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| Why Raina and Sharma were not informed about my Jammu visit: MoS Defence asks officials | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: Minister of State Defence Ajay Bhat who recently visited Jammu reportedly expressed dismay over Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Mayor Rajinder Sharma and BJP J&K president Ravinder Raina not being informed about his visit.
Sources said when the Union Minister reached Nowshera Sunderbani, he was told that Raina is the former MLA of the area. Bhat, according to the sources, asked the officials why Raina was not informed about his visit. “Bhat was told that Raina would meet him in Jammu,” sources added.
They said when Bhat reached Rahgunath Mandir in Jammu to pay obeisance, he enquired about JMC, Mayor, Rajinder Sharma, who is also a BJP leader and Ravinder Raina. Bhat asked the officials why Sharma and Raina were not informed about his visit. “Next time I visit Jammu, I will ensure that my PRO informs the important people,” sources quoted Bhat as having said. Pertinently, Mayor Rajinder Sharma’s office is just two minutes away from Rahgunath Mandir and he could have easily come there but why he was not informed is a relevant question shich o... | |
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| Kupwara solar light scam: Inquiry panel misses deadline to submit report | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: Two months have passed after the announcement of an inquiry into the much-publicized Rs 6 crore Kupwara solar light scam but the probe panel has yet to submit its report.
After the detection of the scam, authorities had ordered a high-level inquiry on April 18, 2023, to fix the responsibility on officers responsible for this scandal. Three engineers who were involved in installing solar lights were also attached till the completion of the inquiry.
Sources said the inquiry panel was asked to submit its report within a month’s time to initiate action against those who were involved in swindling government funds.
Notable three engineers including E... | |
| | | | PHE daily wagers sit-in about to complete 1-year, no demand met; authorities unmoved | | ‘Will stage protests across UT on June 22, black day’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: PHE daily wagers have been sitting on a dharna for nearly one year here to get their genuine demands redressed but till date nothing has been done.
The daily wagers while talking to reporters said, “We have been sitting on dharna for the past 356 days. We will complete one year on June 22, 2023.”
They said during the past one year they have held many meetings with the government but no breakthrough has been achieved till date. “Our lives have been made mi... | |
| | | | After making Jammu students run from one city to another, Education Deptt renders CUET irrelevant | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: After making students run from one city to another to appear in Common University Entrance Test (CUET) the Education Department on Tuesday announced that the students who missed the exam can take admission in any college.
A parent, who had taken his daughter from Jammu to Punjab to appear in the CUET, said, “I had to spend Rs 10,000 on boarding and travelling expenses. Now, the government has announced that students can take admissions in the colleges of their own choice.”
He said, “Hundreds of parents like me accompanied their children from Jammu to other cities and paid through their nose to ensure that their wards appear in the CUET.”
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| | | | Expert sound alerts after Doda, Kishtwar, Katra records five earthquakes in 12 hours | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: While authorities are busy assessing losses of Tuesday’s earthquake of a 5.4 magnitude in the Chenab region, Jammu province of Jammu and Kashmir jolted with four more tremours in a time of just five hours on early Wednesday morning.
Officials said there were no reports so far of any loss of life or damage to property.
Reports said that panic gripped residents of Katra town of Reasi district and the Kishtwar and Doda districts of the Chenab region.
In the Kishtwar region of Jammu province, a 3.3 magnitude quake was recorded at 8.29 am. Its epicentre was at a depth of five kilometres, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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| | | | Poor patients left to fend on their own at GMC hospital Jammu | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: Poor patients visiting the Government Medical Hospital in Jammu are facing immense hardships due to them being forced to buy everything, including medicines, from the open market.
A poor family which had come to the hospital to get their kid treated while talking to a news channel said, “We are poor people. We have neither been provided medicine nor any other items.”
They said, “Our child is suffering but he has been left to fend on his own. There is no... | |
| | | | Azad endorses Omar’s stand on opposition’s unity efforts | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14: Former Chief Minister and chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday supported National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah’s stand on supporting efforting of the opposition parties to form a united front against the ruling BJP.
Within days after Omar Abdullah found no reason to support the unity efforts of opposition parties, former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad echoed the voice of the NC vice-president.
“Elections are not being held in J&K for six years and not a single party is questioning it. So, what Omar Abdullah is saying is correct. I have the same complaint wit... | |
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