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| Medical Superintendent of Gandhi Nagar hospital in dock | | Committee to enquire fraudulent withdrawal of funds | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Dec 29: The Medical Superintendent of Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar is reportedly in dock, for his alleged involvement in fraudulent withdrawal and embezzlement of funds to the tune of several lakhs.
Moreover, a committee comprising of three members has also been constituted by Health and Medical Education department to enquire into the alleged involvement of Medical Superintendent and others in the alleged scam.
Sources informed Early Times that Medical Superintendent of Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar has fraudulently drawn several Lakhs of rupees from Hospital Development Fund (HDF) between January, 2011 to April 2013.
Moreover, sources said that the Hospital Development fund comprised of the money collected by Hospital for various checkups including X-Rays, Ultrasound beside others, OPD receipt beside others. "The Hospital also has funds under Rogi Kalyan Smiti, for Cancer patients, funds for purchase of various type of medicines required for the needy patients", sources said, adding that as per rough idea, Gandhi Nagar hospital collected around Rs 2... | |
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| Technical Education department takes half-hearted measures to correct wrongs done in past | | Fails to remove non-deserving department officials as Superintendents | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Of late the Technical Education department seems to have developed the habit of taking half-hearted measures while correcting wrongs done in the past. This has led to a situation where non-deserving officials continue to man the important positions. The department is yet the cancel the adjustment of departmental candidates as Superintendents against direct quota posts even after the selection of eligible candidates by Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (J&KPSC). The candidates selected by J&KPSC have also been posted vide a government order issued on December 26, 2013.
Taking cognizance of the news story that direct quota posts are manned by of... | |
| | | | Govt fails to prevent increasing crimes against women | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Though there was a nation-wide hue and cry against Delhi gang rape case of a young girl in recent past who later succumbed to her injuries in a private hospital, there is no check in forcible rape case in J&K including minors. This speaks volumes about deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
Recently three rape cases including of minor girls were reported from three places in Jammu region two were from Kathua district and one from Jammu district. Among them the two cases of minors one each was reported from Jammu and Kathua districts indicating the failure of the law and order situation in the State.
According to reports one minor girl was ... | |
| | | | 4438 cases registered in district Jammu in year 2013, 4432 cases in 2012 | | Crime registers slight increase: Domana PS tops list | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Dec 29: The indictment against State Police by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for alarming law and order situation in state in its report of 2011, is being seriously reviewed by the Police Department as the crime rate in district Jammu has registered slight increase in the year 2013 as compared to previous year. Though, only a few cases were registered more than last year but the disposal process of the same is speedy in what was seen during previous year.
As per available data till mid December, in all the 25 Police Stations in district Jammu 6 more cases have been reported as registered in the year 2013 compared to 2012. In the year 2013, 4... | |
| | | | Pressure mounting tactics or rhetoric to play down infighting.....? | | PYC's latest on 73rd amendment: Resume agitation | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Dec 29: It was no less dignitary than All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi himself who during his visit to Jammu promised to extend the 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution to J&K for empowering the panchayats.
In what was seen as some meaningful assertion, he vowed that he would pressurize the state government for the same while addressing a Panchayat Conference here. Over a month on, this assertion has proved to be yet rhetoric with nothing changed on the political ground viz-a-viz this issue.
"If I did not want to listen to your voices, would I have come here? I have come here to listen to you… I will pressurize the state govern... | |
| | | | SVC begins probe; several ex-Deputy Commissioners, Revenue official under scanner | | J&K's losses crores in Roshni scheme fraud | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 29: State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has initiated probe into the Roshni land scam involving top IAS officers who regularized land worth crores of rupees for peanuts in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu.
