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Govt restores SMS facility in Kashmir, says Big No to Mobile Internet in Jammu Jammuites, silent sufferers even on New Year eve 12/31/2019 11:02:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: As the government is lifting curbs on SMS facility in Kashmir from midnight besides restoring internet to Kashmir hospitals, the authorities stoically remained mute over restoring internet services in Jammu. Even on the eve of new year when the people in Jammu region were hopeful that the mobile internet will be restored so that they will be able to use this facility to exchange greetings with friends and relatives, the government however ruthlessly left them depressed, annoyed and anxious. As per the reports, SMS services will start in Kashmir from 12 in the midnight after a gap of almost five months. Addressing press conference at Jammu, principal secretary to Government, Rohit Kansal said that SMS services will start functioning again in Kashmir...   READ MORE

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'Don't sideline J&K, Ladakh people, they deserve a better deal' 12/31/2019 11:02:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: With transition of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir into the Union Territory (UT), anyone from across the country can apply for a government job in J&K. "When the Government of India announced its decision to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories, people across the J&K had only one concern i.e. the rights of the local residents should be safeguarded," an analyst told Early Times. He said, "The bogey about Article 371 being implemented in J&K proved to be a mere rhetoric which the local BJP leaders floated to keep the people busy." The analyst said, "It is unfortunate that politicians who ruled J&K in the pas...   READ MORE   Fighting for vehicles, bungalows, BJP leaders forget AIIMS project 12/31/2019 11:02:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: One more year has been passed but setting of AIIMS at Jammu is still a distant dream because local BJP leaders are more worried about their vehicles and palatial bungalows. None of the BJP leader has spoken even a single word to start construction of AIIMS because their first priority is to accommodate more luxuries for them. Like many other projects, AIIMS has also missed repeated deadlines and peoples' representatives were fighting for jammers and bungalows. Reports said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced AIIMS for Jammu in November 2105 but civil work of this ambitious project is yet to start. The J&K Government has identified 1,954 ka...   READ MORE   BJP eyes Srinagar seats for Assembly 12/31/2019 11:02:07 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Even as Srinagar is seen as "bastion" of the regional parties like National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party for the Assembly elections, the right wing Bharatiya Janta Party is now eyeing to get its share from the summer capital of Srinagar in the coming elections likely to be held in 2020. Sources said the BJP, which already has its councilors in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, has started looking for some faces, which can bag seats in the Assembly elections. Sources said apart from grooming some of the leaders already associated with the BJP, the party looks ahead to rope in more faces, who are "already known in the social and political c...   READ MORE   MCH authorities store blood in vaccine carrier, put patient lives at risk 12/31/2019 11:01:53 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report ANANTNAG, Dec 31: Putting lives of poor patients at risk, the authorities at Maternity and Child Care hospital are blatantly storing blood in vaccine carrier as the blood storage unit has developed snags few months ago. A video in possession of Early Times shows blood being stored in Ice lined Refrigerator (ILR) which is meant to store vaccines of immunization. According to Medical experts' vaccines and blood points can't be stored together in a single storage device as both require different temperatures. "It is unfair to store bloods points and vaccines together in a single storage device as it can harm the both as they require different temperatures,...   READ MORE   Fraudulent withdrawal of crores of rupees against MGNREGA payments CJM Kishtwar directs police to register FIR, investigate role of officials 12/31/2019 11:01:46 PM aSIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 31: In an alleged case of misappropriation of crores of rupees through fraudulent withdrawal of material payments under MGNREGA, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kishtwar has directed the police to investigate the matter. CJM, Sudhir Khajuria has asked the SHO Kishtwar to file a case under Section 156(3) CrPC against the accused person and directed him to register an FIR after ascertaining the cognizable offence in term of the allegations leveled against the accused by the complainants. The payments were withdrawn in the name of a blue eyed person-who is now working as GRS in same Panchayat from where the said amount has been embezzled, ...   READ MORE   Construction of procurement Mandis in Jammu region yet to see light of day Farmers' unending plights continue 12/31/2019 11:01:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: It seems that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Administration hardly bothers to mitigate the grievances of farmers' community like previous governments as the long awaited demand of construction of procurement Mandis yet to see the light of day. Sources told Early Times that the construction of permanent procurement centres had remained long time demand of the farmers' community of Jammu region so that they can get their paddy corps on reasonable price i.e. on Minimum Support Price (MSP). They further said that as per exist practice, the procurement centres are set up in open in the field, where government agencies procure paddy crops and sto...   READ MORE   Major toll plaza at Lakhanpur Jammu-Pathankot Highway abolished 12/31/2019 11:01:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced abolition of toll posts, including at Lakhanpur along Jammu-Pathankot highway, a move that will lead to a loss of Rs 1,500 crore to the exchequer annually. The decision of the abolishment of the toll tax from the New Year was welcomed by traders while industrialists termed the withdrawal of toll tax as a "Black Death Warrant for J&K Industrial Sector". Announcing the decision at a press conference here, Principal Secretary, planning, monitoring and development Rohit Kansal said the government has decided to set up a High Powered Committee under the chairmanship of Advisor to LG KK Sharma to interact...   READ MORE   Lt Governor reviews progress of NHAI, NHIDCL projects 12/31/2019 11:01:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 31: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to expedite the pace of work on the four-laning of Ramban to Banihal and two-laning of Chenani-Sudhmahadev road. The Lt Governor passed these directions while reviewing the progress of various projects being undertaken by the NHAI and NHIDCL under implementation in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in a meeting here at the Civil Secretariat. Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Mo...   READ MORE   Nature must be protected while framing MP for Sonamarg: HC 12/31/2019 8:53:39 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has left it open for the government to examine issues relating to completion of Master Plan for Sonamarg meadow, underlining that it wants viable solution and not "paper work without substance not meeting the requirement of protecting the nature of the famous Tourist destination on the Tourism Resort plans." "The concern of the Court in this PIL is to ensure that the formulation of GIS based Tourism Master Plan for Sonamarg-2040 is finalized with some yielding results. It should not be a paper work without substance not meeting the requirement of protecting the nature of the famous Tourist destination on the Tourism Resor...   READ MORE

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