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5 months elapse, Planning department yet to authorize 100% plan 8/23/2013 12:39:55 AM Akshay Azad Jammu, Aug 22: It can be rightly called as careless approach of Planning and Development department (P&DD) that almost five crucial months of this financial year have elapsed but P&DD is yet to give 100 percent plan authorization to various Government departments, hampering various development works across the state. Sources informed Early Times that on July 9 this year the annual plan of state was approved while the scheme of finance was conveyed to Jammu and Kashmir by Planning Commission of India. "Despite getting scheme of finances from PCI, the state planning department has failed to give 100 percent plan authorization to Government departments, raising a serious question mark over working of P&DD and Omar Abdullah led State Government", sources said. An official said that the file regarding 100 percent plan authorization was sent to Principal Secretary of P&DD, around 10 days back but the file has not returned back. "It is not clear whether the file is kept by concerned Minister or Chief Secretary but due to delay in approval of 100 percent plan authorization,...   READ MORE

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BJP finally realizes its citadel 'crumbling', popularity on wane Carving out one more district in Jammu Mahanagar….! 8/23/2013 12:39:39 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: State unit of BJP may well be in euphoria for the lead it took and some gains it made in the political developments post clashes in Kishtwar, it has yet to strengthen its grip in Jammu and adjoining areas which are considered to be strong bastions of the party. Thanks to the 'policy of appeasement' (of stalwarts and senior leaders) as also the culture of lobbyism which is driving the party into fragments rather than making it as one cohesive force, formidable for the rivals. Sources from within the party said that the major cause of worry for those who are associated with the party as a matter of conviction and ideological commitments is that BJP'...   READ MORE   Dozens of employees injured, scores arrested Police wield batons, lob water cannons; foil employees march to CM residence 8/23/2013 12:39:26 AM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Aug 22: Police used force and resorted to lathi-charge while foiling the march of state Government employees towards the residence of Chief Minister here on Thursday. Police also lobbed water cannons on protesting employees who were adamant to march towards the residence of Chief Minister. Reports said that dozens of employees suffered injuries during the police action and scores among them were arrested by police and then lodged in different police stations. The police action led to disruption of traffic and pedestrian movement on the busy Maulana Azad Road. The people who were walking on the road could be seen running for safety as the police swooped on the pro...   READ MORE   Denies information about its own functioning Custodian of RTI, SIC violates Act itself 8/23/2013 12:38:52 AM Arun Singh Jammu, Aug 22: Explicitly violating the norms it stands guarantee to, the State Information Commission (SIC) has failed to provide information sought by an information seeker with regards to the SIC itself per the provisions of Right To Information (RTI) Act. State Information Commission that is responsible for ensuring accountability on part of the PIOs of various departments and insuring that relevant information was provided to the seeker within stipulated time has faltered when information regarding its own working was sought. Raj Kumar an information seeker had filed an RTI under receipt number EE875264590 with PIO of SIC on June 20, 2013 to know about the status of vari...   READ MORE   Govt in no mood to extend LA's autumn session 8/23/2013 12:38:40 AM Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, Aug 22: Though the demand for having an extended session of the State Assembly in Srinagar is gaining momentum, the Government seems determined to have the session as brief as possible. According to reliable sources the Speaker of the J&K Assembly, Mubarak Gul was in favour of an extended session, however, the Government seems adamant to have a brief autumn session. They said the Government is in no mood to have an extended session at Srinagar though the Speaker in view of the demand of the legislators was favouring an extended session. Sources further averred that the session will be of 7 to 8 working days only-which the MLAs cutting across the party lines have b...   READ MORE   Pro Azad Ministers Refuse to Boycott Cabinet Meeting Congress at crossroads 8/23/2013 12:38:32 AM Javaid Naikoo SRINAGAR, Aug 22: As the routine Cabinet meeting is likely to be held shortly, the Ministers of owing allegiance to Azad , sources said have refused to boycott the meeting. The party had called for boycott of Cabinet to protest tirade of Mustafa Kamaal. Sources said the Azad loyalists have refused to boycott the Cabinet meeting. Sources said that all the Congress Ministers after a through consensus with their colleagues across the country and particularly with their role model, Ghulam Nabi Azad have decided not to boycott the forthcoming Cabinet meetings, as according to them, such a move can prove fatal for not only to the coalition Government but can further degra...   