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| Be cautious with your tweets, HM tells Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The home ministry has reportedly directed the Chief Minister Mehooba Mufti to be cautious in her tweet. It was communicated to her after the CM tweeted about the Shopian firing had already established that the they were 'civilians'.
The sources said that the tweets of the CM which had earlier sparked the controversy over the murder and rape of Asifa were being noticed and when she tweeted about the incident she was sent a genteel reminder.
"The CM had already been communicated to be extra careful in her tweets. But, sadly she once again jumped to the conclusion and stoked another controversy. It's either she or her team that is not taking seriously how her single tweet can change the political discourse in the state," said the sources.
"The CM has been communicated that since she is holding a constitutional and heading the state, she can't be seen acting like an opposition member taking on the government that too even her own," said the sources.
The sources said that it 's also verifying that if the tweets were typed by her or she c... | |
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| Major blood pilferage scam in GMC goes unnoticed | | Blood from blood bank flows to nursing homes | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: A major blood pilferage scam has been going on unnoticed in the Blood-Bank of Government Medical College and Hospital, from where huge quantity of blood has been bleeding to private nursing homes for the last many months, turning officials of bank into millinioners overnight.
Source in the department informed that the pilferage of blood from Blood bank had been going on for the last many years and it was plugged for few months. "The reserve in the blood bank of GMC remained at nearly one or two hundreds due to huge pilferage of blood to private nursing homes. Two year back, the reserve of Blood in bank, rose from few hundreds to 700-800 units in reserve",... | |
| | | | Now call for boycotting politicians for opposing CBI probe | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM)- spreading agitating for justice to Asifa by handing over this heinous crime to the CBI for fair trial, has given a call of social boycott of all politicians of Kathua and Samba districts for opposing their demand.
Social media is flooded by posts by the activists of HEM in which they have appealed to the people to boycott politicians for not supporting the demand of handing over this case to the CBI for revealing the truth.
Through scores of whatsapp groups and face book accounts these activists clarified that they wanted that real culprits must be booked and be given exemplary punishment. They claimed that fair investigation i... | |
| | | | Powerful overstaying babus continue rule govt offices, PSUs | | 'Mockery of transfer policy' | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 5: The continuous overstaying of officials in government departments and state owned corporations belie the claims of state government of pursuing austere transfer policy in departments.
Sources said that overstaying of officials also tantamount a loss to the state exchequer, when such employees draw their salaries without practically doing any work.
Sources said that one of the close relative of incumbent cabinet minister is overstaying in transport department and is enjoying a plum post in Srinagar. "The government departments are violating the transfer policy by retaining officials more than two years. Scores of employees in various de... | |
| | | | Young engineers working on JCRB flyover paid pennies while as retired engineers receive fat salaries | | Exploitation at its best | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 5: Exploitation of the professionals like engineers may be unheard of in the outside world, but it is a reality in Jammu & Kashmir. The exploitation is resulting in a brain drain of young and fertile brains from the state.
A group of young engineers working on the construction of two and half kilometers long Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh (JCRB) flyover told Early Times that they are being under paid by the executing agency. These engineers said that they are earning much less than unskilled labourers in the state.
"We are forced to work for more than 12 hours in a day and when it comes to receiving the emolument the same is minimal. Despite hav... | |
| | | | Rassana Rape Case: CM, DyCM face to face with each other | | PDP-BJP coalition in total disarray | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The 3-year-old PDP-BJP coalition is in crisis. Not only small time politicians and ministers belonging to the ruling coalition were taking on each other to score political points or to create an impression that they were with their respective constituencies, but even top leaders belonging to the two parties and in the government are speaking in different languages on the alleged rape and murder of a minor Bakerwal girl in the Rassana village of Hiranagar Tehsil weeks ago.
It happened only on Sunday and that too in Jammu city itself. PDP president and J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti defended the stand of the government on the issue and charged certain elements in th... | |
| | | | Enquiry Committee establishes involvement of officials but no action taken yet | | 'Unauthorized payment of arrears worth Rs 3.85 Cr at PHE Division Samba' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: Although it has been more than one year since the Enquiry Committee of Public Health Engineering Department had established the involvement of officials/ officers involved in payment of unauthorized arrears of Rs 3.85 Crore to 105 employees at PHE Division Samba and subsequently submitted the report to higher authorities but no action has been taken till date against erring officials and no process was initiated for recovery of payment paid to employees.
Sources told Early Times that the office of the Executive Engineer PHE Division Samba failed to adhere the extant orders and rules which resulted in inadmissible payment of arrears of Rs 3.85 Cr on accou... | |
| | | | 'Anyone who accompanies terrorists is destined to get killed' | | Kashmiri leaders lack courage to call spade a spade! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: Army killing two terrorists and their four accomplices in south Kashmir's Shopian area has triggered a furore in Kashmir.
