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Reemployment policy flouted for ' Panchayat, Local bodies polls'........ Over 2 dozen officials in Election deptt reemployed, granted extensions 3/12/2012 12:17:53 AM Saroj Razdan Jammu, Mar 11: The 'biggest' achievement of NC led coalition government termed rightly so a historic step, is conducting of Panchayat polls in the state which would be followed by Local bodies elections anytime soon. But the success of this 'historic' exercise has come albeit with a heavy cost and brunt on the exchequer. The Election Department of the state for the purpose of smooth conduct of the polls over the last three years has reemployed dozens of officials and granted them extensions after extensions -all for the sake of 'utilising their experiences' in smooth conduct of polls. The government while doing so has not only brazenly violated order and norms with regard to Policy of extension in the Government service and employment of retired servants in the state which clearly mentions that extension or reemployment would be granted for a maximum period of one year. The norms of tenure and duration fixed by the government in the state has been thrown to winds brazenly in the Election Department of the state where over two dozen of officials have ...   READ MORE

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For 'corrupt' politicians, officials in J&K: Delay means victory, stay means victory CBI cases pending for final hearing since 2003, SAC cases since 2006 3/12/2012 12:17:28 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz JAMMU, Mar 11: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court of India's but also the Union government's and the state government's stress on speedy disposal of all corruption related matters, scores of such cases are "under investigation" since decades and dozens more pending for admission or final hearing at different courts of law in Jammu & Kashmir. State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) spent over two decades to complete its investigation into a corruption related matter against a politician. The politician was a Cabinet Minister in 1984 when he, according to the SVO findings, misused his official position and indulged in practice of corruption. In Omar Abdullah's government since 2...   READ MORE   PDP Seeks adjournment motion 3/12/2012 12:17:15 AM early times report Jammu, Mar 11: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sought an adjournment motion under Rule 56 to seek discussion on murky deals in the Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). A spokesman of the PDP said today that the party had sought adjournment of normal business for tomorrow, the 12th March and the motion under rule 56 was sent to concerned authorities in this regard this evening. The motion while giving details of alleged bungling, misuse and misappropriation of funds and the FIR lodged against some officials of the JKCA said that the entire functioning of the Association had become suspect in the public , bringing integrity of the top brass also in questio...   READ MORE   Rajouri limps back to normalcy, curfew relaxed for 2 hrs 3/12/2012 12:17:03 AM early times report RAJOURI, Mar 11: As the town starts limping back to normalcy, the administration today gave two hours relaxation in the curfew restrictions. Heavy police deployment, however, continued in the town which witnessed clashes between two communities after attacks on Bhairav procession for two consecutive days last week. Today was the fifth day of curfew. The miscreants, who had attacked the peaceful religious procession, were provoked by the alleged hate speech by VHP's Praveen Togadia in the town on March 4 last. While in the old town here, curfew was relaxed from 4 pm to 6 pm, it was relaxed from 6 pm to 8 pm in the localities of Gujjar Mandi, Jawahar Nagar and Kheora. ...   READ MORE   Ignoring Mangat, Cong makes political suicide 3/12/2012 12:16:54 AM early times report Jammu, Mar 11: The Cong high command by giving MLC ticket former minister Jugal Kishore Sharma at the expense of Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma has not only added to its worries but has caused resentment in its cadre which could be detrimental to the interests of the party. The name of Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma was almost certain purely on merit. The veteran Congress leader had won all elections except 2008 because of the anti-Cong wave inJammu district on account of Amarnath land agitation. His coming into the MLC could have paved his way into the the Cabinet or to the post of deputy chief minister with the aim of restoring political prospect for the party. But by revers...   