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Taj Mohiddin as 'Betaj Baadshah' Created Gastro deptt at SSH without seeking cabinet sanction, appointed Assistant Professors illegally 4/22/2016 12:10:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: The former Health Minister and senior Congress leader Taj Mohiddin acted as the "Betaj Baadshah" of the health department during his tenure, sources told Early Times on Thursday. They said Taj altered the plan to establish Urology and Nephrology, Neurology and Neuro Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery departments at Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) here. "He (Taj) suddenly ordered the officials to establish Gastroenterology department at SSH ostensibly to appoint his men illegally and to install machines, which were procured after spending lakhs of rupees. He threw all the norms to winds and acted like a dictator to get his way," they added. Sources said that Taj tried to "bury his misdeed" and tried to legalize the department by issuing an order number 220-HME of 2014 for creation of new Gastroenterology department after segregating it from Department of Medicines in the Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu on April 23, 2014." They said the Assistant Professors were also appointed without following proper recruitment procedure and posts...   READ MORE

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Cooperative Bank takes employees for a ride to manipulate figures 4/22/2016 12:10:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: The Board of Directors of Citizens Cooperative Bank Ltd, Jammu, has allegedly resorted to open loot in the bank and also taking its employees for a ride. In a bid to manipulate balance sheet for the financial year 2015-16, the management is learnt to have forced the bank employees to purchase shares of CCBL Jammu, for which loans were disbursed. In other words, the bank utilized its own staff to manipulate the figures and befool Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has already issued warnings to the CCBL Jammu to improve its banking and rein in unnecessary expenditures. While elaborating, sources explained that three days before the closure of last month ...   READ MORE   6-yrs on, Tawi Lake project still incomplete BJP fails Jammu 4/22/2016 12:09:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: The real face of BJP, which calls itself the champion of Jammu cause, can be gauged from the fact that its leaders have miserably failed to get the Tawi lake project completed. The work on lake project started nearly six years ago on July 22, 2010 and was designed to attract considerable flow of tourists from outside state ensuring their short sojourn in Jammu City to boost and benefit the tourism industry and business class here. Since the people of Jammu di...   READ MORE   Jamaat under scanner for fomenting trouble near encounter sites 4/22/2016 12:09:05 AM ET Report Jammu, Apr 21: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), a pro-Pakistan separatist organization, which claims to have its cadres spread across Kashmir has come under the scanner of the security agencies for fomenting trouble at encounter sites and instigating people to indulge in stone pelting to disrupt the gunfights, sources told Early Times. They said, the trend to disrupt encounters is common in south Kashmir where the presence and influence of Jamaat-i-Islami is more. "Present militancy in Kashmir is all about radicalization. Youth have been influenced and radicalized by the extremist elements. It's a cause of concern and strategies are being devised to counter the propaganda of the separa...   READ MORE   SKUAST (J) official finalises 'deal' for appointment of Assistant Manager 4/22/2016 12:08:58 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: An influential official in the office of Vice Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, has been allegedly trying to induct his favourite candidate on the post of Assistant Manager of guest house in the campus and a deal has been already struck with the candidate. The SKUAST had sought applications for the post of Assistant Manager at guest house through an advertisement which was published last year. "Consequently, in response to the advertisement, several applications were received by SKUAST administration, but due to unknown reasons the interviews for the said post could not be held for a long ti...   READ MORE   Gandhi Nagar Hospital becomes asylum of influential BJP MLA's spouse among 30 privileged staffers 4/22/2016 12:08:50 AM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Jammu has become asylum for the politically affluent employees of the health department, most of them kith and kin of politicians and bureaucrats, as out of one hundred and fifty staff members, thirty are those, who allegedly are enjoying undue privileges here. "These influential staff members are mocking at the system owing to their political connections", said sources. Among these thirty blue eyed employees, BJP MLA's wife occupies prominent place as she has been attached with a section whereby she allegedly works only for two days a week. " Not only she, there are twenty four other assistant surgeons ...   READ MORE   BJP to convert Kashmiri separatists into nationalists 4/22/2016 12:08:39 AM Early times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: Defending the BJP-led NDA government's position on Kashmir, BJP national general secretary and one of the architects of the PDP-BJP agenda of alliance and the party's point-man for J&K, Ram Madhav, has said that the "anti-national sentiment was nothing new in Kashmir" and asserted that the BJP will convert separatists into nationalists, who will hoist the national flag happily and willingly. "That the police have acted against anti-nationals in other parts of the country is proof that the government was not tolerating secessionism. We want the people of India to give the government more time to create an environment in the region (in this case Kashmir) ...   