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Mushtaq Peer appoints nephew illegally at University of Kashmir, shatters dream of deserving No account of his follies at varsity 12/12/2013 11:09:42 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Although a probe has been ordered into the sale of question papers for Common Entrance Test (CET) by former Board of Professional Entrance Examinations, Mushtaq Ahmad Peer nothing of this sort has been ordered into the bunglings carried out by Peer during his tenure as Head of Computer Sciences Department, University of Kashmir. The former BOPEE Chairman made some illegal appointments in the Computer Sciences department while he was heading the department. One such appointment is of his nephew Muheet Ahmed Butt. An engineer by qualification Muheet was appointed as Scientist 'D' in the Post Graduate Department of Computer Science in October 2012 at the behest of Peer his maternal uncle. Sources told Early Times that Muheet was first appointed as System Analyst in the Examination wing by Peer while he was the HOD, Post Graduate Department of Computer Science, University of Kashmir. After creating mess in the Examination wing, Muheet was transferred to the Information Technology department in May 2012 by the present Controller of Examinations. "P...   READ MORE

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Sword of CCDU, pipe purchase scams still hangs on Cong stalwart Trouble ahead for Taj Sword of CCDU, pipe 12/12/2013 11:09:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Reply given by Minister for PHE, Flood Control and Irrigation Sham Lal Sharma during his press conference on Wednesday is a clear indication that trouble ahead for Congress stalwart Taj Mohi-ud-Din who is presently holding the portfolio of Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sports and Youth Affairs because "scam" of Save Drinking Water project by Communication and Capacity Development Unit (CCDU) is being investigated by the Crime Branch. Taj Mohi-ud-Din was PHE Minister when this scam took place. A four-member inquiry committee had detected large-scale irregularities in execution of this project in J&K during the tenure of Taj. The committee had ...   READ MORE   Encroachers, Land Mafia eye thousands of kanals of undemarcated JDA land Govt fails to address lack of coordination between departments 12/12/2013 11:09:14 PM Abodh Sharma JAMMU, Dec 12: At a time when the anguish among the locals over encroachment on JDA land at Gole Gujral is growing, JDA has argued that most of the land under encroachment for which protests are being staged actually did not belong to it and the stretch of land transferred to it vide SRO 263, also remained in papers as no demarcation of said land was ever executed by the Revenue authorities. Regretting that lack of coordination between the departments coupled with criminal intent of the officials who generally connive with the encroachers and land mafia was encouraging large scale encroachments around Jammu city; a senior officer explained that physical possession of the land...   READ MORE   National Conference, industrialists, hoteliers figure in debtor list Rich, affluent biggest defaulters of PDD 12/12/2013 11:08:13 PM Jhelum Resort, Hari Niwas Palace, Batra hospital among major defaulters Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Despite running a sustained campaign against the power defaulters across the state the Power Development Department seems to have failed to convince the leaders of the ruling party, their close relatives and big industrial houses to deposit their power dues in time. Besides large number of centre govt departments and central forces also figure in the long list of power defaulters. According to the latest disconnection notice issued by the Power Department Department the National Conference’ headquarters ‘Nawai Subah’ is among the 148 power consumers who have been put on a two-week n...   READ MORE   Govt initiates process to constitute much awaited Law Commission 12/12/2013 11:06:18 PM Akshay Azad Jammu, Dec 12: The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated process for constitution of much awaited Law Commission, which will review and repeal obsolete laws, make amendments and also review the law books. Sources informed Early Times that the file pertaining to constitution of Law Commission had been submitted by Law department to Planning and Development Department for getting concurrence. "After getting concurrence of Planning and Development department same would be forwarded to Finance department for financial concurrence", they said. They further said that various quarters and expert groups of various departments have recommended for periodic revision of laws in fo...   READ MORE   Police reshuffle: Operational break coupled with intelligence break 12/12/2013 11:06:10 PM ET Report JAMMU, Dec 12: With almost all the SPs of counterinsurgency background, excluding one or two, having been removed from the key district Police chief postings, insiders have pointed out that even the intelligence chain of the Jammu and Kashmir Police had been fully shattered---first time in the last over 15 years. Weeks before the DIG CID N.D. Wani’s date of retirement from service, almost all the SPs and Dy SPs of CID, CIK and Special Branch (SB) have been shifted by the Omar Abdullah government in the massive overhaul on Tuesday. In this scenario, IGP CID B. Srinivas would have to assume the role of all the Dy SPs, SPs and DIGs of the Police intelligence wing. Obliging a former...   