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Babus give damn to Govt directions Pay no heed towards filing Annual Property Returns 5/7/2016 12:15:59 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 6: With the strict directions to all the government employees to ensure that Annual Property Returns are filed on regular basis, most of the government servants including IAS, KAS, Non Gazetted, Gazetted officers of the state government are not submitting their annual returns of assets. The mandatory exercise is aimed at checking corruption and amassing of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income of the government officials/officers. The Government led by Governor NN Vohra recently issued deadline to file the necessary details to ensure good governance by curbing the menace of corruption in public service delivery, but the babus have failed to adhere to directions. Early Times learnt that though most non Gazzeted officers have complied with by the directions of submitting property statements but most of the KAS, IAS and IPS officers have failed to put their property statements in public domain. These all cadres are bound to submit details of their property every year. The IAS, IPS and IFS officers are governed by ...   READ MORE

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SHO turns 'sexploiter', abuses woman victim 5/7/2016 12:15:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: A Sub-Inspector, who is posted as Station House Officer (SHO), in outskirts of Jammu district has been allegedly abusing a woman sexually. According to sources the family of the victim woman had approached the Police after she eloped with a youth. The SHO after receiving complaint succeeded in recovering the duo. "After recovering the duo, he (SHO) kept them in separate rooms and then he utilized the services of a female SPO in convincing the female to give in to his overtures. The SHO allegedly threatened the woman that if she did not fall in line he would malign her image and nobody would marry her and later the SHO abused the woman sexually", claimed ...   READ MORE   NC in for a major setback in Jammu region Senior leaders to call it quits from party, to join Congress …..! 5/7/2016 12:15:40 AM Early Times Report jammu, May 6: In what can push National Conference to the brink of political storm, the party claiming to have sound and strong base in the three regions is in for a major setback as some senior leaders from Jammu will soon call it quits and part ways notwithstanding their long association with the party. These leaders including a former minister , ex legislators and senior functionaries are learnt to be quite unhappy with what they been experiencing as 'dictatorial' attitude of the provincial leadership besides an 'unconcerned' party president Omar Abdullah and incoherent high command which are cumulatively making the party fall apart. The setback to the party will come...   READ MORE   Gen Bakshi denounces BJP's U-turn on Hurriyat Policy of destruction 5/7/2016 12:15:29 AM Early Times Report jammu, May 6: Former Major General GD Bakshi, who originally hails from PoJK and served in the state for many years, is one of the few concerned Indians who without mincing words denounces New Delhi's foreign policy vis-à-vis Pakistan and also tears into the present dispensation saying its Kashmir policy is highly flawed and dangerous and has all the potential of driving J&K out of India. India would suffer a grievous injury and Kashmir will go out of India in case the present dispensation doesn't change its policy towards J&K and Pakistan, he says, and adds that the nation was very happy when Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister, which is not the case today, a...   READ MORE   Local BJP leaders mislead central leadership on corruption cases 5/7/2016 12:15:14 AM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report jammu, May 6: The maturity level of Bhartiya Janta Party can be measured from the act of immaturity indulged into by the nationally acclaimed leader having showered praises on the working of its local leaders running the government in the state with PDP. One may believe it or not but it is interesting to note the faulty mechanism of information collection and also the extent of efficiency level of local BJP leaders feeding their national level leader Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP Vice President with totally wrong information about corruption cases during ten months working of BJP in the government which sounds strange ,if not ridiculous, to launch misinf...   READ MORE   BDO goes out of way to appease RDD employee with political connections 5/7/2016 12:15:02 AM Akshay Azad ET Report Jammu, May 6: The Block Development Office (BDO) Gujru Nagrota of Billwar has reportedly misappropriated funds for benefiting an employee of Rural Development Department (RDD), virtually throwing into dustbin the resolution of Panchyat, proposing construction of a protection wall for entire village. Having strong political influence, the RDD employee managed to get a protection wall constructed for his land and funds to the tune of Rs. 1.3 Lakhs were misappropriated by BDO Gujru Nagrota. As per RTI application filed by State General Secretary of Pradesh Youth Congress, Pankaj Basotra, the BDO’s office replied, "Only one work has been executed in the village Pangra...   READ MORE   MLA becomes 'Betaj Badshah' Employs 2 Govt officials as his PROs 5/7/2016 12:14:55 AM Early Times Report Rajouri, May 6: The powerful MLA in Rajouri district has become a 'Betaj Badshah' of his constituency and is allegedly coercing the officers of all the departments of the district to abide by his directions or face his wrath. The locals have sought intervention of the CM to rein in the MLA, who has unleashed terror in his constituency. Flouting rules and government orders, the directions given by him become the "royal writ" which over rules all regulations and norms. While according to the government order no MLA or MLC can engage a Govt employee as PRO, the powerful MLA Nowshera Ravinder Raina has two PROs Sachin Kumar - a government employee working as Sewak in ...   READ MORE   Balraj Madhok was for trifurcation of J&K Advocates dividing JK into three 5/7/2016 12:14:44 AM Early Times Report jammu, May 6: Balraj Madhok was one of the founding members of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, the ideological precursor to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. He passed away in Delhi early this week (2, May). He was 96. Kashmir Issue As an activist, Balraj Madhok gathered intelligence regarding the Pakistani military's movements and passed it on to the Indian army during the notorious 'tribal raiders' carnage on Kashmir. He pleaded with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to help the Hindus and Sikhs who were stranded in what would soon become Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Here is an account by one of the witnesses and a Hindu survivor of that tragedy: On November 23, Prem Nath Do...   