Minister Dr. Jitend...   READ MORE   Influential JEs of JMC mock at transfer policy 3/17/2016 12:11:00 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Mar 16: Trashing the norms laid in the transfer policy of the Government using their political patronage and money power, eleven Junior Engineers have been overstaying for the last more than one decade in the Jammu Municipal Corporation and are still immune to transfers. In reply to Right to Information application filed by Convener of Sangarsh RTI Movement, Balwinder Singh, the Public Information Officer as per communication number JMC/S/RTI/1296 informed that out of total 30 junior engineers eleven have been overstaying for the last nearly 11 years. These Junior Engineers (JEs) are Bal Krishan Raina who has been enjoying stay in Corporation for ...   READ MORE   Officials using fake degrees to seek promotion in Forest Deptt 3/17/2016 12:10:51 AM Avinash Azad ET Report jammu, Mar 16: Several officials in the Forest Department have been granted promotion on the basis of fake degrees and the higher officers have reportedly feigned ignorance to the irregularity. Alarmingly, few officials appointed in class IV, have been elevated to post of Rangers and DFOs in the department. Sources in department told Early Times that fake degree holder employees were being entertained for past several years for their promotions. "Numerous employees having their first appointment as class IV employees were now serving as Foresters, Rangers as well as DFO's being hand in glove with some high officials working in the department", sources said. They f...   READ MORE   2 teachers attend duty for 1 day in 7 months 3/16/2016 11:58:48 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 16: Parallel to the tall claims of answerability in education Department goes favoritism as two influential teachers after their Transfer joined new posting for a 'single day in Seven months' while third teacher 'never joined' new posting in the same period. Important documents accessed by Early Times expose the tall claims of answerability of former PDP Minister for Education in which two influential female teachers after their transfer from Srinagar to central District Budgam joined new postings for a 'single day' in seven months while a third teacher after her transfer 'never joined' new posting in the same period. Official document...   READ MORE   I&FC deptt ignores audit submission 3/16/2016 11:58:42 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: The Irrigation and Flood Control Department did not submit the audited statement of expenditure which was incurred in execution of various schemes to the Centre Government in sheer violation of guidelines under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme. Sources told Early Times that as per guidelines under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme which envisaged that the State government is required to submit audited Statements of expenditure under the programme on the schemes within nine months of the completion of financial year. "Irrigation and Flood Control Department had been strictly asked to adhere to the norms envisaged under ...   READ MORE   Waste to energy plant at Achan: Why SMC is favouring Jindals? 3/16/2016 11:58:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 16: The proposal of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to install an incinerator-based waste to energy plant at Achan landfill site in Srinagar outskirts is being opposed by environmentalists as they apprehend it would emit poisonous gases and ash having serious health hazards. As per reliable sources some top officials in Urban Development Department and Srinagar Municipal Corporation had a meeting with Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited (JUIL) recently and a deal has been fixed to install a Incinerator based technology at Achan. Sources say that all this is done to favour few companies through illegal means at the cost of state exchequer. Sour...   READ MORE   For Sports Council, Mufti is still CM! 3/16/2016 11:58:30 PM GS Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed died more than two months ago, but he is still Chief Minister of J&K if one visits the website of State Sports Council. Moreover, despite the fact that there's no elected government in place in the state, former Minister for Youth Services and Sports in BJP-PDP coalition, Imran Raza Ansari, is still shown as minister and vice president of the Council on the website. Though the Chief Minister is de-facto president of Council and Minister for Youth Services and Sports is vice president, due to absence of elected government and imposition of Governor rule, the information must be updated by Council, which it has not. N...   READ MORE   Govt website punctures e-governance claims 3/16/2016 11:58:25 PM MOHD IRFAN Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 16: Notwithstanding the tall claims of e-governance, much-hyped government website has failed to update the names of incumbent Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the several districts of Jammu province. The website http://divcomjammu.gov.in has a particular column contact DCs where the list of all the DCs of Jammu province is present but it's really astonishing to note the scores of DCs are being shown predecessor of the incumbent ones. The outdated list has punctured the tall claims of the administration that JK has moved towards e-governance. "Contact DCs column in the website shows the Kishtwar DC is Mohammad Javid khan instead of G N Bha...   