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| Rs 53.3 crores scandal in PHE Shopian during Taj’s tenure | | Works approved for execution without tenders | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Mar 11: Public Health Engineering (PHE) department, Shopian has given approval for execution of works worth crores without according administration approval and observing the prescribed norms. The division gave approval for works worth 53.3 crores to be executed during next five years in less than a week in December, 2012.
Under the allotted works figure some schemes which have not been approved by the government as yet. Reliable sources told Early Time Plus that in the last week of December 2012, the then executive engineer who has been now elevated as
superintending engineer Doda, had given approval for execution of works worth crores without inviting tenders and ig... | |
| | | | Gas dealers ignore directions of CM, CAPD Minister | | Consumers continue to queue up outside dealerships | | | ET Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Blatantly ignoring the directions of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister or CAPD Ch. Ramzan that the LPG refills should be delivered at the doorsteps of the consumers, Gas dealerships have continued with their arrogant ways, meting a raw deal to the consumers.
Gas agency owners are not receiving calls from consumers and people have to reach to their offices to get their refills. During his reply on Governor's address in Legislative council, the chief minister had said that consumers will get gas cylinders at their door steps for which they will have to book a call with the gas agency. "People may have to wait for two to three days to get the cylind... | |
| | | | 'All praise be to' three bureaucrat-turned-party card holders of NC- Congress for dismal power scenario? | | | | et plus report
JAMMU, Mar 11: Three Chief Secretaries, who are now card holders of two political parties, received special words of appreciation from Provincial President of National Conference (NC) and MLC Devinder Singh Rana in the legislative council today.
Rana repeatedly pointed towards them in the house, calling them three experts in financial issues. One may not doubt expertise of these three bureaucrat-turned-politicians over subjects which they have dealt with during their days in the office but if nothing has changed on the power front during last 22 years, the time span during which these officers were holding the highest administrative chair, showering excessive praises does ... | |
| | | | State subjects to outsiders : Bansals, Singlas issue reverberates in LC | | Dissatisfied with reply, Murtaza stages walkout | | | NAVNEET DUBEY
Jammu, Mar 11: Accusing government of failing to forge a mechanism to prevent non state residents from getting state subjects ,PDP member Murtaza Khan staged walkout from the Legislative Council today.
Murtaza expressed dissatisfaction over reply of Minister of State for Elections Manohar Lal Manohar Lal during the question regarding stage subjects.
On the reply of the minister in charge informed that name of five persons in Jammu district and 12 in Leh district have been deleted from the electoral rolls.
Murtaza while raising the supplementary pointed out, "You have only acted on the matter after getting the complaint. But what if you do not get complaint? Do you have any... | |
| | | | Where is State Pollution Control Board? | | Scores of Industrial-units sit over heaps of hazardous waste; none bothers | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Mar 11: In brazen violation of environment related norms, several industrial units falling in yellow and red category in Jammu and Kashmir are storing more than 20,000 metric tonnes of hazardous waste annually inside their own premises, since their establishment in state.
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) gives only permission of 90 days to these industrial units for storing the hazardous waste, but in absence of any disposal facility the permission is being extended since last many years, inviting threats of tragedy in industrial areas.
Sources in SPCB informed Early Time Plus that as per the last inventory submitted by State Pollution control Board (PCB) to C... | |
| | | | 3-member doctors' team to probe pregnancy death in Srinagar nursing home | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Mar 11: The District administration has constituted a panel comprising three doctors to probe the circumstances which caused the death of a pregnant woman during operation while delivering her first child in a private nursing home last week.
Deputy Commissioner, Baseer Khan today said that the government has constituted a three-member doctors' team to look into the circumstances which led to the death of 29 year old Rehana Riyaz at Sheikh-ul-Alam Hospital in old city on Monday last.
The expert team which comprises of the doctors from government's SMHS hospital in Srinagar have been tasked to find out the human and infrastructural 'lapses' which led to death of 29-yea... | |
| | | | 241 militants return illegally to J&K from various routes | | Govt's Rehabilitation Policy draws flak | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU, Mar 11: In what could be perceived as a serious dimension of continuance of influx of militants illegally from various routes , as many as 241 ex-militants/terrorists have sneaked into the state 'illegally' by making their entry into Indian Territory via Nepal and other routes during the past three years as well as the current year upto February 15, 2013.
