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| Jammu Health Department headless for past 23 days | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: Notwithstanding claims of the higher-ups to provide governance to the people, the Union Territory administration has failed to appoint new Director Health Services even after the passing of 23 days.
Highly placed sources said that it was all due to a lack of consensus among higher-ups in the administration no decision has been taken to the new Director Health Services. “All the potential candidates have the backing of different groups are in the race for this important post so higher-ups have yet not finalized any name”, sources said, adding, “Instead of taking any decision on the name of Director Health Services higher-ups is trying to adopt casual approach”
Interestingly, Union Government has already sounded alert due to a spike in COVID cases but those at the helm of the affairs in J&K have yet to take the issue seriously.
As reported earlier, on March 31, Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman Director Health Services Jammu attained superannuation. As per tradition and keeping in view the importance of the department earlier it was routine to appoint a ... | |
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| Students asked to produce income certificate without Govt order | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Apr 23, Education Department illegally harassing student of School Education Department in Poonch. According to the sources from Mandi and Poonch, all the heads of the institutions are demanding income certificate as mandatory document for admission whereas there is no such goverment.
According to a local social activist Khalida Kouser, there are more than twenty five thousands of students under the jurisdiction of all the tehsils, and it is not possible for any revenue officials to issue more than 1500 income certificate only per day to these students.
Wali Mohd Sheikh, Mohd Rashid, Niaz Awan, Azad Chouhan and many others from Poonch have... | |
| | | | Poonch Attack: Bullets used by terrorists were abandoned by NATO forces in Afghanistan | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: Initial investigation conducted by the security agencies confirmed that terrorists used steel bullets to ambush an Army truck in the border district of Poonch.
Steel core bullets, capable of piercing an armoured shield, were used by NATO forces during the Afghanistan war and these bullets are part of ammunitions NATO forces have abandoned after leaving Afghanistan.
Security forces observed that terrorists used American armour-piercing bullets during the attack on unarmed soldiers.
Official sources reported that these bullets were successful in piercing through the bulletproof jackets worn by the troops during encounters.
Reports said that some ... | |
| | | | NSG commandos search woods of Poonch, two more suspects detained | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: A team of National Security Guards (NSG) have been pressed into the woods of Bhataduriyan to carry out the search operation to track the terrorists, who attacked the Army vehicle in which five soldiers attained martyrdom in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Help of drones and sniffer dogs is also being taken in the search operation.
However, as per police sources, two more suspects have also been detained as so far 14 people have been taken into custody for questioning.
Meanwhile the residents of village Sanjot where the Army vehicle loaded with fruits for Iftar was attacked expressed commitment and did not celebrate the festival of Eid but only ... | |
| | | | To reveal his ISI connection RAW, IB to interrogate Amritpal in Assam jail | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: Within minutes after Punjab Police arrested “Waris Punjab De” chief and pro-Khalistani preacher, he was immediately sent to Assam’s Dibrugarh Jail for further questioning to reveal his connection with Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agency ISI.
Highly placed sources said that Central intelligence agencies will interrogate Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by the Punjab Police on Sunday and later sent to Assam's Dibrugarh jail.
“Instead of general barracks, Amirtpal Singh has been kept in an isolation cell so that he could not establish contact with any of his supporters who are also lodged in the same jail”, sources said. Reports said that a team ... | |
| | | | Omar Abdullah’s blue-tick restored as JK netas lose Twitter badges | | Kuch To Hai Jiski Parda Dari Hai! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: Even as Twitter has removed blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts including those of prominent JK politicians like former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mehbooba Mufti who didn’t pay $8 to retain the badge, the National Conference leader is surprised to see him get back the tick.
While several users had shared instances of the blue tick disappearing from their accounts, as Twitter started the process since April 1, Omar Abdullah who was among the “losers”, has only got it back under “mysterious circumstances.”
“Apparently I’ve paid for Twitter Blue & given them a phone number to verify except that I haven’t. Mr Musk are... | |
| | | | G B Khalil residents urge LG, DC Anantnag to probe diversion of funds | | ‘After 40-years our demand was fulfilled by LG Admin as politicians failed to deliver’ | |  Early Times Report
Anantnag, Apr 23: Residents of G B Khalil area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district staged a protest on Eid day against the alleged diversion of funds that were sanctioned to macadamize the road leading to their area.
Residents while talking to Early Times said, “Our forty year long pending demand to macadamize the road was fulfilled by the LG administration. The sanction was accorded to macadamize 5.5 kilometre long road connecting our area.”
They alleged that the funds... | |
| | | | Shri Buddha Amarnath Yatra likely from Aug 18 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: The pilgrimage to Shri Buddha Amarnath Yatra this year is likely to begin from August 18 and conclude on August 27 in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources on Sunday said that the first batch of Shri Buddha Amarnath Yatra is expected to leave Jammu for Poonch on August 18.
They said that formal Bhoomi Pujan for the yatra will be performed on August 17 and the yatra will continue till August 27. Bajrang Dal in collaboration with the administration has been organizing the yatra since 2005 and involved 50,000 workers from across the country in response to terrorists plotting to disrupt the yatra.... | |
| | | | Woman pilgrim killed, 4 injured | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 23: A woman pilgrim was killed, and four others suffered injuries when their car collided with another vehicle on Katra-Jammu Road near Domail on the city outskirts of Jammu district.
Police said that a car collided with another vehicle near Muri area on the Katra-Domel road.
In the mishap, one woman identified as Shivani,21, resident of Himachal Pradesh have died while four others namely Vivek Kapoor (43), Muktrika Kapoor, Monika Kapoor and Rishita Kapoor (11), all residents of Noorpur, Himachal Pradesh sustained injuries.
The injured have been hospitalised at Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu.... | |
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