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| Health's appointment scam touched its zenith in Omar Govt -(II) | | No action taken against CMOs, BMOs, CAOs, AOs, Treasury Officers, fraudulently inducted appointees | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Jul 11: Even as Dental Surgeons like Dr Samina Akhtar were "appointed" during Governor N N Vohra's rule in the second half of year 2008 and hundreds others in five previous years, Health Department's appointment scam touched its zenith in the last three years of Omar Abdullah government. A large number of beneficiaries were fraudulently appointed during 2010 and 2011---parallel to the young Chief Minister's celebration of the 'Year against Corruption'! Over 300 men and women are estimated to have been "appointed" on Class 3rd and Class 4th vacancies against cash payments, ranging between Rs 1.00 Lakh to Rs 2.00 Lakh, during this period.
Nearly 40 officials of the Department of Health Services in Kashmir and Jammu, as also over a dozen officials of the Department of Finance, were identified by various complaints, reports and inquiries as the key actors in the fraudulent appointment mafia. They included Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), Block Medical Officers (BMOs), Medical Superintendents of different District hospitals, Chief Accounts Officers (CAOs), A... | |
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| Murmur of scam in PHE division Samba | | 644 workers engaged on certificates issued by shopkeepers, non-existent institutes; fictional firms withdraw motor repair bills | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Jul 11: Illegal construction of tube-well over custodian land, engagement of more than 644 time-bound and ITI trained workers coupled with purchase of motor winding material from non-existent firms is what officials of PHE samba have resorted to during the last 7 years.
Officials have manipulated records and have remained so far untouched. According to official records available with Early Times, PHE division Samba has installed a tube-well at village Sungawali in block Ghagwal of Hiranagar sub-division in Tehsil and District Samba. Sources said that custodian department has not been informed officially about the occupation of land by PHE.
They added that PHE ... | |
| | | | Diatribe against Pt Nehru by BJP, Kamaal: Cong response meek ,meaningless… | | New Delhi takes 'late reaction' as bankruptcy of leadership | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Even J&K PCC's response to the NC leader Mustafa Kamaal's offensive and anti Congress statements came on proverbial better late than never lines, a perturbed New Delhi is understood to have taken harsh notice of the fact that its party leadership doesn't react in the same tone and tenor nor promptly to the anti Congress tirade by various parties in J&K lately. New Delhi is particularly perturbed over diatribe against Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru first by BJP leaders followed by the leader of its own ally in Jammu two days back.
Sources said even though Congress leaders including the spokesperson and JKPCC general secretary Ravinder Sharma reacte... | |
| | | | Omar discounts vision, banks on political rhetoric | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had once again raked up the bogey of Article 370,which grants special status to the State, which many view infringe up the rights of Centre for pan-Indian law and a complete one singe nation.
In his address at Srinagar, Omar referring to Art 370 said: "Hum martey dam tak is position ko barkarar rakhney kay liye khadain rehenge (we will stand by this position for all time)."
Omar's political passionate comment, though some view it as political rhetoric, are not very different from the one he made during his brief speech at special session of parliament at the height of 2008 Amarnath land row.
Omar had then said: “Hum Kashmi... | |
| | | | Geelani misleading people on Pandits: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was misleading people on return of Pandits to the Valley.
Addressing a rally here on the 12th death anniversary of his grandmother, popularly known as Madr-e-Meherbaan, Omar challenged Geelani to raise his voice against the settling of Pakistanis in PoK.
"Tell the Pakistani government to send back the people from Punjab and Sindh from the part of Kashmir under its control," Omar dared the hardline separatist leader.
The Chief Minister alleged Geelani was misleading the people about government's efforts to bring back Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. Omar... | |
| | | | Tak regrets, Mumbai Crime Branch collects DNA samples | | Laila Khan Murder Case | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, July 11: The IGP Jammu, Dilbagh Singh vindicated Early Times report of July 8 wherein it had been stated that Tak and Shakir Hussain killed Laila and her family members.
After recovering the bodies of all the 6 members including that of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, Mumbai Crime Branch sent them to forensic experts for DNA profiling to confirm identity of the deceased.
