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| Despite CAG exposure, authorities fail to take up follow up action | | Promotions, appointments scam in agriculture universities | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Three months have passed after exposure of illegal recruitments and appointments scam in two agricultural universities of Jammu and Kashmir regions but no follow up action has been taken so far.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has
Exposed mass irregularities in the appointments and promotions in the two prestigious agricultural universities of the Union Territory.
Highly placed sources said that after CAG's exposure the Union Government has asked for follow up action but there is no further development.
The CAG had observed that the human resources function of the universities was far from satisfactory and was plagued by irregular appointments, favoritism, and inadmissible financial up-gradations.
Lateral entry to teaching positions from lower technical positions deprived the universities of availing the benefits of recruiting meritorious teachers through open advertisements. Extension of undue benefits due to excess drawl of pay, allowances, and entitlements led to financial strain on the state coffers.
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| Azad’s party not to attend Patna meeting | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Even as the meeting of the Opposition parties is scheduled to be held in Patna in the coming week, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party led by veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad will give it a miss.
Highly placed sources told the Early Times that the DPAP will not be a party to the meeting and that that the issue will be downplayed even though most of the faces who are seen as close to Azad in the national politics are scheduled to attend it.
Sources said some of the party leaders were of the opinion that Azad should make the decision public through a press conference but that the DPAP wants to “down play the matter.”
Azad has been pleading that ... | |
| | | | House used as brothel, sealed at Qasim Nagar | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Police on Saturday sealed a house used as brothel at Qasim Nagar here.
A few days before police had rescued a minor girl who was pushed into the flesh trade from the seized house.
This morning a team led by Tehsildar Bahu arrived in the area and seized the property. Before seizing the house officials asked the occupants to take their belongings and other expensive items.
SDPO East Zaheer Abbas Jafri told the reporters that before seizing the property... | |
| | | | BJP ready for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in J&K, says Ravinder Raina | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 17: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir president, Ravinder Raina on Saturday said that the party is fully ready for Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the Union Territory.
Talking to reporters, he urged the Election Commission of India to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a response to a question over Omar Abdullah’s statement that BJP is scared of facing the elections, Raina said that the decision regarding elections is to be taken by ECI only and not by any party president or the Prime Minister.
“Omar Abdullah knows it well that decision on elections is taken by the Election Commission of India, not by any party president or t... | |
| | | | Night temp rises, weatherman predicts dry weather | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 17: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather from June 18, minimum temperatures recorded an increase at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 16.0°C against 15.6°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.2°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 13.4°C against 14.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 0.1°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 9.4°C against 7.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
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| | | | Court sentences Pak man in ‘Foreigners Act Case’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Munsiff Bishnah Assma Choudhary has sentenced Mohd Shabaz, son of Noor Hussain, a resident of village Kotli Farid, tehsil Daska, District Sailkot, Pakistan, to 2 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000 in a case under section 14A of the Foreigners Act.
After considering the arguments from both sides, the court found the accused guilty of violating section 14A of the Foreigners Act, 1946, on June 12, 2023. During the sentencing phase, the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) argued for the maximum punishment based on the facts of the case. On the other hand, the accused stated in his written submission that he had unintentionally crossed ... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra: Online helicopter booking opens up for pilgrims | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has opened online helicopter booking for the pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra starting from July 1.
The 62-day long pilgrimage is starting from July 1 and ending on August 30 (Rakshabandhan).
According to official sources, the online booking for helicopters has started for the service to be available from Srinagar, Baltal and Pahalgam routes.
Sources however, said that the fare for this year’s yatra has also not been hiked.
As of now, more than 2.5 lakh have registered online for the yatra, sources said adding that around five lakh devotees are expected to visit this year to the cave Shrine.
Sources further added that th... | |
| | | | India to manufacture BrahMos missiles, drones in UP defence corridor: Rajnath | | | |
Agencies
Lucknow, June 17: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said "not only nuts and bolts", but BrahMos missiles, drones and electronic warfare systems will also be manufactured and assembled in the Uttar Pradesh defence corridor.
The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) is an aspirational project that intends to reduce the dependence of the Indian aerospace and the defence sectors on foreign suppliers.
"What is important is that in the UP defence corridor, not only nuts and bolts or spare parts will be manufactured, (but) drones, UAVs, electronic warfare (systems), aircraft and BrahMos missiles will also be manufactured and assembled," Mr Singh told a gather... | |
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