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PDP leaders 'grab wetland', start land-filling Political workers 'snub' Govt official for stopping illegal work 11/18/2016 11:24:29 PM Hyder Ali Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 18: In a major "land scam", at least two leaders from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have allegedly grabbed government land in north Kashmir's Baramulla district by land-filling a "waterbody". Official sources said the wife of a senior PDP leader and a lawmaker in the state legislature, who is also a prominent "land broker", have gone for "secret real estate deal", whereby they got a huge chunk of wetland and other government land "illegally mutated" in their names in Singhpora area of Baramulla. As per some revenue officials, the land which has been grabbed by the PDP leaders was a waterbody for centuries. "For decades this waterbody was a blessing for the people and village women would often assemble here, but now these influential PDP leaders are grabbing the natural resource," the officials said. The aggrieved villagers said it was a "double fraud". "On one hand, how can a wetland be anyone's personal property whereas on the other hand how can Aabi Awal be landfilled?" the villagers questioned adding it was "sheer misuse...   READ MORE

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Ex-MP 'grabs' land in Srinagar's posh area 11/18/2016 11:24:20 PM PS Bali Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 18: A former Member Parliament has allegedly grabbed land in a posh area of Srinagar. The ex-MP has "illegally occupied several acres of land in the summer capital, which otherwise belonged to a poor farmer." The farmer alleged that he had approached every authority for justice, but to no avail. "Revenue Department, the district administration, and the minister concerned-all disappointed me," the farmer said. "I am a poor farmer and the land which I had been tilling for many decades is now occupied by a powerful politician. Nobody is ready to intervene. I have all relevant documents to prove that the land belongs to me," he said. The farmer said...   READ MORE   Another scam surfaces in ICA Samba 11/18/2016 11:24:13 PM Neeraj Badyal Early Times Report samba, Nov 18: Another scam has surfaced in Industrial Corporation Association (ICA) Samba pertaining to allotment of shops. Before 2005, sources said, the previous committee had kept two permanent shops for Samba apex body in the first floor of Handloom Complex. But the present committee has sold the two shops. The Handloom Department ignored the sale of the two shops. "The Deputy Director visited the Handloom Complex and meet ICA manager few days ago. So far, however, no action has been taken against the erring officials," sources said. Sources said on May 6, 2005, the present committee members changed the title of the bank account in the name of Mana...   READ MORE   RBI refuses to grant concessions to 'Bandh' hit Kashmir valley 'Nothing in our kitty for those following separatist calendar' 11/18/2016 11:24:07 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report jammu, Nov 18: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to allow Jammu and Kashmir government to grant special concessions to the Kashmiri traders and businessmen who have been hit hard by the continuous strikes in Kashmir valley since May 8, 2016. Since the Jammu and Kashmir government has not declared any area riot-hit, RBI has outrightly said that there is no reason to consider request of the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) of Jammu and Kashmir. It has added that the process of considering request of the state government depends on when the state government declares the area riot hit. Till the time the same is not done, no such request can be...   READ MORE   Jammu turns a safe haven for criminals '45042 crimes reported in 11 years' 11/18/2016 11:23:55 PM Saqib Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 18: Jammu district seems to have turned a safe haven for criminals as the winter capital tops the crime list in the state. As many as 272819 incidence of crime cases have been reported from 2005 to 2015 in the state according to police records with Jammu district toping the crime rate followied by Srinagar district. Heinous crimes, according to Jammu and Kashmir Police, include murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping or abduction, rape, molestation, cruelty by husband, causing hurt and rioting have increased, the police said. Of the crime cases that got registered in last 11 years, Jammu district has topped the crime rate with 45042 cases f...   READ MORE   How can a cat guard the milk: Accused' officer heading department delaying investigation 11/18/2016 11:23:44 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 18: After the death of the former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, his vision to root out corruption from the system seems to have been abandoned by his party leaders and his allies. The lackadaisical attitude of the people at the helm towards corruption and the corrupt can be gauged from the fact that a top bureaucrat, who is allegedly one of the accused in Roshni scam in Samba district holds the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner Samba and till date he has not been transferred thus making the mockery of the investigations. "The official who was one of the members of the Approval Committee under Roshni Scheme and was also Tehsildar ...   READ MORE   JU authorities delay appointment of regular Director DDE 11/18/2016 11:23:37 PM Early Times Report jammu, Nov 18: Long awaited appointment of Director in the Distance Education Department as direct recruit is still hanging in balance with university authority applying clever tactics to block the process to stick to rotational Director in DDE. Sources said that two members of the screening committee constituted for the appointment of Director for Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) are ineligible and allegedly delaying the process. Sources in the University alleged that two ineligible members were deliberately included in the screening committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor of University of Jammu for the appointment of Director (DDE) as the university ...   