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| Aversion grows against unconstitutionally nominated Joint Secretary | | Not all is well within J&K State Sports Council | | | Parvez Malik
SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Resentment is brewing amongst the stakeholders in the Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council for its inability to hold elections to the post of Joint Secretary, more than six months since the incumbent body was put in place.
After the existing Council came into being, the elections to the posts of Secretary and Joint Secretary were not conducted. While Dilip Thussu, an engineer of the State Government was posted as the Secretary State Sports Council a few months prior to the constitution of the Council and was asked to continue, elections to the joint secretary were also withheld as the then Minister for Youth Services and Sports R S Chib proposed that Siddharth Sharma, who was the Joint Secretary in the previous Council be allowed to continue till the elections to the post were held at a later date. However, more than six months since then, elections have not been held and Siddharth Sharma has continued to hold on to the chair unconstitutionally. "He is holding the office of the Joint Secretary for the third consecutive term in violation of Council'... | |
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| Court extends judicial custody of 6 students, reserves orders on bail | | BOPEE scam | | | S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Jan 20: A special anti-corruption court here today extended judicial custody of six students who have fraudulently qualified the Common Entrance Test in 2012.
The six students were produced by Crime Branch before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Mohan Lal Manhas who extended their stay at Central Jail here till January 28.
Earlier, the court reserved orders on the bail plea moved by the beneficiary students following the objections by Crime Branch, investigating the case. The court announced to declare its order on January 27.
In its objections, the Crime Branch has said that the evidence brought on record prima facie established that they participated in a... | |
| | | | Fearing backlash NC going slow on creation of new administrative units | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Jan 20: To take political mileage in the ensuing Parliament and Assembly elections National Conference leadership is mounting pressure to implement report of Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai Committee but the State Government, fearing backlash, is hesitating to take decision on the recommendations.
Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai Committee, which was constituted in the year 2011, had recommended creation of 955 administrative units throughout the State. Congress, which is part of the coalition government, is opposing implementing "discriminatory" recommendations of Ganai Committee report because this report has ignored those areas which have been considered as strongholds of Congress party.
The... | |
| | | | LC Privilege Committee reiterates resolve to summon former COAS | | Gen Singh's reply indicates 'scant respect' to the Upper House: Sources | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Jan 20: As the Privilege Committee of the Legislative Council (LC) today reaffirmed its stand on summoning former Army Chief General VK Singh on January 22 for his pay-off allegations, the latter, it seems, is showing 'scant respect' to the Upper House of the State Legislature.
Sources informed Early Times that an informal meeting of the Privilege Committee was convened here today at Legislative Council Secretariat under the chairmanship of Congress MLC Jugal Kishore Sharma.
National Conference legislators, Devender Singh Rana, Ali Mohammad Dar and Showkat Hussain Ganai were also present in the meeting while other two members of the Committee Congress MLCs Ravinder... | |
| | | | VK Singh to appear before privilege committee | | NC scores vital political point over Congress | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 20: National Conference out-maneuvered Congress by forcing retd General VK Singh to appear before the privilege committee on Jan 22. The Congress did salvage by insisting that the matter would end there, but even on it the NC had remained non committal.
National Conference managed to score over Congress on the contentious issue of personal appearance of the General Singh on Jan 22 before the Committee. This is seen as major political boost, in the perception of the NC, and a set-back for the Congress.
The reason for Congress getting out-maneuvered was that its only member, Jugal Kishore, who is also the chairman of the Committee, was present while NC was pre... | |
| | | | Infamous illegal appointment scams in State Cooperatives Department | | SVC fails to comply by GAD order after lapse of two years | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Jan 20: The order issued by State Government, directing Vigilance Commissioner to initiate an inquiry into infamous multi-crore and illegal appointment scams at State Cooperatives Department, has been biting as after the lapse of more than two years, the SVO is yet to submit report.
Documents in the possession of Early Times, reveal that on January 23, 2012 the State Government had asked Commissioner of Vigilance J&K, Jammu to inquire into complaints against Dr Manohar Lal Sharma MoS Cooperatives, Abdul Hamid Wani, Commissioner Secretary and Mohd Abbas Registrar Cooperative department.
"I am directed to forward herewith a copy of communication number GS-PS (G) 2011/50... | |
| | | | JKPCC asserts, opposes a pre-poll alliance with NC | | Widening gulf | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 20: Pressure from below seems to have been working. The case in point is the meeting between AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi and JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz-led delegation in New Delhi on Saturday and what the delegation told Rahul Gandhi.
