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| Equipments allegedly purchased at exorbitant rates for Jammu, Srinagar dental colleges | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, April 5: Several equipments were alleged to have been purchased at exorbitant rates by the authorities concerned for the dental colleges of Jammu and Srinagar.
Going by the number of equipments purchased and the details made available by official sources to Early Times in this regard, the alleged scam runs into crores of rupees.
The machinery and other items were purchased for the two dental colleges allegedly at much higher and unreasonable rates by the authorities by misusing their official position, the sources added.
Early Times has documents, including the payment receipts of various equipments including Digital Panoramic x-ray unit and Complete Vertical Back Sterilization System.
The panoramic x-ray machine was purchased at a cost of Rs 46,80,000, including taxes, from Villa India. After verification from the company, it was found that the x-ray unit cost Rs 19,00,000 lakh only which meant the authorities allegedly paid over Rs 27 lakh more for its purchase.
Similarly, the Complete Vertical Back Sterilization System, which was available at a price ... | |
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| Sorry, no money for daily wagers, whatever state had, it spent on sorties of VVIPs | | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Apr 5: When Finance Minister Abdul. Rahim Rather announced austerity measures in 2010, people thought that state will prosper now, however, two years down the lane, the expenses on travels and journeys of VVIPs show an ever increasing trend and Panthers Party legislator Harshdev Singh during the just concluded budget session of the state legislature reminded the government its order on austerity but to no avail. Daily wagers and casual labours agitated for the whole month of March when assembly was in session demanding release of their monthly emoluments which the government overtly or covertly turned down pleading non-availability of funds as the reason. However, wh... | |
| | | | CAG seeks penalization of delinquent HODs | | Animal Husbandry deptt head failed to expend funds, gets PHE as reward | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 5: State government has failed to fix responsibility upon the delinquent officers for having miserably failed to maintain financial discipline and budgetary control in the departments headed by them.
They have sought funds and then failed to utilise them within the stipulated period of time. CAG in its report for the financial year 2010-11 has accused the heads of various departments of remaining lax and allowing the financial position to deteriorate. Early Times is coming up with an exclusive series of stories aimed at exposing inefficiency of the officers, otherwise referred as competent and bright in the government handouts.
To begin with, Animal and S... | |
| | | | Jammu records 33.50C, 40 above normal | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 5: Sudden rise in mercury in the last couple of days is bothering weathermen in Jammu as the day temperature which was hovering around 25-290C in the last couple of days has suddenly crossed 330C.
On Thursday mercury nearly touched 340C which was 4-50 C above normal temperature in the corresponding previous year. Last year the mercury during the same period hovered around 28-300C.
Dr MK Khusu of SKUAST on Thursday said the mercury touched 33.50C,at least 40 higher than previous year temperature of 290 on the same day.
Dr Khusu said if the same trend continued for few more days peak summers would set in early this year.
Meanwhile, despite facing hot weat... | |
| | | | Cabinet reshuffle demand picks momentum | | Congress leaders to approach High Command | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 5: With the Assembly having been adjourned sine die, the demand for cabinet expansion/reshuffle has gained momentum.
A local news agency quoting sources said the congress leaders have again approached New Delhi to press for an expansion and reshuffle in the cabinet led by Omar Abdullah. "Now when the session is over, there must be a cabinet expansion which is overdue since a long time," a congress MLA said.
Pertinently Congress has three and National Conference one vacancy left in the NC-Congress alliance cabinet.
Meanwhile if sources are to believed, pressure is mounting on congress high command for inclusion of MLA's from Doda, the home district of F... | |
| | | | Will Omar initiate CBI probe against his father? | | Multi crore JKCA scam | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 5: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is again under fire. This time for his father's alleged involvement in the multi-crore Jammu kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam.
With the demand for a CBI probe gaining momentum, Omar finds himself in a tight spot. Can he concede the demand? The question haunts him and everybody else in the National Conference.
Omar’s father, Dr Farooq Abdullah who holds a cabinet berth in the Union Ministry happens to be the president of the JKCA. Dr Farooq Abdullah was also believed to be involved in the corruption case involving Haji Yousuf who allegedly collected money from people on his behalf in lieu of MLC seats.
Omar had to a... | |
| | | | Agencies on toes as Shabir Shah announced calendar of visit to Jammu | | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Apr 5: Intelligence agencies are on their heels following the reports of scheduled visits of moderate separatist Shabir Shah who reportedly has announced his visits to Jammu region particularly the Rajouri that is limping to normalcy after its witnessed turmoil over Togadia issue.
High placed sources said the intelligence agencies besides the security agencies in a bid to thwart any kind of untoward incident are on their toes as the instructions from higher rungs of Police officers have been issued to remain in vigil keeping in view a series of press conference to be held by Shabir Shah, a pro democratic separatist leader and president of Democratic Freedom Party in ... | |
| | | | Time for refugees to quit Jammu | | Perverted State, Communal Leadership | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 5: The West Pakistan Refugees on Wednesday once again organized a massive march and brought the life to a standstill in Jammu city. Several hundreds refugees joined the march. They were shouting slogans against the NC-Congress coalition government and demanding citizenship rights. The rally was led by Labha Ram Gandhi, president West Pak Refugee Action Committee (WPRAC) and it culminated outside the Press Club of Jammu.
Addressing the protestors' rally, Gandhi bemoaned that the West Pakistan refugees do not enjoy even normal citizenship rights in Jammu and Kashmir even after 65 years of their stay in Jammu province and administered a threat that they would intensify agita... | |
| | | | Nation for boycotting Pak, NC for talks | | Confidence Building Measures? | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 5: The US on April 3 announced a USD 10 million bounty on the Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) chief, Hafiz Saeed. Saeed was the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai carnage. The 26/11 terror attacks in the financial capital of India had left 166 persons, including 6 Americans, dead, and scores of other wounded, some very seriously. Announcing the award for information leading to arrest and conviction of Saeed, the US said the JUD chief was the brain behind the Mumbai carnage. Saeed is being backed to the hilt by a powerful section of the Pakistani Army as well as the Pakistan spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence and certain persons in the civil administration.
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