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Another shocker for educated youth of J&K Posts advertised before Oct 31, 2019 withdrawn 2/4/2022 11:38:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: After denying job rights to the local inhabitants, Jammu and Kashmir government betrayed thousands of unemployed educated youth who have applied for different posts advertised by recruitment agencies before October 2019. In a dictatorial decision, the government has withdrawn all the posts referred to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) before October 31, 2019, for which selections have not been finalized to date. This decision is going to deprive the right of employment to thousands of educated unemployed who have cleared written tests of some of the posts advertised before October 31, 2019. Important to mention here that before October 31, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was full-fledged state. The J&K was bifurcated into two Union Territories (UTs) as per Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. This was for the first time in the history of India that a state was converted into two Union Territories. Shockingly, as per the website of the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB), selection lists ...   READ MORE

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Decision to withdraw posts inhuman, unconstitutional: BJP 2/4/2022 11:38:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: Former president of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association president Abhinav Sharma, who is also the spokesman of J&K BJP, has termed the decision to withdraw posts as “unconstitutional” and “inhuman”. “It is not an official order but a circular which is unconstitutional and it does not have legal validity”, Abhinav Sharma said, adding “No reason has been given to withdraw posts which were advertised before October 31, 2019”. Abhinav Sharma, who is ...   READ MORE   Distt Admin wakes up; suspends, attaches erring officials 2/4/2022 11:38:08 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Feb 4: Taking lead from the news report of Early Times apropos to corruption in Rajouri, especially payment under MGNREGA, district administration has suspended two erring officials. As per order No. ACDR/Estt/Gnl/2021-22/3962-3970, dated 02-02-2022, ACD Rajouri Sushil Kumar Khajuria, giving due credit to Early Times, stated that a news was published in Early Times, dated 20th January 2022 and 30 January 2022 as corruption at peak in Rajouri as MGNREGA payments have been credited and drawn through wrong accounts in Sunderbani Block. "Accordingly Block Development Officer Sunderbani was asked vide this office letter No ACDR/Complaint/2021...   READ MORE   Priyanka Gandhi slams JK Govt for using force against job aspirants Border Battalion Row 2/4/2022 11:37:18 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadara on Friday came in support of job aspirants protesting against the government’s decision to re-advertise the posts for border battalions without increasing the vacancies. Priyanka took to twitter this morning and wrote that the J & K Government is treating the job seekers shabbily. “Using force on JKP border battalion aspirants is condemnable. Like other recruitment processes this exercise is also stuck since 2019. The aspirants have filled the forms and are waiting for exams. It’s unfortunate that they are being beaten up for raising their genuine demand,” she has written. Priyanaka raising this issue has pu...   READ MORE   J&K Govt’s anti-youth decisions deplorable: Cong 2/4/2022 11:37:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: Congress has lashed out at the UT administration for withdrawing the posts referred to PSC and JKSSB prior to 31 oct 2019 and termed it illegal, arbitrary and playing with the lives and career of thousands of aspirants who would get overaged while others would have to undergo the entire excercise afresh after several years of wait. Reacting sharply to the decision of SAC in this regard communicated to the recruiting agencies yesterday, Congress said that it amounts to playing with the lives and career of thousands of educated candidates who had applied and undergone the process and selections for different gazetted and non gazetted posts referred ...   READ MORE   Kashmir: Director Health seeks details of 2774 fraudulent appointees Fake Appointment Scam 2/4/2022 11:36:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: The Director Health Services Kashmir on Friday sought the details of nearly 2774 illegal appointees in the department. According to the details available with Early Times these illegal appointments came to fore in 2012. The investigations that were carried out revealed that these appointments had commenced in 2008-2009. These backdoor appointees were done through fraudulent orders and due to the nexus between the brokers and the officials of the Health Department these appointees were regularized. The beneficiaries were drawing their salaries from the state exchequer. The Block Medical Officer Beerwah against whom the investigating agencies had frame...   READ MORE   Rajasthan Govt lifts night curfew, J&K Admin still following old Covid guidelines 2/4/2022 11:36:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 4: After assessing the situation Rajasthan Government has revised the COVID-19 guidelines, it has lifted the night curfew and has reopened the religious places. A businessman while talking to Early Times said, “Despite Covid cases being on decline in Jammu and Kashmir the government in the Union Territory has been imposing weekend lockdown and night curfew continues to remain in place.” He said, “The third wave of Covid has not been that severe. The Omicron variant has been mild and the countries across the world have eased the restrictions but the J&K Government is imposing the guidelines that were issued in the first and second wave of the pandemic.”...   READ MORE   Kishtwar: Attached TSO becomes incharge again 2/4/2022 11:36:25 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 4: Known for over a dozen scandals in last over one decade, former Tehsil Supply Officer Kishtwar who was allegedly involved in various scandals again managed to get his posting in Kishtwar District, this time as TSO Mughalmaidan. An order No. PS/Adv/F/W/2022/75 dated 01.02.2022 states: “Keeping in view of the non utilization of services of Sh. Saroop Chand, Senior Assistant (OPG) presently attached in the office of Assistant Director, FCS&CA Department, Doda and acute shortage of TSOs (presently 39% working strength), timely distribution of the Ration under various schemes like PMGKAY, NFSA, JKFES etc and in the interest of Administ...   READ MORE   Electric wires on tree branches put lives at stake PDD ki jai ho! 2/4/2022 11:36:16 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 4: The tall claims of electrifying and resolving other related issues fell flat in the 21st century when electric wires were seen hanging on tree branches in Gujarbasti of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district speaks volumes about the negligence of PDD. The local residents of Malikabad Gojarbasti of Anantnag district accused the concerned department of putting the lives of residents in jeopardy by not aligning the proper electricity transmission lines on the electric poles. The transmission lines can be seen hanging on the apple trees and the department is taking no steps to align the electricity wires on the electric poles, accordi...   READ MORE   Govt robbed us of land, our homes, say Kishtwar residents 2/4/2022 11:36:04 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Feb 4: Facing a daunting problems following the acquisition of land by the government for the construction of the 1000 MW Pakal-Dool Power projects for merger amount coupled with non fulfilment of the promises made with the people with regard to providing of jobs in under construction power project, the people of Dachhan were up in arms against the government and are continuously protesting at different fronts from several days. As per the det...   READ MORE   No flights at Srinagar Airport in Feb & Mar 2/4/2022 11:35:32 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 4: No flights would operate at Srinagar Airport after 5 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in February and March for facilitating repair of the runway, Airport officials said. In a statement Airport authorities said they are commencing the Polymer Modified Emulsion work on the entire runway during February and March. "This is necessary to strengthen the runway for the operation of flight and also to control the wear and tear. This work is planned on all Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We will ensure that the flight disruption is reduced to minimum by working only from 5 PM to 6 AM during the night time. The runway will be available and the fl...   READ MORE   Kanehri village sans road connectivity 2/4/2022 11:09:56 PM sk kaw Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 4: Villagers of Kanehri under panchayat Kanehri in block Chouki Choura tehsil Akhnoor are up in arms against the district administration for their pathetic approach towards the plight they have been not fulfilling since a long to macadamize the roads that were leading to the area. Some senior villagers while talking to Early Times alleged that they have been making repeated pleas at the block as well as tehsil level to the authorities to construct the roa...   READ MORE

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