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6 yrs on, no recovery in Rs 2.44 cr scam in Estates Deptt 7/14/2018 11:49:22 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Six years have passed since a scam of Rs 2.44 crore surfaced in the Estates department, but the authorities are yet to recover the money from the corrupt officials. Official sources said that irregularities worth Rs 2.44 crore in the Estates department were unearthed by the Accountant General of India in its Audit report in 2012. The audit report had revealed that items worth Rs 2.44 crore were found missing from the Jammu store. Although the probe was ordered and several officials were indicted, no recovery has been made from them. "The money is yet to recovered from the fraudulent persons," a senior official of the Estates department said. "Everyone is aware of this fraud. We hope recovery is made from them soon although it is not Rs 2.44 crore as per the probe," the official said. Sources said that dilly-dallying approach of the government can be gauged from the fact that the government had constituted a committee to probe the matter, but even after the lapse of several years the committee did not finalize the report...   READ MORE

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Mehbooba's political future bleak, claims PDP rebel leader 7/14/2018 11:49:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is finding it hard to believe that the party MLAs whom she refused to meet when she was in the power are defying her. She has threatened that if New Delhi tries to break the PDP it would lead to more Salahuddin's and Yasin Malik's being born. Her statement has vindicated the stand of all those people who were of the opinion that PDP is a party with the separatist leanings. Its in place to mention here that Salahuddin is the so-called chief of Hizbul Mujahi-i-deen and is based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, while militant turned so-called Gandhian Yasin Malik is the self sty...   READ MORE   Governance results improve during Governor's rule, 80 percent complaints disposed off 7/14/2018 11:09:19 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 14: Redressal of grievances and finding solution to problems of common masses are corner-stones of a successful government and the previous two dispensations of Jammu & Kashmir failed miserably in this regard while putting people to trouble. Governor Narendra Nath Vohra led the State Administrative Council (SAC) has made a difference in this regard. The state administration has of late become very responsive to the problems being confronted by the common masses. The same has been proved by the figures dished out by the Grievance Cell. The Grievance Cell previously known as Chief Minister's Grievance Cell has disposed off 80 percent ...   READ MORE   Public darbar proves damp squib 7/14/2018 11:08:55 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 14: In a major embarrassment for the authorities, a public darbar in Kishtwar area on Saturday proved a damp squib as only a handful of people turned up. The Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar had ordered for holding a public darbar at Dool and had directed all the district and sector officers of the zone to attend the event. But the people who are at loggerheads with the administration over the issue of absorbing local youths in the under con...   READ MORE   Gammon India made bridge develops cracks at Dhramthal 7/14/2018 10:30:06 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, July 14: Gammon India Private Construction company which has responsibility for widening Jammu Srinagar National Highway is in trouble as a big crack has developed on under construction bridge near 83 Point Dhramthal in Udhampur district. Reliable sources said that many days ago the crack developed and the Gammon India workers tried to hide the said crack with huge polythene sheet. However sudden wind exposed the Gammon India ...   READ MORE   Abdullah, Mufti families under attack Revolt in PDP has implications for NC too 7/14/2018 10:29:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 14: Very significant political developments are unfolding in the Valley, particularly since June 19, when BJP in a dramatic manner expressed its no confidence in CM Mehbooba Mufti and snapped its ties with the PDP. Immediately after the collapse of the Mufti government, party politics within the PDP indicated that there could be a revolt against Mehbooba Mufti and the coterie (consisting of family members and yes men) surrounding her. And it happened sooner than later in a way that rattled Mehbooba Mufti and her uncles and aunts and brother and other members of the coterie. MLA after MLA and MLC after MLC (6 in number) trained their guns at Mehbooba Mufti,...   READ MORE   PDP trying to arrest rebellion within its camp to woo voters 7/14/2018 10:29:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14 : The PDP, which is experiencing fast erosion in its vote, is set to calm down fears among party legislators and among people of the valley which is the vote base for the PDP. In fact the PDP was born on the ashes of the Congress to prepare an alternative to the National Conference. That has been the reason for the PDP rejecting support from the Congress and the National Conference,the idea was mooted by Ghulam Nabi Azad, in 2014 and later.And if the PDP is faced with the crisis of political instability the leadership is responsible for it on the ground that Mehbooba could not succeed in the formation of the Government in alliance with the BJP. In fac...   READ MORE   3 months on, SMC violating HC order 70 % waste taken to landfill; rest dumped, burnt 7/14/2018 10:29:11 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Three months ago, a division bench of J&K High Court directed Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to take mere 10 % of waste to its landfill site, but reliable sources say that even today SMC continues to take 70 % of waste to landfill site and the rest is either dumped in water-bodies, open spaces or burnt by the municipal staff / rag pickers. Details available with Early Times reveal that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) continues to violate the High Court order as large amount of un-segregated waste (70 to 80 % of total waste generated in city) is being dumped at Srinagar's Acchan landfill site which is open violation of High Court order ...   READ MORE   Kashmir fertile ground for rumour mongering 7/14/2018 10:29:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Kashmir has always been a fertile ground for rumors as history is a witness to many instances where rumors drove the valleyites to despair. In social media it has found a suitable ally that gives a rumour wings like never before. Yet, the government has failed to come up with a policy to regulate social media despite several attempts to do so. In 2017, the government came up with a directive banning social sites in the valley to prevent rumour mongering, but the order was soon rescinded as VPNs allowed access to the banned sites. The intention behind the order was to prevent a repeat of rumour mongering that fuelled unrest during the previous sum...   READ MORE   Guv's admin to reassess threat perceptions to politicians Ex-ministers to lose extra security 7/14/2018 10:28:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: Former ministers of the PDP-BJP coalition in the state are likely to lose their extra security covers as the Governor's administration is about to reassess the threat perception to politicians in the state. After the fall of coalition government in the state on June 19, former ministers and other senior leaders of the state continue to have a high level security cover. However, as a month is about to pass with no end to the political logjam, there are chances that the Governor's administration would reassess how much security does these former ministers need. There are reports suggesting that the administration is reviewing the security of political...   READ MORE

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