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| 25 tenders invited by various deptts after imposition of MCC | | Ignorance or design? | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Mar 21: In brazen violation of Model Code of Conduct, various Government departments have flouted tenders for different works in Jammu division from March 5 to 16, even as the MCC came into force on March 5 itself.
As per guidelines of MCC, FAQs 34 read in response of query that 'suppose work order has already been issued for a scheme. Can work be started in respect of such scheme? The FAQs read no work shall be started in respect of which even if work orders have already been issued, if the work has actually not started in the field. Work can start only after the completion of election process. However, if a work has actually started, that can be continued.
However, disregarding the MCC, Jammu Kashmir Project Construction Company, University of Jammu, PWD-R&B, DGPJK and other departments have flouted tenders for various projects from March 5-16.
On March 5, when, the MCC came into force across the country, same day six tenders were flouted. "For Automation of Assembly under NIT number jakega 2014_IT_ 12048_1, Request for proposal for establishment of State w... | |
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| With MCC in place and Ministers away, work in Sectt comes to complete halt | | Over 40 % funds under budgetary allocations to remain unspent | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Various development projects and routine works taken up during the current financial year by the NC led Government which have suffered hicuups on account of certain reasons in the past are now faced with a fresh roadblock which - preoccupation of the Ministers and entire Government machinery with the election campaign, a factor which will not only miss the deadline of completion but result in bad financial management. Over 40 % funds earmarked in the budget (for the year 2013-2014) are set to remain unspent this year as less than 10 days are left for financial year coming to close. While the Government is bound not to spend any amount on the new projects d... | |
| | | | Omar blows hot and cold over Cong | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is now on course correction mode to cement relations with the Congress, after antagonizing the hurting the latter with statements and actions.
Omar who had first ignored Azad on a campaign tour to Pooch and Rajouri districts, suddenly shifted gears. He first tweeted about his concern about Congress not announcing its candidate so that both the parties can go in election mode and help each other.
Then he personally accompanied Cong candidate Madan Lal Sharma on filing papers. Omar used the opportunity to announce that NC and Cong will win all the six seats, sending a message that he is close to his coalition partner.
Then ... | |
| | | | Result of previous LS elections suggest an edge for PDP | | Gained 8.11 % voters in 2009 | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Mar 21: If the results of previous Lok Sabha elections are any indicator then all political parties barring PDP have a reason to worry.
As per details available with Early Times , vote share of all political parties in the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir has fallen when a compare was drawn out between two elections of 2004 and 2009 except People’s Democratic Party which has shown a gain of vote shares by about 8.11%.
In 2004 Polls, the polling percentage was about 35 percent in the state whereas in 2009 it increased to 39.65 percent due to improvement in militancy related incidents due to Coalition of PDP and Congress. PDP in 2004 fielded three candidates an... | |
| | | | Indispensable' Azad to counter 'NaMo' mania | | Will he, won't he ? | | |
Kunal Shrivatsa
Jammu, Mar 21: By preferring Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over others including the sitting MP, Choudhary Lal Singh for contesting the crucial Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency, the Congress High Command's decision has once again indicated that it relies heavily on the mass appeal of its senior leader from this part of the country to counter the challenge posed by BJP Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.
After giving a long thought over the nomination of Azad for Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat, the Congress High Command finally gave nod to his candidature which itself reflects that the party has virtually conceded that Azad is indispensable at the hu... | |
| | | | Suspended after Pak prisoner's death, former Jail Superintendent faces harassment | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Mar 21: Put under suspension following death of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay inside Jammu's high security Kot Bhalwal jail last year, the former jail superintendent Rajni Sehgal is being harassed by her own department as the lady officer has been asked to vacate the official accommodation without allowing her the time to arrange an alternate accommodation for herself.
As per the details available with "Early Times", in accordance with the letter written by Superintendent central jail Jammu, Kot Bhalwal vide letter No. Esstt/CJKB/ 1039-42 dated 20-03-2014, a four member committee has been constituted to take over the possession of official accommodation of S... | |
| | | | Govt forgets Uri villages | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Mar 21: Residents of around 10 far flung villages of Uri in this North Kashmir district are trapped in their houses since the last one week or so after landslides hit them thus blocking the roads leading to these villages.
Nobody from the civil administration has come to the rescue of the villagers despite the fact that they are living on the border line along the Line of Control (LoC). The occurrence of landslides has endangered the lives of the inhabitants and they are living under a constant threat to their lives and property.
