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| | | | JAKFED scam: Rs 72.80 lakh ‘misappropriated’ ….? | | 129 cheques of JAKFED bounced: FA/CAO, Minister tight lipped | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, July 26: Amid the ‘melee’ between officials in JAKFED notwithstanding their defence and counter defence strategy more skeletons have started coming out from cupboard. Recently JAKFED officials alleged about misappropriation of whooping amount worth Rs 72.80 lakh in JAKFED when atleast 129 cheques got bounced and concerned Minister still claims his innocence.
According to sources in JAKFED the recent misappropriations/ financial irregularities peeped out from the official records during an departmental inquiry. The shocking revelations were made by Financial Advisor cum Chief Accounts Officer (FA/CAO) during his preliminary inquiry.
If the said inquiry report of FA/CAO... | |
| | | | 16, 000 passport applications still pending in J&K, CM's directive misfires | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, July 26: Habitual of fudging figures and making exaggerated claims, Jammu and Kashmir Government is yet to clear more than 16, 000 passport applications.
Home department has been taking minimal interest in getting the entire much delayed process speeded up. Chief Minister's office has dispensed its responsibility by issuing a statement that Government has taken up the issue of pending passports with Union Ministry of External Affairs, which has assured of getting the process speeded up.
Delay is owing to laid back attitude of State agencies involved in the process of verification of passport application. Intense scrutiny by atleast three security agencies i.e. C... | |
| | | | Jagti allotment reeks of partiality, skewed facts | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: Resentment and feeling of un-fairness is quite palpable among Kashmiri Pandits whose name have not come in the list of 549 persons to whom two-room tenement at Jagti township was made by Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Ravinder Pandita.
Complains of nepotism, partiality and skewed fact have cropped up and it's putting question mark over rationality and fairness of the allotment.
The township was build under Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Programme for J&K and rehabilitation and return of KPs constitute an important aspect of this programme.
The fact that the plan was devised by not less than the Prime Minister himself , the allotment should hav... | |
| | | | Non-delegates make it to PCC, factionalism go downhill in Kashmir Congress | | | | Bashir Assad
srinagar, July 26: Notwithstanding the directions of the Congress high command to bring a truce among the warring factions of the State unit of the party, Soz faction has reportedly done a mischief while nominating members for Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) as a significant number of non-delegates have made it to the apex body in the State. Moreover, members hailing actually from one block have been nominated from a different block that has sparked fresh hullabaloo between the two warring factions.
The approved list of the members of PCC from Kashmir region available with the Early Times speaks volumes about how one particular faction has managed the nomination of its l... | |
| | | | Plea for quashing of cases against Army officer's wife rejected | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: An army official now elevated to the rank of Colonel, was forced to eat a humble pie when High Court J&K rejected his plea for quashing of cases registered against his wife namely Archana Choudhary, booked for duping various exclusive outlets of branded companies in Jammu of lakhs of rupees, sources said.
Sources said that the plea was forwarded today by the Army Colonel Dinesh Choudhary (husband of alleged accused) before Justice JP Singh. However, following the direction of High Court the plea was forwarded to Sessions Court where Colonel was directed to forwarded plea in this connection to the concerned police stations where cases against his... | |
| | | | Antony orders inquiry into Bandipore killing | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, July 26: Ahead of his visit to Kashmir, Union Defence Minister AK Antony has ordered inquiry into the death of a 25-year-old youth, Hilal Ahmad Dar of Aloosa Bandipore, even as the district headquarters remained shut on a call of local traders’ federation and the separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani called for Valley-wide shutdown on July 28th. Amid the shutdown and clashes today, Minister of State for Home, Nasir Aslam Wani, led a high level official delegation to call on the bereaved family in Bandipore.
During the night intervening, Hilal Ahmad Dar had died in Army’s firing in close vicinity of his village. While as Army maintained that Dar was an armed... | |
| | | | 9 teachers terminated, several other under scanner | | Kishtwar fake certificate scandal | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
kishtwar, July 26: In response to the media reports and case registered by the Kishtwar police in connection with appointment of atleast 16 teachers on fake certificates in Drabshala Education Zone of Kishtwar District, Director School Education Jammu vide his order No: DSEJ/MW/703-714 directed disengagement of services of 9 teachers appointed on fake documents 6-8 years ago.
