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Nirmal may lose power, urban development portfolios 3/31/2016 11:57:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Nirmal Singh, the BJP's nominee for the deputy chief minister, is likely to be shifted from his earlier portfolios of power development and urban development. Sources said that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti may herself keep these two important portfolios and may give some other department to Nirmal Singh. According to the sources the PDP president has communicated to the BJP top leadership that these two portfolios are not only important for the quality development of the state but also to implement many central government schemes like smart cities and other small cities. 'Nimral Singh has failed to deliver much in the urban developments. He could not give vision and building bye-laws were floated. Many problems exist and he couldn't put his foot down. There has been many positive developments in this ministry in the Governor's rule and Mehbooba wants to carry it forward," said the sources,. Source said Mehbooba is also interested in it so that she can develop Jammu and Srinagar cities which if done could have huge political ramifications. Acco...   READ MORE

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Battle for portfolios: PDP holds ground firmly What will BJP do now? 3/31/2016 11:57:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: The cornered and under pressure BJP, which had been pitching for equal number of berths in the Cabinet and Council of Ministers and equal number of portfolios for many days now, on Wednesday put on record their demands. It was the BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi who spoke for the party, explained the party stand. He gave everyone to understand that the BJP and the PDP had equal number of MLAs and the BJP will not accept the status of B-team. At the same time, he stated that the local party leadership had conveyed the party's view to the high command and the high command will take final decision. MLA from Nowshera Ravinder Sharma also spoke on the issue ...   READ MORE   BADP funds 'diverted' to distt plan without Planning Deptt's approval 3/31/2016 11:56:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: BADP funds, which were meant to be utilised in the border area of Poonch, are alleged to have been diverted for the construction of a jeepable road to Wand Tantrian, Haveli (KM Ist RD 0-699). The funds were diverted without the approval of Planning Department, official sources alleged. Sources alleged that the BADP funds were diverted for the early construction of Wand Tantrian road because it "leads to local MLA's residence". "Though BADP funds are meant for consumption in border areas only, these were diverted even as Wand Tantrian road does not fall in the border area of Poonch," sources said. In his March 25, 2016 letter written to Executive engine...   READ MORE   RSS, BJP do U-turn on Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan Saving PDP-BJP coalition 3/31/2016 11:56:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Notwithstanding the difference between the PDP and the local BJP leadership over power-sharing formula as suggested by the former, the RSS and the BJP, the two most perverted organizations in the world, are trying their best to save the coalition. Knowing it full well that their insistence on Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan could upset the coalition or their applecart in J&K, both the RSS and the BJP have done a U-turn on the Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan and said that it is for the people to chant or not to chant this slogan and that they will not force the unwilling people to chant this slogan. First it was the RSS which ate its words in a most shameless manner a...   READ MORE   Students to expose JU VC before Vice-President 3/31/2016 11:56:31 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Up in arms against alleged dictatorial and anti-student attitude of Vice-Chancellor Prof RD Sharma, various student organizations are set to expose the incumbent VC before Vice-President Hamid Ansari during the latter's visit to Jammu University in connection with 16th Convocation on April 2. These student organizations, including Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, National Secular Forum, Jammu Youth Forum and others, are planning to hold demonstration during convocation and submit their respective memorandum to the Vice-President, highlighting omissions and commissions of RD Sharma during his one year tenure as the Vice-Chancellor. Worried over the inte...   READ MORE   Travel agent collects 'hafta for SHO' 3/31/2016 11:56:24 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: A police station SHO in Jammu district has allegedly been minting money nowadays through 'unfair' means. He is alleged to have authorised a travel agent to make collections on his behalf from bus operators and others for unlawfully allowing them to park their vehicles by the roadside and other no-parking areas. The police station falls in an area where hundreds of inter-state and inter-district buses come daily to pick and drop passengers. Soon after the SHO took over the police station, he put a ban on the parking of these buses by the roadside. This had a direct bearing on their business, so some bus operators called on him, but he returned them, sayi...   READ MORE   Retired officials re-employed in JKPSC for years 3/31/2016 11:55:51 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: Notwithstanding the fact that State has an army of nearly one million unemployed qualified youth, but instead of creating opportunities for this gullible lot, various public sector institutions including Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) have re-employed retired employees for the last many years. Sources informed Early Times that five employees, who were retired many years back, have still been working in JKPSC and handling very important works including conduct of various exams. Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat had retired from the post of Under Secretary from JKPSC, in the year, 2011 but for the last five years he has been working on...   READ MORE   No shutdown, chalo call against Tral woman's killing Double Standards! 3/31/2016 11:55:42 PM ET Report JAMMU, Mar 31: In yet another brutal act, terrorists shot dead a 50-year old woman in south Kashmir's Tral area on Wednesday evening. However, the killing failed to move the separatists, who otherwise wait to give a shutdown and chalo call, and instigate people to hit the streets to vitiate peace. Officials said the terrorists barged into the house of Hameeda Bano, 50, wife of Ghulam Hassan Dar at her residence in Noorpora and shot her dead when she was alone in the house. Her son, according to the officials, had gone to nearby mosque to offer prayers. Separatists, who claim to be the human rights champions and leave no stone unturned to protest against any killing maintaine...   