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| DDC polls plunge Congress into confusion again | | Leadership indecisive whether to support elections or not | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 4: The Congress party is once again in dilemma and this time due to the announcement of the first ever District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
As chances are high that the signatories of the Gupkar declaration may give wide berth to the poll process and wouldn’t declare their open support to the elections, Congress party is witnessing the chaos within. The party is of the opinion that it should take active part in the poll process. However, the leadership is yet to break its silence over the issue.
Addressing a press conference in Jammu, State Election Commissioner Sharma said that first ever elections f... | |
| | | | Flouting rules, ex-MLC continues to inaugurate development works | | Is LG’s office watching? | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 4: Despite lapse of nearly two years since the Legislative Assembly as well as Legislative Council were dissolved by the then Governor Satyapal Malik and all powers of the legislators ceased to exist but an ex-MLC of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is continuously inaugurating development projects in Jammu city which is in total violation of the laid down norms.
Moreover officials of several departments have also been accompanying the ex-MLC during the inauguration events, which is against the laid guidelines and procedure.
According to the press releases circulated among various media houses as well as updated on the social networking sites, an ex-MLC of ... | |
| | | | Over 200 Higher Secondary Schools running headless since years | | SED grappling with shortage of administrative posts | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 4: The functioning of the School Education Department (SED) has been deteriorating with each passing day due to non-seriousness of the Government which can be well understood from the fact that hundreds of the administrative posts in the Government Higher Secondary Schools are lying vacant since years.
They further said that about 250 Higher Secondary Schools are running headless due to which implementation of various initiatives taken by the department in the interest of students are not being taken due to non-availability of Principals. Delay on the part of the Administrative authority in taking decisions to redress this issue, the functioning of institut... | |
| | | | Reconstitution of J&KPSC dents employment opportunities of unemployed youth | | Aspirants to face interview afresh, valley based candidates want same to be held in Srinagar | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 4: The reconstitution of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (J&KPSC) has dented the employment opportunities of unemployed youth of the union territory who appeared in interviews for Assistant Professors in Higher Education department last year in the month of November.
At the same time the aspirants of Kashmir valley who are going to appear in interview this time around are perplexed since the interviews are being conducted in Jammu on November 19 and 20. They have demanded intervention of Lieutenant Governor so that their interviews are conducted in Srinagar.
Early Times has learnt that the interviews conducted last year w... | |
| | | | JK reports 512 new cases of JK, nine more deaths reported in past 24 hours | | Positive cases 96700, active positive 5968, recovered 89254, casualties 1511 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 4: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 512 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases in the union territory reached 96,188, with nine fresh deaths the death toll reached 1,511.
Srinagar district reported 135 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 98 cases, Baramulla district 67 cases, Budgam district 35 cases, Kupwara district 32 cases, Bandipora and Kishtwar districts 18 cases each, Ganderbal and Ramban districts 16 cases each, Udhampur and Kathua districts 11 cases each, Pulwama and Doda districts 10 cases each, Rajouri district nine cases, Shopian district seven cases, Samba... | |
| | | | PWD allots work to individual without inviting tenders for works in Nowshera division | | Executive Engineer denies information to RTI applicant | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Nov 4: The Public Works Department (PWD) has broken all records of nepotism in this sub-division of Nowshera division in Rajouri district since benefits were showered on an individual who carried out certain works ‘illegally’ and the same were clubbed under the head of the department.
Sources told Early Times that the higher ups of PWD credited an amount of 20 lakh rupees into the account of an individual who had carried out some development works in 2016-17 in private capacity. These works were later on shown to have been carried on the directions of the PWD even no tendering took place.
“The department did not publish the tender notice... | |
| | | | 8-phase DDC polls from Nov 28 in J&K | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 4: J&K Election Commissioner K K Sharma on Wednesday announced the first ever District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to be held in eight phases from November 28. Addressing a press conference, Mr Sharma said that elections for the vacant seats of sarpanchs and panchs and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will also be held simultaneously with the DDC Polls.
"The first ever elections for the DDC’s will be held from Novem... | |
| | | | Over 5,000 political killings in Kashmir in 30 years, 10 in 2020 | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 4: Eight leaders and activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are among the 10 workers of different mainstream political parties who have been shot dead by 'unidentified gunmen', widely believed to be pro-Pakistan militants, in Kashmir in the last five months of the year 2020. Even as it does not take long for the family members of a victim and the residents of a neighbourhood to ascertain the identity of the assassins, media persons and politicians do conveniently call them 'unidentified gunmen.' For years, the behaviour of the muted civil society after every assassination has implicitly pointed fingers towards the assailants.
If an assassination was belie... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Udham Nagar Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 4: People living in Udham Nagar Digiana are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance.
The Udham Nagar Digiana is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering like anythin... | |
| | | | JKUT Govt to act tough against illegal import of firecrackers | | Chief Secretary asks DMs, police to keep close vigil | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 4: Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory is going to act tough against the illegal / unauthorized import and sale of firecrackers/fireworks in view of non- issuance of any license by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DOFF) for such imports.
In this regard, Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam has asked the District administrations and Police department to maintain close vigil and take pro-active preventive and enforcement actions to deal with the entry of foreign made fireworks through improper channels.
The Chief Secretary issued the directions while chairing a Video Conference meeting of all the District Magistrates(DM) and Senior Supe... | |
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