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Trouble for 'Birbal' in offing as CM takes Edu deptt's control 4/25/2016 11:36:22 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 25: The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti taking senior officials of Education Department to task has once again reflected how messy the ground situation is and contradicts what Education Minister Naeem Akhtar, who is known as Birbal, has been claiming before the press. Since the day of assuming office, Akhtar has been eulogising none but himself for making what he terms the 'revolutionary' measures in state's education sector. He has also been saying that such a vital sector was left in shambles by the successive regimes of the state and it is during his tenure that a major reboot is being ensured. But what pricked Akhtar's tall claims were the constant jibes by the Chief Minister during a recent meeting held at the civil secretariat of which the Education Minister Naeem Akhar was also the part. Mehbooba castigated the helmsmen of the Education Department in front of all for creating a serious mess in the department. Mehbooba categorically asked Akhtar and his team that the teacher-student ratio in the government schools at Jammu and Srinagar is in...   READ MORE

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Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan: Party, govt pulling in different directions 4/25/2016 11:36:16 PM Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday batted for legislation under which those who refuse to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan will be sent to jail. "There is the need for a legislation that makes it compulsory for every one to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan. Those who refuse to chant this slogan will be sent to jails," he said during a function. All right-thinking Indians would surely appreciate the suggestion of Mahesh Sharma. For, certain undesirable elements have been raising their ugly heads in different parts of the country and they are not only ridiculing the slogan but also seeking to provoke revolt against the Indian state. Th...   READ MORE   IIT Jammu unlikely to become functional from upcoming session 4/25/2016 11:36:09 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: The budding students of Jammu region are likely to wait for another year as the proposed prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is unlikely to become functional from this session too, due to failure of authorities to arrange accommodation. Sources informed Early Times that IIT was sanctioned for Jammu in the month of July 2014 and it was announced that it would start functioning from the session 2015-16 but as per the ground situations, it would unlikely to start functioning from session 2016-17, which is to start after nearly two months. "IIT is a central institution for which state government is to provide free of cost land and o...   READ MORE   Mehbooba 'warns' BJP on 370 4/25/2016 11:36:01 PM Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has issued a veiled threat to the BJP to not resort to judicial path for challenging Article 370. She had said that such attempts disturb the peace in the state and also sends wrong signals. Mehbooba made this statement at a conference in Delhi in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakar. The CM said that such attempts of challenging the constitutional special status given by the constitution of India disturbs peace and also to an extent discredits mainstream parties in the state to which voters had reposed faith in the elections. Mehbooba Mufti made this blunt statement a...   READ MORE   Police extends raw deal to budding sports persons, offers recruitment as SPOs 4/25/2016 11:35:52 PM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: In a bid to improve their showing in the All India Police Games in different disciplines, Jammu and Kashmir Police have devised a new strategy of achieving their objective without making any investment; in the process offering a raw deal to the budding sportsmen of the state. It may be recalled that State Police had launched an ambitious sports policy that promised lucrative recruitment and career enhancement opportunities to the budding sportsmen of the state the previous year, but the same was shot down by the babus in Home department, whose clerical mindset failed to figure out any merit in it. The sports policy of the police, which has b...   READ MORE   Report gathers dust in Home Department Promotion issue 4/25/2016 11:35:45 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: The Police officers of 1999 KPS batch are unhappy and exasperated as their promotion has been long due. The charm of joining elite police force has faded as they have realized that they are lagging far behind their counterparts who had opted for KAS. While the KAS batch of 1999 has reached at the pay band of 8600, the KPS batch of 1999 is still at the pay band of 6600. Further, though the High Court had asked government to promote the 1999 batch in the year 2011 within two months but till date this batch has got nothing but assurances only. It was after representation to the late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed by the said batch, a committee for senio...   READ MORE   Pak FS ignores separatists, likely to meet Jaishankar today 'Zor ka jhatka dheere-se' 4/25/2016 11:35:34 PM Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: Separatists in Kashmir got a 'zor ka jhatka dheere-se' on Monday as the news about Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Aziz Ahmad Chaudhary, would visit New Delhi on Tuesday to attend 'Heart of Asia' regional conference broke. Chaudhary is likely to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the conference on Tuesday to resume the talks process at Foreign Secretary level between both the countries. Pakistan keeping Chaudhary's Delhi visit as a closely guarded secret has left the separatists "red faced and annoyed" as this time around they have been sidelined by the country at whose behest they foment trouble in Kashmir, orchestrate stone peltin...   