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| IT staff donates Rs 1 lakh in PM relief fund | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 20: The Income Tax Department at Jammu has voluntarily donated one day's salary of its staff and officers to the Prime Minister's relief Fund.
According to press release, a cheque amounting to Rs 1, 01,764 was today sent by office of the Commissioner of Income Tax, J&K, to the Secretary, Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
"This is a very small gesture to our brothers and sisters of Kashmir valley who suffered due to nature's fury. This is to express our solidarity with them", the Commissioner of Income Tax, J&K said today", the staff members said.... | |
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| Inflated bills for vehicles hired for Parliamentary Elections | | PHQ baffled by double claims | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Oct 19: Suspicious over double claims for the vehicles hired by District Police for smooth conduct of the recently held Parliamentary Elections , Police Headquarters (PHQ) has been impelled to order a scrutiny.
However, one such incongruity, reportedly, surfaced in district Rajouri where multiple vehicles were used for single police officer to ferry him for smooth conduct of elections. Police sources said that discrepancy surfaced in accounts submitted by district Rajouri, where district police hired the vehicles for cops deployed for the elections duty, however, the armed police officers who were deployed for the duty in Rajouri arrived with the vehicles hire... | |
| | | | New administrative units ahead of Assembly elections | | Last ditch effort by Omar to keep NC afloat | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Oct 19: Whether the results of the Haryana and Maharashtra State Assemblies shall have any impact on the elections in Jammu and Kashmir which are now around the corner may be difficult to preempt, but Omar Abdullah's last ditch effort to galvanize chances of his partymen, especially his confidants to win their seats is most likely to turn into an exercise in futility.
Granting, Tehsil at Jandrah, SDM office at Nagrota and Niabat at Shibba and Kathar in Nagrota Assembly constituency, from where Omar's confidant Devendra Rana is likely to contest is especially being seen as Government's desperate effort to propel his chances in the coming elections.
State cabinet clea... | |
| | | | Vikar Rasool Wani abuses Akbar Lone; audio of Phone call goes viral | | Politicization of administrative units | | | Saahil Suhail
Srinagar, Oct 19: In a taped phone call which has gone viral on whatsApp, Congress leader Vikar Rasool Wani is heard abusing senior National Conference leader Akbar Lone just to take credit of giving Sub-District status to an area of his constituency.
"F***k their mothers, they weren't even aware that it will be given Sub-District status. Me, Sham Lal Sharma and Deputy Chief Minister fought with them (National Conference) otherwise their Minister Akbar Lone (B**tard) was opposing it." Vikar Rasool wani in 6 minute long audio aggressively responds to the caller who informers the minister about the hoisting of black flags by the National Conference activists.
Caller, Hanief... | |
| | | | Large scale favouritism in compensation of flood affected people goes on unabated | | Affected families being paid peanuts, un-affected enjoying bounties | | | Damaged: Rs 1500 per family
Less affected: Rs 75,000 per family
Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 19: While the flood affected people continue to face miseries on daily basis some others who remained untouched or were least affected are receiving bounties with no checks and balances system in place for proper monitoring of the compensation process.
Reports from some villages in Pattan area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district said that the people who lost everything in the flood have been left out. On the other side compensation has been provided to the people who were not at all affected by the ravaging flood.
A delegation of residents of Gund-I-Ibrahim village told Early Times th... | |
| | | | 2 Agri deptt employees among 3 held for selling wheat in black | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Oct 19: Police claimed to have arrested three persons including officials of Agriculture department for selling wheat and grass seeds in black market.
The accused have been identified storekeeper Mohammad Nazir of Budhall, field assistant Mohammad Afzal and shopkeeper Mohammad Isaaq of Gadyog.
Police have registered a case against the accused under sections 409 of RPC and 3/7 of ECA (Essential Commodity Act ) in FIR No 76/14 and have started further investigation on the direction of district SP.
Police sources said that the inhabitants of Kotranaka were complaining about the artificial scarcity of wheat and grass seeds and were taking round of the Agricultu... | |
| | | | Serious upsurge of PTSD patients in Jammu hospitals | | 'More cases likely to come' | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Oct 19: With recent floods and heavy firing in the border belts of Jammu, the cases of Psychological Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Jammu Psychiatrist hospitals has risen by more than 100 per cent, believe psychiatrists at Jammu hospital. Talking to Early Times, Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Manu Arora said that the number of patients have doubled in the past two months and on daily basis, eight to 10 patients visit them.
Dr Arora said that since September, due to flash floods and border firing, the number of patients is on rise and will escalate further. He said that of those treated, 82 per cent are middle aged, besides youth.
He said that at... | |
| | | | Opposition in Kashmir to closure of Civil Secretariat in Srinagar | | Under the garb of tragedy | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 19: And now the senseless opposition in Kashmir to the closure of Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on October 31 and to the order under which the seat of power would start functioning in Jammu from November 10 after six months.
