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GMC Rajouri running on ‘Jugaad’ based wheelchairs Patients, attendants suffer amid lack of basic equipments 3/26/2022 11:34:19 PM Ankit Kessar Early times Report Rajouri, Mar 26: Government Medical College Rajouri has been running on “Jugaad” based wheelchairs due to which patients and their attendants had to suffer a lot in moving patients from place to other in hospital. Some attendants informed the Early Times that the wheel chair, which has been kept in hospital, is broken and one of the wheels has been fixed with wire temporarily which is unable to move properly leading to inconvenience to the patients. In the absence of adequate number of wheelchairs and stretchers, patients, especially those who can’t walk, are having a harrowing time at Government Medical College Rajouri. Family members of such patients can be seen carrying them to the emergency block of the hospital. The attendants alleged that ...   READ MORE

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Former BJP minister criticizes ‘Babu Raaj’ Accuses J&K Admin of failing to do its job 3/26/2022 11:33:41 PM Early times Report Jammu, Mar 26: In yet another instance of local BJP leaders not being heard by the present dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir, senior BJP leader and former minister Sukhnandan Kumar on Friday addressed a news conference here to express dismay over the delay in desilting and clearing of irrigation canals across Jammu division. He alleged that inordinate delay in the annual desilting and repairs of canals will affect the paddy sowing activity across the Jammu division. He said that the divisional administration has failed to streamline its duties. Delay in desilting of irrigation canals would give a blow to the agriculture sector in this region. An observer while talki...   READ MORE   NC-PDP to contest assembly elections jointly 3/26/2022 11:33:30 PM Early times Report Jammu, Mar 26: Taking a lesson from Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the leadership of both the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have initiated an exercise to fight the assembly polls jointly like the District Development Council (DDC) elections. High commands of both parties have directed district-level leadership to start constituting coordination committees of two parties to avoid any confrontation during the assembly elections. Highly placed sources said that during her just-concluded week-long visit in Jammu, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has dropped hints that both the parties have decided to contest elections jointly to counter BJP’s p...   READ MORE   Tulip Garden was thrown open in 2008 not in 2022 Putting The Record Straight 3/26/2022 11:33:24 PM Early times Report Jammu, Mar 26: Present dispensation in J&K led by Lieutenant Governor is trying to take credit for the opening of Tulip Garden in Srinagar city although it’s the brainchild of the former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Before the Tulip Garden was thrown open for the public this year the J&K government spent crores on advertisements to take credit for the work which was initiated and implemented by Azad. After conceiving the idea of Tulip Garden overlooking the Dal lake Azad took keen interest in the project and visited the garden at least 50 times to monitor the work, including designing and landscaping. He still takes a keen interest in the garden. In fact, th...   READ MORE   Strange! Consumers get subsidy without LPG connection 3/26/2022 11:33:05 PM Early times Report Srinagar, Mar 26: Consumers in Kashmir have alleged that there is a big scam involved in Ujjwala Scheme. An old man, Ghulam Mohammad War, told reporters that he was asked to fill up the form for gas connection but instead a connection subsidy came into his account despite him having no LPG connection. “I was asked to fill up the form on my name and the names of my wife and my daughter-in-law but no connection was provided. When they started receiving subsidies in their accounts we approached the concerned dealer and informed him about us not having any connections but no one listened to us. Till date we haven’t received a LPG connection,” War said, adding, “I want a...   READ MORE   Sulabh Shauchalaya Complex at Rajpura Chungi without electricity and water Sanitary worker deployed at the facility without salary for last 2 years 3/26/2022 11:32:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 26: Sulabh Shouchalaya at Rajpura Chungi on Akhnoor road is without electricity and water facility due to which people have been suffering a lot. Besides, the female sanitary worker deployed at this facility has not been paid her salary for the last two years. While talking to Early Times, the sanitary worker Rita Devi said that she has been living in very difficult conditions due to non-payment of her two years of salary and the non availability of water and ...   READ MORE   Budgam Terrorist Attack: SPO Dies, Brother Critical 3/26/2022 11:32:06 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 26: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was martyred and his brother inured after terrorists on Saturday late evening fired upon them in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources said that the terrorist fired upon the siblings—Ishfiq Ahmad Dar (26) posted as SPO in Budgam and his brother Umar Ahmad Dar (23), who is said to a be student— at their residence in Chatabugh Budgam, injuring them seriously. A police officer said that brothers were shifted to SKIMS Bemina Srinagar. He said the SPO was declared brought dead on arrival by doctors. “Condition of his brother is stated to be critical, he said”. The officer said that police has registered a ca...   READ MORE   Vital stretch on Udhampur - Ramnager road damaged , authorities in slumber 3/26/2022 11:31:56 PM ASHWANI SHARMA Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Mar 26: A long stretch of Udhampur-Ramnagar road which has been damaged at Kagote by a landslide for about a month has yet not been repaired by the concerned authorities. The stretch serves as a vital road link for Ramnager, Basantgarh and many other places. Advocate Harjeet , a local of the area said the damaged road portion may anytime trigger some tragic road mishap so its repair is all important without losing any time. Many other locals ...   READ MORE   Social Activist Amit Kapoor says that FFRC has no mandate to hike transport fee 3/26/2022 11:31:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 26: Social Activist Amit Kapoor has said that there has been no hike in tuition fee as well as transport fee in Jammu & Kashmir adding that some people want to send feelers in this regard so that hike in tuition and transport fee. Talking to Early Times, Kapoor said that Fee Fixation Regulation Committee (FFRC) has no mandate to hike the transport fee and the same can be done only by the Transport Commissioner or Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kashmir and RTO...   READ MORE   Students of Girls Higher Secondary School, Bijbehara at risk as PDD places HT line on decayed pole 3/26/2022 11:31:38 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 26: The Power Development Department (PDD) seems to have learnt no lesson from the tragedy of Government Degree College, Bijbehara since it has placed a high tension (HT) line just adjacent to the Girls Higher Secondary School, Bijbehara. The presence of the HT line near the tin roof of the Higher Secondary School is posing risk to the lives of the school girls. The HT line has been placed over a decayed pole and the same can cave in at any point of time. The school authorities had appealed the PDD to shift the pole to some far off place but the request has not acceded up to this point of time. The girls receiving education at the school have urged the...   READ MORE

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