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| 10 lakh bogus beneficiaries getting subsidized ration detected across UT | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Jammu and Kashmir Government has detected more than ten lakh bogus beneficiaries, who were getting subsidized ration from the outlets of the Department of the Food and Public Distribution across the Union Territory.
During a meeting with Union Secretary, Union Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Sanjeev Chopra, Commissioner Secretary of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Zubair Ahmad said that Aadhaar seeding has facilitated the removal of more than a million bogus beneficiaries.
He informed the Union Secretary that there are 24.80 lakh ration card holders in J&K covering a population 96.74 lakh beneficiaries with cent percent Aadhaar Seeding.
Zubair Ahmed said the Public Distribution System in J&K is built around a strong and widespread network of 6735 ration shops including 2104 govt shops and 4631 private outlets.
He said ePoS devices have been installed in all the sale outlets across J&K and the distribution process is fully automated with Aadhaar authentication rate of 93.85% in transactions. He said 6393 of P... | |
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| Who’re clients in Srinagar sex racket? People ask as cops ‘skip’ details | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 4: Even as the Srinagar police have busted a sex racket here on April 3, the people are curious to know details of the clients who would exploit the women.
The Police Station Chanapora raided a rented accommodation at Bagh-e-Mehtab and nabbed eight persons including two “pimps”, four “female sex workers” and two clients.
The police in its social media post giving details said: “A prostitution racket in a rented accommodation at Bagh-e-Mehtab busted. 2 persons running this arrested: 1) Irshad Ahmad Bhat of Pampore 2) Mohd Shafi Hajam of Karimabad Pulwama. 4 female sex workers (all locals of Srinagar) & 2 customers detained. FIR regis... | |
| | | | Cong leaders exposing own ex-ministers' ‘immoral’ acts on official social media | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Bringing discipline in the faction-ridden Congress party appeared to be a distant dream as the senior party leaders are using all platforms to demonize each other.
Not only Congress leaders are trying to expose each other through fake accounts, but some senior party activists have also levelled serious allegations against two former ministers on the official social media group of the J&K unit.
Screenshots of social media chats have gone viral on social media in which party leaders exposed two former Congress ministers. As per the chat, a leader charged a former minister with being involved in corruption and nepotism.
In another social media chat t... | |
| | | | Private schools looting parents, alleges Amit Kapoor | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Chairman of All Parents Association President Amit Kapoor on Tuesday alleged that private schools in Jammu and Kashmir are looting people on one or other pretext.
Talking to Early Times, Kapoor said, “Private schools are selling their books in selected book shops. They are taking huge amounts in the name of annual fees. They are charging capitation fees, and are taking other charges from the parents.”
He said that J&K Fee Fixation Committee gives approval to every school for any charges to be taken from the parents but the private schools don’t pay any heed to the directions of FCC and charge as per their will. “Uniforms and books are sold at exorbita... | |
| | | | Avalanches close Srinagar-Kargil highway | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 4: Srinagar-Kargil national highway has been closed for vehicular traffic following avalanches that were triggered due to snowfall at various places on the Zojila road on Tuesday, officials said.
"The highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to avalanches at Panimatha and Kai-pathri areas following snowfall", he said.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway has pressed its men and machinery to clear the highway to make it fit for traffic movement, he added. "Srinagar Kargil NHW-1 is blocked and traffic halted at Sonamarg due to avalanches at Panimatha and Kai-pathri at Zojila. BRO is on job to clear t... | |
| | | | Terror funding case: SIA raids multiple locations in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 4: Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations including the residences of two separatists in a case of militancy funding, official sources said.
The raids that began on Tuesday morning were underway in districts of Srinagar, Baramulla and Kupwara, they said.
Official sources said the residences of two Hurriyat leaders were searched at Rajbagh and Alochi-Bagh in Srinagar district.
More details about the raids are emerging.... | |
| | | | Srinagar-Jammu highway to remain closed on April 7 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 4: The authorities on Tuesday said that Srinagar-Jammu national highway will remain closed for traffic on April 7 as traffic dry day.
In a statement, Senior superintendent of Police Traffic Ramban, Mohita Sharma said that the highway will remain closed for repair and maintenance work from April 7 till April 8 morning.
“Based on J&K UT Government directions passed on 31.03.2023 for undertaking important repair and maintenance works on NH-44 by NHAI, 07th April 2023 has been declared Traffic Dry Day between Nashri to Navyuga Tunnel”, reads the statement.
She also said no LMV or HMV (except medical emergency vehicles) will be allowed to ply on NH-44 ... | |
| | | | PM Modi calls for integrated response to disasters | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need for an integrated response to disasters, saying disaster in one region can have a big impact on a completely different region in a closely connected world.
In his video address at the fifth International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023, he noted that 40 countries have become part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in a few years.
The conference has become an important platform for advanced and developing economies, large and small countries, and the global north and global south to come together on one platform, he said.
Modi said infrastructure i... | |
| | | | Those who criticised me for praising Modi need to learn ABC of politics’: Azad | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 4: In a sharp retort to his critics after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s praise of him had raised eyebrows, former Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Tuesday they have a “polluted mind” and need to go back to “kindergarten to learn ABC of politics”.
A former leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Azad slammed those who could not differentiate between farewell speeches and a routine one, saying their political acumen is “questionable at best”.
Mincing no words in a wide-ranging interview to news agency, the former Congress veteran went further to suggest that such individuals should consider revisiting their basic understanding of politics, even suggestin... | |
| | | | Court discharges Revenue officials, officers from corruption charges | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 4: Additional Sessions Judge (Anti-Corruption) Jammu O P Bhagat, has discharged all the revenue officers who were booked on corruption charges.
The accused Kamal Singh son of Dina Nath R/o Kalu Chak, Jagdev Singh son of Amar Nath R/o Kalu Chak, Hans Raj son of Sain Dass R/o Shastri Nagar - then Patwari Kalu Chak, Narayan Singh Jamwal then Naib Tehsildar Digiana (now expired), Ghulam Nabi (expired) and Ram Dass then Patwari Kalu Chak (now expired) were booked under section 5 (2) J&K PC Act 2006 in a chargesheet filed by the UT of J&K through Police Station Crime Branch Jammu. Additional Sessions Judge (Anti-Corruption) Jammu O P Bhagat passed the order ... | |
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