READ MORE   KU study explodes myth of women empowerment 12/12/2013 11:05:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah talked extensively about women empowerment while addressing a rally at Chenani yesterday. He said women constitute 50% population in the state and their holistic development is necessary to achieve the all-round development of the state. For Chief Minister's information the UMEED has failed to generate hopes among women and this has been reported by the media time and again. Similarly the Ma Tujay Salaam has also failed to help the pregnant women in any way. And as far as the social welfare department and its so-called welfare schemes are concerned, the less said the better. Recently the widow pension was enhanced by a fe...   READ MORE   Law department writes to HC Checking of Ambulance carrying patient 12/12/2013 10:34:02 PM Mustansir Srinagar, Dec12 : The Jammu and Kashmir Law Department today wrote to J&K High Court to get the matter related to the Mobile Magistrate North Kashmir, stopping an ambulance at Seelu Sopore on Tuesday which was reportedly ferrying a patient to SKIMS Srinagar that reportedly caused death of the patient. Pertinently, on Tuesday (Dec 10), the driver of the ambulance had alleged that the patient suffering from cardiac arrest was being ferried by him to SKIMS when uncalled for halt at Seelu deteriorated his health and he later died. Sources said the Law Department today wrote to J&K High Court to inquire into the matter. Meanwhile the Mobile Magistrate has said that there was ...   READ MORE   7 months on, Tourism Deptt fails to repair TRC Bhaderwah 11 employees drawing salaries without any work 12/12/2013 10:33:44 PM Bijay Charak Jammu, Dec 12: The tall claims of Tourism department, of providing every facility for the tourists visiting various destinations have fallen flat as it has failed to repair the Tourist Reception Center, which had suffered damages around six months back due to earthquake. Moreover, the 11 employees posted at TRC have been drawing salaries for the last six months, without doing any work. Sources informed Early Times that nearly seven months back, the Tourist Reception Center (TRC) building established at Dandi Bhaderwah was damaged due to earthquake on May 1, 2013, following which same was declared unsafe. "The building needs repairs but so far no action has been taken by the...   READ MORE   Issueless NC intensifies its divisive campaign Modi phobia 12/12/2013 10:32:54 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 12: The fast-growing popularity of BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi across the country, including Jammu & Kashmir, has alarmed the communal, pro-autonomy and pro-separatist and anti-Jammu and anti-Ladakh the National Conference (NC), which has been, according to political pandits, "misruling" the state since January 2009 in collaboration with what Narendra Modi terms as the "Congress of termites". The "issueless" and "confused" NC leadership is alarmed and rattled to the extent that it has unleashed a no-holds-barred campaign to frighten the Muslims and polarize the society for vote bank politics. The worst part of the whole situation is that the owners...   READ MORE   Crackdown against violation of Red Lights on vehicles DySP rank officers contribute most violators 12/12/2013 11:05:56 PM Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Dec 12: A day after the Police Chief removed beacon lights from his vehicle, a massive crackdown against violators was launched both by traffic and district police here in winter capital today. The crackdown started following Supreme Court's direction against misuse of beacon lights on government as well as private vehicles. If the sources are to be believed about 50 officials including bureaucrats, police, Public Service Commission officials and army personnel were told to remove beacon lights from their official vehicles. Much amazingly, among violators were of DySP rank persons. "Most of the vehicles having beacon light were of DySP rank person", a police offic...   READ MORE   Congress, BJP stay mum; SIC refers case to larger Bench Now RTI ghost haunts political parties in J&K 12/12/2013 11:08:52 PM JKNPP, NC in SIC court for misleading statement Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Dec 12: Notwithstanding number of reminders, two major National Political Parties namely Congress and BJP have denied information to the seeker under RTI Act, forcing him to file second appeal before State Information Commission for disposal of the same. The RTI activist namely Deepak Sharma in his RTI, sought details of the working of the Congress and BJP which including details of persons who have donated amount more than Rs 20,000 and upto 1 Lakh to both the political parties from year 2009 to 2013, name of the contributors who have made single contribution of more than Rs 1 Lakh, copies of election manifest...   