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| ReT screening row: Relatives, friends come to Edu Minister's rescue | | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: For Education Minister, Naeem Akhter who is often accused of being "inexperienced and incompetent", taking Government decisions seems to be a family drama to which every near and dear can be party to. At a time when he has come under severe criticism over his diktat demanding screening of thousands of Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers, his relatives and friends have started coming out in his support on the social networking sites.
His maternal uncle, Ayaz Rasool Nazki, who heads the Indian Council for Cultural Relations' Kashmir Chapter, is one of the key supporters. For the past two-three days Nazki, seems to be busy only defending his nephew on the Facebook.
"ReT teachers screening test is ordered by the court. Those who oppose must approach the court for cancelling the directions. Why lock out the schools?" Nazki recently wrote.
In his previous post, he said: "Akhter said that the Government is not against any section of teachers but is only focussed on providing better education as it forms the basis of success of a society."
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| Simple test to check 'intelligence' of Govt teachers snowballs into controversy | | Political opponents get 'fodder' to target PDP-BJP Government | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: The recent decision of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition government in the state to hold screening test for the 65,000 teachers has given 'fodder' to the political parties to target the coalition government even though the decision seems to be honest on the face of it.
National Conference (NC) has been at the forefront of criticism with its working President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah taking pot shots at Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar who is said to be brain behind the decision of holding screening test for the government teachers. What seems to be a good idea of bringing about refo... | |
| | | | Nothing for 'ungrateful' BJP to cheer | | Struggle for AIIMS | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Aug 7: The suspension of bandh by the AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) on August 5 on the ground that one official in the Union Ministry of Health a day before wrote a vague letter to Jammu & Kashmir Government to identify alternate pieces of land both in Jammu and Srinagar has been taken by the under-severe-attack "ungrateful and mischievous" BJP as its victory. In fact, the BJP has put up big hoardings at different places, which suggest that the Union Health Ministry wrote the letter after the BJP convinced the Government of India of the need to set up an AIIMS in Jammu.
Besides, the same day, the BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi, held a press conference at... | |
| | | | Controversies put war against corruption on back burner | | CS headed panel fails to meet, corrupt officials get breather | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 7: The much hyped war against corruption in Jammu and Kashmir seems to have taken a back seat as the controversies surrounding the separate AIIMS for Jammu region and government deciding to hold screening test for Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers have snowballed into major issues.
Sources told Early Times the second list of the corrupt officials which has been prepared by investigating agencies is almost ready but due to the pre-occupation of the people at the helm the final decision about whom the axe would fall on has not been taken so far.
The panel headed by the Chief Secretary Iqbal Khandey which was supposed to meet last month to examine t... | |
| | | | Govt to examine Sales Tax "evasion" by Best Price | | The wholesale shop's retail trade causing huge VAT loss to J&K: CTF | | | Bharat Bhushan
ET Report
jammu, Aug 7: The Government is contemplating to examine the sales tax (ST) evasion, if any, by Best Price, Bharti Walmart's first cash and carry wholesale shop in J&K, which has of late been a topic of discussion among the J&K businessmen for at least two wrong reasons: First, it is alleged to be the single largest source of ST evasion in the state for selling its products directly to consumers and second, its alleged illegal retail trade is resulting in the gradual death of retail business in the region.
Asked if Best Price can also do retail business as it has the wholesale licence only, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said though he was not aware of the matter,... | |
| | | | Omar's attack on Mufti unwarranted | | PDP made BJP to fall in line | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Aug 7: The issueless and directionless working president of the defeated National Conference Omar Abdullah has been unnecessarily denouncing patron of People's Democratic Party and Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and charging him with bartering Kashmiri interests for the sake of personal power. Yesterday also, he indulged in PDP bashing and accused it of being an opportunist and an agent of BJP.
