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| New jobs out of sight, babus out to snatch old jobs also | | Tribune winds up its offices in J&K, many dailies curtail staff | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: The J&K administration has been trumpeting that it’s creating new employment avenues in the Union Territory and is facilitating the outside business houses to invest in J&K, but the ground situation contradicts these claims.
The big brands that were brought to J&K by the former regimes have wind up their operations in the UT and have called it a day.
The erstwhile governments had brought newspapers like Tribune to Jammu and Kashmir and it had employed a good number of people.
But the Tribune had to wind up its Jammu and Srinagar offices as it didn’t get the requisite support from the J&K administration during the past two years.
Similarly many dailies having staff strength of more than 150 have curtailed their staff due to management not getting much support from the authorities.
The bureaucrats are trying to muzzle the genuine voice by resorting to pressure tactics.”
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “When erstwhile J&K state was transformed into a Union Territory and its special status was revoked people were told that ... | |
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| Indian Army officials body yet to be found, Govt to celebrate water sports on Ranjit Sagar Dam | | Bibi Marey Te Halwa, Baba Marey Te Halwa! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Even as the recent tragic crash of Indian Army helicopter into the Ranjit Sagar Dam that claimed lives of two officials continues to haunt the nation, the Jammu and Kashmir government seems to be in hurry to celebrate waters sports events in the waterbody.
While mortal remains of one of the slain officials is yet to be found, the J&K Government has announced hosting of the sporting event at the tragedy site in Jammu province.
On August 15, mortal remains of one of the two pilots of an Army helicopter were found.
As per the officials, the search and rescue operation for the mortal remains of the second pilot continues.
“Mortal remains of Lt Col AS Baa... | |
| | | | Gupkar Alliance rakes up local versus outside issue to reach out to Jammu residents | | Arrogant Babus provide an opportunity to PAGD to involve annoyed Jammuities in its campaign | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: The Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday vociferously raked up local versus outside issues to exploit the prevailing governance deficit in the J&K administration.
It is the first time that PADG has raised this issue because the experienced leadership of the alliance has realized that it is high time to encash prevailing anger among people against the present regime due to the style of functioning of some Babus who are taking people of the UT, especially of Jammu region ‘for granted’.
As the Babus have snapped all communications with common people, Gupkar Alliance steps in to exploit this situation by raking up local versus outs... | |
| | | | SED defies Govt order, asks teachers to attend duties everyday | | | |
Early Times Reports
Jammu, Aug 24: Taking diametrically opposite position and trashing latest government order the School Education Department (SED) has directed teachers to attend schools daily to take community and online classes from the schools, which obviously means by physically sitting in the schools premises.
Referring to the Govt Order, the sources informed that all the education institutions/coaching centres including schools shall continue to remain closed for on-site or in-person teaching till further order as, however, the Educational institutions are permitted to seek personal attendance of vaccinated staff only for administrative purposes, they added.
The sources fur... | |
| | | | “New film policy an insult to Jammu’s talent, potential” | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Artists of the Jammu region are up in arms against the much-touted new film policy announced by the J&K government on August 5 on the occasion of the second anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A.
Artists and local film producers of Jammu have reasons to term this film policy as “anti-Jammu” because this region has been completely ignored in the 75-page document prepared by the J&K government to revive Kashmir’s old relations with Bollywood.
Addressing a joint press conference artists and film producers of Jammu regrated that the Jammu region is completely ignored by those who were involved in formulating this policy. “Jammu has huge p... | |
| | | | J&K High Court quashes FIR against ET Journalist | | Terms registration of FIR against journalist as abuse of power by Police | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed a FIR filed against Early Times reporter and senior journalist Asif Iqbal Naik of Kishtwar district.
Naik had filed a petition in a court through advocate Faheem Shokat Butt to seek quashment of FIR No. 117/2018 dated 12.05.2018 registered by Police Station Kishtwar U/S 500/504/505 RPC against him.
The court upheld his plea and quashed the FIR terming it as “abuse of power by Police.”
The court in its judgment stated; “The mode and manner in which the impugned FIR has been lodged clearly reflects the malafide on the part of respondents as they could have given their version by similar mode but they chose ... | |
| | | | ACB arrests JKP Head Constable for accepting bribe | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: Anti Corruption Bureau has arrested a head constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police for accepting bribe.
Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that the complainant was granted conditional bail in an FIR lodged against him in Police Station Qazigund Anantnag by the competent court which was expiring on 25.8.2021.
However, the investigating officer of the case Head Constable Mohd Yousuf of Police Station Qazigund was demanding Rs. 10000/- from him for providing a favourable report to be submitted before the Court. The complainant requested the accused HC negotiated the deal for Rs. 5000/- which was demanded to be paid in the po... | |
| | | | 3 LeT-TRF militants killed in Sopore encounter | | Arms and ammunition recovered from the site | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Aug 24: Three militants of LeT outfit were killed in an overnight gunfight that raged yesterday evening in PethSeer village of Sopore town in this north Kashmir district on Tuesday.
A top police official said that yesterday evening a joint team of Police, Army 52 RR and CRPF 177,179 and 92 cordoned off the village following inputs about the presence of militants in the Peethseer area of Sopore town.
“During the searches forces zeroed in on the suspected spot, where the militants fired at the security forces that retaliated, triggering an encounter, however due to the following night, operation was put on hold, even high volt lights were i... | |
| | | | 6 LeT militant aides arrested in Pethkote | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Aug 24: Armed forces on Tuesday busted a militant hideout in Nagmarg forest area of Aloosa of this north Kashmir district, while ten hand grenades were recovered yesterday during a joint search operation in Kralpora Kupwara.
A senior police official told Early Times that based on specific information, Army’s 26-Assam Rifles unit launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) following which a militant hideout was busted in Nagmarg forest area, ... | |
| | | | Remote Dachhan area gets mobile connectivity | | |  asif iqbal naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Aug 24: Much to the delight of the people of remote Dachhan area of Kishtwar District having population of around 15000 today get mobile connectivity for the first time after Chairperson District Development Council Kishtwar Puja Thakur dedicated the newly installed Airtel mobile tower to public.
As per the details available with Early Times, the people of Dachhan finally get the mobile connectivity. Thanks to the holistic and pragmatic approach o... | |
| | | | Govt orders detachments of academic persons in Kishtwar | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Aug 24: Taking strong note of attachments of academic persons viz teachers and masters in the office of Chief Education Officer Kishtwar and in the office of Zonal Education Offices of Kishtwar District, the department of school education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir today ordered immediate detachment of all such attachments.
As per the details available with Early Times, J&K Government vide order No. 1378 Edu of 2021 Dated 23-8-2021 has stated that "It is reported that a good number of academic person(s)/teaching staff has been attached/deployed in the office of Chief Education Officer, Kishtwar and Zonal Education Officer, Kishtwar from ... | |
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