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| Politically backed Executive Officers not transferred in Housing & Urban Development Department for years | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Feb 18: Functioning of the Municipal Committees and Councils in Kashmir valley has been made subservient to the wishes and whims of ministers of the ruling coalition. The officers having political backing have not been transferred for years and this mocks at the overall process of transfer of officials.
Sources told Early Times that Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Sopore, Latif Ahmad Mir has not been transferred for the last five years since he enjoys patronage of a former legislator. Former MLA Sopore and Congress leader Abdul Rashid Dar has over the years blocked the transfer order of Latif and this has led to complete disarray at this Municipal Council.
"Bashir Ahmad Dar, Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Pahalgam has not been transferred for the last five years. Dar has turned this municipal committee dysfunctional and as such he enjoys his posting like anything. Dar enjoys the patronage of Tourism Minister, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and is also said to be close to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti," said sources.
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| Shabir Khan gets absolute bail in molestation case | | | | early times report
Srinagar, Feb 18: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today allowed an application filed by former Minister of State for Health Shabir Ahmad Khan, seeking anticipatory bail in an alleged case of molestation attempt on a lady doctor here last month.
Disposing of the application, a single bench of the court comprising Justice Janak Raj Kotwal also lifted an embargo on Khan not to leave the jurisdiction of State of Jammu and Kashmir.
However, the asked court Khan, a senior Congress leader, to extend full cooperation to the investigation agency in connection with the case.
"The court also asked him to inform the Investigating Officer about his movement," Additional Advocate ... | |
| | | | JKPCC reconstitution adds to Congress woes | | Elevation of juniors irks seniors | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU, Feb 18: Even as the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) was reconstituted with much fanfare a few days back by the party high command, a section of Congress men particularly from Rajouri and Poonch districts are grumbling over their neglect in the distribution of posts to look after the key assignments in the party.
Sources within Congress informed Early Times that a sense of resentment is prevailing among a major chunk of party leaders representing Rajouri and Poonch districts as they are feeling cheated with the decision of party high command.
The discontented party leaders are not ready to accept the recent list of office bearers as they feel that... | |
| | | | Deputy Speaker versus SW Minister: LA witnesses unprecedented commotion | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Feb 18: What could be termed unprecedented in the history of state legislature, commotion reigned supreme today in the Legislative Assembly with Deputy Speaker, Sartaj Madni and Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo exchanging heated argument over corruption and violation of norms and concocted feasibility for establishment or upgradation of schools in Education Department. The only difference was that the proceedings went concurrently with the din.
The trouble started when Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand started reading out written reply to a question of Sayed Bashir Ahmad about up-gradation of schools in Rajpora constituency, members from entire opposition wante... | |
| | | | HC gets tough on BOPEE Scam | | CB forwards 9 beneficiaries for cancellation of selection | | | early times report
Srinagar, Feb 18: The J&K High Court today reiterated its concern that nobody who has fraudulently managed admission through Common Entrance Test to undergoing profession training including MBBS course in 2012 should be allowed to escape.
Hearing a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court comprising Justice Hasnain Massodi and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed Board of Professional Entrance Examination to issue a public notice for the benefit of all those deserving candidates who except for fraud could not make it to merit list.
The direction by the court followed the submission by the amicus curie in the case that BOPEE's to have con... | |
| | | | JKBOSE : Another white elephant in making | | Fails to recover Rs 35 Cr from Dir SSA Kashmir, Jammu | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Feb 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is heading towards becoming another white elephant. It has so far failed to recover nearly around Rs. 35 Crore from Director Sarav Shiksha Abhiyaan Kashmir and Jammu, against the books supplied by same in last few years.
Sources informed Early Times that JKBOSE provided books to various government schools for the students from class Ist to 8th under Sarav Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA). "The books from 3rd to 8th are provided by JKBOSE to Director School Education Jammu and to Kashmir, who is also Director SSA, while the books for Ist and 2nd standard were provided by JKBOSE to Chief Education Officers of concerne... | |
| | | | ‘Premature, not based on EC's directions’ | | Inspectors' transfer | | | Early Times report
Jammu, Feb 18: When duality comes in command, the authority dilutes and the alternate ways are found to accomplish someone's objective and the whole mess affects the policing. The recent range transfers of Inspectors/ SHOs has been taken by surprise by many as many SHOs were shifted premature. The transfers made effective when already, there is a dearth of professional SHOs who have good sources to crack any case in district Jammu, resulting increase in crime graph. The robbery on gun point at the residence of Supreme Court's lawyer and shoot out incident at Nehru Market are the live examples, which could not crack as yet.
