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| After anti-nationals, Govt shifts focus on ‘tainted’ employees | | Vigilance clearance mandatory for employees before obtaining passports | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: After constituting a panel to identify terror-friendly employees, the Jammu and Kashmir government has made it mandatory for all its employees to get vigilance clearance for obtaining passports.
The J&K government has taken this step amid reports that some ‘tainted’ employees have managed to leave the country without facing trials of their ‘misdeeds’ and corrupt practices.
“The passport to the citizens including government employee is issued on the basis of verification carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The current system does not contain any mechanism as would help to deny the passport to such employees who are either under suspension or facing departmental inquiry or prosecution on account of serious charges,” reads a government circular, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) today.
Currently, a government employee is only required to inform his employer for applying for a passport on a prescribed form. All citizens including government employees have to get CID verification for getting the passp... | |
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| Fire & Emergency services personnel real-life superheroes: LG Sinha | | Attends passing out parade, pays homage to the martyrs of F&ES personnel who laid down their lives in line of duty | |  Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Sept 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the Passing out Parade of 669 cadets of J&K Fire and Emergency Services at SKPA, Udhampur.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor extended his best wishes to all trainee Fire Fighters who successfully completed their training, and asked them to perform their duty with highest degree of commitment and sincerity for ensuring the safety of people. He also paid homage to the martyrs of Fire and Emergency Se... | |
| | | | BJP gears up for assembly polls in J&K | | Party leadership wants to take advantage of ‘weak’ Congress in UT | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Notwithstanding conflicting reports about the timing of the next assembly polls in J&K, BJP high-command has reported directed its J&K unit to ready for elections in the Union Territory (UT).
Highly placed sources said that it was all due to clear signal from the high-command that the J&K unit has started aggressive campaigning for the poll. “On the one hand J&K unit president Ravinder Raina is conducting a tour of all assembly segments of Jammu province, all district presidents of Jammu province have been geared for elections”, highly placed sources said and added that district committees were directed to prepare panels of potential candidates for th... | |
| | | | ACB produces charge sheet against former AEE | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu has produced a charge sheet in case FIR No. 14/2007 P/S VOJ (now ACB-Jammu) U/s 5 (1) (e) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 against Nazir Ahmed Chowdhary for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income acquired in his own name as well as in the name of his family members as “benami” properties.
The case was registered on the outcome of verification, which revealed that Nazir by indulging in corrupt and illegal practices has amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. The accused was Assistant Executive Engineer, TLCD-1, Panama Chowk, Jammu. During the course of investigation ... | |
| | | | Corruption case: ACB sleuths raid ARTO Kupwara | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 16: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday again raided the Assistant Regional Transport Office (ARTO), Kupwara, in north Kashmir in a corruption case pertaining to issuing of licenses in lieu of bribe.
The raid comes about two weeks after the ACB arrested Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Kupwara, Mukhtar Ahmad Sofi, Motor Vehicle Inspectors Khursheed Ahmad Kanna and Abdul Hamid Bhat, besides a broker Bilal Ahmad Sheikh. Official sources said the sleuths of ACB raided the office of ARTO, Kupwara, on Thursday. “The sleuths conducted thorough investigation of the documents at the office,” they said, adding incriminating material has allegedl... | |
| | | | PET reluctant to leave BLO post | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Sept 16: A Physical Education Teacher (PET) at Sunderbani, Rajouri has grown to such a stature that he apparently is acting as a monarch.
Surinder Kumar, who is presently acting as Booth Level Officer, is reluctant to join his original place of posting as PET despite an order issued by the Chief Education Officer,
Kumar, a Physical Education Teacher at Uppar Hathal Government Middle High school is acting as BLO under the patronage of a top official of the district.
When contacted the Additional DC ignored the question on Surinder Kumar’s position as BLO.... | |
| | | | PM Modi hits out at critics of Central Vista project | | Inaugurates Defence Offices Complexes | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 16) hit out at critics of the ambitious Central Vista project, and asserted that ease of living and ease of doing business was behind the spirit of the work being done under the initiative. Modi made the remarks after inaugurating two new multi-storey swanky office complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue for over 7,000 employees of the Defence Ministry and the armed forces.
"Today, in the 75th year of Independence, we are taking another step towards developing the capital of our country according to the needs and aspirations of the new India," Modi said. "These new defence office complexes are ... | |
| | | | Northern Railway launches Swachhata Pakhwada campaign | | | 
Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 16: Northern Railway has launched a year-long program to create model zero-waste railway station and zero-waste railway colony in the city of Varanasi in partnership with Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) and German Development Cooperation-GIZ India
Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway while flagging off of Swachhata Pakhwada said that the year-long initiative is a step towards sustainable waste management at railway stations and in railway colonie... | |
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