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Vital records dying imminent death in Muhafizkhanas Beyond Govt's hyped claims of digitization 8/11/2014 1:10:54 AM Abodh Sharma Jammu , Aug 10:With hyped initiative of the Omar Government to get the land records across the state digitized, nothing significant has been done on ground, and with the land records stored in medieval fashion decaying in the Muhafizkhanas, thick and fast, people are being subjected to gross inconvenience. The records dating back to Vikrami era, which is often requisitioned by the Revenue officers while processing applications for the issue of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs), have succumbed to the decay of time and even that which is available and legible, has been so ill kept in the dark, sultry and unventilated halls of Muhafizkhanas, that most of it is hardly traceable and revenue officials are reaping silver out of the helplessness of the seekers. "For twenty days I have been coming here daily to get the copy of the record of my ancestral land, but each day, the officials here tell me to come the next day," said Malkiat Singh, a fragile septuagenarian. Malkiat is not the only one being tortured at the Muhafizkhana, there are scores of others who trav...   READ MORE

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Local Bodies Department: A heaven for blue eyed 8/11/2014 1:10:29 AM Muhammad Mukaram SRINAGAR, Aug 10: The Department of Local Bodies is in news once again for illegal appointments. An official enjoying plum posting at Municipal Committee Awantipora has violated the basic norms. Sources said that the department has appointed a blue eyed person namely Syed Mansoor Ahmad Andrabi illegally at Municipal Committee, Awantipora. Official documents available with Early Times reveal that Mansoor has been shown working in the Municipal Committee Mohammadpora and relieved with order no MC/MDP/2013-14/154-57 dated 12-07-2013. However, the official has no service book, no salary sheet and the appointment order. "Interestingly, the said person has been shown tran...   READ MORE   Talib's entry into BJP draws flak, resentments galore 8/11/2014 1:10:13 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 10: The joining of former MP and senior leader from Rajouri into BJP has stirred the hornets' nest with some BJP leaders openly opposing the same. According to sources, though BJP has downplayed the threat given by some senior party leaders on joining of Hussain but these leaders are likely to take a banner of revolt against the party shortly. Sources said one of the senior leaders and district president of Rajouri BJP Yogesh Sharma has made it already clear to Party leadership that in case he was denied party ticket to contest the elections from Rajouri Assembly segment he will be constrained to contest as independent candidate as he is under constan...   READ MORE   Senior NC leader praises PDP, says, party has emerged as strong alternative 8/11/2014 1:09:07 AM Fazal Khan Srinagar, Aug 10: A few days after senior National Conference leader from north Kashmir Abdul Rasheed Shaheen blamed the top party leadership for party's debacle in the state and predicted that NC is a "sinking ship", former Member Parliament, and senior NC leader Dr Mehboob Beg, on today said, "Forthcoming assembly elections are not going to be a cakewalk for the NC and People’s Democratic party has emerged as a strong alternative for the masses." Dr Beg who lost the recently held parliamentary elections to PDP President Mehbooba Mufti without mincing any words said, "Results of Parliamentary elections have served as an eye opener from top NC leader to a grass root w...   READ MORE   Cong can't blame NC alone for misgovernance, misdeeds Unholy Alliance 8/11/2014 1:08:40 AM Neha JAMMU, Aug 10: Senior Congress leaders on Saturday held the mal-administration, bad governance and misdeeds of the National Conference (NC) squarely responsible for the humiliating defeat of the Congress candidates in Jammu and Ladakh in the just-held Lok Sabha polls. The nature of the defeat of the Congress could be gauged from the fact that even former J&K CM and Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad lost his election to the BJP with a huge margin. Top Congress leadership castigated the NC leadership during the one-day convention of party workers at Kathua - convention which was addressed, among others, by AICC general secretary and in-charge J&K Ambika Soni, JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din ...   READ MORE   Waiting for four years to join Congress; corporator Zafar joins PDP, more may follow Congress learnt no lesson from poll debacle 8/11/2014 1:08:14 AM Akshay Azad Jammu, Aug 9: Following debacle in parliamentary polls, the talks of introspection in Congress party are apparently restricted to speeches as the Party has learnt no lessons from crushing defeat it faced in Jammu as its leadership has no time for those who have substantial political standing and wish to join the party . The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) got a shot in arm few days back, when a former Corporator of ward number 2 of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), ZafarJavaid Khan joined the party in presence of PDP patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Sources informed Early Times, ZafarJavaid Khan was personally called by party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for joining fun...   READ MORE   It will be Vikramaditya vs Rana? Battle for Nagrota 8/11/2014 1:07:50 AM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 10: The entry of Dr Karan Singh's elder son Vikramaditaya Singh into the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on August 8 at Jammu has created an interesting political situation, particularly in the Nagrota assembly constituency. Jugal Kishore Sharma of the BJP represented this constituency between October 2002 and May this year. Jugal Kishore Sharma (presently Member of Lok Sabha) defeated Dr Karan Singh's younger son Ajatshatru Singh of the National Conference (presently MLC) and other candidates, including the Congress candidates, both in 2002 and 2008. There are rumours that the PDP may field Vikramaditya from the Nagrota constituency in the upcoming assembly elect...   