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4 FIRs registered, tainted Tehsildar promoted without VO clearance Anarchy in Revenue department 4/12/2014 11:19:50 PM Avinash Azad JAMMU, Apr 12: Deep rooted nexus of corrupt bureaucracy in Revenue department got exposed once again, as department promoted tainted official facing various corruption charges and State Vigilance Organization, had lodged four FIRs against him. Well placed source in Revenue Department informed Early Times that in spite of four FIRs registered with SVO against Ghulam Rasool (Tehsildar), the official got promoted without vigilance clearance. "The cases have not been decided by the court of law, but the official was granted selection grade of Rs 9000-300-14100 by the department without clearance from the Vigilance Department", sources said, adding that vigilance clearance certificate was prerequisite document before any time scale or monetary benefits extended to any official. Sources further alleged that in violation of transfer policy, the official has been working as Technical Officer in the Revenue Department (Secretariat) for at-least 8-10 years together. "The arrears have been disbursed in favour of the official on issuing an allegedly fraud Government Order Num...   READ MORE

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Rahul Gandhi's J&K origin 'chord' draws flak from KPs 'What substantial Rahul, Congress has done for community...?' 4/12/2014 11:19:31 PM ET Report Jammu, Apr 12: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has well made an attempt again to strike a chord with J&K saying his roots are here which is why he wants to see the state developing. What benefits he will accrue from raking up the issue depends on how well it has been received by the audience he addressed at Doda the other day. This time, however, it has drawn flak from Kashmiri Pandits, a community which his ancestors belonged to. The upfront question KPs are asking that if Rahul takes pride in having ancestral KP connection, what he has done for the community confronted with many problems...? Rahul Gandhi J&K connection reference and context has come in for dissection no...   READ MORE   Congress in dilemma as workers refuse to vote for alliance candidates 4/12/2014 11:07:50 PM Mustansir SRINAGAR, Apr 12: Notwithstanding, the pre-poll alliance of NC-Congress for the 16th Lok Sabha elections in the state, the alliance still faces tough challenge considering the dissatisfaction of the Congress workers with the coalition and the resentment against the Omar led Government on ground, which some of the Congress leaders fear might erode their chances of winning. Former Chief Minister and Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has also expressed reservations about taking the alliance to forthcoming Assembly polls. He has hinted at restricting the arrangement to Lok Sabha polls only. Azad, it is believed, does not want his party to be restricted to the role of king ma...   READ MORE   Jamat-e-Islami splits over issue of poll boycott 4/12/2014 11:07:26 PM Shakeel A Khan SRINAGAR, Apr 12: Jamat e Islami Jammu and Kashmir, which very recently announced boycotting of the upcoming elections is actually divided over the issue. The party has virtually split into two factions, the Geelani group and the other group may rightly be called as the traditional Jamat e Islami. The differences are clear and these surfaced many a times. Not much before the Hurriyat G claimed that the Hurriyat office at Hyderpora is its property which was strongly objected by the Jamat-e-Islami and dared Geelani that the property belonged to it. The party seems to be in a fix whether to support or oppose the upcoming elections. It is pertinent to mention here that the p...   READ MORE   After first phase of polling, Kamaal disapproves pre polls alliance with Congress 4/12/2014 11:07:35 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 12: With first phase of polling for the ensuing Parliamentary elections over, National Conference additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal has expressed his open resentment against party's decision to enter into a pre poll alliance with Congress with whom it run a coalition Government in the state. "I was never in favour of pre-poll alliance with Congress. Our alliance with Congress would neither benefit us nor Congress and it may prove an unprofitable deal for both the parties," Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal said today. He said Congress could have easily forged an alliance with People's Democratic Party but it opted for NC because PDP 'ditched' Ghulam Nabi A...   READ MORE   PHE, Agriculture employees found campaigning for Congress in Dooru Caught on camera 4/12/2014 11:06:59 PM Saahil Suhail ANANTNAG, Apr 12: Violating the Model Code of Conduct, two Government employees working with Public Health Engineering and Agriculture departments were caught on camera while campaigning for Congress in Tourism Minister's Dooru area. A local youth who shot the video identified employees as Peer Ghulam Nabi son of Ghulam Hussan Shah resident of Qammar Shahabad working with PHE department and posted in the same area while as Syed Maqsood Shah son of Ghulam Nabi resident of Qammar, working with Agriculture department posted at Larnoo Kokernag were caught sharing dias with senior Congress leader and state Tourism Congress Minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir. Video footage which is availa...   READ MORE   Lashkar, separatists pasting threatening poll boycott posters across Kashmir 4/12/2014 11:06:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 12: Ahead of forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kashmir, noted militant factions and separatist camps after failing to stop people from joining political rallies have started a process of pasting 'threatening posters' across Kashmir to create an environment terror to stop people from campaigning for their candidates and costing votes. According to reports received not only threatening posters of noted militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) during the wee hours on daily basis are appearing in the areas of Srinagar, North and south Kashmir Parliamentary constituencies warning people to boycott forthcoming Lok Sabha elections or face consequences, but also pro Pak...   READ MORE   Forestry undergraduates become pawns of NC-Congress political check-mate 4/12/2014 11:06:32 PM Bivek Mathur JAMMU, Apr 12: At a time when partners in state's ruling coalition are extending their camaraderie across the national political spectrum, the forestry undergraduates of the state are ruing the apathy of both parties both as independent political entities and as a coalition. Jammu and Kashmir Forestry Graduates feel used and disposed by two political parties like the gambling coins for their vested interests while one party was in opposition and other was ruling the state in 2007. Way back in 2007, while the current Law Minister Mir Saifullah was in opposition and Ghulam Nabi Azad was Chief Minister of the state, Saifullah highlighted the issue of rising number of unemployed...   READ MORE   Congress committing a mistake by using services of NC in Jammu Election in Kathua-Udhampur-Doda 4/12/2014 11:05:34 PM Neha JAMMU, Apr 12: Kathua-Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha constituency has never ever witnessed such a hectic campaigning as it has been happening there since days now. The people of this prestigious constituency will go to the polls on April 17. There are four players - the Congress, BJP, Panthers Party and the BSP. The last two, like other independent candidates, are only marginal players. The real fight is between the Congress and the BJP. The Congress has fielded a heavy weight - Union Minister and former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has his political clout in the Jammu province. He and his colleagues are leaving no stone unturned to influence the electoral scene. There is hardly any Congress...   READ MORE   As Politicians appease camera teams openly, MCMC fails to detect single case of paid news 4/12/2014 11:07:11 PM Saahil Suhail ANANTNAG, Apr 12: Media Certification Monitoring Committee (MCMC), assigned to by the Election Commission of India at district level to keep an eagle's eye on 'Paid News' has evidently failed so far as the committee had not detected a single case of paid news in this South Kashmir district. However, politicians continue to please media men including the camera teams of Doordarshan and State Information Department. Sources told Early Times that each day, parties after the end of their political rallies please media men especially those working with Government media agencies like Doordarshan and Information department evidently throwing the Election Commission guidelines to wi...   READ MORE

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