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Time to end discrimination by rechristening KAS as JKAS 4/21/2021 12:31:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: Though Union government as well as Lieutenant Governor led state administration has been taking several steps to end discrimination with the Jammu region and it seemed to be opportune time to end another manifestation of it by adding prefix to Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) as Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) in official language. Since decades, the nomenclature of administrative services in Jammu and Kashmir has been written as KAS despite the fact that the administrative services were meant for entire Jammu and Kashmir state and now of Union Territory of J&K but so far the nomenclature has still not added prefix J for Jammu region. However, few days back the Lieutenant Governor had rightly named the KAS officer as JKAS officer, which has risen the hopes among the Jammuites that the age old discrimination in the nomenclature would end anytime soon. The official government orders including transfers and posting of officers, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) are still being named as KAS officers, whil...   READ MORE

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Govt suspects Rs 8,000 Cr scam! 4/21/2021 12:31:43 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir has been asked to discontinue grants to autonomous departments, which have brazenly violated financial norms meant for preventing frauds, the government suspects a whopping Rs 8,000 crore scam. As per the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in recent Parliament session, the Jammu and Kashmir government has come under the scanner for having failed to submit the mandatory “Utilisation Certificates (UCs)” within the deadline as required for transparent flow of the funds totaling to around Rs 8,000 crore. The CAG report observed that the non-submission of UCs suggests that the money was not properly uti...   READ MORE   Shocking: Inaccuracy in Omar’s samples; one tested negative, another positive 4/21/2021 12:31:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: Inaccuracy in the Covid tests being conducted by the health authorities once again exposed with conflicting reports of the tests of former chief minister Omar Abdullah. While in one test, Omar Abdullah was declared negative, in another test he was tested positive. Conflicting report of Omar Abdullah has exposed that there is no accuracy of the tests being conducted by the health authorities across J&K. The earlier same thing was exposed when some employees of the Jammu University were tested positive while during second test many of they were declared negative. “It’s a big relief for all of us at home that my father finally tested negative for COVID-...   READ MORE   Ex-MLA’s meeting with PRs at Panchayat Ghar raises eyebrows Meet convened to defend alleged embezzlement of funds in PMAY 4/21/2021 12:31:24 AM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 20: Ex-MLA Reasi has come in forefront to defend panchayat representatives of Panchayat Bhambla, who were allegedly involved in misappropriation of funds in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, which was highlighted through a news item published in Early Times. Pertinently Early Times had published a news item ‘PMAY funds ‘misappropriated’ in Reasi’ but after the publication of the news, former MLA along with Sarpanch and Panch of Panchayat Bhambla held a lengthy meeting at respective Panchayat Ghar and it is learnt through reliable sources that during the deliberations they refuted the allegations leveled in the news item. However, ...   READ MORE   MS GMC Anantnag negates official claims, says No ICU bed reserved for COVID-19 patients 4/21/2021 12:31:10 AM SAAHIL SUHAIL EARLY TIMES REPORT ANANTNAG, Apr 20: Negating the official claims, a senior official at Government Medical College Anantnag on Tuesday said that they don't have any ICU bed reserved for the symptomatic covid-19 patients. “So far as we haven’t designated any ICU ward for COVID-19 patients as we don’t have staff for running ICU,” Dr Iqbal, Medical Superintendent of the Associated Hospital of Government Medical College Anantnag told Early Times. Dr Iqbal said that Medical-Surgical is functional at GMC Anantnag however no ICU unit has been made functional for symptomatic covid-19 patients as they don’t have the required staff. “We have written to the Government multiple ...   READ MORE   Payments released but no work done in Kotranka block Panchayat representatives, GRS under scanner 4/21/2021 12:31:04 AM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, Apr 20: A shocking revelation has come to fore at Kotranka Block in this frontier district, payments of several works that have been released don’t exist on ground. Residents of Panchayat Daraj-A alleged that the concerned Sarpanch and Panchs along with some officials of Block Office Kotranka got payments released for works, which don’t exist on ground. Giving details of such works, they said, that a payment of Rs 5.62 lakh was released for construction of a playground, which is not visible. Similarly, a payment of around Rs 16 lakhs was released (Rs 11 lakh from CDF and Rs 5 lakh from MGNREGA) in the name of a road construction from Darya...   READ MORE   Runway expansion enters final stage, AAI to inspect facility for ultimate nod Night flight to start from Jammu airport soon 4/21/2021 12:30:52 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 20: The people of Jammu have this time all reasons to rejoice as night flights from Jammu airport are all set to commence with the expansion of runway entering into the last stage of completion at present.Reports inform that preparations are now underway to start the night flights from Jammu airport and there are expectations that people of Jammu division can get this facility by Deepawali, this year. Reports inform that by May 15, the runway expansion work will be completed and by virtue of the completion of this project, the length of the runway will increase from 6700 feet to eight thousand feet and there will be landing and take-off of Airbus and B-321 ...   READ MORE   Night curfew extended to all J&K districts 4/21/2021 12:30:39 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: In the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended night curfew to urban areas of all districts in order contain spread of the viral infection. Prior to this, the night curfew was applicable to only eight districts in J&K. The curfew will remain enforced from 10pm to 6am. The night curfew has now been extended to all areas under municipal and urban local body limits. In a series of tweets, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G), J&K said the night curfew is being extended to all municipal/urban local bodies of 20 districts in J&K. As per the new measures, only 50 per cent shops in market complexes/...   READ MORE   Lockdown should be the last option: Modi to state governments 4/21/2021 12:30:33 AM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 20: Amid the second wave of the pandemic sweeping across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation. The second wave of the pandemic has become a major crisis for the country, Modi said. "I laud all essential workers for their sacrifices to serve the nation at this hour of need," the PM added. "The Centre and state governments are working towards increasing medical oxygen supply at all hospitals," Modi said on Tuesday. The prime minister’s addresses comes on a day when the India's Covid-19 case tally climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported during the last 24 hours. “If all of us follow social di...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta urges administration for redressal of public issues Civic infrastructure irks residents of lane 4, ward 1 of Dharp Kotha 4/21/2021 12:25:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: Editor-in-chief Early Times, Munish Gupta today urged the JK UT administration for providing better civil infrastructure to the residents of lane 4, ward 1 of Dharp Kotha of Gandhi Nagar constituency, who are craving for basic amenities in the aera. The residents of lane 4, ward 1 of Dharp Kotha urged district administration for a field visit to find the conditions of necessary civic infrastructure which is badly affecting the quality of their lives. “We ...   READ MORE   Jammu Admin orders opening of shops on rotational basis 4/21/2021 12:23:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Deputy Commissioner Jammu on Tuesday ordered that shops and other commercial establishments should open on rotational basis with immediate effect. According to the order the shops have been classified into groups. In the group-I shops dealing with clothes, readymade garments, boutiques, tailor shops, hair saloons, cosmetic shops, beauty parlours, gyms and Spas, Jewellery shops and showrooms. Hardware, cement & building material stores, sanitary goods stores, glass Houses, shuttering materials gift shops, florists and shops dealing with mobile phones, electrical appliances, watches and electric repair shops will open on M...   READ MORE

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