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Forget Govt jobs, JK admin constitutes Task Force for ‘possibility’ to generate jobs Tareekh Pe Tareekh! 3/26/2022 12:38:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: In yet another “setback” for the thousands of unemployed youth of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of offering the much-awaited government jobs, the administration has constituted a Task Force to look into “possibility” of generating new job opportunities. On March 24, the J&K government constituted a 15-member Task Force for “possibility” of generating employment opportunities in the "new and upcoming 225 destinations identified by the Mission Youth, J&K". As per an order issued by the GAD to this effect, the committee chaired by Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) will have the administrative secretaries departments likes Housing & Urban Development Department and Animal, Sheep, Husbandry and Fisheries Departments as its members. The Task Force , the order said, will "look into areas of possible convergence and setting out measures for creating employment opportunities in the new and upcoming 225 destinations identified by the Mission Youth, J&K". The language of the order is being seen as yet another “dallying tactics” to tackle ...   READ MORE

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Demonizing nationalist Jammuites: No local appointed as Vice-Chancellor after abrogation of Art 370 Netizens express anger over ignoring local academicians 3/26/2022 12:37:49 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: After the abrogation of Article 350 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs) not even a single local has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor in different universities of Jammu province. The Jammu and Kashmir Government is claiming that appointments were made purely on academic and research achievements, social media a flooded with posts in which Jammuities are raising questions over appointments of non-locals...   READ MORE   With 91 thousand stray dogs on prowl, Srinagar bags ‘Best City Leader Award’ Comedy of errors! 3/26/2022 12:37:16 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: It is ironic to find Srinagar Smart City Ltd bagging the '' Best City Leader of the Year Award'' at the Smart Cities India Awards 2022 announced on Friday in New Delhi that too at a time when there are more than 91,000 stray dogs instilling fear in the so-called smart city, making it one dog for every 12 citizens of Srinagar. As per the reports, Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha took a twitter and congratulates Srinagar Smart City Ltd for bagging this award. LG Sinha wrote, ''Congratulations @sclsrinagar for bagging the 'Best City Leader of the Year Award' at Smart Cities India expo.'' ''This award is a testimony of our commitment to br...   READ MORE   J&K Govt fails to utilize funds for border area development MHA stops new sanction, seeks reasons for slow pace 3/26/2022 12:36:47 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Ministry of Home Affairs has not allocated any funds for the past two years for Border Area Development Programme (BADP) as the J&K administration has failed to utilize the funds sanctioned in the past years. According to the details available with Early Times in the year 2018-19 the MHA had released Rs 84 crore for the BADP but only Rs 75 crore were utilized and rest of the money remained unspent. In the year 2019-20 the MHA released Rs 114.37 crore for the BADP but only Rs 31.4 were utilized and 91.2 crore remained unspent. This year MHA has released Rs 16 crore under BADP but only for Ladakh region. The Union Home Ministry has sought an explanat...   READ MORE   Border dwellers of Abdullian rue administrative apathy 3/26/2022 12:36:34 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 25: Famous for its Milk Cake, Abdullian-one of the last Indian villages along the Indo-Pak International Border in RS Pura sector- is still craving for holistic development of their hamlet as the area still lacks basic necessities including main roads, drains, lanes or bye-lanes. Lack of development in Abdullian village exposes the government’s claims that it is committed to provide better civic amenities in every nook and corner of the Union Territory. Residents of the area said that they are deprived of basic civic amenities, including carpeted roads, drains, etc and they have been living with such pitiable conditions since long but the government nev...   READ MORE   Police arrest drug peddler intoxicated with students 3/26/2022 12:36:26 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Taking strong note of a viral video of a college students including two girls in which they could be seen in intoxicated, Doda Police finally managed to arrested the suspected drug peddler and sent him to preventive custody in Bhaderwah Jail. Senior police officials told the Early Times, that few days back a video goes viral on social media in which a boy along with his companion (girls) seems to be in intoxicated condition. Later on the boy was identified as Muzaif Qureshi S/O Mohd Iqbal Qurashi R/O Iqbal Colony Bhaderwah, a student of GDC Bhaderwah. The said boy according to senior police officials has been booked by Police Statio...   READ MORE   CP workers up in arms against admin;Demand release of pending salary, implementation of minimum wages Act 3/26/2022 12:06:02 AM S K KAW Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25:All Jammu and Kashmir Contingent Paid Cook employees staged a massive protest demonstration for release of pending salary and implementation of Minimum Wages Act at Srinagar today. The CP workers were raising slogans against the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration for its callous approach towards them who since a long time were demanding implementation of Minimum Wages Act besides release of their pending salary. Addressing media per...   