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| J&K's daily wager bonanza goes missing | | Hapless candidates get Rs 125 instead of Rs 150 | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 6: The tall claims of Omar Abdullah led coalition government proved to be a hoax after the lapse of seven months, since the daily wage was enhanced from Rs. 125 to Rs. 150 but several thousands of daily wagers working in different government departments are still getting Rs. 125.
Sources informed Early Times that the decision regarding enhancement of daily wage to Rs. 150 was announced by state government during March 2013 and same had generated a hope among hapless-lot of daily wagers, but in the period of last seven months, few departments have implemented the order while others have failed to implement the same due to some unknown reasons.
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| | | | Despite being indicted in corruption case, Dr Riyaz Farooq continues to head Dental College, Srinagar | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Tall claims of state government to remove corrupt officials and replace them with honest ones seem to fall flat since a tainted officer continues to head Government Dental College, Srinagar despite the fact that State Vigilance Organization (SVO) has already registered a case against him for making exorbitant purchases at the college.
State Vigilance Organization (SVO) registered a case against Dr. Riyaz Farooq, Principal Government Dental College, Srinagar after it was established that Dr. Riyaz had purchased medical equipment for GDC Srinagar and GDC Jammu at exorbitant rates thus causing loss in crores of rupees to the state ex-chequer. The multi-cro... | |
| | | | Land meant for school, dispensary encroached upon at Gujjar Nagar | | JDA shoots notice on CM secretariat's direction | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Oct 6: Two kanal land meant for school and dispensary in Jammu was encroached upon, however, on the direction of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Jammu Development Authority issued show cause notice to the land grabbers. The land is situated in prime location near Sheri Kashmir bridge.
The encroachment came to limelight when Mohalla Welfare Society Gujjar Nagar,Jammu raised hue and cry and made several representations to the Chief Minister and Minister for Urban Development Department who taking strong note directed Jammu Municipal Corporation for demolition of the illegal construction and JDA to take the land under department's possession for the construction of t... | |
| | | | Delay in dispatching information to JU employee | | SIC warns top officials of Jammu University | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 6: The State Information Commission (SIC) has warned the Jammu University top officials including First Appellate Authority (FAA) for showing lukewarm attitude towards RTI Act . The Jammu university FAA took 3 months to dispose off 1st appeal filed under JK RTI Act 2009 by an employee of University instead of 30 to 45 days .
As per details available with Early Times an employee of University of Jammu Surjeet Singh Heer who works as Head Assistant in the Directorate of Sports & Physical Education ( University of Jammu) moved an application on 12th May 2013 under J&K RTI Act, 2009 before the Public Information Officer (PIO), University of Jammu for seekin... | |
| | | | State Govt's refusal to enhance age limit needs closer look | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 6: State government has finally come out in the open against its employees invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) and directing the police to crackdown on its employees.
State Finance Minister has told the legislative assembly in session these days that the government employees are out on holding the people hostage by locking offices and resorting to uncalled for strikes, Dharnas and Gheraos. The Finance Minister has categorically stated now that unless the State Assembly passes a resolution on the issue the Government would not agree to enhance the retirement age of its employees.
Joining the discussion MLA Kulgam and CPI M leader, Yusu... | |
| | | | MHRD releases 1300 pending scholarships under PMSSS | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar , Oct 6: In a major development the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has released 1300 pending scholarships under Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K (PMSSS) . The total number of disbursed scholarships has now gone upto 4300 as 3000 scholarships were already released by the MHRD through All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) which is the nodal agency for implementation of this scheme.
As per the details available the AICTE has announced release of 1300 pending scholarships for the academic year 2012 -13 . Now around 550 scholarships are yet to be disbursed which according to MHRD sources would be released soon ... | |
| | | | Father's endless wait for medical aid | | Wants ailing son to survive to explore self | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 6: In an age where state government spends crores on various causes, a doting father of a nine- year- old child, Jaskirat Singh waits for getting financial help from government for his child who is diagnosed to have a Primary Immunodeficiency Disorder (Bruton's Hypogammaglobulinemia) and mandates 3 to 4 weekly injections of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) on a regular basis.
This child is one among the 40 patients in India and the only from Jammu and Kashmir who is suffering from the above disease which if not treated timely may even cause death. It is totally incurable and if provided with monthly doses of IVIG, he can have a good long term prognosis.
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| | | | No Accountability this: Officers, Ministers go Ex-Communico | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Oct 6: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's appeals to the bureaucratic machinery of the state to be accountable to the people were either only for public consumption or seem to have fallen on deaf ears as most of the official telephones of not only the officers but the Ministers themselves are either not responded or are redirected to numbers which are not in use.
