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Cabinet fails to order transfers, thanks to BJP 4/27/2016 11:59:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: It was all due to lack of consensus among ministers of "disciplined" BJP that no decision could be taken on transfers in today's Cabinet meeting, which was held this evening. Credible sources in the corridors of power revealed that there was proposals of the transfers in police and civil administration but BJP ministers failed to give their approval on these transfers. Sources further said that there was complete consensus among PDP ministers on transfers and postings but BJP ministers were not unanimous on postings of some officers. Credible sources said that instead of giving authority to any single minister to take on behalf of the party, every BJP minister has prepared his own lists of blue-eyed officers to be posted in their respective areas. PDP leadership does not want to interfere in Jammu region and BJP leadership was asked to final list of officers both police and civil to be posted in this region but BJP ministers failed to evolve consensus so decision to transfer some officers was delayed. Meanwhile State cabinet, which met here toda...   READ MORE

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Sack officials who don't mend ways: CM to authorities 4/27/2016 11:59:41 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has sent out a strong warning to government officials who don't heed to complaints. According to sources, in cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that officials who do not improve their performance despite repeated complaints should be sacked. Sources said that the Chief Minister has asked the assessment of employees who are habitual of corruption and other unlawful activities. Sources said that Mehbooba also asked the ministers to recommend action against erring officials. Sources added that the CM also asked all government departments, which have to extensively deal with the publi...   READ MORE   Finally, PDP-BJP draw red line on separatist sentiment No condolence messages for Cabinet colleague Sajad Lone 4/27/2016 11:59:33 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Finally, the coalition government has drawn a red line on the separatist sentiment, ending years of "hypocrisy", which was mostly fuelled by the Abdullah family. For the first time, nobody from the ruling coalition has issued any condolence for their Cabinet colleague Sajad Gani Lone, whose father-in-law and senior separatist leaders Amanullah Khan passed away in Pakistan on Tuesday. Sources said the government ensured that nobody from PDP and BJP, no matter how close he or she personally was to Sajad, issues any formal condolence on demise of the co-founder of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. Insiders said given the tradition of iss...   READ MORE   RSS unhappy over BJP handling of NIT issue NIT issue 4/27/2016 11:59:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: The more loyal than king attitude by the BJP and affiliated organizations in Jammu and Kashmir towards the burning issue of non-Kashmiri students of NIT Srinagar, is baffling Sangh Parivar leadership at top level. The high-level fact finding team of a Sangh Parivar outfit, which visited the State for two days, was shocked over the hostile reaction of BJP and its sister organizations towards the non-Kashmiri NIT students, who are not ready to return back to the college. According to the sources, during feedback interaction with leaders of the BJP and sister organizations besides the party ministers in the coalition Government, the RSS team noticed the...   READ MORE   Janbaaz Sipahi Niralay unhappy! 4/27/2016 11:59:05 PM Sumit Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Janbaaz Sipahi Niralay of Kashmir Police Service (KPS) cadre are nowhere on papers and have limited promotion options, while as their counterparts in Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) are much ahead and seem to have a bright future. Authoritative sources informed to seek the attention of their top bosses, some of the police officers of KPS cadre met the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and gave some suggestions, including creation of the KPS cadre and administrative posts in different wings of police like Crime Branch, Vigilance Organization, CID and Military Liaison on the pattern like that of KAS officers who have been posted...   READ MORE   BJP stands condemned, blacklisted after NIT row 4/27/2016 11:58:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: Gone are the days when the nationalists and the Hindus used to look towards the BJP hoping that it would defend them, promote their interests and take on the anti-nationalist forces. As the today's BJP is not the BJP of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee and Deendayal Upadhaya, the nationalists have by and large distanced themselves from the BJP, saying to seek help from the BJP would be only a futile exercise, wastage of time and an attempt at self-deception. The point is that the BJP today stands condemned and blacklisted. It has fallen from grace and has lost the people's support. This can be seen from the prevailing distrust or mistrust between the BJP leadersh...   