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| PDP shows BJP Ministers their place | | AAG, Dy AG removed over beef ban controversy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: After sacking Additional Advocate General (AAG) Vishal Sharma and Deputy Advocate General (DyAG) Parimoksh Seth from their respective posts, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown BJP leadership its position in the coalition. This duo was removed from their respective posts due to beef controversy.
Within second day, PDP leadership has slapped BJP leadership and shown it that this coalition Government will be run on the agenda of the PDP not on the "Agenda for the Alliance". Just on Monday, PDP leadership has rejected offer of the "power hungry" BJP leadership to fight coming LAHDC elections in the coalition. Today, state Government issued an official order to disengage AAG and DAG on beef controversy.
According to official handout issued this evening, "The Government has ordered the disengagement of Additional Advocate General, Jammu, Vishal Sharma and Deputy Advocate General, Jammu, Parimoksh Seth with immediate effect. Orders to this effect were issued today". By removing both the advocates, who are sons of prominent BJP leaders, the PDP... | |
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| Impropriety in promotions of BDOs; Raj Bhavan seeks report from Secretary RDD | | |  Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: On the basis of news report published in Early Times on 10/July/2015 regarding promotion of 23 Gram Sevaks as Block Development Officers in Rural Development Department, J&K Raj Bhavan (Governor's Secretariat) has sought report from the secretary Rural Development Department.
In a communiqué dated 30/July/2015 vide letter no. 744(G)Apl/15/3944 addressed to Khurshid Ahmad Shah, IAS, the secretary Rural Development Department, OP Bhagat, Add... | |
| | | | I&FC XEns spent Rs 5,81 Cr without CE's approval | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: Throwing set norms to winds, some officers of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department spent more than Rs 5.81 crore in repair and maintenance work during the last five years without the approval of their senior officers under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme.
Sources told Early Times that as per Book of Financial Powers, no expenditure can be incurred by the Executive Engineer beyond permissible limit of Rs 5 lakh on annual repairs without approval of Annual Repair Distribution (ARD) statement by the Chief Engineer. "The Executive Engineers of nearly six Irrigation and Flood Control divisions including Division Poonch, I&FC D... | |
| | | | Ram Madhav scheduled to arrive today to strengthen BJP-PDP ties | | Undoing the wrongs | | | ET Report
Jammu, Sept 22: Former RSS spokesperson and BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav will be in Jammu on Wednesday. He was one of the chief draftsmen of the roundly condemned PDP-BJP agenda of alliance and had played a key role in the formation of the PDP-BJP coalition Government in Jammu & Kashmir. He is visiting Jammu at a time when BJP is at the receiving end.
The entire population of Jammu region, irrespective of political affiliations and religious denominations, is accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, Ram Madhav and even the top RSS leaders of compromising with the saffron brigade's stand on Jammu & Kashmir, bartering the rights and in... | |
| | | | JU likely to advertise post of Museum and Art Gallery Officer for fourth time in seven years | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: For several aspirants, looking for a job in University of Jammu, against the advertised posts, is turning out to be a daunting task as owing to lethargic recruitment process the varsity is likely to advertise post of Museum and Art Gallery Officer for the fourth time in a span of seven years.
Sources informed Early Times that University of Jammu (JU) had last time advertised the post of Museum and Art Gallery Officer in pay scale 9300-34800 with grade pay 5400, on 24/1/2013 according to recruitment notice number Adm/C&R/13/19-38.
More than a dozen aspirants had applied for the posts and have been waiting for their interviews for the last t... | |
| | | | BJP's 'yes sir attitude' towards Valley leadership hurting Jammu's interests | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: The BJP seems to have adopted a 'yes sir attitude' towards Kashmir valley and is not adhering to its role of providing a leadership to the people of Jammu who voted for it wholeheartedly in 2014 Assembly elections.
People were expecting a responsive and fearless Jammu voice in the Government after formation of PDP-BJP Government, but every hope has been shattered by the BJP Ministers and MLAs.
Be it the case of getting All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for Jammu, imposition of tax on chopper service to Vaishno Devi shrine or the beef ban issue, BJP Ministers have adopted a criminal silence. They are not able to counter the Valley-centri... | |
| | | | Selection procedure of AR cancelled as ward of top official falls short of qualifying points | | Nepotism JU Style! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: In an apparent case of nepotism, Jammu University canceled the selection process for the post of Assistant Registrar after ward of a top official of Jammu University, who was also an aspirant failed to garner minimum qualifying points needed to appear in interview, which was earlier postponed not once but thrice.
Sources said that sibling of a top official of Jammu University applied for the post of Assistant Registrar in Kathua Campus while posts of Assistant Registrar for Bhaderwah campus and main Campus were also advertised in the year 2011.
