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Compromised everything for 5 cabinet berths in J&K: Ram Madhav Cat is out of the bag 4/15/2015 12:06:24 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: Cat is finally out of the bag. BJP national general secretary and former RSS "half-baked" and utterly confused ideologue Ram Madhav, who on behalf his high command negotiated the sinister militant-friendly, anti-Jammu, anti-Ladakh and pro-Pakistan "Agenda of Alliance"on Sunday finally acknowledged that the BJP had to put in hard efforts to enter into coalition with the PDP. Responding to questions at Indian Express "idea Exchange", the BJP general secretary, who is being denounced in Jammu and by almost all the minority communities and refugee organizations as "the villain", admitted that there was a moment when it appeared that the negotiations had virtually failed and that it was the high command that came to his rescue and help him surmount the main hitch: recognition of treacherous, barbarous and anti-India Hurriyat as "stakeholder". Madhav, who is ignorant about the concept of the state and on the state, considered it a great achievement. It must be condemned as an act of betrayal on his part and on part of his high command, which has been com...   READ MORE

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Kishtwar violence: Commission suggests CBI probe into alleged role of Kichloo, IGP, DC, DIG, DSP, others 4/15/2015 12:06:12 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: The justice Gandhi Commission who probe August 9, 2013 Kishtwar violence in his 31 recommendations has recommended registration of FIR against former Minister of State for Home & others and also suggested CBI probe into allege role of Kichloo, IGP, DC, DIG, DSP & others in Kishtwar violence, beside also recommended registration of an FIR against all the guilty person and their custodial interrogation other then police, possibly through CBI. In his recommendations, Justice Gandhi stated that keeping in view of the evidence recorded by the Commission, the conduct and behavior of Saleem Mohammad DC Kishtwar, Duty Magistrates Majid Jehangir, ...   READ MORE   CID role questioned, it had failed to examine under currents that led to riots 4/15/2015 12:06:04 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: Justice (retired) RC Gandhi who submitted his report to government on Kishtwar riots last month in its investigation found that CID has failed in its role and as the agency fails to understand the under currents in the Kishtwar that led to riots on August 9, 2013 and resulted into the killing of 3 persons, injury to several others, beside large scale loot, arson and burning of public and government property. In his report, he stated that the role of CID has not been found up to the mark, added that "They are continuing to repeat a version of Hidyal Chowk since the year 2008 and totally unaware of any development at Kishtwar as if Kishtwar is not within th...   READ MORE   Two officials spoil the cook 4/15/2015 12:05:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14: Even though the new dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir has resolved to bring in accountability and transparency in the administration, a novel case of misuse of official position by a senior bureaucrat has come to the fore. The Early Times has reliably learnt that the commissioner secretary education department, Shalin Kabra has refused to relieve an orderly who actually belongs to the Agricultural Production department. The orderly namely Gayas Ahmad is serving Shalin Kabra as cook at his house since 2012. Kabra took the orderly to his home in 2012 when he was the commissioner Secretary of the Agriculture Department and since then the class-IV emplo...   READ MORE   Issueless, separatists may spoil tourist season 'Tame them before it's too late' 4/15/2015 12:05:47 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: Issueless separatists are hell bent upon ruining the tourist season in Kashmir and are looking for a chance to somehow create disturbance in the Valley which has been facing tremendous financial crunch since September 2014 after witnessing the worst floods of the century. This time around JKLF Chief Yasin Malik is one the forefront and has been criticizing every move of the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Malik was the first separatist who called for a shutdown soon after Mufti announced that Kashmiri Pandits would be rehabilitated in the Valley. Since the day PDP-BJP dispensation has taken over the reins of the state, Malik has left no stone unturn...   READ MORE   Wah Taj! Leaked letter makes Taj's rift with Sham public 4/15/2015 12:05:35 AM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 14: The fissures between two senior Congress leaders, who were also ministers in the previous NC-Congress coalition government, are out in the open now. The rift became public after a letter by Taj Mohi-ud-Din got leaked on Monday in which he had complained before the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah about PHE minister Sham Lal Sharma. Taj, sports minister in the coalition government, had shot the letter on May 28, 2013, expressing serious concern over the work going on at the snail's pace on various projects. Sharma was appointed as the PHE minister after Taj got the portfolio of Medical Education and Sports. Taj had referred to the c...   READ MORE   Sports Council loses lakhs, courtesy minister 4/15/2015 12:05:23 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: Brazenly flouting the rule book, the Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council has allocated its sports field in the city to a private organization for organizing a non sporting event for ten days undermining the spirit of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, which has restrained the authorities from allowing use of sports fields of the city for non sporting purposes and also , forcing the regular trainees to forgo their training. Not only has the sports field been allocated for non sporting purpose, but the laid tariff for allocating these grounds of the Sports Council has been grossly compromised on the behest of Minister for sports, in the proc...   