As per the documents available with Early Times, the order issued by Director School Education Jammu, ZEO Drabshala vide his No. ZEO/D/2011/Estt./243 dated 6-02-2012 submitted report of verification of documents of 16 employees belonging to Drabshala Zone of District Kishtwar to Chief Education Office... | |
| | | | Laila Khan Murder case | | Mumbai Crime Branch appreciates role of Kishtwar Police | | | Early Times Report
kishtwar, July 26: Mumbai Crime Branch presently probing much publicized murder case of Bollywood Starlet Laila Khan and her family in its official communication acknowledged the role and help of Kishtwar police in solving the murder mystery.
The acknowledgment letter written by Niket Kaushik Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mumbai to SSP Kishtwar Bhim Sen Tutti issued wide D.O No. 33/Addl.CP/Crime/2012 stated that the district police has been commendable with its support during the course of investigation of a widely publicized and critical matter of disappearance of Laila Khan and her family members. The officer has expressed his deep appreciation on behalf... | |
| | | | After sarpanch allegedly beat up JE at Samba over poor work quality, his colleagues go on flash strike | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: After a sarpanch allegedly beat up a junior engineer (JE) of R&B sub-division, Samba, over "poor" quality work, his colleagues today went on flash strike and threatened to intensify their struggle if action was not taken against the accused.
JE Lavinder Singh on Wednesday went to Thalora Mandi, a remote area of Samba, to inspect work on Goran-Samotha road.
He told ET over phone that while he was inspecting work, Thalora Mandi sarpanch Varinder Singh came there and allegedly abused him. "The sarpanch later manhandled me and beat me up," he alleged.
When Lavinder today brought the matter to the notice of his colleagues in R&B sub-division, Samba, they we... | |
| | | | Bedi commission gets another extension, hopefully its last | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: The term of Justice H.S. Bedi commission probing the death of NC worker, Haji Yousuf has been extended for the 5th consecutive time. The latest extension given to the commission is for two months.
A highly reputed retired judge of the country's Apex Court was appointed to probe the death of the NC worker who died in the custody of the State Crime Branch on September 30 last year after he was handed over to them by the State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his Gupkar Residence in Srinagar city.
Haji Yousuf had been called to the CM's residence after two other NC workers, Mohammad Yusuf Bhat of Ganderbal and Abdul Salam Rishi of Anantnag complained to the... | |
| | | | Jammu leadership's indifferent attitude | | People's Woes | | | Neha
Jammu, July 26: How do the people of Jammu Pradesh view its leadership? They say that "they are suffering owing to non-availability of power and safe drinking water and holding protest demonstrations at different places for months now, but the Kashmiri-dominated NC-led coalition Government has not thought it advisable to turn its attention to their woes and mitigate their hardships". They say that "it's not at all surprising". They say that "the NC-Congress coalition Government is not just Kashmiri dominated. It is also patently Valley-centric. It never cared for them in the past. Its attitude remains unchanged even today, notwithstanding the very serious crisis that has gripped Jammu... | |
| | | | Unsafe Shri Amarnath Yatra; J&K govt, SASB to blame? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: If death count of pilgrims is any indication, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) alongwith Jammu and Kashmir Government have made annual Yatra an unsafe journey for thousands of pilgrims across the country.
Such is the callousness of both the Board and the State Government that so far more than 100 pilgrims have died during the last one month of Yatra. The deaths prompted Supreme Court of India to take suo moto cognizance of increasing death toll. It has now framed a committee to look into problems being faced by pilgrims on way to Lord Shiva's cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in north Kashmir, situated at a height of 13,500 feet.
The trek to Lord Shiva's c... | |
| | | | More Amarnath yatris will die a miserable death | | SASB Hails Its Chairman -- II | | | Rustam
Jammu, July 26: The Central BJP leadership did a right thing by taking up the issue with the Union Home Minister, but it is difficult to say that the authorities in Jammu & Kashmir will do the needful and take all the necessary steps to create the required facilities en-route the Holy Shrine of Baba Amarnathji. This belief stems from the two fundamental factors in the State politics. One is that the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) is headed by someone who has "no interest" in the Amarnath yatra.
It bears recalling the NN Vohra took over as State Governor on June 25, 2008 replacing Lt Gen (retd) SK Sinha who had done a commendable job overcoming all the hurdles created by the then... | |
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