READ MORE   What has golf given to JK? 12/12/2013 11:09:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 12: Even as the people across the state are out on streets protesting shortage of electricity, the authorities intend to have some fun by organizing a Golf tournament in the winter capital. Golf is a noble sport but very few people in the state opt for it. The golf players of the state can be counter on finger tips. Notwithstanding this, the authorities laid a number of golf courses and in the process vandalized the city forest in the summer capital which now hosts the so-called Royal Springs Golf Course. A scientist from US who visited the state in 2005 was shocked by the vandalization caused to the city forest. "This was the most important catchment area...   READ MORE   Fanatics ask Govt to celebrate Nov 17 as Republic Day in J&K Wrecking the polity 12/12/2013 11:05:44 PM Neha JAMMU, Dec 12: It was widely believed that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution had created republic of Jammu & Kashmir within the Indian Republic in 1950 and that was the reason the nationalist constituency in the country and integrationists opposed the Congress' sinister move. The attitude of the integrationists and well-wishers and friends of India and the people of the state remains the same even today. That their stand on Article 370 was as it should have could be seen from what has been going on in the state since 1950. And what a fanatic and separatist did in Kashmir the other day should leave none in any doubt that Article 370 has created an impression in Kashmir that Jammu ...   READ MORE   'Act incurred unprecedented losses to state exchequer' AG questions constitutionality of Roshni Act 12/12/2013 10:22:51 PM Bashir Assad Jammu, Dec12: The J&K Accountant General, in the interim audit, has said the state government has suffered huge financial loss running into thousands of crores as ownership rights for state land under illegal occupation was vested with the owners, under Roshni Act, 2008, at rates much below the market price. The Accountant General has even raised question on the constitutionality of the Roshni Act stating that any law conferring special privileges on citizens should be passed by two-thirds majority but the Roshni Act was passed by the state legislature with simple majority. According to the well placed sources, the Accountant General has raised questions on the legality of ...   READ MORE   Calls him killer of Kashmir's intelligentsia, PDP's proxy Kamaal launches bitter counter offensive on Bhim 12/12/2013 10:22:41 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Dec 12: A day after NPP supremo Bhim Singh Charged National Conference of rigging 22 candidates of Muslim united front (MUF) in 1987 elections, Mustafa Kamaal while launching a bitter counter offensive on him alleged that Bhim Singh was actually the killer of intelligentsia of Kashmir and was chanting on the behest of PDP patron only. While reacting strongly to the statement of Bhim Singh that National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah played a major role to rigging the 1987 assembly elections and tortured the united Jihad Council (UJC) president Syed Salahudin at that time, additional general secretary of NC, Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal said that Bhim Singh who...   READ MORE   Overloading goes rampant on Sunderbani-Bhamwala road Traffic police turns Nelson’s eye 12/12/2013 10:33:25 PM Ajay Sharma Katra, Dec 12 : The overloading of passenger vehicles, plying on Sunderbani-Bhamwala route is going on unabated for the last many months but the Traffic Police authorities have seemingly deliberately turned a Nelson’s eye towards this grave issue. Sarpanch of Bhamwala Kewal Krishan informed Early Times that around 25 passenger carry vehicles including buses and mini buses were given permit on Bhamwala-Sunderbani route. "But only 10 vehicles could be seen plying on the route and most of them remains overloaded", he said, adding that the law enforcing authorities only wake up after some road mishap. He further said that there were 4 Traffic Police and Jammu and Kashmir Poli...   READ MORE   HC upholds life sentence of Kupwara man for murder 12/12/2013 10:24:05 PM S Sabaqat Srinagar, Dec 12 : A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld life sentence awarded to one Mohammad Yousuf Lone, a resident of Kalaroos in Kupwara, by a trial court on 27 July 2010. Dismissing Lone's appeal, the division bench comprising Justices Virender Singh and Janak Raj Kotwal upheld the verdict announced by Sessions Court Kupwara while holding him guilty of murdering a man, Farooq Ahmad Tanki, from down town Srinagar in 1997. On 21 July 1997, about 4:30 pm, Mst Rubeena Kounsar, widow of Farooq Ahmad Tanki, a resident of Watal Kadal Srinagar, lodged written compliant in police post Kalaroos, alleging that her husband had stayed in the house of Mohammad...   READ MORE

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