READ MORE   Jammu crying for justice, Jugal advocates yoga If you don't have bread eat cake! 4/15/2015 12:05:14 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: While people and political parties are holding protest demonstrations against the BJP's anti-Jammu policies, the state BJP president and Lok Sabha MP from Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma, is asking the people to adopt Yoga.On Tuesday, Sharma assured them full support in promoting what he called "noble cause (yoga) to every nook and corner so that the people of the State will live in happily and healthy lifestyle" and announced that "we will celebrate International Yog Day all across the country onJune 21 as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi". He visited Bhartiya Yog Sansthan Ashram at Gol Gujjral on the occasion of Yo...   READ MORE   Former Agri Minister promoted 9 Jt Directors against 7 vacancies; 5 of them ineligible 4/15/2015 12:04:59 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: More skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboards, revealing how former Agriculture Minister, Gulam Hassan Mir brazenly breached the rule book to promote his blue eyed officers according to his own whims and fancies. In a startling disclosure, Mir promoted 9 officers as Jt. Directors against 7 vacancies; while 5 of them did not meet the laid eligibility for the post. Retired Officers of the Deptt informed Early Times that during his tenure as Agriculture Minister Gulam Hassan Mir, had promoted nine officers to Class-II posts (Joint Director), which was in total violation of the rules, as there were only seven Class II posts. According to the...   READ MORE   Ambedkar birth anniversary: BJP minister hijacks prog, criticised for sidelining others 4/15/2015 12:04:51 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: In the BR Ambedkar birth anniversary celebrations, there was a lot of resentment against a BJP minister for his alleged act of using his "influence" to hijack the programme and sidelining other prominent members of the community. While the BJP's popular slogan "Sabka Sath" was being treated disrespectfully, two RSS stalwarts, who were also present in the function, watched everything as mute spectators. The programme, like every year, was organised in a gala manner by Anusuchit Morcha of the state unit of BJP. Though the programme witnessed a huge presence of people from almost all the SC communities, it was fully controlled by BJP minister Bali Bhagat a...   READ MORE   Why DyCM can't mislead people of Jammu 4/15/2015 12:04:44 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 14: Senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh, who became Deputy Chief Minister by a quirk of history, has failed to do justice to the people of Jammu region. He knows it but still he has been indulging in exercises in self-deception believing that the people of Jammu region are fool, which they are not; they are politically very mature and they are watching with vigilance all the anti-Jammu activities the BJP has been indulging in to appease Kashmir. Nirmal is describing his failures as the BJP's successes and in the process provoking the people of Jammu province to distance themselves from the BJP they now consider a party of "bluffers, cheaters, rank opportunists and ...   READ MORE   I&FC does it again, 'misuses' Rs 1.87 cr 4/15/2015 12:03:21 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14 : Notorious for diversion of funds under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes, the J&K Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department has diverted funds to the tune of Rs 1.87 crore and spent it for other purposes, in violation of laid down norms. As per information available with Early Times, eight divisions of the I&FC department spent Rs 1.87 crore in five years by diverting the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) funds for various items and activities which were not covered under the scheme. "These eight divisions including Executive Engineer Irrigation Division 1st Jammu, XEn Irrigation Division Akhnoor, XEn I&FC Division R...   READ MORE   Allotment of tickets for heli-services during Amarnath Yatra criticized by tour operators 'Influential, politically backed tour operators get tickets' 4/15/2015 12:03:13 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 14 : The allotment of tickets to the various tour operators for operating the heli-services during the Amarnath Yatra by Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has come in for sharp criticism from the stakeholders as allegations of foul play have come to the fore. Sharing views with Early Times, a group of tour operators said that the allotment of tickets is done well in advance with the meeting in this regard reduced to just a formality. The tour operators said the tickets are always allotted to the 'influential' tour operators with the less known tour operators being denied the opportunity. "Over the past few years the same tour operator...   READ MORE   7 yrs on, Parmpilla bridge probe still awaited 4/15/2015 12:03:03 AM S.Tahir-Ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Apr 14: Seven years on, the findings of the probe ordered into the collapse of Parmpilla Uri Bridge here in Baramulla district of north Kashmir have not been made public. Sources told Early Times that, "The Parmpilla Bridge was constructed by the NHPC when it collapsed during a load testing in November 2008 resulting in death of 22 persons mostly labourers who were washed away in river Jhelum. Though the then Governor had directed the district ...   READ MORE   Favoritism ruling roosts in JU 4/15/2015 12:03:01 AM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14 : In an open display of nepotism and favoritism, the University of Jammu has recently accorded sanction to few contractual employees in contravention of the set norms. Highly placed sources in the university disclosed that one Suresh Kumar, who was appointed as sanitary Supervisor on contractual basis in 2005, has been adjusted as sanitary inspector as per order number 21685/89 dated 31/3/2015. The adjustment of Suresh has been made in utter violation of the laid down norms as, after serving the varsity as contractual employee, he was to be adjusted against same post, but he has been elevated to the post of sanitary inspector that has shock...   