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| Sulking Ganai applies for leave till his superannuation, 60 days later | | Sharma's appointment as CS | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 8: Unhappy with the Government's decision of appointing B R Sharma as Jammu and Kashmir New Chief Secretary, Senior IAS officer and FC Industries Khurshid Ahmad Ganie Monday applied for leave till his retirement, falling on October 31, 2015.
Well informed sources told Early Times that Khurshid Ganai has expressed his anger about the government's decision of appointing B.R Sharma as Chief Secretary."He submitted his leave application on Monday and did not attend his office," one of the government official said.
When contacted FC Industries Khurshid Ahmad Ganai admitted that he has sent his leave to the GAD. "Yes I have forwarded my leave to the GAD and I am availing the leave,"
He claimed that he is not angry with the government's decision over the appointment of B.R Sharma as Chief Secretary. "I am not unhappy at all. It is the government's decision. But yes since I am in the secretariat I cannot work under a junior. It is not done. A senior works nowhere under his Junior," Gani said.
He said that Sharma was Junior to him in the IAS. "He is fr... | |
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| Drabu shows BJP Ministers their position in Coalition; stoutly defends his decision | | Imposition of Tax on pilgrims | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 8: Out-rightly rejecting objections raised by BJP leaders including national general secretary Ram Madhav, Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu today reasserted that service tax would be applicable on the pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi along with all other commercial chopper services of the State. By defending his decision to impose Service Tax, which has been dubbed as "Jizjya" by BJP leaders, the Finance Minister has shown BJP leaders their positions in the coalition government. It is virtually a slap on the face of "nationalist" leadership of BJP which has already sold Jammu's wishes and aspirations for the lust of power in J&K.
BJP leaders including national... | |
| | | | JU holds interview without fixing eligibility | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 8: The University of Jammu is again in news for wrong reasons. This time interview for the post of Assistant Professor (Contractual) in remote sensing and GIS has been held without fixing eligibility.
It has been learnt that four candidates applied for the above mentioned post but only one turned up for interview held on September 7.
It was further learnt that a candidate who turned around 12 a.m was not allowed by the selection committee which alleged that the interview was conducted without issuing proper notification.
A notification, it needs to be made clear, was published in a few newspapers but was deferred for unknown reasons.
Instead a notifi... | |
| | | | Congress turns 'rightist', BJP in state of dilemma | | Jizya tax on Vaishno Devi pilgrims | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 8: The Congress, it seems, has started realizing that one of the fundamental factors that resulted in its massive defeat in the last Lok Sabha election was its "policy of appeasement" or an impression that the Congress was anti-majority community. Even the former Defence Minister AK Antony, who was charged with the responsibility by AICC President Sonia Gandhi to find what brought down the strength of the Congress in the Lok Sabha from 206 in 2009 to 44 seats in 2014, had acknowledged in his report that since the Congress was considered anti-Hindu party, the majority community voted for the BJP which had created an impression through its no-holds-barred propa... | |
| | | | An year later, JK Govt numb over NITI Aayog queries | | Restoration of infrastructure projects costing Rs. 10,774 Cr | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 8: Though Kashmir valley observed strike to observe first anniversary of devastating floods and criticized Union government for its failure to provide help, state government is more responsible as it had failed to reply to queries of National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, after lapse of nearly one year.
Sources in Jammu and Kashmir Planning and Development Department informed Early Times that in October 2014, previous government headed by Omar Abdullah had submitted a memorandum to Union government, seeking financial package of Rs 44000 crore for rehabilitation and restoration of damaged infrastructure.
"Though Union governmen... | |
| | | | Once enjoying political patronage, influential SHO desperate for transfer | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 8: Not in the habit of taking orders from seniors, an "influential" SHO, who was very close to an ex-minister, is now-a-days running from pillar to post for his transfer to some other police station in Jammu district. Reason: He is unhappy with the way his senior reprimands him and takes work from him.
This SHO remained posted in almost every police station in Jammu with the support of the ex-minister. But with the change of government in the state, the mood of his seniors towards him has also changed. No one in the department gives him importance.
According to sources, he now-a-days is finding it hard to work under his senior who does not hesitate from r... | |
| | | | Yet another ETT scam unearthed in J&K | | Owner of BEd college dupes students | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: Yet another Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) scam has been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir.
In the latest incident, an influential businessman who is also chairman of a B Ed College in Sainik Colony forged a 'No Objection Certificate' (NoC) of an ETT institute to dupe many students and earn easy money.
The businessman, known for his strong political clout, fraudulently conducted examination of over 159 students in 2009-2013 session at "Surya ETT Institute" Pathankot Road, said sources.
However, no college in the name of Surya ETT Institute Pathankot exists and the NoC of Surya ETT Institute Kathua (Langate Morh) was allegedly forged by the chairman of ... | |
| | | | 22 doctors transferred by State Govt | | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: The Health and Medical Education ministry has ordered the following transfers and postings in State Health Department with immediate effect in view of making field functioning smooth and for improving healthcare in state.
As per government order vide 389 and 390-HME of 2015, 22 doctors across the state have been transferred and posted in different hospital.
Dr. GA wani, I/C Assistant Director (R&S), Health Services, Kashmir, is directed to report in the Directorate of Health Services. Kashmir.
