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| Ignoring Cabinet decision, LC advertises posts meant for deputation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: The state Legislative Council has ignored a cabinet decision, according to which some of the newly created posts were to be filled on deputation basis, but went on to advertise the posts, by giving promotion to some of its own officials.
According to the documents in possession of Early Times, in reference to the Cabinet decision number 194/12/2017, dated 23/10/2017, Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, had issued a government order number 5366-LD(PAB) of 2017 dated 25/10/2017, according to which sanction was accorded for the creation of several posts including in the Legislative Council.
These posts include Private Secretary to chairma... | |
| | | | Hurriyat pressure: Except Sham Lal, no other Cong leader dares to hail announcement of civic bodies, Panchayat elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Apparently due to pressure of the separatist groups incumbent leadership in Congress is finding it difficult to take decision on participating in coming civic bodies and panchayat elections.
Except former minister Sham Lal Sharma, no other Congress could dare to hail decision of the Governor administration to announce civic bodies and Panchayat elections.
Credible sources said that Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir has given directions to all senior leaders not to make any announcement on civic bodies and Panchayat elections. Mir and other Valley based Congress leaders are concerned about their own constituency so that could not... | |
| | | | Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidayala seeks justice for girls | | |  Early Times Report
Kathua, Sept 16: Even as the Modi government has completed four years in office, the schemes launched for welfare of the girl child have not reached the deserving candidates.
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidayala that is not only victimized by previous state and union governments but also faced apathy of current ruling NDA government.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidayala, KGBV, a boarding school facility for SC/ST, Girls from BPL and minority community hailing from far flung... | |
| | | | No compromise on state subject laws: Rana | | | | Early Times Report
DANSAL, Sept 16: National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Sunday asserted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will not make any compromise with state subject laws as these relates with their rights, dignity and identity.
'The issue is not only to defend and protect state subject laws but the larger issue is to identify fake state subject holders and to punish them per law for committing fraud with people of the state in general and Jammu in particular', Rana said while interacting with the people at the launch of various prestigious projects of road network and connectivity in the constituency today.
Rana reiterated the commitment of the Nat... | |
| | | | Kashmir centric parties set to become irrelevant? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Governor's administration has announced the schedule for the forthcoming local body polls despite Kashmir centric parties deciding to boycott the process.
Sources told Early Times that National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party had got it conveyed to the Centre that it should defer the polls to give them a chance to field the proxy candidates.
They said that PDP and NC have realized that their tactic to "blackmail" New Delhi has not worked as the schedule has been announced. "PDP and NC know it very well that they cannot stay away from the process fully and there is every possibility about them asking their workers to contest the forthcoming mu... | |
| | | | Ill prepared MVD defeating doorstep delivery of driving licenses | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: The Motor Vehicle Department had started home delivery of driving licenses and registration certificates to the applicants with much fanfare just few months ago in order to achieve its goal of zero foot-fall in office but lack of monitoring system to ensure timely delivery of documents, the initiative is getting defeated.
Sources told Early Times that the initiative was taken in collaboration with Indian Post to provide facility of home delivery of licenses, registration certificates at their door step through speed post, which is expected to the reach to the applicants within two-three days but on the contrary, the documents are reaching to the appli... | |
| | | | Time to end 'blatant discrimination' has come | | Unrest in Jammu, Ladakh | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sep 16: The people of Jammu and Ladakh, who constitute half the state's population and inhabit state's 89 per cent of the state's land area, are chaffing. They are seething with anger. Their grouse is that they have never got their due share in the state's polity, economy and national-building and social institutions and that all the governments in the state adopted a step-motherly attitude towards them. Their anger is directed more against those who represented and represent these two regions in the assembly and parliament. They say that "their own representatives have let them down to please their masters in Kashmir".
This part of J&K is divided into three di... | |
| | | | In JK, Golf Development Authority exists on Papers only | | Removal of incumbent MD demanded | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 16: That the Golf Development Authority is on Papers only can be gauged from the fact that incumbent Managing Director of has failed to take over single Golf Course despite the passage of over four years now.
A group of golfers also demanded removal of incumbent Managing Director Golf Development Authority and alleged that officer, who is also secretary of Royal Spring Golf Course, has failed to deliver.
In 2013 NC-Congress coalition government constituted Golf Development and Management Authority to streamline golfing activities. The authority was mandated to maintain, manage and promote all types of golf infrastructure and to establ... | |
| | | | But in J&K, NC, PDP, Congress continue to ignore minorities | | Secular parties after Hindu votes | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: After all their fire-breathing, the secular parties across India appear to be coming around to the realization that "it's time to cut their losses and reach out to the Hindu community". And so, AICC chief Rahul Gandhi is portrayed as a Shiv Bhakt; as the wearer of the Hindu sacred thread; as a humble pilgrim to the Kailash Mansarovar. His whistle-stop visits to various temples during the course of campaigning for the Gujarat and Karnataka Assembly elections, has attained legendary status. More recently, a senior Congress leader told the media that "his party had a Brahmin DNA".
