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'Bankrupt' JKCL's MD 'secretly' opens 11 banks accounts 8/19/2015 12:48:36 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 18: After a mysterious fire destroyed J&K Cement Limited (JKCL) head office at Nawai Subah complex here last month, 11 bank accounts have been discreetly opened and are run by a top official of the corporation, the Early Times has learnt. The revelation has come at a time when the corporation, according to a CAG report, is running into losses from past many years. Reliable sources told Early Times that without informing any official in the corporation, the tainted Managing Director (MD) of JKCL, Rakesh Sharma, opened the accounts under the name of the corporation. Sources said Sharma has flagrantly violated the norms as he did not inform even the Chief Accounts Officer of the JKCL about the bank accounts. "The MD is secretly operating these accounts," sources said. "It came as a shock for all employees when they came to know about it," they said. Talking to Early Times, a JKCL official said they don't dare to take this issue up with their MD. "We are just employees of the corporation. How can we dare to ask our MD about the issue," he said. H...   READ MORE

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PDP-BJP Coordination Committee fails to break the ice 'Members agree to disagree on major issues' 8/19/2015 12:48:29 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: The PDP-BJP Coordination Committee which met a day before the scheduled cabinet meeting to be held here on Wednesday failed to reach on consensus over the major issues, sources told Early Times. Pertinently, a 10-member CC of the coalition partners PDP and BJP was formed to ensure that the agenda for the alliance is implemented within the defined time-frame and all the policy issues adhered to in letter and spirit. However, it has not been meeting regularly and has not served the purpose for which it was constituted. Sources revealed that many issues came up for discussion during the 2-hour meeting but BJP and PDP leaders couldn't reach on t...   READ MORE   Karra stays away 8/19/2015 12:48:15 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: Senior PDP leader and Member Parliament Tariq Hamid Karra was conspicuously absent on Tuesday in the PDP-BJP government's Coordination Committee meeting of which he is a member. The Coordination Committee met at its chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh's official residence after more than five months. Barring Karra, all members from both BJP and PDP attended the meeting. In fact, Karra has not taken part in any meeting of the committee till now. "I was busy with my personal engagements so could not attended the meeting," Karra said from New Delhi. Besides Nirmal Singh and Karra, the 10-member committee comprises PDP president Mehbo...   READ MORE   BJP ministers asked to prepare their report card 8/19/2015 12:48:07 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers had to face tough time on Tuesdaywhen the senior party leaders asked them to give a brief detail about their achievements during the past five months. Sources told Early Times ahead of the PDP-BJP Coordination Committee meet, the BJP leaders met here on Tuesday to discuss the major issues confronting the coalition government. "The senior leaders sought the report card from the ministers and asked them to highlight their achievements, but most BJP ministers remained silent," sources said. The senior BJP leaders advised their ministers that they should come up with their report card every month, as party high...   READ MORE   Frustrated Pak trying to destabilize Mufti Govt 8/19/2015 12:47:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: Terrorists outfits and their handlers in Pakistan are trying everything to force PDP to walk out of the coalition with BJP. The Pakistan is not happy with the PDP aligning with the BJP as radical groups are not happy with the Mufti Sayeed, despite the fact that he praised Pakistan for the peaceful polls in the State. According to the intelligence reports, the radical groups in the Pakistan are not happy with the developments of the state after about six-month of the government headed by the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The sources said radical groups in the Pakistan, which have grown manifold, are growing anxious and comfortable with the growing acceptance of...   READ MORE   Asiya Andrabi gets away again, courtesy Mantri influence Cops act as mute spectators, allow hoisting of Pak flags 8/19/2015 12:47:44 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police turning a blind eye towards the activities of woman separatist leader Asiya Andrabi and allowing her to unfurl Pakistani flags time and again has put the question mark over the credibility of JK Police. She is "symbolically" booked only when hue and cry is raised by the media? This question is doing the rounds in the state -casting doubts over the working of the state police as cops have again refrained from arresting her. The Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief, Asiya Andrabi has been charged for hoisting Pakistan's flag on the neighboring country's Independence Day in Kashmir. Though police have booked her, there's more than what meets...   READ MORE   Autocratic minister leaves patients in lurch 8/19/2015 12:47:22 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: Agony, under autocracy of Health Minister to get their routine check-up, the patients is forced to get permission from Principal GMCH and Medical Superintendent Super Specialty Hospital. Well-placed sources informed Early Times, disappointed over non-restoration of Gastroenterology department at Super Specialty Hospital Jammu patients are forced to hold protest on daily basis. "Department of Gastroenterology had been closed by since long, now pa...   