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Cherry picking at SKIMS; Doctors knock Raj Bhawan doors Say admin violated norms 8/25/2020 12:38:46 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 24: Even as the SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura here has come under scanner for appointment of around two dozen doctors as Senior Residents for various departments without holding the mandatory interview or even looking at their academic merit, some of the dropped candidates have knocked the doors of Raj Bhawan. The doctors have written a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to personally look into the gross injustice saying: “We too applied for the post of SRs, which were supposed to be interviewed and then ratified by the Designated Selection Committee constituted for the purpose.” The doctors said “That on the date of declaration of results one candidate namely (name with held ) was selected without following any laid down procedure and that the selection result was issued simultaneously with the result list, which is unheard of and thereby creating impression that the Authorities of the institute already knew who had passed, which is against the spirt of secrecy and points to manipulation of results.” “That none of us or even...   READ MORE

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Cong leaders from Kashmir write to Sonia, seek removal of party president 8/25/2020 12:38:38 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 24: A section of Congress leaders from Kashmir have written a letter to Sonia Gandhi seeking removal of Jammu and Kashmir Congress Party President Ghulam Ahmad Mir from his post. According to the sources, a section of Congress leaders led by former MLC, Advocate Ghulam Nabi Monga in a communiqué to President All India Congress Committee, Sonia Gandhi has appealed to her to remove Ghulam Ahmed Mir from the president post without any delay. “Before taking up this matter with you, we had already conveyed our reservations to In-charge General Secretary Ambika Soni and Ghulam Nabi Azad but nothing changed on the ground. Workers are leaving the party and it...   READ MORE   President MC Pampore’s letters to Director ULBK, PS H&UDD seeking transfer of EO gathering dust 8/25/2020 12:38:31 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 24: Despite tall claims of administration that elected local bodies representatives would be given due respect, these people are being ignored and in fact their recommendations are not considered and not to talk of honouring them. In March this year Bansi Lal Bhat, President Municipal Committee Pampore wrote a letter to Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir and submitted that Executive Officer, Municipal Committee Pampore should be shifted to some other place. Bhat in the letter wrote that working of the Municipal Committee Pampore has been adversely affected due to posting of incumbent Executive Officer. “After the posting of presen...   READ MORE   Influential Chowki Incharge running mining mafia in Doda Despite transfer order, not relieved yet 8/25/2020 12:38:21 AM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 24: An influential Chowki Officer posted in Doda district allegedly has been running a mining mafia despite a High Court order of ban on mineral mining of any kind across the UT. Shockingly, the officer was transferred a week ago but not relieved yet. Even since the order of transfer of the officer was issued, the Chowki Officer Gowari has allegedly been using all methods to churn more money before leaving the police post. Sources told Early Times that the officer was in a habit of taking huge commission from transporters indulged in illegal mining on a monthly basis. For the past few days he started pressuring the drivers to extract mor...   READ MORE   JK reports 428 new positive cases, 25205 recovered so far 8/25/2020 12:38:07 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 24: The Government on Monday informed that 428 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 154 from Jammu division and 274 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 33075. Also 07 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 373 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 95 from Jammu Division and 278 from Kashmir Division. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 33075 positive cases, 7246 are Active Positive, 25205 have recovered and 624 have died; 47 in Jammu division and...   READ MORE   Poor farmer attacked by goon after refusing to hand over payment for work which he never did 8/25/2020 12:38:01 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Aug 24: A poor farmer sustained grievous injuries after he was physically attacked by a goon while refusing to hand over the payment to him which the goon claimed to have been credited in your account following works carried out under MGNREGA. Sharing views with Early Times the farmer Suraj Prakash said that on August 22 (Saturday) while he was busy grazing his cattle a person appeared before him and asked him to hand over the money that has been credited to his bank account. He said that he felt perplexed and said that how could his account be credited without his knowledge. “The man told me that the amount has been credited on account ...   READ MORE   Prepared for any military option if talks on border standoff with China bear no result: CDS Bipin Rawat 8/25/2020 12:37:54 AM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 24: India's armed forces are prepared to look at any military option if the extensive talks to restore status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) did not yield any positive result, Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat has said on the prolonged border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. Gen Rawat, who has been part of the top military brass strategising on the Sino-India border issue, said a "whole of government" approach is being followed to peacefully resolve the row. The armed forces are always prepared for military actions if all efforts to restore status quo ante along the LAC don't "fructify," the CDS said when asked about the over t...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Dashmesh Nagar Digiana Residents of Dashmesh Nagar Digiana at receiving end since problems remain unattended 8/24/2020 11:37:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 24: 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 step...   READ MORE

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