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| RDD outsmarts MCC to engage program officers clandestinely | | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, May 29: With several cases of violation of Model Code of Conduct before Parliamentary elections still pending, Director Rural Development Jammu allegedly outsmarted the MCC restrictions to adjust some blue eyed candidates as program officers in the department.
Sources told Early Times that adopting pick and choose policy on April 17, 2014 the department engaged some Programme Officers (on contractual bases) in violation of MCC which was imposed after announcement of Lok Sabha elections in country. The case of MCC violation came to fore when some selected candidates were not invited by the department for joining.
Sources said that preventing itself from violation of model code of conduct, the authorities of Rural Development Department instead of publishing the second selection list in newspaper, preferred to inform telephonically.
"Two candidates, who were in waiting list, including Sandeep Singh of R S Pura and Suriya, were not informed about their joining. When came to know about the hidden engagement of PO. Seeking their engagement, the deprived candidates... | |
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| CM's directive for one man one post falls flat in JU | | Still numerous officers holding multiple posts | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, May 29: The orders of Pro-Chancellor to Jammu University, Omar Abdullah, directing University authorities to streamline the system to ensure one officer on one post, have fallen flat as numerous officers still have multiple posts, while on the other hand, there are many officers, who have been assigned no responsibility.
Sources informed Early Times that there were more than half a dozen officers in Jammu University, who have been holding multiple posts for the last more than two years, but the administration has deliberately turned a blind eye towards the matter.
First in the list is Jai Kumar Sharma, who has been holding three posts including Special Secretary to Vice... | |
| | | | Jitendra Singh offers NC a hope out of hopelessness | | Was it a ploy? | | | Mustansir
SRINAGAR, May 29: The timing of the Dr. Jitendra Singh's statement regarding abrogation of Article 370 is being questioned within the political circles in the state more than the statement itself as the newly appointed Minister made the controversial statement on the very first day he assumed office.
On one hand it may benefit the National Conference in the Valley, particularly in the backdrop of their electoral drubbing in the Parliamentary elections. On the other hand the issue gives the BJP high moral ground which will consolidate its vote-base in Jammu region.
"It has been observed that whenever the NC is in troubled waters, it tries to polarize the vote in the Valley. Eve... | |
| | | | Lok Sabha loss in Jammu province | | NC puts blame on Cong | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: Taking its coalition partner head-on, National Conference (NC) has blamed Congress for the poll debacle in Jammu province.
According to sources, Provincial President of NC Devinder Rana on his return to Jammu claimed at the party headquarters in an informal meeting with the workers about NC having done much better than Congress. They added that Rana talked about NC having done exceedingly well in Jammu province by retaining traditional vote share in all the Assembly segments of both Jammu-Poonch and Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seats.
Sources further said that Rana made a mention of Vijaypur, Suchetgarh, Marh and Nagrota Assembly segments while stressing ... | |
| | | | NC to go for general organizational overhaul | | Farooq castigates youth wing | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 29: Following rout in Parliamentary elections across Kashmir, National Conference (NC) patron Dr Farooq Abdullah while castigating party youth wing today indicted to show doorway to old faces and make drastic changes in party portfolios from top to bottom. According to sources while chairing party youth introspection meet in which besides all the youth wing District President, youth Provincial President, Salman Sagar son of Ali Mohammad Sagar, Younis Gul son of Mubarak Gul, party parent Provincial president, Nasir Aslam Wani, senior leaders Mohammad Syed Aakhoon and Sheikh Rehman were also present, Farooq Abdullah warned office bearers 'not to live in fool'... | |
| | | | Jammu, Ladakh equally important factors | | Kashmir doesn't constitute the state | | | Rustam
JAMMU, May 29: The demand for a discussion on the separate status of Jammu and Kashmir has triggered a fierce controversy. During the past two days, almost all the news channels held debates on Article 370.
