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High profile scams in BADP, BDO, RDD connives to siphon off Rs1.38 Cr 4/1/2019 11:40:52 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Akhnoor, Apr 1: How the funds released for Border Development Action Plan (BADP) are misused and lakhs siphoned off by the authorities at helm can be understood in tehsil Akhnoor where RRD and other departments connived to dent the development of borders. As per information received, around one crore and thirty eight lakhs were released under BADP in 2017-18 for various development works on Akhnoor border villages, but for a mafia from different departments , the money was released on different pretexts and misused to benefit some people. Block Development Office Akhnoor has been found to be the focal department which ran the illegal transactions where in Rural Development Department also became the party. It is being alleged that instead of taking up a...   READ MORE

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Veteran leader from Samba decides to quit Cong 4/1/2019 11:40:29 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report VIJAYPUR, Apr 1: In major setback to State Congress Party, a senior leader from Samba district has decided to quit the party in coming days alleging sheer ignorance by the party high command after giving thirty years to the party. Sources told Early Times that the senior party leader was ignored, sidelined despite having huge experience and public support in Samba District and particularly in Vijaypur Tehsil. He alleged that his hard work for the party was overlooked and was not given party mandate to participate in any Assembly and Lok Sabha election which he deserves being senior in the party. After seeing negligible growth in his political career, he ...   READ MORE   R&B under scanner for poor blacktop of national highway 4/1/2019 11:40:17 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 1: The Roads and Building Department (R&B) in Kashmir has come under scanner for allegedly poor quality blacktop of the national highway in Srinagar while the government may order an inquiry. Official sources said the R&B didn't go for proper quality control of the blacktopping of the highway along Bemina on which around Rs two crore were spent in "odd season". Sources said the engineers gave a go ahead for the blacktopping when the weather was not conducive. "The blacktop was done after October 2018 when the temperatures had reduced and the quality control was not done properly. This hints at the simple formula that the concerned may have minted good fo...   READ MORE   MC Kathua prez lands in controversy, appeals Safaikaramcharis to back BJP 4/1/2019 11:40:03 PM Early Times Report KATHUA, Apr 1: In an alleged violation of the model code of conduct, a video of Kathua Municipal Council's (MC) president wherein he was appealing to the Safaikaramcharis to vote in favour of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the upcoming parliamentary elections has gone viral on various social media platforms. Describing the appeal, which could be seen in the video, by the Kathua MC president Naresh Sharma to the Safaikaramcharis as a clear violation of model code of con...   READ MORE   Election officer Kathua asks juniors to supervise Gazetted officers 4/1/2019 11:39:41 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 1: The gazetted officers deputed for election duty in district Kahua will have to trek mountains while carrying Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs whereas their counterpart non-gazetted officers will be supervising them in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Election Officer Kathua on Monday issued an order, deputing several gazetted as well as non-gazetted government employees for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and the training of the election staff is slated to start on Tuesday at Women College Kathua. As per the election order, several gazetted officers including Assistant Professors, Associate Professors along with Lab Assistant, Technicia...   READ MORE   Mehbooba welcomes rape accused in PDP by offering bouquet Biggest shameful event of J&K's political history 4/1/2019 11:39:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 1: It was not 'April Fool' but a biggest shameful movement in the political history of J&K when former Chief Minister and president of PDP, Mehbooba Mufti inducted rape accused Talib Hussain into her party fold and accorded him historic reception with flower petals. PDP president, who herself a female, accorded so much respect to an accused whose own wife and some other females had charged him with allegation of demonizing modest of womenfolk. Only achievement ...   READ MORE   Indira Jaising had refused to defend rape accused Talib Hussain 4/1/2019 11:38:51 PM Senior lawyer Indira Jaising had announced not to appear on behalf of Hussain in the Supreme Court in view of the fresh allegations against the activist. In a public statement, Jaising said that she was in full support of the #MeToo movement and the allegations made by the JNU student are a sufficient cause for her to withdraw from Hussain's case. Earlier, Jaising had represented Hussain's relative in the Supreme Court, who had filed a petition alleging that the activist was being tortured in custody by the Jammu and Kashmir Police....   READ MORE   In times of unemployment, University of Kashmir extends services of two retired faculty members 4/1/2019 11:38:37 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 1: Despite the promises being made by the people at the highest level the bug of contractualism and extension of services has eaten the foundation of the University of Kashmir, the oldest highest seat of learning in Jammu & Kashmir. The university authorities issued at least two orders sanctioning extension of two faculty members of the university who retired from their services only yesterday (March 31, 2019). The two faculty members were discharging their duties in the Department of Management Studies and Centre for Central Asian Studies (CCAS). "Sanction is accorded to the extension in the services of Dr. Musadiq Amin Sahaf, Ex-Profess...   READ MORE   Omar Abdullah now demands separate PM for Kashmir Deceit, deception and devisiveness, thy name is NC 4/1/2019 11:38:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 1: In yet another brazen attempt to hoodwink innocent people, NC vice President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that if people vote for him, he will take up demand for separate Prime Minister and President for Kashmir. "Modi said in an interview that by 2020, we will repeal article 35A. