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Director ERA in dock, wife gets eviction notice War against corruption! 7/7/2015 12:30:23 AM Land Grabbing Case Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: Despite government claiming that there is no place for deadwood and corrupt elements in the administration, the incumbent Director ERA Vinod Sharma, against whom the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) had registered a case in 2014 for his alleged involvement in a land grabbing case continues to hold the top post and is regularly getting hefty sum as rent for the mobile towers which stand installed in the land which was allegedly grabbed by him. In connection with the land grabbing case the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) recently served an eviction notice to Mamta Gupta (Sharma) wife of Vinod Sharma, Director ERA (Safeguard) to vacate the piece of land which was allegedly grabbed by her at Trikuta Nagar here. The notice was served on the basis of the Vigilance report that the grabbed land actually belongs to the JDA. As per notice u/s 6 sub section (2) of the J&K Public Premises Eviction of unauthorized occupants Act 1988, the Director Land Management JDA has directed her to remove the building/stru...   READ MORE

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Would Sharma's name figure in 2nd list of corrupt officials? 7/7/2015 12:29:58 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: The recent action of the government to terminate the 63 corrupt officials is a good beginning but there are many officials like the incumbent ERA Director Vinod Sharma who are calling the shots despite cases being registered against them. The Director ERA Vinod Sharma has been hogging the headlines since the day he was the Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation. His alleged involvement in a land grab case is an "open secret" but the PDP-BJP government which after taking over the reins of the state announced that corrupt elements would be dealt with sternly seems in no mood to catch the big fishes. There are speculations that government has asked the i...   READ MORE   'Tainted' doc, engineer gets prize postings, courtesy BJP ministers 7/7/2015 12:29:50 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: BJP leaders in J&K may be swearing by honesty, but things on the ground suggest that they are no better than their counterparts from other political parties when it comes to practice what they preach. For example, in the name of so-called good governance, a couple of senior BJP ministers recently awarded prize postings to some tainted officers. Well-placed sources informed Early Times that Dr Riyaz Ahmed, former Deputy Medical Superintendent, Super Specialty Hospital Jammu who was surviving on court's stay against his termination, has been awarded with a prize posting by a senior BJP minister. Dr Riyaz, a controversial figure facing corrup...   READ MORE   In DDB meeting not even a single word mentioned on this "unfeasible" project Construction of artificial lake again under cloud 7/7/2015 12:29:42 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 6: Contrary to the tall claims of BJP ministers, not even a single word has been mentioned regarding construction of artificial lake on the river Tawi in the recently held meeting of the District Development Board (DDB) for Jammu district. Not making any provision for artificial lake in the DDB meeting has raised questions over statements of BJP's ministers, who have been repeatedly claiming that artificial lake would be constructed at any cost. DDB is highest decision making body and not touching the issue of artificial lake is clear indication that government has not given its consent to the "unfeasible" project. On May 15 when Chief Minister, Mufti Moham...   READ MORE   VO failed to nail culprits in 'embezzlement' of Rs 5 cr in bridge construction Money was given on 'highest' level political recommendation 7/7/2015 12:29:27 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 6: Even as the PDP-BJP alliance government appears to be keen on tracking and curbing acts of corruption and embezzlement of funds in the exchequer, there is no clue nor any mention the echelons of the highest anti graft body as to what happened to a huge amount of Rs 5 cr which were released by JKPCC in the year 2005-2006 for construction of a bridge in Hyderpora in Kashmir valley. Sources said JKPCC which remained embroiled in many high profiled controversies involving gross irregularities in funds, had released this amount to a Srinagar based contractor who happened to be close relative of the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. This amount was given on...   READ MORE   Contractor makes fortune as dept fails to hold auction Revenue collection of Geology and Mining deptt declines in Kathua 7/7/2015 12:29:13 AM Akshay Azad ET Report Jammu, July 6: The revenue collection of Geology and Mining Department in district Kathua has recorded steep decline in the three quarters of last financial year, reportedly due to failure of the department to hold auction of construction material from river Ravi, resulting in amassing of huge money by contractor. According to data furnished by G&M department of district Kathua department collected nearly Rs. 11 Crores in year 2010-11, while Rs. 13.90 Crores in financial year 2011-12. In the year 2012-13 a total of Rs. 14.43 Crores was collected while in year 2013-14, it collected Rs. 15.53 Crores, but the last financial year shown a steep decline. "Department has g...   