READ MORE   13 yrs on, top ISM official continues to rule Transfer policy turned into joke! 11/18/2016 11:23:28 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report jammu, Nov 18: It seems there is no transfer policy for influential officers like a top official of the Indian System of Medicine (ISM) as he has not been shifted for past 13 years. According to an inquiry conducted by the Special Secretary to Health and Medical Education Department, Rajinder Singh Tara, the top ISM official had been issuing certificates to candidates at his own level without taking approval from the government. The official was appointed in 2003, and his services were confirmed in 2005, sources in Health Department said. "He has been holding the post despite his tenure being marred by various controversies," said sources. "Four differen...   READ MORE   People ridicule separatists claim of moral victory 'They burnt Kashmir to appease Pak, ISI' 11/18/2016 11:23:17 PM Early Times Report jammu, Nov 18: As Kashmir unrest has fizzled out and people are openly defying the protest calendar, separatists are trying to save their faces by issuing statements like that they have achieved moral victory and they have won. People are ridiculing the statements of separatists and are asking them to explain what they (people) have achieved by observing shutdown for more than four months. "Azadi has turned out to be a mere illusion and balloon stands punctured. We have suffered losses in crores, vehicles have been damaged, students have not attended the schools. Private companies have winded up their operations and the people are at the verge of starvation. Despite ma...   READ MORE   NHPC says no to return of its projects to state Setback 11/18/2016 11:23:08 PM Early Times Report jammu, Nov 18: The National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) has rubbished the reports on the issue of return of power projects to Jammu & Kashmir Government and said that the Corporation never sought any project in the state. Those claiming that the NHPC will return the projects under its control in the state to Jammu & Kashmir Government are only creating confusion among the general public who is not aware of the actual position. The Corporation also rebutted the claim that it has earned Rs 19000 crore in the past 14 years and said that the fact is that it has spent Rs 18,215 crore for the installation and development of its projects in the state. "The NHPC is a Cen...   READ MORE   ‘Patwaris fleece public for mutation, revenue records’ 11/18/2016 11:07:39 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Nov 18: The patwaris make a fortune through illegal mutations, forgery and tampering the revenue records. A 55- year- old- man stood depressed in the court as the patwari had sought Rs one lakh for a mutation. Vrijesh Singh a resident of Kallar Himiti wanted to transfer his ancestral land but the patwari has demanded a hefty sum. He said nothing can stop them from looting the people. "The enquiries ordered against them will yield no results," he said. The patwaris have friendly relations with property dealers and the land grabbers. "They get equal share from the property they get through illegal mutations," said Suresh Jeet Singh ...   READ MORE   Absenteeism in galore across Mendhar, DDC suspends score of Govt employees 11/18/2016 11:07:32 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Nov 18: Absenteeism is in galore at government offices in this frontier district and the effect could be gauged from the fact that several offices were found locked during a surprise visits conducted by the administrative authorities forcing authorities to place at least a score of absentee employees under suspension, sources said here today. Taking the strong cognizance of public complaints about absenteeism, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch Mohd Haroon Malik and SDM Mendhar Thakur Sher Singh constituted teams to pay surprise visits to Govt offices in the district. Sources said, "The teams headed by Naib Tehsildar Balakote Ashfaq ...   READ MORE   Municipalities under scanner for construction works 11/18/2016 11:07:24 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government is reportedly initiating detailed examinations of all construction works undertaken by all municipalities and notified area committees over the years, following complaints of alleged poor quality works and exorbitant rates allowed. Sources told Early Times that the development comes following complaints alleging discrepancies in the work being undertaken by some of the district Municipalities in the state. Municipal Corporation in the principal cities and other district municipal councils, and the notified area committees at designated places have allotted various kinds of works along with small a...   READ MORE   Repeal or amend reservation rules: Job aspirants 11/18/2016 11:07:18 PM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 18: The students, job aspirants belonging to open merit category have demanded repeal or amendment in rules of reservation system here saying, they become the worst victims of this reservation quota system. They said the real benefit of reservation system is not being taken by the deserving people who get education in far off places with no facilities available, and instead it is being taken by the kiths and kin's of bureaucrats and the influential belonging to far off places who study in top schools here. "The kiths and kin's of ministers, bureaucrats and the influential people whose roots are from far off places are misusing the reserva...   