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| On retirement, Mehboob diverted Rs 18 Cr NRDWP funds to Doda | | Meticulous planning of constituency development before joining Congress | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 27: Obsessed with his ambition of joining Congress party, senior IAS officer and Commissioner-Secretary PHE & Irrigation, Sheikh Mehboob Iqbal, has diverted Rs 18 Cr of centrally sponsored drinking water scheme to his home district of Doda. Diversion of the funds has been ordered in violation of the guidelines of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
Highly placed bureaucratic sources disclosed to Early Times that Mehboob Iqbal created a reserve of funds and diverted it fully to his home district of Doda with such a mechanism that the funds would be almost fully utilized on water supply schemes in Bhaderwah Assembly segment. According to these sources, Joint Director (Planning) in Education Department, Matoo, who has been holding additional charge of PHE & Irrigation, played a key role in the diversion on the Commissioner-Secretary's insistence.
Minister of PHE & Irrigation, Taj Mohiuddin, happens to be Iqbal's political mentor and close relative but it was not immediately clear whether the diversion of NRDWP funds had happened with or ... | |
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| After second corrupt ranking, NRPC dubs J&K power department main defaulter | | Outstanding goes above Rs 400 crores | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 27: After being rated as second most corrupt state in the country, J&K has got another feather in the cap. Northern Region Power Committee (NRPC) has dubbed it as main defaulter among nine states of northern India for non-payment of outstanding reactive energy charges.
NRPC has stated that J&K is main defaulting constituent and outstanding reactive energy charges (Principal amount) against J&K was Rs 14.50 crore during current financial year 2010-11. NRPC further stated that in addition to outstanding during current financial year, Power Development Department (JKPDD) has pending outstanding reactive energy charges (principal amount) of Rs. 66.60 crore and in... | |
| | | | Delhi blast accused, associate killed in Marwah clash | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Dec 27: One of the accused in Delhi High Court blast case was killed along with his associate in a group clash in Marwah area of Kishtwar district. However, the police maintained silence over the incident.
A powerful device went off on September 7 at New Delhi High Court killing 16 persons and injuring 80 others.
According to the reports, Junaid Akram Malik and his associate Shamsher Kanna got killed in a group clash with their own men at Marwah. Shamsher Kanna was an active Jesh militant arrested by the Jammu police from Narwal area in the year 2005. Dr Waseem Malik was also arrested with Kanna, but was later released by the police allegedly after a money deal.... | |
| | | | Ranjan tipped to take over as next PCCF | | IFS lobby blocking Tiwari's pension settlement case | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1977 batch, Vinod Ranjan, is likely to succeed R D Tiwari as the next Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) in Jammu and Kashmir. After putting in 34 years of service in J&K cadre, Tiwari is reaching superannuation on December 31st.
Well placed sources in the political establishment insisted that Vinod Ranjan, who has headed several key departments in Forest sector and has been functioning as Director Forest Protection Force (FPF) since 01-05-2010, was "most likely" to take over as PCCF on December 31st evening. He would be tried on experimental basis and confirmed as PCCF by the Cabinet in a few months subje... | |
| | | | Locals resent ISI sending youth to India as guides for infiltrators | | 2011 witnessed unusual protest in PoK: | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Dec 27: As 2011 approaches its end, it would be proper to remind the readers of this year's unusual protest across the border. The people of PoK, which has maximum terror camps on its soil, were up in arms against the Pakistan's inter-services intelligence (ISI), asking it stop forcibly sending local youth to India as guides to infiltrating militants.
The protest was held on PoK roads on June 15 and 16. In more than two decades of militancy in J&K, it was perhaps the first protest by PoK people against the Pak spy agency. It showed that the ISI was faced with the shortage of guides for infiltrating militants.
The protesters had accused ISI of abducting youth from th... | |
| | | | Too many new contenders for ministerial berths | | Much awaited cabinet reshuffle put on hold? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Authoritative sources Tuesday told Early Times that the much awaited cabinet reshuffle in the State expected after 5th January next year could be either deferred or carried out merely as a cosmetic exercise.
This has dampened the spirits of many probables who have been engaged in hectic lobbying to figure as the new ministerial faces in the State cabinet.
"The issue of cabinet reshuffle is rather ticklish. There are three berths of cabinet ministers which could be filled by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah through a reshuffle. While the NC and the Congress have left one ministerial berth vacant when the present coalition government took office in 2009, a... | |
| | | | Fresh controversy over employment of locals | | 'State government versus NHPC' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: The dust on handing over two major power protects to the state by NHPC has not settled, the ratio and nature of employment being provided to the locals by NHPC has become yet another contentious issue between the government and India's Power Giant.
According to sources, the state government Tuesday conveyed its displeasure over the ratio of C&D class staff absorbed by NHPC in J&K which according to the government, is far less than what has been agreed upon by the Ministry of Power, Government of India and the State Government through an agreement in the year 2000.
Sources disclosed that a senior official of NHPC today called on Minister for PHE, Irriga... | |
| | | | Cabinet Sub Committee meeting postponed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: The Cabinet Sub Committee meeting on examining and studying the report submitted by Justice Saghir Ahmad who led the Prime Minister's most vital Working Group on State -Centre relations was put off today due to sudden demise of senior COngress leader and MLC Yashpal Khajuria.
The Cabinet Sub Committee chaired by Finance Minister and senior NC leader AR Rather has three ministers each from NC and Congress on board who have been discussing threadbare the voluminous report based on the recommendations made by Justice Sahgir Ahmad. The high level panel of senior ministers has been set up by the Government to study the report and look into the possibilities of... | |
| | | | Another alternative for Congress to keep people on its right side | | Outside Support To NC | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 27: Will Chief Minister Omar Abdullah go after he completes three years in office on January 4, 2012? Or, will the Congress high command overlook the local Congress leadership and allow Omar Abdullah to run the coalition government during the remaining period of three years? There is no definite answer available. There is uncertainty. For, the Congress high command has neither accepted nor rejected the demand of the local Congress leadership seeking change of guard in Jammu and Kashmir. Significantly, even the JKPCC president has not overruled the possibility of Omar Abdullah vacating the chief minister's chair for a Congressman. Two days ago, he did say that the "issue of ... | |
| | | | Jmu-Pathankot Highway blocked after scuffle between JE and Locals | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Routine traffic movement remained affected on National Highway near Rajbagh, Kathua, for some time due to protest demonstration by the locals following the arrest of some youth by police here in the late hours today.
Sources said that the incident occurred when two motorcycle borne youth reached at the Feeder Station (Power Department) with the complaint that their area-Channi had power supply snag for the long time and sought reason from Junior Engineer (JE) Rajneesh Sharma.
After heated verbal dual the situation took ugly turn when the two sides entered into a scuffle during which JE- PDD received injuries while the alleged accused youth flee from t... | |
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