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| Of 99 tehsildars in JK, 46 are junior KAS officers, rest promotees | | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 17: Scores of junior KAS officers are posted in different departments, where many of them believe that the promoted tehsildars are given due space while the junior KAS officers had come to the department after facing competitive exams.
Recently, a transfer list of tehsildars was issued vide government order no: 159-Rev (Gaz) of 2018 dated 10-09-2018. As per the order, the transfers and posting of junior scale KAS officers/tehsildars/Incharge tehsildars/naib tehsildars looking after the charge of Tehsils (L/A) were ordered with immediate effect.
Among the 99 transfers, there were only 46 tehsildars that are junior KAS officers and the rest are either promoted or directly inducted as naib tehsildars and then they were given charges o... | |
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| Will Congress also boycott civic elections? | | Azad's narrative | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 17: Days after the NC and PDP announced that they would boycott the municipal and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress has said that "conducting the elections without participation of the two political parties would be a futile exercise". "It was for the Centre to make an assessment on whether this was the right time to hold these elections, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has said. "All the political parties should participate (in the elections). If no political parties are participating, that will be a futile exercise," he said.
It needs to be underlined that the NC and the PDP have decided to boycott the polls saying... | |
| | | | PDP beats separatists in anti-poll rant | | It can't go more ironic than this! | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 17: At a time when the political groups in Kashmir valley should have come forward and make the democratic process more vibrant, they are out to foil it with bizarre statements and rants.
One of the shocking statements came from the PDP on Monday when it opposed the conduction of Panchayat and ULB polls in the state while claiming that the decision to hold polls in the state is "reflection of central government's sheer arrogance."
The Panchayat and ULB polls are aimed to provide good governance to the people of the state at the grass root level and utilise crores of rupees of central funds that keep getting lapsed. However, trying to fish in the troubled ... | |
| | | | New Delhi 'ignores' PDP, Mehbooba fumes | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 17: New Delhi ignoring the Kashmir centric parties, especially Peoples Democratic Party, has send the leaders of these parties into a tizzy.
Recently former chief minister and the president of the Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti claimed that her party would never join hands with the BJP in future.
Sources told Early Times that her assertion has come in the backdrop of central BJP leaders "rejecting the idea" of aligning with the PDP minus Mehbooba Mufti and her family members. "A few PDP leaders had got it conveyed to the BJP to explore the option of giving the Chief Minister's post to some senior leader of the PDP and work out the modalities to put... | |
| | | | Deleting names of displaced KPs from voter lists a 'big conspiracy' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 17: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Monday termed the deletion of their names from the electoral rolls of Jammu Municipal Corporation, (JMC) slated for polls next month a "big conspiracy" aimed at debarring the community from exercising their right to franchise.
The displaced KPs accused the Election authorities of the state of playing into the hands of those forces who are responsible for the mass exodus of the community.
"Depriving displaced Pandits from casting their votes in JMC elections to be held in next month looks like to be a part of a big conspiracy. It is strange that the names of the people from other areas of Jammu region and even Kashmiri Mu... | |
| | | | HC stays recruitment notification for LC posts | | File for formulation of service rules gathering dust | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 17: The recent recruitment notification issued by Legislative Council for various posts has been stayed by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir after strong resentment shown by employees demanding formulation of service rules for promotions and recruitments.
It is pertinent to mention here that Early Times has already published stories regarding this controversial recruitment notification in its September edition particularly on the qualification sought in various posts which caused resentment among the aspirants.
Sources told Early Times that the employees took the step to get stayed the notification in the wake of gross violations in recruitments in past ... | |
| | | | Ahead of polls, police mull crackdown on separatists | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 17: With the government having announced commencement of the Panchayat polls in the state from November 17, the police are mulling a major crackdown on the Hurriyat leaders and their supporters.
Sources said as a part of the security strategy, a major crackdown is on cards on the Hurriyat leaders and their like-minded by virtue of which many of them will be taken into "preventive custody."
Sources said the Director General of Police Dilbag Singh recently discussed the plan at a high level meeting.
Sources said the Advisor on Home affairs wants Dilbagh to use some new strategies that will make Panchayat polls successful.
Sources said the police are of... | |
| | | | Social Forestry officials swindle money in Rajouri office | | Govt money deposited in 'influential' man's account | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Sept 17: In brazen violation of norms, officials at the Social Forestry Department here have allegedly swindled public money.
Sources said the officials of the Social Forestry Department here have been "illegally minting huge chunk of public money in league with some influential people."
They said in one such case, the accused official has deposited thousands of rupees in account of a resident of Drall." Official sources said the money has been deposited for doing work which he actually never did on the ground. Sources said the beneficiary is son of an influential man.
