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| 1000MW additional power for valley, nothing for Jammu | | Discrimination with Jammu continues unabated | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: Ahead of the winter season in the state, the discrimination with Jammu yet again has come to fore as against 1000 MW additional power supplied to Kashmir valley, Jammu has been asked to remain contended with its assigned quota.
As per the reports, no additional power supplies have been made to Jammu region of the state despite the galloping fact that the region is facing acute power scarcity in majority of its belts.
As per the reports, the ? 3,000 crore project executed by NRSS XXIX Transmission Limited, the PSV of Sterlite Power, includes commissioning of three 400 kV Double Circuit transmission lines and one 400/220 kV GIS Substation to deliver over 1,000 MW of electricity from Punjab to the Kashmir Valley by strengthening the National Grid.
However, in Jammu, the power dearth shall remain as it continue as in the previous year and no additional supplies have been made for the region during the current year, divulge the sources.
Meanwhile, the government despite providing less electricity to Jammu, has got more revenue from the region. De... | |
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| No place for Jammu, Ladakh in BJP scheme of things | | HM Rajnath's Kashmir visit | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: People of Jammu and Ladakh, who voted in large numbers in the just-held ULB polls and told the international community that they were committed to India and democratic processes, have place in the BJP scheme of things. Their vote to the BJP in April-May 2014, November-December 2014 and October 2018 has gone down the drain. The local BJP leadership is not that competent to project the feelings, needs and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Ladakh and that was why it could perform well in both the regions. It has abandoned all that Pt Prem Nath Dogra, Prof Balraj Madhok, Syama Prasad Mookerkee and Deendayal Upadhaya stood for, worked for and suffered. ... | |
| | | | Sangh violates all rules, regulations to project its Mayor candidate | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: After humiliating defeat of RSS sponsored Mayor candidate for Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Parbhat Singh many startling things coming out. At the cost of genuine BJP workers, RSS had imposed Parbhat Singh and managed his mandate from Top Sherkhanian ward for the JMC.
Credible sources said that being an employ of the J&K Bank Ltd service rules do not allow Parbhat Singh to contest election of JMC on the symbol of the political party but it was all due to pressure from the higher-ups, especially from Delhi that the Bank management was forced to allow him.
The incumbent leadership of RSS in J&K is very particular to project Parbhat Singh in the BJP a... | |
| | | | ULB employees dismissed, no action in LA appointments | | Different yardsticks of over illegal recruitment | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: The government may have taken action over illegal appointments made in the Urban Local Bodies in the past, but the backdoor appointments scandal in Legislative Assembly remains untouched.
Sources told Early Times that a week ago, the government took strict action after reports of State Vigilance Organization and terminated the services of several persons who were engaged as casual and need based workers in Vijaypur MC and ULBs Jammu in 2010.
"The Housing and Urban Development Department had placed the matter before the Governor and Advisor concerned for their instructions on the issue. Finally, the decision was taken for cancellation of illegal appoint... | |
| | | | Why Anti-Corruption Bureau doesn't inspire hope | | Corrupt officials like GDC Srinagar's Principal continue to loot exchequer | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 24: As the State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor of Jammu & Kashmir has given nod for creation of J&K State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), the anti-corruption crusaders, doctors and students of Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar have appealed the Governor to implement the recommendations of State Vigilance Organization (SVO) wherein they have recommended prosecution of many top officials.
In one such case FIR stands registered against Principal GDC Srinagar, but in spite of recommendations of the SVO, the government has failed to act against this corrupt doctor who has looted state exchequer which has been proved by SVO during its in... | |
| | | | GMC violates its own circular, administration in slumber | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: The famous phrase 'One step forward two step back' aptly fits with officials of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu as the authorities are busy in issuing new circular while the old ones, which were issued back, are being violated with impunity but the administration is least brothered.
Sources within GMC told Early Times that a few months ago a circular was reissued by the management of the institute in which clinical doctors were asked to stop private practices during Emergency and Out Patient Department (OPD) duty but in the absence of monitoring, the reissued circular once again is being violated by the doctors of the GMC Jammu and its associate... | |
| | | | And still Mehbooba, Omar want J&K and Ladakh to remain one state | | No Gita, Ramayana in libraries | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: On October 22, the education department of J&K Government sprung a pleasant surprise by asking the directors of the school education department in both Jammu province and Kashmir division to implement the order on keeping in the school and college libraries Urdu copies of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and the Koshur Ramayana authored by Sarwanand Premi for schools. There was nothing wrong with order. Students need to read holy books of all religions to enrich their knowledge.
However, the Government order didn't go well with Kashmiri leaders, including NC vice-president Omar Abdullah. They questioned the government order and its intentions and the result w... | |
| | | | BJP mocks at MCC in Rajouri | | Aspirant Sarpanch starts drain work to woo public | |  Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Oct 24: An aspirant Sarpanch in Siot block of Rajouri's Sunderbani area has started work on a drain under MGNREGA to woo general public, in brazen violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Local residents informed Early Times that Sunil Verma, a BJP leader and aspirant Sarpanch from Daramsal Panchayat, started works worth several lakh of rupees in ward no. 3 recently.
