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| Directorate of School Education Kashmir becomes out of bounds for common masses | | People wait for hours’ together, leave dejected as Director refuses to meet them | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: The office of Director School Education Kashmir has become out of bounds for the common masses and the employees of the department who approach the office with regards to their own issues, grievances and problems.
Sources told Early Times that dozens of persons who have been visiting the office of Director School Education Kashmir are being denied the opportunity to meet the Director Mohammad Younis Malik. As a result of this the people are not able to project their grievances before the Director and there is no solution at the end of the day.
“For the past many days the Director has not been meeting the people who approach his office with respect to their particular issues. For hours together these people wait in the meeting hall and at the end of the day they are dejected since the officer does not pay heed to their repeated requests,” said sources.
Sources said that today (Monday) more than 20 persons were waiting for their appointment with the Director School Education, but after waiting for hours together these peopl... | |
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| GOI bins Autonomy resolution from JK assembly’s official portal | | Website renewed with fresh content, directly operated by National E Vidhan | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: The government after downgrading the Jammu and Kashmir to a union territory has re-launched the official website of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly with old content trashed and new being uploaded.
Such a measure of the government carries significance as the earlier official portal www.jklegislativeassembly.nic.in had the autonomy resolution available on the main page. In 2000, the National Conference government led by Farooq Abdullah passed an auton... | |
| | | | One FASTag lane and three non-FASTag lanes for incoming vehicles to Jammu | | Union govt rules non-applicable at Sarore toll plaza | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: Though Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made it mandatory to implement FASTags on National Highway toll plazas, since January 15 but at Sarore toll plaza there is merely one FASTag lane and three non-FASTag lanes for incoming vehicles to Jammu.
According to the last order issued by Union Ministry of Road Transport had said that at least 75 percent lanes at toll plazas must use the electronic toll collection FASTag and 25 percent of FASTag lanes had to be treated as hybrid lanes for a month, on which cash would be accepted till January 15.
Though earlier the last date of implementation was December 15, 2019 but to avoid inconvenience t... | |
| | | | 32 KAS officers transferred | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: LG Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday issued an order to interchange the departments of 32 KAS officers with fast impact in a serious administrative reshuffle within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pradeep Kumar, Secretary, Jammu Kashmir State Vision Commission has been transferred and posted as Transport Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghazanfar Ali, Special Secretary, School Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Majeed Khalil Ahmed Drabu, Special Secretary, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director of JK Cable Car Corporati... | |
| | | | Govt orders prosecution against man for providing SIM to militants | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 3: The government has accorded sanction for launching prosecution under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against a resident of Sopore for providing SIM card to militants, almost 10 years after a shootout at historic LalChowk here. According to an order by UT’s Home department, on 06 July 2010, some unknown militants lobbed grenade on Police and CRPF troops in Lai Chowk followed by indiscriminate firing in order to cause maximum casualties to forces. One Police Cop namely Mohammad Yousuf of P/S Maisuma was killed on spot while some pedestrians sustained splitter and bullet injuries. On retaliation of Police and CRPF, the militants took refuge in nearb... | |
| | | | NIA to quiz former MLA Rashid 'Engineer' for links with Hizbul Mujahideen commander | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will question former JK MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid for his links with self-styled HizbulMujahideen commander Naveed 'Babu', arrested along with suspended Jammu and Kashmir Police DSP Davinder Singh, officials said here on Monday.
Rashid, popularly known as 'Rashid Engineer' and leader of the AwamiIttehad Party (AIP), contested as an Independent candidate in the 2014 Assembly constituency from Langate in North Kashmir.
He is at present in judicial custody at the Tihar Jail after he was arrested by the NIA on August 9 in connection with a case related to finding of terror activities in the erstwhile state of Jammu a... | |
| | | | All farmers to have Kisan Credit Cards by 31st March, 2020 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a video conference to review the progress under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme, Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi (PM-Kisan), disbursement of relief to affected farmers under SDRF, execution of MGNREGA works and other issues.
Financial Commissioner, Finance, Secretary, Horticulture, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Secretary, Rural Development, Secretary, DM&RRR, Mission Director, ICDS, representatives of J&K Bank, State Bank of India and other senior officers participated in the meeting. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Deputy Commissioners alongwith representatives of the Lead Bank and other officers... | |
| | | | Dabang staff member in Kulgam Hospital parks car on Patients ramp | | Disable patients suffers like anything | |  S Tahir-ulHaq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: It seems that the VIP culture still exists in whatsoever manner in Kashmir; otherwise the hospital ramp wouldn’t have been used on daily basis by some staff member in Nihama PHC of Kulgam district of south Kashmir.
