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| On International Anti-Corruption Day, J&K stares at unimplemented anti- graft measures | | Digitization of revenue records, installation of CCTVs in Govt offices still a distant dream | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 9: Every year is observed as Anti- Corruption day at the international level. The day highlights how corruption affects health, education, justice, democracy, prosperity, and development.
Here in Jammu and Kashmir, this day is a cruel reminder of how the measures aimed at taming the corruption are being shelved without compunction.
There are various vital measures that the government was mulling to take for enhancing transparent and accountable functioning of the various departments. There was a need being felt for immediate digitization of revenue records. But, the project hasn’t been initiated at a larger level yet, making it difficult for the people to get their woes pertaining to the concerned department addressed on time.
The fact is that there are complaints of corruption in the Revenue Department. The low rung officials are allegedly often found taking common people for a ride. What was needed was the digitization of the records- that hasn’t been done till date despite the government giving nod to it.
As per the insider accounts, head... | |
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| Credibility, dignity of clinical laboratory owners at stake | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 9: Credibility and dignity of hundreds of medical professionals discharging their services in the field of laboratory technology is at stake since the Jammu & Kashmir administration has issued an ‘authoritarian’ order thus causing heartburns among these medical professionals.
Early Times has learnt that the Health & Medical Education department has issued an order asking the owners of clinical establishments and laboratories to appoint a doctor at their respective laboratories. The owners of such clinical establishments have been directed not to give any test report unless and until the same is signed by the doctor posted at the establ... | |
| | | | Over 4-cr cases pending in different Indian courts | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 9: Over four-crore cases are pending with various courts in the country.
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju said that 70,038 cases are pending in Supreme Court while 56,46,753 cases are pending in High Courts across the country. The situation is worst in Districts and Subordinate Courts where the number of pending cases is 4,06,15,476 till date.
A total of 4,63,32,267 cases are pending across the country.
“Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts”, he said and made i... | |
| | | | Drubeel: Tribal children have no access to school, Anganwari centre | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 9: In brazen injustice with the poor tribal children of Kishtwar District, more than 30 children belonging to tribal Gujjar community have no school or Anganwari centre.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir Government recently announced that its planning to merge around 2000 schools for providing better facilities to the children and the education sector is the priority. But in Drubeel area of Mughalmaidan children are unable to get their basic and primary right of... | |
| | | | Govt peddling lies, media persons know what they face for writing truth: Farooq | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 9: Reiterating his concern about curbs on the media for not being allowed to report freely and objectively, National Conference president, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that the government was peddling lies about the Press being free in J&K.
Addressing a party convention here, Dr Farooq said, “The government’s response in the Parliament that there are no curbs on the media in J&K was a blatant lie.”
“The media persons know what they are facing for ... | |
| | | | Criminal case registered against HIRRA consultations | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 9: Crime Branch Jammu registered a criminal case of cheating under the relevant sections of law against suspects Reet Koura D/O Balwinder Singh R/o 1102, Ground Floor, Sector 79 SAS Nagar Punjab and Kulvir Singh Koura S/O Sh. Dalip Singh R/o VPO Makorar Sahib Tehsil Moonak, Sangrur, Punjab both proprietors of M/S HIRRA Consultations and Services Pvt Ltd. SCO 509, Top Floor Sector-70, Mohali (Punjab) for their involvement in defrauding the complainant- of hard earned money to the tune of Rs. 3, 41,000 on the pretext of arranging her permanent settlement abroad – viz Canada under SINP Program.
A written complaint lodged by Geeta Anand W/O Sh. Raj Kumar ... | |
| | | | COVID-19: Jammu reports 58 new cases, Kashmir 134 | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 9: The Government today informed that 192 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 58 from Jammu division and 134 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 338390.
Moreover, 135 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 26from Jammu Division and 109 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today.
On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 59,348doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of doses adm... | |
| | | | Int’l flights to remain suspended till Jan 31 | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 9: India will keep its scheduled international passenger flights suspended till January 31 next year, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday. Amid rising concerns over the coronavirus variant Omicron, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had on December 1 decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing that it would restart the services.
The regulator issued a circular on Thursday, saying “The competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India till 2359 hours of January 31, 2022.”
Scheduled international pas... | |
| | | | Haphazard mechanized-mining threatens River Vaishow’s ecology | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Dec 9: Putting the ecology at stake, the authorities are allegedly allowing haphazard mechanized riverbed mining in Nallah Vaishow in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
The mechanized mining is taking place haphazardly contrary to the conditions laid down in the mining plan and environmental clearance issued by Jammu and Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority.
The mining and extraction of riverbed material is also taking place in areas of the river which the Geology and Mining Department hasn’t allowed for mining as environmental clearance certificates for these blocks are awaited.
A spot visited found firms digging riverbed wi... | |
| | | | MeT predicts warmer days, colder nights in Kashmir, Ladakh | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 9: The MeT on Thursday forecast warmer days and colder nights to prevail in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh till mid December.
Weather will remain dry till December 14. However, light to moderate snow and rain will occur at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir on December 15, it said.
Moderate snowfall and rain is also likely to occur at scattered places of Kargil, Zojila Pass, Drass, Zanaskar areas of the Ladakh union territory on December 15, the MeT office said.
There is no major snowfall till December 20 in both the union territories, the MeT said. After slight improvement in cold conditions at most places of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh due to partl... | |
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