Separatists called for a shutdown while the mainstream leaders expressed dismay over the killings. "It seems Kashmiri leaders lack courage to call spade a spade. Anyone accompanying terrorists to carry out a subversive act is destined to get killed," said an analyst.
He said, "A few people are claiming that slain persons were civilians but the question is why should civilians accompany the terrorists that too for carrying out an attack on the security forces?"
He said, "Army has made it clear that the slain persons were over ground w... | |
| | | | 'Wrong policies promote copying in matriculation exams' | | No retention policy till class 9th, DSE to hold increment for below 50 % marks in 10th class | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The policies of State Education department are devised in such a way that these are ultimately promoting copying in matriculation examination. As per official orders, the government has adopted no-retention policy for students of government schools upto class 9th but threatened to hold increment of teachers for below 50 percent results in class 10th board examinations.
Teachers working in various government schools informed Early Times that the State Education department has issued written orders for no retention policy for the students until Class-8th.
"No student will be failed by the teachers during evaluation of the question papers. Ulti... | |
| | | | Amid protests, Sunderbani-Nowshehra give 24-hour ultimatum to Govt for distt status | | |  AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Mar 5: Continuing with the agitation seeking district status for the twin areas of Sunderbani and Nowshera here, the residents on Monday gave 24-hour ultimatum to the government to meet their demands. Amid a shutdown in the area for the past 17 days, the protesters said they would go on hunger strike and onus of any untoward incident would lie on the government.
The protesters told Early Times that they want district status in line with Kotranka, whi... | |
| | | | SMC's mode of functioning pricks Govt. claims | | GoI withholds Rs 195 cr Central Grant for Smart City in Srinagar | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: Amid the pathetic mode of functioning of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), the Government of India (GOI) has withheld the funds worth Rs 195 crores meant for the implementation of the Smart City Proposal in state's summer capital.
Highly placed sources within the dispensation told Early Times that the government of Jammu and Kashmir had last year sent a detailed proposal for the Smart City in Srinagar and along with it had sent a proposal for the release of Rs 195 crores as the first installment of the central grant. However, till date, the central government hasn't sanctioned a single penny for the project, hinting at a possible collapse of th... | |
| | | | 5 years of Global tendering, Govt fails to award contract of Sapphire extraction | | Is BJP-PDP Govt serious in exploring Padder Sapphire Mines? | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The non serious approach of the successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir could be gauged from the fact that even after floating the global tenders for exploration of Sapphire mines situated in Suncham Padder in Kishtwar District, they failed to allot the tender among the five short listed bidders as a result of which the precious Sapphire mines of Padder are vulnerable to smugglers who openly robbed these mines with the help of some locals and even police for decades.
As per the details available with "Early Times" after assuming the charge of Ministry of Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga visited the Suncham Sapphire mine... | |
| | | | Will new flood channel save valley from floods? | | Govt does not know! | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 5: There years on, no progress has been made on Dogripora flood channel as the government doubts whether it can save the valley from floods or not.
In the backdrop of the 2014 September floods, the Union Ministry of Water Resources in December 2014 asked the state government for framing of the DPR for the 80-km Dogripora channel to be constructed from Awantipora in south Kashmir to Wular lake in north Kashmir's Bandipora district.
But during the last three years, the DPR could not be framed for this mega project for unknown reasons.
The project as per state government preliminary estimates is expected to cost Rs 20,000 crore.
The I&FC department had ... | |
| | | | Allotment of shops in Narwal Mandi | | JDA says 30 yr old record missing | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) which was the custodian of records belonging to Narwal Fruit and Vegetable Mandi until 2009 , has told State Information Commission (SIC) that 30 year old official record is not available with them. The information was sought by an information seeker under RTI Act from Horticulture (P&M), but as they denied to have this information, the matter was referred to JDA who too denied y this information.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Varun Sawhney S/o Sudesh Sawhney R/o Gandhi Nagar, Jammu filed an RTI application dated: 12.07.2017 before the PIO in the office of Director, Horticulture (P&M), Srinagar ... | |
| | | | Kashmir says no to Zoo at Pahalgam | | Environmental watchdog raises concerns | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 5: Amid growing complaints that the government is focusing more on development of Pahalgam as the most-preferred tourist destination in Kashmir, experts have criticized the government plan to develop zoo at the resort on the banks of Lidder. Peoples' Environmental Council (PEC), a Srinagar based environmental watchdog, has expressed serious concerns over the selection of Pahalgam as site for the proposed zoo. In a meeting held here, the PEC members including experts from Kashmir University and veterinary discussed the government's decision of establishing a zoo in Kashmir. The members said the choice of setting up a zoo at Pahalgam region sounds "inac... | |
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