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| Prof I A Hamal unaware about scholarship scandal in BGSBU | | Nero fiddled, while Rome Burnt | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: The phrase, “Nero fiddled, while Rome Burnt”, aptly applies on Vice-Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU), Prof IA Hamal, who is unaware about varsity affairs and is in Jalandhar.
Pertinently, Early Times in its Saturday’s edition had reported that a high level enquiry headed by Director Colleges Higher Education department, is investigating ‘Students scholarship scam’ in BGSBU and involvement of dismissed JK Bank employee Ajaz Malik’s involvement in entire scandal could not be ruled out.
The ET report was substantiated by Police and informed that JK Bank’s Rakibanh branch employee Ajaz Malik (Bank Associate) is only... | |
| | | | ASP comes to rescue of "guilty" Mendhar SDPO | | Used his good offices to influence torture victims, their families for a compromise with DSP | | | Bharat Bhushan
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: Booked by police in a case of misappropriation of government ration, CAPD employees - wayman Fazal Hussain and storekeeper Mohammad Kabir - were allegedly tortured by Mendhar SDPO Surinder Choudhary on May 18 last in his office. Their fault: In their statements to police, they were alleged to have named Mendhar TSO (tehsil supply officer) Abdul Khaliq as an accused in the case.
Fazal's one tooth was broken while Kabir had developed severe problem in his urinary tract. Both were hospitalised.
CAPD ration was seized by police when it was being unloaded in a school master's shop at Ari, Mendhar, about two weeks ago. Fazal and Kabir were... | |
| | | | 16 months on, teacher gets salary without attending office | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: The School Education Department recently hogged the headlines for entirely wrong reasons as one of the government teachers was unable to write an essay on “cow” in a court room which brought disrepute and embarrassment to the department.
And now, making a mockery of the ‘rotten’ system in the department, a government school teacher got salary and perks for 16 months while remaining in absentia as his whereabouts were unknown during the period from October 2013 to January 2015.
The official communications of ZEO Akhnoor, ZEO Jourian and other relevant documents which are in the possession of Early Times reveal the entire sequence of e... | |
| | | | Naeem Akther’s deptt appeasing separatists! | | Edu deptt rechristens Anantnag as Islamabad | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: The Education Minister Naeem Akther, who after taking over the charge of the prestigious ministry promised to revolutionize the education system in the state, was caught on a wrong foot on Saturday, as an order issued by his ministry mentioned Islamabad instead of Anantnag.
The department in a transfer order No. 245-Edu of 2015 dated 23-05-2015 of in-charge principals issued on Saturday signed by Shaleen Kabra has described the historic Anantnag district as Islamabad.
Sources told Early Times that Education Minister and the former PDP spokesman is well aware about the attempts being made to change the names of the district. “It seems m... | |
| | | | Nirmal again lets down Jammu to please his Kashmiri masters | | No one will be in secretariat to listen to woes | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh has yet again snubbed people of Jammu province to remain in the good books of his Kashmiri masters. He has turned so hostile to those in Jammu province who voted for the BJP hoping that their night of discontent would be over after the BJP forms government in the state or becomes part of it that he is not leaving any opportunity to teach them a lesson or humiliate them.
Nirmal Singh the other day supported the government's move to close completely the civil secretariat in Jammu for full six months - a move that would further add to the woes and difficulties of the already suffering and discriminat... | |
| | | | Shamsher for grant of passport, Jehangir says no | | Jammu BJP a divided house | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: The Jammu-based senior BJP leaders are a divided house. State BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma and member of Rajya Sabha Shamsher Singh Manhas, who represent high command in Jammu & Kashmir, are for the grant of passport to seditionist and Pakistan agent Syed Ali Shah Geelani. They have even gone to the extent of declaring that the BJP and the PDP are "on the same page" as far as the passport issue is concerned. They even held a press conference at the party headquarters to express solidarity with Geelani and send a message to the PDP that the BJP was with it on the issue. The PDP considers the whole issue "humanitarian" and has approached the Union Go... | |
| | | | Something dangerous cooking up in New Delhi: Leela Karan | | Another bandh against BJP in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: The Coordination Committee constituted by the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar association (JKHCBA), Jammu, Saturday met in the Bar Chamber for more than three hours to chalk out future course of action to put pressure on the BJP so that it announced establishment of AIIMS in Jammu and completion of the ongoing artificial lake project in Jammu at the earliest. The members of the Coordination Committee resolved to organize bandh across Jammu region on May 27, the day Home Minister Rajnath Singh reaches Jammu to address a rally and highlight achievements of the Narendra Modi Government. Modi completes one year in office on May 25. The Coordination Committee ... | |
| | | | 2 Vaishno Devi pilgrims die of cardiac arrest | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: Two devotees of Mata Vaishno Devi died of cardiac arrest en-route to shrine. Police sources said that a devotee namely Om Parkesh (72) son of Ram Nath of Punjab died due to cardiac arrest when he suffered massive attack near Baanganga while returning to base camp Katra with family after paying obeisance at Maa Vaishno Devi Shrine. Meanwhile, another devotee namely Basant Patil (67) son of Antu Patil of Maharashtra also suffered a cardiac arrest at Katra and later succumbed at hospital. Sources said that after legal formalities both the bodies were handed over to family members for last rites.
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| | | | If Naqvi tells people to go to Pakistan to eat beef what about those wishing to eat prawns, turkey and crabs? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: When the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi suggested to beef lovers to go to Pakistan where they could eat beef,he had no such sermon for those loving to devour fish,or prawns,or crabs or,turkeys or turtles or snakes or ducks.Why he has singled out those who wish to eat beef ?Yes,he has a reason because he was defending ban on cow slaughter.
