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RTI portal set to go live: Omar Govt's push for transparent governance 11/28/2024 6:48:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 27: The notification issued by the General Administration Department on Tuesday is a clear indication that Omar Abdullah is going to bring transparency and accountability to the governance by developing and making the “RTI portal” functional. Jammu and Kashmir is among the few states and Union Territories in the country that lack online filing of RTI applications. With this decision, information seekers will file online and seek information. On Tuesday, the GAD issued a circular in which it was mentioned that the RTI portal would be made fully functional by December 10 to enhance the efficiency of processing and responding to Right to Information applications. Through this online portal, citizens can file their Right to Information (RTI) requests, track their status, and receive responses electronically. This development, aimed at enhancing transparency and governance, was announced in a circular by Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD). The portal, accessible at rtionline.jk.gov.in, has been developed...   READ MORE

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Focus on governance, forget Article 370: Sukhnandan advises Omar led regime 11/27/2024 11:04:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 27: Former minister and senior BJP leader Chaudhary Sukhnandan on Wednesday advised the present regime led by Omar Abdullah to focus on the J&K’s governance rather than raking settled issues like Articles 370 and 35-A. Talking to Early Times, Sukhnandan said, “Jammu and Kashmir needed an elected government and the BJP has provided it. The elected representatives need to work for the welfare of the people rather than flogging the dead horses like Article 370 an...   READ MORE   Financial fraud cases on rise in J&K 11/27/2024 11:04:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 27: Like other parts of the country, financial fraud cases are increasing in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as cheaters continue to fraud innocent people by adopting deceitful tactics. According to data shared by the Minister of the State for Finance, Pankaj Choudhary, in the Lok Sabha in the financial year 2021-22, 45 financial fraud cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir involving Rs 19.04 crore. In the financial year 22-23, the number of financ...   READ MORE   NIA to request High Court in Er Rasheed’s case 11/27/2024 11:04:01 PM New Delhi, Nov 27: Agencies The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday orally informed the Patiala House court that it is writing a letter to the Delhi High Court requesting it to designate the power of MP/MLA court to the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court to empower it to hear the matter in which Engineer Shiekh Abdul Rashid, now an MP, is one of the accused. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for agency, submitted that it will tak...   READ MORE   Court frames corruption charges against XEn, AO 11/27/2024 11:03:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 27: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Haq Nawaz Zargar framed charges against Rajinder Kumar Executive Engineer and Mohammad Farooq Assistant Accounts Officer who were booked by the VOJ (Now ACB) in trap case. According to the case that the accused persons are involved and trapped in consequence to the written complaint filed by the complainant on 20-03-2020 mentioning therein that his firm had completed some work and payment of Rs 29,97000/- was released by XE...   READ MORE   ‘Unsound mind’ woman gets bail Murder of 3 month old baby 11/27/2024 11:03:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 27: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh at Jammu comprising of Justice Rajnesh Oswal has in a significant order granted bail to Shehnaz Begum in a case of murder of her own 3 months old baby ‘boy’. The petitioner Shenaz Begum th. Abdul Mazeed was represented by Mr. Aseem Sawhney, Advocate with Tahseena Bukhari and Kashif Malik Advocates and the J&K UT Police was represented by Mr. Sumeet Bhatia, Govt Advocate. Justice Rajnesh Oswal observed in the judgment that The applicant is facing trial in challan, titled, “UT of J&K Vs. Shenaz Begum” for commission of offence under section 302 IPC before thecourt of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Udhampur (hereinafter ref...   READ MORE   Property of habitual offender attached 11/27/2024 11:03:14 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 27: Police have attached a property of a habitual offender worth Rs 2 Crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police on Wednesday said that to combat Drug abuse, Police in Srigufwara have attached a double-story residential house along with one kanal of land valued at Rs 2 crore belonging to Mohammad Amin Malik a resident of Kanalwan under NDPS Act. “Malik, a habitual offender, was invo...   READ MORE   DSEJ suspends headmaster 11/27/2024 11:03:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 27: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has suspended Vandana Sharma, in-charge Headmaster of Government High School Chak Jaffar, Jammu, under Rule 31 of the J&K Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1956. As per an order, she will remain attached to the office of the Chief Education Officer, Jammu, during the inquiry into her conduct....   READ MORE   3 incharge CEs, SEs get Addl charges 11/27/2024 11:03:00 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 27: The Jal Shakti Department (JSD) has assigned additional charges to three engineers, including an Incharge Chief Engineer (CE) and two Incharge Superintendent Engineers (SEs). ...   READ MORE   Cold wave intensifies 11/27/2024 11:02:50 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 27: Cold wave intensified in the Kashmir Valley as minimum temperatures dropped significantly, with Pahalgam and Shopian emerging as the coldest places on Wednesday, officials said. Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.4°C during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a drop from minus 2.7°C the previous night. This was 2.3°C below normal for the popular tourist destination in south Kashmir. Shopian, also located in south Kashmir, exp...   READ MORE

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