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| Jammu suffers as JPDCL fails to deliver | | No electricity in sweltering heat | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 10: People of Jammu are up in arms against Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL) for failing to provide electricity to them in summer season. Many areas in Jammu city were without electricity on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. People are spending sleepless nights in this sweltering heat.
Early Times spoke to a cross section of people from different areas on Thursday to know about their plight in absence of electricity.
A young man, Aranshu of Jewel Chowk said, “I stay in the heart of Jammu city. Electricity comes for one hour and then remains off for four hours. Electric appliances don’t work at low voltage. Either there is no electricity, and when it comes there is less voltage.”
Naman of Utsad mohalla said: “Electricit... | |
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| PDD claims fall flat amid scorching heat | | System collapses in urban areas, situation worsens in rural belts | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 10: The Jammu region is facing unprecedented power crisis as the system of the Power Development Department (PDD) has collapsed in the whole province.
Tall claims of the higher-ups in the PDD and newly constituted J&K Power Development Corporation Limited (JKPDCL) have fallen flat just within within four days.
For the last six months, higher-ups in the department were claiming that uninterrupted power supply will be provided to people during this summer as adequate arrangements have been put in place. But the prevailing situation contradicts all such claims.
On March 6 this year, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal had cha... | |
| | | | As temperature touches 43 degree C, Jammu faces 17 to 18 hour power cut daily | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 10: Temperature in winter capital on Thursday reached 43 degrees Celsius, and the helpless Jammuites spent the fourth consecutive day amid unending power cuts and fluctuation.
The mishandling of the power crisis by the Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) have left the Jammuites exasperated.
Not only Jammu city, but the entire Jammu province gets electricity for less than six hours daily, these days.
The JPDCL had yesterday appealed to the consumers to make judicious use of electricity in their households, offices and business centres by switching off all lights, gadgets, devices, etc. when not required, opposition parties including... | |
| | | | Circular Road sinks, exposes Jammu’s development | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 10: Sinking of the newly constructed portion of the Circular Road has exposed quality developmental work in Jammu city. This incident has substantiated the allegation that in the name of development the officers concerned in nexus with contractors are compromising with quality just to earn money.
On Wednesday, a portion of the circular road was caved in front of the Baba Lal Chowk. Although there was no loss of life in the incident, this incident has raised... | |
| | | | Govt inaugurates DRDO hospital in Sgr before trial run of facilities | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 10: Finally, the government has inaugurated the long-awaited Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded COVID Hospital in Srinagar but before the trial run of all the medicare facilities installed therein.
Ironically, on June 9, when the hospital was inaugurated by the Lieutenant Governor, the District Commissioner Srinagar told a media briefing that the recovery rate of Covid-19 positive cases has touched 94 percent in the district and Covid positivity rate has also dipped to below 6 percent suggesting that the facility came up a bit late to treat the infected.
Giving details, the DC said that Srinagar has recorded 94 perce... | |
| | | | Ram Sena leader terms new land law discriminatory, seeks amendment | | Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs deprived of buying or selling agricultural land | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 10: J&K President of Ram Sena, Rajiv Mahajan, has expressed dismay over new land law which prevents members of Mahajan, Khatris and Sikhs from buying or selling agricultural land in the Union Territory. Criticizing the Land Revenue Act, Mahajan said that the law is a gross injustice with Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities in J&K UT as they have been prohibited from purchasing or even selling agricultural land, adding that the Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs of t... | |
| | | | PM Modi to attend outreach sessions of G7 summit | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate virtually in the outreach sessions of the G7 summit on June 12 and 13, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
This is the second time PM Modi will participate in a G7 meeting. India was invited by France in its capacity as G7 presidency to the Biarritz summit in 2019 as a 'Goodwill Partner' and he participated in the sessions on 'Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans' and 'Digital Transformation'.
Last month, the MEA said PM Modi will not travel to the UK to attend the summit of the G7 grouping in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country.
The Group of Seven (G7) comprises th... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 25 deaths, 1117new cases | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 10: Jammu & Kashmir reported 1,117 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases in the union territory reached 3, 04,866; with 25 fresh deaths the death toll due to the virus reached 4,143.
Srinagar district reported 194 new cases followed by Budgam district 121, Baramulla district 100, Kupwara district 81, Pulwama district 77, Anantnag district 74, Kulgam and Doda districts 56 cases each, Ramban district 51, Jammu district 50, Udhampur district 47, Bandipora and Rajouri districts 44 cases each, Ganderbal district 30, Kishtwar district 24, Poonch district 22, Kathua district 16, Samba and Reasi district... | |
| | | | BGSBU reduces fee by 50% as varsity fails to get admissions | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 10: The administration of Baba Ghulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU) recently reduced the admission fee by around 50 percent for various undergraduate, post graduate and diploma courses indicating that the varsity has failed to get admissions in various programmes.
While announcing the admissions for new session 2021, the Vice- Chancellor of the University had announced 50 percent reduction in admission fee in almost all courses and while making the announcement V-C had reportedly said, “......the decision has been taken in the interest of student community to effectively support them on the path of success”.
However, according to sources the reduction... | |
| | | | Pit in middle of Ramnagar Road creates problem for public | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, June 10: The people of Ram Nagar have expressed concern over the PHE department which has left a pit open or hole in the middle of a road when repaired the water pipe resulting in problems for public.
A local said that almost 15 days completed of this open pit in middle of tehsil administration road due to the negeligence of PHE department but not filled the hole on till date adding that if pit not filled within soon can be happening any inciden... | |
| | | | Government employees ‘encroach’ forest land in Buffliaz | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, June 10: Two government teachers have allegedly encroached upon the forest land in Buffliaz of Tehsil Surankote here. Buffliaz is the starting point of historical Mughal road, which has great significance as it connects to Kashmir region.
Sources told Early Times that there are two government employees who were teachers in education department who have encroached upon forest land in Panaar Puli areas of Baffliaz block of tehsil Surankote.
Locals al... | |
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