READ MORE   At Anantnag maternity hospital, technicians double as doc 3/16/2016 11:58:17 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar16: In absence of a radiologist at Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag- the only facility in south Kashmir for gynaecology and pediatric cases- authorities have brazenly put X-ray technicians on job. Sources told Early Times that that on each day technicians have to see more than 200 USG requests which otherwise is a job of a radiologist. They revealed that technicians are performing this job in the hospital from last many years. "How can X-ray technician do USG tests when he is not competent? A doctor needs to undergo training for one year to perform this test," an insider said. Sources said that most of the time these technici...   READ MORE   Will police act against MLA for allegedly providing refuge to fugitive? 3/16/2016 11:58:10 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 16: Will police act against ex-minister and MLA Sunil Sharma for his alleged act of providing refuge to an alleged accused in the murder of a man during the August 2013 communal riots here? In photographs, that were circulated to some people, Sunil was spotted with the murder accused at the official residence of union minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi. MLA, Doda, Shakti Parihar, MLA, Bhaderwah, Daleep Singh Parihar, BJP leader from Inderwal, Tariq Keen and BJP leader from Banihal, Shokat Dang were also with him. Hari Krishan alias Kasooru is alleged to be involved in the killing of Lassa Khanday during the 2013 riots and Roshan La...   READ MORE   Disappointed with JUs local VCs, Guv opts for non-locals 3/16/2016 11:50:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: Just a few months after a non-local man was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah University Rajouri, the Governor's administration has appointed another non-local man as Vice-Chancellor of prestigious Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra. According to official sources following the dismal performance of a local Vice-Chancellor at Jammu University, the Governor N N Vohra, opted for a non-local Vice-Chancellor at BGSBU. Pertinently, the Dean Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in the Aligarh Muslim University, Prof Javed Musarrat, was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri ...   READ MORE   Solar plant at Govt Polytechnic defunct 3/16/2016 11:50:31 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: The quality of the training imparted by polytechnic College Bikram Chowk to its students and capability of the staff came under question as none of the so called trainers could repair Solar Power Plant which was installed in the college by government few years back. Reliable sources of Polytechnic informed Early Times that the then Minister of State for Technical Education Vikar Rasool had installed 100 KW Solar Power Plant in Government Polytechnic Bikram Chowk for providing a dependable power supply system to College. "The solar plant was installed with an expenditure of Rs. 2.68 crore which augments the power requirement of the inst...   READ MORE   Sarpanch creates ruckus in BDO's office Demands extra money for incomplete Panchayat Ghar 3/16/2016 11:50:06 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report Mendhar, Mar 16: Office of Block Development Officer Balakote witnessed ruckus today which was created by Sarpanch of lower Dhargloom Panchayat and his supporters for denial of releasing extra money for incomplete Panchayat Ghar by the BDO whose construction was incomplete since the last 5 years, the sources said. Sources said Lower Dhargloom Sarpanch Shabir Ahmed Khan came in the office of BDO Balakote Abdul Rashid and demanded an amount of Rs. 2.5 lakh for t...   READ MORE   Impersonator stabs brother in the back, dupes JKSFC of Rs 6.85 lakh 3/16/2016 11:46:22 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: Taking the undue advantage of his visible resemblance with his elder brother, a youth from Talab Khatikan, has not only stabbed his brother in the back, but also duped state financial corporation by availing loan worth lakhs from it in the name of his brother. The deceit was surfaced after 'debtor' slapped copy of FIR to SFC alleging there in that his younger brother after stealing his documents and taking the advantage of resemblance of faces, availed loan in his name. The SFC was caught in catch twenty -two situation after one Mehmood Ali Khan S/o Sultan Mohd Khan r/o Ho No 482 Talab Khatikan gave a copy of FIR against his younger...   READ MORE   Director 'violates' transfer policy to accommodate blue eyed teachers 3/16/2016 11:46:16 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 12: Director School Education Jammu ordering transfer of 240 teachers in this frontier district has come under scanner as the three member committee, constituted to look into the alleged discrepancies in the transfer list, has found that 84 masters have been transferred in violation of the transfer policy, sources told Early Times on Wednesday. The transfer of 240 teachers in Kishtwar district had triggered a furore following which the Deputy Commissioner formed a 3-member panel headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to look into the reported discrepancies in the transfer list. The teachers had alleged that ma...   READ MORE   Contractor running thana, working as SHO's agent 8 Proceeds thus collected are shared by both of them 3/16/2016 11:46:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 16: A contractor is alleged to be working as agent of police station SHO in north Jammu as and has been finalising all 'unlawful' deals on his behalf. The proceeds thus collected are shared by both of them. The contractor himself has served as SI in police department. However, he had later resigned and started doing the work of contractor. The SHO is among his acquaintances in police department. Police sources said soon after the SHO was posted as head of police station in north Jammu, the contractor developed an understanding with him and started finalising all the illegal deals on his behalf. Instead of calling on the SHO, people were meeting the contrac...   READ MORE

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