"To speed up the works, the BJP leader also used a JCB machine that further violates the... | |
| | | | Despite poverty Isha excels in Taekwondo | | First JK girl to win bronze in national level event | |  Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Oct 24: The proverb 'Where there's a will, there's a way', fittingly describes the success story of Isha Sharma hailing from village Dhanori of district Udhampur. Overcoming all odds including her economically weak background, Isha Sharma finally achieved the glory and accolades in the form of a medal she won in the national level Taekwondo championship.
Isha, a class 10 student, won a bronze medal in the championship organized by Bharati Vidya Sansthan at Bhopa... | |
| | | | Now CUS decision to hold exams after gunfight triggers chaos | | Students protest; Complaint reaches Raj Bhawan | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 24: With no let up in complaints of alleged maladministration at the Cluster University Srinagar, in the latest, the CUS on Wednesday heightened tensions by not going ahead with closure of its colleges in the wake of a deadly encounter in the city here but went ahead announcing conduction of exams as per schedule.
While all the universities operating in the city including the Kashmir University and the Central University campus at Nowgam announced daylong closure of the institutions in the wake of gunfight that left two militants dead near Kani Pora on Srinagar outskirts, the CUS went ahead to take the risk of holding exams.
While other universities prom... | |
| | | | Commission's official website out of order; authority unmoved | | JKSHRC defies Govt order | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Right Commission (JKSHRC) seem to have thrown the order of the government making mandatory for all statutory bodies to update their websites into the bin as Commission's official website is out of order since Oct 18.
Arvind Sharma, a social activist told Early Times that previous month Governor's administration had ordered that the official websites of the government departments should be updated regularly.
"Updating website is... | |
| | | | Erratic power supply in Handwara, Kupwara villages | | Students face hardship during preparation days | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Oct 24: Prolonged power cuts in Handwara and Kupwara villages cause inconvenience to students preparing for various examinations scheduled to start in Kashmir from today.
The local residents of Nutnoosu said that the power supply is being snapped for several hours despite they are paying power tariffs on monthly basis. Unscheduled power cuts continue to irk consumers in the metered and unmetered areas of Handwara tehsil and Kupwara villages of this north Kashmir district. According to sources, there are many villages in Kupwara district including Nutnoosa , Awoora, Anderhama, Drugmulla, Kupwara town, and other adjoining areas.
These villages... | |
| | | | Militants eyeing Srinagar, 5 killed in 2 operations in city | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: Security Forces tightening noose around the militants in south Kashmir is pushing them towards the Srinagar city.
Just within a span of few days two encounters have taken place in the city. In the first encounter three militants were killed at Fateha Kadal in Srinagar's old city, while on Wednesday two more militants were shot dead in Nowgam area on city outskirts.
Sources told Early Times that militants are shifting their base from south Kashmir to central and northern Kashmir to spread their network in the city and in other districts. "Security Forces are zeroing on their hideouts in south Kashmir and are not allowing them to move out. They (militants)... | |
| | | | BAS fails to ensure teachers' attendance in Schools | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: The Biometric Attendance System (BAS) installed in various schools has failed to serve the purpose, for which it was adopted, as many blue-eyed teachers have adopted a unique modus-operandi to defeat its purpose. Posted in various government schools, these teachers have still been marking their attendance, at the schools but were working at administrative offices rather than taking classes in the schools, where they were posted.
These blue-eyed include a teacher, whose actual place of posting is High School Badsoo, Dansal but has been performing duties in the ZEO office Dansal. "He had joined the Education department as Rehbar-e-Talim teacher and was l... | |
| | | | Two militants killed in encounter with police, security forces at Sueth-Nowgam | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Two militants owing allegiance to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were killed in an encounter with police and security forces at Sueth near Nowgam in the outskirts of summer capital of the state.
Reports said that last night police and security forces received an input that some militants are hiding in a house at Sueth-Nowgam. A cordon was laid around the house and the entire locality was put under a cordon. Search operations were launched in the ... | |
| | | | Militants offer gun salute to slain associates | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Oct 24: Militants on Wednesday offered gun salutes to their slain associates at Naina-Sangam and Khiram Bijbehara areas of South Kashmir's Anantnag district.
As per reports, a group of five to six Militants led by Zeenat ul Islam who appeared in the funeral of slain militant Sabzar Ahmed Sofi to offer gun salute.
They said that during the gun salute, two people suffered injuries due to accidental fire, however both of them are said to be in stable condition.
Two to three militants also appeared in the funeral of Asif Ahmad in Village Khiram of South Kashmir's Bijbehara and offered gun salute to their slain colleague.
Both the militants, Sa... | |
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