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Why mystery continues to shroud KAS-2016 Mains exams? Aspirants want PSC make court’s final verdict public, justify its digital marking clause 2/12/2020 11:14:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 12: Aspirants who had appeared in Kashmir Administrative Service exams in the year 2016 cry foul over the alleged management ruling the roost in the Public Service Commission them, asking the authorities to launch an official probe into the alleged prejudiced practices. Scores of KAS aspirants told Early Times that the government in the past tried to safeguard those who were involved in jeopardising the careers of hundreds of KAS aspirants who appeared in the most sought-after exams of the erstwhile state in the year 2016. As per the reports, Public Service Commission advertised 277 posts for KAS 2016 under the Mehbooba led government in June 2016. The preliminary exam was held in March 2017. However, right from the day prelims results were made public by the PSC, the exam process remained laden with irregularities at each stage. Turning it virtually nothing less than a saga of mismanagement right from the beginning. “With the covert nexus between some corrupt officials within the PSC and unscrupulous elements outside this institution, the merit...   READ MORE

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CEO Budgam dumps govt order of banning attachments, attaches teachers with her office Allots construction, renovation works without tendering; books purchased on exorbitant rates 2/12/2020 11:14:14 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 12: Chief Education Officer (CEO) Budgam Fatima Tak has virtually thrown the government orders of detachment into the dust bin as some members of teaching staff have been attached with the CEO’s office. The CEO office has also become a den of corruption and other wrong doings. Sources told Early Times that despite the government order banning attachments the CEO Budgam has re-attached some teachers of the district with her office. The CEO has set her own rules in this regard and is least bothered about the orders issued by the successive governments in this regard. “Despite repeated communication from Directorate of School Education K...   READ MORE   Cases of alleged corrupt officials gather dust from several months ULBK fails to submit inquiry report 2/12/2020 11:13:55 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 12: The inquiry report into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transaction, gross negligence and misconduct is still pending from past several months in the ULBK. Sources said that four Executive Officers of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir (ULBK) were suspended and attached with the direction office in July 2019 for alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transaction, gross negligence and misconduct. There was a complaint against Executive Officer, Municipal Anantnag, after which the H&UDD issued an order vide no: 153-HUD of 2019 dated 04/07/2019, said sources. Sources quoting the ...   READ MORE   Agents of private pharmacies hijack GMC Rajouri Hospital Gullible patients lured to purchase medicines from their shops 2/12/2020 11:13:42 PM ANKIT KESSAR EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, Feb 12: The agents of private pharmacies situated outside the Associated Hospital of Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri have virtually gone to such extent that they are constantly seen pursuing patients or their attendants and lure them into purchasing medicines prescribed by doctors. Sources told Early Times that these agents, who are actually employees of private pharmacies can be seen standing outside OPDs including Gynaecology, Surgical, General Physician and can also be seen roaming in different wards. “As soon as patients come out of the doctor’s rooms, these agents pounced on them and started motivating them to purchase medicines...   READ MORE   Despite lapse of 4 years, 20% refugees yet to get financial aid under PM rehabilitation package 2/12/2020 11:13:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 12: After lapse of over four years since the announcement of financial aid under Prime Minister Rehabilitation Package for Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and Chamb refugees, over 20 percent of the families have still not got the financial aid. Moreover despite announcement by Union government to include 5,300 left out families in the rehabilitation package, technically they are not included due to fact that most of the families had not resettled in Jammu and Kashmir. If these left out families are also included, then the total families who have not got the compensation so far will account for over 30 percent of the total families. According ...   READ MORE   MLA Hostel Sub Jail to be free from detainees soon 2/12/2020 11:13:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 12: The MLA Hostel in Srinagar that was converted into a Sub Jail to detain over two dozen politicians, who were arrested in the wake of abrogation of the special status, is set to be free from detainees soon. Sources said whereas most of the detainees are likely to be released in the coming days, those of the detained, who have been recently booked under the Public Safety Act or are feared to be booked, could be shifted elsewhere. Till now, more than two dozen politicians, who were detained at the MLA Hostel have been released whereas around a dozen of them are still under detention at the Sub Jail on the MA Road. Official sources said barring those...   READ MORE   Union ministers submit reports to PMO on implementation of welfare schemes in Jammu and Kashmir 2/12/2020 11:13:18 PM Agencies New Delhi, Feb 12: More than 30 Union ministers, who visited Jammu and Kashmir last month, have submitted their feedback to the Prime Minister''s Office (PMO) on the implementation of various development schemes there, officials said on Wednesday. As many as 37 central ministers visited Jammu and Kashmir to assess the ground situation and interact with people on various development schemes. Over 30 of them have submitted their reports to the Home Ministry and those were forwarded to the PMO recently, a government official said. The reports were primarily on how the welfare schemes were being implemented and the issues on which the Centre and the Union territory administrati...   READ MORE   No upper age relaxation for JK applicants in UPSC civil services exam this year 2/12/2020 11:13:12 PM Agencies New Delhi, Feb 12: Unlike last year, there will be no upper-age relaxation for applicants taking the civil services examination 2020 who are domicile of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir between 1980 and 1989, according to a notification issued on Wednesday. The age relaxation for other categories will continue. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced 796 vacancies in the country''s bureaucracy to be filled through the civil services examination 2020, which will be held on May 31, the notification said. According to last year''s civil services exam notification, the upper-age limit of 32 years to take the test was further relaxable for up to a maximu...   READ MORE   NIA files supplementary charge-sheet against 4 JeM operatives 2/12/2020 11:13:06 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 12: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge-sheet in NIA special court Delhi against 4 Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operatives who belong to Pulwama district. Sharing a detail a NIA official said that NIA has filed a supplementary charge-sheet in the NIA Special Court, Delhi in case RC-08/2019/NIA/DLI u/s 120B, 121A of IPC, sec. 18, 19, 20, 38 & 39 of UA(P) Act & sec. 4 & 5 of Explosive Substances Act. The accused have been identified as Sajjad Ahmad Khan @ Sajjad, Bilal Ahmad Mir @ Bilal Mir @ Billa, Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat @ Ishfaq Bhatt @ Ishfaq and Mehraj-ud-Din Chopan @ Mehraj. All the accused are residents of Pulwama. As per ...   READ MORE   Landmine blast victims seek justice 2/12/2020 9:51:20 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Feb 12: Land mine blast victims of twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch have demanded adequate compensation from the government as their families have been going through constant financial constraints, sources said here today. The people who have been working with army as porters and the civilians working in fields or so have fallen prey to the land mine blasts as a result of which they become disabled and lose some vital part of their body due t...   READ MORE

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