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| Roshni Scam: VO prepares 'Line of Action', seeks revenue records | | Rs 25,000 Cr targeted, Rs 76.45 Cr fetched | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Jan 15:Acting upon the directions from Chief Vigilance Commissioner Kuldeep Khoda, the State Vigilance Organization asked the district SPs of Vigilance to crack the case with speedy investigation, however, officers, sources within Vigilance said, in turn after preparing Line of Action have sought revenue record from the offices of concerned District Development Commissioners for scrutiny, in much hyped Roshni Scam, as a part of detailed investigation to fix criminal culpability of the public servants and beneficiaries of land transfers which leaves a dent of Crores of rupees to the public exchequer.
The Roshni scam came to fore after CAG indicted J&K IAS officers for their "involvement" in the Roshni scam and "non-cooperation" with the auditors in a report to be submitted to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in the coming Budget session. CAG also mentioned the names of bureaucrats namely Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Arun Kumar; Secretary, Revenue, Vinod Kaul; and Secretary, Administrative Reforms, Ghulam Hassan Tantray. Chief Secretary Iqbal Khanday an... | |
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| Court grants bail to Cong leader, aggrieved seek return of land | | Kishtwar land scam | | | early times report
JAMMU, Jan 15: In a major latest development in Kishtwar land scam, District Congress President namely Pardeep Singh Parihar, who is alleged to be the main accused, got interim bail from court.
However, other accused including revenue officials also applied for the bail to court.
Meanwhile, the aggrieved persons namely Dilbagh Singh and Lal Chand held press conference in Jammu and put revenue officials responsible for changing the nomenclature of land allegedly under the influence of Congress president Pardeep Singh Parihar. They have alleged that they are being deprived of their due share.
They also prayed before court to quash the bail plea of alleged accused for s... | |
| | | | Army counters, corrects Omar twice | | | | early times report
Jammu, Jan 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been cornered and corrected by the Army for the second time in two days. The correction from the Army on factual accounts is likely to take sheen out of the political rhetoric of the Chief Minister.
GoC-in-C northern command today said 2014 would be an important year for the developments in the State as this year US led troops start pulling out of the Afghanistan.
This statement was in sharp contrast to the assessment of the Chief Minister who had maintained that there would be no effect of troops pull out. Omar had repeated this in number of interviews . Omar was trying to make a perception that the assessment of Army ... | |
| | | | Dismal MGNREGS performance in JK | | 50 percent works completed in last financial year | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Jan 15: The much hyped Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been showing dismal performance in Jammu and Kashmir as the work completion rate has been declining with each passing year, besides only half of works, started under the scheme, were completed in the last financial year.
Sources informed Early Times that work completion rate in year 2010-11 was 74.16 percent, but in the financial year 2013-14 the work completion rate declined to 49.56 percent.
"Around 16075, various types of works were started under the Scheme in 22 districts of the state, out of which only 11,589 works were completed in the financial year 2010-11, recording... | |
| | | | Fair faces get SBN posts on fake certificates | | Selection norms sold to bribery deals | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Jan 15: In yet another scandalous example of throwing norms to winds, not only dubious revenue certificates were framed, but deserving candidates were dropped to employ recommended fair faces for the posts of teachers under Shiksha Baligaan Mission.
A major scandal surfaced in the office of District Development Commissioner Baramulla who is also the Chairman of Zilla Lok Shiksha Samiti (ZLSS) of Shiksha Baligan Mission (SBM) of the area after Early Times got access to documents revealing how fraudulent measures have been employed in the selection process of SBM teacher posts.
The documents reveal that office of the District Development commissioner/chairman ZLSS ... | |
| | | | BJP MLAs taken back into party fold on 'performance' rider | | Leadership to 'exploit' their influence for LS polls | | | early times report
Jammu, Jan 15: BJP leadership on Tuesday stated that decision to revoke suspension of five MLAs has been taken after they conveyed to national president of the party Rajnath Singh that they have 'unconditional' desire to work for the party as per the party's 'priorities' and 'directives'. This is, however,contrary to what is the inside story behind taking the expelled legislators back into the party fold.
