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Amid pandemic JKBOSE Jammu office phones out of reach for people Three numbers out of order, while no one picks up other phones 5/26/2021 12:40:17 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: In view of the Covid-19 lockdown when people are relying on phones to get various types of information, phone numbers of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Jammu division office, are out of reach for the public. Out of six three landline numbers given on the official website of JKBOSE are out of order while remaining three numbers are not picked by the officials, causing inconvenience to the public. These numbers given against the officials include Joint Secretary, Secrecy, Estates, Accounts, Legal, Audit and PIO, Joint Director, Dr. Sudhir Singh contact number 0191-2581502 and 0191-2952366 . Similarly Joint Secretary, Examinations, Administration, Registration Forms and ETTC (Acad./Exams) Section Joint Director Altaf Hussain, contact number 0191-2582240, 0191-2952639 and Joint Secretary-General Certificates, Verification and Records Sections JD Tripta Devi contact number 0191-2585732 and 0191-2953721. Naresh Chander of Majalta informed Early Times that for the last over two weeks, he has been making frequent calls to ...   READ MORE

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J&K sets example for country ; four districts records 100% vaccination in above 45 years category Districts having higher vaccination rates reported lower positivity rates, thus establishing a correlation between vaccination and the success of containment measures. 5/26/2021 12:39:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: Although some anti-social elements have launched a vicious campaign to instigate people against on-going inoculation drive, four districts of the Union Territory of J&K has achieved the target of 100 percent vaccination in the above 45 years category. Ganderbal, Shopian, Jammu, and Samba districts have achieved this target while an aggressive vaccination drive is going on in the remaining 16 districts of the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir is among the leading regions in the country in vaccination of above 45 years age group having vaccinated 66 percent of its eligible population which is well above the national average of 32 percent. During a ...   READ MORE   Encroachment of state land: Revenue officers in Kashmir under scanner Div Com seeks detailed reports from DCs ! 5/26/2021 12:38:08 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, May 25: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole has sought a detailed report from all Deputy Commissioners over the complaints about revenue officers having encroached stand land in different areas across Kashmir. Quoting communications received from the officer LG’s grievance cell and from the office of Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has directed all Deputy Commissioner’s to enquire into the matter and submit a detailed report within a month. The complainants who have approached LG’s grievance cell are seeking termination of Lamberdars and Chowkidars who have illegally raised their residential and com...   READ MORE   No compensation for farmers as flooded Nallah spoils crop on 20 kanals of land 5/26/2021 12:37:53 AM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, May 25: Farmers at village Chari Sallian near Udhampur Railway Station are bearing the brunt of a deep drain flowing by the side of their fields as during rainy season flooded drain pushes the gushing water in the fields thereby spoiling the crops there. The poor farmers are bearing due to the unplanned infrastructure for the last about 20 years. “Few days back the dirty water from the Nallah entered my fields and spoiled the crop there,” Sukhdev, 56, a farmer said adding that the authorities should do something in this regard immediately. Sources informed that few months back the concerned department floated a tender for the construction of...   READ MORE   As 3623 more COVID-19 patients recover recovery rate reaches 82.38% in JK, 2964 new cases, 53 deaths Active positive 44918, recovered 227242, casualties 3662 5/26/2021 12:37:30 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 25: As 3,623 Corona Virus affected patients recovered in the past 24 hours the COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 82.38 percent. The union territory reported 2,964 new cases following which the positive cases reached 275822; with 53 fresh deaths the death toll reached 3,662. Srinagar district reported 487 cases followed by Jammu district 438 cases, Budgam district 266 cases, Anantnag district 223 cases, Baramulla district 22...   READ MORE   Apni Party alleges dire shortage of vaccines, oxygen in J&K 5/26/2021 12:37:07 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, May 25: Alleging that there is deplorable condition of the health sector across Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party on Tuesday said there exists dire shortage of vaccines and oxygen concentrators due which the people are suffering immensely. A spokesman of the AP said this afternoon that on Tuesday an important virtual meeting was organised under the leadership of party’s Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir in which all the senior party leaders including Vice Pr...   READ MORE   Centre asks states, UT’s to plan for scaling up vaccination through stocks, supplies till June-end 5/26/2021 12:36:27 AM Agencies New Delhi, May 25 : The Centre on Tuesday advised states and UTs to plan for scaling up vaccination coverage through available stocks and anticipated supplies till the end of June, while private hospitals were advised not to allow offline vaccine registration as all registrations should be online. The Union Health Ministry, which held a review meeting through a video conference with administrators from states and UTs on the progress of vaccination, urged the states and UTs to make complete use of the available flexibilities on CoWIN to enhance the pace of vaccination drive, a Health Ministry statement said. The visibility of anticipated supplies of each tranche with expected...   READ MORE   BDO Pouni 'misbehaves' with DDC member, ACD orders probe 5/26/2021 12:30:02 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 25: In an alleged complaint of misbehaviour by Block Development Officer (BDO) Pouni with a member of the District Development Council (DDC), lodged by Chairperson DDC Reasi and Chairpersons BDC, the Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Reasi ordered an inquiry. According to sources, the ACD Reasi Dr Anirudh Rai on May 24 had constituted an inquiry committee headed by Executive Engineer (XEn), REW Reasi, and the committee would submit its report by May 26. The sources further informed that the Chairperson DDC Reasi, Saraf Singh had lodged a complaint against the BDO Pouni with Deputy Commissioner Reasi during a meeting held on May 23 through video conf...   READ MORE

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