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Probe into multi- crore JKCA scandal goes for a toss? 4/9/2015 12:34:26 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: A probe into multi-crore scandal in J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) seems heading nowhere even after two years after it was ordered. The Omar Abdullah government had ordered the probe after the media highlighted how JKCA officials had allegedly swindled at least 6 crores rupees allotted by the Board Of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) for promotion of the game in the state. The JKCA officials had opened at least six bank accounts in different branches of J&K Bank. They had withdrawn Rs 60979852 from February 2009 to March 2012 from one account in J&K Bank's Khanyar, Srinagar branch. The tainted JKCA officials had opened an account (No: 0101050301824615) on February 19, 2009 and deposited an amount of Rs 1 crore in it. On August 12, 2010, the JKCA officials withdrew the interest amount of Rs. 11510707 from the account through a cheque (No: 010105030182). In another account (No: 0101050301824621) also created on February 19, 2009, an amount of Rs 12122353 was deposited through TRF. Again, on August 12, 2010, an amount of Rs 13953685...   READ MORE

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BJP MLAs snub Ram Madhav, high command Politics of deceit, double-speak 4/9/2015 12:34:17 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: Convinced that the betrayed and badly let down people of Jammu region have turned against the BJP, some party MLAs on Tuesday virtually snubbed the architect of the Agenda of Alliance Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary and former RSS spokesperson; the party high command consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah; and those BJP leaders from Jammu, including Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, state BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma (MP), MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh and state BJP general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul, who all worked in tandem to harm the national interests and the interests of the patriotic se...   READ MORE   Jugal Kishore Sharma missing! 4/9/2015 12:33:26 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: BJP's Member Parliament from Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma is 'missing', according to posters that have surfaced in Poonch district. The general public who say they are annoyed at Sharma's indifferent attitude towards his constituency has put up these posters on electric poles, school buildings, toilets, and government offices' buildings. The message on these posters reads that the MP has remained conspicuously abs...   READ MORE   Omar regime turned health sector into 'lucrative business' for medicos Govt may serve final ultimatum to docs 4/9/2015 12:27:50 AM Fazal Khan ET Report SRINAGAR, Apr 8: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, asking doctors to choose between the government job or private practice has put the medicos in tight spot as most of them have spent huge amounts to set up their clinics all over Kashmir and they earn huge amounts through their enterprises.. Doctors besides setting up clinics have set up various diagnostic centers were patients are advised to undergo various tests before line of treatment is decided. Experts believe that private clinics, medical shops and diagnostic centers have turned into big business. Sources told Early Times Chief Minister has already served the last ultimatum to doctors and has asked the H...   READ MORE   'Jan Aushadi' scheme runs into rough weather Only 64 medicines available in store 4/9/2015 12:27:38 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: The Government of India's initiative 'Jan Aushadhi' scheme which was launched all over India with an aim to provide relief to people of Jammu and Kashmir has run into rough weather due to various reasons. Under the scheme quality generic medicines are made available for all at affordable prices. In J&K State, Red Cross Society has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the scheme with the support of the State government under a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Pharma Public Sector undertakings of India (BPPI), the Health Department and Red Cross Society. The availability of generic drugs ma...   READ MORE   NPP's demand genuine, but can't be conceded under existing law Delimitation of assembly segments 4/9/2015 12:27:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), like other Jammu-based smaller political groups, the other day urged the state government to introduce a bill in the ongoing budget session seeking delimitation of assembly constituencies. Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP chairman and former minister, said that it was high time that coalition government initiated measures for removal of regional imbalances and ending regional bias in conformity with its elections time promises. "Delimitation of constituencies, which forms a part of the CMP (Agenda of Alliance) deserves a priority consideration with its passage in the current budget session itself so as to make p...   READ MORE   BOPEE 'cheats' doctors working in rural areas Denies reservation to them in PG courses 4/9/2015 12:27:10 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 8: Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) is once again in news and this time around the Board is all set to undo the efforts of young doctors who have been toiling hard in rural areas over the past so many years. BOPEE has decided to cause tremendous dent to the doctors who have been working in rural and far-off areas and are aspiring to join the post graduate courses in the different medical colleges of the state. This is despite the fact that there is proper reservation set out for doctors working in the countryside. A group of doctors while sharing their views with Early Times said that BOPEE has clubbed the percentage for...   READ MORE   Regulating KPS cadre through SRO will end shortage of IPS officers 4/9/2015 12:26:57 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: To overcome shortage of IPS officers in J&K, the state government had decided to regulate the cadre of nearly 300 Kashmir Police Service (KPS) officers through an SRO. A comprehensive draft had been forwarded to senior officers of the Home Department for their comments on deletion and addition if needed. But the file is pending in the Home Department for over one year. The SRO, if passed and approved by the Governor, will be called the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Service Recruitment & Pay Rules, 2014, and would come into force from the date the it will be published in the Government Gazette. As per the details available with ...   