READ MORE   Will Kashmiri Hindu Government employees migrate from Valley? Attack on Pulwama Transit Camp 8/23/2013 12:38:02 AM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 22: Will the Kashmiri Hindu Government employees posted in Kashmir under the Prime Minister's Special Employment Package pack up and migrate to Jammu? If the August 19 deliberate attack on the Pulwama Transit Camp, Haal, and the manner in which the Kashmiri Hindu employees protested a day later is any indication then it can be said that their days in Kashmir are just numbered and that they would either give up their jobs and return to Jammu or seek transfer from Kashmir to Jammu. About five dozen Kashmiri Hindu employees, engaged under the Prime Minister's Special Employment Package some two years ago, reside at Haal, Pulwama Transit Camp". On Monday night, their houses ...   READ MORE   Kishtwar minorities explode normalcy myth Observe strike against `doctored' peace by Taj, Rana 8/23/2013 12:39:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: The state government's doctored peace and stage managed peace march in the Kishtwar has been exposed within the 24-hours with minority communities observing strike. The doctored peace was engineered by Devinder Rana, close confidant of chief minister, on the day when the state government in an affidavit in the Supreme Court stated that it had put in efforts to build confidence among the two communities. Rakesh Mahajan and Somnath Sharma of Kishtwar, who were taken out by NC provincial president Devender Singh Rana to participate in peace march have made it clear that they didn't participate in the march with heart. Somnath Sharma has given in writin...   READ MORE   SIC serves penalty notice to Add Secretary Home 8/23/2013 12:39:47 AM ET Report SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The State Information Commission (SIC) in one of its strict orders passed recently has sought an explanation from Additional Secretary to Government Home Department for his failure to furnish information under J&K RTI Act 2009 to an Information seeker from Srinagar. As per the details available with Early Times an Information seeker (RTI Applicant) Khurram Parvez from Srinagar had filed an application before PIO of Home Department on 12.1.2012 and subsequent first appeal was filed before the First Appellate Authority (FAA) Home Department on 26.4.2012 . As the PIO as well as the FAA Home Department had failed to dispose of the information seeker's request ...   READ MORE   Irregularities in social welfare department `Sakina's silence sending wrong signals' 8/23/2013 12:38:16 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: A massive scam involving misappropriation of funds meant for student scholarship has surfaced in the Social Welfare Department. According to documentary evidence, names of scores of students figure twice and even thrice in the list of the beneficiaries. When contacted, such students said the money has been given to them only once. The sordid tale does not end here. Funds meant for Scheduled Tribe, handicapped and other categories have been given to candidates from open category. The process, sources said, has been going on for quite some time without any check from the authorities. The scholarship, it is pertinent to mention is given from class Ist t...   READ MORE   BJP smells conspiracy to trigger migration of minorities Beneath claims of restoration of peace in Kishtwar 8/23/2013 12:17:41 AM early times report Jammu, Aug 22: A day after All Party Delegation led by Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohiudin claimed to have successfully brokered peace in violence hit Kishtwar, BJP has deflated the inflated claims by saying that trust deficit remained amongst the people. Leader of BJP Legislative Party and National Executive Member Dr Nirmal Singh, who had gone to Kishtwar as part of all party delegation today said that there was huge gulf of mistrust between the two communities that needed to be addressed. In a statement a spokesperson of the BJP said the two leaders held separate meetings with the prominent citizens of the both the communities and managed to bring them at d...   READ MORE   Rattanpuri's statement pointing fingers at Rana generates heat MP has animosity with Rana, says Shariq with advise of 'refrain' 8/23/2013 12:10:06 AM early times report Srinagar, Aug 22: Broadcaster turned politician who chose his political career with National Conference GN Rattanpuri's statement, on expected lines, has stirred up the hornet's nest and generated heat well within the party, with rank and file of NC stunned at the brazen accusations against none other than the closest man in the coterie of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Rattanpuri, pointing fingers at Devinder Singh Rana, albeit without naming him directly had said that at least one leader within NC ranks are 'hands in-glove' with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bajrang Dal. Apparently, in order to do some damage control bid, a day after this statement came, ...   