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| Winter capital given Rs 96 Cr less than Srinagar for development | | Discrimination against Jammu continues unabated! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Once again discrimination with the Jammu has come to fore as the government has sanctioned Rs 96 crores less to Jammu city's development when compared to Srinagar.
Official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that under the non-plan devolution, the amount sanctioned by the Jammu and Kashmir government to the Srinagar Municipal Corporation for various developmental and sanitisation projects is a whopping 20166.47 lakh rupees while as under the same head Jammu was given merely Rs. 10508.87 lakh.
Furthermore, under the District Capex Budget (SDAP), Jammu city was sanctioned mere 4.50 Lakh rupees while as for the Srinagar city, the amount sanctioned by the Government stands 205.72 lakh rupees, 201 lakh rupees less than Srinagar city.
The discrimination in allocations has once again brought to the fore the step-motherly treatment being meted out to the people of Jammu by the successive governments.
This is not the only department in which discrimination is done with the Jammu region. For the construction of the Ring Road project, K... | |
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| Officer in Khaki manages to take over custodian land in summer capital of State | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 6: A senior police officer has managed to lay his hands on a huge plot of land belonging to the custodian department in the outskirts of the summer capital of the state.
Despite the fact that the police officer holding the rank of Additional Director General (ADG) belongs to a well off family, the custodian department still chose him and showered 'favour' on him. The department has allotted around three kanals of custodian land to the police officer at Ishbar-Nishat.
Reports said that men and machinery was pressed into service by the police officer so as to take over the possession of the plot of land. Machinery including JCB was put int... | |
| | | | Govt gives a damn to Guv's advice, Crime Branch register FIR | | Establishment of Horticulture University row | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 6: In a bid to seemingly bypass requisite guidelines for establishment of Horticulture University in the state, the government has seemingly given a damn to Governor Narendra Vohra's advice on the issue.
According to informed sources in SKUAST-Kashmir the Governor, who is also the Chancellor of SKUAST-K, at the recently concluded 32nd council meeting, stressed for the need of a horticulture policy in the state vis-à-vis strengthening the faculty of horticulture and advised against any "hurried decision to set up a university of horticulture".
Interestingly, the SKUAST-K Scientists' Association or SSTA which had been vocal in asserting that the horticultu... | |
| | | | RDD under scanner as complaints about fund irregularities galore | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 6: The schemes of Rural Development Department have come under scanner in the backdrop of numerous complaints about "misappropriation" of funds meant for development of rural areas.
Official sources said that government has received complaints about the fund embezzlement in Rural Development Department as undeserving people had been benefited by various schemes while the deserving ones were left out.
Sources said the department has 3rd highest number of complaints received by the State Vigilance Commission (SVC) with around 1000 complaints/ enquires pending in the various wings of the department.
Sources said it has been found that there had been no c... | |
| | | | Apex court stands behind Army jawans | | No politics please! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: The Supreme Court by halting the probe against Major Aditya has send a strong message to anti-nationals and their sympathizers that Army has got nothing to do with politics and it's doing the job.
The Apex Court observed that Major Aditya "is an army officer and not an ordinary criminal." "No further investigation shall take place in the case till April 24, when the final hearing in the matter would take place," the court observed.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Country's highest court standing behind our soldiers should serve as an eye opener for the politicians who despite enjoying the security cover provided by the central forces leave... | |
| | | | Director SWD goes missing, people suffer | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 6: The functioning of Directorate of Social Welfare Department, Kashmir has virtually come to a grinding halt as its Director has not come to the office for the last over a week.
Zoona Begum registered her name with the Social Welfare Department last year, seeking widow pension from the government but still waits for clearance of her case.
"I have registered my name with the Social Welfare Department for pension case since I have no source of income, but officials told me that they could not clear my case," she said. "For the last one week, I am coming to meet the Director, but he is not present here," she said, while waiting outside the Director's off... | |
| | | | Govt handling of Kathua murder case creating a communal divide | | Kattal Brahamana, Samba meets of HEM | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Situation in Kathua and Samba districts is deteriorating with each passing moment. The Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM), which has been spearheading movement for forcing the PDP-BJP Government to hand over the alleged Rassana rape and murder case to CBI, saying the "people of the area have no faith in the Crime Branch", has intensified its activities calculated to muster more and more public support. It is holding meetings with the people across Kathua district and all the meetings are very well attended.
The other day, the HEM held "impressive meetings" at Hiranagar's Kattal Brahamana and Samba to muster people's support and chalk out new strategy to make the "inf... | |
| | | | Possibility of Indo- Pak talks remote | | Setback to separatists | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Ruling PDP, opposition NC and Congress and separatists in Kashmir are one as far as their insistence on Indo-Pak talks on Jammu & Kashmir is concerned. The PDP, the NC and the Congress have been pitching for Indo-Pak talks both within and outside the Legislature since years and separatists leaving no opportunity to bat for the same.
