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| Anti-corruption just for clerks in J&K; Mantris, Santris, Babus all go scott free | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Dec 25: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved unique distinction of having three purported institutions of curbing corruption but apart from officers of the clerical cadre and above, none from accused Babus to Mantris has been penalised.
From Babus to Mantris to Santris; story of penalisation is same, albeit little variations in the manner in which they indulge in corrupt practices. Even if they get caught, records have shown that evidence has never supported the story of prosecution. It is now often said that elite in J&K has the courage to deny even the undeniable. Despite agencies claiming to have framed strong cases against them, records bear testimony to the fact that they always have managed to go scott free.
Cases against them have been piling up in various courts across the state but no one from the top has so far faced the music. What takes sheen out of this is the fact that corrupt Babus earn wealth worth crores of rupees and then, plunge into political arena, only to become law makers from rule breakers. Several have already joined the political land... | |
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| Agriculture officials misled PSC to help blue eyed Rehbar-e-Zirats of 1984 | | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: A Major scam in the Department of Agriculture has surfaced after some alleged corrupt officials of the Department of Agriculture misled State Public Service Commission (PSC) by providing wrong information to it with respect to the number of Officers-in-position in Category I of Class VII Agriculture Extension Officers of Agriculture Gazetted Service.
The document details in possession of Early Times reveal that as per the minutes of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting held on 10/12/2012 and on 01/01/2013, some noted alleged corrupt officials of the Agriculture Department in pre planned manner moved a proposal to State Public Service Commissio... | |
| | | | Issues promotion orders despite stay on reorganization proposal | | Sports Council hoodwinks Court orders | | | Faizal Parvez
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: Despite several of its administrative decisions challenged and stayed in the Court of law for being bad and incoherent to the laid norms, the State Sports Council has continued to issue similar orders in brazen contravention of regulations, which indicate complete administrative vacuum in the apex sports body of the state.
With its hyped reorganization proposal stayed by the State High Court on several counts, the Council has been hoodwinking the Court directions by issuing orders that violate the directions of the court in letter and spirit.
Those aggrieved by the reorganization proposal opine that two orders of the Council published recently according pr... | |
| | | | SIC makes mess of imposing penalty on ex-Executive Officer, Municipal Committee Bandipora | | Instead of Rs 2, 50,000 only Rs 25,000 imposed as penalty | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: State Information Commission has made a glaring mistake while calculating the penalty imposed on Abdul Rashid, former Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Bandipora in a case that dates back to March 2011.
In its order based on decision number SIC/K/Comp/153/2011-543, State Chief Information Commissioner, G R Sufi has ordered that Rs. 25,000 should be imposed as penalty on former Executive Officer, Bandipora since he failed to provide information to Mehraj-ud-din Bhat, a civilian who wanted details on appointments made at Municipal Committee, Bandipora from April 2006 to February 2011.
In his order, State Chief Information Commissioner asked for penal... | |
| | | | SSP Vigilance says DHS will enquire, DHS says he is not competent | | 'Shed responsibility and problems fix themselves' | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Dec 25: 'Shed responsibility and problems fix themselves' is the attitude adopted by the authorities to enquire into the selection of Junior Theatre Assistant wherein the aggrieved candidate has complained that despite being meritorious than the selected candidate he was not considered for the same post by a committee headed by Dr. Shashi Gupta as Chairperson of the said selection/appointment committee.
The candidate namely Mohammad Safeer after being deceived appealed Senior Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Commission Jammu and sent him an application by way of registered letter vide No. A RE829738430 IN dated 07-09-2013 but when the applicant approached to the SSP... | |
| | | | Political reservation for Gujjar, Bakerwals and other STs | | Article 370 is the hurdle | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 25: The tribal Gujjars and Bakerwals (all Sunni Muslims), who constitute nearly 12 per cement of the State population and are spread across Jammu and Kashmir, barring Ladakh and other Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities have been demanding political reservation since 1991, but with no result. It was in April 1991 that the then Congress-supported Chandra Shekhar Government at the Centre granted the ST status to the Gujjar and Bakerwal and other tribal communities, including Gaddis. They got the ST status after a relentless struggle and it happened at a time when the state was under the President Rule. Had there been Kashmir-controlled and Kashmiri-dominated popular rule, these ... | |
| | | | `Mixed response over Jammu Bandh shows its utility' | | State BJP goes into hibernation after Lalkaar Rally | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Dec 25: The State unit of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) headed by Jugal Kishore Sharma has gone into hibernation after the successful 'Lalkaar Rally addressed by its Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Jammu on December 1.
Sources inside party maintained that the State BJP has been banking upon Modi. After the Lalkaar Rally and 'Run for Unity' campaign organized by Modi all over India, nothing commendable has been done by the party in Jammu.
They added that the recent two day Jammu bandh call by BJP over re-induction of Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo into Cabinet and the clean chit to him by Justice Retired RC Gandhi has also evoked poor re... | |
| | | | Emergence of Third Front gives sleepless nights to NC, PDP; Cong elated over new development | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Emergence of Jammu Kashmir United Front (JKUF), popularly known as Third Front, has given sleepless nights to Kashmir centric parties especially ruling National Conference and opposition PDP but it revives Congress' hope to head the next Government in J&K.
