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| Government’s faulty planning turns river Tawi into cesspool | | STP for Jammu city nowhere existent in spite of incurring Rs 6.36 crore | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Sewerage treatment plant and Sewerage network system in Jammu city has become a victim of faulty planning, resulting in the denial of intended benefits of the scheme to the people of the winter capital in Jammu and Kashmir.
The government in May 2016 decided as per the official documents to construct 4 Million Litre Day (MLD), Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) with sewer network for discharge of sewage of Jammu city after treatment into river Tawi. The proposal was approved by SLTC/ SHPC and the land at village Rakh Raipur Satwari, Jammu was identified for construction of STP.
The DPR was approved on 3 August 2016 by the SHPC at a cost of Rs 28.77 crore, however, subsequently it was decided in August that year to shift the location of STP at Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu due to non-acquisition of land at the identified site. Accordingly, the DPR for the new location of the project was revised at a cost of Rs 27.51 crore in January 2017.
Documents reveal that Chief Engineer, UEED, Jammu in April 2017 directed the Executive Engineer, Sewerage and Dr... | |
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| JK UT Govt has been snatching whatever is left over under garb of Real Estate Summit: TS Tony | | ‘Govt signed MoUs to give benefits to its rich friends in country’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Criticizing the Real Estate Summit 2021 which held in Jammu, the DDC Member from Suchetgarh Taranjit Singh Tony said that the 39 MOUs signed during this summit is an attempt to snatch the land holdings of the people whatever is left over with them in the name of development and employment.
“The amendment which were made in land laws that there will be no need of permission to use agriculture land upto 100 kanals, which clearly shows that Government is ... | |
| | | | Yearender: First-time mass exodus of migrant workers starts from Kashmir in 2021 | | • J&K government spoils objective of Union Government’s historical decision to abrogate Articles 370, 35-A | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: The year 2021 began with the gruesome selective killing of jeweller Satpal Nischal and this spree of targeted killings of non-locals is still going unabated in Kashmir Valley thanks to inept and publicity-hungry administration.
On January 1, 2021, terrorists killed a jeweller Satpal Nischal, who had been running a jewellery shop in the heart of Srinagar for the last nearly 50 years.
The 70-year-old jeweller was killed for obtaining a domicile certificate... | |
| | | | Apni Party demands lifting of restrictions on press, media in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: Vice President Apni Party Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that press should be allowed to work freely in Jammu & Kashmir like the other parts of the country.
Talking to media persons here, Mir said that if press is allowed to work freely in the different parts of country why it is being barred to work under pressure from the government and different quarters. He demanded lifting of restrictions on working of press in Jammu & Kashmir and said that his party stands by the same.
“The Apni Party highly condemns the putting of restrictions on the working of press in Jammu & Kashmir. If the press and media are allowed to work independently in the different... | |
| | | | Complete administrative failure in J&K: JKHCBA president | | Lawyers take out protest rally in support of demands, block Tawi bridge | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 29: Asserting complete administrative failure in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, J&K High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) president M.K. Bhardwaj said that the handling of the recent strike of PDD employees was ample proof of the failed administration.
Bhardwaj while addressing the media persons said that the mishandling of the situation by the administration led to requisitioning the Army to restore power in Jammu city and other areas.
He urged upon... | |
| | | | Dialysis unit of GMC Kathua non-functional since two weeks, Authorities unmoved | | |  Harpreet Singh Sethi
Early Times Report
Kathua, Dec 29: Tall Claims of Health Department fall flat in Government Medical College Kathua as Kidney dialysis unit is out of order since two weeks.
Kidney patients suffer as Dialysis unit Lying defunct in Government Medical College Kathua .With the unit lying defunct from two weeks alleged Kidney Patients who were seen outside GMC Kathua premises.
Patient's and attendents were in lurch as no one listened their grievance as they shiver in ... | |
| | | | Real-estate summit a big fraud: Apni Party | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Notwithstanding tall claims of the Union Territory (UT) regime, residents of Jammu and Kashmir in general and Jammu province, in particular, are not encouraged or elated with the first-ever ‘real-estate summit’ held at Jammu on Monday.
