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JK finances to witness another blow as 40K employees retire in July Pension, GP fund, Gratuity to take heavy toll on state exchequer 6/25/2016 11:58:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jun 25: The serious economic crisis in Jammu and Kashmir are in the offing as more than 40 thousand state government employees are attaining superannuation from July 1st, making it difficult for the finance ministry to cope up with the burden. Sources within the finance ministry told Early Times that no less than 40 thousand government employees hailing from various departments of the state are turning sixty this June hence reaching to the stage of their retirement. What is mandatory for the government is to pay its retiring employees the G.P Fund, leave salary, commutation and other doles as applicable under law in just one go. The previous government led by Omar Abdullah on June 3 , 2014 announced two year enhancement in the retirement age of the state government employees and hence those who were about to retire in June 2014 got two more years of service and are retiring from June onwards. "It is going to be a big trouble for the state government this time that too when we all are striving to shore up our finances. There are already the power and ...   READ MORE

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PHQ's blue-eyed DIG again gets foreign assignment 6/25/2016 11:58:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 25: A DIG, who is termed in state police circles as PHQ's blue-eyed boy, is scheduled to leave for a foreign assignment for the second time in the last one year from next week. On PHQ's recommendation, the state home department has given permission to the DIG to leave for foreign assignment as per its order No 353. Though there was no dearth of senior officers in the police department, the PHQ had given approval to his name for the second time in the last one year, thereby depriving others of the opportunity. "There is a strong resentment among other officers in this regard, but no one raises his voice due to the fact that PHQ will get annoyed with them,"...   READ MORE   Is State fleecing Centre on Dal Development Project 6/25/2016 11:58:02 PM Early Times Report jammu, Jun 25: Is J&K fleecing the Union Government on much talked about Dal Development Project on whose beautification and navigation hundreds of crores of rupees were spent over years while there have been no tangible results as the Dal lake neither has been cleaned nor beautified to the satisfaction of the people. The scandalous role of authorities who were involved in the Dal Development Project over the years has baffled the masses as the project has become a milking cow for them because the unaccountable money received for the beautification of the project goes down the drain and hardly any body has been made accountable for the same so far. Making a round via...   READ MORE   JKEPFO violates its own directives 10 employees engaged in 2015, denied PF benefits 6/25/2016 11:57:52 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report jammu, Jun 25: It may sound bizarre but it is true that 10 employees engaged by J&K Employees Provident Fund Organisation (JKEPFO) in January, 2015 as data operators were still not covered under provident fund scheme. Source in JKEPFO said that in January, 2015, 10 data operators were hired by the organisation after conducting their interviews but even after a lapse of 18 months, they had not been covered under the provident scheme which showed its indifferent attitude of towards its own employees. "On one hand, JKEPFO has directed private employers,who have engaged more than 10 employees, to cover them under this scheme but on the other, it is found viola...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz rakes up beef ban issue ahead of Amarnath Yatra Attempt to foment trouble 6/25/2016 11:57:29 PM Early Times Report jammu, Jun 25: A day after government announced that liquor cannot be banned in Jammu and Kashmir the Pro-Pakistan Hurriyat dove, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, condemned the refusal and tried to once again hurt the sentiments of Hindus by questioning why the beef has been banned in JK. "If for the government liquor is a matter of freedom of choice then why the ban on consuming beef?" Mirwaiz wrote on the micro blogging site twitter. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "It seems like other separatists, Hurriyat dove too is under tremendous pressure to foment trouble in Kashmir." He said, "By raking up the beef issue again, Mirwaiz wants to flare up the situation a...   READ MORE   Babus also lose nerves like lesser mortals Attempted suicide of an IAS officer remains a secret 6/25/2016 11:57:17 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jun 25: Not just the lesser mortals, the babus also lose nerves at times and behave accordingly. They, however, are lucky, as people ranging from top police officials to a peon in the babus office keep the secret and the babu is spared humiliation. Early this week, according to reliable sources, a top IAS officer attempted suicide after a senior officer called on him. The babus domestic aide found the house unusually calm. On enquiry he found the babu lying semi-unconscious in his own pool of blood. He raised an alarm and the babu's staff rushed in only to find blood oozing out from the wrist of the babu. The babu was rushed to a local government hospital ...   READ MORE   8 CRPF personnel, two Pak based ultras killed, 21 others injured in Pampore encounter 6/25/2016 11:56:30 PM Early Times Report. Srinagar, June 25: In the deadliest attack on security forces in recent years, eight CRPF personnel were killed and 21 others critically wounded when terrorists rained bullets on a bus carrying them at Pampore, near here, in what appeared to be a Fidayeen attack carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba. "First hand impression of the bodies of terrorists is that both appear to be Pakistanis, definietly from Lashksr, and in all likelihood they were Fidayeen (suicide attackers)," In...   READ MORE   Mehbooba Mufti wins by-election to Anantnag Assembly seat Defeats Congress candidate by more than 12,000 votes 6/25/2016 11:28:14 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 25: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today emerged victorious in the by-election to the Anantnag Assembly constituency defeating her closest rival Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress by a margin of more than 12,000 votes. Iftikhar Ahmad Misgar of National Conference stood third in the elections. The by-election to the Anantnag assembly seat was necessitated following the death of then chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on January 7 this year....   