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R-APDRP dying silent death, courtesy PDD’s laidback approach Poor implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in J&K 6/7/2021 12:12:37 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: The cash-starved union the territory of Jammu and Kashmir is incurring losses worth thousands of crore coupled with erratic power supplies as the most important power scheme Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) has missed several deadlines and is at the verge of dying a silent death. The R-APDRP that was aimed at curtailing the T&D losses in J&K due to which the erstwhile state is incurring losses of hundreds of crore of rupees, this centrally sponsored scheme have emerged as one more flop show by the Power Department. PDD insiders divulge that there hasn’t been much forward movement witnessed vis-a-vis covering the twin capitals under this scheme. “The fact is that only a handful of areas have been covered under the scheme, including those where VIPs like legislators and bureaucrats reside. In other areas, the scheme has seen the light of day,” said a PDD official. The official said, “The dilatory mode of functioning the department has turned such a vital power reform scheme into a flop show in JK....   READ MORE

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Nagrota Covid care centre sans proper washroom 6/7/2021 12:11:56 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: A five bedded Covid Care Center (CCC) set inside a government middle school at Nagrota is without a proper washroom for patients. According to a news report uploaded by Straight Line on social media, the toilet inside the CCC is in a pathetic condition. The video reveals that the wash basin of the toilet is broken and the toilet is unfit for human use. If a patient gets admitted in the CCC, he will have to pass through thick bushes and grass to reach t...   READ MORE   Healthcare in J&K’s rural belt in shambles Staff shortage, poor infrastructure puncture tall claims 6/7/2021 12:11:45 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: The rural health amidst the prevalent pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir continues to remain in shambles with least efforts being put in to correct the wrongs. At present, the lack of infrastructure in the countryside of the erstwhile state is acting as a major stumbling block in the fight against COVID-19. As per the reports coming to the fore, the lack of basic infrastructure and staff in rural hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir is affecting the quality healthcare with even district-level hospitals lacking the basic equipment and staff to deal with the prevalent pandemic. There are hospitals that lack blood banks while there are scores of them who have been ...   READ MORE   GMC Jammu: Amid pandemic, 40% posts vacant in Medicine Deptt 6/7/2021 12:11:35 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 4: Nearly 40 percent posts of professors are vacant in department of medicine at Government Medical College Hospital Jammu. Sources told Early Times the department has less than half of the sanctioned strength of faculty to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. “Only three units are working in the premiere health institution,” they added. “The GMC Jammu presently has 29 sanctioned posts of faculty including Professors, Associates Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers. There are five posts of Professors and two posts are vacant. Against the four sanctioned posts of Associate Professors, the department has only two, as one post is vacant and one docto...   READ MORE   Performance Grade Index in Education: J&K fails to improve its position 6/7/2021 12:11:29 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: Notwithstanding tall claims of the authorities, Jammu and Kashmir failed to improve its position in the Performance Grade Index (PGI) of the Union Education Ministry. Although J&K along with other ten states and Union Territories (UTs) have improved PGI score between 53 to 103, there no change in position of the UT because 33 states and UTs have improved score in PGI Released on Sunday by Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Five states and union territories namely Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands achieved the highest grave for 2019-20 in PGI. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Punjab and Arunachal Pra...   READ MORE   Good News: CSIR-IIIM Jammu’s research proves ‘Niclosamide’ is effective to treat COVID 6/7/2021 12:11:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: When the whole world is desperately looking for an effective medicine to treat deadly Coronavirus, the Jammu branch of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Research (CSIR-IIIM) has recently demonstrated that the ‘Niclosamide’ is effective for the treatment of COVID. It was only after this research that CSIR India in collaboration with Laxai Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd has initiated phase-II clinical trial of this drug. Collaborative research between CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS), Bangalore has recently demonstrated that Niclosamide is also a potential SARS-CoV2 entry inhibito...   READ MORE   Youth leader terms new land law as unfortunate, absurd Mahajans, Khatris, Sikhs deprived of selling, buying agri land in J&K 6/7/2021 12:11:16 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 6: Youth leader and social activist, Partap Singh Jamwal on Sunday termed the new land law that bars, Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs from buying and selling agricultural land, as unjustified. Talking to Early Times, he said, “The new land law is a glaring example of discrimination with members of particular communities.” Jamwal said, “Late Mahraja Hari Singh had secured the rights of all the communities. It’s unfortunate that our rights are being snatched. The...   