Other opposition party leaders are not far behind. The Samajwadi Party lead... | |
| | | | 9 people sustain burn injuries in Uri blaze | | Ambulance drivers absent | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Nine people sustained injuries in a massive blaze in a shopping complex at Uri Sunday.
Sources quoting the local residents of Uri town as having said that, the mini gas cylinder catches the fire after which there was a blast in which many people got injured.
They said that the devastating fire incident at the complex left nine persons injured. Two shops and a residential flat in a complex also gutted completely, however, there were no immediate report... | |
| | | | ZEO Jourian attaches favourities against GAD orders | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Demeaning several orders/ circulars issued from time to time by the General Administration Department (GAD) and Education Department for the cancellation of attachments from offices, the Zonal education Officer (ZEO) Jourioan attached two more employees in his office.
If sources are to be believed, Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Jourian-Madan Lal suppressed all the orders/ circular and issued a fresh order of attachments of his favourite teachers.
Attachmen... | |
| | | | Man rapes woman on pretext of healing through super natural powers | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Following the complaint of a woman, Bakshi Nagar police booked a man for allegedly raping the woman on the pretext of treating the woman with super natural powers.
Police sources said that a woman lodged a complaint with Bakshi Nagar police station stating that a man namely Sham of Rajpura Mangotrian raped her when she visited the man for her treatment as the man claimed to have heal her with some super natural powers.
Police said that acting on the complaint a case under FIR 122/18 under section 376 of RPC has been registered. Police said that teams have been deputed for nabbing him as after knowing the fact that the woman approached the police he ... | |
| | | | GMC's faculty guest house turns into marriage hall | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: The faculty guest house of the Government Medical College Jammu has been converted into Marriage Hall where the marriages and others parties are being organized frequently for past sometimes now. Whether it is being done on the directions of the concerned quarters is not known.
It is pertinent to mention that the guest house was built for the stay of the faculty members (doctors) of the others medical colleges from both inside and outside the state who came ... | |
| | | | Elections to be held in 9 phases; Model Code of Conduct comes into effect | | Panchayat Polls-2018: CEO announces schedule | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir Shaleen Kabra today announced the schedule for conduct of Panchayat Elections in the State.
"The elections to 316 Blocks in 4490 Panchayat Halqas comprising of 35096 Panch Constituencies will be held from 17 November to 11 December in 9 phases," Kabra said at a press conference here today.
He said the last Panchayat elections in the State were held in 2011 after a gap of 10 years and the Panchayats complet... | |
| | | | AEE absconding in fraud case arrested, deceives youth on pretext of Govt jobs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Bakshi Nagar police claimed to have arrested the AEE of Road and Building Department who was absconding in a fraud case.
Police identified the arrested AEE as Vinod Sabharwal who was posted in Reasi.
Police sources said that earlier a complaint was lodged by Varun Gupta of Rehari colony Jammu with SSP Vigilance (UDR) against AEE Vinod Sabharwal and after inquiry the case was referred to Inspector General of Police who later referred it to Bakshi Nagar police station for investigation.
After completing the investigation Bakshi Nagar police registered a case under FIR No. 94/2018 under section 420 of RPC against the AEE in the month of June and yesterd... | |
| | | | Junior doc performs surgeries in DH Samba, resentment brews among seniors | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: A junior doctor, who was appointed as a Medical Officer (MO) in the District Hospital Samba is performing surgeries alone without the supervision of seniors reportedly by leaving their MO job which brewed resentment among the senior doctors.
As per seniors , the said doctor earlier posted in a Primary Health Centre and had been attached District hospital as Medical Officer but he is performing surgeries which are not part of his job. Although, the other Medical Officers are performing their duties roaster wise, he was continues to examine the patient in OPD in District Hospital Samba with the help of the concerned higher-ups.
If the doctors are to be b... | |
| | | | SIC directs BDO to provide copies of JEs’ degrees | | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 16: State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Block Development Officer (BDO) Warwan district Kishtwar to provide copies of degree certificates of a Junior Engineer (JE) working in the block Warwan to an information seeker who was denied the same when sought under J&K RTI Act 2009.
Details available with Early Times reveal that RTI application dated 03.01.2017 was filed by an information seeker namely Shahnawaz Ahmad R/O Gawari Dool Kishtwar with the PIO, Block Development Officer, Warwan seeking certified copies of academic, professional and technical qualification/degree of three Junior Engineers, namely, Tahir Masood, Adil Ahmad, Mudassir Ah... | |
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