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Tainted' medico likely to head ailing SKIMS! 2 top contenders face serious charges 6/19/2016 11:45:34 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: Tall claims of the Peoples Democratic Party- and Bharatiya Janta Party alliance seem to be falling flat as a medico with "tainted service record" is likely to be appointed as the new Director of SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here. Sources said the government is "seriously looking at selecting either of its two "top favorites" for the coveted post, but both have negatives to their share." While the selection committee headed by Chief Secretary B R Sharma concluded the 2-day interviews for the post of new Director on July 12 here, sources said hectic lobbying was on in the corridors of power over the selection process. Sources said ignoring the tainted service record of some of the applicants, who have been accused of corruption in the past, their names figure at the top of the list only because they enjoy influence in the corridors of power. There are two top influential contenders. Sources said one of the medicos, who has multiple cases including those of private practice registered against him, is being backed by a religious ...   READ MORE

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Population of Jammu equal to Kashmir, if not more Flawed census operation 6/19/2016 11:45:16 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: There are experts and politically awakened people in Jammu Pradesh who have been refusing to accord legitimacy to the findings of the 2011 census operations. They have been saying that the population of Jammu Pradesh is more as compared to Kashmir and that those who finalized the census report "fudged" the census figures in order to put Kashmir at an advantageous position and once again harm the legitimate interests of people of Jammu Pradesh. One cannot but endorse their view. The available statistics do suggest that those who conducted the census operations and finalized the report have not done justice to Jammu Pradesh and that the difference betwe...   READ MORE   JKP officers feel victimised over non-implementation of SRO 549 Over 100 SPs, SSPs of KPS cadre awaiting promotions 6/19/2016 11:44:52 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: Even as the government had during last Assembly session on October 12, 2015 agreed that KPS officers were facing disparity due to long pending issue of caderization which ensures their induction into IPS, but even after one year they are waiting for their promotion to the next higher rank of DIG for last several years due to their non caderization. The government was also said to have failed to implement SRO 549 of 1984 for managing the services of directly recruited officers in JKP. The 2001 batch KPS officers are entitled for promotions in July 2016 when they complete their 15 years of gazetted service. As per the details availab...   READ MORE   Fotedar predicts Congress' doom 6/19/2016 11:44:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Excerpts from M. L. Fotedar's forthcoming memoir published in the papers about the decline of the Congress under Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul Gandhi are too important to ignore. In telltale details, they may be sparse, which the memoir proper would probably satisfy. But in the brief analysis that Fotedar provides to explain the party's fall, he excels himself. He was once an aide to Indira Gandhi who was not known to suffer fools. It shows in his grasp and understanding of politics. Fotedar says "Rahul Gandhi's leadership is unacceptable to the people of this country and Sonia Gandhi has her best years behind her. The party has no one to provide dir...   READ MORE   Ailing JU health centre irks staff, students 6/19/2016 11:44:24 PM Raj Sandeep Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: The Jammu University health centre, alleged to be a victim of neglectful attitude of the administration, has multiplied the sufferings of students and staff with the authorities concerned taking no interest to improve the deteriorating health services in the campus. JU sources said only one Medical Officer, who is simply MBBS and an influential one, has been on leave for the last 15 days without any alternative arrangement of Medical Officer in her place. There is a dental surgeon who could not handle the patients needing medical treatment, thus leaving them on the mercy of god. "The patients are forced to visit private clinics ond hospita...   READ MORE   Custodian, Revenue officers allot 115 kanal agriculture land illegally 6/19/2016 11:44:13 PM Early Times Report Kathua, June 19: Irregularities within Custodian/ Revenue department have came to the fore where one hundred and fifteen kanals of prime-agricultural land has been allotted to the refugee family, which is sixty seven kanals more than forty eight kanals that this family was entitled to get as per government order no 578/C. Rachchpaul Singh, an RTI activist, disclosed these scandals due to failures of Custodian/ Revenue officers, who allegedly manipulated the mutation and allotted 115 Kanals of prime-agricultural land to the influential family in different parts of the Jammu region. The refugee family was allotted fifteen kanals and two marlas of Custodian land at Nar...   