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New Delhi unhappy with JK admin over handling of PDD protests 12/27/2021 11:15:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: New Delhi has taken serious note of the “poor administrative affairs” that led to crises in the wake of wrong handling of the recent protests by the Power Development Department employees in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said it was on the intervention of the New Delhi that the administration in J&K went for an accord at midnight with the protesting employees to end their protests. Sources said the Modi government has taken a serious note of the crises in the wake of power breakdown that pushed the common people to “terrible inconvenience”. It was reliably learnt that New Delhi has also taken serious note of the civil administration seeking assistance from the Indian Army to run the power grids, a development, which had snowballed into a major controversy. From the political circles to High Court Bar Association, several prominent forums had termed the Indian Army running grid stations as breakdown of the civil administration. Sources said during a recent meeting, the JK administration was told in the last around seventy years, there had been sev...   READ MORE

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2021, a year of shattered hopes for Jammu youth Unemployment rate in UT touches 21.6%; highest in India 12/27/2021 11:15:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: Notwithstanding tall claims of the present regime, the year 2021 will be remembered as a year of shattered hopes, snatching livelihoods for the educated unemployed youth of Jammu and Kashmir in general and Jammu province in particular. Except for promises nothing has been done for the unemployed youth of Jammu where the unemployment rate is increasing with every passing day. While the present regime has failed to protect job rights for local youth, Jammu is witnessing brain drain as a large number of qualified youth of this region have shifted to other parts of the country to earn their livelihood. A large number of unemployed youth are doing work of ...   READ MORE   In 5 years, SED couldn’t utilize Rs 35 crore for building infrastructure 12/27/2021 11:15:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: The school education department could not utilize more than 34 crore rupees sanctioned for the repair of the damaged school buildings in the erstwhile state. Though the money was sanctioned five years ago, its utilization was drastically delayed by the authorities sans any concrete reason. Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that in all, 718 repair and renovation works relating to the permanent restoration of damaged infrastructure in the School Education Department were identified in December 2016 for execution, at an estimated cost of Rs 107.61 crore. Documents reveal further that of this, 536 works were completed by the Department till Se...   READ MORE   Chandigarh elections: Warning for ‘overconfident’ BJP; directionless Congress Second successive worst-ever debacle for Saffron Party in North India 12/27/2021 11:14:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 27: Results of Chandigarh the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections are a warning signal for BJP because the Saffron party has always maintained its dominance in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. Results also give a severe setback to Congress leadership which was thinking to exploit farmers’ agitation. After maintaining its dominance on Chandigarh Municipal Corporation for years together the BJP has been dislodged by newly entrants Aam Adami Party (AAP). Although the results of which were declared here on Monday threw up a hung verdict even as the new entrant AAP made a major impact in the Chandigarh politics. The AAP, which contested the MC ...   READ MORE   Even after 75 years of Independence, Rajouri village sans road, other basic amenities 12/27/2021 11:14:38 PM Early Times Report Rajouri (Nowshera), Dec 27: Dhallain village in Nowshera sector in Rajouri District has been without road connectivity and other basic amenities since 1947. Residents said, “To reach a main road we have to cross a river as there is no bridge. During the rainy season the water level in the river increases and we are unable to cross it. We have to reach the main road through a jungle.” They said, “If anyone falls sick, we have to collect the entire village to carry him/he...   READ MORE   Jammu is no smart city, say stranded travelers Locked, dirty washrooms paint gloomy picture of bus stand built at whopping cost of Rs 210 cr 12/27/2021 11:14:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 27: Washrooms at general bus-stand in Jammu Smart City are in a pathetic condition. These are dirty and filthy. The bus-stand which was built at the whopping cost of Rs 210 crore mocks the development claims. Stranded travelers, who have arrived in large numbers at Jammu Bus Stand due to trains getting canceled, while talking to a local news channel said that it doesn’t look like a bus stand of a smart city. “We are being asked to pay Rs 10/ as the charges for u...   READ MORE   Man receives Rs 1,02920 electricity bill without power connection, SDM assures inquiry ''Queer ways of Power Development Deptt Poonch' 12/27/2021 10:42:13 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report POONCH, Dec 27: A man from tehsil Mendhar in district Poonch has received an electricity bill of Rs 1,02920 despite the fact that he has not even consumed any power. The aggrieved man Mohammad Tazeem, resident of Ari, has lived his life in darkness without electricity. However, he has got an electricity bill in lakhs from the Power Development Department Poonch. While talking to the media, Tazeem said that he has been receiving electricity bills from PDD wi...   READ MORE   Water crisis cuts short education for girls of Chenara village in Bhaderwah 12/27/2021 10:41:52 PM MUNEEB AHMED Early Times Report BHADERWAH, Dec 27: Despite her enthusiasm for seeking education, 16-year-old Fatima from Chanera village in Bhaderwah, couldn't clear class 8th exams in two attempts. The daily chore of fetching potable water for her family has taken a toll on Fatima's studies. Multiple trips to the sprouting spring miles away, results in almost eight hours of walking daily, which leaves Fatima exasperated. The fear of being under qualified is like a nightmare, she says. "I ...   READ MORE   Opposition smells dangerous gameplan in much-touted real-estate summit 12/27/2021 10:40:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 27: Opposition parties have chided the Jammu and Kashmir government for organizing the much-touted real-estate summit at Jammu on Monday. After pumping crores and crores of rupees for the publicity of the real-estate summit from the exchequer of the cash-starve government, the administration of Jammu and Kashmir claimed of attracting investment during the summit. Launching a blistering attack on the J&K government, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, "J&Ks special status was illegally revoked to dehumanize, dispossess and disempower the only Muslim majority state in India. GOIs brazen loot & sale of our resources shows that the sole motive is to an...   READ MORE   Kishtwar: Of 2853 sanctioned posts, 1091 vacant in Education Deptt 12/27/2021 10:40:37 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Dec 27: The tall claims of the successive governments with regard to uplifting the education standard in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have remained confined to papers only as out of 2853 sanctioned posts in the Education Department, 1091 are vacant in Kishtwar District. As per the details available with Early Times, among the 1091 posts vacant in Kishtwar District include the post of Chief Education Officer and Deputy Chief Education Officer Kishtwar. Out of 22 posts of Principal, 8 posts are vacant, out of sanctioned 47 Headmaster posts, 30 are vacant, out of 289 sanctioned posts of lecturers, 140 are vacant, 369 posts of Master ...   READ MORE   Grenade attack on CRPF bunker in south Kashmir 12/27/2021 10:40:29 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 27: A grande was lobbed on a Central Reserve Police Force bunker in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, a spokesperson said. This was the second attack in the region in the last 24 hours. The grenade missed the target and exploded without wounding anyone. The spokesman said the explosive was lobbed towards CRPF's 90 battalion at Bijbehara. "No injury was reported in the blast," he said. Soon after the incident, the area was cordoned off and operation was underway to trace the militants involved in the attack. On Sunday, two policemen were injured in a grenade attack in south Kashmir's Pulwama district...   READ MORE

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