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| JKSPDC's attached 'blue-eyed' official gets 'undue' favours | | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: A Deputy General Manager of JKSPDC has managed a plum posting as attached official for last almost 16 years from his parent department, that is, Public Health and Engineering (PHE).
If sources are to be believed, four years ago Mohammad Hussain Teli, the Deputy General Manager (Civils) Corporate Office JKSPDC, was shifted back to his parent department by the then Commissioner Secretary Power, Sandeep Naik due to his controversial behaviour.
But Teli managed his posting back to JKSPDC since he was 'blue eyed boy' of various officers who gave him the prime position of Deputy General Manager although he was junior to many as he was mere JE from PHE's hydraulic wing.
Sources further claimed that his controversial character and his closeness to the incumbent MD can be gauged from the fact that before going on his foreign study leave the incumbent MD bestowed upon Teli the promotion and additional charge of CI&D division JKSPDC Sopore as Executive Engineer.
"This office order has been issued after MD's departure with copy to Chief Eng... | |
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| Mehbooba Govt had no funds for widows, spent crores to provide luxuries to PDP, BJP leaders' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: In tune with the provisions of the Standing Operating Procedure (SoP) issued vide Govt Order No: 299-GAD of 2016 dated: 01.04.2016, twenty-five political appointees have submitted their resignations today which have been accepted by the Governor but the biggest question why these second rung leaders of PDP and BJP were appointed as vice chairpersons of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Advisory Boards.
The PDP-BJP government had expressed its helplessness to clear pending cases of widow and old aged pension due to puicity of funds but for these second rung politicians the state government had spent amount worth crores of provide them salari... | |
| | | | Governor asks SVO to bring erring Govt officials to book | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today advised the State Vigilance Organisation to launch a vigorous campaign for bringing the erring government officials to book, taking up the cases of higher level functionaries first.
The Governor also asked the Director Vigilance to send him a monthly progress report.
He made these observations during a meeting with Director Vigilance S J M Gillani, who called on him here, an official spokesman said after the meet... | |
| | | | Governor clears file on pay anomaly of employees after 22-years | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: The governor NN Vohra on Wednesday cleared file regarding pay anomaly of state employees, sources said on Wednesday.
Official sources said that the file was cleared by Vohra during a meeting with his advisors and now it would be placed before State Administrative Council (SAC).
The file was cleared after a period of 22-years, reports quoting official sources said.... | |
| | | | Once a villain, Faesal now turns sacred cow for Omar | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 11: National Conference, which once sort action against Shah Faesal, the IAS officer from Kashmir for attending a political meeting has now come to his defense as he faces action for his sarcastic tweet.
The state administration department served a notice to the 2010 Indian Administrative Service exam topper Shah Faesal after the Department of Personnel and Trainings (DoPT) asked the state to initiate action against Faesal who is presently in the US pursuing a post graduate course at the Harvard University. However, Omar criticised Centre's action against 2009 IAS topper Shah Faesal and said that questioning him for a tweet against rape was "shocking".... | |
| | | | Lawmakers from Ladakh lambast PDP-BJP Govt | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 11: Former BJP ministers in the out-of-office Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government are in the dock. It's not just that the local Congress leaders from Ladakh are critical of the anti-Ladakh policies which were being pursued by the Mehbooba Mufti Government and they are embarrassing the PDP-BJP coalition government in general and BJP ministers in particular. What has embarrassed the BJP ministers all the more was the blistering attack on them by the BJP lawmakers from Ladakh itself, including lone Ladakh MP Thupstan Chhewang, and BJP MLC and former minister in the Mehbooba Mugti's government Chering Dorjay.
The BJP lawmakers from Ladakh lambasted the BJP... | |
| | | | Irked by power woes in scorching heat, Jammuites take to social media | | Appeal Governor, seek advisor for Jammu affairs | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Pestered by the poor power supply and other civic woes witnessed in the winter capital of Jammu amid this ongoing scorching heat, the Jammuites have started taking to social media to make fervent appeals to Governor NN Vohra to come to their rescue.
Many of the netizens from Jammu have been running campaigns to keep the Raj Bhawan informed about the state of affairs in the "neglected City, which can witness betterment only during the President's rule."
Manoj Gandotra, a netizen has addressed a post to Vohra. "Governor Saheb, Adaab, Please depute your one of advisor to Jammu to assess the ground situation in Jammu to report back you. Sir as to how ... | |
| | | | Director FPF acts on complaint, attaches Assistant Director | | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Director of the Forest Protection Force (FPF) on Wednesday ordered attachment of Satish Singh Manhas, in-charge Assistant Director, presently posted at FPF Gamma Unit J-02, Sidhra in the office of Joint Director FPF, Jammu.
