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| Astounding! Non-gazetted employee becomes Director in APD | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: A startling revelation has come to fore, a non-gazetted employee has bypassed over hundred senior officers to become the Director of one of the wing's of Agriculture Production Department.
Sources in the Department informed Early Times that those who become gazetted officers as Agriculture Extension Officers (AEOs) (the first gazetted post in the department), have two routes of joining the department. One is from promotions of Junior Agriculture Officers (JAOs) to AEOs and other who join directly as AEO through Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).
As per Recruitment Rules for Gazetted Service in the Department vide order number 179 of 1988 dated 2/6/1988, an officer to be appointed at Director level must have 20 years of confirmed gazetted service, or senior most among Joint Directors or a Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) or Indian Administrative Officer (IAS).
However, in total violation of the recruitment rules, the officer in question has been appointed at Director level post, despite having no such experience or being se... | |
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| Has Omar Abdullah subtly accepted Article 370 abrogation? | | NC V-P extends support to AAP despite party supporting scrapping of J&K's special status in Parliament | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: National Conference vice- president Omar Abdullah by extending support to the party that endorsed the Centre's move to scrap Article 370 has finally given a subtle hint that he is "OK" with the abrogation of JK's special status.
The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to give more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, was introduced in the Lok Sabha. "In spite of AAP's support for the dismemberment & downgrading of J&K in 2019, we still condemn this assault on the powers of the elected government of Delhi. Delhi deserves to be a full state with all powers exercised by the elected government & not a nominated LG... | |
| | | | Education Deptt's engineering wing allegedly allots contract to 3rd lowest bidder | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Mar 16: In a surprising move, the School Education Department's engineering wing has allegedly allotted the contract of constructing a school building in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to 3rd lowest bidder instead of allotting the contract to 1st lowest bidder.
John Mohammad Bhat, who during the elevation of tenders stood 1st lowest bidder, was conveyed to withdraw as the department was planning to float fresh tenders once funds are released.
"Last year, the Education Department floated tenders for the construction of a school building at Cheeniwader Bijbehara. Me and several other contractors participated in the bidding process and I offere... | |
| | | | Norms violated in appointment of contractual consultants under SDMA in Baramulla, Kupwara | | | | jehangir rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: Laid down rules and regulations have been violated in the appointment of two consultants under contractual arrangement under the scheme of SDMA for the Baramulla and Kupwara districts in North Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times that the appointments were made in order to strengthen the disaster management authorities of these two districts. They said the appointments are in clear violation of rules and job description as prescribed by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Ministry of Home affairs (MHA). "Documents prove that appointment of consultants is clear violation of NDMA guidelines since they have only one year experience... | |
| | | | Mehbooba's 'peace initiative' back-fired another senior leader likely to quit PDP | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: Efforts of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to strike a balance between two warring factions appeared to be having failed as a faction is annoyed after announcement of new office bearers. A senior party leader is likely to quit the party over the decision of the leadership to accommodate his detractors.
Reliable sources told The Early Times that appointment of new office bearers has triggered another controversy within PDP because both the warring factions were not satisfied with these appointments. "A senior party leader is likely to quit the party because Mehbooba Mufti has accommodated his critics on important positions just to strike a balance", sources... | |
| | | | Farooq-Azad talks on cards | | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: With Prime Minister, Narendra Modi having spoken high about former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, talks between the veteran Congress leader and his counterpart from the National Conference, Dr Farooq Abdullah are on the cards.
Sources said a lobby in New Delhi close to both the leaders is of the opinion that Dr Abdullah and Azad should hold talks with regard to Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said the Bharatiya Janta Party is "comfortable to negotiate" any pol... | |
| | | | Booking slot for learner license is still a distant dream; thanks to mafia | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: Even as government has allowed ITIs and Polytechnics colleges to issue driving licenses, mafia operating in Transport Department, especially in offices of the RTOs across J&K, appears to be more powerful than authorities.
It is all due to nexus between officials of the RTO department and this mafia that most of people who want to get learner licenses failed to book slot for test. Even as authorities have authorized ITI and Polytechnics College Jammu to issue learner drive licenses to the people, still slot is not available on-line. For Jammu district no slot is available for the month of April and May as of now. A slot for test for getting learner licens... | |
| | | | Raya Lift Irrigation Scheme fails to serve purpose | | | | GURDAS KUMAR
Early Times Report
VIJAYPUR, Mar 16: Raya Lift Irrigation Scheme here has failed to serve its purpose to provide water to farmers for irrigation, locals have alleged.
