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| Cooperative Society misuses farmers' funds | | Office bearers enjoy luxury vehicle purchased for commercial purpose | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: A Cooperative Marketing Society in district Kathua has been misusing the funds meant for farmers' welfare on extending undue facilities for the office bearers. In a glaring misappropriation, a luxurious "Innova Crysta" was purchased purportedly for commercial purpose but is being put to personal use by officer bearers.
According to sources a renowned advocate of Kathua had lodged a written complaint with Advisor to Governor KA Ganai in December 2018 alleging that Chairman along with other members of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Society had purchased an "Innova Crysta", costing Rs. 22 Lakhs.
"This luxurious car was purportedly purchased for commercial purposes but so far has been utilized by the Chairman for his personal use", the complaint read, alleging further that even the shops of the Cooperative Society had been allotted to blue-eyed persons, without any open tendering. "Usually the allotment cost of a shop is nearly Rs. 32 lakhs but the BOD allocated same for Rs. 22 Lakhs to their blue eyed by bribing higher officials.
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| Kashmir back to normal, Jammu continues to face Pak hostilities | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Even as life has limped back to normal in Kashmir after the recent standoff between India and Pakistan, the Jammu province continues to bear with the hostilities from the enemy country.
While four civilians were recently killed in the Jammu region due to shelling by the Pakistani forces, after a daylong lull, the attacks along borders and LoC in Jammu have only intensified.
A defence spokesman said Pakistan violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Akhnoor adding that the Pakistani army fired mortar shells and used small arms to target forward posts and the villages.
Barring two-hour cross-border firing in ... | |
| | | | Health Department transfers doctor allegedly to appease BJP leader | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Despite ban on attachments in the state Health department reportedly has attached the lone gynaecologist posted at Sub district hospital Kalakote, sources told Early Times.
They alleged that the transfer order was issued due to pressure exerted by the senior BJP leader. "Officials have manipulated rationalisation policy for National Health Mission (NHM) and have transferred over a dozen staff members in Kalakote block leaving over a half dozen health centres abandoned," sources claimed.
According locals two months back Dr S K Kapahi (gynaecologist) was posted at SDH Kalakote, as post was vacant for a long time but at cost of local populace, a senior BJ... | |
| | | | Pak stooges, terrorist sympathizers look for rat holes to hide | | PM Modi talks tough | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated that terrorism has to be eliminated and for that nation has to repose trust on the armed forces.
Prime Minister Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat, said, "The nation agrees that the disease of terrorism has to be eliminated. I want to ask you, don't you trust what our armed forces say? Should or should not everyone, including me, believe in our armed forces without raising questions? We should be proud of our armed forces."
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that Prime Minister Modi has shifted his entire focus on terrorism and it's not good news for Pakistan and their stoo... | |
| | | | PMGSY schemes in serious trouble in J&K | | GoI refuses to release fund for land acquisition cases in the schemes | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Ever since the Government of India has (GoI) has refused to release additional funds for the land acquisition cases in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Yojana (PMGSY), the scheme has come under serious trouble in State as due to non disposal of land compensation cases many projects are laying withheld.
The State Government is in total incapacity to dispose of land acquisition cases due to paucity of funds, which has been creating financial obstruction in smooth functioning of the scheme. "As per PMGSY guidelines, the Government of India is not liable to release funds for land, forest and other structure compensation cases in the scheme as it is the duty of th... | |
| | | | J&K gets highest per capita central assistance | | 10% funds, 1% population | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Jammu & Kashmir is the most privileged state in the country. New Delhi has always been very generous towards, particularly towards Kashmir to keep the Kashmiri leadership in a good humour and on its right side.
The official statistics, which are now in public domain, are both revealing and astonishing. These have also the potential of encouraging other states of the Union to ask the Centre to treat them like it has been treating Jammu & Kashmir since years.
According to these statistics, 10 per cent of Central funds are allocated to Jammu & Kashmir. Jammu & Kashmir houses a paltry 1 per cent of the country's total population. In contrast, Uttar Pradesh ge... | |
| | | | Maharaja Hari Singh sole determinant | | Mr Farooq, dialogue on what? J&K is settled issue | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: NC president and former CM Farooq Abdullah, like another former CM Mehbooba Mufti, has yet again urged India to start talks with Pakistan so that peace was restored in Kashmir, Indo-Palk relations harmonized and south Asia witnessed political stability.
