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| As officers chant 'all is well' mantra, Omar Abdullah's credibility gets a serious beating | | Complete connectivity, a distant dream; power connectivity, a dream | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 24: It seems that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has lost his credibility and no one among the administration takes him seriously. Bureaucrats as well as senior officers in the administration mislead Omar as and when some meeting takes place.
Same happened with the review meeting convened by Omar on January 23 (Thursday) a day after most areas of Kashmir valley received heavy snowfall. The officers present in the meeting presented a rosy picture to the Chief Minister saying that 'all is well' and people have been provided relief in the aftermath of snowfall.
Today on the second day after the snowfall people living in majority of villages of South Kashmir are ... | |
| | | | CM's casual approach to improve power sector | | Formed in 2000, SERC still understaffed | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Jan 24: The casual approach of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to improve bleeding power sector in J&K can be gauged from the fact that, about 13 years ago formed State Electricity Regulatory Commissioner is still functioning without required supporting staff.-
Sources informed Early Times that the SERC has been working in the absence of sanctioned minimum staff. "The post of Private Secretary to Chairman SERC and four posts of Junior Stenographers are laying vacant, Chairman and Members of the Commission are managing the work of these officials on their own", sources said, adding that there were 16 sanctioned posts of supporting staff out of which 7 posts were vacant.
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| | | | Where does Medical Education Minister stand in Congress, Govt? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 24: Has Minister for Medical Education and Youth Services and sports, lost all credibility both in the Congress party and government?
Today when the Cabinet was scheduled to meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, he reached the meeting hall around 4.30 pm only to find other Ministers waiting for the meeting.
The Cabinet meeting was deferred when chief minister left the civil secretariat as the cabinet sub-committee on new administrative units failed to submit its report, and all Congress minister went into hurdle in deputy chief minister's chamber. He was the last Congress minister to enter DyCM's room and first to come out.
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| | | | 16 yrs on, Wandhama victims await justice | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 24: Sixteen years on, the wandhama victims are still waiting for justice. With the police having failed to trace out the killers, the Wandhama massacre has been consigned to records. Yet another mysterious page has been added to Jammu Kashmir's beleaguered history. Justice remains a casualty.
The 27th night of the Holy month of Ramadhan, Muslims believe, is better than thousands of nights. On this night people seek blessings from Almighty. But in 1998, the blessed night witnessed cold blooded massacre of scores of villagers in a small hamlet in Ganderbal. The inhuman act changed Kashmir for good.
This blessed night fell on January 25 in 1998. In the entir... | |
| | | | Seek status report on Bahu Fort Wall | | Authorities wake up | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Jan 24: It seems the government has started getting serious on restoration of Bahu Fort Wall. The authorities have sought status report and clarification from the department of Archives, Archaeology and Museum for not providing information to the RTI applicant who sought some information regarding repair and restoration of a portion of wall of historic Bahu Fort of Jammu that had collapsed due to incessant rain on intervening night between 16 and 17 August last year.
The news in this connection was published in Early Times in its edition dated 20-01-2014, and taking a serious note Additional Secretary to Government Tourism and Culture Department on behalf of the conce... | |
| | | | Several patients continuously on ventilators for years | | GMC ventilators ventilate despite Controversies! | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Jan 24: Beyond controversies, complaints, RTI queries and even litigations with regards to availability of ventilators in the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu, what has conveniently been overlooked is the fact that there are several patients who have continued to be on ventilator support for years, not only keeping the critical life support machines engaged but also availing unremitting critical patient care in the intensive care unit of the hospital.
Sources in the hospital divulge that on the hind side of controversies and RTI queries many of them raised by vested interests, GMCH has done fairly well in the upkeep and maintenance of not only the ventilato... | |
| | | | 3 and half months on, specialist doctors engaged under NRHM without salary | | Health department in ill heath | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Jan 24: Several doctors engaged under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) have quit their jobs and reportedly more may be compelled to follow suit as doctors are without salary for the last more than three and half months.
Sources informed Early Times that specialist doctors were engaged in various hospitals under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) by Directorate of Health Services Jammu, out of which several were not paid salaries for months.
"Three specialist doctors were engaged in district hospital Samba under the scheme and are without salaries for the last more than 3 and half months, leading to serious financial crunch for them", a doctor pleading anonymity s... | |
| | | | Budget Session notified, suspense over Land Acquisition Bill remains | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: As Governor NN Vohra has summoned the State Legislature from February 10 at Jammu, it is still not clear whether Jammu and Kashmir Government plans to introduce the new land acquisition bill or not. A comprehensive legislation on Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement has already been passed by the Parliament and has even received the Presidential assent. The said law has come into force recently with effect from January 1, 2014 across the country except Jammu and Kashmir. Like other laws, the State Legislature has to pass an act on the Central pattern.
So far there is no official word on behalf of the coalition Government about introduction of... | |
| | | | Denial of compensation to Kishtwar riot victims | | Several organizations to boycott Republic Day function | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Jan 24: Annoyed over the delay in release of compensation in favour of communal riot victims and resentment towards Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Sanatan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar (SDSK), several organization representing various sects of minority community today announced boycott of official Republic day function in which MoS Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo is scheduled to hoist the Tricolour at Historic Chowghan ground of Kishtwar.
As per the details available with "Early Times", a meeting of representatives of various sections of minority community of Kishtwar was held under the umbrella of Sanatan Dharam Sabha, in which all the associated organizations l... | |
| | | | Peer pleads for becoming victim of conspiracy | | BOPEE paper leak scam | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 24: The Special Anti-Corruption Court here today partly heard the arguments in the fresh application for bail by Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, the former chairman of J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) who has been arrested by Crime Branch of Police for his alleged involvement in CET paper selling scam of 2012. As the arguments in the bail plea started before Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Mohan Lal Manhas on Friday afternoon, Peer's counsel, advocate Moulvi Aijaz pleaded that his client has become a victim of conspiracy.
"The accused (Mushtaq Ahmad Peer) is teacher and not a bureaucrat and as such has become victim of conspiracy," adv... | |
| | | | Security beefed up across Valley ahead of R-Day | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Jan 24 : Ahead of the Republic Day, security has been beefed up across Kashmir valley even as full dress rehearsal of the parade was held at Srinagar's main venue, Bakshi stadium, today. Additional police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed in the city and at entry points to the summer capital of the state to thwart any militant attacks or subversive activities ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, police sources said.
Police have set up barricades at many places to carry out random searches of vehicles entering the city, the sources said. Srinagar Municipal Corporation and police personnel have started removing snow from the road side to ensure tha... | |
| | | | Girl child victimization on rise in Jammu & Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 24: A Srinagar based Human rights activist Er. M.M.Idrees Ul Haq Beigh have urged the state government to end the victimation of girl childs in Jammu & Kashmir.
Idrees ul haq said " Daily their is a news of Girl Child being foeticided or Raped in our State and is increasing day by day.Since Jammu & Kashmir have its own J&K Pre-conception and Prenatal Sex Selection/Determination (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 2002, but it is proving to be a good income source for some anti elements of the society who have made sex determination tests and abortion a high-profit business in J&K. The ground reality is so much different that one fails to understand how this ... | |
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