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J&K only State to tax pilgrims, other states, Central Govt offer subsidies Tax on Vaishno Devi pilgrimage hits hard at communal harmony 9/10/2015 12:36:50 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Sept 9: Even as some forces in the Jammu and Kashmir Government seem to be hell bent to disturb the communal harmony by selectively imposing tax on Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, the fact remains that this taxing contradicts the national policy, whereby the Central and the State Governments offer subsidies on pilgrimages irrespective of religion, across the country. The Government as imposed service tax on the pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine along with all other commercial chopper services of the State. While the imposition of this tax is uncalled for, the decision exposes the dirty underbelly of the politics in the State, where coalition partner BJP, voted to power by Jammu region, has often been seen in compromising positions only to be power. The Governments elsewhere, in other Indian states, or even the central Government for that matter, have been upholding the tradition of offering subsidies to various pilgrimages. From Hindus to Muslims and people of other faiths, almost all reap benefits of such subsidies. While financial assistance is alread...   READ MORE

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Now, BJP bows to PDP on helicopter service tax 9/10/2015 12:36:39 AM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 9: The BJP leadership seems to have surrendered the interests of people of Jammu region and is not raising its voice with the Government over step-motherly treatment meted out with the city of temples. First it was allowing the Finance Ministry to impose service tax on helicopter service for Vaishno Devi pilgrims followed by washing their hands of this decision and later on getting the reply that decision will not be reversed has exposed the BJP and its Ministers. Vaishno Devi shrine is one of the most revered shrines in India and every year more than 10 million people pay obeisance at the shrine located on Trikuta hills. Lakhs of pilgrims take helicopter s...   READ MORE   Tainted Vinod Koul, Dalip Thusoo on notorious list More corrupt officials to be axed soon 9/10/2015 12:36:32 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is likely to axe more officials believed to be corrupt and considered deadwood by the Government. Early Times has learnt from its sources that Vinod Koul who is facing serious Vigilance cases pertaining to irregularities and former Secretary Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council Dalip Thusoo who has also several cases pending against him in Vigilance Organization are reportedly in the hit list of the Government. PDP-BJP Government has already dismissed 63 officials on the charges of corruption. Sources in the Government said that a high-level panel headed by Chief Secretary was constituted by the S...   READ MORE   SSP Manohar Singh reinstated, attached in office of Resident Commissioner Home deptt orders transfer of post for him to New Delhi 9/10/2015 12:36:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 9: In major development that can be seen as a setback to cop turned high profiled politician Farooq Khan and NC, the Government has ordered reinstatement of Manohar Singh SSP into service with immediate effect. Singh has been attached in the office of Principal Residnet Commissioner J&K Government, New Delhi, where a post has been sought to be created by the Home Department specifically for him . Highly placed sources in the Civil Secretariat said that an order to this effect -order No . 389 home of 2015 dated 8-09-2015, was issued on Tuesday, September 8 by the Home Department duly signed by the Principal Secretary Home RK Goyal, which stated that on the re...   READ MORE   Involvement of ACR, Patwari figures in alleged encroachment of State land 9/10/2015 12:36:05 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 9: A complaint has been filed with Vigilance Orgainzation Jammu and Divisional Commissioner for attempt to encroach the state land with the connivance of the Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) and Patwari concerned. However, taking cognizance of the matter, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu has directed the DC Poonch to hold inquiry at his personal level. The incident of the alleged involvement of the ACR, Poonch Shafiq Ahmed and Patwari Mohammad Ashraf to encroach state land with land grabber has surfaced in village Potha, Surnankote wherein ,against DC's judgment in which he declared the piece of land in question as state land, ACR...   READ MORE   Bewildered by repeated exposure of its misdeeds, JU administration sends goons to gag ET 9/10/2015 12:35:50 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report jammu, Sept 9: Free voice, criticism, tolerance to dissent voices are main contributing factors for all healthy democratic institutions but brute use of force-muscle power are tactics, being adopted by forces inimical to dissent voices, since the time immemorial and Jammu University administration is no exception in its efforts to muzzle free voice. The frustration level of JU administration has reached to such an alarming level that on Wednesday, varsity sent nearly a dozen goons to office of Early Times, reportedly with a purpose to threaten the reporters, who have been exposing their misdeeds. The pack of goons was led by three scholars namely Ajay Tal...   READ MORE   GAD, Revenue deptt stick to same notification; written test likely in November Govt in no mood to change NT exam format 9/10/2015 12:35:42 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Sept 9: Anger is still brewing among people of Jammu region, over inclusion of Urdu as a compulsory descriptive subject with weightage of 30 marks in the syllabus of written test for post of Naib Tehsildar, but there seems no change in mood of Government to accept the demand of youth of Jammu province. The General Administrative Department (GAD) or Jammu and Kashmir Revenue Department or state cabinet can take decision to change exam pattern but so far there is no word from Government or from any other concerned department, despite the fact that written examination is likely to be held in November. Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Bo...   READ MORE   BJP pushing Jammu people to the wall Story of betrayals 9/10/2015 12:35:28 AM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 9: When the BJP got 25 out of 37 seats from Jammu region, the people of the region described this "historic" outcome as their own victory as well as victory over anti-Jammu, pro-separatist and pro-Pakistan Kashmiri leadership. They had expressed the hope that the victorious and strengthened BJP would fight for their cause and self-respect with renewed vigour and unleash a movement calculated to obtain the place for the people of the region in the polity they deserved. They had expressed full faith in the BJP. Mercifully, all of their hopes have dashed to the ground. The BJP, instead of fighting for the genuine Jammu cause, has been bartering the rights an...   READ MORE   Farooq in his true colours, opposes Dogra certificate NC, Hurriyat on same side 9/10/2015 12:35:13 AM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 9: There is no difference between the so-called Valley-based National Conference and Kashmir-based separatists and fanatics like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah. They belong to that school of thought that considers Jammu region as Kashmir's colony and its people the slaves of Kashmir. The only difference between the two is that while the NC has been seeking to impose its regressive and sectarian agenda on the people of Jammu region by taking part in the electoral exercises, the separatists have been striving to achieve the same by holding aloof from such exercises and by organizing anti-India and anti-Jammu events in th...   READ MORE   MD JK cements purchases 40 lakh poly bags at exorbitant rates Plant suffers losses of Rs 61.60 lakh 9/10/2015 12:34:55 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: Days after it was reported that Managing Director JK cements Ltd Rakesh Sharma purchased engineering bearings worth Rs 33.50 lakh without inviting any tender, it has come to the fore that the MD has purchased 40 lakh poly bags on exorbitant rates. Well placed sources told Early Times that Managing Director Rekesh Sharma after taking over as the MD JK cements placed order of 40 lakh poly bags for Khrew cement plant. "An order for 30 lakh bags was already in place at an approved rate of Rupees 9.27 per bag. But the Managing Director floated the approved rate, ordered for 40 lakh poly bags and allowed the rate of Rs 10 .81 per bag," source...   READ MORE   Tara Chand's Man Friday in BJP's camp Is it a part of gameplan? 9/10/2015 12:34:34 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 9: Amid rumours that former Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand is exploring other possibilities after virtually being abandoned by the Congress party, his staunch rather his "Man Friday" was seen accompanying BJP leaders during inauguration of Sankri Mela in Panchari on Tuesday. Narendra Sharma, who is most loyalist and confident man of Tara Chand was posing for a picture with Minister of State for Finance, Pawan Gupta and MLA Chenani Dina Nath Bhagat. The way N...   READ MORE   Clubbing of colleges with newly formed University Career of students from JK at stake in Punjab 9/9/2015 11:50:24 PM Early Times Report Srinagar Sept 9: The career of hundreds of students from Jammu & Kashmir is at stake in various parts of Punjab as the Government of Punjab has ordered to club dozens of engineering, management , and many other professional colleges with newly created Maharaj Ranjit Singh State Univeristy (MRSSU). These colleges were earlier affiliated with Punjab State Technical University (PTU) which is very much recognized in Jammu & Kashmir. The MRSSU as on date is not recognized by J&K Government and the students from these colleges are on war path against their respective college managements. The students, who had sought admissions under Punjab Technical University (PTU), ar...   READ MORE   RSS, BJP 'Mission Kashmir' unites separatists under Geelani umbrella 9/9/2015 11:50:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: The mission Kashmir of BJP-RSS seems to have forced the moderate separatists to assemble under Hardliner Syed Ali Geelani's ‘Chatterchhaya’ as the three top moderate separatist leaders have once again exuded their confidence in veteran hardliner. After getting expelled from moderate faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq last year, three prominent separatist leaders Shabir Shah of Democratic Freedom Party, Nayeem Khan of National Front and Aga Syed Hassan Al-Mosvi Al-Safvi of Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian switched over to Geelani's faction in a press conference at Geelani's Hyderpora residence here. Their decision to join hardliner faction of Geelani has surpr...   READ MORE   Meteoroid case': SHO Dooru attached over hushing up case, 10 Lakhs recovered 9/9/2015 11:50:05 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Sept 9: Senior police authorities have attached Station House Officer (SHO) Dooru Rafiq Ahmad Shah for allegedly helping the accused to flee with some rock pieces in much publicized 'meteoroid case' after recovering Rs 10 lakhs as enticement. Police sources told Early Times that on Sunday at around 7:00pm SHO Dooru Rafiq Ahmad Shah laid a nak at Hilar Dooru and intercepted a vehicle (Grande I-10) from which he reportedly recovered a black stone- suspected to be a 'Meteoroid rock.' Sources said that two occupants of vehicle were also detained. However the SHO allegedly released duo at around 2:00 am after the duo paid him Rs 10 lakhs as an en...   