Sources said that commission has handed over the investigation to State Vigilance Organization (SVO) and asked it to complete the same within shortest possible time. To ensure that the probe does not go haywire and too much is not consumed, they added that commission is directly monitoring the investigation being done by SVO. Review meetings are being taken to ensure that SVO does not delay the investigation and report is submitted in shortest possible time... | |
| | | | Congress in complete disarray | | Prashant and Kashmir's Azadi | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 29: The so-called Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal had on Saturday took over as the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi. He says that he has formed minority government and that it doesn't matter if the Congress supports his government or withdraws its letter of support to the AAP. The Congress had more than a week ago sent a letter to Delhi Lieutenant Governor committing support to the AAP after the BJP refused to form government saying it was not for horse trading. The BJP had emerged as the single largest party in the assembly winning 33 seats, including one of the Akali Dal-Badal.
Notwithstanding what Kejriwal says, he has formed government with the outside su... | |
| | | | DG Fire may burn his fingers in current recruitment drive | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Interviews for the current recruitment drive in Department of Fire and Emergency Services are being conducted in a farcical manner if the candidates examined in the State's summer capital are to be believed.
"This is a totally bogus exercise, just a fixed match. We feel the interview panel has already received lists of favourites of different Ministers, legislators, bureaucrats and other circles of consequence", Abdul Rashid, whose surname and residence is being held back for his condition of anonymity, complained to Early Times. He revealed that the interview panelists had already made a selection list on the basis of the references and recommendat... | |
| | | | US based body extends support, says 'dynastic rule' in J&K should go on hiatus | | Commemorating Margdarshan Proclamation | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29 : December 28 was yet another day of assertion of exiled Kashmiri Pandit community on separate homeland for them in the Valley which they said would satisfy the aspirations of seven lakh-members of the community.
If the key organisations like Panun Kashmir and ASKPC held functions to commemorate Margdarshan Resolution on the occasion of 23rd Homeland day, avowed continuance of struggle for justice, far away in USA, one more organisation Diversity -USA, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Margdarshan Proclamation went a step further and extended its full support to all minority ethnic organizations demanding reorganization of J&K State.
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| | | | Kashmiri Hindus' response to politics of separatism | | Separate Homeland | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 29: The entire Kashmiri leadership, barring the one belonging to the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus, says day in and day out that the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh not only advocate as a lasting solution to the so-called Kashmir problem the restoration of the political system as it existed in but also want Article 370 to be made a permanent feature of the Indian Constitution as it was, according to them, incorporated to protect and promote the various identities in the state. What they say is nothing but a white lie. That they speak a white lie could be seen from what the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus across the country did on Saturday to again repose t... | |
| | | | Maintaining alliance with NC, Congress asks people not to vote for regional parties | | Congress of contradictions | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 29: Addressing a public meeting at Shangus in Anantnag on Saturday, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad urged the people in Kashmir to "avoid voting for regional parties and connect directly with Centre by voting for the Congress". Azad also rightly asserted that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and that "some countries want to mislead the people of the state". Of course, he did not raise his finger against those, including NC leadership, in Kashmir who also question the presence of Indian Constitution in the state, ask New Delhi to withdraw the Central laws and institutions to "end alienatio... | |
| | | | 2013- a year that saw spurt in militant activities, decline in violence | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Dec 29: The abrupt spurt in militancy activities and increase in infiltration attempts, the situation in the trouble torn state of Jammu and Kashmir throughout 2013 was gloomy with militants and security forces playing hide and seek with each other. However, interesting to note was that despite increase in militant activities less number of militants got killed as compared to the yesteryears but as for the causalities among the security forces it was quite opposite.
While the number of militants killed this year declined to 97 compared to last year's 119, the fatalities suffered by security forces marked over 100 percent increase. 61 security personnel were kill... | |
| | | | Kitchloo innocent, indicts officials, praises VDCs; recommendations in final report | | Justice R C Gandhi report | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Dec 29: Early Times today get key access to the much debatable Justice R C Gandhi interim report on August 9 this year Kishtwar communal riots in which three persons got killed besides wide spread loot and arson of public and government properties took place. The commission in his report gives clean chit to former MoS Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo from all charges.
