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Skeletons come out of assembly secretariat cupboard; Crime Branch Kashmir takes note Watch & Ward employees designated as drivers, Deputy Secretary vying for extension 3/21/2021 11:47:25 PM jehangir rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) while taking a note of alleged illegal promotion of employees in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly has shot a letter and also an e-mail to the secretary of the assembly asking him to provide the seniority list of the promoted employees. The letter as well as email was shot to Secretary Legislative Assembly Muzaffar Ahmad on March 8, 2021 and he was asked to explain his position about the promotion of officers as well as officials. The letter mentions about the complaint received in this regard from the police station of CBK. "In connection with the above cited probe, you are informed to provide the seniority list of the employees who have been promoted recently in J&K Legislative Assembly along with the designation/promotion, if any of the below mentioned officials," reads the communication sent by an inspector of CBK under correspondence number CBK/FZ/Misc-182/18-3859 dated 8-3-2021. The correspondence further reads, "Also furnish the detailed report (name/qualification/year of promotion) in...   READ MORE

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Coterie spoiling Mehbooba's political career; two more senior leaders quit PDP 3/21/2021 11:47:14 PM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 21: Due to unnecessary interference in all activities of organization by a coterie, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti finding it difficult to keep its flock together as two more prominent leaders today deserted the party. Although former Yasir Reshi has already maintained a distance from day-today activities of the PDP for the last more than one day, Mehbooba Mufti received a big jolt on Sunday when party's face in Srinagar city Khursheed Aalam resigned, shifting all blames on a coterie to hijack the party. Aalam a former trade union leader is former MLC and was appointed as member of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of PDP just three ...   READ MORE   Worrisome resurgence of Covid cases: Authorities still in a deep slumber 3/21/2021 11:47:04 PM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 21: Although this week of March witnessed worrying trends of Covid cases, authorities have yet not taken strict measures to arrest second wave of the deadly virus. During the last one week, positive cases outnumbered recoveries across the UT and this trend has created fear among genuine people. During the last one week, Covid cases in J&K have witnessed unprecedented surge as numbers of positive patients were swelling. On Sunday 158 patients were tested positive across J&K. 27 positive cases were reported from Jammu division and 131 in Kashmir Valley. Among the fresh cases include 34 travelers and one minor. One fatality from Kashmir Valley also took the fat...   READ MORE   No public entry in HC 3/21/2021 11:46:44 PM Observing that covid-19 cases are increasing at an alarming rate, Chief Justice of J&K High Court Justice Pankaj Mithal has ordered strict compliance of its February 3 order by virtue of which the entry of litigants and public into the Court premises from the very outer gate shall continue to be prohibited. "It has been observed that the guidelines/directions are not being strictly adhered to resulting in considerable increase in footfall in the Court premises, thereby enhancing the risk of spread of COVID-19 infection particularly when such infection cases are increasing at an alarming rate", the order reads as. Thus, keeping in view the recent surge in COVID-19 infection cases, the Ch...   READ MORE   At year-end, Tourism Department appears at Khiram Shrine to execute works 3/21/2021 11:46:27 PM SAAHIL SUHAIL Early Times Report ANANTNAG, Mar 21: For remaining silent and invisible for about eleven months, the Tourism Department appeared this month at the famed religious shrine -Khiram Dargah-to execute developmental works. Under, Product Infrastructure and Destination Circuit Dev Scheme (PIDDC), the Central Government had released Rs 3.80 Cr for the development of premises of Khiram Hazratbal Shrine of South Kashmir's Anantnag. The project has been under execution since 2013 and peo...   READ MORE   After ED summon Mehbooba Mufti goes soft 3/21/2021 11:45:44 PM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 21: Even as the former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party, president, Mehbooba Mufti had been spewing venom against New Delhi, she seems to have softened her stand after getting a summon from the Enforcement Directorate or ED. While Mehbooba Mufti was initially exempted from personal appearance before the ED and now will have to appear, she seems to be avoiding any further controversies with the right- wing government since the day the summon was served. After receiving the summon Mufti had tweeted on March 5, saying: "GOIs tactics to intimidate & browbeat political opponents to make them toe their line has become tediously predictable. They don...   