READ MORE   JU: Teacher forces admin to install CCTV cams at 200 spots Professor or rumourmonger? 11/18/2016 10:58:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 18: A senior professor at Jammu University is these days busy spreading lies about security of the campus. According to sources, the administration was forced to install CCTV cameras at around 200 vital points after the professor in question claimed that the varsity has received threating letters. "The professor approached the Vice-Chancellor, saying that there is a threat to the campus, after which the process of installation of CCTV cameras was started," sources said. They said the professor even mocked the university administration by terming them 'buffoons' for not working as per the need of the hour. Things did not end here. The professor also spre...   READ MORE   Breather for CAO: High Court stays investigation Sexual Assault Case 11/18/2016 10:58:17 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 18: Nearly a month after Kishtwar police booked former Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Kishtwar for sexual assault on the basis of a complaint filed by the female employee the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the investigations in the case till further orders. It's in place to mention here that complainant had alleged that the officer had sexually assaulted her in his office chambers during duty hours, the charge denied by the CAO. As per the details available with "Early Times", the petitioner Chief Agriculture Officer Kishtwar Sunil Kaphai, now attached with Director Agriculture Jammu approach the Jammu and Kashmir High Court under Section ...   READ MORE   This is not way to keep J&K united News analysis 11/18/2016 10:58:03 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 18: National Conference (NC) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah convened an 'important' meeting of opposition parties at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar to discuss the prevailing situation in the state and chalk out a strategy aimed at to ending the over-100-day-long unrest in the valley. It was expected that Farooq Abdullah, who served the state as chief minister for three terms, would bring on board the people of all the three regions of the state to evolve some mechanism aimed at achieving the stated goal in a holistic manner, keeping into consideration the interests of the state and the vital national interest in the...   READ MORE   Ganderbal power project still a dream Exchequer loses Rs 13 cr 11/18/2016 10:57:42 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 18: Due to unplanned execution of the much-hyped Gander-bal Power House, the state exchequer has lost around Rs 13 crore besides additional power of 63.64 MUs. According to official documents in possession of Early Times, the Ganderbal Power Project was to generate additional power of 63.64 MUs with extra annual revenue to the extent of Rs 12.72 cr. The Central Electricity Authority (CEC) in May 2002 approved the project at a cost of Rs 28.87 cr. The Board of Directors of Power Development Corporation Limited in August 2006 approved the Renovation, Modernization and Upgradation (RMU) works of the power house at the cost of Rs 39.30 c...   READ MORE   Mass promotion order ignores tiny tots, no mention of students of lower primary classes Wards, parents perplexed over 'ambiguous' government order 11/18/2016 10:57:34 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 18: The order issued by the Department of Education with regard to mass promotion of students in Kashmir has turned out to be 'ambiguous' as it does not mention anything about the students receiving education in the lower primary classes. The order said that the government has waived off the Term-2 examination for the students of classes 8th, 9th and 11th for all government schools and the recognized private schools of Kashmir valley for the current academic session. It also said that the government has also ordered continuation of "No-Detention" policy from classes 5th to 8th for the current academic session. The order has been welc...   READ MORE   Edu Deptt playing with health of children Meal samples not taken from Govt schools for testing 11/18/2016 10:57:24 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 18: Health of the children studying in government run schools across the state is at risk, as the Education Department is ignoring the quality and safety parameters while providing the mid-day meals to the children. According to Mid-Day Meal Scheme-2013 guidelines, it's mandatory for the Education Department to ensure safety and quality of the meals provided to the children in the government schools by engaging the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research institutes, National Accreditation Board for Laboratories, and recognized labs for carrying out the sample checking of the meal before serving it. Ironically, the Education Departmen...   READ MORE   Only 20 % staff members of ULBs actively work on Ground Murder of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan -II 11/18/2016 10:57:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 18: Out of 4000 Field Staff members in Urban Local Bodes , hardly 500 to 600 are seen practically working on the ground which raises a serious question mark on the functioning of around 90 Municipal Committees across the state. As per reliable sources only 20 % of staff members are seen active in around 90 Municipal committees across state and rest 80 % get salaries for doing no work. This problem is causing a huge loss to state exchequer and authorities seem to be least bothered to address the issue. Details available with Early Times reveal that out of 40 employees in Beerwah Municipal Committee in Budgam only 7 to 10 employees are seen actively wo...   READ MORE

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