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| Bureaucrats act like ‘monarchs’ in J&K | | BJP leaders, other politicians accuse bureaucracy of messing up affairs | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 6: Not many people, including politicians, are happy with style of functioning of bureaucracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior BJP leaders in J&K Yudhvir Sethi, Kavinder Gupta and many others have castigated the bureaucracy for ignoring the aspirations of the people and dictating terms to the masses.
When COVID-19 second wave was at its peak in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP vice-president and incharge COVID management, Yudhvir Sethi had slammed administration for not doing enough to contain the alarming surge in Corona Virus cases despite knowing that second wave would be more dangerous. While addressing a press conference in Jammu, he had criticized administration for making the CD Hospital a Triage Centre as a big mistake.
Sethi had also accused the bureaucracy of messing up the mining business in Jammu and had alleged that the officials were patronizing the mining mafia.
Former J&K deputy chief minister, Kavinder Gupta, had blamed the bureaucracy of messing up affairs in Jammu and Kashmir. When the row over Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs deprived of buyin... | |
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| 2 years on, black sheep in admin conspire to alienate people | | ‘From Govt employees to businessmen to youth, scores at verge of starvation’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 6: Much against the vision of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to revive peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir through the abrogation of the so called special status, some of those at the helm are acting in a way that the public alienation seems to be only on rise.
While the bold decision taken on August 5, 2019 was expected to win the hearts and minds of people through deliverance of good governance not only in Jammu but even in militancy infested Kashmir, the fact remains that the Bharatiya Janta Party couldn’t do well at the District Development Council elections even in the winter capital region itself.
In December 2020, the so called People’s Allianc... | |
| | | | ‘Development works allotted to blue eyed contractors in Rajouri, Poonch’ | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early times Report
Poonch, July 22: The Public Works (Road and Building) Departments Rajouri and Poonch have allegedly been allotting development works to only a few blue eyed contractors leaving others eligible and unemployed in lurch.
It has been alleged that no quality inspection is conducted by the department of the works executed by the contractors and despite a number of the complaints about poor quality of roads and shockingly the payments of these works is cleared easily due to proximity with senior officials.
Sources informed that the contractors even don’t spend 50% of the actual amount sanctioned for the work which resulted in poor quality of work. “The rec... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 144 new cases | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: The Government on Friday informed that 144 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 50 from Jammu division and 94 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 322286.
Moreover, 98 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 29 from Jammu Division and 69 from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 99.54 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bulletin also informs that two new confirmed case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the taking the total number of ... | |
| | | | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award rechristened | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 6, 2021) announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award will henceforth be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. He said the decision was take “respecting the sentiments of citizens across the country”. On his official Twitter, Modi wrote: “I have been getting many requests from citizens across India to name the Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand. I thank them for their views. Respecting their sentiment, the Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award! Jai Hind! Meanwhile, the exceptional performance of the men’s and women’s Hockey Team has captured the imagination of ... | |
| | | | Belicharana sans proper drainage, dilapidated roads add to miseries of people | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 6: The development literally seems to be far away at Doda Basti of Belicharana where residents are facing immense problems, including absence of proper drainage, dilapidated roads.
Most drains, roads, lanes of this area are totally in dilapidated condition. “The drains of this area have never been cleaned and repaired due to which dirty water goes nowhere and overflows whenever it rains and enters into our houses. Absence of a proper drainage system has cr... | |
| | | | Udhampur: Link roads in shambles, authorities in no mood to act | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Aug 6: Authorities have failed to repair the link roads in Udhampur district due to which people are suffering.
The 900 meter stretch from Dhar Road to Malaniya Mohalla Road in Ward 4, Gudar area of Panchayat Darsoo, Udhampur is in shambles.
"Work on this stretch of road started about 15 years ago but has not been completed till date due to which a population of above 3000 souls is suffering," sources claimed.
They further informed that beyond... | |
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