READ MORE   2 arrested for not paying 'hafta' to SHO 4/22/2016 12:08:16 AM Early Times Report SAMBA, Apr 21: In an alleged case of misuse of power, an Inspector posted as SHO of a police station in Samba district has booked at least two employees of an adda fee contractor, following his refusal to shell out more 'bribe' money. Police sources said the SHO called up the contractor a few days back and allegedly asked him to increase the monthly police share of bribe if he wanted to run his operations smoothly. Though the two deliberated upon the issue for nearly a month, the contractor expressed his helplessness to increase the bribe amount, sources said. "When, even after a month-long deliberations, the contractor sent him less money, he did not accept it and d...   READ MORE   How businessman-politician engineered ouster of Omar's chum from NC 4/22/2016 12:08:05 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: Resentment is brewing within the rank and file of the National Conference over the unceremonious manner in which a senior leader and once close buddy of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was impelled to walk out of the party by a Jammu based businessman politician of the National Conference. Sources in the party divulge that many a grass root level workers and party office bearers are anguished by the exit of the senior party leader who has been long time party loyalist and eloquent voice of the party in the border belt of Jammu. Sources also allege that the influential businessman politician of Jammu, who is an important office bearer of ...   READ MORE   Indecisive Sajad Lone makes people suffer Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa! 4/22/2016 12:07:58 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: After attending a crucial meeting, as Social Welfare Minister at Kupwara last week, Sajad Gani Lone, still seems to be in Kabhi haan, Kabhi na mood as he has not joined the office yet. Sajad had surprised everyone by making a special appearance at Kupwara and by attending the meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. It was his first appearance after tendering his resignation from the council of ministers. Senior BJP leaders had claimed that Sajad's resignation has not been accepted and he continues to be their cabinet colleague. Sources said Sajad's absence has left the department headless making the destitute suffer. Sources...   READ MORE   Illegal promotions go unabated in Forest deptt 4/21/2016 11:35:56 PM GS Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: Reshuffle in portfolio had severally affected working style of Ch Lal Singh, as a 'tiger' now-a-days confines himself to check registers at forest check posts only, despite huge timber smuggling and illegal promotions in forest department. It is learnt that disappointed over portfolio reshuffle, Singh had protested before the party high command. "Since the day, Lal Singh assumed charge of Minister for Forest and Ecology, he got town-down", said a BJP leader seeking not be named. He further said crazy to be in headlines, Lal Singh, now-a-days preferring to spend his time in home town. "The Minister has spent, last week in Kathua distr...   READ MORE   DSP, SHO at daggers drawn 4/21/2016 11:35:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: There is no love lost between a DSP and an SHO of a police station in Jammu district as they have developed strong enmity and hate towards each other and are making no effort to conceal it. The two are at daggers drawn for some months now with no sign of improvement in relations, according to police sources. Differences and mistrust between them developed after the Inspector got posted as SHO of a police station that fell under the area of DSP. "Later, levelling serious allegations of corruption and professional misconduct against the DSP, the SHO had approached senior police officers and sought his transfer to some other place," sources said. Though ...   READ MORE   73 posts of lecturers vacant in Ramban 4/21/2016 11:35:43 PM Danish Mohammad Banihal, Apr 21: Acute Shortage of lecturers in different higher secondary schools of district Ramban has make the future of thousands of students in to darkness. As per the details there are 163 posts of lecturers in 13 different higher secondary schools in district Ramban and only 90 lecturers are posted in these Higher Secondary Schools and the rest of 73 posts of lecturers area still vacant in these higher secondary schools. The recently transfer of the lecturers make more difficulty to the students of the district as the many lectures are still not joining there new place of posting in the district. Sources from the Education Department said that in model governm...   READ MORE   3 militants killed in Kupwara encounter 4/21/2016 11:35:38 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Apr 21: At least three foreign militants were killed today in an encounter with security forces here in this North Kashmir district. A senior police official said that acting on specific information about the presence of 3-4 militants in Putshai area of Lolab in the district, security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation today morning. "A joint team of Army's 28 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) police and Special Operation Group (SOG) cordoned off the area in the wee hours today morning, and engaged the militants in fire," the official told Early Times. The official said that three militants were killed in the encounter and four ...   READ MORE   NHPC earns around Rs 20,000 crores from sale of power generated in J&K 4/21/2016 11:35:30 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 21: National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) has earned more than Rs. 19,431.92 crores from the sale of power generated in Jammu & Kashmir to all the power utilities including the state government. These revelations have come after the NHPC responded to an Right to Information (RTI) application moved by RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak. Ventakesh who is the Programme Coordinator, Access to Information Programme, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has sought information about the revenue accrued by NHPC. The reply says that between 2001-2015 (14 years), by selling 20,841.65 MU of power to Jammu & Kashmir government alon...   