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| In violation of SFC Act, Makroo appointed MD | | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Dec 20: More skeletons are tumbling out of cupboard of State Financial Corporation and new in this series, is the appointment of AR Makroo as Managing Director of Corporation in total violation of SFC Act.
Sources informed Early Times that Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is a monitoring and supervising body over the SFCs, which has an important role in the appointment of the managing directors (MD) of the SFCs.
"The Section 17 (1)(a)(b) of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 (SFCs Act), inter alia, provides that the MD of an SFC shall be appointed, in consultation with the SIDBI, by the State Government", sources said, adding that it has been observed that the SIDBI had not fulfilled its assigned role in so far as the appointment of the MD of the J&K State Financial Corporation (J&K SFC).
Sources further divulged that in reply to an RTI application, SIDBI management maintained that present incumbent MD of J&K SFC, AR Makroo was the personal choice of concerned department's Minister.
"We have no record to show that JK Government con... | |
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| Effort to counter Modi wave: A faction in Cong moots idea to depute Ministers for organisation work | | Idea creates ripples among party Ministers | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Dec 20: Amid reports that Congress is going to revamp party organisation in Jammu and Kashmir to counter Modi wave in the state in general and Jammu province in particular, a group within the party has raised the demand of deputing some effective Ministers in the organisation work. This demand has been raised from a group within party which takes a cue from the on-going development at national level.
Authoritative sources in the Congress said that 2014 Lok Sabha elections are "do or die" battle for the party so Congress leadership has decided to concentrate on each and every Parliamentary segment. "The idea to depute some Ministers in the organisation work was mooted to s... | |
| | | | BOPEE scam: Court extends judicial remand of accused | | | |
S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Dec 20: A local court here today extended by 11 days the judicial remand of one of the accused in paper selling scam of Common Entrance Test conducted by Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) last year.
The accused, Sajjad Ahmad Bhat was produced by Crime Branch before Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Mohan Lal Manhas. The Crime Branch has sought extension in judicial remand of Bhat, saying that investigation was still in progress and "lot of incriminating evidence yet to be collected".
"Keeping in view the facts and circumstance of the case, application for grant of judicial remand is allowed and 11 days remanded is granted," the court said. Saj... | |
| | | | As Radio Kashmir, Srinagar sticks to primitive equipment; transmission takes a hit | | Listeners look for other options to remain abreast with latest knowledge | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: Despite objections and reservations by experts, authorities of Radio Kashmir, Srinagar are carrying on with the obsolete equipment thus leading to frequent disruption in the transmission at the station. This has become order of the day with nobody ready to bell the cat.
Sources said some of the engineering experts in the past while voicing concern over the quality of transmission from Radio Kashmir, Srinagar asked the authorities to pull up their socks and improve the quality. This has not happened so far with the disruption in the transmission becoming routine at Radio Kashmir, Srinagar.
"A top engineering officer on a visit recently was amazed to find ... | |
| | | | Class XII student takes police, security agencies of 3 districts to ride | | Abduction drama | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Dec 20: In a wacky and weird alleged 'abduction by unknown' the Police and other security agencies of three districts were taken for ride for more than 24 hours by a 'cock and bull story' smartly webbed by a student of 12th class who brainchild story of his own kidnapping by militants just to evade his pre-board examinations in Billawar of Kathua district. A case u/s 505 stands registered against the said student.
Police sources said, a student namely Ganesh Singh s/o Hans Raj of Uppar Rajwalta in Ramkote in Kathua district on December 19, reported Sumb Police that he was abducted by two unidentified armed persons attired in Army fatigue.
Police sources further said that... | |
| | | | 636 villages in JK without mobile coverage | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 20: Exploding the myth of having the best improved infrastructure (by a private media group), 636 villages in Jammu Kashmir are without any mobile coverage. Thirty-three villagers have yet to get a public telephone.
The Chief Minister while welcoming the award had said that J&K wins an award for the most improved infrastructure. Those who like to believe I spend all my time tweeting will probably say I bought it."
The Chief Minister had till now not spoken about the need for improved tele-connectivity in the State where many areas remain out of bounds for most part of the year.
There is poor telephone connectivity in Leh and Kargil districts and also in Raj... | |
| | | | Kamaal proposes, Wani disposes | | NC of confusion | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 20: The ruling National Conference (NC), whose support-base has shrunk considerably over the period even in Kashmir valley, its core constituency, is in a complete disarray. Its leadership has lost the way and making contradictory and confusing statements. That its leadership has become so uncertain and so confused could be seen from the two developments which unfolded with a span of two days and both the developments led many political pundits to believe that NC working president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is standing on a weak wicket and that he is looking for a safe Assembly seat.
On Wednesday, Omar Abdullah's uncle and NC additional general secretary Mustafa Ka... | |
| | | | Ignored Sikhs demand minority status | | Trouble is brewing | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 20: The minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir are the most neglected lot. They are not exercising the rights which their counterparts across the nation have been enjoying under the Indian Constitution. They are saying it is because of Article 370 that their life has become a veritable hell on earth and that if they are to lead a dignified life in the state, this discriminatory and divisive Article 370 has to be repealed and Jammu and Kashmir brought at par with other states of the Union. This is the only solution to their long-pending problems, they have been saying, and very rightly. Indeed, Article 370 has benefited only a section of members of a particular Kashmir-b... | |
| | | | Corrupt still rule roost in J&K, Omar talks past? | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may not have breached the red line but has definitely raised serious questions over purported ranking of Jammu and Kashmir as number 2 corrupt state of the country during the erstwhile PDP-Congress coalition Government.
Whether or not, Omar is justified in making a claim about corruption having come down sharply during the last five years needs to be debated. But since Congress in New Delhi seemingly believes that more than half of the population is pro-Pakistan and have to be won over, so let the rulers and masters do what they want to, we have to ensure that neither are corrupt taken to task nor the ones breaching laws with ... | |
| | | | Former MoS Home gets clean chit; role of DC, DIG, SP, Duty Magistrates questioned | | Gandhi Commission submits its interim report | | | Kichloo like to be re-inducted today
Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Dec 20: Justice retired RC Gandhi appointed as an one man commission of inquiry to probe into August 9, 2013 Kishtwar communal clashes and subsequent incidents of violence and arson finally submitted its much awaited interim report to the Government today.
The interim report in a sealed cover was handed over to GAD officials by Qazi Sawar, secretary to Gandhi Commission.
As per the reports, Justice Gandhi in his interim report gives clean chit to former Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo who resigned from the Council of Ministers on August 12 this year following uproar in both houses of Parliament over Kishtwar ... | |
| | | | Ministry of Social Justice takes cognizance of ET report , to seek explanation | | Regular student of BA IInd year is a CRC employee! | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India has taken cognizance of the story filed in Early Times few days back wherein a regular student of Government Women's College Nawakadal Srinagar has been illegally employed in the Composite Regional Centre (CRC) Srinagar .
The CRC Srinagar functions under the administrative control of Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped New Delhi which is sponsored by the Union Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment.
As per reliable sources a delegation of social activists from Srinagar met the Director of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya Institute for Physically Handicapped in N... | |
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