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| Selection list of Account Assistants delayed without any reason | | BJP’s another gift to unemployed youth | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: Inordinate delay in release of the selection list of account assistants is a clear indication that those at the helm of the affairs are intentionally torturing unemployed youth of J&K.
After conducting a written test, Jammu Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) had declared the result of the same on December 26, 2020 with a cut-out.
Even after passing over three months, no progress has been made to issue a selection list despite the fact that it was clearly mentioned in the notification that selection will be made only on the basis of written test.
The JKSSB had conducted a written examination for the post of Accounts Assistant (Panchayat) on November 10.
The candidates who qualify in the JKSSB Accounts Assistant exam will be appointed for District Cadre Posts of Accounts Assistant (Panchayat) in Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
On July 10, 2020 JKSSB had issued notification regarding recruitment of 1889 posts of Account Assistant. Of these total posts, 951 were for Kashmir province and 938 for Jammu province.
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| JKPSC updates Business and Procedure Rules, violates UGC criteria | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: The updating of the Business and Procedure Rules (2021) by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission for various posts has created confusion among highly qualified youth as it violates the University Grants Commission (UGC) criteria of short-listing the aspirants for the posts of Assistant Professors in colleges.
Moreover, the new rules have granted more weightage to the interviews conducted by JKPSC with 30 marks while academic merit has been given weightage of only 70 marks, making the interview marks and power of JKPSC members decisive in the entire selection process.
According to the Business and Procedure Rules (2021), the marks granted for t... | |
| | | | Water Sports Academy for Srinagar, only promises for Basohli lake ! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: While the Water Sports Academy was inaugurated at Srinagar to provide world class infrastructure to players of the Valley, promise to provide similar facilities at Ranjit Sagar Dam in Basohli is yet to be fulfilled.
Successive governments have promised to provide world-class water sports facilities at Ranjit Sagar Dam but nothing concrete has been done so far.
Instead of treating all regions and sub-regions of J&K equally, authorities at the helm of the affairs are still pursuing discriminatory policies to deprive Jammu region of its genuine rights.
On April 10, Union Minister of State for Sports, Kiran Rijiju came all the way from Delhi to inaugur... | |
| | | | Several financial assistance cases lying pending at J&K SC/ST/BC Dev Corp Rajouri | | Official allegedly sitting on files, demands commission | | | ANKIT KESSAR
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Apr 13: Although the government has set up J&K SC/ST/BC Development Corporation for providing financial assistance to the poor people of these categories but an official in Rajouri office has been sitting on files and has allegedly been demanding commission for clearing their cases.
The main purpose of J&K SC/ST/BC Development Corporation, which functions under the Ministry of Social Welfare Department, is to provide financial assistance under various schemes for those who are living below the poverty line and interested in the establishment of small income generating units. Sources said that the loans are provided at the nominal interest rat... | |
| | | | Modern village Garnai without tap water for last one and half year | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Apr 13: The road construction agencies in Garnai village of Udhampur district have damaged the water supply pipes thereby leaving the hamlet waterless for over one and a half year.
The water crisis, triggered by the unplanned work of road construction agencies has now forced the locals of Garnai to walk quite a large distance to get potable water from spring sources, however, these natural sources will soon get dry as the mercury level is soar... | |
| | | | Govt orders constitution of working groups to save wetlands | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the continuation of working groups for the preparation of brief documents proposing the conservation of around 18 wetlands including Dal Lake.
Commissioner Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Sanjeev Verma issued the Order No. 45-(JK) FST of 2021 dated 12-04-2021 on Monday and notified dates for the submission of brief documents so that the wetlands can be notified under the wetland Conservation and Management Rules 2017.
According to the order, a copy of which lies with Early Times, Vice- Chairman LAWDA has been appointed as Chairman of the working group for Dal Lak... | |
| | | | Erstwhile J&K regimes lent Rs 1200 cr to debt ridden corporations | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 13: The failure of erstwhile regimes in Jammu and Kashmir to recover the outstanding loan amounts from various corporations has put the J&K’s economy in deep trouble with more than Rs 1100 crore still being unrecovered.
Documents in possession of the Early Times newspaper reveal that despite poor performance of recovery, the then State Government had disbursed a new loan of Rs 37.98 crore and Rs 30 crore respectively in favour of J&K State Road Transport Corporation and Agro Industries but nothing was recovered from these entities during 2018-19.
Loan amounting to Rs 45.93 crore and Rs 376.72 crore were outstanding against Agro Industri... | |
| | | | Open violation of COVID SOPs being committed in Poonch | | Overcrowding in passenger vehicles posing threat of spreading virus | | | RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Apr 13: When the entire J&K Union Territory has been experiencing a sudden spike in COVID cases every day, the Poonch district is witnessing serious and open violations of COVID SOPs.
Overcrowding in commercial passenger vehicles has posed serious threat but the concerned authority seems least bothered to take action against such violations.
Sources told Early Times that the passenger vehicles have been carrying passengers beyond capacity and that too without wearing masks. There is no check on this violation, which has become a reason for increase in COVID positive cases.
“A Tavera vehicle has been seen carrying 8-9 passengers despite the ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Lane 1 Dharap pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: People living in lane number 1 Dharap 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 lane number 1 Dharap 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 governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering like anyt... | |
| | | | 'Roll back new policy, don't push us towards starvation, guns' | | Protests against New Excise Policy continue in Jammu | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Traders associated with wine business staged a massive protest here on Tuesday against the 'New Excise Policy' and demanded that it should be rolled back.
One of the protesters said, "If the new policy is not rolled back the people associated with this trade will be left with no other option other than picking up a gun. We have been into this business for our entire lives. Once our livelihood is snatched what will we do? We are not big businessmen we are smal... | |
| | | | LG wants to handover wine trade to outsiders: JWTA | | 'If he can't resolve our issue, he must go back UP' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 13: Almost on the verge of starvation, as the UT administration is not listening them and their resources are scheduled to be e-auctioned from April 15, the Jammu Wine Traders Association (JWTA) defying Covid-19 restrictions in Jammu on Tuesday to stage a massive protest against the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and financial commissioner Arun Mehta.
Bureaucracy encouraging goons and mafia from outside the state in J&K to grab upon the 69 years old wine trade of J&K, it is against the interest of the local people of J&K. "The wine trade is in existence in J&K since 1952, there was no complaint against the local traders by the local people or the s... | |
| | | | Two militants, three OGWs of Al-Badar outfit arrested in Handwara: Police | | Arms & ammunition recovered | |  S TAHIR-UL HAQ
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Apr 13: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two local militants and three over ground workers of Al-Badar outfit in Handwara area, whereas 13 associates have been arrested so far in north Kashmir.
A top police official said that, on the basis of specific information regarding the movement of militants, Handwara Police along with 32 RR and 92 Bn of CRPF established a naka at Kachloo crossing on Baramulla Handwara Highway.
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