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| Ram Madhav's praise to Farooq fuels rumours in political circles | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: Political circles in J&K filed with rumours after BJP point-man in the State and national general secretary Ram Madhav has started praising former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah.
Ram Madhav, who is architect of PDP-BJP alliance in J&K, has at once started hailing Dr Farooq Abdullah for his stand taken by him on different issues.
Two days back, Ram Madhav on social media appreciated Dr Farooq Abdullah for bravely lambasted those who had heckled him during ... | |
| | | | DC ignores Govt orders; patronizes attachments to appease politicians | | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Aug 27: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar who is the custodian for the implementation of the government orders in the District is himself violating the government orders with regards to detachments of various employees attached in numerous departments in the District by attaching an influential VLW from the office of Assistant Commissioner Development Kishtwar and has assigned him key work in his office of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar.
As per the details available with ET, DC Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana who also served as ACD Kishtwar prior to his posting as Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has close association with the said VLW and attached him in his office despite t... | |
| | | | Dearth of clerical staff paralyses various govt departments | | Hundreds of posts referred to SSB, selection list awaited | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: In what could be termed as poor performance of Service Selection Board (SSB) as after years of lapse the board has failed to recruit hundreds of posts referred by various government departments.
"Several key departments in state facing acute shortage of clerical staff, to meet the requirement of departments the BJP- PDP government in 2016 had forwarded hundreds of posts to JKSSB for recruitment", wishing anonymity an official of education department told Early Times.
They further said that the type of test of 43 Junior Assistants (JA) of Technical Education/YSS department under state cadre conducted by board in November 2106 has failed to start the inte... | |
| | | | SERC defunct: PDC wants release of payment from PDD | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The defunct State Electricity Regulatory Commission for the last around two years has restricted the State Power Development Commission not to seek its intervention for releasing of power usage charges worth crores of rupees from the Power Development Department (PDD).
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission is lying defunct after Basharat Ahmad Dhar completed his term as its chairman in December 2016.
Since then the government has failed to appoint its chairman and two members.
"Nobody is monitoring the electricity supply in the state. As per the rules, the Power Development Department can be summoned by the SERC and ensure better power supply i... | |
| | | | SAC fights for its own survival | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Ever since the State Accountability Commission (SAC) was constituted in Jammu and Kashmir, it has faced many road blocks in its functioning, which has reduced its role of playing a premier anti-corruption watchdog agency.
The SAC was constituted in 2003 under provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission Act, 2002 and had powers to inquire into the grievances and allegations against public functionaries including chief minister, cabinet ministers, legislators and bureaucrats.
But, its chairpersons and members have always expressed their displeasure over government's intervention in its functioning resulting it has failed ... | |
| | | | Make India one, scrap domicile law in HP; Art 371 in Nagaland | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The state subject law was framed by the Dogra rulers to prevent onslaught of outsiders on their territory. The Kashmiri Pandits played an important role in getting the legislation framed. Today, the people are appreciating the wisdom of the Dogra rulers. The credit of preserving the identity of Dogras goes to them.
However, Jammu and Kashmir is not the only state where special laws meant for preserving the identity are inforce. Nagaland has Article 371 and the outsiders need a special permit to enter the state. Similarly, the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh has the domicile law which prevents outsiders to purchase land there.
As per the law,... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar imposes ban on ET Correspondent for not toeing his line | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: Exasperated by the various scandals exposed by the Early Times Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar today imposed 'ban' on entry of senior ET correspondent Asif Iqbal Naik inside DC Office Complex Kishtwar.
The DC Kishtwar while passing the order quoted the two FIRs, which already stand challenged in High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and the matter is sub-judice and in both the FIRs, DC Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana is one of the respondent along with outgoing SP Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary whose practices in the form of mass scale transfers which were later rescinded at the instance of IGP Jammu along with mass scale suspension of policemen.
One of the two complaints ... | |
| | | | BJP's bastion Ladakh too suffers discrimination | | 15 BDOs in twin districts look after 31 blocks | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 27: Despite being BJP's bastion, 16 out of 31 blocks in Ladakh region are headless.
Astonishingly, in Ladakh regions majority posts of BDOs are vacant for years together. "There are total 15 blocks in Kargil district and six are vacant, similarly, Leh district has total 16 blocks, but 10 are vacant", informed a former Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
"Since 2014, when new administrative blocks were formed by the Omar Abdullah led government, most of the newly created blocks remained headless", he added.
Whishing anonymity, the former Councillor said that adhocism had derailed their hopes towards the Ladakh reg... | |
| | | | Newly constructed Swine Flu Lab in GMC Jammu loses roof plaster | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: The authorities have failed in stopping the roof plaster of the newly constructed Swine Flu Lab from falling. The building was constructed at a cost of Rs 6.03 crores, as well as the water leakage in the lab for last many months.
Moreover, the reminders have been forwarded to the concerning wings including Civil wing as well as Mechanical wings for fixing the problems so that these problems will not create any hurdles in the smooth functioning of the lab... | |
| | | | Five dental clinics sealed | | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Aug 27: As a part of state vide crackdown, the team of Jammu and Kashmir State Dental Council comprises of Dr. Waseem Malik, Dr. Sajjad Hussain, Dr. Murtaza Malik and Dr. Aqib Lone assisted by the Magistrate Subash Kumar Badyal and Sub Inspector Deepak Kumar today seized five dental clinics in Agoo Market, Gudhali Chowk, Bazar Masjid Chowk, Semna colony and Om Mehta road that are running illegally and in violations of the rules and regulations.
