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Media in J&K being ‘choked’ in the face of Govt curbs: PCI fact finding committee Says it is not business of journalists to support government policies or development work 3/15/2022 11:30:31 PM Agencies New Delhi, Mar 15: A three-member Fact Finding Committee (FFC) of the Press Council of India (PCI) has said that news media in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the valley, is “slowly being choked” due to extensive curbs imposed by the local administration. The FFC, in its report submitted last week, has also advised the Union Territory administration to immediately stop the “tendency” to see all critical reporting and opinions as “anti-national”. “A conflict zone has many players and many aspects of events that unfold. A journalist cannot and should not ignore the government version; at the same time, he is not the spokesperson of the government,” it said. Headed by Prakash Dubey (convenor) with members Suman Gupta and Gurbir Singh, the FFC was set up by the PCI — a statutory quasi-judicial body which acts as a press watchdog — six months after a complaint by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti in September last year. The report submitted to the council is yet to be considered and adopted. While advocating restoration of lines of communication with the local press, the FFC...   READ MORE

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Fact-Finding Report of PCI: Advertisements of some newspapers stopped for publishing truth 3/15/2022 11:30:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: The fact-finding committee constituted by the Press Council of India (PCI) has established that advertisements of some newspapers have been stopped by the Jammu and Kashmir for publishing the truth in their publications. The committee in its report also looked into the charge that the government was using its advertisements to control and intimidate the media. “Some newspapers, who had earned the wrath of the local administration, found advertising either totally withdrawn or curtailed to a trickle.” Advertisements of some newspapers were stopped just for writing the truth. With the private sector and commerce limited in the conflict-ridden UT, the...   READ MORE   Forget empowering them, J&K Govt can’t even protect lives of Panchayat members 3/15/2022 11:30:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: On Monday the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a length handout in which it was claimed that the J&K was steering towards the highest echelons of rural emancipation but the authorities have failed to give reasons for the unabated killings of Panchayat members. Despite repeated statements of those at the helm of the affairs, killings of Panchayat members are going unabated after repeated intervals in Kashmir Valley but authorities failed to inculcate a sense of confidence among them. In the ongoing month of March, terrorists attacked Panchayat members at four different places in Kashmir Valley, making a mockery of the security arrangements. • ...   READ MORE   Probe ordered into irregularities at CMO Office Kulgam makes no head way 3/15/2022 11:30:01 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 15: Despite the passage of over three weeks now, the enquiry committee tasked to probe irregularities at CMO Office Kulgam, hasn’t yet submitted the report. As per details, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir ordered a probe into alleged irregularities at CMO Office Kulgam on 21st of February after receiving detailed complaints against chief medical officer Kulgam and others allegedly involved in irregularities. A four member committee was constituted to probe the irregularities and asked to submit detailed report; however the committee hasn’t yet submitted the report. According to official sources, the employees of the health department posted ...   READ MORE   Blocked canal irks Lamberi residents 3/15/2022 11:29:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 15: A canal in Nowshera tehsil of Rajouri district has become a huge problem for the residents of Lamberi village as the water channel got defunct due to the widening of Jammu-Poonch National Highway. The canal at Lamberi has been blocked after the road widening project was taken up by the Border Roads Organization, since then it had turned into garbage dumping site, worrying the farmers and locals alike. Inhabitants of Lamberi including farmers accused that...   READ MORE   3-years on, ICDS helpers, supervisors without salary 3/15/2022 11:29:45 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 15: Scores of helpers and supervisors of the ICDS today carried out a protest demonstration in support of their demands and said that the Jammu & Kashmir administration should release their salary that is pending for more than years now. The protesters assembled at the Press Enclave and raised slogans in support of their demands. They urged the LG Manoj Sinha and advisor Farooq Khan to intervene in the matter and ensure that justice is done to them. Th...   READ MORE   Jammu brick-klins face closure threat, non-locals get freehand to run the show Natives lose employment, Govt busy signing MoUs to facilitate outsiders 3/15/2022 11:29:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: President of Jammu brick-klin association Vibishen Singh on Tuesday said that bricks from Punjab, Rajasthan and Harayana have flooded the markets in Jammu and Kashmir and “Brick Mafia” is calling the shots in the Union Territory. Talking to a local news channel Singh said, “We have met the top officials on two occasions. We were assured by the Divisional Commissioner Jammu that the issue will be resolved after we gave him a written representation that our industry is at the verge of the closure.” Singh said, “Brick Klin Act states that brick business can be carried out only by the people who are license holders and no one can join this industry witho...   READ MORE   JMC officials dump garbage in canals, residents demand action 3/15/2022 11:29:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 15: Residents of the Jammu division have urged the LG Manoj Sinha to take action against the officers and officials of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) since the Corporation according to them are dumping the waste in different canals. The residents said that the water of the canal is needed by the farmers for irrigating the fields but the same are filled with all the filth and garbage. They said the garbage dump has turned up as breeding ground for the g...   READ MORE   Samba: Toilets constructed by RDD in shambles 3/15/2022 11:29:06 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 15: Toilets constructed by the Rural Development Department (RDD) in Samba are in total disarray with the commodes and washbasin lying broken. The doors of the toilets have been broken as well with the people suffering like anything. The residents of Samba town said that although a huge amount has been spent on the construction of these toilets the money has gone down the drain. They demanded action against the RDD officials involved in the construction of t...   READ MORE   95% Govt schools in J&K have no internet connectivity 3/15/2022 11:28:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: Nearly 95% government schools in Jammu and Kashmir have no internet connectivity. In a reply to query in Lok Sabha, Union Education Minister while replying to a query stated that in Jammu Kashmir 5.18% government run schools have internet connectivity. While dishing out the figures the minister revealed that there are many states and union territories across the country where more than 10% government schools don’t have internet connectivity. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “During the Covid-19 pandemic the Education Department made tall claims about providing online education to the children in rural areas. But one wonders if there was n...   READ MORE   Four-day national level Holi festival starts at Sujanpur Tira 3/15/2022 11:28:45 PM Agencies Hamirpur (HP), Mar 15: The four-day national level Holi festiva l began at the historic Chaugan (huge ground) on Tuesday, in the presence of Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. Earlier, Thakur took part in a colorful procession that was taken out from the entrance of the town to the world- famous Murli Manohar temple,where the Minister also offered Puja and sought blessings from Lord Krishna and Maa Radha for the well-being and welfare of the people and his...   READ MORE

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