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| Members of power development corporation board 'Incompetent', composition must be 'reviewed' | | State Finance Commission Report-IV | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Dec 1: State Finance Commission (SFC) has obliquely termed members of the board of directors (BOD) of state power development corporation (SPDC) 'incompetent' and asked the government 'to review the composition'.
Commission in volume third and Chapter XI of the report at Page no. 584 has advised the government to bring induct men of competence in the board of directors of the corporation in consultation with the management of the corporation. Commission has observed that 'majority of members included in the board of directors of the corporation as state government nominees do not posses required degree of expertise and interest.'
Interestingly, this part of commission's report, if viewed with common man's perspective, has virtually put a question mark on the competence of officers otherwise known across the state set-up for their efficiency, capability and hardwork since they are members of SPDC board whose Chairman is Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
The officers include Chief Secretary Madhav Lal, Economic Advisor to government Jalil Khan, Principal Secr... | |
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| Expecting early by-elections, Congress aspirants return to constituencies | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 1: Hoping early bye elections the rival parties have intensified political activities in seven assembly constituencies which were represented by BJP in Assembly and whose MLAs have been expelled from the Party after cross voting in April 13 Legislative Council elections.
With BJP totally rejecting reviewing its decision on expulsion of these seven MLAs the Congress aspirants for seats have started touring the constituencies to maintain a liaison with the people there. According to sources Congress leaders Mula Ram and Suman Bhagat who had represented the Raipur Damana and RS Pura reserved constituencies earlier also have started touring these constituencies ... | |
| | | | Omar takes another dig at MPs on Twitter | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who now and then has been in media limlights for his tweets now again has hit the news not for good cause but for criticising MPs with his latest tweet today.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah toady wrote on his microblog taking a dig upon the Member Parliament saying, "I want to drive to Parliament to disrupt it but I want to do it in a vehicle with a Lal batti on the roof otherwise I'm not important enough.'
Worth to mention here that Committee of Privileges of the Lok Sabha, in a report placed in the House on Wednesday, nearly unanimously recommended that MPs be permitted to flash red beacons on their vehicles ... | |
| | | | 'Self-Rule addresses both external, internal dimensions of K-Issue' | | NC-led govt clueless about redressing public grievances: Mufti | | | Early Times Report
CHENANI (UDHAMPUR), Dec 1: Coming down heavily on Omar Abdullah led coalition regime, Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that during the last three years the present regime has done nothing to address grievances of the people.
Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that present regime has nothing to highlight as its three years achievement while PDP led coalition has scripted a new chapter of peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir and has changed political discourage of the state through its conviction and commitment..
Addressing a public meeting in Che... | |
| | | | But where are Panchayat Ghars Mr Sagar? | | Governance at doorsteps is good | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 1: The Minister for Parliament affairs and Panchayati Raj, Ali Muhammad Sagar said the government had taken governance to the doorsteps of people living in rural areas. The Minister was addressing a mammoth gathering of Panches and Sarpanches of district Udhampur and Reasi during at an introductory meeting.
Referring to the devolution of powers to the Panches and Sarpanches, the Minister said that the government has ensured that local self-governance is put in place. He said powers of 14 vital departments have been extended to newly elected representatives.
Sagar, however, contradicted himself. He said that the government has already released funds for const... | |
| | | | Sharma posted GM SFC | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Dec 1: State government today posted Darbari Lal Sharma as General Manager (GM) State Forest Corporation (SFC) headquarters.
Sharma was posted as GM SFC vide SFC order No: 470/2011 issued by Managing Director (MD) of SFC Abay Kumar. Sharma is basically from SFC pool, since among the 13 posts of General Managers/Chief General Managers in SFC department, 10 post are with the IFS officers and with the appointment of Sharma, the total strengthen of SFC bound GM's goes up to three.
Sharma will now join Nisar Peerzada GM North SFC Kashmir and A.K. Sharma, in- charge GM East Doda circle among SFC officials on top posts of the department presently battling for its surviva... | |
| | | | Post office, 2 shops burgled at Vijaypur | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 1: A post office and two shops were Thursday night burgled at Gurah Salathia in Vijapur, about 23 km from here.
Two to three burglers last night broke into the post office at Gurah Salathia and tried to break open a safe but could not succeed, police sources said.
They then searched some files and left the building without stealing anything, the sources added.
The same group of burglars later stole cash, cellphones, school bags and other items worth over Rs 50,000 from the shop of Randeep Singh.
Sources said they also stole Rs 24,000 in cash and some items from the shop of Sham Singh.
Though police had registered cases in this regard, the accused were yet... | |
| | | | Srinagar-Leh highway closed for winter, bad weather hits flights | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 1: Air traffic to Kashmir was severely affected due to inclement weather forcing cancellation of many flights even as the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway was today closed for winter.
"Only four of over a dozen flights could land at Srinagar International Airport as the rest were cancelled due to the bad weather," an official said.
The cancelled flights included two of the three carrying Haj pilgrims who had gone to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Officials said the highway was closed for the winter months as per the government order last week.
The notification said that the highway from Sonamarg on this side of the Zojila pass to Drass road wa... | |
| | | | Efforts on to weaken Congress in J&K | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 1: The health of the state Congress is not good. There are senior leaders who are pulling each other's legs, thus indirectly helping the otherwise unpopular and controversial NC consolidating its hold over the state government.
The situation has climaxed to the point that certain Congress leaders are airing views which are not consistent with the views of the JKPCC president. On the contrary, they are behaving as if they are the spokespersons of the NC whose regime has only added to the woes of the people, including the youth, created anarchical conditions across the state with the extremists once again raising their ugly heads and posing live challenge to the national sec... | |
| | | | Meaning of political problem | | Context Kashmir | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 1: India is a democratic country where all adult Indians, without exception, enjoy the right to elect their government(s) every five years. They can, if they so desire, re-elect the government, as they recently did in Assam. They can, if they so desire, vote out the ruling party, as they recently did in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal.
The story of West Bengal was all the more spectacular in the sense that a virtual newcomer, the Trinamool Congress, ended the 34-year-long rule of the Left. The people can, if they like, give a massive mandate to a political party as they did in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, and they can also produce a fractured verdict depending upon... | |
| | | | Army chief to visit Leh to take stock of security situation | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Dec 1: Army chief General VK Singh will be on a day's visit to Leh tomorrow to take stock of the security situation in the region sharing boundaries with both Pakistan and China.
The visit comes a few days before the Annual defence Dialogue between India and China starts on December 9 here.
The army chief is expected to be briefed by the local commanders about the situation on both the eastern and western fronts there and the preparedness of the forces deployed in the region.
The Army Chief had visited Leh and the Siachen Glacier last month also when he had interacted with commander and the troops of the 14 Corps.
The 14 Corps was raised in the aftermath o... | |
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