A report suggested that the delegation told Rahul Gandhi that "any pre-poll arrangement for the Parliament or Assembly elections in the State would shrink the party's space and the High Command should allow the party to go alone for the polls".
The delegation consisted of some senior Congress leaders not only from Kashmir, but also from Jammu, including some district presidents, and the JKPCC chief confirmed that he, along with senio... | |
| | | | Jammu likely to become epicentre of politics in coming days | | | | Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Jan 20: With the arrival of all political heavy weights, the winter capital has finally become a political hotbed and the headquarters of all political parties wear a festive look though the Srinagar headquarters of these parties are completely deserted and out of bounds for the people now.
Though political activities start with the opening of annual darbar move in Jammu, however, this year that was missing as most of the Kashmir based political stalwarts chose to stay back in Srinagar for election campaigning. Now as the whole Kashmir valley is enveloped by a thick layer of snow, the political parties suspended their activities and their leaders have started arriving ... | |
| | | | Azad loyalist up in arms against Soz backed District President | | Kishtwar land scam row | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Jan 20: The clamour for removal of the District Congress President Kishtwar Pardeep Singh Parihar goes louder as majority of party leaders and workers loyal to Union Helath Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad are demanding his removal from the post of District President for his alleged involvement in land grabbing case.
A case FIR against the Congress President, four revenue officials and other prime accused for fraudulent mutation of land coming under alignment of Kishtwar-Sinthan-Srinagar National Highway located in Poochal village of the District has been registered. Parihar has denied all the allegations levelled against him in Vigilance FIR NO. 03/2014 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w... | |
| | | | Has BJP taken U-turn on Article 370? | | Debate | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 20: Has BJP taken a U-turn on Article 370? Or, has it abandoned its age-old demand seeking abrogation of this Article? If one goes by what appeared in a section of print media in and outside the state after BJP national president Rajnath Singh's January 18 statement on Article 370, then the answer could be in the affirmative.
What made certain commentators to believe that the BJP has taken a complete U-turn on Article 370 was the Rajnath Singh's January 18 statement that "the party would have 'no objection' to its retention in the Constitution if it has really benefitted the people or developed the state".
A commentator has said: "If Article 370 is good, it should have be... | |
| | | | Refuse to lodge FIR despite written complaint of mysterious fire | | Police disregard SC guidelines | | |
Bijay Charak
JAMMU, Jan 20: Showing utter disregard to Supreme Court guidelines, directing police to lodge First Information Report (FIR) on all complaints, a police post in-charge has refused to lodge FIR, against two written complaints lodged by a complainant of village Bhara of Bhaderwah.
Shiv Chand (80), a retired BSF personnel, resident of Bhara village of Khellar Bhaderwah, informed Early Times that on January 10 night, his house was gutted in mysterious fire. "In the morning of January, 10, Jewan Lal (a retired master) had also damaged the protection wall of my house and my son (Jagdev Singh) had gone to lodge a complaint with Additional Superintendent of Police Bhaderwah. The AS... | |
| | | | Hizb militant killed in Qazigund encounter | | | | Saahil Suhail
ANANTNAG, Jan 20: Anantnag, January 20: A top Hizb militant was today killed by Army and police in a fierce gun battle that broke out on Monday morning in Shempora area of Qazigund in South Kashmir.
Slain militant was identified as Javed Salfi, a resident of Bulbul Nowgam who worked as a counter-insurgency informant of the Army and Police before joining the militant group.
Official sources said that on getting inputs about the presence of militant in the area, Army's 9 Rashtiya Rifles laid a search operation, during which suspected militant fired upon troops triggering encounter between militant and troops. Later SOG Anantnag also joined the Army and in joint operation clai... | |
| | | | Govt tightens noose around latecomers in Civil Sect | | Biometric face recognition system | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, Jan 20: After failing to implement "Bio-Metric Attendance System" in Civil Secretariat to tighten the noose around the latecomers, Government has introduced the new "Biometric Face Recognition System" in Civil Secretariat for attendance of the employees by replacing old one and issued strict instruction to all administrative secretaries for its compliance.
Taking strong cognizance of non compliance of the earlier installed Bio-Metric Attendance System, Government today issued fresh order to all administrative secretaries to the Government and nodal officers of all departments to direct employees of their respective departments to mark their attendance in the newly set up... | |
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