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| In Metrolite project, Kashmir gets whooping Rs 1600 crores more than Jammu | | Discrimination again! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Once again a ruthless discrimination is coming to fore as Jammu- the winter capital of the erstwhile state has been accorded Rs 1620 crores less than Kashmir valley for Metrolite project in spite of the fact that Jammu’s area is more than 10 thousand sq kms more the valley.
As per the reports received by Early Times newspaper, the elevated metrolite has been proposed for Srinagar (25 km; Rs 5733 crore) and Jammu (23 km; Rs 4113 crore) to facilitate easy and quick movement of people in both the capitals.
Inputs by news agencies inform that in 2021, the Jammu & Kashmir government had submitted the revised detailed project report (DPR) of metrolite rail for Srinagar and Jammu cities to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) for the approval and funding purposes. The revised DPR was prepared after the Centre asked the J&K government to rework on the project and suggested some inputs which were to be incorporated in it.
In the last week of August 2021, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had said that the J&K administration was awaiting th... | |
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| Except spending on publicity J&K Govt fails to protect Jammu’s wetlands | | World Wetland Day | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: For the last one week, the cash-starved Union Territory of the Jammu and Kashmir government has spent huge on advertisements to celebrate World Wetland Day on February 2 but on the ground, nothing has been done to save water bodies.
Like other schemes of this regime which are working only on papers and advertisements, the save water bodies campaign is also confined to the paid advertisement from the coffer of J&K.
Except pumping huge funds to public pictu... | |
| | | | Busy tourism promotion, JK admin silent on death of tourist! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir administration claims to be busy with promotion of tourism, the officials remained silent over the recent death of a tourist who died in road accident allegedly to the negligence of the concerned authorities. On January 30, a 23-year-old tourist was killed and three others injured when a boulder fell on a car on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Ramban district, police said. The vehicle was carrying 12 people from south Kashmir’s Pahalgam hill resort to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district.
The incident occurred near Cafeteria Morh in the afternoon. Four tourists from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh were injured i... | |
| | | | Govt claims to strengthen democracy in UT | | Sobbing DDC chairperson punctures | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: On every platform at the national level, Jammu and Kashmir government seized all opportunities to highlight the establishment of the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institution as its “historic achievements” but the sobbing chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Kishtwar Pooja Thakur is reflecting the ground situation in the Union Territory.
What to say of involving Sarpanches or Block Development Councils (BDCs) heads in the development process eve... | |
| | | | Ramban DDC chairperson terms employment promises to locals a hoax | | Comes in supports of Puja Sharma, expresses dismay over administration ignoring her demands | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Chairperson of District Development Council Ramban Dr Shamshada Shah has expressed dismay over administration not paying any attention towards the protest of DDC chairperson Kishtwar, Puja Thakur. Addressing a news conference Dr Shah said, ‘It’s unfortunate that despite the demand of DDC chairperson staging protest for a reasonable cause, administration is not paying any attention towards her. She is being supported by all the DDC members, Panches, Sarpanches and BDC members. I urge all the DDC chairpersons to come forward and support Puja.”
She said that demands being raised by the DDC chairperson about providing employment opportunities in the projects... | |
| | | | Embezzlement funds of Rs 5 lakh at RDD Mendhar | | Inquiry committee, ACB playing delay tactics to save suspended officials | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 2: The Rural Development Department Poonch seems to be helping its’ erring officials, who were suspended in an embezzlement of funds case, which can be gauged from the fact that the inquiry committee which first took three months to give its report and later remarked that there is still need of review on the inquiry.
As per documents available with Early Times a complaint was lodged in Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) and concerned department regarding embezzlement of funds to the tune of Rs 5 lakhs on the name of some development works in Ward No. 3 Chatala of Panchayat Gursai Moori of Block Mendhar district Poonch, which were actually nev... | |
| | | | Narayana Hospital Katra plays truant by not accepting golden card | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: The Ayushman Bharat health card issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare continues to be denied by the private health institutes across Jammu & Kashmir and in a latest case Narayana hospital at Katra has denied the benefits of the card to a family.
Early Times has learnt from sources that the management of Narayana hospital does not entertain the health card better known as golden card.
The hospital management has been forcing the attendants of patients to pay all the dues and until that the patients are not discharged.
Sources said that the distressed families are left with no option but to pay the hospital bills and other dues. Even if th... | |
| | | | LG has no time to chair SFC’s BoD meeting, allege contractors | | ‘Commissioner locks his room from outside to avoid meeting us’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Forest Corporation Contractors Association, Altaf Hussain Keen has alleged that the lackadaisical attitude of the administration led by Lieutenant Governor has pushed them to brink.
Keen said, “Our grievances are not being heard nor are we being given any opportunity to put forth our issues.”
He said, “We had approached the secretariat to meet the Commissioner Secretary Forest but he didn’t meet us. The room was locked from outside and despite him sitting inside his chamber we were told he is not in the office.”
He said, “The grievance which we had sent for redressal was not even checked and marked to Managing Director SFC... | |
| | | | Embarrassment for works Deptt as traffic cops fill ditches, pot-holes on Kashmir roads | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: The dilapidated condition of the roads in Kashmir valley has added to the duties of the traffic policemen since they can be seen filling the ditches and pot-holes that have come up on long stretches of these dilapidated roads.
Early Times has learnt from sources that some traffic policemen posted in different areas of Kashmir valley have taken up the task of discharging the duties that were supposed to be carried out by the works department. These tra... | |
| | | | Keeping rules, norms aside, outgoing KU VC goes on order spree at fag end | | University teachers pin hope on LG to end malpractices, favouritism | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University is literally on a rampage and is issuing orders after orders at a time when he can't make any selections in view of the expiry of his three-year term.
In the past one week to 10 days, documents accessed by this newspaper reveal that at least half a dozen orders have been issued by the university administration with due approval of the Vice Chancellor Professor Talat Ahmed, who is presently only an In-Charge... | |
| | | | Scores of transformers are unfenced in various areas of Poonch | | PDD in deep slumber, negligence causes threat among school going children | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: Scores of electricity transformers were installed at various places in Poonch areas under the centrally sponsored scheme (RGGVY), but till date they are unfenced and there remains a chance of short circuits or current due to which threat of life looms large among the common masses especially school going children. Sources said that, a few years back scores of transformers were installed in Poonch town and other villages of the area by t... | |
| | | | Basantgarh jungles face extinction threat, forest officials turn blind eye | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: Forests in Basantgarh area are at the verge of extinction as the Forest Department officials are allegedly allowing smugglers to indulge in loot.
A social activist Shankardas while talking to Early Times said, "The forests have been turned barren due to haphazard cutting carried out by the forest smugglers. We have approached the concerned officials on many occasions but no one has paid any attention towards our pleas."
He said, "It's unfortunate that smuggle... | |
| | | | Jawahar Nagar-Talab Tillo area sans road connectivity | | | 
S K KAW
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2:It is a sad state of affairs that eversince the constitution ofJammu Municipal Corporation came into being the residents of Jawahar Nagar-Talab Tillo area have never been addressed by neither the corporator nor the government agencies to set involved to address the pathetic conditions of the area.
The residents have approached the corporator, the JMC mayor a number of times but nothing changed so far in this area,the residents alleged.
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