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Doctors' Kins adjusted in Pathology Deptt
Favouritism goes unabated in GMC Jammu
1/31/2019 11:29:30 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 31: The head of the Government Medical College Jammu, allegedly adjusted the kin of an influential doctors in Pathology department of GMC Jammu under the Governor rule by converting seats from 'Reserved Pool' for the non-clinical department. Pertinently, the GMC Jammu is always known to favour blue-eyed, be it faculty members, registrars, demonstrators or even paramedics and nursing staff and these blue-eyed are usually ones who are either politically connected or favourites of a weak administration. Such things have some degree of sense during political government when politicians encourage these things for some political mileage but during Governor's rule that is invariably known for administrative efficiencies without political mileage; if such things happen it raises eyebrows and doubts against otherwise efficient and non-corrupt governors rule. The recent example of such favoritism was unearthed by the correspondent when senior doctors' Kins were accommodated as demonstrators in pathology department in a recently declared selection lis...
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What assembly elections mean to Jammu and Ladakh?
CM always from Kashmir
1/31/2019 11:29:18 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 31: NC vice-president Omar Abdullah has been urging again and again PM Narendra Modi to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. He and others of his ilk want assembly elections in the state before general elections (before May) or along with general elections. He belongs to that party that had created constitutional crisis in the state on January 19, 1990. The then CM Farooq Abdullah had dissolved his government (creation of rigged elections) and fled away to London. He returned to the state only in 1996 and formed his government on October 9, 1996. In between, the state remained under the Governor's rule and President's rule (January...
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Rs 19 Cr material cost under MGNREGA withdrawn in Marwah block
No end to corruption in RDD Department
1/31/2019 11:28:57 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 31: Around Rs 27 Crores have been withdrawn as material costs on the name of political activist, relatives of the RDD employees, children and wives and newly elected Sarpanch Asif Hussain. Reports said, around 40 lakhs have been withdrawn in Dachan block in the name of Asif Husain , who was recently elected Sarpanch. Besides a hefty sum has been embezzled by the influential persons under MGNREGA in Marwah block, reports said. It has come to fore that around 19 Crore have been withdrawn in the name of around 2-3 dozen people including children of the RDD employees. As per the details available with "Early Times", after uncovering ...
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Sofi Yusuf addresses media in absence of Ali Mohammad, later accuses earlier of 'cheating'
BJP's leaders fight it out in full media glare
1/31/2019 11:28:46 PM
Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 31: Nothing seems to be going right for Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the state with the leaders indulged in blaming each other even on trivial issues. A high voltage drama was witnessed here today as two BJP leaders of Kashmir valley fought it out on an issue that could have been solved easily. Although, the issue was a minor issue it turned out to be a big controversy with the BJP leaders hurling choicest of invectives on each other. BJP Vice President, Avinash Rai Khanna was supposed to address a press conference here at the Kongposh hotel located near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC). BJP's local leader Ali Mohammad was asked ...
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After Pakistan-Mirwaiz talks, Hurriyat enjoys a field day in Kashmir
'No FIR but Police protection to anti-India event'
1/31/2019 11:28:35 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 31: Even as the government was expected to tighten noose around the separatists after anti-India talks between Pakistani minister and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Hurriyat conference enjoys a field day in Kashmir. A day after Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on phone to discuss an anti-India agenda, instead of filing a police case, the Jammu and Kashmir Police provided protection to the Hurriyat M leaders to hold anti-India program in Srinagar. On the 30th January, the Hurriyat M was allowed to hold a mega convention followed by a press conference at their headquarters at Raj Bagh w...
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Er Rasheed 'misusing' freedom of speech
'Appeases Pak stooges by disrespecting Governor's office'
1/31/2019 11:28:10 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 31: Former MLA with separatist leanings Er Rasheed threatening that he would welcome the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with black flags during his scheduled visit to the state on February 3 has drawn flak. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that since the day Assembly has been dissolved, Er Rasheed has been behaving like a "separatist." "He (Er Rasheed) has been issuing provocative statements aimed at instigating people. He is leaving no opportunity to appease the Pakistani agents and the separatists active in the Valley. It seems he is working on the instructions he is getting from the people sitting across the Line of Control (LoC),"the analyst...
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Liabilities swell to Rs 68,000 Cr
JK in centre's `debt trap'
1/31/2019 11:28:03 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 31: Jammu and Kashmir government borrows crores of rupees from the Centre annually to meet its expenditure component. Official documents of the Finance Department reveal that Rs 7531 crore liabilities increased since last year. In the earlier years too, the liabilities have increased over Rs 7000 crore in each fiscal. The figures reveal that Jammu and Kashmir's liabilities have swelled to Rs 68,000 crore. "The three fiscal parameters - revenue deficit, fiscal deficit and outstanding liability-indicates the extent of overall fiscal balance in the finances of the state government during the specified period. The nature of deficit is an indicator of the p...
