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Apex Court Verdict on KAS seniority list Fate of Special Secretaries, HODs hangs in balance; Contempt proceedings initiated, government in fix 4/1/2015 12:19:01 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Though the State Government was sleeping over the matter pertaining to the dispute at the Special Scale of KAS, the High Court of J&K in a contempt petition has directed the Government to show compliance of the Apex Court order by 7th April 2015. The Additional Advocate General has also sought time before Court for implementation of the orders of the Supreme Court regarding posting of the Officers of the Special Scale KAS strictly as per the Seniority list affirmed by the Single Bench of the Hon'ble High Court wherein the Court has laid down the principal that Officers having no slots available to their feeding services in a particular year cannot be placed over and above petitioners and are thus to be pushed down in the Seniority list. The Court has even identified 49 such officers and also directed to review the cases of the petitioners from the date vacancies are available and inductions took place with respect to the different feeding services leaving behind the petitioners from the year 2004 to 2007. Pertinently, the disp...   READ MORE

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Need to promote Jammu as independent tourism destination: CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 4/1/2015 12:18:03 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Jammu and Kashmir tourism will work in "mission mode" to attract tourists this season especially to Jammu region which has potential equivalent to that of Kashmir but has remained untapped, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said today. The state government is also working towards promoting Jammu as an independent tourist destination and plans to bring the region's Dogra heritage into focus as mentioned in the Common Minimum Programme of the PDP-BJP coa...   READ MORE   BJP to reward Khajuria for cross voting, Arora for getting zero 4/1/2015 12:16:14 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not giving chance to committed and sincere leaders to get a berth in the Legislative Council and preferring losers and tainted persons for the berth in the upper house has disappointed the people who put in their heart and soul to ensure that BJP wins 25 assembly seats from the Jammu region. While the names of former party MLA Ashok Khajuria and party spokesperson Ramesh Arora are making rounds for being catapulted as MLCs on the BJP quota for the scheduled nominations against vacant posts in Upper House, the political observers feel that the party could have given loyal and young people this opportunity to maintain it...   READ MORE   Nothing for Jammu in Agenda of Alliance -- IV Amit Shah's interview 4/1/2015 12:16:06 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: The fundamental complaint of the people of Jammu region against the BJP is that the "CMP has murdered Shyama Prasad Mookerjee" and that it has deviated from the path late Mookerjee had charted for his followers as early as in 1953 to integrate the state fully into India. "The BJP deviated from the path to the extent that it is has adopted the same attitude towards the state flag and the state constitution which the Kashmiri parties have towards them. Mookerjee had not laid down his life in Srinagar for a regime that would create a republic of Kashmir within the Indian republic and accord legitimacy to the politics of separatism or greater autonomy being...   READ MORE   Separatists term natural calamity a conspiracy! See flood threat as opportunity to 'mint money' 4/1/2015 12:15:40 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: The flood alert sounded by the government in Kashmir has given separatists a chance to issue statements and remain in the news. Since Monday many separatists have issued statements launching a scathing attack on the state government and the administration. These people are terming natural calamity as a conspiracy hatched against Kashmiris. What an irony! Someone needs to ask them how can government be blamed for the floods? And how can they term it as a conspiracy? Natural calamity can hit any part of the world and no one can be held responsible for it. Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq issued a statement on Monday claiming that Mirwaiz U...   READ MORE   JK's 1472 protected people, 481 politicians and 708 security vehicles Cost Govt 516.4 Cr. 4/1/2015 12:15:26 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: The Home Department today said that there are 1472 protected persons who were provided security by the government and spends a whooping 516.40 Cr on security, guard Nafri, fuel, accommodation and other facilities of these protected persons in last five years, however , the costs could go high in case the documents related to Deputy Director Estates Srinagar/Executive Engineer Estate Division Srinagar have not been washed away in last year floods in Kashmir valley. As per the details available with Early Times, the stunning details pertain to spending of huge public money on protection of protected persons. The revelation came to fo...   READ MORE   Jora turns ultra secular, condemns PDP for Hindutva forces' entry into Kashmir Betraying the people's mandate 4/1/2015 12:15:17 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Nawang Rigzin Jora has, it seems, turned ultra secular. He is attacking the BJP, which created history in the Lok Sabha elections by winning the lone Ladakh Lok Sabha seat for the first time in 2014, but got decimated in the assembly elections the same year. And he is also lambasting the PDP. He is accusing the BJP of betraying the mandate the people of Jammu province gave in the assembly elections. The only Common Minimum Programme (CMP of this government is to stay in power by hook or crook, he is saying almost on a daily basis, and charging the BJP with giving up on core agend...   