Gauging peoples’ mood, opposition parties have also exposed the J&K Government for organizing such events by spending crores and crores of rupees from the exchequer of the cash-starved regime.
“There is fraud going on in the name of investment. We are not against investment, we want only the residents of J&K to buy property here. BJP decisions indicate J&K is no more a part of India. No one can forcefully rule here”,... | |
| | | | Policeman, Army Jawan injured in Dooru Encounter 3 militants killed in Kulgam | | Normalcy Claims fall flat ! | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: Back to Back gunfights in South Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts on Wednesday evening yet again negated the normalcy claims of LG Administration.
The Gunfights broke out between militants and security forces in Nowgam Village of Anantnag and Mirhama village of Kulgam.
At Nowgam Anantnag, a policeman and an army soldier suffered injuries initially.
According to Police the firefight erupted in Nowgam Shahabad, Dooru and ensued after militants fired upon a joint team of police, army’s 19 RR and 164 battalion CRPF while they were laying a cordon-and-search operation amid presence of the militants in the area.
“Encounter has started at Nowga... | |
| | | | Power Shocker! Jammu residents to face long power cuts of six hours on specified dates | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: At a time when the people of Jammu region are facing hardships of winter the Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has come out with long curtailment schedule for most of the areas from today over the next few days.
According to the curtailment schedule drawn by the Superintending Engineer OM Circle JPDCL the curtailment would start from 9 in the morning and end at 3.00 PM. This means that areas would face a huge cut of six hours at a stretch and this goes against the commitment of the people at helm that round the clock would be supplied to the people. The curtailment schedule as drawn by the JPDCL states that dozens of areas would face ... | |
| | | | Heavy snowfall plunges several areas in darkness in Tehsil Mandi of Poonch | | PDD fails to restore and provide regular power supply | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 29: Due to heavy snowfall in several areas of Tehsil Mandi of district Poonch have been observing darkness due to snapping of power supply and the Power Development Department has failed to restore the supply.
The residents of Loran of tehsil Mandi said that district Administration was claiming that all arrangements had been made to face the difficulties in snowfall in the area but all claims have fallen flat with the snowfall in these areas.
“Power supply which is very necessary to fight with this harsh weather but ever since the area has been experiencing snowfall, the power supply has been snapped and PDD has failed to restore it,... | |
| | | | Injustice with Early Times is against basic spirit of democracy; BJP | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Known for speaking bluntly on all issues, the president of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP, Ravinder Raina on Wednesday demanded that injustice which is being meted out by the incumbent government with the Early Times must be ended to ensure smooth flow of democratic institutions.
“Media of one of the pillars of democracy. All registered newspapers must be given government advertisement as per rules and regulations”, Raina while reacting to the query that government advertisement of newspapers has been stopped for highlighting peoples’ problems.
“I am not aware of stopping of advertisements of some newspaper. In a democracy voice of media should no... | |
| | | | EO MC Frisal placed under suspension for making illegal appointments | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: A senior official in Urban Local Bodies Department Kashmir has been placed under suspension for making illegal appointments at Municipal Committee Shopain in 2009-2010.
In-Charge Executive Officer Municipal Committee Frisal Ghulam Mohmmad Lone and Ghulam Nabi Wani then senior assistant at MC Shopain were suspended after Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) established the fact that duo illegally recruited four employees.
A case [FIR No. 28/2018 P/S VOK (now ACB) under section 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) of the prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006 and section 120-B, 471 RPC] was registered at PS ACB in 2018.
At least after two years, the ACB forwa... | |
| | | | Apni Party stages protest against Delimitation Report in Jammu, Kashmir divisions, submits memorandum to LG | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Wednesday staged a silent protest against the introduction of various government laws that it termed are detrimental to the interests of the local inhabitants of the region.
In Kashmir division, the protest march was carried out under the leadership of Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari alongwith other party stalwarts. The march commenced from the Party Head office at Sheikh Bagh, Lal Chowk which was later on halted by the police officials.
In a similar protest at Jammu, the silent march was led by Party Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir who was accompanied by Party leadership belongi... | |
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