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| More skeletons come out as CBI takes up probe of 'mess' at DDK Srinagar | | Shami Shair produces fake beneficiaries, receives huge payments | | | Jahangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: More and more skeletons are coming out of cupboard as the Srinagar office of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the mess at Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar that has been going at the station for the last few years.
Sources told Early Times that the CBI is presently probing the role of former Station Director, Shami Shair in allotment of programmes. As serious allegations of corruption have been leveled against Shami the CBI is checking the veracity of such allegations. Some cases of corruption are already pending with CBI and the investigations have already been taken up.
"Deputy Director General DDG Dr. Rafeeq Masoodi who is presently posted in Delhi has been roped in as expert by the CBI. Dr. Masoodi has been asked to explain the procedure in allotting programmes to the outside producers since that issue has been hogging centre stage at the station for years now," said the sources.
Sources said that records, registers and files on which CBI acted against Shami in the past have gone mysteriously missing leaving investigating ag... | |
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| BJP's Refugee Adhikaar Yatra: Senior leaders unenthusiastic...... | | Tepid response a calibrated move….? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: Even as the BJP's Refugee Adhikaar Yatra is progressing well, having covered a number of places that matter for the party during the past over a week, entire hierarchy is not showing keen interest in the participation nor are the leaders who matter within the state unit upbeat about the Yatra going on smoothly amid a good response. As some leaders and key functionaries are choosing to stay away or keep themselves off the fervor generated at many places, their calibrated participation is being seen as deliberately not cooperating with the state president who is leading the Yatra, for a larger cause of refugees.
Sources within the party ... | |
| | | | DB grants last opportunity to counsel of mainstream BJP MLAs | | PIL seeking CBI probe in cross-voting in MLC elections | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: In a much publicized public interest litigation filed by SOS International and other seeking CBI probe regarding cross-voting in MLC elections, today a Division Bench of the state High Court comprising Justice Hasnain Massodi and Justice Tashi Rabstan granted last and final opportunity to Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi who was appearing on behalf of five main stream BJP MLAs.
The DB passed the direction after hearing Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed appearing for the petitioner and Senior Additional Advocate General Gagan Basotra appearing for the state, Advocate Harshvardhan Gupta appearing for the Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, Gharu Ram and Bharat Bhushan alias Bodhi, Sr. Adv Sunil ... | |
| | | | Joining of Dr Harmesh Singh: PDP all out to spoil NC's chances in Jammu district | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: Joining of Dr Harmesh Singh Slathia in People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is a clear indication that desertion from ruling National Conference has started and those feeling suffocated in the party have started looking for other options.
While joining Congress on October 21, Mohammad Aslam Goni had stated that a large number of dedicated NC workers are feeling suffocated and they are looking for other options.
Dr Harmesh Singh is not a known political figure but he had played important role in ensuring victory of NC candidate from Vijaypur segment. He has following among people and his decision to quit the party is a big blow to the NC. Enthusiasm among tho... | |
| | | | CM's directions defied with impunity | | RTI awareness amongst masses | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Directions of the Chief Minister to make people, especially those from far flung areas aware about the provision of the RTI Act in order to infuse more transparency in government functioning have been defied blatantly.
The Government not only has miserably failed to undertake these awareness programs for the residents of J&K but even the Government officials haven't been trained to understand the provisions of J&K RTI Act 2009 since the enactment of RTI law in J&K.
The Section 23 of J&K RTI Act 2009 lays emphasis on RTI Awareness and directs the Government to undertake such programmes. Even the Government issued a circular in this regard on the direc... | |
| | | | Third Front launched, christened as 'People's United Front' | | Tarigami unanimously elected Convener | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: The idea of a third front in Jammu and Kashmir conceptualized by CPI M Gen Secretary MY Tarigami in 2010 finally became a reality today and was named as "People's United Front" in a largely attended function in Srinagar.
Calling it an important political development ahead of forthcoming 2014 Parliamentary and state Assembly elections which are scheduled next year, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, Hakim Mohammad Yasin president PDF, Abdul Rashid Kabuli President JKNDF, Sheikh Abdul Rehman State President Samajwadi Party, I D Khajuria president IDP, Abdul Rehman Tukru state secretary CPI and Sanjay Saraf leader Lok Janshakti Party in Sher-i-Kashmir park today offi... | |
| | | | Only patch work done on roads, ahead of Darbar move | | Govt slashes down City expense budget | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: The state government has decreased the City expense budget in Jammu this year, which led the Roads and Building (R&B) department to repair the city roads with patch work only.
The residents of the winter capital of the state, who were eagerly waiting for darbar move, so that the city would get a better shape, are disappointed with R&B department for doing only patchwork on all the roads of the city. The main roads are also being repaired with patch work.
It is pertinent to mention here that the department repairs all the roads of the winter capital every year before darbar move, but this time due to shortage of funds the department is doing only path wor... | |
| | | | Shaken NC starts rumor mongering about PDP, Cong | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: National Conference reflected its nervousness on being on a slippery political wicket by trying to create confusion in the rank and file of People’s Democratic Party, the principal opposition party and the main challenger of NC especially in Kashmir.
