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| Viral pictures reveal education standard in Pakistan | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: Pictures of boards of two government schools in Punjab province of Pakistan have gone viral on social media. These pictures revealed the standard of education in the neighbouring country as even the spelling of schools was written wrongly.
Instead of improving the standard of education in Pakistan, successive governments in the country focussed on radicalizing people in the name of religion. Most of the government schools in Pakistan lack basic infrastructure because the government has no funds to provide basic amenities in these educational institutions.
As per reports published in some magazines, in Pakistan’s Punjab region, access to education has long been a challenge, particularly for girls. About 2 million more girls than boys are out of school... | |
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| J&K: 11 travel agents cheating people on pretext of sending them abroad | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: As many as 11 travel agencies or travel agents in Jammu and Kashmir are involved in illegally sending people to different countries.
According to information shared by the government, the maximum number of 471 travel agents are working illegally in Andhra Pradesh to send people abroad.
Although the Ministry of External Affairs has not revealed the names of these travel agents, it is informed that in Jammu and Kashmir, 11 travel agencies are illegally sending people to foreign countries.
The Ministry further informed that as part of the Government’s continuous efforts to raise awareness on safe and legal migration, a commemorative postal stamp ‘Surak... | |
| | | | Kashmir based parties struggle to find footing in ‘Naya J&K’ | | ‘To bridge growing disconnect, find a place in changed terrain big challenges’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: Growing disconnect between traditional Kashmir based political parties and the people has created a void. According to the analysts the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and Supreme Court upholding the Centre’s decision has irrevocably altered the political landscape, leaving traditional parties struggling to find their footing in ‘Naya Jammu and Kashmir.’
A political commentator while talking to Early Times said, “For decades, Kashmiri politics r... | |
| | | | Police present chargesheet against 2 women constables | | Rs 1.87 cr chit fund fraud | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 15: The J&K Police on Friday filed a charge sheet in the court against 2 women constables for running a chit fund scam of Rs 1.87 crore. In a statement, the Crime Branch said that a 382-page charge sheet was filed against women constables Nirmal Kour Saini and Arti Sharma for hatching a criminal conspiracy and cheating the complainant, along with other co-employees of IRP 15th Battalion of Rs 1,87,64,000.00 after luring them on the pretext of hefty returns for investing money and gold with them.
“The conspiracy was unearthed after an enquiry report by the Commandant concerned said that Nirmal Kour Saini of IRP 15t hBattalion had taken an amount of Rs 1 lakh... | |
| | | | J&K JJM gets shot in arm: Centre approves new 102 schemes | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: As a major boost to Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in J&K, the Centre has approved new 102 Water Supply Schemes worth Rs 476.71 crore for coverage of additional 54752 rural households in the UT for which the provision for Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) had not been planned at the start of the mission.
The identification of these areas/ households was done, by the public, during various public outreach programmes like ‘Back to village’, Block Divas, JJM Fortnight, Gram Sabhas and JJM awareness camps conducted by the Department, where the public had raised the demands for inclusion of these left out areas in the Jal Jeevan Mission.
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| | | | Newly married man found dead | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: Police on Friday recovered a dead body of a newly married man at Bishnah here.
According to the details available with Early Times, the body of Bhagwant Singh, son of Rashpal Singh of Arnia Jammu was found in a field at Saidgarh village, Bishnah.
The initial investigations revealed that the deceased had tied a nuptial knot just one month before.
Police have launched inquest proceedings under Section 174 Cr.P.C. The cause of Bhagwant Singh’s death is yet to be determined. ... | |
| | | | PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel | | | 
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary, saying his exemplary work guides us towards building a stronger and more united country.
Given the epithet of ‘Sardar’ for his leadership qualities, Patel is lauded as the architect of modern India who was instrumental in integrating hundreds of princely states into the Union with deft use of persuasion and, when required, f... | |
| | | | Govt begins search for new SKIMS Director | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has invited online applications for appointment of Director SKIMS Soura.
A notification, in this regard, has been issued by the Secretary Health and Medical Education Department, Bhupinder Kumar, which reads that “online applications on prescribed proforma are invited from Indian Nationals for the position of Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The notification is available on the official website www.skims.ac.in of SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar”.
The date of submission of application form shall be with effect from 16-12-2023 to 15.01-2024, reads the notifica... | |
| | | | Freezing cold continues to grip Kashmir | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 15: Freezing cold continues to grip Kashmir even as minimum temperature slightly improved at several places on Friday.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar predicted that the weather is likely to remain clear at most places today.
A Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit on December 16 and can cause light snowfall over extremely higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir. it said.
Thereafter the weather will mainly remain dry from December 17-24 with cold con... | |
| | | | Land dispute: 2 arrested for opening fire | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: Two men were arrested for allegedly opening fire on two others over a land dispute RS Pura border belt of Jammu district, officials said on Friday.
The two men who were injured in the incident were hospitalised and their condition is said to be stable, they said.
The accused went with their kin to stop Vijay Kumar and Suresh Kumar of Rangpur Sidhriya and Satowali from collecting fodder from a field in Filora village on Thursday evening, they said. After a heated exchange between the two sides, in a fit of anger, the accused opened fire on Vijay and Suresh resulting in injuries to them, officials said.
The injured were sent to a hospital and doctors ... | |
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