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Cruel Joke with Jammuites: Another DPR for artificial lake project! 8/18/2020 12:23:58 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 17: While as the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the ambitious Tawi riverfront project to be designed on the pattern of the Sabarmati riverfront in Gujarat is yet to take off, another DPR has been prepared by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday. Mayor of JMC, Chander Mohan Gupta along with senior officers on Monday said that DPR to divert 13 nullah following in the river Tawi has been prepared. But the biggest question is what happened to the earlier DPRs prepared by the government from time to time. Even during PDP-BJP regime it was claimed that a detailed DPR had been prepared and forwarded to the Centre for approval. The previous PDP-BJP government had declared it a priority project, but there has been no headway. The work started on the artificial lake and barrage, which are the components of the Tawi project, remain incomplete. Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had announced the shelving of the artificial lake project on May 15, 2015, saying it was not feasible. This gave a severe dent to the project which is a part of...   READ MORE

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Forget interviews, in garb of Covid-19, SKIMS ‘cherry picks’ favorite doctors 8/18/2020 12:23:51 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 17: In allegedly brazen violation of norms, the SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura here has appointed around two dozen allegedly influential doctors for various departments without holding the mandatory interview or even looking at their academic merit. Official documents as accessed by the Early Times reveal that vide order number SIMS/ACAD/ 506 OF 2020 dated : July 24, 2020 made appointments for a period of one year on the pretext of Covid19. Sources said some of the doctors selected have no Covid19 duty at all as they come from other fields. “In view of exigency on account of management of COVID-19, sanction is hereby accorded to the engagement...   READ MORE   Nepotism in J&K’s DNA: Addl Secy father appointed his son through backdoor in 1991 8/18/2020 12:23:42 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 17: A junior engineer, who was appointed by his father in 1991 allegedly through backdoor, has risen to the level of Director of an important wing of J&K administration. According to the sources when the said JE was appointed, J&K was facing a turmoil as the Pakistan sponsored insurgency was at its peak, Kashmiri Pandits were displaced and insurgents were calling the shots but the corruption and nepotism in J&K remained unaffected. “An officer holding the post of Additional Secretary at that time appointed his son through the backdoor in the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (A&RDD) as junior engineer. The JE who was temporarily ...   READ MORE   With half a million followers, Sinha is most popular LG of JK 8/18/2020 12:23:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 17: With around half a million followers and counting on the microblogging website Twitter, Manoj Sinha is the first Lieutenant Governor or even Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for that matter, to be so popular online. The Lieutenant Governor, who runs his Twitter account since 2014 had over 491.4 thousand followers on the day he took charge as the LG. Thousands more have added since. Interestingly his predecessor, GC Murmu didn’t own any social media account. Before Murmu, the then Governor Satya Pal Malik had opened an account on Twitter but it didn’t have more than a few thousand followers till the handle got hacked and the government had shut it do...   READ MORE   LG rejects BGSBU’s proposal to order promotions, recruitment Takes serious note of varsity not doing anything for last 5 years 8/18/2020 12:23:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who also happens to be the Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU), has reportedly denied the permission sought by the varsity administration to order promotions and conduct new recruitments, by the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the varsity. The Chancellor has also taken a serious note of the administrative inertia in the varsity, which has failed to even promote a single employee in the last over five years and has now sought permission to make promotions as well as recruitments. Sources in the administration informed Early Times that the new Lieutenant Governor had taken a meeting of...   READ MORE   To monitor public grievances, GOI asks JK admin to come up with mechanisms Authorities mulling to resurrect PSGA, introduce it in new avatar with minor changes 8/18/2020 12:23:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 17: As the government is mulling to introduce a public grievance portal in Jammu and Kashmir, there is a possibility about mechanism similar to that of the Public Service Guarantee Act being put in place. As per the reports coming to the fore, the Government of India has issued strict directions to Jammu and Kashmir Government asking it to ensure strict monitoring and redressal of the public grievances in the union territory. As per the reports the authorities here are mulling to introduce a redressal system similar to that of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Services Guarantee Act (J&K PSGA). The act was introduced in the erstwhile state in the year 2011. The ...   READ MORE   Almost three fourths of Corona Virus patients recover in JK, 422 fresh cases reported Positive cases 28892, active positive 7048, recovered 21296, casualties 548 8/18/2020 12:22:58 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Almost three fourths of Corona Virus patients have recovered in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as 353 more virus affected patients were discharged from various hospitals of the union territory today. Meanwhile, 422 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Jammu & Kashmir while as six more virus related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. The number of positive cases in the union territory is 28,892 and the total casualties being 548. Bandipora reported 49 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar 48 cases, Kupwara 46 cases, Anantnag and Ganderbal 43 cases each, Pulwama 42 cases, Budgam and Jammu 40 cases each, ...   