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| 'Corrupt, influential' occupy prime positions, hinder growth of KAS officers | | | | K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Even when the adjustment order of many Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) officers is awaiting, some corrupt and influential officers (non-KAS) continue to occupy prime positions, which are otherwise meant for KAS officers.
According to sources, there are at least half a dozen departments and corporations of the state government which are ruled by the 'corrupt and influential' in-charges.
"With the change in guard, there were speculations that these officers will be routed out of the chair, owing to their unholy occupation of the chair. But even after the imposition of Governor Rule in the state, these in-charge officers remain untouche... | |
| | | | GoI may hold fresh probe into funds fraud at DDK Srinagar | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9:The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry is likely to hold a fresh probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds at the Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar.
Sources said the issue also camp up at a meeting when some state leaders met the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister last year. "The minister told us that he has received scores of complaints and may order a fresh probe," sources privy to the meeting said.
They said the Union Minister had also received complaints that fake bills were made by top DDK officials, resulting into siphoning of crores of rupees that were meant for the improvement of its programme qualit... | |
| | | | PHE employee shown as labourer under MGNREGA | | Fictitious payments unabated in Kalakote Block | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Fictitious payments are being released for already finished works in Kalakote Block and government employees are being shown as labourer for works done under MGNREGA.
Sources said that showing thumb to the monitoring agencies, the officials of Block Development Office (BDO) Kalakote have swallowed several lakh of Rupees by making payments for already finished works in the block.
"In Dali Panchayat alone, payment for more than six existing works has been released by the Block", sources familiar with embezzlement claimed enumerating several works and added that even the payment is being made in favour of government employees.
They sai... | |
| | | | BJP snubs senior leader for going public on its attempts to form Govt in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Bharatiya Janata Party high command is learnt to have snubbed a senior leader of the party for making party attempts on Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir public even as efforts are still on for installation of a Hindu Chief Minister after completion of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
According to the highly placed sources in BJP circles, the party high command has reprimanded the senior leader for issuing statements to media on government formation, which have provided an opportunity to National Conference, Congress and others to raise the pitch for dissolution of the state Assembly.
While elaborating, sources said that Ram Madhav, BJP national gen... | |
| | | | I erred by making Tasaduq a minister, admits Mehbooba | | Skeletons begin to tumble at last | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has admitted that she committed a mistake by inducting her brother Tasaduq Mufti in the council of ministers during the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir.
As the former CM and president of the PDP is facing severe criticism over giving preferences to her relatives in the government as well as in the party, she has for the first time broken the lull, stating that calling back Tasaduq from Mumbai to Jammu and Kashmir and making him minister was a mistake.
In a detailed chat with a New Delhi-based television channel, Mehbooba stated that she felt all alone when her father passed away on January 7, 2016 and she ... | |
| | | | Loot cash, jewellery, stab mother of 4 to death | | Militants turn into petty criminals | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, July 9: Unidentified gunmen took away cash, jewelry, and also stabbed woman to death in Shahgund in Hajin area of this north Kashmir district.
Police official from the area said that around 10.45 pm on Sunday, three young men, suspected to be militants barged in the house of PDP worker Abdul Majeed Dar S/O Abdul Gaffar Dar of Shahgund Sumbal in Bandipora district. They were looking for Dar, apparently with the intention to kidnap him.
"Dar's wife Shakeela (45) came in between to rescue her husband who was hiding somewhere in the house, and in the meantime the attackers became furious and attacked Shakeela Begum with knives injuring her gr... | |
| | | | Yes, no, Yes, no...PDP MLAs keep suspense over resignations | | Changing colours of politicians | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: What could be seen as changing colours of politicians, many PDP legislators who earlier had resigned from the party are now again showing interest in party politics.
PDP MLA Abid Ansari last week announced at a public gathering that he would resign. The MLA Zadibal also claimed that 14 party legislators are mulling to leave the party.
Among the 14 legislators, Abid claimed that Abdul Majeed Padroo, Mushtaq Shah, Haq Khan, Ashraf Mir, Noor Mohammad, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Abdul Rahim Rather, Shahid Tantray, Chowdhary Qamar Ali, Javaid Beigh and Mohammad Abbas Wani, are also leaving the party.
However, on Monday, Abid said he has no... | |
| | | | Kathua case: SC refuses to gag campaign in favour of accused | | Defence lawyer seeks CBI probe | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The Supreme Court of India on Monday gave two rulings in the Kathua rape and murder case. While it ordered the transfer of the accused from Kathua district jail to Gurdaspur district jail in Punjab, the apex court refused to pass any gag order to stop campaigns in favour of the accused.
The apex court rejected the plea of the J&K Crime Branch, which is handling the case, that people in Jammu, including the former BJP minister Lal Singh, Advocates Ankur Sharma and AK Sawhney and others defending the accused had not only been bringing in the public domain what had been transpiring in the Pathankot court, which is hearing the case on a day to day basis, bu... | |
| | | | Talks on govt formation on | | PDP crumbling | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Notwithstanding the fact that 21 PDP MLAs on Sunday met with party chief and former CM Mehbooba Mufti at her Gupkar Road official residence and committed their support to her, the fact remains that talks on the government formation are still on. So much so, "details have emerged of negotiations for formation of a new government in Jammu & Kashmir between the BJP, ally Sajad Lone's Peoples Conference and PDP rebels". The only hurdle is who gets the chief minister's post.
