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| Unsuitable site for parking facility wastes Rs 35.16 lakh public money | | The Smart City of Jammu! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 1: Project for construction of Parking facilities at Jammu’s Panjthirthi was taken up under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation from 2015 to 2017. However, due to the selection of an unsuitable site, an expenditure of Rs 35.16 lakh was wasted.
As per the documents in possession of Early Times Newspaper, the JMC had initially engaged in the financial year of 2015-16, a firm namely M/s Bharat Analytic House Pvt. Ltd., Jammu for conducting the geotechnical investigation of the site for construction of this sub-project.
The firm reported in the month of June 2015 that the proposed site was developed as a dumping area for more than 25 years. Although it was known that the site was a dumping ground, the same site was proposed by Jammu Municipal Corporation in the month of April 2015 to SLCC in July 2016 for taking up as a parking project under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). The SLCC approved in April 2017 project and the work was allotted in June 2017 by the Jammu Municipal Corporation to the contrac... | |
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| 12 die in stampede as crowds throng Vaishno Devi | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: Twelve people were killed and 15 injured before dawn on Saturday in a mad stampede when thousands of men and women thronged the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra in Jammu and Kashmir to offer New Year prayers, triggering nationwide mourning.
The tragedy occurred at around 2:15 am reportedly after an argument between two groups just outside Gate no 3 of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhavan sparked pushing and jostling, with the authorities unable to enforce order... | |
| | | | Ravinder Raina visits Katra | | Says BJP activists helping administration | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina visited Katra on Saturday to take the stock of situation after the stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
He said that uncountable number of devotees throng the Holy Shrine of Shree Mata Vaishno Devi to pray to the Goddess. This year also many devotees came to visit the Holy Shrine, but due to an unfortunate incident many precious lives were lost and many were injured. Sadly, the new year proved bad for those involved, and we ... | |
| | | | Yatra has resumed after tragedy: Board | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Saturday, hours after a pre-dawn stampede left 12 pilgrims dead and 15 others injured.
"The yatra continues in a regulated and smooth manner," the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said in a statement.
"The bodies of the deceased have been shifted to CHC Katra for legal formalities. The injured pilgrims were provided first aid at Medical Unit Bhawan and subsequently shifted to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Super Specialty Hospital for specialized treatment," it said.
Four pilgrims have been discharged, the statement said.
It said rescue and evacuation operations w... | |
| | | | Doda: Safaikaramcharis strike continues for 4th day, garbage piles up | | ‘Regularize us or stir will spread to other parts of UT also, this is Aaar-Paar ki ladyaee’ | |  Early Times Report
Doda, Jan 1: Safaikaramcharis going on an indefinite strike in Doda has led to the piles of garbage piling up at different places across the district.
The Safaikaramcharis have been on strike for the past 4-days.
They are demanding that they should be regularized then only they would resume the work.
“We have been working as daily wagers for the past so many years.
Every time we are told that we will be absorbed but the assurances have just proved to be a mere lip s... | |
| | | | Militant killed in Kupwara gunfight: Police | | 2021 saw elimination of 182 militants, including 44 of their top commanders, 20 foreigners | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 1: Police on Saturday said that a militant was killed in a brief shootout with security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jumagund area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Kashmir Police Zone wrote on their official Twitter handle, "One unidentified militant killed in an encounter at Jumagund area of Kupwara. Army & Police are on the job. Further details shall follow,"
However it is learnt from sources that yet the identity of the slain militant was not immediately ascertained.
Meanwhile in the annual press conference of 2021, police said that, year 2021 saw the elimination of a total of 182 terrorists, including 44 of t... | |
| | | | GMC Anantnag allegedly forces patients to visit private clinics | | | |
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Jan 1: While the LG Administration claims to have improved the health sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the Patients in South Kashmir's Anantnag district are being allegedly forced to visit private clinics.
According to reports Serology tests aren't being conducted at Government Medical College Anantnag since last month.
Besides, Serology tests, Troponin tests are also not being conducted in the hospital, they said.
A troponin test measures the level of troponin in the blood. Troponin is a type of protein found in the muscles of the heart while Serology tests detect the presence of antibodies in the blood from the body's adaptive immune response to an infe... | |
| | | | Several J&K newspapers have become marketing agencies of ruling party: Harsh Dev | | ‘Magnified coverage being given to Saffron party leaders by Godi media’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, Harsh Dev Singh on Saturday alleged that several newspapers in J&K having become marketing agencies in the hand of ruling party and some political syndicates and the fourth pillar of democracy was getting debilitated and weakened.
In a statement Singh said that media had a very significant role as an enabler of democracy and in facilitating a better educated society but as on date only a selected media... | |
| | | | Trucks parked outside our gates to scuttle PAGD protest: Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 1: Former J&K chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the government has parked trucks to to 'scuttle the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) sit-in protest in Srinagar'. PAGD is to hold a demonstration in Srinagar on January 1 to protest the draft proposals of the Delimitation Commission.
"Good morning & welcome to 2022. A new year with the same J&K police illegally locking people in their homes & a... | |
| | | | 4th terror hideout busted in Kishtwar in last 48 hours | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Jan 1: In a major success on terror related front, Kishtwar police, 17 RR and 152 Bn CRPF in a joint operation busted another terror hideout in Dachhan area of the District and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from the said terror hideout which is the 4th terror hideout busted in joint security forces operation.
The latest hideout was busted in Haddal Nala of Tandar Dachhan by Kishtwar Police, Army 17 RR and CRPF 152 Bn Kishtwar and rec... | |
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