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| Why did Chief Secretary stay away from Cabinet meeting? | | Civil Secretariat gossips over bureaucratic reshuffle | | | Abdul Majid
ET Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: When the Civil Secretariat reopened on Monday after 2-day weekend break, most of the officials and ministers remained busy gossiping the developments of last cabinet meeting where Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday remained conspicuous by his absence.
Sources said some of the ministers from the PDP-BJP coalition had decided to transfer scores of officials without taking the Chief Secretary into confidence.
Khanday had conveyed his dismay to the Government, saying, "You don't need Chief Secretary but a steno who takes your dictations," sources told Early Times.
Khanday had skipped the cabinet meeting on the plea that he had to attend a condol... | |
| | | | "Headless" Jammu Police conduct incident-free Amarnath yatra | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: Despite the fact that Jammu police continue to be "headless" for the past several months, the incident-free conduct of Amarnath yatra proves one thing beyond any doubt that seniors' role is not that important as compared to the field cops, including officers, in maintaining law and order situations.
The posts of SP (south), SSP, Jammu, and DIG (Jammu range) are lying vacant for the past several months. While the state cabinet has met more than once since these vacancies were created, no consensus was arrived at to fill them.
The post of SP (south) fell vacant in January this year following the transfer of Rahul Malik to Kashmir. Since then, the addit... | |
| | | | A startling revelation: Who in Mufti Govt ordered arrest of Hurriyat leaders? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: Spokesperson of the ruling PDP Mehboob Beg on Sunday made a very startling revelation. He said that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who also holds the Home portfolio, didn't know who ordered the arrest of Hurriyat leaders and JKLF chief Yasin Malik. "As soon as the arrest of the 'separatists' came to the knowledge of the Chief Minister, he immediately ordered their release, strengthening and further showing his commitment and constant stand that 'talks and talks alone' is the way-out," he was quoted as saying. In other words, he rejected the suggestion that it was the Chief Minister, who under the instructions from New Delhi, ordered the arrest of H... | |
| | | | Professors gulping lakhs, for doing nothing | | DDE becomes a leisure destination | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) has turned out to be a place for enjoyment of professors, who have been swallowing lakhs as salary, for doing nothing, raising question over rationale of deputing such professors.
Well-placed sources informed Early Times around six professors at DDE causing huge loss to University Exchequer, for doing nothing. "Prof VV Nagendra Rao, Department of Political Science, Dr Neelam Choudhary department of Economics, Prof Sushil Sharma department of Punjabi, Prof Heena Abrol department of History and Prof Yash Pal, B.Ed are getting huge amount for just, teaching 15 classes (Personal Contact Programme) annually", source... | |
| | | | Controversy dies down, confusion persists: Is it Tawi lake or barrage? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The controversy that erupted at the political level over denial of the present alliance Government to go ahead with proposed Lake over River Tawi has died down for now, yet the confusion on several key links associated with the project persists. The major question remains that envisaged by the previous NC-Congress coalition Government, is this ambitious project meant to construct a lake or a barrage with pondage area over the river ….? If the official documents with the parent department which is the executing agency is to be believed it is actually a barrage as there is no mention of a word like lake in the papers.
Sources in the PHE and Irrigation depa... | |
| | | | Kichloo's confidant enjoys plum posting in BJP-PDP Govt | | He is alleged to be enjoying posting at Marwah for 21 yrs | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
ET Report
Kishtwar, Aug 24: Even though the people of Jammu and Kashmir voted whole heartedly for change in last year Assembly elections, but even after five months since the PDP-BJP coalition Government took over the reign of the state, nothing has been changed on ground as many officers who rule the roost during NC-Congress and other previous governments are continue to enjoy posting as per their choice. In one such alleged case, in charge Executive Engineer Roads & Buildings Division Marwah is enjoying posting in the same area since last 21 years.
As per the details available with "Early Times", BJP minister Sunil Kumar Sharma who also holds the charge of Minister of S... | |
| | | | Cancellation of NSA level talks not to affect coalition | | BJP to continue to support Mufti | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has been assured of continuous support of the BJP despite some teething problems that have emerged after the cancellation of the Indo-Pakistan National Security Advisor level talks over the Hurriyat issue.
According to the sources, the differences had cropped up between the two parties especially after the arrest of senior Hurriyat leaders on the directions of the Home Ministry who were later released on the intervention of the CM.
The incident, it is believed caused some differences within the coalition giving room to speculations that they may part ways.
"Mufti Sayeed was personally communicated by the top leader... | |
| | | | Hajini the `separatist' becomes Secretary JKAACL | | Silence of BJP legislators questioned | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The criminal silence of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) legislators and ministers over the appointment of Dr Aziz Hajini as Secretary Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and languages (JAACL) has evoked severe criticism. Hajini, it is believed, has links with the separatists and also nurtures separatist tendencies.