"PDP stood formally and publicly exposed as an opportunistic subsidiary of the BJP in J&K and it was now impossible for the party to cover its tracks," Omar Abdullah said while addressing party workers at the launch of NC Membership Drive 2015 in Pulw... | |
| | | | Govt to go tough on prolonged deputations | | Salary of over 200 officials withheld | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: In sheer violation of set norms for deputation duration, hundreds of employees of Public Sector Undertaking / Corporations have been working in various government departments for last many years, recently have applied for extension of their deputation.
Sources told Early Times that there are over 600 employees of Public Undertaking Sector and various corporations in various Government departments in the State on deputation and now many of them whose deputation period is completed have further applied for extension to General Administration Period.
"Almost every Public Sector Undertaking, Corporation in the state has surplus manpower.
They fu... | |
| | | | Tainted principal gets plum post despite HC ruling | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: In brazen violation of the High Court orders, the Higher Education Department has appointed a tainted professor as principal of a degree college.
According to a High Court ruling, if a person is facing serious allegations of corruption, he/she should not be given a public dealing post.
A legal expert said that the report of then Vigilance Director which established that the said Professor at the time of him being posted as a Principal of a college in a frontier town in Jammu district caused a monetary loss of Rs 75000 to the state exchequer and it was a fit case for lodging an FIR against the Professor but he with his influence converted into Regular ... | |
| | | | School Principal allegedly overrules SMDC members, bulldozes basketball court | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Aug 7: Taking SMDC members for a ride, a school head in Dailgam area of this southern district has allegedly got bulldozed a basketball court that was constructed by army under project Sadbhavna and auctioned timber at much lower rates without informing the members.
Official sources said that earlier this week, the principal of government higher secondary school, Dailgam, allegedly got bulldozed a basketball court which was constructed by Army under project Sadbhavna despite resentment from the SMDC members.
They alleged that the influential principal also auctioned timber and other raw material on lower rates without informing the members.
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| | | | India to boycott C'wealth meet after Pak didn't invite J&K Speaker | | 'No compromise on status of J&K' | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 7: India has decided to boycott the Commonwealth Speakers conference to be held in Pakistan next month after Islamabad did not invite Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta.
Except J&K Speaker, Pakistan has invited Speakers from all states of India in the nine-day conference starting September 30, calling J&K a "disputed territory.
India while hitting back on Friday announced that none among the invited Speakers of the country will participate in the event.
"There cannot be any compromise on status of Jammu and Kashmir which is integral part of India. Today we held a meeting of the Speakers from nearly 31 states and we have decided that if Ja... | |
| | | | Congress's new mantra: Stay in news | | | |
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 7: Ever since it got the drubbing during the Assembly polls, desperate attempts by the state Congress to grab media attention is proving counterproductive for the party, with contradictory statements coming out every day, revealing the chaos within.
The party which got squeezed to mere 12 seats from 21, is these days leaving no stone unturned to stay relevant by issuing statements, sometimes asking Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to end his alliance with the BJP and other times terming the government a 'lame duck'.
The attempt of state Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir surprised least the observers in the state when in the recent past... | |
| | | | NC backs ReT's stir while BJP backed ReT lobby raises objections over 'politicizing' | | ReT's continue to protest against proposed 'screen test', stage massive protest | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar Aug 7: National Conference District Unit Kishtwar today extended its moral support to the ongoing protest of Rehabar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers who are holding protest outside the office of Chief Education Officer at New DC Office Complex Kishtwar against the police atrocities committed by the police at Srinagar on peaceful ReT protesters demanding revoking of government order to appear for the screen test for their further continuation of their duti... | |
| | | | 2 months left for exams, no lecturer to teach 4 subjects in Doda school | | GHSS Gundna has 2 rooms for 700 students | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: As former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and incumbent Education Minister Naeem Akhter Andrabi are busy taking potshots at each other over the issue of screening of thousands of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers, it seems that Andrabi is following the footsteps of Abdullah as he too has failed to provide infrastructure in rural schools. For example, the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Gundna of Doda district has just two rooms to house around 700 students. One can easily imagine the condition of students. Moreover, there is no lecturer to teach four main subjects-English, Physics, Zoology and Computer Science-even as only two months a... | |
| | | | Revenue Minister seizes 73-yr old land record file | | Early Times Impact | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Aug 7: Days after Early Times reported land grabbing attempt by ruling party leader at famed tourist destination Pahalgam, Revenue Minister Javid Mustafa Mir had reportedly seized crucial land record of the Pahalgam including a 73 year old file 60-C.