READ MORE   Separatists using KPs to oppose separate colonies 6/19/2016 11:44:03 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 19: Since the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in separate colonies has gained momentum a sinister move has been set afloat to sabotage it by separatists and their supporters. According to sources a notion is being created that some KP families are opposing the separate colonies for Pandits in Kashmir as it was against the tradition of Kashmiriyat. These people are giving the statements either under coercion or otherwise they are forgetting that where this tradition had gone in 1989-90 when the terrorists indulged in selective killings forcing the mass exodus of minority Pandits is the general opinion among the displaced Pandits leading an exiled life o...   READ MORE   Would PDP-BJP Govt act against politicians? Land Grabbing Case 6/19/2016 11:43:54 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: As politicians and other state functionaries in other parts of the country find themselves cornered over allegations of corruption and their tribe feels the heat of the growing anti-corruption movement, tainted politicians in Jammu and Kashmir continue to enjoy the privileges. Two former ministers and prominent hoteliers in Gulmarg and Patnitop tourist resorts have encroached upon forest land in Jammu and Kashmir, the government revealed in the Legislative Assembly on Friday last. In a written reply, the State Forest Ministry informed the House that an ex-minister was under illegal possession of 26.20 kanal forest land in south Kashmi...   READ MORE   Ahead of Anantnag by-poll, Congress toes separatists line Raj Babbar questions separate colonies for KPs 6/19/2016 11:41:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: After maintaining silence over the issue of re-settlement of migrant Kashmir Pandits in the Valley, Congress has toed the separatists line by opposing "separate townships" for KPs. Senior Congress leader Raj Babbar while addressing a rally in connection with by-polls in south Kashmir's Anantnag district questioned plans of settling Kashmri Pandits in separate colonies in the Valley. "Isn't this their Kashmir? Why will somebody make them live in separate colonies? Kashmir belongs to Pandits as much as it belongs to Muslims and Sikhs and people from any other religion," Babbar said. It's in place to mention here that since the day issue of setting up ...   READ MORE   Senior citizen accuses PDP Minister of humiliating him 6/19/2016 11:39:59 PM Early Times Report   SRINAGAR, June 19: There seems to be no end to the controversies surrounding a senior PDP Minister as a senior citizen today alleged that the minister used foul language when he called on him in the summer capital. The senior citizen while divulging details to Early Times said that he approached the minister with a service matter hoping the minister would do some needful in the matter. However, he said he was shocked to listen to the words uttered by the minister in response to his representation. “My daughter in law belongs to Rajouri and he is posted there as a teacher. Since we are putting up in Srinagar I thought it better to meet the Minister so that she is tra...   READ MORE   Irregularities galore in implementation of MGNREGA in Poonch BDO refuses to take cognizance 6/19/2016 11:30:09 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, June 19: A massive scam has come to fore in the implementation of the much-publicized MGNREGA scheme in various village and Blocks in District Poonch giving a grim insight into murky deals of concerned officers to fill their own coffers at the expense of tax-payers money. MGNREGA guarantees the right to work with an aim to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It was launched in 2005 and has been hailed as one of India's flagship scheme concerning poverty alleviation, but blue eyed persons are...   READ MORE   Garbage pollutes water bodies, SMC in deep slumber 6/19/2016 11:29:04 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, June 19: The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has failed to make a visible impact on the ground across north Kashmir. The main towns of Baramulla district including Sopore, Baramulla continue to be as filthy as ever, water bodies are stinking with sewage and many still defecate in the open. According to sources that, "Mounds of garbage are seen littering near river Jhelum in Sopore town with the Sopore Municipal Council (SMC) officials failing in dumping...   READ MORE   Delhi-bound train catches fire at Kathua 6/19/2016 11:28:27 PM Early Times Report kathua, June 19: Nearly 150 passengers of the Delhi bound Anand Vihar Special had a narrow escape when one of its bogey suddenly caught fire near Hiranagar railway station in Kathua district on Sunday evening. However, all the passengers are safe, said Divisional Traffic Manager R K Singh. The major tragedy got averted as station master at Hiranagar railway station stopped the train following a message from railway officials at previous station who noticed smoke emanating...   READ MORE   Now SIC directs for removal of encroachment Tehsildar throws DC's orders into bin 6/19/2016 11:11:01 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued direction to Revenue department authorities for removal of encroachment on Kah charai land in Malbagh area of Srinagar. The said land was encroached by some locals and orders were already issued by the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar for removal of these encroachments. The orders of the Deputy Commissioner were not implemented by Tehsildar concerned and the aggrieved party then sought status of implementation of DC's order under RTI. The information was again denied and the case finally landed in State Information Commission. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Sheikh Ghulam Qadir S/o She...   READ MORE   Govt fails to allocate separate budget for SSH Vital up gradation works in hospital put at halt 6/19/2016 11:10:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 18: Continuing step motherly treatment towards the Jammu region, the health sector in region has been neglected with the fact that after completion of three years, the state government failed to allocate a separate budget for the Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) Jammu. Strange it may sound but true that the state government is insensitive about the health department in general and health of the citizens of Jammu in particular and the same can be gauged from Sources said that the state government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government under which the then centre government has allocated Rs 100 crore for the construction of the S...   READ MORE   Hurriyat trying to befool international community on KPs issue 6/19/2016 11:10:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: By announcing their decision to hold dialogue with displaced Kashmiri Pandits has exposed double standard of Hurriyat Conference and other fundamentalist groups of Kashmir Valley. On the one hand, these groups are openly opposing setting up of satellite colonies for Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir Valley, while on the other hand they are making announcement to hold interaction with KPs just to befool the international community. Ironically, these Hurriyat Conference leaders, who have announced to start dialogue with Kashmiri Pandits, are giving calls for strike in Kashmir Valley against bringing back displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their native places. Credib...   READ MORE   Govt reluctant to setup AYUSH drug testing lab Building sans equipment 6/19/2016 11:10:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 19: Previous government as well as incumbent government seems unwilling to set up its own 'Ayush' drug testing lab in the state, almost five years on, the building was completed but astoundingly the equipments for this lab were not provided by government despite repeated proposals forwarded by department ISM. Reliable sources in department concern informed Early Times that former chief minister Omar Abdullah in his rhetoric speech claimed that in six year tenure their government has established number of health institutions across the state but the drug testing lab has exposed all claims. The building has comebup but no infrastructure has been provided....   READ MORE   Students suffer due to patwari's alleged absence 6/19/2016 11:10:28 PM Early times report Udhampur, June 19: Students of Omala are nowadays up in arms against the village patwari over his alleged absence in the office. "Those who have applied for various revenue documents to support their scholarship schemes in various institutions, have to return disappointed as the concerned patwari is not found in office," students alleged. "I am in need of a state subject (PRC) for which I need some documents from the concerned patwari, but he is not available in his office," said rahul , a student. "Many students will lose the opportunity of getting scholarships if they fail to submit required revenue documents in respective institutions," Retika and Arun, both resi...   READ MORE   International Studies aspirants seek shortlisting for Pol Science posts Aspiring candidates oppose 6/19/2016 11:10:22 PM Akshay Azad Jammu, June 19: Though the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has published the list of shortlisted candidates for the posts of Assistant Professors' in Political Science subject but the students of International Studies, who found no place in the list, have reportedly approached the Commission to allow them for the posts. Miffed over the development, the aspirants of Political Science have also approached the JKPSC and have appealed for not allowing them as for the posts of International Politics the students of Political Science are not allowed anywhere and if they would be allowed candidates of other subjects would also approach for inclusion. According to...   READ MORE   Militant killed in gunfight in Pulwama, firing on 6/19/2016 11:10:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 19: A militant was killed during an ongoing gunfight on Sunday between security forces and militants in Pampore village in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. "Following specific information about the presence of some militants in Ladoo village of Pulwama district near Pampore town, security forces started an operation today (Sunday). "When a cordon was being laid around the place where militants were reportedly hiding, security forces were fired upon. The security forces retaliated and a gunfight started in the area," a senior police officer said. One militant has so far been killed, the officer said, adding reinforcements have been ru...   READ MORE

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