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Angry Jammuites not ready to join BJP in celebrating abrogation of Art 370, 35-A 7/23/2020 11:54:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 23: Although BJP has announced to celebrate ‘first anniversary’ of abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A in a big way, party leaders finding it difficult to mobile support of people due to prevailing anger against incompetent and non-serious local leadership of the party. Credible sources said that party leadership, who have approached locals for the one-year celebrations of abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A have not received good response from the people. “People are asking questions about false promises of BJP leaders on uprooting toll plazas”, sources in the party said and revealed that common people in Jammu were against non-serious leaders of J&K BJP who have failed to come up-to the expectations of the people. On the condition of anonymity, a senior leader said that it was difficult to pacify angry residents because there was a feeling among strong supporters of BJP that the Jammu leaders betrayed the people on many issues. As reported in a section of the media BJP was planning to celebrate abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A in a big...   READ MORE

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In 2-yrs, XEn paid Rs 7.57 lakh as rent for a private vehicle, reveals RTI Bleeding exchequer? 7/23/2020 11:54:20 PM Early Times Report Kathua, July 23: An official of Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) Kathua had paid a whooping as rent to a vehicle hired from a private operator. Interestingly, in that amount a new vehicle could have been purchased. An official, who was earlier posted as Executive Engineer of Public Health Engineering Department Kathua division had reportedly paid over Rs. 7.57 Lakh as rent of a private vehicle hired by him for himself. In response to an RTI application, though the department had claimed that the Scorpio vehicle had been used by some junior officers of the department but if sources are to be believed, the vehicle was exclusively used by the Exen and lower ...   READ MORE   DSEJ, SIE Jammu turn ‘rehabilitation centres’ for influential teaching staff 7/23/2020 11:54:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jul y 23: Apart from 27 teaching staff members attached at Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ), there are many similar cases of attachments of lecturers, teachers and even Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers in the department. The teaching staff has been making all round efforts to continue with their attachments at the offices rather than working at the schools, where they were posted and to do the work, for which they were recruited, sources told Early Times. Pertinently, the Administrative division of School Education department had forwarded a list of 27 teaching faculty members, who have been attached with DSEJ and had directed for their detachment. Moreover,...   READ MORE   NC leaders defy Covid-19 safety protocols No face masks, no social distancing 7/23/2020 11:53:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 23: Even as Kashmir has been witnessing a spike in the number of Covid19 positive cases, the National Conference leaders including Omar Abdullah have been violating the social distancing and other related norms in the valley. Recently Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders of the party called on Nasir Aslam Wani at his residence and during the meeting took a group photo with him. Shockingly in the photo that has gone viral on social media, the NC leaders se...   READ MORE   DFO Rajouri asks contractors for manual submission for tender papers ‘Falls under red-zone’ 7/23/2020 11:53:35 PM AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 23: Apparently in an attempt to give benefits to favorite contactors, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajouri has asked the contractor for submission of tender papers manually, despite e-tenders for fencing works in various forest ranges falling under the division. However, the decision to manually file the tender documents may jeopardize the process since the district administration had imposed complete lockdown in the city in wake of spike in Corona cases in the last few days. In the month of June and July, various divisions of the Forest Department of Jammu province called e-tenders for fencing works, but none of tender inviting au...   READ MORE   BSNL takes six months to acknowledge cable fault, still then does not rectify it Srinagar resident peeved over non-serious approach of the people at helm 7/23/2020 11:53:23 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 23: In this super-sonic age where it takes few hours for a telecom company to allot a telephone connection, the government owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) takes months together to rectify a cable fault and still then the dead phone does not ring again. For the past seven months a resident of Soura in the summer capital of union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has been running from pillar to post in order to rectify the fault of his phone. Despite repeated promises and assurances by the people at helm at BSNL, the fault is yet to be rectified and the resident continues to suffer. “My phone number 0194-2404256 developed some ...   READ MORE   JK witness spike in Corona Virus as record 718 fresh cases reported, nine more die Positive cases 16429, active positive 7438, recovered 8709, casualties 282 7/23/2020 11:53:13 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 23: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir continues to witness a spike in Corona Virus cases as record 718 cases were reported today. Meanwhile, the death toll due to virus reached 282 as nine more people lost their lives in the past 24 hours. Reports said that Srinagar recorded four fresh deaths followed by Baramulla with three deaths and a death each from Kupwara and Pulwama districts. As on date, Srinagar district tops the list with 75 deaths with the Kashmir valley overall reporting 262 COVID-19 deaths. Jammu division has reported 20 such deaths so far. Reports said that Srinagar reported 158 fresh cases of Corona Virus followe...   