The 171 page interim report of Justice R C Gandhi is based on cross examination of 388 affidavits submitted by the public which include some key eye witnesses, beside on the statement and affidavits submitted by independent witnesses, such as 8 Duty Magistrates deployed on duty by the Dy. Commissioner, Kishtwar... | |
| | | | Azad likely to quit Health Ministry for campaigning committee | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Dec 29: Union Health Minister is likely to quit Union Health Ministry as he has been included in the panel framed to head campaigning committees for forthcoming Parliamentary and Assembly elections.
While confirming the nomination of Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad as the head of campaigning committee for Jammu and Kashmir for the forthcoming elections, highly placed sources within State Congress said that Azad is likely to quit the portfolio of Union Health Ministry.
The Congress core committee, sources said has decided that Azad and five other top brass leaders would head the campaigning committees of different states and the members of said committee ... | |
| | | | Land Acquisition at Karewa Damodar Budgam | | DC got funds in 2009, disbursement awaited | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: The tall claims of Omar Abdullah of providing good and effective governance have been exposed at all levels from the last five years. Whether it is education, power or infrastructure, the present Government has failed to provide even basic amenities to the residents of the state. The protests over power and water scarcity have become norm of the day in Jammu as well as in Srinagar. The number of unemployed youth is increasing day by day as the Government has failed to create job opportunities for the educated youth of J&K.
The failure of Government at governance front can be viewed from this fact that Government of India through its Defence Estates D... | |
| | | | NC insulting people by terming them pro-autonomy: Hari Om | | | | early times report
Jammu, Dec 29: Charging the Valley-based NC with insulting the nationalist people of the state and accusing the Congress of overtly and covertly supporting its ally's divisive and communal formulations and demands, Prof Hari Om, Political Advisor to J&K BJP President Jugal Kishore Sharma, Sunday said that an overwhelming majority of population in the state is against Article 370 and wants not just complete integration with India but also a reformed political system that treats all the regions and all the people they house equally at all levels and in all spheres.
"The December 27 statements of the NC that those who oppose Article 370 are 'anti-national', that Article 3... | |
| | | | Kishtwar traders lock horns over compensation to riot hit victims | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Dec 29 : The rival groups of Traders Association Kishtwar have locked horns over compensation to the riot hit victims. Two press notes projecting conflicting issues were issued today. A statement issued by Rakesh Gupta group claims that his association is the real representative of the trader's community of Kishtwar District and added that the association had always worked for the welfare of its members.
He said that association has to work hard to get compensation sanctioned for affected victims to the maximum limit of Rs. 5.00 lacs and 50 percent for the affected victims with a capital value of Rs. Ten Lacs or below and added that in the 1993 riots and arson... | |
| | | | Kashmir Temple Caring Committee urges CM to intervene, restore glory of deteriorated temples | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Expressing serious concern over the deteriorating condition of temples in Kashmir valley, Kashmir Temple Caring Committee today asked Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to intervene in the matter personally so that there is no further damage to the temples.
Kashmir Temple Caring Committee spokesman, VirJi Bhat in a press release said that an emergency meeting of executive members of Kashmir Temple Caring Committee was held here under the chairmanship of Bharat Raina. Vir said that besides Raina, the meeting was attended by Kashmiri Pandits belonging to different walks of life.
"As per the survey done by Kashmir Temple Caring Committee, 176 temples have bee... | |
| | | | Preparatory work for RUSA implementation | | Govt accords constitution of SHEC for effective Higher Education policy | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Dec 29: On the pattern of Sarav Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhayamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the state government accorded sanction to the constitution of J&K State Higher Education Council (SHEC) for formulating an effective education policy under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
According to Government Order No: 1753-GAD of 2013 which reads as in supersession of Government Order No. 363-HE of 2010 dated 11.10.2010 of the Higher Education Department accorded to the constitution of SHEC comprising 21 members with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as its Chairman while Minister for Higher Education as Vice Chairman. The Council will work as independent... | |
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