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Rumours of another love story create ripples in power corridors 7/7/2016 12:36:34 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: Close on the heels of major controversy surrounding two IAS officers, one of whom attempted suicide recently, another senior IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir is in news for his alleged 'friendship' with a female officer. This senior IAS officer is presently holding very important position in the establishment while the woman officer has recently joined the same department after her transfer from another wing. According to the sources in Government circles, the alleged intimacy between the two officers was recently brought into the notice of the top official, who has taken a serious note of such behavior of the bureaucrats in the Government. Sources said the officer personally summoned this senior IAS officer and sought clarification about the same after which a verbal warning was also issued against such acts, which bring bad name to the bureaucracy. Even as people took it as a reference to the two IAS officers, who are in news following alleged suicide attempt by one of them and her subsequent transfer, sources said. Earlier, sources said...   READ MORE

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70 teachers overstaying in city colleges for 8 to 20 yrs 7/7/2016 12:36:29 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: After the lapse of nearly one year, since taking the reins of Education department, the Minister concerned has adopted a cryptic silence over the overstay of more than seventy Assistant Professors in city colleges for the last 8-20 years, in total violation of transfer policy. In response to RTI application filed by convenor of Sangarsh RTI movement, Balwinder Singh the Higher Education department has handed over a list of more than seventy influential Assistant Professors, who have been overstaying in the colleges of their choice. These Assistant professors posted in Government College of Education area Dr. Rupinder Kour (14 years), Dr....   READ MORE   'Notorious politician helps inspector get posted as SHO' 7/7/2016 12:36:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: A 'notorious' land grabber and criminal-turned-politician is alleged to have successfully utilised the services of a cabinet minister to get an Inspector posted as the SHO of a police station here. The police Inspector is related to him. After the alleged land grabber persuaded the cabinet minister to get the Inspector posted as SHO of a police station, he, in turn, spoke to senior police officers, police sources said. The senior officers obliged the minister and posted the Inspector as SHO of a police station here, sources informed. The alleged land grabber had spoken to the minister to the instance of the Inspector, who had assured him full support...   READ MORE   Jammu Master Plan in mess, thanks to JDA City of Temples faces haphazard urbanization 7/7/2016 12:36:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: The misadventures of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) have left the Master Plan 2021 for Jammu city unable to achieve the desired objectives, pushing the winter capital to haphazard urbanization. A report from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India reveals that even though the Master Plan is in place since 2004, its implementation was awaited due to preparation of requisite sub-plans. "Audit observed that divisional, zonal and annual action plans had not been prepared. Due to non-preparation of zonal plans, none of the objectives of the Master Plan could be achieved. The report of the CAG of India for the year ended 31 March 2007 had ...   READ MORE   SHO 'sells' seized drugs 7/7/2016 12:36:12 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 6: A police officer, who heads a police station in Jammu region as its SHO, is alleged to have sold off a huge quantity of drugs he had seized from drug peddlers last month. Police sources said the SHO last month laid hands on the drugs peddlers and seized a huge quantity of drugs from their possession. The seized drugs were valued at lakhs of rupees, the sources added. Sources alleged that the SHO distributed some drugs among his acquaintances and sold off most of the seized drugs for lakhs. While the SHO got benefitted from the sale of seized drugs, the unlawful act was also likely to help the accused because when lesser quantity of drugs "is shown to h...   READ MORE   SASB officials 'selling Yatra permissions at Nowgam base camp' 7/7/2016 12:36:05 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, July 6: In Srinagar, at Nowgam Base camp, Amarnath Yatries on Wednesday accused officials of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) of selling Yatra registration cards on hefty amounts. Pilgrims also decried shortage of drinking water and adequate facilities including accommodation. A Pilgrim, who identified himself as Subash from Jammu told Early Times that mismanagement on the part of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) and State Government especially in registration of yatris and providing basic facilities to pilgrims have exposed the hoax claims of both. Narrating the ordeal, Subash, who is himself camping at the base camp for last four days, ...   READ MORE   Police bosses sore over diminishing protocol 7/7/2016 12:35:59 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: Police bosses are sulking over their diminishing protocol in the administrative set up that has changed quite a bit during the last decade, inadvertently bringing the men in khaki much below their civilian counter parts. Sources divulge that while the professional compulsions restrain them from ventilating their feelings, anguish is brewing amongst the police officers over complete violation of warrant of precedence, relegating them to a position much below they deserve in hierarchy of administrative protocol. While in district administration, District Superintendents of Police were considered at par with the Deputy commissioners, the ...   