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| IAS officers declare assets, throw up surprises | | Rich babus of poor J&K! | | |
K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: The property returns filed by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers serving in J&K have revealed an assorted mix of crorepatis, lakhpatis, and some with nothing at all.
A majority of the officers have finally revealed their assets with the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) at the government of India, putting details in public domain. While a few officers are yet to declare their asset details, some have provided insufficient information as is visible from their property statements marked up to December 2014.
As per the statements of the officers, copies of which are with Early Times, the DOPT had asked them to divulge the details of movable and immovable properties, the present value of the property and the mode of acquiring the same. In many cases, however, the information including the GP fund savings have been withheld for unknown reasons.
Mohammad Iqbal Khandey
Chief Secretary, J&K government, Iqbal Khandey owns a house at Jammu, valuing Rs 27 lakh for which he had availed loan of Rs 13.66 lakh from the State B... | |
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| Curfew imposed in Satwari, other localities after youth's killing in police firing | | 2 cops among 6 hurt, army stages flag march; Ashkoor gets charge of Jammu DIG | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , June 4
At least half a dozen Satwari localities were today placed under indefinite curfew after police resorted to lathicharge and opened fire to disperse a violent mob, that was angered by the removal of Bhindrawale's posters by police from the area yesterday, resulting in the death of a youth and injuries to at least six others, including two police personnel.
Yesterday also, day long protests were held by the people at Satwari against the removal of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale's posters by police. Three police personnel were wounded yesterday in the clashes, including Sub-Inspector Arun Kumar who was stabbed by a protester.
Some Sikh religious leaders had yes... | |
| | | | Geelani hints at accepting 'Indian' as his nationality | | Anything for Passport | | | ET Report
Srinagar, June 4: The Hurriyat Conference led by the hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday hinted at Geelani would complete all the formalities, including him mentioning his nationality as Indian, to get a passport to travel to Saudia Arabia to meet his ailing daughter there.
In a statement a Hurriyat (G) spokesman said: "Traveling on the Indian passport is a compulsion of every Kashmiri and without this compulsion; the Muslims of this will not even be able to perform their important religious obligation of Hajj. Geelani too is compelled to complete the formalities in this regard."
The spokesman said Geelani has been asked by the Regional Passport Officer Srinagar ... | |
| | | | Answer script bundles 'mysteriously' go missing, BOSE forces students to sit again for exam | | Is Nayeem Akhtar watching? | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: Right under the nose of so-called tough Education Minister Nayeem Akhtar, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKDOSE) has not only goofed up but played fraud with more than 150 students of Surankote, who answer scripts, went missing mysteriously two months ago.
They had appeared in the 12th class examination as regular students from three examination centers in Poonch but their answer scripts bundles went missing mysteriously allegedly from the Board Head Office in Jammu and for this gross misconduct and suspicious goof-up, the board officials forced the students of these three centres to again appear in the examination today ... | |
| | | | PDP-BJP Govt to boost security of separatists | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, June 4: In the wake of recent claim of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani that there was a threat to life of some separatists, the PDP-BJP government is all set to provide more security to them, official sources have told Early Times.
Senior police officials said detailed deliberations are on in this regard and that "security cover to some senior separatist leaders was to be improved in the coming days."
They said that modalities were being discussed with the Home Ministry. Apart from improving security around the residences of the separatists, particularly Geelani and chairman of the parallel Hurriyat faction, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, police flying... | |
| | | | Jitendra yet again withholds truth about AIIMS | | True story of facts | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: MoS in the PMO Jitendra Singh Thursday made a desperate attempt to defuse the situation in Jammu province. He admitted that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had on February 28 announced AIIMS for Jammu and thanked the Finance Minister for his announcement. He asserted that AIIMS will be first established in Jammu than other region of the state. "We have no objection if AIIMS is set up in any other part of the state, but it will not come up before it comes up in Jammu. The AIIMS in any other part of the state will be constructed either along with the construction of a similar institution in Jammu or after it," he said in Jammu, adding that "the AIIMS ... | |
| | | | Jitendra promises 'first' AIIMS in Jammu; gives no roadmap, timeline | | Pot kept boiling! | | | Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: Union Minister of state for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr. Jitendra Singh today again refused to make a clear statement on the establishment of All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Jammu.
Though he reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stand that All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) will be established first in Jammu and then in the Kashmir Valley but did not elaborate on how the same would be possible when it has been clearly stated in the agenda for alliance that AIIMS would be established in Kashmir.
He did refer to history and said that Jammu has struggled too much for Medical College and should now not be denied a... | |
| | | | Rana, Kitchloo face party workers' wrath in Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
ET Report
Kishtwar, June 4: The National Conference leadership of Jammu province headed by its provincial president Devinder Singh Rana today faced wrath of Inderwal unit of the party for selecting wrong candidate for Inderwal constituency in last year Assembly elections in which party candidate Salam Din Chowdhary only managed to get about 240 votes.