READ MORE   4 years on, appointment of Electricity Ombudsman nowhere in sight 8/11/2014 1:07:28 AM Arun Singh Jammu, Aug 10: Failed miserably to streamline the declining power scenario in the state and to reduce ever increasing Transmission and Distribution losses, the incompetence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds Power portfolio, can be gauged from the fact that his government has failed to appoint Electricity Ombudsman even after the lapse of more than four years. Sources told Early Times that on one hand state government always cried hoarse over ever increasing transmission and distribution losses which are increasing each passing day but the proposed remedies were nowhere in sight. They said that the Transmission and Distribution losses in Jammu and Kashmir ar...   READ MORE   Posted at Minister's behest ineligible MD denting JK Cements 8 Employees appeal for CM's intervention 8/10/2014 11:34:08 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 10 : With the Jammu and Kashmir Cements Ltd facing tough challenge for its survival, a blue-eyed official of Jammu and Kashmir government is leaving no stone unturned in turning this state owned profit making corporation into a 'ruined house'. Rakesh Sharma, who was recently appointed as Managing Director Jammu and Kashmir Cements Ltd managed to get his posting with the blessings of one of the ministers of National Conference led government despite the fact that he was not eligible for the post. He, according to the sources would not have been appointed on this post, if the Sate minister had not backed him. Sources further informed that the rules and ...   READ MORE   PDP can solve people's problems : Mehbooba `NC resorts to tricks to survive' 8/10/2014 11:32:07 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti, today, said PDP has the political will and strength to solve the multiple problems faced by Jammu and Kashmir on political, economic, administrative and financial front. Addressing a meeting of the prominent leaders, office bearers, and prominent workers of North Kashmir here today, she said the party, with a decisive mandate, will carry forward its agenda of political resolution, good governance and employment generation and convert Jammu and Kashmir into a real welfare state. The PDP Chief, who represents South Kashmir in Lok Sabha, said the Prime Minister- Vajpayee's bold initiatives we...   READ MORE   Ladakh has 100% sown area irrigated, Reasi lowest at 6.56% 8/10/2014 11:31:41 PM Sandeep Bhat Jammu, Aug 10 : Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the land or soil and an essential input of agriculture and is practised in all parts of the world where rainfall doesn't provide enough ground moisture and in areas of irregular rainfall, irrigation is used during dry spells to ensure harvests and to increase crop yields. Water being a state subject, the state government has primary responsibility for use and control of this source. In Jammu and Kashmir, the administrative control is under irrigation department and area irrigated comprises thousands of hectares through canals, tanks, wells, and other resources. As per ES JK , the inter district position...   READ MORE   Five booked for boozing inside temple 8/10/2014 11:31:27 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 10 : Kishtwar police today booked five person under FIR No. 169/2014 U/S 510 RPC for allegedly taking alcohol inside historic Mata Sarthal Devi temple some 25 KM from Kishtwar. As per the details available with "Early times", after receiving information about commotion inside the temple by drunken men, police party from nearby police post immediately swung into action and arrested all the accused red handed while they were consuming liquor inside the temple. As per police case, the accused were identified as Suresh Kumar son of Hari Lal Lohar, Faqeer Chand son of Jamait Ram, Hans Raj son of Jamiet Ram all resident of Musronda Doda, Daya Krishan son of Tara...   READ MORE   Greed, indifference threatening existence of Wular 8 Govt sits over conservation funds 8/10/2014 11:31:03 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari BANDIPORA, Aug 10 : Wular Lake in north Kashmir's Bandipora district has been endangered by the criminal negligence of the locals who have encroached land all across the famous water body and indifference of the administration which has stayed inert to gross violations. According to sources, "there are some villages like Sadurkote, Baniyar, and Manasbal as the critical points, where villagers with the help of Mansbal Development Authority (MDA) and Revenue Department have grabbed almost 60 acres of land which is a big loss to state exchequer." Nazir Ahmad of Manasbal told Early Times over the phone that, "the Central Government had approved the state Government's 'be...   READ MORE   Lower, marginal employees rue a raw deal from Govt 8/10/2014 11:30:37 PM Shakeel A Khan SRINAGAR, Aug 10 : Lower rung employees of the state government are a demoralized and disgruntled lot as the packages announced by the Omar government for the employees have failed to include them. It is worth mentioning here that the government has done nothing to uplift the morale of the Aanganwari workers and helpers, who have been working over the decades under a government sponsored scheme. This poor lot continues to be the victim of the official negligence and have failed to get its share from the recently announced packages by the government. "The Aanganwari workers have a tough job to do in terms that they remain engaged throughout the year but enjoy no benefit...   READ MORE   During NC rule a few Families have prospered’ 8/10/2014 11:28:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 10 : Provincial President J&K National Conference Jammu Province Devender Singh Rana while taking strong note of JKPCC president, Saif-ud-Din Soz's statement said the two parties have been in coalition for the past six years and must, therefore, accept responsibility of successes and failures jointly. Rana also said that the Congress has been in government for the past twelve years and the NC just five. "So Congress should be more responsible for the mess in the state finds itself ." Yes, the Congress has been in the government for the past twelve years but NC has enjoyed power for decades together. During the time the NC stayed in power, Jammu Kashmir ...   READ MORE

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