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Promise of 'fair' probe vanishes in thin air as tainted officials get reinstated in H&UD Deptt 8/29/2014 12:58:43 AM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Aug 28: The so-called slogan of 'War Against Corruption' as projected by the state government has once again proved to be a hoax as tainted officials have been re-instated in the Housing and Urban Development Department. Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Satesh Nehru issued an order week back according to which four Executive Officers, one Head Assistant and a Junior Assistant were re-instated. This is despite the fact that First Information Reports (FIRs) have been lodged against majority of these officials and they have been convicted for embezzlement. According to the government order 252-HUD of 2014, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, in-charge Executive Officer has been reinstated. This is despite the fact that Imtiyaz carried out 50 illegal appointments at Municipal Committee Chadoora and 35 at Municipal Committee, Kunzer during 2009-2010. As Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Achabal, Imtiyaz regularized services of 15 junior most consolidated workers. According to this order, Abdul Rashid Shah has been reinstated as in-ch...   READ MORE

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HRD Ministry raps J&K's School Education Ministry, issues strong directions 8/29/2014 12:58:36 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Aug 28: Taking serious note of delay in the release of funds by the state government, Union Human Resource Development Ministry has asked the School Education Ministry to ensure that all school related grants under SSA, including school grant and maintenance grant are released in the first quarter of the financial year to facilitate schools to utilize the grants in a meaningful manner. Ministry has asked the State School Education Ministry to ensure that the first instalment of the state share should be released to the state society within one month of the release of Central share to the State society. It has further asked the Ministry headed by Deputy Chief Min...   READ MORE   Papa, son fail to hold NC together? 8/29/2014 12:58:27 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 28: The National Conference is now publicly vertically split between Omar Abdullah and Dr Farooq Abdullah camp. The simmering had been going on for a while but it came out in the open in the Legislative Council. The altercation between Devender Rana and Shehnaz Ganai on a calling attention moved by the latter over cross-border firing and then outmaneuver her the former moved a private members resolution for Indo-Pak talks was reflection of division in the camp. Rana is a close confidant of the Omar and has now got total grip over the party. Dr Shehnaz Ganai is a daughter of former NC Minister who was close to Dr Farooq and it was because of this pr...   READ MORE   Sonawar no cake walk for Omar 8/29/2014 12:58:20 AM Fazal Khan Srinagar, Aug 28: If Chief Minister Omar Abdullah decides to contest from Sonawar constituency it won't be a cake walk for him as Congress is contemplating to give mandate to Peer Bilal son of a prominent religious leader from Harwan area. Sources told Early Times that Peer Bilal's father is a renowned religious preacher and has thousands of followers in the Harwan belt, where people come out in large numbers to vote. Besides this Bilal's father has been politically active in the area for a long time and has worked tirelessly for the-economic upliftment of the people living in city outskirts. Having enjoyed close association in the Congress high command, he is also b...   READ MORE   Firing at civilian areas on border a criminal act on part of Pak: Azad 8/29/2014 12:57:54 AM Early Times Report R S Pura (International Border), Aug 28: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today lambasted Pakistan for the unprovoked heavy firing targeting civilians along Indo-Pak International Border, especially in the R.S Pura and Bishnah sectors of Jammu District. He was on tour of the border villages of Abdullian, Chakrohi, Sai, Treva, Arnia, Jeora Farm, ChanduChack and Rehal in R.S.Pura and Bishnah sector, which have been badly affected by heavy Pakistani fir...   READ MORE   Pak Rangers shatter peace after flag meet, target 3 BSF posts at Akhnoor 8/29/2014 12:57:05 AM Jammu, Aug 28: After remaining calm for two consecutive nights, the International Border (IB) once again came alive shortly after the Pak Rangers ended their first flag meeting with Indian border guards in Pargwal area of Akhnoor to de-escalate the border tension. According to official sources, the Rangers opened unprovoked firing on at least three to four BSF posts in Pargwal area of Akhnoor sector around 11.50 p.m. After some time, the exchange of firing stopped but the same was resumed around 4 a.m and continued till 5.55 a.m on Thursday morning. The bullets hit two houses in the village but people escaped unhurt, official sources said. The BSF troops retaliated heavily to the Pakista...   READ MORE   Mudslinging continues in SMVDU 8/29/2014 12:56:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 28: Rajesh Kumar, Section Officer (Legal) in SMVDU, has lodged a complaint against Assistant Professor Amit Sharma (presently under suspension) for his alleged role in maligning his image. In his complaint lodged with IGP Crime Branch, Rajesh said Amit of Nai Basti, Kanachak, Akhnoor, who is presently under suspension owing to the charges of misconduct relating to the alleged paper leakage, has managed to allegedly temper the actual date of his LLB degree from 21.02.2000 to 20.12.1996 and deleted the session January 1999 from the photocopy available in records in connivance with certain vested interests in J K Mineral Ltd to which he has remained a regular...   