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| Project to install CCTVs in govt offices shelved, courtesy officials | | War against corruption goes for toss in JK | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Amid the tall claims by the government to rein in corrupt practices in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been little effort made to act tough against the graft related incidents and keeping a vigil on such incidents.
Years ago, the government and its anti-graft bodies decided to install CCTV cameras in offices wherein the functioning is related to the greater public dealing. The modalities involved in the installation of the CCTV cameras were discussed and decided thoroughly.
In a bid to ensure transparency and accountability in the government functions, CCTV cameras were set to play a major role in the entire process and that such a proposal would also compel those who are involved in corruption to remain on the tenterhooks.
Though such an initiative should have been taken a long ago but the successive regimes in the state remained non-serious due to which the project got shelved. “It is a pity that years ago such an important project was discussed and till date, those at the helm are reluctant to implement it. What message does it send out? What... | |
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| Pesky power cuts: Pankhis’ more reliable than electricity | | |  KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 5: Thanks to the Power Development Department (PDD), the Jammuites are ‘back to the old days’ as going by the abysmal state of power supply situation in Jammu city and its peripheries, the residents are now forced to adopt traditional ways and means to get relief from the scorching heat.
With frequent disruptions to the power supply, those who have the facility of inverters in their homes are not able to get alternate sources of power as whate... | |
| | | | Delimitation Commission arriving today, PAGD still indecisive | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: While as other political parties have prepared their documents to be presented to the Delimitation Commission, the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is still undecided on meeting the panel. Although formal invitations have been extended to all the five constituents of the PAGD for meeting with Delimitation Commission, the alliance has maintained a silence over meeting with the visiting panel. In the official statement, the PAGD has not mentioned even a single word about the visit of the panel.
The Delimitation Commission has invited leaders of national and regional political parties in J&K for a meeting during its visit to the Union Territ... | |
| | | | Purchases made for Covid care centers come under scanner | | Gadbad, Gotala ! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 3: Decision of the Union Territory (UT) administration to set up five-bedded Covid care centres at the panchayat level has provided an opportunity to mint money through illegal means in the name of pandemic.
Rs one lakh for each Panchayat was sanctioned amid a pandemic but higher-ups have yet not informed people where this amount has spent. The decision to open panchayat level Covid care centres was taken when the second wave of the deadly virus was at its peak and many centres were set up in an emergency.
When Covid-19 infection spreads in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory’s administration had decided in the the second week of May to ... | |
| | | | WPRs face discrimination even after abrogation of Articles 370, 35A | | Their daughters still ineligible for “Ladli Beti” scheme | | | Benefits of PM Awas Yojna, other central schemes yet to reach them
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Despite abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A, the daughters of West Pakistani Refugees (WPR) are not eligible for “Ladli Beti” scheme as the officials are reportedly still been demanding State subject to avail the benefits of the scheme.
Apart from the Ladli Beti scheme, the WPRs are still bereft of the benefits of Prime Minister Awas Yojna and other schemes sponsored by the Centre.
Showing the application to avail the benefit of Ladli Beti scheme, Rajinder Kumar a WPR refugee from Bishnah informed Early Times that he had applied to avail the benefit of Ladli Beti scheme for his daugh... | |
| | | | Resentment in Jammu may compel govt to reverse Durbar Move decision | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Amid the mounting outcry in Jammu over the abolishing of centuries old practice of Durbar Move, the Central Government is likely to seek details from J&K administration, asking it to take measures for the reversal of such a decision.
Brewing anger by the Jammuities and region’s business community against the proposal of abolishing the Durbar Move may compel the administration here to keep the proposal in limbo and allow the practice to continue which already is in vogue.
There are several civil society groups that have appealed to the Central Government to intervene and stop the issuance of any such orders that have a detrimental effect on the region’s... | |
| | | | Mansar Lake : Rs 200 cr sanctioned for development, work going on at snail’s pace | | | 
Gurdas Kumar
Early Times Report
Samba, July 5: Despite spending crores to maintain Mansar Lake, a famous tourist destination in Samba district, nothing has changed on ground.
According to the details available with Early Times only plastic floats have been installed on the banks, where tourists can stand and see the beauty of the lake.
Tourists while talking to this newspaper said that there is no change in the lake, nor any development is visible.
“Toilets are filthy and need to be... | |
| | | | Huge population of 70000 souls suffer as inferior quality macadam laid on roads in Budgam | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 5: A huge population consisting of around 70,000 souls in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district is suffering due to the inferior quality macadam that was laid on the road connecting Khag area with the Aripanthan area in the district.
Reports said that the Khag-Aripanthan road is in shambles despite the fact that it acts as a vital link to villages like Hazarpora, Kandama, Gumboora, Nasarpora, Lookipora, Suresh and Poshkar. The road has developed huge potholes and it has become unbearable for people to travel on this road.
“The macadamization has started on the road from June 16, but inferior quality material is being used in the same. W... | |
| | | | Tentative list of teachers’ transfers issued by CEO Poonch caught with flaws | | Alleged pick and choose policy adopted | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, July 5: The tentative list of teachers transfers issued by the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Poonch has been caught with flaws as alleged pick and choose policy has been adopted. Although the final list has to be issued later, the way this list was prepared is itself explanatory that some officials in the department have been misleading their superiors. Sources in the Education Department informed that only a small portion of teachers were kept in this tentative list and those teachers were considered who had applied for the transfers while those who had not applied and sitting in prime places for the last 5-10 years were not brought in transf... | |
| | | | COVID-19: Recovery rate reaches 97.44%, 274 new cases, 6 deaths; active positive 3774, recovered 309133 | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 5: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.44 percent as 461 virus affected patients recovered in the past 24 hours. With 274 new cases the positive cases reached 3, 17,250; following six fresh deaths the death toll reached 4,343.
The Jammu & Kashmir administration through the media bulletin informed that 274 new positive cases of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), 113 from Jammu division and 161 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 3, 17,250. Also six COVID-19 deaths have been reported, four from Jammu division and two from Kashmir divisi... | |
| | | | Injustice, discrimination with Jammu needs to end: Sunita Arora | | | 
EArly Times Report
Jammu, July 5: Social activist and journalist Sunita Arora on Monday demanded that injustice and discrimination with Jammu should end fortwith, and emphasized on the need to empower youth.
Talking to Early Times Arora said, “Jammu had given 25 seats to the BJP Centre but people of Jammu have been left in lurch.”
She said, “It’s unfortunate that a notion is being created that the local BJP leaders are not being heard. If they are not being heard they should give people ... | |
| | | | One cop injured as terrorists hurl grenade at DPL Doda | | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, July 5: Ahead of the proposed visit of Delimitation Commission to erstwhile Doda District viz Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban, unidentified militants today evening lobbed a hand grande on two security personnel on duty outside District Police Line Doda in which one security personal of Doda Special Operations Group (SOG) got injured and shifted to District Hospital Doda for treatment.
Speaking to media persons, SP Operations Doda Raj Kumar said that the two police personnel were on duty when the terrorists lobbed the grenade on them in which one selection grade constable Zahoor Ahmad got injured. He said the area where the terror incident took p... | |
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