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| Kashmir parties lobby for early Assembly polls | | Chat Mangini Pat Biayah! | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 9: With the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir having been given an extension of one year, some of the main Kashmir-based political parties are lobbying for “early Assembly elections.”
Sources said some of the parties like the National Conference, Awami National Conference and the Peoples Conference have started lobbying in the corridors of power in New Delhi that elections should be held before the delimitation exercise is completed.
The Peoples Democratic Party, however, it was learnt is yet to give its consent for the same.
Sources said the Kashmir-based regional parties are of the opinion that if the elections are held before delimitation exercise, the elected government can get the delimitation exercise further delayed.
Sources said some of the leaders from the NC are already in touch with some of the leaders from the Bharatiya Janta Party, and have been trying to persuade them over holding of Assembly elections as soon as possible.
Sources said the recent victory of the Kashmir-based regional parties in the District Develo... | |
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| Pressure tactic fails, Mehbooba moves Delhi HC | | Money laundering case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: As her pressure tactics failed to yield a desirable result, PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has approached Delhi High Court seeking quashing of ED summons requiring her to appear before it on March 15 in connection with a money laundering case.
Notably the same Mehbooba Mufti on February 24 had pointed the finger towards the judicial system of the country for not granting bail to his close-aide Waheed Parra, who was arrested in connection with a terror case.
Mehbooba was very much aware that ED would summon her in the money laundering case so she has been adopting pressure tactics to pressurize the central agencies.
On Decembe... | |
| | | | Contractuals in GDCs face salary crisis | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: The Higher Education department has failed to plug a rot in the system, which deprives hundreds of lecturers engaged on academic arrangement basis during every session with monthly remuneration as maximum of them have been getting remuneration occasionally.
According to the contractual staff engaged in various Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) of Jammu region, in maximum of the colleges they have not been paid since the month of September. “Since our engagement in the month of September in various colleges of Jammu province, we have not been paid the remuneration even for one month”, a contractual faculty member engaged in a Government Degree College sai... | |
| | | | UCs involving Rs 6,685.19 cr pending in autonomous bodies | | High pendency fraught with risk of misappropriation as past Govt's found ostracising the matter | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: A total of more than 1400 Utilization Certificates of funds involving whooping amount of Rs 6,685.19 crore from various Autonomous Bodies/authorities of Jammu and Kashmir government are pending, raising suspicion about the way the funds have been spent by them.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that a total number of 1,414 Utilization Certificates (UCs) involving Rs 6,685.19 crore were outstanding and that out of the 1,414 outstanding UCs, 342 UCs amounting to Rs 1,771.31 crore were outstanding for more than one year and 527 UCs amounting to Rs 1,654.31 crore were outstanding for more than two years. Majority of the outst... | |
| | | | Despite spending crores, Manpur Bajnawa WSS lying defunct | | PRIs allege embezzlement of funds, demand inquiry | | | ANKIT KESSAR
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Mar 9: Despite spending crores of rupees in the construction of Manpur Bajnawa Water Supply Scheme, it has been lying defunct depriving the local residents of the benefits of drinking water supply in their areas. Moreover, new motors installed for the Water Supply Scheme were allegedly replaced with old one and later motors were damaged.
Sources told Early Times that Manpur Bajnawa Water Supply Scheme was sanctioned for an amount of Rs 3.5 crores and many villages were to be linked with this scheme to provide water supply to local residents but despite creating infrastructure for the WSS, it could not function due to unknown reasons.
The re... | |
| | | | ACB acting swiftly to curb corruption | | Misappropriation of Govt funds, back door appointments under investigation | | | AVINASH AZAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Had struggled a lot in the past to take its investigations to a logical conclusion largely due to shortage of staff, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) with induction of new officers is all set to prove its mettle in near future. Official sources informed Early Times that in the past the agency was registering around 70 FIRs annually, but the number in future would certainly go high. “There was huge shortage of staff, especially of Investigation Officers (IOs), but recently 22 officers of Inspectors’ rank from different wings of JKP have joined ACB”, said an officer, adding that the agency was receiving over hundreds of complaints on monthl... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Lane 2 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill | | Residents of Lane 2 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: 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 to ... | |
| | | | Hamilton bridge renamed as Baba Banda Singh Bahadur city bridge | | |  ANKIT KESSAR
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Mar 9: In a first, municipal council Rajouri have started to rename some bridges of Rajouri town giving them a name of some prominent socio-religious personalities of the area.
