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| J&K admin gives yet another shock to job aspirants | | Issues new notification for recruitment in border battalions without increasing vacancies | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 13: The J&K administration has given yet another rude shock to the youth of border areas by issuing a new recruitment notice for the border battalions.
Youth, who had applied for these posts in 2019, said, “The first notification for the recruitment was issued in March 2019 and 1350 posts were announced.
Our physicals were conducted and a short list was prepared for written examinations.”
They said, “For the past three years we have been running from pillar to post to get the written examinations conducted but no one has listened to us.”
“On January 11, the government issued another notification for border battalions. It states that new candidates can a... | |
| | | | CAG pulls up JK Admin over faulty installation of domestic water meters in Jammu | | Rs 1.98 crore wasted, in 6-years mere 47 % target achieved | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 13: The water metering project in Jammu has turned into a flop show with over whooping Rs 1.98 crores rendered unutilized and unproductive.
The CAG report has maintained that against a target of 15,000 households and 1,500 locations, installation and removal of domestic water meters and ultrasonic flow meters was done at only 7,107 households 47 per cent and 817 locations 54 percent, resulting in incomplete study besides non achievement of objective of preparing a comprehensive NRW reduction plan consequently rendering expenditure of Rs 1.98 crore as unproductive.
As per the CAG report, in order to assess the quantum of NRW and develop a comprehensive NRW ... | |
| | | | Lohri celebrations: Tourism Deptt wastes public money | | 2-day programme marred by mismanagement, violations of COVID-19 guidelines | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 13: Mismanagement and violation of COVID-19 guidelines were witnessed in two days of Lohri celebrations organised by the Tourism Department at Raghumnath Bazar thereby wasting public money, which could have been utilized in other works.
In order to promote Dogra culture, the Tourism Department had organised Lohri celebrations at famous Raghunath Bazar wherein several stages for performers were installed, stalls for Dogra cuisine were installed at Raghunath Bazar road but mismanagement spoiled the real essence of this program.
Music artists, folk singers were performing amid traffic which irked the people who visited the place to enjoy the celebrations and ... | |
| | | | 7-years on, bridge connecting dozens of villages in Rajouri incomplete | | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 13: A foot bridge in Rajouri which was damaged during 2014 floods is yet to be completed.
According to locals, after this bridge was damaged in floods, the government has ordered that this bridge should be completed on a fast track basis.
“This bridge connects dozens of villages in Rajouri district. During all these years many people lost their lives. This bridge is the midpoint between Andarola and Kallar.”
A Sarpanch while talking to a news channel said,... | |
| | | | Officials, employees directed to hold Virtual Surya Namaskar functions | | Mehbooba Mufti calls it ‘PR misadventure’ | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 13: The J&K Government on Thursday directed officials and employees of Rural Development Department to hold Virtual Surya Namaskar functions.
The officials and employees have been directed to arrange virtual Surya Namaskar under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahoutsav Program on 14th of January 2022 (Today). “Director Rural Development Department Jammu/Kashmir along with staff shall observe Surya Namaskar on 14th of January 2022,”reads a detailed order issued by the Government.
The order also directed BDO’s and ACD’s to hold similar functions in their offices. “The Surya Namaskar shall be performed at Panchayat Levels where gross root level functionar... | |
| | | | DC denies justice, says he is not competent to help | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 13: Instead of marking of an application to his subordinate for investigation of the matter Deputy Commissioner Poonch has ‘deceived’ applicant by saying “this matter pertains to Panchayat, I'm incompetent into the matter”.
Sources said that a slide has already hit the residential house of one Ghulam Nabi and his son approached to Deputy Commissioner Poonch with a plea 'to provide safer place to helpless family' deputy instead of marking application to his subordinate i e., concerned Tehsildar has blindly denied the applicant by saying this matter pertain to Panchayat. Reportedly, Nabi has no land to construct his house where his house has... | |
| | | | 10 years on, Clogged Drains irks shopkeepers, public in Thathri town | | |  Anzer Ayoob
Early Times Report
Thathri, Jan 13: Thathri town is facing the worst drainage system in the main town and market areas from start, the first drain was created in the mid of the town alongside National Highway in 2012. But it was never managed fairly which became the main reason of blockade of this drain and till now people of Thathri are suffering a lot due to this.
A local resident Raja Shakeel says, "I have seen this blocked drain since beginning of my teenage and now I a... | |
| | | | Tourists stranded on highway accuse admin of neglect | | | |
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Jan 13: A group of tourists who are stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for the past few days have demanded an intervention from the LG administration so that their problems are solved and they reach their respective destinations.
The tourists said that they have exhausted all the money during their trip in the Kashmir valley and now they have been left with very little money. They lamented that although have been stranded at the highway for the past few days nobody from the administration has come to visit and enquire about their well being.
“It is highly unfortunate that the Srinagar-Jammu national highway gets closed as soon as there is sno... | |
| | | | Amid MC failure NGO sprinkles salt on Ice clad streets of Kishtwar | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Jan 13: As a part of Mission Call For Help People Care, an NGO in Kishtwar District at the Service of Humanity today sprinkle salt on the streets of Kishtwar town following the failure of the Kishtwar Municipal Council in carry out the exercise in the vulnerable areas of the town facing slippery conditions.
As per the details available with Early Times, in a Good will Gesture by the volunteers of Call For Help People Care NGO Kishtwar led by its Chairman Er Mudasir Ahanger, General Sectary Atif Farooq along with C4H Volunteers Toufeeq Naik, Ashu Sharma, Sameer Sen, Asif Khan and Imtiyaz Hamal today were seen on sprinkling the salt on the ice c... | |
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