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Rs 100 Cr assets retrieved in Chatterhama Kashmir's 'influential' under scanner for land grab 8/6/2018 12:30:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Even as the district administration has retrieved over 400 kanals of prime land in Chatterhama area on the Srinagar outskirts on August 4, the alleged land grabbers include some "influential people" of Kashmir including politicians and businessmen. The land costing around Rs 100 crore in open markets that has been retrieved will be used for public benefit. Sources in Raj Bhawan said the group of like-minded politicians and businessmen were behind the land grab. It was reliably learnt that the influential had managed to get government land mutated as their personal property. Sources said each of the land grabbers who was allegedly close to the corridors of power during the previous regimes had managed to take over at least 50 kanals each. The prime land which falls on the foothills of picturesque mountains was being converted into satellite colonies comprising of villas and farm houses. Sources said during the previous government the land grabbers had managed to get most of the land fenced. "The fencing was made to look as if it was supposed ...   READ MORE

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Militants begging for support before public of Shopian Operation All Out shattered militant groups in Kashmir 8/6/2018 12:29:51 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: The militants in South Kashmir's Shopian District after suffering a massive dent with the elimination of five militants in an encounter with Security Forces yesterday were seen begging from the local people for help to carry out its Pakistan Sponsored Agenda to kill the innocent people in the state of Jammu and Kashmir through their arms and ammunition. In a video speech of a militant commander available with "early Times", the militant commander in state of frustration was seen appealing the people of Shopian not to inform the security forces about their movements and called for the retrospection added that they are not the angels that they could no...   READ MORE   Regularizes services of casual labourers against newly created posts Secretary State Board of Technical Education violates SRO 520 8/6/2018 12:29:44 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 5: In brazen violation of rules and regulations Secretary State Board of Technical Education violated the SRO 520 and regularized services of casual labourers against the newly created posts. Sources told Early Times that the officer made a mockery of rules and blocked the employment avenues of deserving un-employed youth. The appointments have been made without issuing the advertisement notice in this regard. "The cases related to casual labourers were supposed to be forwarded to the competent authority for their regularization in terms of SRO 520, but the Secretary State Board of Technical Education did not do so in violation of al...   READ MORE   J&K Govt doesn't know what to do with 1000Mw power line State's dark days not to end soon 8/6/2018 12:29:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Thanks to the dilatory mode of functioning of the state dispensation, it will take much time than expected for the already perturbed masses of the state to witness the end of dark times and of the power scarcity. On July 24, this year, a Mumbai-based electric transmission development company, Sterlite Power, stated in a presser that it has completed the 1,000 MWs transmission line, spread over 400 kilometres from Jammu's Samba to Kashmir's Sopore, and it ready to handover the project to the government for execution. The project is aimed to overcome the infrastructure deficit in the state, which is one of the main reasons for power cuts, and was complete...   READ MORE   No monitoring of Rural Development schemes despite directives 8/6/2018 12:29:24 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Having been set up to check execution of Rural Development schemes in the state, the monitoring committees have been confined to papers. After the centre took on state government several times over poor implementation of rural development schemes, the government established several committees but without any thing done on the ground over the past few years. An official of Rural Development Department said that the government has set up several monitoring committees in the last few years in view of "poor utilization" of funds and "irregularities" in implementation of centrally sponsored schemes. However, these committees have failed to monitor the ut...   READ MORE   Governor reviews Dal Lake de-weeding-orders tough measures for sewage control 8/6/2018 12:29:17 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: Governor N.N. Vohra took an extensive tour of Dal lake to assess the progress achieved in the ongoing cleaning operations, particularly removal of Lily patches, macrophyte de-weeding and sewage control. He was accompanied by B.B. Vyas, Advisor to Governor; KB Agarwal FC, Housing and Urban Development Department; Baseer Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; and Dr. A.H. Shah, VC LAWDA. Governor was apprised that 600-700 skilled labours have been engaged in the operation for Lily extraction and, so far, 81,461 cubic metres of lily pads have been removed. Besides, 300-350 semi skilled labours are engaged in de-wedding/skimming activities on daily basis...   READ MORE   Pak stooges out to turn Kashmir into 'graveyard' 8/6/2018 12:29:11 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: As the Supreme Court is all set to hear the petitions challenging the Article 35-A on Monday, separatists in Kashmir are leaving no stone unturned to vitiate the atmosphere in the Valley. In order to build the pressure separatists have already activated their henchmen to orchestrate the street protests and derail the normal life in the Valley. Sources said that separatists are under pressure from their bosses sitting across the Line of Control to utilize this opportunity and recreate 2016 like situation. "Separatists have been assured that they would get full support from the militants to create fear so that they can enforce the shutdown," they added. ...   