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| Amit Shah’s directions, warning signal to J&K administration | | Centre unhappy with non-implementation of welfare schemes on ground | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: Directions given by the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah to J&K administration are a clear indication that the Centre is very much aware that welfare programmes launched by the Union Government have not reached the ground in the Union Territory (UT).
He gave directions on important issues especially regarding implementation of the welfare schemes.
As per the official handout issued by the Central Government, the Home Minister impressed upon speedy completion of the Prime Minister's development package, flagship and iconic projects and industrial development projects. The Union Home Minister directed to ensure the benefits of the refugee package to all the refugees from PoJK, West Pakistan and those who had to migrate from Kashmir to Jammu at the earliest.
Amit Shah asked for the completion of many other development schemes including the Prime Minister's Development Package, industrial development projects at a fast pace. He also directed starting the 3000 MW Pakal Dul and Keeru hydroelectric projects and fast-tracking other 3300 MW projects.
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| New jobs for 22,500 youth but no salary for 30 employees of JK Cements for 28 months | | Another Announcement | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced that 22,500 youth from 4290 panchayats will be engaged in youth clubs and Rs 12 crore will be spent on the initiative, however, J&K administration needs to be reminded that nearly 30 people who were working with JK Cements Limited for the past many years have been without salary for the past 28 months.
According to these employees of JK Cements, they have not received a single penny as salary since Apr... | |
| | | | Probes, probes, everywhere, respite nowhere in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government has been busy ordering probes into the deadly failure in the deliverance of services to the people of Jammu amid Covid19 but till now respite is awaited.
In the last two months, the government has ordered two major probes. One, into the complaints of death of Covid patients allegedly due to oxygen supply failure at hospitals here. Two, over power supply failure in these testing times.
While the people are yet to know about the outcome of the probe ordered into death of patients due to oxygen supply failure, fresh complaints of oxygen supply failure at government hospital have poured in from same Jammu district.
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| | | | Amarnath Yatra 12 days away, confusion prevails over its commencement | | SASB yet to take final call over whether to allow pilgrimage at full scale or not | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: Confusion continues to prevail over the fate of Shri Amarnath Yatra this year with travelers having absolutely no clue about whether the pilgrimage will commence or will be curtailed.
The yatra is scheduled to commence on June 28. Now only 12 days are left in this, but the Shrine Board is not clearing its stand regarding whether the Yatra will take place or not, leaving the pilgrims confused and worried in more ways than one. “There is no information and no decision has been taken so far. Even now when the COVID graph has drastically come down, there are still fears of a third wave. Also, there would be confabulations over the strategy which is needed... | |
| | | | Digital India? Deing Kalal has no mobile network | | |  Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, June 18: At a time when India has been testing 5G network in India and giving slogan of ‘Digital India’ such claims seem to be have no relevance for the residents of Panchayat Deing Kalal of Nowshera Sub Division, who have been facing difficulty due to no mobile network as result around 80 percent of population has decided to migrate to other place. Sarpanch Deing Kalal, Ramesh Choudhary informed Early Times that the border village has been kept o... | |
| | | | 74 years after Independence, Kandi belts of Samba, Kathua without potable water | | Residents mock Govt’s claim to provide drinking water to all by Sept 2020 | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: Notwithstanding claims of the authorities, drinking water is still a luxury in Kandi belts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts. In many areas, helpless people are forced to fetch water from the sources where animals also drink water.
Just two-day ago, newly appointed Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta has directed the Department to provide all schools and Anganwadi centers with functional water connections within a month, besides completing ph... | |
| | | | Udhampur village still without piped water | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, June 18: Believe it or not, even after over seven decades of independence Bagliya village of Panchayat Darsoo in Block Jaganoo, Udhampur is without the facility of potable water.
