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Jammu awaits vikas as dev projects miss deadlines 7/4/2021 12:25:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: In a setback for Jammu province, various developmental projects have been missing deadlines after deadlines as government is unable to ensure their timely execution in the winter capital province for years. While Jammu has been the victim of alleged apathy in the last seventy years of dynastic rule, the Raj Bhawan has seemingly not been able to do much to gear up developmental activities in the winter capital region. The Early Times has accessed official documents, which show that developmental projects undertaken in various districts of Jammu are missing deadlines for years. Official documents reveal that in the frontier district of Rajauri alone around 50 developmental projects are missing deadlines for years. Sources said the government recently reviewed the progress “on the developmental projects being executed under languishing scheme by different departments. Official documents reveal that some thirty water supply projects are still incomplete. “Concerning the Jal Shakti Department, the meeting was apprised that out of 68 scheme...   READ MORE

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Now showers plunge Jammu into darkness Kya Huwa Tera Waada? 7/4/2021 12:25:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: A fortnight after the government ordered enquiry into “power crises” in Jammu city, the public woes seem to have only worsened, as in the latest, a drizzle was enough to plunge parts of the city here into darkness. The residents of various areas here complained that after the showers on July 2, several localities reeled under darkness, mainly between 7:00 PM Friday to 5:00 AM Saturday. “In this sweltering heat we had to bear with the darkness for the whole night. The residents of this historic city of temples are being taken for a ride,” the locals said. The Jammu and Kashmir government has already been facing severe criticism for its alleged failure ...   READ MORE   Water, power crisis throw normal life out of gear 7/4/2021 12:24:42 AM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, July 3: Water and power crisis has added to the miseries of people here as both urban as well as rural areas continue to face the problem in this scorching heat. People of Majlata said that un-scheduled power cuts and low voltage in most of the localities has become a routine especially in Ramnagar and Majalta areas. Few day back Jal Shakti Department issued a circular regarding redressal of water supply related issues in Udhampur and also put ...   READ MORE   ‘VVIPs don’t know what power cuts mean as they get electricity 24x7’ 7/4/2021 12:24:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: VVIPs continue to enjoy 24x7 power supply despite Jammu facing unscheduled cuts during ongoing peak summer season. Sources told Early Times that there are several power lines for uninterrupted power supply for the VVIPs in Jammu city. “Wazarat road area has a special power supply line as top bureaucrats stay there. Similar facilities are available in other VIP areas of Jammu city.” “Gandhi Nagar, the second preferable place for bureaucrats and politicians, who stay in government accommodations also have a separate power supply line”, sources said, adding that similarly there is a separate line for Circuit House area. “At a time when the residents of t...   READ MORE   Power cuts bring Vijaypur residents on streets 7/4/2021 12:23:53 AM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Vijaypur, July 3: The people of ward numbers 10/11 of Vijaypur area, under the chairmanship of Nikki Mahajan, demonstrated and raised slogans against the electricity department near Vijaypur Chowk and SDM office. The villagers alleged that the electricity department is only concerned with the recovery of their outstanding bills. The people alleged that they never get regular electricity from this sub-station. Sometimes the wire breaks and sometimes the ele...   READ MORE   ‘No development can take place without raw material’ Construction material drying up in J&K as Govt fails to formulate mining policy 7/4/2021 12:23:29 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 3: The construction material is drying up in Jammu and Kashmir as the government has been unable to formulate a policy of designating mining areas for extracting raw material. According to the people associated with the construction business “raw material has almost dried up, sand and gravel are hard to procure and escalating costs of the material are compounding the crunch.” The contractors have been left high and dry as the supply chain continuity has been shaky for the past two years. “The prevailing uncertainty has not only hampered construction work in the government-financed projects but has also pushed the existing mines and stone crushers t...   READ MORE   Ending Durbar Move practice shocks Jammu traders 7/4/2021 12:23:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: Recent decision of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to end the 149-year old Durbar Move practice has come as a rude shock for the business fraternity in Jammu. They are demanding that the administration should revisit its decision and take traders into confidence. President of Residency Road shopkeepers association Kunal Chada, while talking to Early Times said, “The government is stating that it has saved Rs 200 crore by scrapping the practice of shifting Durbar from Srinagar to Jammu and vice-versa. There is no harm in saving the money but the helmsmen before taking such an important decision should have thought about the traders in Jammu region. If t...   