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Amid BJP’s vibrant economy talk, street vendor ends life due to poverty 2/14/2020 12:11:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: A debt ridden 36-year old street vendor Tilak Raj committing a suicide by hanging himself inside his house in Doda district has punctured the tall claims of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders that their party is committed to make J&K economy “vibrant and prosperous.” Bheja Panchayat Naib Sarpanch, Satish Kumar, while expressing grief over Raj’s death said that the deceased was very poor. “Raj was under depression as he was unsuccessful in fighting poverty. He was unable to clear his debts and make his both ends meet,” Kumar added. The deceased is survived by his grandmother, wife and five minor daughters. Despite economy witnessing a slow down and people like Tilak Raj committing suicide, BJP leaders like Yudhvir Sethi are claiming that his party is c...   READ MORE

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Panchayat poll announcement: Albatross around NC, PDP’s neck Will duo mend ways or tread separatist path in March? 2/14/2020 12:11:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: The announcement of panchayat elections in the vacant seats of Jammu and Kashmir has put the mainstream parties of the erstwhile state in a tight spot with to be or not to be the central theme their paranoia. The panchayat elections as per the government notification issued on Thursday will be held in March, this year. The polls will be first after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped and the state was downgraded to a Union Territory on August 5, last year. The coming elections hold significance as all eyes will be set on the mainstream parties and their decision of whether to take part in the poll process or reject it in toto. Ear...   READ MORE   Panchayat by-polls to be held in J&K from March 5 2/14/2020 12:11:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: By-election to over 12,500 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in eight phases from March 5, the Union Territory''s Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar said on Thursday. Polling would be held from March 5 to March 20 and ballots would be used for casting votes, he said. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect will the announcement of the bypoll schedule. After taking into consideration all relevant factors and inputs from various stakeholders, the Jammu and Kashmir election authority has prepared the schedule for the bypolls to panchayat halqas and panch wards. Issuance of the first notification would b...   READ MORE   Alleged nepotism in supply orders by SICOP ‘Div Com Jammu directs ACB for proper inquiry’ 2/14/2020 12:10:55 AM AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 13: Taking strong notice of reluctance on part of the SICOP, following repeated complaints of nepotism in allotment of supply orders to blue eyed firms by the corporation, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu directed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to conduct proper inquiry into allegations leveled by an entrepreneur. According to sources, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu office in the month of November 2019, after having no response from J&K SICOP and the Directorate of Industries & Commerce Jammu, with regard to repeated complaints of nepotism by an entrepreneur, had directed the ACB for proper inquiry in to the matter and book the culprits un...   READ MORE   SKIMS records kept in open corridors 2/14/2020 12:10:43 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Feb 13: In the dimly-lit corridors of the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura Srinagar, steel boxes and wardrobes lie scattered on the floor while uncovered bundles of important file folders gather the dust. To make the matters worse, the stacks of rusty metallic trunks and boxes make it difficult to move in the aisle. “If this is the condition inside premier health institute of Kashmir, what will one expect in other hospitals? The rusty boxes are giving an ugly look to the SKIMS Soura. Besides, anyone can steal the files lying scattered on the floor,” an official at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura said. Ne...   READ MORE   District Admin Rajouri maintains silence over encroachment of road 2/14/2020 12:10:34 AM Early times Report Rajouri, Feb 13: District Administration Rajouri has virtually maintained silence over encroachment of road, which has been covered by a person for his private school in village Laiter, Tehsil Pouni of district Rajouri. The school is situated on roadside which is 2 kms from small city Bhambla. The school owner is said to be very influential person of the area, who has encroached roadside land by constructing boundary wall of school. As per rules, there is 40 feet width of a road from its center but in this case 10 feet width has been left by the encroacher. Kuldeep Raj resident of Bhambla said that recently administration had demolished boundary wall of his house b...   READ MORE   Kashmir growers earn Rs 70 Cr from MIS, Jammu gets nothing 2/14/2020 12:10:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: Even as the government launched the much-hyped Market Intervention Scheme for fruit growers in Kashmir, the MIS has helped Kashmir earn a whopping Rs 70 crore from the deal within six months, whereas Jammu region only craves for such schemes. Official sources told Early Times that around 16,000 metric tons of apples were procured from the Kashmiri fruit growers after the launch of the special scheme in September of 2019. Official documents reveal that as many as 12 lakh boxes of apples were procured under the scheme. Interestingly while south Kashmir is often seen a hotbed of militancy, the fruit growers from the area have been earning the most from ...   READ MORE   Cross-LoC trader Tanveer Wani becomes 6th person to be arrested DSP Davinder Singh case: 2/14/2020 12:10:22 AM Agencies New Delhi, Feb 13: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested yet another person in connection with the case of suspended J&K Police DSP Davinder Singh who was caught red-handed escorting terrorists out of the Kashmir Valley last month. The latest person to be arrested in this case is former president of the LoC Traders' Association Tanveer Ahmed Wani. He is the sixth person to be arrested in this case. Wani was summoned to Delhi from Pulwama in Kashmir and was arrested in Delhi on Wednesday. Following his arrest, Wani was taken to Jammu on a two-day remand. Wani's role came under the scanner of investigation agencies for allegedly giving money to Hizbul militant Na...   