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| 9 employees sacked on corruption charges | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: The Lt Governor led administration has ordered premature retirement of nine employees of the Housing and Urban Development Department under Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil services Regulations on charges of ‘corruption’.
The charges against the officers were confirmed by the Departmental Committees and upheld by the designated review committee under Article 226(2), include misappropriation of funds, falsification of records and raising fake bills, allowing illegal constructions, committing financial irregularities and making Illegal appointments during their tenure in various ULBS.
Most of the officials have faced probes by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and were also suspended.
Article 226(2) of the J&K Civil Services Regulations, 1956 allows the Government employees to be retired in “public Interest” upon completing 22 years of qualifying service or attaining 48 years of age. The Article is essentially meant to help in removal of deadwood from the government.
The employees are retired with a three month’s notice or three m... | |
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| ACB produces charge sheet against officials for misappropriation of Govt money | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 24: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced a charge sheet against Krishan Kumar, then Assistant Director and Subash Chander Gupta, then Tehsil Supply Officer, Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Udhampur for misappropriation of government money worth crores.
The ACB produced a charge sheet in case FIR No. 12/2018 u/s 5(1) (c), 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 467, 468, 471, 201 & 120-B/RPC P/S VOJ now ACB in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Udhampur against Krishan and Subash. The instant case was registered on the basis of outcome of the verification conducted by the Vigilance Organization Jammu... | |
| | | | Corruption charges framed against BDO, engineers for making fraudulent withdrawal of payment | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: Additional Sessions Judge anti-corruption Jammu Ritesh Dubey today framed corruption charges against Rural Development Department (RDD) officials for fraudulent withdrawal of payment. VOJ (now ACB) produced a challan against some officers and officials of RDD Bishnah for fraudulent withdrawal of payment against construction works.
According to the FIR 09/2011 P/S VOJ U/S 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act 2006 and section 419,420,465, 467,468,471, 120-RPC, was produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Jammu, against Sita Ram, the then BDO Bishnah, Sunil Kumar, then JE Bishnah, Subash Chander, then VLW and Kewal Krishan, then Accountant/... | |
| | | | Jmu-Sgr highway remains closed for traffic | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for the fourth consecutive day on Friday even as agencies stepped up efforts to restore traffic by blasting boulders blocking roads, officials said.
The highway was blocked due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts apart from washing of a 150-feet long road stretch and an under-construction bridge due to flash-floods triggered by heavy rains.
"Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road closed for repair and maintenance. However Mughal road through for vehicular movement", the traffic department said.
Explosives were used to blast boulders that were hampering th... | |
| | | | Highway restoration work on war footing | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: The restoration work on landslide and shooting stones hit 280-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway is being carried out on a war footing as Shri Amarnath Yatra is starting from June 30.
The first batch of Shri Amarnath Yatra will leave from Jammu on June 29 from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar.
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was shut on Tuesday-Wednesday due to landslide and shooting stones triggered by heavy rains near Panthyal on Ramban-Banihal road stretch while a portion of road was washed away near Samroli after a huge boulder blocked the connectivity in Udhampur district.
"The restoration work on the highway is being carried on a war foot... | |
| | | | NIA raids multiple locations in JK | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids across Kashmir on Friday, officials said.
They said NIA teams with the help of J&K Police and CRPF conducted searches in various districts including Baramulla, Anantnag, Bandipora, Sopore, Pulwama and Srinagar.
The raids are also underway in Jammu's Kathua region, they added.
It was not known immediately in which specific anti-terror case these raids were being carried out.... | |
| | | | SFs bust LeT Narco terror funding module,4 held in Budgam | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: J&K Police alongwith security forces in a joint operation on Friday have busted a narco-terror funding module of proscribed terror outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) when they arrested four terrorist associates and recovered arms and ammunition from them in Budgam.
Police in Budgam along with 53 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 181Bn Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested four terrorist associates during a joint operation in central Kashmir's Budgam district, Police said
The accused were identified as Younis Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmed Waza, Mehboob Ahmed son of Mohd Ramzan Sheikh both residents of Wathoora Chadoora, Irshad Ahmad Ganie son of Moh... | |
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