The source said that Laila’s biological father Nadir Shah Patel this morning rushed to Nasik after police requested him for his blood sample for matching DNA extracted from the bodies.
They said that DNA samples of Saleena Patel's sister are likely to be collected for ascertaining her identity.
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| | | | Geelani supports Jama't dress code for tourists | | Friends again! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani seems interested in streamlining his ties with Jama't-e-Islami. He supported the Jama't dress advisory for tourists even as the organization issued a clarification that it was misrepresented by the press on the issue.
Interestingly the Chief Minister also issued a word of support. He said the media made it an issue otherwise there was nothing wrong with the Jama't advisory.
The Jama't had urged the tourists to refrain from wearing tight clothes and miniskirts in Kashmir. "It was against the tenants of Islam", a spokesman of Jama't said last week.
The advisory, however, evoked widespread ridicule from all qua... | |
| | | | Militant attacks hovering over ….... | | | | ET Report
Srinagar, July 11: Following a sudden spurt in militant attacks and inputs of LeT planning deadly attacks, the security agencies have revived the earlier practice of area-domination through night patrolling and roadside frisking in all sensitive areas, especially the security has been beefed up en-route Shri Amarnath holy cave through Pahalgam and Baltal.
Though the practice of joint night patrolling (area-domination) by Army, CRPF and JK Police was revived in several parts of the Valley following spurt in militancy- related incidents in the month of June, however, after Pampore attack, in which two armymen were killed, vigil along Amarnath route has been intensified... | |
| | | | Govt. needs to emulate China in enforcing austerity measure | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: Since the successive State Governments in Jammu and Kashmir have been complaining of cash crunch and economic stringency, despite liberal financial assistance from the Central Government,the National Conference led Government needs to emulate Beijing which has announced strict austerity measures for its bureacracy.
Bureaucrats in China could be axed, fired or demoted in case they overspend on vehicles, public receptions, overseas trips or buy luxury items beyond the limits fixed by the Communist Government. These measures, called "frugal working style" are the outcome of Beijing's growing concern over economic slowndown China had been experiencing ... | |
| | | | Jammu Pradesh & Communalists' Critique -- II | | 2 and half districts propaganda ill-motivated, flawed | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 11: Javid Iqbal has given the people to understand that Kathua, Jammu and half of Udhampur districts are Hindu-majority and all others Muslim-majority and asserted that it is the people of these two and half districts who are "going their own way". His whole approach is communal. The people of Jammu Pradesh do not practice communal politics. They are part of the national mainstream. It is important to note that seven out of 11 Muslim-majority seats in Jammu Pradesh are represented in the assembly by the Congress party. There are 37 assembly segments in this distinct historical Pradesh.
Is Iqbal right when he says that two and half districts of Jammu... | |
| | | | International trade between sovereign nations not tiny states | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: The assertion by PoK traders that cross LoC trade between J&K and PoK is not about India and Pakistan has clear under tone that traders, especially from Kashmir, want to develop this as an economic zone independent of India and Pakistan.
It is in line with the four point proposal of former Pak President Gen Pervez Musharraf which didn't see much light because of the resistance by the Indian government.
Cross LoC trade was started as giving relief to pent up feelings across the broders more so in parts of the Kashmir which had rosy picture of other part of the divided State. These feelings were projected and pumped by Kashmir based politicians first b... | |
| | | | Why are Farooq, Omar maintaining conspicuous silence? | | Kamaal's Anti-Congress Campaign | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 11: NC additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal has unleashed a no-holds-barred propaganda blitz against the JKPCC and the Congress Ministers and the Congress high command. He has been abusing and insulting the local Congress leadership on a daily basis and accusing the Congress high command and New Delhi of maltreating Kashmiris and not fulfilling the so-called promises they made from time to time. He has been openly snubbing and ridiculing the local Congress leaders, saying he doesn't recognize them as leaders. He has been even accusing the senior Congress Minister Taj Mhi-ud-Din of winning the assembly elections from the Uri assembly constituency with the help of... | |
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