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| Govt offers facilities for graveyards, crematoriums in Srinagar, forgets Jammu! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: In a major initiative, the Jammu and Kashmir government has started a program to offer upgradation of civic and infrastructural facilities at graveyards and cremation grounds in the summer capital of Srinagar whereas no such plan seems to be in place for Jammu, the city apparently neglected for decades.
Official documents reveal that the Srinagar Municipal Corporation is offering upgradation of civic facilities at the graveyards and cremation grounds in the city. The civic body has come up with public notification asking the managing committees of all the graveyards and cremation grounds in Srinagar city to seek free of cost installation of infrastructure like streetlights, fencing, sunshades and cremation sheds as and where required by people belonging to various communities.
The management committees of the graveyards and the cremation grounds have been asked to approach the concerned offices including that of Ward Officers to file their applications in prescribed formats for deliverance of the facilities.
Sources said the money will be spen... | |
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| Era of manipulation ends, Kashmir- centric leaders in quandary | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 26: The government has set the ball rolling to give one more chance to Kashmir-centric leaders to put their act together. To begin with two leaders were released from MLA Hostel in Srinagar and put under house arrest while three others who were under house detention were set free.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The leaders of the mainstream parties who were detained in Kashmir post August 5 have been caught between the devil and the deep sea. They don't want to sign the bond which government is asking for as their politics revolved around Kashmir being a dispute. On the other hand they don't want to stay confined within the four walls of a... | |
| | | | Exclusion of works below Rs 3 lakh from tendering dents transparency | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The Department of Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR) has recently excluded development works which estimate below Rs 3 lakhs from tendering process.
According to sources introduction of tendering system in RDD is a good step, but exclusion works below Rs 3 dent the initiative taken to bring transparency and accountability.
"All development works being undertaken under various schemes (excluding MGNREGA and 14th FC) of the department with an estimated cost of Rs 3 lacs and above by the Rural Development Department shall be put to tenders before execution to ensure competiveness in quality and rates", Govt order number 267-RD&PR ... | |
| | | | Mir calls Raina as 'joker', no BJP leader countered Cong chief | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Always alert to counter any statement of any Congress leader of any level, none of the state BJP leader has so far countered comment of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Ghulam Ahmed Mir in which he had suffixed state BJP president with the tittle of "Joker".
On November 19, Mir had publicly called Raina as 'joker' and asserted that none of the Congress leader need certificate of patriotism from a joker like Ravinder Raina.
Mir was replying to a question of a reporter who sought his reply about Raina's comment in which he (Raina) had termed Congress leaders as 'anti-national'. "None of the Congress leader need certificate of nationalism from a jo... | |
| | | | Why is Hindi still unacceptable entity in UT of JK? | | No action taken over official adoption of language by helmsmen | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The Jammu and Kashmir has not so far taken any measure related to the adoption of Hindi as one of the official languages in the newly created union territory, thus opening up a Pandora box about the non- seriousness of the helmsmen to save the historical language from turning into a non- entity.
As per the reports coming to the fore, the speculations were earlier rife that the government soon after the creation of union territory may adopt Hindi as one of the language in Jammu and Kashmir. However, even when 26 days have passed since Jammu and Kashmir was officially declared as the union territory. "There are no inputs whether Hindi language will find a... | |
| | | | Projects under metropolitan development authorities stuck in JK | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: There has been no progress in implementation of projects coming under metropolitan region development authorities (MRDA) in Jammu and Srinagar.
Over 94 lakh kanals of land has been identified for implementation of projects coming under metropolitan region development authorities (MRDA) in Jammu and Srinagar.
In July this year, the government announced creation of Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority and Srinagar Metropolitan Region Development Authority - to provide an integrative framework for the purpose of planned development of these regions.
However, there has been no progress in implementation of the project. "... | |
| | | | FASTags mandatory for all vehicles as all lanes to be fast-tag lanes on National Highway in JK | | Initially one lane will be to charge cash from vehicles without FASTags but only for brief period | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The vehicles owners commercial as well as private of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, have to affix FASTags as both the toll plazas in Jammu region as well as one in Kashmir region would have all the lanes FASTags, except one lane that too only for a brief period.
Sources in the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) informed Early Times that as per the directions of Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, all the lanes on both the toll plazas would be FASTags lanes and the vehicles without the FASTags would have to shell out double the amount paid as toll if passed through these lanes.
"It has been decided that for the first week or f... | |
| | | | Militants attack 'Back to Village' Program in Anantnag: Sarpanch, Govt official dead | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 26: At least two people were killed after suspected militants on Tuesday attacked 'Back to Village' program in Hakura village of South Kashmir's Anantnag district.
According to reports, militants targeted civilians by hurling a grenade towards the village Panchayat building in Hukura, where they had assembled to attend 'Back to Village' program initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
"Grenade blasted near the venue and injured many. ... | |
| | | | Lt Governor reads out the 'Preamble' to mark the Constitution Day celebrations | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 26: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu led the celebrations of the Constitution Day by reading out the 'Preamble' of the Constitution. An impressive function was held today here at the Assembly Complex to mark the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India.
Farooq Khan, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Administrative Secretaries, all officers and officials of the Civil Secretariat were present on the o... | |
| | | | People of ST community up in arms against Sarpanch | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Several people particularly belongs to Schedule Tribe and Gujjar and Bakerwal community were up in arms against the local Sarpanch and RDD officials accuses them of harassing, threatening and using foul and abusive language against them as per the details available with "Early Times" group of nearly 100 persons today assembled at New DC office Complex and lodged a written complaint against the Sarpanch, concern GRS of RDD department and its senior officials accuses them of promoting corruption in convenience with active involvement of the local Sarpanch and called for a detailed probe into the utilisation of funds.
They said that the... | |
| | | | SD Hospital Ramgarh sans ENT doctor, patients suffer | | | | Gurdas Kumar
Early Times Report
Samba, Nov 26: Sub District Hospital Ramgarh has been running without ETN specialist doctor for the past few months due to which patients have been suffering a lot.
Sources told Early Times that a large number of patients having problems related to ENT visit SD Hospital Ramgarh on regular basis but unavailability of specialist doctor is causing huge inconvenience to poor patients.
"The ENT OPD specialist room remain closed and patients have to return back disappointed despite the fact that Ramgarh has large population yet Health Department doesn't pay heed towards this issue," said patients including Babu Ram, Rita Devi, Janavi Sharma, Dharampal, Rad... | |
| | | | Two months on, post of XEn I&FC Deptt Udhampur yet to be filled | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Nov 26: Believe it or not-it is two months on and the Irrigation and flood control Department is running without an Executive Engineer (XEn) in district Udhampur.
Insiders of the Irrigation department informed that XEn Udhampur Rajesh gupta retired on September 30 this year. Since then authorities at the helm did nothing to appoint the XEn for Udhampur irrigation and flood control department.
A retired employee of I&FC department said while there are many of executive engineers who were attaches or free sit inside the department in different places of J&K, why some suitable officer is not posted as XEn I&FC department infect the State G... | |
| | | | Rumour mongers, drug peddlers will be dealt with heavy hands: DIG Vivek Gupta | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: DIG Poonch- Rajouri range and incharge of Jammu, Samba, Kathua range, Vivek Gupta said that police is very strict against rumour mongers who are spreading rumours about restoration of internet services on particular date in Jammu region. While talking to Early Times correspondent Rajesh Tandon in an exclusive interview, the DIG Gupta said that State is on path of peace and police is making all efforts for maintaining communal harmony in the region. "We have been receiving complaints about circulation of fake news claiming restoration of internet service on a specific date on social media in the region but fact is that government has... | |
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