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3000 Qtl ration under MMS Scheme goes missing Corrupt eating into ration card holders' due 2/10/2019 11:46:47 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: In a shocking case of official patronage and backing to corrupt officials of the CAPD department, the Tehsil Supply Officer Kishtwar has allegedly been selling the ration meant for poor and needy ration card holders and has sold around 3000 Quintal of Ration under Mufti Mohammad Syed Scheme in black. As a result of these corrupt practices, the poor people are facing hardship during the winter season when heavy snowfall has crippled the life in mountainous Districts of Kishtwar. As per the details available with ET, even during Governor's rule, the corruption in CAPD has ceased to slow down. Already facing charges of deep corruption, TSO Kishtwar Saroop Chand has once again embezzled around 3000 quintal of MSS Ration beside 800-1000 quintal of Atta meant for distribution among the BPL families for the month of January 2019. In addition to this hundreds of quintals of Sugar was also embezzled by the concerned official as no sugar was provided to the consumers by the department and majority of which has been sold to private sho...   READ MORE

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Rattled Omar, Mehbooba, Lone teach new geography Divisional status for Ladakh 2/10/2019 11:46:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 10: Decision of Governor SP Malik (read Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision as J&K is under President's Rule) to grant divisional status to Ladakh with its headquarters at Buddhist-majority Leh has rattled Kashmiris like Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone. It has so confused them that they have forgotten geography and terming Jammu's mighty mountain Pir Panchal and river Chenab as Valleys. Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has questioned the very intensions of New Delhi and demanded trifurcation of Jammu province. "The decision to set up headquarters of the Ladakh Division at Leh is an injustice with the people of Kargil," she has sa...   READ MORE   'Stop Sgr-Jmu (durbar) move to allow officialdom to stay in Srinagar in winters': Asma Lone 2/10/2019 11:46:23 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 10: Wife of PC's chief and former minister Sajad Lone and daughter of JKLF founder Asma Khan Lone is not happy with the government. The reason is that the government has announced that the newly-created Ladakh Division will have its headquarters at Leh, and not in Kargil. She, like many others, has pitched for an arrangement that vouches for two headquarters, one each at Leh and Kargil, so that the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh, remains functional for six months at Leh and for 6 months in Kargil. However, her suggestion of rotational Divisional Commissioner or suggestion that his office should be moved from Leh to Kargil and back has not ...   READ MORE   Job aspirants apprehend 'another scam' at SKIMS Bemina, appeal Guv 'Half the time to apply over but online submission still not working' 2/10/2019 11:46:15 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 10: Aspirants for various government jobs as recently advertised by the SKIMS Medical College Hospital at Bemina here have alleged that they apprehend "another recruitment scam" at the hospital due to "mysterious snag in the online application of the forms." Officials said the SKIMS Medical College had advertised various job openings on February 1, 2019. The applicants have been asked to apply online till 22nd of this month. Officials said the hospital has announced opening for posts ranging from PRO to Junior Assistants and Driver and Paramedics for around 90 vacancies in total. But the applicants said the link on the hospital website http://skimsmc...   READ MORE   Cong high command in fix over Azad's behaviour 2/10/2019 11:46:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: Secretive behavior of senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad with regard to recent developments following announcement of vital election committees for Jammu and Kashmir has put the Congress high command in a fix. While on the one hand a big section of Congressmen in Jammu and Kashmir have virtually raised a banner of revolt seeking full control to Ghulam Nabi for the forthcoming elections in the State, the leader ( Azad) on the other hand is not willing to return to the State politics. According to the sources in PCC, Ghulam Nabi Azad had already conveyed the party high command about his disinterest in the State politics and thereafter AICC presiden...   READ MORE   No wreath laying ceremony for Policemen killed in avalanche Shocking! 2/10/2019 11:45:56 PM Early Times Report Qazigund, Feb 10: In a shocking development, Jammu and Kashmir Police skipped the wreath laying ceremony for policemen killed in Jawahar Tunnel avalanche. On Thursday last, a huge avalanche hit Police Post near Jawahar Tunnel, avalanche burring police post completely. Eight including six cops and two prisoners got killed. Two cops were rescued by locals with the help of teams of different security agencies on Friday morning. Bodies of slain cops and two prisoners were also recovered by rescue teams. However, shockingly Kulgam police skipped to hold a wreath laying ceremony for martyred policemen who laid down their lives in the line of duty. Bodies of martyred cops ...   