READ MORE   AMT nomination scam: School authorities send students for clinical practices 4/21/2016 11:35:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: Apprehending the backlash of nomination made on recommendations from former Health Minister in the AMT School, the concerned authorities in a bid to stand on solid grounds have reportedly changed the title of nominations from AMT to 'Clinical' streams, high placed sources within the department here today said. Sources informed Early Times that, after media reporting exposing AMT nomination scam, the Principal Ancillary Medical Training School (AMT) Jammu, had sent the students for clinical practices in GMC. "Few days back, SurajRakwal, OSD to former Health and Medical Education Minister, Ch Lal Singh went to school, and pressurized the Principal to send...   READ MORE   In 7 yrs, only name changes in Shopian hospital 4/21/2016 11:35:15 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: District Hospital Shopian devoid of Basic facilities and services of Specialists despite official announcement of its up-gradation seven years back compels patients of far flung areas to approach costly Private sector for treatment. Locals of the area told Early Times that main Hospital of Shopian which authorities claimed to have been upgraded from Community Health Center (CHC) to District Hospital immediately after District status was given to Shopian is still devoid of basic facilities and services of specialists. They said that only name of Hospital from CHC to District Hospital changed in seven years as hospital continues to be...   READ MORE   'Tainted' officers holding important posts in state adm 4/21/2016 11:23:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: Some 'tainted' officers allegedly continue to hold important positions in the state administration. "One officer is holding a senior position in revenue depart. A case was registered against him when he was deputy commissioner, Pulwama. There is another officer of the rank of deputy secretary who was suspended when he was SDM, Surankote, in Poonch district. He now stands promoted and posted as deputy secretary in revenue department. The senior revenue officer has attained notoriety for being unfriendly towards general public. He has been telling people that a cabinet minister had asked him not to send him 'irrelevant' files. According to him, the min...   READ MORE   Low rung 'political leaders' desperate to get PSOs to maintain influence 4/21/2016 11:22:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: Soon after the formation of unpopular BJP-PDP government, workers of BhartityaJanta Party (BJP) started approaching the senior police officers just to get Personal Security Officers (PSOs) in Jammu District. According to sources in police department, the workers of the BJP have allegedly started pressurizing some senior police officers for allotting PSOs to them. Astonishingly, most of the workers do not fall under the pre-requisite criteria of getting the PSOs, yet they have applied for security allegedly being backed by some of the BJP ministers and the so called mentors of these party leaders are on job/ trying to convince the police officers so th...   READ MORE   Chameleon Farooq says Kashmiri Muslims 'love Pakistan' 4/21/2016 11:22:50 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 21: National Conference president and former Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that Kashmiris Muslims "love Pakistan and it can't be removed with money." "What happened in NIT Srinagar? We were told Muslims raised noise. But it is fact that Muslims here love Pakistan.How can Farooq Abdullah remove that love from their hearts?" Farooq asked saidwhile addressing a function at Khanabalhere. The function was organized to mark first death anniversary of senior NC leader and three-time MLA Abdul Gani Veeri. Farooq said that if New Delhi "continues to oppress people here this love for Pakistan will grow stronger and people wil...   READ MORE   'Jammu is also not part of Kashmir' Calling Geelani's bluff 4/21/2016 11:22:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 21: The other day, Pakistani agent and fanatic Syed Ali Shah Geelani urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to continue to support the Kashmiri separatist cause while rejecting the statement of the External Affairs Ministry that J&K was an integral part of India. "Kashmir was never an integral part of India, which has controlled it by military strength. There is no constitutional or moral justification to Indian occupation in Kashmir," Geelani said. There was nothing new in what Geelani said. He only reiterated his stated position. However, his oft-repeated stand that the entire state of J&K was for the right to self-determination was nothing but ...   READ MORE   Ancient shrine of 'Baba Goran' cries for attention, devotees suffer 4/21/2016 11:06:14 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Samba, Apr 21: With the authorities concerned in slumber over the maintenance of main approach road to the ancient shrine of Baba Shivo popularly known as Baba Goran, the devotees are forced to face problems to reach to this holy shrine. Devotees from Hindu and others communities also throng to the shrine in large number yet the shrine has been neglected by the district authorities till date despite the fact that the shrine is one among the pilgrimage attr...   READ MORE   Unrecognised prepratory schools fleece parents Authorities in slumber 4/21/2016 11:03:38 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: The unrecognized 'preparatory' schools in Kashmir have been fleecing parents and misbehave with them in case they raise queries vis-à-vis fee structure and other undue expenses they are asked to pay monthly. Many parents despite approaching higher-ups of Education department claimed that their complaints against these elementary schools were taken for-granted with the result owners of said schools have been taking undue advantages of the authorities silence over the issue. "I got my two year old ward admitted in Kids Zee Nursery School at Karan Nagar some two months back, and I was asked to pay rupees 2100 monthly including bus fee...   READ MORE

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