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| R&B Minister faces allegations of nepotism in promotions | | Undue favours to ineligible brother in law | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 20: Minister for Roads and Buildings, Abdul Majid Wani has been accused of extending benefits to his relatives in the promotions he lately affected in the department.
Recently the Department of Roads and Building issued list of 19 Junior Engineers (JEs) who were elevated as Assistant Engineers (AEs) whereas there was the list of around 50 waiting for promotions, the Minister only elevated 19 JEs.
It is being alleged that Wani did this to make way for his brother in law Ghulam Mohammad Banday, who was already working as incharge Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) with Executive Engineer office at Doda.
Banday's name appeared on number 16 and to get him on board, Wani only elevated 19 people and didn't take decision on other people waiting for promotions.
Sources told Early Times that for past one year Banday was working as AEE despite being only a JE.
"Near about 50 JEs were waiting promotions in the R&B Department for long time but the Minister only elevated 19 people so that his brother in law was elevated," sources said.
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| 'NC rode on Congress shoulders to rise to power' | | Coalition partners take strong exception to Kamaal's tongue wagging | | | Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Feb 20: Notwithstanding series of verbal spats between National Conference and Congress leaders during last couple of years and the subsequent intervention by the leadership from both sides to douse the flames and keep coalition going which was followed by a complete truce during the recent elections to the 8 reserved seats of Upper House, the Congress party has accused NC of playing politics of deceit.
Taking strong exception to NC additional general secretary, Dr. Mustafa Kamaal's anti-Congress stance a senior leader of State Congress today told Early Times that those who blame Congress of betrayal should recall that in 1965 the National Conference merged with the... | |
| | | | One month before Sports Council completes its term, Omar harps on Sports Policy | | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Feb 20: Chief Minister's instructions to the State Sports Council that met under his chairmanship in Jammu the previous day that it should categorize and prioritize the sports disciplines for focussed attention makes lot of sense, but it is a pity that Chief Minister issued these instructions besides underlining the need for formulation of a comprehensive sports policy when the present sports council is completing its term the next month.
While the need of a sports policy has been advocated by many an experts repeatedly, Omar who became the president of the council after assuming the office of the Chief Minister took four years to issue such instructions. During these... | |
| | | | Togadia unlikely to be allowed to enter Jammu, may be sent back from airport | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 20: Activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and its allied organisations have already given final touch to the visit of firebrand Hindu leader Dr Parveen Togadia, authorities on the other hand were thinking not to allow VHP leader to enter Jammu. As per the programmes finalized by the VHP, Praveen Togadia would reach Jammu on Thursday morning ie on February 21 and would address public meetings at Akhnoor, RS Pura, Gandhi Nagar and Mahajan Sabha. Togadia is scheduled to address meeting of Sarpanches and Panches of Raipur Domana also.
Sources said that keeping in view the prevailing tense situation in the State particularly in Kashmir valley in wake of the exe... | |
| | | | Impersonation by Jail Superintendent in IGNOU exam | | RTI query vindicates complainant, probe ordered | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Feb 20: Right to Information (RTI) reply has corroborated Rajni Sehgal's involvement in much published Forgery and impersonation case in IGNOU's Special Study Centre number 1227-D at Central Jail Ambphala Jammu.
An RTI was filed before the Registrar, Student Evaluation Division IGNOU New Delhi, by one Sunil Kumar son of Ram Lal, and its reply, has confirmed that Rajni Sehgal with enrolment number, 052726919 had given exam for programme code MSO, Course code MSO-003 at examination centre number 1227-D (Ambphala Jail) on June 25, 2012 .
It is pertinent to mention here that Ravinder Singh an under trial at Central Jail, Ambphala had filed a case at Pacca Danga police sta... | |
| | | | 40, 000 books missing from JK libraries | | `Publish names of erring borrowers, bureaucrats' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 20: Most of the Government libraries in the State fail to cater to the needs of the students, scholars and researchers. According to rough estimates around 40,000 books are missing from the State libraries. An official in Srinagar's Government library, Karan Nagar made a startling revelation. "Thousands of important books on history, culture and other subjects have been taken by bureaucrats. The books have not been returned", he said.
He said while students and other category of people showed prudence and returned the books sooner or later; the bureaucrats treated the valuable books as their personal property.
The official who has served in variou... | |
| | | | Challenges ahead for State's new Chief Secretary | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 20: The elevation of Mohammad Iqbal Khanday to the highest administrative post in the State has raised many hopes among the 4.5 lakh strong workforce of Jammu and Kashmir whose genuine problems have been biting dust for too long now. More importantly, the common man in the State hopes he would now be heard and his grievances addressed.
