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Power crises haunts Jammu, courtesy 200 MWs supply deficit Unending Neglect! 12/15/2019 10:51:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: Jammu continues to face power crises as the Power Development Department (PDD) has failed to upgrade the power transmission network to a level of providing "decent electricity as needed by the winter capital region." Official sources said whereas the unrestricted demand for electricity for the Jammu is atleast 1,024 Megawatts during the winter months, when the durbar move is the city, the power development is even not able to provide the restricted demand of electricity, which is supposed to be lesser. Explaining the issue, a senior official in the PDD said the restricted demand of electricity in Jammu is at least 938 Megawatts, but that the PDD was able to provide no more than 819 Megawatts -resulting in shortage of around 120 Megawatts. He said if the shortage is calculated with regard to the unrestricted demand, it would be of over 200 Megawatts for the Jammu region. Officials said this huge deficit between demand and supply of power leads to power crises in the region, which also houses most of the industrial units in the union territory...   READ MORE

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Tourist flow declines to lowest ebb post Article 370's abrogation 12/15/2019 10:51:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: Though tourism sector contributes in big way to the economy of Jammu and Kashmir but this sector has witnessed biggest fall in the tourist footfall post abrogation of Article 370 in the last four years. According to the data available with Early Times, in the last four months since the abrogation of contentious Article 370 on August 5, the tourist footfall has reduced to a great extent. Though the initial months' fall could be attributed to the advisories issued by Union government to not visit the state but despite lifting of the advisories, there seemed no improvement in the flow in comparison to the past few years. The August month of this year ...   READ MORE   Detained Kashmir-centric leaders 'threat to peace' 12/15/2019 10:51:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 15: Jammu & Kashmir administration has extended the detention of the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah under Public Safety Act (PSA) for 3 more months. This is an indication that detention of other Kashmir-centric leaders is all set to get prolonged. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The 30-odd politicians of National Conference, PDP, Congress and People's Conference lodged at MLAs Hostel in Srinagar may not see the light at the end of the tunnel as the administration seems in no mood to set them free." He said that Farooq's detention being extended is a clear signal that Kashmir-centric leaders are in big trouble. "The ones wh...   READ MORE   J&K UT may have provision of 15-year residency for owning land Govt clarifies on prevailing confusion over Domicile issue 12/15/2019 10:50:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 15: Though Union Government has categorically denied that there is no move to bring any law on the lines of Article 371 (Domicile Law) in Jammu & Kashmir, there are indications that it may make 15-year residency must for owning land in the newly carved Union Territory of J&K. Union Territory of Ladakh may also be brought under the purview of obligatory 15-year residency. Sources said that the domicile laws may be changed in the near future to make 15-year residency must for owning land in both J&K and Ladakh. The sources claimed that the domicile laws would only be applicable for those who want to buy land for residential or non-industrial purposes. For i...   READ MORE   66 DySPs reshuffled 12/15/2019 10:50:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: J&K Police Department in major reshuffle ordered transfers and posting of 66 DySPs. According Police spokesperson, Behari Lai DySP Traffic Samba-Kathua has been transferred and posted as DySP AC HG Jammu, Tariq Ahmad Wani awaiting posting, has been posted as DySP SSG, Kulbir Chand Handa, DySP IR-20th Bn has been transferred and posted as DySP CID CI J (JIC), Vishal Manhas DySP PTS Kathua has been transferred and posted as DySP Crime Branch Jammu, Manish Kumar Sharma DYSP JKAP-14th Bn has been transferred and posted as DySP PC Poonch, Zafar Iqbal Nawaz PTWS Jammu has been transferred and posted as DySP DYSP JKAP-7th Bn, Peerzada Aijaz Ahmad DYSP JKAP-...   READ MORE   Two separate committees set up for J&K investors' summit 12/15/2019 10:50:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 15: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu will head one of the two committees constituted for the successful hosting of the Jammu and Kashmir Investors'' Summit scheduled to be held in 2020, officials said on Sunday. While the Lt Governor will be the chairman of the six-member advisory committee, the 13-member apex committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary, they said. The administration has identified 14 sectors including tourism, health and pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and real estate, energy and power, film sector, IT and ITeS, education and skill development for investment in the Union Territory during the summit. The advisory committee hea...   READ MORE   Ambulance taking patient to hospital stuck in traffic jam at Mendhar Illegal, haphazard parking by shopkeepers causes nuisance 12/15/2019 10:44:47 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 15: In a shocking incident wherein an ambulance, which was taking a patient in an emergency case to Government Medical College Rajouri, got stuck in a huge traffic jam in main market Mendhar for hours together due to haphazard/ illegal parking by some shopkeepers on the roads. While the local police and administration acted as mute spectator. The traffic jam was witnessed from Main Market to Sub District Hospital Mendhar for more than two hou...   READ MORE   DC Poonch cancels illegal mutation of Forest land in favour of Ex-MLC 12/15/2019 9:51:10 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, December 15: District Collector (Deputy Commissioner) Poonch cancelled illegal mutation of Forest land in favour of Ex- Member Legislative Council (MLC). According to sources, in a rare of the rarest cases the District Collector Poonch has declared mutation No.297 under 394-C void ab-initio which was attested illegally in favour of Ex MLC resident of Nar, Mendhar. "The Ex-MLC encroached upon the Forest land measuring about more than 10 Kannal. Divisional Forest Officer Poonch, Mohan Choudhary was perusing the case vigorously with the plea that Khasra No. 364 is recorded as Ghair Mumkin Jungle in records of right (1961-62) and the mutation No. 297...   READ MORE   People up in arms against CAPD Deptt for shortage of K oil 12/15/2019 9:51:01 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Dec 14: People of the district have expressed their resentment over shortage of kerosene oil as harsh winter was going on with heavy rains and snowfall and CAPD department was unmoved to restore the supply of the essential commodity in the area sources said here today. They said due to harsh winter the upper reaches were covered under thick layer of snow while incessant rains were going on but CAPD department has failed to restore the supply of kerosene oil to the district which was a requirement of priority for the people because electricity remains mostly interrupted or goes off for longer intervals of time they added. According to locals for the la...   READ MORE

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