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| Amid new recruitment rules JKPSC returns 900 posts of MOs to GAD | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: In the backdrop of introduction of Jammu and Kashmir Special Recruitment (Amendment) rules, 2020, which has replaced the earlier existing recruitment rules the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has reportedly returned back over 900 posts of Medical Officers (MOs) to the General Administration Department (GAD) for necessary amendments.
Sources in the JKPSC informed Early Times that the department of Health Services had forwarded around 900 posts of Medical Officers to the JKPSC for making recruitments against the posts. “When the posts were forwarded by the Health department to JKPSC, these posts were to be advertised under the Jammu & Kashmir Special Recruitment Rules, 2015, (SRO 202). In the meantime the JK UT administration amended the SRO-202 by issuing Jammu & Kashmir Special Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2020 on June 17, 2020. Following amendments, the JKPSC has to make recruitments under the new rules”, sources said.
Sources further said that Commission was also not in place and the members were also appointed soon, af... | |
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| 3-yrs on, Billawar-Duggan Development Authority yet to become functional | | Residents of Kathua hilly areas hoodwinked? | | | SANJAY PATHAK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATHUA, July 16: The much publicized decision of creating Billawar-Duggan Development Authority, announced over 3 years ago, continues to remain on papers only, thus befooling lakhs of people of this Sub Division.
On February 13, 2017 then BJP-PDP coalition government had approved Billawar-Duggan Development Authority for the development of tourism infrastructure in these areas. But even after the lapse of more than 3 years, the government has neither appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) nor made any effort to post even a single employee to this Authority.
“Kathua district has lots of potential in the tourism sector. There are many places in ... | |
| | | | JK admin recovers Rs 39.69 lakh from senior IAS officer he acquired illegally: Sources | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 16: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recovered Rs 39.69 lakh from a senior IAS officer he allegedly took from an organisation and recommended a probe into his alleged “illegal” monetary benefits, sources said on Thursday. The Lt Governor administration put a notice to the senior IAS officer for allegedly getting illegal monetary benefits from the organisation and asked him to remit the amount worth several lakhs to it, they said.
The officer remitted an amount of Rs 39,69,359 back to the organisation recently, the sources said. The officer further submitted that Rs 20,86,120 has been deducted as TDS and deposited with the Income Tax departmen... | |
| | | | XEn PHE Rajouri fears transparency? | | ‘1st RTI application returned to applicant, 2nd remains unanswered’ | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Apparently fearing that replying to an application filed under Right to Information Act could lead to opening of a Pandora’s box, an Executive Engineer of PHE department returned first submission to the applicant and the second application has remained unanswered even after a lapse of four months.
According to the applicant, he had filed a RTI application in the office of XEn PHE Division Rajouri seeking details of staff strength in the division under Central RTI Act 2005, in the month of February 2020. “The concerned office refused to accept the application sent through speed post on February 6, 2020, and the same was returned, even u... | |
| | | | 3 months on, JKMSCL fails to supply ventilators to GMC Anantnag | | 15 ventilators for 15 lakh population in South Kashmir hospitals! | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, July 16: Despite the passage of over three months now, the Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation has failed to supply the required number of ventilators to Government Medical College Anantnag at a time when people in large numbers are coming to hospitals with severe bilateral pneumonia requiring oxygen and many needing intensive-care setting. The Medical College authorities had in the month of March ordered the procurement of ten ventilators and had placed the order before the Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation but ironically the corporation has failed to deliver the machines till date.
Principal Government Medical College Anan... | |
| | | | In 21st century India, villagers in Doda shift patients in sedan due to non availability of roads | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: At the time when world is making advancement in terms of development, in 21st century India, the villagers in Doda district shift the patients in Sedan (Palki) to nearby health centers due to non availability of the roads.
As per the details available with Early Times, due to non availability of roads even after 75 years of Independence, people in rural areas of Chenab valley still have to resort to old traditions of shifting a patient ... | |
| | | | 16 fresh deaths push COVID-19 death toll in JK to 222, 490 fresh cases come up | | Positive cases 12156, active 5488, recovered 6446 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 16: Corona Virus continues to claim lives of people in the Kashmir valley as 16 more people fell to the virus in the past 24 hours or so. Following this the COVID-19 death toll in Jammu & Kashmir has reached 222 even though 490 fresh cases of virus came to the fore today.
Reports said that Srinagar reported six fresh COVID-19 deaths followed by Baramulla five deaths, Anantnag and Kupwara two deaths each and Budgam one death. In Jammu & Kashmir 222 persons have lost their lives to Corona Virus so far. In the Kashmir valley while as 204 deaths have taken place, 18 such deaths have taken place in Jammu division.
Reports said that Srina... | |
| | | | Maratha Basti declared containment/red zone; Lockdown imposed | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: District Magistrate Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, vide powers conferred upon her under section 144 of CrPC read with relevant provisions under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has declared Maratha Basti, Sector 5, Ward No. 54, Police Station Trikuta Nagar of district Jammu, as containment /red zone and imposed strict lockdown and tight perimeter control in the said area, except for essential needs.
Accordingly, the SOPs issued by the State Executive Committee vide its order number 38-JK-DMRRR of 2020 dated 14-4-2020 shall apply to the above specified areas.
However, for any medical emergency, individuals can contact 24... | |
| | | | No social distancing norms followed at Anti-Malaria-Office | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Open violation of social distancing norms was witnessed at Anti-Malaria-Office here on Thursday. People who had come to get COVID-19 test reports were seen standing very close to each other, putting their lives and others at risk.
The poor management at the Anti-Malaria-Office was exposed to hilt as there was no person deployed to ensure that visitors maintain social distancing. “It is the responsibility of the concerned departments to make all necessar... | |
| | | | Amid COVID crises, BSNL pays no heed to pathetic services in JK | | Parents, students, people working from Home rue telecom’s anti- customer approach | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Amid the COVID 19 crises and restrictions on high speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir, officials at State Owned BSNL continue to take thousands of customers for a ride, leaving them in dire straits in more ways than one.
There is a mounting anger of people quite visible on social media with those who have BSNL landline and Broadband connections ruing over the pathetic services of the telecom company in Jammu and Kashmir and how their repeated complaints are falling to the deaf ears. “There is absolutely no one to listen here. You complain and then wait that your grievance could be addressed on priority keeping in view the need to have an internet amid... | |
| | | | RDD Jammu breaks all records, assigns charge of Inspector, BDO to ‘blue eyed’ VLW | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, July 16: Jammu & Kashmir is probably the only place in the world where an official is given the charge of two positions above his present post and the salary is drawn by the official according to the post held by him or her in the first instance. The Rural Development Department (RDD) Jammu has created a record of sorts when they elevated a Village Level Worker (VLW) and gave him the charge as in-charge Inspector and in the same breath elevated him as in-charge Block Development Officer (BDO). The official as on date continues to draw salary as VLW. Sources told Early Times that VLW Pooran Chand posted in the Siote block in this district was ele... | |
| | | | 23 fresh positive, 1161 active positive cases and 64 deaths so far in north Kashmir | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, July 16: Out of 490 positive cases, twenty three fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 1161 active positive cases, cumulative cases crossed over 2638, while 64 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date.
According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 16, 2020 (Thursday), In Baramulla district, 18 fresh positive cases that were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 1399, and active positive cases that stands at 774, and cumulative recovered cases are 577, while as 48 deaths, next highest after Srinagar that have occurred so far in this di... | |
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