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| Entire lot of RT-PCR samples goes missing from Srinagar Hospital | | Patients left high and dry, health authorities have no answers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: Call it an irony or something else. An entire lot of RTPCR test samples went mysteriously missing from one of Srinagar’s health centres, sending the people with COVID symptoms along with their families into tizzy.
Reports informed that the Lot No 102 of RTPCR test samples conducted on April 17, 2021 went missing from the lab records and the people from whom the samples were collected were left high and dry with no information about whether they have been positive or negative during the entire process.
One person hailing from Lal Bazar area of Srinagar said that he along with his kid went for the COVID-19 testing and samples for RAT as well as RTPCR were taken from them. “We had the COVID symptoms like fever and soar throat but we tested negative for RAT.
However, the medicos attending us at the Lal Bazar dispensary told us to go for home isolation till the RT-PCR report comes. That happened on April 17. Today is April 21 and there is no information about the test report. My son is mere 7-year old.
I have caged him in a room and we are d... | |
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| Contractors bringing labourers in Leh with fake negative RT-PCR report | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: A day after the Ladakh administration has booked seven General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) contractors for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines while bringing labourers to Ladakh, authorities have detected some cases of fake RT-PCR negative reports.
Taking serious note of such fake cases, authorities have directed concerned officers to take strict action against those who were found involved in producing these fake reports to enter Ladakh.
Chairman, DDMA Leh, Srikant Susue threatened to register FIR against those furnishing fake RT-PCR reports. He instructed the squad to ensure enforcement of all precautionary measures as per MHA guidelines inst... | |
| | | | Rs 13 cr spent: Road blacktopped in November 2020, repaired thrice till date | | ‘Quality compromised in PMGSY road Mirshriwala-Tokrian’ | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: Huge money of taxpayers reportedly misappropriated in upgradation works of Mishriwala to Tokrian road by the PMGSY department. A month after blacktopping works completed in November 2020, repairing works on potholes and sealing of cracks has been carried out by the department thrice in a very short span of four months, just to cover up its sins.
The road was blacktopped in the first week of November 2020, but in December and January 2021 the road was repaired by the department to cover-up the fraud. “In first week of November, the department started and completed blacktopping on 2.5 kilometre long stretch between Mishriwala-Tokrian at a... | |
| | | | Pvt schools charge registration fee, pay no heed to DSEJ directions | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: Though the Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) had recently issued clear cut directions to the private schools directing them not to charge annual charges/admission fee but private schools are openly flouting the directions, forcing the parents to pay huge money in the form of various charges.
Few days back the DSE Jammu Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma had issued an order which reads, “In view of closure of schools due to spike in Covid-19 cases, the demand of annual charges/admission fee etc is no justified and is in contravention to the instruction of the Administrative Department on the subject. The instructions issued by department vide circular numbe... | |
| | | | New Delhi makes Islamabad shut-up on Kashmir | | Modi Hai To Mumkin Hai | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: Even as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is known for his leadership, he has made Pakistan shut up on Kashmir.
A recent report by an international group said the top intelligence officials from
India and Pakistan held “secret talks” in Dubai in January, 2021.
Sources said at the meeting it was conveyed to Pakistani officials that “Pakistan dropping its loud objections to Modi abrogating Kashmir’s autonomy in August 2019.”
The report said the neighboring country has agreed to India’s directives over the issue of Kashmir.
The Pakistani establishment is understood to be scared of the Indian government even more since the Balakote airstrike. The airst... | |
| | | | District Admin Poonch hell bent to defeat PMBJP scheme | | 2 years on, medical store shut by admin not being opened | | | RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Apr 21: The district administration Poonch it seems is hell bent upon to defeat central government flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), envisaged to provide medicines to people on reasonable prices, as a shop opened under this scheme was shut by administration on flimsy ground.
Sources told Early Times that it has been two years since the shop has been lying closed but more shockingly despite court stay order secured by the owner of the shop, it is not allowed to be opened. Speaking to Early times, the aggrieved owner of PMBJP shop owner Amit Kumar said that he got permission to open the medical store after ... | |
| | | | Why Covid patients avoid hospitals for treatment? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: Unlike other parts of the country, Covid patients in J&K prefer home isolation instead of going to hospitals for treatment because peoples’ experience during the first wave of the deadly virus was very bad when some patients had lost their lives due to the non-availability of oxygen. Over 85 percent of dedicated Covid beds are lying vacant in J&K in general and Jammu province in particular. Although authorities are claiming that positive patients have been home isolated, it is believed that people have no faith in available health facilities. While people have lost faith in government runs health institutions, private hospitals are out of reach for the m... | |
| | | | Influential businessman constructs brick kiln without seeking permission in South Kashmir | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Apr 21: At a time when the authorities have tightened their nose around the brick kiln owners for selling the bricks at exorbitant rates, the revenue officials in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have allegedly allowed an Influential businessman to set up a brick kiln in the area.
Highly placed sources told Early Times that Influential businessman has managed to setup the business unit without seeking permission from the district administration at Shelipora Achabal
“He started the construction of a brick kiln chimney on 1st of this month and since then the work is going on,” claimed sources, adding the businessman is already running a unit... | |
| | | | Task force to identify, terminate J&K employees ‘involved in activities prejudicial to security of state’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 21: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has set-up a Special Task Force (STF) to identify and scrutinize the cases of employees suspected of being involved in the activities prejudicial to the security of the State for terminating them from service.
According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, the government has constituted the STF under the chairmanship of additional Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department to scrutinize the cases of employees suspected of activities requiring action under the proviso (C) of Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India.
Under the proviso (C) of Artic... | |
| | | | PM Modi to participate in Leaders’ Summit on Climate on 22-23 April | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, April 21: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the Leaders' Summit on Climate at the invitation of the President of the U.S.A. Joseph R. Biden, being held virtually on 22-23 April 2021. Prime Minister will make his remarks in the Leaders' Session 1 on 22 April 2021 from 5.30 to 7.30 pm IST on "Our Collective Sprint to 2030".
Nearly 40 other world leaders are participating in the Summit. They will represent countries that are members of the Major Economies Forum (India is a member), and those vulnerable to climate change, among others. The Leaders will exchange views on climate change, enhancing climate actions, mobilising finance towards climate m... | |
| | | | Pay attention toward lane 5 ward 1 Dharp Kotha, Munish tells Govt | | Residents demand cleanliness, maintenance of drains; street lights | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 21: The residents of lane 5, ward 1 of Dharp Kotha, Gandhi Nagar constituency demanded cleanliness, maintenance of drains and street lights in the area.
While talking to Early Times, residents raised various problems being faced by them in their respective areas including choked drains, deplorable roads, streets, damaged street lights, lack of containers for garbage and many more.
“Most of the residents of these areas claimed that past’s elected representative... | |
| | | | Untreated water polluting sacred Pai rivulet | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Apr 21: An NGO ‘Environment Awareness Forum’ has alleged that the water flowing from some tubes constructed by Konkan Railway Corporation, Patel Construction Company and other companies working on the rail project near Katra is polluting Pai rivulet. The Forum said that garbage and untreated polluted water is being allowed to get into Pai rivulet resulting in death of some fishes in the stream earlier and also that of the livestock consuming the w... | |
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