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Former DSE attaches "Swift Dezire," driver with Secretary School Education Misuse of power ? 9/6/2016 11:58:26 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 6: Call it misuse of official power or extending helping hand to the office of Secretary School Education department, which probably had been in dire need of a vehicle, which was fulfilled by former Director School Education Jammu, who kept a "Swift Dezire" car along with driver, at the disposal of Secretary. The office of Secretary School Education reportedly kept the car for nearly two years and in this time span, the vehicle used 4535 liters of fuel along with six liters of mobil-oil, 3 liters of break-oil and 2 liters of coolants. Moreover, a laptop of Directorate of School Education of Jammu is still with former Director and DSE has so far failed to retrieve that laptop. As per the request letter forwarded by incumbent Director Smita Sethi to Yasha Mudgal (IAS) Ex. Director School Education, who was posted as Deputy Commissioner Baramullah and then transferred to New Delhi. "While going through the records and ledger of Store keeper, it has come to my notice that a Laptop ENVY-TS 15 is lying with you, which is property of DSEJ. ...   READ MORE

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Stepping down will prove suicidal, PDP leadership tells Mehbooba 9/6/2016 11:58:14 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 6: A day after the All Party Delegation's visit to restive Kashmir valley failed to yield any result, speculations galore about Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stepping down. However, her party has suggested her against resigning. "If the opposition wants anything from her (Mehbooba), it is her stepping down. They want to fish in the troubled waters. If she succumbs, it will be detrimental for the party," a senior PDP leader said, wishing anonymity. There were reports about Mehbooba contemplating the option of resigning in the backdrop of failed visit of the APD to Valley. Prior to the visit, she was optimistic of some breakthrough in the current unrest ...   READ MORE   Property statement of KAS officers accessible, not readable GAD website conceals more, reveals less 9/6/2016 11:58:05 PM Avinash Azad ET Report Jammu, Sept 6: The website of General Administration Department (GAD) conceals more and reveals less, as the property details of KAS officers, made public by the GAD, is accessible but not readable. Interestingly, the property statements of bureaucrats was made available on its website by GAD following intervention of State Information Commission, under Right to Information Act. According to sources, the information regarding property of IAS officers available on the website can be accessed easily, while the property statement disclosed by most of KAS officers is not readable. "There are property statements of 85 IAS officers on the website, and one can easily acc...   READ MORE   After facing humiliation, MPs ask Govt to ignore separatists Mission Kashmir a 'flop show' 9/6/2016 12:04:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: The Modi government has decided to further harden its stand on Kashmir after the separatists refused to hold talks with some members of the all-party delegation (APD) who had gone, though on their own, to meet them. The Modi government has decided to further corner the separatists and make them and the Kashmir narrative 'irrelevant,' said a senior Home Ministry official. "We were accepting this from them (separatists), but the manner in which Geelani even didn't open the doors of his home, when senior most parliamentarians had come to meet him out of the courtesy, is not only offending but disgusting. Now, he will face the music in this language only,"...   READ MORE   Pak-agents flourish as dead bodies pile up in Kashmir 9/6/2016 12:03:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: The All Party Delegation (APD) leaving Kashmir without achieving anything has proved the critics correct who had predicted that sending APD to Kashmir won't yield any result as separatists (Pak agents) are not interested in talks and peace. They want Kashmir to burn so that their shops keep running and their business to sell dead bodies flourishes. Refusal of the separatists to meet the APD and Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani threatening anyone who dares to meet APD has pushed Kashmiris, who want peace and normalcy to return, to the wall. The big question looming over the minds of people is what next? An analyst while talking to Early Times said, ...   