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| After high-command’s green-signal Cong to target Azad loyalists one-by-one | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Within days after the much publicized rally of the G-23 leaders at Jammu, the Congress high-command has reportedly asked J&K unit to take action against loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad- who have been boycotting official functions for the last some months.
Reliable sources told The Early Times that instead of taking direct action against Azad, Congress leadership has devised a strategy to counter aggressive campaign of former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha by targeting his loyalists in J&K.
“After meeting party high command just after rally of G-23 leaders at Jammu PCC chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir is already in-touch with AICC incharge of J&K Rajni Patil to take action against leaders, who owe their allegiance with Azad”, sources said and added that notices to some Azad loyalists have already served after they had boycotted Patil’s function at Jammu a couple of months back.
Sources said that instead of taking action against all loyalists of Azad in one go, the Congress leadership has decided to target them (Azad loyalists) one by one.
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| School Education Deptt exposes its own helplessness in effecting transfers | | Many teachers, masters staying in schools beyond seven years | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 11: Exposing its own helplessness in effecting transfers as per the laid guidelines, the School Education department has admitted that many teachers, masters have been overstaying in various schools across Jammu and Kashmir for the last more than seven years.
According to sources, the Administrative secretary of School Education department had held a meeting at Civil Secretariat Jammu, which was attended by Director JKSCERT, Director School Education Kashmir, Director Finance, Project Director Samagra, Additional Secretary, Joint Director Planning, Deputy Secretary, All Chief Education Officers of Jammu Division and Nodal Officer, school Education departmen... | |
| | | | DySP makes cop tie shoelace | | Video goes viral on social media | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 11: A DySP rank J&K Police officer made a cop, his PSO, to tie shoelaces at Peer Baba Satwari on Thursday afternoon.
A video and some photographs captured today by social activists are taking round on Social Media.
“In the video, the arrogant officer, who had been to Peer Baba to pay his obeisance, after coming from the Dargah, was caught on wrong foot, as his PSO, seen tying his shoelaces in video that too just outside the Dargah, where he bowed his head”, sa... | |
| | | | Safe drinking water for JK’s rural populace goes for a toss | | Out of 247 water schemes, mere five approved in five years | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 11: The inefficacy of the Public Health Engineering department to provide safe drinking water to the rural populace in Jammu and Kashmir could be reflected from the fact that out of the total 247 water supply schemes, mere five have been approved in the past five years.
Documents in possession of the Early Times Newspaper reveal that during 2013-18, out of the 247 new schemes taken up for execution by the PHE Department under the programme, only 53 (21 per cent) had been referred to the Jammu Kashmir State Water Resources
Regularity Authority (JKSWRRA) against which five schemes had been approved and 48 were returned due to shortcomings in DPR, enclosed c... | |
| | | | PHC operates from two rooms in Kathua district | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Kathua, Mar 11: Believe it or not—a Primary Health Centre (PHC) is running with just two rooms for the last 30 years at a place which no less than the home village of J&K’s former Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nimal Singh.
Sources told Early Times that PHC at Karanwara Panchayat at Sabar in Basohli was made 30 years back in a two room complex with the land being donated by Dr. Singh then. In 2010 when Chaudhary Lal Singh was Health Minister a proposal was g... | |
| | | | War against corruption: CBI gets more teeth in JK! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: With the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in general and the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha in particular having pledged to weed out corruption from Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI is getting more teeth to crush the menace that ruined J&K for over seventy years.
Sources said New Delhi has recently given a “free hand” to the CBI to go “all out against the corrupt” and that “each and every complaint should be taken up seriously for being taken to its logical conclusion.”
Till now, the CBI would generally find a role for probe of major scams. “But now the investigating agency will also be dealing with comparatively smaller ... | |
| | | | Govt to appoint new VCs in varsities | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Mar 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Union territory government will set a process to appoint new vice chancellors in universities where term of VCs have ended or are nearing completion.
There are around 11 universities in Jammu and Kashmir including two central universities. Several universities are run by the caretakers.
Sources in the higher education department said that a process has already begun to appoint new vice chancellors where the term of previous VCs has ended.
“In last few months, new vice chancellors were appointed at several universities in J&K. Process are also going in other universities,” sources maintained.
In April 202... | |
| | | | Highly qualified unemployed youth all set to become need based employees in degree colleges | | Aspirants say government adding insult to injury | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 11: Highly qualified and educated but unemployed youth of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir are all set to become need based employees and the ball in this regard has already been set rolling in the Kashmir valley.
The Higher Education department through the Directorate of Colleges has decided to introduce need based academic arrangement of lecturers/librarians/physical training instructors (PTIs) and teaching assistants in the colleges of the Kashmir valley. The process has already with March 24 being the last date for submitting the applications.
“Applications along with Challan Based Payment of Rs. 100/- (Non Refundable) is... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Lane 4 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill | | Residents of Lane 4 Baba Fareed Nagar Sehora Kunjwani opposite rice mill at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 11: 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... | |
| | | | Despite repeated requests for repatriation 3 teachers of Lower Hathal continue to be attached at Jammu | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Mar 11: The directions of the people at helm to the education department to cancel all the attachments in the department has few takers more so in this tehsil of Rajouri district with the education system going for a six.
Sources told Early Times that at least three teachers continue to be attached at Jammu since the past four years even though they are posted in the Lower Hathal education zone of this tehsil. These teachers are drawing salary while enjoying at Jammu with the students suffering for want of quality education.
“Two general line teachers and a Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teacher have been attached to Jammu even though they are posted ... | |
| | | | Two Jaish militants killed in Kandipora Bijbehara encounter | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 11: The Security forces on Thursday killed two militants in Kandipora village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district during an encounter that raged between the slain militants and forces last evening. The slain militants were affiliated with proscribed militant outfit ‘Jaish-e-Muhmmad’, SSP Anantnag Sandeep Choudary told media men after concluding the operation.
On Wednesday, at around 1805hrs, a joint team of SOG Anantnag, Army and CRPF cordone... | |
| | | | JK reports 75 new cases of COVID-19; one fresh death, positive cases are 127363 | | Active positive 896, recovered 124498, casualties 1969 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 11: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 27,363. Following a fresh death the death toll due to the virus reached 1,969.
Srinagar district reported 39 fresh cases of Corona Virus including 15 travelers followed by Jammu district 10 cases, Anantnag district eight cases, Baramulla and Budgam districts four cases each, Pulwama and Kulgam districts three cases each and Bandipora & Shopian districts two cases each. No case was reported from 11 districts with Anantnag district reporting a fresh death.
The Jammu & Kashmir administration through the... | |
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