READ MORE   Principal Government Dental College Srinagar makes fool of health minister Lal Singh Invites him to inaugurate multi-level parking, basic facilities missing at hospital 8/19/2015 12:46:41 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Principal Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar, Dr. Riyaz Farooq has decided to adopt a unique way of impressing the Minister for Health and Medical Education, Lal Singh. The minister is all set to inaugurate the multi-level parking at GDC Srinagar despite the fact that basic facilities are missing at the college. Early Times has learnt from reliable sources that in the coming days the health minister is going to inaugurate the multi-...   READ MORE   Contemplating to 'expose' real face of party in Bihar ahead of polls…? BJP leadership has anti SC mindset, feels community 8/19/2015 12:46:02 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: At a time when ruling BJP is confronting loads of criticism on a host of issues in Jammu, it is faced with resentment from a sizable SC community which feels betrayed by the party for certain reasons. As many social organisations of the community in Jammu are contemplating a move for which BJP may have to pay heavy cost in states like Bihar and UP where caste politics fetches votes. Sources said SC communities and as many as 13 organisations which are active in Jammu are planning to approach their counterparts, no matter in different names and banner in a vast state like Bihar ahead of Assembly elections for a purpose- to expose what they feel as real fa...   READ MORE   J&K's winter capital is without DIG, SSP, SP; courtesyBJP 8/19/2015 12:45:50 AM ET Report JAMMU, Aug 18: The J&K's winter capital continues to be without full-time DIG, SSP and SP (south) for the past few months. Courtesy: BJP. The three important posts in police department fell vacant a few months back but BJP ministers and senior party functionaries, who are given the responsibility of deciding about transfers and postings in police and civil administration in Jammu region, have not been able to arrive at a consensus over the choice of police officers. While the post of DIG fell vacant after the retirement of Shakil Beig a few months back, that of SP (south) fell vacant in January this year. The post of SSP, Jammu, had fallen vacant after the transfer of Uttam ...   READ MORE   BJP cannot treated the wounded nation like this Time for action against Pak 8/19/2015 12:45:39 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: The nation in 2014 voted Narendra Modi to power at the centre believing that he would undo the past wrongs and follow a pro-active policy towards Pakistan and stem the rot in Kashmir. Their belief had stemmed from the speeches Narendra Modi as prime ministerial candidate made in different parts of the country, including two in the state, one each at Jammu and Hiranagar. Modi had given the nation to understand that he was unhappy with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as he followed weak-kneed policies and committed a grave wrong in 2009 in Egypt by endorsing the Pakistani line that talks and terror could go hand-in-hand and that he, if voted to power, would d...   READ MORE   'Fraudulent withdrawal' of funds by contractor-PWD officials PWD pay Rs. 12.56 Lakhs for non- existent road 8/19/2015 12:45:21 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: The construction/repairs of roads in rural and far flung areas are golden goose for contractors and Public Works Department (PWD) officials, who have allegedly been fraudulently withdrawing huge amount of money against the roads, which only exist on papers. If villagers of Gool are to be believed, one such example is two kilometers road from Tragwal Morh to Salballa in tehsil Gool of district Ramban, against which the PWD department as per the reply furnished in response to an RTI application, released an amount of Rs. 12,56,523 against various works including slip clearance/full restoration of road damaged due to rainfall, surface dressing, ...   READ MORE   CIC penalizes Deputy Director Estates for with holding info on procurements 8/19/2015 12:07:53 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: The State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi has issued penalty notice against the Deputy Director Estates Jammu who also happens to be the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the Directorates Jammu office. The said officer had failed to provide information to an information seeker under J&K RTI Act 2009. The information seeker had sought details about various items procured by the Estates Department which was denied by the Deputy Director Estates. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Zameer Ahmad Allaqaband, a resident of Noorbagh Srinagar sought detailed information under J&K RTI Act 2009 related to items procured by the E...   READ MORE   50% elderly people of underprivileged community in Doda without old age pension Administrative apathy 8/19/2015 12:07:42 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 18: With the apathetic attitude of Doda administration towards a depressed community which speaks a volume about its neglect, approximately 50% of elderly persons of Mahasha community in Doda district have been deprived of old age pension scheme. "Out of 192 elderly people of this neglected community only 101 have been covered under old age pension scheme leaving 91 persons without the benefits of old age scheme due to indifferent approach of the concerned administration for not taking appropriate steps to cover them under scheme ," sources told Early Times. The Mahasha community is an underprivileged community in Doda district which is mo...   READ MORE   Govt installs CT scan machine at DH Rajouri, forgets to appoint Radiologist 8/19/2015 12:07:30 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 18: J&K's 'hyperactive' Health Minister Chowdhary Lal Singh may be boasting about his so-called measures to revolutionise the health sector, but a cursory glance at district hospital Rajouri belies all his claims. The hospital, for example, does not even have a facility like CT scan, the backbone of modern day medical care. It's not that a CT scan machine has not been provided to the hospital-it was sanctioned in 2013 and finally reached the hospital in March this year-but the machine is gathering dust because of unavailability of a Radiologist. "In the absence of Radiologist, a technician has been manning the machine," sources told Early T...   