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JK admin further boosts Kashmir horticulture fortunes, forgets Jammu again! MIS price raised by Rs 2 per KG, Kashmiri growers to earn crores more 10/17/2019 10:34:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: While seemingly forgetting to even start similar schemes for fruit growers in Jammu, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has only boosted the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of apples in restive Kashmir by hiking the price for the procurement of the crop. The government has hiked the procurement of crop by around Rs 2 per various categories of apples meaning that the apple growers in Kashmir will make additional profits of hundreds of crores this season but at the "cost of the interests of Jammu." The box of apple weighing 18-21 Kg was purchased from growers at the rate of Rs 54, Rs 38, and Rs 15.75 per KG for ABC grades. But following appeals from the fruit growers the rate has been increased. The Rs 8,000 crore apple business is set to make more fortunes since the day the Jammu and Kashmir administration introduced the MIS for procurement of apples. On September 12, Governor SP Malik had launched the MIS for apple growers with administration saying that it would benefit the growers who were finding it hard to sell their crop...   READ MORE

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Dozens of meetings with Advisor fails to secure extension for 550 SSPG teachers Studies badly hampered in Govt High Schools since August 15 10/17/2019 10:34:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: The studies in most of the Government High Schools has badly hampered since August 15, when government had refused to extend the services of over 550 Subject Specific Post Graduate (SSPG) Teachers, engaged since 2018, causing irreparable losses to students, who have no one to teach several subjects. Subject Specific Post Graduate Teachers (SSPGT) informed Early Times that over 550 of them were engaged in February 2018 in over 110 Government High Schools, after following a proper selection procedure. Their engagement was beneficial for working of Government High Schools, which have been facing acute shortage of staff especially for Class 8th, 9th and 10th...   READ MORE   Seem hell bent upon breaking back of people by targeting innocents Terrorists on killing spree in Kashmir 10/17/2019 10:33:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: Just within two days terrorists have killed three non-locals in South Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts. These attacks have come at a time when the harvest season is at its peak and apple traders are trying to sell their cash crops. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "These killings have been carried out at the behest of Pakistan as the Prime Minister of the neighbouring country Imran Khan during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly had threatened of a bloodbath in Kashmir." He said, "By attacking non-locals, terrorists are trying to send a message to the outsiders that they are soft targets and they should move out from the...   READ MORE   Killing of three non-locals shock apple traders, police comes up with wanted posters 10/17/2019 10:33:42 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 17: The killing of a non-local fruit dealer in Trenz area of Shopian by terrorists has shocked the people associated with the business in Jammu and Kashmir. Most of them feel uncertain about their harvest as they have been struggling to send their produce to the markets across India due to terror threats. Yesterday, a group of terrorists attacked two apple dealers from Gurdaspur in Punjab when they were in the area to purchase apples from local growers. One among them, who has been identified as Charanjeet Singh died at a local hospital while his colleague Sanjay Kumar is battling his life in Srinagar hospital. This isn't the first target killing of a non...   READ MORE   Governor blames Pak for deaths of three civilians, says no plan to restore prepaid mobile services 10/17/2019 10:33:35 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 17: Governor Satya Pal Malik showed concern over deaths of three civilian in Jammu and Kashmir. He also claimed that Pakistan has hand in the deaths of the three Kashmiri civilians. Governor Satya Pal Malik, "This is a matter of grave concern, poor people who are migrating to the state to earn a living are being killed like this. This is happening on Pakistan's directions to create disturbance in the state. We will not allow this to happen. We will not spare such people." Since the post-paid services were restored in Jammu and Kashmir has seen several bloody attacks. The civilians who were killed are Punjab-based apple trader, a migrant worker from Chha...   READ MORE   Cong, PDP, NC leaders maintain criminal silence over killing of outsiders in Valley 10/17/2019 10:33:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: Criminal silence maintained by PDP, Congress and National Conference leadership over gruesome killings of apple trader from Punjab and migrant labourer from Chhattisgarh has raised many eye-brows. Silence maintained by these parties has authenticated BJP's allegations that these parties are trying to fuel violence and bloodshed in Kashmir. Since August 5, after abrogation of Article 370, these parties are raising hue and cry over 'restrictions' imposed in Kashmir Valley. Some national level Congress leaders have misleaded nation and world by giving wrong statements on Kashmir Valley but after 24 hours of terror strike these leaders have not uttered even a...   READ MORE   Need your support to change our destinies: Munish to people 10/17/2019 10:33:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: Editor Early Times, on Monday reiterated that he would keep on working for Jammu's cause come what may. Carrying forward his mass contact programme in different areas, Munish said, "Lot needs to be done to turn Jammu into our dream city. I have joined politics with only one aim i.e. to serve my people and help them get what they couldn't during the past seven decades." Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an independent candi...   READ MORE   Will distribute my salary among needy' 10/17/2019 10:32:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ...   READ MORE   20,000 govt schools in Jammu region lack proper infrastructure Pathetic state of education in Jammu 10/17/2019 10:32:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 17: Even as the authorities are seeking improvement in the quality of education in government run schools, thousands of schools in Jammu region lack basic facilities. No drinking water, toilet facilities are available in these schools not to speak of libraries and laboratories. Sources said that 19273 schools in the region had no boundary wall and also lack proper staff and infrastructure. The pathetic condition of these schools shows the extent of neglect towards the region by the authorities, said a government teacher preferring anonymity. The Jammu schools not only lag behind on the academic front, no feats have been achieved in physical education. Aroun...   READ MORE   SC Collegium clears TWO names for elevation as High Court Judges 10/17/2019 10:32:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: The Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice has cleared names of Two Advocates candidates namely Moksha Kazmi (Khajuria) and Rajnesh Oswal from Advocate quota for elevation as judges to J&K High Court. In the month of March this year, the State High Court Collegium had recommended the names of two Jammu-based lawyers namely Rajnesh Oswal and Rahul Bharti and two Srinagar-based advocates namely Javaid Iqbal Wani and Moksha Kazmi for their appointment as Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. As per the precedence, the Supreme Court Collegium will take decision on the recommendation of the J&K High Court Collegium and then forward the names to...   READ MORE   Govt mulling to revive agreement with power giant NHPC Past rulers spent Rs 20 thousand crores only to purchase power 10/17/2019 10:32:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: Chances are high that the government may revive the agreement it had signed with the power giant NHPC in the past, turning the hopes high that the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will not have to spend crores of rupees out of the exchequer to buy hydro power. As per the sources privy to this development, the union government is seriously considering the proposal to revive the power sharing agreement the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had signed with the NHPC with an emphases to ensure that the power supply witnesses no paucity in both the regions of Jammu as well as in Kashmir Valley. Reports informed that Rs 3667.500 crore were kept in the pa...   READ MORE   Ahead of SAC meeting, blue-eyed all set to misguide members 10/17/2019 10:32:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: One side the Governor and Advisors are doing best efforts to bring accountability in the government sector but it seems the senior officials of the Health and Medical Education Department are leaving no chance to defeat the government's purpose by spreading anarchy and mess in the departments. If we talk about one of the essential department-Health and Medical Education which has been unwell for the last many years in view of the hegemony of the blue-eyed officials who are selfish and administratively weak. Numbers of health secretaries were changed in past few years but none could improve the condition of the department because of the authorities a...   READ MORE   J&K administration orders abolition of legislative council, asks its staff to report to GAD 10/17/2019 10:32:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 17: Ahead of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories later this month, the 62-year-old state legislative council came to an end with the state administration issuing orders for its abolition and asking its 116-member staff to report to the general department. The order was issued on Wednesday night, less than a fortnight before the state is spilt into two union territories - Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir - on the midnight of October 31. Jammu and Kashmir will be a union territory with a state assembly. According to the order, the 116-member staff of the council has been asked to report to the General Administration Department (GAD) by ...   READ MORE   Negligence of Traffic Police creates huge traffic jam in Poonch Transporters of other States allege harassment by Police 10/17/2019 10:10:07 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Oct 17: The alleged mismanagement by Traffic Police of Poonch has resulted in huge traffic jam on Poonch road in the district during fruit season as there is maximum inflow of transport vehicles for transportation of fruits from Kashmir. Sources told Early Times that with the onset of fruit season, the State has been witnessing huge number of transport trucks hailing from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, UP, Bihar etc. which come to transport Apple Fruit from Kashmir via Mugal Road. "Huge traffic jam can be seen in JW Gali at Tehsil Surankote which remain for hours together creating inconvenience to the general public and the traffic police act as mut...   READ MORE   Gultha residents accuse PHE employees of neglecting leakage in pipes 10/17/2019 10:09:38 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report Mendhar, Oct 17: Residents of village Gultha Center in Mohalla Bandia in Mendhar sub-division have accused employees of Public Health Engineering (PHE) department of not paying attention towards the leakage of water pipes in the area. Panch Zaki Khan said that the employees of PHE department didn't attend their duties regularly due to which resentment has been brewing among the people. "The water is supplied to the village from a nearby reservoir, but the department has failed to care for its maintenance and protection", they said. "The water is supplied to our village from a nearby reservoir. The supply line has many leakages at different places. The em...   READ MORE

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