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| Omar takes exception to demand for CM from Jammu region | | Congressmen watch helplessly! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Feb 24: Amid presence of Congressmen including Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and several other Ministers, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah obliquely took at dig at Congress's demand for Chief Minister from Jammu region.
An impression is being unnecessary created by some vested interest that Jammu Chief Minister alone can bring development for the people of this region, said Omar while adding that this impression is wrong. Whosoever is the Chief Minister is for the entire state and not for any particular region, Omar stressed. He added that those creating these myths are doing no service to the people of the State.
He pooh-poohed demand of Jammu region to have its own Chief Minister. This Omar said in the presence of several Congressmen which included of Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Minister for Tourism Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Minister for Housing Raman Bhalla and Member Parliament (MP) Madan Lal Sharma. Omar was speaking after laying foundation of Ropeway Project between Peerkhoo- Mahamaya-Shahbad near Bahu Fort here this afternoon.
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| CB lodges FIR, ASCOMS accuses 3 employees of damaging record | | ASCOMS patient scam baffles investigating agency | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Feb 24: Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) patients scam baffles not only Government but also the investigating agency (Crime Branch) as acting smartly, ASCOMS authorities lodge FIR against three employees for stealing and damaging hospital's record, required by Crime Branch to prove the case and challaned accordingly.
Though, SSP Crime Branch Jammu Shakti Pathak when contacted said that the investigation is in progress, but sources within Crime Branch said that the ASCOMS patients scam has become headache for the investigating agency as ASCOMS authorities is not providing hospital's record stating that the same had been stolen and later damaged ... | |
| | | | Union Railway Ministry puts cost at Rs 13612 crores; J&K Govt says Rs 7227.85 crore in LC | | Estimated cost of Rajouri-Poonch railway link project | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Feb 24: Huge variations in estimated cost of Rajouri-Poonch railway link project has come to fore, as according to assessment of Union Railway Ministry the estimated cost of project is Rs. 13612 Crores, but reply of State Government in Legislative Council has pegged the estimated cost Rs. 7227.85 Crores.
In reply to calling attention notice tabled by MLC Dr. Shehnaz Ganai, the Minister Incharge Planning informed the upper house that the estimated cost of Jammu and Poonch via Akhnoor and Rajouri, railway link is Rs. 7227.85 Crores. Though the survey of Railway line is the prerogative of Union Railway Ministry but the reply given by Minister Incharge Planning today creat... | |
| | | | Started over six years back, Jagti township hospital still incomplete | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24: Though started over six years back the construction of 200 bedded hospital at Jagti township has not been completed till date which has led to various problems to the people of the area.
The concern over delay in the completion of Jagti hospital was also expressed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad during his recent visit to the State while addressing the centenary celebrations of Kashmiri Pandit Sabha. Azad who was the brain child for construction of Jagti township to provide two room tenements to the hapless migrants hounded out from Valley by trigger happy militants were living in dingy ORTs at different camps.
The migrants in the township ha... | |
| | | | Renovation scam worth crores surfaces, several officials under scanner | | Hariparbat Fort | | | Javaid Naikoo
JAMMU, Feb 24: A major scam has surfaced in the tourism department as Rs 2.65 crore has been allegedly spent on the renovation, repair of Historical wall surrounding Hariparbat fort.
According to the sources, money has been shared by concerned tourism officials and blue eyed contractors and instead renovation, height of monument has been reduced from 10 to 2 meters. Document details reveal that under several allotment orders issued since 2010 which include allotment numbers MW/3156-59/TD dated 12/11/2011, MW/2737-40/TD dated 11/10/2011/, MW/2729-32/TD dated 11/10/2011, MW/2733-36/TD dated 11/10/2011, MW/2721-24/TD dated 11/10/2011, MW 2713-16/TD dated 11/10/2011, MW 2717-2... | |
| | | | Sangh Parivar workers warns BJP leadership against imposing "outsiders" as LS candidates | | Refuge to work for non-RSS background candidates | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24: Although some Central BJP leaders have been trying to manage mandate for their blue-eyed boys for two Lok Sabha segments of Jammu province, workers belong to different organisations of Sangh Parivar refused to work for any outsider in the coming Parliamentary elections. Workers made it clear to their leadership that only candidates having RSS background would be acceptable to them.
Credible sources said that a meeting of prominent workers of all organisations of Sangh Parivar was held on Sunday at Shakti Bhawan to chalk out strategy for the coming Lok Sabha elections. During the meeting jobs were assigned to the workers to ensure maximum participation in ... | |
| | | | Now Tourism Development Authorities suffer Govt's discriminatory traditions | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Feb 24: In yet another instance of regional imbalance in allocation of funds, the different Tourism Development Authorities of Jammu region have received less funding in the last two years as compared to the authorities falling in Kashmir province.
