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Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: A pre-nursery school in Jammu city has become a 'torture den' where innocent and unaware girl students of LKG are being sexually exploited by teachers, with the school administration trying to hush-up the matter.
Recently, an LKG student was sexually exploited by a teacher, and the innocent child who faced cruelty of the teacher fell ill after bleeding. When she narrated her ordeal to parents, they approached the school administration and informed them the gruesome act of the teacher.
"The principal of the pre-nursery school located in Trikuta Nagar area is now trying to hush-up the matter on different pretexts", the parents of another child, who also s... | |
| | | | Rana calls for drive against | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Friday cautioned against repealing Article 35A, saying any such an attempt would hurt Jammu most than the other two regions of Kashmir and Ladakh in the State.
"State Subject Laws, the essence of Article 35A, were enacted by Maharaja Hari Singh Ji in 1927, essentially to preserve special identity and economy of Jammu region from the onslaught of the non-state subject traders thronging from the n... | |
| | | | PWD 'siphoned off' Rs 2.3 cr under RIDF | | Bathindi to Rati road: funds released in 2008, no road in sight yet | |  Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: An amount of Rs 232 lakh meant for a 4-km road stretch in the outskirts of Jammu city has been reportedly siphoned off by the executing agency.
According to sources, the road with estimated cost of Rs 232 lacs (Rs 2.32 cr) was sanctioned a decade ago. "Construction of road from Bathindi to Rati Sarari via Bermini of Jammu, with four km length was undertaken by PWD during 2007-08", sources said and added that the project was funded by NABARD under... | |
| | | | Mechanical Engineering Deptt accused of nepotism | | 5 JE transfer orders modified within 2 months | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 3: In a glaring example of favouritism and violation of transfer rules, five Junior Engineers, who were transferred in different locations, have managed to modify their transfer orders within two months.
A complaint and transfer order copies are in the possession of Early Times.
On 28-5-2018, the Chief Engineer Er Armesh Raina had issued transfer orderd vide number 137, in which 24 Junior Engineers were transferred from one division to the other. It alleged that in the said order no criterian was followed as some of them have not even completed 2 years at the place of posting.
"There are numbers of JEs who have been sitting on the p... | |
| | | | Report submitted on fixing seniority of KAS officers gathering dust for last one & half years | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 3: In the much publicized case of fixing of seniority list of Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) officers the report submitted around one and half years back by a five member committee headed by Bharat Bushan Vyas nominated by then state government is gathering the dust in the Civil Secretariat as the same is still wrapped into the cover.
As reported by Early Times in its 16-03-2017 edition, the committee held an elaborated two rounds of meeting with aggrieved petitioners as well as with the beneficiary officials of the impugned KAS seniority list and gave patient hearing to both sides. During the course of four hour long meeting o... | |
| | | | Plan to escape Pak terrorist Naveen Jatt was made, executed from same Jail | | Central Jail Srinagar is heaven for terrorists | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: Central Jail Srinagar is heaven for anti-national elements including some dreaded Pakistani lodged there because terrorists convenened meeting without any hurdle or fear in the premises of the jail. Not only this, dreaded terrorists even planned attacks from the premises of the jail by holding meetings with outsiders who usally come to meet them.
These startling revelations were made by charge-sheet filed today by the NIA in.at NIA Special Court, Jammu against Muhammad Tika Khan, Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, Syed Tajmul Islam Kirmani, Muhammad Shafi Wani in which relates to the escape of LeT militant Naveed Jatt @ Abu Hanjulla after an attack on Police Escort pa... | |
| | | | SSP disengaged SPOs on 'wrong' recommendations from SP, DGP takes note | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: Even as Jammu and Kashmir Police have come under criticism for having disengaged services of three Special Police Officer (SPO)s in Srinagar who were denied wages for over six months, the development has exposed "faulty decision making" in the police department. A senior official posted in the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said the matter has come to the notice of Director General of Police SP Vaid who has taken a serious note of the "erring officials whose faulty decision has affected livelihood of the poor SPOs."
Official documents, a copy of which lies with Early Times, reveals that the SPOs had been working promptly but were shown absent by SP... | |
| | | | India can trust Pak at its own peril | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 3: Ever since Pakistan-sponsored terrorism gripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir, it has left behind a trail of death and destruction. According to one estimate, "more than 44,000 lives have been lost in incidents of secessionist violence. Whosoever occupied the seat of power in Pakistan, elected representative or a military ruler there was no change in their Kashmir policy.
