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| Azad’s party leaders no more Azad! | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: Even as the Democratic Progressive Azad Party on May 17 asked its leaders and spokespersons not to speak to the media on any “sensitive or controversial issue” without the permission of General Secretary Incharge of Media and Chief Spokesperson, all is not well in the DPAP.
As per the circular issued by veteran politician and party chairman, Ghulam Nabi Azad, “no leader, spokesperson or any individual of DPAP shall speak against or disrespect the sentiments of SC/ST or any other caste, region or religion as well as against any social or political organisation.”
Ironically even the spokespersons are not allowed to speak.
The circular added “that during the past few years political scenario and thinking at national and state levels has totally changed and the mutual respect and regard which existed earlier for the leaders of other political parties has totally disappeared.”
Sources said the “media gag” erupted in the wake of a controversy allegedly triggered by a senior spokesperson of the party.
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| Employees fudging biometric attendance; 442 caught in Ramban district | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Hibbitual of not attending their offices, some “over-smart” government employees have been trying to hoodwink higher-ups by using their mobile phones or laptops to fraudulently mark their attendance from their homes by violating Aadhaar-Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS).
A week after higher-ups of the Education Department identified some employees who were fraudulently marking their attendance from homes through their mobile phones, Deputy Commissioner Ramban has ordered an inquiry against 442 employees of different departments who were marking their bio-matric attendance from mobile phones or laptops.
Identifying 442 employees from the ... | |
| | | | Gazetted officers violate rules, file APRs offline to hide transparency, accountability | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Taking serious note of the casual approach being adopted by some gazetted officers in filing their Annual Performance Reports (APRs), the Union Territory administration directed all officers to file their APRs through online mode.
The government on Thursday directed that all Administrative Secretaries shall ensure that APRs in the case of Gazetted officers should not be processed manually and are filed in electronic mode only, on the designated SPARROW portal.
According to an order issued by Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner Secretary to General Administrative Department, all the Gazetted Officers have been directed to record APRs through online mode onl... | |
| | | | Cabinet reshuffle: Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as law minister | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, May 18: In a major Cabinet reshuffle, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday replaced Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Rijiju, who had frequent run-ins with the Supreme Court over judicial appointments, was named as law minister on July 7, 2021.
The Sports Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs at that time, Rijiju got the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Rijiju had in November last year said the collegium system of making appointments in the apex court and high courts was "alien" to the Constitution. In January, he wrote to Chief J... | |
| | | | Suspected terror hideout busted in Poonch, explosives found | | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch/Jammu, May 18: Security forces on Thursday busted a suspected terror hideout and seized explosive materials in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.
A search operation was launched by the 39 Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Operations Group in the district's Salani area during which the Army's sniffer dogs detected some suspicious improvised explosive devices (IED) and other materials from a hideout, the official sources said.
The explosive materials were destroyed by a bomb disposal squad, they said
Mendhar SHO Sajad Ahmed said a suspected IED was recovered.
It was destroyed in the presence of the village sarpanch and other prominent pe... | |
| | | | Ahead of G20 meet Shabir Shah’s daughter tries to rake up “false” issue to draw attention | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Ahead of the much-publicized G20 summit in Srinagar, Sehar Shah, daughter of jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah, made an abortive attempt to take up harassment issue to draw the attention of the media.
During a normal search operation which was launched after inputs about the presence of some terrorists, Sehar Shah shared a video on social media in which she alleged that her family was harassed during the search operation.
She related the search operation with the forthcoming G20 meeting in Srinagar. Outrightly rejecting the allegation of Sehar Shah, daughter of jailed separatist leader Shabir Shah, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday s... | |
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