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| Govt trying to shield employees found involved in dereliction of duties | | Where MD SRTC performs his duties at the time of crisis? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: Decision of the State Government to shield officers who were found dereliction of their duties during floods has exposed double standard this regime. On the one hand, State Government has been threatening lower grade employees to resume their duties on September 18 at any cost, while on the other hand government is shielding the senior officers who were found not performing their duties.
Last week State Government had announced to take action against Managing Director SRTC, J S Tandon who had reportedly left Srinagar and reached Jammu at the time of crisis when their services were required at Srinagar which was marooned at that time.
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| | | | Garbage, dead animals float in Srinagar | | Kashmir Floods | | | Fear of epidemic breaking out looms large
Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: As the flood waters are receding across Kashmir, fear of epidemic breaking out is looming large. Heaps of garbage are lying unattended in the lanes and bye lanes of many city areas as Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is missing from the scene.
With each passing day problems of people are getting aggravated as stink and dust around city is making life miserable for the flood hit people. In many places situation has taken an ugly turn. People fear if garbage and dead animals are not disposed off forthwith it can lead to epidemic breaking out in many areas.
People have lost hope that government would come for thei... | |
| | | | ONGC pumps pressed into service for de-watering Srinagar localities | | Experts subjected to stone pelting | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Kashmir's misfortunes are not abating. Hi-power de-watering equipment has reached Srinagar, but the state does not have the manpower available to operate it, despite the dire need.
The equipment was flown to Srinagar by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in two flights over the last three days. However, the political establishment, particularly the chief minister, is at the loss as to who will operate the equipment. The Irrigation and Flood Control Department is paralyzed for lack of staff, including officers, engineers and field workers.
Sources in the Administration told Early Times that on Sunday, when two ONGC high-power pumps reached here, Chief M... | |
| | | | Efforts to sabotage goodwill towards Army | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Over the last 10 days, the monumental effort made by the Army to rescue flood victims has generated immense goodwill in a large section of the populace. There is now a deliberate attempt by some vested interests to erode this goodwill.
Thousands of flood victims who have taken shelter in safer areas of Srinagar have been constantly expressing their gratitude towards the quick response of the Army in saving them despite the challenges posed by the flood.... | |
| | | | Babus, top cops prefer private transport to escape public ire | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: In an interesting turn of events, top bureaucrats and police officers of J&K, who always used only their official vehicles, are now using private vehicles for transport. This is because anger against the inaction of the government during the devastating floods is mounting among people. By travelling in private vehicles, the officers want to escape attention so that they do not become the target of public ire.
Even DIG Central Kashmir Ifad-Ul-Mujtaba was seen moving in a private red Chevrolet Tavera with his guards, and not in his official vehicle. Top bureaucrats are using the same ploy to avoid public backlash. A senior bureaucrat who was also using ... | |
| | | | Establish strategic settlements for Kashmiri Hindus, says Roychowdhury | | Real life problem | | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 16: During his visit to Jammu & Kashmir to assess the magnitude of destruction caused by incessant rains and flash floods, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to identify and earmark areas within the Kashmir valley for resettlement of the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus. This suggestion was considered by many an important necessity that needed to be implemented at the earliest. It also got the support from former Chief of Army Staff Gen Shankar Roychowdhury, who after his superannuation has been expressing and penning down his views on issues of great national import.
Commending the suggestion of Rajnath Singh, Gen Roychowdhury said "... | |
| | | | 3 receive bullet injuries in violent clash between two groups of transporters | | Inaction of Police, Civil Administration claim life of Excise guard | |  Sanjay Pathak
KATHUA, Sept 16: The callousness and negligence on part of Police and district administration claimed the life of an Excise guard, while three others received bullet injuries following a violent clash between two groups of transporters in Govindsar area of Kathua district today afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Kuldeep Kumar, resident of ward number 2 Kathua, while the injured were identifies as Bhupinder Singh (48), son of Lhan Singh, a resident of Rakh Lacchipur, Mohin... | |
| | | | Omar Government must act or quit | | Enough is enough | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 16: Traitors, seditionists, terrorists, mercenaries, fanatics and enemies of humanity and Kashmiri people like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and Shabir Ahmad Shah, who remained conspicuous by their absence during the first 10 days of the national disaster, started showing their cruel and ugly faces two days ago. Yasin Malik, who himself was rescued by the Indian army and who hijacked relief and rescue boat on Monday or who committed a highway robbery to hamper the relief and rescue work and Geelani, Mirwaiz and Shah, resurfaced not because they wanted to contribute to the ongoing humanitarian work on an unprecedented scale but to further add to ... | |
| | | | JKLF chief Yasin Malik 'hijacks' rescue boat in flood-hit Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Kashmiri separatist leaders have been left exposed once again - this time by the floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per reports, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was on September 13 seen disrupting relief and rescue operations in flood-hit J&K.
Malik and his aides reportedly tried to hamper the rescue and relief efforts being carried out by the Indian Army, under Operation Megh Rahat, in a flood-hit area of the Kashmir Valley.
As per reports, the JKLF chief and his aides hijacked a rescue boat in order to 'personally' distribute relief items.
Malik and his supporters are seen in a video - available on social media as well as bro... | |
| | | | Thanks to vested interests; Jammu Cooperative School in shambles | | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 16: At a time when thousands of students across the state are facing uncertain future because of huge losses to their schools in recent floods, there are others which have been unaffected by floods, but jeopardized by the vested elements.
Jammu Cooperative School in Dilli, run by the Department of Cooperatives is one such school which has been reduced to shambles due to complete administrative disarray it has been in. Sources revealed to ET that school, which was founded by noted academician and former Vice Chancellor of Jammu university who passed away last week has changed nine principals in two years due to the complete administrative anarchy. The department of... | |
| | | | Amenities hit rock bottom as SMVDU affects major fee hike | | University officially closed for one day as power, water supplies fail | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 16: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) had to be closed down for a day following complete breakdown in essential supplies including water, electricity and medicines.
The University administration closed the University for one day (Tuesday last) due to paucity of the drinking water. The university took step when some students and faculty members fell un conscious of thirst as the university run completely out of its water reserves.
Interestingly, the University has been rendered bereft of even basic amenities after administration affected a 30 percent hike in the existing fee structure and even after paying 1.70 lakh per year, students are forced to live... | |
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