It is but natural when cow slaughter is banned in India in letter and spirit those who wish to eat beef can have no opportunity for being served with a plate of beef either in hotels,or restaurants or in their homes.Possibly that is the reason for Mukhtar Abbas to suggest to th... | |
| | | | SIC directs Regional Director to update website | | Digitization of land record | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: State Information Commission (SIC) has directed Regional Director, Survey and Land Records, Jammu to maintain official website and upload the entire information pertaining to land records within one month, under intimation to the Commission.
Taking cognizance of appeal made by Rashu Kanna, the State Information Commissioner Jammu, SK Sharma directed concerned authority to comply with the order without any delay.
According to commission’s decision (SIC/J/A/228/2014/30), the appellant apprised the Commission that Regional Director Survey and Land Records, Jammu has not updated the official website so far and has denied the general public information mandat... | |
| | | | Case handed over to DySP; Guilty won’t be spared, SSP | | BGSBU scholarship scam | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: After handing over the inquiry of the case to DySP level officer and registration of an FIR in connection with scholarship scam which surfaced at Baba Ghulam Shah Badsah University Rajouri, Police on Saturday said that guilty won’t be spared.
While talking to “Early Times” SSP Rajouri Dr Hasseb Mughal said, “Keeping in view the sensitivity of the case, the investigation pertaining to scholarship scam in Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri has been handed over to Dy SP level officer for speedy and effective probe.” Earlier the investigation of the case was being conducted by PSI Mukesh Kumar.
Dr Haseeb Mughal said that the i... | |
| | | | Gun manufacturers flout govt orders on arms security with impunity | | Some factory owners in utter disregard have erected gates and openings posing serious threats of theft of arms and ammunition | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: Some gun manufacturers in Gangyal are violating directives from the state government about security of the arms manufactured within their premises with impunity.
Sources told Early Times that the state Home Department, considering the security issue due to terrorism in J&K, had issued certain directives to all gun manufacturers nearly two years ago. These directives included putting in place necessary security measures in their premises like erection of high boundary wall and a gate at each factory in order to make the premises protected.
“But some factories at Gangyal, in utter disregard of the directives, had erected two gates, one in the f... | |
| | | | Construction work of kitchens, stores yet to commence | | JK Govt fails to implement MDM scheme | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: In yet another startling revelation made by Director, Mid Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India, the Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir has failed to procure 3431 kitchen devices in the financial year 2014-15.
Further, expressing concern over the weak execution of the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, the Director (MDM-MHRD) said that construction work for the sanctioned 4697 Unit Kitchen cum Store has not even started.
Union Secretary, School Education & literacy (SE&L) has expressed deep concern over non completion of sanctioned kitchen-cum-stores and has directed the S... | |
| | | | AMCCC takes dig at Omar for un-necessary criticism of PDP-BJP govt | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 23: All Migrant Camps Coordination Committee (AMCCC) has taken a dig at former chief minister, Omar Abdullah for his criticism of the present coalition government in the state. The Committee has said that Omar failed as a chief minister and he is now trying to create confusion vis-à-vis working of the present dispensation.
Talking to Early Times after chairing a meeting of AMCCC, Desh Rattan Pandita, President AMCCC said that the previous NC-Congress government forced the state into economic distress. Pandita said that financial liabilities mounted during the previous regime and that an impression is being created that this problem is due ... | |
| | | | Successive regimes left half of Jammu's population to fend for itself | | Jammu region sans disaster preparedness despite warnings from experts | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 23: Despite repeated warnings from experts that Chenab valley and Pirpanchal range are highly vulnerable to earthquakes, the successive regimes in the state have failed to improve disaster preparedness.
While the state on the whole lags behind in requisite disaster management standards, these twin areas look most neglected, though they fall in the highly volatile Seismic Zone-4.
The entire Jammu region has just one airport, something which is in stark contrast to Kashmir Valley, which is equipped with four such facilities: two airports and two airstrips.
Pirpanjal range and Chenab valley constitute a major chunk of around 26000 square kilome... | |
| | | | Army puts rider on vacating firing ranges | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 23: The army has put a rider on vacating land which it uses as firing range in the state. It has asked the government to provide it alternate land for setting up the firing ranges.
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that firing ranges are imperative for the training of the army personnel, and “this issue shouldn’t be allowed to be politicized,” said an official, wishing not to be named.
Parrikar, who is considered one of the finest administrators in the Modi government, said this in the context of the controversy over Tosa Maidan firing range in central Kashmir. The so-called ‘civil rights’ group, covertly su... | |
| | | | Afzal slams Naqvi for his remarks on beef eaters | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 23 : Slamming Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi for his statement advising beef eaters to leave for Pakistan, Congress leader Meem Afzal today said it was a reflection of BJP leaders' "mindset".
"Earlier it was Giriraj Kishore who wanted people not voting for Narendra Modi to go to Pakistan. As many as 69 per cent people did not vote for Modi. Should they go to Pakistan and 31 per cent stay in the country?" he told reporters here.
"Goa is a BJP-ruled state but beef is available openly in the state. What are they going to do there? North East states form nearly nine per cent of the country's population and they also relish beef. Should they also go?" he s... | |
| | | | Militants can target running trains in Jammu : IGP railway | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23 : Various militant outfits would try to attack the railway infrastructure in Jammu region, a senior railway police officer said here today and emphasized upon the security agencies to keep 'extra vigil'.
"In view of the previous infiltration on the International Border and the recent Fidayeen attacks close to the railway tracks, acts of sabotage and cross border terrorism at railway tracks, stations and running trains cannot be ruled out," M Sulaiman Salaria, Inspector General of Police Railways Jammu and Kashmir said.
Salaria was speaking during the review of the security arrangements of the railway along the international border in Jammu region today.
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