READ MORE   Congress all set to become irrelevant Fails to open its account in Delhi for second consecutive term 2/14/2020 12:10:02 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 13: Congress party drawing a blank in the recently held Delhi assembly elections has once again revealed that Grand Old Party of the country is facing very tough times. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The Congress party which after every loss used to talk about electoral reforms should stop hiding behind the excuses and go for reforms within its ranks.” He said the biggest reform which Congress needs to go for is to look for a leader, who can pull the party out of the prevailing crisis. “It’s for the second consecutive term that Congress has failed to open its account in Delhi. The Congress ruled Delhi for 10-years prior to the arrival of ...   READ MORE   Govt orders probe in all appointments made under sports category in past 19 years 2/14/2020 12:09:44 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 13: In a significant development, the government on Thursday ordered probe into all appointments made under sports category in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 19 years. The government has constituted a three -member committee to verify all appointments made under sports category in different departments since 2000. Headed by Administrative Secretary, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, the Secretary Sports Council and Additional Secretary (Vigilance) General Administration Department are members of the panel. The committee, which will be serviced by the General Administration Department, has been directed to submit its report by Ma...   READ MORE   e-coli in Bowli water, PHE declares it unfit to drink 2/13/2020 9:44:00 PM Ashwani Sharma Early times report Udhampur, Feb 13: Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department here has declared Baba Londana Devisthan Bowli’s water unfit for consumption after harmful E-coli pathogen was discovered in it. Sources informed that E-coli infection may cause infections in human and animal bodies. Reliable sources informed that incessant pollution caused by industrial units in the area and irresponsible Pollution Control Board (PCB) as well as Industries department of Udham...   READ MORE   Toilet complex at Kotla Morh Udhampur locked, commuters suffer 2/13/2020 9:43:49 PM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Feb 13: A toilet complex comprising bathroom, ladies room, gents room known as highway toilet or Community Sanitary Complex (CSC) at Kotla Morh, panchayat Rathian East on national highway in Udhampur district which was constructed by Rural Development Department under Swacch Bharat Mission in the year 2019-2020 is in worst condition as it has been locked due to which nobody cares for its maintenance. Sources informed that there is no water sup...   READ MORE   Influential people make public hand pumps their personal property 2/13/2020 9:43:40 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 13: Some influential people have allegedly made public hand pumps their personal property by affixing electric motors for personal use, which were installed under legislators Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Sources told Early Times that these people, who took these hand pumps under their premises, are said to be the ‘blue-eyed’ workers of political leaders, who got sanctioned public hand pumps under CDF and got installed them just near thei...   READ MORE   10 years on, CIC Mendhar lying non-functional 2/13/2020 9:43:26 PM Early Times Report MENDHAR, Feb 13: The Community Information Centre (CIC) at Block Development Office Mendhar is non-functional for about last ten years. According to the reports, since 2010 when a major fire in Mendhar Town engulfed large number of Government buildings including CIC, Block Mendhar in which everything including computers was damaged, no initiative was taken by the concerned authorities to restore the CIC. Since then, the premises of CIC is locked and out of the two contr...   READ MORE   Prominent cleric, former chief of TuM murdered inside Masjid in Srinagar 2/13/2020 9:43:05 PM Jehangir Rashid early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 13: Police today recovered the body of a cleric inside a Masjid in the volatile area of Maisuma in the city centre in the afternoon. The cleric was apparently murdered by some person immediately after the afternoon prayers. Reports said that police recovered the body of 78 years old cleric and former chief of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) Abdul Gani Dar inside a Masjid in the Maisuma area. Abdul Gani Dar alias Gani Ghazali was a prominent cleric of Jamiat-e-Ahlihadith (JeA) and had offered the afternoon prayers at JeA Masjid at Maisuma. Reports said that Dar offered prayers in the first floor of the Masjid and was having a chat with so...   READ MORE   JK Govt enhances OPD ticket in hospitals by 100% 2/13/2020 9:42:56 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: The government of Jammu and Kashmir had order for enhancement of OPD tickets across the hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir by 100% with immediate effect. As per the details available with Early Times, the order with regard to bringing the hospital patient tickets at par was issued by Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department vide order No. 143-JK (HME) of 2020 Dated 10-2-2020 which endorsed by the Director Health Services Jammu vide No. DHSJ/Gen/17845-65 Dated 12-2-2029 directing Medical Superintendent of all the Hospitals in Jammu Division to implement the government decision. Similar directions were also passed b...   READ MORE   Poonch Hospital carries out temporary upliftment to get points under Kayakalp Scheme Internal team gives full points to hospital despite poor performance 2/13/2020 9:42:33 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 13: In order to get financial assistance under Kayakalp Scheme for the hospital, the District Hospital (DH) Poonch conducted temporary upliftment to get full points from the Internal Assessing Team. Sources told Early Times that Kayakalp scheme is an initiative taken under centre government flagship programme ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’, that aims to improve cleanliness, hygiene and waste management practices at government health facilities. “Facilities are assessed by Internal and external teams constituted by the department. There is a checklist of around 40-45 points, which has to be closely assessed by the team members and consequently, poi...   READ MORE

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