READ MORE   JKBOCWB fails to clear thousands of marriage, death cases 2/10/2019 11:45:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: The fate of the poor and the marginalized labour class working in building construction seems to be hanging in balance as thousands of marriage assistance cases and hundreds of death cases are pending disposal as the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board failed to hold meet. The concerned officials who are responsible to hold timely meeting for disposal of cases and other issues of building construction workers seem totally indifferent. Sources informed that there are approximately 2500 marriage cases of the wards of the workers that have been submitted with the board for marriage assistance and around 200 death cases of the wo...   READ MORE   After losing power Mehbooba remembers Ram Mandir Praises Imran Khan, castigates Centre 2/10/2019 11:45:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and the president of the Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti is leaving no opportunity to praise Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and hit out at the BJP led NDA government at the Centre. "How times change. Centre's top priority is seemingly renaming historic cities & building Ram Mandir. On the other hand, heartening to see that Pak PM has initiated steps to name Baloki forest reserve after Guru Nanak ji & create a university under his name," Mehbooba tweeted on Sunday. An analyst while talking to Early Times said that Mehbooba is "dragging religion into politics and is playing a communal card to restore...   READ MORE   Video mocks at Kishtwar's health system People walked 15 KM in snow to reach nearest Health Centre 2/10/2019 10:51:45 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10 : Recent rain and snow has once again exposed the disaster preparedness of the administration of Kishtwar district. A video of a patient was carried by people on their backs to reach the nearest health centre situated around fifteen kilometers from his native place in snow bound Kabban area of Padder Sub Division. As per the details available with "Early Times" Ex Sarpanch of Kabban village Tsering Dawa fell ill a few days ago sought t...   READ MORE   Newly elected Sarpanchs, representatives go missing Aftermath of snowfall in Kishtwar 2/10/2019 10:51:21 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: Many people living in far flung areas of Kishtwar District today hit out at newly elected Sarpanchs, Panches and Ward members over their failure to stay with the people in difficult times. Heavy snowfall and rains crippled life in the district but instead of coming to the rescue of the people, the elected representatives were missing from the ground. Speaking to "Early Times" the people informed that after getting the votes, some Sarpanchs from rural areas of Kishtwar District including from Marwah, Warwan and Dachhan areas are missing from the respective Panchayats and are either enjoying at Kishtwar Headquarter or at Jammu while th...   READ MORE   Deserving denied benefits of IAY in Budgam district 2/10/2019 10:51:11 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report BUDGAM, Feb 10: Despite the fact that the GoI has left no stone unturned in allocation of funds of its centrally sponsored schemes in Kashmir, but moist of these schemes, including Indira Awas Yojna (IAY) was not fully implemented in letter and spirit in various villages of this central Kashmir district. The scheme aimed at the up gradation of existing houses, but at many places the beneficiaries misused the money received for the purpose, sources told early times. "The government had allocated sufficient funds for providing housing to SC/ST population and backward classes under IAY, but due to interference of some political leaders the funds were e...   READ MORE   PDD Mendhar issues 2 bills for single family 2/10/2019 10:51:02 PM Early Times Report Mendhar, Feb 10: Power Development Department (PDD) Mendhar is well known for its scams since long as many people are using power without paying tariff whereas others are forced to pay double tariff. According to the sources, two bills are issued to the name of a citizen and his wife who are living under a single roof. The id number 0107040022161 is issued to Kamal Kapoor and very next i,e 0107040022162 is issued to his wife Shanti Kapoor. These two bills of same family an...   READ MORE   Stranded passengers in Jammu facing difficulties; Politicians stay indifferent 2/10/2019 10:49:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: At a time when more than 5000 passengers are stranded in Jammu city from last more than a week due to closure of Jammu -Srinagar highway following recent heavy snowfall , politicians from various political parties especially those belonging to Kashmir valley have failed to even visit these stranded passengers. The passengers allege that even Govt officials have not visited them. Details available with Early Times reveal that most of these people had come to J...   READ MORE   Five HM militants killed in encounter with police, security forces at Kelam-Devsar Grenade attack in Lal Chowk Srinagar leads to injuries to 11 persons 2/10/2019 10:49:33 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 10: Five local militants owing allegiance to militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were killed in an encounter with police and security forces at Kelam in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. In the meantime, four civilians, four police personnel and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a grenade near erstwhile Palladium Cinema here in the evening. The area was cordoned off following the grenade attack however no...   READ MORE

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