A group of villagers told Early Times in the past whenever they needed help the same would come from the army adding that this tim... | |
| | | | TD's lethargy puts rural tourism into jeopardy | | No monitoring of beneficiary NGOs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: The lethargy on the part of State Tourism Department can be gauged from the fact that it did not obtain detailed accounts of Rs 1.09 crore spent by four NGOs, which were engaged to promote Rural Tourism, during 2006-07 to 2012-13. Moreover Department did not monitor the position of expenditure incurred and beneficiaries trained by the NGOs in the state.
T he Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report said that in order to promote village tourism, Government of India (Gol) had launched 'Rural Tourism scheme' during 10th Five Year Plan and in one of its component Rs 1.09 crore were advanced during 2006-07 to 2012-13 to four NGOs under sof... | |
| | | | 14 years after ChattiSinghpora carnage, residents seek fair probe, justice | | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Mar 21: Demanding a fair probe and justice into the horrendous killings of their loved ones fourteen years ago, hundreds of men, women and children of Anantnag district's Chattisingpora village assembled in Gurdwara Singh Sabha Sumandri Hall to pay homage to those massacred on the same day in year 2000.
Residents paid tributes to the 35 slain Sikhs, declared as martyrs by the Sikh community all over the country and offered special prayers for the departed souls.
Reiterating their demand for a thorough probe, residents alleged that state and Center governments have not shown any seriousness in probing the case in fourteen years. "From past 14 years we assemble a... | |
| | | | Vajpayee continues to receive accolades from Mirwaiz Umer Farooq | | 'He changed mindset of people towards Kashmir issue' | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Policies and programmes pursued by former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) stalwart, Atal Bihari Vajpayee continue to be hailed by chairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.
Delivering his Friday sermon at the Jamia Masjid said here, Mirwaiz Umer said during his tenure as Prime Minister, AB Vajpayee asked the masses of India to change their mindset towards Kashmir and the Kashmir issue. He said Vajpayee played a pivotal role in motivating the masses to look towards and Kashmir issue through the prism of humanity.
"Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his tenure asked the people of India to change their traditional mind... | |
| | | | Kashmir tops in HR violations, Ladakh registers none | | SHRC registers high disposal rate | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Mar 21: Kashmir region has registered maximum human rights violations in the state with the State Human Rights Commission since its inception in 1997, with Jammu following a distant second and Ladakh region showing a clean slate.
According to the figures, out of 6697 cases registered with the commission during the last 17 years, 5098 cases have been disposed off.
As per the annual report 2012-2013 of J&K State Human Rights Commission, 486 cases were instituted from April 2012-March 2013 of which 188 cases have been disposed off. Of these, Kashmir region registered 313, Jammu 173 and ladakh registered none.
These cases include 3 custodial deaths in Jammu and 2 in Kash... | |
| | | | Is NC really supporting coalition candidates in Jammu? | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Is the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) putting all its efforts to help its coalition candidates for Lok Sabha elections? The question is making rounds in the political circles in Jammu as reports from ground suggest that NC is not serious in its efforts to support the coalition candidates.
During Thursday's show of strength by Congress candidate for Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha segment and other Congress leaders, the NC did not play any significant role to make the road show more strong.
Even when the media persons were scheduled to cover this rally, the NC called a press conference where a former Government employee union leader had to join the party. This ... | |
| | | | BJP-Cong locked in straight contest, voter turnout key deciding factor | | Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha elections | | | *PDP, Labha Ram likely to act 'spoilers'
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Mar 21: Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are in straight contest on Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency.
Congress which has repeated sitting Member Parliament (MP) Madan Lal Sharma for the third time has to battle anti-incumbency and sulking public mood while BJP which has fielded it's state President Jugal Kishore is banking heavily on the charisma of its Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi. Their belief is that the purported Modi wave would fetch them heavy votes in 13 constituencies of Jammu and Samba districts, which together account for 64.93 percent of total votes.
BJP is heavily concentrating on d... | |
| | | | PDP makes contest triangular on Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: Although two national parties namely BJP and Congress are staking claiming of winning Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha, emerging political situation in this region has made contest on this seat as triangular.
Veteran leader and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Yash Pal Sharma has gradually made his position strong in Jammu region and he like BJP and Congress candidates is also in the fray.
Earlier, it was projected that real fighting would be between BJP and Congress on this seat but the way PDP candidate has strengthen his base in all the 20 Assembly segments in general and seven segments of Poonch and Rajouri districts in particular has made his position also s... | |
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