READ MORE   Govt sleeps over encroachment of hundreds of kanals land in Jammu 6/25/2016 11:04:44 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: In a glaring example of prevailing lawlessness in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of influential people encroached upon hundreds of kanals of land in Upper Thather, Jammu but neither government nor administration is daring to act against the land mafias. According to RTI activist Rashu Kanna, the chunk of land in Upper Thather, belonging to over 15 rightful owners, was encroached in the year 2002 and since then he, along with other affected families, ran from pillar to post to get the lands vacated but till date, all their efforts went in vain as from a bureaucrat of Chief Secretary rank to a revenue official like Patwari, everyone hesitate t...   READ MORE   BJP's power sharing may spell doom for it in next assembly polls Behind The Veil 6/25/2016 11:04:37 PM Earfly Times Report Jammu, June 25: Though the PDP has every reason to feel happy and satisfied over the victory of Mehbooba from Anantnag by poll,the state unit of the BJP seems to be more excited.The reason for excitement among BJP leaders is the result of assured survival of the coalition Government which ensures survival of the BJP's first time power sharing experience in the state. No doubt the PDP rightly had suggested to the BJP to keep away from pre-poll campaign in Anantnag constituency and that could have been one of the reasons for Mehbooba's win despite the fact that she was challenged by seven candidates ,especially two from the National Conf...   READ MORE   Why should Kashmir be allowed to enjoy any right in India? Debate in social media 6/25/2016 11:04:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 25: Senseless opposition in the J&K Assembly to everything Indian as well as grant of mining lease to a Chandigarh-based person in Jammu and bitter opposition in the Valley to the idea of setting up of colonies for Kashmiri Hindus and state subject ex-soldiers have triggered a debate in social networking sites, especially Twitter. The objective critics of opponents in Kashmir of everything Indian have been talking about the principle of reciprocity. They are arguing "if the Kashmiri Muslims do not want the Indians to enjoy all rights in J&K, why should they be allowed to enjoy any right in rest of the country?" The argument appears quite valid. The people...   READ MORE   NC-PDP fight online as Mehbooba wins Anantnag seat 6/25/2016 11:04:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: Even as Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday won the Anantnag constituency bye-elections with a decent margin of around 12,000 votes, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)and the opposition National Conference (NC) spend the day fighting each other online. While Mehbooba took lead since commencement of the counting of votes in morning, for NC leadership it was time to logon to social media to do everything to defend its dust biting defeat. For NC, the party spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu remained its best bet. Mattu started his Twitter innings for the day with allegations that Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were not properly sealed. "L...   READ MORE   Alert sounded after militant attack on CRPF convoy 6/25/2016 11:04:16 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, June 25: Security alert has been sounded in the entire Kashmir valley following the deadly militant attack on CRPF convoy, in which Eight CRPF Jawans died and many others got injured. The authorities also beefed up security in the state especially on the National highway. A top official in the Jammu and Kashmir police said that alert has been sounded in all the districts of the valley for probable militant attacks and the suspicious vehicles are thoroughly checked on National Highway and other important places. Police sources told Early Times that there are reports that two militants run away towards Srinagar from the Pampore in a white ...   READ MORE   Hold referendum in India to know its stand on J&K Solution to problem 6/25/2016 11:04:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 25: Reacting to Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement in Jammu that people of Jammu and Kashmir had no role to play in the resolution of Kashmir issue, self-styled chairman of APHC-M Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said the Minister was "ignorant of the subject" and added "this matter involved political future and aspirations of the people which could not be taken for granted". Mirwaiz also urged the BJP leadership to shun what he called its "ostrich-like attitude" and adopt a realistic approach to initiate a meaningful dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He added that the "assertions of saffron party leaders about keeping the people of Kashmir out ...   READ MORE   Govt rules out delimitation of Assembly Constituencies till 2026 6/25/2016 11:03:57 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: The government of Jammu and Kashmir today ruled out any delimitation of existing Assembly Constituencies till 2026. The government also ruled out the rotation of reserved categories constituencies in the state as it turned down the clause that mandated the rotation after every 10 years which is 12 years in case of J&K as the term of the Assembly in J&K is for the period of six years. In response to A.Q No. 621 of MLA Rajesh Gupta, the ministry of Law and Justice said that section 47 of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir provides that until the relevant figures of the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published,...   READ MORE   BBIA interacts with MD, JKSIDCO 6/25/2016 11:02:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Managing Director, J&K SIDCO Ltd and other officials of J&K SIDCO visited BBIA Bhawan today to discuss the various issues related to the Industrial Complex. While interacting with Managing Director, J&K SIDCO, Amit Sharma, the president BBIA Lalit Mahajan, highlighted the worst ever condition of lanes and drains in Bari Brahmana Industrial Complex due to which the rain water entered in the premises of Kailash Plastics, Jhelum Metals, Star Industries, Amb...   READ MORE

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