READ MORE   As working season is ending in Valley, TDAs await funds allocation 8/19/2015 12:07:14 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: With working season in the Valley nearing its end, the government is yet to allocate funds to the Tourism Development Authorities (TDAs) under the state plan, hitting the infrastructure development of many tourist destinations. Official sources said that due to the delay in the allocation of funds, all works and projects which were supposed to be completed or taken up this year have been put on a complete halt. "In the Valley, the season for carrying out construction works is up to October only. One wonders why the government has not allocated any funds to the TDAs even as five months of the working season have already passed," said...   READ MORE   Contractual teachers not paid for months Tale of State’s worsening education sector 8/19/2015 12:07:08 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 18: Mocking at the claims of the State Education Department of bringing about immense improvement in education sector, the contractual lecturers have not been paid for months and have accused government of turning blind eye towards their plight. Accusing the college authorities of taking them for a ride, the contractual lecturers of Degree College Ganderbal on Tuesday staged protest demonstration against the clerical staff for manhandling one of their colleagues. Reports informed that the aggrieved contractual teachers boycotted their routine work while pitching for a stern action against the clerk who allegedly had manhandled Dr Fayaz, a contractual le...   READ MORE   People concerned over use of Agri land for commercial, horticulture purposes in Kashmir 8/19/2015 12:06:57 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 18: With the government maintaining a total silence on the issue of conversion of agriculture land for commercial purposes in Kashmir, people have expressed serious concern over the matter. In most areas of the valley, people have converted the fertile agriculture land for horticulture purposes by establishing the orchards of apple, cherry and pears and almonds. Despite having good irrigation facilities the people especially farming community in various parts of Kashmir have converted their rich and fertile agriculture land for horticulture purposes after seeing the high yielding potential of fruit trees. Sources said the farmers are fast converting their...   READ MORE   Jambal students forced to walk 7 km to reach school 8/18/2015 11:59:58 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, Aug.18: Residents of village Jambal situated Maglore East Panchayat today demanded road connectivity at earliest as it is affecting adversely on the academic of the students of area who are forced to walk atleast seven Kms on routine affair. Sub Major (Retd) Balwan Singh alleged that PWD has ignored their plight and local authorities never have taken up their demands with concerned higher authorities. He said construction work on road was undertaken som...   READ MORE   NIA issues sketches of Pak militants who assisted Naveed in Udhampur Attack Duo could be hiding in South Kashmir 8/18/2015 11:59:31 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 18: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigating recent Udhampur attack of militants today issued sketches of two absconding militants who reportedly assisted o captured militant Muhammad Naveed in the attack. Captured militant Muhammad Naveed who went through a 'Polygraph Test' according to sources has indicted presence of both absconding militants in South Kashmir and both possibly are planning another terror Strike in near future in Jam...   READ MORE   Udhampur terror attack Lie detector test of Naved nails Pakistan 8/18/2015 11:58:47 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 18: The lie detective test of the Lashker militant Naveed alias Usman Khan arrested by the security forces from the site of August 5, 2015 Udhampur terror attack killing 2 BSF Jawans and injury to 11 others nails the Pakistani government as the arrested militant spills the beans about the Pakistan and 26/11 master mind Hafiz Sayeed role in carrying out and promoting terror attack on Indian soil and in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the details available with "Early Times", the NIA who had shifted Naved to Delhi on August 13, 2015 after getting his 14 days custody from specially designated NIA judge from Jammu today conducted the lie detective t...   READ MORE   CJM directs Police to book SI for beating driver Kishtwar challan terror 8/18/2015 11:58:35 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 18: In a complaint moved by the family members of the driver of a private vehicle namely Shanawaz Khandey son of Ghulam Mohiudin Khandey resident of Sirgwari Kishtwar who was allegedly beaten by in charge police post Kuleed Kishtwar, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kishtwar directed the Station House Officer to investigate the matter in terms of section 156 (3) CrPc and submit the report before the court. The driver was allegedly beaten for raising his voice against the use of abusive language by the accused SI while challaning the vehicles outside police post Kuleed. As per the complaint moved before the CJM Kishtwar and arguments made...   READ MORE   Cop, civilian killed as militants attack police post at Sopore Militants decamped with INSAS rifle of martyred cop 8/18/2015 11:58:24 PM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Aug 18: A policeman and a civilian were killed after suspected militants attacked a police post guarding a shrine at Tujjer Shareef village in Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Tuesday. Meanwhile the militants also decamped with the service rifle (INSAS) of the deceased cop. A senior police official told Early Times that suspected militants on Tuesday afternoon killed a policeman posted on guard duty at a shrine in Tujjer village of Sopore town in Baramulla district. Militants opened indiscriminate fire upon the policeman, guarding the shrine of Hazrat Sultan-ul Arifeen Makhdoom at Tujjer Shareef in Sopore town, said offic...   READ MORE

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