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| CUJ's VC accommodates BJP activist in campus | | Professor also promoted despite pending probe | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The Central University of Jammu (CUJ), which came into existence after hard struggle of Jammu people, has failed to meet the people's expectations, as its Vice-Chancellor has been using the institution to appease his political masters.
Recently, the VC, Prof Ashok Aima, arranged a programme on campus wherein he informed the gathering of teachers, officials and students about the approval for establishment of Space Technology Research Centre in the campus. He was flanked by the senior most faculty member Prof Devanand and one Bharat, who is a BJP activist and an aide of senior BJP leader.
Bharat is neither a government official nor a university official, but was occupying the chair next to Prof. Ashok Aima while the latter was addressing the university stakeholders on the campus.
"Prof. Aima overlooked the decorum of the institution and gave undue protocol to Bharat just because he is an aide of the senior BJP leader. With this, Prof Aima showed his subservience to his political masters by giving his adjacent seat to a lowly rated pol... | |
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| Secret' selection of non-teaching staff puts CUJ under scanner | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The selection process of Central University of Jammu (CUJ) has come under the radar after aspirants accused the university administration of manipulating the list of non-teaching staff and not making the list public.
The aspirants accused the university administration of adopting nepotism and favouritism by secretly making the new appointees to join their posts without making the final list public.
"The blue-eyed candidates were pushed through the process and were made to register joining report without publishing the selection list or putting it on the notice board for information of the concerned who appeared for the interview," said sources, adding t... | |
| | | | Hizb using advance technology to pass sensitive information to Pak | | Arrested militants spill beans | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
kishtwar, Sept 11: In a major crack down on Hizb terror network in Doda and Kishtwar District, the Kishtwar police probing the role of arrested Hizb militant Aiyaz Ahmed Wani and a local Over Ground Worker has found shocking details with regards to the use of technology in transferring the data and information related to army, police and day to day activities of the politicians, social activist as well as the religious heads to Pakistan from where in a plann... | |
| | | | PDP leader in Srinagar for 'Bollywood', visits Raj Bhawan | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 11: A senior politician from the Peoples Democratic Party, who had been away from Kashmir since the PDP led government was ousted in June this year has returned from abroad and recently visited Raj Bhawan to call on the Governor SP Malik.
Sources said though the impression was given that politician is back to homeland with the intention to contribute in strengthening of the political party led by his sister, he has "actually come here for assignment of Bollywood."
Sources said shooting of a Bollywood movie is underway in Kashmir and he was has come to attend the same as the politician happens to be a cinematographer by profession and is close to the film... | |
| | | | Party veteran shoots legal | | War within PDP far from over! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: At a time when the Peoples Democratic Party is battling the internal rebellion, trying hard to woo back the rebel leaders, one of its senior leaders has launched a virtual war against another party leader, hinting that the trouble hasn't yet died down.
Attempts are being made by the PDP leadership to get disgruntled leaders back into the party fold. The party so far has managed to woo back two of its leaders. One who attended the party meeting on Monday and another one who met the party president and held an hour long discussion with her on Tuesday. There are two more left who so far have maintained distance from the party.
However, against one o... | |
| | | | Centre mulls to keep PDP, NC confined to Kashmir only | | Trifurcation Plan | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The news reports about Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government planning to trifurcate Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh before 2019 parliamentary polls has sent the Kashmir centric political parties into tizzy.
Sources said that the reports which are making rounds that the PM-Modi led government is finalizing a plan to turn Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh into union territories is making Kashmir centric parties believe that they would not get a chance again to rule all the three regions of the state. "During the past 70-years Kashmir centric parties have been enjoying all the privileges by claiming that they represent all the three regions but the fact is that... | |
| | | | Senior officers fail to take action against influential Ranger | | Tainted Ranger owns two willow factories | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: More skeletons started trembling out from the cupboard of unabated corruption in forest department as already under scanner Ranger for various misdeeds, own two willow factories in the name of his wife in Govindsar area of Kathua.
If sources are to be believed, the Ranger is running two willow factories in the name of his wife at Govindsar.
It seems that the influence of the Ranger is so high that senior officials of Forest Department failed to take action against him despite several complaints and FIRs while he is also running willow factories in the name of his wife.
If sources are to be believed, the said ranger is openly running t... | |
| | | | After transfer of several IAS officers, more administration reshuffle on cards | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 11: After transferring several IAS officers on Monday, ET has learnt that more reshuffle of upper and middle rung officials including some HODs was on the cards.
Sources said that the reshuffle would be made in next few days as the government had already completed the homework for this.
Insiders here in the civil secretariat told Early Times that in the second round of transfers more top-level officials like, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and Managing Directors would be changed.