Further, the directions of Election Commission... | |
| | | | As confusion prevails, BJP to prepare fresh panels of LS candidates | | | | early times report
JAMMU, Feb 18: To pacify the annoyed "dedicated" workers as well as activists of Sangh Parivar the BJP has decided to re-constitute its panels for Jammu-Poonch and Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seats. Earlier, names of every "Tom, Dicky and Harry" were included in the panels and many leaders, without RSS backing, have opened channels at New Delhi to manage mandates for them.
Credible sources said that names of more than 20 "leaders" were incorporated in the earlier panels prepared by the party. Even names of some leaders who have not contested Municipal Council elections were sent prominently in the panels. It was all due to sending of these jumbo panels that party is grippe... | |
| | | | Coalition MLAs walkout over Refugees' issue | | Is Congress dancing to election tunes? | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Feb 18: With Lok Sabha elections slated to be held within months, Congress once again raked up the refugees' issues and sought clarification from state government regarding their failure for a genuine redressal of various long pending demands of refugees in the state.
While discussion on calling attention notice tabled in the upper house by Congress MLC Ravinder Kumar Sharma, the MLC criticized state government for its failure to formulate a common package for different refugees including PoK Refugees, Western PoK Refugees and others who were dislocated from Chamb area during tensions across the borders.
The member raised a serious concern over the issue and said, "Fo... | |
| | | | Congress spokesperson questions Govt's decision | | New administrative units | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Feb 18: The February 1, 2014 decision of the NC-Congress coalition government on new administrative units has not only evoked a very strong reaction from the Kashmiri separatists, PDP and CPI-M, but also from a section of the Kashmir-based Congress leadership. Two Kashmiri Congress leaders have openly criticized the state government and repeatedly. One belongs to the Ghulam Nabi Azad camp and he is none other than former Cabinet Minister Abdul Gani Vakil. He has demanded review of the decision atleast twice saying the report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new administrative units was irrational and discriminatory. The leader is Salman Soz and JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz... | |
| | | | LA Sectt insulated to Guv's directions? | | Ignores 'enquiry' call into backdoor appointments, other irregularities | | | early times report
Jammu, Feb 18: In a House where the legislator's take pride in terming it as highest temple of democracy and from where the cries over irregularities on any front of governance echo loudly almost every day, political parties cutting across party lines, it seems have adopted a uniform strategy in not questioning scores of candidates who have been appointed allegedly through backdoor during the last couple of years in Legislative Assembly. Throwing norms and rules to winds, while most of the persons have 'adjusted' and accommodated following the 'mantra' of nepotism, few have been given promotions out of the way, pushing behind seniors and deserving lot. In what a... | |
| | | | Protect K Hindu temples but not at the cost of Dogra heritage | | Controversy or conspiracy | | | Neha
JAMMU, Feb 18: The demand of Kashmiri Hindus seeking protection and preservation of their temples and shrines in the Valley is as reasonable as it deserves immediate consideration. The Temple Bill 2009 must be adopted in the current assembly session provided the internally-Kashmiri Hindus endorse it. They are the sole factor in the situation and it is their age-old demand. If the state government adopts a bill that satisfied the aspirations and religious sensitivities of the Kashmiri Hindus it would be appreciated by one and all. It is the constitutional duty of the state government not to interfere in the religious affairs of the people, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists,... | |
| | | | Farooq contradicts his own statement on Guru hanging | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Feb 18: With Supreme Court today commuting the death sentence of three assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment, the duplicity of Union Minister and National Conference patron, Farooq Abdullah got exposed when while contradicting his own statement, he said that decision of hanging Guru was unjustified and whatever happened was done by the central government only.