READ MORE   Who has ignored Srinagar? Facts speak 7/7/2015 12:28:59 AM Early Times Report srinagar, July 6: The National Conference has fired yet another paper missile on the PDP-this time accusing it of ignoring Srinagar. Without contesting the veracity of this claim, the NC was accused of ignoring the city of Srinagar by none other than the former union home minister, P Chidambarum on his visit to the historic city. He was shocked to see the condition of roads in the city and expressed his dissatisfaction. He was told that the political situation had hampered the developmental projects. The NC talked about dismal fund allocation for the entire eight assembly segments of Srinagar was an indication of how the Mufti Government wants to suffocate the...   READ MORE   Which authority will punish health minister for "wrong doing"? He would reprimand one female doctor for not wearing apron, fix collar of another but will himself violate all norms 7/7/2015 12:28:37 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 6: Like water, discipline also percolates from the higher to the lower level but who will tell health minister that he first needs to mend his ways before reprimanding others for almost similar mistakes. Being a health minister, he has the authority to punish any medical department employee even over a trivial issue but who is going to take him to task for serious issues? A self-proclaimed propagator of discipline in hospitals and other health institutions in ...   READ MORE   BJP MLA making irresponsible statements to remain in news Myanmar-type surgical operations in PoJK 7/7/2015 12:28:04 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 6: BJP MLA from Sunderbani Ravinder Raina had developed the habit of making irresponsible statements to remain in the news. He makes a statement and then disappears for days together. He has turned so hungry for cheap publicity that he creates an awkward situation for the government at the Centre by making statements that alert the Pakistani civil and military establishments and hamper the task of our security forces involved in anti-insurgency operations in the state and defending borders and LoC. He enters into a domain no party should. Security-related issues are not discussed in public, but Raina does so in a most brazen manner ignoring certain ground rea...   READ MORE   Cong leadership from Kashmir and Jammu a divided lot Compulsions of politics 7/7/2015 12:27:52 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 6: JKPCC is a divided house. The attitude of the Congress leaders from Jammu region is different from that of JKPCC Ghulam ahmad Mir. Mir is an ethnic Kashmir. Many Congress leaders from Jammu region have not only been supporting the ongoing movement for the establishment of AIIMS in Jammu, but also opposing the state government for different reasons. Take, for example, the views of two senior Congress leaders and former Cabinet Ministers, Sham Lal Sharma and RS Chib. Both are highly critical of the present dispensation and both have been accusing it of perpetrating injustice after injustice on the people of Jammu region. Besides criticizing the decision of ...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz likely to invite Geelani, Malik, others to Jamia Masjid Separatists plan major 'show of unity' on July 17 7/7/2015 12:27:41 AM Early Times Report srinagar, July 6: The divided separatists in Kashmir are planning a major "show of unity" at historic Jamia Masjid here on July 17, which coincides with Jamat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of Ramadan. Sources said prompted by the instructions of his handlers, senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today started deliberations with his close aides to invite rivals including Syed Ali Geelani, Mohammed Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah to the central mosque for "show of power" before the mammoth gathering expected on the big day when tens of thousands of people turn up for the congregational prayers there. The Hurriyat Conference (Mirwaiz faction) is likely to call an emergency...   READ MORE   BJP ministers directed stay active, learn from bureaucracy 7/7/2015 12:27:28 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 6: The central BJP leadership has asked the party's ministers in the J&K to be more active in policy making. The central leadership has told the ministers that they should develop vision for development of the Jammu and the State and get knowledge of the developmental schemes and programmes. According to the sources the bureaucracy has also been directed to guide the ministers in analyzing the plans and keep an eye that these are equally distributed. "The PM wants the bureaucracy to work as a team with the ministers. But in J&K he wants that bureaucracy should act a guide also as the ministers themselves are first time entrant and more than that they do...   READ MORE   Fire at SSH creates panic, property worth lakhs gutted The incident exposes "faulty" fire management system 7/7/2015 12:00:47 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: Panic gripped the premier Super Speciality Hospital here Monday evening following mysterious fire which broke out in CT Scan unit, gutting property worth lakhs and exposing the "faulty" fire management system of the health institute. Short circuit was believed to be cause of the fire which was brought under control by the fire tenders that were pressed into service. This is the second incident of fire in the hospital and it seems as if the ...   