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Transfer order of lecturers leaves School Education Department ‘red faced’ Document goes viral, netizens term it as ‘advance booking’ for transfers 7/4/2020 12:07:51 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 3: A transfer order of lecturers issued ostensibly by the School Education Department dated 7th July 2020, went viral on social networking sites on Friday, four days before it had to be issued, netizens mocked the order as an advance booking of transfers. An order, which was supposed to be issued by the School Education department on 7th of July 2020, appearing on social networking sites well in advance left the School Education Department red faced. The order issued by School Education Department, in subject reads, “Transfer/postings of lecturers while the number of order was also marked which reads, Government order number 153-Edu of 2020 dated 7/7/2020 and it further reads, in the interest of administration following lecturers are transferred and p...   READ MORE

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Hawala allegations put BJP in dilemma for new SMC Mayor 7/4/2020 12:06:49 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar, July 3: Amid serious allegations of illegal money transfer worth millions against a corporator of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), infighting has started in Bharatiya Janta Party in support of such a candidate for being the new Mayor of the SMC. Sources said BJP office has received allegations against the SMC corporator who is expecting support of the national party in getting him elected as Mayor of SMC. Sources said the party has received allegations that the said corporator has purchased property in the United Arab Emirates through a hawala operator who is presently under detention in connection with a case being investigated by the National...   READ MORE   PDP jumps into chorus as SMC’s mayoral fiasco turns shriller Main contender for Mayor position busy holding parleys, gather maximum support for floor test 7/4/2020 12:06:43 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 3: The mayoral position at Srinagar Municipal Corporation may see yet another turn of events as PDP is insidiously readying itself to support Sheikh Imran- an arch rival of former Mayor Junaid Matoo- ousted last month from his position. On June 16, this year, in a dramatic development, Mattu lost the trust vote after 40 corporators voted in favour of the no-confidence motion during a special session convened here at banquet hall. Out of 70 councilors, 40 corporators have voted against Mattoo. Interestingly, some corporators from NC also voted in favour of the motion, prompting Mattu to level serious allegations against the party. The corporators from Peopl...   READ MORE   Omar under fire for opposing domicile to West Pak refugees, Valmikis “If a UK born person could be CM of J&K why not a Jammu born Valmiki youth get a domicile certificate?’, people ask on social media platforms. 7/4/2020 12:06:33 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, July 3: Decision of former chief minister and National Conference stalwart Omar Abdullah to oppose granting of domicile certificates to Valmikis and refugees from West Pakistan has evoked strong reaction from various sections of the society. Social media is flooded with various questions to target Omar Abdullah. People are asking if a U-K born person could be Chief Minister of J&K, why not a Valmiki youth whose family has been serving people of J&K since 1957 has the right to get a domicile certificate. “All our misgivings about the new domicile rules in J&K are coming to the fore. We in @JKNC_ opposed the changes because we could see the nefarious desi...   READ MORE   Jolted by no-confidence motion, BJP goes into damage control exercise Party rushes Yudhvir Sethi to Kathua to avoid further ‘embarrassment’ 7/4/2020 12:06:22 AM SANJAY PATHAK EARLY TIMES REPORT KATHUA, July 3: Embarrassed by the no-confidence motion moved by some party councilors against the president and vice president of Municipal Council Kathua, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today began a damage control exercise “to save the chair” of the incumbent president Naresh Sharma. The BJP leadership rushed Kathua in-charge of the party Yudhvir Sethi who convened a meeting of all BJP Councilors at the party office here. Former Minister Rajeev Jasrotia and district president Raghunandan Singh also attended the meeting. According to the sources, the BJP councilors, who have moved no-confidence motion against the incumbent president, along with a...   READ MORE   JKPDC faces shortage of engineers, several posts vacant 7/4/2020 12:06:11 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) is facing shortage of engineers at different levels, which has affected its smoothing functioning in creation and generation of power. Although JKPDC has sole responsibility of creation and generation of power projects across the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory and which can be fulfilled if there is full strength of engineers at upper levels but presently several posts of engineers from Chief Engineers to Assistant Executive Engineers are lying vacant and the corporation has been struggling to get these posts filled. As per details available with Early Times, the total strength of Chief En...   READ MORE   5 engineers enjoy ‘unending’ deputation in Jal Shakti Department Process of repatriation of deputationists has commenced: Sheetal Nanda 7/4/2020 12:06:05 AM Avinash Azad EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, July 3: At least five engineers including a draftsman of PHE, now Jal Shakti Department, are on un-ending deputation, which goes beyond a decade, in Rural Engineering Wing (REW) of Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR) department in Rajouri. Highly placed sources informed Early Times that neither did their parent department recall them nor the RD&PR department, where they were deputed for decades, had taken any appropriate action. “Culture of un-ending deputation of PHE engineers in RDD is not new. But currently, Farooq Bhat, a Junior Engineer from PHE is working in REW Rajouri since 1989, with a 31 years long lien to his parent department...   READ MORE   Hr Edu Deptt indecisive about taking call about college students Amid various suggestions, dept awaits MHRD’s nod to take a final call 7/4/2020 12:05:52 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 3: The Higher Education department is still indecisive about taking a call about the college going students enrolled in various semesters of three year degree course, whose exams were not held due to lockdown announced by government following the COVID-19 threat in the month of March. Amid various suggestions pouring in from various stakeholders, the Higher Education department has reportedly been awaiting for the nod of Ministry of Human Resource Development about deciding the future of students, enrolled in colleges across the state, so that the students would not face any hurdle in future. After the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) ...   