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| Delay in setting up oxygen plants: Criminal negligence of Health Deptt exposed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: As the delay in setting up of 37 oxygen plants in different hospitals has exposed prevailing mess and corruption in the health department, officers are shifting blames on each other for this criminal negligence. Reliable sources said that Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr Raghav Langer has taken serious note of criminal negligence on the part of the officers who were responsible for completing these plants in a time-framed manner.
“When Divisional Commissioner Jammu inquired about from the higher-ups of the Power Workers Department (PWD) regarding delay in setting up these plants, they revealed that delay was on the part of Health Department”, authentic... | |
| | | | GOI released funds for Rural Development Deptt kept unspent for years in Govt treasury | | Rules undermined with impunity, interest on parked payment not paid | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: A serious misappropriation of funds has been found in Rural Development Department unraveling how the norms set by the Government of India for the allocation of funds for various developmental works were being undermined in an outright manner by the erstwhile regimes here.
Documents reveal that up till the financial year of 2014-15, the government of India’s Ministry of Rural Development used to release funds directly to Jammu & Kashmir State Rural Roads Development Agency (JKSRRDA) which is the nodal agency for the execution of the developmental projects in rural belt of Jammu and Kashmir.
From 2014-15 onward, however, the funds were routed through th... | |
| | | | Major reshuffle on cards by June | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: If the Covid second wave comes under control by then, New Delhi looks ahead for a major reshuffle in the official machinery in the Jammu and Kashmir by June.
Sources said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Home Minister, Amit Shah have agreed to the plan of brining in “new faces at the helm” in the union territory.
Sources said after consultations with Lieutenant Manoj Sinha, New Delhi looks ahead to depute at least four top ranking officials “presently working elsewhere on deputation” to Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said each of the new faces are scheduled to be brought into police and civil administration.
Sources said the Union government has “ma... | |
| | | | Ghaziabad Referral Food Testing Laboratory declares ‘VIP Mustard oil’ unsafe, substandard | | JK Food Safety Department keeps it ‘top secret’! | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 30: The Ghaziabad based Referral Food Testing Laboratory has declared ‘VIP Mustard oil’ unsafe, substandard and misbranded months after it is reportedly declared safe by Food Safety’s Srinagar Laboratory.
In its report, the Referral Food Laboratory Ghaziabad- UP, states that the sample of ‘Mustard oil VIP’ doesn’t conform to the standards laid down under Regulations No. 2.2.1 (7) of FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives, 2011, as the sample shows Saponification value below the minimum prescribed limit.
The report [certificate No. 43/Feb/21-JK] further states that acid value, belier Test and Uric Acid (as % of total Fatty Acid) ... | |
| | | | Private Diagnostic Centres Association offers help in vaccinating, testing of people in Kashmir | | Div Com Kashmir writes to COVID-19 in-charge to explore possibility | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Kondbarao (P K) Pole today asked the in-charge of COVID-19 in Kashmir valley to explore the possibility of working in close liaison with diagnostic centres association in vaccinating the people and also testing the people for Corona Virus.
The direction came after the Private Diagnostic Centres Association (PDCA) Jammu & Kashmir wrote a letter to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and extended help to the government in its process of carrying out vaccination and testing of the people in the Kashmir valley. The Association wrote that it is ready to help the government in this regard purely o... | |
| | | | COVID emergency in India: Financial powers granted to armed forces to fight Corona | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: As the Indian Army has stepped in to assist the civil administration in the fight against COVID, Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Friday invoked special provisions and granted emergency financial power to the armed forces to empower them to speed up their efforts to fight Coronavirus.
These emergency powers have been granted to the armed forces initially for three months from May 1 to July 31. Additional emergency powers have already been given to Medical Officers of the armed forces to fight the COVID.
These powers will help formation commanders to establish and operate quarantine facilities/hospitals and undertake procurement/repair of equipmen... | |
| | | | J&K orders 1.20 cr doses of vaccine, has enough oxygen available: LG | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 30: Urging people of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir not to panic, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that administration has ordered 1.20 crore doses of vaccine for vaccination of people between the age group of 18 years to 45 years.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3474 fresh positive cases of COVId-19-1024 from Jammu division and 2450 from Kashmir on Thursday. The UT also recorded 26 death-17 from Jammu and 9 from Kashmir.
''We are equipped to deal with the emerging situation the availability of oxygen is more than double the requirement'', Sinha informed on Twitter.
He said the people of J&K need not panic as we are equipped to deal with the em... | |
| | | | PM Narendra Modi chairs Cabinet meet over COVID-19, urges ministers to stay in touch with people | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (April 30) chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Friday amid rising cases of coronavirus in the country. The meeting of the council of ministers, held on Friday afternoon, is the first in the aftermath of the second wave of coronavirus in the country. The Prime Minister urged the ministers to stay in touch with people of their respective regions, help them and keep getting their feedback. He stressed the need to ensure that issues at the local level are promptly identified and addressed, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a briefing after the review meet concluded.
"The Council of Mi... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector A Lane 5 Raina Colony Babliana | | Residents of Sector A Lane 5 Raina Colony Babliana at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 30: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step to... | |
| | | | JKIM applauds work style of Poonch administration during pandemic of COVID 19 | | Appeals general public to follow SOPs properly | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Apr 30: To break the chain of pandemic of COVID 19 government is taking various steps. The work style of Poonch administration under the supervision of District Magistrate Poonch Inderjeet Singh and SSP Poonch Vinod Kumar is much appreciable.
Applauding the heroic leadership of DM and SSP Poonch chairman Jammu Kashmir Insaaf Movement Javid Iqbal Reshi today said, "police cum health department check point at BG is working as senitizer for Poonch ... | |
| | | | SSP Kishtwar calls on MS DH Kishtwar, assures to strengthen hospital security | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KISHTWAR, Apr 30: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar met Medical Superintendent (MS) District Hospital (DH) Kishtwar here today.
SSP, Kishtwar Shafqat Hussain Butt accompanied by Additional SP Kishtwar Musheem Ahmed and SHO Police Station Kishtwar Abid Shah Bukhari assured Medical Superintendent District Hospital Kishtwar, Dr Parvaiz Iqbal Wani of all possible help during COVID pandemic beside also assured to strengthen security at District... | |
| | | | JK reports 3532 new cases of Corona Virus, 30 deaths; positive cases 176083 | | Active positive 28539, recovered 145441, casualties 2283 | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times report
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported a record number of 3,532 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 76,083. The death toll due to the virus reached 2,283 as 30 more people died in the past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 932 cases followed by Jammu district 495 cases, Baramulla district 316 cases, Anantnag district 239 cases, Kupwara district 206 cases, Kulgam district 165 cases, Budgam district 160 cases, Rajouri district 133 cases, Udhampur district 125 cases, Pulwama district 110 cases, Shopian district 105 cases, Kathua district 95 cases, Samba district 82 cases,... | |
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