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Tourism dev authorities in Jammu get peanuts Discrimination with Jammu continues even under PDP-BJP rule 4/30/2016 12:18:09 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: The BJP has been claiming since March 1, 2015 that it was for the first time that Jammu province got its due share in all sectors and that the Coalition government treated all the three regions equally. The claim appears spurious. The fact of the matter is that Jammu region continues to get crumbs and the Valley continues to get a lion's share and preferential and differential treatment under the present dispensation. The claim of the BJP that the coalition Government had treated Jammu province and Kashmir Valley equally is spurious could be seen from the funds the Government allocated to the Tourism Development Authorities in the Valley and Jammu. Just look at the State Sector Capex Budget for the financial year 2015-16 and you will find the difference and the extent to which the already rather developed Kashmir was preferred. Believe it or not, but it is a fact that while Jammu got only Rs 872.75 lakh under Regular Schemes as far as development of tourism in the region was concerned, Kashmir got Rs 2224.75 lakh - huge difference of Rs 1342 ...   READ MORE

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BJP MLA stoops low to settle personal scores 4/30/2016 12:17:58 AM Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Apr 29: A daily wager in Social forestry department had to face the wrath of a BJP MLA who feared threat to his fiefdom, prevailed upon the Forest Minister Lal Singh to got the daily wager thrown out of his services. The daily wager Ajay Sharma, son of Amar Nath and resident of Nohoti have been serving in the department since past two and a half years and was constantly being harassed by the BJP MLA Nowshera Ravinder Raina who is alleged to have openly declared his 'fiefdom' in his constituency that he runs a lion's den in his constituency and no administrative machinery is above him,, The victim Ajay Sharma for being a news reporter with one of the leadi...   READ MORE   Lal Singh's maiden meeting in Srinagar stretches for 12 hrs Minister starts with anecdotes; gives piece of mind to officials 4/30/2016 12:17:51 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 29: Chairing his maiden meeting with officials here, Forest Minister Chowdhary Lal Singh lectured for 12-long hours giving a "piece of mind" to the official machinery under his Ministry. Starting his meeting with reference to an anecdote Lal Singh, presumably wanted his officials to understand his importance. At Banquet Hall, his story started like this: "Once upon a time there were two friends, each of whom had a son. One of the sons would study a lot in the childhood while the other would play around. The two families stayed apart for several years, after which the two friends met again. "One of them asked the other about his son. And the re...   READ MORE   SMVDSB CEO post: Top babu eyes another term 4/30/2016 12:17:37 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: A senior bureaucrat in State administration is trying his best to get himself transferred as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), for another term. Sources in State administration told Early Times that the bureaucrat presently holding top post of an important department, had already served the Shrine board. "His transfer, was on-card during four months long Governor's rules in State, but formation of State Government led by Mehbooba Mufti had created 'hurdle' for him", they said, adding that if the Government not forms he was be appointed against his choicest. They said that being autonomous body, ...   READ MORE   Despite public outcry, land grabbing on rise in Jammu 4/30/2016 12:17:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: Despite a hue and cry made by the people against the encroachment of State and forestland in different parts of Jammu, the Government has failed to get the same freed from the clutches of land grabbers. According to sources hundreds of kanals of State land have been encroached in Tawi belt in Jammu right from Bhagwati Nagar to Beli Charana by the mafia groups but the authorities have failed to take cognizance of the same. Instead of taking action against the illegal occupants of the State land in this belt, the authorities have resorted to harass those people who have constructed their houses on the land purchased by them after getting the drawings app...   READ MORE   Students made to work like labourers in Govt schools 4/30/2016 12:17:12 AM Arun Kumar Early Times Report Kathua, Apr 29: Both union and state governments have introduced number of schemes with the aim to enhance literacy rate and make India a developed country but situation at ground is entirely different. State government provides free books, uniforms, mid day meal, educated staffs but still it can't attract students which speak volume of the implementation of these schemes by the education department. People who must teach students, generally compel students f...   