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Sitting, ex-Ministers/Legislators owe Rs 11.24 lac to Circuit House Srinagar 'Honourables' default in payment of hospitality Bills 1/21/2014 11:39:31 PM Bhim Singh tops default list with Rs 4.10 lac outstanding Asif Iqbal Naik JAMMU, Jan 21: Department of Hospitality and Protocol in Jammu and Kashmir has published a list of 43 Ministers/Ex-Ministers/Legislators/Ex-Legislators against whom there is an outstanding of Rs. 11,23,958 on account of lodging charges at Circuit House Srinagar. As per the details available with Early Times, the defaulters include Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra against whom there is an outstanding of Rs. 21528 after he paid an amount of Rs. 43252 out of total outstanding of Rs. 64780, Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Assembly also owed Rs. 15940 to the department while Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand owed outstanding of Rs. 3380. While scrutinizing the list of defaulters, Supremo of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Prof. Bhim Singh tops the list of the defaulters having an outstanding of Rs. 410077 followed by Ex-MLC Bashir Ahmed Naz having outstanding of Rs. 186840, MLA Radhey Sham Sharma Rs. 131470, MLC Syed Rafiq Shah Rs. 64864, Ex-MLA Dr. Ramesh Chander Sharma Rs. 64...   READ MORE

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HoD among 2 indicted; CASH findings awaited Sexual Harassment galore in JU 1/21/2014 11:39:05 PM Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Jan 21: 199 women employees feel unsafe as two JU teachers (a Professor and a Lecturer) have been indicted for sexual harassment of women employee in the premises of the Jammu University and its Ramnagar Campus as well, but amazingly even after lapse of one year the Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH), constituted by JU authorities on the guidelines of Supreme Court, to probe the allegations has yet to give its findings. The complaints of sexual harassment were lodged against the duo by the women employees of the JU. The JU authorities received two separate complaints, one from the Law Department and Ramnagar Campus against male staffers. In the complaints ...   READ MORE   With employees being tossed across various wings, cadre management goes for a six in Forest department Professionals, Specialists feel heat as they are not allowed to work 1/21/2014 11:16:00 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Messy state of affairs in the Forest department has taken a toll on the overall functioning with employees being tossed across the various wings of the department. Given the situation there is no scope for professionals and specialists to work in the department. Sources told Early Times that there is no cadre management in the department and as such officials are working on positions not meant for them. The department is already in doldrums since the employees of Wildlife Department have issued a warning to the higher ups after some Range Officers in the Forest department were promoted and then placed in the wildlife department. "In total violation of ca...   READ MORE   BOPEE Scam: Court postpones hearing on broker's bail plea 1/21/2014 11:15:22 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Special Anti-Corruption court here Tuesday granted time till tomorrow to Crime Branch for filing objections to the fresh plea for bail moved by Sajad Ahmad, one of the accused in the multi-million Common Entrance Test paper selling scam in 2012. Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Kashmir, M L Manhas, granted the time after Chief Prosecution Officer of Crime Branch Khalid Muzaffar sought time for filing the objections. The court posted the case for hearing tomorrow. Sajad Ahmad was arrested on November 15 last year by the Crime Branch for investigation revealed his involvement in the scam. Sajad was arrested on November 15 for allegedly selling CET pap...   READ MORE   Bio-Tech masters with distance mode degrees promoted, Zoology/Botany masters denied Different yardsticks of Education Department 1/21/2014 11:15:08 PM Akshay Azad JAMMU, Jan 21: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department (JKSED) has adopted different yardsticks for masters of two disciplines of science stream, who have secured degrees through distance mode. On one hand the masters in the discipline of Bio-Technology have been enjoying promotion benefits as Incharge Lecturers since last around one year, but the masters of Zoology and Botany are still waiting for their promotion. Masters informed Early Times that JK School Education department had issued order number 414-Education of 2013, dated 30-03-2013, according to which 21 masters were placed as In-charge Lecturers in the discipline of Bio-Technology in their own pay and grad...   READ MORE   Cong not interested in ex Army chief's appearance before LC panel..... Gen VK Singh had come to Jammu on Jan 9.....? 1/21/2014 11:14:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 21: Even as the 'stage' is set for appearance of former Army chief General VK Singh before privileges committee of Legislative Council tomorrow, uncertainty continues as to whether he would make his presence or not as sought by the panel which has summoned him to clarify his stand on remarks of J&K Ministers allegedly getting money from the Army. In case he doesn't appear before the panel tomorrow, it goes to advantage of Congress politically which is learnt to be not interested in ex Army chief to present himself in front of the LC panel. Genreal VK Singh has so far not responded in written nor confirmed about his appearance tomorrow. Sources said even thoug...   READ MORE   Gen VK Singh unlikely to appear before LC panel today Summons not accepted by him........! 1/21/2014 11:14:43 PM Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, Jan 21: Even as speculations are agog that whether General (Retd) VK Singh would appear before the Privilege Committee of Legislative Council (LC) tomorrow or not, the summons sent to former army chief by the Committee were not accepted by him. If sources are to be believed, the summons served upon General VK Singh through Principal Secretary Home Haryana and Director General of Police Haryana could not be delivered at the desired destination as the former chief probably refused to accept it. Sources further revealed that the envelope containing the summons was received as it is by the Legislative Council Secretariat last evening. "It seems that General VK Singh h...   READ MORE   An achievement of Omar led Govt! Making SAC non functional 1/21/2014 11:14:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 21: As the elections come closer Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tries his level best to woo the voters by highlighting the so called achievements of his Government. Omar Abdullah as well his political advisor Tanveer Sadiq are now be-fooling people by claiming that National Conference is on the forefront of its so called war against corruption and the institutions like State Accountability Commission (SAC) have been strengthened by them. Omar Abdullah keeps beating the RTI and PSGA drum by telling people that he enacted laws like Right to Information Act, Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) which are empowering a common man to seek information from Government ...   