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| J&K Govt fails to discipline BRO, 5 critical road links still incomplete | | PMRP set to complete 10 years in J&K | | | Mughal road puzzle continues
Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Sept 3: With state government maintaining a criminal silence over extremely slow pace of work, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is yet to complete 5 critical roads being constructed by them in Jammu and Kashmir under centrally sponsored Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme (PMRP).
Central Government had sanctioned 12 road projects for Jammu and Kashmir under centrally sponsored Rs.36439.32 crore Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme (PMRP) in the year 2004. Of these 12 roads, 7 were awarded to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for construction under central sector. 3 roads were awarded under state sector to Jammu and Kashmir government.
Of the three roads awarded to Jammu and Kashmir government under state sector, two have been completed while the third road stands completed physically but has not been officially declared as open. Mughal road which is the third road has been completed physically and is being used by public but with Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) refusing to call the construction as complete, ... | |
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| Rains create havoc: Six people including BSF officer killed in landslides, police post swept away | | Heavy loss of property reported, roads damaged | |  Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Sept 3: A Border Security Force Officer among six people were killed while a police post was washed away in landslides and flash floods triggered due to heavy rains across Jammu region.
"Six people and a BSF jawan were killed today in a remote Chasana area of Reasi district and Poonch district when a mud house and a bunker collapsed due to landslides in view of heavy rains," police spokesman here said.
He said that the village is situated in far flung area and pol... | |
| | | | NC rally ends in chaos after stage collapses | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Panic gripped Raithan area in central Kashmir's Budgam district today when the stage on which Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar was addressing people collapsed.
Witnesses said that people who had assembled there took it as a militant attack and ran for cover. "Journalists and the security men who were on the stage fell on each other triggering chaos and confusion. We thought militants have struck," said a witness.
"Security guards of the Minister encircled him and took him to a safer place," the witness added.
A few people sustained minor injuries. "Soon after the police and security men realized that it was not a milita... | |
| | | | Clueless Cong beating about the bushes? | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Sept 3: The Congress leaders in the state, it seems, have yet to come out of the shock defeat it received in the Lok Sabha polls as most of them are not visible on ground due to which the party's preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections is not taking off as desired by the top central as well as state leadership.
Sources informed Early Times that instead of being in their respective constituencies to give a boost to party's prospects in the forthcoming Assembly polls, a large chunk of Congress Ministers, MLAs and MLCs, on the other hand, so far have remained inaccessible to grass root level workers.
"Despite a clear directive of senior Congress leaders to a... | |
| | | | Floods wash away 2 in Tangmarg village, 150 persons trapped in South Kashmir | | Water crosses danger mark at Sangam, authorities order closure of educational institutions in South, Central Kashmir | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Two persons were drowned after they were washed away by gushing waters at Hardu Abura in North Kashmir's Baramulla district while as more than 150 civilians are trapped in South Kashmir as the authorities sounded the flood alarm across South Kashmir today evening.
In the meantime, the divisional administration of Kashmir has announced that all the schools and colleges shall remain closed in Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts tomorrow due to the flood situation.
Reports said that two persons got washed away after the water breached the embankment in the Hardu Abura village in Tangmarg area in Baramulla district. Due to incessant rai... | |
| | | | Two ARTOs against one sanctioned post | | 'Not here to entertain ET's queries': RTO Kathua | | | GS Asgotra
JAMMU, Sept 3: While several departments of the state government are confronting serious paucity of manpower, two Assistant Regional Transport Officers (ARTO) are working against single sanctioned post in Kathua adding to the chaos and commotion in the department.
Sources informed Early Times that despite, one sanctioned post of ARTO in Motor Vehicle Department of Kathua, two officers have been posted in a bid to adjust a blue eyed.
"There was already an ARTO posted here, but six months back another ARTO joined RTO office Kathua", sources said, adding that responsibilities of second ARTO have not been notified so far.