READ MORE   BJP terms India's humiliation its victory Delhi talks: In Delhi, Pak says 'Kashmir core issue' 4/27/2016 11:58:48 PM ET Report JAMMU, Apr 27: Kashmir remains the "core issue" with India, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary told his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar as they met on the sidelines of a global conference on Afghanistan in Delhi the other day. The talks continued for about 20 minutes. New Delhi allowed talks between the two Foreign Secretaries or rub salt on the wounds of the Indians, despite the fact that Pakistan hadn't handed over to India the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai and January 2, 2016 Pathankot Airbase terror attacks and notwithstanding the fact that India itself had cancelled talks with Pakistan in the wake of the Pathankot terror attack that left five of our brave...   READ MORE   'Fresh vegetables' to make the mare go in police deptt 4/27/2016 11:58:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: Fresh vegetables are being grown in the sprawling lawns of district police lines (DPL) here for their supply to some ministers and senior police and civil officers to keep them in good humour. By supplying fresh vegetables to ministers and senior police and civil officers, the concerned officer aims at strengthening relations with them so that he can seek favours from them at an opportune moment, according to police sources. Sources said the officer had ordered cops and other lower ranks to utilise the sprawling lawns and other empty space at DPL for growing vegetables. Going by the produce, which was expected to be in hundreds of kilograms per day, the...   READ MORE   Ignoring SOPs, construction of Bikram Chowk-Gandhi Nagar flyover goes on JK learns no lesson from Kolkata flyover tragedy 4/27/2016 11:58:29 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: The state government especially the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) has seemingly learnt no lesson from the Kolkata flyover tragedy, which had claimed several lives, as despite open violation of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) by the construction company, putting several lives in danger but no action has been taken by any department. Concerned over alleged gross violation of SOPs, a social worker and Right to Information activist Raman Sharma had approached the top officials on April 22, 2016 but after the lapse of nearly five days, so far no action has been taken as the construction work has been going on as per routine. In the ap...   READ MORE   Mattoo appointed CM's advisor 4/27/2016 11:58:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Government on Wednesday appointed noted academic Professor Amitabh Mattoo as an advisor to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with the status of a cabinet minister, official sources said. Mattoo also served as advisor to late Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who died on January 7, 2016. Prof Matoo's parents did not leave the Kashmir after militancy erupted in 1989-90 and his mother continued to teach in a local college till her retirement. During his l...   READ MORE   588 FIRs registered in 2015 corresponding to 405 in 2014 Drug mafia thriving in Jammu 4/27/2016 11:57:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: The data of Jammu and Kashmir police (JKP) regarding registration of cases in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act indicated that there is sharp rise in the cases in the last year as compared to the preceding year. As per data available with Early Times, around 588 cases of NDPS Act were registered in 2015 against 405 registered in the year 2014, which shows that the smuggling of psychotropic substances has increased in the state. However, the conviction ratio in cases related to NDPS Act is very low, primarily owing to lack of evidence and failure of follow-up procedure by investigating agencies. As per data available, 588 cases were r...   READ MORE   FAKE appointees' salary: Civil Sectt's Health deptt to quash order 4/27/2016 11:57:13 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 27: The Civil Secretariat Health Department is going to quash the order about release of salary in favour of illegal and fake employees. The order was issued last month by civil secretariat wherein it had issued ambiguous and illegitimate order directing the Director of Health Kashmir to release salary in favour of around 133 employees who have been employed through backdoor means. Early Times had exposed the Government order for the first time. The order read as: "I am directed to refer your letter No: DHSK/EST/V/NG/1558 Dated 22.9.2015 regarding the subject and advise you to draw the legitimately earned unpaid wages if any in respect of 133 illegal ...   READ MORE   Barter system in cross-LoC Kashmir trade to go: Govt Cabinet Decisions 4/27/2016 11:38:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Government on Wednesday said it would soon do away with the barter system in the cross-border business with Pakistan and the trade would be conducted through proper transactions after an approval from the Reserve Bank of India. The Government spokesman, Naeem Akther, while addressing a news conference after attending the cabinet meeting here said, "The cross-border trade with Pakistan-administered Kashmir was allowed in October 2008 as a major confidence building measure between the parts of the state divided between India and Pakistan. But the trade has so far been done through barter system with exchange of goods and no money transaction." This, ...   