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| Discrimination with Jammu region continues even in LG’s rule | | Proposal seeks 690 posts for Plus 2 lectures in Jammu, 2225 in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: The discrimination with Jammu region is continuing even in Lieutenant Governor’s (LG’s) rule.
The discrimination was evident recently when a proposal for the creation of posts of Plus 2 lecturers was put forward. According to the proposal Jammu province has got only 690 posts, while Kashmir province has got 2225 posts for higher secondary schools.
Though the matter was brought to limelight by none other than Principal Secretary School Education department but it was strongly objected by Director School Education Jammu, who alleged that the proposal for Jammu schools was not forwarded by her office and the requirements of Jammu schools for different su... | |
| | | | Govt ultimately admits ‘unnecessary’ Covid deaths in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: Authorities have ultimately admitted that there were some ‘unnecessary deaths’ of the Covid patients in Jammu where people have alleged that some patients have lost their lives due to non-availability of oxygen and proper treatment.
As per official handout, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, had convened a meeting on Thursday to review the preparedness of hospitals to prevent the unnecessary deaths.
Convening of this meeting is a clear indication that some patients died “unnecessary” in hospitals of Jammu which have become battle fields for senior doctors.
Eleven patients from different parts of Jammu province lost t... | |
| | | | NC shedding ‘crocodile tears’ over plight of KPs | | Politicizes their apathies, forgets past rants | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: National Conference leaders have all of a sudden come out of the shell, posing for pictures with the aggrieved Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. What the party is forgetting are the rants it used in the past against the bruised community.
On Friday NC leaders met Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar. The KPs are sitting on a strike, demanding fulfillment of their pending demands. The NC through its media handle has given wide publicity to the fact that how bad it feels about exodus of KPs in the Valley and it is ready to play its role in addressing the plight of the community at all forums.
On social media, as the statement was uploaded by the party’s media ce... | |
| | | | Murderous attack on PRI member in presence of magistrate | | Poonch Admin seems reluctant to take action against assaulter | | | AVINASH AZAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 25: At a time when JK UT administration under the leadership of Lt Guv Manoj Sinha, making every effort to ensure safety of representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), a murderous attack on a Panch in Poonch district by GRS went unnoticed, despite detailed report sent to Deputy Commissioner by concerned Tehsildar seeking action against violent government officials.
Panch, Ward No 7 village Kandiuiyan, Panchayat Upper Kandiuiyan, Gurcharan Singh, who is also BJP’s spokesperson for Poonch district told Early Times that Tariq Mehmood GRS, Rural Development Department and Masoom Ahmend, SPO Police Department attacked him by iron rod... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 1218 fresh cases, 21 more die | | Positive cases 69832, active positive 19170, recovered 49557, casualties 1105 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 25: The number of positive cases of Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has reached 69,832 as 1,218 fresh cases of virus were reported today. The death toll has reached 1,105 since 21 deaths were reported in past 24 hours.
Jammu district reported 240 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar 224 cases, Baramulla 64 cases, Budgam and Doda districts 61 cases each, Udhampur district 60 cases, Kishtwar district 55 cases, Ganderbal district 53 cases, Pulwama and Poonch districts 51 cases each, Ramban district 48 cases, Rajouri district 44 cases, Kathua district 39 cases, Anantnag district 36 cases, Kupwara district 31... | |
| | | | Using clout JE PWD (R&B) manages out of turn promotion | | Gets his name inducted in seniority list | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 25: A Junior Engineer (JE) in Public Works Department (Roads and Buildings) has allegedly used his influence to get his name inducted in seniority list as a result of which he secured an out of turn promotion as Assistant Engineer (AE) much earlier than it was scheduled.
Sources told Early Times that the alleged Junior Engineer, who was appointed on the basis of Diploma, had to be promoted in 2009 list but using his clout in the department he managed to get his name inducted with seniors, who were having degrees in Engineering and got promotion in advance in 2007.
“Although he did his degree during his job but managed to get inducted with other engineers ... | |
| | | | SMC denies RTI, misleads appellant on hearing date! | | Activists seek Raj Bhawan’s intervention | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 25: In a bid to hide alleged scams taking place in the civic body, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has apparently evolved wicked ways of allegedly duping the appellants who seek information under the Right to Information Act.
In once such recent incident, one of the appellants who was denied the information under the RTI Act had approached the appellant authority at the SMC.
The appellant authority asked the appellant to appear before the concerned. But shockingly the appellant was formally informed about the hearing, a month after the fixed date was over.
Official documents reveal that Manzoor Ahmed Khan of Bemina was denied RTI after wh... | |
| | | | Election schedule soon for vacant panchayat seats | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sept 25: The Election authorities here in the Union territory of Jammu will soon finalise the poll schedule for vacant Panchayat seats.
On Wednesday, the Administrative Council (AC) headed by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to issue a notification for conducting elections to vacant Sarpanch/Panch constituencies.
Sources told early times that Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has a mandate “to draw a detailed schedule for conduct of elections to vacant panchayats across the Union Territory on the basis of inputs from various quarters and the assessment of the g... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Lane 9 Extension Trikuta Nagar | | Residents of Lane 9 Extension Trikuta Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 25: 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 ste... | |
| | | | KAS officer among several Govt employees tested COVID positive in Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: A KAS officer among several Government officials continue to test positive for COVID 19 in Kishtwar District and majority of these employees were directly or indirectly linked to ongoing Government mass public gathering program of Block Diwas which is underway in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for which the government has already notified the list of Senior IAS, IFS and KAS officers who are schedule to visit in Panchayats to listen to public grievances during Back to Village Phase III.
As per the details available with Early Times, KAS officer today tested positive for COVID 19 while at the same time employees from personnel sec... | |
| | | | BDC Handwara tenders mass resignation | | | | MOHAMMAD SARFARAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
HANDWARA, Sept 25: Citing non-cooperation from government departments, Block Development Council Handwara tendered mass resignation.
Members of BDC Handwara expressed displeasure over no development in their wards and signed a joint letter of resignation which however is yet to be submitted before concerned authority.
“On 24th of September an important meeting of Block Council Handwara under the Chairmanship of BDC Handwara Firdous Ahmed Sofi in which the members of the council expressed their displeasure and dissatisfaction over the functioning of the line departments,” reads the letter.
“Since the Council has shown their satisfaction umpteen tim... | |
| | | | Audit of buildings to resist calamities must in Kashmir | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sept 25: To resist calamities, the officials here maintained that there is an urgency to carry out an audit of all government buildings.
Jammu and Kashmir is vulnerable to disasters. At least 13 districts out of 100 districts in India have been identified as ‘multi hazard districts’ here.
“Majority areas of the Valley, especially Sonawari, Awantipora and Srinagar are prone to floods,” a government report says.
An official said that there were norms for construction of buildings to resist disasters.
“Norms may not have been followed in construction of buildings. Two years back Disaster Management Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstruction had... | |
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