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| GMC authorities under cloud for alleged favouritism | | Recruitment of staff for DRDO hospital | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Even as authorities of Government Medical College Jammu are claiming to release a selection list of Nursing Supervisors for newly constructed 500-bedded DRDO hospital but the biggest question is about criteria adopted for the selection process.
It is alleged that taking undue advantage of the emergent situation, authorities of GMC Jammu have managed adjustment of some blue-eyed boys. Although GMC authorities have put a selection list on its website, some candidates alleged favourtism in the selection process.
GMC authorities had issued an advertisement for recruitment on May 20 in which applications were invited from eligible candidates, for engagement in this 500 bedded temporary Covid Hospital initially for a period of one year extendable up to a maximum of three years (One year at a time and further extension subject to good performance and conduct).
An advertisement read that a walk-in-interview shall also, be conducted for newly created posts of Medical Officers (35 posts) and the date of the interview is scheduled May 24, 2021, at Commit... | |
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| Jammu tourism ‘awaits attention’ as officials focus on Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Even as Covid-19 has badly affected pilgrimage tourism at the shrine of Mata Vaishnu Devi, which is seen as the backbone of economy in Jammu, the Tourism officials look more concerned about resumption of tourism in Kashmir alone.
Within a day, the Tourism department held at least three high level meetings and inspections for resumption of tourism in Kashmir while around half a dozen such events were held within a week. But no such mega development could be reported from Jammu.
Official documents reveal that special arrangements have been put in place for resumption of tourism in Kashmir. As per the official documents, the government has established ... | |
| | | | Skill Development Deptt: Transfer policy confined to papers only | | Influential stay at choicest places, others suffer in peripheries | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Influential employees in Skill Development Department have been managing their stay at choicest places while others are suffering in peripheries, despite several years of stay.
According to the transfer policy for educational institutions, the minimum term of teaching personnel at a place shall be two years in plain areas and one year in hilly areas while the maximum term of teaching staff at place shall be three years.
Sources informed Early Times that several Vocational Instructors posted in various ITI colleges fall under the Department of Skill Development Department situated in peripheral areas of the Jammu province have completed more than three ... | |
| | | | Ban Sultan: 5-bedded isolation centre mocks at admin claims | | Facility eyewash, officials misleading higher ups, says Sarpanch | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: A 5-bedded isolation centre set up inside a government school in Ban Sultan area of Mira Sahib here mocks at the tall claims of the administration about it providing all facilities to the COVID-19 patients.
A detailed news report carried by a local news channel depicted how poorly the isolation centre is being managed at Ban-Sultan. Five low quality beds with white sheets, mattresses and pillows have been set up in a dingy room in the school.
Not a singl... | |
| | | | 85-year old man suffers as COVID-19 defers surgeries | | ‘I need treatment, medicines only aren’t helping’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: An 85-year old Om Prakash of Basonkh village here has been visiting a local hospital for the past many months to get treated but medicos just send him back.
The old man who had a catheter attached to drain the urine said that his medicine is expensive and it becomes difficult for him to purchase it everytime. “I need treatment as medicines only are not helping,” he said.
His son said, “Doctors seem least interested in treating my father. We were told on ... | |
| | | | Strong winds blow away house in Udhampur | | |  Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Udhampur, June 2: Strong winds and rain created havoc in Panchayat Hartyan of Block ghordi in District Udhampur. A house belonging to Romesh Kumar, resident of Nardhan was blown away due to strong wind and rain. The family lives under open sky in a tent, no official visited the spot to take the stock of the damaged family alleged. Romesh Kumar said that on Monday his house roof top blew up due to strong wind and the family has become homeless an... | |
| | | | J&K admin caught unprepared to meet exigencies: Mehbooba | | ‘Administrative apathy fatal than Covid’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jun 2: Accusing centre of abandoning people at the crucial juncture, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday alleged that administrative apathy coupled with mismanagement and nepotism was proving fatal than the current pandemic.
“From the rising graph of COVID positive cases and fatalities caused by it, it is clear that administration in Jammu and Kashmir, like the rest of the country, was caught unprepared to meet the exigencies,” Ms Mehbooba said, adding that alleged nepotism and favouritism has crippled entire administrative setup in the erstwhile state compounding miseries of general masses. She sai... | |
| | | | Mahajan Sabha flays BJP for acting as mute spectator | | Sikhs, Khatris, Mahajans deprived of selling, buying agri land in J&K | |  Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Taking a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for remaining silent on the controversial Land Revenue Act issue, which deprived Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities of purchasing and sale of agriculture land, the Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha today said that saffron party needs to change its attitude towards people.
