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Police bosses sore over diminishing protocol Breach of warrant of precedence to proclaim administrative superiority 8/1/2014 11:54:21 PM Abodh Sharma JAMMU, Aug 1: Police bosses are sulking over their diminishing protocol in the administrative set up that has changed quite a bit during the last decade, inadvertently bringing the men in khaki much below their civilian counter parts. Sources divulge that while the professional compulsions restrain them from ventilating their feelings, anguish is brewing amongst the police officers over complete violation of warrant of precedence, relegating them to a position much below they deserve in hierarchy of administrative protocol. While in district administration, District Superintendents of Police were considered at par with the Deputy Commissioners, the civilian officers were placed higher as they were also designated as the District Magistrates. Similarly, till about two decades back, when DIGs of Police headed zones, they were considered at par with the Divisional Commissioners in the civil administration; but eventually, IGPs were designated as Zonal heads and four to five DIGs were deputed as Range heads under them while Divisional Commissioner remained only one, agai...   READ MORE

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Kashmir: Who has occupied whose land Geelani Sahab? 8/1/2014 11:54:07 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 1: Definitely not for his exclusive political ideology and his passion for the 'jihad' that is surfacing with its most savage manifestations in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani deserves to be respected for his age. He is an impressive, eloquent speaker and also a prolific author of books and daily statements for Press without break since 1990. But Geelani Sahab needs to be quizzed for some clarifications to the statements he has issued in the past few days with regard to "occupation" of the Kashmir's land and the proposed Kousar Naag yatra. According to him, Narendra Modi's BJP-led Government at th...   READ MORE   J&K puts gag on anonymous complaints, bars departments from taking action 8/1/2014 11:53:58 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Aug 1: Virtually putting a gag order on filing complaints, State Government has asked administrative heads of the autonomous bodies and various Government departments not to entertain anonymous complaints. General Administration Department (GAD) issued a circular no. 29 -GAD (Vig) of 2014, Dated 31-07-2014 lying down detailed procedure for handling anonymous or pseudonymous complaints in the Government departments as well as autonomous bodies. According to this circular, departments have been asked not to take any action on anonymous complaint irrespective of the nature of allegations. GAD has asked the departments not to take the allegations seriously even if...   READ MORE   "Differences" between Omar, Akbar Lone come to fore Appointed by Lone, RUSA Mission director replaced within one month 8/1/2014 11:53:51 PM Akshay Azad JAMMU, Aug 1: Alleged differences between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Higher Education Minister Akbar Lone have come to fore as within a month of the appointment of the Mission Director to Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) by the Minister, the official has been replaced reportedly on the CM's instructions. Sources informed Early Times that on 3rd of July last, Secretary to Higher Education Department Sheikh Mustaq Ahmed was given the additional charge of Mission Director RUSA but today, as per the Government order No 830-GAD of 2014, he has been relieved from the additional charge of RUSA Mission Director and Jahangir Mir, under orders of transfer as Director Soc...   READ MORE   Omar fails to keep his promise of regularizing employees 8/1/2014 11:53:38 PM Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, Aug 1: Tall claims of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to regularize employees within one month is falling flat as 23 year old need base employees working in different departments are still waiting for it. The move which was seen as part of his measure to recover from poll debacle has not been implemented. The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah while announcing perks for other employees set one month deadline for regularization of thousands of need base employees working in Public Health Engineering, Forest, Rural Development Department and Horticulture and other departments since 1991, however all such employees are still waiting for regularization. Need base employee...   READ MORE   Shah proposed visit to Kathua marred with controversies BJP leaders united to oppose interference of outsiders in party 8/1/2014 11:53:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 1: Leaders of the all groups of faction ridden BJP are united to scuttle any move by the outsiders to hijack the party. BJP leaders have decided to clearly tell the high command that ignoring dedicated leaders at the cost of outsiders would not be tolerated. It was result of the show of unity by these leaders entry of a "outspoken" journalist and a pro-claimed king maker, who runs a so-called NGO, was cancelled by the high command. And most important of all the "real" BJP leaders have clearly told the high command that it would send a wrong message if tour programme of newly appointed national president of party, Amit Shah would be arranged without taking lo...   