Senior party leader and block President Thathri Shameem Ahmed while addressing the party meeting chaired by Devinder Singh Rana at Kishtwar hit out the party leadership for ignoring the panel of the candidates send by the District body of Kishtwar as a result of which the party reduced to rubble in Inderwal in last year Asse... | |
| | | | Revenue Ministry yet to cancel PRCs of 80 non-state subject families | | | | Akshay Azad
ET Report
jammu, June 4: The Revenue Department is yet to take a decision on nearly 80 families, comprising some top businessmen of Jammu, who are non-state subjects but have secured Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) fraudulently.
Sources informed Early Times that State Subject Inquiry Commission had forwarded a list to Revenue department with nearly 70 to 80 names, majority of who were non-state subjects but had acquired PRCs by fraudulent means.
Majority of the names recommended by SSI Commission to the Revenue Ministry for taking action some businessmen and influential families of Jammu who have been spared by successive state governments.
A top official in the Rev... | |
| | | | Fooling themselves and party high command | | Maha Sampark Abhiyaan, BJP-style | | | Early Times Report
jammu, June 4: The BJP high command last month announced that it would start Maha Sampark Abhiyaan (mass contact programme on mass scale) across the nation to popularize the party and expand its support-base by highlighting the achievements of the Narendra Modi government and the policies and ideology of the party. BJP has decided to launch mass contact programme in the wake of the criticism of the party and the Modi government and their conduct and failures.
Announcing the programme, the party president Amit Shah said the party leaders would crisscross the nation and establish direct contact with those who took membership of the party through mobiles. He gave to under... | |
| | | | Geelani hints at accepting 'Indian' as his nationality | | Anything for Passport | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 4: The Hurriyat Conference led by the hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday hinted at Geelani would complete all the formalities, including him mentioning his nationality as Indian, to get a passport to travel to Saudia Arabia to meet his ailing daughter there.
In a statement a Hurriyat (G) spokesman said: "Traveling on the Indian passport is a compulsion of every Kashmiri and without this compulsion; the Muslims of this will not even be able to perform their important religious obligation of Hajj. Geelani too is compelled to complete the formalities in this regard."
The spokesman said Geelani has been asked by the Regional Passport Offic... | |
| | | | Educational institutions to remain closed today | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Pawan Kotwal has ordered closure of all educational institutions including schools and colleges in districts Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch.
It is further informed that exams if any shall remain postponed.... | |
| | | | JCC Bank employees fraudulently withdraw Rs 2 lakh from customer's account | | 9 months on, no action taken against guilty | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: The Jammu Central Cooperative (JCC) Bank (Digiana) has come under scanner after a customer alleged that more than Rs 2 lakh were withdrawn from his account without his consent.
Vinod Kumar, son of Ishar Dass, of Digana, presently putting up at Gangyal, had lodged an FIR against the bank nearly nine months ago.
But since then neither the police nor the bank authorities have taken any action against the accused employees. They have not returned the money to the customer, either.
Vinod told Early Times that on 13/6/ 2014, he visited JCC bank's branch at Digiana to withdraw some money. He said he was shocked to find that all the money from ... | |
| | | | Govt awakes to sub-standard macdamisation of roads | | To withhold 10% of bill as security for 3 yrs | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 4: Tightening the noose around contractors indulging in mal-practice of using sub-standard material in macadamisation of roads, the Public Works (Road & Building) Department has now made it mandatory for every contractor to keep ten percent of the total bill as security deposit.
This applies to contractors carrying out maintenance work of the roads blacked topped by them for next three years.
Sources told Early Times that this move has been taken by the state government over the execution of sub-standard roads by the contractors laying down blacktopping with sub-standard martial and later managing to clear their bills in active connivance ... | |
| | | | 2 yrs on, Master Plan violations go unheeded | | 2500 illegal structures mock at Govt | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 4: Two years down the line, no action has been taken on 2500 illegal structures raised in Srinagar in violation of the master Plan guidelines.
Sources revealed to Early Times that a committee was constituted by the government four years ago. Out of these 2500 illegal structures, the report submitted by the committee had mentioned that 1100 have come up without any permission and in gross violation of related law.
The report prepared by the high level committee comprising of Additional Commissioner Kashmir, vice chairman Srinagar Development Authority (SDA), Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), DC Srinagar, Chief Engin... | |
| | | | Dr Jitendra rejects separatists demand for curtailment in Amarnath Yatra duration | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 4: Minister of State (MoS) in Prime Minister's Office and senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the annual Amarnath Yatra would be carried out according to the schedule and there would be no curtailment in it.
Addressing a press conference here, Dr. Jitendra said that separatist leaders are playing politics over the duration of Amarnath Yatra. He said that there was no scientific evidence to show that the pilgrimage cannot be held throughout the year.
'The duration of Amarnath Yatra is a question which has to be addressed scientifically. We have substantial geology survey reports and scientific... | |
| | | | BGSBU Scam: Clerk withdraws Rs 4,28,557 fraudulently, Police scrutinizing records | | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri, June 4: Rajouri police today said that Rs 4,28,557/- have been withdrawn fraudulently through fake purchase bills by Muzaffar Hussain clerk in scholarship branch at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) while suspicious transactions worth Rs 13,48 659 have been detected till today under the much publicized BGSBU Scholarship Scam.
Dr Haseeb Mughal, SSP Rajouri said the fraud was committed by Muzzafar Hussain clerk in nexus with Azaz malik, J&K bank associ... | |
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