The State Government made this information public in the Legislative Assembly today while replying in written to a question of MLA, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta on the Rehabilitation Policy for ex- militants.
"241 militants/ terrorists have returned illegally to Jammu and Kashmir via Nepal and other routes along wit... | |
| | | | Arms Act violation: SK Armoury, Bakshi Gun House served notices | | |  SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Mar 11: Office of the District Magistrate (DM) Jammu served notices to the two arms dealers in Jammu directing them to furnish the sale and purchase statements of the last five consecutive years following alleged laxity of norms by the duo. However, these two arms dealers yet have failed to respond the notice and are continuing with their trade till date, official sources said.
High placed sources within department informed that Additional District Magistrate, Jammu vide o... | |
| | | | Comprehensively defeated Dudha in his true colours | | Lesson for BJP to learn | | | ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 11: The BJP MLAs on March 7 at the behest of or under pressure from pro-separatist forces voted for Shiban Krishen Dudha seeking election to the Legislative Council. (Dudha was comprehensively defeated. He could get only 9 votes. Even those who had proposed and seconded his name did not vote for him.) The BJP MLAs did it much to the surprise of their core constituency and supporters knowing it fully well that the credentials of Dudha were highly doubtful. The BJP leadership and think-tanks sought to justify their U-turn saying they wanted to vote for a "Kashmiri Hindu" so that the displaced Kashmiri Hindus get in the person of his their representative and they ref... | |
| | | | Harshdev picks holes in 2013-14 budget | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar11 : Lashing out at the government for not controlling the unproductive expenditure, the NPP legislator, Harshdev Singh Monday said the total income of the state does not account for even 20% of the total receipts.
While participating in discussion on budget-2013-14, Harshdev Singh regretted that we were expecting a path breaking budget from the experienced Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather but it was no different from the previous budgets.
While negating the projected growth rate in the proposed budget, Harshdev Singh said the growth rate was not a real test for healthy economy of the state and added that a few hundred people constitute 1/3rd of the growth rate... | |
| | | | Blouria Committee report rocks LA | | Members demand implementation | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 11 : Cutting across party lines, legislators in J&K Assembly on Monday agitated after they received an "unsatisfactory reply" from the government over the issue of creation of new administrative units and implementation of Blouria Committee report on the issue.
During Question Hour, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Legislator Abdul Gani Malik raised the issue of the NES blocks with more than 30 panchayats within their jurisdiction and the steps proposed to create new blocks in such areas. Not satisfied by the reply of Rural Development Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar, members cutting across party lines agitated over what they termed delay in implementatio... | |
| | | | Villagers stage protest against Ration dealer | | | | ET Plus Report
Kathua Mar 11 : The residents of Hatli Panchayat urged the administration to issue the ration to the consumers through a committee in Panchayat or through a Govt. servant with focused dates so that the general public may not suffer any more.
Sarpanch Hatli Sh.Ramesh Chander Gupta led a massive deputation which was joined by various villagers and apprised the problems which are being faced by them regarding the bungling in ration at ration depot since long to the CAPD Assistant Director Samba-Kathua range.
They alleged that the depot incharge/ration dealer has created huge problems for consumers by adopting corrupt and delinquent practices to harass the common consumers. ... | |
| | | | Banihal Hospital needs critical care | | Crucial facilities missing; medical, paramedical staff handicapped | | | MOHD IRFAN
Jammu, Mar 11 : While the Government claims to have improved the Health care facilities in the rural area of Jammu & Kashmir ,The Messy State of Health care in Sub-District Hospital Banihal shamefully belies the Government claims. The Sub-District Banihal is an excellent example of Government apathy.
