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| In Jammu smart city’s meeting on Tawi, no mention of artificial lake! | | Last Gayee, Baat Gayee! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Even as the Jammu Smart City Limited has held a meeting on the Tawi River Front Development Project, there was no mention of the artificial lake, which awaits completion for years.
Sources said on March 3, the Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL), officials visited the construction site to review the progress of Tawi River Front Development project here.
The Chief Executive Officer, the Additional CEO and other senior officials were accompanied by the officials of Project Management Consultancy (PMC) accompanied CEO, JSCL.
After taking first-hand information on the status of the Development project, the JSCL officials passed directions to officials and project executing agencies to expedite pace of work to complete the ambitious project in a stipulated time frame.
It was observed that “completion of the project would add to the aesthetic value of the city of temples as well as provide business opportunities to the citizens.”
“The ambitious project is being developed on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront in Gujarat to enhance natural puri... | |
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| JK’s Power Development Corporation functions without 6 Chief Engineers | | Administrative inertia! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: In spite of the fact that six posts of Chief Engineers in Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (JKPDCL) are vacant since months, the LG administration is not even deeming it fit to fill the posts to make corporation’s functioning normal and effective on ground.
Sources told Early Times newspaper that since months; the posts of Chief Engineers which are six in number have not been filled, putting the normal functioning of JKPDCL to a grinding halt. “This has left the system crippled to the core. The senior most Superintending Engineers are waiting for their promotions since months and on the other hand, there is plethora of the posts o... | |
| | | | GMC Jammu: No medicines for patients, Ayushman Card not helping anyone | | Touts, agents call shots; people urge Lieutenant Governor to order probe | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Patients and their attendants at Government Medical College Hospital Jammu are facing immense hardships due to the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the authorities.
One of the attendants while talking to a local news channel said, “My father is a diabetic patient and he was admitted at GMC Jammu after he developed some complications. Despite having an Ayushman Bharat Card, I had to purchase the medicines and surgical instruments, including a scissor and stitching thread from the open market.”
“I want to ask the authorities that if one has to buy the medicines from outside then why have these cards been given to people?” he said.
Another attendant said... | |
| | | | ‘Tender on hiring private vehicles by ZPHQ Jammu draws criticism’ | | Transport community Jammu accuses of discrimination, favouritism | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: Transport community of Jammu today accused the ZPHQ Jammu of discrimination and favouritism in seeking tender for hiring private vehicles especially the conditions which have mentioned for qualifying by a bidder.
Pankul Vaid, while talking to Early Times informed that ZPHQ invites tender hiring private vehicles every year from Jammu regions as well as from Kashmir region but this time conditions which have been mentioned in tender are different for both regions.
“Very tough conditions have been kept for Jammu transporters to qualify in tender process while huge relaxation has been given to the Kashmir counterparts. In order to participate in the tender ... | |
| | | | Gharana Wetland project upsets locals, demand review of plan | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 4: Locals of Gharana village in RS Pura are upset over acquisition of private land for the Wetland Development project as they are rooting for the review of the plan as well as handsome compensation for their losses.
The Wildlife Department had acquired 402 kanals and 14 marlas of land and fenced it accordingly for the management plan of a wetland at Gharana in December last year.
Several locals are opposing Gharana Wetland Development project while they are also demanding enhancement in the compensation for them.
“First and foremost we oppose the proposed wetland development project. Even if the government wants to move ahead with this then we should b... | |
| | | | Amid digital J&K claims, FCS&CA Deptt website defunct | | | 
Ashwani Sharma
Early times report
Udhampur, Mar 4: The public in most parts of Jammu division is badly suffering near about for the last one and half month because of non-functional Electronic Public Distribution System (EPDS) website of FCS&CA department. Sources informed that any correction in ration card or making new ration cards or making any change in it is not possible without this website.
Many of people daily visits Tehsil offices of FCS&CA Department and its website in J&K fo... | |
| | | | After 25-years we stand demoted: VDC, SPOs | | | 
Early Times Report
Doda, Mar 4: Village Defence Committee SPOs staged a protest here on Friday against the recent decision of the government to bring them at par with voluntary members of VDCs.
Protesters said, “We have been serving as VDC, SPOs for the past 25-years due to which we were deprived of all the benefits. The salaries that were deposited in our account were distributed among the voluntary VDC members.”
They said, “According to the new decision we have been demoted and our hon... | |
| | | | Casual labourers stage protest, demand implementation of minimum Wages Act | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: Demanding implementation of the minimum wages act and regularization of their services, hundreds of casual labourers from various departments on Friday staged a protest demonstration.
The protesting casual labourers were raising slogans against the authorities like "We want justice and we want regularization of our services."
Protestors say the authorities are paying no heed towards our problems despite working in all the seasons; we are hardly getting the s... | |
| | | | "We will continue our protest until left over arrested patwari is not released" agitating patwaris say | | 'Missing Revenue Records of Sunjwan, Chowadi' | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: The protest demonstration of Patwar Association Jammu today entered fourth day demanding release of their left over arrested patwari in connection with missing revenue records of Sunjwan and Chowadi.
Agitating patwaris raised slogans against administration accusing it of targeting innocent revenue officials, who are not involved in the missing revenue records.
"Although one of the patwari has been released on bail while another is still arrested and we demand... | |
| | | | Govt employee takes salary, regular PhD degree during same time | | Fooled Jammu University, Social Welfare Department | | | rajesh tandon
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: Although union government is claiming transparent administrative system but these claims proves bottomless in Jammu and Kashmir when a government employee fooled Social Welfare Department and Home Science Department of Jammu University. According to the sources Doda Deputy Commissioner Doda appointed an employee vide his order number 472-76/PA-Gen/ADC/D/2019 dated 26/07/2019 appointed some employees for the post of District Coordinator Mahila Shakti Kendra Social Welfare Department Doda one of them is pursuing her PhD in Home Science Department of Jammu University. Advocate Ashfaq Lone in this regard has said that the said employee has niethe... | |
| | | | Major tragedy averted amid massive landslides triggered at Dangdoru village of Dachhan | | Hundreds of labourers had close shave due to landslide | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: A major tragedy was averted on Thursday following the triggering of massive landslide at under construction 1000 MW Pakal-Dool power project at Dangdoru area in Dachhan area of Kishtwar District in which the labour sheds prepared by the project management suffered massive damages.
As per the details available with Early Times, the landslide triggered in the area in and around project site due to continuous blasting in the area to pay way for c... | |
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