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| Govt to probe 'undue' liabilities of Rs 1,000 Cr created by PDP-BJP regime | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: The state government is likely to order probe into the "undue" liabilities to the tune of a whopping over Rs 1,000 crore it owes to contractors for the development works done during the Peoples Democratic Party- Bharatiya Janta Party regime that lasted for three years.
Highly placed sources said "undue liabilities" have been put on the government because the previous government spent more money on development works than what was allocated to them for the same.
The sources said the "political pressures" may have forced the concerned officials to get works done for which there were no funds.
"The works that were executed were done without any requisite allocation of funds and this is something very serious. Unless a probe is ordered and responsibility is fixed on as to who all are responsible for the financial mess, such a plunder of state exchequer will only set bad precedence," said a senior official on the condition of anonymity.
He said Raj Bhawan has been informed about the "financial mess" that was created during the previous regime and tha... | |
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| PMGSY Budgam office operates from Srinagar | | Governance at babu's doorstep! | |  Early Times Report
srinagar, May 17: At a time when Government talks of taking governance to the door steps, there are some officials who don't want to be in touch with masses and aggrieved people and prefer to set up offices in such areas which are not only inaccessible to people but be untraceable as well.
The office of Executive Engineer (XEn) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) Budgam which is supposed to be located in Budgam district especially near district headquarters is oper... | |
| | | | Bhaderwah Murder: Competition among NC, PDP leadership to communalize situation | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: Eying coming assembly elections in the State, there is competition among PDP and BJP leaders to demonize minority community and give communal colour any crime incident in Jammu region.
Even before verifying the facts, there is mad race among PDP and NC leaders to give religious colour to any incident. Unfortunate incident at Bhaderwah in which one person was murdered by unidentified people, NC leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah waste no time in sh... | |
| | | | Governor urges people of Bhaderwah to remain calm | | Condemns unfortunate loss of life | |  Early Times Report
srinagar, May 17: Governor Satya Pal Malik has condemned the loss of a precious life in an unfortunate incident at Bhaderwah in Doda district.
Governor has urged the people not to take law and order in their hand and co-operate with the law enforcing agencies. He has advised the prominent leaders of the town to help the Police and Civil administration in pacifying the protestors.
Meanwhile Governor has directed the Police and Civil administration to spare no efforts in bri... | |
| | | | Shah Faesal stirs hornet's nest, his remark draws flak | | 'Bureaucrats kneel before politicians' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: Former bureaucrat turned politician Shah Faesal has stirred the hornet's nest by stating that bureaucrats have to "kneel before the politicians and have to take dictations from them."
Talking to a gathering at the launch of a book in Srinagar, Faesal said, "I have seen bureaucrats kneeling before the politicians, struggling with the system. My decision to quit bureaucracy and join politics was to change this eco-system."
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "Faesal's remarks have undermined the authority of the entire bureaucratic fraternity. His assertion has brought to fore that politicians are the real bosses and the official machinery dances... | |
| | | | JK enacts JKRPDB sans survey of disabled | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, May 17: With the enactment of J&K Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill (JKRPDB)-2010, the children with disabilities will get inclusive education in the recognized and funded educational institutions. Strangely, however, no survey has been carried out to know the exact numbers of the disabled.
The government has approved the enactment of JKRPDB-2010, a long pending demand of the persons suffering from disability. As per earlier figures, there are around 3.80 lakh handicaps in the state, but the survey conducted by J&K Handicapped Association (JKHA) has put the number at above 6 lakh.
The law has been implemented without conducting a su... | |
| | | | In Samba, DySP, SHO work like Sholay's 'Jai-Veeru' pair | | Works in tandem to make money | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 17: Two police officers-a Deputy Superintendent (DySP) and a Station House Officer (SHO)-deployed in district Samba are working in tandem to take monetary benefits out of the cases they are dealing with.
According to sources, the duo has finalized three big deals in a month in which they were able to obtain lakhs of rupees. However, the senior police officials in the district are still unaware of the activities being carried out by their junior pair of officers, sources said, adding that the duo has become quite notorious with their style of functioning in the area.
"The SHO, who had been posted in District Police Line, Samba for a very long duration, was ... | |
| | | | Those who demand autonomy from India issue certificates of nationalism | | What an irony? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: Strange things are happening in India and its J&K. A week ago, actor-turned-politician in Tamil Nadu Kamal Haasan termed Nathuram Godse as the "first Hindu terrorist in the post-1947 India". The reason: Godse had shot dead MK Gandhi for his views on the Hindus and for his soft attitude for Pakistan. His remarks triggered a fierce controversy across the nation with Hindu organizations condemning Haasan and secular organizations endorsing Haasan.
On Thursday, the BJP candidate from the prestigious Bhopal (MP) constituency Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur opined that "Godse was a true patriot and the people of India will teach a lesson on May 23 to those who calle... | |
| | | | Congress accepts defeat even before declaration of results | | Facing extinction | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: Gone ate the days when the Congress, which was set up by three Britons at Bombay in 1885, would play all shots and reign supreme. Things have changed and changed drastically. Situation has climaxed to the point that the AICC leadership comprising Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra are doing all that they could to save the Congress party. That the Congress had become a spent force became clear in 2014 itself, when its tally came down from 207 in 2009 to a paltry 44 and when it could not even get the status of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Things have not improved since then. In fact, things seem to have further worsened. How else could ... | |
| | | | Govt's Grievance Cell goes in vain | | Filed Staff misleads higher-ups, public grievances remain un-redressed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: Owing to various reasons especially misleading information from the field staff, the much hyped Governor's cell goes in vain.
There is no denying the fact that the Cell makes public number of complaints received, but due to lack of monitoring of received complaints, most of the complaints are gathering dust in offices of heads of various departments. "Complaint numbers 999001036557, 999001085466 were filed with the grievance cell in the month of January this, however, the Cell further forwarded the both complaints to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), but lapse of four months no actions have taken on ground", they said and added in another case a complaint re... | |
| | | | Bandipora 'rape' case: HC directs IGP to hold probe 'strictly' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: The J&K High Court has directed the Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) to ensure that investigation in alleged rape of a minor girl in Bandipora is conducted "strictly in accordance with law."
A division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan observed that status report from the IGP suggests that the age determination of the accused is underway. "The same shall be also strictly (in line with) the requirement of Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder," the bench observed.
It further observed that in the status report filed by Principal ... | |
| | | | Applicant with merit below waiting list candidate 'can't claim selection | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 17: The J&K High Court has ruled that a candidate in a selection process securing a merit below the waiting list candidate cannot lay any claim of selection and appointment against the advertised post in the event the waiting list candidate does not join against the post when appointment is offered to him on account of non-joining of the selected candidate.
This judgment has been passed by Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey in a petition filed by Likayat Hussain Baniya in which a short but significant question is: whether a candidate in a selection process securing a merit position below the wait listed candidate can lay a claim for selection and appointment against... | |
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