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| To enjoy luxuries, facilities Babus put additional burden on J&K’s exchequer | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has claimed to ban the 149-year-old tradition of Darbar Move to save 200 crores of its exchequer but still, bureaucrats are putting an additional burden on the government by enjoying luxuries and other facilities.
As many as six senior ‘Babus’- who have been shifted to the Union Territory of Ladakh after bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs have not surrendered their palatial bungalows.
Shockingly after being shifted to UT of Ladakh, these officers were also provided accommodation by the Ladakh government but still, they have “captured” official bungalows at Jammu.
According to sources, the J&K government spent every year huge amount on the renovation of these bungalows from its own coffer despite the fact that these officers are not part of Ladakh UT.
In June this year, the 149-year-old tradition in Jammu and Kashmir known as the 'Darbar Move', came to an end. The ‘Darbar Move’ was a biannual practice in which the government functions for six months each in the two capitals of... | |
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| Jammu business ruined due to ban on ‘Darbar Move’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: Although the government claimed to have saved Rs 200 crore annually by ending Darbar Move practice, this move of the government has ruined business of Jammu.
For six months thousands of employees with their families move to Jammu. Due to this the traders and businesses community of Jammu get the opportunity to earn money.
During six months of winter, markets of Jammu were usually flooded with customers from Kashmir Valley. Traders and shopkeepers used to anxiously wait for Darbar in Jammu for their business.
There’s hardly any sector that didn’t earn out of the darbar move. People would come here, go to parks, travel in public transport, buy medicin... | |
| | | | GOI’s Skill India programme ‘foiled’ in JK | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 29: Government of India’s dream of ‘Skill India’ has no takers in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir since the people at helm are hell bent on the closure of para-medical institutes and colleges that impart skills to poor students who in turn become job givers rather than job seekers.
Sources told Early Times that the para-medical institutes and colleges in Jammu & Kashmir have been denied fresh admission over the past couple of years. The basic reason for the same is that the government wants to put the students go through a test conducted by Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE).
“The para-medical courses being impa... | |
| | | | J&K’s unemployment rate highest in country | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: Unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir is the highest among all states and union territories in the country.
According to the figures presented by the government in the Lok Sabha unemployment level is declining at all India level.
In 2017-18 the unemployment rate was 6% at national level. In 2018-19 it fell down to 5.8% and in 2019-20 it declined to 4.8%.
However, in J&K unemployment rate has increased, in 2017 J&K’s unemployment rate stood at 5.4%, in 2018-19 it was 5.1% but in 2019-20 it has reached 6.7% and these figures were dished out by the government in Lok Sabha.
Similarly when PM Kaushal Yojana was launched for the empowerment of women i... | |
| | | | J&K UT turns into hub of protests | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: After transition of J&K State into a Union Territory, Jammu and Srinagar have become hubs of protest.
During the past few months, people from different sections of the society, including doctors, J&K Bank security guards, deaf and dumb, people, specially abled persons, job aspirants, traders and others have staged protests for one or other reason.
An observer while talking to Early Times said, “When J&K’s special status was revoked and it was turned into a Union Territory the government had made tall promises about ending the discrimination with every section of the society. Youth were promised jobs and were told that J&K would become an industrial h... | |
| | | | Camps for Ayushman Bharat card, another ‘publicity stunt’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: Very much like other schemes, the announcement of the authorities to make Ayushman Bharat cards at the doorsteps of people is also proved as a “publicity stunt” because people are facing hardship in the camps organized by the authorities.
By pumping a huge amount from the government’s exchequer for publicity and advertisement, authorities have announced to set up camps at five places in Jammu city. It was announced that Ayushman Bharat cards under PM-JAY/ABPM-JAY-Sehat will be made in these camps because a special drive has been launched to cover the almost entire population under this scheme.
Despite spending lakhs of rupees on publicity, people ar... | |
| | | | ‘J&K witnessed 1,033 terrorist incidents in 3 years’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 1,033 incidents of attacks by terrorists in the last three years with a maximum of 594 being reported in 2019, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
According to details provided by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, the union territory reported 244 incidents of terrorist attacks last year while the number for the current year was 196 till November 15.
The list included one such incident in Delhi taking the total number to 1,034 in the country from 2019 to mid-November of 2021. Bhatt said a total of 177 personnel including from Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) died in counter-terrorist operation durin... | |
| | | | Omar slams Azad for backtracking on Article 370 | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 29: National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Monday today hit out at veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for backtracking on his stand on revocation of Article 370.
Addressing a massive public rally here, Omar said that he was shocked to read Azad’s statement wherein he had termed revocation of Article 370 has a forgone issue.
“If Congress can’t withstand its own legacy, how will it protect the legacy of others. Legacy of... | |
| | | | Farooq, other MPs stage protest outside Parliament, demand restoration of Article 370 | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 29: Demanding the restoration of the Jammu &Kashmir's statehood and its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution, Three Lok Sabha members of the National Conference staged a sit-in outside the Parliament
The protest by Abdullah and his colleagues, Akbar Lone and Hassnain Masoodi, on the first day of the Winter Session, coincided with Parliament passing The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 to rescind the three contentious agricultural laws. The Lok Sab... | |
| | | | Junior Engineer RDD Sunderbani ‘accused’ of Dereliction of Duty | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, Nov 29: In an apparent case of dereliction of duty, a Junior Engineer in Rural Development Department (RDD) Sunderbani is accused of allegedly remaining unauthorizedly absent from duties.
According to sources in the department, the JE, who happens to be from Jammu and is posted in Sunderbani, hardly visits his office and comes once in two weeks to mark his attendance in the official register.
“He has been confronted by the public a number of times, but nothing budges this Junior Engineer. Last time when he was approached by some people for official work, he was not in the office,” said sources, adding that irritated by such an approach o... | |
| | | | Students in Govt schools attend classes without textbooks | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 29: Amid much hyped enrolment drive by Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), the students enrolled in government run schools across Kashmir are attending classes without textbooks.
This year the new academic session (2021-22) began on 2nd of this month, officials told Early Times.
At Middle School Badwan Aishmuqam several told Early Times that they don’t have a complete set of textbooks required for attending classes.
“I only have two books that are too old,” class 8th student told ET.
Sunaina Aijaz, studying in class 7th said that she doesn’t have 3 books, however praised her teachers for guiding and teaching her. Teache... | |
| | | | Private hospitals fleece patients, Authorities fail to regulate rates | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 29: The committee headed by Director Health Services Kashmir submitted its report in September 2018 for regulation of rates,however the government has so far failed to execute due to opposition by private hospitals,a senior official of the Health Department said.
The official said that rates of private hospitals outside are being monitored at most of the places.
“But there is no check on private hospitals in the Valley,” the official said.
In absence of regulations, there have been complaints coming frequently from patients about being fleeced by private hospitals, he said.
Mohammad Sidiq, whose brother underwent surgery for removal ... | |
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