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Cash-starved J&K hires private PR firm for publicity 6/30/2021 11:47:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: While as poor daily wagers, contractual and need-based workers engaged in different departments are agitating to get their salaries, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has reportedly provided lakhs of rupees from the exchequer to a private firm just to get publicity. Shockingly, this private firm has been hired for drafting and disseminating official press releases even though the Union Territory has a full-fledged Information and Public Relations Departments. Highly placed sources said that this private PR firm has been hired only to provide undue benefits to some non-locals. “This PR firm started work in September 2020 and a formal work order was issued in December 2020”, a source said and revealed that lakhs of rupees from J&K’s exchequer have already been given to this firm. Important to mention here that employees of the J&K Information and Public Relations Department have earned the appreciation of the successive Union Government for successfully countering vicious propaganda of Pakistan during a crucial time. “When terrorism was on...   READ MORE

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Free Covid kit ‘ghotala’ hits JK! People demand probe 6/30/2021 11:47:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: Even as the government of Jammu and Kashmir had announced that Covid kits comprising life-saving items would be distributed free of cost among the patients, the public complaints suggest that it could be another alleged scam as the affected didn’t get deliverance of the promise. The Early Times received complaints from numerous Covid patients, who tested positive since the announcement made on May 17 to have not been given the free kits for home treatment as promised by the government. Sources said there was a need for a high level inquiry into the matter as it could end up as a major scam as a huge number of Covid patients have tested positive sin...   READ MORE   Govt makes mockery of power crisis in Jammu Andhera Qayam Rahe! 6/30/2021 11:47:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: In an apparent embarrassment, the government seems to be confused on how to tackle power crises in Jammu as the concerned have ordered probe and more cuts in the supplies, alike. Whereas on June 16, during a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured the people of Jammu division that a Committee will be constituted by the Chief Secretary to enquire into the recent unscheduled power outage in various areas, the power department continues to announce more cuts on one pretext or the other. “Unscheduled power cuts that Jammu faced was not normal. That's why, I have asked the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta...   READ MORE   Amid peak paddy season, irrigation canals remain dry in Jammu 6/30/2021 11:46:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: Amid the present paddy season in Jammu, the irrigation canals running dry are giving sleepless nights to the farmers. The farmers in Jammu are up in arms against the Irrigation Department for its alleged failure to provide them with the requisite facilities in the peak season. “The dry irrigation canals are affecting the plantation in more ways than one. We have a separate department tasked to provide us with the irrigation facilities during the crop season. The government has been spending a lot of money on the construction of canals but when we need water, it is nowhere available,” farmers told Early Times. They said in many areas paddy plantatio...   READ MORE   Even 74 yrs after Independence, many Kishtwar villages have no electricity 6/30/2021 11:46:40 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 30: Even 74 years after Independence people living in remote areas of Padder in Kishtwar district are without electricity. The electrification project that started over a decade ago is still incomplete. According to the details available with Early Times, the villages in Padder Sub Division including, Hangoo. Haloti, Lusanie , Dangel, Jashadae, Suncham and other hamlets having a population of more than 5000 are without electricity- while electricity was restored in Machail area of the Padder Sub Division nearly three months after the transmission line was damaged by PMGSY contractor during road construction. At the same time only...   READ MORE   Are drone attack ‘aides’ hiding in Jammu? Investigators want to know 6/30/2021 11:46:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: In a major development that can yet again open the lid on the sinister designs of Pakistan, the recent drone attacks that recently took place on the Technical Airport in Jammu may have been “co-handled” from the winter capital of Jammu or adjoining areas. Sources said the investigators have got crucial leads in the case, which suggest that the “co-handlers” of the drone, which executed the terror attacks may have been in Jammu. Sources said the investigations suggest that the drone was remotely operated but that a “local handler” of the machine cannot be ruled out. Sources said the drone must have been additionally remote controlled from within few k...   READ MORE   Medicines for poor left to decay in Padder medical block 6/30/2021 11:46:21 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 30: Much to the disappointment of many poor people, the medicines worth lakhs were left abandoned in the medical store at Padder in this frontier district. As per the details available with Early Times, huge quantity of medicines viz allopathic and other medicines were supplied to Health Department by the government for further distribution among the people, but the official at the helm of affairs in the Padder Medical Block left these...   READ MORE   BJP fails us in APM, alleges social activist Where is J&K’s royal family? 6/30/2021 11:45:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: Lambasting J&K BJP leaders for failing to raise Jammu’s sentiment during the All Party Meeting (APM), called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi, social activist Satveer Singh Manhas said only the royal family of J&K can rescue the state from open loot of our resources. It is very unfortunate that no one from the royal family was invited to attend the APM. “People from Delhi come here and loot our resources. Resources of the entire state are being ...   READ MORE   PWD carries out substandard patch work on Jigni-Kothian road in Kalakote 6/30/2021 11:44:53 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, June 29: A serious allegation of substandard patch work by the Public Works Department Rajouri in four kilometers long Jigni to Kothian road of tehsil Kalakote has been leveled by the locals of the area. When Early Times reached this area, the local residents said that it was the first time any media organization had visited the area to know about their problems. They said that the road has been lying in dilapidated condition for the last many year...   READ MORE   Hotel booking confirmation mandatory for visiting Pahalgam on weekends 6/30/2021 11:44:16 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, June 30: In a bid to curb crowding and possible COVID-19 resurgence at famed tourist spot Pahalgam, the Anantnag district administration today made hotel booking confirmation a pre-requisite for visiting the tourist spot. District Magistrate Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla issued a detailed order and banned the entry of day picnickers on weekends and enforcement of COVID-19 appropriate behavior at the famed tourist spot. The District Magistrate, who is also the chairman of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), says that it was observed that a large number of people were thronging Pahalgam on weekends and this heavy influx of local touri...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK reports 364 new cases; 7 deaths, active positive 4600, recovery rate 97.17% 6/30/2021 11:44:06 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 30: SRINAGAR, June 30: With 572 persons recovering from the virus in the past 24 hours the COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.17 percent. The total number of positive cases reached 3, 15,662 following 364 new cases; the death toll reached 4323 with seven fresh deaths. The Jammu & Kashmir administration through the media bulletin informed that 364 new positive cases of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), 149 from Jammu division and 215 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 3, 15,662. Also seven COVID-19 deaths have been reported; three from J...   READ MORE   Six days after APM Delimitation Commission decides to visit JK, four day visit from July 6 6/30/2021 11:43:58 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 30: Six days after the All Party Meeting (APM) on Jammu & Kashmir chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi the Delimitation Commission has decided to visit the union territory. The four day visit would start on July 6 and it would culminate on July 9. A handout issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that today the Delimitation Commission under the Chairpersonship of Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai, in the presence of Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner has decided to visit the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir from 6th July, 2021 (Tuesday) to 9th July, 2021 (Friday). “During this period, the Commission wil...   READ MORE

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