READ MORE   JK reports 11 new positive cases, 448752 recovered, 2,20,22,268 Covid doses administered so far 3/26/2022 12:05:16 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: The Government today informed that 11 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 02 from Jammu division and 09 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 453637. Moreover,10 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 06from Jammu Division and04 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 32,147doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the ...   READ MORE   Principal GDC Bijbehara blames PDD for negligent death of student; demands fair probe 3/26/2022 12:05:09 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: Principal Government Degree College (GDC) Bijbehara, Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat has blamed the Power Development Department (PDD) for the negligent death caused to a student of the college on Wednesday. Talking to Early Times, the Principal GDC Bijbehara said that PDD was paid Rs. 1.38 lakhs for shifting the high tension (HT) line that was going over the playground of the college. He said the PDD shifted the HT line but placed it just outside the boundary wall ...   READ MORE   Seven years on construction going on at building at JLNM hospital, patients suffer 3/26/2022 12:04:54 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: Over the past seven years or so construction work on a building at JLNM hospital in the Rainawari area has not been completed and as such the patients for whom the building would have given many benefits are suffering. The work on the building was started in 2014 and it was claimed that the building would house latest technologies as well as equipments and provide relief and benefits to the patients. Despite a lapse of seven years or so the work has not been completed and as such the patients are suffering....   READ MORE   Sirigufwara-Anantnag residents counter admin claim of work on construction of bridge 3/26/2022 12:04:50 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 25: Despite the claims made by the district administration of Anantnag that work is going on the construction of a bridge at Sirigufwara the situation on the ground is totally contrary thus belying the claims of the people at helm. The people who have to cross the bridge said that they are quite perplexed and surprised over the fact that the work on the bridge is going on without any fail. They said the work has been stalled for the reasons best known to t...   READ MORE   Residency road presents shabby look as its approach roads are in bad shape 3/26/2022 12:04:29 AM S K KAW Early Times Report Jammu,Mar 25: Residency road of Jammu city presents shabby looks as its lanes and by lanes are in dilapidated condition but concerned authorities seems to be in deep slumber for reasons better known to them. The lanes and by-lanes in its periphery tell a tale of dilapidation of their own.When a person goes through these roads big ditches and pot-holes are seen commonly and if at any place some repairing has been started that too has been left undone at several...   READ MORE   Govt Primary School 13 Drum Rajouri found locked, students suffer School run by two teachers were absent due to separate reasons 3/25/2022 11:14:55 PM ANKIT KESSAR Early Times Report RAJOURI, Mar 25: Government Primary School 13 Drum zone Manjakote of district Rajouri, which was found locked due to absence of teachers which has jeopardised the future of students. Sources informed that the school which has UDISE:-01120102112, running in three rooms was found locked and students were also not present. On being inquired about the teachers, it came to know that one teacher is on leave due to the death of a family member while another teacher ...   READ MORE   Nai Basti residents stage protest against inflated power bills 3/25/2022 11:14:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: Residents of the Nai Basti area of the city today staged a protest demonstration against the Power Development Department (PDD) for getting inflated electricity bills. Protesting residents including children, youth and women raised slogans against the PDD and blocked the road for some time to express their resentment. The irate residents informed that they are receiving inflated bills which are touching figures upto Rs 5 lakh whereas they are consuming very...   READ MORE   'Stop outside bricks from flooding Jammu markets or face stir' Brick-klin association gives 2-day ultimatum to Govt 3/25/2022 11:14:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 25: President of Jammu brick-klin association Vibishen Singh on Friday said that brick business has taken a hit during the past two years due to the government allowing bricks from Punjab, Rajasthan and Harayana to flood the markets. Singh while talking to local news channel said, "If the government fails to stop the sale from bricks from outside states to invade the markets we will stage protests outside the Divisional Commissioner's office along with our labourers and their families." He said, "We have met the top officials, including Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and Divsional Commissioner . We were assured by the Divisional Commissioner Jammu th...   READ MORE   Magistrate renewed gun license without police verification License issued to criminal goon 3/25/2022 11:13:59 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 25: Poonch, Gun License in favour of criminal persons means permitting them to boost vanitarianism in Poonch by administration. According to the sources, Poonch administration has renewed gun license of a person having criminal records in police. Sources informed that district Magistrate has renewed a gun license of a person having many criminal cases registered in police in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2021 and some disclaims before the court of executive magistrate. Zafar Iqbl son of Khadam Hussain resident of Gohlad has allegedly said that the license of the said criminal person has been issued by police without police verification. Why magistrat...   READ MORE

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