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| BJP opens new Pandora box, demands nomination provision in UT Assembly | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: J&K unit of BJP has opened a new Pandora box by demanding that there should be provision of nomination in the new Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory (UT) of J&K to give representation to unrepresented communities.
Party raised this demand in a resolution passed in its state executive committee meeting held at Spiritual Growth Centre Katra on March 7.
"After the decision of 5th August, 2019 and re-organization of erstwhile J&K State, 90 legislative assembly seats have been created union territory of J&K instead of 87 which were available for J&K State out of which four seats belonged to the now Union Territory of Ladakh. In view of the new scenario there was a need for delimitation of the new constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of UT of J&K which process is going on and extension has been granted to the Delimitation commission for a period of one year to conclude the delimitation by March 2022. Because of extraordinary efforts and good work done by the BJP, BJP will certainly form its Government in Jammu and Kashmir also in view of... | |
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| New recruitment rules for Assistant Professors on cards | | PhD set to be minimum eligibility, NET/SLET not required | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: The Higher Education Department is in the process of framing new recruitment rules for the selection of Assistant Professor for Government Degree Colleges and Ph.D is likely to be the minimum qualification to apply for the posts and not the National Eligibility Test or State Level Eligibility Test (NET/SLET).
The HED had recently forwarded 344 posts of Assistant Professors (APs) and Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) to Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) but had not forwarded the recruitment rules.
The department is in the process of framing Gazetted Recruitment Rules which are based on UGC guidelines issued on 18/7/2018 and are at fin... | |
| | | | Substandard quality work being executed just to save funds from getting lapsed | | Execution of dev works in bulk by PWD Poonch at end of financial year' | | | rajesh tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, Mar 10: The Public Works Department and other departments have been allegedly executing development works in bulk in the month of March just to save funds from getting lapsed due to which the quality of works is being compromised. Sources told Early Times that in March there has been spurt in development works across the Poonch by PWD, PMGSY just for the sake of paper works so that most of the payments are released which have been released by the government.
It is very shocking that negligible development works are executed the rest of the financial year and as soon as the month of March comes, these departments allot a number of development work... | |
| | | | Forest Development Agencies sleep over EPA component | | Fail to initiate any activity for welfare of forest dwellers | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: Around half a dozen Forest Development Agencies (FDAs) have failed to utilize Entry Point Activities (EPAs) component for welfare of forest dwellers.
National Afforestation Programme guidelines, which envisage that village communities are to identify Entry Point Activities with the help of concerned Forest Development Agencies have not been followed by the FDAs.
"The main purpose of the EPA was to create durable community assets including construction of firewood stores, installation of solar lights, public toilets, ponds etc. which directly help them to improve their livelihoods. The EPAs were specially devised for the marginalised sections includ... | |
| | | | LG steps in, DDC members call-off agitation | | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: As bureaucrats failed to placate the annoyed elected representatives, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assured newly elected members of the District Development Council (DDC) to address their grievances. It is all due LG's assurance that DDC members have called off their on-going protest launched on Tuesday for respectable honorarium and status.
Chairman of DDC Jammu, Bharat Bhushan, who belongs to BJP, informed media persons that they have received a mess... | |
| | | | Jammu Wine Traders Association rejects new Excise Policy | | 'If it's revolutionary, why it has not been implemented in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, UP' 'Other states switching from auction to license system but JK going turning the clock' | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: Picking holes in the Draft Excise Policy for 2021-22, Jammu Wine Traders Association (JWTA) on Wednesday said that if the policy is really revolutionary then why the same is not implemented in Union Territory of Ladakh and other states. The association termed new policy as "arbitrary."
"The states like Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab beside others have switched back from auctioning of liquor shops to license system and have emula... | |
| | | | Mir seeks women reservation in Assembly, Parliament | | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 10: Apni Party Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir demanded reservation in the Assembly and Parliament of India for women.
A function was organized at the party office in which over 30 women from Digana and Gandhi Nagar joined the Apni Party in the presence of senior leaders.
"In our society, men and women have equal status. A society cannot progress until men and women work shoulder to shoulder. Women have remained successful in all the fields and never rem... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Lane 3 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: People living in lane number 3 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance.
The lane number 3 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The s... | |
| | | | Following three fresh deaths COVID-19 death toll in JK reaches 1968; 97 new cases | | Positive cases 127288, active positive 899, recovered 124421 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 10: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported three fresh COVID-19 deaths following which the toll due to the virus reached 1,968. As 97 fresh cases were reported in past 24 hours the total number of positive cases reached 1, 27,288.
Srinagar district reported 46 fresh cases including 14 travelers followed by Baramulla district 16 cases, Jammu district 12 cases, Budgam district six cases, Kupwara and Ganderbal districts four cases each, Kulgam district two cases and a case each in Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar & Poonch districts. Baramulla district reported two fresh deaths and one death was reported from Srina... | |
| | | | New power curtailment schedule likely from March 15 in Kmr | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 10: The power department here in Kashmir Division is likely to come out with a new curtailment schedule from March 15.
Sources told early times that Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan has directed officers to prepare the new schedule for supplying electricity from March 15.
However sources said that the decision in this regard will be taken after the detailed discussion on the present status of the department regarding demand and supply of electricity.
Sources said that that peak unrestricted demand during the winter season was 2150 MW while peak demand met was 1495 MW.
However, peak unrestricted d... | |
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