READ MORE   Baig tipped to be inducted in Modi's Cabinet "within April" 4/1/2015 12:14:57 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Peoples Democratic Party's Lok Sabha member from North Kashmir and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig is tipped to be inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, later this month. Well placed political sources disclosed to Early Times on Tuesday that Mr Baig would be sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in the Modi government any time before the start of second half of the Budget Session scheduled on April 20. In the second Cabinet reshuffle within his first year in office, Modi would drop some non-performers and pick up some new faces, a few from the NDA allies like S...   READ MORE   Youth hit by bureaucrat's vehicle dies at GMC Babus build pressure on docs, HOD Anesthesia resigns 4/1/2015 12:14:36 AM SUMIT SHARMA Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: High Voltage drama erupted at GMC hospital here after a youth, who was hit by a vehicle of a bureaucrat earlier this week, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. The victim Neeraj Gupta was admitted in the GMC hospital after he was hit by the Under Secretary's vehicle on Monday. He was taken to Operation Theater where a neurologist Dr Furrkan Ahmed, declared that he is taking his last breath. Despite knowing that patient is on his last legs GMC management arranged a ventilator from ICU to appease the bureaucrats but the victim didn't respond and died. Informed sources said that soon after he was admitted in the hospital, pressure started ...   READ MORE   When Omar 'mocked' at SAC for a dear friend Commission had issued notice to then CM over giving ministerial status to Rana 4/1/2015 12:11:41 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: At a time when the new government is mulling to strengthen the anti- graft bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, people are hoping that these bodies would act against the people who made mockery of the State Accountability Commission (SAC) from 2009 to 2014. One who remained on a fore front in undermining the vitality of the State Accountability Commission was none other than the former chief minister Omar Abdullah himself. When SAC questioned his move to accord ministerial status to his close friend Devender Singh Rana, Omar approached the court of law- managing to get the stay order over the proceedings of the anti graft commission. This act...   READ MORE   DB seeks compliance report on closure of coaching centres in valley Jammu based coaching centres gets respite for filing undertaking 4/1/2015 12:05:21 AM Jammu based coaching centres gets respite for filing undertaking Srinagar, Mar 31: The state High Court has directed a three-member panel headed by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to file compliance report with regard to closure of all unregistered coaching centres in the Valley. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a Division Bench of the court comprising Justice M H Attar and Justice A M Magrey has also granted week's time to the coaching centres of Jammu to file the undertaking as directed by the court. "The court committee headed by Divisional Commissioner constituted by the court for implementation of its orders and government orders shall file compliance report about ...   READ MORE   Centre allocating PDS ration to J&K as per 2001 census 3.02 lakh families without ration cards 4/1/2015 12:04:51 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Over 3.02 lakh families in J&K have no access to PDS ration as State is still getting its quota of ration from the centre as per the census of 2001. This was informed by the government in the Upper House of state legislature in a written reply to a question of Mohammad Khalil Band who sought details from government regarding number of families yet to be provided with ration cards. Minister CAPD Zulfikar Ali informed that as per census 2011, there are approximately 3.02 lakh families who are yet to be provided with ration cards, but since J&K was still getting ration according to 2001 census, these families have no access to PDS ration. "A...   READ MORE   Mass scale transfers of ReTs by Ex CEO hits school functioning in Doda 4/1/2015 12:04:32 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31 : The mass scale transfers of ReT teachers by Ex Chief Education Officer has badly affected the functioning of government schools in Doda District. In reply to AQ. No.775 of MLA Doda Shakti Raj Parihar, the government agreed that large scale transfers of Masters, Teachers and ReTs in Doda District during the recent past has took place in Doda District and in the year 2014-15, 18 Masters, 149 Teachers and 398 ReTs (Regular) have been transferred in the district as compared to 1967 regular ReTs in the entire District, and the number of transferees is large and has also led to depletion of staff in rural areas. The Education Minister in...   READ MORE   SKIMS doctors brazenly violate ban on private practice 4/1/2015 12:04:16 AM Mohammad Hamzah Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31 : Last year, authorities at Srinagar's Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) issued a notice in newspapers which read: "The private practice by any medical or paramedical member of SKIMS has been treated as cognizable offence under Section 21 of the (RPC), effective from 10th July 2001." The notice carried names of some 171 faculty members of the SKIMS, urging the general public to contact the Institute authorities if any of the members was found indulging in private practice. It also went to warn that any doctor found violating the ban would be "imprisoned for a term which may extend to three years." However, it's n...   READ MORE   Apprehending more landslides, authorities evacuate 8 families to safer places in Kokernag 3/31/2015 11:55:15 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 31: Authorities in Kokernag area of Anantnag district on Tuesday evening evacuated 8 families comprising 43 members to safer places in view of the landslides in the area. Official sources told Early Times that the eight families of Adhal village of Kokernag were evacuated and accommodated in a government school building after landslides hit a few residential houses in the village. "8 families of were shifted to Government middle school Adhal Kokernag in Kokernag during an evacuation conducted under the supervision of the Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Kokernag," an official confirmed to Early Times. He said that on the directions of...   