Despite making tall statements while resuming office and making commitments during summit level meetings almost all the rulers in Pakistan failed to prevent the use of their own territory by militant commanders who launched trained terrorists inside the Indian territories from differen... | |
| | | | Admin 'forgets' file-tracking proposal; people suffer | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: The authorities have not moved an inch to realise the dream of making File Tracking System (FTS) a reality in the state. By virtue of the FTS, a common man will not need to move from pillar to post and grease the palms of the officials to get his/her work done. The people could easily access the status of their application, hence relieving them of the immense hardships they have had to witness in government offices.
However, so far there hasn't been any forward movement witnessed in this regard and the proposal seems to have been kept in limbo by the officials who do not want to accord any relief to common masses.
Pertinent to mention here that on J... | |
| | | | Staff shortage hits Anganwari centres across JK | | 6000 posts including supervisors, AWWs, AWHs vacant | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: Anganwadi centres, which are considered as child-mother care centre at village level, have been badly hit across Jammu and Kashmir because of shortage of manpower.
More than 6000 posts of supervisor, Anganwadi workers and Anganwari helpers stand vacant in the state, Early Times has learnt.
As per the document compiled by Social Welfare Department, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has sanctioned 31938 centres so far for J&K. But out of these, the state government has succeeded in making 29599 centres operational in 22 districts. "2339 centres are yet to start", the document reads.
Sources informed Early Times that to make functional the... | |
| | | | Two LeT militants, soldier killed in Drusoo encounter | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Aug 3: Two militants of LeT outfit and a soldier were killed while as one security personnel was injured in an encounter in Drusoo village of Baahrampora in the outskirts of Sopore township of this north Kashmir district today.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Sopore, Javid Iqbal told Early Times that two militants were killed today in an encounter that took place in Drusoo village in Sopore outskirts while as two security personnel's were inju... | |
| | | | Class IV employees of Accounts & Treasuries Deptt await promotion | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 3: Five months on, class fourth employees of Accounts and Treasuries department have not been promoted to the next level despite completing all the formalities.
The Accounts and Treasuries department on February 22, 2018 issued a notification regarding the conduct of type test of its class fourth employees besides the organisations coming under its jurisdiction. Among the organisation coming under their control included audit inspections, local fund audit & inspection and funds organization. Although the type test was conducted at Jammu on March 19, 20, 22 this year, the promotion orders in favour of six employees have not been issued so far. "Five month... | |
| | | | Teachers in Trikuta Nagar school 'sexploiting students' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: A pre-nursery school in Jammu city has become a 'torture den' where innocent and unaware girl students of LKG are being sexually exploited by teachers, with the school administration trying to hush-up the matter.
Recently, an LKG student was sexually exploited by a teacher, and the innocent child who faced cruelty of the teacher fell ill after bleeding. When she narrated her ordeal to parents, they approached the school administration and informed them the gruesome act of the teacher.
"The principal of the pre-nursery school located in Trikuta Nagar area is now trying to hush-up the matter on different pretexts", the parents of another child, who also ... | |
| | | | Forest fires continue to destroy green gold, authorities in slumber | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 3: Forest fire has emerged as a major problem in Jammu and Kashmir as not inly is gren gold being destroyed but a huge amount of smoke is produced which causes respiratory ailments among the local population.
Recently fire broke out in the upper reaches of Brein and Nishat, spreading to Dachigam National Park and continued for several weeks.
Earlier in January, fire broke out in Zabarwan mountain range, which engulfed its 50-60 hectares of the forest.
In 2017, a similar incident continued for two days and damaged a vast area. Similarly, fire also broke out in a forest in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. The incidents of forest... | |
| | | | AF GE remains absent, SIC issues fresh notice | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 3: As Garrison Engineer (GE) Air Force 1 Wing Srinagar who is also the Public Information Officer (PIO) at its Srinagar office failed to present himself before the State Information Commission (SIC) in Srinagar on Friday , the SIC has issued a fresh notice to the officer seeking his detailed explanation. The officer was summoned by SIC for failing to adhere to the provisions of State RTI Law. As reported already State Information Commission (SIC) vide its communication No : SIC/K/comp/23/2018 Dated 19/7/2018 had directed The PIO of Air Force CWE 1 Wing Air Srinagar to appear before the Commission on 3rd August 2018 for hearing of the complaint titled Ra... | |
| | | | Appointees want holistic view on scrapping SRO | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: The demand for scrapping SRO 202, which has proved disastrous for talented youth of the state, remains pending for past many years.
Under the SRO 202, during the period of first five years, a government appointee shall be entitled to the minimum of scale of pay along with the grade pay applicable to the post against which he or she is appointed.
And further, every appointee shall, after completion of five years on probation, be entitled to fixation of pay in the time-scale of pay applicable to the post against which (s)he is appointed.
This rule was enacted in the state under the regime of the PDP-BJP coalition amid much opposition from the social an... | |
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