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As economic crisis worsen, Pak finds it difficult to run embassies 2/23/2023 11:02:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 23: Facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to its wrong policies, Pakistan is finding it difficult to even bear the expenses of its embassies functioning across the world. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cut the number of foreign missions as part of austerity measures. "The prime minister is pleased to direct that a well-considered proposal/ plan in this respect may please be submitted to this office within two weeks positively," a directive issued by the PM Office reads. According to the news report, Shehbaz has issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to slash down a number of foreign missions abroad and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures to cut down expenditures by 15 per cent. The official communication titled "Rationalisation of Foreign Mission Abroad" states that in view of the ongoing economic constraints and the consequent need for fiscal consolidation and control of external deficit, the prime minister was pleased to constitute a National Auste...   READ MORE

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To expose Cong’s “duplicity” Govt mulling to sanction pension for victims of 1975 emergency 2/23/2023 11:02:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 23: The government is seriously thinking about sanctioning pensions to those who were arrested or faced atrocities during the emergency imposed by the Congress government in 1975. Although no official statement has been issued in this regard, a proposal has already been formulated to “compensate” victims of Congress’s emergency. Sources said that the government is trying to kill two birds with one stone. By granting pensions to emergency victims the government will recognize their sacrifices to protect democracy in the country second Congress will be exposed for its duplicity in bulldozing democratic institutions in the country. Reports said that as ma...   READ MORE   2 AGMUT cadre IPS officers transferred to J&K 2/23/2023 11:02:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 23: The Government of India on Wednesday transferred two IPS officers of 2018 batch of AGMUT cadre to Jammu & Kashmir. The Union Home Ministry ordered transfer of Divya D and Deepika to Jammu & Kashmir. While Divya D was posted in Delhi, Deepika was posted in Puducherry UT....   READ MORE   No Property Tax for small houses; meagre for small businesses J&K one of the last in the country to levy it with minimum financial implications for people 2/23/2023 11:01:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 23: In a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary to deliberate upon misinformation created regarding property tax in Jammu and Kashmir, it was clarified that all the poor, marginalized having small houses having built-up area up to 1000 square feet have been exempted by the government from paying any property tax to be levied from April onwards this year. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Home; Principal Secretary, H&UDD; ADGP Jammu/Kashmir; Deputy Commissioners; SSPs; Commissioners of Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations and other concerned officers. It was informed that levy of property tax is essential part of urban sector refor...   READ MORE   Recruitment of Agniveers: No change in exam syllabus, test pattern 2/23/2023 11:00:13 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Feb 23: There is no change in the syllabus or the test pattern that will be used for the online common entrance examination (CEE), the first level of screening in the recruitment procedure for Agniveers, a top Army official said on Thursday. Lt Gen N.S. Sarna, Director General of Recruiting, Indian Army, during a media interaction held at the South Block here, said the decision to go for an online examination format was driven by multiple factors, including that the youth are now very “technologically aware” and the proliferation of mobile phones and its penetration has gone deep into the villages, making new technology accessible to people. The Army had recently ...   READ MORE

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