Sources in the BJP reportedly said: "The BJP is willing to concede any demand or ministry but is adamant on the CM's post. They see this a rare opportunity to get their own CM". ... | |
| | | | RTI reveals land grab by Tourism Department ? | | Construction in no construction Zone | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: A RTI reply has revealed that Tourism Department has grabbed a piece of Government land around Pampore area which incidentally falls under the no construction zone.
Details available with Early Times reveal that a piece of Government land (Kah Charrai) measuring 2 kanals approximately has been illegally grabbed by Tourism department for construction of a cafeteria.
Sources say that cafeteria is being constructed at a place which has already been declared as No Construction Zone by the Government.
After feeling aggrieved with this illegal act some locals of Kadlabal Pampore area lead by one Ghulam Nabi Mir filed an application before Deputy Comm... | |
| | | | Pak militants desperate to strike in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: With the security forces having intensified offensive against the militants as a part of the operation all out, the intelligence agencies have received inputs that Pakistan militants were desperate to make their presence felt in the summer capital of Srinagar.
Sources said police and other agencies have credible inputs that a group of three to four Pakistani militants who have managed to infiltrate into the Valley, are trying hard to sneak into Srinagar to carry out a strike.
Sources said the Raj Bhawan has conveyed to the police to be on vigil and that any lapse on the part of security grid would not be tolerated. Source said Pakistani militant Navee... | |
| | | | Power thieves steal power from GMC's 'Heart line' | | | | NItesh Sangral
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The influential persons of the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu and some outsiders have been stealing electricity from 'Heart Line' (Special Power Line) of the hospital with the help of the concerned authority for last many years.
Moreover, the administration is well aware of the power pilferage but no action has been taken to identify and prevent them.
Officials, seeking anonymity, told Early Times that the special power line (24*7) is the 'Heart Line' for the hospital and its machinery and other types of equipment depend on the special line but since the misuse of the line by the above said persons, the purpose of t... | |
| | | | Disturbing trend of mysterious disappearances continues | | Six people reported missing in first week of July | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: In a worrying scenario, at least six persons have gone missing in Kashmir in the first week of the month of July.
Among these six is also a non-local, creating apprehensions among the people over the growing trend of disappearances.
According to official figures of police department, Muskan, 17, alias Gudiya, a resident of Gurdaspur Punjab was staying in Hotel Mehar at Rajbagh. On July 2, she went out of the hotel and did not return.
A police spokesperson said that another mysterious case of disappearance was reported the following day. "On July 3, Aashiq Ahmad Shiekh stated that his wife Warsha, aged 20, went missing from Khyber Hospital, Srinaga... | |
| | | | Mehbooba's govt neglected rural areas of district Doda | | Of 27 doctor posts available, Ghat PHCs await medicos, staff | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: The neglect of rural areas y Mahbooba government becomes evident by her failure to appoint a single doctor in Ghat block of Doda district. For 13PHCs government sanctioned 27 posts of Medical Officers but not a single doctor was appointed", Reliable sources of health department told Early Times.
Sources said that the rural areas of the state are facing huge shortage of doctors in District hospitals. These hospitals are over burdened and hence they fail to provide proper attention to the patients in the hospitals who visit there for treatment. This often result into public resentment or clash between doctors and patients attendants.
"PHC Ghat has t... | |
| | | | MGNREGA works of RDD under scanner, no action initiated yet | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, July 9: Despite being in spot light for its various illegal undertakings, the rural development department (RDD) Sunderbani is still evading any action for its misdeeds for last many years .
The works executed by the department in 2016-17 for various MGNREGA are still under the scanner, but no action has been initiated against the department despite the fact that a report has been submitted to Director RDD's office against large scale bungling done under the MGNREGA works.
A series of complaints were lodged by the local people of the area who had the rights to take up certain mandays' works under the MGNREGA scheme in 2016-17 and were denied... | |
| | | | Preparations for dumping PDP started after Lal Singh's meeting with Amit Shah on May 28 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Preparations of withdrawing support to Mehbooba Mufti government in the state were started after meeting of BJP leader and former forest minister Choudhary Lal Singh with BJP national president Amit Shah at Delhi on May 28.
Although decision to withdraw support was taken on June 19, Amit Shah had made up his mind after getting some clinching evidences from Lal Singh about communal and anti-Jammu agenda of PDP leadership.
Credible sources in the corridors of powers said that Choudhary Lal Singh had provided with "authentic proofs" to Amit Shah to revealed dangerous game-plan of PDP leadership in general and ministers in particular. Singh, who was for... | |
| | | | KU fails to declare result of SLET after 4 months | | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: The J&K SLET Agency of Kashmir University has so far failed to declare the result of State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) after lapse of four months since the test was conducted by the Agency. On one hand the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) which has been conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET), is reducing the time of announcing results, the Kashmir University has increased the time of announcing results. The JKSLET Agency of University of Kashmir had conducted the written test of SLET on March 11, 2018 and on March 19, it had uploaded the answer keys of 37 subjects on their official website. They had sought queries from th... | |
| | | | JU authorities cut eucalyptus trees grown in sports ground | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: In contemporary times when government and various Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and even various educational institutions stress need for plantation drives to protect the climate, a premier educational institution, the University of Jammu is ruthlessly removing eucalyptus trees from a sports ground in the varsity.
According to reports, the authorities of Jammu University go for cutting of various eucalyptus trees which were grown in the s... | |
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