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JAKFED, SICOP supplying inferior steel worth Rs 375 cr annually Is someone looking? 5/3/2014 12:24:32 AM Avinash Azad JAMMU, May 2: 'As the king so the subjects' seems fit for functioning of J&K Government since two of its Corporations are allegedly supplying inferior steel TAR/TMT for Government and private establishments in state. It is taking huge toll on state exchequer, since the payment is being withdrawn against ISI quality material. Sources told Early Times that both JAKFED and SICOP work arbitrarily without exercising proper caution and care, violate norms. "SICOP annually supply TOR/TMT 50,000 MTS worth Rs 250 cr. Supply is being arranged from the mills dealing with manufacturing of TOR/TMT steel", sources said. They added that all these mill owners were reportedly registered with ISI agency and were supposed to manufacturer with in ISI norms. "The order placing authority in SICOP should invariably check the quality of the steel. But in this case the SICOP authority, despite having its own testing arrangement both at Srinagar and Jammu with latest equipments in the testing houses never undertake test of TAR/TMT steel but only rely on the test certificate issued by the manu...   READ MORE

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Omar Govt's gazetted officer calls for 'civil disobedience', revolt against India Whenever we initiated action, our hands were tied by Ministers' 5/3/2014 12:24:18 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 2: An employee of the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference-Congress Government in Jammu and Kashmir has demonstrated his courage of provoking the Government employees not only for boycotting their election duties but also for 'civil disobedience'. Interestingly, the Government is paying a monthly salary of about Rs one lakh to Dr Nisar-ul Hasan, President of Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) who has issued the statement through media on Thursday. In brazen violation to the State Government's service rules and in an revolt against the Indian State, Dr Nisar of SMHS Hospital Srinagar has called upon the polling staff to disobey the Government's orders to de...   READ MORE   Ganderbal may turn tables against NC 5/3/2014 12:24:03 AM Mustansir SRINAGAR, May 2: National Conference President and Union Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah is fighting the toughest battle of his life in Srinagar-Budgam constituency comprising 15 Assembly segments. Abdullah's main contest is with People's Democratic Party's (PDP) Tariq Hameed Qarra even as a dozen other candidates are also in the fray. However, what could certainly destabilize the grand old party in Kashmir is its erosion in Ganderbal Assembly segment represented by none other than the Chief Minister and son of Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah. The trend in Ganderbal suggest that NC is trailing in that constituency and if on May 16-the counting day- it actually happens so, the Nat...   READ MORE   Strike, curfew throw life out of gear in Srinagar, other parts of Kashmir Three persons sustain injuries during protests 5/3/2014 12:23:55 AM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, May 2: Normal life continues to be paralyzed in Kashmir valley against the killing of a civilian in a firing incident on April 30 at Nawa Kadal in downtown Srinagar. For the second consecutive day people observed strike in major towns of Kashmir against the killing. The curfew imposed by the administration on the evening of April 30 remained in force for the second day running with no relaxation given to the people living in the curfew bound areas. Protests took place at some places of the Srinagar city and other parts of the Kashmir valley. Three persons sustained injuries during the protests. Srinagar, summer capital of the state wore a ghostly look with peopl...   READ MORE   Liabilities cross Rs 1 Cr, Artists not paid since May 2013 Radio Kashmir proving safe haven for casuals 5/3/2014 12:23:24 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 2: The Radio Kashmir Srinagar is proving a safe haven for casuals as in 2013 the station has witnessed a massive scale of casual appointments including people between the age groups of 70-80 years. Informed sources revealed that regulars working in Radio Kashmir Srinagar have become a suffering lot as they are without payments for the last one year. Some casual artists and announcers have been taking the station at a ride by attending their duties at their will. On the other hand the professionals and the artists are waiting for their payments for the last over nine months and the liabilities have touched over Rs 1 Crore. "In such circumstances, artists ar...   