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| 4-yrs on, retired firefighter awaits pension | | ‘LG sir settle my case I have no money for treatment of my ailing wife’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: A retired firefighter, who superannuated in 2017, is finding it hard to get his wife treated for a heart ailment as his pension and other dues have not been settled till date due to someone tearing the first page of his service book.
He has urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to intervene for settlement of his pension as well as other dues as he has not been left with a single penny for treatment of his ailing wife.
When he retired from service, he applied for release of dues and pension, he came to know that someone has torn the first page of his service book and since then he has been running from pillar to post to get his case settled.
“I appeal to LG sahib to either settle my case or give me a loan so that I can continue treatment of my ailing wife”, said Gh. Mohammad Lone, a retired firefighter.
“Our LG sahab is working round the clock for betterment of the people, but some black sheep in the administration have started new practice of keeping routine matters on hold post August 5, 2019 to defame Centre and the LG administration i... | |
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| Govt orders fresh probe into Skill Dev Deptt ghotala | | Says fraudulent appointments were made, appoints 3-member fact finding team | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a fresh probe into the irregularities at the Skill Development Department even as the appointments that were made in the last around a decade are being called as being “fraudulent.”
The official documents as accessed by the Early Times reveal that the General Administration Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu has reconstituted a fact finding committee to probe the bungling. The new team will comprise of three members with one of them as the Chairman.
“Re-constitution of Fact Finding Committee to examine fraudulent appointments in Skill Development Department. Government Order No:32-3K (GAD) of 2021 D... | |
| | | | Restaurants close in Jammu at 9 pm; Delhi, Rajasthan Govts lift night restrictions | | Hoteliers suffer as J&K administration remains indecisiveness to extend closure timings | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: With night restrictions having lifted in places like Delhi and Rajasthan, the business of restaurants has started picking up in these places. But the J&K administration has not lifted the curbs as the restaurants close down in the union territory by 9 pm. If any establishment violates the timing order heavy fine is imposed.
On January 19, Rajasthan government lifted the night restrictions to lend a fillip to many sectors like tourism and travel, hotels, restaurants. The step, according to the Rajasthan government officials, was taken to infuse new life into the hotel and restaurant industries as these have suffered huge losses due to COVID-19 pandemic. ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba hails Dogra Maharajas to hit back BJP for disintegrating J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: After demonizing Dogra rulers for decades together as ‘oppressor’ and ‘autocrat’, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is now invoking the same rulers to restore statehood to erstwhile state of J&K.
“Visionary Dogra rulers had made J&K as a state but the ruling BJP has disintegrated the same state by bifurcating it into two Union Territories (UTs)”, Mehbooba said while interacting with media persons. “They (BJP leaders) have broken the great state which was formed by Dogra Maharaja”, she said.
Earlier Kashmir centric parties have hailed Maharaja Hari Singh for introducing State Subject provision in the ye... | |
| | | | Mehbooba trying to resurrect Hurriyat, Pakistan in Kashmir? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: After failing miserably to galvanise any support on ground from PAGD, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is now in open making strenuous efforts to resurrect Hurriyat in Kashmir. Her latest statement in this regard is an eye opener for the political pundits across the country.
“The resolution of this issue has to go through the roadmap proposed and implemented by Peoples Democratic Party during its short stints in power. There is no alternate to the Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s vision of peace with dignity and the agenda of PDP is more relevant today than ever”, Mehbooba said, while advocating for the dialogue with neighbouring country and internal stakeholders esp... | |
| | | | Cong demands statehood for J&K; ignores Art 370 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: Notwithstanding repeated statements of party leaders, the Congress leadership is hesitating to take up the issue of restoring article 370 in J&K in the Parliament.
In the ongoing budget session of the Parliament, Congress has asked the government to bring a Bill to restore full statehood to J&K as promised earlier by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Home Minister, Amit Shah.
Reliable sources said that some Kashmir based party leaders were mounting pressure on the high-command to raise the demand of restoring Article 370 and Article 35-A but the central leadership could not muster courage to support this demand.
Congress high command has realized... | |
| | | | Among UTs of country JK has highest number of transfer failures of PM-Kisan Funds | | More than one million failures in India, Madhya Pradesh fares worst among states | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has earned a bad name since it has recorded maximum number of transfer failures of PM-Kisan funds to beneficiaries among the union territories of the country during the peak of COVID-19 in 2020. “Among the union territories, Jammu & Kashmir accounted for almost 97 per cent (6,794) of the total failures During the COVID-19 lockdown period between March 23 and July 31, 2020, 11.29 lakh (1.12 million) instances of failure to transfer PM-KISAN funds to the bank accounts of beneficiaries was reported across the country,” reveals the information through a Right to Information (RTI) application.
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| | | | In 45 years, only 32 kms of Marwah road constructed: JK Govt tells HC | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 31: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that only 32 kms road stretch out of sanctioned 85 kms for Marwah Sub-Divisional Headquarter Nawapachi has been completed in last 45 years. While the construction on remaining 53 kms is still under construction and has got stuck due to various reasons including forest clearance in area falling under jurisdiction of Dachhan Tehsil, the government added. The governme... | |
| | | | J&K revises Covid-19 guideline; schools, colleges to reopen, Vaishno Devi pilgrims limit raised | | Schools, colleges to reopen from Feb 1, 25k pilgrims to be allowed at Vaishno Devi per day | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said all educational institutions will reopen in the Union Territory from February 1 and 25,000 pilgrims will be allowed at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine per day.
According to revised guidelines on COVID-19 containment measures, it has also put all the 20 districts of the Union Territory in the green category and allowed restaurants and cinemas to operate at full capacity, but asked the deputy commissioners to keep focus on weekly positivity rates, including random sampling in schools.
Member Secretary of State Executive Committee Simrandeep Singh said the ceiling on the number of pilgrims permitte... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Gangyal area behind Coca Cola factory | | Residents of Gangyal area behind Coca Cola factory at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 31: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step... | |
| | | | Passage of Kashmiri Hindu shrines, temples Bill gaining momentum | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 29: The passage of Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Temples Bill is gaining momentum with almost all Kashmiri Pandi organisations demanding it’s passage..
The Pt. Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust which has launched a movement for last two decades for passage of the Bill has got the support from all KP bodies within India and abroad.
With deteriorating condition of shrines and temples in Valley the KP organisations have decided to intensify it’s campaign for protection of all Hindu shrines and temples in Valley. The Kashmiri
Pandits said that these shrines and temples are heritage and cultural monuments and their preservation is must for the posterity as they rep... | |
| | | | | | | Great Achievement! JK has mere 0.58% active positive cases of COVID-19, 57 new cases | | Positive cases 124506, active positive 721, recovered 121822, casualties 1936 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has achieved significant progress in tackling the Corona Virus crisis as the percentage of active cases has dropped to 0.58 percent. With 57 new cases the number of positive cases reached 124506 with no being reported from seven districts.
Srinagar reported 27 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district seven cases, Ganderbal district five cases, Baramulla, Anantnag and Doda districts three cases each, Budgam and Udhampur districts two cases each and Pulwama, Kupwara, Kulgam, Kishtwar & Ramban districts one case each. Bandipora, Shopian, Rajouri, Kathua, Samba, Poonch and Reasi districts... | |
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