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Government got mere 1.17 percent as repayment to Rs 1,641 crore loans The mystery behind Cash Starved JK 12/10/2019 10:54:15 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: The reasons why the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state was cash starved could be gauged by the figures according to which the government has got 19 crores as a repayment to the loans and advances of ` Rs 1,641 crore it has made to various Government Corporations/ Companies. As per the official documents in possession of the Early Times, total Loans and Advances made by the erstwhile State Government at the end of 2016-17 was ` 1,641 crore. Of this, Loans and Advances to Government Corporations/ Companies, non-Government Institutes and Local Bodies, etc., amounted to ` 1,623 crore. The detailed account of all loans except for Loans under Major Head 7610- Loans to Government Servants etc are maintained by State Government. During 2016-17 ` 19 crore only was received towards repayment of loans and advances out of which ` 13 crore relates to repayment by Tourism Corporation and ` 03 crore by Industries and Commerce. It means the government has not received more than 1.17 percent of the total payment it had made in the shape of loan...   READ MORE

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SMC official allows construction of illegal commercial complex near his office 12/10/2019 10:54:00 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 10: A senior official at the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been allegedly grabbing so much of fortunes through unfair means that in the latest he has allowed illegal commercial complex to come up right near his office here. Official sources said there was a single storey shopping line right near the main office of the SMC at Karan Nagar. Officials said the area comes under proposed road widening and thus no further construction of any sort can be allowed along this main road. But in brazen violation of the norms, the SMC official allowed the owner of the single storey shop line to raise first floor. Early Times is in possession of the ongoing const...   READ MORE   With obsolete ILS in place cancellation of flights becomes regular feature at Srinagar airport Final nail in Kashmir economy 12/10/2019 10:53:53 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Dec 10: For the past four days the people of Kashmir valley have no connection with the outside world since dense fog has led to cancellation of all flights to and fro Srinagar. This has virtually put final nail in the coffin as Kashmir economy is struggling to come to terms. Since Saturday (December 7) no flight has landed or taken off at the Srinagar International Airport. The complete cancellation of flights has compounded the problems of flyers to and fro Srinagar. On Friday just few flights had taken off from the Srinagar International Airport and just few had landed at this airport. Some of the people while making a mocking of the situa...   READ MORE   Lt Governor directs for restructuring of Tourism Development Authorities 12/10/2019 10:53:31 PM Early Times Report jammu, Dec 10: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today directed for rolling out the mechanism for the restructuring of Tourism Development Authorities across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt. Governor passed these directions during a meeting he chaired to review the functioning of Planning, Development and Monitoring Department here at the Civil Secretariat. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance; Atal D...   READ MORE   Family with only bulb in house gets Rs 1,35098 electricity bill "Bill Generated and every month Send to said family but they didn't deposit bill till date said XEn PDD Udhampur" 12/10/2019 10:53:12 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Udhampur, Dec 10: : A Resident of Larry-I tehsil Chenani of district Udhampur has allegedly received an electricity bill of Rs 1,35098 and is running from pillar to post for getting it rectified but to no avail. Moreover, adding to his woes, the electricity department has also warned the family that theirconnection will be cut if they fail to pay the bill. Rano said that , she was shocked to see the amount, and alleged that "No one listens to our pleas, ...   READ MORE   J&K Govt orders transfers, postings of one IAS, 29 KAS officers 12/10/2019 10:45:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: State government on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of one IAS officer,29 KAS officers. An order issued by government said Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, IAS Additional Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Regulatory Authority, Jammu, holding additional charge of MD/CEO, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Jammu and MD/CEO, Srinagar Metro Rail Transport Corporation, shall also hold the charge of Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, in addition to his own duties, till further orders. Amit Sharma, KAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is posted as Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Jammu. Mohammad Akbar Wani, KA...   READ MORE   Teachers in GMS Rajdhani go on unauthorised absence Education Deptt in deep slumber 12/10/2019 10:44:55 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Rajouri, Dec 10: The unauthorised absence teachers working government schools in remote areas of Rajouri district has been badly impacting the studies of students as around five teachers out of seven in Government Middle Schools Rajdhani of Manjakote block were seen on unauthorised absence. Sources told Early Times that today in Government Middle School Rajdhani in Manjakote block of district Rajouri, it was witnessed that majority of the teachers were on ...   READ MORE   JEs in RDD Poonch given additional blocks, monitoring of works in Panchayats getting ignored 12/10/2019 10:44:21 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Dec 10: Junior Engineers in Rural Development Department Rajouri have been given additional blocks to supervise the development works being carried out under MG-NREGA due to which no accountability and quality of work is being monitored properly. Sources told Early Times that two Junior Engineers in MG-NREGA in district Rajouri have been given additional bocks, apart from their assigned blocks which has created total mess in these blocks as no proper check is being kept which has ultimately given rise to poor quality of work. "A JE has been given three blocks including Poonch, Mandi and Loran and there are 15-16 panchayats in one blocks and th...   READ MORE

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