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Dy CM becomes 'king' of Billawar Allocates Rs 5 cr for his constituency, gives 'peanuts' to other regions 7/20/2015 12:28:22 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: Continuing with the precedence set up by his predecessors, the Deputy Chief Minister has recently approved sanctioning of funds to his home constituency while depriving others of same largesse, thus raising a finger over his functioning. Though Nirmal Singh, who was elected from Billawar constituency is deputy Chief Minister of entire state but he has been allocating huge funds to his home constituency, due to reasons best known to him. The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) is under Nirmal Singh and during a recent meeting of department held under his chairmanship, he approved sanctioning of funds to the tune of several Crores, for restoration of flood damage infrastructure and for preventive measures for water logging/submergence caused due to incessant rains. According to the documents in possession of Early Times, the sanctioned funds included, Rs. 5 Crores for improvement/restoration of storm water drains of flood affected Municipal Committees including improvement works in Municipal Council Billawar. Strange...   READ MORE

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Top IPS officers get Rs 1000 annually for uniform! 7/20/2015 12:27:25 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 19: At a time when an average quality shirt costs Rs 1,000-1,500, DGP K Rajendra and 51 other IPS officers in J&K are being given less than Rs 1,000 per annum to buy their uniforms which include a shirt, a pant, a pair of shoes and a belt. The money is ridiculously being given to them under Uniform Renewal Grant (URG) and the practice is in vogue for the past several years. Police sources said the home department had given money to 52 IPS officers, including the DGP, six ADGPs, 19 IGPs, 17 DIGs and nine officers of SSP and SP ranks, of the state under URG to buy their uniforms. The DGP has been given Rs 1,945 for two years (from September 1, 2014 to Sept...   READ MORE   Oops! Omar missed to host Iftaar party NC old guards feel embarrassed 7/20/2015 12:27:14 AM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, July 19: While people in Kashmir are busy celebrating Eid-Ul Fitr, the Iftaar parties thrown in the previous fasting month of Ramazan by the who's who, have left behind some food for thought. Reasons: Former Chief Minister and NC working president Omar Abdullah missed to host any Iftaar party something which is making his senior party colleagues feel embarrassed for having "discarded a valuable decades old tradition". In Kashmir, from Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed to Governor NN Vohra to Director General of Police K Rajendra, almost everyone threw mouth watering Iftaar parties, where people from various walks of life including politicia...   READ MORE   Pick and choose: R D Sharma neglects seniors, elevates juniors to top posts ** To get post of acting VC, he had advocated seniority 7/20/2015 12:27:00 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: While he had advocated seniority to get the charge of acting vice-chancellor, Prof R D Sharma was now alleged to be ignoring seniority as, according to sources, he recently elevated some junior most faculty members to administrative posts, leaving seniors disappointed. Sources said the ex-VC of Jammu University, Prof M P S Ishar had given charge of acting VC to Dean Academic Affairs, Dr Neelam Saraaf, but following the Sharma's objection that being senior, he deserved to be given the charge of acting VC, the governor's office had issued orders making him acting VC. However, after becoming VC, Sharma was alleged to have forgotten the ru...   READ MORE   Revenue officials tamper record, rob woman of her land VO, Police stay inert 7/20/2015 12:26:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: In yet another case of omission and commission by the officials of Revenue department for ulterior motives, land record has been tampered by the officials to rob a poor victim of her legitimate piece of land. Victim of land mafia, Bimla Devi, a resident of Pascal Bishnah, Tehsildar Bishnah Mohd Sayeed, Joginder Rapu Patwari Patwar Halqa Pascal, Bishnah tampered land record and transferred the piece of land on the name of Suraj Parkash son of Girdhari Lal resident of Pascal, Bishnah Jammu. "Revenue officials including Tehsildar and Patwari Bishnah tampered the record. Mutation was performed without the knowledge of the owners of the property", she ...   READ MORE   Lal Singh turns dictator, shuffles medicos to keep them 'under control' 7/20/2015 12:26:17 AM Fazal Khan Early Times Report Srinagar, July 19: The Health Minister Chaudary Lal Singh is virtually acting as dictator and the employees of the Health department who are trying to raise their voice against him are either being transferred or sent to cells. Sources told Early Times the Health Minister in order to establish his writ and to ensure that no one dares to raise his or her voice against him is acting swiftly. "Since the day Lal Singh has taken over as the Health Minister of the state many people have been transferred and posted to ensure that top posts are manned by the officials who are close to the minister and are in his good books," said a source. He said that Lal Si...   READ MORE   Jammu is not Kashmir's colony 7/20/2015 12:23:24 AM Prof Hari Om Jammu region is not Kashmir's colony. It is the second largest region in the state after the trans-Himalayan Ladakh. Population-wise, Jammu region is at par with the Valley. If a fair census is held today in the state, the findings would be different. The population of Jammu region would be equal to that of Kashmir, if not more. The Jammu region, which is rich in green gold and has precious waters, also contributes no less than 70 per cent revenue to the state exchequer every year and it has been happening since 1947. In October 1947, Jammu & Kashmir acceded to India. Not only this, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru played foul with the people of Jammu region and ...   READ MORE   Teachers allegedly ignoring students for not taking tuitions from them 7/20/2015 12:16:46 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report Katra, July 19: Teachers, who were known from the ancient times as career builders without seeking personal benefits, are known for some other reasons now-a-days. A few teachers in the Government Higher Secondary School, Katra, were alleged to be ignoring those students who were not taking private tuitions from them. Sources alleged that some of the school teachers were favouring those students who were taking tuitions from them. In the 11th class examinations also, they were alleged to have favoured these students, sources said These teachers were alleged to have remained biased towards those students who had not taken tuitions from them. Sources sai...   