An official posted in Tehsil Pahalgam confirming the development to Early Times said that he himself handed over the file to Minister's staff at Srinagar secretariat.
"Earlier we were asked to draft a list of all those who posses land in Pahalgam including officers, businessman and influential and point out the encroachments they have made but yesterday we were summoned to Srinagar along with... | |
| | | | SDM Marwah finds 20 teachers absent from duty | | Schools found locked | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Aug 7: After assuming charge last week, the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Marwah Sanjeev Goswami today visited various schools in Marwah education zone and found about 20 teachers/Masters/ReT's absent from their duties while many schools were found locked.
As per reports after submitting his inspection report, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar, vide letter No. DCK/Adm/15/1523 dated 07-08-2015 directed Chief Education Officer to initiate action against the erring teachers and submit the action taken report to his office.
The CEO, Vinod Kumar Soni vide order No. CEO/K/2015/10710-15 dated 7-08-2015 ordered immediate withholding of... | |
| | | | | | | BDO "violates" RTI Act, his Director's orders | | SIC issues penalty notice | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: For "violating" RTI Act and the orders of the Director of his department, State Information Commission (SIC) has issued two notices to a BDO (Block Development Officer) wherein he has been asked to show cause as to why he should not be fined and penalized under the provisions of the state RTI Act.
Details available with Early Times reveal that Shafiq Mushtaq Lone of Mandi, Poonch, filed an RTI application on December 27, 2014 with PIO/ BDO of Rural Development Department (RDD), Mandi, seeking information about plan, non-plan assistance from the central funds, state funds from 2012-15 vis-a-vis schemes of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)... | |
| | | | IAS Probationers meet CM | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Three IAS Probationers of the 2014 batch, who have been allotted to J&K cadre, called on the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, here this morning. The probationers comprised Dr. Owais Ahmad from Poonch, J&K, Dr. Sagar Doifode, from Pune, Maharashtra and Rahul Yadav from Uttar Pradesh.
During their meeting, the Chief Minister advised them to avail maximum benefit out of their ongoing training programme in the State so that they understand many of the i... | |
| | | | New advertisement policy for media on anvil: CM | | | | SRINAGAR, Aug 7: CM emphasized upon the formulation of a new advertisement policy for media and said he has already issued directions for broadening the scope of the existing policy. CM said this while interacting with a delegation of J&K Press Association, here this morning. Highlighting the need for making rational changes to the State's Advertisement Policy, Mufti said the revised framework will strictly implement the guidelines to empanel media outlets for Government advertisements and also the tariff on which the newspapers would be paid for printing the advertisements. CM also passed directions for strict compliance of the Circular instructions of the Government for issuing all advert... | |
| | | | Security upped in J&K after surge in militant attacks | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: The security grid across J&K has been tightened following a spurt in attacks by militants, officials said.
Security forces deployed in the state have been asked to remain extra vigilant while massive operations are underway to nab suspected militants active in many parts of the Kashmir valley and Pir Panjal region.
"The security forces have been kept on high alert and pro-active mechanism has been devised to foil the attempts of the militants aimed at vitiating the atmosphere" a senior police official told Early Times on Friday.
J&K Police personnel, paramilitary CRPF troopers and even BSF personnel have been deployed in length to keep v... | |
| | | | Chairman Haj Committee of India calls on CM | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Chairman, Haj Committee of India, Shamim Qaiser, called on the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and apprised him about the measures being taken for smooth conduct of Haj-2015.
During the meeting, Qaiser briefed the Chief Minister about the preparations underway for operation of direct Haj flights from Srinagar to Medina Munawarah and arrangements made for stay of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.
The Chairman said all direct flights to Medina Munawarah from ... | |
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