READ MORE   Manipulation of records by officials in DFO Jammu exposed Enquiry ordered by CCF finds fraudulent Distance Certificate issued to stone crusher 7/4/2021 12:23:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 3: The manipulation of records and corrupt practices in the office of Divisional Forest Office (DFO) Jammu has been exposed by the enquiry report, which was ordered by Chief Conservator of Forests Jammu East Circle to find out the veracity of a Distance Certificate issued to a Stone Crusher to run its operations in village Saddral near Compartment number 52/D. According to the enquiry report, it has been found that the Distance Certificate issued by the DFO Jammu was deliberately manipulated to benefit the stone crusher to run its operations. The DFO Jammu vide its letter number 1436-38 dated 3/6/2021 had issued a Distance Certificate in favour of CRB St...   READ MORE   ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ still a distant dream for Dessa village in Doda Residents rely on natural water resources for their various needs 7/4/2021 12:22:43 AM KUNAL SHRIVATSA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 3: “Self reliant villages give strength to a self-reliant India,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated this while launching ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ for Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in Vindhya region of Uttar Pradesh via Video Conference on November 22, 2020. However, the Prime Minister’s remarks for making rural pockets self-reliant as far as water supply is concerned, though spoken with a positive and sincere intent, have yet to yield a fruitfu...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK reports 338 new cases, 2 deaths; active positive 4048, recovery rate 97.35% 7/4/2021 12:20:15 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 3: The COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.35 percent as 497 virus affected persons recovered in the past 24 hours. With 338 new cases being reported in the same time the total number of positive cases reached 3, 16,629. Srinagar reported 96 cases followed by Doda district 42, Ganderbal district 21, Budgam district 20, Baramulla, Kupwara and Anantnag districts 19 each, Pulwama and Kulgam districts 16 each, Jammu and Kishtwar districts 14 each, Rajouri district 12, Bandipora district 10, Poonch district seven, Udhampur and Ramban districts four each, Kathua district three and Shopian district two...   READ MORE   Panchayat Ghar Lohidar A in dilapidated condition 7/3/2021 11:11:53 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 2: The government claims to strengthen the Panchayat Raj Institution has suffered a major dent due to non availability of funds to complete the Panchayat Ghar at Panchayat Lohidar A in block Mughal Maidan of this district. As per the details available with Early Times, construction of several Panchayat Ghars including Panchayat Ghar at Lohidar A was started in 2012 for which an estimate of Rs. 30 lakhs was prepared, but unfortunately desp...   READ MORE   Strict weekend lockdown continues in Kishtwar as COVID-19 cases surges 7/3/2021 11:11:14 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 3: Following continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, the strict weekend lockdown continued in Kishtwar district and as many as 15 different areas are still under containment zone measures in the district. As per the details available with Early Times, various teams of Kishtwar police laid surprise Nakkas at various places and challan various people for mask violation, traffic violations and lockdown violations at different place. Police team also took swift action against the people gathered at Kishtwar Chowghan ground for morning and evening walks. Police vehicle also made announcements making the people aware about the use of mask and ...   READ MORE   7 councilors move vote of no confidence against two reputed functionaries of MC Kupwara NC councilor elected as new chairperson MC Sopore 7/3/2021 11:11:01 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 3: Seven councilors out of 13 have moved a vote of no confidence against President and Vice President MC Kupwara under Municipal Act 2000, while as NC councilor Masrat Kar has been elected as new chairperson of MC Sopore. The councilors who have moved a vote of no confidence against the acting president Riyaz Ahmad Mir and VP Ghulm Mohi-ud Din of MC Kupwara include Iqbal Shah, Councilor of Ward no 5, Pusha Begum Councilor ward 4, Bashir Ahmad Khan councilor ward no 12, Tariq Ahmad Malik councilor, Posha Begum councilor ward no 7, Mohammad Syed Masoodi councilor of ward no 2 and Abdul Ahad Sheikh councilor ward no 6 of Municipal Counci...   READ MORE   ‘Grave Injustice’: Disgruntled youth demand age relaxation in recruitment for J&K Police SIs 7/3/2021 11:10:49 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 3: J&K government recently announced to amend the rules for recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir Police, Fire Force and Prisons (Subordinate). The Departmental Recruitment Boards looking after the employment process of these organizations have been substituted by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (SSB) which shall make all the appointments to non-gazetted ranks by direct recruitment. With such a development, the hopes of hundreds of youths aspiring to don the ‘khaki’ were rekindled. However, their elation was short-lived as there was only a change in the recruitment process and no alteration with respect to the relaxation in upper age limit had ...   READ MORE   Overstaying lower rung officials at various departments manage their stay using influence Violation of Transfer policy goes unabated in Rajouri & Poonch districts 7/3/2021 11:10:39 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, July 2: The overstaying lower rung officials at various government departments in the Rajouri and Poonch districts have been violating transfer policy by using their influence at higher ups. There are several departments which have been grappling with overstaying employees particularly at lower rung, who have been creating problems for the general public to get their work done due to their interference. Police officials at lower rung posted in Police stations have created such a nexus that people have to face lot of problems while facing any issues. These officials mislead their senior officials according to their will. “It has been observed ...   READ MORE

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