Khanday has been the member of the committee formed to recommend measures for addressing the demands of the State Government employees. Among other demands, the State Government employees have been demanding that the age of superannuation be raised to 60 years from the existing 58 years to bring it at par with that of the Cen... | |
| | | | 'Factional war' continued on Bhat's name | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 20: If latest political grapevine is to be believed Pradesh Congress Committee chief Prof Saif Ud Din Soz had come close to calling it quits ahead of filing of nomination papers by the party nominees for the MLC polls on Feb 18.
Last minute intervention by the senior party leader from New Delhi saved the situation for the Congress party as Prof Soz had refused to sign mandate of the congress party in favour of Mohd Amin Bhat as desired by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad during his meeting with the leaders of the party high command.
Inside reports have revealed that the faction ridden congress party witnessed intense 'tug of war' between the tw... | |
| | | | After two and half year, electricity Ombudsman fails to see daylight | | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Feb 20: The administrative inertia in various Government departments in Jammu and Kashmir can be gauged from the fact that the Power Development Department (PDD) has failed to appoint much awaited Electricity ombudsman, after the lapse of more than two and half years, since the issuance of notification.
Sources informed Early Times that under Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Act 2010, the SERC had issued regulations for the appointment of Electricity Ombudsman, its powers and jurisdiction in its notification issued on June 10, 2010, but astonishingly, the State Government was yet to appoint the Ombudsman and its Secretariat and file was running between PDD and Finance for ... | |
| | | | Govt delays posting of promoted officers | | 8 IPS officers to retire this year | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 20: The work in Police Department in particular and State Government in general is likely to suffer as eight police officers having IPS rank are on verge of retirement this year. Amazingly all of them hail from the State.
While the government should be making arrangements to ensure its smooth functioning after the retirement of said officials, it seems in no mood to effect postings of 4 IGPs, 5 DIGs and 11 SSPs cleared by The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) on December 12 last year.
These police officers including Ram Lubaya , IGP, retiring in the month of March, Farooq Khan, IGP, retiring in the month of September, Rouful Hassan, IGP, retiring ... | |
| | | | Policing or schooling for Cops? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 20: The advertisement of the Police Public School at RS Pora makes an interesting read. After a brief introduction of the school, the advertisement depicts a message. The message merits special mention here.
"Education is the way that leads a child from darkness to light and brings total growth and excellent placement in future." While nobody can contest the wisdom in the message, a few uncomfortable questions arise.
Isn't it necessary to have a similar school for the police personnel and the officers? The demand for policing the police was always there. Following the recent incidents in the city of temples and elsewhere in the state, the demand ... | |
| | | | Speaker's election on Feb 28: Rethinking in NC over Gul's name | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 20: With formal announcement of date for election of new Speaker for Legislative Assembly, ball has been set rolling for taking a final call on choosing the name for the coveted post within ruling National Conference. Even as former advisor to Chief Minister Mubarak Gul's name was considered as front runner for the post, there is rethinking in the high command over it as few more names are under consideration on account of certain factors that emerged post reshuffle exercise effected on January 15.
Sources said the dust has not yet settled on political developments in terms of discontentment in certain quarters post reshuffle, which was done in a massive... | |
| | | | NC spokesperson now employed, posted political secretary | | | | Saahil Suhail
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: State Government today appointed National Conference spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq as political secretary to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on contractual basis.
35-year-old Tanvir Sadiq well equipped with Information and Technology techniques has studied information technology and management at New York's PMI Institute, a former PDP councilor who replaced the controversial Dr Mustafa Kamaal and was appointed as spokesperson of the party in 2010 and now in 2013 has been appointed as political sectary to Chief Minister.
Government Order No.292-GAD of 2013 Dated: 20.02.2013 reads as "Sanction is hereby accorded to creation of post of Poli... | |
| | | | In Brussels, Radha says engagement of interlocutors was a time-buying process | | Taking Jammu & Ladakh for a ride | | | Neha
JAMMU, Feb 20: Deeply shocked over the lawful hanging of the 2001 Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri terrorist and important operative of Pakistan-based dreaded terrorist and rabidly anti-India Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), close associate of Pakistani spy of Kashmir origin US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai, currently in an American jail, Radha Kumar yesterday lambasted the Government of India saying the engagement of three interlocutors in October 2010 was a time-buying process. "I had thought that time the country was beset with so many issues and the Central Government will implement our main recommendations at an earliest but my hopes vanished when I fully realized that the en... | |
| | | | KAS officers defy CIC orders, refuse to declare assets | | RTI activists seek Khanday's intervention | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: The directions of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) notwithstanding, scores of KAS officers of the State have failed to make their assets public. They have not submitted the sought details to the General Administration Department (GAD). Pertinently the State Chief Information Commissioner heads the State's transparency institution.
The CIC, GR Sufi had directed the IAS and KAS officers in September 2011 to make the information about their assets public on the GAD website within 15 days of the issuance of the order. In a similar order the Government of India had directed the IAS and IPS officers to make their assets public. However, the KAS offic... | |
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