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After surrendering AIIMS, BJP also gives up SHRC, SAC chairmen posts | Deputy CM too forgets to consider retired judge from Jammu for ombudsman's post in H&UD | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: BJP, which is facing public anger in Jammu over surrendering of AIIMS to Kashmir, is now facing public wrath for surrendering the posts of heads of SHRC and SAC as the Mufti-led BJP-PDP government has already finalised the names of Srinagar-based Justice (retd) Bashir Ahmed Khan and Justice (retd) Bilal Ahmed Nazki for the two prestigious institutions.
No retired high court judge of Jammu has been considered for any of the two posts.
Reacting to the news item "Justice Khan to head SAC, Nazki SHRC" published in the today's edition of "Early Times", several caller from Jammu region showed their anger over the way BJP has been playing second fiddle to its coalition partner, ignoring the cause of Jammu region.
"BJP promised us a Hindu Chief Minister from Jammu, it promised abrogation of Article 370 and it promised strong anti-terror laws to tackle militancy and anti-India forces but it has failed to do anything," said Ankush.
The angry people said that Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, who had the responsibility to protect the ri... | |
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Jammu's problems compound as health deptt removes specialist docs engaged under NRHM | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: Bizarre it may sound but it is true that on the day the government expressed concern over shortage of doctors in various district hospitals of the state, Director Health Services, Jammu, further compounded the problems by disengaging the services of all the specialist doctors engaged under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
On March 25, 2015, state health minister accepted the fact on the floor of the House that there was dearth of doctors and specialist doctors in all the district hospitals of the state.
Surprisingly, Director Health Services Jammu, Dr Baljeet Pathania on the same day, issued an order, disengaging the services of all the... | |
| | 2 more central projects fall to JK Govt's lethargy | | |
Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The lethargy of the state government viz-a-viz centrally sponsored schemes has held hostage two more projects under Integrated Cooperative Development Projects remained withheld for not complying guidelines of schemes.
Sources told Early Times that two projects were approved in March 2004 by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for implementation in the districts of Anantnag and Kathua at a total project cost of Rs 19.37 crore i.e. (Anantnag: Rs 10.49 crore; Kathua: Rs 8.88 crore).
"The projects were to be completed by 31 March 2014 but these are still under execution which resulted in non-sanctioning of new projects by t... | |
| | Critics of BJP appreciating Agenda of Alliance: Why? | Against national interest | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The bitter critics of the BJP are highly appreciative of the "Agenda of Alliance", which was formulated by BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav and its coalition partner in Jammu and Kashmir? The question is: Why are they supporting the Agenda of Alliance? Why are they terming it "unique"?
They are supporting the Agenda of Alliance for five specific reasons. One, the Agenda of Alliance has agreed upon by the BJP and its coalition partner as their road map for governance is a "well-thought out document with long-term visions and detailed guidelines for implementation". It is unique, according to them, as it includes the combined efforts of ideological... | |
| | Ignoring SAC recommendation to sack him, he was appointed SMC Commissioner | Omar's darling Qasba to 'face music' over illegal constructions | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The state government here is mulling to end illegal encroachments on floods channels and axe is likely to fall upon the former Municipal Commissioner of Srinagar G.N. Qasba who allegedly had approved a plethora of building permissions which otherwise were forbidden in the summer capital.
Sources privy to this development divulged that the state government has initiated a high level inquiry into the construction of illegal structures on Srinagar which turn out to be a major factor in submerging city and putting it on a brink of another flood threat.
Reports informed that during the tenure of Qasba, SMC has accorded scores of building permissions in gro... | |
| | Mufti assures self-help group of engineers of equal chances | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today assured a delegation of engineers that he would encourage equal opportunity to them while allotting contracts.
The Chief Minister assured the delegation of 'Self-Help Group of Engineers Association', which called on him for proper redressal of their grievances, saying he will encourage genuine self-help groups of engineers so that they get equal opportunities in allotment of work contracts floated by various government departments, an official spokesman said.
Mufti told them that he would pass directions to the authorities concerned to revamp the broad contours of a scheme for unemployed eng... | |
| | Probe ordered into illegal appointments, alleged nexus between agents, transport officials | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: After Early Times carried a series of news items, highlighting the alleged nexus between agents and some transport officials having taken roots in the department, the government has ordered a probe and asked Special Secretary, Transport Department, to submit report within 15 days.
As per the details available with Early Times, in reference to letter No GS-32(PC) 2915/1885 dated 20-03-2015 of Additional Secretary in Governor's Secretariat, Secretary to Government Transport Department Baseer Ahmad Khan vide government order No. 26 TR of 2015 Dated 10-04-2015 appointed Itrat Hussain Rafique, Special Secretary to Government Transport Depart... | |
| | CAG pulls Police for failure on strategic policing plan | | |
Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled the Jammu and Kashmir police department for its failure to prepare five-year strategic policing plan and the annual action plan for the State as a whole which resulted in poor implementation of the recommendations of Bureau of Police research and Department.
The CAG report which was tabled in the state legislature recently, has said that the working and living conditions of police personnel in police stations was not up to the mark. Around 18 police stations and 103 police posts in the State were without their own buildings and had been functioning in hired accommodation. The s... | |
| | JU’s Blunder: B.Sc Part II students given Part I Botany question papers | Paper cancelled, rescheduled for May 26 | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: In what can be construed as a major blunder of Jammu University (JU), B.Sc Part II students of Botany were today given B.Sc Part I semester II papers in the examination centres set up across the region, triggering resentment among them.
Before the scheduled time of the commencement of the paper, B.Sc Part II students in all the examination centres across the region, who were to take the Botany paper, were given answer sheets to fill in their names and roll numbers. However, when question papers were given to them at 2 pm, they were surprised to find that these were not Botany papers, official sources said.
Instead of the Botany paper, the JU had handed t... | |
| | Hurriyat Conference (M) breaks yet again | 6 General Council members quit | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Apr 11: The Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq received another jolt today when six constituents pulled out of the amalgam over its failure to restore the 1993 constitution.
The organizations that quit today include Zafar Akber Bhat of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Saleem Geelani of Jammu and Kashmir National Peoples Party, Hakeem Abdur Rashid of Muslim League, Yasmeen Raja of Muslim Khwateen Markaz, Bashir Andrabi of Kashmir Freedom Front and Shahid Saleem of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement have quit the conglomerate over its alleged failure to restore the 1993 constitution.
One of the leaders said the top leadership treated the conglomer... | |
| | 2 of new BJP MLCs are close to Farooq, separatists | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: BJP's top brass in New Delhi and J&K finally succeeded in getting National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah's two men nominated to the Legislative Council. They took oath on April 10.
One of the MLCs is a BJP leader who had ditched his own party not once but twice during the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections to ensure the victory of Farooq Abdullah to the Rajya Sabha and one of NC's candidates to the Legislative Council. He was later rewarded for violating the party whip.
Significantly, the present state BJP president too had voted for the NC candidate. The other person who was nominated to the Legislative Council from the BJP's quota had re... | |
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