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Babu secretly releases Rs 32 Cr to 'erring firm' owing Rs 42 Cr penalty Multi-crore scam surfaces in PDD 5/6/2018 12:05:00 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: In a multi-crore scam that may set the heads rolling in Power Development Department, a senior official of the PDD's Kashmir wing, in violation of norms has released Rs 32 crores in favor of an "erring" firm, which already owes penalty of Rs 42 crores towards the state government. Official sources said a top official in the PDD's office of Chief Engineer Project Wing Kashmir has "showered undue fortunes" on the non local company which was allotted contract for execution of project worth around Rs 500 crores to install Ariel Bunch Cables (ABC) in the summer capital of Srinagar and other towns of Kashmir province. Officials said the project sponsored under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) was allotted to the firm in 2014. The project was scheduled to be completed in two years. "But following sluggish work on the project, the work couldn't be completed in time and the government subsequently imposed a penalty of Rs 42 crores on the firm as per the terms and conditions of the contract," said a senior offi...   READ MORE

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Only BJP people invited to Gram Swaraj Yojana event 5/6/2018 12:04:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The Rural Development Department, Samba, on Saturday organized a programme on Gram Swaraj Yojana for awareness of farmers of Vijaypur. But the event was confined to BJP, as only party sympathizers were invited to the event. Moreover, the programme, which was scheduled to be held for entire day, was concluded in just two hours. The RDD spent thousands of rupees on organizing the event. Many departments including RDD, Power Development Department, Health Department, Khadi Village etc had installed their stalls at the event to make people aware about various schemes for rural areas, particularly for farmers. The programme however concluded in just two hour...   READ MORE   BJP MLAs skip DDB meet in Kathua 5/6/2018 12:04:40 AM Early Times Report Kathua, May 5: The cracks in the state BJP only got wider on Saturday when party's top leaders Nirmal Singh, Choudary Lal Singh and Rajiv Jasortia skipped the District Development Board meeting in Kathua. According to reports, BJP legislators representing three assembly segments of Kathua district didn't turn up at the DDB meeting which was held under the chairmanship of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Sham Lal Choudhary. MLA Hiranagar, Kuldeep Raj and MLA Bani Jeevan Lal however attended the meeting. Reports said that Member Parliament Udhampur-Doda constituency. Dr Jatinder Singh who is also a Minister in PMO's office also didn't attend the meeting in whi...   READ MORE   Revenue deptt has 4 kinds of tehsildars PDP-BJP continue with NC-Cong legacy 5/6/2018 12:04:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The incumbent PDP-BJP coalition government has been continuing with the legacy of its predecessor NC-Congress coalition regime, at least in the Revenue department, with the appointment of four types of tehsildars. According to a recent order, four types of tehsildars have been made by the state Revenue department. They are: Look After (LA) the post of Tehsildar, Incharge Naib Tehsildar, Tehsildar, and Tehsildar with senior grade. Four officials have been appointed to look after the post of Tehsildar. They are: Susheel Kumar who looks after Tehsidlar Hiranagar and shall look after work of Tehsil Dinga Amb; Gopal Chand who looks after Tehsildar in the offic...   READ MORE   'Contradiction in charge-sheet, post-mortem report' Kathua rape-murder 5/6/2018 12:04:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The Group of Intellectuals and Academicians (GIA), which submitted its fact-finding report on the Kathua rape and murder to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh on Friday in New Delhi, has questioned the manner in which three investigating teams were changed rapidly, within a span of just 10 days, from January 12, 2018, when the police first registered a missing person report, to January 23. From January 12-18, the investigation was done by the SHO, Hiranagar. Then, from January 19-20, the probe shifted to the ASP Samba, Adil Hamid Raza. From January 23 onwards, the case has been with the Crime Branch Jammu. The Crime Branch...   READ MORE   Rs 6 lakhs for terrorists, only Rs 2 lakhs for NoKs of dust storm victims BJP appeasing anti-nationals, ignoring desh bakths 5/6/2018 12:04:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Jammu and Kashmir government gives Rs 6 lakhs to terrorists, who surrender, as compensation while Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced only Rs 2 lakhs for the next of kin of the victims, who died in a dust storm in different parts of the country. What an irony! The PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir has announced a new surrender policy, according to which, a terrorist who surrenders will be rewarded with Rs 6 lakhs in the form of an FDR (fixed deposit) that will have a lock-in period of 10 years and would become encashable upon display of good behaviour. While the FD will have a lock-in period of 10 years, the surrendered terrorists would ...   READ MORE   With change of guard, will power schemes in JK see light of day? Funds lapse, projects miss deadlines 5/6/2018 12:03:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: With the change of guard in the ministry of power, million dollar question has begun to saunter the power corridors of the state: whether the power projects, kept in limbo earlier, would now see light of the day? Top sources within the government divulged that there were vital power projects that have repeatedly missed the deadlines with the government of India dismayed over such a pathetic functioning of the power ministry. "There were crores of rupees that got lapsed due to non-implementation of the schemes. It is still a question about whether such a practise would continue even with the new face," says a senior official of the state power department. ...   