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Second list ready, officials owning benami properties in dock War against corruption gains momentum 7/15/2015 12:40:01 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has asked the panel headed by the Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey to expedite the process of finalizing the second list of the corrupt officials without any further delay. Sources told Early Times the Chief Minister has expressed dismay over officials taking time to finalize the second list. "The investigating agencies had prepared the list of at least 160 corrupt officials out of which 63 were shown the exit door recently. The list of 50 other corrupt officials has almost been finalized and the investigating agencies believe that the cases against the officials are water tight," sources added. They said the second list of the corrupt officials, includes the names of a few top and renowned officials, and once it's out it would definitely shake the administration. "The Chief Minister is very keen on ensuring that action is taken against the big wigs so that a strong message is sent that corruption won't be tolerated," sources added. They said that a few people pointing fingers at governmen...   READ MORE

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Where are the champions of Swachhta Abhiyan? Amarnath pilgrims struck in garbage and muck 7/15/2015 12:38:35 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: No very long ago, BJP leaders were falling over each other to ensure that they were not out of focus when Prime Minister's Swach Abhiyan was launched in Jammu along with rest of the country, but with Amarnath Yatra stopped due to inclement weather, the pilgrims are forced to stay not only under open sky, but also in open areas of the city which have been surrounded by garbage and filth and no one seems bothered. The plight of the pilgrims who h...   READ MORE   PK questions BJP-RSS's approach towards J&K "Communalism, fundamentalism, separatism" 7/15/2015 12:38:00 AM ET Report Jammu, July 14: Panun Kashmir (PK), the premier organization of the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus and a votary of a separate homeland within the Valley, on Monday lambasted the BJP-led NDA Government and its policy towards Jammu & Kashmir. In a way, it questioned the approach of the so-called nationalist RSS-BJP towards Jammu & Kashmir. The BJP is in power at the centre and it is also part of the power structure in Jammu & Kashmir. The BJP became part of the state's power structure on March 1 after formulating and adopting an "Agenda of Alliance", which is roundly denounced in the state by the nationalist camp as an "agenda of subversion" and a new charter of bondage". Si...   READ MORE   PM unlikely to announce package on Jammu visit 7/15/2015 12:37:48 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 14: The Prime minister is unlikely to announce a financial package for J&K state on his visit to Jammu. The PM will make an announcement either in the Delhi or it could be announced in the Kashmir, where there is rethinking on his visit. The Prime minister Modi is likely to stick to the role of the Girdhari Lal Dogra, the late father-in-law of the finance minister Arun Jaitley, and the composite culture of the State. Source said the PM will not make any statement that is likely to take focus away from the event another thing but will try to give the message underlying the integration of the state with the Indian which will have an undertone of a snub...   READ MORE   The SI whose work is to manage rly tickets for Sr police officers 7/15/2015 12:37:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: A Sub-Inspector (SI), who is posted in GRP at the railway station here, has been given the exclusive job of managing confirmed railway tickets for senior police officers. He is understood to have developed good relations with the Jammu railway authorities. This is the reason that his recent transfer from GRP (government railway police) to Jammu zone, was got cancelled by a senior GRP officer. Soon after the SI was transferred to Jammu zone, a senior officer of railway police wrote a letter bearing No RPSQ/GB/05/3445 to police headquarters (PHQ) to cancel his transfer order and retain him at the railway station, according to police sources. His transf...   READ MORE   Illegal restaurant demolished in Pahalgam after ET report 7/15/2015 12:37:32 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 14: Taking cognizance of an Early Times report, a joint team of Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) and Wildlife Department demolished a restaurant raised illegally by an influential doctor in Pahalgam tourist restort. On June 11, this newspaper carried a report titled 'Influential doc raises restaurant in Pahalgam's wildlife zone', highlighting how rich and influential continue to plunder the fragile environs of Pahalgam. In brazen violation of the Wildlife Act and High Court directive banning any construction within the jurisdiction of PDA, Dr Ehsan had constructed a restaurant during when state was witnessing elections last year. Howe...   READ MORE   Sr Police officer surprises all by issuing cop's transfer order It is like shooting out of cannon into sparrows 7/15/2015 12:37:26 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 14: On the request of a "senior" police officer, another senior officer of the department has ordered the transfer of a police cop from Kashmir to Jammu only because a middle-rung officer wanted him to be his PSO. The cop is attached with the middle-rung officer as his PSO for the past many years. He was withdrawn from him and transferred to Srinagar following the his tiff with a Kashmir-based senior police officer. When the middle-rung officer found it difficult to retain him on his own, he took the assistance of the senior police officer, according to police sources. "The middle-rung officer is at present posted in the office of the senior police offic...   READ MORE   Influential businessmen usurp prime land of NHAI Authorities choOse to stay dumb 7/15/2015 12:37:00 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: Authorities have chosen to turn nelson's eye to the continuing encroachments on land of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) from Sainik Colony to Narwal Jammu by some influential businessmen. Reliable Sources informed that Early Times that many a politically affluent businessmen and land grabbers have usurped the NHAI land and they are allegedly in league with the authorities. It is pertinent to mention here that numbers of showro...   READ MORE   "Tainted" officer posted in CAPD deptt at Kathua 7/15/2015 12:36:14 AM Mohd Irfan Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: An allegedly tainted officer has been given an important posting in CAPD department at Kathua. Official sources said the officer was earlier attached with CAPD directorate. A post in CAPD department was lying vacant since the termination of 63 corrupt employees by the government nearly a month ago. The "tainted" officer's posting against this post has raised tempers in the department. When he was a senior assistant, he and some other CAPD officials were booked in a case (FIR NO 14/2006) which was under investigation from the past nine years, sources informed. "He is also allegedly involved in the Rs 44 cr carriage scam in Rajouri district d...   