Hajini was shortlisted for the post by the previous coalition Government led by Omar Abdullah. His appointment by the incumbent Government has sur... | |
| | | | Blue-eyed KAS officers get prize postings, others await adjustment for months | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: In yet another instance of pick-and-chose policy adopted by the State Government, two blue-eyed KAS officers have been given prize posting, even as many officers are waiting for adjustment for months together.
Source told Early Times that transfer and posting up to the rank of Additional Secretary falls under Chief Minister's prerogative, but two ministers of BJP pushed transfer of the blue-eyed officers in cabinet and got them prize postings.
"The transfers of the two officers were raised in the cabinet by the two BJP ministers (Deputy Chief Minister and Industries Minister). Both the officers were awarded with prize postings," sources sa... | |
| | | | Courtesy Govt's insensitivity; Banks deny loans to SSA teachers | | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: There seems to be no end to the plight of SSA teachers in Jammu and Kashmir as the Government seems to be in no mood to end their agonies in a near future.
As the monthly salaries of the teachers who get confirmed after discharging five years of the rigorous service as contractual, continue to remain pending since the past eight months, the Government claims over mitigating the sufferings of the SSA teachers proved to be a mere hoax. The aggrieved teachers said their salaries continue to remain pending and no announcement about ending the crisis, is being made by the Government.
There are even reports that the SSA teachers are denie... | |
| | | | "Post me as SSP Jammu, or I will proceed on Central deputation" | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: A senior police officer is alleged to have made it clear to a veteran BJP leader and Minister that he would proceed on Central deputation in case he was not posted as SSP, Jammu.
He was trying his level best to get posted as SSP, Jammu, and had been using all his political connections, according to police sources.
Sources said a senior BJP leader and Minister had already given him his consent in this regard. As both were from the same district, they enjoyed good relations, the sources informed.
He was earlier also posted in Jammu but was later transferred to police headquarters. In police circles, he is known as an upright and honest police officer. Th... | |
| | | | Appointment of controversial Registrar as OSD: BGSBU students on protest again | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The appointment of controversial former Registrar as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Vice Chancellor of Baba Gulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU) has raised many an eyebrows over the decision of the Vice Chancellor.
Sources informed Early Times that after nearly fortnight long agitation of students of BGSBU, the administration had conceded their demand on Saturday and removed MR Choudhary from post of Registrar. "But surprisingly, instead of simply ordering the attachment of MR Choudhary with VC office, the VC IA Hamal reportedly appointed MR Choudhary as Officer on Special Duty (OSD)", sources said. They further added that the decision ... | |
| | | | NC-Cong Govt left major projects incomplete: CAG report | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: As many as 267 development projects were left incomplete during the previous National Conference-Congress coalition Government led by Omar Abdullah, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Out of the 267 projects, 194 incomplete projects with a sanctioned cost of Rs 651.92 crore and revised cost of Rs 661.27 crore belonged to Public Works Department (PWD), which spent Rs 487.36 crore on these projects, says a CAG report which was presented in the Assembly in March this year.
The remaining 71 projects which belonged to the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, with a sanctioned cost of Rs 782.33 crore and the revised cost of R... | |
| | | | Of missing benches of Channi Himmat Park | | Housing Board to order probe | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Seniors officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board Unit -I located in Channi Himmat have started lifting benches, fixed in the Green Belt park for morning and evening walkers to appease influential residents and the VVIPs.
According to aggrieved walkers, who come regularly to the Green Belt park, for last couple of days several benches fixed in the Green belt park have been found missing.
A probe by them revealed that the benches had been shifted to ot... | |
| | | | JK lacks special training institutes | | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The absence of institutes to teach special students in Jammu and Kashmir might be a reason for the non- promotion of the special teaching courses at the college level.
There is not even any course run by the university of Jammu for imparting special education to the differently abled as it is needed to get special trainings to teach them.
Sources claimed that the differently abled students can be seen going to any of the locality in rural as well as urban areas, but "is there any special school to teach them or, are the teachers deputed to teach have the special skills?
The state, it is in place to mention here has not established... | |
| | | | Govt all set to overhaul Relief Organization, Relief Minister to go tough on agents | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: Committed to repatriate all over stayed employees in Relief Organization, the Government today in a major shakeup repatriated 45 more employees in the organization to their parent departments.
According to official sources these employees had a stay of over two decades in the organization and were ruling the roost.
