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| Six months on, proposal sent by Revenue Department gathering dust in GAD | | State Govt indifferent to refugees' plight | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, July 1: The coalition Government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, is seemingly non serious towards issues of refugees of 1947, 65 and 71, as the proposal finalized by Revenue Relief and Rehabilitation department has been gathering dust in General Administrative department (GAD) for the last more than six months.
Sources informed Early Times that the Revenue Relief and Rehabilitation department had finalized a proposal to the tune of more than Rs. 8000 Crores for settlement of refugees of 1947, 65 and 1971 and submitted to GAD in the month of November 2013.
"After replying to the queries raised by GAD over the draft proposal, we had submitted the same to former before Darbar move, which was to be presented before state Cabinet", a higher official of Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation department said, adding that after getting green signal of state Cabinet, same would have to be forwarded to Union Government, but till last six months, same has been biting dust, somewhere in GAD.
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| Governance costs JK dearly | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, July 1: Governance costs the state of Jammu and Kashmir a whooping 250 Cr. This includes the fat salaries of the legislators that have been hiked from 17000 in 2002 to 85000 in 2012.
Besides fat salaries, the legislator and his family are entitled to the other components that drain the precious resources of the state are governor, Council of Ministers and administration of justice.
In 2012-2013, the expenditure on these key organs of the State was Rs 172.17 crore while as on State legislature was Rs 32. 77 crore and on administration of justice it was Rs 128.89 crore.
A legislator and his family are also entitled to full reimbursement of expenses made on a... | |
| | | | Yes, NC cannot be silenced by muscle power | | | | Early Times Report
banihal, July 1: The Chief Minister today said that National Conference cannot be silenced by muscle power. He was addressing rallies in and around Banihal Tuesday.
Omar Abdullah is right when he makes such a claim. According to a Srinagar based historian, National Conference used to have an army of goons who crushed dissent at crucial times especially in late 40s. "A party that has patronised goons for its political survival cannot be silenced through muscle power," he said.
Recalling an incident, the historian says a journalist Ghulam Mohammad Kashfi was manhandled in full public view for not prefixing Quaid-e-azam to Sher-e-Kashmir's name. The journalist migrated to... | |
| | | | JU fails NET aspirants | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 1: The management of National Eligibility Test (NET) of University of Jammu has failed to provide better facilities to aspirants.
The NET examination was conducted by UGC on June 29 in hot and humid condition, aspirants were not provided drinking water regularly.
"When I asked for water, the invigilator gave a two litre bottle. I asked for glass but it was denied," Rajnesh Bhushan Sharma, a Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) aspirant who had appeared for the test at Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) near Kot Bhalwal central jail in outskirts of Jammu.
Mostly the MCJ and English subject aspirants were taken to task when they were ill... | |
| | | | NIA team in Kishtwar to probe Hawala racket | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, July 1: A high profile 16 member team of the National Investigating Agency ( NIA) led by Dy.SP rank officer Anil Kumar arrived at Kishtwar today evening to probe Hawala Money transaction and funding to various militant organization working across the country to destabilize peace and tranquility in India.
As soon as NIA team landed at Kishtwar under tight security cover it held a meeting with senior police officers at Kishtwar including with SP Kishtwar Sanjay Kotwal. After meeting with senior police officers at Kishtwar, the NIA called on a senior separatist leader of Kishtwar and questioned him for nearly half hour before they allowed him to go home. Later the... | |
| | | | Cash starved JKTDC receives financial blow from ED | | | |
Arun Singh
Jammu, July 1: Already facing severe financial hiccups, Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Development Corporation (JKTDC) is receiving another blow from the Estate Department (ED) as Corporation is being paid very low rent of its accommodations situated at prime locations across the state being used by bureaucrats incurring huge loss of revenue allegedly in connivance with the officials of Corporation and Estate Department.
Sources told Early Times the officers of the State Government are lodged in the hotels, huts facilities of the Company at TRC Srinagar, Cheshmashahi huts, Hotel Heemal and Lalarukh in Srinagar city and Tourist Reception Center (TRC) Jammu in Jammu city.
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| | | | As state Government sleeps, miscreants decamp with Shiv Lingam from Budgam temple | | KTCC shots letters to PM, HM | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, July 1: The tall claims of state Government to protect the temples in Kashmir valley have once again fallen flat as a Shiv Lingam has been stolen from a temple in Central Kashmir's Budgam district.
The robbery took place on June 2 but due to the reluctance shown by the Jammu and Kashmir Police the issue got highlighted only after the First Information Report (FIR) was lodged that too after many days. However, the police officials have entered the FIR on back date in order to give an impression that there was no delay on their part.