READ MORE   Mehbooba to make administration public-friendly, accountable, transparent' 4/27/2016 11:38:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 27: Describing Revenue Department as the fulcrum of good governance, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, Wednesday asked the officers to maintain the highest standards of probity and help in making administration public-oriented, accountable and transparent. She said Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) can become a potent tool against scourge of corruption, provided timelines are adhered to by the Revenue Department under whose ambit most of the guarantees fall. The Chief Minister made these remarks while chairing a high-level meeting to review the functioning of Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Department. Minister for Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation, Sy...   READ MORE   Govt cuts down interest on loans by 5 per cent to help flood victims 4/27/2016 11:38:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Extending major relief to September 2014 flood hit traders and business units, the government on Wednesday decided to subsidize interest on their loan by 5 per cent with effect from April 1 this year. The interest subsidy will be subject to a maximum of Rs 5 lakh per unit and it will be available for a period of four years upto December 31, 2020, an official release said, adding that the cabinet also sanctioned the second tranche of assistance proposed to be given to small traders and business establishments who have been given start up incentive with turn over upto Rs 10 lakh. This interest subvention assistance also extends to such affected busines...   READ MORE   Flawed traffic diversion plan leads to chaos in Srinagar ET report vindicated 4/27/2016 11:38:31 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 27: Traffic across the summer capital of Srinagar came to a grinding halt on Wednesday when authorities closed the arterial Jahangir Chowk-Ram Bagh (JCRB) route for traffic vindicating the Early Times reports that the diversion plan was "half baked and politically motivated." The diversion plan, devised on the instructions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon in the wake of ongoing construction of the JCRB flyover, proved a disaster on the very first day of implementation as gridlocks stretched for kilometers and people remained stranded for hours with chaos across all major roads. The authorities have closed the JCRB r...   READ MORE   Seized trucks loaded from Chatha based CAPD Store: Police CAPD ration pilferage to Kissan Flour Mill 4/27/2016 11:38:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Police claimed to have busted a nexus of pilfering Government ration - Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD to private mills with the seizure of two trucks loaded with government ration from M/s Kissan Flour Mills at Deeli on late Tuesday night. Police sources said, "Government ration meant for registered rationees worth lakhs was reportedly being diverted to one M/s Kissan Flour Mills. "During a late night raid conducted by the police, the police seized two truckloads of government ration which was reportedly loaded from Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Store at Chatha," police sources said adding that matter is being further...   READ MORE   1,450 non-Kashmiri students sent back from NIT Srinagar: Govt 4/27/2016 11:38:14 PM New Delhi, Apr 27: The Government today informed Parliament that NIT Srinagar authorities facilitated the return of 1,450 non-Kashmiri students to their native places in the wake of the unrest on the campus. "NIT authorities facilitated the travel of 1,450 non-local students who wanted to leave the campus for their native places," Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. The NIT has the total student strength of over 2500. He said the incident pertains to the case, when at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, clashes broke out on April 1 between outstation and local students following India's defeat to West Indies ...   READ MORE   CJM Kishtwar rejects bail of soldier involved in rape, abetment of suicide Suicide case of mother of 3 children 4/27/2016 11:23:50 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27 :- The Chief Judicial Magistrate Kishtwar, Balbir Lal Jaswal today rejected the bail application of an army personnel who has been arrested by Kishtwar police in FIR No: 145/2015 registered under section 306/498 RPC. As per the details available with "Early Times", the contents of said FIR reveals that one Satish Kumar Son of Hukam Chand Resident of GangnaTagood , Tehsil Mughhalmadian in District Kishtwar deposed before the police that his marriage was solemnized with Gita Devi (now dead) daughter of Bansi Lal resident of Basdevna and had three female children born out of said wedlock added that he was living peacefully with his wife; but ...   