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| Under Babu Raj, Dogri set to become history | | JK Official Languages Act, 2020 continues to remain on papers only | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: A year is about to pass when the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act has passed and Hindi, Dogri and Kashmiri languages were also recognized like Urdu and English, the official machinery continues to function in English language only.
After the removal of 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Hindi, Dogri and Kashmiri languages were also recognized like Urdu and English under the Official Languages Act in 2020, but they have not been used in administrative work so far.
All the documents of the Revenue Department, as per the reports coming to the fore, are still in Urdu and English language only. Last year, when Dogri, Kashmiri and Hindi, spoken in the state, got the status of official languages, employment opportunities in these languages arose among the youth of the state.
The people of the state felt that now these languages will be used in official work, but even after a year, the situation has not changed.
According to the 2011 census, only 0.16 per cent of the population in Jammu and Kashmir spoke Urdu, while 2.3 per cent spoke Hindi. The gov... | |
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| JKBOPEE headless since Dec 2021, Additional Chief Secy in Delhi; students suffer | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: Students who had qualified the examinations held by the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) have been left perplexed and confused due to non-serious attitude of the government.
According to the details available with Early Times BOPEE chairman Shafiq Raina attained superannuation on December 13, 2021 and since then the board has been headless.
At present Additional Chief Secretary is holding the additional charge of the BOPEE. Results were announced in November 2021 and till date students have neither been allotted colleges nor they are being told how they should proceed.
Dr Sunil K Gupta, Controller Examination, while talking to a... | |
| | | | JK Govt employees asked to upload monthly performance, but what about babus ? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: While the administration on February 17 directed all its employees and those working in public sector undertakings (PSUs) to upload their monthly achievements or performance on J&K Employees Performance Monitoring Portal by or before 7 of every month from March, there are no such orders for the senior officials, who are accused of “babu raaj” allegedly sabotaging vision of Naya Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the orders issued by Principal Secretary to the government: “All Employees Working in various Government departments, PSUs and Organizations shall upload their monthly achievements/performance on J&K Employees Performance Monitoring Portal on https://ep... | |
| | | | I struggle to feed my family, how will I pay electricity bill, says labourer | | ‘PDD officials have no sympathy for poor people’ | |  Early Times Report
Bandipora, Feb 18: A lone man staged a protest in Bandipora on Friday against the Power Development Department for sending him hefty electricity bills every month.
Bashir Ahmed Shah of Takiya Mohalla Naidkhai appeared in the main town this afternoon and sat on the road saying that Power Department officials are not showing any empathy with him despite him being poor. “Since 2018 I have been making rounds of PDD offices from Naidkhai to Bandipora, Sumbal and other places. ... | |
| | | | As Srinagar gets women’s safety squads, woman raped in Jammu on same day | | Tale of Two Cities! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: Even as a 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a married man from Chattisgarh in Rehari Colony area of the old city here on February 14, the same day the administration launched women safety squads in Srinagar.
On Monday, a woman was raped in Jammu city. The accused has been identified as Mohan Singh, 32 of Chattisgarh, who works as a car washer. He has a 10-year-old daughter.
“The incident took place on Monday when the victim was alone in her rented accommodation in Rehari.
Her parents were out for work and the culprit, who lived in the same locality, forced his entry and raped her.
We have registered an FIR under Section 376 of the IPC at Pac... | |
| | | | Babus not paying any heed to our genuine complaint: Viral video | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: A video of a boy standing along with an old man has gone viral on the internet. The boy is heard alleging that officials are not paying any heed to their genuine complaint.
The boy is heard saying, “The SRM company that is constructing road from Chenani to Mantalai has dumped the muck in the old man’s land due to which 30 saplings of different fruits, including lemon and apple, have got buried and ten have suffered damages.”
“We had approached the concer... | |
| | | | Present regime deaf and dumb: Estate Deptt daily wagers | | ‘Can’t manage expenses in Rs 6750; regularize us, implement Minimum Wages Act’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: The daily wagers working in Estates Department staged a massive protest here on Friday to seek their regularization and implementation of “Minimum Wages Act.”
The protesters said that they have been working in the department on meager wages of Rs 6750/ per month for the past many years and till date the government hasn’t framed any policy for them. “We were told after the abrogation of Article 370 that Minimum Wages Act that is applicable across the country... | |
| | | | No electricity fee for UP farmers, in J&K babus disconnect power despite them paying hefty bills | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 18: Recently Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, while addressing a public rally in Uttar Pradesh announced that no farmer will have to pay electricity bills for next 5 years if BJP wins in UP assembly elections.
“Holi is on 18th (March), counting is on 10th, bring the BJP government to power on 10th, free gas cylinders will reach your house on 18th of March.
No farmer will have to pay electricity bills for the next five years,” Shah said.
“His announcement that farmers will not have to pay electricity bills has made farmers jubilant in Uttar Pradesh and can help his party in the ongoing elections. In J&K also people are waiting for similar announcements and... | |
| | | | Alternative circular road yet to become functional | | Poonch Administration turns blind eye towards traffic congestion in city | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 18: The District Administration Poonch seems to have turned its eyes blind toward the major problem of traffic congestion in the city.
Although an alternative circular road was constructed near SK Bridge to decongest the traffic movement in the city has not been made functional by the administration.
Traffic jams have become a common sight in Poonch city due to which people have to face huge difficulty to pass through.
“It takes half an hour to cross even 500 meters of stretch.
Private vehicles, autos, Sumos can be seen parked haphazardly which create traffic jams as there are no designated parking slots for these commercial vehicles,... | |
| | | | Class 10th Result: 17 teachers suspended over poor performance in Anantnag | | 10 teachers posted at HS Poru for 1 student were also placed under suspension as the lone student couldn’t qualify class 10th examination. | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 18: The authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have suspended 22 teachers under suspension after three schools recorded ‘Zero percent result’ in class 10th.
In this regard the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Anantnag has issued an official communiqué and said that the staffs associated with the academies of Secondary classes including Headmaster have been placed under suspension.
“7 teachers posted at High School Wantrag have been placed under suspension,” reads the officail communiqué.
At High School Wantrag, 4 teachers were deployed to teach 9 students enrolled in the school; however none among them managed to qualify class 10th result.
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