In its first, the bridge located on road between Rajouri main bus stand and Jammu Rajouri Poonch national highway has been renamed as Banda Singh Bahadur city bridge replacing it's decades old name of Hamilton bridge.
In an official statement, municipal council Rajouri said ... | |
| | | | Al- Badr Chief Gani Khaja killed in Tujjer Sopore | | Major success for security forces: Police | | | S TAHIR-UL HAQ
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Mar 9: One of the most wanted militant and Chief of Al-Badr outfit Gani Khawaja was killed on Tuesday in an encounter at Tujjar area of Sopore in this north Kashmir district.
Sources said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Tujjar.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight.
He said there was an exchange of fire from both the sides, and after which encounter ensued in which Chief of the Al-Badr Gani Khawaja has been killed.
It is a major success for security forces, this operation was carried clean... | |
| | | | JK reports 77 new cases of COVID-19; two fresh deaths, positive cases are 127191 | | Active positive 859, recovered 124367, casualties 1965 | | | JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 77 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 27,191. The death toll reached 1,965 with two deaths taking place in the past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 36 fresh cases of COVID-19 including 15 travelers followed by Jammu district 13 cases, Baramulla district 10 cases, Budgam district nine cases, Anantnag district four cases, Kathua district two cases and a case each in Pulwama, Rajouri & Doda districts. No case was reported from Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Shopian, Udhampur, Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Reasi districts.... | |
| | | | Policeman kills wife, in-laws with service rifle | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: A policeman posted as PSO with a senior advocate of J&K High Court, killed three persons including his wife and her parents late this evening with his service rifle, in Phallian Mandal area.
Posted as PSO with Advocate Abhinav Sharma, the cop reached at the home of his in-laws, as his wife had gone to her parents after a some quarrel with her in-laws and the husband.
"Ravi Loch alias Rajinder Kumar, resident of Gajansoo Marh, a policeman, reached his in-laws house in Phallian mandal area. He enquired about the family from locals and then he entered the house of his in-lawd, suddenly the cop opened fire on the family members, first of all he killed my fat... | |
| | | | NHM employees in Pir Panjal attend exams without prior information | | Senior officials of Health Deptt shielding erring staff members | | | RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Mar 9: In a serious violation of service rules, several employees of National Health Mission (NHM) from Pir Panjal area have reportedly attended exams of their B.Sc Nursing course without prior information to the Health Department as a result of which the patients are suffering.
Shockingly instead of taking action against the employees for their dereliction in duties, the senior officials of the department came in front to defend them for their omission.
Sources in the department informed that the NHM employees are permitted to appear in exams during their job but complete violation of rules were seen.
Already the functioning of health inst... | |
| | | | Agriculture Department ‘defames’ female casual labourers | | Puts their number in public domain in connection with sale of vegetable seedlings | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: At a time when Director Agriculture Kashmir was delivering lecture on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Monday couple of female employees of the department were ‘fighting’ a ‘war’ for their honour at their respective homes due to the illogical and unreasonable approach of the people at helm.
Sources told Early Times that the department put on public domain mobile numbers of two employees working in the Kitchen Garden in connection with the sale of vegetable seedlings. Since the mobile numbers were put on public domain the female employees received scores of calls from the people who wanted to get vegetable seedlings.
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| | | | Sand cost increases due to blanket ban on extraction | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Mar 9: Due to blanket ban on extraction of minor minerals from river Jhelum and its tributaries, the availability of sand and Bajri has declined across South Kashmir, raising its cost.
Geology and Mining Department officials told Early Times that the department on the direction of the LG administration has imposed a complete ban on extraction of minor minerals and it has caused severe inconvenience to the people, who had just started construction works. The construction industry and contractors executing the government works are also facing the brunt of the ban. Poor workers (Job Card holders) executing works under centre sponsored scheme M... | |
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