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JKEDI breaks all records of favouritism, nepotism Elevates blue-eyed causal labour to post of junior scale KAS officer 1/10/2019 11:18:37 PM K. Koushal Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 10: Astonishingly! the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneur Development Institute (JKEDI) has broken all the records of favouritism and nepotism by allegedly enhancing the grade of a casual labour to the grade of junior scale KAS officer and later enhancing her grade to the senior scale IAS officer. Highly placed sources in JKEDI said that a lady officer, who was appointed as junior stenographer on contract for a period of two years, was regularized after her contract period ended. "Vide order No. EDI-83 of 2007 dated 11.9.2007 a lady officer was appointed as Junior Stenographer and two years later vide order No. EDI-141 of 2009 dated 19.9.2009 her services were regularized," said sources, adding that later on JKEDI advertised post of Executive Assistant to Director on stop gap arrangement with eligibility for the post as graduate with a speed of 70 words per minute in shorthand and work experience of five years. The lady officer in question was earlier working as casual labour on need basis in Water Works division Srinagar and her experien...   READ MORE

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PDP busy beating dead horse called Laadli Beti Scheme has benefited a handful of girls 1/10/2019 11:18:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: In a bid to hoodwink masses, the chief of PDP's women's wing has issued a detailed statement in which she has underscored the major initiatives undertaken by the PDP led government in the state. However, glaring facts are only belying the PDPs claims. In a statement, PDP's women's wing chief stated that under the 'Laadli' scheme, Rs 1000 would be deposited by the government for 14 years in the account of a girl child born after April 1, 2015 to a family whose annual income is Rs 75000 or below and after attaining the age of 21 years, the girl child will get a lump sum amount of Rs 6.50 lakh. She described it as one of the major achievements of the PDPle...   READ MORE   Amid strained relations with party, PDP leader goes abroad 1/10/2019 11:18:13 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 10: Even as relations of a senior leader of the Peoples Democratic Party have been reportedly worsening with the leadership, he has gone aboard on "vacations". Sources said the PDP leader who had recently supported Omar Abdullah for his political views on coalition government, has taken "leave" from the party affairs and gone out of the country. The leader, who is said to be travelling to Europe, is understood to have decided to take "break from the politics till the weather improves in the state." He was also accused of planning to float a separate party. Sources said the leader who is away, has been in regular touch with some of the leaders from the ...   READ MORE   IB people deprived of reservation benefits on political grounds, say border denizens 1/10/2019 11:18:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: The State Government is yet to take a decision regarding extension of reservation benefits of Line of Control (LOC) to International Border (IB) as announced by Ministry of Home Affairs last month. The decision will benefit hundreds of people on IB by getting preference in Government jobs and also admission in professional institutions. However with the failure of State Government to say not to the proposal, the people living along IB have not been able to get benefits under the scheme. However the BJP which boats off the decision taken by the Narendra Modi Government have demanded a probe why the discrimination was made within a region of the State wh...   READ MORE   Army Chief doesn't need Omar, Mehbooba's advice 'They can't even step out of their homes if Army stops fighting terrorists in Kashmir' 1/10/2019 11:17:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have once again poked their nose into matters which do not fall in their domain. They want Government of India to initiate dialogue with the Pak stooges in Jammu and Kashmir. Both Omar and Mehbooba have advised the Centre that it should accept Pakistan's dialogue offer and initiate parleys with the neighboring country, which leaves no opportunity to bleed India. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that Kashmir centric politicians are only concerned about the Valley for them "national interests" hardly matter. "Out of power they indulge in anti-national rants and act ...   READ MORE   Youth take militants head on in south Kashmir, tear threat posters pasted by Hizbul 1/10/2019 11:17:41 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 10: A group of youngsters on Thursday morning removed militant posters that had appeared in a village in south Kashmir. According to reliable sources, youngsters voluntarily removed the posters of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahdeen asking locals to stop attending rallies and conventions of political parties. The posters also asked the people to boycott upcoming Republic- day functions. In recent times this is for the first time that Kashmiri youth have stood u...   READ MORE   Desperate Mehbooba finds way to garner votes in Kashmir, corners desperate Abdullahs Visiting terrorists' houses for votes 1/10/2019 11:17:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: Abandoned by several senior party colleagues, including former ministers and law-makers belonging to one particular religious sect, in the run-up to the elections in 2019, PDP Chief and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has once again started making round trips to the residences of terrorists to prevent what she call "harassment of their families at the hands of security forces". At least 7 top party leaders have dumped her during the past 40 days. Some have joined the Sajad Lone's People's Conference and some could join the NC convinced that the PDP is a gone case. Reports from Srinagar also suggest that one more former cabinet minister and senior PDP leader A...   