READ MORE   4 more test positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh 7/23/2020 11:53:04 PM Early Times Report Leh/Jammu, July 23: Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh on Thursday taking the number of active cases in the union territory to 183, officials said. According to the media bulletin released by the directorate of health services of Ladakh, four patients in home isolation at Kargil and three from a COVID-19 hospital in Kargil were discharged on Thursday after their negative sample reports were received by the chief medical officer of Kargil. With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Ladakh has dropped to 1,83,159 in Leh district and 24 in Kargil district while the condition of all 183 active cases is stable, the bulletin said. The CMO ...   READ MORE   RTO Jammu takes RTI Act casually Fails to ensure timely and appropriate reply 7/23/2020 11:52:56 PM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, July 23: The office of Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Jammu is virtually taking the RTI Act lightly which can be gauged from the fact that information seekers are not being given appropriate and timely reply. As per information, an RTI seeker had submitted a RTI application with RTO Jammu in the month of February requesting information about number of MVD Inspectors posted in various offices of ARTO in Jammu region, number of permits issued and their minute reports, number of Driving Licenses issued to people of other states etc. but interestingly RTO Jammu instead of giving reply from its end, forwarded the RTI to ARTOs for the information...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Narwal Pain Satwari Residents of Narwal Pain Satwari at receiving end since problems remain unattended 7/23/2020 11:43:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 23: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any ste...   READ MORE   Corona discrimination: 1000 injections for-Kashmir, 20 for Jammu 7/23/2020 11:42:44 PM Ashwani Sharma Early times report Udhampur, July 23: In yet another glaring instance of regional discrimination, the administration has ordered 1000 Redmesivir injections for Kashmir and 20 for Jammu. General Manager of J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) on July 22, 2020 placed an order for supplying 1020 Redmesivir injections meant to treating critical COVID patients with one M/s Mylan Laboratories Limited. According to the details available with Early Times the GM asked the supplier to provide 500 Redmesivir injections to Director Health Services Kashmir, 500 to Principal Government Medical College Srinagar and only 20 to Principal Government Medical College Jammu. In...   READ MORE   103 fresh, 1265 active positive cases, 83 deaths so far in North Kashmir 7/23/2020 11:42:27 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 23: Out of 718 positive cases reported today in the Union Territory of J&K, as many as 103 fresh positive cases have been detected in North Kashmir alone while there are 1265 active positive cases in the region. Cumulative cases reached over 3271, whereas 7 have recovered and 83 deaths have occurred so far in North Kashmir as on date. According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 22, 2020 (Monday), in Baramulla district, 29 fresh positive cases were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 1738, and active positive cases that stand at 730, and cumulative recov...   READ MORE   PRIs members of Panchayat Saranoo accuses Rajouri Admin of poor arrangements for COVID patients Decides to run quarantine center in Panchayat Ghar, DC denies allegations 7/23/2020 11:42:13 PM Ankit Kessar Early times Report Rajouri, July 23: The PRI members of Panchayat Saranoo of district Rajouri have criticized the district administration for poor arrangements in the quarantine center, which have posed a serious threat to the patients. Sources told Early Times that PRIs members including Sarpanch Saranoo Arti Sharma and other panches held a meeting and expressed displeasure over the mismanagement in COVID care centre, where COVID patients from this area have been lodg...   READ MORE   Strict restrictions across Kmr as 6 day lockdown begins ‘Violation of advisories resulted in a surge of COVID-19 cases in valley’, say officials 7/23/2020 11:41:29 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 23: Strict restrictions remained in place across Kashmir after the six day lockdown commenced on Thursday. The lockdown was re-imposed in Kashmir after a spike of COVID19 cases. However, Bandipora has been exempted from lockdown. Authorities have sealed most of the roads and market places in all Red districts and placed concertina wires and barriers on the roads to stop public movement. Under the fresh lockdown, construction activities and...   READ MORE   Police lodge FIR against 2 persons after viral video of Quarantine center in Mendhar 7/23/2020 10:37:18 PM M S Nazki EArly Times Report MENDHAR, July 23: Police have registered an FIR against two persons—one an employee of CRPF and another serving in Defence Service Corps—after a letter by Tehsildar Poonch that the duo was involved in “spreading misinformation on social media and also manhandling staff of a quarantine center in this district. A police officer told Early times that the FIR (No 166/2020) under section 353/188 IPC and 51, 54 Disaster Management Act was lodged at police Mendhar against the duo. The Tehsildar in the letter to Station House Officer Mendhar has referred to a communication by Nodal Officer Quarantine center Girls Higher Secondary School in which he has men...   READ MORE

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