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After detecting fraud, Financial Commissioner joined hands with supplier: VOK report Digitization of Land Records 3/28/2018 11:48:41 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 28: The probe conducted by the Vigilance Organization Kashmir into the digitization of the land records, carried out by the firm owned by a son of a separatist in 1997, had pulled up the then Financial Commissioner (FC) for not handing over the case to VOK even after detecting that software provided by the firm was not upto the mark. The VOK report states that despite writing a strong note against the software company (owned by a son of a separatist) the then Financial Commissioner, the administrative officer held a meeting with the representatives of the firm on Dec 12, 1997 and decided to install the Urdu database in tehsils across Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 25000/ at each tehsil in contravention with of the terms and conditions laid down in the first agreement. "In the said meeting it was decided that Rs 5.20 lakhs already paid to the computer company on account of the cost of software shall be treated as advance and be adjusted against the future installing of the software," the VOK report states. "Following the meeting a second agre...   READ MORE

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New Finance Minister gets 2 office chambers in Sectt Drabu's return to Cabinet unlikely 3/28/2018 11:48:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu's successor and party colleague has dashed hopes of his return to the Cabinet by taking over his office chamber at the Civil Secretariat here. Officials said while the office as Education Minister was in the first floor, Drabu's office as Finance Minister was in the second floor of the building. After Drabu's unceremonious ouster from the Cabinet, his room would remain locked. But now, the room has been taken over by the new Finance Minister Officials said now the new Minister occupies both offices. "The Minister has kept first floor office for Education portfolio while the office in the second floor is being u...   READ MORE   Scams, wrong doings galore in Health Deptt 3/28/2018 11:48:22 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 28: There seems no end of wrong doings and scams in Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir as several such frauds surfaced in the last few months. In the last few months, several scams surfaced in the Health Department. The fresh one was that the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has itself violated the norms by posting the doctors in the hospitals for over two years or more. A revelation has come to fore through the RTI, wherein the applicant had sought details about the total number of doctors posted at five hospitals in the Valley along with their names and joining dates. The applicant, DR Riyaz Ahmad Dagga had filed an RTI h...   READ MORE   Tribal Affairs Deptt created hatred between communities Preserving communal harmony in Jammu 3/28/2018 11:48:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 28: The Tribal Affairs Department of Jammu & Kashmir Government is creating a gulf between communities in Jammu, which is known for harmonious inter-communal relations since decades and where people professing different faiths have been living peacefully and sharing each other's sorrow and happiness since 1947. It's minutes of February 14, 2018 have created a fear-psychosis among the members of the majority community in Jammu province about the intentions of the state government. What has alarmed them and created bitterness between them and other social groups all the more were the minutes of the review meeting of the Tribal Affairs Department which created...   READ MORE   Reasi stinks despite 'defecation-free' certificate Swachh Bharat Mission 3/28/2018 11:48:09 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Mar 28: The much-hyped Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India clean by October 2, 2019 suffered a serious setback in Reasi, as even after being issued an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) certificate by the administration, nearly 50 percent of the area still stinks. In September last year, after completing the formalities, a top official had issued an ODF certificate for Pouni while announcing that whole block has been covered in the progamme and SBM for Pouni stands accomplished. Just a year later, the block has received complaints from various areas, with the people alleging that the heaps of garbage and lit...   READ MORE   Oh, BJP not abrogating Article 370 'in the larger interest' 3/28/2018 11:47:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 28: Stung by bitter criticism from nationalists across the country in general and Jammu and Ladakh in particular, the "power-hungry" BJP has said that the people should not criticize the Narendra Modi-led government for its March 27 statement in the Lok Sabha on Article 370 (for the abolition of which founder of Jana Sangh SP Mookerjee had laid down his life in Kashmir on June 23, 1953). The BJP said that Article 370 will be eventually abrogated but it was not being abrogated now in the larger interest. "We will finally abrogate it. The statement by the Minister of State for Home affairs Hansraj Ahir in the parliament is for the time being only and for the ...   READ MORE   Lecturers, teaching assistants appointed under academic arrangement receive windfall Monthly remuneration increased in range of 55-83 percent 3/28/2018 11:35:47 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Mar 28: The state government today ordered whopping increase in the honorarium of lecturers and teaching assistants appointed under academic arrangement in different educational institutes in the higher education sector of the state. The enhancement in the honorarium is unprecedented since it has been increased in the range of 55-83 percent. The order of enhancement was issued by the Higher Education Department followed by recommendation of the Finance department. According to the order issued the teaching assistants have benefitted more since their honorarium has been increased by more than 83 percent. For the lecturers the honorarium has been increased by mor...   READ MORE   Work on hospital buildings never ends in State 3/28/2018 10:46:33 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 28: In 2005, work on sub-district hospital Rajouri was started and it was scheduled to be completed in few years. Twelve years down the line, the hospital awaits its completion. This is not only the case, there are several other hospitals building where the construction work is going for the last 10-15 or even 20-years and their completion is yet to see a ray of light. "We don't know how long will it take to complete the construction works for hospitals," an official said. The work on district hospital Bandipora was started in 2006. Despite passing 11 years, the building has not been completed. Similarly, the construction work on sub-district hospit...   READ MORE   Govt doing little to fill vacancies 34 posts of judges vacant in JK courts 3/28/2018 10:46:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: The Jammu and Kashmir government seems uninterested in decreasing the burden on the state judiciary and ensure timely justice to the people who knock the door of court of law. The government, for example, has taken little measures to fill 34 posts of judges which are vacant. Official documents in possession of Early Times reveal that in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, there are seven posts of judges vacant at present. In the lower courts, there are 27 vacant posts. The total number of vacant posts of judges in the High Court as well as in the subordinate courts has swelled to 34. Though the government claims to be taking all efforts in bringing do...   READ MORE   Nowshera may get ADDC post 3/28/2018 10:46:16 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Mar 28: Rumours are rife that State Government has planned to end Nowshera stalemate by declaring ADDC post for Nowshera. Indefinite strike by the residents of Nowshera sub division for the district status with HQs at Nowshera , has entered 41st day today. A large protest rally, being lead by women, was taken out today by the people of the town and adjoining areas and after passing through various bazaars it culminated at Patel Chowk where the protesters were addressed by the members of JAC and prominent citizens and 'Beopar Mandal' members. All the shops, business establishments including banks /ATMs remained closed and people raised slogans in favour of th...   READ MORE   SIC yet to execute penalty proceedings against BDO Budgam 3/28/2018 10:46:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 28: The State Information Commission (SIC) is yet to execute the penalty proceedings against Block Development Officer (BDO) Budgam who had asked a poor villager to pay Rs 50,000 as Xerox fees in lieu of the information. Information Commissioner Mohammad Ashraf Mir had initiated penalty proceedings against BDO Budgam around two months back, but till date the officer is yet to be penalized. Details available with Early Times reveal that BDO Budgam had asked an RTI information seeker to pay Rs 50,000 as photocopying charges. The information seeker from a Budgam village had sought information on some developmental works executed in his village from last few y...   READ MORE   SHO Khour slammed for unequal treatment to citizens Police-Public meet 3/28/2018 10:46:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 28: Many netizens on Wednesday slammed Station House Officer (SHO) Khour for what they termed as unequal treatment to common public during a police-public meet. Photographs as well as press release of police-public meet organized by SHO Khour, Jeet Singh were uploaded on a page of SSP office Jammu in which youth was seen sitting on ground while a chair was placed there for the SHO. In a press release shared on Facebook, the SSP office said: "To strengthen the...   READ MORE

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