READ MORE   RC spent Rs 12 cr more on transit accommodation of Kashmiri migrants: CAG 7/7/2016 12:35:54 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 6: Awarding of contract without inviting bids by Relief Commissioner (Migrants) for construction of transit accommodation at different sites in Kashmir valley has resulted in excess expenditure of around 12 crores. In its report for the year ending March 31, 2015, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said that award for construction of transit accommodation at different sites in Kashmir valley to Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP) without bidding after cancellation of tendering process by the Relief Commissioner (Migrants) Jammu resulted in extra expenditure of Rs. 11.94 crores. The CAG said that the...   READ MORE   Rains, high velocity winds bring havoc Trees uprooted, electric wires snapped, standing crops damaged 7/7/2016 12:09:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 6: Heavy rains with high velocity winds on Tuesday night lashed the J&K's winter capital and caused much damage. The strong gusts of wind uprooted trees, electric poles and hoardings, besides causing extensive damage to the standing crops. The electric wires were too snapped at several places, plunging the whole area into darkness. A huge tree got uprooted near a famous ice cream parlour close to Shakti Nagar and fell on an electric transformer of PDD, damagin...   READ MORE   BJP MP starts mass contact programme to corner party ministers 7/7/2016 12:08:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: After convening review meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD), BJP Lok Sabha member Jugal Kishore Sharma has started mass contact programme as part to control the damages being caused by the incompetent party ministers due to their anti people policies. BJP leadership has realised that party ministers have already done huge damage so there is need to start an exercise to pacify anger people. Apart from directing party leaders to review functioning of various departments of BJP ministers, BJP high-command has asked senior leaders to start mass contact programme. Aim of these programmes is to take party ministers to task. Jugal Kishore ...   READ MORE   Eid celebrations pass off peacefully amid tight security at Kishtwar 7/7/2016 12:08:50 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 6: The eid celebrations passed off peacefully in the town here today amid tight security. While some people of Marwah and other areas of the district tried to raise anti-national slogans, they were stopped from doing so by others. Official sources said when the eid procession was on its way from eidgah, Kishtwar, to the shrine of 17th century Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Mohammad Fareed-ud-Din Baghdadi, some non locals made an attempt to raise anti-national slogans, but they were immediately stopped by others in the procession from doing so. A senior police officer said that he did not want to comment on the issue as according to him the ac...   READ MORE   CRPF jawan allegedly commits suicide 7/7/2016 12:08:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel hailing from Gurdaspur today reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with service weapon at Kishtwar. Police sources said the deceased has been identified as Head Constable Aakashdeep Singh presently posted at 52 Battalion presently camping in District Police Lines (DPL) Kishtwar. "After hearing gunshot, colleagues of Akashdeep rushed to the spot found him lying in a pool of blood and immediately shifted him to nearby hospital where he was declared as brought dead, sources said. They said that after post-mortem the body was handed over to Battalion officers for further handing it over to fami...   READ MORE   2 youth die of 'drug overdose' 7/7/2016 12:08:34 AM Early Times Report Rajouri, July 6:Iin a tragic incident two youth reportedly died after taking over dose of drug in W-2 in Rajouri town on Tuesday night. Reliable sources said that reportedly five youth were part of a group of drug addicts /peddlers and were enjoying the drugs in a room and were also gambling. At about 8 pm one of the youth namely Liyakat Ali of Kakora (Manjakot) developed some complications and was rushed to district hospital but was declared brought dead by the doctors, reports said, adding that another youth namely Mohammad Shafiq of Chandimarh was also brought dead to the hospital at about 10.45 pm. Dr Rakesh Gupta, Superintendent District Hospital (officiating...   READ MORE   After charging exorbitant fee under RTI, FC Revenue provides misleading info 7/7/2016 12:08:26 AM Early Times Report Srinagar July 6: After charging exorbitant fees from an unemployed youth, the Financial Commissioner (FC) office Revenue Srinagar has provided more than 300 pages of misleading information to an information seeker under J&K RTI Act 2009. The Office of the Financial Commissioner (FC) Revenue was earlier caught on the wrong foot as the Public Information Officer (PIO) designated under RTI Act had forced an information seeker to pay Rs 3100 for 45- page information. Pertinent to mention that one Sajad Hussain Pandit S/O Ali Mohammad Pandit a resident of Iskander Pora Beerwah in Budgam district had filed an application before the PIO FC Revenue office a month back...   READ MORE

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