READ MORE   KAS preliminary exams likely to be delayed further 7/15/2015 12:36:07 AM Akshay Azad ET Report Jammu, July 14: The Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) preliminary examination is likely to get delayed further as the officials nominated by government are yet to take oath and hold first meeting. Moreover the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) is yet to finalize the arrangements with regards to examination centers for the conduct of examination. Sources in JKPSC informed Early Times that though the names forwarded by government, had got the approval of Governor NN Vohra for appointment, but so far no notification in this regard has been issued by government. Sources further said that after the notification, the Chairman of Commission and the ...   READ MORE   Technician serving as radiologist in Doda Kare najar badaste gilkar! 7/15/2015 12:36:01 AM Bijay Charak ET Report Jammu, July 14: A technician has been serving as a radiologist for many years in a Doda hospital, belying claims of Health Minister Choudhary Lal Singh about revolutionizing health institutions in far-flung areas of the state. A radiologist is a specialist medical doctor who performs and interprets diagnostic imaging tests like X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI. In district hospital Doda and sub district hospital Bhaderwah, two sanctioned posts of senior and junior radiologist are vacant for years. Hence, in the absence of a specialist in the Doda hospital, a technician has been working as a radiologist. Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Doda, said he had visited dist...   READ MORE   After ET expose, Sai Paramedical Institute distances itself from Apex Paramedical Institute scandal 7/15/2015 12:07:44 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 14: Reacting to a report published in Tuesday edition of Early Times, the Karnataka-based Sai Institute of Allied Sciences said it does not have any franchise/study center in J&K or any other part of India. "We do not have any relation to Apex Paramedical institute Doda & Asraria Paramedical & Research Institute Kishtwar, J&K. Neither we have issued any affiliation/authorization to these institutes nor we have issued any certificates" reads an email sent by the Sai Institute to Early Times. "It has also came to our notice that some agencies/ persons in J&K are involved in issuing fake/ scanned certificates to the innocent candidates ...   READ MORE   Sonia, Rahul to visit JK after Aug 15 7/15/2015 12:07:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14 : In order to uplift moral of cadres at the grass root level across the state, J&K Congress leadership has implored upon the high command that frequent visits of the central leadership are imperative. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi's visit to state looks likely as the latter has given not only appreciated the idea but also given nod to what state leadership has sought in terms of their participation in panchayat level provincial conferences on anvil.Sources said in the meeting held today by the JKPCC chief GA Mir with Vice-President Rahul Gandhi at New Delhi, this emerged as the major outcome that goes in favour of the st...   READ MORE   Despite agreement with workers, gun factory owners' stick to their guns Labour Department playing biased role 7/15/2015 12:05:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: It has been more than a month since an agreement was reached between gun factory owners and workers. But the owners are yet to implement it because of their alleged collusion with some officials of the Labour Department. Sources told Early Times that the influential gun factory owners have not implemented the agreement in letter and spirit. "The Labour Department has always been biased against the workers since the beginning of the latter's agitation. They never took any action against the gun factory owners who had been allegedly committing atrocities on the workers by depriving them of their legitimate rights," sources said.They said a deputation of ...   READ MORE   Shrine Board a Public Authority, its audit reports obtainable under RTI: SIC 7/15/2015 12:05:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 14: The State Information Commission has ruled that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is public authority and it must divulge information related to it under state RTI Act to the information seekers. Shri Mata Vishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Katra had denied to provide information about its audit reports etc under J&K RTI Act as the board had raised a question that Governor of J&K happens to be the Chairperson of the board and the office of the Governor is exempted for giving information under RTI Act as per the decision of Goa State Information Commission (GSIC). Details available with Early Times reveal that Vilakshana Singh, Advocate R/o. Sidhra, J...   READ MORE   4 days after Modi-Sharif meet, LeT tells cadres to intensify activities in Kashmir 7/15/2015 12:04:51 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Less than a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an olive branch to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit has asked its cadres to intensify their activities in Kashmir. The LeT also asked United Jihad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of Pakistan-based militant groups, to "step up attacks against Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir rather than holding rallies and conferences in Pakistan." "(The UJC) should take part in practical jihadi activities in the battlefields of Jammu and Kashmir; there should have been attacks on Indian forces to unnerve New Delhi," LeT commander Iftikhar Rana said in an a...   READ MORE   Separatists say ‘no’ to Pak HC's invite, Geelani accuses Pak of taking people for granted 7/15/2015 12:04:33 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: In a significant development, the separatists have decided to stay away from Pakistan High Commissioner's Eid Milan to protest keeping Kashmiris out of the joint statement. Geelani usually known for his Pro-Pakistan stand has accused Pakistan of taking people of Jammu and Kahsmir for granted and refused to attend the Eid-Milan Party being hosted by Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit on July 21. "We are not attending Eid Milan being organized by Pakistan High Commissioner at New Delhi, this is in protest against not mentioning Kashmir in Ufa meeting the Prime Minister of Pakistan had with his Indian counterpart, people of Jamm...   READ MORE   Police deployed for traffic management, not yatris' security 7/15/2015 12:04:09 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report Srinagar, July 14: Even as the annual Amarnath Yatra is underway amid threat of militant attacks, the police instead of keeping a strict vigil in the state has shifted its focus to a job which they are not supposed to perform. The executive wing of police is busy these days in nabbing traffic offenders. The men in khaki who are responsible for maintaining law and order are busy in checking the helmets and papers of the people. The cops are seen carrying challan books, seizing vehicles and checking the papers of the vehicles rather than checking the vehicles for arms and ammunition. "No vehicle or the travellers are frisked either in Jammu city or a...   READ MORE

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