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Top neta under scanner for ‘theft’ 10/6/2020 11:34:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: A senior politician from Kashmir has come under scanner for the alleged theft of government property in the form of rare artifacts and that he is likely to be booked for the same. Sources said the senior politician who lives in Srinagar has come under scanner for having unlawfully taken home some rare government property when he was in power. Sources said the politician had alleged taken the government property to his home for the decoration of his new house which he had got built over a decade ago. It was reliably learnt that the said neta has got feelers that he could land in trouble and that if the case gets registered he would be booked for “theft.” Sources said some complaints have poured in that rare artifacts have been missing from a particular government office. “There are complaints that the rare artifacts have gone missing while some say that the same were taken home by him. Things are very unclear at the moment, so there’s a likelihood that a probe may be called,” said a senior official on the condition of anonymity. He said...   READ MORE

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‘Desperate’ PDP compares Hathras with Rassana to create ethnic divide in society 10/6/2020 11:34:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Even as the whole nation is demanding justice for the victims of the inhuman incident of Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in J&K is desperately trying to create divide among people on ethnic and religious lines by comparing this incident with Rassana case. One newly appointed spokesman of PDP brazenly compared Hathras case with Rassana incident to praise his leader Mehbooba Mufti and he also tried to divide people on ethnic lines b...   READ MORE   International Trade Centre nowhere, Rs 5 cr left unspent Sorry State of Affairs 10/6/2020 11:34:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Due to the alleged non-serious and dilatory mode of functioning more than Rs five crore were kept un-utilised by the former regimes in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State. According to the details available with Early Times State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO) which was meant for the setting up of the International Trade Centre in South Kashmir’s Pampore area just slept over the proposal. Documents in possession of this newspaper reveal that the failure to take timely action for setting up of International Trade Centre (ITC) at Pampore resulted in blocking of Rs 3.94 crore for around ten years. Besides, the expenditure of Rs 1.06 cr...   READ MORE   Analysis: Congress high voltage drama on Hathras tragedy is insult to injury! 10/6/2020 11:33:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Even as the nation shares the grief of the “gang-rape” and murder of a woman in Hathras area of Uttar Pradesh, the way opposition Congress is behaving seems to be insult to the collective injury. From the winter capital region of Jammu to the national capital of New Delhi and even beyond, the Congress is busy “showing concern towards the tragedy.” But in doing so, the Congress seems to be forgetting that one of the most dreadful rape and murder cases, the Nirbhaya tragedy, shook the nation during the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2012. While numerous rallies and protests are being held even in Jammu to show concern towards the ...   READ MORE   Repeated ban orders on polythene above 50 microns proves a hoax 10/6/2020 11:33:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 6: The repeated ban orders on the polythene carry bags above 50 microns in thickness have so far proved to be merely a cosmetic exercise, which failed to make any change in the usage as well as its harmful effects on the environment. Pertinently, it was during the tenure of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coalition government that the then Forest Minister Choudhary Lal Singh had announced blanket ban on polythene bags manufactured below fifty microns (50 microns) with effect from April 3, 2017. While imposing the ban it was asserted by the Minister that intent behind imposing blanket ban was to prevent the State’s environment a...   READ MORE   By conducting surprise visit to GMC Lt Governor shows mirror to ‘corrupt’ BJP leaders 10/6/2020 11:33:47 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: By conducting a surprise visit at Government Medical College (GMC), Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has shown mirror to leadership of Jammu who have virtually abandoned Jammu people at the time of pandemic. Some BJP leadership had gone to GMC along with a crew of media persons just to befool people of Jammu region but Lieutenant Governor has conducted a surprise visit without informing the media with an aim to get authentic feedback. Virtually rubbing sa...   READ MORE   Don’t float tenders without administrative approval, Govt to Deptts 10/6/2020 11:33:34 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken a serious note of floating tenders for works by government departments without administrative approval. Several developmental works have been affected in Jammu and Kashmir for want of funds as government departments have started works without administrative approval. Despite repeated directives by the administration to seek proper approval from the administration before floating any tenders, there is no implementation on the ground. This could be gauged that the Finance Department has issued directives several times in the last few months. Recently it issued directives to one of the depa...   READ MORE   With 1706 fresh recoveries COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 81%, 738 new cases come up Positive cases 80476, active positive 13712, recovered 65496, casualties 1268 10/6/2020 11:33:27 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 6: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir crossed 80 percent and reached 81.38 percent as 1706 virus affected patients were discharged from different hospitals today. The union territory reported 738 new cases of virus with 16 fresh deaths. Total number of positive cases is 80,476 and the total casualties are 1268. Srinagar district reported 183 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Jammu district 91 cases, Pulwama district 55 cases, Budgam district 46 cases, Kupwara district 42 cases, Baramulla district 37 cases, Kishtwar district 31 cases, Bandipora district 30 cases, Samba district 29 cases, Reasi district 28 cases, Rajouri...   