READ MORE   State wins no award for central flagship housing schemes President explodes JK Govt's development myth 1/21/2014 11:14:19 PM Bivek Mathur JAMMU, Jan 21: Dismal performance of Jammu and Kashmir regarding implementation of Central Flagship Housing Policies got vindication today when President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented awards to States and Cities for outstanding performance in Flagship Schemes of Ministry of Housing where J&K and its cities stand nowhere in the list. Flabbergasting for the State of Jammu and Kashmir was the list of recipient poor states of the country including Odisha, Bihar and some of the North-Eastern states including Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram with their cities including Sonamura in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur. These two cities of North-Eastern states of Tripura and Manipur got...   READ MORE   Medicos leaving Govt jobs in J&K, joining top hospitals outside Yes, you did it! 1/21/2014 11:14:08 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Jan 21: Government employment in medical education department is seemingly no more an enticing option for MBBS and higher qualified professionals of Jammu and Kashmir. They are leaving not to return. Several have left the jobs and many more are looking for lucrative options outside the state. Ask for the reason and medicos, who are still serving in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu but have their eyes set on some opening either in any part of India or outside the country, maintain that physical threats, low salaries coupled with brute violation of rules and regulations have created a fear psychosis among them about their future prospects. Young MBBS and MDs...   READ MORE   Mere statements on Article 370 not enough NC distorting facts 1/21/2014 11:13:54 PM Neha JAMMU, Jan 21: The clueless and pro-independence NC which, along with the Congress, has all along played foul games and divisive politics and denied the people of Jammu province and Ladakh region their legitimate political and economic rights to pander to a section of Kashmiri-speaking population in the Valley, on Monday made a desperate attempt to mislead the public opinion by suggesting that the BJP has taken a complete U-turn on Article 370. The NC described the BJP a "fascist" party and said that it "has been parroting abrogation of the Article 370 for the past six and half decades and has lost its credibility for being parochial, communal and divisive". It did not say that BJP p...   READ MORE   NC, Congress ask their Privilege Committee members to attend Jan 22 meeting 1/21/2014 11:13:39 PM ET Report JAMMU, Jan 21: The issue of the retired Army chief Gen VK Singh's alleged contempt of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature members, by saying in a television interview on September 23, 2013, that many of the State's Ministers had been receiving the Central secret funds since 1947, has stirred a hornets' nest in Kashmir, particularly among the National Conference leaders. Perceived to be on VK Singh's side, the BJP has assumed sustained silence as the party has already given some indications of inducting back five of its dismissed members as a "fresh blood" in the party. On the other hand, Gen Singh too has given indications of his joining the BJP in near future. Congress spoke ind...   READ MORE   Ladakhis up against their own MLAs, demand two more districts New administrative units 1/21/2014 11:13:29 PM Rustam JAMMU, Jan 21: Accusing Ghulam Nabi Azad-led coalition Government (Nov 2005-July 2008) of neglecting Ladakh and ignoring its legitimate demands, the Ladakh unit of the BJP on Monday demanded creation of more districts in the region. The accusation was well founded and the demand highly genuine considering the nature of terrain, size of the area and accessibility. Ladakh occupied more than 60 per cent of the state's land area and it remains cut off from rest of the world for months during winter. That accusation of the Ladakhis that the Congress-led coalition Government ignored their region in 2007 while taking decision on creation of eight more districts in the state could be seen ...   READ MORE   Against required 30,000 MT, only 6000 MT rice stocked in Valley Ramzan grills FCI 1/21/2014 11:11:59 PM Mustansir Srinagar, Jan 21 : Shortage of food grains is likely to inconvenience people of Kashmir in the coming days if appropriate measures are not taken now. According to official sources against the requirement of 30,000 metric tons of rice for the month of February, only 6000 metric tons have been stocked so for by the Food Corporation of India. Sources said the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System, Choudhery Mohammad Ramzan Tuesday grilled the FCI authorities for not stocking the food grains well in time. They said Choudhery summoned the General Manager FCI Tuesday expressed his displeasure over insufficient stock of rice for the coming month. They said Cho...   READ MORE   FM to present budget on Feb 13, pre-budget discussion from today 1/21/2014 11:12:05 PM Bashir Assad Jammu, Jan 21: Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather will present the annual budget proposal for the year 2014-15 in the bicameral state legislature on 13th of February( Thursday).Sources told Early Times that the state government has decided to place the budget estimates for the fiscal 2014-15 on the floor of both the houses on 13th and has also decided to complete the process of budgeting by or before 26th February before the Election Commission of India invokes Code of Conduct ahead of the Loke Sabha elections in the country. "It was decided that the budget estimates for the fiscal 2014-15 shall be presented in the house on 13th of February and the process of passing t...   READ MORE   Three militants involved in killing of SHO Chadoora arrested, hunt on for 4 others Lal Chowk, adjacent areas observe shutdown; minor clashes break out 1/21/2014 11:11:40 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Police claimed to have arrested three militants of the militant module that was responsible for the killing of Station House Officer (SHO) Chadoora, Shabir Ahmad in December last year. A shopkeeper of Chadoora had also got killed in the firing of militants. Addressing a press conference, SSP Budgam, Mohammad Irshad said that the investigations carried out by the police in the killing of SHO Chadoora on December 2, 2013 led to the conclusion that the attack was carried out by the militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The SSP said that the group was active in the Budgam district and carried out attack on SHO after proper planning. Three militants ident...   READ MORE

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