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Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 24: A minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government has been allegedly misusing the wealth of departments falling under his jurisdiction to expand his family business.
Sources informed Early Times that the minister from Jammu region has been constructing an educational intitution in district Kathua. "Earlier the minister had pressurized a construction company by denying them permission for a prestigious road construction project. The construction company had finally agreed to the demands of the minister in question and had extended free help in the form of men and machinery for construction work", sources said, adding that now the minister needed some other ... | |
| | | | Minister's kin bag multi-crore project in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 24: Amid mounting allegations of corruption and favouritism against the coalition government, the family of a minister from the ruling PDP has bagged a project worth over Rs 100 crore.
Sources said the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has allotted the Waste-to-Energy for the Achan landfill site here to a consortium of three firms led by a firm which is owned by the family of a senior PDP leader.
The project, scheduled to be executed by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, will be designed, developed and managed by the consortium.
SMC officials told Early Times that the project has "almost been handed over to the consortium" and that the work ... | |
| | | | Police yet again cracks whip on people trying to unfurl tricolor in Srinagar | | High voltage drama witnessed near Ghanta Ghar | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 24: It seems the security agencies operating in the state are finding it difficult to crack a whip on secessionists and anti-social elements, but they don't miss any chance to take action against the nationalists.
Same was witnessed in the busy Lal Chowk area of summer capital on Friday (March 23) evening after Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested two persons who wanted to unfurl the national flag in the area. Both the persons were whisked away to the nearby police station only to be released after intense questioning.
Reports said that in the evening at about 7:00 PM a group of locals witnessed the movement of two persons heading towards the ... | |
| | | | India has again given Pak lies an honourable burial | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 24: Apart from the Kashmir issue and the Indus Water Treaty India and Pakistan are engaged in blaming each other for harassment of its diplomats and their family members.When Pakistan High Commissioner Suhail Mahmood,was summoned by Islamabad to discuss the level of harassment of diplomats and their family members it had become important news signaling that only Pakistani diplomats and their family members face harassment in India.
But the truth is against Islamabad on the plea that India has issued its eleventh note verbale to Pakistan, detailing the harassment and ill-treatment of its diplomats in that country, and their families, signalling a further ... | |
| | | | 7th pay comm: Crisis knock JK Govt again | | Regularisation of daily wagers ignored | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 24: The J&K government has forgotten the regularisation of around 60 thousand daily wagers in the state at a time when it is discussing implementation of the 7th pay commission in the state.
As the regular employees are waiting to get their salaries hiked after the implementation of the 7th pay commission, there seems no light at the end of the tunnel for the daily wagers in the state who have to remain contended with meagre wages of Rs 6,000 a month.
As per the insiders, the government seems little interested in regularising the services of the daily wagers who were promised the same earlier in December last year. The finance minister earlier had stated ... | |
| | | | Nowshera: Police beat protesters, 18 injured | | Protests for separate ADC continue | |  AB Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Mar 24: Expressing displeasure over government order under which powers of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) will be given to Sub District Magistrate (SDM), the people of Nowshera continued their protests on 37th consecutive day on Saturday.
The police resorted to lathicharge on the peaceful protestors, which left nearly 18 people injured including two media persons who were covering the protest.
The recent order of government evoked resentment a... | |
| | | | 8 yrs on, Atholi suspension bridge awaits completion | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Mar 24: The lackadaisical approach of the Jammu and Kashmir government in sanctioning of the funds for the construction of proposed foot suspension bridge at Atholi Padder in Kishtwar district connecting Atholi village with Sub Divisional Headquarter Gulabgard Padder could be judged from the fact that out of sanctioned amount of Rs. 455.70 lacs, the executing agency namely Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) received only half funds in last six years.
As per the details available with "Early Times" previous National Conference-Congress government accorded sanction to construction of 114 meter span foot suspension bridg... | |
| | | | Work on beautification projects hit a major roadblock | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 24: The beautification of Srinagar and Jammu has hit a major roadblock as work on several projects executed by the Power Development Department have been stopped.
Work on several projects of street lighting was started in Kashmir after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in April last year expressed unhappiness over darkness in several parts during her evening tour in Srinagar. She also expressed unhappiness over several parts of Jammu were plunged in darkness.
Subsequently, the government started work on several beautification projects. One of the projects was installation of high mast street lights in Kashmir and Jammu. An official of the PDD said the projec... | |
| | | | Despite GAD order, babus don't upload RTI replies on websites | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 24: Heads of various government departments are virtually hindering the smooth implementation of RTI Act in the state.
Majority of government departments are yet to upload RTI replies on their websites despite a GAD direction.
Rajesh, an RTI activist, told Early Times that the GAD had issued yet another circular on February 23, 2018 and issued instructions to all administrative secretaries, heads of the departments and public authorities of the state to ensure effective implementation of the provisions of section of the J&K Right To Information Act, 2009 in letter and spirit by hosting all requisite information on the official websites an... | |
| | | | BJP Legislator says ISIS has no foothold in Kashmir! | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 24: Even after Police Chief's admission about presence of Islamic terror group ISIS in Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislator from Kashmir Sofi Yousf on Saturday claimed that the group has no presence in Kashmir.
"I don't think ISIS is present here. It is only Pakistan sponsored militancy," Sofi told Early Times on the sidelines of a workers meet here at Pahalgam.
Sofi said that situation wasn't conducive for initiating a process of dialogue with the neighboring country which he believes has always fomenting trouble and militancy in Kashmir.
"Killings and bloodshed hurts and pains us. I request youngsters not create hurdles for ... | |
| | | | Controversial DE returns to Rajouri, dodges norms for contractors | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Mar 24: A Divisional Engineer in the Public Works Department Rajouri has brazenly violated the norms and government orders to help his favourite contractors.
The DE was earlier transferred from Nowshera in 2016 for benefiting contractors by dodging the process of e-tendering. Now, he is back on his 'hot seat', courtesy his political connections.
"The DE enjoys strong political patronage. During the tenure of former PWD minister Altaf Bukhari, he was punished for his nefarious activities and transferred. As Bukhari was replaced in the cabinet reshuffle, the DE returned to his prime posting and has resumed his illegal activities," said a source in No... | |
| | | | Spend funds in time or face action: Govt to babus | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 24: The state government has directed heads of departments to spend all the funds by March end or face action.
Sources said that government was concerned over lapsing of funds as officials were not making timely utilization of these funds. The non-seriousness of the officials was resulting in funds getting lapsed.
"If funds are released, then the officials concerned will be responsible for any lapse," an official said.
Funds worth crores of rupees get lapsed every year in the state due to non-utilisation in a scheduled time. Now the departmental heads have been directed for timely utilisation of funds and asked to fix the responsibility ... | |
| | | | RDD Kishtwar non-serious about RTI Act | | Info sought under RTI delayed | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar. Mar 24: Despite clear cut directions from the government and State Information Commissioner, various government departments in J&K are denying information to information seekers.
The Rural Development Department, in a latest case, has resorted to delaying tactics to deny information to an RTI applicant. The applicant was forced to knock the doors of Information Commissioner who directed the Block Development Officer concerned to appear before the commission on 9-04-2018 along with counterstatement and relevant documents.
As per the details available with Early Times, Vijay Kumar, son of Ved Parkash, of Sigdi Nanzla Mughal Maidan, Kishtwar ... | |
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