This information came to light through a reply to the question of Panthers Party MLA Yashpal Kundal in the State Legislative Assembly.
Replying to the question, the Government informed that funds to the tune of Rs 157.37 crore were released to 20 Tourism Development Authorities for the development of tourist related infrastructure in the State during last two fiscals under State and Central plans.
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| | | | Inspector working as Asst PF Commissioner in violation of set norms | | 4 new EPF offices functioning without staff, infrastructure | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, Feb 24: The casual approach of the State Government towards the employees working in Public Sector can be gauged from the fact that four newly Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) offices in Jammu region are functioning headless. Moreover, Inspector EPF is working as Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in violation of set norms.
Sources told Early Times that Government had ordered creation for four new EPF offices in four districts of Jammu region including Samba, Udhampur, Rajouri and Doda last year on December 31, 2013 in order to early disposal of various cases related to provident funds of the employees working in various private organizations in the state.
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| | | | Why no action against people indicted by Kundal committee report of 2008? | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Feb 24: Why the Jammu and Kashmir Government hasn't made public various committee reports which were set up to know the truth behind corruption charges against Ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats.
One such committee report was submitted by Kundal committee, which was set up during the tenure of Ghulam Nabi Azad, to know the truth behind the corruption in forest department and it was found that many sitting Ministers and MLAs were involved in the scam.
That time the main opposition party, National Conference on January 22, 2008 in State Assembly demanded resignation of Ministers but today when NC is ruling the State, many tainted persons, who were indicted by the Kundal comm... | |
| | | | Independent Parliamentary Affairs Deptt in J&K still a distant dream | | Secretary's post created in 2010, put in cold storage by Govt | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24: J&K has the track record of not adhering to or implementing the recommendations made by any forum or institution which are meant to pave way for betterment of the functioning of any system. Whether such recommendations are made by its own Government or at the national level, J&K continues to dither and deviate from mainstream where most of the states adopt such recommendations and resolutions so adopted at the conferences readily. One of the main recommendations which emerged at the national level conference of Presiding officers including Speakers from across the country was to have an independent Parliamentary Affairs department in J&K with one Secreta... | |
| | | | Omar fails to introduce New Land Acquisition Bill | | Session coming to end, Congress a mute spectator | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24: The new Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (LARR) is enforced across all the states of country except Jammu and Kashmir from January 1, 2014. This law was made operational through a Presidential assent. Under the Article 370 no Central law finds its automatic extension into the State Jammu and Kashmir unless the J&K legislature ratifies the same or enacts a similar law. The ongoing session of State legislature began here from February 10th and would come to an end within some days on Feb 28 but till date nothing has been heard about proposed enactment of New J&K Land Acquisition Act in the state. Press, civil society and people in gene... | |
| | | | Vacated state land again encroached in Katra; Naib-Tehsildar, Patwari suspended | | | | Arun Trisal
KATRA, Feb 24: 92 kanal land situated in village Karandi Khurd of Hiranagar tehsil, which was vacated on court's direction was once again encroached upon by some encroachers.
However, taking a serious notice on the illegal possession of the 92 kanals of Govt land in Kathua by some persons, District Administration suspended a Naib-Tehsildar and a Patwari for alleged nexus with the encroachers. As per the charges, it was found that these two revenue officials had the active involvement in making the illegal possession of the government land by the encroachers.
The encroached land was already emancipated from the illegal possession a year back and declared as Govt land, but on ... | |
| | | | Army shot down 7 infiltrating militants in Lolab forests of Kupwara | | Arms, ammunition also recovered | | | Jehangir Rashid
Srinagar, Feb 24: Continuing with their anti-militancy operations Army on Monday achieved a major success by killing seven militants during an encounter in the Lolab forests in the North Kashmir's Kupwara district. Seven AK-47 rifles and some ammunition were recovered from the possession of slain militants.
Reports reaching here said that Army's 18 Rashtriya Rifles laid a cordon around the Madkulla Behak forests of Dardpora village in Lolab after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there. As the joint team started the combing operations, the militants hiding in the dense forests opened heavy fire upon them.
The fire was returned by the Army an... | |
| | | | SMC files charge- sheet in food adulteration case | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Feb24; The Srinagar Municipal Corporation has filed a chargesheet against three food processing companies for adulteration in a court here, an official said. Sources in SMC said that after the state government gave sanction to prosecute the companies whose products were allegedly found adulterated with carcinogenic chemicals which can cause cancer, the authorities are moving forward with the charge sheet.
"We have prepared the challan (chargesheet) against Avon Agro Industries Pvt Ltd, Delhi, Khyber Agro Farms, Srinagar and M/S Kanwal Agro Food Industries, Anantnag."The government has already accorded sanction for their prosecution and the challan would be present... | |
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