READ MORE   Protect lands abandoned by KPs: HC to JK Govt 4/25/2016 11:35:22 PM Early Times Report New Delhi, Apr 25: In a verdict that could bring relief to the thousands of Kashmiri Pandits scattered across the country, the Delhi High Court has directed the Jammu & Kashmir government to ensure protection of lands abandoned in Verinag, Kashmir by five Kashmiri Pandits, who left the Valley in 1989 following a breakdown of law and order. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the Jammu & Kashmir government to have the properties of the five migrants inspected by the Deputy Commissioner of Anantnag, Kashmir every six months. The court also directed the central government ''to use its good offices to ensure compliance of the aforesaid directions by the government of th...   READ MORE   Minister's brothers openly encroaching prime govt land in Kathua, administration mum 4/25/2016 11:35:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: The district administration Kathua has reportedly kneeled down before the writ of brothers of a turncoat cabinet Minister, who have been openly encroaching upon prime government land in the heart of town but administration deliberately turned blind eye over such encroachments. Sources informed Early Times for the last few days, the younger brother of the Minister had been raising a shop in the prime government land at Sheedi Chowk. "Concrete poles were erected and construction work was going on openly on the state land, which is worth nearly Rs. 60-70 Lakhs and district administration had reportedly mum due to strong political pressure", sources said. T...   READ MORE   Fake callers from Secretariat take officers for ride 4/25/2016 11:35:05 PM Early Times Report jammu, Apr 25: Some class IV employees in the Civil Secretariat are allegedly taking various departments for ride by impersonating themselves as senior officers and getting their personal works done. For the purpose, official landline telephones of the senior officers in Civil Secretariat are being misused by these lower rung officials to issue verbal instructions to the departments and officers, stationed outside the Secretariat. Some middle rung politicians are also allegedly hand in glove with these impersonators and encouraging the latter for getting their personal matters resolved through off the record official intervention without the knowledge of concerned of...   READ MORE   Unable to construct 19 girls' hostel under RMSA, J&K gets nod for another 49 hostels 4/25/2016 11:13:56 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: Notwithstanding the fact that the state government had failed to construct 19 girl's hostel sanctioned in 2011-12 , the Union government has sanctioned a total of 68 hostels for state. Given the indifference and lethargy of state administration, it is presumed that state will never be able to complete such huge number of hostels. The Union government had sanctioned 19 girls' hostel under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) in the remotest areas of Jammu and Kashmir which failed to see the light of the day. The state government officials under RMSA to hide their failure have been saying that all the hostels including newly sanct...   READ MORE   SKIMS: Patients suffer as docs continue use of expired surgical equipment 4/25/2016 11:13:50 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 25: Amid tall claims of transparency and accountability, Patients at the Premier healthcare institute, SKIMS, Srinagar continue to suffer as Doctors risking lives of poor people are yet to shun use of Expired surgical equipments and consumables. Senior Doctors wishing anonymity of their names told Early Times that in a shocking case of negligence and lawlessness, authorities at SKIMS are yet to stop selling Expired surgical equipments and consumables to poor patients. Pertinently the massive scam of use expired surgical equipments by Doctors and paramedical staff at SKIMS surfaced few days back and received wide spread criticism for aut...   READ MORE   Out of power, Cong finds faults with Mehbooba-led Govt 4/25/2016 11:13:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: What can be termed as deep discomfiture of a National Party with its local wing miserably failed to show satisfactory performance in the last assembly elections in the state, is indulging into politics of expediency manifesting its uneasiness being now out of power. Over utterances of Congress President of the State while addressing public meeting at Sonsambil village of Pulwama district dubbing government for exploiting people on agenda of good governance headed by PDP, the political analysts say that Congress, which is habitual of remaining in power but now being out of power, has unleashed a dubious campaign against the recently formed state gov...   READ MORE   Apathy of I&FC deptt hits Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 4/25/2016 11:13:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: National campaign launched by the Government of India under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in October 2014 to clean streets, towns and cities with Irrigation and Flood Control Department having disposed off the silt and garbage dredged out of the Ranbir canal in Cremation ground located at Gazia of Krishna Nagar Miran Sahib reflecting the seriousness of the Department towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. While talking to Early Times the locals of the area informed that a...   