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Deadlock ends, Mehbooba all set to take over as CM Government formation 3/23/2016 12:15:03 AM Muhammad Mukaram Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 22: Decks have been cleared for Government formation in J&K after continuous stalemate over it since January 7, with Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP chief, terming her crucial meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as fruitful. The credit for paving Modi-Mehbooba meet goes to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who rang disgruntled PDP chief and informed her about the appointment with Prime Ministerial official residence at 7-Race Course. "The meeting between Modi and Mehbooba is fruitful and signs a positive note and there should be a Government in Jammu and Kashmir by March 29," senior PDP leader Naeem Akther told reporters here. After meeting the PM Modi for nearly more than half an hour, at his official residence, 7 Race course road in New Delhi, Mehbooba remarked that the differences have been sorted out now positively. "I am completely satisfied after meeting the PM," Mehbooba told reporters, adding "the meeting was positive" She said that the final decision will be taken on Thursday in Srinagar after a part...   READ MORE

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Aspirants intensify lobbying for Ministerial berth 3/23/2016 12:14:52 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: In the wake of positive meeting between PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and Prime Minister Narendra Modi amidst clear signals of Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir within days, speculations are agog over the faces in new Council of Ministry. While all the former Ministers in then PDP-BJP Coalition Government are confident of their re-induction into the Ministry, almost each and every legislator is trying his best to become a Minister in the new dispensation. As Mehbooba Mufti is the only power centre in PDP, lobbying in her party is low key affair but there are much hectic efforts in BJP where every MLA and MLC is projecting himself is future M...   READ MORE   Despite NC warming up to it, BJP drifts away 3/23/2016 12:14:43 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 22: As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are inching closer to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made a last ditch attempt on Monday to create confusion by stating that PDP is heading towards a split. Omar called on Governor NN Vohra yesterday and raised the issue of "horse trading" and later told reporters that BJP is trying to split the PDP into two. "JK has already paid a very heavy price for this sort of splitting and the same is not in the interest of trouble torn state. If 1984 had not happened J&K would not have been the vic...   READ MORE   Mehbooba has been coerced into 'forging' alliance with BJP....? 3/23/2016 12:14:36 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: Recent political developments having pushed the Government formation from possibility mode into political expediency, second innings of PDP-BJP alliance Government is almost on cards and a matter of time now. The moot question is, will this new dispensation be strong and stable or prove to be the weakest ever coalition in the State …? Sources said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti who was following a calibrated strategy while taking her own time over the issue of forging alliance with BJP in the second innings has actually been forced and coerced into take this final step almost in an expedient mode. Sources said as her own 'loyalist' group was in haste and hurry ...   READ MORE   Edu Deptt's apathy to delay school recognition irks unaided pvt school owners 3/23/2016 12:14:27 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: The private schools running in the urban and rural areas with the objective to provide and promote quality education have become the casualty of sluggishness of the Government to clear cases of school recognition in a time bound manner despite fulfillment of formalities which suffer pendency and bite dust in the record room of Education Department for years together with authorities changing the check-list of formalities causing great harassment to private schools. The sources informed Early Times that the formalities framed by the Education Department for recognition of unaided schools are various NOCs to be obtained from Municipality/Panchayat, Fire Se...   READ MORE   Blue-eyed lecturer runs show in GMCH 3/23/2016 12:14:19 AM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: A blue-eyed lecturer posted in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) is allegedly running the show in the hospital and looking the major affairs of the hospital from last some months. If sources in the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are to be believed, an influential lecturer posted in the GMCH is allegedly manning the functioning of administration of the hospital. "The lecturer even challenging the affairs of top most level in the hospital administration and used to alter decision in his own style", said a source. "The said lecturer even never hesitates to scrutinize the communications of the Head of the Departments (HoDs) and...   READ MORE   DPC of Agri Deptt under scanner Employees allege manipulation of HC directions 3/23/2016 12:14:10 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: The promotions of Agriculture employees of various cadre posts have come under scanner, with employees alleging that Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) was conducted in violation and manipulation of High Court stay order by department. An official of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) pleading anonymity said that the DPC of the Agriculture department was completed in the month of January. "Minutes of DPC meeting are already approved by the Committee", the official said, adding that the recommendations of the Committee are yet to be forwarded by JKPSC to the Agriculture department. On being asked about the stay of High Co...   READ MORE   Technocrat punctures demand for power projects Says it will be a liability 3/23/2016 12:13:57 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 22: Finally, a word from technocrat on Tuesday left Kashmir's civil society red-faced over latter's demand seeking return of power projects from the National Hydro Power Project (NHPC) to the State. Prominent civil engineer Iftikhar Drabu, who has worked on some of the major hydro power projects in India and China has snubbed the voices, which had been seeking return of power projects like Salal, Uri and Dulhasti to the State’s kitty. He said such a demand would not benefit the State but could actually end up as liability. The technical observation has come at a time when apart from a civil society groups, People Democratic Party (PDP) has been looking a...   