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| Public Service Commission, perfect 'rehabilitation' centre for retired or about to retire bureaucrats | | Nominated chairman gives up a year of active service in lieu of 4 years of 'rehabilitation' | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (J&KPSC), recruitment body for gazetted posts in the state has turned out to be a perfect rehabilitation centre for the 'blue-eyed' bureaucrats who have either retired from the Government service or are on verge of superannuation.
The J&KPSC somehow attracts not only the bureaucrats, but also retired police officers and judges since some among them have been appointed as members of the commission over the past few years. In the past doubts have been cast over the selections made by this recruitment body for various gazetted posts in different Government departments.
On October 10 the state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah announced the nomination of chairman and members of the J&KPSC. While Khurshid Ahmad Ganai was made the chairman of the Commission six other persons were nominated as the members of the Commission.
The newly nominated members of the Commission are Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, Mukherjeet Sharma, BR Lachotra, Wali Mohammad Bhat, Dr. Tejit Singh and Dr. Farooq... | |
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| Extraction of saphire from Paddar mines under scanner | | Kichloo's brother's involvement surfaces in Gemfields joint venture with JK Minerals | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 10: Even as Jammu and Kashmir Minerals Limited (JKML) is yet to join hands with a company for extraction of saphire from Paddar mines of Kishtwar, the alleged involvement of the brother of Minister for industries, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, has come to fore in the entire process.
Sources informed Early Times that hectic lobbying was on for accepting the tenders of London-headquartered Gemfields for making joint venture with JK Minerals Corporation for extraction of saphire from Paddar mines.
MD JKML, A S Hussain said that five companies have been shortlisted for making a joint venture with JKML for exploration, exploitation of Saphire Mines of Paddar... | |
| | | | `Omar led Govt identified with crime, corruption, institutional erosion' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Unlikely of a Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is stooping too low while campaigning for his candidates that his own party men feel ashamed. For the last one week or so, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah while addressing election rallies in various parts of Kashmir is stooping too low that the heads of his party men bow with shame.
Exhibiting total immaturity and ignoring the very fact that the coalition Government which he headed for six years is identified only with crime, corruption and Institutional erosion, Omar levels serious charges against some PDP candidates in a bid to tarnish their public image. Toeing the line of his uncle-hawk, DR. Mustafa Kamaal,... | |
| | | | Senior Cong leaders encouraging annoyed leaders to quit party | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: Due to factionalism in the party, Congress leadership in the State finds in difficult to keep its flock together after announcement of tickets. With every passing day, one after another Congress leader is quitting the party and leadership is helplessly watching leaders discarding the party.
Instead of pacifying the annoyed leaders who were denied tickets, some senior Congress leaders, according to credible sources, are instigating annoyed leaders to quit the party and contest assembly elections are rebel candidates.
Sources said that a group within the party, now a days, is busy in formulating strategy to ensure defeat of their official candidates to ... | |
| | | | Omar made 'false promises,' had no guts to face people in Ganderbal; Party a sinking ship would vanish in thin air | | NC rebel challenges his former boss | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: As the elections are coming closer the National Conference rebels are opening up and are bringing to fore the "misdeeds" of their masters.
The NC rebel, Mohammad Yousaf Bhat, who recently joined Congress and was nominated as the party candidate from Ganderbal today declared that his former boss (Chief Minister Omar Abdullah) shifted his constituency from Ganderbal to Sonawar and Beerwah as he knew that he would face a humiliating defeat in the Assembly segment, which he represented for six years.
Bhat, who was the chief campaign manager of the NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah in 1987 elections, while talking to Early Times described NC as a "sinking s... | |
| | | | Shortage of doctors, pharmacists paralyses Chinta PHC's functioning | | Ayurvedic doctor running health institution for years | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: The coalition government might have been boasting of having improved healthcare facilities to all in the state but the condition of Primary Health Center (PHC) in Chinta block of Bhaderwah is exposing these claims as maximum of posts are lying vacant and medicines are also missing from there.
A resident of Chinta said the Chinta PHC has sanctioned strength of five doctors including three Assistant Surgeons and a Dental Surgeon of Allopathic and an Ayurvedic doctor but at present only Ayurvedic doctor is running the health institution and all four posts of allopathic doctors have been lying vacant for the last few years.
"The PHC has a labou... | |
| | | | `NC buying votes for cash, ration in Charar-e- Sharief' | | PDP files complaint with ECI | | | Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Nov 10: Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused National Conference leaders particularly the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and his son of using money and ration to woo the voters in Charar-e-Sharief Assembly constituency of central Kashmir's Budgam district.
PDP senior leader and party's candidate for Charar-e- Sharief Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that Abdul Rahim Rather assigned the said job to his business tycoon son Hilal Rather who according to Lone is distributing cash and ration among the voters in remote areas of Charar-e-Sharief especially in Fresdab, Dhodkhatoo, Kandajan, Darwan, Nowgam, Batpora , Watkul , Kralgam, Kutbal an... | |
| | | | Case of pot calling kettle black | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 10: It is a case of the pot calling the kettle black with Congress candidates campaigning during the ensuing Assembly poll against the National Conference candidates. It is so because during the last about six years the two parties have been sharing power and even during the recent Lok Sabha elections the two had reached an agreement under which the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley were left for the NC to contest and the three seats in the regions of Jammu and Ladakh were allotted to the Congress. Since both the parties, that have been sharing power, drew a blank from all the three regions the two decided to go alone in the upcoming Assembly el... | |
| | | | HC directs Govt to file response within 4 days | | JK Republic Day On Nov 17? | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued a notice to Government and other respondents on a fresh plea seeking directions to all the constitutional authorities to celebrate Republic Day of the State on November 17.
