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| Despite strict directions, many leaders still occupying Govt accommodations | | Will LG take action against BJP legislators? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: The dictum “Might Is Right” fits well on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) legislators these days, who have been still occupying government accommodation despite strict directions from the government to evacuate all illegal occupants on immediate effect.
Sources told Early Times that after dissolution of Legislative Assembly of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, all legislators as well as the Former Ministers were directed to vacate government accommodations as per guidelines of Estate Department.
They further said that in order to avail pension benefit, the former legislators had to take No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Estate Department. The NOC... | |
| | | | Amid demand of domicile Govt sets up panel to examine recruitment rules | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: With demand for providing domicile like option is becoming lauder with every passing day to protect job rights of the local youth, administration of the Union Territory (UT) of J&K today constituted committee to examine the Jammu and Kashmir Special Recruitment Rules, 2015.
As per Government Order No.293-JK (GAD) of 2020, issued today sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a Committee which is headed by chief secretary who will chairman of this panel. Other members of the panel included Financial Commissioner Finance Department, Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parli... | |
| | | | Vigilant villagers force RDD engineers, contractor to comply with construction norms | | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Feb 27: In an unprecedented development, the residents of Ganeshpora village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district Thursday quarreled with contractor and employees of Rural Development Department after finding them violating the construction norms during the construction of Panchayat Ghar.
As per reports, the vigilant villagers raised alarm and contacted senior officials of Rural Development Department after they found contractor violating the construction norms. “As per the technical specifications and sanctioned estimate, contractor was supposed to go for the excavation of plinth area and lay the foundation of the building but he desired to... | |
| | | | Despite claims of advancement Khag yet to have SDH facility, huge population pushed to wall | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: Despite claims about advanced health-care facilities Khag tehsil has been deprived of a sub-district hospital (SDH). The absence of SDH is creating multiple problems for the people living in the tehsil.
While rest of tehsil headquarters in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir are having the facility of SDH the people of Khag in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district have been denied the same thus putting the people to trouble.
Sources said that at present Khag is having a redundant primary health center (PHC) where there are only seven doctors to look after people living in 70 odd villages comprising a population of more than 60,000... | |
| | | | Government scraps Jammu and Kashmir Bank recruitment process | | Government announces Amnesty scheme for Power Consumers | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: The Government has announced amnesty scheme for power consumers across UT of J&K.
This was stated by Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring, Rohit Kansal today at an evening press conference here.
Kansal, who is also Government’s spokesperson, informed that the decision was taken by the Administrative Council which met here today under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor G.C. Murmu.
He said that the Council approved an amnes... | |
| | | | Despite spending lakhs, Community Hall at Tarindi in shambles | | |  RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27: Inaugurated with much fanfare, the building of Community Hall in Tarindi village of Ramgarh area has been lying in shambles due to sheer negligence by the Rural Development Department Samba.
The work of community Hall building was started by the Rural Development Department during 2013-14 in Tarindi village of Ramgarh area of Tehsil Vijaypur. According to the reports, lakhs of rupees were spent on construction and after its completion, the... | |
| | | | Inspection teams to ensure employees’ 100 percent attendance at Panchayat level | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: The Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu led administration has decided to constitute inspection teams to ensure 100 percent attendance of employees at the Panchayat level.
Sources told Early Times that the Government has directed Deputy Commissioners to constitute teams for overseeing the punctuality of officials at sub division block level.
“The government has directed DCs also to involve Block Development Council chairpersons, Sarpanchs, Urban Local Body members at the grassroots level and plan formulated identification of works and also supervision of works,”
Sources said that government has also asked the officials to ev... | |
| | | | Former RAW chief met Farooq Abdullah earlier this month | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 27: Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief A S Dulat met incarcerated former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah recently here but details about their talks are not known, officials said. Dulat, a close friend of Lok Sabha member Abdullah, had a long conversation with the five-time chief minister of the erstwhile state, they said. When asked, Dulat denied that any such meeting had taken place. "I have no comments to offer," the Indian spy agency''s former chief said. The officials said the meeting took place on February 12 at Abdullah''s Gupkar Road residence, which has been converted into a subsidiary jail by the Jammu and Kashmir h... | |
| | | | LG reviews functioning of Technical Education Department | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today stressed on making Technical Education & Skill Development employment oriented by taking several effective measures as per the modern requirements. The Lt Governor was chairing a meeting to review the functioning of Technical Education Department here at the Raj Bhavan. Kewal Kumar Sharma, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Government, Technical Education Department; Director Technical Education, Sajad Hussain Ganai and other senior officers attended the meeting.
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| | | | Pulwama attack: Significant leads emerged, breakthrough expected shortly, says NIA | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 27: A Exactly a year after the deadly Pulwama suicide attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that the significant leads have emerged and a breakthrough in the case is expected shortly.
At least 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were killed in a deadly suicide attack carried out by a Jaish-e-Muhammad militant, Aadil Ahmad on February 14 last year in Lethpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
“In the Pulwama attack case under number 02/2019/NIA/JMU, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in the suicide attack, significant leads have emerged and a breakthrough in the case is expected shortly,” NIA said in a statem... | |
| | | | Migratory bird meat selling like ‘hotcakes’ in Kashmir, courtesy Wildlife Deptt slumber | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 27: The illegal hunting of migratory birds and sale of their meat is going on unabated in Kashmir while the Wildlife department is allegedly be sleeping on the issue.
Even though hunting down of migratory birds is a crime that can land the convict in jail for years, hunters are having a field day in the waterbodies in Kashmir where such migratory birds come during the winters.
From Wular Lake in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to Narkara in Budgam to Hokersar in Srinagar, the complaints of illegal hunting of the migratory birds are pouring in from numerous places.
As per the complainants the meat is sold for around Rs 500 per bird. “The illegal ... | |
| | | | Mega spectacle “NAVRAS” marks 1st annual day of Genesis International Playway School | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 27: Genesis International Playway School (GIPS) proudly celebrated its 1st Annual Day on the theme of “NAVRAS- the nine emotions”.
NAVRAS was a spectacular show in which the little tiny tots exhibited the nine different emotions that human beings go through. The 1st Annual Day planned by the teachers under the able guidance of the Principal, Mrs Manpreet Kour, was presided over by the Chief Guest Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, The Early Times, and the Director... | |
| | | | CAPD dealer allegedly supplies rotten rice to consumer, inquiry initiated | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: In an alleged case of supply of rotten rice to its customers by Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department, Additional District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Mohammad Hanief Malik today order on spot inspection of the sale depot through Tehsildar Drabshalla.
As per the details available with Early Times, one Mohammad Rafiq Son of Abdul Subhan Resident of Chamoti Drabshalla today approach the office of ADDC Kishtwar and displayed the rotten and ... | |
| | | | Phaghla-Mandi Road’s completion nowhere in sight even after 45 years | | |  M S NAZKI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Feb 27: Though the construction of Phaghla to Mandi Road in district Poonch was taken up almost four decades back but its completion is still nowhere in the sight.
The population of about 40,000 people of Phaghla is yet to get road connectivity to their village even as the earth work of this road is done long ago but it has not been finished even once during all these years.
Several locals of Phaghla consider themselves unfortunate as according to the... | |
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