READ MORE   Govt Ration shocker: SPO of NC leader, MLC siphons CA&PD ration in Mendhar 5/3/2014 12:22:57 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 2: While the genuine Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) consumers are left high and dry after waiting long unending queues outside the CA&PD depots set by the department across the state but to its sharp contrast the SPO (Special Protection Officers) of a senior NC leader and MLC gets the same easily loaded from ration depot in Mendhar that too in official Gypsy while the Police and CA&PD authorities remained beating the bushes, sources said. Accord...   READ MORE   Explain how this provision benefited people of J&K BJP on Article 370 5/3/2014 12:20:53 AM Rustam JAMMU, May 2: The BJP, which stands for the abrogation of Article 370, has once again asked those opposing abrogation of this Article to spell out how it has benefited Jammu and Kashmir and its people. It was none other than BJP national president Rajnath Singh who the other called for a comprehensive debate on the constitutional provision that grants separate status to the State. A statement to this effect was first made by the BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi on December 1, 2013 while addressing a mammoth Lalkar Rally in the City of Temples, Jammu. "Our stand is that because of this (Article 370), Jammu and Kashmir has not benefited at all. Had it benefited, had it helped in re...   READ MORE   PDA's influential Class IV employee holds gazetted post, owns property worth crores 5/3/2014 12:20:32 AM Saahil Suhail ANANTNAG, May 2: Enjoying the patronage of senior Congress leaders, Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) has assigned task of controlling and monitoring illegal contractions to a class IV employee, who has now turned out to be Crorepati after allegedly facilitating illegal construction since the day High Court put a ban on constructions in Pahalgam and surrounding areas. Employee identified as Fayaz Ahmad Saka of Aishmuqam Anantnag who has been engaged as a helper in the developmental authority is holding the post of law enforcement officer which according to rules was the job of employee who had qualified examination of state's highest recruiting agency- Public...   READ MORE   SHO, ASI, constable placed under suspension Advocate mishandling row 5/3/2014 12:20:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 2: Station House Officer (SHO) Gandhi Nagar, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and a Constable were finally today placed under suspension by the SSP Jammu Atul Goel on the directions of IGP Jammu zone Rajesh Kumar succumbing to the pressure from Bar Association Jammu. BAJ was protesting against the SHO Gandhi Nagar and his subordinate staff for their alleged role in assaulting and abusing an Advocate. They were demanding action against the SHO Gandhi Nagar and then, the police department sent the officials on forced leave. After prolonged efforts when the the issue could not be resolved, finally, the department had to suspend the SHO, ASI and a constable of Ga...   READ MORE   Positive Development: BJP, Congress on the same page Kashmir is Pakistan's jugular vein, says Gen Sharif 5/3/2014 12:23:38 AM Neha JAMMU, May 2: On Thursday, the BJP and the Congress took the same stand on Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan. They did it in the wake of highly provocative statements made by Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday and Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday. On Wednesday, Khan had responded to Narendra Modi's statement of bringing back Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan, saying that the statement was "irresponsible and shameful" and that "Modi should first decide where Dawood Ibrahim is living and then he should dream of attacking Pakistan". "This provocative and condemnable statement of expected Prime Minister of India and leader of major political par...   READ MORE   Soibugh fumes over arrest of 2 youth Villagers, police exchange brickbats 5/2/2014 11:24:00 PM Shakeel A Khan BUDGAM, May 2: Trouble broke out in the Soibugh village of this Central Kashmir district after the police arrested two youth on charges of stone pelting that took place in the village on April 30, day for polling for Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat. Eye-witnesses told Early Times that a group of youth pelted stones on police and security forces personnel in the villages while expressing anger over the arrest of the two youth. The disruption brought activities to the grinding halt in the village and the adjacent ones. Ding dong battles between two sides were going at the filing of this report. "Early in the day police arrested two youth namely Gulzar Ahmad Malik and Kaka K...   READ MORE

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