"Following failure of ward of a senior officer of the University to obtain qualifying marks in written examin... | |
| | | | How political parties ignored Jammu sentiments | | Tax on Mata Vaishno pilgrimage | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Sept 22: Imposition of tax on Mata Vaishnu Devi pilgrimage seems to have exposed the dirty underbelly of politics in Jammu, as almost all political parties kept their condemnation confined to symbolic statements, which have started to fade just within a fortnight.
Unlike the Valley, where voice of people is generally supported by mainstream and separatist camps alike, Jammu continues to be a story of neglect as not a single party emerged strong enough to launch a sustained campaign seeking revocation of the orders on the tax on pilgrimage.
While the BJP, which was voted to power by people of Jammu, preferred power over resistance to the orders issued by Fina... | |
| | | | Separatists, NC, Congress, CPI-M upping ante against PDP | | Lawlessness, anarchy in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: The situation in Kashmir is deteriorating with each moment. The state police have virtually raised their hands as the authorities want them to go soft against the undesirables. This soft approach has further emboldened the undesirables to vitiate the atmosphere in the Valley and instigate gullible Kashmiri Muslims to defy the law of the land. The Mullas and Maulvis, the separatists and fanatics, the business leaders and other civil society groups and backward-looking intellectuals and commentators have found in the prevailing situation a God-sent opportunity to muddy further the Indian waters in the Valley and further their seditionist and communal agend... | |
| | | | SHO Kanachack flouts court orders on disputed automobile workshop | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: In blatant disregard for the court orders, the police has failed to seize a disputed automobile workshop in Poorkho area.
According to advocate Parvez Ahmed, counsel for Ashwani Kumar whose automobile workshop has been taken by the land owners, the Chief Judicial Magistrate had issued directions to Station House Officer of Kanachack police station to seize the property.
The police, however, did not obey the court orders, prompting the CJM to issue another order directing the cops to implement its previous order.
"Since the SHO is hand-in-glove with the land owners who have illegally and forcefully captured the workshop, the order was not implemented," ... | |
| | | | Beef ban or no ban; all ears and eyes intent | | BJP-PDP combo set for litmus test on Oct 3 | | | Early Times Special
Jammu, Sept 22: The elite genre of the state, particularly Jammu region, though it does not support the argument that the ban on beef has come from court at a time when people of the state have started understanding the fact that BJP-PDP combo in Jammu and Kashmir is not being digested in valley and is another issue thrown in to hit the combination after AIIMS and other petty spoilers , yet they confirm that issues are being deliberately cropped up to put an early finish to present dispensation.
After the AIIMS row in Jammu, which got an unceremonial burial in the hands of AIIMS Coordination Committee, followed by couple of more offshoots of continuous efforts to sow m... | |
| | | | Allow RTI applicant to inspect record in Doda: SIC to CAPD Deptt | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department to allow an RTI applicant to inspect the record pertaining to issuance of ration and ration cards in Doda district.
Mohammad Younis, of Soti Dudwar, Gandoh, had moved an application on April 19 before the Assistant Director, CAPD, Doda (designated PIO) under J&K RTI Act, 2009 seeking certain information about the issuance of ration cards in Doda. He had also sought details about ration distribution.
The applicant filed first appeal on May 19 before the First Appellate Authority (FAA)-Director, CAPD, Jammu. He later filed second appeal on Ju... | |
| | | | Former DDK Director, 3 employees, Bank Manager booked in embezzlement Case | | CBI Files Charge Sheet in Court | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 22: In a major development, the CBI-Srinagar registered a case against former Deputy Director Programmes, three Employees of DDK Srinagar and one bank manager for illegally framing fake accounts in the name various persons shown as artists to withdraw money from the banks.
A case under RC-2(A)-14 against Shami-Shair former Deputy Director Programmes DDK Srinagar, Shabina Akhter casual assignee, Peer Gulzar Ahmad then manager advance Jammu and Kashmir Bank Branch Nowgam, Srinagar and other unknown officials of DDK Srinagar was registered for cheating DDK Srinagar to the tune of Rupees 2,05,064 by preparing fake contracts in the name of various persons sho... | |
| | | | NC, BJP men lock horns at DC's meet with prominent citizens | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Sept, 22: Local leaders of National conference and BJP at Kishtwar entered into a verbal brawl during the meeting of the prominent citizens called by the DC Kishtwar on Tuesday. A potentially embarrassing situation was however dissuaded by the intervention of the DC.
Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar Saugat Biswas had called a meeting of prominent citizens at Kishtwar wherein various issues pertaining to development, availability of essential commodities and challenges in education and healthcare, and law and order were discussed. The meeting was attended by all the senior police and administrative officers.
During the course of the meeting heate... | |
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