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| Faulty ASR Implants: Probe committee busy in operation cover up? | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: State Level Committee constituted by Governor's administration to examine the number of patients suffering in J&K due to faulty hip implants sold by Johnson and Johnson Pvt Limited could not serve its purpose, as after lapse of eight weeks, no authority has been designated to register the cases of victims.
Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo vide Government Order No.09-HME of 2019 on 7th of January 2019, constituted a State Level Committee to determine the quantum of compensation in respect of faulty "Acetabular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip implants" manufactured by M/s DePuy International Limited (now M/s Johnson Pvt Ltd) and implanted in J&K State.
"Till date we have received complaints from two persons i.e. one from Valley and another from Jammu. Certainly, the number of patients suffering with faulty ASR hip implant sold by Johnson and Johnson is very high, but the government has played 'vague' game in this case", said one of the member of SLC, and added that no person/authority... | |
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| DSEJ misleads Commissioner Secretary | | Shows Principal under order of transfer after 44 days of joining | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: The Directorate of School Education Jammu has misled the office of Commissioner Secretary, by showing a Principal under order of transfer even after 44 days of her joining the institution.
The political backing of the Principal could be gauged from the fact that in the last six months, she managed four transfers/modification of government orders with an aim to return back to her choicest post of Incharge District Education Planning Officer Kathua (DEPO) from where she was transferred after a controversy with the then Chief Education Officer.
As per the joining report, which is in possession of Early Times, forwarded by the office of Principal Higher Seco... | |
| | | | 3 days on, Governor 'forgets' to pay tributes to Indian Air Force martyrs | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: Even as six Indian Air Force officers were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Kashmir on February 27, three days have passed but the Governor, SP Malik is seemingly yet to pay tributes to the martyrs.
While the country lost six brave-hearts and a civilian in the air tragedy in central Kashmir's Budgam on the day when the India Pakistan hostilities were at its peak, the Governor didn't allegedly "find time to pay homage to the martyrs since."
Official sources said no official handout was released from Raj Bhawan here with regard to the air tragedy to condole the deaths nor any such tweet was made by the Governor.
Officials said it was ma... | |
| | | | Afraid of being exposed, IT Deptt denies RTI reply | | 'iPad Scam' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: It has been more than a month since an application was filed under Right to Information with Information Technology Department seeking detail procedure adopted for purchasing iPads and the names of beneficiaries but the department has not provided information fearing possible expose.
Already, the department remained in controversy for its misdeed particularly the mess created by the Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA) which functions under the supervision of Information Technology.
"JaKeGA was given the authority to purchase iPads for MLAs, MLCs in 2017-18 with the objective to make assembly and council paperless during budget session and these... | |
| | | | GAD revokes pre-mature retirement order of KAS officer | | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 1: The General Administrative Department (GAD) has finally revoked the pre-mature retirement order of a KAS officer.
In 2015, 63 civil servants including KAS officer Mohd Yousuf Bhat were retired prematurely by PDP-BJP government. The officers were termed as 'deadwood' in the administration and removed.
However, the aggrieved civil servants went to court against the premature retirement and fought vigorously. In 2016, the Single Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed Bhat's premature retirement and directed the Government to reinstate him.
Later, High Court upheld the single bench verdict and observed, "From the perusal of the ... | |
| | | | MCC knocking doors, 60k daily wagers await regularization | | All Jumlas, no action! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: It looks like the ordeals for more than sixty thousand daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir is unending as the government has least bothered to move forward vis-a-vis regularising their services.
The Government had earlier ensured these aggrieved daily rated employees that regularisation of their services shall be done in a phased manner. However, as per senior officials privy to the development, not even a single daily wager has been regularised and it looks like a herculean task to implement what the state government had ordered in the past.
The implementation of the 7th pay commission stole all the limelight with the aggrieved and non- affluent daily w... | |
| | | | Contractors object to alleged 10% commission demand | | Director lodges complaint against five contactors, later withdraws haphazardly | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: A Planning Director of a government department on Friday lodged a formal complaint with police against five contractors for manhandling but later withdrawn the same haphazardly, anticipating trouble for him.
Sources informed Early Times that under a centrally sponsored scheme, contractors most of whom are the owners of computer centres had done some works including providing training to the masses. "On Friday afternoon, they visited the Director Planning of the department for the release of payment against the work done", sources said, adding that but the Director Planning agreed to release only 20 percent of the payment.