Source alleged that the higher authorities and RTO Kathua ... | |
| | | | Transfer industry ruling roost in Higher Education Deptt | | Flouting transfer policy, 51 out of 100 English lecturers overstaying in city colleges for yrs | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Sept 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department is alleged to be fast turning into a hub of corruption, where postings in city colleges are allegedly on sale and transfer industry is growing with each passing day, which is evident from the fact that 51 out of 100 college lecturers of English subject have been overstaying in city colleges for years, in total violation of the transfer policy of State Government.
Out of these 51 influential college lecturers of English subject, two have been overstaying for the last more than 18 years, 15 for 10 to 17 years and nine have been overstaying for nine years and remaining for the period ranging from four to nine years.... | |
| | | | After Ganderbal, NC faces revolt in Zadibal | | Close aide of sitting MLA thrashes NC block treasurer, SPOs beat Halqa President | | | Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Sept 3: After Ganderbal, ruling National Conference is facing rebellion at Zadibal in old city here as the NC workers and the locals are opposing the mandate to the sitting NC MLA Peer Afaq.
Sources told Early Times that top NC leaders, including Ali Muhammad Sagar, Mian Altaf, Nasir Aslam Wani and others visited the Zadibal area on Tuesday to assess the ground situation and take the final decision about whom to give mandate from the area. "Situation took an ugly turn when hundreds of NC supporters assembled outside the building, where NC leaders had gathered to deliberate over the issue. The NC supporters raised slogans against the sitting MLA Peer Afaq and demanded ... | |
| | | | CEO allegedly drops meritorious candidates | | Engagement of contractual teachers | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Sept 3: To adjust a blue eyed candidate for temporary appointment of teacher on academic arrangement in a Middle School, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Jammu has allegedly dropped meritorious candidates. Moreover, order of appointment was issued a week before the creation of vacancy.
According to sources, for the posts of temporary teacher at Government Middle School Bhadrore, which falls under Education Zone Marh, four candidates applied a few days before, but due to known reasons, CEO, Jammu, Tarseem Lal dropped two meritorious candidates while issuing the order.
"There were four candidates in fray for the post. Two of them were MA, M.Ed and two others possessed MA, ... | |
| | | | Cong anxiously waiting for BJP to announce tickets to launch counter attack | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 3; Facing one after another onslaught of the "over-confident" BJP, the Congress leadership is looking for an appropriate time to hit back the Saffron Brigade. Congress leadership is likely to start counter offense only after BJP announced its candidates.
It is learning that Congress high command has suggested state unit of the party to focus on those BJP who are claimants of the mandates but would be denied the same.
Credible sources in the Congress said that party leaders who met central leaders at New Delhi sought suggestions from the high command to stop "migration" of party leaders into BJP. It is learnt that high command has asked local leadership to w... | |
| | | | City hit by water crisis, Chief Engineer’s apathy Walks out of press conference to respond to phone call | | |  Insensitivity of the administration towards most pressing problems of the people was at display today when Chief Engineer PHE today walked out in the middle of a press conference to answer a phone call.
For four days now, people of Jammu are facing pressing paucity of drinking water following stir of the PHE daily wagers in favour of their demands. Chief Engineer had invited media for a press conference to explain the official position after talks between the government and the striking employ... | |
| | | | HC takes suo-moto notice of acute water crisis caused by PHE employees' strike | | Summons Div Com, PHE CE; employees suspend strike as pressure mounts on them from all quarters | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 3: As Jammu and its suburbs reeled under acute potable water scarcity for the 3rd day today due to the strike by 23,000 odd PHE casual and consolidated workers, high court here took a serious note of the crisis after going through the reports published in this regard in the local newspapers.
Though the employees have suspended strike for a week only, this has given much needed relief to the water starved Jammuites.
The taps had run dry as there was no water supply to people for the last three days. Nearly 16,000 casual and consolidated PHE employees are on strike in Jammu division and 7,000 in Kashmir. When the permanent employees made attempts in certain... | |
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