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| J&K set to cut plan size of each deptt by 25 percent | | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Planning Commission's approved plan of Rs 7,300 crore will largely be on paper and effective plan will eventually be less than Rs. 3,000 crore. This puzzlement in the plan is because of the poor fiscal management of the present Omar Abdullah led political dispensation.
The Government has not only plan expenditure to meet out of this allocation but non-plan deficit left, tied grants and the compensation for land acquisition under the PMGSY will also have to be met out of the approved plan of 7,300 crore. An amount of Rs. 898 crore of the no- plan deficit left unfunded will have to be met out of the 7,300 crore.
Rs. 710 crore has also to be met out of the plan allocation for purpose of land acquisition under the PMGSY. Rs. 710 crore was earlier proposed to be given to state under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) head. Besides this, a large constituent of the plan of about Rs. 2,300 crore will have to be used to finance the tied grants.
Sources in Planning and Finance Department told Early Times that the non-plan expenditure under revenue component (... | |
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| MoS Manohar takes a rational line Congress joins hands with separatists, demands disbanding of VDCs | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 17: The minorities and nationalist sections of society in Jammu & Kashmir were expecting that the Congress party, which has been sharing power with the NC for years now, would condemn the Kashmiri separatists and all others in Kashmir who have intensified their hate-campaign against the Village Defence Committees (VDCs) since the August 9 communal onslaught in Kishtwar, but it has not happened. On the contrary, the Congress has come out openly against the VDCs and, like the separatists, demanded disbanding of the VDCs.
It was none other then former Minister and Member AICC Abdul Gani Vakil who demanded immediate disbanding of the VDCs while addressing party w... | |
| | | | Would Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar's gamble pay him or NC? | | | |
Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, Aug 17: Finally after having fought the 2008 elections against the NC as a Congress candidate from this constituency, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar, the son of former Minister Sheikh Jabbar has decided to join the NC.
Interestingly, Ishfaq has been persuaded by NC provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani to join the NC so that the electoral prospects of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah improve during the 2014 assembly electionsfrom Ganderbal assembly constituency. Ishfaq had polled around 5000 votes during the 2008 elections and had those votes gone in favour of PDP candidate, Qazi Mohammad Afzal, Omar could have lost the 2008 elections as well to Qazi who had defeated him... | |
| | | | Kishtwar assault The Indian Left and National Conference | | | | Neha
Jammu, Aug 17: The attitude of the Indian Left, especially the CPI-M, towards the pro-autonomy National Conference, has undergone a radical change. It appears surprising but it is a fact. That the attitude of the CPI-M vis-à-vis the National Conference has changed could be seen from what its MP Sitaram Yechury said in the Rajya Sabha on August 12 while reflecting on the August 9 incident in Kishtwar, which had caused fear psychosis in the minority community, as it was not really protected by the civil and police administration in the manner they should have considering the nature of the incident and prevailing environment vitiated by anti-national elements.
Sitaram Yechury, like othe... | |
| | | | J&K Govt must emulate his simple, transparent employment policy | | Omar's obsession of drawing comparsions with Modi | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's 'obsession' with Gujrat Chief Minister Narender Modi has lately increased to such an extent that he compares everything promptly with Modi's state, his governance and his policies. At the centre of comparison albeit there is venom, sarcasm and loads of criticism, for all wrong things and happenings Omar chooses to compare. Seldom does he look at the sharp contrast in positive aspects of all round development scenario, or to mention the employment picture of Gujarat state, on which Omar lags far behind.
Narender Modi in his Inedependence Day Speech, which drew the attention of entire nation on account of his open cha... | |
| | | | Kishtwar communal violence: Politicians fail to rise aboveS political motiveS | | | |
Early Time Report
Jammu, Aug 17: The Kishtwar violence had given a chance to political leaders across the state to rise above their political motives and work for the betterment of society and state on the whole but these leaders have failed and lost an opportunity to unite the state.
This is not true of leaders of only couple of parties like National Conference (NC) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) but leaders from Congress, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Panthers Party (NPP) and much more adopted a political stand and started doing politics on the blood of people of the state.
As on one side the BJP senior leaders Arun Jaitley decided to reach Kishtwar and do politics, other... | |
| | | | Kishtwar riots hits annual Hawan of KPs in Shopian, steep drop in pilgrim number | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: At a time when Kishtwar turmoil has given birth to chaos and commotion across the state, the scheduled annual Hawan of migrated Kashmiri Pandits in South Kashmir's Shopian district is badly hit by it, resulting in less attendance of pilgrims to the place.