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had threatened us that Article 35A and Article 370 will be removed, but Jammu and Kashmir is not like the other states. Other states became a part of India without any conditions. We made conditions. We did not come for free. To maintain our identity distinct, we entered certain things in the Constitution. We said our ident...   READ MORE   Modi hits out at Omar Abdullah over his separate PM statement 4/1/2019 11:38:18 PM Agencies HYDERABAD, Apr 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah over his reported statement seeking a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir, and asked the Congress-led opposition alliance to make their stand clear on his statement. Addressing an election rally here, Modi said there were media reports that Omar Abdullah has stated that there should be a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir. "Two Prime Ministers for Hindustan?, Do you agree with it? Congress has to answer and all the 'Mahagathbandhan' partners have to answer. What are the reasons and how dare he say that", he said. Modi said he also wants to ask Trinamool Chief and West ...   READ MORE   Militant believed to be involved in killings of Parihar brothers eliminated in Shopian encounter 4/1/2019 11:38:02 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Apr 1: In a major setback to ongoing probe into the Killings of BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar on 1-11-2018 in the heart of Kishtwar town, the Lashkar Militant believe to be involved in the killings has been eliminated by the security forces in Shopian district in south Kashmir on Thursday. The death of the suspect Militant will bring down curtains on many things in Parihar Brothers Killings which is being looked th...   READ MORE   PC, PDP, Er Rashid sponsored by IB, GoI agencies: Akbar Lone 4/1/2019 11:17:38 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Apr 1: National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone on Monday alleged that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples' Conference (PC) and Er. Rashid, president of Awami Itihad Party (AIP) are sponsored and are working on behalf of Indian agencies particularly Intelligence Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir. While addressing a gathering of National Conference workers at Sheeri in Baramulla district, Lone said that National Conference is the only party t...   READ MORE   100 teachers promoted as principals await adjustment Departmental apathy mars education system 4/1/2019 11:09:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 1: The indifference of the Education Department has adversely affected the quality of education in Government Schools of Jammu region as over hundred teachers have been promoted but Principals have not been posted till date. Sources told Early Times that the Education Department had cleared the promotions of 120 teachers as principals few months ago but the order in connection with their adjustment has not been issued till date. "There are hundreds of posts of Principals, Zonal Education Officers, Head Masters lying vacant due to which the administrative functioning of such schools has adversely affected but the concerned authority seems unaware of the ...   READ MORE   After SIC intervention job aspirant figures on top of select list 4/1/2019 11:09:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 1: A job aspirant who allegedly had been declared ineligible by the J&K State Services Recruitment Board (SSRB) figured at serial number 1 of the revised merit list after seeking the details of verification committee report under Right to Information Act (RTI) and subsequent intervention of J&K State Information Commission (SIC) which directed SSRB to provide exact details sought by information seeker under RTI. Details available with Early Times reveal that an RTI application was filed by an aggrieved job aspirant namely Mehrajdin Bhat a resident of Takibal Sopore. Information seeker had sought copies of some documents from J&K Service Selection Board on 2...   READ MORE   Four militants killed in encounter at Lassipora-Pulwama, three army men injured 4/1/2019 11:08:51 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 1: A group of four militants affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were today killed while as three Army men and a cop sustained injuries in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Lassipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Officials said that a gunfight broke out in Lassipora after a search operation was launched in the village following specific inputs about the presence of militants. They ...   READ MORE   Landslides continue to keep Chiralla out of bounds 4/1/2019 11:08:38 PM Early Times Report Doda, Apr 1: Even as the winter ended, the Panchayat Sunarthawa Chiralla is still cut off due to huge landslides. Locals alleged that inspite of many requests to department of PMGSY, landslides and trees which fell due to snowfall continue to block the Chiralla Sunarthawa circular road from Bankanthawa via Sunarthawa Chapra to Goesti Chiralla. The circular road of Chiralla Sunarthawa connects four polling booths of Panchayats Sunarthawa, Chiralla and Rokali which need ...   READ MORE   Article 35-A, ban on separatists main agenda in polls 4/1/2019 11:08:14 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 1: Ongoing controversy over Article 35-A and ban on separatist groups have emerged as main issues in Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir. While politicians are raising these issues to lure voters, developmental issues have been put on back burner. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed that Article 35A, was "constitutionally vulnerable and also hampering economic development of the state. A day later, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said gun and militancy are responsible for damaging economy in Kashmir not Article 35A or Article 370. "Article 35A has protected the state," he said. "Article 35A and Article 370 ...   READ MORE   Violation of orders clearly speaks volumes of your inefficiency, mismanagement Deviation of orders puts future of MOs in dark 4/1/2019 11:08:07 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 1: Induction training of newly joined Medical Officers was not implemented in letter and spirit by CMO Kupwara, for which Deputy Director Health Service Kashmir has issued an explanation order, where as the MOs who had joined face the burnt due to the attitude of concerned official. Deputy Director Health Services Kashmir has issued an explanation order to Chief Medical Officer, Kupwara, vide no: DHSK/PS/3199-3202 Dated 30/03/2019, of which a copy is in possession of ET. Order reads that, whereas Director Health Services Kashmir issued orders for induction Training of newly joined Medical Officers vide no: RIHFW/Training/2019-20/707-12 ...   READ MORE

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