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Medical Supplies Corp hires 6 luxurious cars Rs 40 lakh spent on office renovation 4/10/2016 12:21:19 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 9: Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd has hired six luxurious cars without inviting tenders while around Rs 40 lakh have been spent on renovation of the office. Sources told Early Times that these cars were hired from an individual instead of firm overlooking the rules. "Managing Director, Dr Yash Pal Sharma since the day took charge, is enjoying autonomy and draining public money", sources said, adding that presently there are four gazzeted officers in the Corporation. "Managing Director, General Manager and two Medical Officers, but the MD had hired six cars including two Mahindra Scorpio, one Mahindra Bolero and three Swift Dzire cars have been hired", they added that during the tenure of Sheetal Nanda as Managing Direct...   READ MORE

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Spectre of Sajjad, Gupta's discontent haunt BJP Anger brews among cadres in Doda, Udhampur over 'non-representation' 4/10/2016 12:20:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 9: In what can be seen trouble brewing up for ruling BJP, the cadres and workers in Doda and Udhampur districts are a disgruntled lot over non-representation in the Council of Ministers. Defying high command's decision about inclusion of the persons in the government, the cadres led by Mandal Pradhan's have also decided not to convene Mandal level meetings of the party scheduled on Sunday. Mandal level meetings are convened on 10th of every month by the party leadership to take review of the activities. Sources said on one hand it is the 'spectre' of deeply disappointed Sajjad Gani Lone and Pawan Gupta which is hanging over the party, and on the other scen...   READ MORE   'Death' of RTI in J&K: Activists seek CM's intervenention 4/10/2016 12:20:32 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 9: As State Information Commission (SIC) continues to be almost defunct , several RTI activists across State have appealed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to appoint State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and one Information Commissioner (IC) without any further delay so that Right to Information (RTI) does not dies its own death in State. The SIC as on date is without State Chief Information Commission (CIC) and Information Commissioner (IC) as the posts fell vacant in February 2016 and October 2015 respectively. GR Sufi who retired as State Chief Information Commissioner had earlier said that RTI will die its own death if State Information Commiss...   READ MORE   Now, nationalist media under attack in Kashmir NIT row 4/10/2016 12:20:22 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 9: Press/media is the fourth pillar of Indian democracy. The three other are legislative, judiciary and executive. However, it is the media, which plays the most significant role. It, in fact, plays the role of watchdog and keeps legislature, executive, and even judiciary on tenterhooks, as it takes up issues of public and national import, seeks to expose the wrong-doers and makes public opinion. As was expected, the responsible nationalist media in New Delhi, Noida and elsewhere in the country took the issue of brutal assault on the non-Kashmiri students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar in a big way and presented a true picture of facts...   READ MORE   Students puncture Govt claims; stage sit-in, redraft demands 4/10/2016 12:20:02 AM Early Times Report JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Apr 9: Despite Government making tall claims about defusing the tension in the NIT campus in Srinagar, the agitating outstation students continued their protest dharna on Saturday and redrafted their set of demands ahead of another round of deliberations with the officials of the HRD Ministry on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, the main demand of the protesting students to shift NIT from Srinagar was categorically rejected by the HRD Ministry much to the discomf...   READ MORE   Two marches from Delhi to NIT Srinagar Solidarity with victims of oppression 4/10/2016 12:19:27 AM ET Report JAMMU, Apr 9: The gory NIT Srinagar incident, which culminated in injuries to about 100 non-Kashmiri students, has snowballed into a major conflict with angry youth from 12 states of the country, including women, taking up the issue in a big way and deciding to organize march from New Delhi to the NIT Srinagar. Around 150 students on Saturday embarked on their journey from Delhi to Srinagar to show solidarity with the non-Kashmiri students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jammu and Kashmir, following the unrest at the institute. Holding the national flags, the youths led by Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena's head Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga commenced the protest march in ...   READ MORE   Vets, Ghat Munshis, others to monitor performance of Govt schools Kar-e-Najar Badastay Gilkar! 4/10/2016 12:19:14 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 9: As if teaching schoolchildren is like treating ailing animals or distributing rice bags that now onwards veterinarians and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) officials will monitor performance of Government schools in the State. The Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janta Party Government has given a go ahead to this plan whereas in the first phase, Bandipora, which is the home district of Education Minister Naeem Akhter, is introducing this "innovation." As per the orders issued by District Commissioner Bandipora, Sajjad Hussain Ganie, the officers of various departments operational in the north Kashmir district wil...   