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| Helpless displaced Anganwadi workers celebrate third consecutive Shivratri without wages | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: The cash-starved Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is everyday spending lakhs of rupees on fake advertisements to hoodwink the people on self-claimed ‘achievements”, helpless employees are struggling to get salaries.
Over 150 displaced Anganwadi workers of Kashmir, who have been performing their duties in different parts of the Jammu region, “celebrated” one more Shivratri without wages.
For the last three years, these Anganwadi workers have been denied wages without any reason.
In January this year, Mission Director ICDS Jammu Rubina Kousar had informed that decision in this regard has to be taken by the administrative department. She had admitted that there was an issue regarding the release of wages of displaced Anganwadi workers.
The file regarding wages of the helpless Anganwadi workers has been getting dust as those at the helm of the affairs are appears to be “overburdened” with other issues rather than solving this humanitarian problem.
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| 4-years on, PWD fails to build road from Godi to Udhampur | | Nitin Gadkari had sanctioned Rs 159 cr for this project, where did money go, ask residents | | | Early Times Report
Udhampur, Mar 1: Road connecting Godi village in Udhampur district remaining incomplete has put a question mark on the tall claims of development taking place in Jammu and Kashmir. Residents of Godi have to climb a 3-km hill from Udhampur to reach their homes.
According to the locals, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had sanctioned
Rs 159 crore for constructing this road in 2018 but during the past four years not even zero-kilometre road stretch has been completed.
“We were better off with our old road at least we were able to move. Now, no vehicle can reach our village. The bridge connecting our village to the other side remains submerged in water and it too has been ... | |
| | | | Doda student trapped in Ukraine | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu Mar 1: The family members of MBBS student belonging to district Doda who was studying in Ukraine and identified as Manik Katoch of Bhalla Bhaderwah are still urging the government to bring him and other people trapped in the conflict hit country back to home.
As per the details available with Early Times, the family is very nervous and has appealed to the Government of India to bring back all the children from there as soon as possible.
people and the parents of the trapped students have appealed to end this war through dialogue as soon as possible because this war can cause damage all over the world.
“Indian students pursuing MBBS in Ukraine... | |
| | | | Multiple reasons lead to decline in fish production in Wular Lake | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 1: Majority of the people living around the world famous Wular Lake in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district were dependent on production of fish, but due to multiple reasons the production of fish has gone down thus leading to problems for hundreds of families.
Once famous for fish production, Asia’s largest freshwater lake, the Wular is fast losing this resource, courtesy the increasing scale of pollution due to mushroom growth of residential houses. The presence of scores of security forces camps is also responsible for a dip in the production of fish in this lake.
The fishermen of the area said the massive pollution has affected ... | |
| | | | Technical errors mess up PMAY in Reasi | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: Technical errors have led to many people missing out from the list of beneficiaries under Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY), housing for all scheme.
A Sarpanch, Jan Mohammad, from Dhamandi area in Reasi district while talking to a local news channel said, “Panchs and Sarpanchs had sent a detailed list to the administration about the deserving people. But when the list came fifty percent names were missing.”
He said, “When Assistant Commissioner Developmen... | |
| | | | COVID-19: J&K reports 55 new cases | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 1: The Government today informed that 55 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 29 from Jammu division and 26 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 453052.
Moreover, 123 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 75from Jammu Division and48 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin also informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed casesremains51 across J&K. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 4882doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the... | |
| | | | In 30-40 yrs, no party has formed govt in UP for 2nd consecutive time, BJP to break trend: Rajnath Singh | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 1: No party has been able to form government in Uttar Pradesh for two consecutive terms in decades, but the BJP is set to break this trend, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing an election meeting in Rasra, he also urged voters not to fall prey to any temptations or get misled, and said that while voting, it should be kept in mind that the country is above all.
“The trend from the first phase to the fifth phase has made it clear that the voters of Uttar Pradesh are going to write a new history.
In the past 30 to 40 years, no one was able to form government in the state for the second consecutive time.
For the first time, the BJP is goi... | |
| | | | Govt policies snatching our livelihood, allege transporters | | |  Early Times Report
Bijbehara, Mar 1: Transporters staged a protest against the Geology and Mining Department here in South Kashmir on Tuesday against the failure of the government to frame a policy for them.
“Four years ago the government had set up a proper mechanism for us to work on a royalty basis. But that royalty system has been abolished and we are being treated as outlaws. We are struggling to pay the loan installments and feed our families,” protesters told Early Times.
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| | | | Bureaucrats from UP, Gujarat rule J-K: Rahul Gandhi | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 1: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the people of Jammu and Kashmir don’t rule themselves, instead they are ruled by the bureaucrats from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
Addressing the newly elected urban local body members of the Congress in Tamil Nadu, the Wayanad MP said, “Today the people of Jammu and Kashmir don’t rule themselves but bureaucrats from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat rule them. In Punjab, they have unilaterally taken away 100 kms of land from Punjab and gave it to Border Security Force (BSF).”Laying emphasis on the grand old party’s vision, he said, “Our vision is unity in diversity while theirs is unity through conformity.”
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| | | | Amit Shah pledges to resolve Manipur’s insurgency problems | | | | Agencies
Imphal, Mar 1: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah promised on Tuesday that all insurgency-related problems in Manipur will be resolved by holding talks with the insurgent groups and bringing them to the mainstream if the BJP is given another five years at the helm in the coming state Assembly polls.
“We have done a lot of work in Manipur in the past five years. Give us five more years. I am telling you, we will hold talks with all insurgent groups and bring permanent peace in Manipur, Shah said while addressing an election rally in Devi Mandop Lampak of Thoubal district
Shah said no Manipuri youths would be fired upon or have to go to jail.
“They will be brought to the mainstr... | |
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