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| Tainted officials get plum posting as Local Bodies department violates Model Code of Conduct | | Bickering between Ramzan, Jora renders Executive Officer idle | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: On Saturday when the Election Commission of India (ECI) was busy in announcing schedule for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, higher ups in the Urban Local Bodies department were giving final shapes to orders that would ensure that 'tainted' officers are given plum postings.
In order to cover up their follies the department higher ups gave back date to one of the orders, but failed to do the same with the respect to the other order issued. It has also come to the fore that bickering between a National Conference Minister and Congress Minister resulted in a situation wherein an Executive Officer has been rendered non-functional.
The department issued order DULB/Esst/PS/294/375 of 2014 dated 24-10-2014 ordering for transfer/posting of some officials. The order was issued in modification of order number DULB/PS/294/373 of 2014 dated 21/10/2014. Although the date of issuance was shown on October 24, but in real sense the order was issued on October 25, the date on which Model Code of Conduct came into effect.
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| Ex-Cong Mayor predicts humiliating defeat for party in Assembly polls | | | | Sandeep Bhat
JAMMU, Oct 27: Congress leader and ex-Mayor Narinder Singh has predicted humiliating defeat for Congress party in the forthcoming Assembly elections.
In an exclusive interview with Early Times, he said the party will not touch double figures in the Assembly polls.
He attacked "Sharma Brothers" for their alleged role in bringing contract system in Congress and levelled serious allegations against them. He also said that Lal's resignation was just to gain sympathy as he knew that Congress party will not do better in the coming elections.
"Why did he wait for six years to resign? This speaks about his double standards. He is shedding crocodile tears on the issue as 90 per cen... | |
| | | | JU Council: Guv leaves VC JU in lurch, withholds decision to grant extension | | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Oct 27: In an obvious bid to play safe ahead of Assembly elections for which the notification has already been issued, Governor N N Vohra chose not to grant extension to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu Prof. MP Singh Ishar, even though the Pro Chancellor and the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had reportedly approved the proposal to grant another term to the incumbent over three weeks back.
The extension was expected to be granted today during the meeting of the University Council, but the Chancellor who chairs the Council chose to defer the decision, leaving the VC in lurch. Highly placed sources opined that with new State Government likely to be institute... | |
| | | | BJP's poll providence runs viral on WhatsApp | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Oct 27: For lakhs of smartphone users, social media sites like WhatsApp have become a strong medium to stay connected with their friends, relatives and close ones but of late such a platform has turned into a breeding ground for rumour mongers particularly those who have a stake or interest in state politics viz-a-viz the upcoming Assembly polls.
The trend of circulating messages containing prospective candidates for contesting the Assembly polls particularly from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is again doing the rounds in social media circles ever since the schedule of election was announced on Saturday evening.
The sudden surge in WhatsApp messages mentioning the na... | |
| | | | After induction as Secy MFC, Dr Tariq Azad heads nonexistent Emergency Medicine Department | | Principal GMC&H bows to former CM's relative | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Oct 27: Principal Government Medical College & Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu Dr. Ghanshyam Dev has surrendered before a relative of the former Chief Minister of the State violating the set norms fixed by the First President and members of the Medical Faculty Club (MFC), GMC&H Jammu.
Dr. Tariq Azad, close relative of former Union Minister for Health and former CM of the state, who was appointed Secretary of the Medical Faculty Club clandestinely by Principal GMC&H without intimating the former Secretary of the Club Dr. Zahid Jeelani has now been projected as the Head of the Department (HoD) of nonexistent Emergency Medicine Department .
On the website of the GMC&H, Dr. Tariq... | |
| | | | Rules allegedly changed to adjust blue-eyed SO in SMVDU | | | |
Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Oct 27: In yet another instance of violation of the statutes at Shri Mata Vashino Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, rules were allegedly changed to adjust a blue eyed section officer (legal) by the authorities.
Documents in possession of Early Times revealed that Section Officer, Legal, Rajesh Sharma was appointed at SMVDU on contract basis through an open advertisement excluding mandatory qualification as prescribed under the university statutes for the post falling in Lower Middle Level Management (Category III) and carrying a pay scale of Rs 5500-9000 to Rs 6500-10500 to bring Rajesh Kumar into zone of consideration.
The university statutes prescribe a Master's deg... | |
| | | | Will resignation help Sham repeat his 2008 performance? | | Exposing discrimination with Jammu | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 27: It was two days that Sham Lal Sharma resigned from the Omar Abdullah-led NC-Congress coalition Government on the ground that certain NC Ministers wanted him to do something he didn't want as it was against the people of Jammu province. He resigned just a day after the Election Commission of India announced the election schedule for Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand and enforced Model Code of Conduct. His resignation evoked a mixed response.
The NC, as expected, attacked him, saying he resigned because he had decided to join the BJP. Many others described his resignation as a drama enacted to create sympathy wave in Akhnoor constituency so that he could repeat his 2008 pe... | |
| | | | BJP may surrender Habba Kadal seat to Saraf | | Asks its leaders to look for allies | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir is all set to surrender the Habba Kadal seat in Srinagar constituency to the prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader Sanjay Saraf of Lok Jan Shakti Party.
Sources told Early Times that the president of the LJP, Ram Villas Paswan, has discussed the matter with the BJP high command and has persuaded it to leave the seat for Saraf.
Paswan, according to the sources, has told the BJP high command that Saraf during all these years has worked hard for people of the area and if the BJP fields its candidate it would divide the votes of displaced Kashmiri Pandits as most voters, in the Habba Kadal constituency which is... | |
| | | | Demands mandate from Habba Kadal | | KP Cong leader ready to join PDP | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: A New Delhi based Congress leader Ashok Bhan in the recent past had approached the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and had expressed his desire to join the party, sources said.