Sources told Early Times that some miscreants barged the door of Ragnya Mandir at Badipora-Chadoora in Budgam district in the late h... | |
| | | | Jammu, Ladakh forces to be reckoned with | | Times have changed | | | Rustam
Jammu, July 1: Gone are the days when New Delhi under fake secular outfit and formations like the Congress used to focus their attention exclusively on Kashmir, announce financial and other packages to keep the separatists in good humour and enter into accords with Kashmiri leadership believing such a policy would end unrest in the Valley. They used to do so at the behest of the canny and communal Kashmiri leadership, which used to masquerade as mainstream. Gone are those days. Things have changed and changed very substantially after the Lok Sabha election.
The people of Jammu province have rejected the fake secular outfits and returned to the Lok Sabha two members belonging to a p... | |
| | | | It's misnomer to term NC a regional party | | Party of localities | | | Neha
Jammu, July 1: The leadership of the comprehensively defeated NC is making loud noises and asserting that the NC would form the next Government in the state on its own, as it has the required organizational machinery at its disposal and effective leadership that has the ability to inspire confidence among party cadres and turn tables on its political rivals, particularly the PDP in Kashmir and BJP in Jammu. It is obvious that the NC leadership has lost touch with the masses and blissfully ignorant about the prevailing political environment in the state.
The NC leadership says that the party has its support-base speard across the state. No, it says that NC is the only party that has a... | |
| | | | China violates spirit of Panchsheel despite swearing by it | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 1: China has a peculiar way of celebrating the 60-year old Panchsheel (peaceful coexistence). And it can be done only by China. Two events need to be cited in support of peculiar ways of Beijing engaged in celebrating peaceful coexistence. One is the release of a map in which Arunachal Pradesh has been shown part of China.
That China has been eyeing Arunachal Pradesh is an old story, as old as 52 years but the way the map was circulated during the celebrations related to 60-year long panchsheel sounds intriguing. More intriguing is the way the map was released when India's Vice-president, M. Hamid Ansari was in Beijing in connection with the celebrations. Th... | |
| | | | Chaotic current registration counters leaving Amaranth devotees in deep mess | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, July 1: Though established with a purpose to facilitate 'On-Spot' registration of those Amaranth pilgrims who reach Jammu without obtaining a valid Yatra permit, the current registration counters set up across city, like previous years, are again hogging the limelight for wrong reasons.
The facility of Current Registration arrangement has been made available to Amarnath pilgrims at several locations in Jammu city including Vaishnavi Dham and Saraswati Dham near Railway Station, Jammu Haat (Exhibition Ground) and Ram Mandir, Purani Mandi.
As part of the compulsory guidelines to undertake the Amarnath yatra, the pilgrims, who arrive in Jammu without having valid ya... | |
| | | | Azad to take over 'reins' of Congress in Assembly polls | | Made Chairman of Campaign Committee, formal announcement soon | | | Formal announcement soon
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 1: Notwithstanding his defeat in LS polls, Congress High Command has once again reposed full faith and trust in the capability and leadership qualities of party's old war horse Ghulam Nabi Azad . Azad has been made Chairman of Election Campaign Committee for forthcoming Assembly polls in J&K , the formal announcement of which will be made shortly. The crucial decision has come as a big disappointment for loyalists of Soz camp who were vocal for some time in projecting his name for the big task as the responsibility entrusted upon Azad is indicative of more than just one one big decision by the Congress High command.
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| | | | BSNL's 'Brand new policy' bothers Subscribers | | Officials reluctant to give GM's Contact | | |
Shiv Thakur
Jammu, July 1: Despite serving people with a enormous services, BSNLis again in Limelight for bothering the users as the offnet connectivity of BSNL mobile again seems null.
A bunch of sources said to early times that BSNL again haven't missed chance to bother its subscribers as the connectivity of BSNL mobiles to other service provider is seen out of order today. Sources also rued that it is not for the first time that BSNL loses its connectivity but it is the problem repeated again after an interval of time asBSNL is known for its non- connectivity with other mobile networks.
Sources further rued that the signal problem is in notoriety from few days but today it crosse... | |
| | | | Construction in Pahalgam continue despite High Court ban | | PDA officials accused of corruption | | |
Saahil Suhail
Pahalgam, July 1: Despite high court ban on constructions in Pahalgam, people enjoying bureaucratic patronage continue to violate the ban.
Sources inside the development authority revealed that the illegal construction works in this sensitivity environment is being mainly carried out by the affluent business men and people enjoying in nexus with the officials of the authority.
They said that in wild life area unknown violators have started re-constructing the hut owned by a former deceased wildlife conservator, Mir Inayattulah at Choor Bridge in Aru Mandlen. Sources said that similarly a Panch, Farooq Ahmad Koka affiliated with National Conference is also construct... | |
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