READ MORE   Harsh Dev clashes with Jaitley in APD meet JKNPP leader hits out at babus, BJP leaders 9/6/2016 12:03:44 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Taking strong exception to the persistent attacks on the BJP-PDP government and particularly on BJP during the All Party Delegation (APD) meeting with JKNPP here on Monday, an infuriated Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance, stood up from his seat and threatened to leave the meeting half way in case JKNPP leader Harsh Dev Singh persisted with his attacks. "When it comes to separatists you don't mind standing outside their royal residences in your desperation to talk to them but when someone speaks for the cause of Jammu you get unnerved," sources quoted Harsh Dev Singh as having told Jaitley. A visibly agitated Jaitley insisted upon his collea...   READ MORE   Local leaders challenge MP, MLA to win 2000 votes in next elections Workers' revolt against BJP ranks goes public 9/6/2016 12:03:28 AM AB Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Sept 5: In an open revolt against the party for its failure to deliver, as per promises made with the people of Jammu, the Bharatiya Janta Party leaders of Sunderbani Tehsil have openly challenged, BJP MP and MLA to win even 2000 votes in any coming elections. Addressing a news conference under Panchayat Patradha, which spans over four villages, BJP Vice President for the block, Ashok Kumar Sharma said the party MP and MLA had befooled the people of their respective constituencies; he was flanked by other senior leaders from the area including Munshi Ram, Kundan Lal, Deewan Chand and Anand Sagar. The BJP leaders said, "soon after the elections ...   READ MORE   Gandhi Nagar hospital denies medicine to patients 9/6/2016 12:03:16 AM Vinod Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: The Ministry of Health provides various items, medicines and services free of cost to patients visiting government hospitals, but the staff of Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar is asking patients to purchase even infusion sets from market. A patient informed Early Times that on last Saturday evening, he developed severe pain in his stomach and he went to the Gandhi Nagar hospital wherein the staff available in the emergency unit asked him to bring "Scalp Vein Infusion Set". When enquired from the staff whether it was available in medical supply or not, the staff replied that for the last two and half months, it was not available in the sto...   READ MORE   Groups opposing non-performing BJP ministers not allowed to meet delegation All Party Delegation visit only to hoodwink nationalist people of Jammu 9/6/2016 12:03:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: As part of cosmetic exercise the All Party Delegation, comprised 28 members of 23 political parties, visited Jammu just for two hours only to hoodwink the gullible but nationalist people of this region. Visit of All Party Delegation to Jammu was nothing but only eye-wash because organizers of the delegation were themselves not interested to involve Jammu region in the on-going exercise. It appears that meetings with All Party Delegation with various organizations of Jammu were fixed by the leaders of BJP because most of the groups, which are against BJP, were not given time to meet the All Party Delegation. What is more shocking some pro-Jammu politica...   READ MORE   BJP's fake concern towards migrant employees exposed 9/6/2016 12:02:55 AM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 5: BJP's apathetic attitude towards Kashmiri migrants employees, appointed under Prime Minister's Special Package, was exposed today during meeting of these employees with Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh. When a delegation of these employees was highlighting their woes before the All Party Delegation, Union Home Minister expressed his ignorance about their problems. Shocked over ignorance of Union Government towards their problems, the delegation pointed towards Union Minister, Dr Jatindra Singh, who was sitting along with Union Home Minister, and told that Dr Singh has been informed about their problems. Union Home Minister looked towards Dr Singh and e...   READ MORE   VC's 'ladla' challenges JU admin Demolishes compound wall disapproved by committee 9/6/2016 12:02:41 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: A professor of Jammu University who is considered a loyalist of theVice Chancellor has demolished the compound wall of his quarter for parking vehicle, violating the order of the varsity's building committee. Despite the demolition of the small portion of the compound wall, Vice Chancellorfailed to take action against the influential professor, sources said. However, the administration of the varsity claimed that the wall was not demolished but got damage...   READ MORE   Minister prefers interim arrangement over regular Director Colleges 9/6/2016 12:01:34 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Unlike Union government's advocacy of decentralization of power but in this state, their counterparts are preferring a contrary arrangement to maintain dominance on all government functionaries. In a recent development in the Higher Education department, the process for the appointment of Director Colleges begun in the month of August and in its third week, the Minister had sought full details of the probable candidates but instead of appointing a regular director, interim arrangement for the post was preferred by Minister. As per documents in possession of Early Times, on 19/8/2016 Additional Secretary to Government Higher Education d...   