While district and provincial level officers were given mobile phones on public expense so that people who find it difficult to reach such officers can contact them on phone thereby reducing their own work load substantially, most of these officers do not respond to repeated calls made on their numbers. Most u... | |
| | | | 9 years on, Kathua SWM project in jeopardy | | Municipal Council fails to acquire land | | | Rakesh Sambyal
Kathua, Oct 6: Blame it on the lackadaisical attitude of Kathua Municipal Council that nine years since funds were allocated by Union government for establishment of Solid Waste Management (SWM) facility for Kathua town, KMC has failed to utilize the funds and take possession of the land it identified recently. According to 2001 Census, around 65 thousand habitants are residing in the municipal radius of 16 kilometers, which daily produce quintals of house hold waste, which is dumped in the nullah flowing in and around the city. Moreover, most of the wastage is thrown in river Ravi by MC, polluting rivers and causing threat to the river and its floura a... | |
| | | | Six months pass, no relief for quake victims | | People resent Govt's indifference | | | ET Report
Jammu, Oct 6 : Six months after medium intensity quake hit Chenab valley causing extensive damage to private and public property, people are aghast over insensitivity and indifference of the government in not extending any relief to the affected families. The agony of the people has been multiplied by the series of aftershocks which have rocked the region intermittently since then. While many believe that frequent tremors are being felt due to the dams constructed on river Chenab at Chanderkote and Dul but the governments of state and center are not concerned about suffering of people of the area. They are only concerned about the money being earned from selling the electricity... | |
| | | | Keran battle completes 13 days | | Pak denies hand in Incursions | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Oct 6: As operation of Army against infiltrators from Pakistan in Keran sector along the line of control completed 13 days today, Pakistan while showing its other face after pushing militants on this side of the border today claimed that it had no role in the ongoing intrusion in kashmir's keran region.
At a time when soldiers are engaged in eliminating Pakistan sponsored infiltrators along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir today while talking to media persons in India said that Pakistan has no role in it and termed the allegations as baseless and exaggeration of facts.
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| | | | Sunita sings of sorrows that befell displaced people | | | | M.L.Kak
Srinagar, Oct 6: Yet another poet,Sunita Raina Pandit, among the community of displaced people from Kashmir has sung about the pains,tribulations,tears of those people who were left with no other alternative but to migrate to the plains in 1990.
Though Sunita was 23 years when her family members migrated to the plains in Jammu she has succeeded in giving vent to her feelings through lyrics which have deep meaning.She flies on "wings of poesy" while portraying plight of people in tented colonies or in make-shift one-room tenements.While singing a sad song,which is not sweet,about the condition of displaced people Sunita weaves words like an artist."what will bloom ?Lifeless wall l... | |
| | | | Lal Singh's mysterious silence over torture of Kishtwar boy | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 6: The boy tortured by the Kishtwar SIT is lying in a critical condition in the hospital in winter capital Jammu. Doctors attending the injured boy have said that he has suffered serious internal injuries and his condition continues to be critical.
While there has been widespread condemnation of the SIT probing the communal clashes in Kishtwar over the torture of the boy from almost every section of the society cutting across political borders and consideration senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha member, Chowdhary Lal Singh has been conspicuous by his silence over the incident.
If somebody representing the people in the country's Parliament would not spea... | |
| | | | Targeting VDCs to scare minorities in Jammu division | | | | Eary Times Report
Jammu, Oct 6: Minorities in Kishtwar, who have suffered immensely in the August communal clashes and are a scared lot, are now being systematically harassed. The latest, though it was a part of the sinister plan, tool is to demonise the Village Defence Committees.
A non-descript organization has in press conference in Srinagar said that VDCs have unleashed terror in the Kishtwar area and have been given immunity by the administration.
The allegations are far off from the facts. On the contrary VDCs are being victimized by the administration.
Lately, a boy who was picked by Special Investigation Team was ruthlessly beaten.
The minorities in Kisthwar especially trad... | |
| | | | Around 1000 shopkeepers, families on Banganga road in darkness since last 5 days; Stage protest against Power Development Department | | | | Ajay Sharma
Katra, Oct 6: Angered over casual approach of Power Development Department (PDD) to replace the damaged transformer, shopkeepers and locals of Banganga road area today staged protest demonstration in Ban Ganga area. The protesters also blocked Ban Ganga road for more than one hour, disrupting the vehicular movement and putting in-convenience to pilgrims, visiting holy shrine.Amid raising slogans, hundreds of residents and shopkeepers under the leadership of former MC Chairman Amrish Magotra assembled in Ban Ganga area and started protest demonstration alleging Executive Engineer PDD Sanjeev Rathore and AEE Rahul Gupta for not replacing the damaged transformer. "Since last fi... | |
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