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| SAC dents two IAS officers for 'unthinking' working style | | Tehsildar, two other Revenue officials' termination recommenced in false mutation | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
In one its most stringent orders, the State Accountability Commission has come down heavily on two top IAS officers –both presently Commissioner Secretaries to the government –for the perfunctory style of working even as it recommended termination of services of a Tehsildar and two other junior revenue
officers.
In a complaint filed by one Magotam Das of Udhampur, the SAC observed that two IAS officers Atal Dullo and Ashok Parmar –who had served as Deputy Commissioners in Udhampur –did not apply mind on a case which prejudiced by a Tehsildar, Girdawar and a Patwari. While SAC has recommended termination of the services of Tehsildar, Girdawar and Patwari it asked government to take action against both IAS officers.
The complaint says that Patwari of the Village Chak-Rakwalan, Saleem Banday had recorded the possession of one Jeet-Singh as owner in crop record, on the basis of unregistered lease deed for 3 Kanals and 11 Marlas of land situated at Chak-Rakwalan Tehsil Udhampur, despite full knowledge that the land having vested in the prospective... | |
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| After five years of neutrality MLA Dar joins PDP | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
ET ANALYSIS
Making the much needed inroad into the National Conference bastion of Srinagar City, the Peoples Democratic Party today got a shot in the arm when an independent legislator and his supporters joined the party.
Shahjaan Dar, a rebel of National Conference, contested and won the 2002 assembly election as an independent candidate from Shia dominated Zadibad constituency in Srinagar City against Sadiq Ali –the official candidate of the National Conference. However, Dar, also a Shia leader, maintained an equal distance from all parties during past five and half years and maintained a low profile.
Interestingly, the National Conference candidat... | |
| | | | Kargil highland to have Varsity Campus | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
You ask for anything and election season is the best time to get it. Just two days after the people of Kargil asked for a University Campus for their isolated highland plateau they have a commitment and the formal announcement is to follow soon.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who was on a two day tour of Ladakh region today promised the people of Kargil that they will get to hear the good news in next one week. From "good news" the Chief Minister referred to sanction of University campus in the district.
It was only two days back that the representatives of the Kargil Hill Council had asked for the University Campus. The Chief Minister, in response ... | |
| | | | All eyes at Raj Bhawan | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
For almost a week the newspapers are replete with the speculations over next resident at the Raj Bhawan and the political circles are keenly awaiting the announcement from New Delhi but interestingly the incumbent Governor Gen SK Sinha is still keeping his engagement calendar intact.
Lt Gen SK Sinha's eventful term as Jammu and Kashmir Governor completes on June 4 –just five days from today but there is no official word on either his continuation or about the successor at the Srinagar Raj Bhawan. The keep watchers of state of affairs told EARLY TIMES that had there been a move to replace Gen Sinha immediately on
the completion of his term, the Raj Bha... | |
| | | | JK polls on agenda as CWC meet today | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
The Congress high command is all set to draw a line of action for the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections as the party's highest decision making body –the Central Working Committee –meets under the chairpersonship of Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi tomorrow.
Reports said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir top the agenda of CWC meeting which is being convened in the backdrop of a crushing defeat for the Congress in Kerala elections. Congress President Sonia Gandhi,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders are also expected to discuss the party's strategy for the coming assembly elections in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jamm... | |
| | | | Farooq's last three years, Mufti regime topped in job generation | | SURVEY REPORT | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
As employment makes the center of political and electoral discourse in Jammu and Kashmir, the last three years of the National Conference regime and equal subsequent period under of coalition under Mufti Mohammad Sayeed generated highest number of jobs not only in the periodic timeline in the state but also in the
country. The latest Economic Survey released by the Government of India on Thursday reveals that Jammu and Kashmir topped the job generation in country for eight years between 1999 and 2005. The period between 1999 and 2002 was represented by the National Conference and the subsequent period between 2002 and 2005 was represented by the presen... | |
| | | | Jammu Schools to shut by June 7 | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
Government today ordered that all educational institutions including recognized private schools up to higher secondary level falling in Summer zone of Jammu division will observe Summer vacation from 07 June, 2008 to 31 July, 2008.
The educational institutions of the Winter zone of Jammu division will also observe 5 days summer vacation from 07 June to 11 June, 2008. The order further said that process of admission of students to the higher classes will however, continue.... | |
| | | | Either do away with reservations or cover other sections also | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | May 30
Once again the Gujjars in the country are on war path over delay on the part of the Government in granting them ST status.In-service Armymen and exservicemen besides the police,including those in the IPS cadre,are bitter over the sixth pay commission report.The report,as they say,has given a raw deal to them when compared to those in the IAS cadre.Exservicemen staged protest demonstrations acorss the country and the senior functionaries of the Defence Ministry were annoyed over them on the plea that they should not have held demonstrations.The service Chiefs have submitted a memorandum to the Defence Minister wherein they have pleaded for better deal for the me... | |
| | | | Petty criminals on prowl at JU Campus | | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu | May 30
Campus politics in Jammu University is allegedly taking a new turn with intervention of outsiders in routine matters. A group of students from JU have expressed their anguish over the assuming scenario as feel that security, dignity and honour of the scholars and students is being threatened by the outside elements with
criminal antecedents. The authorities at the helm of affairs though have taken measures from time to time but the outside elements are on prowl inflicting humiliation to the scholars and students at their will and not even sparing the faculty.
Now a days, Department of Mathematics of the university is at the centre stage, as the interests of d... | |
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