READ MORE   Bungling in recruitment for GMC Jammu faculty? 4/30/2016 12:16:38 AM ET Report Jammu, Apr 29: Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu has more than the required faculty, thanks to political intevention. Pledging anonymity, a group of doctors told Early Times that according to the rules, a three-year minimum teaching experience is required at lecturers level to get promotion as Assistant Professor, two years for Associate Professor and then Professor. Similarly to smoothly run major departments like Surgery, Medicine & Gynaecology, 1 Professor each is required; Associate Professors required in these three major departments are 5, 5 and 3 respectively; whereas Lecturer/Assistant Professors required are 5, 6 and 6. They said this is for 150-MBBS stud...   READ MORE   Cricket tourney held to glorify terrorists, BJP Ministers mum 4/30/2016 12:16:28 AM ET Report JAMMU, Apr 29: Uninterrupted conduct of cricket tournament by the terrorist groups of Kashmir Valley in the memory of those terrorists who were killed during encounters with security is another gift of self-styled BJP to the nationalist people of J&K. Shocking awards were named, in this tournament, in the name of those terrorists who were involved in martyring some brave soldiers including Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan but neither J&K Police nor other agencies took any action to stop this tournament which was organized only to glorify terrorists who have launched a war against Indian State. But is more shockingly, nationalist BJP leadership, including party Ministers, were awa...   READ MORE   HC directs authorities to ensure safety of all students PIL on Srinagar NIT Row 4/30/2016 12:16:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: In a PIL filed by Prof Hari Om, seeking direction to ensure fool proof safety of students at NIT, Srinagar, sans J&K police, a high court division bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today directed that the authorities running the administration were expected to ensure the safety of all the NIT students, irrespective of the state they belong to, ie locals and non locals. The bench said the safety of NIT students was the paramount duty of the authorities. The bench said that in so far as other prayers made in the writ petition were concerned, anyone was free to approach the authorities concerned by making a request....   READ MORE   Embezzlement in PMGSY land acquisition cases surface 4/30/2016 12:16:07 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: Embezzlement of several crores is faced in Ganderbal district of Kashmir, where Collector had made payment against river embankment and forest land. Moreover, even non-existing structures were shown demolished and compensation worth crores of rupees released. According to documents available with Early Times payment of crore of rupees made against factious cases by the then Collector, Ganderbal. "Whereas, one Bashir Ahmad son of Suna Khan resident of Thune Tehsil Kangan was entitled to receive only an amount of Rs 7, 01,155 as 80% compensation of Shamilat Sec-5 (Hasbbirasad) land measuring 2 Kanals 14 Marlas, but was wrongly paid a huge...   READ MORE   'No work sans approval from Planning, Finance deptts' 4/29/2016 11:45:02 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 29: The state government has directed the Deputy Commissioners and heads of departments that developmental works should be started with proper approval from Planning and Finance department to know the source of funds. The officials concerned have been told that they will be held responsible if any work gets affected for want of funding. Sources said the legislators and ministers had been starting some developmental works without proper source of funding thus putting a huge burden on state exchequer. Sources said government has also taken a strong note that many developmental works have got affected over the years for non-utilization...   READ MORE   When Kashmir is termed secular and Jammu communal Nayantara condemns Hindus, nationalists 4/29/2016 11:38:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: Strange and disgusting is the attitude of "secularists" towards Jammu province and Kashmir Valley. They, including author and close relation of Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sahgal, describe Kashmir as the only secular place in India and dub Jammu people and their pro-India attitude communal and anti-Kashmir and anti-Kashmiriyat. Nayantara Sahgal is the latest to join the ranks of those who hail Kashmir and its so-called Kashmiriyat. Accusing "Hindu rightwing" groups of fostering trouble in the NIT Srinagar campus, Sahgal the other day said at Dehradun that the effort began at the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS)...   