NC patron who on February 11, 2013 while talking to reporters in Kashmir justified the hanging of parliament convict Afzal Guru took a u-turn from his previous statement today at a time when Supreme Court in a land mark decision commuted the death sentence of three convicts in ... | |
| | | | Beyond political din over new Medical colleges | | Existing hospitals cry for requisite staff, better facilities | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 18: The announcement of four medical colleges in the State by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has generated a controversy with almost all MLAs demanding medical colleges in their respective districts without considering whether the existing medical colleges and so called super specialty hospitals have the requisite infrastructure including manpower. According to highly placed sources.
The State is at present facing dearth of doctors both in existing medical colleges and other hospitals and about 2000 posts of doctors are lying vacant in various colleges. Even the two medical colleges of Srinagar and Jammu do not have proper staff with the result doctor patie... | |
| | | | AAP impact in Uri, Raja Aijaz leads from front | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Feb18: As the elections to the state assembly draw nearer, emergence of new faces and forces on the political horizon is gaining momentum. And it is the border town Uri wherefrom the new faces have taken a lead in showing their strength which has for sure overshadowing the old horses like Muhammad Shafi Uri and Taj Mohiuddin.
Though the Aam Aadmi movement of Delhi is likely to have an impact on Kashmir electoral politics , however, the people in border town of Uri are craving for a change- a positive change to end the decade old monopoly of the grand old political parties.
Understandably it is Uri followed by Bijbehara in South Kashmir where people in large number... | |
| | | | Govt biased in development of lakes in State | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 18: Though the State Government has spent huge amount on the development of some lakes in J&K after seeking hundreds of cores of rupees from Central Government for their beautification and development, several others with substantial tourist potential have been ignored altogether.
The source said that while hundreds of crores of rupees were spent for development of Dal and Wullar lakes in Kashmir Valley, no such proposal was mooted by State Government for the development of Mansar and Surinsar lakes in Jammu region who if developed will become an attraction for national as well as international tourists. These two important lakes are crying for development from yea... | |
| | | | PoK driver's judicial remand extended till March 4 | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Feb 18: Principal Sessions Judge Baramulla, Rashid Ali Dar today extended the judicial remand of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) driver Mohammad Shafeeq Awan till March 4. The court extended the remand of Awan following the arguments from both sides since the case was listed for hearing today.
The extension of judicial remand was done on the basis of FIR number 06 of 2014 lodged against Awan at Police Station, Uri under section 8/21 (C), 29 Narcotic Drugs Prevention Substances (NDPS) Act. Advocate Abdul Salam Rather appearing for the accused submitted that Awan may be provided an opportunity to communicate with his family across the border so that they are... | |
| | | | Jammu Opposition walks out demanding Duggar Channel | | MLA Lolab marshaled out | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Feb 18 : PDP MLA from Lolab Abdul Haq khan had to face the heat in the State Legislative Assembly today when the Speaker Mubarak Gul directed the Assembly watch and ward staff to marshall him out from the House.Haq who vehemently wanted to make his point despite repeated appeals by the Speaker to let the Question Hour proceed, twice trooped in front of the Speaker's chair ignoring Speaker's pleas who assured to give him the opportunity to make his point after the Question Hour was over.Talking to the reporters outside the House, Haq said that some people in Machil area of his constituency were struck in eight feet snow and were chronically ill and needed immediate medic... | |
| | | | 3532 developmental works executed without administrative approval in last 5 years | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Feb18; In a glaring example of administrative inertia, 3532 developmental have been executed in the state without administrative approval during last five years with 748 works costing 89942 lacs in Jammu district while 308 works worth 63208 lacs have been executed in Srinagar during the same period. In written reply to a question tabled by M Y Tarigami, Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani Tuesday admitted that that works worth crores of rupees have been executed in the state during last five years without administrative approval. While giving details of the number of works with cost and expenditure incurred on the works district wise, Wani said 748 works of the cost of... | |
| | | | ADC Kishtwar orders seizure of NC leader's bank account | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Feb 18: Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Mohammed Hanief Malik today ordered seizure of bank account of a local National Conference leader and Ex Sarpanch Wali Mohammed Giri after objections were raised by Sanathan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar over release of an amount of Rs.14 lacs in his favour on account of land compensation. As per the details, the revenue department released the said amount in favour of the NC leader who claims the ownership of 4 kanal18 Marla land out of 11 Kanals of land acquired by the government in village Poochal for construction of Kishtwar-Sinthen road. In this connection a deputation of Sanathan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar today met ADC... | |
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