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| Mega K-Oil Scam surfaces in FCS&CA Department! | | Out of 12,96000 K-oil liters, black market in South Kashmir gets 400000 liters | | | saahil suhail
early times report
ANANTNAG, Jan 24: A mega kerosene oil scam worth crores of rupees has again hit the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department wherein around four (4) lakh liters of lamp oil allegedly goes to black market each month in South Kashmir.
A junior officer has also apparently turned whistleblower and disclosed that he was receiving excess supplies of about eighty-five thousand (85,000) liters of Kerosene oil each month.
Assistant Director Pulwama, who looks after distribution of essential supplies in the district, has written a letter to Deputy Director (Supplies) Kashmir and sought his directions in dealing with the excess supplies of Kerosene oil he has received.
"This office has been issuing PDS K-oil among 71460 NFSA (PHH/AAY) house holders only since years. As per sub-clause 6(2) of the SRO 285 there is a monthly requirement of 2, 14, 380 liters however this office has been provided with 3,00,000 (three lakh liters) of K-oil. Therefore, there is surplus/excess allocation of 85620 liters of k-oil to district Pulwama," the Assistant Dire... | |
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| Mehbooba plans pan-India political outreach! | | | | early times report
jammu, Jan 24: In a bid to gain public attention, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party, President, Mehbooba Mufti is planning a "mega political outreach across the country to seek support for her stand against the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir."
Sources said for the last few weeks, Mehbooba Mufti has been discussing with her party colleagues the plan for a "political outreach" with politicians from various political parties across the country.
Sources said during the recent PDP meeting, the party leadership came to a consensus that the "time has arrived to start the process to keep the party alive in the minds of the people of Jamm... | |
| | | | 'Isolated' Mehbooba offers an olive branch to Centre ? | | | |
early times report
jammu, Jan 24: Apparently realizing that 'unnecessary' confrontation with the Union Government is not going to yield any desirable result, PDP president and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has offered an olive branch to the Centre.
PDP chief has used social media to give response to the Centre's initiative for the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their native places.
As Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recalled a plan made by late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to take displaced Kashmiri Pandits back to their native places, Mehbooba seized this opportunity to offer an olive branch to the Union Government.
Unlike her previous posts, she responded positively to the ... | |
| | | | Encroachers snatch away hospitals' lands, building in Kalakote | | | | early times report
jammu, Jan 24: Amid Kalakote administration's failure to retrieve, encroached building of old hospital Kalakote, some people taking advantage of Sunday holiday, today tried to encroach upon a portion of land belonging to CHC Kalakote, in broad daylight.
The local informed this correspondent that few people along with machines (JCB) trespassed into the hospital's land and started digging works with machines. "However, Block Medical Officer, Kalakote acting swiftly sought Tehsildar's intervention into the matter and temporarily work on said land has been stopped by the administration.
"With due regards and humble submission, it is being brought in your kind notice that S... | |
| | | | Schools with poor infrastructure to welcome students after 11 months | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Jan 24: As the schools in J&K are preparing for reopening after 11 months following their closure due to the series of lockdowns clamped in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
While high schools and higher secondary schools in Jammu division will reopen from February 1, the other schools including primary and middle will start functioning from February 8.
However, poor infrastructure of a large number of government schools awaits the students in some r... | |
| | | | LG chairs 2nd meeting with experts from power sector, officers of JKPDC in a week | | | 
early times report
jammu, Jan 24: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting with the experts from power sector and officers of J&K Power Distribution Corporation here at Raj Bhavan.
Today's meeting was the second in a week to assess and analyze the power scenario in the UT and propose solutions for creating a robust power supply system in J&K.
Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department and Information Department... | |
| | | | Residents of Gangyal Phase 2nd Industrial Area at receiving end since problems remain unattended | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Gangyal Phase 2nd Industrial Area | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any st... | |
| | | | Illegal felling of Khair trees, a big loss to green gold Reasi, Rajouri people appeal LG for personal intervention | | | | Ajay Sharma
early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 24: Since the administration has released the order for inviting the people for Khairwood cutting according to the Forest and Revenue departments ’ norms, lobbying among the contractors have started in Reasi and Rajouri district who are influencing the khairwood trees owners for illegal cutting.
It is inplac to mention that since a few years ago also when the and administration had released the order for Khairwood cutting , the contractors having influenced the owners had cut down many trees, most of which are still lying unremoved at various places in both the districts .
As per the government norms, an owner of the trees according to the s... | |
| | | | JK reports 73 new cases of COVID-19, no fresh death; eight districts report no case | | Positive cases 124019, active positive 1103, recovered 120987, casualties 1929 | | |
Jehangir Rashid
early times REport
SRINAGAR, Jan 24: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 73 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 24,019. Eight districts of the union territory reported no fresh case while no virus related death came to the fore since the past 24 hours.
Jammu district reported 29 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 13 cases, Budgam district seven cases, Anantnag and Ganderbal districts five cases each, Baramulla and Pulwama districts three cases each, Kupwara, Bandipora and Shopian districts two cases each and Udhampur & Kathua districts one case each. No case was reported from Kulgam, Ra... | |
| | | | Multi layered security has been put in place ahead of 72nd Republic Day | | Security beefed up across valley | | | S TAHIR-UL HAQ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 24: Ahead of 72nd Republic day celebrations, multi layer security arrangements have been made in the Valley including north Kashmir to thwart any anti national activities in and around the parade venues.
"Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day on Tuesday as forces have been deployed in massive numbers around the venues of the January 26 functions across the valley, officials said on Sunday.
Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being done at several places including in north Kashmir districts.
In the past north Kashmir has remained a hot bed of militancy, and rece... | |
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