“The village of bagliya is thirsty for decades and no one is bothered,” said Qasim mohd 70 adding that he never saw tap water in his village. “Many times we approached the concerned authorities for facility of potable water but they just gave hollow assurances. The wa... | |
| | | | Labourer dies, 3 injured as pillar of under construction bridge collapses in Kishtwar | | JE tests Covid positive, EX-en fails to make alternative arrangements at construction site; Police register FIR | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 18: In a tragic incident a labourer died while three others were injured after a pillar of under construction bridge collapsed near the bank of river Maru Sudar at Yaniewan Tunder in Kishtwar district.
As per the details available with Early Times during the ongoing construction of a bridge at Yaniewan, a pillar collapsed suddenly due to which a labourer identified as Shabir Ahmed (29), son of Ghulam Qadir of Drubeel, tehsil Mughal slipped into the river and was washed away.
The body was recovered after hectic search operation launched by the police and local administration with the help of the local people.
In the incident, three... | |
| | | | Demolition drive at Muthi: Owner alleges team overlooked court order | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: District administration today carried out a demolition drive in Muthi area here, but the owner of the demolished property, alleged that the officer, who was leading the team, overlooked the court order and even abused one of the family members, who fell unconscious.
“Our property (shops) does not fall within the alignment of widened Jammu-Akhnoor Road”, said a youth from the victim's family.
He said that earlier the administration had made similar attemp... | |
| | | | 5 months on, Building By-Laws, Code-2020 await approval | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, June 18: Despite the passage of over five months now, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has failed to get the J&K UT Building By-Laws; Building Code-2020 approved which it unveiled last year. In the month of November last year, the Principal Secretary to the Government Housing and Urban Development department had issued a notification of public [No. HUD/54/2020/JDA Part File Dated 29-10-2020] and sought ‘useful suggestions’ from the general public.
The public was asked to submit suggestions and objections within a 30 days. “Suggestions / objections can be sent by post to the Housing and Urban Development Department or through e-mail (mbbc.jk... | |
| | | | Following 1171 fresh recoveries COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 95.38%, 671 new cases | | Positive cases 310688, active positive 10094, recovered 296360, casualties 4234 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 18: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 95.38 percent as 1,171 virus affected patients recovered in the past 24 hours. The union territory reported 671 new cases of virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 3, 10,688; with eight fresh deaths the death toll reached 4,234.
Srinagar district reported 133 new cases followed by Baramulla district 66, Budgam district 60, Jammu district 53, Doda district 46, Kupwara district 42, Ramban district 36, Pulwama district 34, Bandipora district 33, Kulgam district 29, Anantnag and Rajouri districts 24 cases each, Ganderbal and Kishtwar districts 20 cases eac... | |
| | | | COVID-19: 3 lakh Kashmir handicrafts artisans struggle to make ends meet | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 18: At least 3 lakh people associated with handicrafts in Kashmir are struggling to feed their families due to lockdowns since August 5, 2019.
Kashmir remained shut for months after abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 and now COVID-19 lockdown.
Amid this, at least 3 lakh people associated with handicrafts including carpets, papier-machie, shawls, wood carving are finding it difficult to feed their families. Kashmir’s handicrafts are famous across the world due to quality.
Ghulam Mohammad, 45, a resident of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has been selling vegetables on a footpath for the last several months.
“All the money I ha... | |
| | | | Residents demand repairing of Irrigation bridge at Vijaypur | | |  Gurdas Kumar
Early Times Report
Samba, June 18: The residents of ward 11 of Vijaypur demanded repair of damaged bridge over irrigation canal in the area.
The only irrigation bridge that connects Vijaypur city and Ward no. 11 is in poor condition for a long time and a few days ago a woman had fallen from it who got serious injury. Till now Municipal Committee Vijaypur has not repaired the damaged bridge.
Former Councilor of Ward No 11 and Congress leader Bubble Gupta said that the bridge ... | |
| | | | Hundreds of Pandits throng for annual mela Kheer Bhawani | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 18: Amid Covid-19 protocols hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits converged for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir today.
Scores of pilgrims from different parts of the country especially Jammu and Delhi performed special prayers on the occasion of ‘Zyeshth Ashtami’ at the temple, which has been central to the community’s faith for many centuries.
“We offer milk and kheer to the goddess on the occasion... | |
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