A single bench of Justice Hasnain Massodi issued to the notice and directed the Government to file response by November 15 after hearing the petitioner Abdul Qayoom Khan, a retired forest officer, in person.
In his application, Khan said stated that despite directions from the High Court in March this year, no response has been filed by the respondents.
In his petition, Khan submits that the Constituent Assembly adopted a Resolution mo... | |
| | | | Sitting BJP MLAs raise banner of revolt | | Mission 44 plus may end in fiasco | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) mission 44 plus in JK may end up in a fiasco as its most senior leaders and sitting MLAs, who were denied mandate by the party high command, have either joined other parties or are contemplating to contest the forthcoming elections as independent candidates.
According to sources the rising dissidence and brewing resentment among the party men after the announcement of names of candidates has turned the tables on the party which is riding high on the Modi wave.
Sources said that BJP is facing dissidence in almost in every assembly segment of the Jammu region with former MLAs either contesting elections on the tickets of othe... | |
| | | | Panthers Party dumps Hiranagar candidate, prefers BJP rebel | | | | Early Times Report
kathua, Nov 10: Peculiar situation has arisen in Hiranagar assembly segment after the sitting BharatiyaJanta Party (BJP) MLA said goodbye to his party and joined Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP).
The decision to grant entry to sitting BJP MLA DurgaDass in Panthers Party has left the already announced candidate of the party fuming as he was busy preparing for the upcoming Assembly polls.
The sulking Panthers Party leader, Ramdhan who was declared as official party candidate from Hiranagar is annoyed over the party's sudden change of heart.
Sources informed Early Times that Ramdhan is contemplating to quit the party and is searching for other options to... | |
| | | | Fake lottery operators: SMSs tell people they have won huge amounts | | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Impostors continue to 'rip off' the people in Kashmir by assuring them that they have won a 'jackpot' worth lakhs and entice them to deposit money to receive their winning amount by divulging some of their vital details like credit card number and Email Id.
In reality, these messages of congratulations people get on their cell phones can often signal the start of a scam nightmare, leaving people out of pocket or at risk of identity theft.
Consumers are often told that they have won a large amount of money through overseas or online lottery and are encouraged to supply personal information and share their bank details to receive the won... | |
| | | | Cong, NC withering away | | J&K polls | | | Rustam
Early TImes Report
JAMMU, Nov 10: The ruling coalition comprising sub-regional and leaderless National Conference (NC) and the issueless and directionless Congress is withering away at an alarming speed. And if this trend continues for some more days, these two outfits would become a story of the past. They and their government have lost the confidence of the people across the state and their top leadership is mortally afraid of facing the angry electorate.
NC working president and outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has abandoned his own Ganderbal constituency convinced that he would be defeated by the electorate in case he sought reelection from this constituency, consider... | |
| | | | Hurriyat Conference is the creation of United States | | Startling revelations | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 10: The All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) was not founded by the Kashmiri separatists on their own as is generally believed. It has now become manifestly clear that the formation of the APHC in 1993 was not the outcome of a local initiative. It was US Diplomat and Pakistan expert Robin L Raphel, who is currently being probed on espionage charges by American security agencies, who "encouraged creation of separatist Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir and often forced Delhi to hold dialogue with Islamabad even when bilateral ties were low". This revelation was made the other day by important Indian officials who dealt with her during the past two decades.
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| | | | J&K polls: Cong not to field candidates against Mir, Tarigami, Hakeem | | Party high command tirelessly working to make way for another coalition in J&K | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: As state congress is yet to complete its nomination of candidates to contest upcoming assembly elections for the party, party high command, with the intention to increase number of seats to make way for another coalition, has decided not to field candidates against Ghulam Hassan Mir, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami and Hakeem Yaseen after consultations with them.
Sources in Congress said that consultations between CPI(M) state secretary Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, who contests from South Kashmir's Kulgam district, Ghulam Hassan Mir who contests from Tangmarg constituency and Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen who contests from Khan Sahab of Central Kashmir... | |
| | | | HC upholds previous verdict in 'CRPF officer's demotion case' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld single bench judgment while dismissing Shamsher Singh Sandhu's petition against an order by Union Ministry of Home Affairs with regard to his demotion from the rank of Inspector General to Deputy Inspector General of Paramilitary CRPF.
A Division Bench headed Chief Justice rejected his appeal after fresh medical report, declaring him not possessing SHAPE-1 medical category.
Earlier a single bench of the high court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey had said, "The promotion order of the petitioner was revoked in consequences of determination of his medical category as Shape 2 (permanent). "The petitioner ... | |
| | | | 20 complaints received from 51-Kishtwar, 52-Inderwal | | 2 Cops attached for violating MCC | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 10: Tightening its nose around the employees engaged in political campaigning in support of various political parties, mostly for ruling party candidate Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo (NC), Sg.St Javed Ahmed (I/C Police Post Sounder Dachhan) was attached with office of Dy. SP Operation Kishtwar along with another cop identified as Constable GhulamNabi. The attachment of the two cops by senior police officer comes in wake of the complaint made by the BJP that both the police personals were involved in campaigning in support of NC candidate Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo.
According to reports, 20 complaints were received at election complaint cell Kishtwar w... | |
| | | | Brandishes gun, posts pictures on internet | | PDP leader follows Wani' son | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: Days after pictures of National Conference leader's son brandishing an AK-47 went viral on internet in Kashmir, pictures of a lawmaker from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding a gun and dressed as a policeman are making rounds on the social networking websites.
The photo put up on the Facebook page of the PDP MLA from Chadoora constituency in central KahsmirJavid Mustafa Mir shows him holding a gun and wearing khaki bullet proof ja... | |
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