Dr. GM Chuloo, Medical Officer, awaiting orders of adjustment in Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as I/c A... | |
| | | | Vikramaditya again made a right noise | | Dogra certificate row | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 8: PDP leader and MLC Vikramaditya, who only last week had created controversy by making an uncalled for statement that status-quo in the state was not acceptable, on Monday made a right noise. He without mincing words asked the PDP-BJP coalition government to revive forthwith the regime under which the Dogra youth used to get Dogra certificates and availed certain concessions while seeking jobs under the central paramilitary forces. Earlier, he had also sided with the agitating people of Jammu region and demanded establishment of All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Jammu, saying Jammu region deserved the institute as it lacked medical facilities.
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| | | | NC oldies train guns on Rana | | On Sher-e-Kashmir's anniversary | | | ET Report
srinagar, Sept 8: Even as the National Conference today observed 33rd death anniversary of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, the party leadership from Kashmir is up in arms against their counterparts from Jammu region, particularly provincial president Devinder Singh Rana, for having allegedly belittled the sobriquet which glorifies the NC founder as Sher-i-Kashmir.
The dispute has started over a small issue, which some senior leaders from Kashmir want to snowball into a big controversy. In an invitation to the media to cover the death anniversary in Jammu, the National Conference media cell has referred to the venue as S K Bhavan instead of its full name.
"Dear Sir/Madam, In observa... | |
| | | | Duo identified as surrendered militants | | 2 SPOs flee with weapons from Doda police lines | |  Early Times Report
Doda, Sept 8: In a major security breach, two Special Police Officers (SPOs) escaped Tuesday along with their service weapons from district police lines Doda.
The duo identified as surrendered militants Riyaz Ahmed and Ghulam Mohammad alias Rafia Molvi managed to give slip to the security bandobast before escaping from the high security police lines.
One of them was carrying an AK-47 rifle and the other an INSAS rifle, official sources told Early Times.
They said Riyaz, ... | |
| | | | Defunct lifts of GMC | | Seriously ill forced to climb stairs | | | Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: Owing to lack of coordination between administration of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu and its Mechanical Wing, the lifts of the hospital are non-functional for last 15 days forcing patients and their attendants to use either stairs or the ramp which is not advisable for many of them, particularly the critically sick patients. Sources at GMC hospital Jammu said that the administration of hospital was sent a proposal to replace these old lifts with the new ones and one lift has been replaced but other was left abandoned.
They further said that two lifts were installed in the GMC and Hospital Jammu to take the patients to thei... | |
| | | | CM orders formation of committee to speed-up projects | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 8: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered formulation of a high-level committee to speed-up existing as well as upcoming projects by Srinagar and Jammu Development Authorities.
Sayeed today ordered formulation of the committee, which will be headed by Chief Secretary B R Sharma, to speed-up progress on projects executed by Srinagar and Jammu Development Authorities, while saying that lapses in implementation of projects will not be tolerated and o... | |
| | | | Probe shelved; accused officials get prime postings | | Multi-crore ration scam in Udhampur | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: A multi-crore ration transshipment scam involving some officials of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD Department surfaced in Udhampur district two months ago, but there has been no attempt to fix accountability and punish the culprits. The scam came to fore when Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary along with former Assistant Director CAPD, Zeeshan Tahir, were conducting surprise inspections in different mills, godowns, stores and distribution shops of the department, said sources. Tahir, the whistle blower, was immediately transferred, said sources. They said that officials had been wrongly projecting distance between... | |
| | | | Tech Education deptt ruins career of students, appoints teachers on academic arrangement | | Leh Polytechnic students also wait for placement of permanent teaching staff | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 8: Department of Technical Education is virtually ruining the career of thousands of students pursuing different courses at the various Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and polytechnic colleges as faculty is appointed on academic arrangements and not on permanent basis.
Early Times has learnt from sources that majority of the teaching faculty in the polytechnics and ITIs is working on academic arrangement basis. The department is doing very little to appoint the faculty on permanent basis since the posts are not being referred to Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (J&K PSC) for the reasons best known to the people at helm... | |
| | | | FD fails to get projects recommended under NABARD | | Despite fund allocation, no works executed | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: The State Finance Department has failed to seek recommendation for projects from NABARD. Many districts despite having funds allocation under National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, could not execute works due to failure to get sanctioned the projects.
Sources told Early Times that only few months are left in this current year but still there are many districts where projects under NABARD are yet to get sanctioned.
"Finance Department had to seek recommendations from departments about the projects at the earliest for getting loan under NABARD sanctioned for carrying out various developmental works but due to lethargic att... | |
| | | | In absence of 'competent' faculty, GMC approaches CU-J for guest lectures | | College 'forced' students to sign petition to challenge media report | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: Further disgracing the sanctity of the education system and to cover the absence of 'competent' faculty in the department of mass communication and journalism, the management of Gandhi Memorial College-recognized by University of Kashmir has approached Central University Jammu, seeking help in the functioning of the department. According to sources, a senior member of the Society, had approached the concerned department of the Central University seeking help in reviving the working of the department of journalism and mass communication, which however, sans faculty. Meanwhile, to challenge the report carried by Early Times regarding 'how few people in the... | |
| | | | Penalty notice slapped on SSRB's Sr Law Officer | | Denial of Information under RTI | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 8: The State Information Commission has issued a penalty show cause notice against Senior Law Officer of State Services Recruitment Board (SSRB) for not providing information to an applicant under RTI Act.
Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI applicant namely Deepak Chabra, a resident Uri Baramulla approached the State Information Commission (SIC) with his 2nd appeal under Section 16 of the J&K, RTI, Act, 2009. He prayed for issuing direction to the PIO SSRB to provide him information related to some appointments made by SSRB.
The appellant had filed an RTI application before PIO, JKSSB, received on 02-05-2015, seeking information... | |
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