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In a first, 2G services to become functional by Dec 1st week Govt mulling to restore mobile internet in Jammu 11/19/2019 10:38:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is mulling to lift the internet gag from Jammu region in coming days, underscoring the fact that the region must not to get punished for the sins it never committed. As per the reports coming to the fore, low speed internet, in the first place, is being restored in Jammu district and within a stipulated timeframe, concrete measures are in the offing over restoring the high speed internet in the erstwhile winter capital. Sources said that the broadband services in Jammu are already functional and there has been no report of any misuse of the facility by the masses. Keeping in view the present ground situation, low speed mobile internet will be restored within 15 days and by December 1st week, the facility will become functional in entirety. "There is already high speed broadband functional in Jammu including the fibre services. Hardly has there been an incident in which any misuse of the internet service has been found. It carries no logic that we shall continue with the policy of internet gag in a place wh...   READ MORE

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Jammu's environment under threat from regular cutting of trees Over 2 lakh trees to be felled in Ujjh Multipurpose project 11/19/2019 10:38:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: In the eco-sensitive Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir the proposed multipurpose project over river Ujjh in district Kathua would cost the lives of over 2 Lakhs trees as per a rough estimate. The proposed cutting of over 2 Lakh trees is likely to affect the environmental health of the state, which has been witnessing increase in air pollution level as well as water. Sources in the department informed Early Times that as per initial estimates, over 2 Lakh trees would be felled from over 11 compartments of Forest department. "A vast forest cover is likely to be perished in the Ujjh Multipurpose project with a total estimated capacity of 186 Mega watts...   READ MORE   3 months on, Govt undecided over fixation of Token Tax slab for renewal of registration certificate Undue delay makes thousands of vehicles worthless 11/19/2019 10:38:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Undue delay in taking decision over fixation of Road Token Tax slab for the renewal of registration certificates of vehicles whose life got expired, by the Finance and Transport Department, thousands of the vehicles have become worthless. Sources told Early Times that the Government had issued a SRO- 492 nearly three months ago wherein it was directed to collect token tax from all motor vehicles those who will use public road @9% from August 1, 2019. "However nothing was decided/ mentioned regarding the slab of token tax to be charged from the vehicles owners of private cars for renewal of registration certificate after the expiry of 15 years of life o...   READ MORE   Delimitation will end dominance of Kashmir-centric leaders 11/19/2019 10:38:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Jammu & Kashmir's transition from State to Union Territory (UT) has been smooth. Many people had expected that soon after J&K would start functioning as UT, the delimitation process would begin but till date no announcement has been made in this regard. The delimitation would bring Jammu at par with Kashmir as it would lead to increase of 7 seats in the J&K Legislative Assembly. After the delimitation is completed Jammu will have 44 and Kashmir 46 Assembly seats in the Union Territory of J&K. An analyst while talking to Early Times said," Delimitation will end discrimination being faced by the Jammu region." Pertinently, in the erstwhile State of J&K, J...   READ MORE   Salary of non-performer doctors issued without work 11/19/2019 10:37:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: It may sound strange but true that a few doctors of the Government Medical College and Hospital and associated hospitals are getting salary without official work even they visit the institute irregular and this practice has been running under the nose of the Health and Medical Education Department thus causing huge loss to the state exchequer. Official sources told that a number of doctors, who are working in the GMC&H Jammu on different posts are close to power corridor hence they do not need to do any official work for the last many years. "Instead of doing their assigned duties, for that they are getting a huge amount, they are working as touts and c...   READ MORE   Lt Guv directs officials to update all Govt websites 11/19/2019 10:37:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Tuesday directed the General Administration Department to advise all departments to update all government websites with latest information and content by Friday. He also asked the department to come up with delivery of Citizens' Services via mobile application also to strengthen the public service delivery mechanism. Lt Governor passed these directions during a series of meetings he chaired to review the functioning of IT and Science and Technology departments here at the Civil Secretariat. Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Administrative Secretary, Information Technology and...   READ MORE   Technical Edu deptt officers appointed under New Pension Scheme draw salary according to Old Pension Scheme 11/19/2019 10:37:42 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 19: Nothing seems to be going right in the Department of Technical Education as some of the gazetted officers are resorting to fraudulent means while drawing their salary over the past nine years or so. Sources told Early Times that although these officers were appointed under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) they continue to draw their salary according to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). They have been doing so for the past nine years and no action whatsoever has been taken against them so far. "These officers have been abusing the official position for the past decade or so. Since they are drawing and disbursing officers of their respective in...   READ MORE   Court issues notice to SSP Jammu in contempt Rasana Case 11/19/2019 10:37:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: In a much publicized Rasana case in which Court on October 22, directed SSP Jammu to register FIR against R K Jalla ( Ex- SSP Crime Branch, Jammu), Peerzada Naveed, (Addl SP Crime Branch, Jammu), Shwetambari Sharma ( DySP Crime Branch Jammu) now DySP Headquarter Jammu, Nassir Hussain, (DySP Crime Branch Jammu), Urfan Wani and Kewal Kishore, a contempt petition was filed today by Advocates Ankur Sharma and Tarun Sharma seeking initiation of contempt proceeding against SSP Jammu for not implementing order. City Judge Jammu Prem Sagar after hearing Advocates Ankur Sharma and Tarun Sharma, issued notice to SSP Jammu Tejinder Singh for filling objections on No...   READ MORE   More power cuts offing in Kashmir 11/19/2019 10:09:22 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 19: Darker nights are looming ahead in Kashmir with Power Development Department issuing electricity curtailment schedule in this week. Kashmir has been facing abrupt power cuts since November 7, when valley received season's first snowfall. An official of Power Development Department said there would be further reduction in power supply from next few days. "There will be at least 6-hour power curtailment in metered areas and over 8-hours in non-metered areas," the official said. Chief Engineer, Power Development Department, Kashmir, Hashmat Qazi said there is a need for power curtailment schedule in view of increase in power demand...   READ MORE   DC Kishtwar orders probe into misappropriation of election funds 11/19/2019 10:09:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Taking strong note of news item published in 17-10-2019 edition of Early Times, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana today ordered an enquiry into the misappropriation of election funds by Block Development Officer (BDO) Marwah and Warwan wherein the senior officials withdraw lakhs of rupees on account of election expenditure while at the same time the money was not further distributed among the subordinate staff who spent the money out of their own pockets for successful conduct of the Panchayat and Parliamentary election. As per the details available with Early Times, ADDC Kishtwar Mohammad Hanief Malik has been appointed as enquiry officer w...   READ MORE   Shortage of bunkers instil fear among border residents of Nowshera 11/19/2019 10:08:58 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Rajouri, Nov 19: Shortage of bunkers has instilled a sense of fear among the residents living near border areas in Nowshera of Rajouri district. The residents alleged that a very few bunkers have been contracted in the border areas of Nowshera and most of them are incomplete and lacking facilities which has been creating huge problems for the people for not using these bunkers. Ramesh Choudhary Sarpanch Deenig Kalal said that the bunkers have not been constructed up to the mark, substandard material has been used in their construction which have made them worthless. "Huge shelling is done by the Pakistan forces in these areas, due to which many hous...   READ MORE

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