Notwithstanding the fact that a number of anchors and the panelists belonging to the various political parties only referred to Kashmir and Kashmiri aspirations suggesting that Kashmir means the entire state of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and the aspirations of a section of Kashmiri population needed to fulfilled, there were other panelists and anchors who talked about Jammu and Ladakh and the people of these two regions house. They must have shocked the champions of Kashmiri Musl... | |
| | | | Article 370: BJP covertly succeeds in opening debate on 'abrogation' | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, May 29: Ever since Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh made a statement that a debate on the repealing of Article 370 guaranteeing special status to Jammu and Kashmir has begun, the arguments and counter-arguments over abrogation and continuance of this Constitutional provision have escalated across the nation thereby opening a 'discussion' in which all are covertly or overtly compelled to join in.
Though repealing of Article 370 of the Constitution is on top agenda of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) since the days of its earlier 'Avtar' Jan Sangh, but the party could not go ahead with the move because even if during its rule o... | |
| | | | Abrogation of Article 370: Home Ministry on job? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: The Union Home Ministry has been directed to start the process for revocation of the Art 370. The Ministry has been specifically tasked to take all measures and steps in this regard including consultations and talks with every section of all three regions of the State.
According to sources, the Home Ministry has briefed the new Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the legal impediments in this regard. It has also briefed him about the likely roadmap on its revocation.
Sources said after few more consultations, it could even be presented to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The process has been set in motion on the onset of the Government motion as it doesn't ... | |
| | | | NC unleashes misinformation campaign | | PDP agrees to join debate on Article 370 | | | ET Report
JAMMU, May 29: The main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), which inflicted a crushing defeat on the ruling National Conference in the just-held Lok Sabha elections and snatched all the three seats from it, on Wednesday agreed to join the debate on Article 370. It was none other than the senior PDP leader and member Lok Sabha Muzzaffar Hussain Beig, former Deputy Chief Minister, who made an announcement that the PDP was willing to participate in the debate and the issue should be brought to the Parliament for the purpose. Notwithstanding the fact that he didn't agree to the suggestion seeking abrogation of Article 370, his endorsement of the suggestion regarding debate on... | |
| | | | Jugal to continue as state unit chief of BJP | | Leaders lobbying for post disappointed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: BJP is well looking for a suitable alternative for the coveted post of president at the national level after incumbent chief Rajnath Singh's name was included in the Council of Union ministers.
However, no such change is going to take place at the state unit of party even as lobbying for the same has started for quite some time, much before the LS poll results were declared.
Incumbent president Jugal Kishore Sharma who is MP as well, shall continue to head the BJP at the state level.
Sources within the party said there is no indication from any quarter from the central leadership that J&K shall see change of guard which suggests Jugal will continu... | |
| | | | Bypassing of Jammu-Srinagar national highway; Patnitop hoteliers worries | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Amid speedy work of Chenani-Nashri Tunnel and less number of tourists, the hoteliers and shopkeepers at Patnitop have started feeling unsecured about their livelihood.
Despite of temperature touching 40 Degree Celsius, Patnitop fails to attract tourist from Jammu as well as outside the State this year. Even the weekends are quite disappointed for the hoteliers.
The speedy work of the 9.2km long Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, which will bypass Patnitop tourist spot from the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and will reduce the travelling distance from 41km to 10km, has become matter of worry for the hoteliers and shopkeepers of Patnitop.
Leighton Welspun Contrac... | |
| | | | BMO Pattan placed under suspension | | Pregnant woman's death | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, May 29: Hours after the death of a pregnant woman due to alleged negligence of doctors at Sub District Hospital Pattan in North Kashmir, the authorities placed Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pattan Dr Haseena Mir under suspension on Thursday till the completion of probe into the matter.
According to reliable sources, on Wednesday evening soon after the death of a pregnant woman Mariyam Akhter wife of Mohammad Shareef Khan resident of Zangam Pattan, after which the protesters ransacked the equipment's there and smashed the window panes of the Sub District Hospital Pattan.
The protesters alleged that Mariyam died due to negligence of the doctors," she had die... | |
| | | | What is Article 370? | | | |
Article 370 specifies that except for Defence, Foreign Affairs, Communications and Ancillary matters (matters specified in the Instrument of Accession) the Indian Parliament needs the State Government's concurrence for applying all other laws. Thus the state's residents live under a separate set of laws, including those related to citizenship, ownership of property and fundamental rights, as compared to other Indians.
Similar protections for unique status exist in tribal areas of India including those in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Nagaland.
Moreover, the accord signed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1974 ... | |
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