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| In 15 edu zones of 5 districts in Jammu, teachers work as clerks | | Kar-e-najar badaste gilkar! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: The non-seriousness of Education Department towards education system can be gauged from the fact that around 15 educational zones of five districts in Jammu province have been running without required ministerial staff, with the result teachers from other schools have been attached for its functioning.
Sources told Early Times that instead of enhancing educational facilities in the schools by providing adequate teachers and other infrastructure, the Education Department has been utilizing the services of teachers in running clerical work in hanging zones, hence adversely impacting studies of the students.
In Kathua district, there are five hanging zones including Bhadhu, Mahanpur, Lakhpur, Marheen and Sallan, where required staff has not been provided and teachers have been put to work as clerk.
In Samba district, Ramgarh zone has been suffering with shortage of staff, source said.
Similarly in Reasi disrict, two educational zones, Chinkha and Chassana, are without staff. Likewise in Kishtwar district, two zones, Nagseni and Dharabsalla, lack m... | |
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| Kashmiri parties rue their fate as GoI lifts ban on highway | | Slogan to hoodwink people slips away! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Kashmir-based political parties are in trouble again, because they have lost a slogan to hoodwink people during the forthcoming assembly polls in the state.
National Conference, PDP and even Congress were heavily banking on the highway gag and were busy ridiculing the restriction of the civilian movement. These political groups used to issue statement every day against the government decision.
However, on Friday, these otherwise opportunistic political parties seem to have received a shock of life when government decided to scrap the restriction for Wednesdays and kept the same limited to Sundays only.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said... | |
| | | | Standing tall for 80 yrs, 4 majestic Shesham trees axed down at GHS Lakhanpur | | School admin hushes up scam | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Four Shesham trees worth over Rs. 20 Lakhs, standing tall in the premises of Government High School Lakhanpur were cut down for unknown reasons and the wood mysteriously disappeared from the school; the administration has so far maintained a silence over the matter.
According to sources, four Shesham trees, whose age was about 70-80 years, had been standing tall inside the premises of GHS Lakhanpur. They were not a problem but a boon for students, who used to sit under their shade during summers.
"Without taking the permission of School management or the Zonal Education Officer Lakhanpur, the age-old trees were axed down by some influential people of... | |
| | | | Health official 'who treated HM militants' questioned | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: The security agencies on Friday grilled a Medical Assistant who allegedly treated a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Raiz Ahmed alias Hazari who is wanted by the Kishtwar police.
As per the details available with Early Times, the Medical Assistant, identified as Jagdish Kumar, was picked up by the security forces from Jammu and later shifted to Dachhan area where he had allegedly treated the militant.
The sources said Kumar had treated the militant in a hideout around Kibbar Nallah in Dachhan. SSP Kishtwar Shakti Pathak had also visited the Dachhan and interacted with the locals and assessed the security situation in the area which has witness... | |
| | | | 'Raina's threat to seek narco test political gimmick' | | Leh 'bribery' case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders making an attempt to bribe journalists in Leh after addressing a news conference in a local hotel earlier this month has snowballed into a major controversy.
Police have registered a FIR on the directions of Chief Judicial Magistrate Leh against the BJP leaders, including the party's state president Ravinder Raina and its Leh incharge, Vikram Randhawa, and investigations have been taken up.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that alleged attempt of the BJP leaders to handover envelope carrying cash to the scribes has hurt the the journalist fraternity in Leh as they termed it as an attempt to undermine their integ... | |
| | | | Resentment in BJP over role of party president | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: With party State president showing ignorance about Leh bribery case, the J& K unit of BJP has made party MLC a scapegoat.
As a hue and cry has been created by political parties and media against the reported bribing of media in Leh by BJP leadership and opposition parties demanding high level probe into the matter the Leh administration was left with no option but to register a case against party leader.
However party State chief feigning ignorance about the issue, suggested narco test of both Press Club members and BJP leaders.
The role of BJP State president on the issue has been taken seriously by the party leadership and it has generated a lot of r... | |
| | | | Pentagon's map showing PoJK a part of Pak is defeat of IFO | | Against Indian Constitution | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: If one goes by the US's Pentagon representation, then there is no dispute between India and Pakistan over that part of the State of Jammu & Kashmir that has been under the illegal control of Pakistan since 1947. The just-submitted Pentagon's 123-page report to the US Congress called "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2019", had at least 10 maps of the relevant region where Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (read PoJK) is shown to be inside Pakistan. The delineation of the India-Pakistan boundary lies in the realm of political controversy because of the Kashmir issue.
While India's claim over PoJK is ignored, the occupied... | |
| | | | Govt constitutes Fact Finding Committees to probe scams | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: Based on a large number of complaints coming to Governor and to Government from various quarters regarding irregularities in the functioning of different Departments, the Government on Friday constituted Fact Finding Committees headed by senior officers to look into these alleged irregularities, if any and identify those responsible for these.
The Fact Finding Committees will look into irregularities in appointments in JK Sports Council, appointments in Skill Development, in awarding dredging contracts, in awarding macadamization contracts and in lack of progress in implementation of SWAN Project.
Each Fact Finding Committee will be headed by a senio... | |
| | | | MoD sets record straight, says no surgical strike before 2016 | | Congress embarrassed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: In a matter of major embarrassment for the Congress party and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Right to Information (RTI) reply from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has officially confirmed that no such army expedition like Surgical Strikes had ever taken place before 2016.
