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| Except assurances J&K achieves nothing from ‘Dubai-summit’ | | • Huge amount spent on event from coffer of cash-starved UT | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Notwithstanding tall claims of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, the Union Territory has achieved nothing except assurances from the much-touted Dubai summit.
Global investors have pr
omised to invest in Jammu and Kashmir but as of now nothing concrete has been done so far.
Highly placed sources said that after the summit, there is no progress in assurances made by the global investors to invest in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
After the summit, the Jammu and Kashmir government had announced in the first week of this month that UAE-based retail major Lulu group would invest R 200 crore in Jammu and Kashmir to set up a food processing and logistic hub.
Importantly a team of Lulu Group had visited Jammu and Kashmir in October 2019. During the visit to the same group, it was announced that this group would invest in Jammu and Kashmir very soon.
It was announced that the Group was also planning to open procurement offices at Jammu and Srinagar to facilitate the suppliers/ vendors.
The Jammu and Kashmir at that time announced that L... | |
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| People running PM’s Kaushal Yojana looting Govt, alleges building owner | | | | Early Times Report
Doda, Jan 30: A building owner, whose premises was hired by the companies running Prime Minister’s Khaushal Yojana in Doda District has alleged that these units have turned into a Mafia and are swindling the government money.
Ghulam Nabi, who had rented out his building to an Indore based company Vishwamitra to run centrally sponsored scheme to develop skills of the youth while talking to a news channel said, “In 2018 representatives of the company approached me and requested to rent out my building to them for running a scheme to provide skills to youth. The rent was fixed at Rs 50,000 per month and I was told to provide entire infrastructure. I rented out four hal... | |
| | | | JK overtakes Delhi in Covid cases | | Chamatkar Pe Chamatkar | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: In yet another shocking development, the Jammu and Kashmir has been overtaking New Delhi in the number of Covid cases recorded, over the last few days.
Even though New Delhi is far more populated and congested as compared to Jammu and Kashmir, this union territory has been witnessing “far more cases” than the national capital if comparison of the last few days is taken into account.
While Delhi has been recording around 4,000 cases per day in the last few days, the J&K recorded even around 6,000 cases in a day.
Medical health experts said the number of cases of Covid in Jammu and Kashmir have exposed the tall claims of the administration in tackling t... | |
| | | | Even after 70-years of Independence, this Bandipora village has no basic amenities | | | | Early Times Report
Knayari (Bandipora), Jan 30: Kanyari village in Sonawari area in North Kashmir’s Bandipora District has been without basic amenities for the past 70-years.
Residents while talking to a local news channel said, “We have no road, no electricity, no water connections. Whenever we approach the concerned departments to provide us with the basic amenities we are told to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC). On many occasions we have been told that we are not the residents of this place.”
“When Shah Faesal was DC Bandipora he had visited our village and instructed the concerned to provide us with the basic facilities. Even the incumbent DC Bandipora has directed the officia... | |
| | | | J&K Sports Council turns its back towards football players | | ‘We have been selected to represent India in Iran but officials in no mood to sponsor us’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 30: Football players from Kashmir selected to represent India in a tournament to be played in Iran are running from pillar to post seek support from the officials to facilitate their trip but aren’t getting any response.
These players appeared at Press Colony in Srinagar on Sunday and narrated their ordeal. “We have been selected to play for the country in a football tournament to be held in Iran. When we approached the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council we were told that our trip cannot be sponsored and we have to manage our expenses on our own,” they said.
The players said that none of the officials want to listen to them and they have been left with no... | |
| | | | If New Delhi can end lockdown, why not JK: Kadfeen | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 30: Congress leader Kadfeen Choudhary on Sunday has urged the government to consider the lifting the curbs imposed otherwise to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kadfeen in a statement issued here said that given the fact that the Omicron variant is least dangerous when compared to other variants of COVID, the government should allow the business establishments and educational institutions to function with the least curbs.
He added that the national capital- New Delhi- in spite of being an epicenter of the deadly virus has lifted the curbs, it is ironic that place like Jammu and Kashmir where the economy is already doldrums is stil... | |
| | | | J&K Police spent Rs 100 cr without tendering: CAG Report | | | | Early Times Reports
Jammu, Jan 30: Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) has revealed various contradictions and anomalies in the utilization of funds under the Prime Minister’s Development Package meant for maintaining law and order in Jammu and Kashmir.