READ MORE   In 2 months, Guv took JK out of financial mess 3/23/2016 12:13:45 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 22: What could act as the guiding principle for the political parties forming the Government in Jammu and Kashmir is how Governor NN Vohra has succeeded in clearing the financial irregularities in the State left by the previous regimes. The Governor in the recent past too has taken an extra ordinary step and ordered to clear the outstanding debt of Rs 3537 crore of the Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) for the power which was purchased by the State to meet the demand of energy. The process was initiated with the novel procedure that wasn't in vogue during the tenure of the previous regimes. The Government has decided that it wil...   READ MORE   Junior heads AMT School 3/23/2016 12:13:34 AM GS Asgotra ET Report jammu, Mar 22: Ancillary Medical Training School is once again in news for wrong reasons, as the junior most teacher Rajini Sharma is holding the chair of in-charge Principal since November 2012. Rajini Sharma was appointed as a junior staff nurse in February 1995 and got first promotion as PHN-Tutor in 2007, and now she is holding the chair of in-charge Principal of the institution for last more than three years while their seniority falls at eleventh number as per seniority list which was released by the department on 16-02- 2016. Sources said that Rajini was made in-charge principal when Er. R S Chib held the portfolio of Medical Education. "After taking charge a...   READ MORE   IT 'misappropriation' in Edu Deptt with impunity 3/23/2016 12:13:26 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report jammu, Mar 22: Income tax deposited by tax payers is allegedly being 'misappropriated' in School Education Department with impunity According to sources around Rs. 70000 had been deducted as income tax deduction from the salary of a teacher, by the Principal, DIET, Poonch (DDO) who has to deposit the amount to Income Tax Department and get the amount uploaded against her PAN. "The Income Tax Department has shown TDS amount for the years 2012-2013 has not been deposited by the DDO in the Income Tax Department and the amount has been shown as outstanding including interest", sources said, adding that the amount deposited by the teacher has either not been...   READ MORE   Info about selection of POs: SIC serves penalty notice to police officer 3/22/2016 11:38:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued penalty show cause notice against a senior police officer (AIG Personnel) as he failed to dispose off an RTI application within the stipulated time. An information seeker vide his RTI application had sought certified copies of answer books vis a vis examination conducted for the post Prosecuting Officers recently. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Syed Mudasir Farooq, a resident Sallar Anantnag filed an application under J&K RTI Act 2009 in the office of Director General of Police, PHQ, Jammu on 22-06-2015, seeking copy of his answer book as well as answer books of few other candid...   READ MORE   MGNREGA: Job card holders ignored in Uri 3/22/2016 11:37:53 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Mar 22: In MGNREGA works legal job card holders are biting the dust because of no influence, while as the AEEs and JEs of different departments allotted their work to their blue eyed person in Uri area of north Kashmir. According to sources, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) work has been allotted to only one person while as rest of the card holders are being ignored. "MGNREGA work has been allotted to only one person namely Mubashir Ahmad Khan S/O Abdul Lateef Khan R/O ward no 7 of Niloosa Halqa in Boniyar area of Baramulla district, sources on anonymity conditions told Early Times. Sources said "MGNRE...   READ MORE   Modi did in first attempt what Madhav couldn't do in 3 months 3/22/2016 11:37:45 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 22: What pointman of BJP for Jammu and Kashmir, Ram Madhav, could not do in three months, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi succeded to make way for government formation with PDP in his first meet. Modi has to personally take over the responsibility of ensuring formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir and to ask his party leaders not to get involved after according to sources he expressed unhappiness over the efforts being employed by his party men appointed for the particular task. The unhappiness of Modi according to sources came to fore after he did not motivated any one from his party particularly the pointed man of BJP for Jammu and ...   READ MORE   Muslims perform last rites of Hindu woman at Nawa Kadal 3/22/2016 11:37:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: Setting an example of communal amity, majority community members today performed the last rites of a Hindu woman at Nawa Kadal in Kashmir. Doora Pajnu (65), wife of Omkar Pajnu, breathed her last Sunday evening. She is survived by her husband and a son. In wee hours today, people from majority community called an emergency meeting of management committees of Masjid Sharief Khanqah-e-Sokhta and Masjid Sharief Syed Muhammad Mosvi to finalise arrangements for last rites of the woman. The majority community members also visited the bereaved family and shared their grief. The arrangements for last rites were finalised by Moulana Abass Ansari and his son Mou...   READ MORE   Kishtwar casual workers without salary for 3 yrs PDD in slumber 3/22/2016 11:36:59 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 22: Even though the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir had issued directions to various government departments with regard to regularization of daily wagers and need based workers, but to the disappointment of casual labors and need base workers working in Power Development Department Kishtwar, the department has failed to release their salaries since last 25 to 35 months. While talking to "Early Times", President Low Paid Government Employees Federation Kishtwar Manzoor Ahmed Kichloo said that it is a matter of disappointment that despite repeated request to the concerned officers of Power Development Department as well as to the governm...   READ MORE

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