READ MORE   PCC revamp: Jammu-Poonch region gets lion's share, Doda-Udhampur naught 4/9/2015 12:26:41 AM Kunal Shrivatsa Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: In last part of our series highlighting the 'nonchalant attitude' of Congress High Command while reconstituting its J&K unit, the Early Times is bringing out some more facts of 'discrimination' as alleged by a section of the party leaders in making nominations for different posts of office bearers of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC). A list with names of office bearers and members of the executive body reveals that there is huge difference in allocation of posts among the party activists from two parliamentary constituencies of Jammu-Poonch and Doda-Udhampur in Jammu region. While Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha constituency bagged the cov...   READ MORE   Separatists declare war on BJP's plan of composite townships for KPs JKLF calls for shutdown as Yasin Malik threatens fast unto death 4/9/2015 12:26:28 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: Minutes after a separatist-turned-mainstream leader and independent MLA Engineer Rashid said in Assembly that the BJP-PDP coalition's plan of settling the Kashmiri displaced Pandits in "composite townships" would be fought "tooth and nail" by the Kashmiris, JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik called for shutdown in Kashmir while threatening a "fast unto death strike" if the Narendra Modi government proceeded with the programme of rehabilitating the migrant population in delineated settlements. The second time MLA Engineer Rashid, who comes from the slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone's Peoples Conference and pursues a pseudo-separatist agenda i...   READ MORE   Govt: KPs will be settled only in their native places 4/9/2015 12:26:16 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: Grappling with a strongly negative reaction from the Kashmiri separatists, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's government denied on Wednesday evening that the displaced population was being rehabilitated in special settlements at particular places in the Valley. In a press release, the government spokesman discounted what he called "misconstrued, misconceived and mischievous the impression being created by certain quarters regarding establishment of exclusive habitations for Kashmiri Pandits. He said the society and the Government was committed to "facilitate reintegration of migrant Pandits in their homeland with honour and dignity without compartme...   READ MORE   NC comes in true colours by opposing composite township in Valley: KPs 4/9/2015 12:26:07 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: Joining hands with separatists in opposing the construction of a composite township for rehabilitation of the militancy victims including minority Pandits in Valley, National Conference (NC) and some other political parties are furthering the cause of separatists and anti national elements in Valley. Taking serious exception to the NC leaders and other mainstream political parties statements and outbursts against the move some KP organizations have said that these parties have come in their true colours now. Kashmir Pandit Conference (KPC) chief Kundan Kashmiri who stands for settlement of Kashmiri Pandits by carving out a separate Kashyap State within Val...   READ MORE   Allocation of forest land to different agencies: Department suffers losses worth crores 4/9/2015 12:25:33 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: The casual approach of the State Forest Department can be gauged from the fact that it diverted 85646 hectares of forest land for non forest purposes in last seven years but did not charge prescribed rates for land from the agencies, resulting in loss of Rs 7 crore. As per information available with Early Times, State Forest Department had carried out 74 sanctions during 2006 to 2013, in which 85646 hectares of forest land was diverted for non forest purposes but astonishingly the Net Present Value (NPV) was not charged at prescribed rates resulting in less realization of Rs 7 crore due to incorrect assessment of compensation rates method ...   READ MORE   J-K govt to begin flood relief distribution from April 15 4/8/2015 11:57:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said this while intervening during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council. "The government will start disbursement of relief from April 15 to the flood-hit people. To small-time businessmen and the impoverished who were not having insurance cover, and affected by floods of September 2014", Sayeed said. "The rehabilitation of flood-ravaged people of J-K is a huge challenge. Rehabilitating the victims is the government's top priority", he said. The chief minister said he has emphasised the issue of providing immediate relief to the flood victims in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi ye...   READ MORE   NHAI's toll plaza Bantalab fleeces road users 4/8/2015 11:28:59 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: Recently made functional, the toll plaza established by National Higher Authority of India (NHAI) at Bantalab is looting the road users with impunity, as operators/ collectors are over-charging against the fixed taxes. However, the NHAI authorities claimed that the toll plaza has been sublet to a private firm, Eagle Infra India Ltd, and the company is charging genuine tax. Pritam, a road user who has witnessed malpractice of tax collecto...   READ MORE   Army top brass against even partial withdrawal of AFSPA 4/8/2015 11:27:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: In the backdrop of recent incidents of militant violence in the valley and in Jammu and intelligence inputs that groups of militants were getting ready to cross into Jammu and Kashmir with the onset of summer, the top Army authorities, posted in Jammu and Kashmir, continue to oppose withdrawal of AFSPA. Official sources said that while the Government of India and the state Government differ on the demand for lifting of the AFSPA, the Army authorities do argue that the security situation was not yet conducive for AFSPA withdrawal. In support of their contention the Army authorities have cited to the central Government recent militant attacks on Kathua...   