A NC leader said that about half-a-dozen PDP MLAs are about to leave the party and based his presumption on a strange figment of imagination rather than real political reasons.
NC leaders based his theory of trifurcation of PDP on his assumption that since PDP patron Mufti SayEed has roots in Cong, liking for BJP and claims to messiah of people.
Devender Rana though presumed that Mufti only took advantage f... | |
| | | | Mir snubs Omar, talks about development, economic uplift | | Ireland solution | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 30: Democratic Party Nationalist (DPN) chairman and Agriculture Minister in the National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition government Ghulam Hassan Mir has the courage of conviction and the ability, capability and courage to tear into his own Chief Minister and say what is right and what is wrong. Yesterday, he lambasted Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his politics of rabble-rousing and told him to behave, instead of indulging in "political rhetoric". "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should focus on development and economic uplift of Jammu & Kashmir instead of indulging in political rhetoric," he said while talking to a local news gathering agency KNS.
"The economic conditi... | |
| | | | Yet another bad news for the Congress | | Pre-poll survey | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 30: Indeed, a very strong anti-Congress wave is sweeping the country. The findings of the pre-poll survey, which was conducted by the CSDS between October 14 and 21 for news channel IBN7 and THE WEEK magazine in the poll bound states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan clearly suggest that while the BJP has become the popular choice, the Congress has lost the people's confidence.
On October 28, the IBN7 broadcasted the findings of the pre-poll survey conducted in MP and Rajasthan, which clearly said that the BJP will not only win the assembly elections in these two states for the third time in a row but would also improve its position. In MP, according to the... | |
| | | | Kashmir continues to be a playfield for new conspiracies | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: Sheikh Abdullah, the tallest political figure, used to say that Kashmir has been converted into a playfield for international conspiracies. When he was heard saying so Kashmir was really being used by the US, UK, Russia and other European nations as a playfield for carrying out various experiments.
The end of the Sheikh era has given a chance to state level political leaders to experiment with their cherished ideas for what they call settlement of the Kashmir issue. The latest sermon on the matter has come from Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who is otherwise known for supporting one idea after the other for the resolution of the Kashmir issue.
Omar has c... | |
| | | | IAS lobby works in unison, Mudgal's APR speaks | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 30: Contrary to popular perception of IAS officers being at each other's throat, the lobby works in unison when it comes to defending their colleagues and batch mates.
Quoting an instance, sources in the Civil Secretariat said that IAS lobby used all possible ways and means to get Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) of 2007 batch IAS officer Yasha Mudgal improved. She was then serving as Project Director Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) under the then Minister for School Education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed.
Sources added that Sayeed was not satisfied with the performance of Mudgal. On these grounds, sources told Early Times that Sayeed rated performance o... | |
| | | | Numbers continue going down; IAS prefer New Delhi over J&K, KAS face induction blues | | J&K on verge of administrative collapse | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Oct 30: Alongside facing acute shortage of IAS officers, Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to bring back officers who have gone on central deputation or stop those who have applied afresh.
Of the sanctioned strength of 137 officers, Jammu and Kashmir is already short of around 29 IAS officers. 21 officers, which include 7 of the top ten senior officers, are on central deputation. 3 IAS officers would be retiring by the end of this year. These include P.G. Dhar Chakraborty, Sheikh Aejaz Iqbal and Shivdev Singh Jamwal.
10 more would leave the state services by the end of 2014 and 15 would superannuate when the year 2015 comes to a close. A total of 28 office... | |
| | | | Kashmir Economic Alliance holds protest against sealing of commercial properties | | Takes pot shots at Government, accuses them of victimization | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Kashmir Economic Alliance, an amalgam of various traders' bodies today held a protest demonstration against the sealing of commercial complexes, hotels and business establishments in the valley by the different agencies of the government. The protesters demanded immediate de-sealing of the sealed properties so that they could resume their business.
The protest was attended by a large gathering of the constituent members of KEA which includes traders, hoteliers, transporters , contractors and other sectors of the business community. Some of the owners of sealed properties and staff members were also part of the protest demonstration.
Addressing the gathe... | |
| | | | HC dismisses PILs seeking ban on use of 'pepper gas, pellets' | | 'People participating in mob can't seek support of PIL' | | | S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Oct 30: Observing that those participating in mob/frenzies cannot seek support of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) , a division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today dismissed PILs, seeking ban on use of pepper gas and pellets used by security forces against unruly mobs in the state to restore law and order.
While dismissing the PILs filed by two advocates B A Misri, Mian Tufail and Abdul Manan Bukhari member of moderate Hurriyat Conference, the Division Bench (DB) comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey said, "In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court coupled with our findings, these petitions have been filed half hearted... | |
| | | | Skewed paper setting for 12th class Exam | | Students smell a rat | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Oct30; Right since the beginning of Class 12th Examination in the winter zone, students from different streams are alleging that Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education is hell bent to ruin their careers as most examination papers held set for the students have been twisted and are out of syllabus. Students have staged various demonstrations to protest "callous attitude" of the BOSE.
At least three demonstrations have been held even as the examination which has been proving nightmare for the students has just commenced. On Wednesday, students who had appeared in Business Math paper alleged that BOSE had set their examination paper out of syllabus while they could n... | |
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