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| Publicity hungry J&K Govt nowhere , residents in distress seek Army help | | | | Jammu, January 9
While the publicity-hungry J&K administration is miserably failed to cope up with extreme weather, it’s the Army and other central forces which are providing some relief to the people at this crucial time.
Instead of approaching the J&K administration for help during inclement weather, people are also calling the Army to save them during heavy snowfall and incessant rains in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
During the four days, many incidents have been reported when people in distress have approached the local formations of the Army to help them.
On Sunday, the Border Security Force (BSF) airlifted four patients, including a BSF jawan, from the snow-bound Tangdhar sector in Kashmir Valley.
Reports said that on the request of district administration Kupwara, BSF evacuated three patients for medical attention from the Tangdhar sector as the only road connecting the area with district headquarters remains closed.
Notably, the Tangdhar sector is among the three major areas close to the border areas that remain out of bounds for at least six months due to th... | |
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| Lettar-Devkar-Hattal road wears off; locals allege use of substandard material | | |  Ajay Sharma
NOWSHERA, Jan 9: Residents of Nowshera division have blamed shoddy road repair works, alleged use of sub-standard materials and lack of regular repairs for the pathetic condition of Lettar-Devkar-Hattal road in Rajouri district.
Talking to Early Times, a group of locals stated that light rain in the area has turned newly repaired Lettar-Devkar-Hattal road into a stretch of potholes, making it inconvenient for the commuters.
“Despite spending crores of funds for the construction a... | |
| | | | Corona Tsunami: Daily caseload jumps from 22 to 292 in ten days in Jammu district | | | |
Jammu, January 9
Jammu-the winter capital of the Union Territory (UT) is facing Corona Tsunami because the daily caseload in the district has jumped from 22 to 292 in just 10 days.
On December 29, 2021, only 22 fresh Corona cases were reported in the Jammu district. On January 9 this number has jumped to 292. During the last 24 hours, 687 positive cases were reported in all the ten districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Out of these cases, Jammu district alone recorded 292 cases which is a warning signal.
Ten-day ago total active positive cases in the Jammu district were 255 but today this number has swelled to 1230.
On December 29, the Union Territory of J&K had recorded 104 fresh posi... | |
| | | | PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation | | | |
New Delhi, Jan 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country through a video conference.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and other officials were present at the meeting.
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This meeting comes as the country reported more than 1.5 lakh new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and the case tally of the Omicron variant of the virus reached 3,623 in the country.
India reported 1,59,632 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 10.21 per cent, said the Ministry ... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 687 new cases, 3 deaths | | | |
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 09: The Government today informed that 687 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 437 from Jammu division and 250 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 344652.Also, 03 Covid deaths have been reported from Jammu Division.
Moreover, 135more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 52from Jammu Division and83 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin informs that one new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 51 across J&K..
On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 52,543doses of... | |
| | | | Beating Retreat ceremony canceled for 2 weeks | | | |
Jammu, Jan 9 (UNI) In view of surge in Covid-19 cases, the Jammu Divisional Administration on Sunday cancelled the Beating Retreat ceremony, being held on every weekend at Suchetgarh Border Outpost along the Indo-Pak border here.
"In view of the surge in Covid-19 positive cases and latest Covid related SOPs and guidelines issued by the State Executive Committee, the Beating Retreat Ceremony, being held on every weekend at BoP Suchetgarh by the BSF, shall not be held from today onwards, till further orders," the office of Divisional Commissioner Jammu said.
It further said that Covid situation shall be again reviewed after two weeks by the Administration and BSF authorities and the decis... | |
| | | | NEET-PG counselling to start from Jan 12 | | | |
New Delhi: Amid widespread protests by junior doctors for NEET-PG counselling, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced that the medical counselling committee (MCC) will start the counselling of the students from January 12.
The announcement will bring relief to several doctors waiting for admissions to post graduate courses.
"MCC will start the counselling of NEET-PG from January 12, 2022, following the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, as assured by the Ministry of Health to the resident doctors," he tweeted.
Wishing luck to everyone, he wrote, "This will give more strength to the country in the fight against Corona. My best wishes to all the candi... | |
| | | | Stanzin appointed new Ladakh BJP president, replaces MP Namgyal | | | | Leh, Jan 9 : Former executive councillor Phunchok Stanzin was on Sunday appointed the new president of the BJP's Ladakh unit, replacing Jamyang Tsering Namgyal.
Namgyal, BJP MP from Ladakh, who was appointed to the post in July 2020, welcomed the new appointment.
In a communication, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said, "BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed Phunchok Stanzin as state president of Ladakh BJP."
"The appointment comes into immediate effect," Singh said in his letter, copies of which were also addressed to the state in-charge and the general secretary (organisation) for Ladakh.
Stanzin was working as the state unit vice-president of ... | |
| | | | Flights resume at Srinagar Airport | | | |
Srinagar, Jan 9: Flight operations at Srinagar Airport has resumed after remaining affected for past several days due to snowfall and poor visibility, officials said on Sunday.
“Since January 4, we have had 134 flight cancellations. The passengers of all those flights are being accommodated now. The new bookings will open after clearing the backlog”, a Srinagar Airport tweet said.
Earlier, airport authorities had cleared a thin layer of ice on the runway to prevent aircraft from skidding.
Most of the flights on Srinagar Airport were either cancelled or delayed due to snowfall and poor visibility during the past several days causing inconvenience to hundreds of passengers.
The passenge... | |
| | | | Health officials behave rudely, allege PRIs | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: At a time when the governor administration stresses upon the accountability and transparency in government departments, there are some employees cum officials in the Planning section of H&ME department Civil Secretariat that are rudely behaving with the general public, especially with the PRIs.
There are few employees in the planning section of H&ME department that have not been transferred from past several years, adding the stay of tenure is two years and maximum is 3 years, but one fails to understand why such arrogant officials have not been removed or transferred after spending 15 years at the same place, said sources.
Reliable sources said tha... | |
| | | | Ranbir Canal, Pratap Canal become victims of Govt’s ill-planning | | Revenue realized was dismal, insufficient to even cover basic costs | | |
Jammu: Famed irrigation projects like Ranbir Canal, Pratap Canal, and Kathua Feeder are turning into major loss-making projects costing crores of rupees to the public exchequer.
As per the documents in possession of Early Times, the financial results of seven major irrigation projects namely 1. Kathua Feeder canal, 2. Partap canal, 3. Ranbir canal, 4. Martand canal, 5.Zaingir canal, 6.Ahizi canal, 7. Dadi canal involving a Capital Expenditure of Rs 499.40 crore showed that revenue realized from these schemes was only Rs 0.20crore. Furthermore, the Revenue Receipts of none of the schemes were sufficient to cover even the direct working expenses. After meeting the working expenses and int... | |
| | | | Kishtwar administration requests Pawan Hans chopper service for airlifting of stranded passengers | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Jan 9: In a significant development, the administration of Kishtwar district has asked private chopper service provider Pawan Hans for airlifting of stranded passengers of Marwah and Warwan areas presently under several feet of snowfall beside both the areas are presently cut off from the rest of the country due to road blockade.
As per the details available with Early Times, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Nodal Officer Heli Services Kishtwar vide letter number DCK/HSK/2022/165-67 Dated: 9-01-2022 address to Deputy Director, Tourism.
Nodal Officer Heli Services Jammu made a requisition of Pawan Hans Chopper to fly in Kishtwar secto... | |
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