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24 names go missing in GMC&H Class IV selection list Recruitment Scandal! 10/10/2016 11:36:49 PM It is a typographical error: Officials Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: The Government Medical College and Hospital administration is once again in limelight, as usual for another controversy and this time a total of 24 names in the selection list of 70 Safaikaramcharis, went missing mysteriously, signalling an alleged recruitment scandal. But officials claimed that it was a typographical error. As per the order No. AHJ/2016/96 dated:- 11-04-2016, the decision of the Selection Committee was communicated to the Administrative Department and further instructions in the matter were solicited; Consequent upon the approval conveyed by the Administrative Department vide Letter No: ME/Legal/NG/79/2015-M dated: 08-09- 2016 and the decision taken by the Selection Committee in its meeting held on dated:- 04-04-2016, the below mentioned 70 candidates are hereby provisionally appointed to the post of Safaikaramchari in the pay scale (4440-7440 + Grade pay 1300) in pursuance to the Advertisement Notice No:- AHJ/3307-12 dated :- 28-01-2013. Above said order clearly st...   READ MORE

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CEO Kathua bins DSE's order Transfer of teachers 10/10/2016 11:36:25 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: The Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kathua has devised new methods to defeat the order of the Director School Education (DSE) putting all transfers on hold. The CEO instead of using the word 'transfer' in the orders, mentions 'utilization of services', allegedly for rehabilitating the teacher to a particular school. For example, vide order number CEOK/43607-10, dated 6/10/2016, the CEO has asked Darvinder Singh, teacher Government Middle School Ramnagar Zone Lakhanpur, to report to the Head Master Government High School Govindsar in order to teach Maths on need basis till academic session 2016-17. Moreover, the last line of order reads: "Furt...   READ MORE   All is not well with the BJP RSS unhappy 10/10/2016 11:36:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: All is not well with the J&K BJP. If earlier, two MLCs - Ashok Khajuria and Ramesh Arora - without mincing words tore into their own party in the party meeting and outside opposing the alliance and criticizing the party ministers, on Sunday, all the BJP ministers and all the MLAs, baring one, "boycotted" the high profile function, organized by the RSS' Jammu & Kashmir Study Centre in collaboration with the History Department of the Jammu University. The event was organized to release book on Maharaja Hari Singh, which was authored by the Vice-Chancellor of Central University of HP, Agnohotri, also a prominent RSS man. The book was released by none other...   READ MORE   In absence of fresh survey, JK relies on obsolete BPL census 10/10/2016 11:36:00 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 10: The J&K government does not have actual figures of the families living under Below Poverty Line (BPL) in the state. The government, official sources say, is relying on the figures of the census that was conducted in 2001. Even as a census was held in 2011, there has been no survey conducted that would reveal the actual figures of the families living under the below poverty line. "The government is in the possession of the figures put forth by the census in 2001," said a senior official, adding that the government till date hasn't contemplated the need to have a fresh survey done. Sources said though there had been a detailed meeting ...   READ MORE   BJP doesn't know difference between Mahanavmi and Ramnavmi! 10/10/2016 11:35:38 PM Early Times Report vijaypur, Oct 10: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which claims to be the champion of Hindu community and follows the Hindutva agenda seems to have little knowledge of Hindu festivals as it failed to make difference between Ramnavi and Mahanavmi which can be clearly seen from a hoarding of Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga installed in Samba district wishing Ramnavmi and Diwali. Although, it is Mahanavmi which is being celebrated with religious gaiety ac...   READ MORE   Cracks within separatist camp wide and open Kashmir Unrest 10/10/2016 11:34:25 PM ET Report Srinagar, Oct 10: Cracks within the separatist camp are widening with each passing day as the ongoing shutdown in Kashmir which has entered into fourth month is going nowhere. Sources told Early Times that Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani is feeling the heat as the protest calendar being announced by him has outlived its utility and people have started questioning the logic behind pro-longing the shutdown and keeping people caged. "A section within separatists has told Geelani to come up with a different strategy if he wants to remain relevant. People are fed up and they have openly started defying the protest calendar," sources said. They said miscreants have been pushed a...   READ MORE   What to do next! Isolated Geelani seeks suggestions 10/10/2016 11:34:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 10: After 90 civilian killings and 94 days of strike, Syed Ali Shah Geelani-the mastermind of ongoing unrest has finally started seeking suggestions from Hurriyat leaders and Kashmir based trade bodies. Early Times has learnt from reliable sources that former legislator of Jammu Kashmir Assembly and now a Pakistani stooge has written detailed letters to Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front led by Mohd Yasin Malik and other several trade bodies. Geelani, according to in these letters hasn't not only commended them for supporting his strike calendar during last three months but has sought suggestions from them. "Syed Ali Sh...   READ MORE   MHA issues terror alert ahead of Dussehra, Muharram 10/10/2016 11:34:05 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 10: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued a fresh advisory to security agencies in J&K, asking them to remain vigilant during upcoming Dussehra and Muharram. "Also, politicians including ministers and legislators, have been asked to remain extra-cautious and use bullet proof vehicles while moving around, reliable sources told Early Times. They said the advisory has been issued following a sudden spurt in militant activities across the Valley. "Intel inputs suggest that militants might carry out attacks during the Dussehra and Muharram processions," sources said. The security agencies have been asked to deploy additional fo...   