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Adhocism galore as authorities failed to appoint new Direct Health Services Jammu 4/5/2023 11:28:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: Five days have passed after the superannuation of Director Health Services Jammu but higher-ups in the administration failed to appoint a new director despite the fact that the Union Territory is witnessing a spike in COVID cases. 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 new director a week before the retirement of the incumbent director but this time appointment has not been made even after the retirement of the director. Failure of the higher-ups to appoint the Director Health Service even after passing five days reflects the casual approach. Interestingly authorities have neither appointed new Director Health Services nor given charge of Director Health Services to any officers. Actually adhocism galore in the Health Department for the last year as the superannuated officer, Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman was looking after the charge of Director Health Services. He was actually appointed as...   READ MORE

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Admin to question BJP netas on Gujarati conman 4/5/2023 11:28:30 PM Sanjay Pandita Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is likely to question some Bharatiya Janta Party leaders from Kashmir in connection with the Gujrati Conman, Kiren Patel case “so as to fix responsibility on the part of officials who could be involved in the lapse.” Sources said in the wake of photos of some leaders from the party with Kiren Patel doing the rounds on the media circles, the administration would be questioning them as “get the clear picture as to how come Patel had come in contact with them and if any officials were involved in the same.” As per the sources, the conman had introduced himself to some BJP leaders as being a “Modi supp...   READ MORE   Diktats of private schools irk parents Expensive books, uniforms burn pockets; authorities unmoved 4/5/2023 11:27:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: Private schools asking students to buy books from a particular shop at an exorbitant rate has irked the parents. Early Times spoke to parents in Jammu and all of them were up in arms against the diktats of the management of private schools. “Schools have directed the children to buy the books from particular shops and these are being sold at exorbitant rates. A set of books costs anything between Rs 3000/ to Rs 7000/,” said a parent. She said, “It’s becom...   READ MORE   Azad’s son takes charge to defend his father’s outburst against Cong 4/5/2023 11:26:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: As the veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad has maintained a silence over the counter-attack by his former party colleagues his son Saddam Nabi Azad came forward to defend his father’s outburst against Congress. “Congress leaders should not take it otherwise. My father is constructively criticizing Congress and party (Congress) leaders should take Ghulam Nabi Azad’s advice very seriously to save the party from further destruction”, Saddam told a news agency after releasing of book of his father. Taunting Congress for not taking Azad’s criticism in a positive sense, Saddam said, “We are sympathetic to the plight of Congress currently. My father is not c...   READ MORE   Hunzar cloudburst: After HC intervention, Govt declares 18 missing persons dead 4/5/2023 11:26:19 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: After significant order issued by the Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court directing the government to issue death certificates in favour of the 18 missing Hounzer Dachhan Cloudburst victims as dead, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar has issued a detailed order declaring all the missing victims as dead beside also directed the officials to speed up the compensation cases in favour of the kith and kin of the victims. He set one month deadline for completion of the process including issuance of death certificates of the 18 missing persons. As per the details available with Early Times, during the intervening nights of 27/28.07.2021, inciden...   READ MORE   Two militants who fled from police custody in Baramulla, arrested: Police 4/5/2023 11:26:11 PM Early Times Report Baramulla, Apr 5: Two militants who had managed to flee from police custody in the northern district of Baramulla in the wee hours on Wednesday were arrested, a police official said. “Both the militants who had fled from police custody were arrested in the Chakloo area,” the official confirmed that they had managed give slip to police during Sehri time taking advantage of the darkness. “Both were arrested within 15 hours.” Earlier, police had sounded a high alert across Baramulla and a massive hunt was launched to track the militants. The duo was arrested in connection with a grenade blast in which an employee of a newly-opened wine shop was killed and three others...   READ MORE   CBI register case in land grabbing case 4/5/2023 11:26:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Sominder Singh @ Saminder Singh @ Sourav s/o late Darshan Singh, R/o Village Nan, Kuldeep Kour W/o late Darshan Singh, R/o Village Nari, Tehsil R.S. Pura, Jammu and unknown public servant for grabbing the land worth crores. According to the CBI that Dr Mohammad Usman Khan, KAS, Deputy Secretary, GAD, Govt, of J&K, vide letter No. GAD-VIG0SP/7/2023-04-GAD dated 18.01.2023, has conveyed the decision of J&K Govt for investigation by CBI into allegations regarding forgery of documents to grab prime land worth crores, on the basis of report received from Deputy Commissioner, Jammu. The said let...   READ MORE

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