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| All the over 1 lakh post-matric scholarships to students of one community | | Discrimination of an extreme form with Jammu | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: It may appear unbelievable and ridiculous, but it is a fact that the PDP-BJP coalition Government in Jammu & Kashmir has turned out to be a just one-community-centric dispensation and that the minority community (in this case internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus and Hindus of Jammu) has no place whatsoever even in those departments of which the BJP is also a part.
The case in point is the distribution of post-metric scholarships not during the National Conference-Congress rule, but during the PDP-BJP rule in 2017. The PDP-BJP coalition Government assumed office on March 1, 2015 after the NC and the Congress lost the assembly polls very badly and the PDP e... | |
| | | | 'Birbal' under scanner for suspension of flyover work | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akter has come under scanner for mishandling execution of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover, something that has led to suspension of the work.
The work on the prestigious flyover, to be longest in Kashmir, stopped three days after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti inaugurated its first phase between Amar Singh College and Barzulla crossing on May 10.
Official sources said that there are some payment issues between the workers and the contractor.
The company is understood to have asked its workers and engineers to halt the work until the government doesn't settle "pending issues."
The Simplex infrastructure, which is exec... | |
| | | | After ceasefire, now talks with Pak-founded Hurriyat | | BJP playing with dangerous tools in J&K | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: Today, PM Narendra Modi completed four years in office. People of J&K were hoping that his government would today talk tough and send a clear warning to the separatists in Kashmir that no non-sense will be tolerated. But it was not to be. What the BJP today did was just the opposite, suggesting that it would not stop playing with dangerous tools.
The Narendra Modi Government on Saturday fielded Home Minister Rajnath Singh to explain its Kashmir policy. Leave alone Jammu and Ladakh, which have no place in the BJP's scheme of things, despite the fact that it was these two regions which gave the BJP 3 seats in the Lok Sabha, with the people of Jammu also giv... | |
| | | | BJP's 'new found love' for terrorists, separatists puts security forces in tight spot | | Appeasing Kashmir centric leaders! | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: The decision of the Government of India to announce ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir has backfired.
Terrorists during the past few days have tried to attack army camps in Kashmir by hurling grenades. They even tried to cause massive civilian casualties in Jammu by hurling a grenade in the busy bus stand area.
A defence analyst told Early Times that the terror outfit Tehreek-e-Mujahideen claimed the responsibility for the Jammu grenade attack and termed ceasefire as "drama." "Security forces suspending operations against the terrorists have allowed ultras to regroup and move freely. They have even reached Jammu and are targeting civilians," he said. "It's a... | |
| | | | JKSPDC fails to submit details of tax, causes loss of Rs 96 cr | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26: The J&K State Power Development Corporation's (JKSPDC) failure to submit details of income tax paid to State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has caused a loss of Rs 96 crore to the corporation and as a result Commission fixed the tariff on lower side.
JKSPDC is required to file an application for approval of Generation Tariff for each year with the SERC. The Commission accepts the application and issues an order for generation tariffs for the year after considering all suggestions and objections from all stakeholders.
Sources said that as per Regulation 7 of the SERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Hydro Generation Tariff Regulat... | |
| | | | BJP minister disappoints Pak shelling victims | | Tera waade pe jiye hum... | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: A top BJP leader and union minister on Saturday visited the border migrants' camp in Hiranagar. The visit however left the migrants disappointed as the minister heard them for just 15 minutes.
The migrants said they are not happy with such kind of high profile visits where a "minister speaks same words which he spoke four years ago to no avail."
The BJP minister accompanied by other top dignitaries visited Chaan Khatriya school where the Pakistani shelli... | |
| | | | SRO 219 yet to be implemented fully | | Women empowerment? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Authorities in J&K appear reluctant to take SRO 219, which empowers women, seriously as it's yet to be fully implemented across the state.
On May 12, the Mehbooba Mufti-led government announced that women will not have to pay stamp duty on property purchase. The Finance department had issued notification and its copies were sent to judiciary as well as all administrative departments vide order No.ET/Estt/81/2018, dated: 18-5-2018, mentioned here that SRO 219 in exercise of the powers conferred by clause(a) of section 9 of the Stamp Act Svt. 1977 (Act No.SL of 1977) and in supersession of notification SRO 152 of 2010 dated 31-03-2010.
The government als... | |
| | | | Good governance claims busted again | | Officials violate PSGA with impunity | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Pricking the good governance balloon of the Jammu and Kashmir government, several vital acts that could have provided a sigh of relief to a common man are shelved with helmsmen caring least to implement them on ground.
Official sources told Early Times that a high level meeting was recently convened by the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti in civil secretariat, Srinagar wherein the head of the various departments were asked about the the measures being taken to ensure transparency in the system and the implementation of the much hyped Pubic Service Guarantee Act under which a common person was entitled to get his work done in any government offices within ... | |
| | | | After saying RTI isn't applicable in JK, GE Air Force ready to share info | | ET Impact | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 26: After denying information sought under the RTI Act, the Garrison Engineer (GE) Air Force 1 Wing Srinagar has now agreed to share information with an aggrieved contractual employee.
The GE, D K Kostha, had earlier told an aggrieved ex-contractual employee that Right to Information Act 2005 is not applicable to J&K. The officer had returned the original RTI application and postal order of Rs 10 attached with the application as RTI fees.
Sources say that MES is trying to play hide and seek as there is a big scam involved. The said officer has been lambasted by his seniors for denying information under RTI Act. Recently the officer sent a letter to the ... | |
| | | | 2 months on, no funds utilized on non-existent panchayats | | Jammu, Ladakh suffer due to Valley | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 26: While two months have passed of the current fiscal, there has been no utilization of funds sanctioned under panchayat budget in Jammu and Kashmir.
Due to non-holding of panchayat elections, Jammu and Ladakh also suffer because of uncertainty in Kashmir region.
On January 11, the Mehbooba Mufti-led government had presented first ever separate panchayat budget in the state. Government had made a provision to spend Rs 1000 crore on panchayats and urban civic bodies during 2018-2019 in the state.
However, there exist no panchayat bodies in the state as the term of previous local rural bodies completed in July 2016.
Two months have p... | |
| | | | China's advice to Pak to shift Hafiz Saeed to new country may not be rejected | | Behind the veil | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: Birds of same feather flock together ..This applies to the friendship between China and Pakistan following international pressure on Islamabad to impose restrictions on Hafiz Saeed,who is involved in masterminding the Mumbai carnage in 2008.Called international terrorist declared by the UN and backed by the US and India, who has on his head five million dollars is in trouble as Pakistan has come under pressure to arrest him and place curbs on his movement.
In this context China has suggested to Pakistan to send Saeed to some West-Asian country in order to save Islamabad from mounting international pressure.This suggestion has been dished out by none ... | |
| | | | Experts worried over unchecked tourist flow to eco-fragile places | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 26: Throwing suggestions of several committees and experts to winds, the government is making no efforts to regulate the tourist flow to places with fragile environment.
According to an official report of the Environment department, the unplanned and unprecedented growth of the tourism industry in the state has resulted in severe detrimental impact on environment in J&K.
It says that the inflow of tourist beyond the carrying capacity of the tourist spots has put tremendous pressure on existing resources and infrastructure. It has suggested on exploring new destinations, which will reduce the pressure on the existing tourist places.
The report w... | |
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