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Jammu pays 73% more power tariff than Kashmir; gets frequent outages as return gift Andehar Nagri! 7/3/2021 12:33:50 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 2: Amid the prevailing fiasco over the power distribution and frequent outages in Jammu amid the peak summer season, startling revelations are coming to light, revealing how Jammu people are drained of their money in the name of power tariffs by the government sans any compunction. In the last few years, as per the documents in possession of Early Times, the industries based in Jammu alone have paid more than a whooping Rs 870 crore as power tariff as compared to Kashmir Valley. As per the records, industrialists from Kashmir haven’t paid more than Rs 240 crores which are mere 27 percent of what Jammu has been paying to the power department. However, the outages continue to haunt and hound them in more ways than one. The official documents reveal that in the financial year of 2014-15, while the government got power revenue of no less than Rs 322.76 crores from Jammu’s industries, valley paid mere Rs 98.89 crores which is Rs 223.11 crore less than Jammu region. In the financial year of 2015-16, while industries of Jammu region paid Rs 334.10 crore...   READ MORE

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Power outages, water shortage add to woes of Ward No 7 residents 7/3/2021 12:33:32 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 2: Unscheduled power cuts in several localities of Jammu city continue unabated amid soaring mercury for the last couple of days. Many residential areas in Ward No 7 of Jammu city are not only experiencing long and unscheduled power cuts but they are also facing acute shortage of water due to irregular water supply that too on odd hours. Several residents of Ward No 7 allege that authorities were not able to follow the curtailment schedules as the outages pro...   READ MORE   PDD linemen suffer due to Govt apathy, alleges their leader ‘Maximum working as daily wagers, without any financial security’ 7/3/2021 12:32:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 2: President of Lineman Union, Anil Singh Salathia, on Friday expressed dismay over government “not paying” much attention towards the safety of linemen and leaving them in lurch if they meet with any accident. Talking to Early Times Salathia, said, “PDD linemen meeting with accidents while discharging their duties are reported every now and then. In the recent past three PDD linemen met with accidents while repairing the electricity lines, among them one died...   READ MORE   Lower Roop Nagar residents stage protest against pesky power cuts 7/3/2021 12:32:28 AM Early times Report Jammu, June 2: Prolonged and unscheduled power cuts in Lower Roop Nagar area amid increasing temperature forced the local residents to stage a protest against the Power Development Department. “Already we were facing problems due to erratic power supply but now some of the power cables of this area have broken due to which the residents of sector 1, 2 and 3 are without electricity since last night but till date PDD has not restored it,” the residents alleged while rais...   READ MORE   End of Darbar Move will cripple Jammu’s business community, say traders 7/3/2021 12:32:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 2: Decision of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to end 149-year old practice of Darbar Move has evoked sharp reaction from the business community in Jammu region. Traders are demanding that the decision should be rolled back to save them from facing more losses. Manmohan Singh ex-president Traders Federation Raghunath Bazar while talking to Early Times said, “The J&K government is claiming that by calling of the Darbar Move practice it has saved Rs 200 crore expenditure, it seems someone needs to tell them that the scrapping the practice they have caused loss of Rs 500 crore to Jammu traders, who used to pay tax for evey penny they earned.” Singh said t...   READ MORE   Tricolor disrespected at Employment Office Residents outraged, demand action against erring officials 7/3/2021 12:32:01 AM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, July 2: Criticizing the casual approach of the employees of the Employment Office Rajouri, the civil societies have demanded stern action against the officials for disrespecting the National Flag. According to the details available with Early Times, the tri-colour is in shambles and lying half mast at the office building for last many days, but the department has not even taken a note of it. The locals alleged that there have been many such incide...   READ MORE   PDP divided over boycotting assembly polls 7/3/2021 12:31:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 2: Even as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has announced not to participate in the elections till the restoration of Article 370, her party is divided on this issue. Mehbooba Mufti on Friday convened a meeting of former legislators and other senior party leaders Srinagar to brief them about her meeting with Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on June 24. Sources said that PDP said that the party discussed the proposed visit of the Delimitation Commission in the UT and the approach of the party in the next assembly elections. “Some party leaders made it clear that boycotting assembly elections will not be a wise decision because this st...   