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| Whopping Rs 390 crores of state exchequer wasted on incomplete projects in JK | | When public purse was drained with impunity | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 13: The Jammu and Kashmir government has spent more than a whooping Rs. 390 crores out of the state exchequer on incomplete projects in the erstwhile state; thanks to the inefficacy and dilatory mode of working of those at the helm here.
As per the official documents in possession of the Early Times, a total expenditure of Rs. 393 crore was incurred up to the year 2016-17 by the State Government on various incomplete projects costing more one crore which have been taken up by the Water Works Department, Public Works Department and Public Health & Engineering Department, Power Development Department.
During 2016-17, the Government of India released Rs. 8,157.17 crore out of which Rs. 7,848.90 crore as Grants-in-Aid was routed through Reserve Bank of India to State Government for implementation of 67 Schemes (both State Plan and Central Plan). The State Government however, placed budgetary provision of only Rs. 6,488.07 crore under 22 schemes in approved Demand for Grants 2016-17.
Out of Rs. 6,488.07 crore under 22 schemes budgeted in the approved Dem... | |
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| Kashmir netas to float 'Alliance for statehood' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 13: In a bid to resurface on the political turfs of Kashmir ahead of the proposed Assembly elections in the Union Territory, some of the senior politicians from various regional parties are looking ahead to forge unity on the lines of "alliance for statehood."
Sources said a former banker-turned-politician, who had resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, has been asked to finalize the name for the prospective alliance on the lines of "alliance for statehood."
Sources said the said politician is working on a plan, which his "close friend" and ousted PDP leader, is looking ahead to execute in Kashmir. The ousted PDP leader has been in touch with some "lik... | |
| | | | Transport Nagar becomes casualty of administrative apathy | | File of Rs 22 Cr project for its upliftment awaiting Govt's approval attention | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 13: Transport Nagar of Jammu has been facing official apathy ever since it has come to existence as it has always been ignored in regard to development despite being one the busiest commercial area. The dilapidated roads, choked lanes and drains, huge piles of garbage, low capacity PDD transformer welcome the visitors.
Sources told Early Times that there are five departments which are directly involved for its developments but none bother to take up its responsibility for its upliftment. "Jammu Development Department which had developed this Transport Nagar and along with it, the other departments including Jammu Municipal Corporation, Urban Environmental E... | |
| | | | Despite BJP's assurances to roll back, Sarore Toll Plaza runs steadily | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 13: Even after the assurance given by the Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina to roll back Toll plaza at Sarore, uncertainty prevailing among the people owing to the steady functioning of Toll plaza.
The NHAI has inaugurated the new toll plaza at Sarore in Samba district and said "the toll plazas are the strength of the roads and all the money collected through tolls will be utilized in giving better road infrastructures in the country."
The setting up of toll collecting centre at Sarore which has caused a discontent among local populace is still in notoriety as amid the claims of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina demanding immediate... | |
| | | | Govt Deptts implement 7 state laws with amendments | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 13: Government departments have initiated a process to implement at least seven acts of the erstwhile state laws with amendments in the new Union Territory.
At least 164 state laws have been repealed from November 1 when Jammu and Kashmir was officially declared a union territory.
With the abrogation of Article 370, 106 central laws have been implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.
At the same time, government departments are implementing seven erstwhile state laws with amendments in Jammu and Kashmir.
These laws were in place but are again been implemented in the new Union Territory but with several amendments.
Under the new tweaked Tra... | |
| | | | J&K administration announces house listing & census operation in 2020 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 13: The Jammu and Kashmir civil administration announced Friday that next year it will conduct the first census operation and update the National Population Register since the erstwhile state became a union territory.
A notification issued by the J&K Planning, Development and Monitoring Department : "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Census Act, 1948, read with rule 6 A and Rule 8 (III) of the Census Rules, 1990, the Lieutenant Governor is pleased to announce the dates between 1st June 2020 and 15th July 2020 for conduct of House Listing and Housing Census in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The data for the National Popula... | |
| | | | Mata Vaishno Devi shrine receives season's first snowfall, chopper service remains suspended due to fog | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 13: The famous Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills experienced the season's first snowfall as moderate to heavy snow and rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for the second consecutive day on Friday disrupting normal life, officials said. Snowfall ranging from five inches to over three feet has accumulated at various places, especially in Kashmir, which remained cut-off from the rest of the country following the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for the second day and cancellation of all flights to and fro the Srinagar airport for the seventh day, they said.
"As expected widespread moderate to heavy snowfall occurred in most... | |
| | | | Constructions on state, agriculture land go unabated in Anantnag | | Revenue Department, Municipal authorities prefer silence | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, Dec 13: Illegal constructions on state and agriculture land go unabated in South Kashmir's Anantnag district as authorities fail to take action against the encroachers and violators.
Violators, as per residents, are raising constructions on state and agriculture land in the district particularly all along the new and old national highway. The constructions on agriculture land are also coming up on Anantnag-Pahalgam road.
They said that violators a... | |
| | | | PWD, Panchayat Deptt fail to construct bunkers along LoC | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 13: Public works and Panchayat Department have miserably failed to construct bunkers for the civilians as border skirmishes continues to go on every now and then along Line of Control area in Poonch district sources said here today.
Official data reveals that out of sanctioned 811 bunkers Public Works Department could construct only 500 bunkers which were not fully completed and work on remaining 311 bunkers is yet to be started, they said adding simultaneously out of 557 bunkers Pacnhayat department stucked at 200 while 377 bunkers remained unconstructed for the last over one year.
Sources said shelling and unprovoked firing from across the bor... | |
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