Sources said the coalition government received hundreds of representations from the migrants and some KP organizations demanding complete reshuffle in the Relief Organization for its smooth functioning as the over stayed employees were putting the relief holders and other migrants to many hardships who had managed to maintain a monopoly in t... | |
| | | | Lack of Infrastructure, staff shortage ails SDH Tangdhar | | |  S.Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Aug 24: The Sub district Hospital Tangdhar, 80 kilometres from district Headquarter Kupwara lacks modern facilities like digital X-ray, ECG, Ultrasonography (USG). The patients are forced to visit other hospitals of Kashmir.
Authoritative sources told Early Times that, "27 MBBS posts were sanctioned for Tangdhar medical block in which only six doctors are in position while as 21 posts of MBBS doctors are still lying vacant.
Abdul Majid, a r... | |
| | | | GMCH employee suspected to be accompanying escaped Sunny Baba | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: A GMCH employee is suspected to be accompanying gangster Sunny Baba alias Sumit Choudhary, who Saturday last escaped from the hospital's recovery ward where he was undergoing treatment of an ailment for the past few days.
Police sources said GMCH employee Manav Pawar of Akhnoor was also missing since the escape of Sunny Baba from the tight police cordon at the hospital. His brother was picked up by police but he was freed after questioning, the sources added... | |
| | | | Wanted: Toilets for HSS Nowshera | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Aug 24: The poor condition of toilets at Government Higher Secondary School Boys Nowshera in Rajouri explains why most of the most refrain from sending their children to government-run schools in J&K. The school's nearly 500 students and 40 staff members don't use the toilets which are virtually unfit for use.
The washroom is also in shambles and causes lot of inconvenience to the students and their teachers, sources told Early Times.
They said t... | |
| | | | How many were booked under PSA since 2005? | | J&K's Home Deptt refuses to provide info | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: The J&K Home Department has declined to provide information under RTI about the persons booked under Public Safety Act in the state since 2005. In a reply to an RTI, which had been filed by a Journalism student, the Home Department has said they don't have any district wise record about the persons who have been booked under the PSA in the last 10 years. "The old records pertaining to the detention section of the Home Department were washed out in last year's floods. Thus, we don't have any record about the district wise persons who were booked (from) 2005 till 2015," the Home Department officials said in their reply. Ahsan Shafi,... | |
| | | | Govt's waiver of KCC loans merely rhetoric | | PDP-BJP Govt inert to farmers' issues | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Reoprt
Jammu, Aug 24: Govt's assurance in the budget to waive off 50 percent Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans of farmers is proving merely a rhetoric as after lapse of more than five months, the State government has not notified any communiqué to banks regarding waiving off KCC loans.
Source informed Early Times that in March 2015, the government had announced that it was going to waive off 50% KCC loans and sanctioned Rs 150 crores, for vulnerable farmers across the state, who had outstanding balance of Rs one lakh but due to lackadaisical attitude of incumbent government, the announcement has not been executed on ground level so far.
He further said, "Bank autho... | |
| | | | Appoints retired blue eyed through backdoor | | Govt belies its transparency claims | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: The tall claims of PDP-BJP government of curbing favouritism in the state administration fell flat as it appointed retired government official as a project coordinator in Handicrafts Department.
According to sources the government has appointed former Managing Director Arts and Emporium Munshi Muzaffar Hussain as project Coordinator in the Handicrafts Department. "The re-employment to the blue eyed official was given under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme "Handicrafts Mega Cluster Mission" sources said.
The beneficiary according to sources is considered close associates of one of the Minister of PDP and some highly placed officials in the government. S... | |
| | | | US yet again interferes in India's internal affairs | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The United States on Sunday said it was "disappointed" that the proposed talks between the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan had been called off. "We are disappointed the talks will not happen this weekend and encourage India and Pakistan to resume formal dialogue soon," State Department spokesman John Kirby said. He, however, said the "constructive" interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Ufa, Russia, was encouraging. "We were encouraged by the constructive interaction between the leaders of India and Pakistan earlier this year at Ufa, particularly the announcement of dialogue between th... | |
| | | | 'Ghost' drama ends near ex-CM Azad's Srinagar residence | | Porcupine caught in nocturnal op | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: A daylong drama over presence of "ghost" near the private residence of former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in Hyderpora area of Srinagar ended on Sunday night after Wildlife Department authorities caught a huge porcupine there.
Though the residents had earlier claimed that some "bear-like ghost" had been on prowl in the area, the mystery finally ended when the beast was spotted in the bushes in the area.
"Given the body structure of the animal nobody could ascertain if it was a bear or some ghost," said a local, adding that one of them instantly called the Saddar police station.
As a police team rushed to the spot, they contacted... | |
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