READ MORE   GMC Jammu: Months on, poor labourer struggles to get his minor son operated Spends Rs 3000 after every 15-days to visit Jammu, returns dejected after getting new operation date every time 7/3/2021 12:31:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 2: Bashir Ahmed of tehsil Mahore in Reasi district has been visiting the Government Medical College Jammu for the past many months to get his minor son operated, but he is sent back every time on the pretext that operation theatre is closed. Ahmed his wife, Guddi and his minor son while narrating their ordeal said, “My son was operated for Harnia a few months ago. He had to be operated again. For the past many months we are told to visit the GMC Hospital after...   READ MORE   Another deadline set by LG Sinha missed COVID-19 jabs for above 45 age group 7/3/2021 12:31:13 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 2: Health Department has failed to meet the two deadlines set up by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for completion of vaccination of the 45-plus age group in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the available details, more than 15 percent above 45-years of age in J&K are yet to be vaccinated. It’s in place to mention here that the Lieutenant Governor had set the first deadline in this regard on May 16. He had instructed that the vaccination be completed by May 26. This deadline was missed by a long shot. “At the end of the first deadline, 33 percent of people in the 45 and above age group were yet to be vaccinated,” said a source. He said after missing t...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK reports 331 new cases, 6 deaths; active positive 4209, casualties 4333 7/3/2021 12:05:15 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 2: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 331 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 3, 16,291. With six deaths being reported in the past 24 hours the death toll due to the virus reached 4,333. Srinagar district reported 78 cases followed by Budgam district 29, Baramulla and Pulwama districts 27 each, Anantnag district 26, Kulgam district 22, Ganderbal district 19, Kupwara district 18, Doda and Ramban districts 13 each, Jammu district 12, Kishtwar district eight, Udhampur and Rajouri districts seven each, Bandipora district six, Kathua and Reasi districts five each, Poonch distric...   READ MORE   Lt Governor chairs series of meetings with Covid Task Force, DCs, SPs 7/3/2021 12:04:07 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 2: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a series of meetings with the members of the Covid Task Force, Deputy Commissioners, and SPs on Covid containment measures through virtual mode. Keeping a close watch on the Covid situation in J&K, the Lt Governor is regularly chairing meetings with the concerned officials taking regular assessment of the present Covid scenario in the UT and the measures taken thereof. “We are taking effective and transform...   READ MORE   Ex-filtration bid foiled, three youth, guide detained in Uri Police registered a case 7/3/2021 12:03:48 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 2: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have foiled an ex-filtration bid after they detained four individuals, including a guide when they were on way towards LoC for ex-filtration to Pakistan in Uri area of this north Kashmir district. Sources said that, Baramulla Police received specific intelligence reports that three local boys were received by one Parvaiz Hajam of Gohallan Uri in order to ex-filtrate them to Pakistan through Gowhallan village of Uri sector. Police acted swiftly after they received inputs about the ex-filtration bid, a special team was headed by Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Uri Junaid Wali who inte...   READ MORE   MC Poonch hurtles dumpster near on road SK Bridge 7/3/2021 12:03:41 AM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, July 2: Although the union government has started various campaigns to make India neat and clean, but these campaigns are proving rhetoric in real. According to the sources, Municipal Committee Poonch is hurtling dumpsters in open near main bridge and gateway of Poonch town. “Municipal Committee Poonch is dumping raw material on highway near Sher e Kashmir bridge Poonch, Locals said the authorities in the municipal committee Poonch are embezzling mi...   READ MORE   Scrutiny of daily wagers halted due to COVID in J&K 7/3/2021 12:03:24 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 2: The process for scrutinizing consolidated and daily wagers has been hit due to COVID-19 in Jammu & Kashmir. In June 2019, the government asked departments to provide the list of consolidated workers and daily wagers. “In order to have firm figures of consolidated workers who are working on monthly remuneration less than the minimum daily wage rates across the departments, information to be provided about name and particulars of consolidated workers,” an order issued in June 2019 reads. The departments were asked to provide information about “date of engagement, state/central scheme under which engagement if any, source of funding, s...   READ MORE

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