The three day Annual Hawan, Murti Sthapan and Shrawan Bah in old temple at Devgam area in Shopian district which began today according to the visiting pilgrims is short of by around 50% pilgrims as compared to last year as the ongoing turmoil across the state has disseminated a wrong message among the Kashmiri migrant Pandits living in different parts of India.
Pilgrims said that while as they feel safe... | |
| | | | Jammu IGP eats a humble pie at Kishtwar Sulking in anger over delayed police action, minority community refused to meet him | | | |
Arun Singh
Jammu, Aug 17: In what indicates anger and resentment against the government and a delayed police action which resulted in avoidable mayhem in hours , Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone Rajesh Kumar had to eat a humble pie ay Kishtwar when the minority community refused to meet him during his visit to the trouble torn district.
According to sources, when the senior cop few days back went to meet the members of civil society (both the communities)post clashes apparently to take stock of their condition, the members of the minority community who in particular are hurt over delayed police action , boycotted the meeting to express their anguish over the failure of... | |
| | | | MGNREGS implementation in J&K - (I) Where are 3 tier Vigilance Committees? | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: The guidelines issued by Ministry of Rural Development Government of India stress upon all the state Governments for the constitution of a three tier Vigilance committees to check proper implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
The J&K State is yet to constitute this three tier system. Even if such committees have been constituted they appear to be confined to the papers only. In absence of these vigilance committees the corruption is rampant in implementation of MGNREGS in J&K .
As per the guidelines under MGNREGA all States are supposed to make an arrangement for a three-tier vigilance mechanism to... | |
| | | | | | | Repression from clerics & separatists may force women in J&K to emulate Malala & Aryana | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.And hope the extremists and fundamentalists in the Kashmir valley try to understand Newton's first law of motion though the scientist had not been then felt upset over the way women were being forced to live,dress and eat as per the wishes of the clerics in the male dominated society.
Though the dress code,imposed by separatists,extremists and militants from time to time,has been rejected by majority of women,especially those who have enrolled themselves in various educational institutions and professional colleges and by those working in Government departments and private sector enterpr... | |
| | | | Simmering anger continues, polarization deepened in Kishtwar | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Violence and riots may have been controlled for now but Kishtwar things are far from being normal and anger may burst again if post violence order is not restored in a positive and constructive manner. According to reports, intelligence agencies have told district administration that polarization has seeped deep in the society and the minority community in the town, which had suffered extensive damage, is furious with the administration and also with the government.
The minorities have also been hurt by the remarks of outgoing MoS MLA Sajjad Kitchloo that people from right wing organization-Bajrang Dal- had planned to kill him by attacking him.
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| | | | It's official only! I-day function failed to attract commoner's eye in Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Independence Day function in Jammu was anything but peoples' function. It was reduced to just an official function, with rather compulsory participation of some schools and also forces.
It was after long time that people didn't participate in Independence function in Jammu, which has been the hot bed of nationalism and pluralism in the state. People voluntarily boycotted I-Day to protest against the violence in Kishtwar which left three people dead and also against the collapse of district administration in controlling it.
People had earlier boycotted I-Day during 2008 Amarnath Land row, which had polarized the state along regional and religious lines.... | |
| | | | Goswami, Kumar set the record straight Slap on the face of opponents of VDC | | | | Rustam
Jammu, Aug 17: On Friday, two important developments took place in Jammu and Kashmir suggesting that there are elements in the establishments in the state and at the centre who say what is right and what is wrong. Home Secretary to the Jammu and Kashmir Government Suresh Kumar showed the vested interests their rightful place when he said that the state Government did not have any proposal to disband the Village Defence Committees (VDCS). "There is no such proposal with the state Government to disband those," he said, adding that it was true that there is criticism of the VDCs in certain quarters". Obviously, he referred to Syed Ali Shah Geelani and ilk who consider the VDCs as "exte... | |
| | | | Politicization of I-day speech Silence over Omar, too much noise over Modi irks social, political outfits | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's speech on 67th Independence Day function at Srinagar targeting some national political parties and accusing them of discriminating with people of Jammu and Kashmir has drawn wide spread criticism with leaders of various social and political organizations also targeting Congress for maintaining stoic silence over the issue.
Leaders of various political parties and social organizations have taken serious exception to CM's speech wherein he chose Independence Day function to target national political parties of discriminating with people of Jammu and Kashmir. He had held out that it is the cause of simmering resentment in Kashm... | |
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