READ MORE   Jugal Kishore nominated for LC, Udhampur Cong up in arms Azad walks away with cake! 3/12/2012 12:16:40 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 11: Amid high drama ahead of last day of filling nominations, Congress high command late in the evening nominated ex-Minister for Roads and Buildings Jugal Kishore to upper house of the state legislature. Sources said that ex-Chief Minister and Union Health and Family Welfare minister walked away with cake despite tough opposition from Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz, who wanted the vacancy to be filled up from among the candidates representing Udhampur constituency. Sources said that Soz, took up a principled stand urging the Congress High command to fill up the vacancy with someone from Udhampur, since t...   READ MORE   Complaint against Supdt. of SMGS hospital 3/12/2012 12:16:19 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 11: Police is verifying an anonymous complaint lodged against Deputy Medical Superintendent of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital (SMGS). Sources said that city police station received an anonymous complaint against Deputy Medical Superintendent of SMGS. The complainant, according to police sources, has accused the Deputy Medical Superintendent of making illegal appointments in hospital. He has further alleged that the DMS has bungled away major portion of the diet supplied to patients in SMGS. Compliant has been filed by one Mattu Sudan of Bakshi Nagar. He has alleged that not only staff of the hospital, canteen men are also being victimized by the Deputy M...   READ MORE   Govt violates transfer policy, posts PDD man in PHE 3/12/2012 12:16:10 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 11: Engineers in Public Health and Engineering (PHE) Department are agog over the transfer of an Assistant Engineer (AE) from Power Development Department (PDD) to PHE department in Samba division. The move is being resented by officials at all levels. The official namely Kewal Krishan, presently posted as AE in PDD has been transferred vide Govt order no. 26-PW (Hyd) of 2012 dated 11-01-2012 and posted in PHE sub -division Samba of PHE division Samba from his parent department PDD. Sources said that Kewal Krishan joined services as Junior Engineer (JE) in PDD on 25-07-1980 and was promoted as Assistant Engineer (AE) vide Govt order no. 221 of PDD of 2001 da...   READ MORE   Coming down to roads from roadmaps, how powerful are the forces of change 3/12/2012 12:15:57 AM Bashir Assad Srinagar, Mar 11: On February 16, 2012, this newspaper published a news story titling "In politics rats marry snakes, Bulls chase lizards" suggesting that the Kashmiri separatists have of late, started realizing importance of development in shaping the political discourse in the state. the political commentary was actually based on the news item that Mirwaiz Umer Farooq had on that day inaugurated a shopping complex in old city built by M/S Teerath Ram & Company. The commentary has substantiated the view point by a series of Friday sermons by Mirwaiz on Friday congregations during the year 2011. The sermons were witnessed to the fact that Mirwaiz, very unlike of separati...   READ MORE   Kashmir-like situation developing in Rajouri... Act before it is too late 3/12/2012 12:15:47 AM NEHA JAMMU, Mar 11: Situation in the already communally-sensitive Rajouri city is highly volatile. Anything can happen anytime. Certain elements in the majority community, according to reports, are out to create in the area "Kashmir-like situation so that the members of the minority community flee from the city" like the members of the minority community quit their homes and hearths in Kashmir in early 1990 to escape their physical liquidation and religion and culture and protect their dignity. The nation just cannot afford genocide of the minority community or religious cleansing from the highly strategic border belt. For, results would be disastrous if any such thing happens. Reports...   READ MORE   Every Tom, Dick & Harry poking nose in Kashmir & threatening India Indifferent Indian Foreign Office 3/12/2012 12:15:33 AM RUSTAM JAMMU, Mar 11: Every Tom, Dick and Harry is threatening India and undermining her authority. On Saturday, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks Hafiz Saeed threatened India of dire consequences in the event of New Delhi not stopping subversive activities in Baluchistan, Pakistan. He administered the threat notwithstanding the fact that India has nothing to do with what has been happening in the restive Baluchistan. India has no interest in the area. Its only interest is in Afghanistan because it feels, and rightly, that a stable and Taliban-free Afghanistan is in the larger interest of India. India would never want a situation where Pakistan is in a p...   READ MORE

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