Anti-Jammu elements and vested interests in Kashmir who repeatedly said that the Omar Abdullah-led NC-Congress coalition government failed the people of Kashmir when its intervention was needed the post to save the marooned people and provide them relief and shelter have now come out with a nasty suggestion that "many people (in Kashmir) have expressed their displeasure about the official announcement regarding closure of Civil Secretariat and oth... | |
| | | | AIDS spreading at alarming pace in J&K, 73 people get infected every month | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Oct 19: Beware! AIDS is spreading at an alarming pace in Jammu and Kashmir with around 73 cases being reported every month.
Figure of 73 when seen arithmetically brings to light a shocking fact that 2 cases are reported on daily basis where either an Adult gets infected with AIDS or a child or an elderly becomes the victim. Though the number is too small but for a small state like Jammu and Kashmir which is known across the country as land of Sufis and saints and where metropolitan culture is still some distance away, doctors accept that the increase is not only alarming but requires serious corrective measures.
According to the fact sheet on Jammu and Kashmir... | |
| | | | NC may persuade reluctant Omar to seek re-election from Ganderbal | | Piquant situation | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 19: Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also happens to be the working president of the Kashmir-based and Valley-centric National Conference (NC), is in a fix. He is reluctant to test the political waters this time because he is not so sure of his victory. It was not a normal thing when the NC announced three lists of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, which didn't include the name of the Chief Minister. It was something very significant in the sense that Omar Abdullah had not made up his mind to contest or not contest the election.
There were reports that the members of his coterie or kitchen-cabinet wanted him to seek election from Haz... | |
| | | | Pak violates ceasefire on IB, targets forward posts | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 19: In yet another ceasefire violation, the Pak Rangers today resorted to small arms firing on forward Border Outposts (BoPs) along the International Border (IB) here today.
"The Rangers resorted to small arms firing at BoPs along IB in Pargwal sub-sector of Jammu district at about 10.30 am," official sources said.
"Their aim was to prevent farmers from harvesting their crops," sources said. As per reports, the areas which came under firing from across the border included Jaman Bela, Rajpurs, Maljudh, Chak Phagwari, Deora and Himarpur Kona BoPs in Pargwal and Jourian areas of Akhnoor.
BSF troops retaliated resulting in exchange of fire. There was no lo... | |
| | | | Automobile, real estate, insurance companies put their stalls at CME workshop | | Violation of SMC guidelines | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Oct 19: Making a mockery of the guidelines of State Medical Council (SMC) at Government Medical College, Jammu, during a Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshop, organised to devise ways for improving the quality of medicare services, several automobile, real estate and insurance companies had put their stalls, virtually commercialising the event.
A two-day CME workshop and 9th Annual Conference of North States Chapter of Anatomical Society of India (NSCASI) on Total Knee Replacement and Demonstration of Anterolateral approach to HIP was held in Seminar Hall of GMC where several private companies had put their stall for attracting doctors and guests in sheer violat... | |
| | | | Violation of Govt order for contractual appointments in Health Deptt | | Written test, interviews scheduled for Oct 18, advertisement issued on Oct 16 | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 19: Throwing rulebook to winds, the Directorate of Health Services Jammu division has been making contractual appointments for various posts in complete violation of government order but the higher administration has reportedly turned a blind eye to it.
In a recent development the Department of Health Services Jammu division issued an advertisement on October 16, for the appointment of Date Entry Operators for five posts and for one post of Microbiologist but surprisingly instead of inviting applications, the department decided to conduct "Walk In Written Test/Interview" on October 18.
It was in total violation of SRO-255 issued by General Administrative Dep... | |
| | | | Election Commission addresses NC's concerns, or has it? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 19: The clarification by the Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath that holding assembly elections on schedule would not interfere with relief and rehabilitation operations in Jammu and Kashmir should remove all the fears and misgivings of those politicians who opposed holding elections on this ground.
There has been a general agreement among most political parties in the State that elections to the State Legislative Assembly should be held on time. The ruling NC has opposed holding these elections on the ground that the conduct of elections would interfere with the relief and rehabilitation process in the State. The ruling alliance partner of the NC has,... | |
| | | | Outsourcing of tourist huts to private entrepreneurs a setback to development authorities | | |  Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Oct 19: The huts at Radi Chowkibal and Reshwari Nowgam in Kupwara district of North Kashmir have been outsourced to private entrepreneurs by Chief Executive Officer Bangus Development Authority for their self interests and the staff has been attached to Tourist Reception Center (TRC) Kupwara.
A local from Handwara Nazir Ahmad Khan told Early Times that in 2006 J&K Tourism department had recognized Drangyari-Chowkibal and Reshwari-Nouwgam but after completion of t... | |
| | | | As elections draw closer, politicians become active | | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Katra, Oct 19: Just because the elections are coming close, several leaders and politicians have opened their cards by starting works on a smaller scale in their constituency only to gain attraction of the people. Such acts of the politicians is mere an eyewash to fill up their vote banks. It was noticed in holy town Katra, where the roads are getting repaired after a decade on the election season. Reliable sources rued with Early Times that as the elections are about to be announced, many smaller works that were pending from past some years are getting completed. The works like the repairing of roads from Nomain to Katra and many of the link roads are under completion. S... | |
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