READ MORE   PCB reprimands MC Rajouri for dumping garbage in Salani river Years on, MC fails to set up Solid Water Treatment Plant 7/4/2020 12:05:44 AM ANKIT KESSAR EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, July 3: The Pollution Control Board (PCB) has reprimanded the Municipal Council (MC) Rajouri for creating air and water pollution by dumping garbage collected from the city municipal area along Salani river and termed it as a sheer violation of the pollution control rules. The incompetence of the Municipal Council Rajouri can be gauged from the fact that it has failed to identify land for the dumping garbage, which is generated on a regular basis...   READ MORE   COVID-19 death toll in JK reaches 119 as four more die, 170 fresh cases come up Positive cases 8019, active positive 2825, recovered 5075 7/4/2020 12:04:49 AM Jehangir Rashid EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, July 3: The death toll due to the Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 119 as four more persons died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. In the meantime, 170 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported today. Reports said that fresh Corona Virus deaths were reported from Rajbagh-Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Shopian. Reports said that Srinagar reported 41 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Kupwara 24 cases, Baramulla and Anantnag 21 cases each, Jammu 13 cases, Kathua 10 cases, Ganderbal eight cases, Samba six cases, Kulgam and Budgam five cases each, Ramban, Rajouri and Doda three cases each, Bandipora and Kishtwa...   READ MORE   Era of expansionism is over; India's enemies have seen ''fire and fury'' of its armed forces: Modi We will never bow down to any world power 7/4/2020 12:04:40 AM Agencies Leh/New Delhi, Jul 3: In a clear message to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the era of expansionism is over and that India''s enemies have seen the "fire and fury" of its armed forces as he made an announced visit to Ladakh, signalling India''s firmness in dealing with the border row with the neighbouring country. In an address to troops, Modi paid glowing tributes to the 20 Indian soldiers killed in the Galwan Valley clashes, and said tales of the bravery and valour of the armed forces are echoing in every part of the country. "Bharat Mata''s enemies have seen your fire and fury," Modi said in an apparent reference to the military clashes between the Ind...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of lane 7 Digiana Residents of lane 7 Digiana at receiving end since problems remain unattended 7/3/2020 11:33:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 3: 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 st...   READ MORE   With sticks, Forest employees douse fire in Shangus forests 7/3/2020 11:31:12 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 3: With sticks and spades, over three hundred employees of Anantnag Forest Department have finally managed to douse the forest fire in Kuthar range of Anantnag Forest Division after twenty four hours. According to official sources the ground fire had erupted during the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd July in Compartment No. 72 and 73; however locals contested the official claims and told Early Times that fire erupted two days ago. A spot vis...   READ MORE   Commuters suffer, authorities unmoved as Mendhar BG Gali road continues to be in shambles 7/3/2020 11:30:22 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report MENDHAR, July 3: Strong resentment is brewing among the residents here against failure of the authorities to undertake repairs of the Mendhar BG Gali road. Upping their ante, the aggrieved local residents have demanded suspension of toll tax collection till the road is repaired. The condition of the roads is so bad that most of the motorists have stopped to ply their vehicles on the stretch. The road at many places including Mendhar Dhargloon TV Tower and BG ma...   READ MORE   47 fresh positive, 1824 cumulative cases, 10 recovered and 26 deaths till date in north Kashmir 7/3/2020 11:30:05 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 3: Out of 170 cases, forty seven fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 683 active positive cases, 1824 are cumulative, 10 recovered and 26 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date. According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 03, 2020 (Friday), In Baramulla district, 21 fresh positive cases were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 949, and the active positive cases stands at 518, and cumulative recovered cases are 412, including of 03 while as 19 deaths have occurred so far in this district. In Kupwara district, 24 fresh posi...   READ MORE   Udhampur Police solve murder case, main culprit held 7/3/2020 11:29:54 PM Ashwani sharma Early times report Udhampur, July 3: Police has claimed to have solved the murder case of Rahul bagat within 24 hours by arresting the alleged main perpetrator of the crime. Yesterday udhampur police picked four persons for investigation of murder case and after investigation . Today morning they picked three more persons for questioning during which one of the suspects spilled beans and confessed the crime. After this, cops took him to the place where he had hidden the weapon of offence which was too recovered. The alleged main culprit Munish Singh son of Madan Singh resident of Dandiya in udhampur further revealed that his friend Mohd. Aslam too assisted him in t...   READ MORE   One more Govt employee arrested for running anti-India campaign on social media 7/3/2020 11:29:48 PM Early Times eport Jammu, July 3: Arrest of an employee of Higher Education for running anti-India campaign on different platforms of social media has substantiated reports that many government employees are involved in such campaigns on social media. Credible sources said that authorities have already prepared lists of many such employees but are hesitating to take action against them due to their huge numbers. Furthermore some senior officers in the administration are also shielding these anti-employees with one way or other so such employees are running anti-India campaigns without any fear of the authorities. Reports said that an employee, working in the higher education departme...   READ MORE   Increase in number of orphans, abandoned babies in Kmr 7/3/2020 10:24:20 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 3: Dozens of babies with disabilities have been abandoned over the years and many were lying in hospitals for months in Kashmir. An official at Lalla Ded Hospital Srinagar said there have been many cases when children with disabilities were abandoned by their parents. “Last year, a one-month-old baby was left to dogs by his parents in a plastic bag. He was found wrapped in a polythene bag in the backyards of the hospital. It came to light after an official had heard the newborn’s cries,” he said, wishing not to be named. “He was administered anti-rabies injections. His condition improved days after he was treated here. He had a disab...   READ MORE

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