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| Blame it on administrative inertia: Indira Awas Yojana falls flat in J&K | | 100 percent pendency in 9 out of 16 districts | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Jan 31: Contrary to eloquent speeches of coalition partners in all public rallies, appealing poor masses to avail benefits of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) meant for providing housing to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, has shown chronically dismal performance for the ongoing financial year, as 68 percent applications are still pending for sanction. Most shockingly, in the list of 16 districts, nine districts have shown 100 percent pendency of cases.
Sources informed Early Times that a total of 3436 applicants were registered in the Management Information System (MIS) across 16 districts of State under IAY scheme for the financial yea... | |
| | | | 'Accomodating' each other's demands, CSC draft report is finally ready | | 'Rancor' is over on New Administrative Units...... | | | No dissent now, on same page now, claim allies
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Catching up with the directions on last deadline ultimatum by none other than the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Cabinet Sub Committee on creation of new administrative units in the state today finalised the draft report it compiled after incorporating more details based on the massive exercise it conducted for over a month. The sub committee with Cabinet Ministers on board as members from both National Conference and Congress 'accommodated' the suggestions and views of each other in a 'cordial' manner.
A week after the issue of new administrative units remained enveloped in political controversies which ... | |
| | | | Fails to achieve 100% metering after missing 2009 deadline | | PDD likely to face tough days ahead | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 31: The Power Development Department (PDD) has already failed to implement State Electricity Regularity Commission's (SERC) directive for hundred percent metering for domestic as well as commercial connections, the Power Development Department (PDD) has sought some time to meet its target.
Official data available with Early Times reveals that the SERC in its directives issued to PDD had asked to complete hundred percent metering of its existing consumers by December 31, 2009.
Astonishingly, the utility (PDD) after lapse of around eight years, has failed to meter the connection of its consumers in urban areas of the state. "For the purpose, the Central Government h... | |
| | | | What will happen in Cabinet meeting today? | | Speculations Rife | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Speculations are rife about tomorrow's Cabinet meeting. What will happen? The question haunts everybody ranging from the politician to the commoner. Pertinent to mention the Chief Minister has warned the Congress men to toe his line or the Government shall go.
The State Cabinet will be meeting tomorrow with the Chief Minister in chair. He has already made clear that only creation of new administrative units will be discussed in the meeting.
He has asked the Cabinet Sub Committee (CSC) to submit its report during this Cabinet meeting and if the CSC fails to do that the Chief Minister is going to implement the Mushtaq Ganai committee report.
But the qu... | |
| | | | Has AFSPA really become irrelevant? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: The Additional General Secretary of National Conference, Dr Mustafa Kamaal remains in news for his `controversial' statements. While most of his statements are ridiculed or rubbished, his recent statement on AFSPA merits an in-depth analysis.
Senior officials of the Home Department say the Act has already lapsed as mandatory notices to keep the law in force have not been issued.
The AFSPA became an Act on September 10, 1990 when it got the concurrence of the then Governor. Immediately after this, a notification declaring the Valley as disturbed area was issued. In 1992 the President of India repealed the Act and enacted Jammu Kashmir Dist... | |
| | | | Multi crore JKCA scam likely to haunt Farooq during LS Polls | | AAP likely to confront Senior Abdullah | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: The alleged involvement of National Conference (NC) president in multi crore JKCA scam of 2012 is likely to haunt him during forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) elections as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to confront politicians with corruption cases pending against them to project their own candidates to contest LS Polls.
Among others, the NC patron and Union Minister for Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah who according to media reports figures in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's list of most corrupt politicians of India is likely to be confronted with his alleged involvement in multi crore cricket scam of 2012.
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party today r... | |
| | | | Omar unlikely to accept Cabinet Sub-Committee report, may resign | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Jan 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has reportedly made up his mind to resign in wake of the controversy between the two coalition partners over creation of new administrative units in the state.
As per NC-Congress sources, both the parties are firm on their support over the issue. Congress sources said that party is firm on its stand to implement the recommendation to be submitted by committee headed by Deputy CM Tara Chand while the National Conference sources informed the "Early Times" that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah supports the implementation of Ganie Commission report and added that Omar has made-up his mind to resign any time after tomorrow's cabinet meeti... | |
| | | | NC-Cong coalition likely to survive another scare, discomfort increasing | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Despite strong resentment from State Congress leadership, National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition Government has seemingly found way out of the present crisis over the creation of new administrative units.
Indications are that a report recommending 2500 units is likely to be accepted by the State Cabinet which is meeting here tomorrow, 9 days ahead of the last budget session of the ruling NC-Congress coalition Government. Sources maintain that the report would be accepted and sent to the planning department for looking into the feasibility of creating such huge number of administrative units.
Planning Department is likely to be asked to go into de... | |
| | | | NC continues to put pressure on Congress | | Administrative units row | | |
Rustam
Jammu, Jan 31: NC working president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to put pressure on the Congress on the issue of new administrative units, notwithstanding the climb down by the latter. After yesterday's developments, an impression gained ground that both the coalition partners have reached a broad consensus on the sensitive issue of new administrative units and that they would stop airing views against each other. This impression seems to be ill-founded when viewed in the light of what Omar Abdullah on Thursday told CNBC-TV18.
Omar Abdullah did tell the news channel that "we (NC) are not fair-weather friends," but, at the same time, he refused to take a clear-cut st... | |
| | | | Mir accuses Omar of indulging in double-speak | | Imbalanced Ganai panel report | | | Neha
Jammu, Jan 31: Tourism Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir had on Thursday had accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of indulging in double-speak and speaking differently on the Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai panel report on new administrative units. In fact, he tore into Omar Abdullah and said that his stand on the Ganai report was not consistent. To make his point clear, he told a news agency that "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shocked everyone, when just 3 days after giving extension to Cabinet Sub Committee to 'balance' the Mushtaq Ganai Committee Report, in a public rally at Samba, he claimed that some people did not want Ganai Committee report to be implemented in letter and... | |
| | | | Army exaggerating security concerns, say Omar | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Terming Army's security concerns an exaggeration, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he doesn't agree with the Army's view that there could be major fall out in the State after US led troops pull out from Afghanistan.
"In part they (Army) exaggerate . This 2014 argument, about troops pull over, is being used so that AFSPA stays in the State," said Omar in an interview to an international news channel.
Army has repeatedly said it is concerned about the developments in Afghanistan, and it's for this reason that it needs Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Only recently Army Chief General Bikram Singh has spoken about it.
Omar Abdullah also didn't agree wi... | |
| | | | HC directs Khyber, Kanwal, Avon to deposit Rs 10 cr within 7 days | | Cos get fresh notices for depositing further Rs 10 Cr each | | | early tims report
Srinagar, Jan 31: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed Khyber, manufacturers of tonned milk, Kanwal Agro Food Industry and 'AVON Agro Industries Pvt Ltd', a New Delhi based company to deposit within seven days Rs 10 crore each with Director SKIMS.
Besides, a Division Bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Tashi Rabstan also issued a notice to all the three companies to show-cause as to why, besides initial direction for depositing Rs. 10 crore each, they shall not be directed to deposit further Rs. 10 crore each in view of the report of the Director SKIMS, revealing deceases that can be caused by the material found in the adulterated brands o... | |
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