READ MORE   Handicrafts deptt caught on wrong foot Women artisans’ photo irks people 3/31/2016 11:32:36 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 31: Officials of the Handicrafts department have come under sharp criticism for disrespecting the women during an awareness program organized by the former last week in Mattan area of Anantnag district. A photograph showing employees sitting on chairs and female artisans on floor in awareness camp organized is irking netizens and activists who are working hard to revive the handicrafts industry in the state. The photograph has gone viral o...   READ MORE   I&FC official violates LAWDA secrecy 3/31/2016 11:32:02 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: Enjoying patronage of higher-ups, a top official in Irrigation and Flood Control department (I&FC) has been illegally checking secret documents of Lakes and waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) despite being transferred before two weeks. If reliable sources in LAWADA are to be believed, an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) who recently was transferred by Commissioner Secretary LAWDA from LAWDA Index Dalgate on Governors orders instead of discharging her work at her new office has been illegally checking documents of her previous workplace. Sources said that AEE who has been transferred from LAWDA to Chief Engineer I&FC office has ...   READ MORE   Trauma centres in Jammu sans staff; OTs 'dead' 3/31/2016 11:31:54 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Trauma centres established in hilly areas of Jammu division are still running without requisite staff and the Operation Theaters (OTs) are not functional despite one year after Governor ordered to health department to make them fully operational. Reliable sources informed Early Times that due to non- serious approach of health department officials, these Trauma centres were still suffering and could not achieve the objective behind their establishment. "Need to establish these trauma centres was felt when the number of road accidents increased alarmingly in these areas", sources said, adding that four Trauma Centres were established in...   READ MORE   Govt for timely utilization of funds Babus asked to fix responsibility 3/31/2016 11:31:47 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31 : As hundreds of crores of rupees get lapsed annually in the State due to administrative inertia, the government has directed departmental heads for all departments for timely utilization of funds and asked to fix the reasonability if funds remain unutilized. The Finance department under the directions of Governor N N Vohra has passed directions in view that very less developmental works take place in last quarter of the year due to non-utilization of funds and many remain unutilized. According to the directions passed by the state Finance department, "During the last quarter of the year the expenditure should be limited to 33 pe...   READ MORE   SKIMS gets public bashing on social networking sites 3/31/2016 11:31:27 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: SKIMS, one of the premier health institutes of the state, has been receiving public bashing on social networking sites amid allegations of loot of public money and favouritism by the higher ups. The bashing began after an ex-member of CAG's state advisory committee wrote on his facebook page that "he has strong reasons to believe that funds worth hundreds of crores provided by union and state governments for creating facilities at SKIMS, particularly for treatment of cancer, have either been swindled or left un-utilized by authorities." Referring to a CAG report on SKIMS, he wrote that "the officials have failed to create the cance...   READ MORE   Unscientific dumping of garbage by SMC: NGT Commissioner meets stake holders 3/31/2016 11:31:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointed Commissioner on Wednesday visited Srinagar and met with various stake holders in connection with the unscientific disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) by Srinagar Municipal Corporation . Majority of stake holders which includes Achan residents and civil society urged upon the Commissioner to make sure waste to energy plant should not be installed at Achan as it would cause serious health hazards to the local population. The delegation laid stress on shifting of Achan garbage dumping site to some other location. They also impressed upon the commissioner to ensure segregation of Municipal Solid Waste at...   READ MORE   ACD Kishtwar suspends TA, MPW for Sub Standard work 3/31/2016 11:31:05 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 31: Taking strong note of execution of Sub Standard quality work which led to the surrendering of Rs. 5 lacs sanctioned by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department for construction of Panchayat Bhawan in Tatani area of Drabshala block in Kishtwar District, Assistant Commissioner Development Kishtwar today placed MPW and Technical Assistant under suspension till pending enquiry. As per the details available with "Early Times", Assistant Commissioner Development Akther Hussain Qazi on the basis of the report given by Block Development Officer Drabshala and Assistant Executive Engineer wherein both stated that the execution of w...   READ MORE   Jasrota Temple faces official neglect 3/31/2016 11:30:01 PM Arun Kumar Early Times Report Kathua, Mar 31: A famous ancient Hindu temple at gateway of J&K in Jasrota, 15 km from Kathua town, is facing official neglect. Thousands of devotees throng during navratras and throughout the year, temple attracts devotees but fails to seek attention of district administration. The temple is deprived of basic amenities like water , Power supply and road connectivity. Sandhya Gupta, a devotee hailing from Jammu reached here with family to worship in the te...   READ MORE   Pathetic roads reflect negligence of Ramban authorities 3/31/2016 11:29:32 PM Tahir Mushtaq Early Times Report RAMBAN, Mar 31: The pathetic condition of road on national highway falling under jurisdiction of Municipal Committee (MC) Ramban clearly shows the negligent approach of the department towards their professional duties. There are many such roads that are not maintained and repaired from the long time owing which the small pits become death traps for the two wheelers and walkers. Especially the road near bus stand Ramban and Sunari Mohalla becomes the majo...   READ MORE

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