READ MORE   Candidate with 32 marks passes math with candidate having 33 marks shown failed Recently announced 10+2 result turns out to be 'comedy of errors' 1/10/2019 11:16:54 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 10: The result of 10+2 examination as announced recently by Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education (J&K BOSE) has turned out to be a comedy of errors as some candidates having less marks have passed in comparison to those who have got higher marks. A candidate with roll number 8160277 has been declared successful in the subject of Mathematics despite the fact that the candidate scored only 32 marks out of 100 marks. On the other side...   READ MORE   BJP's 10% quota bill: Mr Lone, all are Paharis in J&K 1/10/2019 11:16:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: The Narendra Modi Government has finally won the battle and created a history of sorts by getting passed a 124th constitutional amendment bill that reserved 10 per cent jobs in the services and 10 per cent seats in educational institutions for the economically weaker sections among the general category. Lok Sabha adopted it by a massive majority on January 8 and the Rajya Sabha adopted it on Wednesday night with a huge margin. In the Lok Sabha, 323 members voted for the bill and three opposed it. As many as 219 members abstained from voting. In Rajya Sabha, 165 members voted in favour and 7 against. Political analysts termed the adoption of the bill as a...   READ MORE   Shortage of supervisors hampers work in PW(R&B) Deptt Single employee deployed with 4 JEs 1/10/2019 11:09:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: The shortage of Works Supervisors hampers working of Public Works (Road and Building) department as a single Works Supervisor is deployed with four Junior Engineers. However, as per requirement two works supervisors must be posted with a Junior Engineer. Works Supervisor Association President told Early times that as per department's sanctioned strength the PWD of Jammu Province has over 300 posts of work supervisors but due to lackadaisical approach of higher official only 200 are working in Jammu province. "The department concerned didn't conduct DPC for the last six years due to which over 100 posts of work supervisors are lying vacant. We alrea...   READ MORE   Lack of electricity, water hampers work in GDC Surankote 1/10/2019 11:09:19 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Jan 10: Due to lack of power and water supply to the new building of Govt Degree Surakote has hampered the work students alleged adding the restoration of power as well as water supply should be made on priority. The new building of Govt Degree College Surankote have been Constructed on Modern lines by the Public Works Department The building has a capacity to house nearly one thousand students with state of art laboratory and class rooms. Sources said the work in laboratory have been suffered due to non availability of water and power and laboratory which is well equipped with state of art equipments has gone defunct go affected as no work is bein...   READ MORE   Appointed on fake certificates Technical Assistant sells out Rs 20 lakh cement of RDD 1/10/2019 11:09:12 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Jan 10: A Block Development Officer in this district has withdrawn material payment worth lacs of rupees and let the poor job card holders to suffer for the want of deserving payments against the work done, a technical assistant who was appointed on the fake documents has sold the cement worth approximately Rs. 20 lakh in open market. As per the details available with Early Times, the said technical assistant who has been assigned the duty of storekeeper during the year 2016-17 & 2017-18 of the said block from where he was later transferred by the ACD Kishtwar instead of providing the cement to poor people through Panchayat swindle the wh...   READ MORE   JE violates school building plans at Sunderbani, contractor-Edu Deptt nexus ruling roost 1/10/2019 11:08:30 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report RAJOURI, Jan 10: A Junior Engineer of Education Department in Tehsil Sunderbani of District Rajouri has been openly violating school building plans approved under Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan in collusion with contractors in lieu of heavy commission. Sources told Early Times that the Government allotted school buildings consisting of three rooms set under SSA at the cost of approximately Rs 13 lakh but Junior Engineer in connivance with Village Level Committee got approved double storey building against the norms. "In order to give benefit to contractor, he allowed to get constructed double story building consist of two rooms on ground level and the third one...   READ MORE   Residents demand probe, accuse officials of hoodwinking people Despite spending crores, PHE tube well defunct 1/10/2019 11:08:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 10: Poor management and lack of proper survey before execution on the part of Public Health Engineering Department can be gauged from the fact that a tube well which was constructed a year ago after spending crores at village Bhour camp in Jammu has failed to serve any purpose. Sources told Early Times that a tube well was sanctioned for village Bhour camp in 2016 to provide potable water facilities to the thousand of households of the area covering Bhour camp, Ward 1 and 2, and Chatha Pind. The construction continued for two years and crores were spent but when it was completed, it couldn't yield water. "Before execution of the tube well, the officia...   READ MORE   Experts come up with suggestions to tackle drug menace 1/10/2019 11:07:43 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 10: With drugs taking a heavy toll on the youth, the experts have come up with suggestions to tackle the growing menace. Over the last few years, the Jammu and Kashmir has seen an alarming rise in the incidence of substance abuse especially among the youngsters. Data shows an 85% increase in the number of drug and substance abuse cases since 2014. In order to sensitize people about the ill-effects of drug-addiction, the "Centre for youth Development", a non-government organization (NGO) in collaboration with J&K Bank, have published a handbook on "Drug Abuse Prevention". The booklet draws on the behavioral, physical, and psychologic...   READ MORE

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