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| Back door appointee calling shots in JKTDC Jammu | | Promoted out of way, officer gets 5% commission to clear a file | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: An officer in Jammu and Kashmir Tourisms Development Corporation, allegedly a backdoor appointee has hijacked functioning of the corporation in Jammu division.
According to insiders, the blue eyed officer was appointed through illegal means without any vacancy or advertisement.
"He was promoted in very short span of time against huge consideration and is now working at one place of posting for the last over five years. Presently he is influencing finance affairs of the corporation", sources in JKTDC informed Early Times and added that being powerful under the patronage of top bosses he has fixed cut of five percent for releasing all payments.
They said that in the corporation everybody knows that he has been overstaying on same post for long time, but nobody bothers to transfer him.
"Being a back door appointee he is enjoying the best place of posting. Crossing all limits that officer allegedly is making fudged bills in to the account books thereby takes huge amount. Using his extraordinary 'skills' he has amassed huge property",... | |
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| Corruption in Billawar irrigation breaks all records | | 8 projects shown finished on papers, but yet to take off | | | Arun Trisal
Early Times Report
billawar, Sept 18: J&K figures among the most corrupt states of the country. A survey by the Centre for Media Studies puts J&K as the fifth most corrupt state of India and the most corrupt in north India. The State vigilance Commission issued a list of the most corrupt departments in the state, with the Irrigation department at the top of the list.
31 project works under PMKSY (Prime Minister Krishi Sanchayi Yojna) are under pipeline in which 8 works were allotted to Sub Division Billawar Irrigation department for de-slitting and maintenance. All these projects are on papers shown as "successfully finished".
But it has come to light that all the allotted 8... | |
| | | | Now separatists, civil society silent on rape of Assamese girl in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 18: Even as a poor Assamese girl has been raped by a Kashmiri man in Kashmir, the so called "champions of civil rights", the separatists and the civil society in the valley are silent on the gruesome incident.
Last week in a shocking incident, an Assamese girl who worked as a house maid for a professor at SK University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), had claimed that she was raped by a Kashmir man.
Quoting the victim, the University officials had said that her hands and legs were tied while mouth was stuffed with grass before she was raped by a local near the residence of her employer.
Officials said the victim worked as a maid for the ... | |
| | | | Not one lakh, but 3.5 lakh Kashmiri Hindus stand disenfranchised | | Civic polls | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 18: The internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus are up in arms. They have threatened that they could boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies and Panchayat elections in case they were not allowed to exercise their franchise like they exercised this right in 2005 during the civic polls.
Two weeks ago, the aggrieved Kashmiri Hindus had claimed that names of over 1 lakh internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in Jammu since 1990 had been deleted from the voters list and they had termed this deletion as "constitutional lynching". However, on Monday, their leaders claimed that not one lakh, but names of 3.5 lakh internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in di... | |
| | | | To hide own ministers misdeeds, PDP starts glorifying Afzal Guru | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: After following Hurriyat Conference and other separatist leaders to retrieve its lost constituency in Kashmir Valley, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership has not started glorifying terrorists and other elements involved in spreading terror across the country.
Recently PDP has glorified Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and tried to project him as youth Icon for the youth of Kashmir Valley. In its official tweeter handle PDP had tweeted "Hanging of Afzal Guru gave a sense of defeat to your youth & after that the anger was simmering. We are fighting with the future of Kashmir & that is why I insisted on amnesty. I wounder what was anti-national ... | |
| | | | Poll boycott a ploy to weaken democracy in JK | | Valley parties were never interested in strengthening democracy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: The Kashmir centric dynastic parties have never supported democratic process in the state right from 1947 after the independence of the country and accession of J&K State with the Indian Union. This is the reason that they never encouraged holding of Municipality, Civic Body and Panchayat elections in the state.
It was only during the time of late Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq when the Panchayat and civic body elections were held in the state and later the process was given a goodbye in NC rule. Though NC claimed a lot about strengthening the Panchayts by bringing its Panchayt Raj Act, in the heart of hearts it was never interested in taking democracy to gras... | |
| | | | Failed candidates in the driver's seat at SKUAST-J | | Controversy hits selection of drivers | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Selection of drivers in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J) has been mired in controversy, with aspirants alleging favouritism in the selection process.