READ MORE   Deadline missed, work on GN maternity hospital now to be completed next yr 4/15/2015 12:02:48 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14 : After missing first deadline, the work on maternity hospital Gandhi Nagar is now expected to be completed next year. Work on the hospital was started in 2012-13 and the project was to be completed by the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board by 2014-15. Later, due to alleged political interference, the Roads and Buildings Department took over the construction work. Keeping in view overcrowded Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) hospital, the state government had proposed the 200 bed maternity hospital. Sources said the hospital missed the deadline due to slow funding from the government of India and the state government. "Lack of interest...   READ MORE   Stipend to terrorists; No salary for teachers 4/15/2015 12:02:36 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14 : It's astounding that in Jammu and Kashmir surrendered terrorists get stipend regularly for doing nothing, while the teachers engaged under the academic arrangement 2014-15 are without salary for the past 7 months. Sources said that as per notification number Edu-Coll/Adv/Acd/Arrg/JD/2014-15 dated 26-06-2014, Government invited applications for the engagement of Lecturers/Teaching Assistant on academic arrangement in various Government Degree Colleges of Jammu division for the session 2014-15. Counseling of aspiring Lecturers/Teaching Assistant was done in between August 11-13, 2014 through notification number GGM/Sci/Coll/2790-91 dat...   READ MORE   Central Govt slashes fund for J&K under MGNREGA 4/14/2015 11:11:29 PM Mir Farhat Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 14: The central government has slashed funds to Jammu and Kashmir for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the state has failed to spend the allotted money on development in the last financial year. Sources in the Rural Development Department said that the funds have been slashed by over 50 percent to each Block due to the failure in spending the funds meant for carrying out development in rural areas of the state. Sources said that last year each panchayat halqa were given four crore rupees, but the funds were not utilized fully as the targeted development was not achieved for the year. "This year only one ...   READ MORE   KPs in Jagti township observe bandh, clash with police 4/14/2015 11:11:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14: Kashmiri Pandits' (KPs) biggest township in Jammu, Jagti township, today observed a shutdown in protest against those who are opposing the return and rehabilitation of the displaced community members in a composite township in Kashmir Valley. Shops and business establishments remained closed in the township on a call given by the Jagti Tenement Committee. The committee members organised the bandh in protest mainly against separatists opposing the proposed townships for KPs in Valley and government's alleged U-turn not to settle the community in townships in Kashmir Valley. The protesting KPs clashed with police, which resorted to a mild cane charge...   READ MORE   Hassan Mir's follies continue to pinch Agriculture Department 400 'A' Grade official posts lying vacant, Seniority list fudged 4/14/2015 11:11:16 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 14: The Mismanagement which climaxed during the tenure of Former Minister for agriculture/Production continues to affect the functioning of Department of Agriculture as 400 posts at top level are still vacant and the seniority list has been manipulated. Around 400 posts of gazetted officers which include Deputy Directors, Joint Directors, Chief and District Level Officers are lying vacant in the department of agriculture , reportedly due to lawlessness during the tenure of Former Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir and his coterie. Offices of the department on the condition of anonymity revealed that around 400 gazzeted posts ...   READ MORE   Attention Mr Edu Minister: 7 yrs on, work on GDC Bani yet to begin 4/14/2015 11:11:08 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14: Seven years after the college was sanctioned, work on Government Degree College (GDC) Bani is yet to take off, thanks to the Higher Education department. A source in the department informed Early Times that former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had twice announced to lay down the foundation stone of GDC building, but his visit to Bani never materialised. "The government had claimed that bad weather prompted Omar to cancel the visit. However, the truth is that no contractor had come forward to undertake the construction," the source said. "Despite allocation of Rs. 11.67 crore for the construction of college building, the Higher Education d...   READ MORE   Demolition of Illegal building in city's posh colony Police fail to assist SMC officials, file wrong FIR 4/14/2015 11:11:00 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 14: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is yet to demolish an illegal building in Srinagar's posh colony as police is not providing the necessary assistance to the SMC authorities to undertake the demolition. The said building was constructed after Police had filed a wrong FIR during September 2014 floods which stated that a building was completely destroyed near the place where the illegal structure has been constructed. As per official documents available with Early Times , the Chief Enforcement Officer of Srinagar Municipal Corporation vide his official letter No: SMC/ENF/19,776-81 Dated 3.1.2015 requested Senior Superintendent of Police (SS...   READ MORE   7 years on, JKPCC completes just 50 percent work on SDH Chenani building 4/14/2015 11:10:45 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) has not only failed to meet the deadline in the construction of Sub District Hospital (SDH) Chenani , seven years after it took over the project, only 50 percent construction work has been completed. Sources informed Early Times that the JKPCC had started the construction work of SDH building Chenani in the year 2007 at an estimate cost of around Rs. 16 crores but seven years later, the project is far from completion , escalating the project cost and causing huge inconvenience to the people of the area. "It is very surprising that in DPR, the construction work had to be com...   READ MORE

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