READ MORE   PDP loyalist official enjoys perks in ULB 4/27/2016 11:17:19 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Apr 27: In yet another instance of political patronage to officials with political affinity, a tainted PDP loyalist Assistant Sanitation officer has been posted as Executive officer despite being ineligible for the same. Important Official documents accessed by Early Times reveal that one Abdul Rasheed Teeli , Assistant Sanitation officer in ULB was transferred from Kulgam and despite ineligibility was posted as Executive officer at Hajin . Order number DULB/estt p8/452 of 2016, dated 29/03/2016 reads that Abdul Rasheed Teeli (Assistant Sanitation officer) looking after the affairs of Municipal Committee Kulgam is being transferred with immediate effect and poste...   READ MORE   Restrictions foil JKLF's prayer programme for Amanullah Khan 4/27/2016 11:17:13 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Authorities imposed curfew like restrictions in Lal Chowk and adjoining areas here in order to foil the plan of separatist leaders to offer funeral prayers in absentia to Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Amanullah Khan who passed away at Rawalpindi in Pakistan on Tuesday. Separatist leaders led by JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik had asked the people to reach the Lal Chowk area today and take part in the funeral prayers for JKLF founder in the afternoon. However, the state administration enforced restrictions in the Lal Chowk and adjacent areas so that the funeral prayers in absentia are not offered. The police and Ce...   READ MORE   Congress' slumber ends, bats for safety of NIT students 4/27/2016 11:17:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: It may sound surprising but interesting to find the young leader of Congress Rahul Gandhi suddenly shuns slumber to realise that the young non local students of National Institute of Technology have undergone enough emotional wreckage at the hands of BJP assuring the brutalized students for safety and security in NIT Srinagar. As per media reports, the assurance of Congress leader came forth while talking to outstation students and their parents which needs a bit of applaud being a correct expression but inordinately belated because much water has flown down the Jehlam river, the critics say, reminding Rahul Gandhi his sympathy of words at a juncture ...   READ MORE   Minister promises to revive SRTC, modest MD concerned about employees' salary 4/27/2016 11:17:01 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 27: The revival of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) continues to haunt the government. Successive transport ministers have promised a lot but when it comes to implementing the promises, they eat a humble pie. An employee of the SRTC told Early Times that it was necessary to find out why the corporation died down. According to him, the ministers and bureaucrats get their workers and favourites adjusted in corporations as it is easy to do so. The corporations, he said, finally succumb to the pressure. "A corporation that is run by 10 employees gets 100 parasites. How can it withstand the pressure?" He said there was need to change the appointment...   READ MORE   'Improper survey conducted for execution of tube wells by ERA' 4/27/2016 11:16:47 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: The casual approach of the Economic Reconstruction Agency for not conducting proper survey before execution of a project can be well judged from the fact that it got executed approximately two dozens of tube wells worth crore of rupees, in a part of Jammu urban area, out of which the work on some tube wells had to abandon due to non yielding of water and some failed to function properly causing huge loss to state exchequer. Sources told Early Times that due to ill planning and unprofessional attitude of the Economic Reconstruction Agency, the much needed project of construction of 22 tube wells under Jammu (East) Water Rehabilitation Program...   READ MORE   Govt to recheck material quality used in Ram Bagh flyover To avert Kolkatta like incident 4/27/2016 11:16:41 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 27 What could compel the skeletons to tumble out of the political cupboards is the much hyped Ram Bagh Jahangeer Chowk flyover which according to experts needs another round of thorough investigations for the material used in its construction. Sources said that the main reason behind shutting down the vehicular movement along the flyover was that the authorities are much apprehensive that the bridge could collapse as witnessed in Kolkatta last month in which several people lost their lives while scores were injured. Sources divulged that the government has passed strict restrictions that no vehicular movement shall be allowed near to the c...   READ MORE   Officials fail 'LadliBeti' scheme in Chief Minister's hometown 4/27/2016 11:16:30 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 27: Failure of 'LadliBeti' social assistance scheme in Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's hometown Bijbehara can be gauged from the fact that despite the passage of over seven months, the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) posted in the town hasn't forwarded a single case for approval to higher authorities. Sources said that the officials responsible including Child Development Project Officer were deliberately delaying the process. The delay hasn't only deprived the girl Childs from assistance but has put the parents in trouble as they are being compelled to visit the CDPO office routinely. "Our form was rejected number of times, now w...   READ MORE

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