READ MORE   KP migrants from camps face hardships to obtain Domicile certificates No proper arrangements for applicants at Shankar Building, Toph 8/18/2020 12:22:42 AM S K KAW EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 17: As J&K Union Territory administration has failed to set up special centres in various Kashmiri Pandits’ migrant camps across Jammu to obtain domicile certificates in a hassle free manner, several inmates rue the arrangements made describing them insufficient and ill-planned. "On the one hand we have to go to Shanker building situated on Jammu-Akhnoor road near Toph Bridge from Jagti camp during this pandemic crisis when there is no public transport available and on the other the staff deputed there for the purpose makes an applicant to run from pillar to post for one reason or the other," said, social activist Sunil Pandita while talking to Ea...   READ MORE   LG calls for filling up of vacancies of Doctors for improving health care system Directs for additional incentives to the Doctors serving in rural areas 8/18/2020 12:22:27 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the functioning of Health & Medical Education Department here at Raj Bhavan. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lt Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education and other senior officers attended the meeting. The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to ensure that adequate medical facilities are made available at all the Health Cen...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Rohi Gadigarh residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 8/18/2020 12:05:34 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 17: People living in the Rohi Gadigarh are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The Rohi Gadigarh is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering like anything. Res...   READ MORE   Bacheri Balnoi residents decry official apathy Urge LG Sinha to direct officials to construct bridge 8/18/2020 12:04:49 AM M S Nazki Early Times Report MENDHAR, Aug 17; Residents of Bacheri Balnoi Mankote in Poonch district are up in arms against the administration for its alleged failure to construct a bridge. Residents told Early Times that in rainy season people face life threat and many of them in the past have got drowned due in the river non availability of bridge. “The Mankote is on the edge and is easy target of Pakistan Army. During shelling it becomes very difficult to shift the injured. Many liv...   READ MORE   DEO Poonch not adhering to CEO’s direction, fails to submit recounting report Alleged cheating in Sarpanch election of Panchayat Ari in Mendhar 8/18/2020 12:02:24 AM M S NAZKI EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Aug 17: Alleging non-compliance of directions issued by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir to District Electoral Officer (DEO) Poonch for submitting report regarding recounting of votes for the election of Sarpanch for Panchayat Ari, the complainant Nahida Shah said that dilly-dallying tactics are being adopted to scuttle the probe after she lodged a complaint of cheating in counting process. Nahida Shah in her complaint had alleged that some bundles of votes were interchanged during the counting night by then AERO and other election staff under the influence of one Mohd Kousar Niazi, a Girdawar of Revenue Department, who happens...   READ MORE   Water logging exposes real works of Kathua Municipality 8/18/2020 12:02:24 AM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT KATHUA, Aug 17: The heavy rain last night has exposed the real work culture of Municipal authorities of Kathua as the water logged due to clogged drains wreaked havoc in Ward No 14 and other adjoin areas. Rajeev, a local resident of Ward No 14 Sowan Chack of Kathua town informed that almost the entire Kathua town especially Ward No 14 was inundated which exposes the working of the municipality as the water was logged on the roads and streets and entered t...   READ MORE   Top most LeT commander among three militants killed in Kreeri Two CRPF, One Cop martyred, war like store recovered 8/18/2020 12:01:40 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Aug 17: Top most LeT commander among three militants were killed, while three security forces including two CRPF personnel and one cop were also killed today in an encounter in Kreeri model village of this north Kashmir district. According to sources that, at around 9:15 am today, a joint naka party of CRPF and Police was attacked by a group of 2-3 militants near three way of Nawan area of Kreeri after which the militants managed to escape from ...   READ MORE   COVID-19:Slow contact tracing in Kmr, Govt direct officials to trace at least 7 contacts for each positive person 8/18/2020 12:01:05 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 17: With contact tracing being just one to four for each person in some districts of Kashmir, the authorities have directed the contact teams to act more pro- actively and trace at least 7 contacts for each positive person. “Target for contact tracing should be 8 to 10 persons per case, but it is only 1 to 4 in different districts. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir directed that all the district contact teams shall act more pro-actively and trace at least 7 contacts for each positive person,” a government document reads, a copy of which lies with early times. A senior official said the government was concerned that the rate of contact...   READ MORE   COVID-19 Anantnag admin introduces Odd-Even formula for reopening market 8/17/2020 10:39:04 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Aug 17: Taking cue from the Delhi Government, the authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have introduced Odd-Even formula for reopening market days after the trade bodies raised the issue and questioned imposition of lockdown The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag K K Sidha on Sunday evening issued a detailed order in this regard and ordered the operationalization and shops and business establishments in the district. According to the directive, shops located on the left side of the road will remain open on odd dates and shops located on right side of the road will remain open on even dates. “The opening of markets shall be allowed from ...   READ MORE

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