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| Bad design:Engineers top graft charts | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Even as the highly politicized war against corruption appears to have slowed down politically, the makers of the infrastructure, the Engineers continue to top the graft charts.
Sources in the vigilance organization have told Early Times that majority of the corruption complaints coming in against government officials pertain to the Engineering departments. May it be Public Health Engineering, Public Works Department or Power Development Department, heaps and bounds of applications against Engineers are making way to the Vigilance Department.
Preferring anonymity, a Vigilance Officer said that massive infrastructure led boom in all parts of state with no centralized accountability check is breeding corruption. “Even the lower rung Engineers are handling projects worth crores of rupees giving ample room for pilferage in absence of a strong check”, said a source in the VO.
The Vigilance Organisation records suggest that out of little over 50 cases currently being probed against various government officials, around 35 are against Engineers. “Ca... | |
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| CBI’s Shopian findings may come under cloud after Ruchika episode | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, DEC 29: Findings of the Central Bureau of Investigation into the death under suspicious circumstances and alleged rape of two young ladies in Shopian are going to be affected badly by the recent disclosures in Ruchika’s case.
The CBI’s credibility as an impeccable investigating agency is facing a grave challenge by the turn of events in the Ruchiks Girhotra case, involving the former Director General of Haryana Police SPS Rathore.
A former Director of the CBI Joginder Singh has been critical of investigations against Rathore besides other former CBI officials who too have decried the way the probe was conducted leading to a delayed conviction after 19 years of the ... | |
| | | | 2009 was best for Police: DGP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Despite some unpleasant incidents like Shopian controversy and Amandeep murder fiasco, the year 2009 was best for Jammu and Kashmir Police, its Director General says so.
In his New Year message to the cops, the DGP Kuldeep Khoda complemented the force for significant decline in violence and credited the organization and new recruitments and opening up avenues of promotions among different ranks.
Describing 2009 as the year of recruitment, Khoda said five new battalions were raised this year and several other posts were created to strengthen the manpower and to provide jobs to unemployed youth.
"The year 2009 will go down in the annals of the state po... | |
| | | | Dry spell continues | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: The continued dry spell in Kashmir valley is likely to break, as weathermen today forecast light snow at isolated places on higher reaches of the valley in next 24 hours.
There was not much difference in the day and night temperatures in the valley, even as frontier region of Ladakh continued to be under grip of severe cold, as minimum temperature dipped to minus 15.4 in Leh and minus 13.2 in Kargil. The day temperature in the two districts was minus 2.0 in Leh and minus 1.6 in Kargil, met office said.
Srinagar saw a high of 11.3 degree Celsius for the second successive day, while the night temperature was minus 2.3 degree Celsius, almost same recorde... | |
| | | | Congress ‘high command’ may embark on all out action in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Hitherto it was the story of "act or not to act"against the dissidents in the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. Now it is the story of adopting tough postures against those trying to foment dissentions in the party. This has become evident from the statements issued by the AICC General secretary and incharge congress in Jammu and Kashmir, Prithvi Raj Chavan,and the PCC Chief, Saif-ud-Din Soz, during a function in Jammu on Monday.
Commenting on the warning dished out by Chavan to the dissidents senior party leaders today said that the rebels have been told in clear terms either to quit or to fall in line with the loyalists.They said that the party high co... | |
| | | | Govt employees on strike today | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: On the call of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) all the 4.5 lacs state government employees and public sector employees will go on strike on 30th December 2009. This was announced by JCC members namely Popinder Singh, Ganesh Khajuria and Jagmohan Sadotra before the media person here today. While briefing the media persons the members criticized the state government for back tracking from its earlier agreements made with the employees. There is great resentment among employees as they feel betrayed by the government for not mitigating the already conceded demands of the employees.
The demands are release of 6th pay commission arrears. Removal of pay an... | |
| | | | Mother of herbs, J&K can be superpower medicine and perfumes | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: More than 5000 aromatic/medicinal plants have been discovered in Jammu Kashmir till date. Scientific observations reveal that the state could become the super power in the future for Herbal Medicine and perfumes if the huge resources are exploited properly and effectively. Scientists have so for prioritized over seven hundred medicinal plants yielding high quality chemicals and other ingredients used in life saving medicaments and aromatherapy and in cosmetics.
People in the west have craze to spray their bedding with flavors before going to sleep. Aromatherapy is gaining laurels the world over with Kashmir Lavender being the crown in the world of aroma... | |
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