The 30 bedded Hospital along the Srinagar-Jammu High way does not have adequate number of specialists to cater to the Health care needs of hundreds of patients who visit it every day. The posts of paediatrician have been lying vacant for years together. Babies and Children have to suffer because they don't get proper treatment due to the absence of paediatrician. Several Machi... | |
| | | | Rapist flees in VVIP chopper impersonating as accident victim held | | Probe ordered | | | ET Plus Report
Rajouri, Mar 11 : Police finally apprehended a rape accused Mohammed Parveez son of Mohammed Sabar resident of Thanda Pani in Manjakote yesterday late night at border district Rajouri who impersonated as accident survivor and fled in VVIP helicopter meant to ferry leaders including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The district administration even gave Rs 5,000 as compensation to him. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been apprised of the development and he has ordered a high-level inquiry in this matter, according to reports. Sharp minded, Parveez was an accused for allegedly raping a woman in Manjakote jungle on Friday, however after the incident he got to know about a minibus ... | |
| | | | Heerpora : A neglected village on Mughal Road | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Mar 11 : Even as successive governments boast of achievements in their respective regimes, a village Heerpora-Dachunof South Kashmir's Distrcit Shopian sans basic facilities. The village is adjacent to historic Mughal Road.
The village comprises 450 households including Gujjar tribes of adjacent areas Krispathri and Sarbal could not send their children school for want of a bridge on River Rambi-aara and snow clearance which has not been undertaken till now.
According to villagers, the flow in the river increase in the afternoon making it difficult to cross especially for children.
The village also sans electricity. A 63 KV transformer which was recently given is... | |
| | | | Embezzlement of funds in JAKFED rocks LC | | Chairman gives half an hour for debate | | |
ET Plus Report
JammU, Mar 11: The issue of embezzlement of funds in JAKFED rocked Legislative Council today. While agreeing with the concerns raised by the members cutting across party lines on the discrepancies in JAKFED, the Chairman Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra agreed to hold half an hour discussion over the issue.
Earlier while raising the query on loss to JAKFED, Naresh Gupta said, "What steps have government has taken to recover 299 crores as losses incurred to JAKFED".
Naresh pointed out that what action the government has taken against 79 employees as special audit has reported an outstanding of Rs. 1147 lacs against them. In the period of 1990 to 1995 fertilizers were... | |
| | | | Pepper guns, BOSE goof up hijack proceedings in LA | | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed uproarious scenes soon after the house met here with opposition PDP demanding ban on use of pepper guns on protesters in Kashmir, while BJP and NPP protested what they alleged as callous attitude of BOSE authorities that threatened the future of candidates.
As soon as the house met here today, PDP legislators demanded a statement from the government on use of peppers against protesters in Kashmir in the aftermath of parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru hanging on February 9 in Tihar jail followed by killing of a youth allegedly by Army in Baramullah. Peerzada Mansur Hussain of PDP was first to raise the issue. H... | |
| | | | NPP MLAs create ruckus, stage walkout from Assembly | | No electricity in remote areas | | |
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU, Mar 11: Members of opposition Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today staged walkout from State Legislative Assembly over the issue of non-electrification of several hamlets in remote areas of Jammu region.
As the House began its proceedings this morning with the Question Hour, the Congress MLA Krishan Chander Bhagat was the first to take up a query on provision of electric facilities in villages located in far flung areas.
Even as Bhagat was in the middle of his question, the JKNPP legislator Balwant Mankotia sought a supplementary over the issue.
However, the Speaker did not entertain Mankotia's request and asked him to wait for the Power Min... | |
| | | | Property worth lakhs in gutted Chatroo fire incident | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Mar 11: In a devastating fire incident a residential complex was gutted at village Deler, Chatroo in Kishtwar on Monday.
Reports said fire broke out in the complex owned by Ghulam Mohammad Rishi and his two sons Mohammad Iqbal and Mohammad Yaseen at around 2.30 AM on Monday morning in which the double storey building was reduced to ashes, besides perishing 55 sheep, six goats, six cows and three horses.
As soon as the news of the fire reached Kishtwar, senior officers of administration including ADC Rajesh Kumar Shavan, Tehsildar Chatroo, Mohsin Raza Ahanger, SHO, Farooq Ahmed Khateeb and a team of fire service department rushed to the spot for rescue operation. B... | |
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