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| NC MLC's kin's transfer causes flutter | | Adhoc lecturer gets Principal attached | | | Transfer muck sullies Higher Education more
Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Jan 17: Deep rooted nepotism within the department of Higher Education has left it woefully exposed once again as an adhoc lecturer managed to get the Principal of a city college attached for 'disobedience and insubordination'.
The chronology of events that led to the incident began after the transfer of sister in law of NC stalwart Devender Rana, a lecturer in English from GCW Gandhi Nagar to GDC Kathua was cancelled and she was brought back to her original place of posting. According to sources, Geetanjali Rana's order of transfer was modified, following which another lecturer in English, Jyoti Dutt was transferred from GCW Gandhi Nagar to MAM College to make place for her.
Following modification in the order, one Santosh Sharma, who was engaged as adhoc lecturer in English and posted at MAM College had to be relieved under rules. Sources divulge that Santosh Sharma, whose husband, a local businessman reportedly has close proximity to a NC leader from Doda approached the Minister for Higher Education Mohammad Akba... | |
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| Official-Minister nexus in HPM bleeds exchequer worth crores | | Shop sites in Rajouri allocated to blue eyed | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: In what could turn out to be a major scandal, officers of Horticulture Produce and Marketing have sold shop sites worth crores among the fair faces allegedly against huge monetary benefits in Rajouri fruit Mandi in complete departure from norms.
The document details in possession of Early Times reveal that without any advertisement in any newspaper or TV channel, the shop sites at the newly constructed fruit and vegetable market Rajouri were sold among the fair faces against huge monetary benefits thereby depriving fair opportunity to the deserving . The fingers of accusation are being pointed at J.P Sharma presently posted as Deputy Director Horticulture ... | |
| | | | Cabinet Sub Committee visits cost 'dearer' to Govt... | | Huge amount spent on helicopters, TA, DA | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 17: As the Omar Abdullah led coalition Government is trying to tone down controversies that erupted on the creation of new administrative units across the state, eye brows are being raised over huge expenditure that has been incurred on the marathon visit of the members of Cabinet Sub Committee to various districts, an exercise that spread over a week's time. Critics are only labelling the exercise as wasteful, both in terms of money as well as time in which not only Ministers remained engaged but also their staff besides a battery of bureaucrats. An expenditure of over Rs two crores is learnt to have been spent on the visit of CSC members and on meetings the... | |
| | | | What lies beneath Omar's Cozying up with Modi? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has started showing signs of cozying up with the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Omar who had been mocking at the Modi has today openly exhibited his appreciation for Modi.
Commenting about Cong leader Mani Shankar Aiyers' remark that a chai wallah can't become Prime Minister, Omar writing on twitter said: "Modi has a lot of negatives but his humble origins are a positive some of us can't claim. We aren't helping our campaign by mocking him."
It was first clear sign of mending fences with the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, who according to most poll survey is likely to head the nation.
Omar has though b... | |
| | | | Taj, Salman differ on NOTA in JK | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: A day after Congress leader and Medical Education Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din claimed that he had written to the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister and the Congress High Command, requesting them to exclude Jammu and Kashmir from "None of the Above' (NOTA) option, fearing that it would be used by "separatists as weapon for their anti-election campaign, another Congress leader and the son of State Congress president Salman Anees Soz welcomed the decision of the Election Commission of India to provide the NOTA option to citizens of J&K as well.
Pertinently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had on Thursday decided to go ahead with introduction of the... | |
| | | | Congress losing ground in Jammu very fast | | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: The landslide victory for Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the recent elections to the four states could definitely affect the political fortunes in Jammu and Kashmir, political pundits observe.
According to them, BJP's win in the four states is likely to lead the party to power in Centre. The party which was seen as the runner-up in the Parliament has practically changed its feel and colour after Modi's anointment as Prime Ministerial candidate.
The Modi effect can be clearly established by the fact that Congress failed to do any wonders in Rajasthan, where Rahul Gandhi addressed rallies. Contrary to this, BJP won 16 out of the 20 seats in the areas where M... | |
| | | | Cong-NC coalition needs to create five more districts in Jammu | | New Administrative Units | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, Jan 17: Is the demand in Jammu province for five more districts; namely Billawar, RS Pura, Akhnoor, Rural Jammu and Nowshera, reasonable? The answer is in the affirmative. Indeed, the demand is old that needs positive consideration by the NC-Congress coalition Government.
It needs to be noted that the successive Governments in the state accorded a special treatment to Kashmir by creating more districts in the Valley despite the fact that there was no demand, as also despite the fact that none of the commissions/committees appointed by the State Government to look into the demands of the people of Jammu province for more districts on the ground that its area was two time mor... | |
| | | | Defeating divisive ideas of Chenab Valley, Pir Panchal | | Duty of Congress | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 17: Those who want to disintegrate Jammu province and establish Greater Kashmir have ganged up. The disturbing aspect of the whole situation is the common cause certain senior Congress leaders like G M Saroori made with the anti-Jammu elements. Saroori has even gone to the extent of submitting a memorandum to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new administrative units demanding establishment of one autonomous hill development council for Ramban, Kishtwar and Doda districts. He called it Chenab Valley which doesn't exist at all. Similarly, certain Congress leaders of Poonch and Rajouri districts too have from time to time toyed with the idea of an autonomous hill development counc... | |
| | | | Has Congress succumbed to NC pressure? | | New Administrative Units | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Jan 17: It seems the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to the pressure tactics of National Conference (NC) on new administrative units as no action has been taken against constituting these new units without removing the disparity.