READ MORE   On FM radio SMC talks of Swachh Bharat Mission, on ground spends nothing 4/25/2016 11:13:14 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 25: Nowadays Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is busy with issuing advertisements of local FM radio stations by asking Srinagar residents to construct lavatories and create sanitation infrastructure under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). But on the ground SMC claims that it has no funds available under this national flagship programme. The SMC had infact recently told a prominent RTI Activist from Srinagar that it has no received no funds under SBM. Under the national flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) while replying an RTI query had revealed that SMC has not been provided any funds under this c...   READ MORE   Corruption rampant in Govt Printing Press Employee on deputation promoted 'illegally' in Kashmir 4/25/2016 11:13:08 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 25: In another example of wrong doings in ARI Stationery and Printing department, a Jammu division employee, who was on deputation to Srinagar, has been "illegally" promoted here in gross violation of the rules. According to a complaint letter dispatched by Government Press Employees Association to Governor, Secretary ARI Stationery and Printing department and Director Stationery and Office Supplies, Sajad Hafiz Khan was appointed in Rambir Government Press Jammu as machine man in divisional cadre post in 2006 through SSRB. However, in 2008, he managed his "illegal" transfer to Government Printing Press Srinagar. However, officials prot...   READ MORE   PDP tears into NC, but also commits wrong Self-rule Vs Autonomy 4/25/2016 11:09:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: PDP general secretary Muham-mad Sartaj Madni is right when charges the NC with behaving differently when in power and when out of power and asserts that the PDP works on the agenda of political resolution whether in or out of powers. The NC leaders talk about autonomy and friendship with Pakistan when they are out of power and advocate "bombing Pakistan" and "getting PaK back" while they happen to be in power, he has said. "Not to go too far in history -- even between 2009 and 2014 -- when the NC was in power as a constituent of UPA, the party never raised the issue of Autonomy either with the Centre, or in the state Assembly," PDP's General Secretar...   READ MORE   40 bed Jagti hospital sans basic facilities 4/25/2016 11:09:32 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 25: Notwithstanding the tall claims of the Government of providing basic amenities to Kashmiri migrants the, displaced people putting up at Jagti township are facing the problems due to non availability of medicare facilities. According to sources no attention has been paid by the Government to improve the health care facilities for Kashmiri migrants at Jagti township where the much talked about 40 bedded hospital has been constructed after a long delay of about seven years in October last year but the same sans all facilities. The doctors have been posted in this hospital but it sans the medicines even the life saving drugs needed during emergencies are no...   READ MORE   Mehbooba to hold direct hotline with BJP top brass 4/25/2016 11:09:22 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 25: Prompted by past few months of "suspicion" within the Peoples Democratic Party ranks, the PDP has resolved to end the role of "middlemen" for negotiations with Bharatiya Janta Party in the national capital, while Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti will be holding direct talks with ally "as and when needed". Highly placed sources said in the wake of "bitter experience" of first innings followed by allegations of "coup" within the party ranks, the PDP leadership has resolved that Mehbooba should herself hold direct communications with the centrr. Sources said this was the reason as to why Mehbooba herself visited New Delhi since she was swor...   READ MORE   Sensing trouble, Bali's brigade skips visit to M&CCH Anantnag 4/25/2016 11:09:07 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 25: Sensing trouble and embarrasment, a high level team of Health department officials skipped visit to Maternity and Child Care hospital which is in shambles state due to space crunch, poor sanitation and staff dearth. According to official communiqué, Dr. M. K. Bhandari, Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education Department, Dr. Samir Mattoo, Director Health Services, Kashmir & Dr.Saleem-ur-Rehman, Project Director J&K AIDS Control Society visited District Hospital Anantnag and Sub-district Hospital Dooru late in the evening. Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Syed Abid accompanied the high level team during the visit, which ...   READ MORE   Mockery: 25 out of 30 drugs are irrelevant MSC supplies primary medicines to tertiary care GMC 4/25/2016 11:08:58 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 25: Paving way to get flourishing 'controversial' private drug stores in government run city hospital in Jammu, the State Medical Supply Corporation is supplying unnecessary drug to premier hospitals. Well-placed sources in health department told Early Times, since its inception the corporation remained away from its purposes. "Being premier hospitals in city GMC and associated hospitals cater the patients who come with major diseases", sources said, adding that unfortunately, there no tertiary medicines in hospital. "They (patients) have to purchase medicine from market, despite the fact hundreds of crores of rupees being spent by healt...   READ MORE

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