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Sinha effect: Govt to act tough against deadwood, corrupt officials 9/23/2020 12:06:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: In a bid to further improve the deliverance of good governance, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to act tough against officials who are “corrupt or deadwood.” Sources said since the day Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assumed the charge, he has pledged zero tolerance against corruption and maladministration. Sources said after a series of strategic meetings in New Delhi, Sinha has been given the full authority to improve the deliverance of good governance for which accountability has become a must. Sources said Sinha had got inputs that some “deadwood and corrupt officials” had been bringing in disrepute for the governance by taking people for a ride. If the highly placed sources are to be believed, many such faces are likely to be shown the door in the coming weeks. Sources said feedback about growing alienation among the people with complaints against the administration have prompted the government to opt for strict measures. Sources said the government has been assigned the crucial and time-bound job to prepare the list of...   READ MORE

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Reopening of schools: Not students, ‘transfer-mafia’ enjoys benefits! 9/23/2020 12:06:00 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: Out-rightly rejecting suggestions of the people, UT administration has opened schools but worried parents have preferred not to send their wards due to fear of Corona. On the second day, attendance of students in the schools was almost negligible but ‘resourceful’ teachers who have managed their transfers in places of their choices were in a hurry to join their new place of postings. Credible sources said that as of now it appears that opening of school was not going to give any benefit to the students but this step would facilitate ‘transfer mafia’ which during the period of last six-months has managed transfers of teaching staff in lieu of huge am...   READ MORE   Maintain transparency in Panchayat funds, officials told 9/23/2020 12:05:50 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 22: As the poll process for vacant Panchayat seats has begun in Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have directed officials to maintain transparency in funds meant for Panchayats in Kashmir. The administration has constituted 14- member apex level and two divisional level committees for holding elections in the union territory. The Apex Committee will be headed by the Principal Secretary to the government, home department. It will draw a roadmap and detailed schedule for the conduct of Panchayat and BDC elections with a special focus on security, logistics, and other aspects. An official of Rural Development Department said that the...   READ MORE   NIA carries out raids in Baramulla 9/23/2020 12:05:41 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Sept 22: The National Investigation Agency conducted fresh raids on Tuesday morning in various parts of this north Kashmir district. According to sources, The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths that were accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and Police carried searches at various places of Baramulla district on Tuesday morning. The search were carried out in the house of Ghulam Rasool Waza of Palhalan Pattan, Tariq Ahmad ex sarpanch who was arrested last year by police in drug peddling case and two other locations in the district that include Shaheen Lone of Kanispora Chinad and BJP Mohilla leader Haleema in Boniyar and Baramulla. ...   READ MORE   COVID-19 patients to be discharged after 10 days without testing GMC Jammu to have 150 CCTV cameras to monitor performance 9/23/2020 12:05:27 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 22: To take stock of efforts toward mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and review the related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies, the Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting. While reviewing the discharge policy, the Chief Secretary informed that the policy has been successful in lessening the burden on the tertiary health care system. In this regard, the concerned officers were directed to discharge the non-symptomatic patients in the hospitals after 10 days without conducting any subsequent test. The concerned officers were directed to strictly implement home isolation guidelines for asymptomatic patients and ensure that...   READ MORE   Recoveries outnumber fresh cases in JK 1619 get well, 1235 get infected; Positive cases 66261, active positive 21485, casualties 1042 9/23/2020 12:05:07 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 22: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu & Kashmir reached 1,042 as 18 more persons died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. The number of positive cases reached 66,261 as 1235 fresh cases of virus were reported today. Jammu district reported five fresh Corona Virus deaths followed by Srinagar district four deaths, Anantnag district three deaths and two deaths each in Baramulla, Kupwara and Doda districts. So far 789 COVID-19 patients have died in Kashmir valley while as the number of such deaths in Jammu division is 253. Jammu district reported 253 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar 210 cases, Doda district 98 cases, Po...   READ MORE   DH Poonch mishandling COVID cases, allege locals ‘Doctors missing, patients wait for tests’ 9/23/2020 12:04:44 AM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Sept 22: The District Hospital (DH) Poonch has allegedly been adopting a casual approach in managing COVID-19 patients as they are being kept waiting for tests due to absence of doctors in the hospital. In the latest incident, an Advocate namely Sanjay Raina, the local resident, was reported positive a few days ago and after spending several days in home quarantine today he went to District Hospital Poonch for COVID test but shockingly there was no concerned person present to attend the patients. “We reached the hospital today and continued to wait for 2:30 hours but nobody turned up to attend. Despite repeated inquiry with the hospital staff...   READ MORE   COVID-19 norms violated: Gym inaugurated amid police presence 9/23/2020 12:04:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed the common masses as well as responsible quarters not to lower guard against increasing rate of COVID-19 infections but ignoring all such appeals, a gym was inaugurated in Billawar tehsil some police officials were also present on the occasion but all protocols were totally violated. Photographs that were circulated on social media depict a gym in the Mandli area of tehsil Billawar was inaugurated on Monda...   READ MORE

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