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Contractual, consolidated appointees put to great trouble Bureaucratic hurdles............ 12/9/2013 11:08:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 9: Notwithstanding the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather's assurance to the 5700 unemployed youth engaged by the State government on adhoc, contractual and consolidated basis, on the floor of Assembly four years back, that they would be all regularized into service on completion of seven years of their temporary service, hundreds of the aspirants have been running from pillar to the post. It has been observed that only few of them have been absorbed while the files of hundreds of others have been gathering dust even months and years after attaining the point of eligibility. The biggest reason of the sluggish approach is being attributed to the lack of political and bureaucratic will. A Principal Secretary, who is preoccupied with huge work in several of his offices, has been positioned as the Chairman of the committee in the State Finance Department. Primarily due to his engagement with "more important works", the committee doesn't meet more than once or twice a year. Even after completing seven mandatory years of the continuous service, the incumb...   READ MORE

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Custodian land in J&K: Private largesse of separatists, Babus, businessman Sajjad Lone, Shafi Uri's son among beneficiaries 12/9/2013 11:09:32 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Dec 9: Evacuee Property department has of late been turned into private largesse of influential bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and so-called separatists. Separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajjad Lone, who has a residential house at Sanatnagar, has got land measuring around 7 marlas on lease for a period of 40 years, starting from August 10, 2011. According to documents available with Early Times, Lone has paid Rs. 11.02 lakh as premium. Evacuee department has, thus, given the 7 Marla land to lone at Rs. 1.57 lakh per Marla. According to people living in Srinagar city, this is 1/3rd of the cost which a commoner pays for purchasing 1 Marla of land in ...   READ MORE   SFC clarifies, justifies appointment of MD's son, Bukhari's relative Highly qualified young professionals? 12/9/2013 10:52:32 PM Avinash Azad JAMMU, Dec 9: State Financial Corporation (SFC) whose audit reports indicate disaster at the doorsteps has sent a detailed 'official' clarification of its wrongdoings and purported acts of nepotism. The clarification, copy of which is with Early Times, is infact a detailed account of the part of story narrated by Early Times. SFC has said that reports have failed bring to light complete position so that people come to know about the facts. Thereafter, the corporation has given justification of why it engaged blue-eyed and highly influential candidates for what it has described as strengthening managerial cadres of corporation with the approval of Board of Directors (BOD). Th...   READ MORE   No strong contenders in race within Cong for LS polls BJP's sweeping victory adds to 'fears' of candidates 12/9/2013 10:52:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 9: With BJP registering victory all over almost in a demolishing way, it has added fears to already scared Congress in facing Parliamentary elections in the state, specifically for two seats of Jammu region. As the party high command is yet undecided in naming the probable candidates, there are no claimants nor strong contenders this time in the party contrary to what used to be a scene months ahead of polls within the party. Sources said party high command wishes to repeat the sitting MPs for the two Parliamentary constituencies -Madan Lal Sharma for Jammu Poonch constituency and Lal Singh for Udhampur LS seat but both the leaders, who are quite senior and e...   READ MORE   Jora's credibility at stake following failure to transfer 'blue-eyed' officers of ULB department Corrupt officials continue to man previous place of posting 12/9/2013 10:51:59 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Dec 9: Minister for Urban Development, Nawang Rigzin Jora seems to have lost control of his department as he has failed to get the two orders issued with respect to transfer of Executive Officers implemented. The orders issued on November 29 are yet to be implemented due to political interference. At the same time employees of department are all set to proceed on an agitation after the non-implementation of the transfer orders. At the same time, Jora's credibility has taken a hit and the employees of the department no more believe the Urban Development Minister. The employees say that too much interference from politicians is seriously hampering the normal functi...   READ MORE   After 5 years of coalition, Kamaal sees Congress as biggest threat to NC 12/9/2013 10:51:43 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 9: Anticipating public fury against Congress substantiated by the recent results to the Assembly elections in four states, National Conference which is in an alliance with the Congress has now termed it biggest threat for itself. NC Additional General Secretary Mustafa Kamaal addressing a function in Rajouri, said that if there was any danger to the party it was from the Congress. Mustafa Kamaal had launched scathing attack against the Congress in the past is likely to further sour the relations between two alliance partners through his recent statement. Kamaal's statement also reflects the nervousness of the party which is itself staring at loss in the ne...   