READ MORE   Despite ban, opium cultivation continues in Kishtwar 4/29/2016 11:38:41 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: Despite government order ban on opium crop which is the main source of heroin, cultivation of this crop, it is flourishing in villages situated in the outskirts of Kishtwar town under the nose of agencies responsible for checking such activities. As per the details available with "Early Times", the open blooming opium fields can be seen in many areas in the areas less than 4-5 KM from Kishtwar District headquarter. Even some local farme...   READ MORE   Separatists planning another season of strikes? 4/29/2016 11:38:09 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 29: separatist factions in Kashmir are engaged in cooking another long cycle of shutdowns by sponsoring youth to disturb law and order situation post Friday prayers in some sensitive areas. Witnessing refusal to their shut down calls recently called and diminishing trend in their personal popularity, sources close to separatist leaders believe that separatist factions camped in Kashmir are weaving a fresh cycle of shut downs to make their presence felt. Sources said that negative response to shut down calls of hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yaseen Malik in length and breadth by people is giving sleepless nights to separatists these days. To make t...   READ MORE   Education department not ready to learn any lesson, all set to host Education Conclave 4/29/2016 11:38:05 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 29: The Department of Education in the state is not ready to learn a lesson and correct the follies being carried out by them from time to time. The department is all set to host the Education Conclave tomorrow in the summer capital. An official spokesman said that Directorate of School Education Kashmir is organizing maiden "Educational Conclave" at Sher-I-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) Srinagar on April 30, 2016. The spokesman said that Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar is scheduled to inaugurate the conclave. The holding of the conclave has already come in for sharp criticism from the stakeholders and they say ...   READ MORE   For Kishtwar School, Alama Iqbal is "Iqbal Singh" Outrageous! 4/29/2016 11:37:57 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: The portrait of Sir Dr. Alama Iqbal (RA) installed at multi purpose hall of Higher Secondary School for Boys Kishtwar referring him as "Iqbal Singh" has stroked massive outrage among the educationist, social activists and also among the common people who slammed the school management for such act and alleged that same has been done willfully to defame the name of the legendry poet. As per the details available with "Early Times", the army reportedly installed this portrait couple of weeks ago during communal harmony debate program along with some couplets of Sir Alama Iqbal. Though army installed the portrait inside the multipurpose ...   READ MORE   Health deptt's recruitment scam Of 2274 illegal appointees, 2116 drawing salaries 4/29/2016 11:37:50 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 29: Instead of taking action against those, who have made illegal appointments in health department, Kashmir, the authorities concerned are alleged to be paying salaries to 2126 of the fake appointees. The recruiters too continue to enjoy prize postings. In 2012, Directorate of Audit and Inspections, Finance Department, had pointed out 2274 illegal appointments across the valley. Law and parliamentary affairs department, vide order No HD/Legal/NG/ MR-154/2014-M of August 29, 2014, also revealed that 2274 employees were illegally appointed and vide order No HME/HRM/04/2013 clearly terms them illegal. However, just after three months, the...   READ MORE   'Shifting NIT out of Kashmir must for protecting academic interests of non-local students' 4/29/2016 11:37:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: The history of Kashmir post-1987 is one of anti-India struggle, as also one of a movement that was directed against those called minority in the state and those termed as a majority in rest of the country. Similarly, the history of the Union Government and the J&K Government has not been inspiring. The J&K state in general and Kashmir Valley in particular was gripped by secessionist and communal violence with Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and mercenaries playing the major role. The secessionists and communalists, who hated India from the core of their heart, aided, abetted and funded by Pakistan, didn't miss any opportunity to target the soft targets...   READ MORE   8 years old Bandipora girl to represent India at World Kickboxing Championships 4/29/2016 11:28:52 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Apr 29: Eight years old, Tajamul Islam from Bandipora district has become first Kashmiri girl to represent India at World Kickboxing Championship. Early Times learnt that, "Tajamul Islam hailing from the Muslimabad area in Bandipora district is a child sensation in martial arts, who is set to become the first Kashmiri to represent India in the forthcoming days. She is reading in Army Good will School in Bandipora, she is the proud daughter ...   