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Irony ! Haryana protects job rights, J&K has no policy for natives 2/17/2022 11:24:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: On Thursday the Supreme Court set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, which grants 75 percent reservation to Haryana domiciles in the private sector jobs. The Supreme Court verdict is the victory of the BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana. This alliance government headed by BJP Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had ensured 75 percent reservation for the residents of Haryana in the private sector also. Shockingly, BJP led government in Harayana has reserved 75 percent of jobs for locals in the private sector but in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP controlled administration is working overtime to render local youth jobless through its deceitful tactics. What to say of ensuring job rights for locals in the private sector, the present bureaucratic government in J&K is trying its best to make sure that natives of Jammu and Kashmir will not get government jobs. The incumbent regime, controlled by Babus, is issuing one after another dictatorial orders to deprive local youth of their co...   READ MORE

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‘Won’t submit any memorandum, trust any leader’ 2/17/2022 11:24:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: The youth who were not recruited even after scoring more than ninety per cent marks in the qualifying examination of BSF and CISF blocked the Tawi bridge here on Thursday. They were beaten by J&K policemen as their protest led to traffic coming to a grinding halt for more than thirty minutes. The protesting youth first reached the exhibition ground from where they came towards Dogra Chowk and then sat on Tawi bridge near Maharaja Hari Singh memorial i...   READ MORE   In Babu Raj, drop-out rate in Govt schools witnesses severe spike More than 50K students quit studies in one year; education scenario worsens amid official neglect 2/17/2022 11:23:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: A startling revelation has come to the fore, depicting the shabby picture of the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the latest reports, the school drop-out rate has witnessed a sharp spike in Jammu as well as in Kashmir division, hence putting a question mark on government schemes and measures. Reports inform that at present, the school drop out rate has gone up to more than 50 thousand, leaving the experts wondering over such a serious spike in the school drop-out rate. “The prevalent scenario could be because of the COVID and the economic crises which is engulfing the society at large. Or else various factors are responsible for such a tren...   READ MORE   Of 37 posts of doctors, 32 vacant at Bhaderwah hospital, says social activist 2/17/2022 11:23:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: A prominent social activist of Bhaderwah and chairman of Youth Action Committee, Naseer Mehboob, on Thursday revealed that out of 37 posts for doctors around 32 are vacant and people are suffering. Talking to a local news channel Straight Line, Mehboob said, “There is a big building in the name of hospital. Even the machines are there but there are no doctors. In Bhaderwah hospital only five doctors have been posted while there are thirty seven vacanci...   READ MORE   Grenade attack in Shopian 2/17/2022 11:22:51 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 17: Militants lobbed grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Kashmir Thursday evening, officials said. The incident took place at Keegam village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district when a CRPF vehicle was passing through the area. “However, there was no loss of life or injury during the incident,” a CRPF officer said. Soon after the incident, the area was cordoned by forces to nab the attacker....   READ MORE   Deaf & dumb children await Govt help 2/17/2022 11:22:38 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 17: Dejected from continuous failed promises, the village Dharkai of Gandoh in Doda District is facing a daunting task to coup up with the children born as deaf and dumb by birth. The village has around 78 deaf and dumb children and despite repeated requests to successive governments to help these children also goes to deaf ears. Now Indian army under operation Sadbhavna reach out to these children and help them by providing them with hear...   READ MORE   Arrogant babus spoiling Centre’s development agenda in J&K, allege contractors 2/17/2022 11:21:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: Issues raised by the agitating contractors have substantiated that a coterie of arrogant Babus is hell-bent to spoil the Union Government’s developmental agenda for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Instead of releasing funds for developmental activities, some Babus are more concerned over their own luxuries at the cost of the common masses. Quoting general secretary of the Central Contractors Coordination Committee Farooq Ahmad Dar, a Kashmir based news agency reported that at present, the government has a debt of Rs 685 crore, and no efforts are being made to release it “It is not a sin to ask for money owed, and contractors have the right to...   READ MORE   COVID-19: J&K reports 232 new cases 2/17/2022 11:21:19 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 17: The Government today informed that 232 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 162 from Jammu division and 70 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 451792. Moreover, 937 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 324 from Jammu Division and613 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin also informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed casesremains51 across J&K. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 35,990doses of COVID vaccine have been administered ...   READ MORE   Congress has always betrayed farmers: PM Modi at election rally in Punjab 2/17/2022 11:21:11 PM Agencies New Delhi, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress, accusing it of betraying farmers and said it was the BJP government which made record purchase of grains. Addressing a rally here ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly polls, Modi urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in the state for its all-round development. The prime minister also slammed Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for his remark on ‘bhaiyas’ from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, saying Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Ravidas too were born outside Punjab. Referring to the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report, he said that it was his government which implemen...   READ MORE   Radhey Radhey colony sans road connectivity, water logged streets rue locals 2/17/2022 10:54:41 PM S K KAW Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 17: People living in Radhey Radhey colony in Talab Tillo area are up in arms against the authorities for not redressing their problems as the said colony sans proper road connectivity. Though the colony is situated in vicinity of busy Talab Tillo area yet it lacks the basic amenities which include construction of streets, lanes and by lanes besides arrangement of proper drainage system is to be taken into consideration,some senior locals of the col...   READ MORE

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