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Killings of unarmed cops, non-locals going unabated; tall claims of publicity-hungry LG administration exposed 4/19/2022 12:10:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Gruesome killing of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has exposed tall claims of the Lieutenant Governor’s administration as terrorists striking at their will in different parts of Kashmir Valley. Killings of unarmed cops and non-locals are going unabated in Kashmir Valley but those sitting at the helm of the affairs are busy in getting cheap publicity. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu on April 24, terrorists have intensified killings of non-locals and cops to mark their presence. The recent killings have not only exposed claims of the LG administration but also created fear psychosis among non-locals living in different parts of the Kashmir Valley and cops of the different wings of J&K Police engaged in anti-terror operations. Reports said that an RPF personnel was killed while another was injured in a terror attack in the Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. An official said that two cops of railway police of Kakapora Railway station were at a tea stall outside the railway station when th...   READ MORE

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Terrorists kill RPF man, ASI wounded 4/19/2022 12:10:35 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel was killed and another wounded in a militant attack in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday evening, Police said. They said the attack on RPF took place outside Kakapora Railway Station at around 6:05 pm, in which Assistant Sub-Inspector Devraj Kumar and Head Constable Surinder Kumar were critically wounded. "In this terror crime incident, both the personnel received critical gunshot injuries and were immediately evacuated to hospital for treatment. However, Surinder Kumar succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom," a police statement said. The whole area has been cordoned off with the he...   READ MORE   LG Admin ‘publicity mein hero, kaam mein zero’: Adv Nitin Bakshi alleges “Awaam Ki Awaz” 4/19/2022 12:10:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Launching a scathing attack on the Lieutenant Governor’s ‘Awaam Ki Awaz’, the former President Young Lawyers’ Association, Nitin Bakshi said that LG Administration is a hero in self publicity and zero in action on ground level. Commenting on recent episode of LG’s “Awaam Ki Awaz”, Nitin Bakshi termed it a total flop show and alleged that pick and choose policy adopted by the LG office, which is clear from the fact that he has highlighted many important issu...   READ MORE   Amid menacing power scarcity, admin to close down J&K’s lone power thermal plant Built at whooping cost of Rs 224 crores, decision seemingly taken in haste, sans compunction 4/19/2022 12:10:03 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 19: Amid the mounting power paucity hitting the normal lives hard in Jammu and Kashmir at large, the administration has taken a shocking decision- to close down a thermal plant with a capacity to generate 175 MW of electricity. As per the reports coming to the fore, the government is going to shut down the only thermal power plant (gas turbine) built at a cost of Rs 224 crore in Jammu and Kashmir. The thermal plant installed at Pampore in Pulwama district of Kashmir has a total power generation capacity of 175 MW. For the last few years, electricity was being generated from here only in case of emergency. According to official sources, two gas turbines o...   READ MORE   Babus misleading LG Sinha, alleges senior BJP leader 4/19/2022 12:09:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Former Minister and senior BJP leader Sukhnandan Choudhary on Monday alleged that bureaucrats are misleading Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Addressing a news conference here Sukhnandan said, “The vendors who had supplied the material in 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 for various development works have not received their payment yet.” He said, “Bureaucrats are misleading LG Sinha by saying that it’s the liability of Panchs and Sarpanchs, but the fact is that these works were approved by the officials of Rural Development Department and they should be held accountable for it.” He said, “Poor vendors are running from pillar to post to get their payments rele...   READ MORE   Sukhnandan’s outburst says it all 4/19/2022 12:09:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Former Minister and senior BJP leader Sukhnandan Choudhary has once again urged the administration to redress the issues of farmers on priority. Instead of approaching the officials directly, he is addressing them through media. It seems that the BJP leader has realized that bureaucrats are in no mood to listen and its better to highlight the woes of people through media. After visiting Phallian Mandaal area, Sukhanndan highlighted problems related to irr...   READ MORE   Shortage of staff, lack of classrooms affects education at Higher Secondary School, Khari 4/19/2022 12:09:22 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 18: Despite claims of improvement in the education sector in Jammu & Kashmir complaints about lack of classrooms and absence of teaching staff in government educational institutions continue to come in from different parts of the union territory. For around 700 students of Government Higher Secondary School, Khari in Ramban district there are five to six classrooms. Due to the shortage of space some of the classes are conducted out in the open and if the weat...   READ MORE   JKRTC ‘non-performers’ seek refuge in Motor Vehicles Deptt 4/19/2022 12:09:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Despite being certified as non-performers, two employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) have managed to move on deputation to the Motor Vehicles Department. A letter No. JKRTC/GMA/PSJ/1237 dated 8/01/2022/ written by JKRTC Managing Director to the Commissioner Secretary Transport states: “Two inspectors are seeking their deputation from JKRTC to the Motor Vehicle Department. The officials have shown their non-performance in JKRTC perhaps may show their performance in Motor Vehicle Department because of their coloured intentions. Accordingly, JKRTC is weeding out such non-performers from the Corporation by deputing them to ...   READ MORE   Safa Kadal residents demand compensation for houses damaged due to dredging 4/19/2022 12:09:04 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 18: Residents of Safa Kadal in downtown Srinagar have demanded compensation for the damages to their houses following dredging in the Sunar Khul stream after the 2014 devastating floods. The residents said that they were given assurances at the time of dredging that they would be compensated adding that not a single penny was paid to them following damages to their houses. The residents demanded intervention from LG Manoj Sinha in this regard and reiterated...   READ MORE   Poonch contractors hold protest in support of demands; demand suspension of tendering 4/19/2022 12:08:57 AM Early Times Report POONCH, Apr 18: Contractors Association of Poonch today protested against the LG administration and said that despite carrying out various development works in the district their pending payments are not released. The members of the Association carried out a protest in support of their demands and said that the administration should put on hold the tendering of works since the contractors are being asked to get their contractors renewed. They exuded confidence that LG Ma...   READ MORE   No power, water bring Batote residents on highway 4/19/2022 12:08:48 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 18: Residents of Batote area today protested against the Power Development Department (PDD) and Jal Shakti department for their failure to provide basic facilities like water and power to the residents of the area. The protesters blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and the same led to huge traffic jam on the highway. The protesters raised slogans against the officers of the two line departments and accused them of pushing the people to wall. They dema...   READ MORE   Poor family loses house to fire, officials stay away AAP activists reach out to victims, ask admin to wake up from slumber 4/19/2022 12:08:37 AM Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 18: A family which was rendered homeless due to a fire incident at Cheek Dadoo here in south Kashmir has been left in lurch by the administration. Victims while talking to Early Times said, “Our house got burnt 2-days ago but no one from the administration has come to provide us with any relief.” They said that no representative of the political party came here to help us. Residents were in full praise for Aam Aadmi Party activists, who reached them in the hour of need. AAP incharge Bijbehara, Lateef Khanday said, “After we heard that a poor man’s house has been devastated in the fire incident we collected some donations and provided the family wi...   READ MORE   NHM employees protest, seek continuation of services 4/19/2022 12:08:30 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 18: A large number of NHM employees today staged a strong protest near Dogra Chowk, demanding regularization and continuation of their services. The protesting employees were raising slogans in support of their demands. They also tried to block the road at Dogra Chowk, however, a strong contingent of police foiled their bid to sit on dharna. Protesting NHM employees then made an attempt to move towards Raj Bhavan but the police personnel prevented them from...   READ MORE

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