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College principal elevated as Registrar Cluster University Srinagar Babus defy Raj Bhawan orders to please PDP leader's mamaji 7/31/2018 12:00:11 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: In brazen violation of the directives of Governor NN Vohra that all the orders issued by the previous Peoples Democratic Party led regime on its last day in power be revoked forthwith, the Higher Education Department has upheld the transfers and elevation of "influential" uncle of a PDP leader who was given a prime posting. Official documents reveal that the allegedly influential official was elevated as Registrar Cluster University Srinagar on June 19, when the BJP pulled out of the alliance forcing the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign. The sources in Cluster University Srinagar admitted that the orders were executed in "violation of norms but that there were political pressures." Sources said the "influential person" who was serving as principal Degree College Ganderbal was given the sensitive charge when senior officials in the administration wanted to keep him away from any such sensitive assignments. "Basically this man enjoyed Ashirwad of the PDP leadership and it was because of it that he was allowed to join as the Registrar...   READ MORE

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APD's top most babu authorizes computer operator to strike deals with officials in lieu of money 7/30/2018 11:59:51 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, July 30: There seems to be complete mess at the Agriculture Production Department (APD) in Civil Secretariat as allegations of large scale corruption have surfaced at the department. Sources told Early Times that a computer operator posted in the APD has been entrusted with the responsibility of taking the money from the officials who want to get their 'illegitimate' works done after paying money. The computer operator has turned out to be a 'broker' in deals between the officials and the department. "The computer operator has the mandate from the top most babu in the department to strike deals with the officers and officials who want to get ...   READ MORE   Governor conveys displeasure over the prolonged delay in the non - regularization of services of Casual Workers 7/30/2018 11:59:32 PM Early Times Report srinagar, July 30: Following the instructions given by Governor N.N. Vohra that the entire process of regularizing the services of casual workers should be speeded up, the Empowered Committee constituted vide SRO-520 had its 4th meeting under the Chairmanship of Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, and regularized the engagement of 140 persons of various Departments, of whom 10 belong to PWD, 51 to PHE Department, 8 to I&C Department,...   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra silences separatists this year 7/30/2018 11:58:58 PM Jammu, July 30: This year's Amarnath Yatra seems to have given a befitting reply to separatists and extremist groups who were hell-bent on disrupting the religious pilgrimage for their vested interests. The figures put forth by the government on Monday revealed that on the 33rd day of the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 3,827 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave and cumulatively since the beginning of the pilgrimage on 28th June 2018, 2 62,314 yatris had darshan at the Holy Cave. During last year's Yatra of 40 days, the total number of pilgrims who visited Holy Cave Shrine was 2,60,003, whereas this year the pilgrimage has crossed this number in 33 days, despite interruptions due to tor...   READ MORE   Change of guard in JU goes unnoticed in DDE 7/30/2018 11:56:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: It has surfaced from a selfie taken by a Coordinator for semester 3rd Dr Hina S Abrol during admission process that for Prof Darshana Sharma, Director Distance Education Department, the former Vice Chancellor Prof Ramji Dass Sharma and Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister, are still VC and Pro-Chancellor of Jammu University. Sources informed that affection and impression of outgoing VC, Prof Dass for Director DDE are so indelible that photos both of Prof ...   READ MORE   JKPSC re-conducts Zoology exam, KAS aspirants smell rat 7/30/2018 11:56:23 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Undeterred by the criticism it has received for its alleged mismanagement, the J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC) is again drawing flak for allowing re-conduct of Zoology examination. KAS aspirants have shown resentment against the decision of JKPSC to re-conduct the mains exam of Zoology Paper 1. They have alleged that all candidates must be provided with level playing field and re-conduct of any optional gives an edge to the candidates. The KAS 2016 Mains exam commenced from July 2 for the recruitment of 277 posts advertised by JKPSC. The Zoology Paper 1 scheduled on July 16 was conducted in two examination centres across the state-on...   