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Amid privatisation clatter, Power Deptt employees face salary crisis 2/2/2021 11:54:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: Amid clatter for privatisation of the Power Department, newly created power corporations in Jammu and Kashmir have failed to disburse regular salaries to over 30,000 employees for the past two months. According to sources, over 30,000 workers in Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) and Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) have not received their salaries for December and January months. “The employees including the senior officials such as Executive Engineers as well as Chief Engineers have been facing hurdles on account of regular payment of salaries,” an official said. Sources further disclosed that usually the salary of the staff is met out of “Grant in Aid” from the government and same is regulated on advance drawl basis at Secretariat level. “The procedure of giving salary through Grant-in-Aid, is bit ineffective as final settlement of expenditure accounts throughout the J&K is still pending from the date of emergence of corporations”, the sources said, adding that due to delay in regular disbursement ...   READ MORE

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BJP leader trying to arrange lucrative posting for police officer During in-famous Kishtwar riots the same police officer had allegedly given a free hand to the rioters to burn shops and business establishments of a particular community. 2/2/2021 11:54:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: A senior BJP leader, claimed to be ultra-nationalist, is assiduously trying to arrange plum positing for a ‘tainted’ police officer, who allegedly played dubious role during the infamous Kishtwar riots. Reliable sources told The Early Times, a so-called ‘hardcore’ BJP has written a ‘DO’ letter in which he has sought very important and lucrative positing for a police officer. The post, for which BJP leader has written the letter, is considered as very lucrative and sensitive. “The said police officer is already under scanner for his dubious role during infamous Kishtwar during which properties of minority community were burnt to ashes”, sources said an...   READ MORE   Omar Abdullah throws Harissa party as PAGD goes dormant 2/2/2021 11:53:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: Amid complaints from the constituents of the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) that the National Conference leadership has gone into “mysterious silence” on politics, former Chief Minister and NC President, Omar Abdullah has been seen busy throwing Harissa parties and appreciating the “beauty of Kashmir.” Sources said Omar was recently seen enjoying Harissa with his friends at a restaurant in Srinagar. The development has taken place when the PAGD suffered a setback with the Peoples Conference led by Sajad Lone quitting the alliance while leveling serious allegations against the NC in particular. Sources said Omar Abdullah ha...   READ MORE   Hokersar loses 20000 kanals of land to encroachers, set to lose Ramsar status World Wetlands Day! 2/2/2021 11:53:44 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 2: The Srinagar based Environmental Policy Group (EPG) on Tuesday claimed that twenty thousands (20,000) kanals of land belonging to Hokersar wetland is under illegal encroachments and that the water body was set to lose the Ramsar status. “Yes, hokersar has lost more than 20000 of its recorded 27200 Kanals to land encroachers. The government of Jammu and Kashmir has also encroached a portion of it and raised concrete structures on it and due to this unchecked encroachment and several other reasons it is all set to lose the Ramsar Status,” Convener-Environmental Policy Group (EPG) Faiz Bakshi told Early Times over phone. Hokersar re...   READ MORE   Widespread resentment among business community for not lifting night restriction Distressed shopkeepers demand relaxation up to 11 pm 2/2/2021 11:52:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: While the government also most lifted the restrictions on public movement but non- lifting of night restriction of the market has evoked strong resentment among the business community, which has already been reeling under financial stress. They alleged that when all schools, restaurants, theatre etc. have been thrown open with full capacity then what is the reason to continue with the night restriction for the market, which has been restricted to 9 pm. “...   READ MORE   Shocking: Mehbooba equates Kashmir situation with Myanmar 2/2/2021 11:52:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: After being isolated by the constituents of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), former chief minister and president of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti is again resorted to unnecessary attacks on the Union Government. The PDP president is availing every opportunity to give an impression to the separatist camps that she is openly toeing their hardliner lines. On Tuesday, Mehbooba Mufti compared the post August 5, 2019 situation of J&K with that of Myanmar where the Army has captured the power through a coup. Reacting to the tweet of journalist Suhasini Haidar in which she tweeted a statement of the Ministry of Extern...   READ MORE   Pvt school remains open in COVID times, Education department fails to act CEO Rajouri refuses to answer query, gets offended 2/2/2021 11:52:09 PM Rajesh Tandon EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, Feb 2: Although the government has ordered to open all educational institutions in JK UT after a period of ten months, the Education Department Rajouri failed to take action against a private school, which remained functional even during the restriction period. Moreover, the school management has allegedly forced students to deposit the entire fee for 2020-21 academic session. Astonishingly, the Chief Education Officer Rajouri got offended, when the reporter asked him about the issue telephonically, wherein the CEO refused to talk to him by accusing that Early Times publishes baseless stories whereas the fact is that ET has never published a...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of ward number 55 Shiva Colony Kunjwani lane 2 Residents of ward number 55 Shiva Colony Kunjwani lane 2 at receiving end since problems remain unattended 2/2/2021 10:49:20 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 2: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step ...   READ MORE   COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 97.90%; 44 new cases, two fresh deaths Positive cases 125594, active positive 668, recovered 121988, casualties 1938 2/2/2021 10:34:32 PM JEHANGIR RASHID EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Feb 2: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.90 percent as 83 more patients recovered today. The positive cases reached 1, 24,594 with 44 new cases; death toll reached 1,938 with two deaths being reported from Kashmir valley in the past 24 hours. Srinagar district reported 12 new cases followed by Ganderbal district nine cases, Jammu district eight cases, Pulwama district five cases, Baramulla, Anantnag and Samba districts two cases each and Budgam, Kulgam, Udhampur & Poonch districts one case each. No fresh case was reported from Kupwara, Bandipora, Shopian, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar, Ramban & Reasi districts. Srinag...   READ MORE   Police arrested two JeM associates, arms and ammunition recovered 2/2/2021 10:34:13 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ EARLY TIMES REPORT BANDIPORA, Feb 2: Police claimed to have arrested two militant associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit in Bandipora district on Tuesday. According to the police statement, Bandipora police had received reliable information that there were certain anti national elements who were indoctrinating youths and influencing them with false narratives and motivating/enticing them to take violent paths besides providing them arms, ammunition and other resources for...   READ MORE

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