READ MORE   Lal Singh puts Forest officials in a fix; Plays 'Man vs Wild' on Zaberwan 9/6/2016 12:01:25 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 5: Forest Minister, Chowdhary Lal Singh continues to throw surprises for the official machinery to "prove that he best suits" the ministry offered to him. In the latest, he hosted a grand breakfast for his Forest officials only to make them all of a sudden climb hostile Zaberwan Hills here. During his visit to Srinagar, Singh asked all senior officials of his department to come to his Gupkar residence at 7:00 AM. From there he took them to CheshmaChahi, where the entire team was offered "heavy breakfast", following which, a team of 40 odd officials, left for inspection of nearby forest belt at Pari Mahal. While walking down the hilly track, Singh notic...   READ MORE   Tourist complex turns white elephant, building worth Rs 70 Lakhs crumbling 9/5/2016 11:15:34 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Constructed in 2012 with an estimated cost of Rs 70 Lakhs, the building of tourist complex is yet to be opened for tourists and is facing decay of time. The building was constructed in Darhal by tourism department to promote tourism in hilly town but has turned into ghost house, due to apathetic attitude of the concerned department. The building was constructed to appease local powerful politicians, source informed, regretting that the proj...   READ MORE   With boycott, PK lost opportunity to put up homeland demand before APD 9/5/2016 11:14:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 5: With their boycott to meeting with All parties Parliamentary Delegation which here today the two factions of Panun Kashmir have missed a golden opportunity to keep their view point before the APD headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The decision has not been taken well by the members of the KP community as well as other nationalist organizations in the State saying that decision of PK to boycott the visiting delegation was neither in the national interests nor in the interests of the displaced Pandit community. With their rigid stand the community has been always distanced from mainstream said Ramesh Kumar a camp inmate of Jagti. He said it was...   READ MORE   Future course of action for restoration of peace to be chalked out soon: HM 18 delegations representing political, non-political and trade bodies meet APD 9/5/2016 11:14:53 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 5: The All Party Delegation (APD), which undertook a two-day visit to Kashmir and Jammu to explore ways for ending unrest in the Valley, will chalk out its future course of action soon after returning to Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here today while winding up the trip. Singh said the delegation would like to visit Ladakh also in the near future as the region too is a part of Jammu and Kashmir and it is important to listen to the voice of the people there. "The All Party Delegation will meet in Delhi after its return and decide the action plan for the future," he told a brief press conference here. Singh said the delegation had very good int...   READ MORE   SPO's house torched, weapon snatched from cop Violence continues in Kulgam 9/5/2016 11:14:45 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Sept 5: There seems no end to violence in this southern district, as incidents of damage to private and public property continue unabated. On Monday evening, an angry mob attacked and set on fire the house of local police cop (SPO) for being part of the party that had fired tear smoke shells on a rally organized in his native village Zanglipora. However, due to timely arrival of fire tenders, the house was partially damaged in the fire. Reports said that on Monday morning, thousands of people assembled in the village to attend the rally called by Itehad-e-Milat organization. But police and paramilitary forces attempted to foil the rally, r...   READ MORE   FD fails to categorize posts, No seniority list prepared for District cadre 9/5/2016 11:14:33 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Forest Department's impartiality towards its district cadre employees by not formulating seniority list has adversely impacted on the human resource planning and minimized the chances of promotions of these during their service tenure. Sources told Early Times that according to Jammu and Kashmir State Civil Services Decentralization Act, 2010 and Rules there under and Government notification (SRO- 459 of 1987), each department is required to categorize its posts into District, Divisional and State cadres and accordingly prepare seniority lists. "But overlooking the services rules, Forest Department did not categorize its posts as envisaged...   