READ MORE   8 more named in CET-2012 cash-for-paper scam 8/1/2014 11:53:15 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 1: The Crime Branch of Police, investigating the multi million cash-for-paper scam allegedly architectured by former BOPEE chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, today filed last supplementary chargesheet, naming against eight more accused in the scam. The investigation agency filed the last supplementary chargesheet before Special Anti-Corruption Judge Kashmir, Mohan Lal Manhas and has named the accused as Abdul Hameed Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat of Kralteng Sopore, Suhail Ahmad Wani son of Sonaullah Wani of Nanil Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Tantray son of Mohammad Shaban Tantray of Wanbal Rangreth Srinagar, Mehvish Bashir daughter of Bashir Ahmad Tantray of Wanbal ...   READ MORE   Cong screening committee to finalise names of candidates for Assembly polls 8/1/2014 11:53:07 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 1: The Congress has for the first time officially announced its screening committee to finalise names of candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. The party was forced to do so after many aspirants started floating their names on the social media. The Congress high command had directed the party to set up the screening committee to stop rumours being floated by some aspirants. The notable thing in the screening committee is the inclusion of Mohammad Sharief Niaz, more importantly because he is a close trustee of former Chief Minister GN Azad. The name of Azad was missing in the list, though other two important persons on the J&K unit of...   READ MORE   NC seeks to win Assembly elections on AFSPA plank Farooq jumps on to Omar's bandwagon 8/1/2014 11:52:59 PM Neha JAMMU, Aug 1: The defeated and desperate NC, which has lost its sheen and appeal over the period, has, it seems, resolved to contest the coming Assembly elections on the planks of autonomy and AFSPA revocation. It has perhaps come to believe that if it is to meet the challenge being posed by the victorious PDP and win a few seats in the Valley, it has to rake up divisive and controversial issues. It is not fighting for the retention of the Chief Minister's chair; it is fighting for its very survival. It knows that it will be extremely difficult to restore the entire political space it lost to the PDP in 2002, 2008 and 2014 and, hence, its desperate attempt to take up controversial and...   READ MORE   Delhi ignoring Kashmir to appease Jammu, says Congress Kashmiri leadership and IIT 8/1/2014 11:52:48 PM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 1: The Kashmir-based Congress leadership is not happy with the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre. Its grouse against the Central Government is that it is ignoring Kashmir and pampering Jammu for vote bank politics. On Thursday, it accused the NDA Government of "fueling divide" in Jammu and Kashmir and bemoaned that the Kashmir valley has been "completely" left-out in the union budget. The Congress accused the NDA Government of ignoring Kashmir on the floor of the Rajya Sabha and said "bounties were showered on other regions" (in this case Jammu and Ladakh). "The BJP Government gave an IIT to Jammu with an eye on the vote bank in the region, but couldn't offer anything ...   READ MORE   Separatists in Kashmir "force" Govt to withdraw permission for Kounsar Nag yatra Govt claims they are not working under pressure 8/1/2014 11:42:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 1 :Probably succumbing to the pressure of separatists in Kashmir, the state government has withdrawn permission for the conduct of holy Kounsar Nag yatra, thereby hurting the religious sentiments of the people having faith in the holy pilgrimage. The state government today made it clear that Kounsar Nag pilgrimage is not a traditional yatra like Shri Amarnath Yatra, adding that it is being managed by its local management. Talking to media persons, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo, minister of State for Home said: "I don't know why people are making it controversial when the Kounsar Nag is not a place of traditional yatra like Amarnath Yatra." He informed that a fe...   READ MORE   Militants snatch weapon from Cop in Srinagar 8/1/2014 11:42:40 PM Mustansir Srinagar, Aug 1: Unidentified militants today snatched a service rifle from a policeman at Qamarwari in Srinagar City. The policeman was posted with a Judge in Srinagar. The incident occurred at the residence of the judge in the city outskirts," the officer added. The incident comes a day after militants shot at a private security guard in the city from close range, injuring him critically. The shooting took place in Kaka Sarai area, barely two kilometers away from where the weapon was snatched Friday. "The tight vigil on Line of Control by the Indian Army has made militants desperate to snatch weapons from security forces," to police official was quoted as having said. ...   READ MORE   SIC directs BDO to refund Rs 5000 RTI fee Failure of providing information to RTI applicant 8/1/2014 11:42:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 1: In a significant development the State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Thathri block in Doda district to refund an amount of Rs 5000 to an information seeker as the BDO who is also the Public Information Officer (PIO) has failed to supply the information within stipulated time inspite of the fact that RTI applicant had deposited the requisite fees in the official account of the BDO cum PIO. As per details available with Early Times one Nisar Ahmed S/o Sher Ali Malik R/o Village Bajja (Chiralla),block Thathri, District Doda moved an application dated 29- 01-2014 before the Public Information Officer/Block ...   READ MORE

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