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After a bureaucrat’s dig at NC Govt, engineer says politicians are thieves DCP Aftab attached for his political statement at New Delhi meeting 6/14/2009 10:27:42 AM AHMED ALI FAYYAZ SRINAGAR, Jun 13: Even as a Special Secretary to Government has managed to stay put in Forest Department after critising Dr Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) government in 1996-2002, a similar statement made at a high level official meeting in New Delhi has cost the Development Commissioner (Power) Aftab Ahmed Chewa his top position in Power Development Department today. Taking a serious note of the official’s assertion that in Jammu & Kashmir state politicians were responsible for 70% of the power pilferage, Cabinet has ordered DCP’s attachment and further disciplinary action against him. Authoritative sources said that Aftab Ahmad Chewa, who has lately assumed the name of Syed Aftab Ahmed, has been relieved from the charge of DC and attached to PDD’s administrative department at Civil Secretariat immediately after the state Cabinet today decided to remove him from the key position, pending further action against him as warranted under Jammu and Kashmir Employees (Conduct) Rules. DCP’s charge has been temporarily given to Commissioner-Secretary Power, Sa...   READ MORE

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CM in Delhi to finalise list of Cong Ministers 6/14/2009 10:26:47 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Jun 13: With strong possibility of expansion of the Council of Ministers any time next week, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been summoned by the Congress High Command in New Delhi to finalise the list of the party legislators to be inducted as Ministers. Highly placed sources in the state government told Early Times that over an invite from the Congress high command, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for New Delhi to finalise the list of the legislators to be picked up from Congress party for his Council of Ministers. According to these sources, Chief Minister would have threadbare discussion of the Cabinet expansion with the UPA Chairperson, Mrs Sonia ...   READ MORE   Five arrested in JU examination scandal 6/14/2009 10:26:11 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13 The tale of marks on sale in the University of Jammu has underwent another twist with the arrest of five employees of the varsity by the Police on the allegation of giving undue advantage to some candidates by tampering/altering marks in records of Jammu University and providing fake documents/certificates to them after taking money. During the late hours on 06.06.2009 Police Station Gandhi Nagar reliably learnt that one Gopal Kumar S/o Lt. Kartar Chand R/o Digiana Ashram Jammu was giving undue advantage to the candidates by tampering/altering marks in records of Jammu University and providing fake documents/certificates to them after taking money with...   READ MORE   When PC asked for missing file of 26 Armed Police battalions 6/14/2009 10:24:57 AM NIRBHAY JAMMUAL Jammu, June 13: When the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, wanted the state Government to explain where the men of the 26 police battalions have been deployed and posted senior police functionaries were taken by surprise. Chidambaram was quite keen to seek information about the nature of deployment of these 26 Armed Police battalions. Reports stated that the state police authorities burnt midnight oil to furnish details of the deployment of the Armed police battalions. It is not yet known whether the Union Home Minister was fully informed about the deployment of 50 per cent of the armed police personnel on security duty. Instead of deploying them for tackling law and ...   READ MORE   Special train for Amarnath pilgrims 6/14/2009 10:24:17 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: After receiving good response on low-budget Bharat Darshan, railway authorities have decided to introduce another packaged train meant for Amarnath pilgrims. The new train service is expected to start from June 15 onwards. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to introduce a special 15-coach holiday train between Pune and Jammu & Kashmir, which is expected to start from June 20. The service is aimed at helping the pilgrims reach Amarnath pilgrimage via Jammu and Kashmir. According to information, authorities have also decided to enhance several facilities like air-conditioned coaches and better lodging arrangements dur...   READ MORE   57 KAS officers promoted; higher grades for 1996 batch IPS officers 6/14/2009 10:24:01 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, JUNE 13 – The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved promotion of following Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers to the Super Time Scale and Special Scale. Ghulam Nabi Lone, Mohammad Shafi Rather, Sudershan Sharma, Syed Altaf Hussain, Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo, Satish Nehru, Satya Pal Bhardwaj, Parvez Ahmad Malik, Jia Lal Sharma and Anil Kumar Gupta were promoted to the Super Time Scale while as Kamala Devi, Mohammad Amin Bhat, Satish Chander Sawhney, Ali Raza, Ravinder Gupta, Narinder Kour, Abdul Rashid Lone, Roshan Lal Vishen, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Bashir Ahmad Bhat and Dr. K. ...   READ MORE   Staff sanctioned for new Colleges 6/14/2009 10:23:27 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, JUNE 13 – The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah approved the creation of staff for the 18 new Degree Colleges sanctioned for the State. Of the total 414 posts created there are 18 Principals in the pay scale of Rs. 16400-22400, 180 Lecturers, 18 PTIs and 18 Librarians in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-13500, 18 Senior Assistants and 18 Computer Assistants in the pay scale of Rs. 4000-6000, 18 Junior Assistants, 18 Medical Assistants, 18 Lab/Lib Assistants in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-4910, 18 Laboratory Bearers, 18 Library Bearers, 18 Chowkidars, 18 Orderlies and 18 Safiawalas in the pay scale of Rs. 255...   READ MORE   Newly elected MLAs take oath 6/14/2009 10:22:20 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone today administered oath to the three newly elected Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs). These MLAs were elected recently in bye-elections from Hazratbal, Baderwah and Sonawar assembly segments, and include Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Mr. Mohammad Sharief Niaz and Mr. Mohammad Yasin Shah. The legislators were administered oath at a simple function, held here at Rajgarh lawns of Legislative Assembly. The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, State Cabinet Ministers including Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather and Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar and several legislators were present on ...   READ MORE   17 swine flu cases in India, ministry warns of escalation 6/14/2009 10:20:27 AM Agencies New Delhi, June 13: The number of swine flu cases across the country climbed upto 17 today as the Union Health Ministry warned of a spurt in number of cases after monsoon. "They say that the H1N1 group of viruses roliferate more when the weather is slightly cooler," Health Secretary Naresh Dayal said. "We are happy that this time it is not proliferating so much because the temperature is high. But after the monsoon there is a chance that it can come again," he added. Meanwhile, the latest case in the country was that of one-and-a-half-year old boy who tested positive a day after his six-year-old sister tested the same for swine flu. The siblings had reached India al...   READ MORE   BJPs Crisis Worsens, Yashwant Sinha Quits Party Posts 6/14/2009 10:20:07 AM Agencies New Delhi, June 13: The raging dissent in BJP burst out into the open on Saturday when Yashwant Sinha resigned as Vice President and all other posts and demanded that all its office bearers including in the parliamentary party also quit to jointly share the responsibility for the electoral defeat. Significantly, Sinhas four-page letter bomb exploded in the face of the party President Rajnath Singh, who addressed a press conference to impose a "gag" order on party leaders and functionaries asking them to "refrain" from airing their views in public and in the media that will negatively impact the partys image. Violation of this, Singh threatened, would invite disciplinary ...   READ MORE

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