READ MORE   Protestors stone BJP Minister Sham Lal Choudhary's cavalcade 5/6/2018 12:03:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Angry protesters attacked the cavalcade of Jammu and Kashmir minister Sham Lal Choudhary on the Jammu-Pathankot highway with stones on Saturday. The protesters are demanding a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case. The agitators tried to block the highway when the convoy was passing, but when it didn't stop, they hurled stones. The family of the accused in the case has been demanding a CBI probe into the horrendous crime, which is currently being i...   READ MORE   Three LeT terrorists killed in encounter Clashes between stone-pelters, security forces in Chattabal 5/5/2018 11:56:34 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: Three Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday on the outskirts of Srinagar. Based on an intelligence input, the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel cordoned off an under-construction building, near the Chattabal area this morning, the police said. "All the three terrorists are neutralised and I believe it was a Lashker-e-Taiba module," Inspector Genera...   READ MORE   Terrorists sneak into Srinagar, city on high alert 5/5/2018 11:48:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Security Forces cornering terrorists in heart of the city at Chattabal in Srinagar has sent alarm bells ringing. Anti-terror operation being carried out in Srinagar city has made it crystal clear that Srinagar is not free from terrorists and they are very much present in the city. "There were inputs that terrorists have sneaked into Srinagar and we were tracking them. We killed three terrorists and seized huge quantity of arms and ammunitions from them" said an official. He said, "Terrorists are on prowl but we are trying to keep a check on them and want to ensure that they don't strike anywhere. The security around the areas where tourists are present ...   READ MORE   Anti-Mir slogans in Cong meet 5/5/2018 11:48:12 PM Arun Jasrotia Jammu, May 5: The internal friction in the Pradesh Congress Committee came out in the open on Saturday during a party meeting. The meeting held at PCC headquarters Jammu under the leadership of Ambika Soni, general secretary All India Congress Committee (AICC) and incharge J&K affairs of the party, witnessed slogans against the PCC chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir. "Mir hatao, Congress bachao," shouted the PCC workers who are demanding Mir's removal. Mir was also present during the meeting along with many senior leaders of the state Congress, sources told Early Times. ...   READ MORE   NHM's paramedical staff denied salaries for 4 months 5/5/2018 11:48:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: For the last four months, the authorities have not released salaries of paramedical employees of National Health Mission (NHM) working under the Health and Medical Education department. An NHM employee told Early Times that it seems the incumbent government has been meting out step-motherly treatment to them. "We are working with utmost dedication in far flung area of the state against a meagre salary. Even that meagre salary hasn't been released in the last four months," the employee said. He said the previous Health minister did not show any interest towards the genuine demands of NHM employees. "Due to delay in release of salaries our families partic...   READ MORE   Alliance between BJP, PDP untenable 'Playing with fire' 5/5/2018 11:48:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 5: "The BJP-PDP alliance is untenable". This is what those who matter in New Delhi's corridors of powers and opinion circles are saying. "Who will blink first or who will quit the coalition first" is the question that is also being asked. The general view is that the "BJP-PDP coalition has failed to produce the desired" and that the "situation in the state has worsened then ever before with Kashmir witnessing violence on an unprecedented scale" and "the gulf between Jammu province and Kashmir instead of being bridged has been further widened". "Jammu & Kashmir state is in a state of mess and this is not in the best interest of the people of the state and in ...   READ MORE   Transferred a yr ago, powerful SI yet to be relieved 5/5/2018 11:47:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: A Sub-Inspector posted in Jammu-Kathua-Samba (JKS) range is allegedly manipulating things in the police department for defying order of his transfer. If sources are to be believed, the SI, who earlier remained posted as in-charge police post and Station House Officer (SHO) in two police stations and presently attached in Police Lines of one of the districts of the JKS range, was transferred around one year ago. "The cop who remained posted in the capacity of in-charge police post and SHO too in two different police stations in the district was transferred to another range around one year ago", said a police source adding that he is manipulating things...   READ MORE   Plush park for elite in Gandhi Nagar, Bakshi Nagar park goes to dogs 5/5/2018 11:47:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The indifferent attitude of the department concerned in developing and maintaining public parks in Jammu is visible at the Bakshi Nagar Park (Ward No. 27), where long grass, dry leaves, and broken benches welcome the visitors. This is in contrast to Green Belt Park at Gandhi Nagar which is well maintained. The shabby condition of the Bakshi Nagar Park speaks volumes of the bias of the government which only takes care of the parks in posh areas. The Green Bel...   READ MORE   Anantnag: PWD couldn't construct school building in 5 yrs 5/5/2018 11:46:47 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 5: The Public Works Department is constructing a school building in Hapthnard-Aishmuqam village of Anantnag since 2013, but it has not completed it yet. As per details available with Early Times, the PWD started construction of the building in 2013 after the school got upgraded to high school level. Neither the Education department nor the R&B department issue a show cause notice to the contractor, reports said. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RAMSA) is funding construction of the school building. Locals said that contractor took almost four years to construct the ground floor of the building. "Presently, building stands const...   READ MORE   India unwilling to accept any role for UNMOG officials because of their biased stand on various issues Behind the veil 5/5/2018 11:46:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5 :-Despite the sermons from the United Nations India is not going to accept any major role in the Indo-Pak conflict on the border by the United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG). India's plea is that UN peace keeping force is trying to adopt biased stand and whenever India has lodged a complain t with the UNMOG officials against Pakistan the officials do report to the UN headquarters blaming India for any ceasefire violations. India has conveyed its reservation over the UN peace Keeping force on the plea that after the Simla agreement of 1972.After the agreement there is no role for the UNMOG. Since the UNMOG officials have,in the past adopted...   READ MORE   Lal Singh demands CBI probe, takes out rally in Reasi 5/5/2018 11:44:08 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Reasi, May 5: Former Minister Cahudary Lal Singh continued his campaigning to seeks CBI probe in Rassana Rape and Murder case. He took out a huge rally in Reasi district. The rally passed through various markets as well as different area of Reasi. The rally culminated at main bus stand Reasi. While addressing the gathering former minister said that we are fighting for the justice and are not shielding anyone. "All of us know that Crime Branch report...   READ MORE   Dimple demands Naraco Test of Crime Branch team investigating Rassana case 5/5/2018 11:43:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The leaders of the Jammu West Assembly Movement led by Sunil Dimple president Jammu west held a protest demanding the NARCO test of the crime branch officers, who are investigating the Rassana case. Protestors demanded the resignation of the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti from the home portfolio, for mishandling of Rassana case, created communal tension among the different communities, in the religions, regions and in all over the Jammu Kashmir state by pla...   READ MORE   NSF receives response for signature campaign 5/5/2018 11:43:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Understanding the importance and genuineness of CBI enquiry National Secular Forum (NSF) initiated the signature campaign in Rassana murder case. The campaign which was initiated in response to the primary demand of the local people for CBI probe in the matter entered in 11th day and got a healthy response from the university campus. More than Eleven thousand people from all walks of life reached the venue to pen down their signatures. Addressing the gatherin...   READ MORE   Implement recommendations of BCI, GIA for CBI probe: Harsh 5/5/2018 11:43:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5:Continuing with its crusade for justice and transfer of Rassana case to CBI, scores of JKNPP activists led by its Chairman Harsh Dev Singh today held a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi that was followed by a procession leading to Ministry of Home Affairs. The protestors assembled outside MHA office and held a massive demonstration describing the Crime Branch probe as motivated and influenced by the helmsmen in the State to suit their nefarious political de...   READ MORE   WHO findings embarrass SMC Srinagar figures among world's most polluted cities 5/5/2018 11:40:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The recent findings by World Health Organization (WHO) have turned out to be a big slap at the faces of those who claim of making Srinagar as Smart City in India. The WHO findings for 2016 place Srinagar at serial No 10 among 15 worst polluted cities. These findings are based on the quality of air and respirable suspended particulate matter in the air that enter lungs. While the construction sites are known for polluting atmosphere with particulate matter that comes from dust emissions, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has failed in even taking basic precautionary measures like spraying water at the sites to prevent particulate matter from polluting t...   READ MORE   Tehsildar Nagrota makes mockery of RTI; sends Girdawar for hearing 5/5/2018 11:40:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Tehsildar Nagrota who is also the designated PIO in Tehsil office Nagrota instead to attending the hearing at SIC office Jammu sent a Girdawar to appear before Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) who is of the rank of Election Commissioner of India. Details available with Early Times reveal that a complaint was filed under section 15 of the J&K RTI Act, 2009 by one Sudershan Singh, S/o. Late Krishan Singh, a resident of Indira Colony, Jammu on 20.10.2017. Complainant alleged that that the PIO/Tehsildar, Nagrota did not provide any information within the statutory period of 30 days in response to his RTI application dated: 01.07.2017. In complianc...   READ MORE   Bodies of mother, daughter found in Kupwara nallah Scores participate in last rites of Sumo Driver 5/5/2018 11:25:06 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 5: Bodies of mother and daughter were recovered today from nallah in Kupwara district, while as scores of people on Saturday participated in the last rites of a slain Sumo driver who was shot dead by unknown gunmen, while his wife received critical injuries in the attack in Sopore town of this north Kashmir district on late Friday evening. According to sources, the dead bodies of a woman namely Rubeena Begum and her one year old daughter Sheebo were recovered from a pond in Arambugh Halmatpora area of Kupwara on Saturday. Top police official told ET that preliminary investigations suggest that the duo had jumped into the nallah last nig...   READ MORE

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