They said that the project was started in 1980 and farmers were happy that they would get water for irrigating their fields in the Kandi area. The scheme was inaugurated in 2004 by the then Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and concerned MLA Manjeet Singh, as per proposed scheme hundreds of acres of land was to be irrigated through the scheme.
"There is no continuous water supply. The canal has developed cracks at many places, which is the main cause of water leakage," they alleged.
Raghuveer Singh, a resi... | |
| | | | LG calls upon stakeholders for doubling efforts for branding local Agri-products, stresses for connecting farmers with buyers | | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 16: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called upon all stakeholders for doubling the efforts for branding and marketing of the local Agri-products, besides seamless extension of technology from Lab to Field for bringing long term and revolutionary changes in the agriculture sector.
Speaking during the inaugural ceremony of five days long Kisan Mela, the Lt Governor suggested to focus on strategic and professional approach for Branding an... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of ward 58 lane 3 Deshmesh Nagar Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 16: People living in ward number 58 lane number 3 Deshmesh Nagar Digiana are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance.
The ward number 58 lane number 3 Deshmesh Nagar Digiana is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have fai... | |
| | | | No mining without environment clearance in JK UT | | CS weekly reviewing status of fast tracking of process | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: With the government clearly having stated that there will be no extraction of minor minerals without the environment clearance, Chief Secretary B. V. R. Subrahmanyam has directed the officials to fast track the process across the Union Territory.
Sources said that since the Pollution control board had issued an order that no one will operate Mining lease without environment clearance, the government has made several lease operational in the Union territory.
“Transparent e-auction was carried out comprehensively, which was the foremost requirement of the NGT and Supreme Court directions. Many leases have been made operational after ob... | |
| | | | MC Poonch adopts ‘selective’ policy in demolition of illegal structures | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Mar 16: The Municipal Council Poonch has allegedly adopted selective policy for demolition of illegal structures and moreover the non-cooperation among Revenue, Irrigation and Municipality has further aggravated the issue.
Sources told Early Times that there are many areas where encroachment has been made by the businessmen as well as the locals under municipal limits but the concerned authority has taken action only in selective places whereas the other places have not been touched.
At many places, the shopkeepers have raised sheds in front of their shops beyond permitted limits thus causing inconvenience to people passing through the roads bu... | |
| | | | Anjole Panchayat of Kishtwar has no dispensary; people suffer | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Mar 16: The inhabitants of Panchayat Anjole having population of more than 5,000 souls have rued that the village even lacks a dispensary, thereby leaving the old age patients and other people living in the area to lurch resulted into countless sufferings to be people on account of health care.
The inhabitants told Early Times that in absence of health care facility the villagers are being forced to travel to Kishtwar district hospital or private clinics which are around one and half hour bumpy drive. The locals further said that several times they had requested in writing to many officials at district level as well as to Advisors to the li... | |
| | | | Following two fresh deaths COVID-19 death toll in JK reaches 1976; 97 new cases | | Positive cases 127831, active positive 973, recovered 124882 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 1,976 as two more people died today; the number of positive cases reached 1, 27,831 following 97 fresh cases.
Srinagar district reported 53 new cases of Corona Virus including 10 travelers followed by Jammu district 15 cases, Baramulla district eight cases, Pulwama district six cases, Budgam district five cases, Bandipora district three cases, Poonch district two cases and a case each in Kupwara, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Udhampur & Reasi districts. Jammu and Anantnag districts each reported a fresh virus related death.
The Jammu & Kashmir administration through ... | |
| | | | Govt transfers senior IAS officer to Ladakh UT | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 16: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory government has ordered transfer of Senior IAS Officer and Inspector General Registration Pawan Kotwal to Ladakh UT.
According to the order in possession of early times, the government said, “In the interest of administration, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS (JK: 1994), Inspector General of Registration, J&K, is transferred and his services placed at the disposal of the UnionTerritory of Ladakh for further posting”.
It is to mention here that last month the government recalled two IAS officers from Lakdakh and deputed as many others to the UT.
Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, IAS , Deputy Commissioner, Kargil and Sach... | |
| | | | Forest Deptt demolishes illegally raised structure in Forest land | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Mar 16: The Forest Department Poonch today succeeded in dismantling an illegally raised structure peacefully in forest land during its drive. No resistance was faced by the department from the illegal occupant.
As per reports, a complaint of fresh attempt of encroachment by illegally raising structure (under construction) in Khasara no. 117 Bhataduriya Mendhar was reported. However, on 09-03-2021 eviction drive was foiled due to full framed dra... | |
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