Initially, a project worth Rs 500 Crores was approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs in October 2017 for procuring high-end security system to be completed by March 2020. Out of this, CAG points out that purchases were made for equipment and vehicles worth Rs 100 Crore by Police Headquarters without inviting tenders.
The funds were to be used for establishing integrated command centres (one each in Srinagar and Jammu), district command... | |
| | | | JKPDCL operates stone crusher illegally in Kupwara | | Pollution Control Board orders closure, snapping of electricity | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 30: Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation has been running a stone crusher illegally at Karnah Khumriyal in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
According to the details available with Early Times the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board in September and October 2021 had issued show cause notices to the manager JKPDCL to explain how come the stone crusher is operating without a permission from the JKPCB. But the manager didn’t gave any reply to the notice. On November 4, 2021 the PCB officials inspected the site and filed a report that the stone crusher is operational and the JKPDCL has not paid any attention to the notices issued by the JKPCB.... | |
| | | | Div Com takes cognizance of Early Times reports on dilapidated Jammu roads, withholds salary of XEn, seeks explanation | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Jammu, Jan 30: After a sustained campaign carried out by Early Times about the dilapidated roads in Jammu city, Divisional Commissioner, Dr Raghav Langer, has taken cognizance of poor road restoration in Jammu city especially on the Circular Road & University road. He has withheld the salary of Executive Engineer, Sewerage and Drainage Division, Jammu (West) for the month of January 2022 till further orders.
The Divisional Commissioner has also sought the explanation of the concerned Executive Engineer for not meeting timeline set for commissioning and laying of 27 MLD STP and Sewerage Network Scheme by NBCC in the Old City area located on the right ... | |
| | | | Kick boxing champion Tajamul Islam sets eyes on Olympics, wants to win medal | | Takes up a sport considered to be naïve in society | |  JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: Kick boxing is considered to be a naïve sport among girls more so at a place like Kashmir, but a young girl from North Kashmir's Bandipora district has set out a path for other girls to follow while pursuing this martial art as a professional sport.
14 years old Tajamul Islam from Muslimabad in Bandipora has won medals as well as accolades in kick boxing both at the national and international levels. A student of eighth class at Army Goodw... | |
| | | | Husband of Sarpanch Balnoi-Poonch hijacks functioning of panachayat, makes payments | | | | RAJESH TANDON
Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 30: In a gross violation of Panchayati Raj Act, husband of Sarpanch Balnoi of tehsil Mendhar of district Poonch has allegedly hijacked the functioning of entire panchayat in connivance with the concerned officials while carrying out embezzlement of funds.
Showing their strong resentment on the misconduct of the husband of the Sarpanch, the concerned Panches brought resolution against the Sarpanch demanding her removal from the position due to alleged activities of her husband in the Panchayat.
It has been observed that the Junior Engineer, Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) and Panchayat Secretary are actively involved in the misdeeds of the husband of ... | |
| | | | Corruption at peak in Rajouri: Payment made to vendor for work done by someone else | | | | AJAY SHARMA
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Jan 30: Despite tall claims of the government of making public functioning and services corruption free, a glaring example of deceit and fraud has surfaced from Panchayat Seyia of Sunderbani, wherein payment was made to vendor for the work done by someone else.
According to the reports, a few years back a project of construction of a well was initiated at ward 5 of Panchayat Seyia, but the contractor who invested money for the project had to run from pillar to post to get the payment.
"I completed the construction of the well within stipulated time, but he had to struggle for getting the payment," said Bal Krishan, while talking to the Early Ti... | |
| | | | Talab Tillo-Bohri road stretch invites authorities attention | | | 
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Jammu, Jan 30: The ever busy road from Bee Enn General Hospital Talab Tillo to Bohri Chungi is in bad shape.This road stretch has developed pot holes and cracks at several places and invites attention of the concerned authorities to repair it forthwith.
Being an ever busy road it witnesses a very huge rush of traffic everyday besides it has many big and small commercial establishments on its left and right and also has a number of thickly populated areas in ... | |
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