READ MORE   2 months after VOJ seeks DC's intervention, administrative inertia prevails Encroachment of nullah in Chowadi 8/29/2014 12:56:40 AM Akshay Azad Jammu, Aug 28: Administrative inertia has sabotaged any serious effort to retrieve the encroached land in Chowadi area, as after the lapse of two months since Vigilance Organization Jammu and Kashmir (VOJK) approached Deputy Commissioner Jammu to get the land demarcated, nothing has been done so far. Sources informed Early Times that in response to complaint filed by a lady police officer in Chief Minister Secretariat, in year 2012, the Vigilance Organization Jammu has reportedly said that they had approached Deputy Commissioner for demarcation of land, but it was reliably learnt that nothing has been done so far. A lady police officer had alleged that a false and defamator...   READ MORE   Changing political scenario Consensus: Congress, NC over and out 8/29/2014 12:56:31 AM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 28: Let the NC and the Congress leadership claim that their parties are very much in the reckoning and they would prove their critics wrong by winning a substantial number of seats in the upcoming Assembly elections. The NC reiterated this claim on Wednesday also. Similarly, a number of Congress leaders claimed that their party would turn tables on the opponents in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, emerge as the single largest party and would play a very important role in the government formation. But keen Kashmir-watchers do not consider their claims tenable or claims based on the ground realities or on the mood of the people. There is consensus that both the NC and the Co...   READ MORE   Moderates not interested, shortage of funds big issue Baffled Geelani calls for unity 8/29/2014 12:56:12 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 28: The BJP led NDA government taking a tough stand over Kashmir has created ripples in the separatist camp in the Valley. Baffled by the decision of the Indian government to call off the Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan the Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed all the separatist groups to unite for what he called "countering the policies" of the Modi government. Pertinently, Geelani had been averse to unity among the separatists for the past so many years. On many occasions during these years he (Geelani) has leveled serious allegations against all the moderate leaders, who tried to hold talks with Central government. A ...   READ MORE   Optimism precedes elections in Hurrriyat's own courtyard 8/29/2014 12:55:58 AM Shakeel A Khan SRINAGAR, Aug 28: As the Hurriyat leadership is busy in chalking out the poll boycott strategy, people across the Valley including amalgam's own grass root workers seem upbeat about the coming Assembly election. People close to Hurriyat can be seen discussing election related issues these days and some of them could be heard saying that 'Enough is enough' and as per them it is the right time and the right opportunity to make their future better. This correspondent came in contact with a group of such people in the outskirts of the Srinagar city, who seemingly were absorbed, talking in length the coming Assembly election. When Early Times wanted to know their opinion abou...   READ MORE   Jammu based legislators walk out of Assembly in support of West Pakistan refugees 8/28/2014 11:25:08 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Aug 28: Some Jammu based legislators today walked out of the Legislative Assembly while alleging that Assembly Speaker; Mubarak Gul has disallowed their plea for holding a discussion on the denial of rights to the West Pakistan refugees. As soon as the question hour was over and zero hour was taken up, MLA Bishnah, Ashwini Kumar Sharma stood up and tried his best to attract the attention of the speaker. Ashwini expressed displeasure that the state government is keeping mum in fulfilling the demands of the West Pakistan refugees. The MLA said that he had asked for a discussion over the issue and added it is a pity that the same has been disallowed by the Speak...   READ MORE   LC adopts resolution on resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue 8/28/2014 11:24:56 PM Mustansir Srinagar, Aug 28: The Legislative Council of the bicameral legislature of the state today adopted a resolution urging upon the Centre to resume the process of Indo-Pak dialogue to ensure peace and stability in the sub-continent. "The House resolves that the state government must urge the Union government to resume process of Indo-Pak dialogue to ensure peace and stability in the sub-continent in general and state of Jammu and Kashmir in particular," the resolution moved by ruling NC legislator, Devinder Rana said. The resolution was supported Congress, PDP and NPP members also. The House chaired by its chairman, Amrit Malhotra resolved that the state government should...   READ MORE   Ex En’s half-cooked lies take MCHC employees for vide 8/28/2014 11:24:47 PM Bijay Charak Jammu, Aug 28: The administration of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) is reportedly misleading the Labour Officer Circle - III Jammu, as in the fresh communiqué, former has claimed that salaries till December have been paid to workers, while the workers have contested the same as misleading. According to sources, taking cognizance of news report carried by Early Times on August 23, 2014, under title "GMCH administration violates labour laws, Paying aid skilled workers Rs. 150 per day, more than 120 workers without salaries since year", the Labour officer had shot a letter to Executive Engineer of Mechanical Hospital and Central Heating division (MHCH). The Lab...   READ MORE

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