The aspirants have alleged that a candidate who had been working in the university on contractual basis but had failed in the driving test has been selected.
The SKUAST-J had advertised various posts of drivers vide two separate notifications issued in 2016 and 2018.
As per the selection list, one candidate who had been working on contractual basis in the university for last many years has been selected. "He had appeared in the driving test in... | |
| | | | Jammu issues still unresolved, BJP struggles to put its act together | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Bharatiya Janata Party which had made tall promises before coming into power at the Centre is struggling to put its act together despite a few months left for the next parliamentary elections in the country.
"The BJP leaders had assured the people of Jammu region that once the party comes into power it would ensure that discrimination faced by the Jammuities would be done away with," an analyst told Early Times.
He said that people of Jammu went out of way to support the BJP in assembly as well as the parliamentary polls. "They were hoping that BJP leaders would ensure that the issues being confronted by them would be resolved. But it did not happen," t... | |
| | | | Pahalgam Golf Course generates no revenue | | Tourism Department in slumber! | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Pahalgam, Sept 18: Despite spending almost over Rs 60 crore in last two decades over maintenance Lidder Valley Pahalgam Golf Course, the Jammu and Kashmir Toursim Department has failed to realize any kind revenue from the golf course.
The department has also failed to promote 18-hole Pahalgam Golf Course globally which eventually could have attracted high-end tourism in Kashmir particularly in Pahalgam.
As per the details, Pahalgam Development Authority, whi... | |
| | | | Offices in 4 districts locked, employees enjoying in Jammu | | State Unit of FOB hell bent to fail its objective | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Defeating the purpose of disseminating information and awareness regarding various public welfare schemes of Government of Indian among the masses in the rural pockets especially at the grass root level, the Field Outreach Bureaus in four districts have been locked and the Field Publicity Assistants and Technical Assistants, who are appointed there have been enjoying their stay in Jammu under the patronage of some senior officials.
Sources told Early Times that Field Publicity Units called as Field Outreach Bureau (FOB) have been set up in almost all the districts of the state and to run its affairs, Field Publicity Assistants have been appointed there f... | |
| | | | In the name of hygiene: BDO 'forgets' to distribute gloves among students | | |  Early Times report
Jammu, Sept 18 : In a bizarre incident, a Block Development Officer (BDO) was found playing with the health of the students by employing them in voluntary cleanness drive without prior precautionary measures.
A video making rounds on social media shows that a BDO during cleanness drive uses gloves herself but not distributing same among students, doing the same task.
As per reports Sania Haq Khan-BDO Satwari along with other officials on Monday reached at Government Hig... | |
| | | | Despite MEA, Niti Aayog, MHA clearance, JK Govt fails to start work on CWDP | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 18: Though the authorities have managed to get clearance from various central government departments, the Jammu and Kashmir government has so far failed to start work on ambitious Chinab water diversion project.
Sources told early times that in 2015, the previous coalition under its Rs 886-crore plan, "Augmentation of water supply to Jammu city from the Chenab", had approached the Department of Economic Affairs, which comes under the Union Ministry of Finance, for funding. "After which, the Department of Economic Affairs directed the state to seek clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Niti Aayog and the MHA.
Sources sa... | |
| | | | Biyhama Kupwara road in shambles, R&B in deep slumber | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Sept 18: The residents of Biyhama of this north Kashmir district are up in arms against the Roads and Buildings department for its failure to repair the dilapidated stretches of road in the area, which have been posing threat to the lives of commuters.
"The roads leading to our villages are in complete shambles and despite repeated pleas, the concerned department has failed to undertake any repair works, only the boulders were laid down and with the... | |
| | | | Within 3 years, Bailey bridge suffered damages | | Substandard work by CVPPP contractor | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept 18 : The substandard work executed by the Chenab Valley Power Private Limited, a joint venture of NHPC limited, JKSPDC & PTC Infra Limited was exposed after the Bailey Suspension Bridge Over River Chenab suffered damages within three years after inauguration.
As per the details available with "Early Times" CVPPP constructed around 350 feet Bailey bridge over river Chenab and spent crores of rupees on it to provide connectivity to the people l... | |
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