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| DG RDD seeks reinstatement of officials removed by Secretary as BDOs | | Directorate barricades reforms initiated by Secretariat | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: Keeping aside reforms initiated by incumbent Secretary Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR), by stripping of several officials from the BDOs post, the Director General Rural Development Jammu has sought clearance from administrative department to restore them as BDOs again.
According to sources the incumbent Secretary RD&PR removed some officials facing corruption charges from the posts of BDOs in Jammu division, but the DG in a way has sought their 'reinstatement' as BDOs. "All the officials were made incharge BDOs in violation of rules, and some of them were facing corruption charges", a senior officer from the department told Early Times and added that even the administrative department had received instructions from the Governor as well as the concerned Advisor to remove these officials. "The approval sought by the DG is against the very sprit of standing order from the Governor and Advisor", the officer said.
The officer said that on basis complaints filed with JK Grievances Cell by individuals, more than two dozens officials, who we... | |
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| Dumped politician, advisor to budding politicians | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: A former minister who resigned from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but was unable to find any takers from other political parties is now "advisor to some budding politicians" in Kashmir.
Sources said the said person is in touch with some new faces in politics and is "guiding them on how to become successful politicians."
Sources said politician who is also known as "economist" has been giving tips to the new comers in politics on how to contest the upcoming Parliament elections from Kashmir.
Sources said his main target is to guide some new faces who were previously close to a PDP leader, who was also his Cabinet colleague in the previous PDP-BJP allia... | |
| | | | Cornered terrorists target political workers to enforce their writ | | 'Pak acting against terror outfits an eyewash' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: Security forces tightening their noose around the terrorists in Kashmir has left them exasperated. Now they are looking for soft targets to make their presence felt.
"During the past few days terrorists have attacked the political workers and a civilian, who had left the army. They are doing all this to tell the people that they exist and they are very much present in the Valley," said an analyst.
He said the Pulwama terror attack, which left 40 CRPF men martyred, has made the security forces launch a final assault against the terrorists in Kashmir. "Terrorists are not finding any place to hide themselves. Security forces gave busted their hideouts and h... | |
| | | | Bharat Tere Tukde Gang' member Shehla Rashid likely to join Shah Faesal's party | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: Is 31-year-old former Jawaharlal National University (JNU) student leader and prominent member of "Bharat Tere Tukde Honge Gang", Shehla Rashid Shora, joining former highly controversial IAS officer Shah Faesal's yet to be launched party? Reports from Delhi suggest that "she is likely to join hands with Shah Faesal".
"Shora is going to join Shah Faesal, who is launching a new political party," said a report. "She is getting a central position in the core team. She has been working closely with Faesal over the past few months and was involved in the decision-making process for the inception of the party," the report also said.
Shah Faesal quit his civil s... | |
| | | | Wah, for Farooq Abdullah, BJP-RSS is divisive, Hurriyat is nationalist and secular | | Elections 2019 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: The upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are very crucial for Jammu & Kashmir, said NC president Farooq Abdullah on Friday in Srinagar while interacting with some delegations. He told the visiting delegations that the forthcoming general elections were "significant as they will characterize the recourse of the state for next half a decade" and that it had become to defeat the divisive agenda of the RSS-BJP combine".
"It is high time for the people of all Jammu & Kashmir regions - Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh - to put up a strong front against the divisive agenda of the RSS-BJP in the state and forge unity across the state against it" was the upshot of h... | |
| | | | Even after spending Rs 1147 lakhs JKPCC fails to construct Dunadi-Bunjwah road | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
kishtwar, Mar 16: A week after Early Times published the news report highlighting delay in construction of 13 km Dunadi-Bunjwah road the sources told "Early Times" that JKPCC spent Rs. 1147.52 Lakhs on this road till ending 2015.
Sources said that the work should have been completed by the end of December 2016 subject to the condition that farmers, whose land would be acquired for the road project, would not create hurdles. They said that Rs 1147.52 lakh worth road was handed over to JKPCC by PWD (R&B) in March 2010 for upgradation and improvement of the existing road stretch added that the said amount include the cost of Rs 1147.52 lakh excluded l... | |
| | | | Emergence of Atheists in abode of saints worries people | | New political party set to stir equilibrium | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 16: Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape has seen many ups and many downs. Many crests and troughs. However, according to netizens, this is for the first time in the political history of the state that an atheist has jumped into the mainstream politics seeking votes from otherwise God fearing people.
Social media on Saturday remained abuzz about the emergence of a new political party in Kashmir with former bureaucrat as its founder. The party will, as per the people privy to its formation, will focus on eradication of corruption, address the mounting development deficit and channelise talent of the youth of Jammu and Kashmir towards proper direction.
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| | | | Voting share of 4 political parties dips in JK | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: In what could be a worrying sign, the voting share of four major political parties has gone down in the last 15 years in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP had voting share of 18.61 percent in 2009 and 32.4 in 2014 Parliamentary polls, respectively. The BJP won two Parliamentary seats from Jammu and one from Ladakh in 2014 polls. However, its vote share slumped around nine percent from 33 percent in 2014 Parliamentary elections to 23 percent in the 2014 Assembly polls.
The National Conference had secured 28 percent vote share, polled 22.02 percent vote share in 2004 Lok Sabha polls, which further dipped to 19.11 percent in 2009 polls.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha ... | |
| | | | Heavy rains, hailstorm damage fruits, crops in Ramnagar | | Farmers seeks compensation | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Mar 16: Heavy rains and hailstorms that lashed Udhampur have caused damage to fruits and other seasonal crops in the Tehsil Ramnagar of district Udhampur. The due farmers face heavy losses. Village Guzal in Ramnagar Tehsil faces huge loss of crops and fruits. Locals said that fruits like Peach (Aroo), Apricot (Khubani), Lychee wheat crop as well as other seasonal fruits and crops suffered damaged due to recent heavy rainfall followed by hail s... | |
| | | | SIC issues penalty notice to Principal | | Denial of 7th Pay Comm order under RTI | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 16: As Vishwa Bharti College withheld information about an order of 7th pay commission to an Assistant Professor for several months , State Information Commission (SIC) has taken matter seriously and issued a penalty notice against the College Principal.
Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI application dated 27-08- 2018 was filed one Hanifa Akhter Assistant Professor seeking information from PIO/Vishwa Bharti Women's College, Srinagar. Information seeker sought order copy of the implementation of 7th Pay Commission to the Non-Teaching Staff. In addition to it copy of salary statement of the In-charge Principal for the year 2017-18... | |
| | | | Forest, Wildlife departments lock horns over green felling in Anantnag | | New political party set to stir equilibrium | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 16: Two vital wings of Jammu and Kashmir Forest department-territorial and wildlife-got involved into a tussle after some lower grade officials of Anantnag Forest Division on Saturday attempted to comb a forest area of Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary to check green felling.
The Forest department officials, who attempted to enter into wildlife area, had received reports of green felling in compartment No. 5 and 6 of Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary, official sources told Early Times.
"Forest Block Officer of Forest Department was stopped by his counterpart of wildlife department and denied entry into Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary," they said. They sa... | |
| | | | Militant, lady SPO killed in separate incidents in South Kashmir | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: A militant was today killed in a brief encounter with government forces at Kujar area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Reports said that a joint team of army and SOG launched cordoned off at Kujar, Yaripora village after receiving inputs that some militants are hiding in the area. As the joint team fired some warning towards the suspected spot the hiding militants opened fire and tried to break the cordon. However the joint team en... | |
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