The Congress Ministers and leaders have gone quiet after Omar Abdullah stated that he would go ahead with the idea of constituting new administrative units in the state despite opposition. After that open threat by the Chief Minister to Congress party, not a single Congress Minister or leader came in open to counter the Chief Minister.
Omar Abdullah is in strong favour of implementing the Mushtaq Ganai committee report and he is ... | |
| | | | Alleged fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 15 lakh in Hydraulic Division Kishtwar | | Contractor approaches CM grievance cell, Crime Branch | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Jan 17 : The department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Kishtwar is under scanner again, this time over alleged fraudulent withdrawal worth Rs. 15 lacs from divisional chest against the work done by a local contractor namely Ajaz Ahmed son of Iqbal Ahmed Lone resident of Bhagna Nagseni. The contractor has approached Chief Minister grievance cell and Crime branch for redresseal of his grievance alleging that officials of the department in a planed manner withdrew various bills on his name by forging his signatures, while he had not received a single penny from the department against the various works executed by him. In his complaint, the contractor has stated ... | |
| | | | As coaching centres take students for a ride, latter apprehend bleak future | | Students forced to go on 'enforced' vacation | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Future of hundreds of students who receive coaching in different subjects at various coaching centres is at stake following the action taken by the district administration against some of the coaching centres as they were falling short of the criteria set out for them by the concerned department.
Scores of students receiving coaching for subjects of 11th and 12th classes and Common Entrance Test-2014 have been forced to go for vacation since the coaching centres have shut down their shutters for the time being. The unexpected closure of these coaching centres has dealt a severe blow to the future of students and they along with their parents are a worried... | |
| | | | Class XII results: Govt schools repeat dismal performance | | Lack of accountability responsible for debacle | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Jan17; Notwithstanding the inquiry ordered by the government into the poor performance of the Government schools of Kashmir valley in 10th class results declared in December 2013, 12th class results declared the other day seems to have taken heavy toll on government schools as the pass percentage has taken a steep dive in comparison with previous years.
As against the 59 pass percentage of the previous years the results for 2013 batch has been only 52% which speaks volumes about the poor performance of the government schools in Kashmir valley.
Earlier when the results for 10th class of 2013 batch were declared, the government had ordered inquiry into poor performan... | |
| | | | Tourism Minister least bothered about his backyard hospital | | Angered Verinag erupts, threatens to block National Highway | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Jan 17: At a distance of not more than half Kilometer from the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minsiter, Ghulam Ahmad Mir in Verinag area of South Kashmir, The primary health Center in the township continues to remain without key facilities.
Local residents including the neighbors of Tourism Minister, who also represents the constituency in assembly, angered by the non-seriousness of Ghulam Ahmad Mir, in projecting and mitigating the genuine problems of the Primary health Center forced them to come out on roads and held a protest demonstration against the authorities.
Reports said that hundreds of residents of Verinag today assembled in front of the Primar... | |
| | | | Forest deptt takes aerial route, junior officers get top posts | | Minister 'honest' yet all goes wrong! | | | *Guard is Forester, Ranger is DFO
Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Jan 17: Chaos, Confusion and political appeasement in transfers and postings seems to have completely taken over the Forest department.
If the insiders are to be believed, the department is at the verge of collapse. Despite being headed by a senior National Conference (NC) leader Mian Altaf, who does have seemingly a clean image before Chief Minister Omar Abdullah; administrative discipline, seniority, cadre management, tenure and performance based postings have become thing of past. Transfers have become order of the day.
More importantly, it goes to the credit of Forest Department that most of the officers are working on post... | |
| | | | Rajouri: Where land grabbers flourish | | ‘49000 Kanal land under illegal occupation’ | | | early times report
Rajouri, Jan 17: Rajouri district tops the list of governemnt land encraochers in the J&K State. This information was provided by the revenue department under Right to Information (RTI) Act. The revenue department response established that about 49000 kanal of governemnt land is under the illegal occupation of land mafia.
Recently some land grabbers start construction work near Chief Education Officer (CEO) office on the land which belong to education department and the land was reportedly encroached by them with the nexus of revenue officials. Ch Lal Hussain, CEO took up the matter with DIG police & deputy commissioner and work was stopped by the police.
After th... | |
| | | | Alleged fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 15 lakh in Hydraulic Division Kishtwar | | Contractor approaches CM grievance cell, Crime Branch | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Jan 17 : The department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Kishtwar is under scanner again, this time over alleged fraudulent withdrawal worth Rs. 15 lacs from divisional chest against the work done by a local contractor namely Ajaz Ahmed son of Iqbal Ahmed Lone resident of Bhagna Nagseni. The contractor has approached Chief Minister grievance cell and Crime branch for redresseal of his grievance alleging that officials of the department in a planed manner withdrew various bills on his name by forging his signatures, while he had not received a single penny from the department against the various works executed by him. In his complaint, the contractor has stated t... | |
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