Although Third Front leadership is trying to make inroads in Jammu province, it is believed that this Front will WIN seats of Kashmir valley only by eating share of both National Conference and PDP. NC and PDP leaderships have reasons to be worried because emerge of this Front would spoil their chances of emerge as single largest party.
It is imminent that no party would get majority on its own in next Assemb... | |
| | | | Discriminatory action against master plan violators | | HC directs SMC, Tribunal to abide by norms | | | Early Times REport
Srinagar, Dec 25: The J&K High Court has proposed formation of a committee comprising of a reputed Government Officer, a retired Judicial Officer of the rank of Principal District and Sessions Judge and a member of civil society of good repute, to ascertained whether or not Srinagar Municipal Corporation is resorting to pick and choose in the matter of issuing notices to the violators of Master Plan.
"Given the facts and figures those have come on record, we cannot brush aside such complaints. The authorities of the Municipal Corporation, in order to shield its indolence etc., might really be exhibiting only the tip of the ice berg," a division bench of the court compr... | |
| | | | Re-employed FC PWD (R&B) refuses to quit for new official | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Dec 25: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has seemingly failed to keep his word to do away with re-employment culture as a retired Financial Controller in Public Works (R&B) Department who was re-employed as consultant Pradhan Mantri Grahmeen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) is also sitting on the post of FC and refuses to handover the charge to a new official sent by Finance Department.
Sources told Early Times that the official Ghulam Ali who retired as Financial Controller around three months back was awarded with plum post as consultant PMGSY due to patronage of his bosses.
"Recently Finance Department sent a new official to take charge of FC to free Ghulam Ali but he was not ... | |
| | | | Where is NREGA Lok Pal, can Omar Abdullah answer? | | Absence of NREGS Obmudsmen breeding Corruption | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: As the Lok Pal bill stands passed by the Parliament, hectic debate is on how the Centre and the State Governments are going to implement it and appoint Lok Pal's and Lok Ayukta's. The Jammu and Kashmir Govt will surely say that implementing Lok Pal bill in J&K will weaken the article 370, but at the same time when the State Government had to extend the MGNREGA into J&K State article 370 was not at all an issue and this is because NREGA has lot of money in its kitty and this is presently the main source of corruption in the State.
The Government of India has already kept a provision of Lok Pal in the form of Ombudsman for ensuring smooth implementation of... | |
| | | | Police arrests three militants along with weapons | | Busts LeT module in Srinagar | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Dec 25: The special operation group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police today arrested three LeT operatives from the old city in Srinagar, police sources said adding that by arresting the group the police has busted a module which was planning to carry out deadly attacks in the summer capital ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Sources said that acting on a special tip off, the SOG personnel in civvies got hold of three LeT militants during an operation in Dargah and Kadikadal areas of Srinagar city. Police sources said that the breakthrough in busting a LeT module was achieved on Tuesday evening when first the police personnel got hold of one LeT militant who has ... | |
| | | | Article 370 has harmed cause of people in J&K: Kumar | | `Special status breeds separatist tendencies' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Senior RSS leader and former Pracharak J&K Arun Kumar has stressed intensification of debate on Article 370 granting special constitutional position to J&K state.
Kumar who was the main speaker at a seminar here today organised by Jammu Kashmir study centre on Article 370 said instead of doing any good the Article has harmed the cause of people in the state as it was barrier in implementation of progressive central laws in the state.
Kumar who is also the Director of study centre said it is high time when the people of the state should demand scrapping of this Article and intensify debate in schools, colleges, universities and other places on the utili... | |
| | | | Army orders court martial of Col, four others | | 2010 Machil fake encounter | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Dec25; The Northern Command of Army has ordered disciplinary proceedings against the accused personnel of the Army units involved in the 2010 alleged Macchil fake encounter case.
After detailed scrutiny of the complete incident and any wrong doings committed by the concerned personnel, the Army has ordered court martial proceedings to take the legal process to a logical conclusion highlighting the Army's resolve of ensuring justice with speed, an official spokesperson of the Northern Command today said adding the army has initiated court martial proceedings against six of its men, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter... | |
| | | | While official website narrates bundle of lies; 20 out of 217 receive compensation till date | | Kishtwar administration befooling victims of communal clashes | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Dec 25: Rubbing salt in the wounds of those who suffered losses in August 9 Kishtwar violence, the district administration in its official website www.kishtwar.nic.in has loaded bundles of lies with regards to compensation to the victims, while most of the victims are yet to get a single penny as compensation and can be seen roaming in and around the office of the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar for release of compensation.
As per the details available with Early Times, only 20 victims including the families of the three persons who got killed on the day of the violence in Kishtwar and Padder had been compensated while the remaining 197 cases got stuck amidst set ... | |
| | | | EO threatens applicant for seeking beneficiary list | | VDA denies Information under RTI | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Dec 25: Besides denying information under Right to Information Act, Verinag Development Authority's (VDA) executive officer has allegedly threatened the applicant of dire consequences if he persisted for the same.
Hilal Ahmad, A resident of Dooru Anantnag, who filed an application under RTI act seeking information regarding various developmental workers carried out by the development authority in the area, instead of receiving information was threatened by the executive officer of the said developmental authority.
Hilal on 7 July 2013 filed an application through RTI to executive Officer VDA and requested them to deliver a list of persons who have been benefit... | |
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