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| JK Bank pushes guarantor to clear dead man's loan | | Deducts instalments, blocks salary account | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Jan 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which is recognized as the premiere bank in the state is fast becoming infamous for allegedly using unfair means to trouble its customers.
The officials of Sunderbani branch of JK Bank are allegedly troubling a guarantor of a deceased person and are resorting to all the ways and means to recover the loan raised by the dead man from the guarantor.
According to the details available with Early Times one Joginder Pal, son of Durga Dass, a teacher in Thumba area of Nalla Makol tehsil Sunderbani, had raised a housing loan of Rs 3 lakhs from Sunderbani branch of JK bank in 2012-13. However, Joginder died in 2014.
Soon after his demise, the bank loan officers, without going into the details of the bank schemes started harassing Sanjay Kumar, colleague of the deceased, who had given the guarantee for the loan.
The bank officers even withdrew Rs 26,000 from his account to pay the instalments of the deceased.
Sanjay Kumar approached the bank and introduced the family of the deceased to the bank authorities... | |
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| Authorities wake up to report on 'sexploitation of school girls in Kashmir'; start inquiry | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 25: A day after Early Times reported exclusively on "sexploitation of Government school girls in Kashmir", the authorities today woke up to look into the matter even as the office of Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) here remained "under scanner".
Highly placed sources said some senior officials assigned the task of "internal inquiry" visited the school where from the complaint of "sexploitation of girls" had come.
Sources said team of officials during the school visit held detailed deliberations with the staff. "The emergency meeting lasted for around four hours," the sources said, adding that apart from school staff the principal was also ... | |
| | | | JK BJP leaders cut sorry figure in Delhi | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Jammu and Kashmir had to cut a sorry figure in New Delhi as Central leadership reportedly gave a cold response to their suggestions to hold discussions over delay in Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times the BJP leaders, who had arrived in the national capital to congratulate Amit Shah for being elected as the BJP president for the full term, were left red faced as party top leaders told them bluntly that this is not the right occasion to discuss Government formation in JK.
The insiders claimed that a few BJP leaders tried seeking appointment with the top leaders but they wer... | |
| | | | Can Amit Shah rescue BJP's sinking ship? | | PM Modi's hope | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 25: Amit Shah, a confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Sunday unanimously elected the BJP president for a full three-year term, retaining the post he has held since the party took power in India in 2014. His election to the highest office in the party was a foregone conclusion. Had it not happened, it would have been a great set back for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. PM Modi, Jaitley and Shah, according to Arun Shourie, constitute that trio that controls the party and runs the administration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who flew to Chandigarh to receive French President Francois Hollande, was not present at 11... | |
| | | | Future of J&K: What out-of-box solution means for India? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 25: Former BJP ideologue and LK Advani's confidant Sudheendra Kulkarni, whose face was blackened by Shiv Sainiks in Mumbai in October last for his stand on Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, has urged the policy planners in New Delhi to think out-of-box to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue. "The Modi Government should initiate dialogue with the Congress on Indo-Pak ties and think "out-of- -the-box" to take the peace process forward," he said at a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.
"We need to have dialogue with our neigbours. But before that, we need a Congress-BJP dialogue, dialogue within BJP and within the Sangh Parivar. We must think out o... | |
| | | | With Republic Day being celebrated today Srinagar turned into fortress | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 25: Security was beefed up across Kashmir valley with overall preparations being finalized for the Republic Day that is being going to be celebrated across valley like the other parts of the country on Tuesday.
Security forces personnel could be seen carrying out checking the vehicles and frisking of the civilians at many places in the Srinagar city. Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel could also be seen carrying out patrolling in different areas of the city. Security has been tightened by the authorities as they want the day to pass off peacefully without any untoward incident.
Bakshi stadium, the main venue of th... | |
| | | | Historic Batote town to bear brunt of hyped Nashri-Chenani tunnel | | | | Danish Muzafar
Early Times Report
BANIHAL, Jan 25 : Highway town Batote situated on Jammu Srinagar highway in district Ramban is going to lose its sheen and shine after the completion of Nashri-Chanani four lane tunnel this year. While this nine Km four lane tunnel is going to benefit thousands of passengers using National highway 1-A, people and especially business owners of the Batote town who thrived primarily on the highway are likely to face the pinch.
More than 40 hotels, Dhabas and restaurants situated at the highway in this town are likely to lose their businesses once the tunnel is completed.
The Maximum passengers travelling on Jammu Srinagar highway and also from erstwh... | |
| | | | For posting 'wrong' message on WhatsApp group, CJM summons 'accused' | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 25: For allegedly posting a 'wrong' message on a WhatsApp group about a PHE employee, CJM, Kishtwar, Balbir Lal Jaswal today issued summons to the accused, directing him to appear in the court on the next date of hearing.