Sources said the department has received complaints of numerous such illegal transaction ... | |
| | | | Vehicle with fake number plate, press logo seized by Kishtwar police | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
EarlyTimes Report
Kishtwar, Sept 17: Kishtwar police has seized a vehicle with a fake number plate and press logo, prompting the administration to sound an alert to various law enforcing agencies after the matter was brought into the notice of transport officials.
As per the details available with "Early Times" the Alto K10 vehicle with "JMUUBU 9644" number plate was found parked outside the Dak Bungalow chowk Kishtwar on Sunday. After seeing the number plate the people got s... | |
| | | | 3 obsolete STPs strangle Dal | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 17: Dal lake has three Sewagae Treatment Plants (STP) but all of them are obsolete, meaning thereby that un-treated sewage goes into the lake.
The Srinagar city generates 20 crore litres of sewage every day. Most of the untreated sewage goes into Dal Lake due to lack of STPs around the Dal.
"Disposal of untreated sewage into water bodies including Dal Lake and Jhelum is one of the main reasons for degradation of the quality of water," an official report of the government says.
"Further, to make the matters worse, the available treatment facility is not effectively utilized as many areas like Jogilankar, Motiyar, Nayadyar, etc. are yet to be connecte... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar orders probe into death due to alleged medical negligence | | | |
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 17: The grief stricken family of a former health employee who died on 9-9-2018 at District Hospital Kishtwar today alleged that the deceased Rakesh Kumar Parihar died due to medical negligence of the doctors and staff members at District Hospital Kishtwar and submitted a written complaint to Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana who directed the Additional District Development Kishtwar Imam Din to look into the allegations leveled by the family members of the deceased.
In the application submitted by Rajat Parihar son of late Rakesh Kumar Parihar Resident of Hidyal Kishtwar, his father Rakesh Kumar Parihar complained of severe chest pain on ... | |
| | | | Municipal polls: JK Cong leaders called to Delhi | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 17: In order to take a final call on municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which are scheduled to be held in October, Congress has summoned its state leadership to New Delhi.
Well placed sources inside state Congress committee told Early Times that top leadership led by Congress state president Ghulam Ahmad Mir arrived in New Delhi on Monday to attend a crucial meeting.
"Whether to participate or not, it will be decided on Tuesday," a Congress leader told Early Times.
Kashmir-based political parties-National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-have already decided that they will not participate municipal and panchayat ... | |
| | | | 8 yrs on, no water flows in Dhamak Kul | | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Sept 17: The construction work on a Kul (canal) in Dhamak Village in Ramnagar tehsil was started eight years ago. However, till date water has not flown in the canal much to the dismay of the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the cannal.
Informed sources said that an expenditure of Rs 42.04 lakh was incurred on the canal without results.
They alleged that the money was not utilized properly. "The canal has not been constructed properly. ... | |
| | | | Centre unhappy over delay in PMGSY, I&C projects | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 17: The Union Government has taken on the Jammu and Kashmir over the delay in completion of various developmental projects under its flagship schemes.
"The Centre has told the state that no funds will be released if the projects are not completed immediately without any further delay," an official said.
However, the official said that Governor has taken a serious note of it and took on concerned authorities; Following which, a high level committee has been framed to monitor the schemes and projects on monthly basis for their timely completion. The committee will be headed by Administrative Secretary Industries and Commerce while Direct... | |
| | | | Police apprehend CAHO following allegations of sexual harassment | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Sept 17: Chief Animal Husbandry Officer (CAHO) Rajouri who has been facing inquiry in a case of sexual harassment, fled from his office and was arrested by the police from Taryath area of Kalakot after he changed three vehicles in a bid to escape.
On September 12 a junior assistant in his office had approached the Commissioner Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries against the CAHO alleging sexual harassment.
Her complaint was also endorsed by other senior employees and was also forwarded to Director Animal Husbandry and DDC Rajouri.
Director Animal Husbandry vide his office order No.DAHJ/Adm-13/6889-92 dt 15/9/18 had constituted an inquiry team headed by ... | |
| | | | Militants kill soldier who was home to mourn son's death | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Kulgam, Sept 17: In South Kashmir's Kulgam district, suspected militants shot dead a local army soldier who had come home to mourn his son's death.
As per reports, militants barged inside the residence of Mukhtar Ahmad Malik in Shurat village and shot him from close range. He was immediately evacuated to District Hospital Kulgam but the doctors declared him brought dead.
Malik was a counter-insurgent before he joined the Territorial Army, reports added. He was part of 162 Territorial Army unit stationed in South Kashmir.
Malik had come home few days back to mourn the death of his son. "His son Shariq Ahmad Malik suffered critical injuries in a road wee... | |
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