READ MORE   BJP will be wiped out across nation if PM Modi goes by Mehbooba J&K issue 7/30/2018 11:56:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Desperate former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has come out with a new proposal, which, she feels, could end unrest in Kashmir and ensure peace in South Asia. She has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept her suggestion and earn name in history as a man who resolved Jammu & Kashmir issue displaying statesmanship. Her formula reads: "Vajpayee ji (Atal Bihari Vajpayee) offered a hand of friendship to Pakistan before the 2004 elections and announced a ceasefire on the border. A big leader does not think about elections, he thinks about the people…J&K has been the biggest challenge for any Prime Minister of the country. Whichever Prime Minister resolv...   READ MORE   Article 35A on its last legs Separatists making desperate attempts to appease their new bosses in Pak; mainstream politicians join the process to prove Delhi wrong 7/30/2018 11:55:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Separatists are trying to build pressure over the Government of India to use its influence to put Article 35-A, which provides special rights to people of J&K, into cold storage . They have already called for a 2-day shutdown in the Valley to begin with and have threatened to stir unrest if the Article is scrapped by the Supreme Court. The Apex Court is all set to hear the petitions challenging the Article 35-A on August 6 and there is every possibility about it being listed for the final hearing in coming days. Or it could be the final hearing. A legal expert while talking to Early Times said, "People who are raising hue and cry about safeguarding this...   READ MORE   Weak case: Unconstitutional Article 35-A unites Kashmir centric leaders 7/30/2018 11:55:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Things in Kashmir have changed and not changed for the better. Things have changed to the extent that it has become extremely difficult to distinguish between mainstream Kashmiri leaders and separatists. During the last couple of days, the so-called mainstream parties - PDP, NC, Congress and CPPI(M), separatists of all varieties, religious leaders and who not in Kashmir have behaved in an identical manner and also spoken the same language. The issue is Article 35-A, which the Supreme Court will hear on August 6. If the separatists like Geelani, Mirwaiz and Yasin Malik warned that there will be mass agitation in Kashmir in case Article 35-A was fiddled wi...   READ MORE   NHM employees await regularisation NHM president accused of betrayal 7/30/2018 11:54:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 30: The state government had made two committees to examine the demand of National Health Mission Employees but the demand of the regularisation is yet to be considered as the committees didn't submit its report to the concerned authority so far. Moreover, some employees accused the Provisional President of Jammu of betraying the employees by not taking all employees into confidence before calling off the strike and in a number of decisions. As per government order no 151-HME-2017 dated 15-03-2017, the constitution of a committee to examine the demand of employees hired under the National Health Mission. The committee comprising Director Health Service ...   READ MORE   Family lives under open sky as admin sleeps House damaged during recent rainfall 7/30/2018 11:54:22 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, July 30: Recent heavy rainfall damaged the house of a poor family at Village Kanala Panchayat Ladana, Ramnagar of Udhampur district. Awaiting compensation, the damily lives under open sky. Nearly 14 days ago house of Raju Bhagat was fully damaged due to heavy rainfall.Luckily family members including two kids escaped unhurt during the collapse but no one from revenue department visited the damily. No Relief material has been provided t...   READ MORE   People demand action against accused teacher, I/C ZEO Alleged thrashing of girl student 7/30/2018 11:53:11 PM Early Times Report Sunderbani, July 30: A committee constituted to probe incident of thrashing of a girl student by a teacher at Government middle school upper Barnara turned out to be a public rally to save the teacher and deny justice to the victim. The committee constituted under the presiding officer Principal Ramseh Chander Sharma (Incharge ZEO) Government H S school Devak zone lower hathal Tasil sunderbani who called the teacher for furnishing the details, but along with it, the principal also made it sure that a large number of people may gather in the school to support the accused teacher. The father of the victim while talking to the Early Times said that he was called by t...   READ MORE   Gondola tickets sold at cheap rates in Gulmarg 7/30/2018 11:52:55 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 30: At a time when tourist season is on in Kashmir valley and tourists from across the globe are visiting here, it has come to fore that agents or brokers are selling gondola tickets at cheaper rates, causing loss to the exchequer. According to sources, the agents at Gulmarg are selling the gondola tickets to the local and national tourists at cheaper rates than the actual official rates. "Today I was surprised to find some brokers at the entry point of Cable Car Corporation (CCC) near gondola main office luring the visitors to buy the tickets at cheaper rates," said sources. "After seeing this, I also approached towards the broker who...   