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| Babu’s ‘selective admiration’ for Pvt hospital raises eyebrows! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: In a move that has triggered a controversy in medical fraternity in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official awarded a medico of a private nursing home alongside the medical superintendent of a government hospital raising questions over the award ceremony.
Official documents reveal that on August 21, a senior official enjoying a key posting in Srinagar felicitated two doctors. One of them was from a leading government hospital established by the Dogra Maharajas and the other one was from a private nursing home. “In continuation to the recognition and acknowledgment of the efforts of the people who relentlessly rendered selfless services during the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, the District Administration Srinagar today felicitated Medical Superintendents,” the official documents said.
Doctors said it was “injustice that the government was recognizing services of only one private nursing home and that others were being ignored.”
“Terming it the recognition and acknowledgment of the efforts of the people who relentlessly rendered selfless services durin... | |
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| J&K BJP bearing brunt of misdeeds of arrogant Babus | | Inefficient bureaucrats provide opposition with chance to target Saffron party | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: Observations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have provided ammunition to the opposition parties to step up attacks on the J&K administration for prevailing anarchy and chaos.
Opposition Congress and Panthers Party seized this opportunity to expose tall claims of the administration regarding good governance.
Regretting that the administrative system has collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir due to ‘bureaucratic oligarchy, former minister and senior vice president of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Mr. Raman Bhalla said that observations of Parliamentary panel are eye-openers for those who are claiming that everything has improved in th... | |
| | | | Higher-ups trying to hide fraud fraudulent appointments in SDD | | Daal Main Kala! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26: With much publicity, the Jammu and Kashmir government had re-constituted a fact-finding committee on January 15 this year to examine fraudulent appointments in Skill Development Department (SDD) but nothing has come out so far. Even after passing over 20 months, the authorities have failed to dig out facts about fraudulent appointments made in the SDD and Autonomous Bodies/ Corporations. Highly placed sources said that except for formulating committees nothing has been done so far during the last year in J&K. “Fact-finding committee has nothing special as it is like other committees constituted by the government from time to time just to befool the peopl... | |
| | | | Retired Forester chargesheeted in disproportionate assets case | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar produced a chargesheet against the then Forester of Soil Conservation Department in disproportionate assets case.
The chargesheet was filed in case FIR No. 11/2017 u/s 5 (1)(d), (e) r/w section 5(2) of PC Act Samvat-2006 of ACB SBG Srinagar against Forester, Bashir Ahmad Shah, S/o Late Wali Mohammad Shah R/o Garoora Bandipora A/p Zubairabad Sunjwan Jammu/Housing Colony, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Srinagar.
The brief facts of the case are that a verification was conducted by the Anti Corruption Bureau Kashmir into the allegations that public servant namely Bashir Ahmad Shah, then Forester, Zonal Soil Conservation Offic... | |
| | | | New drone rules will help startups, boost innovation: PM Modi | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (August 26) hailed the new Drone Rules, 2021 passed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation saying it will help startups and boost innovation and business.
He asserted that the rules reduce the compliance requirements and entry barriers.
“The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. The rules are based on the premise of trust and self-certification. Approvals, compliance requirements and entry barriers have been significantly reduced,” Modi said in a tweet.
“The new Drone Rules will tremendously help start-ups and our youth working in this sector. It will open up new possibilities for innovati... | |
| | | | Illegal mining goes on unabated in Pouni | | |  Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Reasi, Aug 26: Illegal mining has been going on unabated in tehsil Pouni of District Rajouri. This malpractice is running in Khund Khaniayari, Deoliyan Tawi. Administration has totally failed to check the practice.
Around ten tippers were seen going towards Pouni from Anji Nallah laden with concrete. Although the office of mining department is situated near Zero Morh but these tippers are never stopped. The department as well as concerned administration ... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 101 new cases | | 64% above 18 years vaccinated across UT | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: The Government on Thursday informed that 101 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 17 from Jammu division and 84 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 324647.
Moreover, 119 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 33 from Jammu Division and 86 from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 63.95 percent of the population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bulletin also informs that no new confirmed case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of co... | |
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