READ MORE   Bamboo artisans at verge of starvation in Samba 6/7/2021 12:10:56 AM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Samba, June 6: Many artisans associated with bamboo craft in Samba district are at the verge of starvation as the lockdown imposed to control the second wave of COVID-19 has hit them hard. Artisans told Early Times that many bamboo artisans in the district have not received any kind of government help even after taking the training under Bamboo Mission. “Lockdown and social distancing have separated everyone from each other,” they said. Bamboo artisans are engaged in manufacturing many products, but these days they are not finding any buyers due to which they have been pushed to a wall. In the Katera area of the district, artisans make bamboo mate...   READ MORE   17-years on, in-charge Principal GDC Srinagar calls shots 6/7/2021 12:10:50 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 6: The change of guard at the Chief Secretary level in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has given hope that ‘tainted’, ‘corrupt’ officers as well as officials would be removed and the in-charge syndrome would go away in the days to come. Since Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta has assumed the charge of Chief Secretary a week back it is expected that he would act tough against officers and officials who have been found tainted by none other than the court of law. Once action is taken against such people then one can expect the corrupt practices to end in Jammu & Kashmir. For the past 17 years or so Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar ...   READ MORE   JK reports 1440 new cases of COVID-19; 23 fresh deaths, positive cases 300490 Active positive 26741, recovered 269675, casualties 4074 6/7/2021 12:10:41 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 6: Jammu & Kashmir reported 1,440 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 300490; following 23 fresh deaths the death toll due to the virus in the union territory reached 4,074. Srinagar district reported 264 new cases followed by Budgam district 145 cases, Kulgam district 140 cases, Baramulla district 136 cases, Pulwama district 123 cases, Kupwara district 103 cases, Anantnag district 86 cases, Jammu and Poonch districts 70 cases each, Doda district 47 cases, Rajouri district 46 cases, Ganderbal district 45 cases, Bandipora district 40 cases, Ramban district 27 cases, Kathua district 21 c...   READ MORE   Massive green felling reported from Mingli, Afti areas of Marwah Forest Division 6/6/2021 11:51:47 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 6: The videos and photos available with the Early Times shows massive destruction of green trees in Mingli and Afti Forest areas of Marwah Forest Division in Kishtwar District forcing the authorities to act tough by putting the concerned forest guard under suspension besides ordering an inquiry into the matter. As per the details available with Early, the forest damage was reported in compartment number 47/M of Mingli forests and DFO Marwah...   READ MORE   Covid-19 fails to deter these corona warriors from duties 6/6/2021 11:50:53 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, June 6: Nurses, doctors, paramedics, volunteers, ambulance drivers and others are on the forefront to fight valiantly against COVID-19 in Kashmir. Early times spoke to several nurses who are serving in various hospitals in Srinagar. They narrated the ordeal they went through for more than one year and said they want to ensure that all patients acquire personalized, high-quality services irrespective of their infectious condition. Sabiya Jan (name changed) is one of the nurses working in one of the hospitals in Srinagar, which was designated as COVID hospital last year. She narrated: “In April last year, when the hospital administration prepa...   READ MORE   Team of revenue officials manhandled, stopped to work by ‘irate’ locals at Lal Chowk Tehsildar Srinagar (South) writes to SHO Maisuma to register FIR 6/6/2021 11:50:47 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 6: Tehsildar Srinagar (South) Moin Kakroo has written to the police authorities to register a First Information Report (FIR) against a group of people who manhandled a team of Department of Revenue and stopped them to carry out their professional work in the Lal Chowk area here on Saturday. In an application addressed to Station House Officer (SHO) Maisuma, Tehsildar Srinagar (South) has written that the team of Department of Revenue had gone to the Lal Chowk area to hand over possession of a property comprising 110 square feet to one Jan Mohammad Reshi, but the same could not take place due to the manhandling by some locals. “This is ...   READ MORE   Work on Gajaysingh Pura road taken up, 100 meters stretch left untouched ET NEWS CHANGES PWD’S ‘MOOD’ 6/6/2021 11:50:31 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 6: The Public Works (R&B) Department today changed its mood when Early Times carried a news report, and reportedly today started blacktopping works on Gajaysingh Pura road, but still a stretch on the road has not been touched or deliberately dropped by the department. “We thank Early Times for timely highlighting the issue of apparent misappropriation of funds, the department today started works on a 300 meter stretch out of a total length of 400 meters. The issue raised by locals has made the department angry, so just to keep the ego, they have left a 100 meters long stretch on the road”, said locals of Gajaysingh Pura. They said yesterday the AEE PWD S...   READ MORE

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