While talking to Early Times, President the Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha Ramesh Chander Gupta said that in order to keep these com... | |
| | | | Despite surge in COVID-19 deaths JK has mortality rate of 1.34%; 1718 new cases, 24 fresh deaths | | Positive cases 294078, active positive 31579, recovered 258536, casualties 3,963 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 2: Jammu & Kashmir has been witnessing a surge in the Corona Virus deaths in the second wave since April, but still then the mortality rate in the union territory is 1.34 percent. In the past 24 hours 1,718 new cases were reported following which the total number of cases reached 2, 94,078; with 24 fresh deaths the death toll reached 3,963.
Srinagar district reported 320 new cases followed by Jammu district 169 cases, Pulwama district 158 cases, Budgam district 137 cases, Anantnag district 103 cases, Baramulla district 102 cases, Kupwara district 90 cases, Kulgam district 81 cases, Rajouri district 75 cases, Bandipora and Poonch dist... | |
| | | | 8 persons booked for raising slogans at funeral of accident victim in Kupwara | | | | S TAHIR-UL HAQ
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, June 2: Police have booked at least eight persons under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for sloganeering at the funeral of a youth who was killed in an accident recently in this north Kashmir district.
It is learnt that eight persons have been booked under UAPA, among which four were earlier arrested under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, which prescribes upto seven years imprisonment for advocating abetting, advising or inciting the commission of any unlawful activity.
Sources said a youth identified as Mohammad Amin Dar son of Abdul Ahad Dar of Bumhama died in a road accident during intervening night of May... | |
| | | | Manhas lambasts Kavinder Gupta on “Bhade Ke Tattu” remark ‘State unit has failed BJP, Modi in J&K’ | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Coming down heavily on former Dy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta’s remark “Bhade Ke Tattu”, social activist Satveer Singh Manhas today said that the entire state unit of BJP are Bhade Ke Tattu, and they have failed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in J&K.
Everybody knows that all 25 ex MLAs BJPs won elections on Modi wave not on their own. “Now people have started rejecting them, especially by the youths, but they are very shameless”, Manhas said, adding that de... | |
| | | | Pick & choose in survey victimizes girls of marriage age | | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, June 2: Parents of Nisha devi (name changed), 19, of Majalta are worried as the girl has attained the marriage age but economic status of the family hampers them to solemnize the pious ritual. The father of the girl is a daily wage earner who is finding it hard to make both ends meet in the ongoing restrictions triggered by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
After trying his best to get some money from friends and relatives he failed. Someone informed him about marriage scheme of Social Welfare Department wherein some financial help is given to poor girls to solemnize their marriages.
All his hopes were dashed when he came to know that name of h... | |
| | | | HC directs to ensure candidate who did not owes to disqualification under Section 16 of MC Act | | Election to President MC Kishtwar | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 2: A Jammu and Kashmir High Court bench headed by Justice Sanjeev Kumar direct Commissioner Secretary Urban Local Bodies, director Urban Local Bodies, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar and Executive Officer Municipal Council Kishtwar to ensure that the candidate who do not owe any disqualification in terms of section 16 of Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act 2000 alone shall be elected as President Municipal Council Kishtwar.
As per the details available with Early Times, in WP(C) bearing No.557/2021 titled Shahid Parvez Kripak V/S UT of J&K and others was filed before the High Court by N D Qazi advocate seeking quashing of the nomination of Saj... | |
| | | | PHE employees support voters of particular party, allege Dalhan residents | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, June 2: People of border village Dalhan have accused PHE employees for supporting voters of a particular party and have destroyed the pipe line of others. Sources informed that there is political representative who is backing his voters with the help of some employees of PHE department.
It is pertinent to mention that Junior Engineer of the department was beaten up by a party when he visited the spot to look into the matter. The victim’s party whose water supplying pipe line has been destroyed have said that they have appealed Lieutenant Governor and Divisional Commissioner of Jammu to intervene into the matter and direct Poonch police to lodg... | |
| | | | PIL filled in J&K High over delayed opening of Sinthan road | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 2: After getting dejected from repeated denials by the District Administration Kishtwar with regard to opening of prestigious Sinthan top road connecting Kishtwar District with Srinagar via South Kashmir Anantnag District following which the prominent Social and Political Activist from Marwah Ghulam Rasool Magrey filled a Public Interest Litigation at Jammu and Kashmir High Court which is scheduled to be heard on Thursday.
In the PIL the petitioner stated that there is huge population residing in Tehsil Marwah and Wadwan areas of District Kishtwar adding that the government constructed a road called Sinthan Kishtwar Road to facilitate ... | |
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