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| LG Sinha sidelines babus, reaches out to people personally | | BJP leaders happy after being heard | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reaching out to people directly has made a huge difference.
Sources told Early Times that LG Sinha has taken a strong note of bureaucrats “misleading” him. “Recently he announced a one time, 2-year age relaxation for the aspirants of Sub Inspector post. LG Sinha met the aspirants personally and took the call,” they added.
Sinha, according to the sources, has told the officials in clear terms that their job is to serve the people and not to make things difficult for them. “Bureaucrats remaining inaccessible had led to people getting annoyed and them losing faith over the system,” they added.
It’s in place to mention here that BJP leaders on many occasions had expressed dismay over the functioning of bureaucrats. “The government is not being run by our party but the bureaucrats. We have no role to play,” BJP leaders had said on many occasions.
Sources said that however, after LG Sinha has taken the control and has started meeting everyone on his own, BJP leaders are happy as they are being heard. “The age relaxat... | |
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| Bureaucrats acting like ‘kings’ overshadows good work | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Bureaucrats acting like “kings” in Jammu and Kashmir has overshadowed the good work done by the government after the abrogation of Article 370.
Sources told Early Times that the Centre has taken a note and the officials have been cautioned against complacency. “During the past 2-years the Centre has expedited all the projects in J&K but a few bureaucrats have created hurdles in smooth functioning of the government,” they added.
“Had the bureaucrats taken people in confidence before taking major decisions things could have been much better,” sources said.... | |
| | | | After a brief ‘friendship’, NC-PC back to war of words! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Even as the National Conference and the Peoples Conference had gone for a “bonhomie” during the joint stint at the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration or PAGD, the two parties are seemingly at loggerheads again.
For the last few days the National Conference leadership and Sajad Lone headed PC are targeting each other in public.
While the PC has been saying that NC ruled J&K for most part of the last seven decades, the NC said “PC leaders were also in power from time to time.”
Sajad Lone has accused that NC of playing with the sentiments of people during its rules while the NC said PC leaders including Sajad Lone’s father, Abdul Gan... | |
| | | | Ayushman Card Joke: Victim files written complaint against hospital | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: After exposure by the Early Times, authorities have started the process to ensure that all cardholders of Ayushman cardholders will get treatment in all private hospitals of J&K.
Victim Naresh Kapoor, who was denied admission at Narayana Hospital on this Ayushman Card, has been approached by different organizations of the government to get all documents take further action against the hospital. “For the last two days, I was approached by different government agencies to get authentic proof”, Kapoor told the Early Times and added that authorities of the Ayushman Bharat scheme have asked him to file a written complaint.
“Today I have formally filed a... | |
| | | | Cong constitutes disciplinary panel to deal with Azad loyalists | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Within hours after two dozen loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad raised a banner of revolt against Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir, the All India Congress Committee on Thursday reconstituted the disciplinary committee to “quell the rebels”.
Congress is facing revolt in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan during the last some months. And, now J&K is also added into the last of the states where the party is battling with dissidents.
Sources in Congress said that aim of reconstituting the disciplinary panel is to deal with Azad loyalists because party high command has included Ambika Soni in the committee who was earlier incharg... | |
| | | | FFC of Press Council of India arrives in Srinagar | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 18: The Fact Finding Committee (FFC) of Press Council of India (PCI) today arrived in Srinagar as part of their five day visit to Jammu and Kashmir for exclusive interaction with media fraternity of the Union Territory.
The three member committee visiting the UT is comprised of Prakash Dubey, member PCI and Group Editor ‘Dainik Bhaskar’, Gurbir Singh, member PCI and Working Journalist ‘The New Indian Express’ and Dr Suman Gupta, member PCI and Editor ‘Jan Morcha’.
Any journalist or concerned person from media fraternity who desire to meet the team can contact at 9419007064 and 9906500058 for further information in this regard.... | |
| | | | J&K records 223 new cases, 2 deaths | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 223 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.
Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 191 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 334823.
There were two deaths, one each from the Jammu and Kashmir divisions, due to the virus during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4459—2182 in Jammu and 2277 in Kashmir—have died due to the pathogen, they said.
Giving district wise details of the fresh cases, the officials said that Srinagar reported 74 cases, Baramulla 54, Budgam 11, Pulwama 19, Kupwara 15, Anantnag 01, Bandipora 2, Ganderb... | |
| | | | KU’s North Campus declared containment zone | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Nov 18: Fifty Four positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, due to which District Magistrate Baramulla declared two places as Containment zones. The District Magistrate, Baramulla vide order no: DMB/NO/COVID-19/2021/685 dated 18/11/2021 declared Kashmir University, North Campus, Deline that comes under medical block Sheeri as Micro Containment Zone.
A press statement was issued that said, “Keeping in view the surge in the Covid 19 positive cases in Delina Baramulla more specifically in the vicinity of Kashmir University, North Campus, District Magistrate Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar has dec... | |
| | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad demands judicial inquiry into Hyderpora encounter | | | |
Early Times Report
Kathua, Nov 18: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Hyderpora encounter.
This comes after the Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered a magisterial inquiry into the encounter which took place on November 15.
“I demand a judicial inquiry into the Hyderpora encounter to find out how and why people were killed. It is a case of police and not of Army. There should be a judicial inquiry under a High Court judge,” the Congress leader told reporters on the sidelines of a public rally held in Kathua today.
“While I respect the police, and I have been a great admirer of the... | |
| | | | Hyderpora Encounter: Bodies Of 2 Srinagar Residents Exhumed | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 18: Amid outcry, authorities on Thursday exhumed bodies of two residents—Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudassir Gul—from a graveyard at Wadder Zachaldara Handwara where they were buried along with two other persons who were killed in the ‘encounter’ at Hyderpora here on Monday.
Official sources said that the bodies were exhumed under the supervision of Tehsildar Handwara in presence a team of doctors. They said the bodies are being sent to Srinagar for handing over same to the families.
Sources said that families have been asked to limit the funeral to few people only. Also restrictions have been imposed in the area to prevent “law and order”.
The f... | |
| | | | Put under house arrest again: Mehbooba | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 18: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party President (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that she has been again put under house arrest and two of her party workers have also been arrested by the authorities.
Taking to the micro-blogingg site Twitter, Mehbooba said “#Again under house arrest & PDPs @SAAQQIB &Suhail_Bukhari too have been arrested. The pattern of using innocent civilians as human shields & then denying their families the right to decent burial shows that GOI has plumbed news depths of inhumanity.
Mehbooba also uploaded pictures of the locked main gate of her high security Gupkar house and a security bunker blocking the... | |
| | | | Scrap material used to prepare tar at Hot Mix Plant, photo goes viral | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Nov 18: In a shocking exposure it has come to fore that a contractor engaged in laying PMGSY roads in Udhampur district is using scrap material at a Hot Mix Plant owned by him to prepare tar mixed gravel for constructing the roads photo of which goes viral on social media.
A renowned contractor in Udhampur district engaged in different government works particularly construction of PMGSY roads has purchased the scrapped material at a meager amount o... | |
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