READ MORE   Conman from UP among two held, another absconding Duped a lady of Rs 55000 on pretext of resolving her problems 8/23/2013 12:03:16 AM Et Report Jammu, Aug 22: A conman (Dongi Baba) along with his associate both hailing from Meerut (UP) were arrested from their office at Krishna Nagar Jammu for allegedly duping people of their valuables and cash by claiming resolve of personal and business problems. Meanwhile one of their associate still is evading his arrest and manhunt is on. Police sources said a conman identified namely Naseer-ud-Din S/O Ahmed Hassan R/O Tarapori Lisadi Meerut (UP) along with his associate namely Mohd Rayees S/O Mohd Khalil R/O Ismail Nagar Meerut (UP) were apprehended from their office at Krishna Nagar Jammu. "Both the accused had been running an office in the name of MS Khan Bharti where they duped...   READ MORE   Perceptible rise in militancy raises concerns about escalation 8/23/2013 12:02:54 AM Majid Ahmad SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The perceptible rise in militancy in the last few months in Kashmir has raised concerns in the security establishment about an escalation in future. Experts cite shift of focus of the security forces from conducting anti-insurgency operations to handling law and order problems as one of the main reasons for the rise in militant activities. "Security forces have increasingly been involved in handling law and order problems and protests since 2008 Amarnath land row agitation and 2010 summer unrest in which more that 100 people were killed. As a result, counter-insurgency operations were badly hampered," a senior police officer told Early Times. He said security...   READ MORE   Police to withdraw security vehicles from politicians 8/22/2013 11:30:52 PM Et Report Jammu, Aug 22: The Government has mulled up to withdraw all the Government vehicles provided to politicians including former MLAs, MLCs, MPs and Ministers, Reports said the DGP, Ashok Prasad, after having a review of the security Vehicles to VIPs, and VVIPs in the State, mulled up a proposal to withdraw all Government vehicle from the politicians of the State expect the sitting MLAs, MLCs and Ministers and forwarded it to the Government for its final nod, which according to sources has been reverted back to the DGP with a positive note.Now as the department has started implementing the decision, the former Ministers and other politicians will not be able to travel in the Gover...   READ MORE   Himachal Sport Company gets Crores from Tourism Deptt, JK Bank Mughal Road Rally 8/23/2013 12:39:15 AM Mustansir SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is annually spending 4 to 5 crore rupees on a Himachal Pradesh based private motor sports company which organizes Mughal Road car rally every year since 2008. And what is even more shocking is the fact that reports of spreading false and malicious information by the tour and travel operators of Shimla about J&K Tourism are still appearing in news-papers. Though the tourism department has been stating that the Mughal Rally is being organized annually to promote adventure tourism in Jammu and Kashmir but truth behind spending huge amount by a cash starved state on the event is to give direct benefit to the Himachal based Motorspo...   READ MORE   Rattanpuri challenges Omar, ridicules Kamaal NC hand-in-glove with 'RSS' 8/23/2013 12:37:50 AM Neha JAMMU, Aug 22: The ruling National Conference (NC) is being roundly denounced by almost all the parties. Even some of the Congress leaders do not spare the NC. But more importantly, the NC is being condemned by some NC leaders as well. One of the NC leaders has even gone to the extent of challenging NC working president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, ridiculing his uncle and party additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal and accusing one NC leader of being hand-in-glove with the RSS and the Bajrang Dal. The case in point is what Ghulam Nabi Rattanpuri, who is party MP in Rajya Sabha, said on Wednesday while taking on the top NC leadership. A few days ago, a report suggested that...   READ MORE   Seeking credit card?: Journalists, Lawyers, Policemen in Banks' negative list 8/22/2013 11:25:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 22: If you are a Journalist, Police man or a Lawyer and want to have a Credit Card, you may have to face an embarrassing denial as Banks have put individuals in these three professions into their negative list, eventhough banks have no rhyme or reason behind this discrimination. Advocate Sumit Sharma while talking to Early Times said, "I got a call from a private bank offering me a credit card, when I applied for the same, at the time of filling the form the executive asked me about my profession; when I said I was an Advocate, he refused to fill my form saying that bank did not issue credit card to Advocates, Journalists and police." "It was so embarrassing...   READ MORE

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