They said, "Bhan has told Mufti that PDP should give him mandate from Habba Kadal. However, the PDP patron asked him to join the party without any pre-conditions and once he joins the senior leaders of the party would decide his fate. The negotiations between Bhan and the PDP are still on." ... | |
| | | | Factionalism intensified in Kathua Congress | | | |
Sanjay Pathak
Kathua, Oct 27: Factionalism in the groups-ridden Congress again came to the fore when a function was organised to felicitate newly appointed working president of District Congress Committee (DCC), Kathua.
Loyalists of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz have organised a function to felicitate newly appointed DCC Kathua working president Pankaj Dogra but the incumbent district president Subash Gupta, who is loyalist of leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad was not invited in the function.
"It is very unfortunate that instead of presenting a united face ahead of the Assembly elections some leaders are still encouraging factionali... | |
| | | | NC politicises relief distribution in Valley, deputes workers for selective relief operations | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: With an eye on votes, National Conference (NC) has allegedly asked to its workers and campaigners to distribute relief material among their relatives and acquaintances in deluge hit Srinagar to invigorate them for the upcoming Assembly elections.
If sources are to believed, the relief material which includes free ration, bedding and clothing worth crores of rupees meant for thousands of families who lost their dwellings in devastating floods last month has been startlingly embezzled by the gross root workers of National Conference while the needy who are living a dispossessed life these days have been left in dire straits.
Sources confirmed 'Early Tim... | |
| | | | Kashmir has excessive representation in Assembly | | Jammu's age-old complaint | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 27: The fundamental factor that has enabled Kashmir and Kashmiri leadership to dominate and exploit Jammu province and Ladakh region, ride rough shod and (mis)rule the state is their excessive and preponderant share of representation in the Assembly that discusses and decides questions of supreme importance to the happiness and well-being of the people. Kashmir elects 46 members to the Assembly, while Jammu and Ladakh 37 and 4 members, respectively. It was the Congress that helped the canny and anti-Jammu and anti-Ladakh Kashmiri leadership in 1940s to grab more seats than it deserved and the objective of the Congress-dominated Delhi was to ensure that Kashmir got more th... | |
| | | | Kashmiri separatists resume Hartal politics, annoy flood-hit Valleyites | | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Despite the fact that the devastating flood has broken the back of the people of the Valley, the separatists have resumed their 'hartali siyasat' to be felt around.
But the people of the Valley seem to have made mind not to pay attention to these strike calls. Today's strike call was the second one within a week's time which evoked very poor response from the people as the shops were open in most parts of the Valley and the traffic plied as usual, almost on all the roots of the Valley giving heartburns to the separatists.
People of the Valley say that it is not wise on part of the separatists to cause more inconveniences since they have been undone by the deva... | |
| | | | JKSSRB's failure to declare teachers' list, results uncertain future of over 2000 shortlisted candidates | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 27: Even after more than one and half year, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Recruitment Board (JKSSRB) has failed to declare the teachers selection list of Doda District for 402 posts resulting uncertainty for the future of over 2000 candidates who are waiting for the declaration of said list. As per the details available with " Early Times", JKSSRB notified two advertisement for 402 vacant posts of teachers in the District in 2013 vide notification number 05 of 2013 dtd 02/03/2013 for 218 posts including 125 for open merit and advertisement 06 of 2013 dtd 10/05/2013 for 184 vacant post including 104 in open merit and according conducted the variou... | |
| | | | Paying guests replace Landholders, farmers from Revenue Deptt list | | Relief distribution to flood victims hit by official apathy | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Katra, Oct 27: Mortifying the process of distributing the relief to the flood victims of Katra, the lists prepared by the revenue authorities are full of errors as names of land holders and farmers are missing while those of paying guests figure in the lists. Some of the LandHolders and Farmers rued that the list of the flashflood effected families in Katra town which is available with the Food and Supply Department Katra as given by the Revenue Department is full of errors and omissions. They also said that those farmers who suffered a lot by the flashfloods in Katra town are not getting the relief ration owing to omission of their names in lists of effected families m... | |
| | | | 30 PHCs in Kupwara dysfunctional | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Oct 27: Sub District Hospital lacks proper nursing and paramedical staff, whereas the doctors give preference to the private practice, primary health centers are not well equipped with modern facilities and patients are suffered due to the callous attitude of authorities in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.
According to sources, there are more or less 30 public health centers (PHCs) in Kupwara district which are less functional, and there is also a shortage of more than fifty assistant surgeons, and during emergencies they have to move other districts of the valley.
Local resident of Lolab, Mohammad Maqbool Khan told Early Times that SDH Kupwara is lacking ... | |
| | | | Increasing number of militants falsify normalcy claims | | ‘Educated youth, Govt employees join militant ranks’ | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Oct 27: Even as assembly elections in the state are round the corner, steep rise in number of youth joining militant ranks and presence of militants of other parts of state in Kashmir is chopping down normalcy claims of the state government.
Reports received from credible sources reveal that in last three month's number of militants doubled in Kashmir after highly educated youth and in some cases government employees too were found joining militant ranks.
Besides some noted militants of Rajouri and Kalakot areas were also seen by forces at many places moving with local militants of Kashmir in double the number than what it was five or six months back.
Reports ... | |
| | | | Caught amidst border hostilities, wind storm aggravates farmers' plight | | Govt assumes stoic silence on compensating losses | |  Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 27: Farmers along International Border that has witnessed worst exchange of fire between hostile neighbours in the recent past have become foremost casualty of the hostilities coupled with unkind divinity that struck them in the form of a nasty wind storm on October 7.
Forced to abandon their farming activities which ensure food for them for the entire year, these farmers and their families are facing uncertain future.
Sitting under the shade of Sheesham tree near o... | |
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