Sources within the party said that it is not the desire of the MLAs to work 'uncontionally' that has worked magically for their return into the party. Instead of MLAs having expressed their so called 'desire' it is actually a trap laid by the party leadership to 'us... | |
| | | | Congress's assertion on Wazir Commission report flawed | | Defending the indefensible | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 15: Congress party will not learn lessons from its past mistakes and act accordingly to restore the political space it lost over the period in Jammu province by adopting a step-motherly attitude towards the economically neglected and political marginalized people of this region, notwithstanding the fact that Congress has been enjoying state power with their support . How else should one describe the January 13 Srinagar assertion of head of the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on new administrative units and Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand that Ghulam Nabi Azad-led coalition government implemented the Wazir Commission report to establish more districts in the state?
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| | | | Scheme for physically disabled goes wrong; beneficiaries missing, NGOs make merry | | J&K watches helplessly! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Jan 15: Serious fraud and bungling has been detected in implementation of scheme for assistance to differently abled persons for the purchase or fitting of aids and appliances in Jammu and Kashmir.
Several serious wrongs and breaches have been committed on the name of providing differently abled persons with aids and appliances. Several local leaders have even found to have forced the implementing agencies to get their names inscribed on the appliances and aids. In the handouts issued to the media, these leaders have claimed of having distributed these aids and appliances from their own pocket for the welfare of differently abled persons.
Aids and appliances whi... | |
| | | | Promotions, appointments in Fire & Emergency Services: RULES SET AFIRE | | | | Et Report
SRINAGAR , Jan 15: Throwing all standing rules and regulations out of the Window, the State Government to benefit its blue eyed has created the post of Director General in J&K Fire & Emergency Services by abolishing the Post of Director in the State.
This has been done in violation of Fire and Emergency Act according to which the J&K Fire and Emergency Services should be led by one director in the State.
But in open violation of the Act and to give undue benefit to its blue eyed, the Government has created two posts one of DG and other of Common Pool Post -the both are equal in status and emoluments. According to sources this has led to a lot of resentment among the in s... | |
| | | | RDD violates GAD guidelines; posts three BDOs in Ladakh against 14 posts | | | | Et Report
Jammu, Jan 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Department (RDD) has succumbed to the political pressure while posting Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) probationers as block development officers (BDOs). The RDD had to send around 14 BDOs to Ladakh region where around nine posts were vacant in Kargil district and around five posts were vacant in Leh district.
Out of total 18 KAS probationers, only three have been posted in Ladakh region and 16 have been posted in either Kashmir valley or in Jammu region. These three are Abdul Rashid Raina for Trespone, Bilal Ahmad, who has been posted as BDO Nyoma and Muhammad Yousuf Ganie, who has been posted as BDO Kargil. The Gener... | |
| | | | Accusing state government of pursuing 'anti-trader' policy, Kashmir Economic Alliance threatens agitation in support of their demands | | Asks for punishment to SMC, SDA officials for violation of Master Plan | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) today threatened to launch an agitation against the ruling coalition dispensation in case the 'anti-trader' policy is not stopped by the government. The Alliance also accused the state government of backtracking from its commitment of constructing Sewerage Treatment Plants for hotels of Kashmir valley. Addressing a press conference here, KEA Chairman, Mohammad Yasin Khan said that state government has failed to address the genuine concerns of traders of Kashmir. He said the traders have been pushed to the wall and they can hit the roads anytime if the 'discriminatory' attitude is not kept at bay by the present dispensatio... | |
| | | | Death of young girl in DH Bhaderwah | | Family alleges negligence, demands probe | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Jan 15: Family of the young college girl who died in District hospital Bhaderwah today has alleged gross negligence on part of the doctors and have demanded probe in the circumstances that led to the death of their daughter. Sangeeta Kotwal, 23 old daughter of Pritam Kotwal a resident of village Laroth was admitted in the hospital after she vomited at her house. But due to non-availability of doctors in the emergency block of the hospital, she soon breathed her last. "She (Sangeeta) was studying in her room and after vomiting, she fell unconscious and we immediately took her to the hospital", said family members, alleging that there was no doctor in the hospital. ... | |
| | | | Corruption, mismanagement rules roost in KU | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Jan 15: Corruption and mismanagement prevailing in the system has not even spared the vital institutions -the seat of learning in the state and a cursory look at the functioning of the Kashmir University provides an insight as to what extent it has brought disrepute to the highest seat of learning in Kashmir. Under the nose of Professor Talat, the Vice Chancellor Kashmir University, several officials with a tainted past continue to hold the charge of some key academic and administrative positions. These officials continue to be the members of some very important committees dealing with the day-to-day functioning of the university and are very important as far as t... | |
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