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Ex-Industries Minister allots projects worth Rs 12 cr to relative without tenders 11/15/2019 11:22:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: Contrary to the tall claims of the Bharatiya Janta Party to bring transparency and putting an end to corruption in government departments, the saffron party leaders when assumed ministries in the erstwhile J&K state overstepped their predecessors as they made sole aim of accumulating more and more money, by hook or by crook. One such issue came to fore in the Small Scale Industrial Development Corporation Limited (SICOP), wherein former Industriies Minister allegedly allotted projects works worth Rs 12 crores under different centres without tenders to one of his relatives. Sources informed Early Times that showing thumb to codal formalities envisaged in the book of law, the officials of SICOP especially the project managers of IID Centres viz Kathua, Jammu and Udhmapur allotted projects worth several crores to a particular firm without tendering. "Most of tenders were allotted to particular firm and relatives of Ex-Industries Minister in the years 2017 that too without inviting tender to oblige the Minister's relatives and nobody in the corporat...   READ MORE

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NC may lose Pahalgam aide 11/15/2019 11:22:36 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: Amid reports that some of the Kashmir based political parties were likely to get shockers in the coming months, one of the close aides of National Conference working president, Omar Abdullah, from Pahalgam area of south Kashmir is likely to quit the party. Sources said the NC leader who holds significant position in the Pahalgam constituency was unlikely to join any existing regional party of Kashmir, though he is believed to have been approached by a few. Sources said the leader was allegedly fed up of the NC-politics as in the previous NC led regime he was not given any key mandate. Sources said the said leader thinks that staying back with the par...   READ MORE   Four years down the line, project remains inexistent, ridden apathy Nov 2015, when Smart City was promised to Jammu 11/15/2019 11:22:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is rejuvenation the smart city project for JK's twin capitals that was kept in limbo by the past helmsmen with funs worth crores made to lapse sadistically. A senior official in the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir told Early Times the central government has censured Jammu and Kashmir administration over keeping the vital smart city project in limbo with funds not being utilised and significant features of the proposal left unattended. On November 7, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sanctioned a whooping Rs 80K crore package for Jammu and Kashmir's various developmental projects. Out of the total sancti...   READ MORE   Mafia creates hurdles in setting up ePDS system in J&K 11/15/2019 11:22:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: More than four years have been passed but authorities have failed to complete the process of setting up Electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS) in J&K to bring transparency and accountability in distribution of ration. Credible sources said that an influential mafia is creating hurdle in the implementing of this system because this process will help the department to end pilferage of ration meant for the poor people. his has reference to the news item 'Ration pilferage leaves consumers high and dry DE Nov 28. The people living in far flung areas of the J&K have been the victims of blackmarketing of the ration meant for them and this blackmarketing ...   READ MORE   Minister asks people to make biryani of insects Bunch of jokers rule Pakistan! 11/15/2019 11:22:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: A Pakistani Minister has once again proved that the neighbouring country is being ruled by the bunch of jokers. Agriculture Minister of Pakistan while reacting to the bug attack on the port city of Karachi has advised the people to catch these insects and make a biryani. "People should not worry. They can catch these bugs and relish a wonderful biryani," the Minister is heard saying in a video clip. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "One can only laugh at the comments made by the Minister. It is ridiculous that the Minister has advised people to eat bugs rather than asking the officials to look for a scientific solution to make the city free o...   READ MORE   No leader can ignore aspirations of Jammu people: Munish 11/15/2019 11:21:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: Editor, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Saturday said that Jammu & Kashmir has already witnessed a transition and is heading towards development. Carrying forward his mass contact programme in Jeevan Nagar, Munish said, "The ball is in our court and we have to ensure that we join the caravan of change and lay a strong foundation of new Jammu." Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar const...   READ MORE   Will distribute my salary among needy' 11/15/2019 11:21:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ...   READ MORE   Confusion looms large about proposed official language of union territory of JK Assembly might adopt two official languages 11/15/2019 11:21:13 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 15: With the transition of Jammu & Kashmir from state into union territory complete on October 31, 2019, confusion looms large among the people what would be the official language of the newly carved out union territory. As on date the official language of Jammu & Kashmir is Urdu and any change in this regard would have to be done by the assembly of the union territory. Given the fact that there is no assembly in place at present it remains to be seen as how far the present rules vis-à-vis official language would apply. The Reorganization Bill introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah in the parliament on August 5 this year has authorized the...   READ MORE   Panchayati Raj, Local Bodies empowering people on ground level: LG Murmu 11/15/2019 11:20:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Friday said the Panchayati Raj and Local Bodies have empowered people on the ground. "India is the largest democracy in the world and people from the government should work for the public welfare and have a major role to play," Murmu said, while addressing the participants from 19 states and Union Territories, attending the Regional Conference on 'Replication of Good Governance Practices in the Union Territories of ...   READ MORE   JKAS officers with 13 years may get secretary level posts Dr. Banarsi Lal and Dr. Pawan Sharma 11/15/2019 11:20:17 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 15: Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to ask the Centre for consideration of super time scale Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service officers having 13 years of services for the secretary level posts in departments. Sources said that issue was discussed few months back in the State Administrative Council headed by the then Governor Satya Pal Malik that additional charge syndrome was affecting the functioning of the governance as there is shortage of IAS officers in Jammu and Kashmir. "The JK government is now considering relaxing service rules of JKAS officers and has decided to ask the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) G...   READ MORE   Border People facing problems due to lack facilities in SDH Mendhar 11/15/2019 10:01:20 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Nov 15: The common people are facing a lot of problems due to lack of facilities in the Sub District Hospital located in Mendhar, bordering sub-division of Poonch district. According to the information, three tehsils fall in the Mendhar subdivision, Mankot and Balakot, both along the border and one of the three tehsils is the main hospital, one gets injured every day in Pakistan, which is sub-district. Have to come to the hospital. Of Mendhar. Here, ...   READ MORE   Killer roads: Precious lives continue to lose, authorities still in deep slumber 11/15/2019 10:01:03 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: The recurring road accidents continue to claim precious lives with each passing day not only in Chenab Valley but in other areas falling in mountainous belts of Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir but the authorities concerned are not taking any concrete step to put an end to this mayhem. Most of these road mishaps reportedly occur due to the sheer negligence on part of the law enforcing agencies who fail in controlling the menace that has assumed alarming proportions over the years. In last two days, as many as 21 people lost their precious lives in Kishtwar and Doda districts and in both the cases the vehicles were carrying passengers ...   READ MORE

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