READ MORE   RMSA picture presents dismal implementation of central schemes in J&K Of 14.65% civil works taken up, only 1.55% completed, 13.10% in Progress 12/9/2013 10:51:33 PM Bivek Mathur JAMMU, Dec 9: A look at the Annual Progress Report of civil works undertaken by Jammu and Kashmir Government under central flagship scheme- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), can be shocking as all most works allotted by Union Government have been stopped midway while others are yet to take off. As per the copy of 30th meeting of Project Approval Board (PAB) and 10th integrated RMSA held on July 3, to consider the annual work plan for the state, up gradation of 526 new schools and strengthening of 534 existing schools has been approved till date and since inception, cumulative progress of civil works out of the total sanctioned in the state is-"the state has taken u...   READ MORE   LC panel summons General VK Singh on January 9 12/9/2013 10:51:17 PM Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, Dec 9: The J&K Legislative Council panel (Privilege Committee) Monday issued summons to the former Army Chief General VK Singh asking him to appear before the panel in person on January 9, 2014 for his payoff revelations against J&K Ministers and politicians. . The privilege committee headed by Congress legislator, Jugal Kishore met here today in the council secretariat and decided to summon General Singh on January 9, 2014 for his remarks against J&K politicians. "General VK Singh has attacked the authority of the J&K legislature which has been prima facie established by his statements in press. He has put our credibility at stake. He has damaged the interest...   READ MORE   Infighting in Cong likely to intensify after LC panel discuss remarks against Chairman 12/9/2013 10:51:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 9: Infighting in the Congress likely to be intensified with the Privilege Committee of the Legislative Council initiated the process to take action against the then PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din, who had allegedly given irresponsible statement against Chairman of the Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra. Taj Mohi-ud-Din, who is presently looking after the portfolio of Health, Medical Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, while addressing a press conference in the month of November 2012, had allegedly given irresponsible statement against Chairman of the Legislative Council. Taj at that time was Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood ...   READ MORE   Article 370 is temporary: Farooq Abdullah 12/9/2013 10:50:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 9: It was on December 1, 2013 that BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi suggested that it was time for everyone to debate Article 370 and its consequences, that even Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had said that Article 370 was a temporary provision and that the BJP would give up its demand for abrogation of this Article if its votaries proved that it had benefited the people and the state. Ever since then, all the National Conference leaders, including Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah, and others of their ilk have been criticizing Narendra Modi and asserting that Article 370 is a permanent feature of the Indian Constitution, that it is a bridge betw...   READ MORE   Frustrated NC cannot take people for granted Article 370 is atrocious 12/9/2013 10:50:38 PM Neha JAMMU, Dec 9: The frustrated NC leadership is saying that Article 370 of the Constitution of India governs the relationship between State and the Union of India and is warning that any attempt to "alter it, unilaterally, will have disastrous consequences". It is asserting that it was after 5 months long deliberations from May 16, 1949 to October 1949 between the State representatives headed Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and the Central team headed by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru that this Article was conceptualized and that the matter was then discussed elaborately in the Constituent Assembly of India and it was after long debate and discussion that Article 370 came into existence. The NC should ...   READ MORE   Congress unlikely to learn lessons from its defeat in four states Conciliating Jammu 12/9/2013 10:50:12 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 9: Has the results of assembly elections in four states of MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi in favour of the BJP shocked and upset the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Committee (JKPCC)? And will the JKPCC learn any lesson from its past mistakes in Jammu and Kashmir and play positive, as opposed to communal and Valley-centric, politics? There is no definite answer to these questions at the moment. In fact, the answer could be yes and no if one goes by what the JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz said on Sunday reacting to the poll results. He said that the results which came "are really unexpected, unfortunate and a caution for the entire Congress party" and that "these results hav...   READ MORE

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