"The contractors objected to the... | |
| | | | UN has almost washed its hands | | J&K issue? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 1: United Nations (UN) Secretary General (SG), Antonio Guterres, has, it appears, washed his hands of making any further efforts to promote a dialogue between India and Pakistan that would pave the way for the resolution of the so-called Kashmir dispute that has been causing tensions between the two nuclear nations. India considers J&K as its integral part and very rightly. Pakistan says J&K is a disputed territory and it should have become part of Pakistan as it was a Muslim-majority state willfully ignoring the fact that J&K was not part of the partition plan as it was a princely state and that it for the ruler of the state to decide the fate of his state wh... | |
| | | | PDA CEO sticks to his chair as court clears stay on transfer | | |  Ashwani sharma
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Mar 1: Even as the court clears his stay on his transfer, the Patnitop Development Authority (PDA) CEO, Rajinder Singh seems reluctant to leave his chair.
Sources said that the CEO has already attained notoriety for allowing illegal hotels in the eco-fragile area.
Singh was transferred on 24-09-2018 as there were several corruption complaints against him. Complaints are pending against him with Secretary to Govt Tourism Department , Vigilance ... | |
| | | | PDD facilitating Power theft reveals RTI query | | No action against accused officials | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 1: Even after being exposed for committing power theft, no action has been initiated against the accused consumers or the officials of Power Development Department (PDD) who have been facilitating power theft. The matter had been exposed through an RTI query.
As reported one Mohammad Amin Wani R/O Chowdhry Bagh Rainawari Srinagar filed an RTI before PIO/Executive Engineer, Electric Division-II Rajbagh, Srinagar on 19.01.2018 seeking information with regard to providing duplicate electric bills for January 2018 in respect of electric installation number 26143 & 40978 maintained by Electric Sub-Division, Hazuri Bagh, Srinagar. Wani also sought duplicat... | |
| | | | Heavy shelling along LoC, 3 killed | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: Pakistan on Friday heavily shelled areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Poonch districts leaving three of a family killed.
The family members who were killed, have been identified as Rubina Kouser w/O Mohd Younis age about 26 yrs R/O Mohalla Kasbi Flore Salotri, Mohd Shaban S/O Mohd Younis age 4/5yrs and Shazia Kouser D/O Mohd Younis age about 3yrs. The injured has been identified as Mohd Younis S/O wahab Din age 35 yrs... | |
| | | | 4 Security personnel martyred in encounter with militants at Babagund-Langate | | |  Jehangir Rashid/
Syed Tahir
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 1: At least four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred in an encounter with militants at Babagund, Langate-Handwara in the border district of Kupwara today.
Reports said that one among the slain CRPF personnel was an Inspector. In the incident eight other persons including a commandant of the CRPF were injured in the incident. The encounter was going on when this report was filed.
Reports said that when a jo... | |
| | | | Cross-border shelling erupts in Uri, Kamalkote, civilian injured | | Fear grips among border residents | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
Baramulla (Uri), Mar 1: A civilian was injured as cross border shelling erupted in Kamalkote area of Uri sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district today.
Local sources in Uri said that fresh shelling erupted at Kamalkote and other areas like Gawahalan, Chokas, Kiker and Kathi posts in Uri sector.
The Indo-Pak armies exchanged heavy shelling since 3:00 am till 9:00 am with mortars and small arms in these sectors, said sources.
Sources also said that Pakistan Army in violation of ceasefire attacked several Indian Army posts in these areas.
"The Army manning the fence responded the shelling effectively", he said.
They quickly added that some shells... | |
| | | | Committee to probe allegations of corruption against Patwari Pouni | | | |
Early Times Report
Reasi, Mar 1: Taking serious note of the news item published in the Early Times in today's edition (March 1, 2019) titled "Criminal nexus of revenue officials in Reasi duping residents", Deputy Commissioner Reasi today ordered probe on allegations of corruption against Patwari Pouni by constituting a committee.
Sources told Early Times that after receiving information of alleged corruption by Patwari Pouni by demanding bribe from the poor family for issuing of certified copy of land records, DC constituted the committee to probe the allegations. "Assistance Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Reasi was asked to conduct the probe by the DC Reasi and was directed to submit the ... | |
| | | | Twelve KAS Officers reshuffled | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 1: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfers in the administration.
According to a Government Order No 313-GAD of 2019, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Zubair Ahmad, KAS, Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board, is transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Culture Department.
Rahul Sharma, KAS, Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu is transferred and posted as Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board.
Pankaj Magotra, KAS, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu.
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| | | | Political parties cry hoarse over extension of 77th, 103rd amendments to J&K | | Making a mountain out of molehill | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar, 1: It seems that political parties want to do politics over the Centre's decision to extend the 77th and 103rd amendments of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir without any solid argument.
PDP spokesperson Rafi Ahmad Mir said that it was his party which recommended for reservation benefits to people living along the International Border at par with Line of Control. "But somebody approached to the court against and it remained pending in Supreme Court," he said.
He however said that the decision should not have been taken by the Governor.
"These political parties want to make a issue out of nothing. Everybody is saying they wan... | |
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