READ MORE   PSO turns agent, master sacked 4/10/2016 12:19:01 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 9: Vigilance and other anti-graft organisations have started a campaign to tighten grips over those officials, who were attached with some of the former Ministers of the previous Government headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. One of cop, who was associated with a former BJP Minister, is under the surveillance of anti-graft organisations because it is alleged that the said cop has amassed huge wealth during the ten months tenure of the previous coalition regime. This cop- which common people perceived, is responsible for the sacking of the Minister from the Council of Ministry, has been constructing a palatial house in the outskirts of the city. The cop during h...   READ MORE   Geelani's art of administering poison through candy 4/10/2016 12:18:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 9: It is a case of administering poison through a candy. This is what senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has done while referring to the row in NIT in Srinagar. He has a sermon only for the non-local students but no word for the local students. Does he believe that only non-local students may listen to his sermons and act accordingly? Or does he believe that local students no longer listen to his sermons? Whatever it is, he has appealed to local and non-local students of NIT Srinagar to show maturity and brotherhood, adding that outstation students must be treated like guests. This is the only sound sermon he has issued and the rest is simply a...   READ MORE   Pulwama: KPs mull migration after stone attacks at Haal 4/10/2016 12:18:42 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 9: At a time when the role of Jammu & Kashmir Police is under scanner for handling the situation at National Institute of Technology here, the stone pelting at the migrant colony at Haal in Pulwama in South Kashmir on Friday evening 'exposed' the claims of police higher ups that stern action would be taken against anti-national elements. Reports said that 90 odd families putting up at this migrant colony are living under fear following the stone pelting incident. These people are yet to come out of the shock and they are quite disturbed over the incident that took place on Friday at about 6:30 PM. Early Times has learnt from sources that ...   READ MORE   JU's Kathua campus deprived of English stream 4/9/2016 11:32:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 9: In another case of manipulation engineered by Jammu University to snatch English stream from off site campus Kathua has forced the aspirants of Kathua district to take admission in PG English at main campus University of Jammu. The sources informed Early Times that in the year 2007 when Prof R. D. Sharma was Rector Kathua campus, the posts of Assistant Professors in the streams of English and MBA were advertised for appointments. Accordingly interviews were held for both the streams, but ignoring well qualified aspirants with NET/SET in MBA subjects who deserved preference in the interview, a female candidate of commerce subject who was scholar and bl...   READ MORE   Mehbooba to end Babu Raj, prioritise e-governance 4/9/2016 11:32:34 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 9: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has listed e-governance in Jammu and Kashmir as her top priority with administrative Secretaries directed to ensure transparency in the administration and cut the delay in the delivery of services to the public. Sources within the dispensation revealed that the government has increased its pace in ensuring that the online service model is introduced in the state without further delay and several departments in the very first phase shall be covered under the model. It would ensure the timely delivery of the government services for the people of the state and that it would keep the applicants aware about t...   READ MORE   KPC condemns attack over KP migrant employees 4/9/2016 11:32:22 PM Jammu, Apr 9: KPC condemned an attack over Kashmiri Pandit employees colony located near village Hall of District Pulwama, Kashmir by a big group of miscreants and anti-social elements of the area in a day and the evening hours, yesterday. According to sources, the attack was made from the back side of the colony, which is un-protected vulnerable area, with big stones and also abused the colony dwellers which created total panic, harassment and terrified all who were present in the migrant colony in particular females and kids. Earlier the said miscreants also hurled stones on CRPF camp stationed at front side of the said migrant colony. KPC Chief Kundan Kashmiri immediately after knowing a...   READ MORE   Students, parents demand more teeth to fee fixation committees 4/9/2016 11:32:12 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 9: The state government has ignored the private schools across the state as fee fixation committees have remained limited to papers. Hundreds of students along with their parents are in a state of melancholy over the fee fixation committees. Sources said that in the recent past government had ordered for setting up of fee fixation committees which will look into the problems faced by the private schools across the state. The Supreme Court had issued an order that the private schools can hike 10- 15 percent in the fee, but the government has not implemented the same order so for, sources said. "There cannot be hike in fee unless the ...   READ MORE   Traffic diversion plan triggers protests in Srinagar 4/9/2016 11:30:59 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 9: The traffic diversion plan carved-out by authorities to avoid risk to human lives in the areas where flyover is under construction has triggered protests in south city areas. Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded for hours in south city following a protest demonstration and blockade of roads in Solina and Rambagh markets by local business fraternity. Protestors had erected barricades in Solina Market and at Rambagh Bridge to stop movement of vehicles on the road to grab attention of District Administration Srinagar towards their woes. Business unit holders terming authorities move to divert traffic from Rambagh-Jahangir Chowk road...   READ MORE

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