READ MORE   Power hungry BJP ministers put demand in back-burner Declaring Oct 26 as State holiday 10/10/2016 11:33:59 PM ET Report JAMMU, Oct 10: Demand for declaring October 26 (Accession Day) as state holiday is gaining momentum with all nationalist forces have supported this demand but the power hungry BJP ministers in the coalition have maintained a criminal silence on this demand. People of Jammu and Ladakh are anxiously looking towards BJP ministers in the coalition to take up this issue in the next Cabinet meeting so that this long pending demand should be fulfilled but chances of BJP ministers to take stand on this nationalist issue looks bleak because they don't have time to discuss such "irrelevant" issues. Instead of taking up stand on such nationalist issues BJP ministers are more concerned abo...   READ MORE   KK Hakku Hockey stadium craves for fresh turf 10/10/2016 11:10:57 PM Nitish Bhardwaj Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: The pathetic conditions of KK Hakku Hockey stadium, Jammu makes all the hockey lovers in the region sad. The worn out surface has failed to attract the attention of the authorities. The stadium is going into ruins and the damaged turf can cause mishaps. The authorities concerned apparently have failed to repair/treat the Astro turf (Artificial turf) despite repeated requests, sources said. Sources added that the patches in the turf ha...   READ MORE   Militants storm EDI building at Pampore yet again; injure soldier, policeman 10/10/2016 11:10:28 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Oct 10: An army man and a cop were injured after militants took refuge in a government building in the Pampore area and fired upon the security forces personnel. Two to three militants are reported to be holed up inside the building. Reports said that militants in the wee hours today entered the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building at Pampore in the outskirts of Srinagar city. After managing their entry the militants fired upon the security forces personnel and in no time a gunfight started between the two sides. Reports said that at about 6: 30 AM the militants fired some shots to create panic in the area and immediately took shelter in the t...   READ MORE   MHA asks State Govt to be prepared for any eventuality Get Red Cross painted on hospital rooftops 10/10/2016 11:10:22 PM Muhammad Mukaram Srinagar, Oct 10: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asking the state government to be ready to face any eventuality and to put Red Cross mark on the roofs of the hospitals especially in Baramulla district has created ripples in north Kashmir. Sources said the decision in this regard was taken after the state government received a formal communiqué from New Delhi to remain prepared to face any eventuality in case of a military aggression from Pakistan. Sources said a high level meeting to decide the detailed modalities is expected to be held here anytime.The Chief Secretary, BR Sharma, Director General of Police K Rajendra and a representative of Srinagar based 15 Corps a...   READ MORE   JK eats humble pie in Power Ministers' Conference State slammed for non-performance in solar energy project 10/10/2016 11:10:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: The J&K government was reprimanded in the State Power, New & Renewable Energy Ministers conference, as Union Power Minister took serious note of the failure of the state government to make any headway in the solar energy project. Sources told Early Times that Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal expressed his displeasure over the dismal performance of J&K government for not working out important modalities to start the solar energy project. Goyal was speaking during the two-day conference held at Gujarat recently. "The Union Minister reprimanded the state representatives for their failure to prepare pre-feasibility report on fi...   READ MORE   SA to install CCTV cameras to tighten vigil on militants 10/10/2016 11:10:05 PM Saqib Ahmad SRINAGAR, Oct 10: The security agencies have tightened the vigil in Kashmir in view of increased militant attacks and have plans to install close circuit television cameras at key locations to keep proper surveillance. Rifle snatching incidents and militant attacks have increased since the unrest in Kashmir. The incidents assume significance in wake of the reports that around 100 youth from Kashmir have joined militant ranks during the last three months and are in need of weapons to carry out attacks amid unrest. Now the security agencies have tightened the vigil and are going to install CCTV cameras at key locations to keep proper check on militant movement and those who c...   READ MORE   Bone & Joint Hospital sans basic facilities 10/10/2016 11:09:59 PM Majid Nabi Srinagar, Oct 10: The valley's only trauma cum orthopedic center, Bone and Joint Hospital owing to the disintegrated policies of the government had put lives of the people at risk as the hospital besides lacking basic health care facilities lacks MRI, CT scan and digital X-ray machine to cater the huge influx of over 1000 patients per day. Reliable sources told "Early Times' that the hospital wherein thousands of patients visit per day is without basic health care facilities forcing people to consult private doctors to treat themselves. "The condition of the hospital is getting messy with each passing day as the government is not paying any heed towards the disorganized syst...   READ MORE   Pro-Kashmir forces gang up in Delhi, pitch for autonomy 10/10/2016 11:09:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 10: On Sunday, a number commentators and so-called social activist gathered at Delhi and spoke on the Kashmir issue and suggested various solutions to end the unrest in the Valley. Some of them included journalists Prem Shankar Jha and Kuldip Nayar, Sanjay Kak, film-maker, and MM Ansari, former interlocutor. Speaking on the occasion, Jha suggested that Kashmir was slipping away and there is the urgent need to end the unrest by meeting the demands of those leading the anti-India movement in Kashmir. He pitched for autonomy to Kashmir. "Jammu & Kashmir was slipping out of hand. Only an out-of-box solution could salvage the situation. It is fallacious to see ...   READ MORE   Withdrawal of security pickets leaves members of minority community high and dry 10/10/2016 11:09:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 10: With state Government removing security picket from village Ramnagri (Jamnagri) in Shopian district after the recent terrorist attack on police picket in this hamlet that killed one cop and left a member of minority community injured, the members of the minority community are feeling insecure. According to sources the Government took the decision to remove the police picket which was guarding the two minority families in the village for last many years following killing of a cop two days back. Sources said police department took the decision as militants in large numbers with sophisticated weapons have started attacking police pickets guarding political ...   READ MORE

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