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Is PDD deliberately killing its daily wagers one by one? Poor souls have no protective gears, safety equipment; Are compelled to climb electric poles, play with their lives 4/15/2022 11:29:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 15: The unabated deaths of PDD daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir has once again put a question mark on the efficacy of the present LG administration in protecting lives of the poor workers who are compelled to jump into the death wells by the authorities. This year in the span of just three months, more than seven PDD dailywagers were electrocuted to death. They left their families in absolute wretched states and their children devastated with no secure future. The government also is in no mood to adopt a human approach vis-à-vis the plight of these poor daily wagers. They have no guarantee that their services will be regularized neither they have the income through which their families could sustain themselves. Netizens are calling these deaths akin to murder and claim that the government was directly responsible for their killings. “They have no insurance cover. They have no sustainable income. Their services are yet to be regularized and yet you are pushing them into the death well. They have no protective gears and no safety equipment in the...   READ MORE

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“If Harmed, India Will...”: Rajnath Singh’s Strong Message to China 4/15/2022 11:29:16 PM Agencies Washington, Apr 15: In a strong message to China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that if harmed, India will not spare anyone, as he asserted that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a powerful country and is headed to be among the top three economies of the world. Singh, in his address to the Indian-American community in San Francisco, also sent a subtle message to the US that New Delhi does not believe in a diplomacy of “zero-sum game” and its relationship with one country cannot be at the expense of the other. The defence minister was here to attend the India US 2+2 ministerial in Washington DC. Thereafter, he travelled to Hawaii for meetings a...   READ MORE   Sarpanch shot dead in Baramulla 4/15/2022 11:28:49 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 15: A Sarpanch was shot dead by unidentified militants in Kashmir on Friday evening, officials said. They said Sarpanch Manzoor Ahmad was shot at and critically wounded by militants at Goshbugh area of Pattan in Baramulla district. “He was shifted to hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” they added. The officials said the area has been cordoned to trace the attackers. Attack on a Panchayat member in north Kashmir comes at a time when there have been a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and local minorities in south Kashmir in the past few weeks....   READ MORE   India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years: PM Modi 4/15/2022 11:28:44 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Apr 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a multi-speciality hospital in Gujarat’s Bhuj via video-conferencing. He said the country will get a record number of doctors in the next 10 years due to the central government’s policy of establishing at least one medical college in every district. The 200-bedded KK Patel mutli-speciality hospital has been built by the Leuva Patel community. “The goal of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years,” the PM said. He said two decades ago Gujarat had just nine...   READ MORE   J&K admin fails to submit 2202 UCs amounting to Rs 10,441 cr: CAG 4/15/2022 11:28:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 15: The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has recommended for action against some officials of Jammu & Kashmir after the union territory administration failed to submit 2205 utilization certificates (UC) amounting to Rs. 10,441 crores for the period ending March 31, 2020. The CAG said that the non-submission of the UCs means that the authorities have not explained as to how funds were spent over the years and the same is fraught with the risk of misappropriation. The CAG’s latest report said that an amount of Rs. 10,441 crores is outstanding in Jammu & Kashmir of which Rs. 5,972 crores were outstanding form more than a year. The CAG report said that ...   READ MORE   Broadband service snapped, business community suffers Poor BSNL service irks consumers 4/15/2022 11:28:07 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Apr 15: The mobile and internet services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have been snapped in Jammu and Kashmir since long which has severely affected the common masses as well as the business community of these the Union Territory. Sources told Early Times that there was no proper mobile network and broadband internet service since long which is being provided by the BSNL Company. As all the offices are connected with BSNL broadband internet which effected badly when when the internet services of the company remain close for hours in daily routine. Sources said that the employees deployed in various offices the company allegedly mi...   READ MORE   CIC operators urge LG admin to expedite issue of regularization 4/15/2022 11:27:54 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 15: Community Information Centre (CIC) operators working in the Rural Development Department (RDD) have urged the LG administration of Jammu & Kashmir to expedite the process of their regularization and finalize the same as early as possible. A group of CIC operators while sharing their views said that the sub-committee formed to resolve their issues should meet at the earliest so that the regularization process is completed. They said that they have been working for nominal wages for the past two decades now and have been making frequent demands to the respective governments in this regard....   READ MORE   Amit Shah to visit MP, Bihar and Puducherry 4/15/2022 11:27:48 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 15: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day trip to Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Puducherry between April 22 and April 24, top government sources said. During the visit, Shah will be in Madhya Pradesh on April 22 followed by Bihar on April 23 and Puducherry on April 24. On April 22, the Home Minister will be participating in the 48th All India Police Science Congress (AIPSC) meeting in Bhopal as the chief guest at 11 am. Madhya Pradesh Police in association with the Home Ministry and the Bureau of Police Research and Development is organising the event at the police headquarters in Bhopal. Police officers, academicians, researchers, judicial and sci...   READ MORE

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