READ MORE   Geology & Mining Deptt 'least interested' to prevent illegal mining Allegations baseless, says Deputy Director 3/21/2021 11:45:34 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 21: The Geology and Mining Department seems to be least interested in curbing the illegal mining across Jammu division and has put the ball in the court of police. Sources informed Early Times that police have expressed its helplessness in curbing this illegal activity alone due to shortage of manpower and its men remaining busy in handling law and order issues. "It has been observed that the Geology and Mining Department has never taken matters of ensuring a ban on mining activities seriously," they said. The teams of Geology and Mining Department are hardly seen on those points from where these tractors and trolleys, tippers and dumpers c...   READ MORE   Ram Madhav returns to RSS raises many questions ! 3/21/2021 11:45:24 PM Early Times Report jammu, Mar 21: The RSS on Saturday rehabilitated BJP leader Ram Madhav, who was instrumental in the formation of government with PDP in J&K, by appointing him to its central executive council. Madhav returned to RSS has raised many questions because he was handling sensitive Union Territory (UT) of J&K which was a state before August 5, 2019. Within days after he was deputed to BJP by the RSS, Ram Madhav was assigned the job of handling erstwhile J&K state. Just before 2014 Assembly elections in J&K, he started work and played very important role in re-stitching alliance with PDP especially after demise of late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Wishing anonymity a BJP leader sa...   READ MORE   Modi to launch 'Catch the Rain' campaign from today 3/21/2021 11:45:15 PM agencies new delhi, Mar 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' campaign on World Water Day on Monday aimed to take water conservation at the grassroots level through people's participation. The campaign will be undertaken across the country, in both rural and urban areas, with the theme "catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls". It will be implemented from March 22 to November 30 -- the pre-monsoon and monsoon period in the country. The Prime Minister will launch the campaign at 12.30 p.m. via video conferencing, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The campaign will be launched as a 'Jan Andolan' (public move...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of ward 58 lane 3 Green Avenue New Deshmesh Nagar pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 3/21/2021 11:44:13 PM Early Times Report JAMMU , Mar 21: People living in ward number 58 lane number 3 Green Avenue New Deshmesh Nagar 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 ward number 58 lane number 3 Green Avenue New Deshmesh Nagar is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive g...   READ MORE   Innocent girl mercilessly beaten up in police lockup, alleges family Family blocks Shalamar road, Police deny allegations 3/21/2021 11:42:39 PM AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 21: The family members and relatives of a girl, who allegedly suffered custodial torture, blocked Shalamar Road from both sides demanding actions against the cops, who brutally thrashed the girl despite being ‘innocent’, as nothing found from her possession after her search conducted at City Police Station, this afternoon. A crowd of relatives and family members of the girl, who was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital after being rel...   READ MORE   JK reports 158 fresh cases of COVID-19, one death; positive cases are 128547 Active positive 1290, recovered 125276, casualties 1981 3/21/2021 11:41:24 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 21: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 158 new cases of COVID-19 following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 28,547; with one fresh death from Kashmir the total number of casualties in the union territory reached 1,981. Srinagar district reported 88 fresh cases of Corona Virus including 27 travelers followed by Jammu district 22 cases, Baramulla district 19 cases, Budgam district 14 cases, Pulwama district four cases, Anantnag and Samba districts three cases each, Doda district two cases and a case each in Bandipora, Kulgam & Ganderbal districts. A death was reported from Anantnag district. The Jammu & Kas...   READ MORE   People of Marwah suffer due to vacant posts of Tehsildar, NT Sarpanchs call on Div Com Jammu, seeks his intervention 3/21/2021 11:41:05 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 21: The inhabitants of remote area of Marwah continue to suffer due to official apathy since the two key posts of Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar are vacant and seek intervention of Divisional Commissioner Jammu for filling up the vacant posts in the area. As per the details available with Early Times, public deputation from Marwah led by Sarpanch Yurdoo Nazir Ahmed Lone met with Divisional Commissioner Jammu Raghav Langar and apprised him about t...   READ MORE

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