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| 5-yrs on, sports infrastructure projects under PMDP incomplete | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: Jammu and Kashmir government’s tall claims of promoting sports on priority with world class infrastructure appears to have almost fallen flat as even after five years of its launch, work on eleven indoor sports complexes, renovation-cum upgradation of few and water sports centre at Ranjit Sagar Dam sanctioned under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) is still in progress across the Union Territory.
The Union Ministry of Youth Services and Sports in 2016 had announced multi-utility indoor stadiums to all the 22 districts of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir to groom sports talent among the youth.
Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 was bifurcated into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh after which J&K got 20 indoor complexes under PMDP and two went to the UT of Ladakh.
In a reply to the RTI (accessed by UNI) against an application filed by the activist Raman Sharma, Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council has admitted that the work on 11 indoor sports complexes is in progress (‘incomplete’), renovation and upgradation of d... | |
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| Jammu University V-C prefers wife over senior professors | | Nomination for Campus Cultural Committee | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu has preferred his wife ignoring senior professors for nomination of Campus Cultural Committee (CCC).
Insiders told Early Times the VC picked two junior professors for the post of chairperson and co-chairperson for JU CCC and he deliberately ignored senior faculty members.
“Every year the JU nominates chairperson, co-chairperson including other members as governing body for cultural & literary activities. This year Prof Vishav Raksha, Department of Sociology has been nominated as chairperson and Prof Sanjana Koul, department of Biotechnology as co-chairperson”, sources said.
They further said while nominating t... | |
| | | | Centre asks J&K to speed up smart metering process | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: The Union Power Ministry has taken serious note of the inordinate delay in installing smart meters in different parts of J&K to check power pilferage. The Union Ministry has set a target before the Union Territory administration for installing these meters.
Highly placed sources said that during a review meeting, which held virtually on Friday, the status of privatization of electricity departments and utilities in Union Territories was discussed. Meeting also discussed smart metering rollout in UTs especially in J&K and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Sources said that Union Government is very particular to install smart meters in all UTs and this proc... | |
| | | | After years of slumber, authorities finally realize importance of solar power | | Former regimes dumped projects, lapsed central funds without remorse | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: After years of slumber, the government here seems to have finally understood the importance of solar energy with over 2200 solar lights installed in various districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, during the tenure of the previous regimes solar power used to get least attention and projects were being shelved without remorse.
However, at present, the JAKEDA, as per the reports, has managed to install 2200 SSLs within a short span of 45 days with 285 SSLs in Reasi, 206 in Kishtwar, 230 in Ramban and other districts of Jammu Division and 565 SSLs in Kulgam, 499 in Anantnag, 159 in Bandipora & other districts of Kashmir Division. These solar street ligh... | |
| | | | Grim scenario: Causalities continue to mount at GMC Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: Tall claims made after meetings and follow-up meetings by authorities have fallen flat as COVID related casualties continue to mount in the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu.
During the past one month, authorities have been claiming that effective steps were taken to control the death toll in GMC Jammu but figures contradict their assertions.
On Friday out of 56 deaths reported in J&K, eight mortalities were reported from GMC Jammu which is a warning signal because despite repeated assurances there is no let-up in deaths in this institute. On Thursday nine deaths were reported in GMC Jammu. The GMC is witnessing an increasing trend in death toll ... | |
| | | | PDA blocks ‘implementation’ of PM Modi’s housing scheme | | In 5 years, 5 out of 227 PMAY cases cleared in Pahalgam | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 28: The Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has literally blocked the implementation of Prime Minister Modi’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Scheme at Pahalgam.
The Development Authority, which was created to take care of the development of famed tourist destination Pahalgam-is allegedly adopting lackadaisical approach in issuing the permissions to beneficiaries.
According to official sources, out of 227 approved and verified PMAY cases, the PDA has cleared just 5 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana cases in its 11th BOCA meeting.
The Development Authority has also failed to convey BOCA meetings freq... | |
| | | | Cyclone Yaas: PM announces Rs 1000 crore for Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, May 28: Prime Minister Modi on Friday (May 28) announced financial assistance of Rs 1000 crore for Cyclone Yaas relief activities. Rs 500 crore would be given to Odisha, while the remaining Rs 500 crores have been granted for West Bengal and Jharkhand.
The funds will be released on the basis of the damage, which an inert-ministerial team deployed by the Centre will assess.
The government has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured in the cyclone. Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal today to review the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas.
He undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone-af... | |
| | | | Govt employee dupes a gullible of Rs 80,000 on pretext of providing job of SPO | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: In a case of cheating, a Government employee posted in the Civil Secretariat allegedly duped a gullible man of Rs 80,000 on pretext of providing a job of SPO in Jammu and Kashmir police.
The victim informed the Early Times that he came into contact with a person who claimed himself as a Government employee posted in the Civil Secretariat, assured that he can provide a SPO job to him and demanded money in lieu of the job.
The poor gullible made payment of Rs 50,000 in a JK bank account No. 0021040100046002 in the name of one GM Khan on 10-07-2020 and later the alleged Government employee demanded more money and managed to extract Rs 30... | |
| | | | JK has 14.54% active positive cases on date; 2803 new cases, 56 fresh deaths | | Active positive 41382, recovered 239254, casualties 3795 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 28: 14.54 percent of COVID-19 cases are active in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The union territory has so far reported 2, 84,431 positive cases out of which 41,382 cases are active. 2,803 new cases were reported in past 24 hours with 56 deaths also taking place.
Srinagar district reported 382 new cases followed by Jammu district 320 cases, Kupwara district 228 cases, Budgam district 223 cases, Anantnag district 207 cases, Baramulla district 204 cases, Pulwama district 179 cases, Ganderbal district 168 cases, Rajouri district 107 cases, Kulgam district 94 cases, Poonch district 92 cases, Doda district 82 cases, Reasi distric... | |
| | | | DC Jammu executes yeoman’s task, 40,000 vaccinated in three days | | |  Masood Malik
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 28: District administration Jammu under the supervision of Anshul Garg, District Commissioner undertook a vaccination drive that covered 40,000 people under the age group 18+ to 45.
The 40,000 people were vaccinated in a record three days period which is one of its unique efforts by the Jammu district administration under DC Jammu. Talking to Early Times, Garg said that a focused vision for an achievement of a designed goal can push anybody to ... | |
| | | | Midnight fire in industry forces locals to spend night on roads | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, May 28: Blaze at a pesticide manufacturing industry in the town forced thousands to spend the night away from their homes. While some moved to the places of their relatives in adjoining hamlets etc, there were many who said that they spend the night along the sides of national highway to save their lives.
Sources informed that flames and smoke started emanating from Danuka Agritech limited Industry at Battel Ballian industrial area in Udhampur h... | |
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