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Force personnel meant to tackle natural disasters attached to political leaders The blunders of JK's past regimes 1/1/2020 11:01:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 01: The Jammu and Kashmir government had ironically deployed the staff personnel in the residences of political leaders, otherwise recruited as state disaster response force tasked to help people at the time of the occurrence of natural disasters in the erstwhile state. As per the documents in possession of Early Times, the government in February 2012 established the State Disaster Response Force out of existing two battalions of Auxiliary Police. The mandate of the Force was deployment in disaster-like situations, search/ rescue operation in actual disasters and assistance to civil administration in relief and rehabilitation process. However, as per the documents, no Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) had been prescribed for deployment of Force personnel. Against a sanctioned strength of 1,588, the actual strength of the Force was 1,142 of which only 358 personnel (31 per cent) were actually deployed in its units. The balance 69 per cent of its personnel, as per the documents, were utilized for purposes such as parade/quarter guard duties (243)...   READ MORE

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Several influential retain postings in urban colleges within few months Hr Education hides transfer orders to hide transfer policy's violation 1/1/2020 11:01:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 01: The Higher Education department has been hiding the transfer orders of the college faculty members, which is seen as an attempt to hide the violation of transfer policy norms, which has been going on unabated. The violation of transfer policy could be gauged from the fact that several influential faculty members, who were transferred to some peripheral colleges or the colleges not of their choice, have retained their choicest postings within span of few months of their previous transfers. According to the sources though Higher Education department has been updating its website regularly and orders of December 30 and 31 have also been updated but the tr...   READ MORE   Centre to lure top industrialists to invest in JK 1/1/2020 11:00:54 PM ishtiyaq ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 01: Prime Minister's Office has set the ball rolling for luring top industrialists to invest in the new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that Centre has told the JK authorities to explore possibilities for outside industrialists to invest in the new Union Territory. In this regard, the officials of PMO and Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to hold various meeting in coming weeks. "The agenda of the meetings is to explore possibilities of private investment, details about tax collection, upcoming budget preparations, and developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir," the source said. "Chief Secretary, authorities of F...   READ MORE   Mere 10 percent of legislators would form next cabinet in Jammu & Kashmir Transition from state to union territory belittles role of politicians 1/1/2020 11:00:45 PM JEHANGIR RASHID Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 01: With Jammu & Kashmir getting transformed from a state to a union territory from October 31, 2019, the political parties as well as the leaders of different mainstream political parties have very little role to play in the coming future. Since the post of Lieutenant Governor is considered to be the powerful post in a union territory the post of chief minister of that particular union territory is belittled. The chief minister is no more than a 'sub-servant' to the Lieutenant Governor with the later calling the shots on most of the occasions. A political analyst while talking to Early Times said that perfect example of collision between...   READ MORE   Winter vacation by KU delayed degree by one year alleges varsity students 1/1/2020 11:00:31 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Jan 01: The recent announcement of winter vacation by Kashmir University (KU) has not gone well with the students as they alleged that their degree has been delayed to one more year hindering their future studies. Score of Kashmir University students who talked to Early Times said that the education in the valley had already halted due to the scrapping of Article 370 by August 5 as classes remain suspended for over three months and now winter vacation delayed the degree by one year. University of Kashmir announced winter vacation for students from December 23 to February 5 despite the students remaining off from the classrooms for over more than three months....   READ MORE   Two GRS decamped with Rs. 58 lakhs meant for poor's 1/1/2020 11:00:24 PM asif iqbal naik Early Times Report jammu, Jan 01: In an open and free for all loot of public money meant for distribution among the poor job card holders under MGNREGA in Kishtwar District, two GRS including a controversial GRS who came to lime light following the incident involving his high profile and luxurious dressing in a public darbar chaired by Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar in the year 2017. As per the details available with "Early Times", the people of Darbadan and adjoining Panchayats in block Thakrie in Kishtwar District are knocking the doors at various government offices for seeking the recovery of the money to the tune of approximately Rs. 58 lakhs decamped by the two GRS, ...   READ MORE   It's official: Forget graduates and PGs, Tourism Deptt to promote matric pass peons as clerks! Educated-unemployed seek LG Murmu's intervention; Demand probe 1/1/2020 11:00:11 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 01: In an alleged discrimination with the thousands of jobless degree holders and other highly educated youth in Jammu and Kashmir, the government of this Union Territory has decided to promote matric pass peons and other class IV employees as clerks, to start with, in the Tourism Department. Official documents reveal that the government has invited applications from matric pass peons and other class IV employees working in the Tourism Department Kashmir to appear for a type test for their prospective promotion as Junior Assistants in the department. "It is for the information of all the Matriculate Class IVth employees of the directorate of Tourism Kashm...   READ MORE   ADGP Munir Khan greets cops 1/1/2020 10:59:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 01: Munir Ahmad Khan, IPS, ADGP, HG/CD & UTDRF/ Security/L&O/ Director SSG J&K, today, greeted the officers/officials of the Home Guards, Civil Defence & UTDRF Organization J&K and complimented them for their good work done during the year-2019 and extended best wishes for the New Year-2020. The ADGP expressed his gratitude for the support extended by the officers/officials and stressed that the same dedication and devotion is expected in future as well. Ranj...   READ MORE   ADC issues directions to PWD to take action Substandard material being used in construction of roads in Sunderbani 1/1/2020 10:58:04 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Jan 1: Taking cognizance of the news items published in Early Times, Additional Development Commissioner Sunderbani issued directions to allied departments for taking strict action against the culprits for using substandard material in construction of roads. While talking to ET, ADC Sunderbani Vinod Kumar said that he had held a meeting with engineers of Public Works Department in this connection and had issued clear instructions to look into the complaints. "It has come to my information that number of complaints regarding using of substandard material in construction of roads by the contractors being received due to which roads are getting damaged. Mo...   READ MORE   CMO visits old hospital building, directs BMO to fence land 1/1/2020 10:57:55 PM Early Times Report Kalakote, Jan 1: Taking cognizance of Early Times report regarding "reclaim of encroachers on Kalakote Hospital's land" the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Rajouri visited the site with the leftover of the old hospital along with BMO Kalakote ordered immediate fencing said land. Early Times on December 24, 2019, edition carried a story of re-encroachment on hospital land with the caption "Encroachers reclaim hospital's land, sow wheat crop", CMO Rajouri Dr. Sanjay Puri along with BMO Kalakote Dr. Mohd Ishfaq visited the spot today. It is pertinent to mention here that the District administration had retrieved encroached land belongs to the health department in Kalakote...   READ MORE

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