READ MORE   Mehbooba's master stroke likely to send opposition into tizzy CM directs Finance ministry to re-engage 6000 NYCs 5/7/2016 12:14:27 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report srinagar, May 6: What could make the opposition national conference and Congress to eat humble pie is the decision taken by the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to re-engage the aggrieved National Youth Corps (NYCs) in various government departments of the state. Highly placed sources in the government told Early Times that the chief minister herself has taken up the matter of NYCs with the finance minister Haseeb Drabu, asking him to formulate a comprehensive policy for the re-engagement of NYC in various departments. NYC, en-masse earlier went on the indefinite hunger strike after the government last year discontinued their services. Appointed in various...   READ MORE   Performance of Govt schools dismal: Education Deptt 5/7/2016 12:14:14 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, May 6: The education department has admitted its dismal performance and failure to ensure any change vis-à-vis quality education to the kids in the government run schools. In its recent directive, the education department has declared that the government run schools have failed to produce any positive results so far. The order has besides revealed the inner secret of the department and also brought to fore the tall claims of the helmsmen who have been maintaining the rhetoric of major transformation and crediting themselves for the same. The Education department while taking strong note of the poor performance of the government schools in the...   READ MORE   Bridle bridge in bad condition, needs immediate attention 5/6/2016 11:50:00 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: The only bridle bridge, connecting 30,000 people of Dachhan block in Kishtwar district with the main towns, is in a dilapidated condition and requires immediate attention of the authorities to avoid any catastrophe. As per the details available with Early Times, the wooden bridge having a spain of about 15 meters was constructed at a height of around 20 feet across a nallah some 20 years ago by the public works department, but with the pas...   READ MORE   Slow land acquisition hampers construction of Doda, Kathua medical colleges: Bhagat 5/6/2016 11:31:31 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, May 6: Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Baghat today said that withholding of funds from the centre for two medical colleges of Doda and Kathua doesn't mean that Union Government has invalidated these two medical colleges adding that the center has withheld the construction of these two medical colleges, due to slow land acquisition process. While talking to media persons on the side line of 76th foundation day of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Memorial Hospital Jammu, Health Minister Bali Baghat in response to the question that whether the Government of India has cancelled the proposal of construction of two medical colleges at Doda and...   READ MORE   Priest 'sells' temple land, allege people 5/6/2016 11:30:41 PM Early Times Report Kathua, May 6: People of Barwal here have alleged that the priest of Shani Dev Mandir situated by the national highway at Bagiyal Morh has 'unauthorisedly' been selling the temple land. The villagers had donated 120 kanals of land nearly 150 years ago for the construction of Shani Dev Mandir at Bagiyal Morh. Crops grown there were used for community kitchen, but the priest had now started selling it, locals alleged. Ram Krishan, a local, said a piece of land was also s...   READ MORE   Court takes note on DC's report, Vigilance recommends FIR Illegal constructions along Chowadhi-Sainik Colony Nallah 5/6/2016 11:28:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: In the latest development of the alleged illegal construction along the Chowadhi-Sainik colony nullah, the Anti Corruption Court, taking cognizance of the Deputy Commissioner's report has said that the DC Jammu's inability to produce the Massavie of the said piece of land has raised question mark as the same is claimed to have been in possession of the DySP Shashi Thakur which is duly authenticated by the Revenue Department itself. However, the court has fixed May 23 as the next date of hearing. Earlier, the Vigilance in its status report to court, recommended FIR against the Revenue officials for being in league with the alleged encroachers and stat...   READ MORE   Cornered, Edu Deptt wages 'proxy war' against adversaries Uses teachers as 'cannon fodder' to settle personal scores 5/6/2016 11:25:51 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, May 6: With no let up in complaints of favoritism in Education department, its officials have started a "proxy war" against the adversaries while the school teachers are being allegedly used as cannon fodder to settle personal scores. As of now, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon is in the line of fire, for his recent statement pertaining to miserable plight of government schools. In response, a school headmaster formally took him head on, albeit in the "absence of any logical argument to defend the school" where most of the staff is believed to be from influential families. The "proxy war" has emerged at a time when Chi...   READ MORE   Eight years after approval, GDC Kilhotran operates from tents 5/6/2016 11:25:43 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: Notwithstanding tall claims of state government about the transformation in the education sector, Degree College (GDC) Kilhotran of district Doda, is operating from tented accommodation, eight years since sanction was accorded for establishing a college here. Rakesh Bhagat, a resident of Kilhotran informed Early Times that state government had sanctioned Degree College for Kilhotran in the year 2008 under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) with Arts and Environment Science streams. "At that time College administration hired five rooms from Government Higher Secondary School Kilhotran to run the college but it was not sufficient ...   READ MORE   Single doctor runs Pahalgam Civil Hospital Staff constraint jeopardizes patient care 5/6/2016 11:25:26 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Pahalgam, May 6: Despite witnessing heavy rush of tourists and Amarnath pilgrims, government, this world famous tourist resort is still without a fully equipped hospital. Pahalgam Civil Hospital, actually allopathic dispensary till last year, was upgraded into a Primary Health Centre in 2015; however the hospital is still manned by a single doctor. According to officials, some doctors from the block are deputed during summers on temporary arrangement. Dearth of doctors, machinery and inadequate facilities has worried the sitting MLA and civil society groups in Pahalgam. They say that the Pahalgam Primary Health Center also exposes the tall claims of...   READ MORE   Nine Marwah villages without water, several water schemes missing from ground 5/6/2016 11:25:17 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: After Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas complaint about water crises, now the youths of Marwah Sub Division of Kishtwar District are complaining about water crises in at least nine villages of Marwah block of the Sub Division while at the same time the people allege that many water supply schemes in the area exists only in papers while they are missing at ground and demanded that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should order a detail probe into the various embezzlements surfaced the area from time to time. As per the details available with "Early Times", a local NGO namely YDSWS Marwah has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Meh...   READ MORE

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