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| Govt ignores those who have rock-solid proof of disproportionate assets against them | | Pick and choose method allegedly adopted for identifying, terminating 63 employees; Govt silent on 9 tainted ex-ministers, top bureaucrats | | | Bharat Bhushan
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: Unlike the widespread appreciation the government had received for carrying out a similar exercise in 2003, eyebrows are now being raised frequently over the manner in which it identified the 63 tainted officials and then terminated their services five days back.
The government is alleged to have adopted pick and choose method while doing so. While apprising the press Wednesday last of its decision to remove the dead wood from the state administration, the government was sadly silent on the nine ex-ministers and several top bureaucrats against whom State Accountability Commission (SAC) and State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) organisation have registered corruption cases.
It did not utter a single word on these big fishes and on several other government officials, both civil as well as police, who have raised properties worth crores within and outside the state. Huge commercial buildings, palatial houses and big real estate investments by the government servants, including serving and retired employees and ex-ministers, in the c... | |
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| Health Minister makes merry of his portfolio, visits areas according to his wish | | Health department officials 'coerced' to pay fatty bills | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 5: The health department higher ups and officials are at loss these days since they have to pay for the 'hefty' bills of health minister, who has been on a whirlwind tour to the different areas of the state more so Kashmir valley.
Sources told Early Times that the health minister visited the world famous health resort of Pahalgam in South Kashmir today.
The minister was not all alone, but he was accompanied by a huge team comprising of around 30 persons. Directives had been in advance issued to the health department officials to arrange for the pony ride and pay for it as well.
"Minister and his team members are putting up at o... | |
| | | | PDP conveys its concerns to Rajnath Singh | | BJP ministers under scanner | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: Failure of the BJP ministers to live up to the expectations of the common masses and they unable to build a cordial relationship with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is showing on the performance of the coalition government.
Sources told Early Times the alleged "unprofessional attitude" of the BJP ministers and they not taking any interest in the administrative issues has disappointed the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. "The Chief Minister recently apprised the union Home Minister Rajnath Singh about the shortcomings of the BJP ministers," sources said.
They said the Chief Minister told Singh that BJP ministers have to act responsibly to ... | |
| | | | NC always failed on governance | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: The National Conference has hit hard at the PDP for its alleged favouritism in recent recruitments.
According to NC spokesman, Junaid Mattoo, the posts were not advertised and proper recruitment process was not followed.
Junaid's statement evoked ridicule from different quarters. While the government spokesman can better explain the fairness of recent recruitments, it needs to be made clear that the NC has also been in the dock for its faulty recruitment.
The BOPEE scam is still being investigated. That was the first time when the CET papers were put on sale and this happened in the NC regime.
The NC talked of removing the deadwood from the admi... | |
| | | | And, now PSC chairman is also from Kashmir | | BJP a mute spectator to Jammu woes | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: After allowing its ally in the Valley to consolidate its hold over the Civil Secretariat, State Cabinet and Council of Ministers, it helped its ally to also manipulate the top job in the crucial J&K Public Service Commission. Sources reveal that the State Governor NN Vohra has finally cleared the file and sent it to the Chief Secretary to the Government for further action. Sources reveal that Latief-ul-Zaman Deva will be the Chairman of the J&KPSC and Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, JP Singh, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, Suresh Sharma, Posh Charak, Lal Chand, Asgar Ali Choudhary and Tashi Dorjey will be its members, most of them are significantly unknown. These are, it appea... | |
| | | | Now time for BJP to provide justice to deceased Rajneesh Sharma's family | | Jammu boy was killed in Srinagar Police Station by cops in 2009 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: To reap political benefit of the human tragedy, BJP had shamelessly exploited the case of custodial death of Ranjeesh Kumar of Jammu in Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station of Srinagar in the year 2009. But after attaining power, BJP has maintained a criminal silence on the issue and none of the party leader has so far approach the helpless family which has been moving from pillar to post to get justice.
Rajneesh Kumar was arrested by Kashmir Police on the intervening night of 29-30 September, 2009 from Rehari in Jammu region. Rajneesh belonged to a lower middle class family and was a Aluminium trader in Jammu. Rajneesh had been going to Srinagar for several ... | |
| | | | Sr police officer's directive to subordinates | | No need to come his home; visit office only for work | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: A senior police officer of Jammu has issued a directive, making it clear to all his subordinates that there was no need for them to visit his home. He has also asked them to visit his office in connection with work only or if he calls them.
Soon after his posting in Jammu, his subordinates, including those from other districts, made a beeline for his house with gifts and specialities of their respective jurisdictions.
While he returned the gifts, he also refused to take the eatables, saying he was not used to taking them, police sources said.
He has now asked all his subordinates not to visit his home for any purpose. He has also directed them to co... | |
| | | | "Businessman" SI gets police chowki of his choice | | He has also served as SHO of a city police station and prefers to serve in Jammu to watch his business interests | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 5: A SI, who is known in police circles as a businessman, has managed to get a chowki (police post) of his choice on the city outskirts.
He opted for the chowki despite the fact that he has already served as SHO of a police station in Jammu. He was, however, transferred to some other police wing, following complaints against him.