READ MORE   Director IT under scanner for poor performance Week on, KU website defunct 9/9/2015 11:49:57 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: For the past around a week, the website of Kashmir University is defunct with regard to submission of forms for the new academic session. Scores of aggrieved students, who since last week have been unable to complete their registration due to snag in the website staged protests in the Kashmir University today. "The KU authorities didn't even mind to inform through print and electronic media as to when the website would be back in order," the students said adding their precious time has been going waste. A delegation of students from far off places like Kupwara said every day they have been visiting the Kashmir University main campus at Hazratbal ...   READ MORE   Unemployment is biggest challenge for youth: Mufti Sayeed 9/9/2015 11:37:59 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: Stating that unemployment was the biggest challenge for the youth, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today, called for concerted efforts under public-private partnership to bridge the gap between skill and job. "I urge the private sector to come forward and partner the government in its resolve to end the scourge of unemployment which is the biggest challenge," Sayeed said. "The small-scale industrial sector is one of the key areas of...   READ MORE   200 trained paramedics on war-path, govt likely to terminate services 9/9/2015 11:37:32 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 9: Jammu and Kashmir government has put future of more than 200 paramedical employees working in various hospitals including Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and super-speciality in jeopardy by deciding to terminate them from the services. If the sources are to be believed, health and medical education department has decided to adhere to the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) wherein state government had decided to terminate all those engaged by the previous NC-Congress coalition government as casual labourers, daily rated workers or on contractual basis. The department is readying to show these trained paramedical staff membe...   READ MORE   MD JK cements purchases 40 lac poly bags at exorbitant rates MD JK cements purchases 40 lac poly bags at exorbitant rates 9/9/2015 11:37:26 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: Days after it was reported that Managing Director JK cements Ltd Rakesh Sharma purchased engineering bearings worth Rs 33.50 lakh without inviting any tender, it has come to the fore that the MD has purchased 40 lac poly bags on exorbitant rates. Well placed sources told Early Times that Managing Director Rakesh Sharma after taking over as the MD JK cements placed order of 40 lac poly bags for Khrew cement plant. "An order for 30 lac bags was already in place at an approved rate of Rupees 9.27 per bag. But the Managing Director floated the approved rate, ordered for 40 lac poly bags and allowed the rate of 10 .81 per bag," sources said....   READ MORE   'Sexual assault' case: Student's family moves court for justice 9/9/2015 11:37:17 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: The family of a minor student who was allegedly 'molested' by his school principal has approached court to seek justice. Talking to Early Times, father of the student accused the Education Department authorities of ruining career of his son by accusing him of being habitual offender. The in-house committee constituted by the Directorate of School Education has exonerated the principal of Sri Pratap High School (SPHS) Riyaz Siddiqui of all the charges. The committee had in its report submitted to Director Education accused the student of being a habitual 'trouble monger'. "This is a matter of humiliation as the authorities absolved the acc...   READ MORE   Same work different pay at JU Influential Computer Assistants drawing different pay grade then colleagues 9/9/2015 11:37:11 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 9: University of Jammu has adopted dual yardsticks for its employees who were appointed on the same post in terms of pay grades offered to them. Source informed Early Times that the employees working as Computer Assistant in Main Campus or Satellite campuses of Jammu University, have been getting two pay grades. They further said that there were no disparities in pay grade for the post of computer assistant, since the post was introduced. "The university had fixed the pay scale as Rs 5200-28200 with GP2400 (4000-6000) (pre revised) for the post", the said. But, nearly 12 employees (Computer Assistant) have been blessed with a higher pay grade,...   READ MORE   Graph of Urdu knowing people comes down in police deptt Dependence on retd personnel increases 9/9/2015 11:37:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 9 With the number of Urdu knowing people experiencing a gradual decrease in J&K police, dependence on retired police personnel, who are well-versed with the language, has been increasing. All the official work in J&K police stations is done in Urdu. Since very few new recruits in police know Urdu, services of the retired police personnel are being hired to do work in police stations, according to police sources. "The main work of the hired police personnel (retired) is to make challans for presenting them in courts and do other paper work," sources said. Many of them could be seen doing paper work in the rooms of munshis in various police stations of Jammu...   READ MORE   When road projects worth Rs 578 cr were allotted to ineligible persons PMGSY: Case remains shelved 9/9/2015 11:36:50 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 9: The case of allotment of more than 140 road projects under the PMGSY worth Rs 578.22 crore to 'ineligible' contractors continues to remain under the carpet even after the change of guard in the state. Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that the necessary qualification for a contractor had not been followed by the department while awarding contracts of road projects with sanctioned cost of Rs 380 crore to 26 contractors during 2007-08 and 2011-12. The works were allotted by the Chief Engineer PMGSY Kashmir as well as Jammu. The contracts of the road projects had been allotted to hot mix plant holders, traders and others who h...   READ MORE

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