This has come as a major blow to the Congress party and Manmohan Singh who had claimed that "his erstwhile United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had carried out six surgical strikes during their tenure from 2004 to 2014".
There was only one surgical strike so far the Ministry of Defence has now confirmed.
"This section does not hold any data pertaining to surgical strikes... | |
| | | | BJP faction opposing early assembly polls in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: Uncertainty prevails over Assembly elections in J&K as BJP leaders are giving "confusing and conflicting" statements on the timing of the state polls.
A group within BJP is working round the clock to get the assembly elections further delayed because this faction is accomplishing its personal agenda through influence in the administration.
Credible sources said that this faction was trying to influence the high command that assembly elections should be held next year. "Timing of the assembly election is depend upon result of Parliamentary elections but a faction within BJP has already convinced central leadership to get the assembly election delayed til... | |
| | | | Neglected Shastri Nagar Cremation Ground lacks basic amenities | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10: Though located in posh area of Jammu city, the Shastri Nagar Cremation Ground narrates a sordid tale of neglect.
The ground lacks basic amenities like water, seating arrangement, sun shades and sanitation. The resting place for the departed souls particularly for those whose residences fall in posh Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Sanjay Nagar and adjoining localities is in a pathetic state. However, the authorities, as well as those at the helm of affai... | |
| | | | SMC converts Doodh Ganga bank into dumping ground | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: Srinagar Municipal Corporation, the official guardian of Srinagar city, has allegedly turned into its destructor, as the sanitation staff associated with SMC has created several dumping sites in open plots and around water-bodies.
The Bagh-e-Mehtab, Doodh Ganga dumping site is one such example wherein SMC has created a mega garbage collection point on the banks of river Doodh Ganga which flows around the area.
Sources say that from 2012 on-wards SMC sanitation staff has been using a piece of land which is part of Doodh Ganga embankment at Bagh-e-Mehtab in city outskirts as a dumping site. The safai karamcharis, according to local residents, are... | |
| | | | 'Govt can act against Illegal constructions' | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: As government informed that revised draft Master Plan of Srinagar-2035 for the local area of 766 square kilometers has been notified, amicus curie on Friday said the authorities can go ahead against illegal constructions which have come up in violation of building permission laws.
A division bench of the High Court was informed that SRO-160 has been issued and according to it the Town Planning Organization, Kashmir, on behalf of the Srinagar Development Authority, prepared the revised draft Master Plan of Srinagar-2035 for the local area of 766 Sq. Kilometers, which includes the extended areas as notified by the Government in terms section 10 (1) ... | |
| | | | Has Govt any policy for disposal of solid waste? | | DCs told to identify sites | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 10: Without any solid waste management policy, the government has directed the district development commissioners to identify land for dumping of solid waste.
As per a recently framed government document, the disposal of solid waste has become a nuisance.
"Deputy commissioners have told the government they are dumping solid waste at temporary sites and are in the process of identification of land for landfill for sites for which DPRs will be framed and submitted to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir office," the documents read.
An official document of Housing and Urban Development Department said that 40 percent of municipal waste in the state is wet wast... | |
| | | | Fire destroys standing wheat crop on 800 kanals in Arnia | | Farmers dejected over heavy losses incurred due to blaze | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10: With their standing wheat crop on about 800 kanals of land in Changia village panchayat in Arnia Sector reducied to ashes in a sudden fire that broke out a few days ago, the dejection was writ large on the faces of unfortunate farmers of the area, who have no idea of how to overcome the losses they incurred. According to locals, the fire started from one of the wheat fields and suddenly spread to the nearby cultivated lands.
As soon as the villagers notic... | |
| | | | 2 months on, Kishtwar district without DSHO | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: The employees and staff of Sheep Husbandry Department Kishtwar today urged the Principal Secretary Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department to fill up the post of District Sheep Husbandry Officer Kishtwar which has been lying vacant since the retirement of Dr Younus Zarger in March 2019.
As per the details available with "Early Times", the staff of Sheep Husbandry Department Kishtwar approached the office of the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar requesting him to take up the matter with the higher officials to ensure the posting of DSHO Kishtwar so that the departmental work as well as the employees don't suffer.
In response to the written... | |
| | | | Sub standard material used in construction of Marmat road | | | | Abid Hussain Wani
Early Times Report
Doda, May 10: Sub standard material is being used in construction of Bhargran- Mangota road under PMGSY scheme.
PMGSY scheme was started to provide better road connectivity in rural areas, but the officials who are deputed on the assignment have been accused of corruption. Sources said the officials use sub-standard material in construction of roads to make quick bucks. Reports said sub-standard material was used in construction of 10 kilometer road from Bhargran-Mangota link road under PMGSY scheme.
Locals alleged that, the contractor used very poor quality material in construction the road. The Bhargran-Mangota road is the life line of thou... | |
| | | | Doda Medical College to get 50 MBBS seats in first session | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 10: Keeping in view of deficiencies and incomplete infrastructure, the Government Medical College Doda is likely to get only 50 MBBS seats in the first season. Moreover, the concerned authority of the college had also applied only for 50 seats.
With the MCI finishing off final site inspections of the New Medical Colleges, the team expressed satisfaction with the infrastructure and human resource at the colleges except Doda College to allow the intake of the first batch.
Desertification with work progress of Doda Medical College, the Principal of above said college had called in Delhi head office where a meeting took place between members of MCI and th... | |
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