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Blue eyed get choicest postings, deserving ignored
Faulty implementation of transfer policy in Agri Deptt
1/31/2019 11:27:45 PM
G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 31: In violation of transfer policy, the Agriculture Department has ordered transfer of dozen Agriculture Extension Assistants (AEAs) but ironically those having close proximity with power corridor got modification at its choicest places. Sources informed Early Times that Director Agriculture Jammu has transferred dozen of EAAs through four different orders in rural areas but within week, their transfer orders got modified and blue eyed got re-adjusted at choicest places of posting. As per Agriculture Order No. 14/E of 2019 dated 10-1-2019 issued by Directorate in partial modification of Agriculture order No.04/E of 2019 dated 2-1-2019 ha...
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Militant groups change strategy, prefer silence recruitment
1/31/2019 11:27:33 PM
Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 31: Reflecting a change in strategy, militant groups have now stopped putting photographs of new recruits on social media sites to avoid the human and technical intelligence network of security agencies. Top police sources told Early Times that this year militant groups haven't made the identity of new recruits' public as they used to do earlier. "Militant group haven't stopped recruiting innocent youngsters. Many families have come forward and filled missing reports but this time around we believe that militant groups are carrying out silent recruitment dive," they said. Earlier, militant groups used to make photographs of new recrui...
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SBM, MSW rules mutilated by MC Bandipora
Wullar Lake becomes garbage dumping site
1/31/2019 10:31:10 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 31: At a time when Government is claiming to be implementing Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Municipal Solid Waste Rules in letter and spirit, the authorities at the helm of affairs to implement them are themselves involved in mutilating these guidelines. As per reliable information Municipal Committee Bandipora is using Wullar lake for dumping all the municipal solid waste that is collected from the town on daily basis. Inspite of the fact that the Wullar Lake has been recognised as a Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, 1971, the wetland has been subjected to pollution as a result of dumping of municipal sol...
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Divisive is Musharraf's 4-point J&K solution
1/31/2019 10:30:59 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 31: Tehreek-e-Insaaf Jammu & Kashmir chief Mohd Adil Hussain Hadi the other day claimed in Srinagar that the former Pakistan President General Pervez "Musharraf's 4-point formula had wide acceptance and that its implantation could prove to be a founding stone for resolving the dispute over Kashmir". Earlier, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other separatists in Kashmir had aired similar views. Similarly, the People's Democratic Party of Mehbooba Mufti has on a number of occasions endorsed the Musharraf's 4-point formula. In fact, her self-rule doctrine is based on the Musharraf's 4-point formula. What is this Musharraf's 4-point solution? The Musharraf's four point...
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LOCAL NEWS
Drubeel people stage protest against PDD
JKSSB advertises 1235 posts for 5 new Medical Colleges
YV Sharma terms interim budget as bundle of illusionary promises
SENTEF demands to revoke referral order of non-teaching posts
Campaign against drug abuse started in Panchayat Jadh Bhagta
DIG RP Range accorded warm send off on superannuation
NHM, RNTCP, NACO Employees call on Advisor Vijay Kumar
WAJD, a Sufi magazine launched
Two arrested with brown sugar worth over Rs 70 Cr
JKFEAED continues demonstration on day 2
Notify available slots for making inductions into KAS Cadre, officers tell Govt
Two absconders arrested
Prof Gupta assails NC, other political parties
102 kg poppy straw seized, one held
Social Workers Association hails Governor’s decision
JK ERA imposes penalty of Rs 2 cr on contractor
PSA will be revoked if voted to power: Omar
Excise sleuths conduct raids, 500 Kg lahan destroyed
DIC organizes workshop on 'Ease of Doing Business'
Jammu District Boxing C'ship concluded
Birthday celebration organised
RMPS organises medical camp
Martyred Army jawan Aurangzeb's father likely to join BJP during PM Modi’s visit to Jammu
Weekly Public Hearing Advisor Kumar listens to public grievances at Jammu, assures timely redressal
Leaders want youths get killed to keep Delhi under pressure: Guv Malik
Ashamed to see rampant corruption, will send corrupt to jail: J&K Governor
Navin reviews progress on languishing, core dev projects in Rajouri
CS hosts farewell function for outgoing Administrative Secretaries
Snowfall, low visibility hampers travel, traffic in State
Revenue officials give importance to SDM's retirement party then public
Omar urges Governor to focus on work instead of doing politics
Several schools suffer shortage of staff
Former CMO, others booked for misappropriation of funds
7 injured as militants hurl grenade on security forces in Anantnag
DB issues directive in PIL regarding center for organ transplant
Plea by medical officers against 5 year probation
Unsafe drinking water causes scare in Bhambla
Govt orders release of salaries of RReTs
Contempt in PIL regarding facilities for cancer patients
DBP Sabha pays tributes to Major Somnath Sharma
BBIA organizes workshop cum awareness programme
Multi Lingual Mushaira organised
ED NHPC Region J&K attains superannuation, warm send off accorded
Jyoti Saini elected as Naib Sarpanch
Kumbh Mela: Dogri play performed at Prayagraj
Prof Hartnack from France delivers popular lecture at CUJ
Public interaction meetings held at Nowshera, Bajabain
Advisor Sharma for fast-pacing projects in PHE sector
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