READ MORE   Meagre k oil supply on ration cards fumes people No oil supplied to people in March 3/31/2015 11:54:59 PM Mohd Irfan Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: As March is going to end, people of Jammu are yet to get kerosene oil as CAPD department has miserably failed to make its supply to them. This has caused problems to those who depend on kerosene oil to prepare food. After the formation of the new government, people hoped to get increased quota of kerosene per ration card but no supply was made to them last month."We have been getting a meagre supply of 5 lts of kerosene oil on ration cards," they added. Castigating CAPD department for giving 5 lts of k oil, Basharat Ahmed of Nagrota said, "This is a cruel joke with the people as 5 lts of kerosene oil lasts for less than half the mont...   READ MORE   CBI Court frames corruption charges against Maj General 3/31/2015 11:54:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Special Judge Anticorruption (CBI Cases) J&K Jammu Suresh Sharma today observed that corruption Act is made out against Maj. Gen. V K Sharma, the then Maj Gen. ASC, Udhampur s/o Bishuwa Mitter, R/O P-4, Tauras Mandir Marg, Delhi Cantt. Special Judge Anticorruption (CBI Cases) J&K Jammu Suresh Sharma observed that in the instant case, the complainant Inder Singh allegedly, gave money to the accused as demanded by him for the reinstatement of his Firm which had earlier been removed. As per complainant filed the complaint before Lt General K T Parnaik, which reached him on 11th June 2012 who later constituted a team of Lt General B S Pama, Chief of Staff...   READ MORE   Five Medical Colleges for JK a reality 3/31/2015 11:54:14 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: The government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that the five medical colleges sanctioned in previous UPA government is a reality, adding that the Jammu and Kashmir government had made a request to government of India for release of funds. In reply to a question whether it is a fact that the previous UPA government has sanctioned five Medical Colleges for the state, if so, the present status of these projects, the government reply stated that the Government of India has identified opening of five new Medical College for J&K State, adding that all the requisite formalities as per the guidelines of Medical Council of India like submission...   READ MORE   Hanging in balance for over a decade Patnitop Aerial Ropeway project to finally take off 3/31/2015 11:54:03 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: After braving bureaucratic red tape for over a decade, work on much awaited Patnitop Aerial Ropeway project, is likely to begin in new financial year. In January, 2004 state government had accorded sanction to the project for attracting more tourists to the picturesque spot of Patnitop during the meeting of Patnitop Development Authority which was chaired by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed when he was Chief Minister in the People's Democratic Party-Congress Coalition Government. Interestingly, previous government in its six year tenure had shelved the project . State government in reply of a written question asked by Member Legislative Assembl...   READ MORE   People block NH at Samba, demand arrest of culprits 3/31/2015 11:53:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: The irate people blocked the National Highway at Samba for two hours today in protest against the recent attack by a group of people on another group over a land dispute in which two persons were injured seriously. The protestors raising slogans demanded immediate arrest of all the 16 persons involved in the attack in which one Raghuvir Singh alias Cheeku and his another accomplice was seriously injured. They accused the authorities of deliberately covering the culprits responsible for murderous assault on the two people who had tried to lay the slab of the building which they were constructing in adjoining area of Samba township over 10 days back. The...   READ MORE   Flood-like situation arises due to poor drainage 3/31/2015 11:53:46 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Mar 31: Flood-like situation has arisen due to poor drainage system, which is being considered as grave issue here in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. Reports suggests that for the past a few days incessant rains has badly hit the normal life across the valley, especially Baramulla, Srinagar, Budgam and Pulwama districts where drain water has entered many houses and shops. Patches of roads in many places of the district were also washed away causing huge inconvenience to the general public. Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Kanispora, told Early Times that drain water has suddenly entered their houses. Water logging has caused huge loss...   READ MORE   Top priority to open model schools in Jammu, Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed 3/31/2015 11:53:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Top priority would be accorded to opening model schools at pre-nursery and primary levels in all districts of Jammu and Kashmir to improve the quality of education, the state government today said. Intervening during the Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed also asked state Education Minister Naeem Akhtar to take up the issue of opening more Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas with the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). "There is an urgent requirement to establish more KVs in J&K. We will have to approach the HRD Ministry and I will also meet the Minister for HRD in Delhi in this regard," he said...   READ MORE   ERA becomes the casuality 3/31/2015 11:53:32 PM Bashir Assad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: As the government handed over the J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to a top bureaucrat, there is a fresh spotlight on the debate as to whether the technically sound local officers would continue to be sidelined at the crucial decision making and implementation levels. The state government recently shook up the administration by ordering massive transfers at various levels, including the ERA chief. ERA executing some major developmental projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) including the ambitious Rs 250 crore Jahangir-Chowk-Rambagh fly over, was on the fore front in disaster management during and after the devas...   READ MORE

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