READ MORE   In sweltering heat, Jammuites faces acute scarcity of water Nearly 12 million gallons gap between demand-supply 7/20/2015 12:16:20 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report jammu, July 19: Every year, in entire Jammu city the demand of potable water increases manifold but contrary to demand, Public Health and Engineering Department (PHE) has failed to supply sufficient water, due to which, the outskirts of the city and newly established colonies are facing hardship to obtain potable water and department concerned seems still unmoved. As per source in department informed Early Times that in entire city, the requirement of potable water is 47 milllion gallons for various purposes, but the department concerned has been providing only nearly 35 million gallons per day. Moreover, due to 12 million gallons daily (MGD) differenc...   READ MORE   7 sent to 4-day police remand for raising anti-national slogans 7/20/2015 12:16:00 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar July 19: Police today produced the seven persons, who were arrested for raising anti-national and pro-Pakistan slogans after Eid prayers at Kishtwar on Saturday last before Judicial Magistrate first class (Tehsildar, Kishtwar) who remanded them to four days police custody. They were produced in the court under tight security by a police team led by SHO Police Station Kishtwar Sameer Jeelani. The accused included 45 year old Abdul Gani son of Ghulam Ali Bhat resident of Pathgham Marwah at present near Shiv Mandir Kishtwar working as teachers in education department, Imran Butt son of Mohammad Amin Butt resident of Nagni Hidyal Kishtwar, Bilal ...   READ MORE   No access to health facilities for residents of 17 panchayats in Gundoh Peripheral healthcare in poor health centers 7/20/2015 12:15:41 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report jammu, July 19: In a testimony to the indifference of successive governments to provide basic health care to all residents of the state, 17 panchayats of block Changa of Teshil Gundoh have no access to any health services for the last 20 years since the establishment of two Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in Tipri and Changa area. Ajaz Ahmed, a resident of Tipri told Early Times that they were the neighbours of former health minister of India and current leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Gulam Nabi Azad but they have to face huge inconvenience every time someone in the village fell ill. He further said that Block Changa has two Primary Health Center (P...   READ MORE   Speed interceptor high cost vans turn into 'luxury' vehicles for cops Vans running without numbers, cops creating 'artificial jams' on NH 7/20/2015 12:15:15 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 19: Speed Interceptor Vans worth lakhs of rupees which were introduced by the government in 2013 have since become more of luxury vehicles for the Traffic Police cops and in the name of its utility simply challan booking points where ever these are halted by the cops as per their whims. The high cost vans are running without any numbers contrary to what is desired within 15-20 days of bringing the vehicles on roads. Ironically, these vans have become a cause of heavy jams on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which is over crowded these days with rush of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims besides normal passengers. As the Amarnath Yatra is going on in full swing wi...   READ MORE   Uttam Chand is back from ‘protest’ leave, awaits next posting While PHQ wants to re-appoint him as SSP, Jammu, BJP is opposed to it 7/19/2015 11:33:33 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 19: Uttam Chand, who was transferred on June 5 last, following the controversy over removal of Bhinderwale's posters from Satwari area and the killing of a youth in police firing on violent protesters, has come back from his "protest" leave and is awaiting his next posting. While police headquarters (PHQ) wants to re-appoint him as SSP, Jammu, at least two BJP ministers are opposed to it and have almost made up their mind to appoint their own police officer as SSP, Jammu, according to police sources. So, it is now virtually PHQ versus BJP. The post, which fell vacant after the transfer of Uttam Chand over a month and a half back, is in the additional charg...   READ MORE   Common link between 26/11 financiers; ED files charges against J&K man 7/19/2015 11:32:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 19: Investigators have found a common link between money received by Firdous Ahmad Shah, a member of Syed Ali Shah Geelani's hardline Hurriyat Conference, and financiers of 26/11 Mumbai attack. Two names - Madina Trading and Javed Iqbal - names were revealed during investigations into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks when investigators found that second payment of 229 US dollars was wired to Callphonex via Western Union Money Transfer receipt number 8364307716-0 to activate the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) used during the terror strikes. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which recently filed its first charge sheet in a money laundering case in the Kashmir...   READ MORE   BJP got religious mandate from Jammu, PDP from Kashmir: Sambit Patra Sadhu Vs Bichoo 7/19/2015 11:31:55 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 19: The BJP, which is in power at the centre and in states like Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand and a coalition partner in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir, has lost its way. It has gone totally confused. It has started devising and advocating formulations which only expose its political and intellectually bankruptcy and establish that many of its concepts are flawed, ridiculous and even condemnable. Only on Saturday, the BJP's national spokesperson, Sambit Patra, who appears on TV channels almost every day, made a highly ridiculous statement that "the BJP got religious mandate from Jammu region and PDP got re...   READ MORE   Govt to shame big names involved in power theft 7/19/2015 11:29:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 19: The State government has decided to prepare a list of major defaulter of power who are resorting to its theft in connivance with the field staff of the electricity department and make it public to shame them. According to the sources the decision taken in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and attended by the Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, who holds the power department. According to the sources, the list was prepared by the power department in both the regions of the State: Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said since the list includes major industrialists and hoteliers who had political influence and also have been funding the ...   READ MORE

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