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| Oops: Raj Bhawan flaunts ‘dumb’ installation of smart meters ! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Much against the hype being created by the Raj Bhawan over the “successful installation of smart meters” in the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar, “the metering is not smart but dumb.”
Senior officials in the Power Development Department told the Early Times on the condition of anonymity that the Raj Bhawan was creating “undue hype” over installation of the smart meters only to show “good performance of an official on deputation, who is under the scanner of New Delhi for his misadventures.”
The officials said while the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has been himself hailing the installation of the smart meters, the metering was yet to start smart services as promised by the government.
“Firstly no more than 12,000 smart meters have been installed in Jammu and Srinagar and the main thing is that none of such meters is acting as smart meter. One of the main features of a smart meter is that it should have prepaid facility but the same isn’t working,” said some officials on the condition of anonymity.
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| Three ex-MLAs, half a dozen BJP leaders in touch with AAP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: After the historic victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the recently concluded assembly elections in the neighbouring Punjab, many prominent politicians of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Jammu region, have established contact with the leadership of AAP to explore the possibility in this part of the country.
Highly placed sources said that three former MLAs of Jammu province have established contact with some senior AAP leaders at Delhi. “It is too early to say anything but one thing is clear that some senior politicians have opened a channel of communication with AAP leadership to explore possibilities”, sources said.
Sources further revealed t... | |
| | | | Threaten to lunch stir as management fails to settle demands | | JKFDC employees on warpath | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: Issuing an ultimatum to J&K government and the management of Jammu Kashmir Forest Development Corporation (JKFDC), the ‘aggrieved’ employees of the Corporation have threatened to launch a stir if their demands are not conceded in a time bound manner.
Speaking to Early Times, the Spokesperson of Jammu Kashmir Forest Development Corporation Employees Forum (JKFDCEF), Suresh Sharma, said that it was noted with pain that the management has miserably failed to release 71% deficit DA, implement 7th Pay Commission report, hold DPC, regularize daily wagers, settling SRO 43 cases and ensure timely salary to its employees.
“You may get surprised that around 1... | |
| | | | BJP has virtually handed over J&K to a mafia to economically disempower people: Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Lambasting the incumbent administration of the Union Territory for allowing outsiders to economically disempower natives of this region, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the mafia is ruling the roost in Jammu and Kashmir.
“On one in the administration is ready to listen to the grievances of the people.
A mafia of outsiders is ruling the roost in Jammu and Kashmir”, Mehbooba Mufti said while addressing the one-day convention of the party here today.
She alleged that there was no government in J&K and a mafia has virtually taken control of the whole administration. “Mafia controlled by outsiders has taken ov... | |
| | | | Two cops injured in Rainawari grenade attack | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: Militants lobbed a grenade on the security forces in Rainawari area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening, leaving two policemen injured.
Quoting a top police officer, news agency GNS reported that the grenade was lobbed on a naka party of the security forces.
He said two cops suffered minor splinter injuries following which they were shifted to a hospital for treatment. Following the blast, the police and paramilitary forces launched a search operation to nab the attackers.
The area has been cordoned off to nab the fleeing militants.... | |
| | | | Amid Punjab Govt.’s decision to confirm casual employees, daily wagers in JK stare at bleak future | | The tale of two cities ! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: At the time when the Aap Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has ordered regularization of more than 35 thousand casual employees, the daily wagers here of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir are staring at the bleak future with no wages and no traces of any confirmation even rendering service for decades together.
As per the reports, on March 22, this year, the AAP government which is less than a month old said that it has started the process of making the jobs of 35,000 group C and D employees permanent. Earlier the government used to hire these employees on a contractual basis but now as per the announcement of Bhagwant Mann, the Chief Secre... | |
| | | | AAP regularizes 35,000 daily wagers in Punjab, J&K leaders just give lollipops | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Soon after taking over as the Chief Minister of Punjab, Aam Admi Party leader, Bhagwant Singh Mann, regularized 35,000 daily wagers.
While addressing people through televised addressed, he said, “During election campaign, many daily wagers used to tell us that they are temporary workers and sword is hanging on them. We had promised them that if we come to power we will regularize them.
We have taken the decision to regularize them.”
Mann said, “I had promised people that I will make Punjab dharna mukth.”
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The BJP could have taken the same decision in J&K but it didn’t make an attempt. They just exploite... | |
| | | | GDC Bijbehara student dies of electrocution; students hold protest, blame PDD for death | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 23: In yet another incident of negligence by the Power Development Department (PDD) a student of Government Degree College (GDC) Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district died after getting electrocuted after he came with a live wire outside the college premises.
Reports reaching here said that some of the students of GDC Bijbehara were playing volleyball and during the same the ball went out of the college premises. A student namely Umar Farooq son of Farooq Ahmad Ganie, resident of Dariegund went out to fetch the ball but received electric shock after getting in contact with a live wire.
The student was shifted to nearest health centre where t... | |
| | | | Govt Hospital Sarwal fraught with mismanagement | | Staffs misbehave with attendants, delayed treatment to patient in emergency | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: The Government Hospital Sarwal has virtually turned into torture home due to its mismanagement as well as ill-treatment with attendants and undue delay in giving medical treatment to patients in emergency.
In recent case, a patient suffering from dehydration due to food poisoning when arrived by family members at Sarwal Hospital at 5 am in morning, there was no one available in the emergency as everybody was sleeping but when attendants enquired about the doctors, the staff present at that time said that come at 10 am when doctors will come.
“I requested them to administer at least a drip to my mother as she was suffering from food poisoning and was... | |
| | | | Unemployment in J&K at its peak: Instead of J&K MPs, Shiv Sena MP raise issue of 172 CIC operators in parliament | | 18 years on, 172 CIC operators awaited regularisation in J&K | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: The lackadaisical approach of successive governments towards regularisations of various employees working in the government sector could be gauged from the fact that 172 Community Information Center (CIC) operators engaged by the government in Rural Development Department are awaiting their regularisation of their services since last 18 years- but to utter surprise that a non J&K MP from Maharashtra Mrs Priyanka Chuttervedi, Rajya Sabha member of Shiv Sena raise the genuine & long pending regularisation cum salary hike issues of CIC operators of Rural Development Department (J&K, UT) in the Rajya Sabha with a strong recommendations in t... | |
| | | | Don’t be scared of Govt, become voice of people: Altaf Bukhari to Press | | > ‘I know they are troubling you but their time has ended’ | | | > ‘Article 370 was revoked to disempower natives’
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: President of Apni Party Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday asked the Press not to be scared and become the voice of people.
Talking to reporters here, Bukhari said, “This government is there for only six months more. So don’t be scared.
I know they are troubling you but their time has ended. We are ready for elections but want the Delimitation panel to do justice with the people.”
He said, “The Article 370 was revoked to disempower a common man in J&K.
After revocation of J&K’s special status all the contracts have been given to outsiders and natives of J&K have been left in lurch.”
Bukhari said, “Ones... | |
| | | | Water logged streets,roads in bad shape hit Batamaloo area worst | | | 
S K KAW
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: In the heart of Srinagar city the Batamaloo area a hub of commercial activities has been hit worst by water logged streets and roads in bad shape have added fuel to worries of common people as government has turned a nelson's eye on their pleas and they continue to be the worst sufferers the locals alleged while talking to Early Times.
They said main road leading to General Bus Stand has developed many potholes and ditches which are constant ... | |
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