However, the possibility of Indo-Pak talks is too remote with Pakistan going to elect new national assembly this year and India going to the polls next year to elect new Lok Sabha. This is what the reports both from New Delhi and Pakistan on Monday suggested. Reports also suggested that the manner in which both the Indian Army... | |
| | | | 'Of 347 tube wells, only 309 are functional' | | I&FC Deptt performs dismally | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Exhibiting dismal performance in implementation of Lift Irrigation and other schemes, out of 347 tube wells executed by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, only 309 tube wells are functional while 38 tube wells were non- functional for years together. Moreover, these irrigation schemes have been marred by shortage of staff to keep them operational.
Sources told Early Times that in order to give boost the agriculture sector, various irrigation schemes were launched years back by the union government but Irrigation Department of State poorly performed in their execution due to which the schemes could not yield desired result and farm... | |
| | | | Sunderbani witnesses peaceful protest rally in support of district status | | |  AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: The residents of Tehsil Sunderbani in sub division Nowshera today took out a peaceful rally on 18th day to protest in support of district status.
The protest rally was held under the supervision of Ex MLC and Congress leader-Ravinder Sharma in which over 7000 people participated.
While addressing the gathering during the rally, Sharma said that this is the high time for the common people to get united.
"This is the time, the common people has ... | |
| | | | GMC Jammu gets 15 more PG seats, Srinagar bags 29 | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 6: The State Health Ministry' claims regarding increase in PG seats in broad specialties have fallen flat as Medical Council of India has granted only 13 more PG seats to the Government Medical College Jammu, while GMC Srinagar has got 30, thanks for not conducting Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of faculty members.
It is penitent to mentioned, Minister for Health Bali Bhagat assured Upper House that the Principal Secretary H&ME Department handed over the proposal for increase of 133 PG seats in GMC, Srinagar and 107 PG seats in GMC, Jammu, as one time increase in Medical Colleges of State for the year 2018-19.
The Ministry of Heal... | |
| | | | Govt fails to sanction funds for ISM lab, building constructed used for OPD | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Despite repeated reminders by Indian System of Medicines(ISM) department to incumbent government to sanction funds for equipments of drug testing laboratory but non- release of funds the department used laboratory building for providing medical consultations and other allied services (OPD).
Wishing anonymity, an official of ISM department told Early Times that nearby decade back the state government felt need to establish its own Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani(ASU) drug testing laboratory, the then Minister concern had taken the matter with concerned union ministry. The union government had sanctioned Rs.1.5 crore for establishment of laborat... | |
| | | | Garbage heaps greet devotees at Baba Agar Jito temple | | |  Early Times Report
Reasi, Mar 6: Garbage heaps and stench greet pilgrims at the revered temple of Baba AgarJito at Katra here as the concerned authorities particularly Tourism Department have failed to provide proper facilities to the visitors.
The temple, thronged by thousands of devotees every day, is being neglected by the district administrant and the Tourism department, which has erected huge hoarding to welcome the pilgrims at the revered shrine.
The devotees said it was unfortunat... | |
| | | | Irrigation Deptt's land openly encroached, Officials hand in glove with encroachers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Prime land of irrigation department is being encroached upon by some shopkeepers under the nose of department in Nai-Basti area but officials concerned have deliberately turned a blind eye over the issue, allegedly after accepting huge kickbacks from the encroachers. The Irrigation department had closed the water flow in Ranbir canal for de-silting purposes but it also a provides an opportunity to the encroachers to usurp land of department. In Nai-Basti area, a shopkeeper had earlier raised a structure on the irrigation department's land, that too with active connivance of the department officials. Even then the matter was brought up into the notice of... | |
| | | | Chadoora municipal waste goes into Dood Ganga | | When will authorities wake up? | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, Ma 6: At a time when the whole country is focusing on sanitation and preservation of water bodies, the Housing & Urban Development Department (HUDD) and the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies in Kashmir / Jammu seem to be least bothered about health and hygiene of citizens. The Municipal Committees under HUDD and ULB's continue to dump all the municipal trash and garbage in water bodies across the state. From last 10 years since Chadoora town in Budgam district got Municipal Committee, the Directorate of ULB and District Administration instead of identifying a scientific landfill site are dumping all the municipal waste in Doodh Ganga nallah which is not only a ... | |
| | | | Govt clips wings of administrative departments, withdraws financial powers | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 6: Jammu Kashmir Government has withdrawn all powers related to re-appropriation and re-distribution of funds vested in the Administrative Departments and has reduced the yearly financial budget of every department.
Finance Department in its order vide number 310-F of 2017 has asked all the Heads of Departments (HoD's), Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDO's) and Treasury Officers (TO's) to adhere to all the directions in letter and spirit.
The order states that expenditure during the last quarter of the financial year 2017-18 shall be limited to 30 per cent budget allocation on both Revenue and Capex side.
"All the un-utilized funds over and above 3... | |
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