READ MORE   Proposed road nowhere in sight; 90% funds withdrawn 4/29/2016 11:28:29 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Apr 29: In a glaring example of corruption in Public Works Department (PWD) sub disvision Mendhar, nearly 90% funds have been released for the construction of 6 KM long Dangloon Grid Station-Basooni link while the road is still in shambles, sources said. The department has done all paper work in a systematic manner and Rs 70 lakh has been released in favour of the contractor of the road Hafiz Tazeem Ahmed out of Rs 80 lakh ptoject, With the help of A...   READ MORE   EPF interest rate raised to 8.8 per cent from 8.7 per cent 4/29/2016 11:26:39 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 29: In the third roll-back in two months, the government on Friday raised interest rate on employee provident fund (EPF) contributions to 8.8 per cent for 2015-16 against 8.7 per cent approved by the Finance Ministry last week. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya announced the decision to raise interest rate on a day employee unions had called nationwide protests against fixing interest rates lower than 8.8 per cent decided by the retirement fund body EPFO as well as 8.75 per cent paid for the previous fiscal. This is the third rollback on EPF. In March, the government was forced to withdraw the Budget proposal to tax a certain portion of withdrawals. Subsequentl...   READ MORE   Re-appointment of Prof Mattoo as Advisor to CM Gives sleepless nights to his adversaries in JU 4/29/2016 11:26:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: The re- appointment of Prof Amitabh Mattoo as Advisor to the Chief Minister has come as a shocker for his adversaries in Jammu University, who were expecting an end to his access in the corridors of powers under the present regime. For the last two days, since the issuance of formal order on appointment of Prof Mattoo as the Advisor, several people occupying top\ positions in Jammu University are having sleepless nights anticipating wrath of Prof Mattoo for their open criticism and loose talk about this former VC JU and now Advisor of the CM. Sources in the JU informed that two top officers are trying their best to get their apology conveyed to P...   READ MORE   Damaged track affects normal 'rail traffic' 4/29/2016 11:26:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: A snag along the railway track, along Manwal to Jammu brought normal rail traffic to a grinding halt with thousands of commuters left stranded at different stations and even trains for over couple of hours. Sources said, "Three trains were purportedly stranded midway and got affected on the Jammu -Pathankote route due to some technical snag on Railway Track at Manwal line of the Northern Railways, causing several trains to stand still at various places near Jammu Railway Station. As per reports, taking a precautionary measure, railway authorities had to bring several trains to a sudden halt which including DMU and Superfast trains. "Train traffic r...   READ MORE   Every BJP leader in Kashmir is the 'boss' 4/29/2016 11:26:12 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 29: The irrelevant BJP leaders in Kashmir are busy in trying to establish their supremacy over each other by resorting to different means due to which party has failed to make its presence felt in the Valley. In absence of anyone emerging as the face of the saffron party in Kashmir all the leaders, who hold different party posts are projecting themselves as the "bosses." Sources told Early Times that BJP leaders in Kashmir are trying their best to undermine the authority of each other so that they emerge as contenders for top posts in Kashmir. One of the BJP leaders, who contested the assembly elections unsuccessfully, had the potential of making it...   READ MORE   GMCH Jammu craves for cleanliness Stinking toilets irk patients, attendants, will Govt take note of it? 4/29/2016 11:17:33 PM MOHD IRFAN Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 29: The premier Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) at Jammu is craving for cleanliness as the hospital is in 'pitiable' condition thanks to the callousness of the hospital administration. Reliable sources told early times that the much hyped initiative of PM 'Swachh bahrat abhiyan' found no takers in the Government hospital if one take stock of the different wards of the hospital once can conclude that wards marred by trashes, dirt, poor sanitation etc which mocks at the claims of the Government of proper sanitation in the hospitals. Incumbent Minister after taking over the reins of this department took initiative by launching swachh ab...   READ MORE

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