Talks on What? J&K is a settled issue. It was settled way back in October 1947 in accordance with the constitutional provision. Yes, there is an issue which still remains unresolved between India and Pakistan. That is the political future of Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Ladakh, which have been under the illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947. The Indian Parliament has not once but thrice adopted resolutio... | |
| | | | In a bid to protect tainted Patwari, senior officials trying to coerce victim | | | | AB Sharma
Early Times Report
reasi, Mar 4: Ever since the District Development Commissioner Reasi has ordered inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Patwari Pouni, the senior officials in the Revenue Department Sunderbani have allegedly been making all efforts to save their junior which clearly indicates at deep nexus within the department.
Assistance Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Reasi was directed to probe allegations of corruption against Patwari Pouni Sanjeev Kumar for demanding Rs 2000 for issuing certified copy of land record from a poor family through Lambardar Riyala, who is also said to be hand in glove with the alleged Patwari.
"The allegations were leveled against th... | |
| | | | NC, PDP no more akin to polls; want early holding of LS, assembly elections | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 4: Not long ago the regional mainstream parties of the state boycotted the civic and Panchayat polls saying that the situation is not conducive for holding of the polls. However, these parties are now in a moon to fight the assembly polls in the state.
This became clear today as the leaders of parties like National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called on a team of Election Commission of India (ECI) here. The mainstream leaders pitched for simultaneous holding of the Lok Sabha and the assembly elections.
The situation has not improved in the Kashmir valley since the holding of municipal and Panchayat elections and as such t... | |
| | | | R&B constructs road on proprietary land arbitrarily | | No consent sought, no compensation paid, authorities mum | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 4: In a brazen violation of Land Acquisition Act, R&B Department in nexus with some political workers acquired land for construction of road without the consent of the owners in border village of Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The land owners, sources said have also been denied compensation.
Sources added that land measuring 15 kannals and 7 malras owned by Bhago Begum was transferred to the legal heirs in Uri town of Baramulla ... | |
| | | | Can JK produce 500 more docs with existing infrastructure? | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 4: The new medical colleges are expected to produce around 500 doctors annually in Jammu and Kashmir, but the authorities seem least concerned in developing infrastructure to achieve the goal.
In 2013, the government announced five-medical colleges for Jammu and Kashmir. Five-years down the line, these colleges are expected to be made functional from June this year to produce more doctors.
But the question arises whether there will be any improvement in health sector, which is presently not in good shape.
The five new medical colleges have been established at Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Anantnag, and Baramulla for which the Centre has sanctioned Rs 189 c... | |
| | | | Illegal mining in Kathua poses threat to environment | | |  Early Times Report
Kathua, March 4, : Under the nose of district administration, mining mafia is illegally digging the Tarnah river. Expressing concern over rapid degrading of ecological balance in the state, the environmentalists and ecologists are worried over the stoic silence maintained by the authorities over the Illegal mining from rivers across the state resultantly posing a threat to ecology of the state.
According to sources the unabated illegal mining especially from various rivers... | |
| | | | Grievance redressal not our mandate : SIC | | Allotment of Fair Price shops in Budgam | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, Mar 4: State Information Commission (SIC) in its order has said that grievance redressal other than Right to Information Act (RTI) is not the mandate of Commission as there are appropriate forums for the same. SIC issued this order while disposing off an RTI appeal filed against Assistant Director Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS & CA) Budgam.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Asif Ali Dar a resident of Zoorigund Budgam filed an application under J&K RTI Act 2009 before the Public Information Officer (PIO) Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Depart-ment, Kashmir on 8.8.2018 for providing a copy of enqui... | |
| | | | J&K Government fails to meet deadline on bunker construction along IB, LoC | | Partially succeeds Jammu, Samba and Kathua; fails in Poonch, Rajouri | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Keeping in view the security of border dwellers and continuing shelling from Pakistan along International border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC), the Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned thousands of bunkers for the distressed people but the state government has failed to complete the job even as the deadline is scheduled to end after three months.
As per the documents available with Early Times reveals that in December, 2017, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had sanctioned nearly 14460 bunkers including 1431 Large Community Bunkers and 13029 Individual bunkers along both International Border and Line of Control in five border districts of Jammu, Samba, ... | |
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