READ MORE   6 months on, firm fails to repair critical care machine, X-ray plant at GMC Doda Bio Medical Equipment Maintenance program 10/6/2020 11:33:14 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: Under the very nose of Health and Medical Education Department officials, a firm that bagged ‘Bio Medical Equipment Maintenance’ contract is allegedly failing this program. According to the details available with Early Times the firm has failed to repair Critical Care Machine and an X-Ray plant at Government Medical College Doda despite the passage over six months now. Credible sources revealed that in the month of March the officials at Government Medical College Doda had reported breakdown of critical care equipment and requested the firm to get it repaired however shockingly the agency hasn’t repaired it yet. “We raised the compl...   READ MORE   At former MD JKHDC farewell, social distance/SOPs kept in shelves 10/6/2020 11:32:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Despite spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the last few weeks in J&K, there are people especially those, who are holding administrative posts, still not bothered about the impact of the dreadful pathogen. Their inattentiveness with regard to the social distancing and SOPs revealed how little does they care for the people and their precious lives amid the prevalent pandemic which is taking a heavy toll and showing its dreadful side with each passing day...   READ MORE   Kalakote: Many Sub Centres closed, no monitoring Health workers enjoy attachment at BMO Office 10/6/2020 11:32:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: In the absence of adequate monitoring and administrative failure at Block and District level, most of the health centers amid COVID-19, in rural pockets of the Kalakote sub district in Rajouri district are closed. According to the locals health workers are either skipping their duties or enjoying attachment at BMO Kalakote. They said that most of the health centres in various panchyats or villages remain close, and if the health centers are opened once in blue moon no medicine is available for the masses. “In the remotest area no one from Health Department visits these centres, clerk in BMO office are even more powerful than Director Health Service Jamm...   READ MORE   Centre notifies implementation of 11 central laws in JK, changes made in 10 state acts 10/6/2020 11:32:27 PM Agencies New Delhi, Oct 6: The Centre has notified two orders specifying that 11 central laws will immediately come into effect in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir while nomenclature of 10 state laws will be changed in view of the change of status of the erstwhile state. In a 136-page notification, the home ministry said the two orders will be called as the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second and Third Order, 2020. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh - on August 5, 2019 through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Article 370, which...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Sector 6 Lane 8 Guru Nanak Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 10/6/2020 11:06:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: People living in the sector 6 lane number 8 Guru Nanak Nagar are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The sector 6 lane number 8 Guru Nanak Nagar is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of thi...   READ MORE   People rue absence of senior officials during B2V programme 10/6/2020 10:59:27 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 6: Much to the disappointment of people of Golia Panchayat of block Kahara in Doda District, the senior officials failed to report in much hyped Back to Village-3 (B2V3) Phase 2nd as a result of which the angry people lodged a strong protest before one of the visiting officers. As per the details available with Early Times, the angry people slammed the government and the administration for their failure in deputing the senior government functionaries so that the problems faced by the inhabitants of Panchayat Golia could be listened to and acted upon. The locals while slamming the government and local administration said that only Class-IV ...   READ MORE   PWD carries out substandard blacktopping in Panchayat Loran 10/6/2020 10:58:38 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Oct 6: Functioning of Public Works Department (PWD) Poonch has come under severe criticism with the substandard blacktopping of road in Panchayat Loran of tehsil Mandi which started getting off after a few days. The locals alleged that they had been struggling for the blacktopping of roads in their Panchayat for the last 20 years and now after concerted effort, the work of blacktopping started a few days ago but the material was so substandard that it started getting off. Later the residents complained with the concerned Junior Engineer, who visited the spot thereby repairing was done from only those points where blacktopping was getting off bu...   READ MORE   Court stays criminal proceedings against SHO Kishtwar 10/6/2020 10:56:58 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Oct 6: Session’s Court has stayed the criminal proceedings against Aejaz Ahmad Wani, Station House Officer Kishtwar. After hearing the counsel of the petitioner (SHO Kishtwar) in a criminal revision petition filed by Wani through his counsel advocate Shaik Saroori in terms of Section 397 CrPC the Session Judge Kishtwar stayed the proceedings. Judicial Magistrate 1st Class (Munsiff) Kishtwar had passed the interim order on 30.09.2020 in a complaint titled Joginder Bhandari V/s Aejaz Ahmad Wani (SHO P/S Kishtwar). As per the details available with “Early Times”, the Counsel of the petitioner stated that the petitioner is serving in a ...   READ MORE

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