READ MORE   BJP MLAs of erstwhile Doda to adopt urban schools, ignore rural areas 7/6/2015 11:59:37 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: BJP legislators from erstwhile Doda have decided to adopt schools in the urban areas which are already in good health and develop them as model schools. These MLAs have deliberately ignored the rural schools, which have been craving for infrastructure. Two days ago the MLAs announced in District Development Board meeting held at Doda, Kishtwar that the schools in the urban areas would be developed as model schools. Shakti Singh Parihar (MLA Doda) announced that he will adopt Girls Higher Secondary School Doda, while MLA Bhaderwah Deelap Singh Parihar said he would adopt Higher Secondary School Boys Bhaderwah and MLA Kishtwar Sunil Shar...   READ MORE   5 months on, employees of GCJ without salary 7/6/2015 11:59:30 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: On the one hand government promotes golf to attract tourists but on the other hand even after five months the Tourism Department (TD) seems in no hurry to release the wages. Source in department informed Early Times that six years ago, the tourism department, Jammu had engaged nearly 100 employees on need basis , for the maintenance and beautification of the golf course. "They were promised regularisation. But not to speak of regularisation, the hapless souls are not getting their wages on time," he said. He said that the employees are thinking of taking small jobs here and there to make a living. An employee wishing anonymity said that...   READ MORE   Pilferage of nutrition: Aanganwari centre without children, where does ration go? 7/6/2015 11:59:23 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: Yet in another instance of pilferage of nutrition meant for children has come to fore as the ration meant for an Anganwadi centre is being allegedly sold in the market. Former Sarpanch Trith Ram informed Early Times that the nutrition meant for children, at Aanganwari centre Nahoti, ward number eight of Tehsil Sunderbani is being sold in market. "Not a single children in the ward, where centre is located getting nutrition. As the entire supply is being used by the centre in-charge for her family and rest being sold in the market", he said, adding that the residents have raised objection over the pilferage of ration time and again but n...   READ MORE   Border dwellers fear for lives amid fresh ceasefire violation 7/6/2015 11:58:00 PM Early Times Report Arnia, July 6: Dwellers in the villages along the International Border (IB) here were left shell-shocked after Pakistani troops punctured residential houses with mortar bombs and bullets in a fresh overnight ceasefire violation in Jammu region. "The firing by Pak Rangers first begun with small arms around 6 PM yesterday and later pounded our villages with mortar bombs throughout the night resulting in fear psychosis", Baldev Ram, a villager of Arnia belt, said pointing ...   READ MORE   BJP fails another litmus test 7/6/2015 11:44:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: BJP leaders Monday, once again had to undergo a litmus test on party's basic ideology when they had to pay obeisance to Dr Shyama Prasad Mookherjee on his 114 th birth anniversary when they arrived here at the new building of the party headquarters in Trikuta Nagar riding official cars fitted with both the state flag and the national flag. After unveiling the statue of founder president of Jana Sangh, whose martyrdom in the state was attributed to his fight against the duality of the constitution, flag and president, the BJP leaders had to hide their embarrassment in full public while paying tributes to him, but enjoying the duality of the state in hung...   READ MORE   ‘Could have made a difference but missed the bus’ Dulat releases Shah's autopsy report 7/6/2015 11:44:22 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 6: Former RAW chief AS Dulat has been making revelation after revelation since the past one week. The latest revelation is about Shabir Ahmad Shah. Dulat has said Shah was all set to become the Chief Minister of the state in 1996 but missed the bus at the last moment. Dulat talks about his interaction with Shah inside the jail during Narshimhao Rao's regime. According to Dulat, Shah was made to believe that he had a monopoly with Delhi and people wanted to see him in the Chief Ministerial chair. Dulat, the book says told Shah that he was Nelson Mandela of Kashmir and he started believing it. He was even told that he could get the Nobel Peace Prize....   READ MORE   PHE Minister attaches Executive Engineer for intimidating subordinates 7/6/2015 11:44:00 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 6: The PHE Minister on Monday ordered attachment of an Executive Engineer, who was allegedly intimidating his subordinates to indulge in a fraud. Sources told Early Times that minister today attached the Executive Engineer with the office of Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Kashmir vide Government order No:176-PW(Hyd) of 2015 dated: 06-07-2015. The Executive Engineer, sources alleged, was forcing and pressurizing his subordinate staff to prepare roll Sheets and attendance statement of hundreds of illegally engaged need base casual laborers during 2014 and out of which some of need base casual laborers were shown engaged...   READ MORE

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