READ MORE   DB's directive regarding better care of 'Old Age Home' 4/8/2015 11:27:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Viklang Chattra Trust through its Organizer Satya Pal Saraf regarding better care of old age home, a Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur observed that In terms of order dated 07.08.2014, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu has filed the compliance report wherein it is stated that Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, after completing the exercise, has intimated through Assistant Commissioner (Rev) Jammu vide communication dated 30.03.2015 that the State land measuring 16 kanals falling under Khasra No.256-min (05 kanals 05 marlas) and Khasra No.763-min (10 ka...   READ MORE   DB deprecates backdoor appointments in J&K, issues guidelines for recruitments 4/8/2015 11:26:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: A Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur in Public Interest Litigation deprecated illegal/backdoor appointments in Jammu and Kashmir and issued Guidelines for future recruitment. These very important directions have been passed in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Shiv Shanker Sharma who is a retired Assistant Engineer of the State who claims to be a public spirited person. The contention of the petitioner is that in the State of Jammu and Kashmir about 7893 backdoor appointments were made in about ten departments which led to issuance of Circular No. 09-GAD of 2013 dated 26.03...   READ MORE   No SOG, STF in J&K after 2003 4/8/2015 11:26:25 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that no Special Operation Group (SOG) or Special Task Force (STF) exists in Jammu and Kashmir since 2003. In reply to AQ. No. 71 of MLA Mohammad Akbar Lone whether the government intended to disband the SOG and STF in the state, the Minister in charge Home in its reply through Deputy Secretary to Government Home Department stated that no SFT or SOG exists in the state since 2003. "The internal arrangement of police force to carry out anti-militancy operations often referred to as SOG came to be assimilated in the regular police force in the year 2003. Since then , all the anti militancy o...   READ MORE   CEO Rajouri pays surprise visit to check 'absenteeism' 4/8/2015 11:26:11 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Apr 8: continuing endevour to curb the alleged prevailing absenteeism within education department, the Chief Education Officer (CEO) AH Fani paid surprise visits to various schools in Kalakot Education Zones on Tuesday. During his visit, he besides unauthorized absence of some teachers also found many irregularities including unhygienic Mid Day Meal preparations, thin admissions in the schools etc. AH Fani during surprise visits to these schools have directed the concerned Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) to seek explanations from the concerned teachers /headmasters pointed out by him. At Mehari he found five posts of teachers vacant in middle school and one t...   READ MORE   J&K to promote river cruises to give fillip to tourism: Mufti 4/8/2015 11:26:00 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: Jammu and Kashmir government will promote river cruises and open-roof buses to give fillip to heritage and pilgrim tourism in the state. While intervening in a supplementary during Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly today, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said, "the state government will promote river cruises and open-roof buses as add-on facilities to give fillip to heritage and pilgrim tourism in the state." Referring to the measures taken by the government to promote Shahr-e-Khaas as a pilgrim and heritage destination in Srinagar, the Chief Minister said special cruises will operate in river Jhelum exclusively to Khanqah-e-Moula, Zaina K...   READ MORE   SVO books Sr Assistant ZEO Office Tangdar in DA case 4/8/2015 11:25:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: Tightening its noose against corruption, the sleuths of State Vigilance Organization (SVO) Kashmir in a fresh but third case in Disproportionate Assets (DA) Case reported in last year against Sr Assistant ZEO Office Tangdar Mohammad Ashraf Poswal of Shamspora Karnah of district Kupwara registered case after verification of allegations in this regard. According to spokesperson, the verifications conducted by Vigilance Organization Kashmir into allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets by Mohammad Ashraf Poswal Sr. Assistant ZEO office Tangdhar S/o Noor-ud-din Poswal R/o Shamaspora Karnah revealed that the said public servant has by way of ab...   READ MORE   7 civilian killed, 60 injured in Pak firing on LOC in last 2 years 4/8/2015 11:25:40 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: In reply to A.Q. No. 985 of MLA Kamal Verma, the Home Department of Government of Jammu and Kashmir stated that seven civilians have been killed while 60 sustained injuries as a result of Pakistan firing along LOC in Bishnah constituency during last two year. Two security personals also lost their lives while 17 sustained injuries in the same area during the same period. As per government reply, Rs 1 lakh exgratia has been paid to the kith and kin of the deceased civilian, however the reply stated that no appointment under SRO-43 has been made so far in favour of the deceased families. In reply to a question whether the government has ...   READ MORE   Social Welfare Department leaves children of lepers in lurch, denies scholarships to them 4/8/2015 11:25:31 PM Mir Farhat Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 8: Successive governments in the state have left scores of children of leper patients in lurch for years by not paying them scholarships to study. This is despite the fact that Department of Social Welfare has different schemes for poor students. About 25 children of the 66 families of the leper patients, who are living in a secluded colony in the Bahrar area near Lal Bazar here, are studying in schools and colleges here. But their parents said that they have to beg before people to collect money to pay their children's fee. Shareef-ud-Din Sheikh, aged 60, has his son studying in a college, and had to collect money from charity all these ...   READ MORE

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