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| Hollow promises of PDD puncture Jammu’s development claims | | Areas within municipal limits face 7-8 hour daily outages, people outraged | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Scores of areas in the otherwise smart city of Jammu are reeling under darkness- exposing the claims of the Jammu and Kashmir administration about the uninterrupted power supplies to the consumers on priority.
Social media is abuzz with complaints against the power development department in Jammu over its casual and non-serious approach in providing electricity to households.
For example, an area known as Chowadhi Jammu has not seen electricity in full for the past one month. Every day, the outages are for seven to eight hours, and even during the peak evening hours, the electricity is snapped in the area for more than two hours. The locals accuse the administration of deliberately denying them the facility for which they are paying the government in full. They added that amid the COVID-19 restrictions and closure of the schools, the education of their children is getting severely hit due to frequent electricity outages in the area. Furthermore, there are patients who require oxygen supplies and the same couldn’t be provided to them in absence... | |
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| Freedom of press under threat in J&K, say political parties | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Political parties smelt a deep-rooted conspiracy in the decision of the Jammu and Kashmir government to close the Kashmir Press Club.
Parties observed that freedom of the press is under threat in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
In one voice, political parties of J&K raised concern over, what they called, the decision of the authorities to interfere in the activities of media.
Congress, National Conference, Apni Party, and CPM have taken strong exception to this decision of the J&K administration and vowed to oppose it tooth and nail.
Stating that the closure of Press Club was unacceptable and unfair, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JK... | |
| | | | KU V-C bypasses University Council to shift ‘favourite’ teacher along with post | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Kashmir University is again in news for all the wrong reasons, this time over transfer of a single Assistant Professor along with post from one department to another in gross violation of rules.
According to an order signed by Deputy Registrar Administration TW, copy of which is in possession of Early Times, the Vice Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad has approved shifting of Dr Mohd Altaf Bhat, Assistant Professor Department of Biotechnology along with post to Ce... | |
| | | | DDC chairperson, members boycott meeting called by CEO; expose Govt claims | | BJP leader says bureaucracy wants to derail PRI system | |  Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 18: In what could be the major setback for the administration and the government of Jammu and Kashmir, Chairperson District Development Council Kishtwar Pooja Thakur, Vice Chairperson Saima Parveen Lone along with DDC members and BDC Chairpersons of 13 blocks of Kishtwar District boycotted the review meeting called by the Chief Executive Officer District Development Council Kishtwar (ADDC) at New DC Office Complex Kishtwar for review of progress on developmen... | |
| | | | Those who left PDP are now knocking party’s door to return: Mehbooba | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Former Chief Minister and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that a number of leaders, who had quitted the party, are against knocking door to return.
“Those who have left the party during the crucial time are now trying to return in PDP because they have realized that they were befooled by some forces”, Mehbooba Mufti said but made it clear that she will not take back those leaders who have left the party during the crucial moment.
Pointing towards the party leader from R S Pura, Bhushan Lal Dogra who is recently returned to PDP, she said that Dogra is a gentle politician so he was allowed to return to the par... | |
| | | | CUJ forcing Covid positive students to appear in exams | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Cluster University Jammu not postponing the ongoing offline exams triggered protests in the varsity campus on Tuesday as one of the Covid positive students arrived in an ambulance to appear for the paper.
The students led by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) assembled in the campus and raised slogans against the Controller Examination. They accused him of turning a blind eye towards the plight of students who have tested positive during the ongoi... | |
| | | | Tourism Deptt makes mockery of ‘Amusement Park’ | | Park finds place on signboard but nowhere in sight | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: The Tourism Department allegedly seems to have misled the people on the name of development which can be well understood from the fact that the ‘Amusement Park’ mentioned on signage at Bhatwati Nagar is nowhere in sight on ground.
It is very shocking and surprising for the local people as well as the tourists, who read Amusement Park just 700 meters from the signage point but in realty except ground there is nothing like Amusement Park.
“Government has bee... | |
| | | | Srinagar colony lacks basic amenities, residents outraged | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Residents of Kausar Colony, Noorbagh today lodged a strong protest against the union territory administration for its alleged failure in providing basic amenities to the people living in the colony.
The residents while giving vent to their anger said that over the years although many of the politicians and officials from the government visited them but no action whatsoever has been taken on the ground. They said that they have been at the receiving end with no facility being provided to them.
“There is no drainage system in our colony and as such all the filth enters our houses. Even the human excreta enter our houses and there is foul smell all a... | |
| | | | Politicians ‘misused’ central funds to build school buildings, 2000 found abandoned | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Nearly 2000 school buildings constructed on the intervention of politicians in Jammu and Kashmir have been abandoned by the authorities, sources told Early Times. They alleged that the funds sanctioned under two Centrally Sponsored Schemes were misused by the politicians and these buildings were constructed without any actual requirement.
Sources said that the lists of these school buildings have been furnished to the Government by the School Education Department so that the infrastructure can be put to use particularly for the opening of Patwar Khanas, Anganwari Centres, Residential Homes, Haats of Industries and Commerce Department etc. The process to... | |
| | | | PRIs allocate Rs 23 Lakhs Capex Budget on already existing Panchayat Ghar | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Jan 18: In an apparent case of ‘embezzlement’ by Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs) in Sunderbani, Rs. 23 lakhs under Capex budget was reportedly allocated for an already existing Panchayat Ghar. Talking to the Early Times, a group of the locals said that the representatives of PRIs have arbitrarily diverted Rs 23 lakh for a building which already exists.
“Panchayati Raj institution has misused its power and position by allocating Rs 23 lakhs for an already existing Panchayat Ghar,” alleged locals, adding that the amount could have been utilized on some developmental project in the area. They alleged that PRIs, including panches and sarpanches ... | |
| | | | DC Kupwara urges people to avoid visiting snow bound areas | | Army rescues 30 civilians in avalanche near LoC in Tangdhar | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Jan 18: Amid fresh snowfall and two avalanches, Indian Army and GREF rescued 30 civilians stuck on Chowkibal-Tangdhar road (NH-701) on the intervening night of 17-18 January. While as DC) Kupwara, today urged the people to avoid visiting Snow bound and slippery areas of the district in view of weather prediction.
An army spokesperson said that, as soon as the information of civilians getting stuck closer to Khooni Nala and SM Hill on NH 701 reache... | |
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