READ MORE   Illegal mutation of land in Surankote Revenue officials fail to demarcate land 8/6/2018 12:28:47 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: A poor family of village Hari tehsil Surnakote Poonch has alleged that revenue officials have failed to demarcate the land in which mutation was made illegaly. According to sources Rashida Bi w/o Mohammad Rashid resident of village Hari tehsil Surankote Poonch is the owner in possession of the land to the extent of her share measuring 19 Kannals falling under Khasra Nos: (120) measuring 7 K-2M, (121) 11K-5 M, (784) measuring 12K-8M, (788) 1...   READ MORE   'Khajuria led committee framed to hide truth' 8/6/2018 12:28:14 AM Early Times Report Sunderbani, Aug 5: Not budging down to the felony committed by a school teacher in Middle School upper Barnara, tehsil Sunderbani where he beat a class 5th student Anjili and took to refuge from the education higher ups, the issue still is live with government also playing on wrong foot to save the culprit. Gulshan Kumar, a teacher in Middle school, upper Barnara was held guilty of beating a class fifth student and when she along with her mother approached the school administration last month, the teacher openly and brazenly called both mother and daughter for bearing loose character that sent shock waves in the whole village . When the father, Devraj of the abused chi...   READ MORE   Alleged harassment of Veterinary docs, JD Farms to begin inquiry today 8/6/2018 12:28:08 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Aug 5: A complaint of alleged harassment has been district filed against the Incharge Chief Animal Husbandry Officer (CAHO), Kishtwar by the veterinary doctors posted in the district. Consequent upon receipt of the complaint, the state government formed a probe committee headed by Dr PR Bharti, Chairman Enquiry Committee. Joint Director (JD) Farms Jammu will begin its probe from tomorrow and has summoned the eight doctors viz Dr Arif Shah (VAS TU Kishtwar), Dr Shakir Bhat (VAS VD Bhadat), Dr Azaz Asger (VAS SU Atholi), Dr Rajan Sharma (VAS Sigdi), Dr Mubasser (VAS CAHO/Lab), Dr Indu Bushan (VAS VD Massu), Dr Muneeb (VAS Kuntwara) and Dr Naseer...   READ MORE   Sanctioned in 2014, Labour room of PHC Purmandal still incomplete 8/6/2018 12:28:01 AM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: The callousness on part of Directorate Health Services can be gauged from the fact that a Labour Room complex project worth Rs 121.22 Lakhs which was sanctioned for PHC Purmandal in financial year, 2014-15 is still incomplete. Sources in health department informed Early Times that the project was sanctioned by previous coalition government of NC-Congress for Public Health Centre, Purmandal in year of 2014- 15 but due to lack of will of incumbent Directorate Health Services, the project is yet to see the light of the day. "Following announcement of the project, the health department had released initial funds of Rs 50 lakhs for kick starting th...   READ MORE   PIO cannot be forced to manufacture record : SIC 8/6/2018 12:27:54 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: State Information Commission (SIC) while hearing a 2nd appeal in the matter of Ghulam Qadir Wani S/o Abdul Gaffar Wani R/o Ganghbugh, Srinagar V/S First Appellate Authority (FAA)/Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Kashmir and Public Information Officer (PIO) in the office of Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing Kashmir , Public Information Officer (PIO)/Executive Engineer, Electric Sub Transmission Division-II, Rajbagh, Srinagar has said that PIO cannot be forced to create any information which he does not possess. Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI application dated 15-12- 2017 was filed by the appellant Ghulam Qadir Wani seeking information from P...   READ MORE   Lack of coordination between deptts; people suffer, authorities unmoved 8/6/2018 12:27:48 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: In an example of administrative inertia, the lack of coordination between different departments has halted the developmental works in Kashmir, causing much inconvenience to people. The government has issued directives to departments several times to make coordination in developmental works. Despite that there is lack of coordination resulting the developmental works get affected. Take an example of Srinagar's commercial hub, Lal Chowk, the drainage work has been completed but the material is still lying on road giving commuters a tough time. The stretch starting from Lambert lane up to Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) is dotted with potho...   READ MORE   Several districts still deprived of specialist services Administrative inertia defeats NHM in J&K 8/6/2018 12:13:45 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Though National Health Mission (NHM) scheme is known the backbone of healthcare system but in Jammu and Kashmir it seems defeated due to lethargy and indifference of government, as few districts are still deprived of specialists services and in others, only 50 percent posts have been filled so far. According to sources, since the scheme was launched in state, the government of India each year has pumped funds into state under the scheme for providing staff to rural as well as urban health institutions on contract basis but the officials of state have failed to utilize the funds properly. Under the scheme, the state government has failed to fill up sanct...   READ MORE   Rajouri officers violate traffic rules openly 8/6/2018 12:13:15 AM SUSHIL DUTTA Early Times Report RAJOURI, Aug 5: Double standards of some officers of Rajouri administration have been exposed as they are openly violating traffic rules. Their vehicles don't have proper number plates having registered logo and IND inscribed. Early Times has learnt that officials are openly playing with the traffic rules but Traffic department and Police are in slumber and no officer takes any action. Although, Traffic Police and Moter Vehicle Department officials ...   READ MORE

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