Speaking to "Early Times" the Magistrate accompanied with the sealing team said that the sealing was done on the directions of the High Court added that they have so far seal 5 dental clinics added that the drive wil... | |
| | | | Post shifted from Billawar to Kathua to adjust head clerk | | Addl DC, CEO's letter to DSE fails to evoke any response | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 27: The decision of shifting the post of Head Assistant from Deputy Chief Education Office Billawar to CEO office Kathua by the then CEO in year 2016 for the drawl of salary of a particular employee, has not been rectified by Director School Education Jammu so far.
Moreover the official communications forwarded by Additional Deputy Commissioner Billawar as well as Chief Education Office (CEO) Kathua to repatriate the post back to Billawar, have so far got no response from DSEJ.
Pertinently, Devinder Singh has been working in the office of CEO Kathua, as Senior Assistant/Head Assistant since last six and half years without any sanctioned post of Senior Ass... | |
| | | | Students in peripheral schools suffer due to paucity of teachers | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Aug 27: Political interference, nexus between teachers/ their leaders and few influential staff members at the helm of affairs at the offices of senior education officers at Jammu and Rajouri, has left many government schools in far off areas without adequate teaching staff.
The main reason behind shortage of staff is that the influential teachers manage their duties at the places of their own choices/ near their habitations while those having no such sources and appointed in hard zones go on long leaves.
In one such incident of shortage of staff, the students of government high school at Kalka, Mathyani in Moghla Education Zone in Rajouri district today lo... | |
| | | | Unsafe transportation of LPG cylinders Goes unchecked' | | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Aug 27: Carrying domestic LPG cylinders in private buses invokves huge risk.
A cylinder full of gas carried without observing safety measuees puts life to risk especially when the vehicle carrying them moves in highly populated areas.
As per the agreement between the LPG outlet and the customers , the company is bound to deliver the LPG cylinder to homes of the consumers but instead they refill the cylinder and handover it to the consumers... | |
| | | | Giant Chinars chopped off in Bandipora district, authorities not ready to learn any lessons | | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Cutting giant trees like Chinars means deforestation and invites floods like situation in Kashmir. Ecologists believe that most of the states including Jammu & Kashmir have reduced its capacity to deal with extreme floods by allowing illegal stone quarrying, cutting down forests and grasslands, changing drainage patterns.
Sources from Bandipora district said that the department of R&B was allowed only to cut worn out branches of Ch... | |
| | | | Contractor's appeal against ACD, BDO rejected | | SIC terms it misuse of RTI Act | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 27: In a significant order State Information Commission (SIC) has rejected an appeal filed by a Contactor from Mahore Reasi who is chronic RTI user. The SIC termed the appeal as motivated and exploitative as the contractor has been misusing RTI for his personal gains.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Mohammad Ayoub Ayan R/O Mahore District Reasi filed an appeal before State Information Commission (SIC) against Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Reasi & Block Development Officer (BDO) Mahore.
Information seeker alleged that he was being denied information by the officers.
State Information Commissioner M A Mir while issuing the ... | |
| | | | 203 Kanals of state land transferred to 32 beneficiaries fraudulently | | Multi-crore Land Scam surfaces in Anantnag | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Aug 27: The Revenue department has fraudulently transferred over 203 Kanals of state land to thirty two (32) beneficiaries in Ranipora village of in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to mint money from the Army.
According to documents available with Early Times, the revenue department officials have committed the fraud during the years of 2010 to 2012 to get some blue-eyed persons benefited from the Indian army.
Documents reveal that 203 kanal of state land was transferred under S-432 to some blue-eyed beneficiaries who were never in possession of this land.
A total of thirty two (32) mutations have been attested from 20-05-2010 to 31-5-201... | |
| | | | When cop's blood splashed on his kids and Kashmir remained silent | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 27: On the auspicious occasion of Eid Ul Azha, this police official was killed by militants much before his wife and three little kids. But the people of Kashmir and the separatists have been silent as if nothing happened.
On August 22, Muhammad Ashraf Dar, a police inspector was observing the Eid with his family at their residence in native Pulwama, when two cops had already been killed that day in same south Kashmir.
Things took an ugly turn for Ashraf when left home to offer evening prayers at nearby mosque. Within minutes two armed militants forced their entry into the house.
Before his wife Shaila would argue, the duo pounced upon her. She was push... | |
| | | | In two years, Govt. spent 0.3 % of funds meant for Smart Cites | | Admin wakes up as deadline approaches | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 27: Though the government on Monday ordered the constitution of a high level committee to execute the Smart City proposals for Jammu as well as Srinagar, what it undermined outright was the fact that out of sanctioned Rs 500 Cr. the Govt has so far spent mere 1.5 Cr. in last two years
According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on Monday, the Selection Committee shall interview the shortlisted candidates and make specific recommendations of suitable candidates for engagement of CEOs against advertised posts subject to suitability, experience and qualification.
The government order reads that the selection committee for S... | |
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