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Early Times Report
Jammu, June 26: In yet another glaring instance that substantiates NC led coalition government deliberately deviating from its own laid out policies is inexplicable overstay of one of the high ranking officials on one post for the last over 7 years. While there are many such cases in rank of file of administration, the one in reference is that Secretary of Legislative Assembly Mohammad Ramzan on the post he is occupying for long in contrariety of the government policy which clearly elucidates that posting tenure of all officials is two years and it can't exceed three years at the most.With government in its fag end of tenure, is LA Secretary also on way out of the coveted position he managed to retain despite fingers pointed against him on a number of fronts...?
If sources in the Law department are to be believed, the incumbent Secretary Mohamamd Ramzan whose name remained under cloud of certain controversies in the past is likely to be replaced by the government and party which pampered him most all these years, albeit to promote their own political interests... | |
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| Saffron party striking 'intentional' shift from core issue to accomplish 'Mission 44+'? | | BJP Deviating! | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, June 26: For Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), though time and tide both are on its side as after unprecedented LS win, it is focusing on Assembly's 'Mission 44+' , the party seems to have 'dumped' its precedent promises, resolving issues of West Pakistan and PoK refugees on the run.
Now, when the Parliamentary elections are over and BJP has accomplished the task of winning Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha segments, the saffron party at the moment, eyeing the forthcoming Assembly polls for which it has set a benchmark of 'Mission 44+' seats is 'shying' away from its manifesto's insertions .
In the process of realizing its dream of 'Mission 44+' for Assembly polls, the party... | |
| | | | NC-Cong Ministers engage in political pranks; awareness camp ruins | | | | Saahil Suhail
ANANTNAG, June 26: After facing worst defeat in recently held Parliamentary elections, two Cabinet Ministers of state Government affiliated with National Conference and Congress, invited public wrath for using political pranks to remain in limelight, alleged locals.
As per details available with Early Times, hundreds of females who today participated in awareness camp organized by Social Welfare department in Dooru area of South Kashmir returned deceived as State Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Social Welfare Minister Sakeena Itoo hijacked the camp and turned it into a public meeting.
Eyewitness said that senior officials of Health, Social Welfare and Education depart... | |
| | | | Over hundred hotel rooms vacant, but not available | | Welcome to City of Temples! | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, June 26: With Shri Amaranth pilgrims starting to arrive in the city of temples in large numbers a day ahead of the official beginning of the yatra on Saturday, hotel accommodation for over 200 people would be vacant every day, yet unavailable to the wanting.
Even as State High Court provided relief to some 18 hotels of the city after the State Pollution Control Board issued sealing notices to them for failure to install Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), still 5-7 rooms in all these hotels remain sealed, making some hundred rooms unavailable to pilgrims at a time when there is heavy demand of hotel accommodation in view of Shri Amaranth Yatra and ongoing summer holiday... | |
| | | | Meager 10.23 percent female officers in state cadre, 13.76 percent in divisional cadre | | Women empowerment, merely slogan in J&K | | | Male officers favourite of political elite
Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, June 26: With a meagre share of 10.23 percent, women continue being denied due representation in the Government services in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the data available with General Administration Department (GAD), 10.23 percent female officers have managed entry into the state cadre and are serving in various departments on positions which hardly give them a chance to exhibit their intellect and hardwork. At the Divisional level, female officers have managed to get a share of around 13.76 percent in the Government services.
This share includes their representation in various universities, banks and Government fu... | |
| | | | Rana, Sadhotra's day dreaming at Sunderbani | | Predict massive win for NC in LA elections | | | Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, June 26: In what could be termed as total day dreaming, the National Conference (NC) Provincial president for Jammu and Minister for Planning Ajay Sadhotra predicted massive victory for NC in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Rana went to the extent of saying that NC would form the next Government on its own.
He said the NC led Governments worked tirelessly for development of the state. He talked about accountability and transparency. And, how could he miss the panchayat elections?
Rana said the PDP and BJP worked in tandom to implement their `clandestine' political strategy. Rana's comment has been taken with a pinch of salt. If NC's alliance with BJP... | |
| | | | NC leadership aghast over Omar's absence | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 26: National Conference leadership is aghast at the absence of the CM Omar Abdullah from the State. The party leadership has said his absence shows how much Omar is serious in the state politics.
Omar is out of the country. According to sources, he is off to cool place to escape the heat and also the dust of the rallies.
Senior party leaders, without coming on the record, said it was the time when his presence was most important. But, the leaders said, he has shown that he is not cut for the state politics.
"Look at the PDP leadership, they have won all three seats in the Parliamentary elections. Even then Mufti Sayeed is touring the interiors of the Sta... | |
| | | | Demoralizing defeats push political parties on sticky wicket | | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, June 26: Alarmed by the demoralizing defeat of the NC- Congress alliance, the political parties in J&K are in the state of caution as each of them has ruled out pre poll alliance; however, despite the public wrath in recently held Parliamentary elections, both NC and Congress would continue to hold hands lest they are washed away in another wave of public fury.
Since 2002, no party in J&K has been able to form the Government on its own. During the last two elections as those of 2002 and 2008, the political scenario of the state has changed altogether, which made the two big political forces of the state as Pradesh Congress committee and National Conference to bow... | |
| | | | Alliance with Cong possible: Beigh | | 'NC IS A DECAYED CHINAR TREE' | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 26: Commenting over the speculations about the alliance with its former ally Congress, PDP today stated that it is possible that the alliance with the state Congress is forged for Government formation after upcoming Assembly polls are held.
When asked by the newsmen about the decision of the party vis-a-vis entering into coalition with the state Congress after the forthcoming polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Member Parliament and the senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh stated that PDP could forge an alliance and a decision in this regard will be taken only after the elections are held.
Beigh who recently won LS seat from North Kashmir's Baramulla trained... | |
| | | | Refugees in Jammu unlikely to walk into the Congress' trap | | Ambika Soni's day-dreaming | | | Rustam
JAMMU, June 26: Congress national general secretary Ambika Soni, who is also the in-charge of the party affairs in J&K on Tuesday claimed that the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir would contest the upcoming Assembly elections on its own and emerge as single largest party. "We are going to fight the (Assembly) elections to be not only the single largest party but to give a Government of Congress party," she told reporters in Srinagar after holding discussions with local Congress leaders, including Ministers, legislators, party vice-presidents and district presidents. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz were present in the meeting held to get views... | |
| | | | Negative attitude of coalition offending Jammu youth | | Dogra certificate | | |
Neha
JAMMU, June 26: The Dogra youth are chaffing. They are seething with anger and their anger is directed particularly against the Congress and the National Conference. They are charging both the parties, which are ruling the state since January 2009, with playing with their career to please the separatists like Geelani, Mirwaiz and perverted sections of society in Kashmir. Their charge against the NC-Congress coalition Government is that it harmed their interests at the behest of Kashmiri separatists. The case in point is the senseless withdrawal of the decision under which the concerned revenue authorities were authorized to issue Dogra certificate to the youth desirous of joining Ce... | |
| | | | No end to Pitfalls in execution of centrally sponsored schemes | | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, June 26: Flouting the guidelines set by union government to execute centrally sponsored schemes, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department took up 1452 Rural Water Supply (RWS) schemes at an estimated cost of Rs 1866.24 crore for execution without obtaining approval of State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) in last five years.
Sources told Early Times that the eight member State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) was set up in June 2009 comprising six members from the PHE Department and one member each from the Joint Development Commissioner (Works) and Regional Director Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). They further said that as per guidelines al... | |
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