READ MORE   SIC directs DC, Tehsildar to reveal facts 1200 kanal land scam alleged in Kargil 9/5/2016 11:14:24 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 5: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Deputy Commissioner and Tehsildar Kargil to reveal factual details about the alleged land scam in in Khurbathang area of Kargil. It is alleged that fake names have been included by showing land allotted to them under Command Area Development project. The information was sought by an ex-councillor of Kargil Hill Council. But the same was denied by concerned Tehsildar and DC. After SIC's intervention, the officers have been asked to reveal factual details to the information seeker under State RTI Act. Details available with Early Times reveal that Mohammad Kazim, the ex-Councillor, filed an ...   READ MORE   Separatists do not Believe in 'Kashmiriyat', 'Insaniyat': Rajnath 9/5/2016 11:14:05 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Sept 5: An all-party delegation seeking to end turbulence in Kashmir concluded its two-day visit with no breakthrough, but Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh saw some positives even as he lashed out at the separatists for their refusal to meet the MPs. Visibly unhappy at the stubborn refusal of Hurriyat leaders to meet some MPs who had literally knocked at their doors in Srinagar yesterday, Singh said that their conduct was against democracy, humanity or even 'Kashmiriyat' (Kashmiri ethos). Singh led the delegation of 26 MPs from 20 parties which stayed overnight in Srinagar before stopping over in Jammu this afternoon. After spending a few hours in Jammu, it ...   READ MORE   Services Selection Board creates confusion in list of draftsmen for PHE deptt Removes list from website, HC directs conducting of interview for left out candidates 9/5/2016 11:13:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Contrary to its tall talk of transparency, J&K Services Selection Board has faltered in keeping this up in its recently publicized list of selected candidates for the posts of draftsmen in Mechanical and Electrical wings for Public Works department. The 'technical error' in the list made the authorities remove the list from its website within hours, thanks to the directions of the HC which the latter gave to Board on the basis of petition of some candidates who were not called for the interviews at all. Sources said the Recruitment Board which is a reputed recruiting body in the state and which should have maintained highest standards in making fair s...   READ MORE   Pir Panjal not part of Jammu province, say separatists Spreading tentacles beyond Valley 9/5/2016 11:13:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 5: Communal forces in Kashmir and their agents in Jammu want to extend the tentacles of Kashmiri separatists beyond the Kashmir Valley. They want to engulf this province by the same communal fire that has engulfed the Kashmir Valley, the trouble spot for decades. They have put forth a sinister suggestion. They have described Pir Panjal mountain range - a natural wall between Kashmir and Jammu -- as "Greater Pir Panjal" and said this doesn't belong to Jammu. The separatists said the "Greater Pir Panjal consists of Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch". Pir Panjal is just a mountainous range and to say that it doesn't belong to Jammu is only a ...   READ MORE   Education sector on 'ventilator', mantri maintains silence 9/5/2016 11:13:38 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 5: If there's a sector that has suffered most in the ongoing turmoil in Kashmir it's education. Education Minister Naeem Akhtar Andrabi has been facing the heat within the cabinet for failing to convince the parents to send their children to schools. "Now he is not speaking a word about whether the schools will reopen or not and if students will be given mass promotions," a senior official of the Education department said. "Instead of making announcements twice in the past two months about reopening of schools, the minister should have made it sure that directions are also implemented on the ground. Now he is completely silent and watch...   READ MORE   After Karan Singh, Subramaniam demands Governor's rule in J&K State of uncertainty 9/5/2016 11:13:29 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 5: Situation in Kashmir is grave. Jammu and Ladakh are also adversely impacted by the disturbing developments in the Valley, which has been in turmoil since July 8. The functioning of the government has been completely paralyzed. Hardly any one attends to his duties in Kashmir. The economic and developmental activities in Kashmir have come to a grinding halt. The Jammu business and tourism industry have also suffered huge losses. The common people have not been able to get their works done. It's all chaos and the separatists have been ruling the roost and issuing calendar after calendar and the police has failed to act against them. Hardly any one met wi...   READ MORE

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