The CJM, took cognizance on the complaint filed by PHE department employee Abdul Wahid Sheikh, son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh of Astan Paien, Kishtwar, against Joginder Bhandari, son of Roshan Lal Bhandari of ward No 7, Bhandari Mohalla under sections 500 and 506 of RPC and 66 A IT Act for allegedly spreading a message against the complainant on Whatsapp and issued the summons to the accused, directing him to appear in the ... | |
| | | | Kashmiri separatists caught between devil & deep sea | | Provincial status for Gilgit and Baltistan | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 25: According provincial status to the Gilgit Baltistan region by the Pakistani government has put the entire separatist camp in a turbulent situation with some subtly expressing their displeasure and some preferring to remain mum.
This is for the first time since the onset of militancy that the separatist leadership has witnessed such great crises on ground with some issuing cautionary statements and some preferring not to speak at all. But Pakistan, a country which has been the centre of praise for the separatists has all of a sudden revealed that it's true face, prioritising economy and undermining the separatists who used to get diktats from it ove... | |
| | | | FC's letter gathers dust in DC office Jammu | | Tampering of revenue record in RS Pura | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 25: More than five years back Financial Commissioner (FC) Revenue had instructed Deputy Commissioner office Jammu through Additional DC (ADC) to conduct an inquiry into a scam involving tampering of revenue record in a village located in R S Pura tehsil of Jammu. Even after so many years the officials of revenue department are yet to investigate into this matter. Shockingly Tehsildar office RS Pura told an information seeker under RTI Act that no such inquiry has been conducted as DC office Jammu has not forwarded any such case to them. The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed Tehsildar R S Pura to forward the case to ADC Jammu so that informat... | |
| | | | Amit Shah's re-election raises hopes of early formation of Govt in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 25: The state BJP leadership is likely to meet the party president Amit Shah to discuss the issue of government formation in the Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP president intends to have this meeting before possible meeting with the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti.
According to the sources, Amit Shah after his re-election as the party president wants to start his innings on a positive note and it's for this reason that he doesn't want to squander the chance of BJP government in the state, as the party had come to power for the first time just 10-month back.
"Amit Shah is man who guided BJP to win 26 seats for the first time in J&K. After series of electoral defeat... | |
| | | | Despite strict orders, no headway to conduct audit in JKPCC | | 'Efforts on to shield corrupt officials' | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 25: The authorities have so far failed to initiate audit in J&K Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC), despite the government's strict orders of getting the accounts of the Corporation audited within a month.
Reliable sources in the corporation told Early Times that the board of directors of JKPCC in its recent meeting held on 30 December called for taking necessary corrective measures including the special audit in the corporation. "After finding various lapses and many losses in JKPCC over the years, the board headed by former R&B minister Altaf Bukhari directed the authorities to undertake and complete the audit within one month... | |
| | | | Decade on, work on new SPS library in Srinagar yet to be completed | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 25: More than a decade passed since former Chief Minster late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed laid foundation of the Sri Pratap Singh (SPS) library in Srinagar, the library is yet to be competed either due to the non- availability of funds or sluggishness of the concerned authorities.
The foundation stone of the SPS library was laid in 2004 under the regime of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress and the then Chief Minister had ensured its completion within a time period of six months.
The library which was earlier given the name of 'State of the Art' was constructed to relocate the existing SPS library Lal Mandi. Now when almost 1... | |
| | | | Govt formation after 40th fateha Khawani of Mufti | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 25: PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti and Tasaduq Mufti busy in mulling over pros and cons of sharing Party President and Chief Ministerial Portfolios among party leaders are likely to announce decision about government formation after '40th' Fateha-Khawani of former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. If highly placed PDP sources are to be believed, Mehbooba Mufti is all set to announce her decision about government formation only after '40th' customary Fateha-Khawani of former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed as any step regarding government formation before '40th' Fateha-Khawani goes against the very tradition of Kashmir.
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| | | | PHE deptt fails to make non-functional filtration plants operational | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Jan 25: The apathetic attitude of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department can be gauged from the fact that the department that, instead of making over 100 non-functional filtration plants operational which were lying defunct for the past many years, and constructing new filtration plants, it has spent over Rs 9 cr in constructing pre-settling tanks due to the 'supply' of un-filtered drinking water to people. Sources told Early Times that the lacklustre attitude of PHE department was visible from the fact that it had not prepared any annual plan for the construction of modern filtration plants for each supply scheme in the state. However, instead of constructing ... | |
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