READ MORE   Smart classes in Doda schools still a distant dream Of 53 approved schools, only 2 have internet facilities 7/30/2018 11:52:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Despite government claims regarding commencement of Smart Classes in government schools of state making teaching more effective and interesting for the students but years approved schools in district Doda exposed all claims, out of 53, only two schools have internet facilities so far. Reliable sources in School Education department informed Early Times that through Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Scheme in the year 2015, Union government had approved ten schools. However, state government has established infrastructure in all these schools but surprising out of ten only GHSS (Boys) Doda and Bhaderwah have internet facilities. "Central ...   READ MORE   JK Govt to outsource ambulance services 7/30/2018 11:52:34 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 30: The government has decided to outsource operation and maintenance of its ambulance services in the entire state in order to facilitate the patients who need immediate attention of the doctors. Sources told ET that the government had earlier floated a tender but adequate response was not received However the government now again has floated the tender and this time it has received a good response. Sources further informed that initiative shall be a joint venture by the health department and the medical supplies corporation to provide high quality services to the needy patients. Sources said that nearly 300 ambulances of health and m...   READ MORE   Now, entrepreneurs can't leave industrial land unused 7/30/2018 11:52:22 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 30: Taking a serious note of non-utilisation of industrial land, the government has asked the aspiring entrepreneurs to set up units on allotted industrial land within two years or return it to the government. The step has been taken as lot of aspiring entrepreneurs did not set up their units over the years and left the industrial land unused. In the last two decades, government has allotted hundreds of kanals of industrial land to entrepreneurs to set up their units at Samba, Bari Brahmana, Rangreth, Lassipora, Kathua, Khonmoh and Gangyal industrial estates. An official State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) said that under the new guidelin...   READ MORE   Cong asks probable party candidates to prepare u for Assembly polls 7/30/2018 11:52:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Amidst speculations that State Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir may be held along with forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress high command is learnt to have directed its probable candidates to tighten belt for the same. According to the reliable sources in Congress circles, Ghulam Nabi Azad, G A Mir and Tariq Hamid Karra have shortlisted the names of possible candidates, who have been direct one to one for getting ready to contest the forthcoming Assembly election. Sources further said that other senior leaders in the Congress high command, including Ambika Soni, have also been taken into confidence in finalizing the names of probable cand...   READ MORE   SIC issues notice to Air-force works wing 7/30/2018 11:52:07 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 30: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued notice to Public Information Officer (PIO) Air Force works wing in Srinagar as the office violated the provisions of J&K RTI Act 2009 by demanding photocopying fees from the RTI applicant after expiry of the stipulated times of 30 days. Information seeker filed a complaint before SIC and sough action against the officers. Details available with Early Times reveal that State Information Commission (SIC) vide its communication No : SIC/K/comp/23/2018 Dated 19/7/2018 directed the PIO of Air Force CWE 1 Wing Air Srinagar to appear before the Commission on 3rd August 2018 for hearing of the complaint. Th...   READ MORE   No takers for Mehbooba's 'poison cup' in Kashmir 7/30/2018 11:40:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 30: Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's recent assertion that it was like "drinking a cup of poison" to run a coalition government with the BJP has very few takers in the state. In her first public meeting since losing the chief ministership, Mehbooba Mufti was back in her previous avatar of 'rudali', crying at the mention of her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed while mentioning that she didn't favour a coalition with the BJP but was persuaded by her party colleagues and her father's associates. Commentators, however, say that if she was not interested to become the Chief Minister in a coalition with the BJP, she...   READ MORE

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