Ramps are built on hospital entrances so that people who are disabled and use wheelchair can comfortably get in the hospital. The stairs are usually not comfortable for wheelchair users as other people have to lift the wheelcha... | |
| | | | Continuance of illegal mining irks Kerrian Gandyal residents | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 3: Removal of Toll Plaza at Lakhanpur which led to lifting of other checklists Excise & Taxation Department JK has led to increasing lifting of minning material from Ravii belt in Kathua district bordering Punjab. According to sources there was a constant check on dumpers and tippers carrying excavated material from Ravi basin in Kathua district as the vehicles passing through toll plaza had to pay hefty amount as Toll Tax. But with the lifting of check post on January 2 this year there is a field day for mining smugglers in the area.
Sources said since the lifting of check post 250 to 300 tipper loads cross Ravi area in KerrianGandyal and smuggle the mate... | |
| | | | ‘Alleged rape in Police custody’ | | Victim alleges Police inaction despite court’s directions to conduct enquiry | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: Doda Police reportedly overlooked Court’s direction for conducting preliminary enquiry for allegations of rape against Police personal levelled by a victim.
The victim (name withheld) narrating her ordeal told Early Times, she was repeatedly raped by Reyaz a Policeman at Jammu on September 29, 2019. “Four Policemen from Doda Police Station headed by Sub Inspector, AshiqHussain reached at our rented home on September 25, 2019 in search of my husband. The team entered our house and started misbehaving, they took my husband to Zafarabad Police Station in Delhi and kept beating my husband. Late in the night they took us in private hotel in Pa... | |
| | | | With JK under CIC, complaints may have to wait for months for redress | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: With Jammu and Kashmir brought under the jurisdiction of Central Information Commission, the applicants may have to wait for months.
Reason: Over 26,000 applications are already pending with Central Information Commission and are waiting for months for their redress.
An official said that procedure of first appellate authority for disposing of RTI applications will be the same.
“However, for making second appeal or any complaint, the applicant has to approach to CIC. This could be done by post, online or the applicant has to go to CIC office,” he said. He however said there would be further delay in disposing of complaints. “Over 2... | |
| | | | Wall of a Park at Gandhi Nagar collapsed, concerned authority unconcerned | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: A wall of a park near Rotary Club Gandhi Nagar Jammu collapsed for last many days and the issue was brought to the notice of the concerned authority but they have completed failed to take action in this regards.
Visitors told Early Times that the park located in Gandhi Nagar area and kids do play various games at there and senior citizen do visit the park for some physical activities and which types of treatment is being given to the park is condemnable. D... | |
| | | | Tehsil Complex Mandi turns into solid dump waste material | | Swachh Bharat Mission only in papers | |  Early Times Report
Mandi, Feb 3: Residents of Tehsil Mandi are up in arms against the concerned authorities for dumping solid and non-biodegradable waste in the Tehsil complex, risking lives of the people.Residnet resent the heaps of garbage that can be seen in the open in tehsil complex for every day.
"The garbage dumped out in the open produces such bad smell that it becomes difficult for us to even stand near the Tehsil complex mandi," said former sarpanch Tariq Manzoor "It has affected o... | |
| | | | Public Health Centre in dilapidated condition | | |  Sushil Dutta
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Feb 3: Amidst tall claims of development, the Public Health Centre (PHC) Sialsui is in dilapidated condition for the last over six years.
The PHC has a symbolic office with no infrastructure, no staff and even without primary health commodities. The locals have lambasted the administration for the acute ignorance and carelessness towards people of the area.
In-charge Chief medical Officer Rajouri said the dept is planning to convert the PHC Sialsu... | |
| | | | AYUSH' doctors running Gyne OPD at SDH Kupwara, people call LG's intervention | | | | Wasim Majnoon Mir
Early Times Report
Kupwara, Feb 3: The tall claims of the successive governments regarding better health care services are seemed hollow as the Gynaecology OPD at Sub District Hospital Kupwara is being run by AYUSH doctors.
The District hospital was established at Handwara, a tehsil headquarter of Kupwara, which had drawn resentment among residents of district headquarter. Moreover the hospital is understaffed. The hospital lacks requisite infrastructure, equipments, doctors and Paramedic staff.
People from far flung areas like Machil, Keran, Jumgand, and Tangdhar often visit the hospital to get specialised treatment but unfortunately they are being duped on the n... | |
| | | | Police arrest four militant associates from Khrew, Awantipora | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Police today claimed to have arrested four people who are alleged to have links with banned militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). The arrested people are residents of South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
A police spokesman today said that Awantipora police have arrested four militant associates who are linked to JeM. They have been identified as Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Rafiq and Fayaz Lone, all residents of Khrew-Pampore and Maqbool Dar resident of Awantipora-Pulwama.
According to the police records, all the four arrested persons are involved in assisting the active JeM militants operating in the areas of Awantipora police district.
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