Sources claimed that the list of the officials to be changed and their replacements had already been received by the state advisory council (SAC... | |
| | | | Hounded out Hindus be resettled in Kashmir with or without the consent of Kashmiri leaders | | Agenda for BJP to win 2019 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The BJP is at the receiving end across the nation. The opposition parties are making concerted efforts to forge Mahagathvandhan to dislodge the BJP-led NDA Government at the centre. TheMonday Bharat bandh (a flop show) was a step of the opposition in that direction. The BJP think-tanks, as per reports, are not really confident of the BJP victory of the type it scored in 2014. What has upset the BJP's applecart is the fact that "it compromised its ideology in Jammu & Kashmir for the sake of power and that its foreign, political, social and economic policies have failed to inspire its constituency". It believes that "many members of its core constituency co... | |
| | | | SHO Vijay Choudhary attached , Four Cops suspended | | Two Drug peddlers escape from police custody | | | Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Sept 11: In a major embarrassment to the state police, two drug peddlers escaped from the custody at Police station udhampur. The incident has raised serious question mark on the conduct and intention of the cops . The notorious drug peddlers were arrested for possession and proliferation of narcotics in Udhampur.
Senior Superintended of Police Udhampur Rayees Mohammad Bhat while talking to Early times said that four cops on duty at that time had been suspended till further order and Station House Officer Police station udhampur Vijay choudhary has been attached in District Police lines udhampur for negligence in duty Rayees Bhat S... | |
| | | | PIL on implementation of RTI in J&K | | After Rajouri , DC Kishtwar submits vague response | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: After an exaggerated response filed by Deputy Commissioner's office Rajouri , Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has submitted a vague response before General Administration Department (GAD) which has further been submitted before the High Court with regards to conduct of RTI awareness workshops and seminars in the district for general public and designated Public Information Officers (PIOs) & First Appellate Authorities (FAAs).
Details available with Early Times reveal that DC Kishtwar Angrez Singh while providing a vague response to High Court's notice vide his letter No: DCK/PS/18/1255-56 Dated : 26.07.2018 has informed the GAD that PIOs of different depar... | |
| | | | Arch rivals announce poll boycott | | One saw increase, another decrease in vote share in past | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 11: As two rival political parties have announced poll boycott in the upcoming Urban Local Bodies and Panchayat elections, the vote share of the National Conference had decreased while the Peoples Democratic Party had increased in the previous elections.
However, in the past three years, the PDP too lost credibility among the people due to its failure in giving good governance.
On August 31, the state government, headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik, had announced the long-pending panchayat and urban elections in the state beginning October 1 and culminating on December 4. It was decided that the municipal elections would be held in four phases from Octob... | |
| | | | Corruption galores in RDD Poonch | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Sept 11: Office of Assistant commissioner Development (ACD) here is said to be hub of corruption where commoners are shown door and influential being entertained for obvious reasons , allegations of backdoor appointments in this office have also come fore sources said here today.
Source said that ACD Mukhtiar Ahmed Sheikh and staff of his office have been allegedly knee deeped in corruption which can be gauged from the fact that ACD remains very much in his office room but his peon keeps door at his office closed with bolt saying people who come from for off places to meet the ACD for their works that ACD was not present in the office who after wait... | |
| | | | Notices issued in PIL for Constitution of Shrine Board for Machail Mata: J&K HC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday issued notices to the state government directing it to constitute Shrine Board in the Machail Mata.
This year, over 2 lakh pilgrims visited Machail Mata located in Paddar valley of Kishtwar district.
The Division Bench, comprising Justices Alok Aradhy and Sanjay Gupta, issued notices to the state in response to a Public Interest Litigation for constitution of Shrine Board at Machial Mata and a Special Investigation Team to look into the financial irregularities and assets of the Sarv Shakti Sevak Sanstha.
Advocates Sumit Nayyar Aditya Sharma adv.sidharth anand appearing on behalf of the petitioner, argued th... | |
| | | | With examinations round the corner YSS Deptt frames schedule for sports events | | Teachers asked to join at cost of education, students set to suffer | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 11: Despite the fact that annual examinations in the government schools are just around the corner the Department of Youth Services & Sports has framed a schedule for the various sports events to be held across the length and breadth of the Kashmir valley.
Sources told Early Times that the Department of Youth Services & Sports is going to organize most of the sports events this month and next month as well. The schedule has already been announced and the events would be kicked off in the near future.
"Annual examination for the different classes in both the government and private sector are held in the last week of September or first w... | |
| | | | RDD employee mints fortunes, constructs mall worth Rs 10 Cr in Rajouri | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 11: An employee of the Rural Development Department (RDD) accused of having minted fortunes disproportionate to his known sources of income has constructed a mall worth around Rs 10 crore in Rajouri here but the concerned authorities are silent.
The residents of Rajauri said the employee of RDD who has been working in the department for the last over three decades had been "grabbing money through illegal means and would also distribute a share of it among his higher-ups."
"Payments for the MNREGA works executed in the last around a decade haven't been dispersed properly as the same was also swindled," said sources in RDD.
The locals said they many time... | |
| | | | Abdullahs, Muftis shown their place | | After Governor, CS says civic polls will be held | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 11: The Governor's administration in Jammu & Kashmir has rejected out of hand the oft-repeated suggestion and demand of the out-on-the-limb Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti that if the state Government wanted the NC and the PDP to participate in the upcoming panchayat and Urban Local Bodies' elections, it and the Union Government have to reassure the people of Kashmir that they would not do anything to dilute Article 35-A or undermine the state's special status. Both the parties during the past few days threatened a number of times the powers-that-be in the state and at the Centre that they will boycott the scheduled polls.
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