The attachment was ordered following publication of a report in Early Times's July 4 edition titled 'Complaint against Forest officer gathers dust'. "Pending inquiry has been initiated against Satish Singh Manhas vide order no. 460-DFPF of 2018, dated 12-05-2018", reads the order issued by Director FPF, Asaf Mehmood Sagar. Sanjay Kumar Manhas, in-charge Assistant Director-II of Gamma Unit J-02 Sidhra, Jammu, has bee... | |
| | | | Former secretary Balachandran tears into Swaraj's foreign policy | | UNHRC report on human rights situation in J&K | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 11: Former Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in the South Block Vappala Balachandran has hailed former PM PV Narasinha Rao's foreign policy vis-à-vis Pakistan and its role in the UNHRC as far as human rights situation in Jammu & Kashmir was concerned. In other words, he has disapproved of the present government's foreign policy vis-à-vis Pakistan and its failure to defeat Pakistani moves at the international forum aimed at defaming India.
"Could we have tackled the Kashmir human rights imbroglio differently?, he asked on Wednesday. "I wanted to look back at our experience during 1991-1993, which was a more troublesome period for India's human... | |
| | | | Srinagar based famous school resorts to 'loot', 'plunder'; increases tuition, bus fee | | Parents at receiving end, feel the heat | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 11: Srinagar based school of a famous chain of schools has yet again resorted to 'loot' and 'plunder' as it has hiked the tuition fee and other allied charges without any consent from the concerned committee established in this regard.
A group of parents told Early Times that the administration of the school increased the tuition fee and bus fee over the past few months thus putting extra burden on the people whose wards are studying there. They said that the fee and the bus fee have been hiked in the range of 25-40 percent.
"In March this year the tuition fee was hiked to the tune of 25 percent and few days back the bus fee was increas... | |
| | | | Illegal trade of walnut wood unabated | | District Admin Srinagar mute spectator | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: Walnut tree which has been an identity of Kashmir's culture is being axed continuously across Kashmir valley from last few years. The timber / firewood traders of Srinagar are selling the same in open market and authorities at the helm of affairs especially Srinagar district administration is mute spectator to this vandalization.
Details available with Early Times reveal that timber mafia associated with walnut wood trade is involved in illegal smuggling of these trees. Irony is that green and young walnut trees are being felled in South and Central Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Shopian , Budgam and Ganderbal. Sources say that walnut timer / firewoo... | |
| | | | Of 10 , 5 Educational Zones of district Doda headless | | Derailed education system of Doda district | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July11: In what can be termed as poor state of affairs in the Education Department, several Educational Zones and Government Higher Secondary Schools in district Doda are headless since long. "In absence of Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) and Principals the quality education has taken a backseat in government run educational institutions across Doda", sources in department concern told Early Times.
In hilly district Doda, there are a total of 10 Educational Zones out of which five zones including Doda, Thatri, Ghat, Gundana and Bhatyas are headless for the last few months.
Instead of appointed Zones heads, the school education department gave additional charges... | |
| | | | CEO Samba 'partially' implements HC order | | Promotes co-petitioner, ignores principle petitioner | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: The Chief Education Officer (CEO) office Samba has been selective in implementing a High Court order by promoting one of the petitioner whereas the same benefit was denied to other petitioner lab bearer.
The aggrieved petitioner has once again knocked the door of court and sent a legal notice to the CEO office as well as Director School Education to get the High Court order implemented.
According to the documents in possession of Early Times Jai Krishan son of Babu Ram resident of Sanoor district Samba was appointed as Laboratory Bearer in School Education department. He was appointed to J&K School Education Subordinate Service as Lab Bearer much prio... | |
| | | | File on reducing weight of school bags gathers dust | | Children no concern in JK | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: It has been over eight months since an expert submitted its report, the government has failed to implement any of its recommendations to reduce the weight of school bags of children.
The government in August last had constituted a four-member committee comprising of former Head of Department of Education, University of Kashmir, A G Madhosh, former principal of Government College for Women Nusrat Andrabi, ex-principal Abdul Jabbar, and Veena Pandita, in-charge chairperson, J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) to suggest ways to help reduce the weight of school bags. Following which the committee submitted its report.
However, the gov... | |
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