Since he has hotels, shops and an agency in the city, he managed his transfer back to Jammu district to watch his business interests, according to police sources.
He has now become the police post incharge in a peripheral area, replacing the SI who was posted there only one month back.
He was posted in police department as a co... | |
| | | | Dozens of Daily wagers employed in Assembly Secretariat in last 2 months | | Govt's order on ban, termination by PDP-BJP alliance observed in breach | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: J&K Legislative Assembly is an exception in the entire state where the orders issued by the state government are followed in breach and non- compliance of rules and norms has become a norm. While the government has imposed complete ban engagement of daily wagers and casual laborers in various departments/public sector undertakings /Boards and Autonomous bodies, employment of daily wage workers is continuing in Legislative Assembly without resistance from any quarter. Sources said following order issued by the PDP-BJP government in March vide order no: 384 GAD of 2015, even as strict ban is in place on reemploying or engaging daily wagers, this has no imp... | |
| | | | Jammu at the crossroads | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: People of Jammu Province voted with great enthusiasm and in large numbers for the BJP both in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 2014, hoping their vote for the seemingly pro-Jammu and pro-nation party will undo the past wrongs and undertake steps to end the age old discrimination with them. It was for nothing that Jammu region returned to the Assembly 25 MLAs. It was a historic mandate by any yardsticks considering the fact that the party captured more than 70 percent seats from the region.
Sadly, however, the BJP utterly disappointed people of the region. It negotiated power sharing formula with the PDP, which was known for its bias against Jammu regio... | |
| | | | Yatris brave all odds to get mandatory permit | | Mismanagement adds to their woes | |  KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU, July 5: No matter how humid the weather is, how scorching the heat is and how tiresome and cumbersome the process of registration for Amarnath pilgrimage is, the unflinching faith of hundreds of yatris can be gauged from the fact that they are facing all the odds and are waiting for hours to obtain mandatory yatra permits and medical certificates to visit the holy cave shrine nestled in Himalayas.
The pilgrims had never imagined that getting registration papers would ... | |
| | | | Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Violating the ceasefire once again, Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The firing, which started around 7.00 PM and continued till 20 minutes, targeted three Border Security Force (BSF) posts in the region. BSF jawans retaliated to Pakistani firing with equal firepower. No report of any injury on the Indian side was received till the filing of this report. Pakistan's violation of the ceasefire comes at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Russia on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Modi will be in Ufa... | |
| | | | SIC directs JMC to give details under RTI | | Info about approved site plans | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to reveal details of approved site plans, both commercial as well as residential, in Channi Himmat area of Jammu city. The said information was denied earlier under RTI Act, which forced the RTI applicant to file an appeal before SIC. The SIC has also directed the JMC authorities not to charge any fees from the him in lieu of the information.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one S Kumar had moved an application on October 14, 2014 before PIO/Secretary, JMC, Town Hall, Jammu, under the Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009 (JK RTI Act) wherei... | |
| | | | 6 projects of Tech Education department miss deadline | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, July 5: Nearly a dozen ongoing projects of Technical Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir are either fraught with land disputes or other issues which has delayed their completion within stipulated times frame.
Sources told Early Times that around six projects of Technical Education Department which are under construction across the state have missed deadlines due to apathetic attitude of the concerned department by not clearing all the necessary issues prior to start of the projects.
"In such a case, the construction of ITI Bani has been disputed by local land owner. For the construction of ITI building, a piece of private land measuring 15 kanals lying along... | |
| | | | Dulat's revelations have rattled separatists | | On back foot | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Former RAW chief AS Dulat's book "Kashmir: The Vajpayee years, has put many Kashmiri separatists on the mat. The book has exposed them and virtually suggested that they are no more than mercenaries busy in playing dirty games, getting favours, enjoying government's hospitality, minting money, promoting the interests of their wards and exploiting religious feelings of the majority community in J&K.
The book has exposed the timidity and dual approach of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying he is mortally afraid of Pakistan and not really committed to the Kashmiri cause. Dulat has said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq "lacks political courage". "He is scared he could be killed, a... | |
| | | | VECs becomes headache for revenue, CAPD, RDD officials | | Intellectual blunder | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, July 5: The much hyped Village Education Committees (VECs) constituted by the government of Jammu and Kashmir vide order No 238 Edu of 2014 dated 4-03-2014 for better functioning of the schools, clearance of pending ReT panels, checking of attendance at Schools as well as for proper utilization of the funds sanctioned by the government, particularly at village level in rural schools, has now become a major headache for officials of Revenue Department, CAPD and Rural Development Department as it has become practically impossible for them to participate in these meetings due to pre-occupancy in departmental works.
As per the details available ... | |
| | | | Misappropriation of funds under NREGA by RDD | | | | S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, July 5: The NREGA guidelines are violated with impunity in this state. Most of the beneficiaries at various work sites complained that the work was rarely available. The scheme suggests that the registration for work has to be made an open ended process to facilitate registration of eligible households throughout the year but this was rarely observed in the Bandipora district of North Kashmir.
Sources told early times that the Rural Development Department (RDD) authorities have committed various misappropriation of funds under NREGA and drawing namely against non-existent works under fake signatures.
Lakhs of rupees meant for development o... | |
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